Inside the Purple Cloud Sect’s main hall.
A beautiful woman dressed in the robes of a sect Elder looked at Deng Tianyu and spoke.
“For this Six Sect Martial Tournament, I intend for you and Shishi to participate. What does Martial Nephew Deng think?”
“Shishu Xu, your arrangements are fine with me!” Deng Tianyu smiled slightly as he replied.
The beautiful woman before him was none other than Purple Cloud Sect’s Grand Elder Xu Qing.
She and Shizun Ning Wan had a relationship akin to senior and junior sisters. After Ning Wan went into closed-door cultivation, Xu Qing managed all the major and minor affairs of the Purple Cloud Sect.
This Six Sect Martial Tournament was a grand competition between the six sects situated along the upper and lower reaches of the Hidden Mist River: the Purple Cloud Sect, Wind Snow Sect, Cosmos Sect, Flower Bloom Sect, Snow Garment Sect, and Thousand Leaf Sect.
Beneath the Hidden Mist River lay a Spirit Vein. The six sects were established around this Spirit Vein and relied on Spirit-Gathering Grand Arrays to gather the Spiritual Energy within it for the sect’s cultivation use.
Where a Spirit Vein was located, not every spot had equally dense Spiritual Energy.
According to the distribution along the Hidden Mist River, the Spiritual Energy was most abundant in the upper reaches. Following the river downstream, the density gradually decreased.
The Six Sect Martial Tournament was held every twenty years. Whichever sect ranked higher could choose a corresponding position and set up their own Spirit-Gathering Grand Array.
With the Six Sect Martial Tournament, the six sects could avoid openly fighting over the Spirit Vein’s positions.
Of course, the competition was always extremely fierce each time.
After all, it concerned the density of Spiritual Energy for the sect over a twenty-year period. If the Spiritual Energy was thin, the cultivation speed of the sect’s disciples would slow down considerably.
This was the harsh law of the cultivation world—only the powerful could occupy superior resources.
Xu Qing revealed a radiant smile. “If Martial Nephew Deng has no objections, then you and Shishi shall represent the Purple Cloud Sect in battle!”
Regarding this Martial Nephew’s strength, she, as his Shishu, naturally had some understanding.
With him fighting, she was completely at ease!
As for Li Shishi, her cultivation talent was also extremely formidable, and she had stepped into the Divine Ability Stage just days ago, so there wasn’t much issue there either.
Deng Tianyu pondered for a moment and inquired, “How many matches are there in the Six Sect Martial Tournament?”
He didn’t know much about the tournament, hence his question.
Meeting his gaze, Xu Qing explained, “According to tradition, three matches are set.”
“The first two are individual matches, and the third is a duo match!”
“In the three matches, we look at who wins the most times to determine the rankings.”
Deng Tianyu immediately understood. “So that’s how it is!”
The Six Sect Martial Tournament’s mechanism was essentially a points-based system. The ranking was determined by who accumulated more points.
As if suddenly remembering something, Xu Qing spoke with a puzzled expression.
“If there are no issues, Martial Nephew Deng, please inform Shishi.”
“She’s been shutting herself away at the Rear Cliff recently. I don’t know if she’s consolidating her realm or cultivating some Divine Ability.”
“Consolidating her realm?”
“Cultivating a Divine Ability?”
Deng Tianyu’s expression turned odd. He figured it was neither of those.
Given Big Loli Li Shishi’s personality, leaving her alone at the Rear Cliff was practically worse than death.
Deng Tianyu guessed that Li Shishi must be tinkering with something fun back at the Rear Cliff.
Otherwise, there was no way she would stay there for so long.
His thoughts stopping here, Deng Tianyu very politely said, “Shishu, if there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave first!”
“Go on back. Remember to tell Shishi what your Shishu has instructed.”
Xu Qing nodded and continued handling the internal affairs of the Purple Cloud Sect.
…
Meanwhile, at the serene and elegant, yet empty, Rear Cliff.
