"Don't Come Over!" — Rolling Luo Ci to Tears

Although her movement techniques weren't as skilled as Luo Ci's, she had the advantage of higher cultivation and abundant spiritual energy.

Thanks to crawling up the stone steps, Lin Qi skillfully enveloped her feet with spiritual energy and rapidly approached Luo Ci.

Luo Ci, seeing the eight wind blades flying around Lin Qi, cried out in terror, "Don't come near me!"

A wicked smile spread across Lin Qi's fair, innocent little face.

"Junior Brother, Senior Sister is here to spar with you!"

Two screams rang out consecutively within the Eight-faced Flowing Wind Array Plate.

True Monarch Qingyun, witnessing this scene of "sisterly and brotherly respect," couldn't help but sigh to Feng Ling.

"Indeed, children are more lively with a companion. I should have taken another disciple back then, and Yuan Xi wouldn't be so gentle and naive."

Feng Ling's eyebrows twitched involuntarily.

Is this just about finding a companion?

Lin Qi and Luo Ci remained in the Eight-Directional Flowing Wind Array for nearly two hours, only being released when they were utterly exhausted.

As soon as Luo Ci's feet touched the ground, and he was contemplating whether to collapse onto it, he saw Lin Qi properly cross her legs, assuming a meditative posture.

No way! Not again!

True Monarch Qingyun's gentle and considerate voice sounded at the opportune moment, "Luo Ci..."

Luo Ci's little heart leaped. Thinking his Master was going to "motivate" him again, he couldn't take it anymore and burst into tears.

"Waa!"

He cried, "Master, I don't want to cultivate anymore, I just want to rest."

True Monarch Qingyun looked at him, unsure whether to laugh or cry. "When did I tell you to cultivate?"

She took Luo Ci's hand and helped him stand, using a handkerchief to gently wipe his reddened little face.

"The Spirit Nurturing Fairy from the Spiritual Plant Garden just sent me a plate of osmanthus rice cakes. I just wanted to ask if you two would like some?"

Under True Monarch Qingyun's gentle comfort, Luo Ci's face turned red with embarrassment, and he shyly lowered his head.

He had actually cried in front of his Master; how embarrassing!

True Monarch Qingyun, with immense patience, softly asked again, "What, do you want some?"

Just then, Luo Ci's stomach rumbled.

He gave a little sob and nodded obediently, "Thank you, Master."

Lin Qi had been preparing to meditate and recover her spiritual energy but was startled by Luo Ci's wail.

The moment she opened her eyes, she saw Luo Ci sitting on the ground crying, shouting that he didn't want to cultivate and wanted to rest.

Lin Qi couldn't help but laugh.

"Junior Brother, if you don't want to cultivate, then don't. Why are you crying?"

As Lin Qi's annoying voice emerged, Luo Ci's eyes turned red again.

This time, it wasn't from tears, but from anger at Lin Qi.

Luo Ci wiped his face with his sleeve and spoke fiercely.

"I want to cultivate! I won't be worse than Senior Sister! I'll start cultivating after I eat the cakes!"

"Hmph!"

He let out an arrogant hmph and turned his head, standing by True Monarch Qingyun's side.

True Monarch Qingyun lightly tapped Lin Qi's forehead, her voice filled with helplessness, "You, stop teasing your Junior Brother!"

"Let's have some cakes together. Cultivation can wait."

Lin Qi happily sat opposite Luo Ci, eating cakes and speaking sincerely.

"Junior Brother, why do you have to compete with me in everything? It's good to stick to your own ideas. Cultivate when you should, rest when you should, and you wouldn't get scared to tears."

Luo Ci felt that being scared to tears today would definitely be a lifelong embarrassing memory.

He said with a small, serious face, "Thank you for your reminder, Senior Sister. I definitely won't do that again!"

Lin Qi found the serious Luo Ci a bit boring; he wasn't fun to tease!

The sweet, soft cakes melted in her mouth, their fragrant aroma instantly filling her senses.

