Chapter 25
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Chapter 25: Is Contemplation Such an Inconvenient Method?
“Let’s call it a day!”
Seeing the third Martial Sister curled up like a ball, Bai Lian emerged from the darkness.
“Elder Martial Sister…”
Hearing the familiar voice, Xiao Jinse quickly stopped. She quietly hid her fist behind her, as if she were afraid of being seen by Bai Lian. Although her original intention was to help the third Martial Sister, it would be bad if Elder Martial Sister Bai misunderstood her actions.
“I have always advocated the combination of work and rest in cultivation. It’s so late today. If you want to compete, you’d better do it tomorrow.”
“Elder Martial Sister, don’t you blame me?”
“Competition is a good thing and a driving force. However, competition doesn’t mean that you have to do everything. You two are Martial Sisters. Besides competition, you should support each other.”
Bai Lian’s words relieved Xiao Jinse, and she nodded her head like a chicken pecking on rice.
On the other side, Su Youwei stood up timidly. She dared not look into Martial Sister Bai Lian’s eyes for fear that her true intentions would be exposed.
Suddenly, a hand reached out and grabbed her wrist without saying anything.
Su Youwei: “……”
Bai Lian frowned and said, “Let me see!”
She lifted Su Youwei’s clothes and looked carefully. Xiao Jinse turned her head to the side, her face full of embarrassment.
“Elder Martial Sister…”
Feeling the coolness of the night wind blowing on her bare belly, Su Youwei’s cheek quietly turned crimson.
“The injury is not serious, but if it is not treated in time, it will still affect your movement.”
Bai Lian took out a milky jade bottle from her chest.
[Callus Pill]
It was used to treat injuries. She popped out a pill and said to Su Youwei, “Open your mouth.”
Su Youwei opened her mouth cooperatively. Bai Lian placed the pill inside, and when she pulled her fingers out, she inevitably touched Su Youwei’s cherry-red lips.
Bai Lian paid no attention to it, but Su Youwei was different. Not long ago, she had touched Martial Sister Bai Lian’s foot, and now she had licked her fingers…
She glanced nervously at the second Elder Martial Sister. Su Youwei secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she found that Xiao Jinse was kicking gravel on the ground in embarrassment. At the same time, a strange pleasure entered her heart.
She did it in front of the second Elder Martial Sister!
Bai Lian released her hand, and Su Youwei reluctantly closed her mouth. She was in a very good mood now, so she didn’t care about such a trivial matter as being beaten violently in the competition.
She decided not to leave. If she left like this, it would only give the second Martial Sister and Martial Sister Bai Lian a chance to be alone. She wouldn’t do such a big favor for the second Elder Martial Sister!
Bai Lian said, “Gather in the yard at midnight tomorrow, and I’ll check your cultivation.”
“Yes!”
The two younger Martial Sisters spoke in unison.
At this time, Bai Lian called Xiao Jinse. “Second Martial Sister.”
“Elder Martial Sister?”
Xiao Jinse looked back. Su Youwei also stopped.
Bai Lian was about to say her plan when she saw the new task options.
[Task 1: “Come to my room tomorrow evening, and I’ll help you improve your Spiritual Root level.” (Reward: a top-grade magic tool – Spider Exorcism Seal)]
[Task 2: “Nothing. Go back and have a rest. I’ll talk to you tomorrow.” (Reward: Dire Burning Array Diagram)]
[Task 3: “Come to my room, and I’ll help you improve your Spiritual Root level.” (Reward: Flower Arrangement +2)]
“Ah?”
After ignoring Task 2, Bai Lian repeatedly checked the difference between Task 1 and Task 3. They looked similar, but the task rewards were different.
Bai Lian couldn’t figure it out. Could it be that if she helped the second Martial Sister improve her Spiritual Root level tomorrow evening, it would fail? That would be a bad thing! It concerned Xiao Jinse’s future, so Bai Lian decided to be firm.
“Come to my room…”
[Task completed. Flower Arrangement +2]
Hearing that her Spiritual Root could be improved again, Xiao Jinse was excited. The middle-grade Spiritual Root had increased her cultivation speed by nearly three times. What would happen after her Spiritual Root became top-grade?
“Yes, Martial Sister!”
