Ye Qiao stared at the heavy tribulation lightning rolling down from the sky. Shivering, she turned to Luo Qingyu beside her and said, “Fourth Senior Brother, let’s draw some talismans to help Second Senior Brother.”
Beside her, Luo Qingyu spoke calmly, “Junior Sister, I only know how to set up arrays. I’ve never learned talisman drawing.”
Hearing this, Ye Qiao was taken aback. “Ah?” She looked at her with disbelief. “You’ve never learned talisman drawing? But Fourth Senior Brother, you’re so amazing at setting up arrays. Your talent isn’t inferior to Second Senior Brother’s at all!”
Luo Qingyu hesitated for a moment and was about to speak. “But...”
Before she could finish, Ye Qiao grabbed her and sat down not far from where Ming Xuan was undergoing his tribulation. She shouted toward Ming Xuan, “Second Senior Brother, we’re here to draw Vajra Talismans to help you!”
Ming Xuan looked at the two of them not far away. His lips twitched, finding the situation utterly ridiculous.
It wasn't a big deal, except it was his first time seeing someone dare to draw talismans right next to a lightning tribulation.
And she had even dragged someone else to do it with her.
Ye Qiao took out talisman paper and a wolf-hair brush from her storage ring, handing a set to Luo Qingyu. “Fourth Senior Brother, watch me draw. If you watch a few times, you might just learn it.”
Enduring the tribulation, Ming Xuan felt this bold claim was highly unrealistic.
When he first learned to draw the Vajra Talisman, he had wasted over a dozen sheets of talisman paper before barely managing to draw one. How could Fourth Junior Brother learn it after just a few glances? That would be too abnormal.
On the other side, Mu Zhongxi and Xue Yu looked at the lightning tribulation descending from midair and shuddered. “Is Ming Xuan’s lightning tribulation always this strong?”
Xie Chuxue said, completely unfazed, “Of course. Who told him to be so talented?”
Rather than that, Xie Chuxue was more curious about Ye Qiao and Luo Qingyu’s talisman drawing skills. He turned to the two beside him and said, “Should we go over and watch them draw?”
Before they could refuse, he grabbed them like little chicks and dashed toward the direction of Ming Xuan’s tribulation.
Xue Yu and Mu Zhongxi: “??? Has Little Martial Uncle finally lost his mind?”
"..."
The spot where Ye Qiao and Luo Qingyu stood was still relatively safe from Ming Xuan's tribulation. Ye Qiao began to channel spiritual energy on the spot, picked up her brush, and focused entirely on drawing the talisman, while Luo Qingyu watched intently without blinking.
After watching Ye Qiao draw two or three times, she also picked up a wolf-hair brush, channeled spiritual energy, and tried her hand at drawing.
The first talisman paper was ruined instantly. On the second try, the talisman burned up again because she channeled too much spiritual energy.
On her third attempt, Luo Qingyu learned from her previous two failures. She calmed her mind, slowly mobilized the spiritual energy within her body, and steadily traced the runes stroke by stroke.
Boom! A flash of white light erupted, and the Vajra Talisman in Luo Qingyu's hand suddenly shot up a pillar of light.
Just then, Xie Chuxue arrived with Mu Zhongxi and Xue Yu. Looking at the pillar of light that had suddenly lit up before them, they all gaped in shock, freezing on the spot.
“The Blessing of the Heavenly Dao!”
Mu Zhongxi wailed, “No way! The Blessing of the Heavenly Dao again?! What number time is this?!”
Xue Yu shook his head. “This time, it's Fourth Junior Brother's.”
On the other side, Ming Xuan, who was in the middle of his tribulation, had been struck so hard his face was pale, looking as if he might leave this beautiful world at any second. Suddenly, a blinding white light flashed, instantly replenishing all the exhausted spiritual energy in his body and greatly restoring his spirits.
Ming Xuan cheered inwardly: Fourth Junior Brother, you're awesome! Drawing a talisman for the first time and actually attracting the Blessing of the Heavenly Dao!