A faint trace of spiritual energy seeped into her body, and her pores comfortably opened involuntarily.

Neither Lin Qi nor Luo Ci could resist, finishing a whole plate of cakes in one go. Afterward, they felt warm all over, and even their empty dantian was filled with spiritual energy.

Lin Qi patted her belly and couldn't help but exclaim, "Master's food is still the best!"

Luo Ci swallowed the last bite and nodded in agreement.

He had completely forgotten that he had just resolved not to talk to Lin Qi.

A child's emotions come and go quickly.

After eating and drinking their fill, the two of them practiced their sword techniques a few times in Qingyun Palace before returning to their respective courtyards.

Just as Lin Qi was about to enter her courtyard, Luo Ci called out to her.

"Second Senior Sister!"

Lin Qi turned to look at him. "What is it?"

Luo Ci hesitated for a moment before speaking. "Can you call me to join you when you practice sword tomorrow?"

Lin Qi blinked in surprise, not teasing Luo Ci this time.

"Sure! But I wonder if Senior Sister still practices sword? I have a lot of questions I've accumulated in the Lübing Abyss that I want to ask her."

Luo Ci said with a bit of pleasant surprise, "Then it's a deal!"

Lin Qi nodded weakly. "It's a deal."

Back in her room, Lin Qi spent an hour meditating to calm her mind, running through the Pure Spirit Art a few times before stopping.

After finishing her practice of the Pure Spirit Art, Lin Qi took her wooden sword and headed to the backyard, preparing to practice the first move of the Ice Phoenix Divine Art—Scattered Phoenix Shadow Dance.

She had never slacked off on her training while in the Ice Path. Not only had she practiced the basic sword techniques taught by True Monarch Qingyun countless times, but she had also learned the moves for the first form of Scattered Phoenix Shadow Dance.

However, she had only grasped the form and was still missing something to truly comprehend it.

Lin Qi maintained a good attitude, knowing that some things could be rushed, while others were useless to rush.

So, she practiced whenever she had free time.

She chose to practice in the backyard today because she wanted to use the power of the Thunder Snake Flowers to see if she could break through that threshold.

Ever since she was electrocuted by the Thunder Snake Flowers last time, Lin Qi had learned her lesson. That same day, she pestered Senior Sister Yuan Xi for detailed information about the Thunder Snake Flowers.

She took out a piece of thin gauze from her storage space and tossed it casually. The gauze instantly enlarged, covering half of the Thunder Snake Flower patch.

Lin Qi's gaze focused on the remaining half of the Thunder Snake Flower patch.

With a chop of her wooden sword, the other half of the Thunder Snake Flower patch instantly released lightning.

Fine lightning threads wove into a net, rushing towards Lin Qi one after another.

Lin Qi calmly shifted her stance, Spiritual Energy swirling around her wooden sword to form an invisible shield, blocking the lightning net in front of her.

Lin Qi's mind replayed the figures on the scroll as her long sword moved in tandem. Sharp and lonely sword shadows cut through the air, leaving behind faint afterimages.

The lightning that coiled around the tip of the wooden sword moved with Lin Qi's actions.

It tried countless times to break through Lin Qi's Spiritual Energy shield, but each attempt ended in failure.

Her steps and movements were fluid, executed in one go.

The Spiritual Energy Lin Qi had accumulated within her body was gradually taking shape.

At the same time, the lightning also broke through Lin Qi's defenses and slowly climbed onto the wooden sword.

Just as the lightning net was about to touch Lin Qi, a surge of powerful Spiritual Energy erupted from her body.

This Spiritual Energy outlined the figure of an Ice Phoenix in the air.

Lin Qi's sword shadows grew faster and faster, Spiritual Energy spreading from the sword tip, precisely along the wooden sword.

The moment the dense lightning net surged upwards, Lin Qi froze. She swept her long sword horizontally with imposing might.

A majestic Ice Phoenix phantom shrieked out from the tip of her sword.

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