Starting with magical girls, I'll reign supreme for eternity.

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The vehicle arrived at the high school gate quickly, just as the bell rang to signal the end of the first class.

Yinlian has also exited her transformation state.

She glanced cautiously at her sister's face, then bumped her head against her arm. "Are you still angry, sister?"

"I'm not going to get angry with that kind of idiot."

"Hehe, that's right, sister, don't bother with that old witch. She's just here to annoy people anyway."

Seeing her laughing sister, Yinluo's expression gradually softened. "Regarding Jiang Si, I still think..."

"It's alright." Yinlian suddenly patted her chest. "Leave it to me. Although I probably can't date him, I'll try to persuade him as a friend. Don't worry about it, sister."

Hearing her sister's words, Yinluo finally couldn't help but laugh, and Yinlian secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her sister laughing.

From childhood to adulthood, Yinlian was most afraid of her older sister getting angry.

"If you're too shy to confess, I'll teach you a trick, Yiyi. Write him a love letter and slip it to him. Since you know his sister, just have Keke deliver it for you. Boys usually fall for that."

"Really?" After asking, Yinlian immediately shook her head. "I didn't intend to confess my feelings, why would I write a love letter?"

"Writing a letter to say things you wouldn't dare to say in person, to deepen your understanding, is that okay? Writing letters makes it easier to open up to each other and improve relationships more easily than having a conversation."

Yinlian looked at her sister suspiciously, "Really?"

"When have I ever lied to you, my silly sister?"

Yinlian rubbed her forehead, pushed open the car door, and prepared to get out: "Then I'll give it a try."

"Love letters must be written on pink paper."

"It's not a love letter!"

Yinlu's smile faded as she watched her younger sister run into the school.

He reached into his pocket and took out the bottle of medicine, looking at the liquid sloshing inside.

It seems we can't delay any longer.

I was originally thinking of waiting a little longer...

Taking a deep breath, Yinlu looked at herself in the car mirror.

It was utterly hideous.

Goodbye, Silver Lotus.

She murmured something to herself and drove towards the Disaster Management Bureau.

Chapter 40: Minor Foundation Establishment Cultivation (5000 words)

Jiang Si sat at the table and applied some medicine to her wounds.

Fighting against oneself is a novel experience, but for Jiang Si, it also led him to find a new way to improve.

Perhaps in the future I can keep asking Qinghua to make magic puppets for me to fight and improve myself.

Although the gap between the physical body and the magical puppet is too great, in the future training, one can use the transformed state to fight against the magical puppet, or create magical puppets of different strength levels by investing different magical power, allowing the physical body to break through the limits layer by layer.

It can also cultivate your ability to multitask.

If it works well, it can be promoted throughout the entire sect.

This also allows for further development of Qinghua's abilities. Qinghua has always been lazy, so she needs more encouragement. Her abilities are an important development path for the various skills in the sect's cultivation of immortality, such as Dao soldiers, puppets, and external avatars.

As for the outcome of the date, Jiang Si was quite satisfied; the Disaster Management Bureau did indeed lift its surveillance on him.

After all, unless it's the Witches' Guild, the Disaster Management Bureau won't be so strict.

Moreover, given how big the commotion is, even if the Disaster Management Bureau perfectly matches their own action route with the places where Shion appeared in the future, they will never suspect that they are Shion. Instead, they will think it is a couple's activity.

Not to mention, with this connection to the Qingyun Sect, he can use the protective leaves to hide his whereabouts at will in the future.

No need to worry about being noticed anymore, it can be said to be a win-win-win situation.

At first, he thought Qinghua's suggestion was a bit unreliable, but in the end, it seems that Qinghua had thought it through carefully.

Even someone like Qinghua, who seems unreliable on the surface, is not to be underestimated among the inner disciples of the Qingyun Sect.

Although Jiang Si believed he had considerable talent in the path of cultivation and possessed the qualities of a great emperor, he was not so arrogant as to think he could consider everything thoroughly. He always needed someone to help him think things through so that he wouldn't overlook anything.

This was the greatest help that Bing Tang and the inner disciples could provide him.

I won't be going to school today as usual. I've already reviewed most of the senior year courses. I'll ask the principal for an exam qualification when the college entrance exam is closer, and then get familiar with the material. That should be fine.

If it weren't for the fact that she was always tempted to cultivate at Qingyun Sect and at home, making it impossible for her to concentrate on reading, Jiang Si probably wouldn't have gone to school even once.

It was only because the school environment was relatively closed off and there was little space for cultivation that he was able to clear his mind, read books, and finish reviewing his senior year studies.

After all, there are exercise equipment everywhere in Qingyun Sect and at home, and there are no restrictions. How could a normal person resist exercising?

After bandaging her wound, Jiang Si closed her eyes again, reliving the final battle of their date during the day.

Sometimes, when you're battling with yourself, you can more easily see your own flaws and mental laziness. Even in your physical form, you might occasionally be tempted to use the fighting style of your magical girl form, which can lead to numerous openings.

If you really encounter a magical girl with a higher level of skill, you can't be so reckless. You have to hold back a bit so that you can change your tactics and retreat at any time.

