Junior sister, I really need to control you

Inside the Xuanzhen Temple.

Li Yinsheng sat cross-legged in the Sutra Repository, slowly writing with his brush.

He wasn't writing anything useful; he was simply copying down some Taoist scriptures that he had already memorized by heart.

Since being chased for over 150 years in the cave, he has found temporary relief and has come to appreciate the beauty of life even more.

After returning to Xuanzhen Temple, in addition to urging his junior sister to cultivate, he himself began to cultivate his character.

Every day, I would plant peach trees, drink tea with my uncle, write scriptures, or simply find a deck chair and lie in the sun for an entire afternoon.

Of course, while doing these things, he would still spare some attention for the chess spirit and continue to deduce the formation.

After all, according to his own plan, although the completion of the five elements could directly transform into the foundation of the Dharma form, further application would still require corresponding methods.

The most suitable method for this purpose is an array.

In addition, he also wanted to incorporate the sword formed from the moon's essence.

Moreover, when we go to the Third Elder's Golden Crow Pool, we might be able to collect some solar essence and see if we can get another sword.

If we could gather the Sun and Moon Swords together, along with the Five Elements, we could complete the Seven Luminaries.

At that time, it will probably be necessary to create a suitable formation to maximize its power.

With his current mastery of array formations, creating some ordinary array formations would be easy for him.

But to talk about creating an array capable of operating the Five Elements or even the Seven Luminaries...

That probably requires further research.

After finishing writing today's scripture, Li Yinsheng stood up, his expression slightly shifting, and took out a black iron token with red cloud patterns from his Qiankun bag.

The halo on the token flickered a few times, then fell silent again.

"It seems that Fellow Daoist Yan Yu's message has been successfully prepared."

He put away the token, transformed into a blazing white meteor, flew out of the Sutra Repository, and headed straight for the Casting Furnace Temple.

……

When Li Yinsheng arrived at Master Yanyu's courtyard, Master Yanyu was already waiting outside.

"Fellow Daoist Li has arrived," she greeted him with a smile. "I have successfully completed the refining process."

As she spoke, she waved her hand and released four objects.

A pure white rope, a shimmering silver inner armor, a small, shimmering silver shield, and a longsword with a cold, gleaming light.

Li Yinsheng was somewhat surprised: "Fellow Daoist Yan Yu, didn't you say you were going to refine three items?"

"Indeed, there are only three quasi-magic treasures. However, while refining those quasi-magic treasures with those dragon scales, I also refined a protective inner armor."

Master Yanyu pointed to the inner armor and said, "This armor itself has no other use; it is only extremely tough, therefore it does not belong to the category of magical artifacts."

"These other three are the quasi-magic treasures that I promised Fellow Daoist Li back then."

She pointed to the rope and said, "This thing is called the Cloud-Soaring Rope. It is made from the sinews of a dragon. Once it is used, it can transform into a cloud of several tens of feet. Once you are caught in it, you will be bound all over."

"This shield is called the Thousand Scale Shield. It is made from the scales of a dragon. Below the level of a True Person, there should be very few ways to break through its defenses."

She paused, then smiled mischievously: "This dragon also has a reverse scale, which I have also refined into my shield."

"When this Thousand Scale Shield is attacked, as long as it is not broken, it will absorb part of the power."

"When the reverse scale is activated, the absorbed power will be released along with the reverse scale, catching the opponent off guard."

"However, once the Reverse Scale is activated, it needs a period of nurturing before it can be used again, so it's best to use it only for defense in normal times."

Li Yinsheng raised an eyebrow; the Thousand Scale Shield sounded interesting.

After introducing the two quasi-magical treasures made from a single material, Master Yan Yu's gaze became more serious as he looked at the last longsword.

The sword was forged from the spine of a dragon, but it appeared to be made of metal, though its color was the same as the dragon's bone—a somewhat eerie pale white.

At the same time, the blade is three times wider than ordinary flying swords, and a dragon's vertical pupil, resembling a gemstone, is inlaid at the junction of the blade and the hilt, as well as at the end of the hilt.

"This sword is called the Dragon Abyss Sword," a smug look appeared on Yan Yu Zhenren's face. "Although it is a quasi-magic weapon, I suddenly had some inspiration while forging it, which exceeded my expectations. I think it is already very close to being a magic weapon."

"Even in the hands of a real person, it should be usable."

Li Yinsheng scanned the Dragon Abyss Sword with his divine sense and nodded in satisfaction: "Indeed powerful!"

This sword was undoubtedly the strongest among all the magical artifacts he had ever seen.

"Furthermore, considering that Mu Xiaoyu's cultivation level might make it difficult for her to wield this sword, I have added several restrictions to adjust its power and control difficulty."

Master Yan Yu pointed his fingertip at the two vertical dragon pupils on the sword.

"These two dragon eyes can be activated independently. If you only activate the Dragon Abyss Sword without activating the dragon eyes, the sword's power will be slightly weaker, but the requirements for cultivation level will be lower, and the consumption of mana will be much less."

"Of course, even without activating the Dragon Eye, the power of this sword is far beyond what a high-grade magic weapon can achieve."

"If another dragon eye is activated, its power will increase significantly, but the requirements for cultivation and mana will also increase accordingly."

"As for activating both dragon eyes simultaneously..." she smiled, "Anyone below the True Immortal level must avoid its sharp edge!"

