Junior sister, I really need to control you

"It's really nothing," Mu Xiaoyu said somewhat embarrassedly, "It's just... if you're going to discuss Dao with Senior Lan, does that mean you can't watch me participate in the Trial of the Blades Gathering? It's my first time participating..."

Li Yinsheng was taken aback, then realized what he meant and laughed, "So you want me to just watch from the sidelines?"

Mu Xiaoyu nodded, but then added, "However, if Senior Brother is busy, I can participate by myself. I'm sure I can win!"

Li Yinsheng looked at Master Lanxuan: "Fellow Daoist Lanxuan, as you can see, this is my junior sister's first time participating in a battle with other cultivators."

"Why don't we discuss the Dao with you after today's contest of sharp wits concludes?"

In fact, he could have discussed the Dao with Master Lan Xuan while using his divine sense to keep an eye on his junior sister, without missing a single detail.

But this way, only he can see his junior sister, while she can't see him.

Master Lan Xuan pondered for a moment, then looked at Abbot Cangfeng and said, "Have someone bring two more tables and place them in the middle so that I and Fellow Daoist Li can enjoy the view together."

The abbot of Cangfeng Temple gasped for breath, but could only bow and say, "Your grand-nephew obeys!"

Chapter 111 Four Hundred Years of Cultivation

At the "Test the Waters" meeting.

As Li Yinsheng expected, his junior sister's current cultivation level, sword techniques, and the superior-grade magic weapon Hanming Sword made her a complete game-changer in the same group.

Although her current setup might not be enough to secure a top-tier ranking in the Shaoyang competition, she stands out among the under-16 group in the Shifeng competition.

These sixteen-year-old boys and girls, as rising stars of their respective Taoist temples, cultivated techniques of a level not much lower than the Qingxuan True Scripture.

However, in terms of cultivation level, very few can reach around twenty years.

My junior sister has been cultivating for over thirty years. Although she hasn't reached the sixth level of the Qingxuan True Scripture yet, she's only one step away from it.

Moreover, these up-and-coming talents from various families, whose cultivation levels are slightly lower, can at most wield mid-grade magic weapons. When faced with a high-grade magic weapon like the Cold Bright Sword, they are even more powerless to fight back.

Mu Xiaoyu was absolutely dominant on the field; even the best performer could only last two or three rounds against her.

The rest were all forced off the stage by the continuous sword light in a single exchange.

If Mu Xiaoyu hadn't shown mercy, he would probably have been seriously injured.

Li Yinsheng and Master Lan Xuan sat behind two long tables, with two beautiful female disciples of Cangfeng Temple serving tea to each of them.

The long table that previously belonged to the abbot and deacons of Cangfeng Temple was moved to the back, but they no longer needed it, as they were all serving as judges on the arena, maintaining order.

The "Test the Skills" competition is an elimination tournament, where each person competes in only one or two matches per day, with participants rotating and being eliminated.

Although the group with the youngest members, including my junior sister, had the most members, it still only had about thirty people.

On the third day, the top four cultivators in this group were determined, and each of them was given a spot to use the Wiping Edge Spiritual Essence on Sword Washing Mountain.

The next two days of competition were merely to determine the first, second, and third place winners in each group, which was not very significant.

Today was the last match, but to Li Yinsheng's surprise, the cultivator competing with his junior sister for first place in their group was not from Cangfeng Temple, but a young man from Huangzhu Temple.

The young man possessed considerable cultivation, and his sword techniques were extremely sharp. Moreover, it was a rather rare wind-attribute sword technique. Although its power was not great, it was extremely swift, making it difficult to defend against.

However, amidst Mu Xiaoyu's continuous cyan sword light, the young man from Huangzhu Temple was completely unable to unleash his sword techniques. After only a few rounds, he was forced off the stage, just like his previous opponents.

Watching Mu Xiaoyu dominate the arena in her group, Li Yinsheng shook his head slightly: "This girl doesn't even know how to save face for her fellow players."

The one who took two or three moves to defeat was manageable, but the others, who were slightly weaker, were sent off immediately after just going up and announcing their names. It was rather disrespectful to them.

Those who could afford to spend tens of thousands of talismans to register for the Swordplay Tournament were all rising stars in their own Taoist temples, and they all suffered crushing defeats against Mu Xiaoyu.

