The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Chapter 320 Hard Training

Yun Yao ran all the way back to her residence, tears welling up in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall. She slammed the door shut, leaned against it, and breathed heavily, as if this could expel the grievances and bitterness in her heart.

The room was quiet and dim, with only a few rays of light coming in through the cracks in the window lattice, casting a mottled shadow on the ground. Yun Yao slowly slid down to sit on the ground, hugging her knees, and the scene of Chu Mochen holding Liu Yan'er kept appearing in her mind uncontrollably. The concerned look in his eyes when he looked at Liu Yan'er, and the hand he subconsciously stretched out, were like sharp needles, piercing Yun Yao's heart, making her almost suffocated by the pain.

"Why...why is this happening?" Yun Yao muttered to herself, her voice choking. She shook her head vigorously, trying to get rid of these disturbing images in her mind, but the scene became clearer and clearer, and could not be shaken off.

After a long time, Yun Yao slowly stood up. She knew that it was useless to immerse herself in sadness and pain at this moment. Only by making herself stronger could she truly control her own destiny and no longer be hurt by these emotional entanglements. She gritted her teeth, a look of determination flashed in her eyes, and she walked straight to the training room.

The practice room is located in the backyard of the residence. When you push the door open, a faint sandalwood scent hits you. The interior is simply decorated with only a square cushion, a bookshelf filled with ancient books and exercises, and a few scrolls depicting mysterious runes hanging on the wall. Yun Yao walked to the cushion, sat down slowly, closed her eyes and concentrated, trying to calm her chaotic mind and enter the state of practice.

However, as soon as she closed her eyes, Chu Mochen's figure reappeared. His smile, his voice, and the tacit understanding they had when practicing together, surged in like a tide, breaking down the defenses she had just built. Yun Yao frowned, clenched her hands into fists, and her nails dug deep into her palms, trying to use the pain in her body to dispel the distracting thoughts in her heart.

"No, I must concentrate!" Yun Yao roared in her heart and opened her eyes forcefully, her eyes full of determination. She took a deep breath and slowly adjusted her breathing according to the meditation technique taught by the system. With each breath, the spiritual energy in the air seemed to be attracted and began to slowly gather towards her.

After a while, Yun Yao felt her mood calmed down a little, so she reached out and took a yellowed ancient book from the bookshelf. It was the book that recorded the secrets of the basic exercises. She gently opened it, and the pages made a slight rustling sound, as if telling an ancient secret. Yun Yao studied it word by word, not missing any details, and deeply imprinted the essentials of the exercises and the routes of spiritual power in her mind.

After finishing the study, Yun Yao formed seals with her hands and began to guide the spiritual power in her body to flow slowly according to the instructions of the exercises. At first, the flow of spiritual power was extremely slow, like a snail crawling, and there was a sense of obstruction from time to time. But Yun Yao was not discouraged. She concentrated her attention and carefully controlled the spiritual power, unblocking the blocked meridians bit by bit.

Time passed quietly, and the sky outside the window gradually darkened. The night was like a huge piece of black silk, quietly covering the entire cultivation sect. In the practice room, Yun Yao was still immersed in practice, with a faint glow emanating from her body, which was a sign of the gathering of spiritual power. Her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, which slid down her cheeks and dripped onto the ancient book, wetting a small piece of the page.

Suddenly, the spiritual power in Yun Yao's body seemed to be disturbed by something, and suddenly became disordered. She groaned, her face turned pale as snow in an instant, a fishy sweetness surged up her throat, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth.

"What's going on?" Yun Yao was startled and quickly stopped what she was doing and opened her eyes, which were full of confusion and anxiety. She carefully recalled the process of her spiritual power running just now, trying to find out what went wrong.

"Is it my mood or my misunderstanding of the technique?" Yun Yao thought to herself. She knew that the road of cultivation was full of ups and downs, and if she was not careful, she would go astray. Especially at this moment, her restless mind added many risks to her cultivation.

Just as Yun Yao was thinking hard, the system's voice sounded in her mind: "Host, you forcefully suppressed your inner emotions, which caused your mind to be unstable during cultivation, and your spiritual power naturally had difficulty flowing smoothly. You need to truly let go of distracting thoughts and focus on your practice."

Yun Yao smiled bitterly, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, and said helplessly: "It's not easy to let go? As long as I close my eyes, his figure will appear."

The system was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Matters of love are the most exhausting. But host, if you want to make a name for yourself in this world of cultivation, you must learn to control your emotions. You might as well try to turn your feelings for him into motivation for cultivation, rather than an obstacle."

Yun Yao was slightly startled, as if a light flashed in her mind. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and recalled the past with Chu Mochen again. Those beautiful memories once brought her countless warmth and joy, but now, they have become the source of her pain.

"Since that's the case, from this moment on, I will live for myself and fight for my own path of cultivation!" Yun Yao swore secretly in her heart. She no longer deliberately suppressed her feelings for Chu Mochen, but let those memories flow in her heart, and focused all her attention on cultivation.

After adjusting her mindset, Yun Yao circulated her spiritual power again. This time, she felt much smoother. The spiritual power was like a gentle stream, flowing slowly along the established meridians. Wherever it went, a warm feeling spread, nourishing her body.

As she practiced more deeply, Yun Yao gradually entered a state of selflessness. She forgot the passage of time and the disturbances of the outside world, and only the constantly flowing spiritual power and the understanding of the skills in her mind were in her eyes.

After an unknown amount of time, there were bursts of bird calls outside the window. The morning light shone through the window onto Yun Yao, giving her a layer of golden light. Yun Yao slowly opened her eyes, with a gleam in her eyes, and a powerful aura emanated from her.

