Junior sister, I really need to control you

She recalled a conversation she had with her master several months ago.

"Xiao Nian, what do you think of that young friend Li?"

“Master, is that Senior Brother Li really only twenty-three or twenty-four years old, yet he has already become a Great True Person? His talent far surpasses that of me, and I am deeply ashamed.”

"I'm not asking what you think of his talent; I know you're far inferior to him."

"...Master, what is it that you want to ask?"

"Xiao Nian, you're not young anymore. Have you ever thought about finding a Daoist partner?"

“Master, you are wise. Your disciple is devoted to the Dao and has no romantic feelings for men or women. If the companions you are referring to are fellow practitioners who discuss the Dao or search for treasures together, then of course the more the better. But if you are talking about Daoist companions for dual cultivation... your disciple has never had such thoughts.”

"Sigh... I understand what you mean. You can't force things. Since that's the case, let's pretend I never said anything."

"Thank you for your understanding, Master."

Looking at the face in front of him now, Wei Nian felt that his answer at the time might have been a bit too arbitrary.

I should have asked Master what this Senior Brother Li looked like before I refused.

"This must be Junior Sister Wei. I've heard Miss Shangguan mention her before, and seeing her today, I can confirm that she is indeed beautiful and intelligent, with exceptional talent."

Li Yinsheng naturally noticed that Wei Nian was looking at him, and took the initiative to speak.

Kui Nian had heard these polite compliments countless times since she was a child, but at this moment she couldn't help but feel a little happy.

After all, the same praise for talent and appearance can have very different meanings depending on who says it.

"Senior Brother Li, you flatter me. In terms of talent and ability, I am far inferior to you," she said, pursing her lips shyly. "Your words have made me feel quite uneasy."

When Mu Xiaoyu heard Li Yinsheng call Wei Nian "Junior Sister Wei", she blinked.

When Mu Xiaoyu heard Wei Nian call her "Senior Brother" and refer to herself as "Junior Sister," she subconsciously reached out and grabbed her Senior Brother's hand.

This was the first time she had ever heard her senior brother call someone else "junior sister," and someone else call her senior brother "senior brother."

Although she knew that in the cultivation world, senior brother and junior sister were just ordinary terms of address, and almost all disciples of the same generation in various Taoist temples addressed each other that way.

But she wouldn't experience these things personally while she was in the Xuanzhen Temple.

But experiencing it firsthand for the first time, she suddenly felt a strange, uncomfortable feeling in her heart.

Especially when Wei Nian acted as if she really was a junior sister in front of Li Yinsheng, Mu Xiaoyu gripped her senior brother's hand even tighter.

Shangguan Ling'er, standing to the side, glanced at Li Yinsheng, then at the shy and smiling Wei Nian, a strange light flashing in her eyes.

Then, as if nothing had happened, he casually pulled Mu Xiaoyu aside and placed himself between Li Yinsheng and Wei Nian, engaging in a rather enthusiastic conversation.

……

After a brief conversation, the magistrate gave an order.

Kui Nian, who had just been talking to Li Yinsheng, smiled kindly at Mu Xiaoyu, reached out his hand, and pulled her onto the arena together.

“Junior Sister Mu, although we should do our best in the Dao Examination, we are fellow practitioners and we should not let this damage our harmony,” Kui Nian said.

So, amidst everyone's eager anticipation, a gentle and elegant woman in a red dress, with a graceful figure, led a pretty and petite girl onto the stage.

This was arguably the most harmonious appearance since the start of this year's Taoist examination.

Reaching the center of the arena, Wei Nian released Mu Xiaoyu, walked to her opposite her, and smiled slightly: "Junior Sister Mu, I will go all out, so don't hold back either."

Mu Xiaoyu nodded vigorously, her little face tense, and said without hesitation, "Don't worry, Senior Sister Wei, I will!"

At Si Zheng's command, a cloud of white mist that Kui Nian was already familiar with burst open.