Of course, he also knew that Mu Xiaoyu had actually held back.

Although she had already unleashed seven or eight tenths of her power with the Two Elements Dividing Light Sword when facing the young man from Huangzhu Temple, she never used a killing move like the Mysterious Fiend Sword.

"With shallow cultivation and crude sword techniques, what right do I have to ask my opponent to give me face?" Master Lan Xuan shook his head.

Although he had been watching the cultivators' battles at the Shifeng Conference with Li Yinsheng every day for the past few days, he actually couldn't bear to watch it from the very first day.

Not to mention that he now sees the sword techniques of these younger generation as crude and unsightly, even when he was sixteen years old, he would have been better than most of the people present.

Even if it were just about swordsmanship, he was confident that he could have outsmarted Mu Xiaoyu when he was sixteen.

However, at the age of sixteen, he did not possess such profound cultivation. If they were to engage in a real battle, he would most likely still be unable to defeat him.

Li Yinsheng, who was standing to the side, watched with great interest.

Although these sword techniques were crude in his eyes, the biggest difference between him and Master Lanxuan was that he had never seen cultivators fight before.

So, in his view, this kind of competition, which is somewhat similar to cricket fighting, may not have any technical value, but it is at least fun.

"Senior brother!"

Overjoyed, Mu Xiaoyu jumped off the stage and ran excitedly to Li Yinsheng: "Senior brother, did you see that? I'm number one!"

"Mmm! Junior sister is great!" Li Yinsheng patted her head.

Although he had expected his junior sister to come in first place, he still praised Mu Xiaoyu quite a bit.

Master Lan Xuan stood to the side, his eyes flickering slightly.

He could tell that Mu Xiaoyu's aptitude was poor, and his cultivation level must have been improved through some method outside of cultivation, but it was not a crooked or evil method, so his foundation was solid.

However, cultivation can be improved by external objects, and one cannot improve one's sword skills, which are not much worse than one's own at the same age, by external objects.

This is enough to prove that she is indeed a kendo genius.

This reminded Master Lan Xuan of his own disciple.

Among the cultivators in Mu Xiaoyu's group, only one person from Cangfeng Temple obtained a spot at Xijian Mountain, and the other four groups only had three people in total.

These younger generations are becoming increasingly outrageous; each generation is worse than the last!

He hadn't focused on the Taoist temple for a long time, instead preparing for the formation of the Dharma image within the lineage. But after watching the Shifeng Assembly for a few days, he suddenly felt that the Taoist temple still needed to be managed.

The current Zangfeng Temple is really not as good as it used to be.

Tonight, I'll summon those junior members who manage the Taoist temple and give them a good test of their cultivation and swordsmanship!

Master Lan Xuan made up his mind.

Li Yinsheng and Mu Xiaoyu, who were standing to the side, had no idea what Master Lan Xuan was thinking. Mu Xiaoyu looked up at Li Yinsheng with some anticipation.

"Senior, I got first place in my group, is there any reward?"

“Tell me what reward you want, junior sister. If it’s reasonable, I’ll grant it to you,” Li Yinsheng said with a smile.

“I didn’t mean my senior brother would give me a reward,” Mu Xiaoyu shook her head and said, “I was asking what reward Shi Feng would give to the first place winner.”

"Oh, I almost forgot to tell you, Junior Sister," Li Yinsheng said with a smile, "As the first place winner of the Blade-Testing Competition, you have three months to use the Blade-Testing Spiritual Essence. Aren't you happy?"

"The Spiritual Essence of Wiping the Edge?" Mu Xiaoyu didn't quite understand, but instinctively sensed something was amiss. "What is that?"

"The 'Wiping the Edge' spirit essence can help cultivators quickly improve their sword techniques," Li Yinsheng explained.

"This 'Sharpening the Edge' spiritual essence only comes once every nine years, and each time it lasts for only three months. It is extremely precious, so Junior Sister must not waste it."

Mu Xiaoyu was stunned for a few moments before she realized what was happening: "Wait! Senior brother, you don't mean that the reward is that I have to keep practicing sword techniques for the next three months!"

