Chapter 224 - 5: The Unhinged Little Junior Sister Refuses to Be Cannon Fodder (5)

The rest of this is quite troublesome to deal with, you can’t just throw it away.

"Little junior sister, what’s wrong with you?"

Could it be she hasn’t even broken through the First Rank?

It’s possible, seeing how worried she looks, it’s clear she hasn’t made much progress.

Just as he was about to comfort her, Jiang Lai pulled out a small puppy the size of her palm from her bosom, grabbed a Spirit Stone, pried open the dog’s mouth, and shoved it inside.

"Little junior sister, don’t waste such a precious thing!"

Giving it to the spirit pet to eat, the spirit pet might not be able to absorb that much Spiritual Power and could potentially explode and die!

Pudding gobbled up the Spirit Stone and then stared at Jiang Lai with its tongue hanging out, eyes full of anticipation.

"There’s no more."

"Woof..."

The Third Senior Brother stared incredulously at the dog in front of him, unable to even speak properly.

"Is it okay?"

"Yes, it’s fine. It’s stronger than the two of us combined."

For a Magic Pet, having the strength of Six Elements is roughly equivalent to the Tenth Rank in cultivation. Although you can’t see how powerful this dog is now, it’s unlikely to explode and die just from eating one Spirit Stone.

The Third Senior Brother still felt a bit regretful.

"If we took this and shared it with the senior brother and the others, wouldn’t that be great?"

The remaining amount might just be enough for the senior brother to attempt a breakthrough to the Seventh Rank.

Jiang Lai gave him a sidelong glance.

"The fewer people who know about this, the better. In the future, if you want to hang out with me, stop questioning me, got it?"

"Ah... oh, I got it."

Wait... he’s the senior brother, how did it become that he’s following the junior sister?

With a belly full of doubts, the Third Senior Brother finally decided to keep his mouth shut.

This is what Jiang Lai appreciated about him, simple-minded and obedient, and saving cannon fodder starts with him.

"Oh no, time’s up, need to quickly go to the mountain top to train!"

He’s nonchalant about it, but for the junior sister, it’s her first day, and if she’s late, the senior brother will definitely blame her.

"What’s the hurry?"

"If we miss the time, the Spiritual Power at the mountain top will be exhausted."

"The Spiritual Power you absorbed last night is more than what the Tiangang Sect’s mountain top has accumulated over a hundred years, why panic?"

"Oh, right."

The Third Senior Brother finally remembered that his current cultivation level could contend with the senior brother, and suddenly he felt braver, walking to the mountain top with Jiang Lai, chest puffed out.

Morning breathing training was always supervised by the senior brother, so when Jiang Lai was late on her first day as a newcomer, the senior brother’s expression was clearly unpleasant.

"Jiang Lai, after breathing exercises, stay behind to clean up, the rest can leave directly."

The Third Senior Brother was just about to say something but was stopped by a glare from the senior brother. Jiang Lai didn’t say much either, just nodded and found a place to start meditating in a cross-legged position.

The Spiritual Power on the mountain top was indeed scarce, Jiang Lai didn’t know how much she could absorb, but what she needed to do now was to circulate the Spiritual Power she absorbed last night a few more rounds to consolidate it better.

When she opened her eyes again, the others had already left, leaving only the senior brother standing quietly not far away, watching her.

"Finished with the breathing exercise? Get up and clean."

"Senior brother, it seems like you don’t quite like me."

"Whether I like you or not doesn’t matter. Since you’ve joined the Tiangang Sect, you must follow our rules. Those who aim too high won’t go far on the path of cultivation."

Jiang Lai stood up, knowing well why the senior brother didn’t like her.

At the Immortal Sect conference, she had resorted to tricks during the competition, and the senior brother surely knew about it. He was an upright and steady person, disliking those who used petty schemes. Jiang Lai didn’t have a good reputation, and joining the Tiangang Sect was more of a reluctant decision, so naturally, he didn’t like her.

Jiang Lai looked at him and smiled.

"Senior brother, how far I can go on the path of cultivation isn’t for you to decide. Don’t believe it? How about a spar?"

"You?"

Just a Third-stage Cultivation, he could defeat her without moving.

Jiang Lai nodded.

"Yes, me. If I lose, I’ll do whatever senior brother says in the future. If I win, I won’t attend the morning breathing exercises anymore, how about it? Some friendly sparring, senior brother, be gentle."

The senior brother directly clasped his hands behind his back, stepping back to look at Jiang Lai.

"I’ll give you three moves."

"Three moves and you won’t retaliate?"

"Hmm."

Jiang Lai, without reservation, dropped both hands down, using Spiritual Power to control the mountain’s rubble. As the ground rumbled beneath her feet, all the stones began to shake, and all sizes of rocks rolled toward her feet as if attracted by a magnet, gathering together in the air.

At first, the senior brother kept a calm expression, dismissing it as a petty trick, but soon his expression turned grave because the stone above his head kept getting bigger, almost about to cover him entirely in its shadow, with no sign of stopping.

Slowly, the stone above turned to blot out the sun, but that wasn’t enough. As Jiang Lai flipped her palm, the stone suddenly burst into flames with a "boom"!

From afar, it looked like a huge fireball in the sky, ready to launch, sending waves of heat at the senior brother, whose expression was solemn.

He looked at Jiang Lai, his eyes full of disbelief.

Just a Third-stage, how could she gather such powerful Spiritual Power to summon stones from the entire mountain top?

Before he could react, the stone suspended in mid-air suddenly plummeted down toward him, carrying an unstoppable force and heat. The senior brother, shaken, looked around and found nowhere to hide.

"Boom——!!"

The colossal rock shattered, shaking the mountain top, the impact so great that the entire Tiangang Sect trembled.

Amidst the debris, the senior brother flew up somewhat battered, while Jiang Lai was waiting for him there.

"Senior brother, didn’t you say you wouldn’t retaliate within three moves?"

"You... you... you just tried to kill me!"

If he hadn’t retaliated, and with no way to dodge, would he just have gotten smashed to death?

"I don’t care, you retaliated, which means you lost. From now on, I won’t join morning breathing exercises anymore."

The senior brother had nothing to say, after a long pause he squeezed out a question.

"What exactly is your cultivation now?"

"Third-stage."

"How could it possibly be Third-stage!"

Jiang Lai shrugged.

"I can’t help if you don’t believe me."

Who said Spiritual Power can only be used for leveling up? Jiang Lai used all the Spiritual Power she absorbed last night on Foundation Establishment.

The original holder’s foundation wasn’t very firm; merely leveling up was like a poorly built structure, a paper tiger that couldn’t withstand those with a solid foundation.

Now Jiang Lai certainly was Third-stage, but she should have no trouble handling someone at the Sixth Rank, that’s the advantage of a solid foundation.

The senior brother’s eyes were full of disbelief, and Jiang Lai was too lazy to explain much, as long as she didn’t have to get up early anymore, that was fine.

Almost being defeated by his junior sister, this wouldn’t sound good if spread around. Seeing his awkward expression, Jiang Lai casually comforted him.

"Don’t worry, I won’t blurt it out, but senior brother, you indeed need to reflect a bit. Unable to defeat even a Third-stage, you’ll have to focus more on your training."