53. The Senior Brother’s Character

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“Why wouldn’t I invite Senior Brother as well? The dosage is different. Yours is lighter, while mine is heavier,” Lin Jiugo explained.

“It won’t harm me, will it?” Zhou Yan asked again for confirmation.

“It’s beast blood, so it’s somewhat agitated. Just endure it, and it’ll pass.” Lin Jiugo downplayed the matter.

“‘Just endure it, and it’ll pass.’ Junior Sister certainly knows how to make things sound simple.”

“All right.” He would take the gamble. After all, Junior Sister would never harm him.

He dripped three drops of his reserved Origin Spring into the spring water brought back from the rear mountain, then poured the prepared vial of blood into it. The water soon boiled and turned crimson.

“Senior Brother, use this posture.” Lin Jiugo demonstrated: legs crossed, hands held in the shape of a lotus, arms hanging naturally over the knees.

“Remember to circulate the Qi Regulation Scripture,” Lin Jiugo continued reminding him.

“I know.”

After mentally preparing himself, Zhou Yan followed Lin Jiugo’s instructions exactly.

Before long, pain twisted his handsome face.

Junior Sister, you lied again! You call this beast blood merely “somewhat agitated”? It was wildly agitated—like a bull that couldn’t be pulled back, the kind even his circulation of the Qi Regulation Scripture couldn’t rein in!

And the moment he stepped into the blood bath, the boiling sensation nearly made him give up. Zhou Yan understood that if he retreated now, Junior Sister would certainly never take him along again. He had to persevere.

Clinging to the thought that Junior Sister would take him with her, Zhou Yan held on until the blood bath became transparent. Only then did he let out a sigh of relief.

Damn it, Junior Sister. You really are a liar.

After resting for a while, Zhou Yan began circulating his energy. He could clearly feel that his cultivation had become just a little faster, while his body had begun to grow sturdier.

“Junior Sister, you deceived me.” Though he feared she might stop taking him along, that did not prevent him from complaining!

“One must endure hardship to rise above others,” Lin Jiugo said with utter solemnity.

“Senior Brother, tell me how it felt.” That was the important part.

“It hurt, and it was extremely agitated.” Zhou Yan answered succinctly.

“Which part hurt specifically?” Lin Jiugo continued asking.

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“At first, the blood bath wasn’t very hot while it was boiling. It only became intensely hot and violently agitated once I began circulating my energy. That was when it was at its worst.” Zhou Yan carefully recalled the experience before replying.

“I understand.” Lin Jiugo accepted his answer.

“Junior Sister, why are you recording all this? I’ve never seen you take notes before.”

“I’m noting it down so I can make improvements.” It was far too agitated for Jiuci. She would need to adjust it toward a gentler effect and gradually help Jiuci adapt. After all, Jiuci was still young.

“Try mine next.” Lin Jiugo took out a bottle. Zhou Yan could clearly sense the agitation of the blood inside.

Hiss. Junior Sister hadn’t been exaggerating—she really had taken care of him.

“I’m going to try it. Senior Brother, go perform a set of Thunder Motion to reduce the agitation caused by the beast blood.” After speaking, Lin Jiugo turned and left.

Zhou Yan obediently went to practice his forms. He had to admit that he was feeling just a little excited. A set of techniques ought to expend some of that energy.

Lin Jiugo’s mixture was ten times stronger than Zhou Yan’s. When she stepped into the blood bath, she felt only a faint sting. She then began cultivating according to the posture, using the Qi Regulation Scripture as her method.

By the end of her cultivation, aside from a slight prickling sensation, her body felt so comfortable that she shifted lightly—and a rapid series of crackles rang out.

“This bath is quite good for relieving fatigue.” Lin Jiugo reached her final conclusion.

“You call that relieving fatigue? Didn’t you feel any pain?” The nameless sword trembled so violently that even the characters it carved came out crooked. In its hazy memories, every person who practiced this technique had bared their teeth in agony. None of them had looked dignified. How could its new master possibly call it “relieving fatigue”?

“It was only a slight prickling. Quite comfortable,” Lin Jiugo replied truthfully.

