Chapter 96

"Suck in the belly...

"Bend forward..."

Ning Qing followed what was shown on TV.

Chen Shu watched with great interest.

Qingqing has a great figure.

I really have good taste.

During this time, he also noticed Qingqing glance at him, but she paid no attention and continued changing poses.

Not bad at all.

At this moment, there was a faint sound coming from behind.

Chen Shu turned his head and saw the little girl silently bring him a chair, place it behind him, then silently turn and go upstairs.

"emmm..."

This little sister-in-law is thoughtful to an excessive degree.

Chen Shu sat down and slowly enjoyed the view.

The little sister-in-law never disturbed him; only halfway did she come down with a water cup to get water, also silently and without looking sideways.

About fifteen minutes later.

Ning Qing stood up, turned off the TV, rolled up the yoga mat, and walked to Chen Shu's side:

"Did you enjoy it?"

"You're not practicing anymore?" Chen Shu expressed doubt, "Just practiced this briefly? Can it be effective?"

"..."

"Alright, nice, nice..."

Chen Shu said while glancing up and down at Qingqing—she rarely dressed so scantily and tightly; her body curves were fully visible. Even if she went to the gym or martial arts hall, she wouldn't dress like this; only at home would she wear such clothes, so Chen Shu rarely saw her like this.

Gazing at Qingqing's clothes and pants, which had a highly elastic texture, almost as if only a thread separated them from her skin, he couldn't help but reach out, wanting to touch.

"Smack!"

"Huh?" Chen Shu pulled back his hand, "What's the big deal? Once I marry you and bring you home, I'll let you dress like this every day and touch you every day! If you don't dress like this, no food for you!"

"..."

"Hey, where are you going?"

"To change clothes."

"Don't! There's no one else around!"

"..."

Qingqing paid no attention and went straight upstairs.

When she came down again, she had already changed into a loose short-sleeved T-shirt and a small-check casual pants, completely covering her previously alluring figure. She wore a pair of foam flip-flops identical to Chen Shu's, and now she appeared simple and fresh, returning to the image Chen Shu usually had of her.

Qingqing sat down beside Chen Shu:

"Do you want to try advancing?"

"Yes." Chen Shu nodded and said, "You need to guard me; this time it should take even longer... By the way, are your parents coming back today?"

"No."

"Then it's perfect."

"When should we start?"

"We can start now."

"Yes."

"I still have a question."

"Speak."

"Do you usually not need someone to guard you when advancing? Or do you only advance at school? Why have you never asked me to guard you before?" Chen Shu asked, puzzled.

"Because I am a Secret Sect Practitioner."

"Can you predict whether you will encounter an accident or whether your advancement will succeed?"

"Yes."

"Then do you know me?"

"Yes."

"Then you don't need to guard me—just tell me!"

"No."

"Why?"

"You are not a Secret Sect Practitioner. If I tell you, your choices and judgments will be influenced, and the outcome will change. And the first lesson Secret Sect Practitioners learn is how to avoid letting 'knowing' lead to worse outcomes."

"Oh..."

"You may begin."

"Alright!"

Ning Qing hugged the pillow, leaned back, and prepared to sit like this for a long time.

At this moment, the little girl also came down, sat cross-legged on the sofa, turned on the TV, muted the sound, and watched intently, as if she would see and hear nothing no matter what you did.

"emmm..."

Chen Shu took out the Auxiliary Potion.

This potion's packaging specifications were similar to the previous one; inside was a lead-gray condensed mist-like substance, like cotton, but finer, more like plucking white clouds from the sky and stuffing them in here.

Unscrewing the metal lid, breaking the soft plug while also breaking the seal, Chen Shu still held the potion in his mouth, tilted his head back, and gulped it down in one go.

It felt as if a strong current of air was pouring into his body.

Chen Shu closed his eyes tightly and inwardly inspected his Spirit Sea.

At this moment, his Spirit Sea was in a full state, flooded with Spirit Power to the brim, and the quality of the Spirit Power had reached the highest standard for his stage.

After drinking the potion, the Spirit Power in his Spirit Sea quickly became agitated, as if it could erupt with even greater power.

At the same time, Spirit Power filled every part of his body; these specially adjusted Spirit Powers were gentle and moderate, able to accommodate all cultivators without causing rejection reactions. Since his Spirit Sea was currently full, these Spirit Powers could only be temporarily retained within his body, but once the Spirit Power in his Spirit Sea was consumed, they would immediately flow back into the Spirit Sea.

The Spirit Power lingering in his body was too much, causing Chen Shu to feel swollen and painful all over, as if his body were about to tear apart.

Chen Shu immediately gathered his Spirit Power and began to assault the Spirit Lock.

This process was long and arduous.

The Spirit Power in the Spirit Sea was slowly consumed, and immediately the Spirit Power within his body flowed back to replenish it, wave after wave of impact striking the Spirit Sea.

The image on the television continued to flicker silently.

The little girl held the remote control, but kept her head turned, staring at her brother-in-law; meanwhile, her sister calmly watched the television.

On the television, a turtle-like alien beast, several times larger than an aircraft carrier and roughly the size of Yiguo's deep-sea fortress, slowly surfaced. On its back grew a kind of plant-like alien beast capable of surviving both on the water surface and in the sea, and able to move and feed on its own.

The island turtle had breathed enough air and slowly sank back down.

