Junior sister, I really need to control you.

On Zhulin Peak, halfway up the mountain.

Mu Xiaoyu, whose head was being rubbed by Li Yinsheng, was still a little sulky, looking up at him.

You wicked senior brother! This is the second time you've tricked me with demons!

Facing Mu Xiaoyu's puffed-up cheeks, Li Yinsheng laughed and said, "Speaking of which, I almost forgot to tell my junior sister."

"Huangzhu Temple invited me to oversee things this time, and in addition to the talisman money, they also gave me some training materials as a reward."

"I've heard that the Refining Elixir not only cleanses the soul and enhances spiritual awareness, but it's also extremely sweet and delicious. Are you interested, Junior Sister?"

Mu Xiaoyu's eyes lit up.

She had just heard the young man from Huangzhu Temple say that the lotus seeds were delicious, but a bit expensive.

Seeing Mu Xiaoyu's bright eyes, Li Yinsheng took out a pure white fruit, about the size of a walnut, from his Qiankun bag.

The thousand practice stones from Huangzhu Temple, intended as a reward, had not yet been delivered, but when he and Daoist Meng were learning Yin-Yang Dongxuan Formation that morning, Daoist Meng had given him a few.

Li Yinsheng didn't ask her where she got them from. Anyway, a single Refining Stone only cost a hundred or so talismans. For the direct descendant of the Jade Altar Temple's abbot, a few stones were not difficult to obtain.

"Is this what real training is?" Mu Xiaoyu's mouth started watering. "Senior brother, is this really delicious?"

"I ate two, they were pretty good," Li Yinsheng said, handing them to her with a smile. "Want to try some?"

"Thank you, senior brother!" Mu Xiaoyu took the Lian Shi and stuffed the whole thing into her mouth.

"Mmm...delicious...so sweet..." she mumbled indistinctly.

When you bite into the bamboo, it immediately releases a refreshing and sweet juice, along with a rich bamboo fragrance.

A moment later, the sweet taste in her mouth turned into a cool breath. Although the breath flowed down her throat, she felt as if her mind was slightly cool and cleared up.

"Senior brother, is there any more? I want more!" Mu Xiaoyu said impatiently.

"You're not angry anymore?" Li Yinsheng asked with a smile.

"Angry?" Mu Xiaoyu tilted her head, looking completely innocent. "How could I be angry with my senior brother? He's the best senior brother in the world!"

"Smooth talker!" Li Yinsheng raised his hand and gently tapped her head, making a pleasant "thump" sound.

Mu Xiaoyu rubbed her head and chuckled foolishly.

"Unfortunately, I don't have any solid training materials in hand right now," Li Yinsheng said, shaking his head.

Mu Xiaoyu immediately wilted a bit.

Although the fruit she had practiced wasn't as delicious as the peach the spirit had given her, it was still the second best fruit she had ever eaten.

"However, after this assignment is over, there will be a lot of training materials in the reward from Huangzhu Temple. If you perform well, junior sister, it wouldn't be unreasonable to give them to you as a reward."

Li Yinsheng said leisurely.

Mu Xiaoyu understood immediately: "Senior brother, I will definitely work hard in my cultivation!"

Li Yinsheng nodded in satisfaction.

In fact, he originally intended to leave all one thousand practice grains promised by Huangzhu Temple to his junior sister.

For a true person whose soul and spirit have already been perfectly integrated and who is able to cultivate their soul and spirit on their own, the effect of solidification is really not significant.

However, for a cultivator like my junior sister whose cultivation level is still relatively low, consuming a thousand Refining Fruits would still have a very significant effect on improving her spiritual sense.

The role of divine sense is not limited to perception. Cultivators with strong divine sense can not only cast spells more easily, but also control magical artifacts with ease.

Especially the black stone in my junior sister's hand, once it is refined into a high-grade magic weapon, combined with her powerful divine sense, wouldn't it be a sure thing to steal it every time?

However, although he had long ago decided to leave the training to his junior sister.

But seeing how much my junior sister enjoys practicing, why not use the rewards from practicing to further motivate her?

Especially since my junior sister is not far from the fourth level, once she reaches the fourth level and breaks free from the Qi Tempering Lock, she probably won't be as motivated anymore.

Now that she's been practicing hanging, she should be even more motivated.

If you give her five practice stones a day, a thousand practice stones would be enough for more than half a year.

After whetting Mu Xiaoyu's appetite, he turned to look at the other three.

"My three young friends, I was just testing my junior sister's vigilance, which gave you all quite a scare," he said with a smile. "If you don't mind, the materials from the Azure Velvet Monkey are yours for the taking."

Although this Azure Velvet Monkey has decent cultivation, due to its species, it doesn't have any valuable materials on it. Only its pair of emerald green beast eyes have some medicinal value.

