A spendthrift? Don't worry, sis, I'll protect your reputation!

Inside Zhenyuan Pass of the Cangxuan Great Realm.

Lin Mo temporarily left the luxurious guest room where Mu Yurou was settled and headed to a top-tier cultivation quiet room specially arranged for him by Fierce Sword King.

As the heavy stone door slowly closed, the noise of the outside world was completely cut off.

Lin Mo let out a long breath and rubbed his brow tiredly, but his eyes betrayed a sense of urgency.

"With no news for so long, Younger Sister must be worried sick, right?"

"I need to quickly let her know I'm safe!"

He knew very well that although only half a day had passed since his battle with You Xuan on the battlefield,

due to the difference in time flow between the two realms, three or four days had likely passed back in Great Xia.

With no news for three or four whole days, his Younger Sister must be frantic right now!

Thinking of this, Lin Mo said nothing more and immediately sat cross-legged, skillfully communicating with the System to initiate a cross-realm communication request.

He didn't have to wait long.

Buzz!

Almost the instant the request was sent, the familiar System light screen rapidly unfolded before his eyes.

In the display, Lin Xiyue's bright and lovely Face immediately came into view.

"Oh my god! Big Brother!!"

"You didn't croak?!"

As soon as the communication connected, before Lin Mo could even speak, Lin Xiyue's eyes widened, and she cried out in an extremely exaggerated tone.

This sudden shout instantly left Lin Mo—who had prepared a bunch of warm opening lines—completely speechless!

The corners of his mouth twitched violently, and he stared at the screen with a Face full of black lines.

"Wait..."

"What's going on?"

"From your tone, it sounds like... you're disappointed I didn't croak?"

"Haha, of course not!"

Hearing her brother could still crack jokes, Lin Xiyue's tense Face immediately relaxed, revealing a bright, relieved smile.

"I knew you were tough, Big Brother, you'd definitely be fine."

"After all, as the saying goes, the good die young, but a scourge lives for a thousand years!"

"A big scourge like you—even the King of Hell wouldn't dare take you!"

Lin Xiyue playfully stuck out her tongue. It was clear she was truly happy; it was the ease of a giant boulder finally being lifted from her heart.

"Hey, you brat!"

Lin Mo shook his head with a helpless laugh.

He could naturally tell that the girl had been too worried, and now that she saw he was safe, she was so overjoyed that she was speaking without filter.

A warm current couldn't help but flow through his heart.

"Alright, alright, Big Brother, no more joking!"

Lin Xiyue took a deep breath to calm her excitement.

Then she puffed out her chest like a victorious general and waved her hand triumphantly.

"How about it?"

"Was your sister's move this time pretty good?"

"Was it clutch?"

Recalling that scene of a desperate comeback, Lin Mo's expression also became serious.

Even though his sister couldn't see it, he still gave a thumbs up and offered the simplest, most blunt evaluation:

"For your performance, I only have one word to describe it!"

"Fucking awesome!"

"..."

Lin Xiyue blinked and held up three fingers.

"Be that as it may..."

"Big Brother, that seems to be... two words?"

"Oh, don't worry about the details!"

Lin Mo waved his hand, skipping over the math problem, and his tone became incredibly emotional.

"In any case, it's really thanks to you this time."

"If not for that stroke of genius from you, Younger Sister—forcing a Sacred Body out of me—your brother... his corpse would probably be getting cold by now."

"Without a doubt, you saved your brother's wretched life!"

"For this kindness, when we meet again, I'll definitely have to kowtow to you!"

Lin Mo spoke half-jokingly, but his gratitude was genuine.

"Oh, you're too polite. We're family, no need for thanks."

Hearing her brother say this, Lin Xiyue actually felt a bit embarrassed, but then her eyes darted around and she teased:

"But since you said so, I'll be waiting!"

"Or... you could kowtow now?"

*Cough cough...*

Lin Mo's Face turned red; he hadn't expected the girl to actually take him up on it.

"Even if I kowtow now, you can't see it. Later, definitely later!"

He quickly laughed it off, trying to gloss over the matter.

"Tch~ Making empty promises!"

Lin Xiyue curled her lip and then sighed with some regret.

"Sigh..."

"Your System is really something. It's been upgraded so many times, yet why is it still one-way video?"

"When will this communication become two-way video?"

"So I can see what it's like over there, and if there are fairies everywhere!"

"That... I don't know."

Lin Mo shrugged.

"Maybe there'll be a chance when the System upgrades again?"

At this point, Lin Mo's expression shifted, and he finally asked the biggest question that had been lingering in his mind.

"Alright, Younger Sister, tell me quickly."

"How on earth did you do it?"

"That's the Taiyin Sacred Body! A legendary Physique in the Cangxuan Great Realm!"

"How did you guys manage to create it out of thin air?"

"Don't tell me you used cheats?"

This was what Lin Mo was most curious about now!

One must know that a special Physique is something one is born with; it's fate!

He had never heard of anyone being able to 'create' one after birth.

"Create?"

"Hah, Big Brother, you've misunderstood."

Hearing this, Lin Xiyue waved her hand with a look of being between laughter and tears.

"We don't have the ability to conjure something from nothing and create a Taiyin Sacred Body out of thin air."

"Then what happened?" Lin Mo was stunned.

"It's like this..."

