Junior Sister must ascend this time!

Yun Qing, however, was hooked on drawing. She gripped the talisman brush and drew again. "Third Senior Brother, I'll try one last time. I'm really confident this time, just watch..."

"Boom!"

When Jiang Mian returned from his training, he saw that the roof of his courtyard had flown off.

"Si! Ming! Che!"

He clenched his fists and kicked open his courtyard gate. He was determined to kill this unreliable third senior brother today!

However, instead of his third senior brother's irritating smile, he saw Yun Qing, whose face was dark and whose hair was standing on end, grinning at him with a row of small white teeth.

Jiang Mian wondered if she had seen wrong. After taking a deep breath outside the courtyard, she went back inside.

The junior sister still had a dark complexion, and his courtyard was so cramped it was impossible to find a decent spot...

He couldn't scold his junior sister, so his gaze bypassed Yun Qing and precisely targeted Si Mingche, who was hiding in the corner. He gritted his teeth and said:

"I think you need to explain what's going on..."

Si Mingche peeked half his head out from behind a table with a missing leg; his face was even darker than Yun Qing's.

"Junior brother, listen to my excuse, it really wasn't me this time."

Yun Qing stood in front of the two, looking at Jiang Mian with a pitiful expression. "Fourth Senior Brother, it has nothing to do with Third Senior Brother. I insisted on dragging him to teach me how to draw talismans... I'm sorry, I shouldn't have drawn them here. I'll help you repair the courtyard now."

"It's alright, junior sister, feel free to do whatever you want. I don't live here much anyway."

Jiang Mian reached out to help her tame her standing hair, but couldn't, so he gave up.

Si Mingche: Jiang Mian, you hypocrite! You've never said anything like that to me before!

Jiang Mian glared at Si Mingche, then said to Yun Qing, "Junior Sister, go back and wash up first. I'll have a good talk with Third Senior Brother and come find you later."

The word "talk" was emphasized.

Despite the repeated insistence of her two senior brothers, Yun Qing gave Si Mingche a "good luck" look and left.

As soon as Yun Qing stepped out of Jiang Mian's courtyard, she heard Si Mingche's screams of agony.

I can't bear to listen...

Back at her residence, Yun Qing quickly washed up. After washing off the soot and grime from her face, a clean and fair complexion was revealed.

Even her hair obediently lay down. After tying her hair into a neat high ponytail, Yun Qing found a comfortable position to nestle in the chair and let out a long breath.

That day, she was exhausted.

After soaking in the spiritual spring water for several days, the small wooden stick regained its vitality and was now wrapped around Yun Qing's arm, its tender green leaves quietly helping to relieve her fatigue.

Just as Yun Qing was drifting off to sleep, Jiang Mian knocked on her courtyard gate.

Too lazy to move, she called out loudly, "Fourth Senior Brother, is that you? Come in."

After Jiang Mian came in, she handed Yun Qing a small cloth bag, about the size of her palm, saying, "This is for you."

Yun Qing took it and opened it. Inside was a piece of milky white jade, gleaming with a soft light.

"This is?"

"Heart-protecting jade marrow. Place this on your chest to continuously nourish your heart meridians. Your sword wound hasn't fully healed yet, so you need to take good care of it."

Jiang Mian turned his head away as he spoke, perhaps feeling a little uncomfortable, perhaps because it was the first time he had prepared a gift for someone.

Upon learning that Yun Qing had become his junior sister, he immediately decided to travel to the Northern Cold Pool to retrieve this for her. He had personally witnessed the severity of her injuries, and given her previous status as an outer disciple, she would have had no chance of finding a suitable elixir to repair her heart meridians.

Yun Qing's eyes flickered slightly. So that's why he went down the mountain for training this time...

The Heart-Protecting Jade Marrow only grows deep within the frigid pools of the Northern Territory. The chilling atmosphere of that place is so intense that even Golden Core cultivators cannot withstand it after a while, let alone a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator like him. Not to mention, a Frost-Scaled Flood Dragon, whose cultivation is comparable to that of a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, is also lurking at the bottom of the pool.

She decided she would never scold him again!

Yun Qing circled Jiang Mian several times, asking, "Are you hurt?"

After confirming that Jiang Mian was alright, she opened her storage ring and took out several bottles of pills and a Qi Condensation Fruit.

"Fourth Senior Brother, please don't go to such dangerous places by yourself next time. The cold pool is too cold. I just finished refining some pills to replenish vital energy a couple of days ago."

Fourth Senior Brother, don't worry, I ate it before, it wasn't poisonous. And this Qi Condensation Fruit, you can use it when you break through to the Golden Core stage…”

As they spoke, Jiang Mian's hands were already piled high with things, and he couldn't help but interrupt, "Junior Sister, this... is too much..."

"Not much." Yun Qing took out a demon-binding rope, glanced at Jiang Mian's hands which were covered in stuff, thought for a moment, and then hung it around his neck.

"Fourth Senior Brother, you risked so much danger to go to the Northern Cold Pool for me, what are these things of mine? Besides, I now have six masters, I'm very rich."

Jiang Mian's lips twitched; he really couldn't refute that. "Then thank you very much, Junior Sister."

Yun Qing smiled, her eyes crinkling, "You're welcome! You can come to me anytime you want spirit fruits and pills, Senior Brother."

"Okay." Jiang Mian nodded. "Then Junior Sister, get some rest. I'll be going now."

Then he left carrying a bunch of things. As for why he didn't put them in his storage bag, it was naturally to show off in front of Si Mingche. He even lingered in front of Si Mingche's yard for a while, afraid that Si Mingche wouldn't see them.

The next day, Yun Qing got up early as usual and went to Tianji Peak to soak in the Thunder Pool.

It still hurt a lot, but it was much better than yesterday. She endured it for two whole hours.

Yan Li looked at her disciple with a look of amazement. She was a little weak when she climbed out yesterday, but she had been soaking in the water for even longer today and did not seem to be in any discomfort.

She improved even faster than I had imagined. "She's quite impressive; she was able to keep going on the second day. However, she's still a little bit behind what I was like back then."

"Your barriers have loosened. After soaking for two more hours tomorrow, you can prepare for foundation building."

Yun Qing pressed down her hair, which was standing up again. "Yes, Master."

Seeing her completely unnerved demeanor, Yan Li couldn't help but flick her forehead. "Don't think of mutated spiritual roots as so simple. Go back and prepare properly, or you could die from even the slightest mistake."

Yun Qing gave an "oh" and then started acting cheeky, "But we still have Master, right? Even if I accidentally die, Master can still collect my body."

One second Yan Li raised the stick, the next second Yun Qing summoned "Chatterbox" and ran away.

Yan Li laughed in exasperation. So this was how this wicked disciple used the flying artifact.

He shook his head and flew to Tian Shu Peak to find Pu Hengzhi.

Yun Qing wasn't afraid of death, but he was afraid of her dying; he had to eliminate all danger for her.

Although the "chatterbox" was incessantly talkative, his speed was undeniable, and Yun Qing arrived at the Teaching Hall in no time.

As soon as she came down, she saw Elder Ji squatting at the door, his hair disheveled and his eyes dark and swollen.

It seemed that she had been badly ravaged by that formation, and Yun Qing suddenly felt a little guilty...