They are the women standing behind me.

Looking into Gu Yirou's beautiful eyes, Ye Yunmei seemed to understand the hidden meaning and chuckled, "Then Yirou, as a good sister and best friend who I have known since we entered the sect, I..."

She thought of Qin Xingyuan's previous appearance and felt that he was so mysteriously conceited that he seemed almost "hopeless".

After all, he even said something like, "I am the peak at the end of the immortal road"...

So this matter is very troublesome and difficult, and at least it wastes her precious time for cultivation.

Ye Yunmei seemed to be struggling and tangled, and finally found that Gu Yirou was staring at her face. She sighed helplessly in her heart, and finally compromised, "I will... help you..."

As soon as she finished speaking, they were stopped by a middle-aged man in a purple robe who looked calm, handsome and mature.

Ye Yunmei and Gu Yirou obviously recognized him. They both raised their hands and clasped them together, saluting respectfully, "Elder Wang."

This man's surname is Wang, and his name is Rong Yao. He is a powerful figure in the late stage of the Spirit Severing Realm and an inner sect elder with real power in the Yin-Yang Five Elements Sect.

"No need to be so polite, my two junior sisters."

Wang Rongyao waved his hand and looked at Gu Yirou. His tone was calm as he asked, "Junior Sister Gu, Junior Brother Qin should have come out of seclusion, right?"

Gu Yirou and Ye Yunmei are teachers of different supreme elders, and both of them are of high seniority.

Hearing this, Gu Yirou nodded somewhat uncomfortably and asked tentatively, "Elder Wang is looking for Junior Brother Qin... is there something?"

"Our sect will be holding a grand competition with the Taixu Ancient Sect."

Wang Rongyao stated directly, "Although the date hasn't been officially set yet, Xu Yuanqing, the chief disciple of the Taixu Ancient Sect, who is at the early stage of the Golden Core Realm, has already declared within his own sect that he wants to challenge Qin Xingyuan of our sect. He's naming him by name, so how can we not allow Junior Brother Qin to accept the challenge? Otherwise, if this gets out, wouldn't everyone laugh at us?"

Holding two major competitions is like getting married. You can't just say you want to hold it today and then hold it tomorrow. A lot of preparation needs to be done.

For example, the two sects discussed what rewards to set up, determined who would serve as the sect representative, and invited disciples from vassal small and medium-sized forces to participate, etc.

"Elder Wang, Junior Brother Qin has been in seclusion until today and has never fought anyone before. He has no combat experience whatsoever."

Gu Yirou said hurriedly: "Let alone being equal to Xu Yuanqing in strength, even if his true strength is stronger than Xu Yuanqing, he has no combat experience and will suffer a great loss, or even lose."

Gu Yirou didn't really care whether Qin Xingyuan, who had no combat experience, could defeat Xu Yuanqing.

She only cared about whether Qin Xingyuan would say something "shocking" and arrogant again.

For example, Xu Yuanqing, a mediocre person like you, dares to challenge me, a genius who has never been seen before or since? Where does your courage come from? How dare you be so ignorant of your own limitations?

Judging from Qin Xingyuan's previous performance, Gu Yirou would not find it strange at all if he really said something like this.

So she was really scared and worried.

She couldn't calm down when she thought about it, and her heart was filled with sorrow.

Ye Yunmei also frowned, and her charming peach blossom eyes were filled with anxiety and solemnity.

"That's fine. The sect will naturally arrange for some disciples in the early or even middle Jindan stages to fight Junior Brother Qin, helping him quickly accumulate a large amount of combat experience in a short period of time."

Wang Rongyao said nonchalantly, "If Junior Brother Qin is truly much stronger than Xu Yuanqing, then he can be crushed in one move. Junior Brother Qin is a prodigy of all time, and it would be a great blessing for our sect to accept him. Even if Junior Brother Qin grows up, he will surely make the name of the Yin-Yang Five Elements Sect spread throughout the entire Immortal Realm!"

"..." Gu Yirou and Ye Yunmei both looked very strange.

If Qin Xingyuan is really the kind of person who can change his nature even if it is difficult to do so, and he remains stubborn, it would be a good thing if he doesn't cause a lot of trouble to the Yin-Yang Five Elements Sect and cause extremely bad influence in the future.

"My two junior sisters, enough idle chatter. This elder still needs to inform Junior Brother Qin about this matter. He must fight with the disciples from today until the day of the grand competition between the two sects."

Wang Rongyao finished speaking quickly and left.

Ye Yunmei and Gu Yirou exchanged a glance. Gu Yirou said in a trembling voice with an uneasy look on her face, "Yunmei, I'm really afraid that Junior Brother Qin will..."

"Yirou, maybe Junior Brother Qin would be... more sensible when he's around a lot of people?"

Ye Yunmei's brows also showed a hint of worry as she consoled him, "And... and you still have to work hard to polish him and teach him well... Otherwise, if he says such terrifying and arrogant words in front of the disciples of the two sects, or even the elders of the sect, then..."