Although Jiang Si did not believe she would lose her transformation ability, the development of this world was always unpredictable, and who knew what would happen in the future.

If she lost her magical girl powers, how would she fight, and how would she escape from powerful magical girls? These were always the questions that Jiang Si valued most.

Being prepared is the best policy.

On the other hand, he always felt that the power of the miracle seed had an end.

As one progresses through the Blooming stage, the feeling becomes clearer. A magical girl giving her all is like burning firewood, although at the Blooming stage, the rate of burning is far slower than the rate of magic supply.

This is completely different from the Golden Core that Jiang Si knew. Even external Golden Cores shouldn't have this burning sensation.

Therefore, no one can say for sure what the situation will be like when it reaches full bloom.

Once a magical girl's magic is completely exhausted, what will burn when she uses her power again?

The few answers I could think of weren't very good.

Moreover, the only known limit to magical girls is the "Full Bloom" form, and the destructive power of the Full Bloom form, at most, is destroying a city. Of course, if combined with the mobility of magical girls, destroying a country is not difficult.

It cannot be said that such power is weak, but it is undoubtedly still quite far from the great path that Jiang Zemin sought to pursue.

In his understanding, the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages were roughly at this level. Although he had seen other methods of becoming stronger, such as the Three Thousand Golden Cores, the Purple Mansion Golden Core Path, the Thousand Years of Qi Refining, the Golden Core Great Path, and the Cave Heaven Method, those were ultimately exceptions.

Jiang Si didn't think he was anything special; he was just an ordinary cultivator.

As for the setting that certain Golden Core cultivators can manipulate cause and effect at will, achieve immortality, deduce the past and future, and influence an entire realm with a flick of their wrist...

Jiang Si has always scoffed at this kind of thing.

Foundation Establishment cultivators are just Foundation Establishment cultivators. What does it mean to be a Foundation Establishment master? If Golden Core cultivators are this powerful, then what about the Great Ascension, Integration, and Ascension stage cultivators?

Not to mention immortals.

It's utterly ridiculous, challenging authority, subverting classics, and insisting on using the name of past cultivation levels to leave people completely confused and bewildered.

Regardless, these advancements will help cultivators master the rules, elevate their status, and ultimately transcend the world.

However, it would be difficult for this world to transcend its limitations by relying on the power of magical girls.

Therefore, Jiang Sicai does not intend to place all her hopes on magical girls.

The Lament Seed of the Calamity Beast is also a powerful supernatural force. It can not only increase the magic power of the Miracle Seed, but also directly and continuously amplify the physical body. Although it has various negative effects, this is something that magical girls' magic power cannot do.

A magical girl's pure magic can only be borrowed on a small scale and for a short time without transforming.

For Jiang Si, every additional path means an additional possibility, and he is willing to try any kind of extraordinary power.

Of course, he wasn't in a hurry. Since becoming a magical girl, Jiang Si had become very patient.

Having extraordinary power, it's hard to lack patience. He can slowly learn how to use the corrupted magic of the Seed of Lamentation from the Witches' Guild. Besides, the Seed of Miracles is more important than the corrupted magic right now.

Let him see what exactly is going on with Mankai so we can make the next steps.

After treating some minor injuries, Jiang Si heated up the leftovers she had brought back, planning to eat and then go to sleep.

I was exceptionally tired today, not because of the battle, but because I was multitasking by controlling the puppet to go shopping.

The general idea is to use a needle and thread to precisely manipulate the expressions while ensuring that the movements of both yourself and the puppet are flawless so that others don't notice anything amiss.

From morning until afternoon, there can be no moment of relaxation.

Even Jiang Si felt that such training was too harsh and arduous.

When you give up control of the puppet, your brain feels a sense of relief.

Jiang Si, who could remain expressionless even with severed arms and legs, was experiencing mental anguish for the first time.

That's why he planned to have Qinghua make puppets for him to control in the future.

Jiang Si wanted absolute control over his body, including his mental state. No matter how tormented or painful it was, he needed his body under his control.

No matter how painful or agonizing it is, one can remain calm and composed without shouting or screaming.

When he used to read online novels, he hated the kind of characters who would panic, scream, vomit, and cry after getting injured or killing someone.

Therefore, he absolutely could not allow himself to show such an ugly state. No matter how much pain and torment he endured, he had to rely on his willpower to perfectly control his body and suppress all reactions.

This is the real protagonist.

The fact that manipulating the puppet made him feel tormented, even unbearable, meant that his training was inadequate.

Continue practicing intensely until you become numb to it, able to manipulate the puppet with ease every day, thus strengthening your mental power.

Until it is perfect.

Planning his future cultivation methods, he had just finished eating when the door was pushed open and Coco walked in. After glancing at him, she took off her sneakers, put on slippers, and went straight to her bedroom.

Jiang Si glanced at the time; it was indeed almost time for school to end.

After eating a few bites, Coco threw her schoolbag in the room, changed her clothes, and came out. Jiang Si got up as usual, intending to tidy up the table and leave.

"Wait a moment."

Coco suddenly called out to him and sat down at the table. "I want to talk to you. Please don't leave yet, okay?"

Jiang Si picked up the bowl and chopsticks, thought for a moment, and then went to the kitchen to tidy up before returning to sit down.