Junior sister, I really need to control you

She rested her chin on her hands, manipulating the fused material that had been refined to fall into the waste pile.

"When will my senior brother finally come out of seclusion and come to keep me company? It would be so much more fun to stroll through the rogue cultivator exchange meeting with him..."

"Oh? Junior sister misses me that much?" Li Yinsheng pushed open the door and entered, smiling.

"Senior brother!" Mu Xiaoyu's eyes lit up, and she ran over quickly, her face full of excitement. "You've finally come out of seclusion!"

"What are you busy with? You didn't even come with me to the exchange meeting." She then complained.

Li Yinsheng patted her head: "I've been busy refining magical artifacts these days, and I have indeed neglected you a bit."

"So I brought you something delicious this time as a way to make it up to you," he said with a smile.

"Delicious?" Mu Xiaoyu immediately forgot all her complaints. "Senior brother, you're so kind!"

Then she saw a snow-white fruit, about the size of her fist, appear in her senior brother's hand.

"Wow! Is this a large-sized training rig?" Mu Xiaoyu's eyes lit up.

Although her senior brother was in seclusion, she could still see his daily training sessions in the weapon-refining room.

Although she could never get enough of Lian Shi, she was used to it. Seeing such a large Lian Shi now, she felt a sense of novelty and became even more excited.

Such a big meatball, even if it tastes the same, it will be more enjoyable to eat!

“Lian Shi?” Li Yinsheng pondered for a moment, then said honestly, “It’s somewhat similar, isn’t it? This one is called ‘Xin Shi’, and the name and appearance are very similar.”

Of course, apart from these two points, there are basically no similarities.

“It really does look like it. Let me try it.” Mu Xiaoyu took the “large size” and took a big bite.

"Oh! Oh, oh, oh!" Her whole face relaxed. "It tastes even better than Lian Shi! It's crunchy, sweeter than Lian Shi, and the aroma is unique, refreshing yet penetrating..."

She took two more bites, eating nearly half of it, and then offered the remaining half to Li Yinsheng.

"Senior brother! You should try some too!"

Li Yinsheng shook his head: "No, I don't need it."

"Try it, it's delicious," Mu Xiaoyu said. "If you don't like that I've bitten it, just cut off a piece of the unbitten part."

Unable to resist her, Li Yinsheng cut off a small piece with a flash of light from his fingertips and put it in his mouth.

I must say, it really tastes good, much better than Lian Shi.

After all, the two cannot be compared in terms of value alone.

Mu Xiaoyu finished the remaining spicy fruit and looked satisfied: "Senior brother, do you have any more of this kind of large spicy fruit? I'm afraid I won't be able to eat it again in the future."

“Such rare natural treasures filled with pure cinnabar and metal energy are not common. If my junior sister performs well, I can think of a way to help her in the future, but I cannot guarantee it,” Li Yinsheng said.

After all, he didn't know if the tree that bore the fruit of the Taibai Sword Pavilion was still there.

"Xin Metal Qi?" Mu Xiaoyu, who was still licking her fingers, was stunned, her hair standing on end. "Wait! Senior Brother, I seem to remember Xin Metal Qi being..."

Before she could finish speaking, a sharp pain, as if countless blades were spinning around her, spread from her dantian along her meridians and blood vessels.

“I forgot to tell you, junior sister, although this fruit looks very similar to Lian Shi in name and appearance, its effects are completely different,” Li Yinsheng explained. “Lian Shi is beneficial to spiritual consciousness, while Xin Shi is beneficial to physical training.”

Mu Xiaoyu shakily raised a finger, as if she wanted to point at her senior brother.

But the excruciating pain left her with no strength. She raised her fingers halfway before her legs gave way and she collapsed into Li Yinsheng's arms.

"Junior sister, how are you feeling? Is your Xin Jin Qi out of control?" Li Yinsheng asked with concern, supporting her with his arm.

Mu Xiaoyu shook her head with difficulty, then opened her mouth wide and bit Li Yinsheng's arm hard.

You wicked senior brother! I'll bite you to death!

……

Much later.

Mu Xiaoyu was drenched in sweat and lay limp in her senior brother's arms.

She seemed completely exhausted, having lost all her strength.

However, her body was surrounded by a very vigorous flow of qi and blood, making her feel like a warm little stove.

Just as Li Yinsheng had estimated, the medicinal power of this Xinshi fruit was nearly twice that of the Blood Jade Fruit.

It saved my junior sister nearly forty years of arduous body training!

Fortunately, the True Blood Manual itself has unique properties; as long as the quality of rare and precious materials is high enough, it can be rapidly improved, and the refining efficiency is extremely high.

If you use other techniques, you won't get such good results.

However, since the True Blood Manual becomes increasingly difficult as you progress, this time, although the improvement was significant, it only allowed my junior sister to advance from the fourth level to the sixth level.

Although they had made some progress on the sixth floor, they were still quite far from the seventh floor.

Thanks to this precious garment, my junior sister's physical cultivation has now far surpassed her Qi cultivation, almost equivalent to sixty years of cultivation.

However, with such a significant improvement, even if her physical cultivation foundation is very solid, her junior sister will still need some time to consolidate it.

Anyway, with these sixty years of body cultivation, I'm already a shoo-in for first-class in the Shaoyang Dao Examination.

