Chapter 73 - Junior Brother You're Bullying Me Second Update Explosion

“Fine!” What else could Lai Jianlin do?

If his senior brother was working so hard, he couldn’t fall behind either!

Lai Jianlin consumed a Bigu Pill and practiced casting spells with his senior brother.

Mo Wen unleashed his Wood Spell, always curious how the Soaring Trees worked?

He took out a bag of seeds from his Storage Bag; these were mixed tree seeds, known for their hardness—if an ordinary person were struck by such trees, they’d be either severely injured or killed.

However, since they were not ordinary people, it wasn’t clear if they were useful.

Mo Wen scattered a seed and activated his spell.

The seed fell to the ground and began to grow, rising higher and higher as if the top couldn’t be seen.

“Oh my, it really is a Soaring Tree!

Could it be possible to climb to the sky with it?”

“Senior brother, this is just a spell used to confront enemies.

If one could really climb to the sky, everyone would have ascended by now,” Lai Jianlin said with a smile.

Mo Wen agreed with his junior brother and cast his spell again, roaring out loud.

“Rise…”

This Soaring Tree flew towards Lai Jianlin, ready to sweep through a thousand troops.

Lai Jianlin also used a Wood Spell, scattering one of the seeds his senior brother had given him on the ground and casting the same spell.

However, the tree that grew from his seed was different from Mo Wen’s; it had many thorns all over its branches, which could puncture and make one’s body bleed profusely if not careful.

Seeing the thorns on these trees, he had an idea.

He made the branches of the tree spread out like human arms, and the branches, leaves, and tree roots entangled Mo Wen’s incoming tree like ropes with eyes, firmly holding it in place, making it impossible to move.

Mo Wen didn’t believe this trick, exerting his Spiritual Power to free the tree, but it wouldn’t budge.

His face turned red with effort as he said to Lai Jianlin, “Junior brother, no, I should call you senior brother now.

Your cultivation is higher than mine, isn’t this bullying me?”

“Senior brother, look at the Spiritual Power I used; it wasn’t much.

You’re not applying it correctly.

You only know how to attack but not to defend.

Why can the tree only use the trunk to hit?

Its roots and leaves can attack too.”

“Right, why didn’t I think of that?

I only focused on the Soaring Tree’s power,” Mo Wen exclaimed.

Mo Wen scattered another seed, turning it into a big tree.

This time he was smarter; the roots and branches, like hundreds of hands and feet, flew towards Lai Jianlin, while the leaves attacked like sharp arrows.

“Go…” Lai Jianlin also scattered a seed, and the tree he summoned attacked in the same way as before.

However, the spikes on the tree, sharp as needles, firmly caught the incoming leaves.

The branches and roots of his tree fought back against the opponent’s tree’s branches and roots with punches and kicks, creating a cacophony of snapping sounds.

Soon, the tree Mo Wen had used was reduced to fragments.

Mo Wen was dumbfounded, realizing this was the mark of an expert wielding true skill.

So the Wood Spell could be used like this, turning branches into blades—wouldn’t a human body be chopped into pieces?

This spell was quite powerful and quite cruel.

But there were many other methods, if the opponent were human, such as using gravity to knock them out and the like.

“Junior brother, your bag of seeds is better than mine.”

“Senior brother, flexibility in using spells is key; it’s not just about the quality of seeds.

For example, since this tree is so hard, you could treat it as a Magical Treasure and hammer your opponent as if they were tofu,” Lai Jianlin remarked.

“Not only can the tree attack, but the sap within the tree can also become a solid substance.”

“Hmm hmm, let us compare again,” Mo Wen said eagerly.

This time, Mo Wen found seeds similar to Lai Jianlin’s and scattered one on the ground.

The seed grew sideways, and its branches launched an attack on Lai Jianlin.

The arrows on the tree shot towards him while the roots, like claws, suddenly emerged from the ground, encircling and attacking Lai Jianlin from every direction.

Lai Jianlin employed his Golden Magic this time, pointing at the tree flying towards him from Mo Wen.

A flash of golden light passed, and the tree instantly turned into a glittering golden tree.

The golden tree attempted to attack Lai Jianlin but was immediately immobilized, as if it truly transformed into a golden tree.

Seeing this, Mo Wen scattered another seed and cast a spell to let this tree fly towards Lai Jianlin for a powerful assault.

But how could Lai Jianlin allow himself to be hit so easily?

He performed another spell, the Earth Digging Spell, which he had learned from a newly-read Secret Manual—time to show it off.

He quietly used the Earth Digging Spell to burrow beneath the ground where Mo Wen was standing, catching him off guard.

Suddenly, Mo Wen felt the ground beneath him collapse, like falling into a trap dug by people, which caught him off guard and he fell into it, promptly jumping out using his Cultivation Technique.

From the pit, Lai Jianlin cast Gold Transforming Magic at Mo Wen.

A streak of golden light flashed, and in an instant, Mo Wen turned into a golden statue.

Aside from his clothes retaining their original color, even his hair turned golden, his entire body became golden, and his body parts were fixed in place, unable to move midair.