Staring at the glowing talisman, Ye Qiao was completely dumbfounded. She grumbled to herself: I was supposed to show off, but Fourth Senior Brother stole my spotlight instead. This is a total loss.
She stared blankly at the talisman blessed by the Heavenly Dao, her face full of disbelief. “Fourth Senior Brother, are you sure this is your first time drawing a talisman?”
Luo Qingyu nodded hesitantly. “It really is my first time drawing one. Is there a problem?”
Hearing this, Xie Chuxue was stunned on the spot, marveling in his heart: This is simply a genius! Such a good prospect, yet wasted for so many years. For the first time, he felt that his own Senior Brother was truly unreliable.
One was a dual sword and talisman cultivator, and the other was a dual artifact and talisman cultivator, yet both had been neglected. No, I must work hard from now on to properly nurture these two genius martial nieces and nephews.
The two geniuses had absolutely no idea what their Little Martial Uncle was plotting. They only focused on drawing Vajra Talismans to help Ming Xuan resist the lightning tribulation.
Ye Qiao and Luo Qingyu channeled their spiritual energy, drawing continuously for over an hour, yet Ming Xuan’s lightning tribulation was still not over.
Ye Qiao felt that her early stage Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation was starting to loosen slightly. She turned to Luo Qingyu beside her and asked, “Fourth Senior Brother, do you feel any changes?”
Luo Qingyu calmed her mind, sensing the flowing spiritual energy around her, and said, “I feel like my spiritual sense has expanded.”
Ye Qiao asked curiously, “How wide?”
Luo Qingyu thought for a moment and replied, “It has probably reached the level of a late stage Nascent Soul cultivator’s spiritual sense.”
Ye Qiao felt a pang of jealousy upon hearing this. As expected, everyone around me is a genius. Not only is Fourth Senior Brother highly talented, but she's also so hardworking. How am I supposed to slack off now?
The heavens are so unfair! With that, Ye Qiao looked up indignantly and flipped the sky off.
Seeing her Junior Sister’s death-seeking behavior, Luo Qingyu was so frightened that she immediately ran away, executing a hundred-meter sprint alongside Xie Chuxue, who was watching the show. In an instant, they distanced themselves from Ye Qiao.
The next second.
A rolling thunderclap crashed down directly toward Ye Qiao.
She had just been mouthy. No one had fucking told her that a lightning tribulation could understand human speech!
Ye Qiao turned around, wanting to look at Luo Qingyu who had been standing beside her, but except for Ming Xuan, there wasn't a single soul in sight.
Ye Qiao was shocked to numbness, suffering not only physical damage but also psychological trauma.
After striking Ye Qiao, the lightning tribulation turned around and crashed down toward Ming Xuan.
Seeing the danger had passed, Xie Chuxue slowly walked forward, gently poking Ye Qiao’s cheek, and asked softly, “Little Martial Niece, are you alright?”
Ye Qiao slowly exhaled a puff of black smoke and said aggrievedly, “No! I’ve suffered a massive psychological blow. Who knows, maybe my cultivation won’t ever progress again.”
Pretending to understand her meaning, Xie Chuxue dragged Luo Qingyu, who was hiding behind him, to the front. “Xiaoyu, this is your fault. You must help your Junior Sister out.”
Luo Qingyu’s lips twitched, and she couldn't help but cover her face. “Fine, fine. Can't I just compensate you?”
As soon as the words left her mouth,
Luo Qingyu helplessly took out a bag of spirit stones from her storage ring and handed it to Ye Qiao. “One hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones, is that enough?”
Ye Qiao’s eyes lit up instantly, and she nodded quickly with a grin. “Enough, more than enough! Thank you for the gift, Fourth Senior Brother!”
Wishing this play out, Xie Chuxue couldn't help but think: How can such a fine young girl be so obsessed with money? And Xiaoyu, even if you’re rich, you shouldn’t throw money around like that.
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