Junior sister, I really need to control you.

Li Yinsheng was quite satisfied with his gains over the past month.

However, his junior sister's progress during this period has given him quite a headache.

For the past month, he had been carefully nurturing his junior sister, and she had also been working very hard in her cultivation. Every night, she would undergo the cleansing of her marrow by the Pure Profound Divine Light, so her progress was naturally not bad.

In just one month, her tolerance to the Tempering Yuan Lock increased from 80 jin to 120 jin, a 50% increase.

This rate of improvement is already much faster than when he first started cultivating the Qingxuan True Scripture.

You should know that although he only has inferior aptitude, his junior sister has no aptitude at all.

Even so, Li Yinsheng was not happy.

Given my junior sister's current progress, she'll definitely be at the bottom of the Shaoyang Dao Examination at the end of next year, and even the one four years from now, she'll only be going through the motions.

She must have received the lowest grade, E, in both examinations.

It's just that the game four years from now will be a more dignified two-point defeat than the game next year.

This is not the result Li Yinsheng wanted.

Of course, he didn't intend to put pressure on Mu Xiaoyu.

Although this little girl never gave up her desire to be lazy, with Li Yinsheng watching over her, she has actually been working like a workaholic all month.

I start cultivating as soon as I wake up in the morning, and then I cultivate until I cleanse my marrow at night before going to sleep. I repeat this process every morning after waking up.

Li Yinsheng would give her food and water along the way, and she would rest for a while every now and then and have some snacks.

Her greatest strength is that her mood instantly improves whenever she eats something delicious.

If it were an ordinary person, they probably wouldn't be able to endure this kind of life every day.

Objectively speaking, she really did her best.

What limited her was her talent, and the extremely demanding requirements for her cultivation.

Li Yinsheng did not intend to put more pressure on her; he wanted to find another way to help his junior sister accelerate her progress.

Of course, he also needs a reliable mentor to help guide him during this process.

……

In Uncle Jiang's bedroom.

Li Yinsheng sat beside Uncle Jiang's couch.

Uncle Jiang looked at her with a strange expression.

"You mean, you think a girl without any inherent talent, even though her cultivation speed is much faster than yours, is still too slow?"

Li Yinsheng nodded.

"So you specifically came to ask me if there's any way to help her speed up further?"

Li Yinsheng nodded again.

"And it has to be a method that has no side effects, doesn't harm the body, and doesn't overdraw one's potential?"

Li Yinsheng continued to nod.

After a moment of silence, Uncle Jiang's expression turned serious: "Yinsheng, tell your uncle the truth. You... have you taken a liking to that girl?"

Li Yinsheng was stunned.

"I've seen her twice in the past month. She is indeed pretty and charming, quite attractive, but she's definitely not some stunning beauty."

"It wouldn't be difficult to find one or two female disciples prettier than her in any Taoist temple. Why are you so infatuated with her? Or do you simply prefer this type of demure, girl-next-door type?"

Uncle Jiang looked completely bewildered.

"Uncle-Master, what are you saying!" Li Yinsheng said, both amused and exasperated. "Do I look that desperate?"

His junior sister's current age would be equivalent to just starting high school in his previous life.

No matter how hungry he is, he can't fall for a girl that age!

Besides, she's a flat-chested girl who isn't very well-developed!

"Then why..." Uncle Jiang was even more confused.

Li Yinsheng pondered for a moment and said, "Perhaps... it's her unwavering perseverance and hard work that reminded me of my past self, which is why I empathized with her..."

"Didn't you keep forcing her to cultivate?" Uncle Jiang interrupted.

"Um... but don't you think it's already incredibly valuable that she managed to persevere?"

Li Yinsheng said sincerely, "When I saw her practicing with sweat pouring down her face, I was reminded of my own experience and couldn't help but want to help her."

Uncle-Master Jiang sighed: "Actually, I can understand you. I used to cultivate like that too, tirelessly, without stopping for a moment. But I really don't have any better way."

"I do know quite a few methods to increase cultivation speed, but if we're talking about methods that we can afford right now and that have no side effects, then there's not a single one."

"Then... should we pick the cheapest one, Uncle-Master?" Li Yinsheng said. "I'll see if I can make an effort."

"Yinsheng," Uncle Jiang frowned slightly, "I know you pity this girl, but you must not let her delay your own cultivation."

"Over the years, you have never been willing to abandon me. I am already a burden to you, and I really don't want you to have another one."

"Don't worry, Uncle-Master," Li Yinsheng smiled and shook his head, holding Uncle-Master Jiang's hand, "neither you nor Junior Sister Xiaoyu are a burden to me."

"Yinsheng..."

Uncle-Master Jiang pursed his lips and said seriously, "If you really want a solution, the cheapest one I can think of is an array."

"A formation?" Li Yinsheng asked, somewhat puzzled.

"You should know that the mountain peaks of every Taoist temple contain spiritual veins, and the spiritual energy emanating from these veins is quite beneficial to cultivators' practice," said Uncle Jiang.

"In order to make the most of the spiritual energy of the spiritual veins, each Taoist temple will set up an array to harmonize the spiritual energy for the use of the sect."

"I know that," Li Yinsheng nodded. "The formation of Xuanzhen Temple was destroyed more than 20 years ago."

"But... the formation is only for sorting, harmonizing and distributing spiritual energy; it does not generate spiritual energy itself. Other Taoist temples only need to build formations to regulate spiritual energy because they have too many disciples."

"There are only the three of us in Xuanzhen Temple, and we have more spiritual energy than we can use," Li Yinsheng said. "Whether there's an array or not, it doesn't make any difference to us, right?"

"No, the array's effect on harmonizing spiritual energy is not limited to the distribution of spiritual energy," Uncle Jiang shook his head and said seriously.

"Array formations can also purify and refine spiritual energy, separating out special spiritual energy that is far more effective than ordinary spiritual energy."

"Special spiritual energy?" Li Yinsheng was taken aback.

"These special spiritual essences have subtle differences depending on the formation used to refine them. Some are more suitable for refining weapons and pills, some are more suitable for cultivating qi, and some are more suitable for body refinement..."

"But in any case, the effects of these spiritual energies far surpass those of ordinary spiritual energies."

"For example, certain special spiritual energies designed specifically to assist cultivation can be several times more helpful than ordinary spiritual energies."

"Of course, special spiritual energy is far rarer than ordinary spiritual energy, and ordinary disciples in Taoist temples cannot enjoy it. Even deacons can only get a little bit occasionally."

"Uncle-Master, you've never told me this before?" Li Yinsheng asked.

"That's because it's too expensive," Uncle Jiang said with a wry smile. "As long as it has the function of 'spirit refining,' even the cheapest small formation will cost more than 100,000 talismans."

Li Yinsheng nodded: "That's not surprising, that's not surprising..."

His savings never exceeded 30,000.

Now there are only a little over ten thousand left.

"So you understand now, right? Although the special spiritual energy refined by the array is a good thing, it's too expensive. With this money, you can spend it on more worthwhile things."

"Uncle-Master," Li Yinsheng pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Does the cost of hiring someone to build this array have to be paid in full upfront?"

"How could that be?" Uncle Jiang shook his head. "Permanent formations are expensive. If payment has to be made in one lump sum, there will be very few people who can afford to hire a formation master."

At this point, Uncle Jiang paused for a moment, as if he had suddenly realized something.

Then she stared wide-eyed at Li Yinsheng, pointed at his nose, and made a sharp, explosive sound.

"Yinsheng! What do you want to do!"