Ling Ruochen's recent training life can be described as "dire straits" and even "worse than death". The reason is simple, all thanks to his biological sister - Ling Ruoxi.
He had finally broken through to the fifth stage of Foundation Establishment, and he was so elated, thinking he could finally hold his head high and show off his prowess in the Spirit Realm battlefield. But just as the news got out, his communicator flashed twice, followed by Ling Ruoxi's slightly proud voice: "Brother, I just broke through to the eighth stage of Foundation Establishment! Come, let's have a sparring match."
"Sister! Can you please let me go?" Ling Ruochen said in despair, "I just broke through, and you're three realms higher than me. How can I fight you?"
Ling Ruoxi smiled brightly and said cheerfully, "If you can't beat him, just practice more. Besides, as an older sister, it's my right to beat my brother, and I have to do it as soon as possible!"
"Who made this rule?!" Ling Ruochen felt hopeless.
Ling Ruoxi answered as a matter of course: "The Secret Book of Raising a Younger Brother."
“…What the hell?”
"This is the secret manual that Boss Zero helped me find." Ling Ruoxi said seriously, "Boss said that creatures like my brother must be suppressed from a small scale, otherwise we won't be able to control them in the future."
Ling Ruochen: "..." He suspected that this was not a secret manual at all, but a guide to cheating people that Boss Zero made up casually.
The daily battles between the Ling siblings
Ling Ruochen's protests were of course meaningless, and he was eventually forcibly dragged to the training ground. Thus, he once again became Ling Ruoxi's "mobile sandbag" after her breakthrough. The familiar scene and the familiar formula made him question his life.
Ling Ruoxi drew out her flying sword, and her figure flashed, leaving a brilliant trail of sword light in the air. "Brother, watch carefully, this move 'Flowing Sword Shadow', I just learned it, and I'm going to use it on you to test its effect."
"Sister! Can you please not use me to try out your new tricks?" Ling Ruochen was so upset that she raised her shield amulet in an attempt to protect herself.
However, before his shield could stabilize, it was easily shattered by Ling Ruoxi's flying sword. Ling Ruochen could only tumble awkwardly on the ground, narrowly avoiding the sword's energy. He ran away with his head in his hands, holding up his hands: "I surrender! Sister, I surrender!"
Ling Ruoxi stopped and looked at him with interest, her tone revealing a hint of disappointment: "Brother, there is no option of surrender in actual combat."
"But this isn't a real fight!" Ling Ruochen sat on the ground, rubbing his arm that was scratched by the sword energy, with a look of resentment on his face. "Sister, you're a cultivation genius. No matter how much I practice, I can't catch up with you."
Ling Ruoxi patted his shoulder, her face full of matter-of-factness: "Brother, geniuses also need to work hard. And you should thank Boss Zero. If he hadn't taught us so many skills in the Spirit Realm battlefield, I wouldn't have made such rapid progress."
Ling Ruochen's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately retorted, "Sister, are you sure it was Zero who taught you that? Didn't you become addicted to it yourself?"
Ling Ruoxi smiled faintly, as if she hadn't heard her brother's questioning: "Okay, today's training ends here. Next time we'll try high-level psychic mecha combat."
"Ah?" Ling Ruochen stared at her with wide eyes, horrified, "Sister, can't we just live in peace?"
Ling Ruoxi tilted her head, looked at him with a smile, and said in a gentle tone: "Of course you can, provided that you can beat me."
Ling Ruochen fell silent. He looked at Ling Ruoxi's brilliant smile, knowing full well that he had no choice. He stood up, dusted himself off, and sighed, "Alright, it's already like this anyway."
Ling Ruoxi nodded with satisfaction, then suddenly remembered something and added with a smile, "By the way, Boss Zero said that he's going to start new tactical training soon, and he can bring you along."
Ling Ruochen stopped abruptly, his voice trembling: "What?!"
Ling Ruoxi blinked: "Oh, it's the kind that simulates actual combat on the battlefield to strengthen combat awareness."
Ling Ruochen gasped. The calm yet terrifying face of Boss Zero, along with the Shadow Killer, the Black Tortoise Guard, and the Gu Master, all appeared before his eyes. He couldn't help but shudder. "Sister, you can't be serious, can you?"
"Of course." Ling Ruoxi smiled.
"...Sis, I really owe you in my past life." Ling Ruochen covered his face and squatted on the ground in despair, sighing with despair: "Practicing is not easy, and being a younger brother is even harder."
Outside the Ling family training grounds, the Ling family head stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze fixed on his two children, a satisfied smile in his eyes. As the future hope of the Ling family, Ling Ruoxi and Ling Ruochen were growing at a rate far exceeding their peers. Ling Ruoxi, in particular, had broken through to the eighth level of Foundation Establishment in a short period of time, her talent so high that the family elders were amazed.
The butler beside him said softly, "Master, the young lady and the young master's training speed is truly astonishing. Especially the young lady, her fighting style is already somewhat similar to those of the direct disciples of the top sects."
The Ling family's Patriarch nodded slightly, his tone revealing a hint of emotion: "These two children have indeed grown a lot since they met the mysterious man 'Zero' in the Spirit Realm battlefield."
Upon hearing this, the housekeeper couldn't help but frown: "Master, that Zero... is he really that strong?"
"More than just strong," the Ling family head said with a deep gaze. "According to the intelligence I've received, all the top experts in the Spirit Realm battlefield are full of praise for Zero's tactical application and combat skills. Not only is his individual combat ability extremely strong, but his attainments in team tactics far surpass those of ordinary battlefield commanders."
The butler was shocked: "This... could he really be a disciple of some secret holy place?"
"It's very likely." The Ling family's patriarch said slowly, "Otherwise, how could an ordinary cultivator cause such a huge disturbance in the Spirit Realm battlefield?"
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