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The person inside the room suddenly opened their eyes and looked out the door. While sensing that familiar presence, a sense of surprise arose in their heart.
"Junior brother, what brings you here?"
After letting Nan Yi in, Chu Li immediately closed the door and turned around to ask, "And my junior brother actually used his original form?"
Nan Yi did not answer her question immediately. Instead, she lightly jumped onto Chu Li's shoulder, squatted for a while, and then said, "Senior Sister, the competition is in a few days. I'm a little nervous. Can I stay here with you today?"
Chu Li remained silent for a moment, but Nan Yi was not in a hurry. After all, if this didn't work, he had other things to say.
But to Nan Yi's surprise, Chu Li agreed without much thought.
"Anyway, I've just been meditating and resting in my room these past few days. If you want to come along, that's fine too."
Nan Yi opened his somewhat narrow fox-like eyes and carefully looked at Chu Li's expression, but found that her expression was not much different from usual—could it be that his senior sister thought he was really nervous?
In any case, he has achieved his goal, and that is enough.
Perhaps it was because he had been spending all his time with his senior sister lately, and he felt a little uncomfortable being so far away from her, so he couldn't resist and followed the room he had observed during the day to come over.
He flicked his fox tail, and a thin mat instantly appeared on the ground. He jumped into it and nestled on it.
It was definitely much more comfortable staying in my senior's room; it was completely different from his own.
But he couldn't figure out exactly what was different.
Chu Li glanced at Nan Yi, who was skillfully making a makeshift bed for himself, but didn't say anything. He simply returned to his original spot and continued to cultivate quietly.
Tonight, Nan Yi had a rare dream. He dreamt that he was adopted by a woman whose face he couldn't see when he was a child. The woman raised him until he came of age and even held a grand coming-of-age ceremony for him.
During that coming-of-age ceremony, he successfully transformed into human form and was about to say a few words to the woman when, unexpectedly, she ordered him to leave immediately.
He was almost overwhelmed by a huge sense of bewilderment. With his last shred of hope, he wanted to ask her why she had abandoned him, but the woman in front of him was moving away from him at a speed he could not keep up with.
He suddenly opened his eyes, and in the instant he woke up, he realized that it was actually a very real dream. A cool breeze blew in, taking away the stuffy heat from his body.
She turned her head and saw her senior sister in the same position as last night. Perhaps the dream was too real, and for a moment she was still a little dazed looking at reality.
He was brought back to his senses when someone called his name. He saw Chu Li standing in front of him, slightly bent over, her brows furrowed, as if she was worried about his current state.
"I noticed you seemed very hot, so I opened the window."
Nan Yi looked in the direction she pointed and indeed saw a half-open window.
A slight thought crossed his mind, and he asked, "Senior sister, you won't abandon me, will you?"
This is a very absurd question; whether or not to abandon them shouldn't even be a question between them.
Nan Yi was prepared that Chu Li would not answer, but to his surprise, Chu Li pondered for a moment and replied, "As long as you are still a disciple of the Myriad Manifestations Sect."
Nan Yi understood her implication: as long as he remained a disciple of the Myriad Manifestations Sect, she would always be his senior sister.
Chu Li also found it a bit strange. The Myriad Manifestations Sect never required its disciples to stay in the sect for their entire lives. Therefore, many disciples would switch to other sects or join families after learning certain skills.
The Myriad Manifestations Sect has always been very tolerant of its disciples' comings and goings.
But Chu Li always felt that he had always belonged to the Myriad Manifestations Sect, so as long as his junior brother was still in the Myriad Manifestations Sect, he would always be his junior brother, even if he did not become the sect leader's disciple.
Nan Yi felt that his thoughts were still severely affected by that dream, to the point that he actually asked such a question. Putting everything else aside, if his injuries could be healed, he would definitely not be able to stay in the Myriad Manifestations Sect forever, and might even be asked to return to the Fox Clan immediately.
If his injury cannot be healed, he will leave the Myriad Manifestations Sect, so this question is pointless—at least for him.
He then turned his gaze to the window, where he saw an endless sea, the largest sea on the entire continent.
The spirit boat must cross this sea area to reach its destination.
“Senior Sister,” Nan Yi suddenly spoke again, pawing at the edge of the window with her front paws, looking outside, but her words were directed at Chu Li, “I don’t think I’ve ever gone out to train with you before.”
Chu Li raised an eyebrow slightly: "I remember we went to Blazing Sand Valley before, didn't we? It was then that you learned your first domain..."
Nan Yi shook her head: "That time doesn't count, Senior Sister. If you have time later, why don't you take me with you on a training trip?"
