Chapter 4: Empress, you don’t want to see Liuyun Sect decline, do you?

Ye Qingyun did not choose to break through immediately.

Currently, he was at the Female Emperor Peak. If the commotion of his breakthrough disturbed the Female Emperor, it would not be good.

Helping the Female Emperor first and then breaking through could wait.

Ye Qingyun walked towards the peak.

As he passed halfway up the mountain, the temperature suddenly dropped. Snowflakes fell, covering the branches, and icicles hung from them, sparkling with a brilliant shine.

The scenery on the Female Emperor Peak was truly unique.

"Beautiful scenery, and even more beautiful people," Ye Qingyun couldn't help but sigh.

Thinking of the Female Emperor's peerless beauty and perfect, voluptuous figure, the pure yang energy within Ye Qingyun became particularly restless.

However, Ye Qingyun's visit this time was to help the Female Emperor, not to covet her beauty.

He was a proper person, someone who could sacrifice small interests for the greater good. To help the Female Emperor, to better develop Liuyun Sect, Ye Qingyun had to dedicate himself…

"There aren't many people as selfless as me," Ye Qingyun thought to himself.

Soon, Ye Qingyun arrived outside a cave.

Turning around, he instructed Feng Qingyang, "Wait here. I have something to discuss with the Female Emperor."

Feng Qingyang respectfully replied, "Yes, my lord."

Ye Qingyun looked at the ancient stone door of the cave, which also had seals and restrictions on it.

It seemed the Female Emperor was very cautious.

But with the system, there was nothing to worry about.

Sure enough, before Ye Qingyun could speak, the seals and restrictions on the stone door were broken, and the door opened on its own.

Ye Qingyun nodded in satisfaction and then entered the cave.

After Ye Qingyun entered, the stone door closed automatically.

The cave was not dark and damp; on the contrary, it was very bright and filled with the fragrance of lotus flowers.

In the center of the cave, there was a pond with pink lotus flowers blooming, water droplets sparkling on the lotus leaves.

On a jade stone at the front, sat a cold beauty with her legs crossed.

Her long hair was tied with a peach wood hairpin, her delicate features were flawless, like a sculpture.

Her skin was snow-white, with perfect curves...

She was the Female Emperor, Ji Ningshuang!!

As Ye Qingyun was observing Ji Ningshuang, her peach blossom eyes slowly opened.

Their eyes met.

Ji Ningshuang's starry eyes were filled with surprise and confusion.

Ye Qingyun? What was this guy doing at her Female Emperor Peak?

No, she had clearly set up two layers of seals and restrictions. How did this guy get in?!

Even a Great Emperor realm expert would find it difficult to break her seals.

Moreover, Ye Qingyun was only at the Foundation Establishment realm...

Of course, that was not the most frightening thing.

The most frightening thing for Ji Ningshuang was that she couldn't sense Ye Qingyun's presence, allowing him to enter her cave so easily!

Did Old Li give this guy some kind of treasure before he left?

Ji Ningshuang speculated in her heart.

Old Li was, of course, Li Moyang.

Li Moyang had a very high seniority; he was the junior brother of the ancestor Dongfang Xu. Due to his extreme laziness and perpetual sleepiness, he had been the peak master for most of his life...

After the ancestor's death, Li Moyang should have taken over as the sect leader.

But Li Moyang directly refused.

Being the sect leader was too exhausting. How could it compare to being a comfortable peak master?

"Greetings, Sect Leader," Ye Qingyun greeted neither humbly nor arrogantly.

In the past, Ye Qingyun might not have dared to look Ji Ningshuang in the eye.

But now, he was a different person.

Ji Ningshuang observed Ye Qingyun and found that even at such a close distance, she couldn't sense his cultivation level.

How strange!

"Why are you here instead of lounging at Lingxiao Peak?" Ji Ningshuang replied coldly, despite her inner doubts.

Among the seventy-two peak masters, Ye Qingyun was the laziest. He never stood if he could lie down, and every time he left Lingxiao Peak, it was to buy the latest picture books...

But today, this guy actually came to the Female Emperor Peak?

Ye Qingyun remained calm and slowly asked, "Sect Leader, have you not broken through yet?"

Hearing this, Ji Ningshuang's delicate brows furrowed. Talking about this made her very upset.

It had been over five hundred years, and her cultivation was still stuck at the Great Perfection realm.

"When I break through is none of your concern."

"Go back to Lingxiao Peak. If you trespass on the Female Emperor Peak again, I won't forgive you."

Ji Ningshuang's tone was icy.

If it weren't for Old Li, Ji Ningshuang would have slapped him already.

"Sect Leader, please don't be impatient."

"I came here this time to help you break through."

Ji Ningshuang's reaction did not surprise Ye Qingyun; it was all within his expectations.

"You... help me break through?"

Ji Ningshuang felt like she had heard the biggest joke.

Ye Qingyun, a Foundation Establishment realm rookie, wanted to help her break through?

Was this guy also a drunkard like Old Li, coming to her Female Emperor Peak to cause trouble?

"My time is very precious; I don't have time to waste with you." The Female Emperor's face was cold, and a chill emanated from her body, causing the cave's temperature to drop, and even the space seemed to distort.

"Sect Leader, our time is running out."

"The major powers are eyeing our Liuyun Sect covetously. Without a Great Perfection realm expert to hold them at bay, we won't be able to deter them..."

Ye Qingyun analyzed.

Ji Ningshuang's face grew even darker.

She knew these issues very well.

She was more anxious than anyone.

But being anxious was useless; breaking through the Great Perfection realm was not easy.

Two sharp gleams of cold light flashed in Ji Ningshuang's beautiful eyes.

If Ye Qingyun didn't leave, she might really take action.

"For the sake of Liuyun Sect, I, Ye Qingyun, am willing to sacrifice everything!!"

"Sect Leader, please let me help you."

Ye Qingyun took out the cultivation manual.

As an advanced Emperor-level manual, the powerful aura it exuded immediately attracted Ji Ningshuang's attention.

"This is... an Emperor-level manual? And an advanced one?!"

"Where did you get this??"

Ji Ningshuang's pupils shrank suddenly, feeling very incredulous.

Today's Ye Qingyun seemed different?

But when Ji Ningshuang saw the name of the manual, her face turned bright red, like an apple, even her ears burning.

Although she had lived for nearly three thousand years, most of the time had been spent cultivating, making her as innocent as a young girl in this regard.

Ji Ningshuang was familiar with such manuals: dual cultivation techniques that doubled the speed of cultivation, not uncommon on the Shenkun Continent.

But an advanced Emperor-level dual cultivation manual was something Ji Ningshuang had never seen before.

With the power of an advanced Emperor-level manual, they could break through to the Great Perfection realm in at most a year and a half if they cultivated together!

"Sect Leader, you don't want to see Liuyun Sect decline, do you?"

"For the sake of Liuyun Sect, I am willing to sacrifice everything!!"

Ye Qingyun knew that Ji Ningshuang was already tempted.