Li Yinsheng didn't care about the small amount of money from the talismans; he thought it would be too much of a waste of time to sell them. Considering that these three were his junior sister's teammates, he decided to do her a favor and give them to the younger generation as a gift.

The young man from Huangzhu Temple, who hadn't dared to speak until now, was overjoyed upon hearing this.

Although Li Yinsheng didn't care about this small amount of talisman money, it was undoubtedly a pleasant surprise for ordinary disciples like them who didn't even have a master.

"Thank you so much, senior!"

The young people from Huangzhu Temple, along with Wu Mingke and Lu Kuan, quickly bowed to Li Yinsheng, their faces full of gratitude.

"No need for formalities," Li Yinsheng waved his hand. "My junior sister is experiencing this for the first time, so she may lack experience. She will need the help of the three of you in the future."

"Of course!" the young man from Huangzhu Temple immediately replied.

"I will be looking for a few more demons later so that my junior sister can hunt them herself and gain some experience. If you three are interested, you may come along."

Li Yinsheng said, "As for patrols, there's no need to worry. With me here, no demon will be able to hide."

The three nodded in succession.

Their gazes toward Mu Xiaoyu were filled with deep envy.

Because he was worried that his junior sister would lack experience in her first experience, he even wanted to personally guide her to get used to it...

They previously thought Mu Xiaoyu was favored by that elder, but now it seems that it's more than just favored; it's downright pampering!

As the most experienced person in dealing with demons, the young man from Huangzhu Temple volunteered to dismantle the green-furred monkey. After removing its pair of beastly eyes, he also collected the monkey's blood, fur, and even its two shinbones.

Lu Kuan and Wu Mingke lacked experience in this area, so they squatted down and watched as the young man disassembled the blue-bellied monkey. The young man didn't hide anything and even offered a few explanations during the disassembly.

Presumably, after selling these materials, he will receive an extra commission when distributing the money.

However, Li Yinsheng noticed that the female cultivator named Wu Mingke didn't seem to be paying much attention while observing. She would glance at him from time to time, then at Mu Xiaoyu, her eyes flickering.

I have no idea what she's thinking.

Li Yinsheng didn't bother with it. After the young man nimbly removed all the slightly valuable parts from the Green Velvet Monkey, he called the three of them and Mu Xiaoyu to follow him and take them to find the monster.

Since the previous method of crippling the demons himself and then having his junior sister finish them off wasn't working, he would have to try having his junior sister do it herself next.

……

evening.

As several spells struck a deer as robust as a water buffalo, the deer swayed twice and collapsed to the ground.

Mu Xiaoyu sheathed the Cold Bright Sword and closed her eyes to regulate her breathing.

This stag was specially found by Li Yinsheng. Although its cultivation level was not as high as that of the Azure-furred Monkey, it was still about 60-70% of its level.

Not only did Mu Xiaoyu need to regulate her breathing, but the other three also had their breathing disordered due to the fierce battle.

Li Yinsheng leaned against a tree, looking at the golden characters in front of him, lost in thought.

[Current spell training time: Seventy days]

This stag was the third monster he had encountered today.

Between the initial Azure-haired Monkey and the Male Deer, there was also a Gray-scaled Python, but that python was quite weak, not as powerful as the Black-scaled Python that the junior sister had encountered before.

Li Yinsheng let Xiaoyu fight the gray-scaled python one-on-one. After a fierce battle, she seized the opportunity to strike the python's weak points at the three-inch and seven-inch marks with several sword lights, cutting it into three pieces without even needing the Xuan Sha Xiong Xiang Sword.

The gray-scaled python's combat strength was far inferior to that of the green-furred monkey. If the two were to meet, the green-furred monkey could easily chew the snake like a spicy snack.

But this snake granted him thirty days to practice his magic, three times the time the Azure Monkey had.

Next up is this stag, whose strength surpasses that of my junior sister. Even if it uses the Xuan Sha Fierce Appearance Sword, it will definitely be a tough battle, and it might not even be able to win.

Moreover, Li Yinsheng also wanted to verify another of his guesses, so he directly ordered the other three to take action as well.

Despite nearly managing to retaliate and injure the others several times under the combined attack of the four, the stag ultimately succumbed to its defeat and fell to the ground.

And what it contributes is thirty days of magical training time.

At this point, Li Yinsheng basically understood the evaluation method for this "Tribulation of Cultivation"—

It mainly depends on the junior sister's "effort" and the result; the reward for killing people is very small.

The Jade Monkey was far stronger than the Gray Scale Python, but it had already been beaten to the point of near death by Li Yinsheng. Therefore, even if the junior sister killed it, she would only receive a ten-day reward.

The stag was much stronger than the gray-scaled python, but since the junior sister hunted it with three other people, the reward was the same as when she killed the gray-scaled python alone.

This is not a good solution.