Yun Shan's recovery made the Yunlan Sect even more powerful.
Only now did the people of the Jia Ma Empire realize that the Yunlan Sect had become so immensely strong.
Two Dou Zong Experts and the addition of Dan King Gu He, but most importantly, the support of Xu Ran behind them.
Xu Ran, according to his own plan, combined with the novels he had read in his previous life, created a secret realm for the Yunlan Sect. Only the most talented geniuses who placed at the top in the Yunlan Sect's annual newcomer competition and the sect-wide contest could enter. There, Xu Ran left some inheritance, including his alchemy, as well as his insights into cultivation, and also some cultivation techniques he had created during his free time out of boredom.
Having arrived in this world, Xu Ran naturally wanted to leave behind a legend of his own.
The inheritance left by Xu Ran was sufficient to create several Dou Saint Experts.
Of course, obtaining Xu Ran's inheritance was not easy. It was impossible without exceptional talent.
The news that Xu Ran had left an inheritance at the Yunlan Sect spread rapidly throughout the entire Jia Ma Empire, and even the powerful figures from many surrounding regions had heard of it.
The status of the Yunlan Sect as the strongest sect in the Jia Ma Empire was unshaken, and the Empire itself also grew stronger by the day, basking in Xu Ran's radiance.
Yunlan Sect.
The most talented individuals among a new batch of recruits stood out in the grand competition.
They would also become the first cultivators to enter the Yunlan Secret Realm created by Xu Ran.
With a series of spatial vibrations, these gifted disciples of the Yunlan Sect stepped into the Secret Realm one after another.
It was an independent space, where the density of various Dou Qi energies in the air was more than ten times that of the outside, making a single day's cultivation inside equivalent to an entire year outside, not to mention the various inheritances contained within.
Of course, there would be all kinds of challenges inside, and if one did not pass these challenges, it was entirely possible to be sent out after being unable to stay for even an hour.
"You, you've actually created a space. Even I'm envious of the things inside," Yun Yun said, dressed in a green gown with a green Phoenix ornament in her hair. Though it was a normal gown, it exuded an elegance and nobility not found in ordinary people.
When Xu Ran spoke of creating a Yunlan Secret Realm for her, although she was excited, she had never imagined that the realm would be like this.
It was practically a small world!
The various trials and challenges were incredibly diverse, yet each had profound effects.
In the Secret Realm, one's own strength would be greatly suppressed, and the pressure one would face was equivalent to the pressure one would face with the same "Cultivation Level."
This meant that even a Douhuang, if not well-founded, could meet their demise inside.
Even she should not expect to gain any advantage there.
Xu Ran had taken her there before, and to say the least, the things inside were useful even for a powerful being like her. And there were many mysteries she had yet to unravel; Xu Ran had set up who knew how many treasures inside.
With such a secret realm in place, the disciples nurtured by the Yunlan Sect would definitely become very strong.
Even, one day, the Yunlan Sect might become the center of the entire Northwest Continent.
"You are the Sect Master of the Yunlan Sect, aren't the things there also yours?" Xu Ran said with a smile.
"That's not it at all. You make it sound so easy, but I can't even get past many of the challenges you set up," Yun Yun said, sulking. It wasn't that she was angry at Xu Ran but rather at her own weakness.
She was always someone who refused to accept defeat. Finding out there were challenges in Xu Ran's created Secret Realm that even she couldn't pass, she became even more determined to find a way through.
So these past few days, she'd been feeling quite troubled, and her chest was almost bursting with frustration.
"So it's all my fault, huh? If you'd just sweetly call me 'hubby' and use your mouth... then I would tell you all about the secrets hidden there. Heh, the Sect Master can't be unfamiliar with her own sect's Secret Realm, right? Otherwise, when the disciples ask about it, and you've got no clue, wouldn't that be embarrassing?" Xu Ran chuckled.
"Are you provoking me again? You big liar, always picking on people!" Yun Yun looked at Xu Ran's smug expression, feeling both annoyed and amused, and bit down hard on his arm.
"Ouch! Were you born in the Year of the Dog or what?"
"Well, it's your fault for always picking on people day in and day out!" Yun Yun opened her little mouth, revealing a set of pearly white teeth, looking quite ferocious.
It's all because Xu Ran wanted to...
And it was so fishy, yet he expected her to swallow it down.
How could Xu Ran not be bewildered?
"So many people are waiting for that. You're the only one who's reluctant," Xu Ran touched his nose.
"I don't believe it. Who would be scrambling for that? Don't try to fool me. I'm not one of those naive, sweet girls," Yun Yun abruptly gave Xu Ran a cold look.
"Yan Ran is, though. And so is Little Fairy. If you don't believe me, you can go ask Yan Ran. You should ask her more about how to get along with a husband. Unlike you, right? What's a perfectly normal thing looks like bullying in your eyes," Xu Ran said languidly.
He knew that Yun Yun would definitely not stoop to ask such things, so he didn't care one way or another.
But Yan Ran really...
She truly was very sweet, and he wasn't lying to anyone.
"I..." Yun Yun was suddenly at a loss for words. How would she know what Nalan Yanran and the others did when they were with Xu Ran? What exactly did they do, and for how long?
She didn't have clairvoyance, how could she know?
But asking about it? How could she bring herself to ask such things? Even if a knife were held to her throat, she would never stoop to do something so humiliating. Besides, Yan Ran was her disciple. Could it be that she had to go and seek advice on such matters from a disciple?
"Look, no more words to say, huh? Could it be you've never been exposed to any of this from a young age? Don't know how to be a wife?"
"I, I, I... I've been in the Yunlan Sect since I was little, where would I have learned all that?" Yun Yun stuttered. Indeed, when it came to those matters, she only had a vague understanding.
Of course, she was quite clear on how babies were made.
What she didn't know was whether those demands were reasonable or if Xu Ran was just teasing her.
If those were things that most girls would do, she would definitely live up to her duties as a wife. But if that was not the case...
So, Yun Yun was struggling. She didn't know through what channel she could find out about these things.
Sometimes, being too shy isn't a good thing.
"I don't care. I don't care about how you and Yan Ran or any of the others get along; I have my own principles. It was only a day since last time, and you already want to... No, at most only once a week," Yun Yun said, blushing. She eventually chose a middle ground.
If Xu Ran continued like that, she wouldn't be able to handle it.
She had to take an Elixir to soothe her throat a bit after that.