Sure enough once Ah Chun got closer she could feel the Spiritual Qi emitting from the spirit stone. Ah Chun lips curved up she knew this would help in cultivation big time. But this was not something that she could just covet for herself. Her big sister was also here so she wanted to share it with her as well if she could. But her ability to take in Spiritual Qi was tens of times that of a normal person. Even a spirit stone this size would only last Ah Chun a little while. Thinking along these lines she made her decision.
"Big Sister Yan you take this. It will be more beneficial to you then it would be for me to take it. " Yu Yan was somewhat caught by surprise at Ah Chun's sudden declaration.
"Little Chun I can't accept this. This should be yours the Cloud Lion is giving it to you."
"Big Sister Yan it's fine this spirit stone will not help much in my cultivation but for you, it will benefit you greatly. Think of it as a gift for us becoming sworn sisters." Ah Chun said while holding Yu Yan's hands.
The smile on her face would have been very sweet if not for the blood covering her face. But even so, Yu Yan still thought she was very cute anyways. She really liked this little sister of hers. She was very caring and not selfish at all.
"When you put it like that I can only say, thank you, Little Chun. I will make sure I will work hard and use this to boost my cultivation so I can catch up to you." Yu Yan smiled and rubbed the top of Ah Chun's head.
Ah Chun closed her eyes and enjoyed the attention. That was until she felt her cheeks hurt and realized Yu Yan went from rubbing her head to pinching her cheeks! "Cwut thwat owut. It hwurts."(Cut that out. It Hurts) Ah Chun smacked Yu Yan's hand away.
"Sorry, sorry, I could not resist!" Yu Yan said while trying not to laugh.
Ah Chun pouted as she rubbed her reddened cheeks. She then looked at the Cloud Lion nearby, only to see it cringe in fear when their eyes met. Ah Chun decided to swallow her frustration down instead of taking it out on the poor Cloud Lion. With everything done, she had the Cloud Lion take them back to the forest.
"Ok, Mr. Kitty we will be off now." Ah Chun said. The Cloud Lion felt ashamed to be called kitty when he was a majestic Cloud Lion! He was a rank nine demonic beast. But in the eyes of this little devil girl, he was nothing more than a normal household cat. It was then and now that the Cloud Lion decided that it would try its best to stay clear of this little devil if they ever meet again in the future.
The day was turning into evening as the two girls Ah Chun and Yu Yan made their way towards the forest exit. Earlier Ah Chun had already talked to her mother and told her that she was on her way back and that she should reach the forest exit by morning time. The reason it would take so long to reach the exit was mainly because Ah Chun wanted to keep fighting demonic beast for their cores and to get as much experience as possible with fighting. One thing Ah Chun did realize during her battles with demonic beasts was that her killing intent was stronger than before and the more blood she had on her the more she wanted to kill.
This also did not escape Yu Yan's eyes either. She also saw a small change in the way that Ah Chun acted while fighting. She had an inkling that it had something to do with the sword Ah Chun was using. The killing intent it had emitted was very strong. Not only strong but very, very deep.
The two made their way to the forest exit sometimes Yu Yan would fight the demonic beast while Ah Chun would rest. It was close to early morning when they finally reached the outer section of the forest. There was no more demonic beast to be seen so Ah Chun and Yu Yan sped up there pace as the ran towards forest exit.
As dawns first light passed through the openings in the trees of the forest Ah Chun could finally see the exit in front of them. As they got closer Ah Chun could make out a silhouette standing outside the forest edge. Ah Chun quickly sped up as she charged towards the silhouette. Yu Yan was startled by Ah Chun's sudden increase in speed and tried to follow along. Seeing the gap increasing more and more between Ah Chun and her. Yu Yan realized she really needed to concentrate on cultivating in order to catch up to her new little sister. Yu Yan's thought process was broken when she heard Ah Chun yell out.
"MOTHER!!!!" Ah Chun dived headfirst into Mei Liling's chest.
"Chun'er! You covered in blood what happened!?" Mei Liling was startled at the sight of her daughter covered from head to toe in blood.
"Ehehehe, it's not mine, Mother, it is just blood from the demonic beast I killed on the way back. For some reason, the blood always splashes on me. This is actually my last set of clothes all the rest look the same." Pulling on her now blood-covered white one-piece dress Ah Chun started to show Mei Liling all the blood splashes.
Hearing Ah Chun's words Mei Liling did not know whether to laugh or cry. She had thought that she had taught this silly girl how to fight properly why is it that every time she fights she always gets covered in blood.
"We will talk more about this at home and this girl here must be your new sister?" Mei Liling let out a long sigh before turning her eyes on to Yu Yan.
"El-El-Elder Mei!!!" Yu Yan let out a shout of surprise.
"Oh, so you know me?" Mei Liling was surprised as well but upon closer inspection of the girl's clothes, she realized that she was wearing the sect's uniform. "Oh, you seem to be an outer sect disciple of my Heavenly Sword Sect. What are you doing out here? Well, that can wait until we get back to the house. Your name is Yu Yan correct?" Mei Liling was staring at Yu Yan inspecting her.
"Yes, Elder Mei, My name is Yu Yan." Yu Yan was very nervous in front of Mei Liling. She had heard a lot about this specific elder for being extremely hard on disciples and very strict. It was also said that she had never taken in a personal disciple before. There was also a rumor going around that said she was the strongest person within all of the Heavenly Sword Sect even the sect master was very respectful towards her. Her position was on par with the sect master himself. Yu Yan now understood why Ah Chun was such a good fighter if she was trained by such a legend.
"Good then let us head back. Chun'er, get off me the blood from your clothes is getting all over me. When we get home, take a bath first thing!" Mei Liling felt a good vibe from Yu Yan with a smile on her face and a nod of her head Mei Liling peeled Ah Chun off her and started walking back towards the village.