Junior sister, I really need to control you.

Chapter 99 Three Yang Spirit Fire Sword

The Casting Furnace Viewpoint is in the courtyard of Mu Xiaoyu.

Li Yinsheng put on the bracelet, channeled a little magic power into it, and an invisible force spread out, transforming into a protective barrier.

He dared not input too much magic power, lest the bracelet crack.

"How is it, Senior Brother? Does it look good?" Mu Xiaoyu asked expectantly.

She knew that a second-rate defensive artifact would be of no use to Li Yinsheng.

Therefore, she made sure to make it look beautiful when she took form, and the style matched her senior brother's silver silk robe perfectly.

"Not bad," Li Yinsheng nodded and smiled, "Thank you, Junior Sister."

"Hehehe!" Mu Xiaoyu tilted her head back and laughed with satisfaction.

Li Yinsheng patted Mu Xiaoyu's head: "Junior sister, practice some more, and then forge a defensive magic weapon for yourself. You'll need it two months later when you use the 'Shifeng' weapon."

Although there was a plan to have my junior sister train her body, it seems unlikely that she will make it in time for the Shifeng Gathering.

During those three months, he also took the time to visit Baoguang, but the rare and precious materials needed for the True Blood Manual are not something that can be found in ordinary places.

Therefore, for junior sisters at this stage, magical artifacts with defensive capabilities are still quite important.

Although buying a low-grade or mid-grade defensive magic artifact is not expensive, wielding multiple magic artifacts at the same time will place a greater burden on one's magic power and spiritual consciousness.

Li Yinsheng estimated that even if the mother insect was completely refined in two months, his junior sister would only be able to barely use the Hanming Sword and the brass incense burner.

If I were to add another defensive artifact, I could only afford a low-grade one.

Compared to buying one, it's definitely more convenient for her to refine it herself.

Hearing her senior brother's suggestion, Mu Xiaoyu nodded repeatedly.

She's terrified of pain, so she'll definitely need to prepare some defensive magic items for the upcoming Showdown!

Shangguan Ling'er, who was standing to the side, looked at Li Yinsheng's hand rubbing Mu Xiaoyu's head, her gaze lingering on the bracelet on his wrist. Her expression was a little strange, but she didn't say anything.

"Young friend Mu was very serious when he was refining it," Master Yan Yu said with a smile. "Although it is his first time refining it, the restrictions are still a bit rough around the edges."

"However, with the Three Yang Spiritual Fire, the material is already very close to that of a low-grade magic weapon. Once I've mastered the shaping and engraving of restrictions, I can try to refine a low-grade magic weapon."

Li Yinsheng nodded and sighed, "The Three Yang Spiritual Fire is truly of great help in refining weapons. Even at the initial stage of its refinement, it has such an effect on refining materials."

"However, if we want to further enhance the power of the Three Yang Spiritual Fire," said True Person Yan Yu, "we will have to dedicate ourselves to its cultivation."

Mu Xiaoyu frowned.

Cultivation, sword practice, and weapon forging are already tiring enough; now we have to add nurturing spiritual fire on top of that?

"Besides cultivating it ourselves, if we could refine another fire seed, the spirit fire should also improve considerably, right?" Li Yinsheng asked.

Mu Xiaoyu's face immediately filled with terror.

I think cultivating spirit fire is great! I don't find it tiring at all!

"That's true, but it's a great pity that there's no second spark left in my Casting Furnace Temple," Master Yan Yu said with a shake of his head and a smile.

Mu Xiaoyu breathed a sigh of relief, revealing an expression of relief at surviving a disaster.

Then she saw her senior brother raise his hand with a smile, and a flame like a wick ignited at his fingertips.

Mu Xiaoyu's legs went weak, and she had to grab the table next to her to avoid falling over.

"I happen to have a spark," Li Yinsheng said, looking at True Person Yan Yu. "I wonder if Fellow Daoist Yan Yu could protect my junior sister and help her refine this spark, just like last time."

Yan Yu Zhenren subconsciously rubbed his eyes.

As a seasoned and worldly woman, she shouldn't have acted so out of line.

But she had never seen anything like this before.

"Fellow Daoist Li, didn't you just start cultivating the Three Yang Spiritual Fire last month?" Master Yan Yu couldn't help but ask.

"Indeed, but perhaps it's because my cultivation method is special, or because it's somewhat compatible with this Three Yang Spiritual Fire, that condensing this fire seed went quite smoothly," Li Yinsheng said with a smile.

He didn't mean to show off in front of Master Yan Yu, but if his junior sister wanted to refine this fire seed, she would need Master Yan Yu's help, so he really couldn't hide it from her.

