Junior Sister is too competitive, she drastically alters the Joyful Union Sect.

Chapter 69 White-flowered purple dew grass

"Meow~"

There was a sudden movement in Shen Youqing's slung cloth bag.

The next second, a fluffy white cat's head peeked out.

The Snow Crystal Purple-Eyed Cat was awakened by the tempting aroma, and it approached Xiao Ke by following the scent.

Looking at the still somewhat dazed kitten, Xiao Ke tore off a large piece of chicken breast and waved it around its mouth a couple of times.

The rich and enticing aroma instantly chased away the drowsiness. The Snow Crystal Purple-Eyed Cat opened its mouth, grabbed a piece of chicken breast, and then obediently jumped aside to eat it.

Xiao Ke glanced at the snow-white cat with purple eyes that was munching on roast chicken, then looked at Shen Youqing and asked, "Has it reached the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment?"

Shen Youqing glanced at it, but unable to discern the Snow Crystal Purple-Eyed Cat's cultivation level, he withdrew his gaze and asked uncertainly, "Perhaps?"

"The last time I saw it was in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and now it's at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment. Its advancement speed is really fast," Chu Jianyan remarked.

Shen Youqing stared at the snow-white cat with purple eyes, who was engrossed in eating, with a forced smile. "How could you not be fast?"

Seeing the bewildered look on Chu Jianyan's face, Xiao Ke calmly said, "It ate two of Junior Sister's top-grade spirit stones."

Chu Jianyan saw Shen Youqing's pained expression and felt both understanding and heartache.

Jiang Xuan'an glanced at the Snow Crystal Purple-Eyed Cat with a hint of envy.

It's a pity that his natal sword has never been nourished by a top-grade spirit stone; it's truly suffering under his care.

After eating, the group rested for a while before heading out to search for spiritual plants.

Shen Youqing picked up the snow crystal purple-eyed cat, who had eaten and drunk its fill, and patted it a couple of times, then grabbed a handful of white fur.

What happened?
Why is her cat suddenly shedding fur?
"Achoo!" Shen Youqing sneezed.

Xiao Ke turned his head to look.

"Why are you still shedding fur?" Shen Youqing tossed the snow crystal purple-eyed cat aside, then sneezed again.

The snow-white cat with purple eyes landed on the ground and shook its body, its white fur scattering everywhere like dandelion seeds.

Shen Youqing's nose was so itchy that she wanted to sneeze again.

Xiao Ke cast a dust-removing spell on Shen Youqing, and her itchy nose instantly felt much better.

"Meow meow meow!"

When a cat begins to advance to the Golden Core stage, it will shed its fur.

The snow-white cat with purple eyes meowed.

"It should be advancing to the Golden Core stage. The Snow Crystal Purple-Eyed Cat goes through a molting period every time it makes a major breakthrough," Xiao Ke said.

The snow-white cat with purple eyes meowed, seemingly echoing Xiao Ke's words.

Shen Youqing rubbed his nose and hummed in agreement.

The snow-purple-eyed cat shrank a little and then returned to the cloth bag.

Shen Youqing weighed the cloth bag in her hand and asked with a hint of worry, "There shouldn't be any problems, right?"

“No, its spiritual energy is very abundant,” Xiao Ke replied.

Shen Youqing thought of those top-grade spirit stones and instantly stopped worrying.

The path to the next spiritual plant suddenly became quiet.

Shen Youqing led the way, and the others followed behind.

Half an hour later.

"A Grade Three White Flower Purple Dew Grass?" Chu Jianyan's eyes lit up as she looked at the few spiritual plants not far away.

A single Grade 3 spiritual plant is worth five points, so this place has thirty to fifty points.

“I’ll go,” Shen Youqing volunteered.

Jiang Xuan'an knew that Shen Youqing wanted to practice, so he had no objections.

Xiao Ke didn't say anything.

"That's a late-stage Foundation Establishment spirit beast over there." Xie Changyan's icy voice rang out, his calm, cold gaze tinged with a hint of worry. "You're going?"

If it were the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, he wouldn't say anything, but this was the late stage, a leap of two realms. "Practice," Shen Youqing said seriously.

Chu Jianyan spoke gently, "We're all here. If Junior Sister Youqing is in trouble, we'll step in immediately."

Having said that, Xie Changyan had nothing more to say.

