Can transfer spiritual power
At this moment, Baili Qu appeared and said, "Since Fellow Daoist Yu is unwilling to compete in swordsmanship, then let's try the Mirage Formation. It'll be a good opportunity to see how good the formations of my Baili clan are."
It turned out he still couldn't understand human speech. Yu Zhu clenched her fist tightly, then relaxed it, still intending to persuade Baili Qu to give up the idea of competing, "Fellow Daoist, isn't sparring necessary..."
"Be careful, Senior Sister!"
Jingxu grabbed Yuzhu's arm and spun around, dodging an attack from a gust of yellow sand.
"Fellow Daoist Yu, there's no need to worry. It's just a simple spar. I'll stop when I've made my point." Baili frowned. "Fellow Daoist Yu, why aren't you making a move? Do you perhaps look down on me, Baili Qu?"
Huh? Yu Zhu really wanted to say, "Who the hell are you? You really look down on me, so what?" But what came out of her mouth was, "Why do you want to spar with me?"
"I told you, we should have sparred eighteen years ago. All these years, you've been hiding in the Yingtian Sect. What, have you lost all your fighting spirit?"
Yu Zhu felt a lump in her throat. What did he know, spouting nonsense like this? She pushed Jing Xu away, "Fine, it's just a little sparring."
The yellow sand gathered into several sand dunes that emerged from the ground, while a huge dragon head swaggered in mid-air, coming with overwhelming force.
"Senior Sister, you..." Jing Xu looked worried. He had seen how she looked after helping her disciple guide her qi into his body, so the old injury she mentioned earlier was probably not unfounded.
Yu Zhu pushed Jing Xu away, saying, "With your level of cultivation, you should stay away."
Jing Xu thought for a moment, then took out his communication jade token, intending to contact the outside world, only to find that the token was malfunctioning.
Bailiqu glanced at him from afar, "There's no way to contact the outside world from inside the Mirage Array. Don't worry, as long as she can break the array, that's fine."
But can Yu Zhu break the formation? Seeing Yu Zhu dodging left and right amidst the attacks of several dragons, Jing Xu was unsure.
In fact, while dodging, Yu Zhu shot some colorful beads into the dragon's body. These were originally models she used to teach the Mirage Array; she had carved miniature versions of the array onto the beads. Yu Zhu secretly activated the spell, and several flying dragons instantly froze into ice, crashing to the ground.
But the next moment, several more sands sprang out. Yu Zhu, with her bare hands, could only use her spiritual power as a blade to cleave the sands apart. But the sand gathered together and formed sands again, only smaller in size.
As her spiritual energy dwindled, Yu Zhu regretted her actions; she should have just given up and accepted the mockery. In her hesitation, a sandstorm struck from behind, sending Yu Zhu flying to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
As I lay the Solomon's Seal on the ground, I felt a faint pain in my limbs.
Jingxu quickly came over and helped Yuzhu up, "Senior Sister, are you alright?"
Before Yu Zhu could speak, Bai Li Qu said with dissatisfaction, "Fellow Daoist Yu, this is a mirage array that I have carefully designed. I hope you will take it seriously and not treat it as a joke."
"You son of a bitch, aren't you—hey, no need, I didn't transfer spiritual power..."
Yu Zhu wanted to interrupt Jing Xu's act of transferring spiritual energy to her, because it would not only be useless but would also aggravate her pain. However, after Jing Xu's spiritual energy entered, Yu Zhu not only felt the pain disappear, but also felt that she was full of energy.
Jingxu can transfer spiritual energy to her! She has found her own personal power bank! This realization excited Yuzhu, and she reached out to grab Jingxu's hand, as if to absorb more spiritual energy.
"It seems that the successor of Qiongfang back then was nothing special," Bailiqu said coolly.
Yu Zhu unconsciously tightened her grip on Jing Xu's hand, "It seems that I really left a deep shadow on you before, which is why you still can't forget me."
Baili Qu scoffed, "Hmph, no matter what you were like before, you're not as good as you are now. I advise you not to teach the Mirage Array anymore; it would be an insult to the Mirage Array's reputation."
Suddenly, Jing Xu let out a muffled groan. Only then did Yu Zhu notice that his face had turned pale. She hurriedly let go of his hand and steadied herself. "I was being modest just now. Actually, Senior Sister wasn't exaggerating. Our Yingtian Sect's Mirage Array is indeed a step above the Baili Clan's."
"Overestimating one's abilities."
