Sister, I don't want to be a furnace anymore. I'm about to become an immortal.

Chapter 56: Calm Senior Brother, Naughty Senior Sister

In the early morning, soft sunlight shines on the earth. The mountains in the distance unfold slowly like an elegant ink painting. The trees are scattered at different heights, like arms growing out of the earth. In the morning light, countless tiny spots of light flicker on the ground.

Qingfeng Pavilion is quietly nestled in the embrace of the mountains, surrounded by tranquility and peace. On the morning exercise platform, Xiao Yichen sits alone in the distance, slowly breathing in the various elements of the surrounding spiritual energy, which are slowly refined into his body.

"Huh..." After finishing his practice, Xiao Yichen slowly opened his eyes and found that most of the other disciples around him had left. He stood up and prepared to go to Xuanqing's residence. Today, Xuanqing wanted to take him to meet other disciples in their lineage so that he could take care of them in the future.

It was a coincidence that he had been a disciple of Xuanqing for more than four months, but except for Ye Xingchen, whom he brought back, he had never met the other disciples of Xuanqing even once. They were always on missions outside. Instead, Ye Xingchen, who joined the sect later than him, took advantage of the fact that he was in a coma a few days ago and met those senior brothers and sisters before him.

"Oh, what's going on?" He shook his head with a wry smile, quickened his pace, and ran towards the courtyard not far away. When he arrived, he found that Ye Xingchen was wrapped in an ingenious spiritual energy, gritting his teeth with a painful look on his face, while Xuan Qing stroked his beard and watched with satisfaction.

"Master." Xiao Yichen came closer and bowed respectfully. Seeing him arrive, Xuanqing pulled him to sit on a stone block nearby and fixed his gaze on Ye Xingchen who was still in pain.

"Yi Chen, how long do you think it will take for your junior brother to reach the middle level of the Body Tempering Realm?" Xuan Qing picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.

He looked at Ye Xingchen, whose forehead was covered with sweat, and carefully sensed his physical strength. He smiled slightly and said, "Junior brother has amazing talent. At his current pace, he will be able to advance smoothly in two or three months at most."

Xuan Qing nodded upon hearing this, very satisfied with the speed. "Well, it often takes an ordinary person half a year to break through a small realm in the Body Tempering Realm. Your junior brother is more than twice as fast. He is indeed a rare genius."

Xiao Yichen hummed lightly, recalling his own journey of cultivation. Not long after he broke through to the Body Tempering Realm, he was imprisoned in the Discipline Valley, where he offended Liu Sha. Later, because he was seriously injured by Liu Yang and Liu Sha, he broke through to the middle level of the Body Tempering Realm after a desperate situation. It took less than four months in total.

About four months later, a few days ago, he encountered a thunder tribulation and reached the high level of the Body Tempering Realm in one fell swoop. Every promotion was full of uncertainty, which made him feel helpless. He had not yet made a breakthrough through serious practice.

"You should also work harder and don't let your junior brother surpass you. Although your situation is a little special and your combat power has little to do with your cultivation, you must not be proud and complacent." Xuan Qing didn't know that he had broken through to the high level of the Body Tempering Realm. After all, Xiao Yichen didn't dare to tell him about the thunder tribulation now. He had an illusion that everything that happened in the thunder tribulation was of great importance. Once the secrets hidden in it were exposed, he might suffer a devastating disaster.

At this moment, two people were flying towards this side not far away. Seeing this, Xuan Qing smiled and said to Xiao Yichen, "Your senior brothers and sisters are back."

After a while, a man and a woman landed in the courtyard. Xiao Yichen stood up and when he got closer, he could see their faces clearly.

The man stood tall and straight like a pine tree, his black tights perfectly outlining his powerful muscles. He had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and his gaze was filled with a sharp heroism, as if he could see through all the vanity in the world. His expression and eyes gave people a feeling of incomparable peace of mind.