Lin Xiyue didn't keep him in suspense and immediately told the whole story of Shen Qingyi from start to finish.

After hearing the explanation, Lin Mo's Face instantly went blank with bewilderment.

"Fuck, it was actually like that?"

"An ordinary, poor, and pure female college student actually possesses the Taiyin Sacred Body?"

"What kind of standard 'Trash-to-hero' protagonist template is this?"

"This... this is too dramatic, isn't it?"

Lin Mo never would have guessed that the Taiyin Sacred Body that helped him make a desperate comeback came about this way!

"Yeah!"

Lin Xiyue was also full of emotion.

"But it must be said, thanks to Shen Qingyi, we had a way to save you!"

At this point, a hint of pride and smugness appeared on her small Face.

"Hmph hmph, and let me tell you!"

"Now, she is my precious Disciple!"

"I have officially taken her as my founders first disciple!"

*Pfft—!*

Lin Mo, who had just picked up a teacup to take a sip of water, spat it out directly.

His eyes widened as he looked at his proud sister on the screen, completely stunned.

"Good grief..."

"My goodness, a founders first disciple!"

"Wait, Younger Sister, you're starting to take Disciples now?"

"And the Disciple you took is... the Taiyin Sacred Body?!"

Lin Mo was somewhat speechless.

This level of prestige... it was really going to crush him as the older brother!

Thinking about it, Lin Mo had only managed to gather a few lackeys so far, and didn't even have a proper Disciple.

Yet his sister’s starting point was a Sacred Body Disciple?

It made him have the illusion that Lin Xiyue's seniority had suddenly jumped several generations above his!

"Oh wow..."

"My foolish Younger Sister has actually started acting as a Revered Master to others."

"Truly an unforeseen path!"

Lin Mo sighed sincerely, then immediately reacted.

"Wait..."

"Since you've taken a Disciple?"

"Then have you prepared a meeting gift for her?"

"Uh..."

At the mention of this, Lin Xiyue's Face instantly slumped, and she scratched her head awkwardly.

"That's exactly what I wanted to talk to you about..."

"Even though your sister has a big reputation, I'm actually dirt poor and have nothing!"

"So... I couldn't even produce a decent Apprenticeship Gift; I could only give her empty promises..."

Seeing his sister's embarrassed look, Lin Mo burst into a hearty laugh.

"Hahahaha!"

"Is that all!"

"Don't worry, how could your brother let you lose Face?"

"You are the strongest person in Great Xia; your Disciple must have prestige!"

Lin Mo patted his chest and took full responsibility:

"Leave the meeting gift to me!"

"Once I reach the Holy Land, I'll find some good things to send over to you!"

"They will definitely command respect!"

His sister had saved his life this time; she was a great hero!

In return, his sister's Face would naturally be protected by him as her older brother!

"That's great!"

"Thank you, good Big Brother~"

"I knew Big Brother loved me the most!"

Seeing her brother being so cooperative, Lin Xiyue was overjoyed, and her voice even became sweet and cloying.

The sheer sugar content made Lin Mo break out in goosebumps all over!

"Alright, alright, act normal!"

Lin Mo shuddered and quickly interrupted her acting cute.

"Oh right, Big Brother, I'm not finished yet!"

At that moment, as if remembering something, Lin Xiyue's expression became excited again.

"Besides Shen Qingyi, we just discovered another special Physique!"

"What?!"

"Another powerhouse?"

"Tell me quickly!"

At these words, Lin Mo's body jolted, and he became energized again.

One Taiyin Sacred Body had already made him ecstatic; if there were another, wouldn't he just take off into the sky?

"It's a student named Ye Hao."

"His situation is... a bit special..."

Lin Xiyue spoke eloquently, recounting how Ye Hao had no reaction no matter how many Medicinal Pills he took,

and finally how he was identified by Old Man Jian as having the 'Tai Cang Overlord Body'.

Of course, she didn't forget to mention the flaw of 'being unable to become an Emperor'.

"Tai Cang Overlord Body?"

"A bottomless pit in the early stages, and although powerful in the Late Stages, it's destined to never become an Emperor?"

Lin Mo stroked his chin, understanding the key points,

and even gave a pithy summary of this Physique.

"Isn't this a classic... Pay-to-Win Physique?"

"The kind where you're super strong if you spend money, but you can't play at all if you don't?"

"Yes, yes, yes! The term 'Pay-to-Win Physique' is so fitting!"

Lin Xiyue nodded repeatedly in deep agreement.

"Anyway, as awesome as this Physique is, its flaws are also very obvious."

"But Old Grandfather said there might be a way to solve it."

"As long as he can obtain the complete Legacy of Overlord Emperor Jun, he can use some method to break this shackle."

"I remember... this Legacy has always been your goal, hasn't it, Big Brother?"

"So please put a bit more heart into it!"

Lin Xiyue said with a blink.

"Sure, no problem."

Lin Mo nodded his agreement with a relaxed look.

"Like you said, Overlord Emperor Jun's Legacy was already my goal; it doesn't conflict."

"It's just a matter of convenience."

"Besides... this so-called flaw might not actually be a flaw for me!"

A meaningful curve hooked at the corner of Lin Mo's mouth.

The Tai Cang Overlord Body cannot become an Emperor?

Hehe... but if I use the Taiyin Sacred Body to prove the dao... wouldn't you just explode?