Shen Youqing took out a stack of talismans and used his footwork to quickly approach the tree.

The two water-controlling talismans bypassed the spiritual plants and struck the spiritual beasts.

Enraged, the spirit beast swiftly attacked Shen Youqing. While dodging, Shen Youqing used talismans to draw the beast's aggro, preventing it from turning back to protect the spirit plant.

"Fellow Daoist Xie and I will go see Junior Sister Youqing. You and Fellow Daoist Xiao go gather spiritual plants," Chu Jianyan said to Jiang Xuan'an, then headed towards Shen Youqing.

The distance was just right, ensuring she could support Shen Youqing at any time.

Xie Changyan followed in Chu Jianyan's footsteps.

Jiang Xuan'an knew he couldn't pick spiritual plants, so he watched from the side to prevent anyone from interfering.

Xiao Ke walked up and carefully picked the few white-flowered purple dew grass plants.

The meticulous and standardized harvesting techniques brought a sigh of relief and a sense of inexplicable satisfaction to the elders outside the water mirror.

“Shen Youqing of the Hehuan Sect has decent movement techniques, but when it comes to using talismans…” an elder frowned, his face serious and earnest, “he has absolutely no method.”

“Indeed, her use of talismans is a bit too wasteful,” another elder said. “It seems she doesn’t know how to use talisman arrays.”

Looking at Shen Youqing, who relied solely on quantity and had no method whatsoever, Zhang Youli had already devised a course for her in his mind.

Since she's going to become a talisman master, she not only needs to know how to draw talismans, but also how to use them. She needs to learn how to use talismans properly.

……

Shen Youqing, inside the secret realm, was struggling against a spirit beast at the late Foundation Establishment stage.

Every move the spirit beast made carried the pressure of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, which slowed down Shen Youqing's speed, making it more difficult for her to dodge.

The pressure from the spirit beast slowed down the speed, but the healing array could increase it!
Shen Youqing flicked a talisman with one hand and formed a hand seal with the other to activate the formation.

Forming hand seals with one hand is a very difficult task for someone at her current level of cultivation.

And so, he failed halfway through forming the hand seal once again.

If you fail once, try again; if you fail ten times, try ten more times!

She didn't believe it!
Not far away, Chu Jianyan and Xie Changyan watched Shen Youqing struggling to dodge and even looking somewhat disheveled. One held a talisman and the other a sword, ready to come to her rescue at any moment.

Looking at Shen Youqing's disheveled yet stubborn appearance, Chu Jianyan felt anxious and heartbroken.

The collection of several white-flowered purple dew grasses was very quick. Xiao Ke finished collecting the spiritual plants, while Shen Youqing over there hadn't yet produced any results.

The camellia tree wanted to help, but Shen Youqing stopped it, so it could only hang on the cloth bag as a decoration.

When Jiang Xuan'an and Xiao Ke arrived, they saw Shen Youqing struggling against multiple opponents.

"Aren't you going to help?" Jiang Xuan'an's icy voice rang out.

If it were just one spirit beast, Shen Youqing might be able to manage it, but there are more than one spirit beast.

Chu Jianyan glanced at her junior brother a few steps away, then turned her attention back to Shen Youqing. "Let's take another look."

Junior Sister Youqing hasn't backed down yet; it seems she's pushing herself to see if she can break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

Jiang Xuan'an looked at Shen Youqing and, seeing how hard she was struggling in the battle, said nothing.

After painstakingly burning an incense stick, Shen Youqing's spiritual energy was almost depleted. Looking at the several spirit beasts that she had exhausted, her face was cold and serious, and the fighting spirit in her eyes grew stronger.

It's just a tiny bit away; the key to breaking through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage might lie right here!
Shen Youqing pulled out a bottle of pills, popped the stopper off, poured out a Rejuvenation Pill, and swallowed it.

The pill melted instantly upon entering the mouth, restoring most of the depleted spiritual energy.

Shen Youqing put away the porcelain bottle. The talismans in her hand were almost gone, so she simply swung her fist and switched from ranged to melee combat.

"boom--"

The exhausted spirit beast was punched in the head, its hard skull caved in, and its massive body flew backward and crashed into a tree trunk.

Ignoring the bleeding from her broken hand, Shen Youqing endured the pain of the fracture and swung her fist to strike.

(End of this chapter)