“But it works. I feel somewhat invigorated now. I’ll go perform a set of techniques to loosen up as well.” Once Lin Jiugo had dressed, she went outside.

Together with Zhou Yan, who had yet to finish his forms, she performed a set of palm techniques. The final, ninth crack rang out with particular clarity.

“Whew.” Lin Jiugo exhaled a breath of stale air.

Excellent. She had finally cultivated it to perfection. What a pity that she lacked sufficient lightning power. It was somewhat regrettable.

The instant she finished exhaling, Lin Jiugo keenly sensed danger and moved three steps to the left.

A bolt of lightning struck the spot where she had just been standing.

A succession of thunderbolts followed. Lin Jiugo dodged them while wondering who was attacking her. This was the inner sect of Mount Daiyue Sect—who would dare ambush her here?

Soon, her eyes locked onto the target.

Her Master stood there, with Venerable Thunderwielder beside him. The Venerable was a body cultivator who also practiced lightning techniques. He had come to fulfill his promise.

“Senior Brother, quickly absorb the lightning power. Try to break through to the second level!” What a waste that had been just now. The Venerable could at least have given them some warning.

“Understood.” Zhou Yan quickly reacted as well.

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This time, neither of them dodged. They allowed the lightning power to course through their entire bodies.

Hiss. It hurt a little.

“That girl’s reactions are truly quick.” Venerable Thunderwielder was astonished. Even his direct disciples might not have been able to evade his lightning technique.

Borrowing the power of the lightning, the two endured the pain and began performing the techniques one move at a time. Whenever the lightning power was about to run out, a fresh bolt descended.

Soon came the first crack, then the second. By the eighth crack, the lightning grew increasingly dense.

“Junior Brother, I’m suffering a tremendous loss here.” Venerable Thunderwielder was both amused and exasperated. He had agreed to this condition far too hastily. These two were practically draining him dry of lightning power!

“Senior Brother, you aren’t losing out.” Li Yun had not expected the two young ones to require so much lightning power either.

“There should be one more crack. The lightning power required for the first eight is already more than I can provide.” Venerable Thunderwielder gathered his strength as he explained the situation. He had agreed to help Lin Jiugo and Zhou Yan cultivate, never imagining that their technique would consume so much energy.

“Master, draw in the waterfall water.”

A golden sword flew out from within Lin Jiugo’s body. Li Yun immediately understood and drew the waterfall water above the two of them. Venerable Thunderwielder grasped her intention as well and directed the lightning power straight onto the golden sword.

In an instant, the entire sky was shrouded in lightning.

Zhou Yan hesitated slightly, but Lin Jiugo had already begun the ninth crack. Lightning power faintly fluctuated in her palm, on the verge of taking shape.

Boom!

Accompanied by the lightning power amplified through the water, Lin Jiugo struck out with a crisp palm filled with lightning. The restraint within her body shattered. Thunder Motion successfully advanced to the second level, and her cultivation rose to the fifth level of the Mortal Transcendence Realm.

Zhou Yan was still just short of success. Lin Jiugo pressed her lightning-charged palm against his back and guided his movements.

Boom!

Zhou Yan struck out the ninth crack. He too felt the barrier within his body shatter. His cultivation reached the peak of the eighth level of the Mortal Transcendence Realm, only a hair’s breadth away from the ninth.

“Thank you for your assistance, Martial Uncle.” The two clasped their fists and bowed in gratitude.

“You two are truly enviable. Your futures are boundless.” Venerable Thunderwielder was genuinely envious. He admired them for thinking of a way to multiply the lightning power. At first, he had only been envious. Now, he was jealous.

He had once mocked his Junior Brother for refusing to take disciples while he himself had several. After that, when his Junior Brother finally accepted disciples, he had laughed at him again, saying that a young girl could never learn anything worthwhile.

Now, his face truly hurt.

“Martial Uncle, our Senior Brothers are formidable too,” Zhou Yan said. He knew how to praise people, after all.

“Jiugo, if I sensed correctly just now, there was a trace of blood energy within your palm technique and your Senior Brother’s, wasn’t there?”