JSCMU-Chapter 16: Looking Forward to It

On Heavenly Sword Peak.

Si Wanning stared hard at Yun Jin.

Yun Jin looked back innocently.

After a long silence, Si Wanning sighed in helplessness. “Little Junior Sister! That was too reckless!”

Yun Jin’s cultivation method might be unorthodox, and her rate of improvement so shockingly fast it was unheard of.

But in the end, she had only cultivated for three days. No matter how quick her progress was, she was merely at the eighth level of the Qi Refining Stage.

Meanwhile, that Senior Brother Chen was already at the peak of the tenth level and on the verge of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

He had purposely delayed his breakthrough, trying to accumulate more Foundation Establishment Pills so he could break through in one go.

A battle between the eighth level and the peak of the tenth?

It was hopeless.

Yun Jin blinked. “Second Senior Sister, has that Senior Brother Chen cultivated any Xuan level secret techniques?”

Si Wanning froze for a moment, then shook her head. “Let’s not talk about the Qi Refining Stage, even among Foundation Establishment Stage disciples, only those with outstanding talent can access Xuan level techniques, and even then, just barely. Normally, you’d need to reach at least the Golden Core Stage to be granted access to that level of technique. For the Qi Refining Stage, it all comes down to the density and purity of your spiritual power. Little Junior Sister, on that front, you’re definitely at a disadvantage.”

Yun Jin smiled. “Then it’s fine, as long as he doesn’t know any.”

She now had two Xuan level sword techniques at the proficient level. Even if her spiritual power wasn’t as strong, a single strike would be enough to secure victory.

Si Wanning was confused. She couldn’t help but ask, “He doesn’t know any… but do you?”

Yun Jin nodded earnestly. “I’ve dabbled a bit. Second Senior Sister, can I borrow a sword for the duel?”

Si Wanning was even more exasperated. “Lending you a sword isn’t a problem… but Little Junior Sister, don’t tell me you think that just because you’ve watched me and Eldest Senior Brother practice for a few days, you’ve learned swordsmanship yourself?”

She said this half-jokingly, but Yun Jin responded with complete seriousness. “I think I kind of have.”

Si Wanning looked at her and was momentarily speechless.

This was a Xuan level sword technique! Xuan level!

If you could master it just by watching a few practice sessions, what was the point of secret manuals?

But seeing Yun Jin so confident, Si Wanning couldn’t bring herself to criticize her. She merely consoled herself that the wager was just a ring. If Yun Jin ended up unwilling to part with it, she could offer some spirit stones to buy it back later.

“Second Junior Sister! Little Junior Sister!” Yue Zhao walked in with a dark expression. “I was just at the Law Enforcement Hall and happened to see some people registering a contract. Can you guess what the terms were?”

Si Wanning, who usually argued constantly with Yue Zhao, now hesitated, seeing how grim he looked. She braced herself and said, “Eldest Senior Brother… those people were going too far. Little Junior Sister only agreed out of anger.”

Yue Zhao turned his gaze to Yun Jin.

Yun Jin cleared her throat. “Eldest Senior Brother, I actually think I still have a decent chance.”

Yue Zhao narrowed his eyes. “The contract is signed, fine whatever. What I want to know is, how could you let a few low-level Qi Refining Stage disciples come to our doorstep and act so arrogantly, leave in one piece?”

A flash of ruthlessness flashed through his eyes.

He had worked so hard all these years within the sect, wasn’t it all just to improve his junior disciples’ lives?

And now?

His little junior sister had just joined, and someone already dared to bully her at their own doorstep!

Does he still have any face left to be called Eldest Senior Brother?

Yue Songnian suddenly appeared silently in the room and whispered something into Yue Zhao’s ear.

His expression finally eased somewhat, and he said coldly, “Making them suffer all night long is barely acceptable.”

He looked at Si Wanning with deep disappointment. “Second Junior Sister! You need to reflect on yourself. You always act so fearless, yet you let someone bully our Little Junior Sister right in front of you! If it wasn’t for Third Junior Brother, wouldn’t they have gotten away with it?”

Si Wanning muttered a guilty response.

But in her heart she thought.

The thing is… Little Junior Sister didn’t actually suffer at all!

Eldest Senior Brother hadn’t seen her in action when she scolded people, it was deadly! Even Ye Danxia’s face turned green!

Yue Zhao turned toward Yun Jin and instantly put on a gentle, jade-like smile. “Little Junior Sister, this duel is clearly unfair to you. The contract may have been signed, but don’t worry. I have ways to make the other party cancel it willingly.”

Yun Jin clicked her tongue in admiration.

This Eldest Senior Brother… was clearly no ordinary man.

She remembered that in her past life, her master Lin Ya’s eldest disciple was known as a weakling who was constantly bullied and targeted, unable to fight back, he eventually died.

But this eldest Senior Brother was nothing like the rumors.

Either,

The past was just hearsay.

Or,

This life’s Yue Zhao was someone completely different.

Thinking back to his recent words and actions, a thought came to Yun Jin:

Could it be that Yue Zhao was a transmigrator?

She’d gone through countless small worlds before, including highly modern ones and Yue Zhao’s mannerisms were a perfect match for someone from such a world.

If he really was transmigrated,

Then his drastic change in character made perfect sense.

And if this kind of Eldest Senior Brother was backing her, then Heavenly Sword Peak was likely not as easily bullied as outsiders thought.

Yun Jin smiled sweetly. “Eldest Senior Brother, I’m the one who asked to sign that contract. I believe I can win.”

Her voice was firm and without a trace of hesitation.

Yue Zhao stared at her for a moment. Seeing how resolute she was, though he had no idea why she was so confident, he finally said, “If Little Junior Sister is confident, then I won’t stop you.”

“But… there’s one more thing I’d like to ask for help with,” Yun Jin added.

“Just say it, Junior Sister,” Si Wanning quickly replied.

Yun Jin smiled sheepishly. “It’s like this, I perform better with a crowd. The more people watching, the stronger I get. So… could you help spread the word about the duel? Ideally, gather as many spectators as possible.”

That way, she could bask in glory and harvest a huge amount of Emotion Points.

As soon as her request came out,

Everyone from Heavenly Sword Peak fell silent.

How to put it…

Their Little Junior Sister’s personality…

It’s kind of like an attention seeker?

No no no. That couldn’t be.

She was such a pure and adorable little junior sister.

She is just a child, after all.

And what child don’t love a little attention?

After a while, Yue Zhao nodded with some difficulty. “Alright. I’ll help promote it.”

Over the years, he had done quite a bit of work in Tianxing Sect, and though much of it was behind the scenes, spreading a few rumors would be easy.

“Thank you, Senior Brother and Senior Sister.” Yun Jin beamed. “Just thinking about how many people will come watch tomorrow has me so excited!”

Everyone from Heavenly Sword Peak: “…”

There was definitely something off about their Little Junior Sister.

But that must’ve just been their imagination.

Right?