Just as she said this, Gu Yirou interrupted her excitedly: "Yunmei, stop talking! I really don't want to imagine that scene!"

in case……

When Gu Yirou thought about it for a moment, her scalp felt like it was going to explode, and her heart was beating wildly.

She really didn't dare to think about it anymore!

Then, she and Ye Yunmei quickly returned to the small courtyard where Qin Xingyuan lived. When they arrived at the entrance of the pavilion, they heard Wang Rongyao's voice, "Junior Brother Qin, this elder has already informed you of the matter. I will also set up a fighting arena where you live. Then, every day, there will be disciples from our sect who are at the same level as you..."

"Elder Wang, I will fight with my junior brother to help him gain practical combat experience!"

Gu Yirou quickly interrupted, and Wang Rongyao turned around and looked at her, seeming a little confused as to why Gu Yirou was so excited and said such things.

But he didn't say much about it, just nodded, "Then Junior Sister Gu, I'll trouble you."

Wang Rongyao, who came to convey the matter, was not familiar with Qin Xingyuan at all, so naturally there was nothing to talk about. In addition, Gu Yirou and Ye Yunmei were present, so he did not stay long and said goodbye and left directly.

Qin Xingyuan looked at Ye Yunmei and Gu Yirou who had returned. The moment the three of them looked at each other, Qin Xingyuan felt really embarrassed and ashamed - he really didn't know what the two of them thought of him in their hearts now.

Just as he opened his mouth, Gu Yirou seemed to not want to give him a chance to speak. She said seriously, "Junior Brother Qin, don't open your mouth. Get out of here and compete with me!"

Chapter 5: Senior Sister's Relief

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After that, in addition to meditating and practicing every day, Qin Xingyuan would also practice and compete with his senior sister Gu Yiru, accumulate combat experience through actual combat, and read a lot of books.

For example, the [Encyclopedia of Natural Treasures] describes the shapes, colors, and effects of natural treasures, and another example is the [Amazing Method to Quickly Memorize Various Pill Recipes].

There are also [Becoming a Weapon Refiner from Scratch], [Quick, Simple and Effective Methods for Setting Up Various Large and Small Formations], [Humility is a Virtue], [Detailed Records of Famous Figures Who Suffered Major Defeats from Ancient Times to Present], [List of Peerless Geniuses Who Died in Ancient and Modern Times], [There is Always Someone Better Than You], and so on.

There are so many different kinds, everything is there.

Qin Xingyuan really discovered that just reading books and memorizing the appearance, description, and effects of various natural treasures is a very time-consuming and energy-consuming task.

But if he doesn't go and see, then when he really encounters rare treasures outside in the future, he will not be able to name them nor know their effects, and he will be like a fool who knows nothing.

So this is a book that every monk must spend time and energy to read!

And it was really fortunate that he had an excellent aptitude and talent in cultivating immortals, which was unprecedented in history. Even if a lot of his cultivation time was taken up by learning many things, he could at least ensure that his cultivation would be faster than many people.

He is now certain that if people with average or even better talent in cultivating immortals were asked to learn these things, they would definitely not be willing to learn them!

After all, the most important thing for a cultivator is to practice and improve his cultivation, break through the realm, possess stronger strength, and become a true strong man!

Everything else is empty after all. If you know it, it would be better, but if you don’t know it, how much impact will it have on your path to becoming an immortal?

Furthermore, if learning these things affects your cultivation, then it would be putting the cart before the horse and the loss would outweigh the gain.

But from this point of view, whether it is an alchemist or a weapon refiner, they are all powerful and capable geniuses...

First of all, they are strong people themselves, and only then are they masters who have mastered powerful skills.

The two identities overlap, making one more respected.

Of course, during this period of time, he never suddenly became extremely conceited, and did not say anything shocking to Ye Yunmei and Gu Yirou.

What he had been worrying about had not happened yet.

Moreover, Gu Yirou also taught him, her junior brother, a magic technique.

It's called the Breath-Concealing Invisibility Technique.

According to Gu Yirou, this technique was a way of hiding that she accidentally obtained from the cave of a great man. Once it is performed, one can eliminate one's own aura, hide one's body shape, and completely "disappear". As long as one is not stronger than him, no one can "see" him even if he uses his spiritual sense.

It can be used in combat as well as for escaping.

But invisibility does not mean transparency, there is still a "collision volume".

However, for Qin Xingyuan, this technique is indeed quite good and he likes it very much.

This is a great way to become invisible!

Of course, the power of any magic in the world is related to one's own strength.

For example, the same technique, even if it is just sword-controlling, will have completely different power when performed by people with different strengths.

Powerful figures can use sword-riding skills to kill enemies tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of miles away, but those who are not as strong can basically only fly with swords.