How could Chu Li refuse a junior brother who was so "enthusiastic" about cultivation? She immediately agreed, "Then I'll see if there are any missions I can take on after this competition—"
Suddenly, Nan Yi turned around and leaped directly into Chu Li's arms. A strange emotion flashed through Chu Li's heart, but soon she heard her junior brother's cheerful voice.
"Thank you, Senior Sister!"
That emotion vanished quickly, as if it had never existed.
How could Chu Li possibly let go of the soft fur offered to him? While chatting with her junior brother, she casually stroked the fox fur on Nan Yi's back.
Nan Yi felt a little itchy, but also a little comfortable, and unconsciously let out a few soft moans.
Several more days passed, and today the competition venue can be seen in the distance.
It was a small island floating in the sea. Although it was a small island, it covered a very large area, only appearing tiny against the backdrop of the boundless ocean.
Nan Yi returned to his room yesterday, since the spirit boat was going to land today and all the disciples would get off the spirit boat.
The spirit boat quickly landed on a wide, flat area, where people were already waiting.
"Are you a fellow Daoist from the Myriad Manifestations Sect?"
“Indeed,” the elder stepped out from the front of the spirit boat and responded loudly.
"Please follow me. Everything has been prepared for you on this island."
The two women bowed slightly and walked at the front to lead the way for everyone.
"Then I'll trouble you, young friend."
Every sect competition requires a location to be chosen for the matches, and the top sects always vote to decide which island to hold. This time, the island was chosen.
This island has an owner, therefore all the trivial matters of the sect are the responsibility of the island's owner.
Of course, there are also rewards for being in charge of everything related to the sect competition. Each sect will choose one item as a gift to give to the person in charge. In addition, becoming the venue for the sect competition will greatly enhance the person's reputation.
This island may not have been famous before, but it will become extremely popular after the sect competition ends—which is why many families are vying to offer their venues for the sect competition.
"This is the residence of your Myriad Manifestations Sect."
Chu Li glanced at the five-story building in front of her, and then at the four similar buildings next to it—presumably the other buildings were the residences of other first-class sects.
From the outside, the building looks unremarkable, but once you push open the door and go inside, you'll find a huge space that can comfortably accommodate at least two or three hundred people.
Disciples who had attended the sect competition before were already used to it, but for those who had never been before, it was a novel experience.
They stared wide-eyed at what they were seeing, their faces filled with astonishment.
"It looks small from the outside, but it's so big inside..." They were a little disappointed when they first saw the exterior of the palace, but they didn't expect to be so pleasantly surprised when they walked in.
Upon hearing this, a Golden Core stage disciple snorted, "Your observation is far too superficial. Didn't you notice that space stones are embedded all around?"
This is a basic procedure for every sect competition, since there are many disciples attending, and sometimes the venue is not very large, so predecessors came up with this method.
Because it was so useful, this method was passed down through generations.
Several days before the start of the sect competition, some disciples, still feeling excited, have already gone out in groups.
Chu Li also tilted her head to look at Nan Yi, who had been following her, thinking that he was embarrassed to go out by himself: "Junior brother, it would be good for you to go out with them."
Nan Yi wasn't particularly interested in the outside world, but then he seemed to remember something and nodded to Chu Li, "Then I'll go out and take a look first."
When Nan Yi went out, he suddenly heard some noises around him. He glanced at the source of the noise and realized that another first-class sect had also arrived. He then withdrew his attention.
He went out this time to see if there were any interesting places nearby, and later he could ask his senior sister to come out and have some fun with him.
He walked aimlessly, but suddenly stopped at a certain moment.
Judging from his recent tour, the island must have been abandoned in the past. Apart from the outermost ring used as dwellings and the central area used as the competition venue, there was nothing else but bare land.
But what does he see now?
He raised an eyebrow. What appeared before him was actually a flower bed. Although it wasn't large, it was particularly conspicuous in this desolate place.
A gentle breeze swept by, and his expression suddenly hardened. He turned to the side, dodging a hand that was about to strike him.
He turned away expressionlessly; he had never had much patience for anyone except his senior sister.
The person behind him seemed surprised by his quick reaction, and awkwardly withdrew his hand, saying casually, "I noticed you were staring at my flowerbed, and I thought you were interested."
The man was wearing a robe covered in various flowers, a riot of colors that was somewhat jarring to the eye at first glance. Nan Yi instinctively turned his gaze away, not wanting to pay any attention to this rather strange person. Now that he knew the origin of the flower garden, he didn't want to linger there any longer.
But just as he was about to leave, a single sentence from the other person made him stop in his tracks.
"Your senior sister probably doesn't have a partner yet, right?"
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