Xiao Yi was confused.
Shifu, didn't you bring me here to complain about Second Senior Brother, so I would know I'm not the only one he bullies? Wasn't it to make me feel a little better?
"Shifu, why exactly did you bring me here?"
Shao Cheng looked a bit embarrassed and replied, "Actually, I brought you here to show you your Second Senior Brother."
Cough, he couldn't help it. This rascal was too infuriating. Just mentioning him made Shao Cheng want to vent. It was a habitual reaction.
Xiao Yi looked in the direction of Lü Shaoqing. Apart from seeing a lazy Lü Shaoqing lounging around, she didn't notice anything unusual.
"Shifu, why are you showing me Second Senior Brother? I don't want to see him. He's a big jerk."
Xiao Yi pouted, still upset about Lü Shaoqing making her work at the restaurant to pay off her debt.
Shao Cheng said, "You've misunderstood your Second Senior Brother."
"Though he seems lazy, careless, and unreliable, he never does anything without reason."
"Whatever he asks you to do, there's always a deeper purpose."
Xiao Yi was surprised, not expecting such a high evaluation from Shao Cheng about Lü Shaoqing.
"Shifu, are you just trying to comfort me?"
"It's fine; I can handle it."
I know Second Senior Brother is a jerk.
Shao Cheng shook his head, then his expression turned serious.
"As my disciple and his junior sister, you can't misunderstand him."
"Watch carefully!"
With that, Shao Cheng raised his fingers together, forming a sword shape, and pointed toward Lü Shaoqing's direction.
A surge of pure, terrifying sword energy shot toward Lü Shaoqing.
The overwhelming force made Xiao Yi's face turn pale.
So this is the power of a Nascent Soul cultivator? Such a casual gesture can unleash a world-destroying force?
She was astonished by how powerful her shifu was. She knew that if that sword energy hit her, she wouldn't even leave a trace behind.
To let Xiao Yi see it clearly, the speed of the sword energy wasn't fast. After a few breaths, it finally reached Lü Shaoqing.
Lü Shaoqing seemed unaware; he simply raised the Heaven's Mechanism Plate in his hand, continuing to look at it calmly.
Xiao Yi was stunned. Did he not sense it, or did he just not care about shifu's sword energy?
At that moment, she heard Shao Cheng beside her grumbling.
"That rascal!"
Shao Cheng waved his sleeve, and the sword energy that was about to strike Lü Shaoqing vanished as if it had never existed. Such were the mysterious techniques of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Lü Shaoqing didn't move at all, nor did the little red bird on his head; it continued sleeping peacefully.
"Shifu?"
Xiao Yi looked at Shao Cheng, confused about what he was trying to do.
Shao Cheng paused, then muttered angrily, "When did that rascal steal my Heaven's Mechanism Plate?"
"That infuriating brat!"
Xiao Yi still didn't understand and continued to stare blankly at Shao Cheng.
"Shifu, what's going on?"
Shao Cheng gritted his teeth in frustration. "That little rascal stole my Heaven's Mechanism Plate and is using it!"
"I wanted to make him move, but he's using my Heaven's Mechanism Plate as a shield."
"My dear disciple, don't ever learn such shameless behavior from your Second Senior Brother."
Xiao Yi was shocked and stared at Shao Cheng, then glanced down at her motionless Second Senior Brother.
She found it hard to believe.
"Shifu, are you saying that Second Senior Brother knew you were attacking him and raised the Heaven's Mechanism Plate to stop you?"
Shao Cheng huffed, "Exactly."
He clutched his chest, feeling a pang of pain.
How did I end up with such a difficult disciple? He's so embarrassing.
But the Heaven's Mechanism Plate was special, and he couldn't bear to part with it.
Xiao Yi struggled to believe it.
Could that shameless Second Senior Brother really be capable of something like that?
He casually raised the plate and forced shifu to hesitate and hold back.
She found it hard to accept.
"Shifu, you're not lying to me just to make me feel better, are you?"
Shao Cheng said irritably, "Why would I lie to you?"
Just then, something stirred from Ji Yan's direction.
Spiritual energy surged violently, boiling over.
A long roar echoed as Ji Yan soared into the sky, hovering mid-air.
The white dragon in the sky seemed to awaken, revealing its massive body from within the clouds.
Its ferocious head glared down at everything below.
A chilling sword intent instantly spread through the air.
It filled the entire Tian Yu Peak, terrifying many small animals, causing them to scatter in fright.
Xiao Yi felt the immense pressure of the sword intent as if her body was being pierced by thousands of blades, her skin tingling with pain.
Before she could react, Ji Yan swung his sword fiercely in the direction of Lü Shaoqing.
In an instant, a blinding sword light tore through the heavens.
It seemed as if this light would cleave the sky apart.
Xiao Yi's pupils lost focus, and in her vision, Ji Yan vanished.
All she could see was the sword light that seemed to split the heavens and the earth.
This single sword filled her entire world.
Xiao Yi's body trembled, her very soul quaking.
So powerful.
In front of this sword light, she felt like nothing more than an ant in the universe.
A terrifying chill raced down her spine, and she felt her scalp tingling.
Can someone this powerful ever be surpassed by me?
At that moment, Xiao Yi's conviction wavered, her dao heart beginning to crumble.
Shao Cheng noticed immediately. He quickly waved his sleeve, shielding her from the oppressive aura, and shouted, "Wake up!"
Xiao Yi's spirit jolted, and her unfocused eyes gradually cleared.
She stared blankly for a moment before realizing what had happened.
Xiao Yi's face turned pale; she had almost lost her dao heart, which would have ended her cultivation journey.
Looking at the overwhelming sword intent descending from above, she asked shakily, "Is this Big Senior Brother's power?"
"What is Big Senior Brother trying to do?"
Is he planning to clean up the sect on Shifu's behalf and get rid of Second Senior Brother, the disgrace?
Shao Cheng didn't answer but kept his eyes fixed on Ji Yan.
His expression was filled with excitement, and his hands trembled slightly.
The sword light Ji Yan had unleashed transformed into a white dragon.
The dragon roared into the sky, its fierce aura shaking the very air, causing it to ripple.
It bared its fangs and claws, charging directly at Lü Shaoqing.
Lü Shaoqing's voice rang out, shouting, "Are you crazy? What did I do to you?"
"What's gotten into you?"
Xiao Yi squinted and saw her Second Senior Brother jumping angrily under the tree.
He tossed the Heaven's Mechanism Plate into the air.
The white dragon snapped its jaws shut, shattering the plate to pieces.
Shao Cheng's face twisted in pain. "My Heaven's Mechanism Plate!"
"Damn it, I'm going to kill him."
Lü Shaoqing shouted back, "Shifu, the Heaven's Mechanism Plate that your old flame gave you was just destroyed by Big Senior Brother. Aren't you going to do something?"
"You rascal, you rascal," Shao Cheng fumed, stomping his feet. "Just you wait; I'm going to teach you a lesson."
"Shifu, hurry up and step in!"
Lü Shaoqing continued shouting.
Shao Cheng completely ignored him.
Seeing that his shifu wasn't taking action, Lü Shaoqing sighed. Reluctantly, he flipped his wrist, revealing a long sword, and muttered through gritted teeth, "Do you really think I'm just a lazy cat?"
He swung his sword furiously.
A surge of violent, fiery sword intent shot upward.
It was as if the sun itself had descended.
Xiao Yi's face was filled with shock.