Su Youwei puffed her cheeks but said nothing in the end. It was just to promote her Spiritual Root; it wasn’t something shameful. After all, she was not a jealous person!
The three dispersed. Bai Lian led Xiao Jinse to her room. As they passed by the gate, the jade rabbit was still diligently cultivating calligraphy.
It deserves to be my cute rabbit!
Bai Lian happily gave the jade rabbit some spiritual herbs.
In the room, Bai Lian asked Xiao Jinse to sit down on the futon and then took out the Sandstone Worm’s Inner Pill.
This inner pill was taken from the Sandstone Worm, whose strength was comparable to that of a Golden Core Stage cultivator. Theoretically, its energy level was a little too much for Xiao Jinse, but because it had been stored for a long time, it had lost some of its spiritual power. Bai Lian estimated that it could still be used to improve the second younger Martial Sister’s Spiritual Root.
Bai Lian said, “I’m going to start!”
“Alright,” Xiao Jinse nodded. “Elder Martial Sister, come on, I’m not afraid of pain!”
She would be a good girl and wouldn’t yell from the pain!
Bai Lian pressed her index finger on Xiao Jinse’s Dantian. As the Sandstone Worm’s Inner Pill and other auxiliary drugs were injected into Xiao Jinse’s body, she felt her body begin to turn hot. When a strong spiritual force suddenly squeezed into her meridians and began to guide her cyclone, she couldn’t help but let out a painful moan from her throat.
“Nnh mmh -”
“！”
Bai Lian immediately stopped and laid a sound barrier at lightning speed. Sweat beaded on her forehead.
No, no!
Although Bai Lian knew that the process of upgrading a Spiritual Root was a little painful, was it really necessary to make such a loud noise? You know, her room was only a wall away from the two Martial Sisters’ rooms.
If the third Martial Sister suddenly heard this sound, she might think that Bai Lian had done something bad to the second Martial Sister. That would be terrible!
Bai Lian gingerly unleashed her divine sense and found the third Martial Sister lying motionless on her bed. It turned out she had closed off her five senses.
“Phew ~”
Bai Lian breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she didn’t hear it!
She thought of the system task again. If she had chosen Task 1 and acted tomorrow night, the strange noise just now would’ve been heard by the third Martial Sister. Bai Lian was afraid as she thought about it.
Bai Lian calmed down her excitement and continued to concentrate on improving the grade of Xiao Jinse’s Spiritual Root.
Su Youwei returned to her room and began to reflect on herself. The biggest problem she was facing now was her internal demon! If her internal demon could not be suppressed, it was likely that she would not survive the heavenly thunder tribulation when she broke through to the Golden Core Stage.
She couldn’t let Martial Sister Bai Lian’s efforts for her be in vain. But how could she suppress her internal demon?
Su Youwei tossed and turned on the bed. After seeing the “正” character on her wrist, she recalled the example given by Martial Sister Bai Lian in the special course.
Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian had once overcome her inner cowardice by visualizing a perfect version of herself. Perhaps Su Youwei could also use this method to confront her internal demon.
Even if she couldn’t eliminate it entirely, it might help her gain some control.
Su Youwei was not particularly confident, but she felt she had to try.
Let’s give it a shot.
With this thought, she sealed off her five senses while lying in bed. Only by doing so could she fully concentrate on confronting her internal demon.
This was Qiongming Peak. She believed there was no danger with Martial Sister Bai Lian nearby.
After a few breaths, Su Youwei entered her sea of soul.
She hadn’t formally learned the method of meditation, but imagining another version of herself wasn’t too difficult.
Su Youwei worked hard to envision a perfect version of herself in her inner world.
It was a time-consuming process.
Perhaps a quarter of an hour passed, perhaps an hour.
When Su Youwei finally came to her senses, she was surprised to see a person exactly like her appear in her sea of divine sense.
But before she could smile, a dazzling blood-red hue suddenly engulfed her entire sea of divine sense.
Su Youwei looked up, trembling, and saw a ferocious monster emerging from the edges of her sea.
Her internal demon!
Su Youwei’s eyes widened in fear. Her internal demon was materializing!
Pa!
The internal demon swiped its claw, and the “Perfect Su Youwei” she had just imagined was shattered into pieces.