Bailiqu waved his hand, and the sandstorm charged at Yuzhu again. Yuzhu made a hand seal, freezing the sandstorm, which shattered and fell to the ground. Spiritual energy radiated outwards from Yuzhu, slowly turning the yellow sand into ice. Bailiqu formed a hand seal to stop it, but was interrupted by the wind blades cleaved by Yuzhu, until the ice surface was completely formed. The once cloudless sky suddenly became overcast, and the area beneath the ice was also shrouded in darkness.
Icicles pierced out from under Bailiqu's feet. Bailiqu leaped away, but the next second, more icicles pierced out from where he was standing. This time, it was Bailiqu's turn to dodge.
Bailiqu could handle the randomly appearing ice spikes, but Yuzhu raised her hand, and several ice blades appeared in her hand. Yuzhu threw the ice blades at Bailiqu. Bailiqu had to be on high alert, not only dodging the huge ice spikes, but also blocking the flying ice blades.
Yu Zhu closed in, striking Baili Qu when he was exposed. Seeing that Baili Qu was about to summon his sword, she struck his arm with her palm, saying, "Didn't you say you weren't going to use a sword?"
Yu Zhu delivered a flying kick that struck Baili Qu squarely in the chest. Baili Qu slid several feet across the ice, and an ice spike followed, piercing his forehead a few hairs' width away, from which a drop of bright red blood flowed.
Yu Zhu flew to Jing Xu's side. Although she saw that his complexion had improved, she still asked, "How are you feeling? You..."
Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through Yu Zhu's vision, and everything went black.
"You transferred spiritual power to Yuzhu?"
When Yu Zhu woke up, she heard Jing Shu's voice; Jing Shu was already lying in her Qing Yao Garden.
"A-Zhu is awake." It was Changyou's voice. He knocked on the door. "A-Zhu, may we come in?"
Yu Zhu got out of bed, opened the door, and saw not only her senior brother and sister outside, but also Jing Xu. "Come in."
"A-Zhu, how are you feeling?" Changyou asked with concern.
Yu Zhu moved her shoulders, feeling a little sore, "It's okay, I don't feel anything."
“Ah Zhu’s power is as strong as ever. She even fainted. We had to break the formation from outside.” Jing Shu sat down at the table and rested her chin on her hand.
Yu Zhu was a little embarrassed, "I'm sorry to have troubled everyone."
Changyou: "No, Azhu. Jingxu told us that Bailiqu started the trouble first."
Yu Zhu looked at Jing Xu, "Jing Xu, are you alright? I think I absorbed too much of your spiritual energy."
Jing Xu curled his lips into a smile. "Senior sister, I'm fine. I recovered after taking a few pills when I got back, and my cultivation has already reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage."
Yu Zhu was surprised, "Your cultivation has improved again?" This was a bit exaggerated. Yu Zhu had never seen anyone's cultivation improve so quickly in all these years. Even the original owner of this body—it seems that the original owner reached the Foundation Establishment stage as soon as she started Qi Induction, but her memory of that part was not very clear.
"Ah Zhu, Jing Xu said he transferred spiritual power to you, is that true?" Jing Shu asked curiously.
"It's true, otherwise how could I possibly defeat Baili Qu with my meager spiritual power? I almost drained Jing Xu's spiritual power dry." Yu Zhu gave a wry smile.
"Senior Sister Yu is exaggerating. It's because my cultivation isn't high enough that I'm like this," Jing Xu comforted her.
"This has nothing to do with you. It's Bailiqu who's causing the outbreak." Jing Shu said, a hint of disgust flashing across her face as she mentioned Bailiqu.
Yu Zhu: "By the way, Senior Sister, Baili Qu said that you claimed outside that Yingtian Sect's Mirage Array is better than Baili Clan's." Upon hearing this, Chang You glanced at Jing Shu disapprovingly.
Jing Shu replied matter-of-factly, "You defeated him, didn't you?"
"It seems like Bailiqu doesn't really want me to teach him the Mirage Array. Is it alright if I continue teaching him?" Yuzhu didn't want to bring up the fight, so she changed the subject.
Jing Shu looked at him with disdain, "In the entire cultivation world, who with any ability doesn't know the essentials of the Mirage Array? It's just a test of aptitude, and very few people can master it."
Seeing that Yuzhu was puzzled, she continued, "The Baili clan is a descendant of the spirit god, and they have the bloodline of the spirit race. They can receive divine pronouncements, you know that? In recent years, the bloodline of the spirit race in the Baili clan has become increasingly diluted, so they came up with a foolish plan to have members of the Baili clan go out and marry other people in order to give birth to people with the bloodline of the spirit race."
Knowing that Yuzhu had not been seen in public for a long time, Jingshu carefully chose her words to be more tactful.
Yu Zhu roughly understood that due to the large-scale exodus of the Baili clan, the key points of the Mirage Array had spread far and wide.
