"Brother, do you like me?"

Xu Yinglian didn't look at him, but just stared at the ground calmly.

Qiu Changtian looked at her in surprise.

After a while, he suddenly laughed and said:

"Which one is real, the moon in the sky or the moon in the water?"

Xu Yinglian, feeling nervous, immediately started thinking quickly.

The moon in the sky is naturally real, but it is hard to touch;

The moon in the water is within reach, but it is ultimately an illusion.

So what the senior brother meant was that he was asking me whether I wanted to hear “nice lies” (represented by the moon in the water) or the “unknown truth” (represented by the moon in the sky).

It’s a nice lie, of course, he likes me...but what’s the point of such a lie?

"The moon in the water is so close, but it will break if I touch it. Why should I linger on?" Xu Yinglian said without hesitation, "Even if it is out of reach, I still want to see the moon through the clouds and glimpse the true heart."

Qiu Changtian blinked, then laughed:

"Junior sister, what are you talking about?"

Did I understand it wrongly...Xu Yinglian frowned slightly and started thinking again.

If the moon in the water and the moon in the sky do not represent lies and truth respectively, then what do they represent?

"Well, let's stop here for today." Qiu Changtian said leisurely, "I will continue to teach you Taoism tomorrow."

"Okay." Xu Yinglian nodded slightly.

With her competitive spirit, she certainly would not admit defeat directly and asked Qiu Changtian directly for the answer to his clever question.

She wanted to go back to the cave to think about it carefully.

Qiu Changtian once again raised his sword and headed for the Sutra Library. He only heard Kunlun Mirror curiously ask:

"What do you mean by the moon in the water and the moon in the sky?"

"It doesn't mean anything." Qiu Changtian was silent for a moment, then said, "I just said it casually to divert her attention."

Kunlun Mirror: ...

You can even turn a situation like this around?

It really wanted to use a word to describe this guy, but it couldn't think of what the word was.

"Then when she realizes what's going on, she will continue asking questions," Kunlun Mirror reminded him.

"How did she react?" Qiu Changtian sneered, "My answer is in this riddle."

"If she can't solve the riddle, it means she is inferior to me in intelligence. Do you think she will admit defeat and ask me what the riddle means?"

"Wow." Kunlun Jing still couldn't figure out what the word was, and could only use an emotionless interjection to express his complicated feelings.

"The next step is Taoism." Qiu Changtian said confidently, "The reason why Junior Sister Xu developed a mental disorder is because her Taoism power was inferior to mine."

"However, what Taoist method can be compared with the Thunder Method? The Thunder Method is extremely difficult to practice and has high risks. If its power could be surpassed, then the Thunder Method would have been extinct long ago."

"Besides, the thunder method deals damage instantly, while the Great Light Fire deals damage continuously. Is she crazy if she wants to compete with me in terms of instant damage?"

"I think she picked the wrong opponent. We need to find some weaklings to beat her up so she can regain her confidence."

"She really picked the wrong opponent." Kunlun Jing thought to himself.

How did Xu Yinglian's inner demon first come about? You, this evil man, really have no idea at all?

Wait, if we really want to talk about the root cause, it was me who chose him as the savior, which led him to harm Junior Sister Xu.

The bad guy is me?

Kunlun Mirror fell into a state of confused self-doubt.

…

In the next few days, Qiu Changtian sacrificed a lot of time, taking Xu Yinglian to visit everywhere and compete with the direct disciples of the elders.

"Senior Brother Liu, I heard that you have recently practiced the 'Zhaoyang Binghuo Divine Art', so I came to ask for advice." Qiu Changtian said with a smile.

Senior Brother Liu asked in confusion:

"I am at the Huafu level, and you are at the Xisui level. Are you sure you want to ask me for advice?"

"Yes." Xu Yinglian said seriously.

After a while, after competing in Taoism near Congling, Senior Brother Liu's expression had become dull.