The scene shifted, and two dragon-whales were feeding.

They were a mated pair, destined to stay together for life, possessing intelligence not inferior to that of human teenagers, having their own communication language, and in the ocean capable of exerting strength not inferior to that of a Sixth-Stage Martial Artist.

However, they were very friendly toward humans.

A giant squid was hiding from their predation.

Then a solitary dragon-whale arrived in pursuit, but discovered the prey already had an owner, and moreover was a hateful loving couple, so it had no choice but to leave helplessly.

Among the alien beasts, they were very friendly regardless of species or strength, whether herbivorous or carnivorous, and would not prey on each other. Occasionally conflicts arose, but rarely escalated to life-or-death. Worldwide, there have only been single-digit recorded cases of one alien beast killing another.

Everyone is of the transcendent class, intelligence not low, ordinary wild beasts are already enough to eat, mutual respect a little, flowery sedan chair beasts lifting beasts.

But sometimes it really becomes unbearable, and there's nothing to be done.

The little girl usually loved watching these, but now she couldn't care less, only widening her eyes to stare at her brother-in-law, as if conducting a scientific observation.

The brother-in-law's swollen body finally subsided a little.

But his brows were tightly furrowed.

He seemed to be in great discomfort.

Indeed, only subsiding a little was of no use?

The little girl also saw the brother-in-law's body hair standing on end due to the strong Spirit Field Effect, emitting a faint glow; the glow was very weak, but fortunately she had a pair of eyes adept at noticing worldly details.

The brother-in-law began to sweat.

The little girl glanced at her sister, sitting still.

She glanced at her sister again.

She glanced at her sister again...

The little girl could no longer bear it, put down the remote, tore off a paper towel, and wiped her brother-in-law with it.

This time, when looking at her sister, she did so with a glare.

Her sister turned her head to look at her.

The little girl quickly withdrew her gaze, sat upright, and pretended she had done nothing just before.

Her sister's voice came faintly:

"It's flowing down again."

"!"

The little girl caught a glimpse from the corner of her eye—indeed, more sweat had flowed, down her cheeks; she quickly grabbed another paper towel to help wipe her brother-in-law, and then simply kept holding a paper towel in her small hand, sitting beside her brother-in-law.

She glanced at her sister, puffing her cheeks in anger.

This woman is too hateful!

My brother-in-law is clearly your future partner, and clearly you were told to watch over him, yet now that he's sweating, you're too lazy to wipe him yourself, and even order me to do it...

Not good to him at all!

Time slowly passed.

The sky was about to darken.

Unfortunately, the little girl does not have the Spirit Eye; if she did, she could see the extra Spirit Power filling Chen Shu's body slowly disappearing.

This process can actually indirectly reflect the process of assaulting the Spirit Lock—when the Spirit Power provided by the potion is exhausted, if the Spirit Lock has not yet been broken, even though the Spirit Effect equivalent to a Spirit Sea stimulant still exists, relying solely on one's own Spirit Sea Spirit Power leaves only a few final attempts.

It's not that the amount of Spirit Power contained in a potion is vastly large; on the contrary, it's actually quite limited. And the Spirit Power consumed in each assault on the Spirit Lock is only a tiny bit. The problem is that for every bit less Spirit Power in the Spirit Sea, the assault capability weakens by a bit. The small amount of Spirit Power provided by the potion helps the Spirit Sea remain consistently full, ensuring each assault is at 100% power.

As the force grows weaker, the hope of success also diminishes.

Chen Shu is just like that.

This breakthrough attempt ends—

As expected, a perfect failure.

This proves that Chen Shu understands himself quite deeply; sufficient self-knowledge allows him to know when he can and when he cannot.

When he opened his eyes, his sister-in-law was sitting cross-legged opposite him, staring directly at him just as Qingqing had done last time, still holding a paper towel in her hand. Meanwhile, Qingqing sat upright beside him, seriously watching the documentary on alien beast pairings.

"Hah..."

Chen Shu felt extremely tired, much more tired than last time.

Mental exhaustion, full-body soreness.

His Spirit Sea was severely damaged.

In fact, he had attempted an assault once before leaving school; that time was purely for fun, equivalent to scouting the path. Although his Spirit Sea was also damaged then, the damage was far less than this time, and it naturally recovered within a week.

This time was a formal assault.

The effect of the Auxiliary Potion is still very strong and very obvious; one impact is at least equivalent to ten or more impacts without the potion, but the damage is also very great.

The Spirit Soul seemed to be in a pulling pain, and the whole person was not well.

After gradually getting used to these various pains, the first bodily feedback Chen Shu felt was dehydration.

Thirsty, so thirsty.

The little girl beside him blinked her eyes and looked at him, then slightly tilted her head to the side, using her gaze to indicate that she had poured him a cup of water on the coffee table.

Chen Shu slowly reached out his hand.

The little girl quickly helped him take the cup, and thoughtfully handed it to him, watching him gulp it down, then blinked her eyes and asked:

"Did you succeed?"

"I failed."

"Ah?"

"As expected."

"Oh..."

"You'll succeed next time."

"Want more to drink?"

"Pour me another."

The little girl ran off again to get him water.

Ning Qing on the sofa nearby cast a faint glance, glancing at his wet clothes:

"Congratulations on your failure."

"Thank you."

"Want to go to my bedroom to take a shower?"

"emmm..."