But to her surprise, as the white mist burst open, a snow-white flying sword was hidden in the mist and flew straight toward her.

If she hadn't constantly extended her divine sense, it would have been impossible for her to discover the white flying sword within the white mist with the naked eye.

She parted her lips slightly, made a hand seal with one hand, and softly chanted an incantation. Lightning surged around her, but it wasn't for defense. Instead, it enveloped her and flashed away, appearing several feet away, thus avoiding the Dragon Abyss Sword.

"Lightning Release Technique?" Shangguan Ling'er in the audience was somewhat surprised. "Not a real person, yet he can master Lightning Release?"

Li Yinsheng was also somewhat surprised.

The Xuanzhen Temple's scripture pavilion also contains the Thunder Escape Technique. Given the power of this technique, he wouldn't have chosen the current Meteor Escape Technique if he hadn't only possessed half a copy.

Although it's unclear what the difference is between Kui Nian's lightning escape technique and the one in the scripture pavilion, since it was inherited from an elder, it's likely even stronger.

Generally speaking, cultivators below the True Person level who master escape techniques learn only very simple escape techniques.

Lightning Release Technique can be considered a completely different type of technique from that other type of escape technique.

On the arena, Kui Nian was enveloped in lightning. Even though he was engulfed by the white mist of the Cloud Rope, he seemed unaffected, except that his magical power was being rapidly depleted.

"I saw Junior Sister Mu's flying sword once yesterday from the audience, but experiencing it firsthand today, I find it to be even more powerful than I expected!"

As Kui Nian spoke, he raised his hand and summoned a purple copper ring, crackling with lightning, and aimed it at the Dragon Abyss Sword.

With a nimble turn, the Dragon Abyss Sword not only caused the bronze ring to miss its target, but also delivered a swift slash.

However, the sword strike landed on the copper ring without causing any damage. Instead, the copper ring seized the opportunity and slipped onto the ring.

Once locked in place, the lightning on the copper ring immediately spread to the Dragon Abyss Sword.

Mu Xiaoyu felt that her connection with the Dragon Abyss Sword was mostly blocked, and she could only barely command it to break free, but it was extremely stiff.

Lightning crackled in Kui Nian's eyes, and his slender fingers flicked out arcs of electricity one after another, transforming into a thunderbird that was only half a foot in size, yet dazzlingly bright and white.

With a flap of its wings, the Thunderbird flew to Mu Xiaoyu as if it had teleported.

"Om-"

With a deep hum, the Thunderbird dissipated, revealing a small, gleaming silver shield.

Kui Nianwen's gentle face was full of surprise: "Another near-magic weapon?"

However, her eyes immediately lit up.

As the small silver shield appeared, the surrounding white mist dissipated completely, clearly indicating that Mu Xiaoyu's cultivation level was insufficient to use three quasi-magic treasures simultaneously.

In this way, the mana consumption for her to maintain the Lightning Release technique will be greatly reduced.

She patted her Qiankun bag, and a bluish-purple parasol flew out, opened in the air, and grew to four or five zhang in size as it faced the wind, covering Mu Xiaoyu below.

Then dozens of thunderbolts struck down, hitting the Thousand Scale Shield protecting Mu Xiaoyu's head.

Although the Thousand Scale Shield looked somewhat shaky, not a single lightning bolt slipped into its defensive range.

"Junior Sister Mu, my Thunderous Umbrella is a quasi-magical weapon specifically designed for offensive purposes. It is extremely powerful. If you can't withstand it, please tell me to avoid getting hurt!"

Kui Nian reminded him.

Mu Xiaoyu remained silent, simply forming hand seals to maintain the Thousand Scale Shield, her cheeks puffed out as she endured the attack.

Kui Nian also formed hand seals, controlling his quasi-magical weapon, "Thunderous Umbrella," and bombarded it repeatedly.