In fact, although Qin Xingyuan practiced the Yin-Yang and Five Elements of Dharma and Body, his main practice was still swordsmanship.

As a time traveler, he naturally has an inexplicable admiration and yearning for the sword immortal.

He did not sacrifice a flying sword to make his natal magic weapon, but a sword box. He was not the only one. In fact, most sword cultivators in the world of immortality would sacrifice a sword box as their natal magic weapon.

The real strength of a sword cultivator is when he can use countless flying swords to quickly switch between various mysterious and magical sword formations to fight and kill the enemy - anyone who opposes me will be killed by thousands of swords.

Therefore, Qin Xingyuan didn't have to learn anything else, but he really had to learn formations. His attainments in formations were extremely low, so what would he use to form a sword formation in the future?

You even have to continue to study hard so that you can quickly switch between various sword formations in the future.

"Junior brother Qin."

When Qin Xingyuan was looking at the complete collection of natural treasures and memorizing them, he heard Gu Yirou's clear, pleasant and beautiful voice.

He raised his head and looked in the direction of the sound.

Today, Gu Yirou was wearing a white dress that was whiter than snow. She looked like a fairy in the moon without a trace of dust on her. She was so beautiful that it was beyond words.

However, Ye Yunmei, the stunning beauty with a turbulent figure, who could make people be enchanted with her every stubbornness and smile, and who particularly liked to wear black stockings, did not come with her.

"Senior Sister Gu!"

Qin Xingyuan closed the book in his hand, stood up, and greeted with a smile.

Gu Yirou also smiled and nodded in greeting.

It seems that the books she showed Qin Xingyuan should be somewhat useful, right?

At least during this period of time, Qin Xingyuan did not say anything like "Heaven did not give birth to me, Qin Xingyuan, but I am lucky to meet you" or "I will be the peak at the end of the immortal road" in front of her and Ye Yunmei.

It turns out that it’s not a bad thing for people to read more books!

However, she still admitted in her heart that Qin Xingyuan was actually very hardworking and studious, eager to learn, and he was also very motivated.

Every time she came at an irregular time, he was either reading books or practicing diligently.

Sometimes when she went out, she would stay in the courtyard for a while before leaving, and then use her spiritual sense to "see" him. She also found that as long as she left, Qin Xingyuan was either reading or practicing - after leaving the courtyard, there was a formation inside the courtyard, and she could not use her spiritual sense to spy on him from the outside.

Therefore, Gu Yirou felt that Qin Xingyuan not only possessed extraordinary talent, but he was also very hardworking and ambitious. He was not lazy at all. He was actually more hardworking than most people in the sect!

"Senior Sister Gu, where is Senior Sister Ye?"

Although Ye Yunmei didn't come, he couldn't really just pretend that she didn't exist without even asking.

"The two sects' competition will be held in our Yin Yang Five Elements Sect, so the sect is quite busy right now. We have to make a lot of preparations in advance, and we need manpower in many areas. Yunmei will naturally go to help."

"Oh, right……"

Qin Xingyuan also knew better than to talk about other women with a woman, even if that woman was her best friend or sister. He changed the subject and asked, "Senior Sister Gu, just how powerful is Xu Yuanqing? Can you tell me more about him so I can have a better idea of him?"

In fact, Qin Xingyuan didn't want to show up in public. He didn't want to go in front of people at all, but he really had no choice.

When you are in a sect, sometimes you really have no choice.

The enemy has already named him, and if he doesn't accept the challenge, he will not only lose face himself, but also the face of the sect that treasures him.

"Senior Sister, I heard that this person is also a very powerful genius. Since he entered the Taixu Ancient Sect, he has never been defeated in any of the sect's small or large competitions against people of the same realm."

Gu Yirou patiently and earnestly emphasized again, "So, Junior Brother Qin, you must never underestimate anyone. This world is so vast, and my Yin-Yang Five Elements Sect is only located in the southernmost region of the twenty major regions of the Changsheng Realm. There are countless geniuses, outstanding people, and powerful people in this world, but they are definitely not what we can imagine..."

Qin Xingyuan looked serious and nodded as if he was willing to learn.

He naturally wouldn't go out of his way to explain anything.

Seeing this, Gu Yirou smiled with relief. During this period of time, Qin Xingyuan really seemed to have undergone a huge "change".

She felt an inexplicable sense of accomplishment and satisfaction in her heart.

It was really like teaching Qin Xingyuan to learn well. He finally listened and began to gradually understand what "humility" meant. He was no longer as conceited and arrogant as before. He felt that he was very great and that he was the peak at the end of the immortal road.

Her efforts seemed to have some effect and yield some rewards.

I don't think Qin Xingyuan would say such arrogant words that would shock the whole audience in front of so many people during the competition between the two sects, right?

As Gu Yirou thought about it, she breathed a sigh of relief and felt a lot more at ease.

Chapter 6? Is he kidding?

……

ten minutes later.