Junior sister, I really need to control you

Until she activated the True Blood Secret Manual, the energy within the Blood Jade Fruit began to refine her blood and qi.

In that instant, Mu Xiaoyu felt as if every drop of blood in her body had turned into a blade, yet it still flowed through her body.

It seems to be flowing even faster!

She instinctively tried to stop it, but the abundant energy had already begun to spontaneously power the True Blood Codex, and she simply couldn't stop it.

Compared to this feeling, she suddenly felt that the first time she refined the fire seed, it didn't seem so painful anymore.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-"

In Jiang Ningzhi's bedroom, Mu Xiaoyu's screams lingered in the air for a long time.

Sitting on the bed, Jiang Ningzhi listened to Mu Xiaoyu's voice with a solemn expression, her lips motionless and her face serious.

"Little Fish's heart is truly admirable; she can even endure the pain of rapid body tempering," she remarked.

"With such a Dao heart, even if one's innate talent is lacking, one will indeed achieve something in the future." Shangguan Ling'er looked at Li Yinsheng, recalling his previous words, and couldn't help but nod.

“I’ve said it before,” Li Yinsheng said, “Junior Sister’s Dao heart is very firm.”

……

Four hours later.

Having finally refined the last trace of the Blood Jade Fruit's medicinal power, Mu Xiaoyu collapsed to the ground, her eyes filled with relief that she was still alive.

Li Yinsheng helped her up and nodded with satisfaction: "You have mastered the fourth level of the True Blood Scripture and have a solid foundation. Among cultivators of your age, there should be few who can rival you now."

"Senior brother... I..." Mu Xiaoyu's voice was weak, but her eyes were bright and full of hope, "Have I become fair-skinned?"

"Turned whiter?" Li Yinsheng was taken aback at first, then suddenly realized, "Oh, Junior Sister, are you referring to the changes in appearance brought about by the True Blood Scripture?"

"When I taught you the True Blood Scripture, I forgot to tell you this part: your appearance will only change when you reach the third, sixth, and ninth levels of the True Blood Scripture."

Li Yinsheng said.

“I’m already on the fourth floor. I was already on the third floor…” Mu Xiaoyu said.

“Junior sister, the appearance changes on the third level do not include turning white; that comes later,” Li Yinsheng explained.

Mu Xiaoyu's breath hitched for a moment, then she took a deep breath, grabbed Li Yinsheng's sleeve, and pressed, "Then... what is that change? What is it!"

“In the next few days, your hair will become even blacker, thicker, and shinier, and you will no longer experience hair loss,” Li Yinsheng said.

"Are there any other benefits?" Mu Xiaoyu pressed on, unwilling to give up.

“The biggest benefit is that Junior Sister’s hair will no longer be stained with dirt, and she won’t need to wash it anymore,” Li Yinsheng said. “She can save time on washing her hair and use it for cultivation.”

Mu Xiaoyu's head lolled to the side, and she lost consciousness in Li Yinsheng's arms.

Chapter 104 Trip to Yutan Temple

In Mu Xiaoyu's bedroom at Xuanzhen Temple.

Mu Xiaoyu lay in bed and slowly woke up.

She subconsciously clenched her fist, and a power many times stronger than before surged from her bones and blood.

Then she looked at the side of her bed, where her senior brother was smiling at her.

Mu Xiaoyu clenched her fists even tighter.

"Junior Sister is awake?" Li Yinsheng said, "You refined the Blood Jade Fruit and advanced to the fourth level of the True Blood Scripture in one go. The pain of body refinement was superimposed, so you fainted."

"Fortunately, it's nothing serious. You slept for two hours and are fine now."

Mu Xiaoyu sat up in bed, feeling an unprecedented surge of energy.

So this is what body cultivation feels like?

Although it felt very intense, it was still not worth it compared to the excruciating pain I had just experienced.

"Senior brother," she looked at Li Yinsheng, her face full of pleading, "can I stop practicing body cultivation from now on?"

"Oh? Why?" Li Yinsheng asked, looking puzzled.

"It hurts! It hurts so much!" Mu Xiaoyu cried, her face contorted in pain.

"Doesn't Junior Sister want to become more beautiful?" Li Yinsheng asked.

Mu Xiaoyu shook her head repeatedly: "It's such a waste that all this pain only resulted in my hair getting better!"

“Next time, when Junior Sister reaches the sixth level, the changes will be visible on her face,” Li Yinsheng said leisurely.

“You have already advanced to the fourth level, and the Blood Jade Fruit has extremely strong medicinal properties. You have already progressed halfway through the fourth level.”

He patiently persuaded him: "To be honest, you're only one and a half levels away from the sixth level."

"Hmm... is it really that little bit more?" Mu Xiaoyu hesitated.

"It's just that close!" Li Yinsheng said. "Junior Sister, if you give up, then all the pain you've endured since reaching the third level will have been for nothing."

"What changes will occur once you reach the sixth level?" Mu Xiaoyu asked, her eyes darting around.

I was tricked by my senior once before, and all I got was a haircut. I absolutely can't let myself be tricked again this time!

"Your teeth are as white as melon seeds, and your lips as red as cinnabar," Li Yinsheng said. "Junior sister, take a look at your teeth. Aren't they slightly yellow?"