However, she also kept a close eye on the changes in Mu Xiaoyu's shield, so that Mu Xiaoyu wouldn't be caught off guard if his magic power waned.

Each of these successive bolts of lightning was as powerful as an ordinary spell cast by a cultivator of similar cultivation level. Without the protection of a magical artifact, no one could withstand being struck by them.

She just wanted to win and didn't want to hurt her fellow disciples.

But precisely because of this, when the Thousand Scale Shield above Mu Xiaoyu's head suddenly stood up, reflecting her like a mirror, she reacted almost instinctively.

As alarm bells rang in her mind, she activated her lightning escape technique and vanished from the spot.

A very thin golden light shot out from the very center of the Thousand Scale Shield, almost brushing past her.

Kui Nian, who had dodged several feet away, broke out in a cold sweat.

So fast! That attack was even faster than a flying sword!

If she had been even slightly slower, she would have been pierced by that golden light. Although the golden light wasn't aimed at any vital points, it was still enough to seriously injure her and cause her to fail.

But just as she breathed a sigh of relief, she suddenly sensed a fluctuation at the edge of her divine sense behind her.

Golden light pierced through from behind!

The Lightning Escape Technique was used again, and Kui Nian disappeared from the spot once more.

But this time, a small cloud of blood mist rose from where she was.

A few feet away, Wei Nian slapped a talisman on his left shoulder, stopping the bleeding from a piercing wound about the thickness of a chopstick.

The golden light returned to the center of the Thousand Scales Shield. It was a golden scale the size of a grain of rice. After returning to the shield, the gold faded and turned into the same silver color as the surrounding area.

Chapter 155 Winning the Championship, Condensing the Dharma Image

On the arena.

With Wei Nian injured, the attack of the Tingni Umbrella slowed down, and the lightning on the purple copper ring also became much sparser.

A resolute and sharp light flashed in Mu Xiaoyu's eyes. She put away the Thousand Scale Shield and activated the Dragon Abyss Sword with all her might.

A dragon's eye on the sword lit up, instantly absorbing a large amount of her magic power, which resulted in the flying sword suddenly breaking free from the purple copper ring.

Then, in an instant, he flew to the front of the Thunderous Umbrella, and with a slash of his sword, sent it flying.

Kui Nian's expression changed slightly. He took out a spirit beast cage, and a large, four- or five-foot-long, purplish-red carp flew out of the cage, swimming through the air and rushing towards Mu Xiaoyu.

The crimson carp was crackling with lightning, as if it were riding a thunder stream, and its aura was not much less than that of Kui Nian.

Mu Xiaoyu raised her hand and flung out a dense cloud of mist, which enveloped the purplish-red carp and transformed into a snow-white rope, binding it tightly.

The dragon's aura emanated from the rope, further suppressing the carp.

The Dragon Abyss Sword, its pupil glowing like a dragon's eye, flew towards Kui Nian. Kui Nian took out a deep purple talisman, which transformed into a solid, almost tangible thunder sword, and slashed at the Dragon Abyss Sword.

The two swords clashed, and Mu Xiaoyu let out a soft shout. The Dragon Abyss Sword pushed forward against the Thunder Sword, and the Thunder Sword shattered inch by inch as the Dragon Abyss Sword advanced.

With one hand covering her shoulder, Wei Nian looked at Mu Xiaoyu, who was all alone, and suddenly had an idea.

The power of that quasi-magical flying sword exceeded her expectations, but her advantage was that the Thunder Sword Talisman given to her by her master did not require her to activate it at full power.

So……

Rush up and deliver a palm strike to her, knocking her down!

For Kui Nian, who possessed the Lightning Escape Technique, the moment the thought arose, she flashed towards Mu Xiaoyu.

The two were originally more than forty feet apart.

But this time, she activated the Lightning Escape Technique with all her might, disregarding the consumption of her magic power, and in a flash, she crossed forty feet and appeared in front of Mu Xiaoyu.