Looking at Li Yinsheng, who was nodding and smiling, Mu Xiaoyu's eyes widened and her pupils froze.

I finally got first place in my group, and this is the reward?

What kind of reward is this?! How can the people of Cangfeng Temple be so heartless?!

……

After the competition concluded, everyone who secured a spot was given a magic artifact token.

The spiritual essence of the Sword Washing Mountain is obtained only once every nine years, making it extremely precious. Although a spirit refining array is not required, a spirit adjustment array set up by the Jade Altar Temple is invited to ensure that not a single trace of the spiritual essence of the Sword Washing Mountain will be stolen or wasted.

Therefore, even during the three months when the Wiping Edge Spirit Aura was generated, only cultivators wearing specially made magic artifact tokens could enjoy the Wiping Edge Spirit Aura on Sword Washing Mountain.

Another benefit of this is that cultivators with available spots can bring an elder up the mountain to be taught sword techniques.

Anyway, the Spirit Essence of the Wiping Peak is distributed according to the tokens, so even if you bring an elder up the mountain, you won't get a small share of the Spirit Essence.

On the contrary, having elders to guide and enlighten them, combined with the spiritual energy of sharpening one's skills, allows cultivators to achieve greater improvement within three months.

Zangfeng Temple was very supportive of this, and even built many wooden houses in various parts of Xijian Mountain, far exceeding the number of people allowed to go up the mountain each time.

The main purpose was to make it easier for cultivators to bring their elders up the mountain to receive instruction.

Li Yinsheng naturally went up the mountain with Mu Xiaoyu, found two secluded wooden houses to stay in, and taught her sword techniques.

What was unexpected was that, in order to make it easier to discuss swordsmanship with Li Yinsheng, Master Lan Xuan simply decided to stay on Mount Xijian for the time being.

However, once they arrived at Xijian Mountain, Li Yinsheng focused his energy on instructing his junior sister, teaching her to practice the Yin-Yang Dividing Light Sword technique with the White Rainbow Sword.

He rarely had the opportunity to discuss swordsmanship with Master Lan Xuan.

Therefore, when he was extremely bored, Master Lan Xuan would not only cultivate himself, but also give pointers to the disciples practicing sword techniques in his temple on the mountain, and even to the elders who taught the disciples.

……

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

During these three months, Li Yinsheng had Mu Xiaoyu slow down her cultivation and all other miscellaneous matters, so that she could focus on practicing her sword techniques.

In any case, given her inherent talent, even after undergoing a complete transformation and self-cultivation, it would be difficult for her to achieve much in three months.

However, with his personal instruction, the guidance of the White Rainbow Sword, and the assistance of the Wiping Edge Spirit, the number of sword lights increased by leaps and bounds, almost one per day.

Although the speed decreased later on, the progress was still extremely frightening.

The one who played the most important role was actually Li Yinsheng himself.

As a sword cultivator who personally explored and mastered all 512 sword lights, he was far more familiar with the Yin-Yang Dividing Light Sword than its creator.

Moreover, he had prepared a large number of high-grade pills to restore mana in advance. Although it cost a lot of money, it allowed his junior sister to practice sword techniques for several more hours every day and also saved her time from meditating to restore mana.

Due to a combination of factors, within just ten days of arriving at the mountain, my junior sister's sword light had reached sixty-four strikes.

Li Yinsheng also took the opportunity to receive thirty-two years of cultivation, and then continued to teach his junior sister swordsmanship.

Today, as March has come to an end and the spiritual energy of the sword is about to dissipate, when Mu Xiaoyu swung the White Rainbow Sword, one hundred and twenty-eight slender sword lights finally appeared simultaneously!

Unlike her normal sword light, the 128 sword lights that Mu Xiaoyu unleashed were extremely thin, each less than a quarter the width of her original sword light.

After all, with her current cultivation level and magical power, it was impossible for her to actually unleash 128 sword lights; she could only reduce the power of the sword lights.

If she really wanted to pursue power, she could barely keep the sword lights from shrinking too much by unleashing all sixty-four sword lights, and the power would be higher than the one hundred and twenty-eight sword lights that she forcibly unleashed with insufficient power.

Even so, if she unleashes sixty-four sword beams in one go, she will completely drain her magic power in one go.