Junior Sister Always Challenges Me

"World Destruction Countdown: One Thousand Years."

"Please seize the time to find the Sky Mending Stone."

"Location 1: Kunlun Taiqing Sect, Jinling Cave Mansion."

"Character Identity: Qiu Changtian."

"Mirror Flower Water Moon template overlay, currently undergoing spacetime traversal."

He suddenly opened his eyes and found himself sitting on a stone bed in a cave chamber, his body maintaining a meditation posture.

Picking up the bronze mirror beside him, he could see that the reflection was of a handsome young man.

Sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, a face like jade, red lips and white teeth, gentle and elegant.

Tsk, so handsome, how can I be this handsome?

He put down the bronze mirror and pondered for a moment before hearing a clear, cold female voice from outside:

"Is Senior Brother in? Junior Sister has come to spar in Swordsmanship."

He was slightly stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then let out a long sigh.

Here we go again.

Walking to the entrance of the cave mansion, he reconfirmed his current identity.

Yes, a newly promoted disciple of the Kunlun Sect, a personal disciple of the Sect Master, Qiu Changtian.

Qiu Changtian left the cave mansion and saw a fairy in white standing outside.

Her features were as exquisite as a painting, her aura transcendent and refined, dressed in a simple white Daoist robe. A large swath of dark hair cascaded down to her waist, casually tied with a ribbon at her shoulder blades. She possessed a gentle beauty with a hint of heroic spirit, the kind of character who, if appearing in a Xianxia drama, would immediately be recognized by the audience as a super popular female lead.

This fairy in white was his Junior Sister, Xu Yinglian.

She hailed from a prominent cultivation family, the Xu Family of Tiannan, and possessed the rare cultivation talent of a Seven Orifices Exquisite Heart.

Therefore, last month, the Kunlun Taiqing Sect made an exception and admitted her into their ranks without an examination, making her a personal disciple under the Kunlun Sect Master. She was, in every sense of the word, a "favored daughter of heaven."

Well, if it weren't for himself, she would undoubtedly be the foremost among the disciples of this generation.

Seeing Qiu Changtian emerge from the cave mansion, Xu Yinglian formed a sword seal, summoning a streak of crimson light from behind her.

The sword was about three feet seven inches long and hovered in front of her chest. The hilt bore a bas-relief of the Divine Bird Crimson Feather, lifelike and vivid.

Xu Yinglian caressed the flying sword with her slender fingers, her voice solemn and her demeanor incredibly serious, slowly saying:

"This sword is named 'Yujia,' it is a family heirloom of my Xu clan."

"Master has sealed the latter eight layers of my Daoist Magic, allowing it to only exert the power of the Qi Refining Stage, which is perfect for our spar."

Her fingers slid across the sword body, drawing out a brilliant spark.

Her eyes were filled with fighting spirit, as if flames were burning within them.

Qiu Changtian was speechless.

She had just said "spar in Swordsmanship," and now it had turned into an undisguised "sword duel"?

Sigh.

Junior Sister was perfect in every way, except for this one flaw:

She was too competitive.

If you surpassed her in any aspect even once, she would challenge you thousands upon thousands of times, determined to win back that victory.

This was already the seventh time this week she had come to challenge him under the guise of "sparring in Sword Control Technique"...

Qiu Changtian was somewhat lost in thought. Seeing her Senior Brother distracted, Xu Yinglian's beautiful face showed a hint of annoyance. She asked again:

"May Senior Brother draw his sword and guide me? Or is it inconvenient?"

Qiu Changtian: ...

To be honest, he wasn't someone who liked to show off.

If he could, he really wanted to deliberately lose to his Junior Sister in this sword practice so she could settle down for a few days.

But his persona wouldn't allow it!

"I dare not presume to guide," Qiu Changtian said gently. "Let us simply spar and learn from each other, Junior Sister."

He also formed a sword seal, summoning his flying sword, "Yuyan."

"My flying sword, no need for an introduction, right?" Qiu Changtian chuckled again.

This remark was slightly sarcastic, implying that his Junior Sister had already lost to him many times and was all too familiar with his flying sword.

"Please, Senior Brother, bestow your guidance," Xu Yinglian said expressionlessly, her voice stiff.

The two simultaneously formed sword seals again, and two streaks of light shot up into the sky, one crimson and one jade, signifying the formal start of their sword duel!

Xu Yinglian continuously formed hand seals, controlling Yujia to slash towards Yuyan.

She knew that according to the standards of the Heavenly Stems Sword Forging Method, Senior Brother's Yuyan was only a seventh-tier sword, while her Yujia was tenth-tier.

Although both their Daoist Magic were sealed due to them both being at the Qi Refining Stage, a tenth-tier flying sword would far surpass a seventh-tier flying sword in terms of hardness, sharpness, and speed.

