Practicing Sorcery (Please Collect and Follow Up, Woo Woo)

"The key to this statement isn't that he found himself a Junior Sister, but rather his astonishing talent in swordsmanship."

"If his talent wasn't high, could my old lady have taught him so much in just a few lessons?"

"You actually have some self-awareness."

"Quick, tell me, how did he find her? My Heaven and Earth Yin Yang Harmonious Union Mandarin Duck Sword Sect hasn't had any fresh blood for a long time, aside from you and the little You Su we picked up when you had nowhere else to go back then."

"Or perhaps he didn't find her himself, but she came knocking, wanting to become a disciple. However, I could tell she was only here for You Su." The Fairy's tone was indifferent; these events had happened three years ago, yet they felt like yesterday in her memory.

"Oh, the little brat has gotten capable. What's my second disciple's name? Where did she come from? What does she look like? Is she as pretty as your female disciple?"

The woman on the other end of the sword asked joyfully, a rapid-fire series of questions.

"Her name is Ji Lingruo. Her background is unknown, but it's definitely not simple. As for her appearance, it's meaningless to You Su, and even less valuable to a cultivator."

"Tsk, you can keep pretending. I saw how proud you were when the Heavenly Beauty Ranking was released and you discovered you took first place."

"I never felt that way." The Fairy's tone remained icy, devoid of any emotion.

Suddenly, the flowing sword began to shake again, but not with the same regular vibrations as before. A rare hint of panic flickered in the Fairy's eyes, which were like autumn waters.

Her tone finally lost its distant, unapproachable quality:

"Chujun, what's wrong?"

After a moment, the rough female voice from the other end of the sword finally returned. Her speech was incredibly fast, each word squeezed through her teeth as if she were making her final arrangements:

"He Shutong! You must protect my precious disciple until the day I reunite with him, understand?! You must also vet her Junior Sister carefully! It wasn't easy for me to escape from the sea, and I almost lost eight years of progress. It even attracted that thing! I admit I owe You Su a lot, but what I'm doing now is of utmost importance! Don't disappoint me!"

The sword's erratic shaking intensified. The Fairy gripped the hilt, trying to control the sword that had been with her for a hundred years, but it was all in vain.

"Hey! Come over here to your grandma! Malevolent Spirits aren't worthy of touching the earth, die for me..."

Before the word "die" could reach its peak, her voice deflated rapidly like a punctured balloon, until it was inaudible. The sword in her hand also calmed down simultaneously, quietly reflecting the moonlight.

The Fairy lowered her head, murmuring softly:

"You have to come back alive too..."

Then, she put away the precious sword, lightly tapped her toes, leaping between the trees, and disappeared into the silent night.

Actually, there was one more thing she hadn't mentioned.

That was on the night of You Su's decisive battle with the Evil Cultivator, she had sensed another strange power lurking around the fight. She had a vague feeling that there was a larger conspiracy behind this sudden appearance of the Evil Cultivator, and she had to pursue it to investigate clearly.

Unfortunately, after tracking to this point, the clues ran cold. Just then, the Evil Warding Token transmitted news of a Dream-Eating Ghost's appearance – a Malevolent Spirit so powerful that even in her prime, she couldn't have fought it alone.

These two events seemed unlikely to be connected, but at her cultivation level, she had a vague sense of destiny. Through the night sky shrouded in black mist, she seemed to see a massive dark cloud quietly forming over Chuyun City.

She couldn't tell Guan Chujun about this either; it would only cause him unnecessary worry. In such a perilous situation, Guan Chujun should be more concerned about his own life than his disciple's life token.

You Su straightened his body, marveling at the recovery ability of his current body. Apart from aches all over, he had regained a considerable amount of strength.

He pretended to be able to see the girl's unfettered sleeping face and shook his head with a hint of helplessness. Even though she was so exhausted, she still forced herself to take care of her Senior Brother.

You Su gently scooped up Ji Lingruo from behind her knees. Since it was inconvenient for him to enter his Junior Sister's room, he decided to place her on his own bed.

As he held her, he felt her soft, boneless body, a warm embrace of jade. His Junior Sister was fast asleep, even nuzzling into his arms as if seeking comfort. Asleep, she was even more tender and adorable than during the day, like a soft, slender snake.

You Su didn't linger on the wonderful feeling from his arms and covered his Junior Sister with the quilt. The thin blanket accentuated the girl's developing, graceful curves.

You Su wasn't an absolute gentleman, but the thought of the suffering his Junior Sister was enduring caused him a pang in his heart, extinguishing any lingering romantic thoughts. He reached out and stroked her head before leaving the room, silently cheering for the resilient girl.

It wasn't just his Junior Sister who needed to persevere; You Su himself did too. Since he was no longer sleepy, he had to seize every moment to become stronger. Wasting any time would be a luxury for him.

And in his room, if a lamp were lit, one could see the girl's face, flushed red like a tender flower bud.

Once she sensed her Senior Brother had entered the courtyard, she secretly turned over, burying her head in You Su's pillow, breathing in his scent greedily like an insatiable little beast.

Her earlobes, the only part exposed, became even redder.

You Su sat cross-legged on the stone chair, increasingly grateful for obtaining treasures like the Universe Bag.

If he had only received these texts, as a blind person, he wouldn't have had any way to study independently. His only option might have been to continue deceiving his Junior Sister and asking her to read them aloud to him. But these items were clearly from the Spiritual Treasure Sect, a top-tier sect, and not something someone from this remote town could afford as a wager.

Even if his Junior Sister wasn't the most intelligent, she would have noticed something amiss, which would have gone against her instructions in his dream.

But with the Universe Bag, things were different. He could directly read these books in his sea of consciousness, as if he had personally perused them.

In the silent night, You Su closed his eyes, his refined and stern face hidden in the darkness.

Naturally, he was most interested in the wondrous sorcery that True Man Ling could unleash with a mere wave of his hand, so he opened the first book, Selected Five Elements Sorcery.

It not only recorded many basic sorceries but also provided some explanations for them:

The Heavenly Dao of this world is composed of countless different authorities, which work together to construct the rules governing the operation of this world.

Sorcery is the power wielded by borrowing authority from the Heavenly Dao.

Most sorceries require chanting incantations of varying lengths and obscure meanings, essentially to resonate with the Heavenly Dao and thus gain partial control over the corresponding rules.

Although the book's content was basic, it was rich in detail. You Su, having never heard of such things, became engrossed and read with great enjoyment. As he read, he began forming hand seals, commencing his own practice of sorcery.