As they talked, Jing Shu veered off to another topic, saying, "I see that Jing Xu is cultivating so fast that he is very likely to succeed. Why don't you take him as your disciple and focus on teaching him alone? Besides, my senior brother and I will also be taking on disciples soon, so the three of us can do it together."
Yu Zhu and Jing Xu were both stunned for a moment, then looked at each other.
Yu Zhu's eyes darted around. Taking on a disciple seemed like a good option. She could be promoted to elder and have someone to serve her.
"Taking on apprentices isn't out of the question—"
Changyou, who had been staring thoughtfully at something, interrupted Yuzhu, "Azhu's matter of taking on a disciple still needs to be reported to Master. Jingshu, the people from the Baili clan still need you to clean up the mess. You should go first, don't keep them waiting."
"Alright, I'll go now. Ah Zhu, get some rest."
Seeing this, Jingxu wisely said, "It's time for dinner. I'll go prepare some food for Senior Sister Yu."
Only Yuzhu and Changyou remained in the room.
Changyou pointed to a spot and said, "Azhu, do you remember when that lamp went out?"
Yu Zhu looked up and saw that the bronze lamp had been there since she moved to Qingyao Garden. It didn't need anyone to look after it; the tiny flame burned day and night, emitting a faint light.
When did it go out? Yu Zhu recalled that when she woke up on the day the professor taught her to guide Qi into the body, there was no light in the room. "I found it had gone out the day after Jing Xu arrived."
Changyou spread his hands, and the lamp flew into his hand. "Since this lamp is no longer working, I'll take it with me. I've heard that there's a shop in the town at the foot of the mountain that makes very exquisite spirit lamps. Azhu can go and buy a new one."
Changyou stood up, thought for a moment, and added, "There are sect disciples guarding the town, so it's very safe."
"Senior Brother," Yu Zhu called out to Chang You, "That lamp isn't some kind of magical artifact, is it?"
“A-Zhu is wise. I will inform Master of this matter first.” After saying this, Changyou left.
Yu Zhu sat at the table, her mind sometimes blank and sometimes filled with a jumble of thoughts.
When Jingxu stepped in as the sun was setting, Yuzhu finally came to her senses. She watched as Jingxu placed a food box on the table and took out several dishes.
After a long silence, she lowered her eyelashes. "Wasn't that your excuse for leaving? You actually went to prepare food?"
Jingxu raised an eyebrow. "Last time I heard my senior sister say she was going back to cook dinner, so I guess she doesn't mind. It's just a few dishes, not a difficult task." Jingxu placed the bowls and chopsticks in front of Yuzhu.
Yu Zhu picked up her chopsticks, thinking it best not to waste her food. After tasting the dishes one by one, she said, "The taste is good. Did you make it yourself?"
"No, it was prepared at home."
Home? I wonder how her home is doing? Yu Zhu suddenly slumped, picked up a piece of food and stuffed it into her mouth, "How can the food prepared in advance still taste so good?"
Jingxu wasn't unaware of Yuzhu's emotional change, but he still replied, "It was maintained by a magical artifact."
Yu Zhu felt a lump in her throat. She really did resent the rich. She muttered, "Rich and powerful are arrogant."
Jing Xu listened and smiled faintly.
Yu Zhu: "You are from Kanzhou. Kanzhou has many mineral resources, so there are many wealthy people there. You must also come from a wealthy family."
"We're not exactly rich, but my parents run some businesses."
Really? Yu Zhu didn't believe it. This was probably just Jing Xu being modest, trying to appease her, a working-class girl.
"Kanzhou seems to have some decent cultivation sects, so why did they come all the way to Yingtian Sect? Could it be that they're also here for... for Immortal Venerable Qiongfang?"
Jing Xu: "It was the sect leader who met me and invited me to join the sect, plus my mother really wanted me to join the Yingtian Sect."
"Your mother?"
Recalling his mother, Jingxu smiled slightly. "My mother once said that I have a connection with the Yingtian Sect." Yuzhu pricked up her ears, listening attentively.
"According to my mother, when she was pregnant with me, she and my father were traveling as merchants when they were accidentally entangled by a demon and were seriously injured. The two of them escaped to the town at the foot of Yingtian Mountain and were able to get out of danger. However, I was about to die while I was still in my mother's womb. My parents went to the Yingtian Temple to pray for a miracle, and as a result, I slowly recovered. I was even born in Yingtian Town."
"Then you are exactly eighteen years old this year."
"yes."
Upon hearing Jingxu's affirmative answer, Yuzhu said with an ambiguous meaning, "Then you are indeed destined to be with Yingtian Sect, very destined. Immortal Venerable Qiongfang has also passed away eighteen years ago."
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