The top-level junior sister also wants to act weak today

The thunderclouds in the sky grew thicker and thicker, the dark clouds rolled, and lightning jumped and shuttled through the clouds, making a low roar.

This was Jiang Yingxue's first time experiencing a thunder tribulation. She had seen it many times in books before, but now that it was her turn to experience it, she was still somewhat nervous.

She quickly sat cross-legged, formed seals with her hands, and the spiritual energy in her body immediately began to circulate rapidly. The tremendous power that had just broken through in her dantian quickly spread to her limbs and bones. The surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth was once again attracted by her and condensed around her body, forming a thick spiritual energy barrier.

"boom--!"

With a deafening roar of thunder, the first bolt of lightning finally struck. Like a furious thunder dragon, the purple lightning tore through the heavens, bearing unparalleled destructive force as it barreled straight down towards Jiang Yingxue's head. The lightning was mingled with the overwhelming pressure of heaven and earth, threatening to crush her completely.

Jiang Yingxue didn't dare to delay. She quickly waved her hands, transforming her spiritual energy into a barrier above her. The moment the lightning hit the barrier, it suddenly exploded, and the huge impact force rushed along the barrier directly towards Jiang Yingxue's body. The powerful thunder penetrated the spiritual energy barrier and stung her skin.

She gritted her teeth, enduring the intense pain in her body. The spiritual energy within her body surged rapidly, forcing the power of thunder out of her body. However, this was only the beginning. The thunderclouds in the sky continued to roll, and lightning danced through the clouds, brewing an even more terrifying second strike.

She took a deep breath, formed seals with her hands again, and the spiritual energy in her body surged like a torrent and condensed in her palms.

Second strike...Third strike...Fourth strike...

Jiang Yingxue felt as if her body was being torn apart by countless lightning bolts, but at the same time, her meridians and dantian were rapidly becoming stronger under the tempering of these thunderbolts...

Finally, the thunder gradually dissipated, peace returned to the world, and she successfully broke through to the middle stage of the Golden Core Stage.

Fortunately, Qing Yunzhi's disciple uniform was made of special materials. After being struck by several lightning strikes, it only burned a few holes and did not cause any large-scale damage.

So she simply took out the third, fourth, and fifth levels of the Lanxu Heart Method and spread them out one by one. Strangely, when she had previously read these two volumes, they had seemed obscure and difficult to understand, but now, with just a glance, all the contents automatically unfolded in her mind, and every detail was crystal clear.

This was truly bizarre. She had indeed broken through to the middle stage of the Golden Core Stage, but her comprehension shouldn't have made such a huge leap. Did he inexplicably acquire some kind of golden finger?

But she was really worried that this understanding would be fleeting, so she quickly stood up, closed her eyes, and practiced according to the movements in her mind.

"The mind is as still as water, and the meridians flow freely." She murmured the key points of the mental method, her aura gradually merging with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Slowly raising her hands, her fingertips gently stroked, guiding the spiritual energy in her body to flow with her movements. The spiritual energy in her meridians began to circulate repeatedly according to the route of the Lanxu Heart Method.

Time seems to have begun to slowly pass from this moment, day after day...

Three months later, when another ray of morning sunlight shone down from the mountain peaks, Jiang Yingxue slowly opened her eyes.

She looked down at her hands, feeling the surging spiritual energy in her body, and realized that she had unknowingly successfully cultivated the fifth level of the "Lanxu Heart Method".

Jiang Yingxue frowned, lost in self-doubt. "No way... am I really a genius? No, even a genius can't reach the fifth level in just a few months. Could I have gotten some fake Lanxu Heart Technique?"

"What's fake? That's real!" A clear female voice came from the bottom of the valley.

Jiang Yingxue was startled by the sudden voice and looked around quickly, frowning: "Who? Who is talking?"

"Look behind you." The woman's voice was a little playful.

Jiang Yingxue turned abruptly and saw the spirit of a heroic young woman sitting at the foot of the stone tablet, looking at her with a relaxed expression. The woman was pretty, with a rebellious air about her. She looked her up and down, seemingly interested in her reaction.

Jiang Yingxue's pupils shrank slightly, and she stared at the translucent soul with a bit of fear, her voice trembling: "Are you... a human or a ghost?"

After all, in previous TV dramas, there would always be some beautiful female ghosts blocking the way in the wilderness.

"How can you be so rude, little girl? Your father is a ghost, and I am a god!" After saying that, she rolled her eyes at Jiang Yingxue.

Jiang Yingxue pursed her lips awkwardly. Before she could continue, the woman's expression suddenly became serious, her brows furrowed. "Wait a minute, I see you're wearing the uniform of a Xianyun Sect disciple. What's going on? You don't know who I am, do you? How dare you come here and practice my Lanxu Heart Technique without knowing who I am?"

Jiang Yingxue was startled. She looked up at the four characters "Reverend Lingxu" written on the stone tablet. Suddenly, a sudden realization dawned on her, and her eyes widened. Could it be...Reverend Lingxu was a woman?

She swallowed and asked, "Could it be that you are the former head of the Fifth Peak? Venerable Lingxu?"

The woman raised her eyebrows and said, "That's right, I am Venerable Lingxu. This is just a part of my soul that remains in the human world."

Jiang Yingxue's heart was in turmoil when she heard this. She was truly lucky. She stood there, her mind racing, and then she responded immediately.

"Oh my god~" Jiang Yingxue's eyes lit up instantly, as if she had seen an idol, her face full of admiration and excitement. "It's all because you're so beautiful. I didn't realize for a moment that Venerable Lingxu is so handsome. I'm a disciple of ignorance. I apologize for any offense. I hope you will forgive me."

As she spoke, she smiled ingratiatingly, her eyes filled with respect and awe, and her tone was even more playful, making it impossible to hear any deliberate emotion. After all, Venerable Lingxu was indeed beautiful.

Venerable Lingxu seemed to be very pleased with the flattery and nodded gently: "Well, that's right, you are quite perceptive, girl. I like to hear that."

Her tone was leisurely, and her expression held a hint of doting pride, as if she was accustomed to being praised, yet still glad to accept it.

Seeing this, Jiang Yingxue became bolder and quickly continued, "But I heard that over the past hundred years, countless disciples of the Xianyun Sect have come here to seek opportunities, but it seems that no one has ever succeeded. I initially thought it was just a legend."

Upon hearing this, Venerable Lingxu shrugged his shoulders, his expression filled with casualness, yet with a hint of disdain: "It can't be helped. Most of those who come seeking opportunities are men. I don't want to pass on the inheritance to those stinking men. As for those female disciples, either their spiritual roots are not suitable, or they lack perseverance in their cultivation and are impatient. Ultimately, none of them are worth my attention."

Then she changed the subject: "But you are different."