As he spoke, Li Yinsheng handed Mu Xiaoyu a small crystal mirror, about the size of his palm.

Mu Xiaoyu grinned, staring at her own teeth in the mirror.

It was very neat and white, but unlike my senior brother's white jade, it did have a faint, almost imperceptible yellow tinge.

Mu Xiaoyu had never noticed her teeth before, but after Li Yinsheng pointed it out, the slight discoloration became more noticeable.

She couldn't help but frown.

Li Yinsheng quietly looked away.

There was something he forgot to tell his junior sister.

Normal teeth are white with a slight yellow tint. Compared to normal people, my junior sister's teeth are already very white.

"By the way, Junior Sister, you like sweets, right?" Li Yinsheng said. "Eating sweets can easily make your teeth yellow."

"You're still young, so you don't feel anything yet, but it'll be hard to say when you get a few years older."

"However, if one cultivates to the sixth level of the True Blood Scripture, there will be no need to worry about this anymore."

Mu Xiaoyu looked at her teeth in the mirror. They were already very white, but as soon as she glanced at her senior brother for comparison, she felt that they weren't so white anymore.

"Then... I'll try harder and reach the sixth level?" Mu Xiaoyu said. "But can I practice slowly?"

"Senior brother, please don't look for any rare and precious herbs for me!" she said earnestly.

"Don't worry, junior sister, I don't have any rare and precious materials that can help people refine their bodies right now," Li Yinsheng said with a smile.

Mu Xiaoyu breathed a sigh of relief, jumped off the bed, and then patted the Qiankun bag at her waist, from which several materials flew out.

I promised to make a bracelet for my martial uncle and Sister Shangguan as well. If I start refining them now, they should be ready by tomorrow!

……

The next morning, in Li Yinsheng's bedroom.

Shangguan Ling'er and Li Yinsheng sat facing each other across a table.

"Are you going to the Jade Altar Temple to discuss Taoism again?" Shangguan Ling'er asked. "You've been so busy lately, going to both the Casting Furnace Temple and the Hidden Edge Temple."

She stretched and said, "I just got back yesterday, so I won't go with you."

"Anyway, I don't practice array formations. Your discussion of array formations at the Jade Altar Temple is too boring for me. I'd better stay at the Xuanzhen Temple and keep Ningzhi company."

Li Yinsheng nodded: "Originally, I only went to Yutan Temple to exchange ideas on formations. I will be back in a few days. There is really no need to trouble Fellow Daoist Shangguan."

Shangguan Ling'er nodded: "Then go early and come back early."

“It’s not like I’m going right now,” Li Yinsheng shook his head. “The fellow Daoist who invited me gave me a magical artifact that can be used to send simple messages to the Jade Altar Temple.”

"You should still say hello to them before you go."

As he spoke, he took out a delicate and elegant small crystal mirror from his Qiankun bag and infused it with his magic power.

A white light shone from the mirror, then quickly disappeared.

This small crystal mirror was left to him by Meng Yu. Although it cannot freely transmit messages, it can transmit a few simple signals.

"All right."

Just as Li Yinsheng was about to put away the small crystal mirror, Shangguan Ling'er stared at it and leaned forward slightly: "Is this the communication tool given to you by the fellow Daoist who invited you?"

"Is this for that fellow Daoist's personal use?" Shangguan Ling'er asked.

This mirror is exquisitely crafted and delicate; it looks exactly like a magical artifact used by a female cultivator.

In her memory, the Jade Altar Temple was indeed somewhat dominated by women, with two of the three True Persons being female cultivators.

"Maybe, I'm not really sure," Li Yinsheng said casually.

After hesitating for a moment, Shangguan Ling'er said, "I'll go to Yutan Temple with you."

"Huh?" Li Yinsheng was taken aback. "Why did Miss Shangguan suddenly change her mind? Didn't you say you wanted to keep your martial uncle company?"

"I've thought about it again. Ningzhi prefers quiet, so it's best not to disturb her," Shangguan Ling'er said without changing her expression.

Li Yinsheng nodded: "Indeed, my uncle has always preferred quiet."

Although she and Miss Shangguan often bickered and joked around when they were together, Li Yinsheng's impression of his martial aunt was that she was usually very quiet and gentle.

"In that case, Miss Shangguan, let's set off at noon. By then, the bracelets that Xiaoyu made for you and your martial uncle should be finished."

……

On the way to Yutan Temple.

Li Yinsheng still managed to snag Shangguan Ling'er's Qiluodian hairpin. Although this magical artifact's escape light was somewhat flashy, its speed was extremely fast.

Shangguan Ling'er stood beside Li Yinsheng, looking at the bracelet on her wrist and examining it repeatedly.

The bracelet's design is basically the same as Li Yinsheng's and Mu Xiaoyu's, only the color scheme is different.

The bracelet on her wrist matched her gorgeous clothes and accessories perfectly. The five different colors intertwined and shimmered, and it was decorated with five-colored leaf patterns.

When Mu Xiaoyu gave her the bracelet, she looked very proud, saying that it was not easy to control the five colors just right, and that it matched her clothes perfectly.