……

Carrying three quasi-magical treasures and an inner armor, Li Yinsheng bid farewell to Master Yanyu and returned to Xuanzhen Temple.

Master Yan Yu firmly refused his offer to give him money.

According to Master Yanyu, she also thinks highly of Mu Xiaoyou, especially since Mu Xiaoyou is staying at the Forging Furnace Temple. This weapon-refining session is her way of supporting Mu Xiaoyou in taking the Dao Examination.

She was very firm in her stance and refused several times in a row, so Li Yinsheng stopped insisting.

With these three quasi-magic treasures she crafted, Junior Sister's chances of not only achieving first place in the Dao Examination are slim, but she might even have a chance to win first place.

I just don't know if winning the championship will trigger a further cultivation ambition, just like practicing the Yin-Yang Dividing Light Sword.

……

After returning from the Casting Furnace Temple, Li Yinsheng handed over the quasi-magic weapons and inner armor to his junior sister, asking her to familiarize herself with these three quasi-magic weapons in her spare time.

However, even after more than two months of reflection, she still couldn't fully unleash the power of these three quasi-magical treasures.

She had only refined about 70-80% of the energy she obtained from the Holy Son's blood egg, and her cultivation was still at the eighth level of the Pure Profound True Scripture.

Fortunately, there is still a month before the Dao Examination, which is enough time for her to completely refine it before the examination. At that time, her cultivation level should be able to reach the ninth level of the Qingxuan True Scripture.

With the Pure Mysterious Divine Light, which can further enhance spells, it's like adding wings to a tiger.

However, she could no longer cultivate in the Taoist temple during this last month.

……

"Senior brother, are we going to the Dharma lineage?"

Mu Xiaoyu tugged at Li Yinsheng's sleeve, her face full of excitement.

“Yes,” Li Yinsheng nodded, “I have some things to do, so I need to arrive at the Dharma lineage a month in advance. Judging by the dates, it should be about time.”

Actually, there is still a month and a half before the Dao Examination, but he still needs to leave time for traveling and visiting Shangguan Ling'er, so it is safer to set off earlier.

"Senior brother, what is the lineage like? Is it much more impressive than a Taoist temple?" Mu Xiaoyu asked curiously.

"You'll know when you see it," Li Yinsheng said with a smile, ruffling her hair.

He himself was quite curious about the true nature of the Dharma lineage.

Miss Shangguan had left him a geomantic map leading to the Dharma lineage, as well as a colorful waist tag that allowed him to move freely in most parts of the Dharma lineage.

Even without this waist token, as a Grand Master, he was still treated with great courtesy within the lineage.

However, according to Shangguan Ling'er, the waist token belonged to her master, and holding this waist token meant that one would receive more than just preferential treatment within the lineage.

As long as it's not in front of other elders, he can basically walk sideways.

……

After riding the Taibai Sword and using the Meteor Escape technique to travel for several days, an extremely majestic, ten-thousand-foot-tall mountain appeared at the edge of Li Yinsheng's divine sense.

"We're almost there. The Zhengyang Peak, where the Dharma lineage is located, should be just ahead."

Li Yinsheng stood on the Taibai Sword and said.

The junior sister sat cross-legged on the Taibai Sword, not forgetting to cultivate even while traveling.

Hearing that they were almost there, he stopped cultivating, stretched, jumped off his sword, and shaded his eyes with his hand to look out.

Li Yinsheng's divine sense converged on Zhengyang Peak and discovered that the entire giant peak was shrouded by an extremely large formation.

With his mastery of array formations, he could understand some of the formation, but setting it up was out of the question.

The ability to set up an array is secondary; the array at Zhengyang Peak is a permanent protective array that integrates spirit refining, spirit regulation, defense, concealment, and even offense.

The materials required for just one such protective mountain formation would be astronomical.

Such a magnificent formation is probably the result of generations of formation masters from the entire Zhengyang lineage perfecting it.

Because of the array, he couldn't directly use his divine sense to explore it.

Only when we fly closer can we see the view from Zhengyang Peak.

Although he had long known that the lineage and the Taoist temple were completely different things, Li Yinsheng was still surprised when he saw it with his own eyes.

At the summit of Zhengyang Peak, there was a continuous cluster of palaces.

The entire summit was occupied by a well-arranged palace complex. He looked up and saw that the palace complex was divided into three major areas from the center to the periphery.

The outermost and largest area is not quite accurate to call it a palace; it's more like a collection of very grand mansions.

These mansions are hidden among the trees, and could easily be overlooked if one is not paying attention.

Moving inwards, you'll find the true palace, where most of the buildings are magnificent and each has visible arrays and restrictions activated, with countless strands of light intertwining in the air, making it quite eye-catching.

At the very center, the visible array formations and restrictions in the middle circle had all disappeared.

It simply consists of a thirty-three-story palace tower and a vast square in front of it, large enough to hold several small hills.

"Wow! Wow! Wow!"

Mu Xiaoyu leaned forward, her face full of amazement: "Senior brother! Did you see that? That building is so tall!"

Limited by her cultivation level, her eyesight was not as good as Li Yinsheng's, and she could not see the surrounding buildings very clearly, but at this distance, even an ordinary person could see the huge 33-story palace.

"That should be the legendary Zhengyang Palace, the core of the entire Zhengyang lineage."