"After a night of training, I finally achieved some results." Yun Yao stood up with satisfaction and stretched her slightly stiff body. After a night of training, she not only consolidated her foundation-building stage, but also vaguely touched the threshold of the Judan stage.

However, Yun Yao was not satisfied with this. She knew that there was still a huge gap between her and those truly powerful people. Especially in the face of Liu Yan'er's conspiracy and the many crises in the cultivation world, she had to improve her strength as soon as possible.

After a simple wash, Yun Yao walked out of the practice room and came to the courtyard. The morning air was fresh and pleasant, with a hint of coolness, which refreshed her spirit. She looked around, looking at this familiar courtyard, and a fighting spirit surged in her heart.

"From today on, I will work harder to practice." Yun Yao clenched her fists and said secretly. She walked to the martial arts training ground in the middle of the yard, picked up the sword beside her, and began to practice swordsmanship.

The sword was raised, the cold light flashed, like a meteor across the night sky; the sword fell, the wind whistled, like a tiger roaring in the mountains. Yun Yao's body was agile, and her swordsmanship was extremely sharp, and each sword contained a powerful spiritual power.

After practicing swordsmanship, Yun Yao began to practice boxing and kicking. She used both her fists and feet, and her moves were fierce and powerful, yet flexible and varied. For a moment, the yard was filled with dust and energy.

Just when Yun Yao was practicing vigorously, the system's voice sounded again: "Host, in view of your current practice status, the system has issued a new task for you: within three days, master a new spell and be able to use it proficiently. After completing the task, you will receive a generous reward."

Yun Yao's eyes lit up, and she responded without hesitation: "Okay, I accept the task." For her, the tasks issued by the system are both challenges and opportunities. Every time she completes a task, she can obtain precious skills, elixirs or other cultivation resources to help her grow quickly.

The system then displayed a spell introduction called "Water Control Technique" in Yun Yao's mind. This spell can control the flow of water and turn it into a means of attack or defense, which is quite practical in actual combat.

Yun Yao carefully studied the formula and the essentials of the spell, silently reciting the formula while trying to mobilize the spiritual power in her body and make a specific hand seal. At first, she could only condense a small stream of water, and the control was extremely unstable, and the water splashed everywhere.

But Yun Yao was not discouraged. She practiced over and over again, constantly adjusting the output of spiritual power and the changes in hand seals. As she practiced more, she gradually became able to skillfully control the water flow, allowing it to flow and change shape according to her wishes.

One day, two days... In the blink of an eye, the three-day deadline has arrived. Yun Yao stood by the pond in the yard, took a deep breath, quickly formed seals with both hands, and muttered something. The water in the pond instantly boiled up, turned into a water dragon, roaring towards the sky. Yun Yao's eyes focused, and with a light tap of his fingers, the water dragon circled in the air, then whistled towards a boulder not far away.

With a loud "bang", the huge rock was instantly turned into powder under the impact of the water dragon, and the gravel flew everywhere.

"Congratulations, host, for successfully completing the mission." The system's voice sounded at the right time, "I will reward the host with a bottle of Soul Gathering Pill, which can help you quickly increase your spiritual power and break through the realm."

Yun Yao was delighted and reached out to take the Soul Gathering Pill that the system rewarded. As soon as she took the pill, a strong spiritual power wave came over her. She swallowed the pill without hesitation. As soon as the pill entered her stomach, it instantly turned into a powerful spiritual power that rushed around in her body.

Yun Yao hurriedly sat down cross-legged, guiding the spiritual power to converge towards her meridians. Under the impact of the spiritual power, the meridians in her body continued to widen and strengthen, and some of the originally blocked fine meridians were also opened one by one. A powerful aura emanated from her body, rushing straight into the sky.

"I finally broke through to the Judan Realm!" Yun Yao opened her eyes, filled with joy and excitement. She had waited too long for this moment. From the Foundation Establishment Realm to the Judan Realm, it seemed like just a small realm leap, but it was filled with her countless sweat and hard work, as well as her unyielding persistence in the face of pain and setbacks.

However, Yun Yao was not overwhelmed by joy. She knew very well that this was just a new starting point on her cultivation path. In this world of cultivation where powerful people were everywhere, there were still higher peaks waiting for her to climb and more challenges waiting for her to face.

She stood up and looked at the distant sky with a firm and deep gaze. At this moment, she had no more distractions in her mind, only her persistence in cultivation and her vision for the future. She knew that as long as she kept going step by step, one day, she would stand at the top of this cultivation world and look down on all living beings.

In the following days, Yun Yao continued to immerse herself in cultivation every day. She was like a sponge, madly absorbing knowledge and spiritual power, constantly challenging her own limits. Whether it was the scorching noon or the cold night, she could always be seen practicing hard in the training room.

As her strength improved, Yun Yao gradually discovered that her perspective and state of mind had changed. The emotional entanglements that had once made her entangled and painful were now just a small episode on her road to cultivation. She was no longer trapped by love, but instead put all her energy into pursuing a higher realm.

Occasionally, during her training, Yun Yao would think of Chu Mochen. But at this moment, she no longer felt the bitterness and pain she had felt before, only a faint feeling of regret. She understood that the road of life is long, and everyone has their own choices and growth trajectory. What she has to do is to follow her own path, walk on firmly, and shine her own light.

In this way, Yun Yao's strength rose steadily through hard training day after day. Her name gradually spread among the sect, and she became an inspirational role model in the eyes of many disciples. But Yun Yao did not become proud and complacent because she knew that she still had a long way to go to become a real strong person...