My junior sister's Three Yang Spiritual Flame is newly formed and has not yet been nurtured. The improvement brought by a single flame seed is significant.

However, correspondingly, because her Three Yang Spiritual Fire is weak at this time, she may not be able to safely refine the fire seed if she relies solely on herself or with Li Yinsheng's assistance.

Therefore, we still need Master Yan Yu's help to protect us in this matter.

Once this seed of fire is refined, and Junior Sister's Three Yang Spiritual Fire grows stronger, refining future seeds of fire will be much easier.

After a long pause, Master Yan Yu finally managed to adjust his mindset and nodded, saying, "In that case, I will join Fellow Daoist Li in helping Young Friend Mu refine the fire seed."

"This single spark is worth several years of nurturing," Master Yan Yu said with a smile. "Young Master Mu is truly blessed."

Mu Xiaoyu's eyes widened, and she was about to shout with all her might that she would rather not have such a blessing, and that she would never refine a second fire seed.

But Shangguan Ling'er suddenly spoke first.

She stared at Li Yinsheng, her face showing displeasure: "Yinsheng, why did you only invite Fellow Daoist Yan Yu for help? What about me?"

We were the three of us protecting the Dharma together before, so why are you ignoring me now?!

"Junior Sister already possesses the Three Yang Spiritual Flames. This time, when refining the fire seed, the spiritual flames can suppress the fire seed's destructive power. There's no need to use water-based energy to protect her meridians and internal organs anymore, so there's no need to trouble Miss Shangguan again."

Li Yinsheng explained.

Shangguan Ling'er was, after all, a Grand Master, and Li Yinsheng couldn't do without her before. He had no choice but to ask her to protect his junior sister.

Now that Junior Sister's own Three Yang Spiritual Fire is enough to protect her, there's no reason to treat Shangguan Ling'er like a laborer.

"I see," Shangguan Ling'er understood, but after a pause, she still spoke up, "But my water elemental energy is still somewhat useful, isn't it?"

"Of course," Li Yinsheng nodded, "but it's not necessary; it just helps my junior sister reduce her burning pain."

Mu Xiaoyu suddenly reached out and grabbed Li Yinsheng's sleeve tightly, her eyes wide.

It's necessary! How can it not be necessary? It is absolutely necessary!

Through his junior sister's seemingly expressive eyes, Li Yinsheng roughly understood her meaning. He looked at Shangguan Ling'er and smiled, "If Miss Shangguan is willing to lend a hand, that would be wonderful."

"What do you mean, 'if you'd be willing to help'? I already said last time, this favor to protect Little Fish is a one-time thing, and there will be no next time," Shangguan Ling'er scoffed. "Do I look like I'm really willing?"

Li Yinsheng was taken aback. He seemed to be thinking about something at first, then suddenly realized what was going on. He cupped his hands and said solemnly, "Please help me again, Miss Shangguan. I will remember this favor."

"Hmph, forget about the favor. Consider it as helping you one more time out of respect for Ningzhi!" Shangguan Ling'er's lips curled up slightly.

Yan Yu Zhenren, standing to the side, glanced back and forth between the two, raising an eyebrow.

Mu Xiaoyu, who was holding onto Li Yinsheng's sleeve, suddenly realized that something was wrong.

She had originally intended to refuse to refine the fire seed.

But now that Senior Shangguan has interrupted, she not only has to help protect him, but her senior brother has also formally requested her help.

"The scene was so formal just now, I can't bring myself to refuse!" Mu Xiaoyu lamented inwardly.

Her gaze swept back and forth between Li Yinsheng and Shangguan Ling'er, and she began to suspect that her senior brother and senior Shangguan were working together to set her up.

"Don't worry, Xiaoyu," Shangguan Ling'er said with a smile, stroking Mu Xiaoyu's head. "With your older sister protecting you, you'll only feel a little pain this time."

"This generational hierarchy doesn't seem quite right, does it?" Li Yinsheng remarked from the side.

Shangguan Ling'er rolled her eyes at him: "I can call you whatever I want!"

Feeling Shangguan Ling'er pat her head, Mu Xiaoyu felt conflicted.

Senior Shangguan said that this time it would only hurt a little bit.

Although the bad senior brother often lies, Senior Shangguan doesn't seem to lie, right?

Since it doesn't hurt much, how about we give it a try?

Senior Shangguan was right after all!

After refining the fire seed given to her by her senior brother, Mu Xiaoyu sat cross-legged on the futon and cast a friendly glance at Shangguan Ling'er.

The burning pain she felt throughout the refining of the fire seed was similar to that she experienced when cultivating with the Blood Refining Pivot.

This level of burning pain is completely bearable!

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After refining the second fire seed, she could feel that the intensity of the Three Yang Spiritual Fire within her body had almost doubled.