“Junior Brother, you’re bullying me.

With so many spells at your disposal as a Triple Spirit Root, and even a higher cultivation level than mine, this is definitely bullying.”

Mo Wen could only move his mouth and roll his eyes, his expression full of grievance.

“Senior Brother, the use of spells isn’t just in one way.

Just like when you use Wood Spells, besides attacking with trees, you could utilize something like weeds—they could be useful to you too.

And you can’t just focus on attacking, why don’t you defend?”

Lai Jianlin couldn’t help but laugh.

So this was bullying?

What if it were an enemy?

“Junior Brother, let me go, and we’ll practice again…”

That day, they practiced from morning until evening, and then into the deep night.

“Senior Brother, let’s call it a day for now!

We’ve used too much Spiritual Power in our team practice; we need to go back and cultivate to recover.”

After a day of practice, Lai Jianlin had thoroughly bested his Senior Brother, who had become stronger with each defeat, though he was unwilling to concede defeat.

“Alright, Junior Brother, let’s come back here tomorrow and practice again.”

Although Mo Wen was feeling indignant at always losing, the sparring today had broadened his horizons.

Previously, when he was out on missions encountering enemies, he’d flee after exchanging a few blows, and no one had guided him on how to apply spells effectively.

Trying to learn from books wasn’t much help since, as a commoner, he wasn’t very literate and couldn’t understand them.

Once again, he realized how much Lai Jianlin had helped him.

If he kept practicing with his Junior Brother, he might become a force to be reckoned with in the upcoming clan competition.

He used to fall short when applying spells, but today’s practice made him feel that even a single spell could be developed from a basic level to a complete mastery.

Such a skill could become an extension of his body, moving with his heart and becoming more powerful in the process.

As long as his body sensed danger, the spell he had mastered would automatically act as a shield and launch an attack on the opponent.

Lai Jianlin nodded to his Senior Brother and used Footwork to leap back to his own cave abode.

Not only had his Senior Brother gained a lot from today’s practice, but Lai Jianlin himself had been able to apply three different spells on his Senior Brother, achieving an intermediate level of mastery from a basic one.

He aimed to fully master these three spells to confront opponents during the competition.

After returning to his cave abode, Lai Jianlin sat in meditation to recover his Spiritual Energy, which circulated through his body before returning to his Dantian.

Lai Jianlin opened his eyes and began practicing the Three Spiritual Roots Cultivation Method from the Secret Manual he had found in the Scripture Pavilion the day before.

As his cultivation grew, the spells and Cultivation Techniques he had learned during Qi Cultivation were no longer suitable for use during the Foundation Establishment Stage.

The Cultivation Technique he had acquired at the Initial Stage of Foundation Establishment wasn’t appropriate for his current Mid Foundation Establishment; he was getting stronger step by step.

Shopkeeper Lai, having returned to his clan, did not immediately go to see his family but headed to the Clan Leader’s residence instead, a location inhabited by elite disciples, Elders, and the Clan Leader’s family.

As someone of modest cultivation who merely managed a sideline of the family’s business, Shopkeeper Lai’s dwelling was built outside; the larger the power, the more grand the house.

These homes were built by the clan specifically for the management team.

Those without power or a position in management were left to become servants.

Their families also lived nearby, though their houses were not as nice, and they had less access to resources.

Shopkeeper Lai, with his tattered clothing, approached the clan house’s grand entrance.

The guards, seeing his dirty, smelly, and disheveled state, waved him away with disgust.

“Get out, get out.

You old beggar, you stink so bad, how did you even get here?

You’re not allowed in, this is not a place for you.

Leave now or we’ll beat you to death.”

“What’s with this guy?

How can the clan let him come here?

Why didn’t the guards at the previous checkpoint stop him?

Ah, it stinks to death!”

Shopkeeper Lai was not upset by the guards’ insults; after a day and a night of hurried travel, he had encountered many powerful figures.

If not for his disguise, he might have been killed for his valuables.

He cast Purification Magic on himself, and the foul smell that had enveloped his body vanished in an instant.

Then he pulled out a set of clan clothes from his Storage Bag, and with a wave of his hand, the clothes draped over him as if by themselves.

He also took out a badge from his Storage Bag and waved it in the face of the two guards.

“Shopkeeper, please forgive us…

it’s just that with your appearance at the time, we thought…”

The guards watched in astonishment as Shopkeeper Lai transformed and saw the management-level badge in his hand, signifying his status as someone in charge of managing a shop.

This man was of a higher rank than they were.

Considering they had just berated someone older and of higher cultivation, they feared he might punish or beat them for the offense.

“Open your eyes wider next time; this is just a disguise.

If the previous checkpoint didn’t stop me, an elder, of course, I have a badge.”

Shopkeeper Lai waved the badge at the guards and didn’t lower himself to their level.

They were just minor characters, not worth his time to argue with.

Shopkeeper Lai was in a good mood.

If it had been before and someone had insulted him like this, whether it was an outsider or a clansman, he would have retaliated.

If he didn’t fight back, he wouldn’t let it go so easily.

However, if the other person had higher cultivation, he would have had to endure it.

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