Chapter 16

"You don't understand a thing."

Shao Cheng, angry, drew his sword and glared at Lu Shaoqing.

"I see you're just itching for a fight. Are you coming or not?"

"It's boring."

Lu Shaoqing muttered, "What else can you do besides scare people with your sword?"

A little red bird chirped from the tree.

Aren't you the same?

Shao Cheng shouted, "Hurry up and go."

"Alright, alright, who made you the boss?"

"I'll go, okay?"

After Lu Shaoqing left, Xiao Yi, with admiration, said to Shao Cheng, "Master, you're amazing, able to make Second Senior Brother listen to you."

Shao Cheng's face showed a hint of pride, "That brat, no one else can really handle him."

Xiao Yi wholeheartedly agreed with Shao Cheng's words.

Even she, as a junior sister, couldn't control Lu Shaoqing.

But thinking of Lu Shaoqing's words, Xiao Yi couldn't help but laugh.

Xiao Yi said to Shao Cheng, "Master, don't worry, I won't be like Second Senior Brother."

Shao Cheng said, "You mustn't learn from him. One is enough; I'm already headache enough as a master."

"If you dare to become a second him, I, I—"

Xiao Yi said, "Master, if I become a second Second Senior Brother, just expel me from the sect."

Shao Cheng hesitated, "As long as you don't learn his laziness, that's fine."

"Other things, you can learn from him."

Xiao Yi: ???

Master, are you encouraging me to learn from Second Senior Brother?

Xiao Yi became even more curious about Lu Shaoqing.

What kind of person is Second Senior Brother, really?

On Lu Shaoqing's side, he slowly made his way to the Sword Cave.

Ji Yan had been sitting in meditation here for five days, his brows furrowed, deep in thought.

Lu Shaoqing came to Ji Yan's side and said, "Let's go, don't just sit here like a statue."

Ji Yan looked at him, "Tell me, why did the Sword Cave explode?"

Lu Shaoqing shrugged, "What level are your arrays? Don't you have a clue?"

"Can someone of your level trap you with an array?"

Ji Yan understood, "In the end, it's still because my array skills are not good enough."

"Good to know, let's go, don't be a hindrance here."

Understanding, Ji Yan didn't hesitate and turned to leave.

"I don't care how you torture me, I just want a Sword Cave that can help Junior Sister comprehend sword intent in the shortest time."

"Go away," Lu Shaoqing waved his hand impatiently, "I know what to do."

Looking at the Sword Cave, Lu Shaoqing crossed his arms, stroked his chin, and suddenly smiled.

"Using this to make money seems pretty good."

After saying that, he flipped his wrist, and a pile of materials appeared.

Lu Shaoqing's face showed a pained expression, "If I can't make money, I'll steal the peak treasure of Tianyu Peak and sell it."

Xiao Yi sat in meditation, her expression like she was constipated.

She sat in a spirit-gathering array, diligently cultivating.

This was the best place on Tianyu Peak, rich in spiritual energy.

She had been cultivating here for a month.

Under the personal supervision of Senior Brother Ji Yan, she couldn't afford to be lazy.

She realized how powerful Senior Brother Ji Yan's array skills were.

With a wave of his hand, he set up a massive spirit-gathering array for her to cultivate in.

After half a month of hard cultivation, she, who was originally at the seventh level of the Qi Condensation stage, had broken through to the eighth level.

As long as she reached the ninth level, she could break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

But just entering the eighth level, the ninth level seemed far out of reach.

No matter how hard she cultivated, she couldn't see the light of breakthrough.

Instead, she felt physically and mentally exhausted, her heart empty and very uncomfortable.

Ji Yan's supervision put a lot of pressure on her.

It felt like when her father was about to beat her, chasing her with a whip in the past.

Ji Yan sat in meditation nearby, eyes closed, cultivating.

He occasionally opened his eyes and saw the pain flash across Xiao Yi's face.

His expression didn't change, but his eyes showed some worry and regret.

It seems she won't be able to break through again in the short term.

Ji Yan sighed in his heart, just about to tell Xiao Yi to stop.

A voice came in, "Is this kind of cultivation not going to drive you to madness?"

It was Lu Shaoqing's voice.

Lu Shaoqing's voice interrupted Xiao Yi's cultivation, and she opened her eyes.

"Second Senior Brother?"

Ji Yan looked at the approaching Lu Shaoqing and asked, "Done?"

Lu Shaoqing said, "Of course, I'm exhausted."

Ji Yan said, "Alright, let her go—"

Lu Shaoqing interrupted him, "Go where? Don't let her rest a bit?"

"Even hanging yourself needs a breath of air."

Ji Yan looked at Xiao Yi, who showed signs of fatigue, indeed very tired.

This wasn't physical fatigue, but mental and spiritual exhaustion.

Ji Yan said, "Since that's the case, I'll leave her to you. Let her comprehend sword intent before breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage."

Lu Shaoqing said, "Pfft, if you want to teach her, you teach her. I don't have the time."

Ji Yan raised a finger, "One hundred lower-grade spirit stones."

Lu Shaoqing was very dismissive, "Who do you think I am? You think a mere one hundred lower-grade spirit stones can buy me?"

"Five hundred!"

Ji Yan didn't waste words, raising the price.

Lu Shaoqing said, "One thousand!"

Ji Yan agreed, "Deal, but you have to be responsible for her comprehending sword intent and breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage."

"Time, two months."

Lu Shaoqing agreed, "Deal."

"Pay first."

Xiao Yi, who had just woken up, heard the two senior brothers' conversation and was shocked.

She had just entered the eighth level of Qi Condensation, the ninth level seemed far out of reach, and breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage was even more uncertain.

And they wanted her to comprehend sword intent.

Wasn't this making things difficult for her?

Xiao Yi, with a sad face, said to Lu Shaoqing, "Second Senior Brother, do you and Senior Brother have some misunderstanding about me?"

"What misunderstanding?"

Lu Shaoqing and Ji Yan looked at her.

Xiao Yi said, "Second Senior Brother, you don't think I'm a genius, do you?"

Lu Shaoqing was speechless, "Your face is so thick, calling yourself a genius, aren't you embarrassed?"

Ji Yan also shook his head, mercilessly criticizing, "If you're a genius, then pigs are unparalleled geniuses."

Xiao Yi felt even more like crying, "You both know I'm not a genius, so why say you want me to comprehend sword intent and break through to the Foundation Establishment stage within two months?"

"Isn't it too difficult for you?"

Ji Yan also said, "Is it that difficult?"

Ji Yan and Lu Shaoqing exchanged glances, both seeing the confusion in each other's eyes.

Xiao Yi was on the verge of collapse, "You think it's easy?"

Lu Shaoqing smiled mysteriously, "Let's go."

"Go where?"

Lu Shaoqing said, "To eat, you still owe me two meals."