The Great Light Fire released by Xu Yinglian was actually comparable to his Burning Yang Bing Fire in terms of killing range, but its power was even greater.

The burning rocks on his side and the obvious soil fragments, while the rocks on Xu Yinglian's side were almost melted and solidified into glass.

This... Junior Sister Xu is really at the Marrow Cleansing Stage?

For a cultivator at the Marrow Cleansing Stage, whose true Qi has not been refined into pure essence, how could his Taoism have such terrifying power!

Are all the 280th generation disciples monsters? ! !

Xu Yinglian calmly withdrew the Taoist secret, as if winning over Senior Brother Liu of the Huafu level in the Taoist competition was not a surprising thing.

Qiu Changtian smiled and said:

"Senior Brother Liu's Burning Yang Fire is truly fierce and vigorous. I was just watching from the sidelines, and I have a few questions I want to ask..."

He asked questions one by one, all of which were common basic questions in practicing Taoism.

Senior Brother Liu patiently answered each question one by one. Qiu Changtian nodded slightly in thanks, then smiled and shared some of his own experiences in using thunder magic, asking Senior Brother Liu for guidance and corrections.

After this exchange, Brother Liu no longer felt embarrassed and awkward about losing to the younger generation. He just secretly admired Qiu Changtian's sophisticated social skills, which made him feel like spring breeze. He truly deserved to be the chief of this generation who was praised by his peers.

Xu Yinglian stood nearby, seemingly listening to their conversation, but in fact he was both horrified and delighted.

What made him happy was that he actually defeated Senior Brother Liu who was at the Huafu level.

What shocked him was that he was able to win with the guidance of Qiu Changtian.

Just a dozen words were like an epiphany, and Xu Yinglian's understanding of the Great Light Fire made an almost qualitative leap.

However, what she couldn't understand was why Qiu Changtian had such a profound understanding of fire-related Taoism?

Isn't it thunder magic that he usually uses?

Of course, Qiu Changtian would never tell her that he had mastered the "Postnatal Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light", an ancestral magic of the Five Elements Taoism, so he was able to give Xu Yinglian unique inspiration and guidance in the use of the Great Light Fire.

Therefore, as Xu Yinglian was thinking secretly, Qiu Changtian, who was communicating with Senior Brother Liu, heard the continuous reminders from Kunlun Mirror:

[Invincible character, synchronization value +1. ]

[Invincible character, synchronization value +1. ]

[Invincible character, synchronization value +1. ]

…

Qiu Changtian: ???

Wait, it was Junior Sister Xu who succeeded in showing off just now, why did my synchronization value increase?

Puzzled, he said goodbye to Senior Brother Liu and took Junior Sister Xu back to Jinling Cave.

Having defeated people whom he originally thought he could not defeat in both swordsmanship and Taoism, Xu Yinglian's expression had now returned to normal, and he had regained his original cold and reserved appearance.

There is no trace of depression left between his eyebrows, and his heart is full of confidence.

Even if she could not defeat Senior Brother Qiu for the time being, she was confident that she could defeat 99% of the Foundation Establishment disciples of Kunlun Taiqing Sect. Senior Brother was just the last gatekeeper she needed to challenge.

In short, I am very happy.

After sending Xu Yinglian back to the cave, Qiu Changtian was about to turn around when Xu Yinglian suddenly called him back:

"Brother."

"What's the matter?" Qiu Changtian asked, turning around.

"That..." Xu Yinglian hesitated to speak.

She really wanted to ask Qiu Changtian what the “moon in the sky” and “moon in the water” meant, but she didn’t want to admit defeat to her senior brother and say that she failed to solve his riddle.

"Cough." Xu Yinglian finally coughed and said unnaturally, "Thank you for your hard work."

Qiu Changtian smiled slightly, then said seriously:

"Nothing, after all..."

"...How can I, Qiu Changtian's junior sister, fall behind anyone except me?"

[Invincible character, synchronization value +1. ]

Kunlun Mirror lamented.