To win based on sword rank, that's the key to victory in this sword fight!

However, Qiu Changtian reacted faster. Just as Yujia made a slight move, Yuyan had already struck, slashing towards Xu Yinglian.

Xu Yinglian's eyes sharpened, and she quickly had Yujia turn to defend, attempting to block Yuyan's attack.

As a result, Yuyan made two rapid stops and changes in direction, easily breaking free from Yujia's blockade. It then transformed into a stream of jade light, instantly closing in on Xu Yinglian's side, its tip hovering just in front of her chest.

Within inches, victory and defeat were decided.

"I lost," Xu Yinglian lowered her head.

Her face was filled with unconcealed unwillingness, so thick it felt like it could drip.

At the same time, a voice echoed in her sea of consciousness:

[Invincible Persona, Synchronization Value +1.]

"Junior Sister's swordsmanship has improved remarkably recently," Qiu Changtian said with a smile, reassured by the Kunlun Mirror's prompt. "If this continues, Senior Brother might not be your match anymore."

"Is that so?" Xu Yinglian mused. "I suppose it's because sparring with Senior Brother has benefited me greatly. I will have to ask for your guidance more often in the future."

Qiu Changtian's expression stiffened, and he changed his tune:

"Ahem, while Junior Sister has improved rapidly, practicing swordsmanship too intensely can easily lead to bottlenecks. Why not try practicing some Daoist Magic to change your mood?"

You come to spar with me every day, and I have to maintain this Invincible Persona, so I can't refuse your challenges. It's so annoying!

"Then let's train harder and aim to hit a bottleneck soon, so I can break through it," Xu Yinglian insisted, unmoved.

"Junior Sister, what do you want from Senior Brother?" Qiu Changtian said helplessly. "Senior Brother isn't your personal sparring partner. If you come to me once a day, I won't even have time for my own cultivation."

"Senior Brother," Xu Yinglian said after a moment of silence, "I want to defeat you."

"That's easy, I can control..."

"You're not allowed to go easy on me!" Xu Yinglian exclaimed angrily. "I want to defeat you with my own strength!"

"Then how long will that take?!" Qiu Changtian also got angry.

As soon as the words left his mouth, he regretted them.

Because what he implied was, "No matter how many years you train, you'll never beat me."

Given Xu Yinglian's competitive nature, how could she possibly tolerate that?

As expected, her face immediately turned pale.

Xu Yinglian suppressed her tears, bit her lower lip, and bowed with difficulty.

"I have troubled Senior Brother greatly these past few days. When I return next time, it won't be for swordsmanship practice, but a formal challenge!"

Before Qiu Changtian could say anything more, she directly mounted her sword and flew away in a huff.

The Kunlun Mirror spoke again:

[Invincible Persona, Synchronization Value +1.]

Qiu Changtian: ...

Junior Sister, it's not that Senior Brother wants to show off in front of you.

It's because of the Kunlun Mirror that I must maintain this Invincible Persona. Otherwise, I won't be able to continue my cultivation!

Sigh, in the end, isn't it all for the sake of saving the world?

He cast his gaze towards the northwest, where the Kunlun Mountain Range stretched endlessly, covered in snow like a silver robe, majestic and grand, filling his vision.

The sky was clear and blue, without a single cloud, giving a sense of exhilaration.

But who could have known that in a thousand years, the Age of Dharma's End, filled with cataclysmic upheaval, would arrive?

The place where Nuwa once mended the heavens would crumble again. The sky would tilt towards the northwest, the Milky Way would hang upside down, and the sun and moon would change their courses.

The Heavenly River, with its near-infinite volume of water, would surge out from the breach, causing the Divine Land to be submerged in a vast ocean.

And countless stars would fall upon the Nine Provinces, radiating infinite heat outwards, burning mountains and melting them, boiling seas and making them seethe.

Thus, "fire blazed but was not extinguished, water surged but did not cease," leading to the extinction of humanity and the world falling into complete silence!

For mortals with limited lifespans, it would be natural to just give up, thinking, "What does it matter to me after I'm gone?"

Unfortunately, as soon as he transmigrated to this world, he was chosen by an Innate Supreme Treasure called the Kunlun Mirror.

It tasked him with finding the backup Sky Mending Stone left by the ancient Nuwa, and then repairing the breach in the heavens to prevent the catastrophe of the Age of Dharma's End.

According to the Kunlun Mirror, this sole remaining Sky Mending Stone had been broken into six pieces, scattered in various locations.

The reason he used the Kunlun Mirror's "Mirror Flower Water Moon" technique to disguise his appearance, play a persona, and adopt the alias "Qiu Changtian" to infiltrate the sect was because one of the Sky Mending Stone fragments was within the Kunlun Taiqing Sect!

It was located atop the Kunlun Sky Pillar, within Yuxu Palace!