The woman was equally heroic, wearing a tight-fitting outfit that perfectly showed off her agile figure. Her eyes were as bright as stars, and her spirits were high, revealing a stubbornness and determination. Her hair was casually draped over her shoulders, but it didn't look messy at all, instead it had a unique kind of casual beauty.

The two came up and bowed respectfully to Xuan Qing. Then they looked at Xiao Yichen who was standing beside them. Seeing the two people's eyes fell on him, he bowed slightly to them and said, "Greetings, Senior Brother and Sister."

They both nodded slightly without saying anything, but their expressions had relaxed considerably. Seeing this, Xuan Qing, who was standing by, said to them unhappily, "Jun Mo? What's your junior sister up to again? One moment she's playful and smiling, the next moment she's pretending to be serious with you. She's been acting so dishonest all day. And you, stop having such a stern face all day long, as if the whole world owes you money..."

The two listened to Xuanqing's words, nodded continuously, and accepted the criticism humbly, but Xuanqing became more and more angry when he saw them like this, because he knew that these two disciples were well-known for their good attitude of admitting their mistakes. They would listen when they were told and admit their mistakes after listening, but they would not change even after admitting their mistakes.

After sitting back in his seat and calming down, he introduced himself to Xiao Yichen: "This man is called Jun Mo, my eldest disciple. He is at the middle stage of the Jindan realm and ranks second among the disciples of this generation in the sect. To avoid confusion, you can just call him Second Senior Brother according to the order in the sect."

At this point, Xuan Qing glanced at the woman standing nearby who was trying hard to suppress her laughter, and said unhappily, "Hmph...that woman who was snickering over there is Jiang Luoyao, my second disciple. She's currently at the peak of the Qi Training Realm, and I've forgotten her ranking in the sect. You can just call her Senior Sister."

When her name was called, the expression on Jiang Luoyao's face instantly disappeared. However, the more she did so, the more she couldn't hold it back. Her whole body was shaking uncontrollably, and finally, she burst out laughing.

“Haha…that guy’s called Lao Er…haha…”

Before Xuan Qing could speak, Jiang Luoyao was hit hard on the head. The person who did it was Jun Mo. Jiang Luoyao covered her head and looked at the other party with resentment on her face. Now she could no longer laugh.

"Alright, both of you, be serious." Xuan Qing interrupted their farce and introduced Xiao Yichen: "This is your junior brother, my third disciple, named..."

"Your name is Xiao Yichen, right?" Xuan Qing was interrupted, and then he heard Jiang Luoyao say casually: "I heard about it when I just returned to the sect. You saved the master's life, right?" After saying that, she winked and raised her eyebrows at Xuan Qing.

Xuanqing was extremely angry when he heard this, but he had to admit it. Finally, he waved his sleeves and walked straight into the inner room.

"Hey, this little old guy doesn't want anyone to say anything. It's not a shameful thing to be captured by the Lingjian Sect." Jiang Luoyao said indifferently, and then looked at Xiao Yichen. However, when she looked closely at the scars on the other's body, she frowned, and disgust was almost written on her face.

Seeing this, Jun Mo knocked her hard on the head again, and then said to Xiao Yichen apologetically: "Don't mind it, Junior Brother Xiao, your senior sister is just like this."

"It's okay." Xiao Yichen nodded slightly. It's not that he didn't mind, but he was just used to it. Every time he went out, he would feel some strange looks on the road.

"Oh, my junior brother doesn't mind, why are you hitting me?" Jiang Luoyao punched Jun Mo on the back in dissatisfaction, and then continued to say to Xiao Yichen: "Don't worry, junior brother, I may despise your senior sister, but my family has many doctors. When I have time, I will grab a few for you. If you are sick, we will treat you and strive for a speedy recovery."

After he finished speaking, Jun Mo turned his face away and held his forehead awkwardly. Xiao Yichen didn't know how to respond, so he could only smile awkwardly: "Then I'd like to thank you here first."