This will definitely make weapon forging much easier later on.

Worth it!

"Not bad," Li Yinsheng nodded in satisfaction, "The refining went very smoothly. Thank you, Fellow Daoist Yan Yu."

"Fellow Daoist Li, you're too kind," Master Yanyu said with a smile.

Shangguan Ling'er looked at Li Yinsheng.

"Of course, it's also thanks to Miss Shangguan's help!" Li Yinsheng said immediately.

Unlike last time, after the fire seed entered her junior sister's body, it was immediately enveloped by her own Three Yang Spiritual Fire. Shangguan Lingji could then unleash the Water Element Qi within her body without any worries about damaging the fire seed.

In this way, although it does not benefit the refining process itself, it can reduce the junior sister's burning pain to less than 10% of the original amount.

Seeing Li Yinsheng express his gratitude, Shangguan Ling'er looked away and waved her hand generously, indicating that there was no need for such formalities.

Early morning, in Li Yinsheng's guest room.

He sat cross-legged and focused his inner gaze on his dantian.

Even while receiving the two rewards totaling twenty-six years of cultivation, he never relaxed his nurturing of the Three Yang Spiritual Flame.

The Three Yang Spiritual Flame, which had already produced a seed of fire, was now much stronger than when it was first formed, and was burning fiercely in the dantian.

Even at its very core, some tiny flame-colored crystals have appeared.

Although these flame-colored crystals at the core are few in number and extremely small compared to the burning flames, they are all highly condensed Three Yang Spiritual Flames.

These flame-colored crystals are enough to melt down even high-grade magical artifacts.

Although this power is not enough for him now, the Three Yang Spiritual Flame has not been cultivated for very long.

If it is nurtured for a longer period of time and grows stronger, it will be enough to threaten quasi-magic weapons or even real magic weapons.

However, at least at this stage, the Three Yang Spiritual Fire is far from being qualified to coexist equally with its two other roommates in the dantian.

The White Rainbow Sword and the Azure Sky Sword were also in the dantian.

The two swords were as close as sisters, and their azure and white spiritual light occupied more than 90% of the space in the dantian.

The Three Yang Spiritual Fire could only cower in a corner, burning weakly.

After a moment of contemplation, Li Yinsheng attempted to transform the Three Yang Spiritual Fire from a freely burning flame into a flowing, changing shape, vaguely condensing it into the form of a sword.

A moment later, the Three Yang Spirit Fire transformed into a fire sword similar in length to the White Rainbow and Sky Blue swords. The number of tiny flame-colored crystals was too small, and they only gathered along the spine of the sword.

Then he controlled the Three Yang Spirit Fire Sword to move closer to the Azure Sky Sword and the White Rainbow Sword, arranging the three swords in a "品" (pin) shape.

Li Yinsheng nodded in satisfaction—it looks much better this way.

Under his control, the three swords spun around, their colors of blue, white, and red intertwined.

However, the Three Yang Spiritual Fire itself did not become brighter after transforming into a sword shape, so the red light was still suppressed by the blue and white light, and could only occupy a very small area.

Moreover, as soon as Li Yinsheng releases control, the Three Yang Spirit Fire, although still maintaining its sword shape, will be immediately pushed back into a corner.

He wasn't surprised; the current Three Yang Spiritual Fire was still too weak.

If we nurture and strengthen it later, things should improve considerably.

At that time, the number of those flame-colored crystals will also increase considerably, perhaps enough to condense into a physical sword.

If it can truly reach this level, then although the Three Yang Spirit Fire Sword is not a magic weapon, it is even better than a magic weapon.

Moreover, the spiritual fire sword that can manifest in his dantian will inevitably become one of the aids for him to condense his Dharma form, and he will reach a higher level in condensing his Dharma form in the future.

Although this kind of "sword" is completely different from the flying sword of a sword cultivator, it is essentially still a ball of flame that looks like a sword, but at least it looks pleasing to the eye.

Moreover, in fact, the Azure Sword is a similar case; it is a bamboo stalk that looks like a sword.

Li Yinsheng withdrew from his internal vision, opened his eyes and looked towards the doorway, where an undisguised aura could be heard.

"Miss Shangguan," Li Yinsheng said, "please come in."

Shangguan Ling'er pushed open the door and entered.

"Miss Shangguan, you've come to see me so early in the morning. Is there something important you need?" Li Yinsheng asked.

"It's nothing, I was just... bored, so I came to chat with you," Shangguan Ling'er said. "Aren't you welcoming me?"

"How could that be? Please have a seat, Miss Shangguan," Li Yinsheng said with a smile.

Shangguan Ling'er knelt opposite Li Yinsheng's desk, hesitant to speak.