Big Loli Li Shishi was sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed on a meditation cushion.
In front of her was a bronze mirror taller than a person.
“Buzz… Buzz!”
At this moment, her hands intertwined, forming one profound and obscure hand seal after another.
Amidst the weaving of these seals, on Li Shishi’s crystalline, jade-like forehead, a bewitching flame sigil slowly condensed.
This flower was exceptionally alluring, with six petals and a completely fiery red color.
The moment the flame sigil fully condensed, Li Shishi suddenly opened her beautiful eyes.
Instantly, a fiery red light illuminated the entire cave.
Almost simultaneously, her figure began to undergo a massive transformation.
First was her face. Her cheeks, which had still carried some baby fat, became breathtakingly beautiful.
Then came the “little suckling pigs” she was so obsessed with, directly turning into “big suckling pigs,” stretching the front of her clothes incredibly taut and round.
Finally was her figure, changing from a young girl’s petite charm to the voluptuous curves of a mature woman, even her height becoming tall and elegant.
“Rip… Rip…”
After the big loli directly transformed into an alluring, mature woman, the clothes on her body finally couldn’t withstand the existing pressure, and immediately began to show tears and cracks.
“So this is me ten years from now?”
Li Shishi stared fixedly at the mature, gorgeous version of herself in the mirror, not even blinking.
As soon as she spoke, she also realized her voice had changed.
From the previous soft and cute tone, it was now melodious and sweet, rich without being cloying, carrying an indescribable charm.
“Why is this still no match for Shizun?”
“I’m even ten years older, and yet I’m still not as full and big as Shizun?”
Suddenly, Li Shishi reached out and hefted her heavy breasts, her delicate eyebrows furrowing deeply, still dissatisfied.
In her view, her ten-years-older self should be able to completely outclass Shizun.
But now, comparing them, she was still lacking somewhat!
At this, Li Shishi’s heart was filled with unwillingness and a sense of defeat.
For cultivating the “Empress Reincarnation Art,” she had isolated herself from the world, staying at this empty Rear Cliff who knows how long.
She hadn’t even touched her favorite delicious foods.
And in the end, she was still suppressed by Shizun, that big milk cow!
How could she possibly be willing?
“Don’t compare yourself to Shizun there. Shizun isn’t going to compete with us anyway…”
Hong Shi, having also transformed into a mature, gorgeous figure with striking curves, appeared and rolled her eyes charmingly, speaking with exasperation.
But just as she said this, her words came to a halt.
“What’s wrong?” The voice suddenly stopping naturally piqued Li Shishi’s curiosity.
“It’s nothing. I hope I’m just overthinking it!”
Hong Shi shook her head, casting away that inappropriate thought.
After all, no matter what, Shizun Ning Wan and Senior Brother shared a master-disciple relationship.
The seniority between the two was clearly defined there. She felt the two wouldn’t develop that kind of feeling.
Putting aside whether Shizun would rob the cradle, just judging by how he appeared to greatly respect his master, Senior Brother probably wouldn’t commit such an act of “riding the master and defying the ancestors.”
“Say, what set of clothes should I wear now?”
“The Embroidered Flowing Immortal Dress, or the Cheongsam, or perhaps the Hundred-Pleat Mist-Trailing Long Dress?”
The naturally thick-headed Li Shishi naturally hadn’t noticed Hong Shi’s strangeness. Right now, she was considering how to dress herself up to be more attractive to her Senior Brother.
Hong Shi offered suitable advice. “If you don’t know which to choose, just try them all on.”
“Alright, I’ll try them all on!”
Li Shishi happily narrowed her eyes. She removed her own clothing and began trying them on.
After trying on several sets, she finally settled on a water-blue Embroidered Flowing Immortal Dress that accentuated her figure!
As for why she didn’t choose the Cheongsam, it was because the Cheongsam had already become the trademark of Shizun Ning Wan. She absolutely didn’t want to have a wardrobe clash with her Shizun.