Li Yinsheng is now actually looking forward to whether the cave will trigger a follow-up quest for the Dao Examination.

For example, after getting first place, you could try to win the top prize or something.

Although there are some exceptionally talented individuals among the cultivators who have won the Dao Examination throughout history, sixty years of body cultivation only gives them a chance to win, not a guarantee of victory.

But my junior sister is still young; she's at the age where she should be making her way in the world and striving for success!

Mu Xiaoyu was unaware of the high hopes her senior brother had for her. She simply turned her weak neck and bit Li Yinsheng's arm again.

"Bad senior brother... Senior brother is bad..."

She lay in Li Yinsheng's arms, barely breathing, her face full of sorrow.

Then a crystal mirror was handed to her.

Mu Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment.

She was already very familiar with the face in the mirror, but at this moment it looked more radiant and bright than usual.

Perhaps it was because of her vigorous blood and qi, or perhaps it was because the metal element was involved in this body refinement, but now her large, expressive eyes had an extra layer of crystalline light.

And it's directly related to the mouth on the sixth level...

Just as my senior brother said before, her two rows of neat teeth were flawless, and her slightly parted lips had a plump and pinkish luster. Even the remaining bite marks did not detract from her beauty, but rather added to her charm.

Bright eyes and white teeth, nothing more.

Even though her face didn't look noticeably different, Mu Xiaoyu felt like she looked much prettier all of a sudden.

"Congratulations, Junior Sister, you've reached the sixth level of the True Blood Scripture," Li Yinsheng said with a smile. "How is it? Don't you feel any changes?"

The resentment towards her senior brother on Mu Xiaoyu's face had completely disappeared, and her eyes seemed to sparkle with stars.

"Senior brother~ I feel like I've become prettier~"

……

Half an hour later.

After reaching the sixth level of the True Blood Secret Manual, Mu Xiaoyu's recovery ability also greatly improved. At this moment, she was already more than half full of energy, sitting cross-legged on the ground, looking at herself from left to right in the mirror.

"Still watching?" Li Yinsheng couldn't help but ask from the side, "You've been watching for half an hour."

"Senior brother, you don't understand." Looking at herself in the mirror, Mu Xiaoyu's face was full of happiness.

“Alright, alright, I don’t understand,” Li Yinsheng said without arguing with her, and instead went along with it, “Alas, it’s just a pity.”

"What a pity?" Mu Xiaoyu asked in confusion, "What is it that you're regretting, Senior Brother?"

"It's a pity that Junior Sister only plans to cultivate up to the sixth level of the True Blood Manual," he said.

"Because practicing this is too painful." Mu Xiaoyu pouted, her pink lips glistening with moisture.

Li Yinsheng's gaze lingered on her lips for a moment before moving away.

The little girl has indeed changed a bit.

"It's understandable that Junior Sister doesn't want to practice anymore. After all, it's not easy to master the True Blood Manual quickly."

Li Yinsheng shook his head with genuine regret and sighed, "But unfortunately, compared to the ninth level, the sixth level's optimization of appearance is practically nonexistent."

"If Junior Sister wants to cultivate to the ninth level on her own, who knows how many years it will take before she can enjoy the effects of the ninth level."

Mu Xiaoyu was taken aback. She had originally intended to suppress her curiosity and not ask any further questions.

But questions still slipped out of her mouth like drool when she saw delicious food.

"Senior brother, what is the effect of the ninth level?"

"His skin is radiant and flawless, like jade, without the slightest blemish on his entire body," Li Yinsheng said leisurely. "Junior Sister, you can see for yourself by referring to me."

Mu Xiaoyu remained silent for a long time, looking at herself in the mirror and then at her senior brother not far away.

Then she got up and walked up to her senior brother, getting very close, her nose almost touching Li Yinsheng's nose. She stared at his face for a long time with her eyes wide open.

Just as Li Yinsheng was feeling a little embarrassed by her gaze, Mu Xiaoyu took a few steps back, her face showing a resolute expression as if she were facing death.

"Senior brother, I've made up my mind. I want to continue practicing the True Blood Manual, the kind that's quick to master!"

Li Yinsheng was somewhat surprised.

Although he had indeed been using the effects of the ninth level of the True Blood Codex to tempt his junior sister, he didn't expect her to fall for it so easily.

"Good! Good ambition!" he nodded. "However, Junior Sister's skills have improved greatly, so she still needs to stabilize for a period of time and consolidate her foundation."

"After the Shaoyang Dao Examination, I will find better body-refining medicinal herbs for you."

Meeting his junior sister's grateful gaze, Li Yinsheng reached out and patted her head. Mu Xiaoyu also took the initiative to rub her head against her senior brother's palm, looking satisfied.

It's good that my junior sister has such ambition, but for now, let's not tell her about the difficulty of the ninth level of the True Blood Scripture.

After all, if we're really talking about it, let alone the ninth level, even if you cultivate the True Blood Scripture to a relatively high level at the eighth level, you can already try to break through to the Body Cultivator Real Person level.

With such difficulty looming ahead, it's easy to feel frustrated.

So for now, let's not tell my junior sister about how difficult it is.

While rubbing his junior sister's head, Li Yinsheng was about to ask her to change her clothes and accompany her to the exchange meeting.

But suddenly a thought struck him, and he sensed that the great array he had set up around the capital city was moving.