Lan Baizhi acted as if she hadn't heard his words.
She extended her jade-like hand and lunged directly at Qin Yi!
Her speed was astonishing; in the blink of an eye, she was before Qin Yi's chest. Qin Yi hastily dodged to the side.
Failing to strike, Lan Baizhi didn't give up. She attacked Qin Yi with both hands, alternating their strikes!
For a moment, a flurry of hand shadows danced before Qin Yi's eyes, dazzling him!
However, Qin Yi was no pushover. As fast as Lan Baizhi was, his reactions were equally swift.
Each time Lan Baizhi attacked, he managed to evade.
"Senior Sister Lan, please stop! Calm down…"
Qin Yi shouted while dodging, attempting to get Lan Baizhi to cease her assault.
"Qin Yi, you're no match for me, so don't resist!"
"Your resistance only makes me more excited, haha…"
Lan Baizhi showed no signs of stopping. Instead, her attacks grew faster and more intense!
Later, Lan Baizhi even let out a strange, 'evil' laugh.
Qin Yi's mouth twitched, thinking the woman had truly gone mad!
His senior sister was utterly insane!
Seeing that words could not persuade Lan Baizhi, Qin Yi stopped wasting his breath and focused solely on escaping her grasp.
Suddenly, as Lan Baizhi's palm came towards him, instead of dodging as before, he thrust his right palm forward to meet hers.
*Clap.*
In the next second, their palms collided.
Their palms didn't separate immediately. Lan Baizhi grinned at Qin Yi, and Qin Yi felt the force from her palm surge suddenly, intent on shattering his own!
Qin Yi felt it. He looked at the smiling Lan Baizhi, his eyes narrowing.
Immediately, he channeled a surge of true qi into his palm to resist the force from Lan Baizhi's.
*Boom.*
As the forces from their palms clashed, Qin Yi and Lan Baizhi stood their ground, but the air around them rippled with a wave of energy.
It was like the shockwave from a bomb explosion!
Lan Baizhi's long hair, which had been scattered behind her, was buffeted by the shockwave and flew upward!
Then, the force from Lan Baizhi's palm increased again. With no other option, Qin Yi continued to circulate his true qi to resist!
This time, as the two forces collided, Qin Yi and Lan Baizhi separated, each staggering back two steps.
Lan Baizhi stabilized herself, showing no anger. Instead, a satisfied smile spread across her face as she remarked, "No wonder you could kill Dragon Lion and cripple Yu Tongbao so easily… Junior Brother, your cultivation must be at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, right?"
Cultivators, unlike martial artists, had a significantly different breakdown of their realms!
While in prison, Qin Yi had been taught by the mad old man, who had introduced him to the cultivation realms of immortals, from low to high: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Enlightenment, Fusion, Nascent Soul…
Each realm was further divided into early, middle, and late stages!
Qin Yi did not answer Lan Baizhi's question. Seizing the opportunity, he turned to escape again.
If he didn't escape, was he supposed to wait for Lan Baizhi to do… *that* to him again?
However, as Qin Yi just turned, before he could even move his feet, Lan Baizhi spoke, "That's enough, Junior Brother. Don't run. I'm not playing anymore!"
Qin Yi froze and turned back, asking, "What do you mean?"
Lan Baizhi's smile softened. "I just wanted to test your skills earlier, teasing you. Don't take it seriously!"
"???"
In an instant, Qin Yi's face was filled with a dark line. He said, "Senior Sister Lan, if you wanted to test my skills, you could have just told me. You… this…"
Qin Yi was speechless, almost spitting blood.
"If I had told you directly, you would have known already. What would be the point if you didn't go all out?"
Lan Baizhi walked towards Qin Yi again.
Seeing this, Qin Yi reflexively took a step back, his expression wary.
Lan Baizhi found it amusing. "I was really just joking earlier!"
Then, she asked again, "Junior Brother, you still haven't answered my question. Are you at the late stage of Foundation Establishment now?"
Qin Yi paused for a moment, then nodded. "Yes!"
Lan Baizhi revealed a pleased expression and sighed, "Your talent is truly exceptional! The mad old man has only been teaching you for a few years, and you've already reached this level…"
She knew that she and Ren Shuman had been disciples of the mad old man for many years. They had even focused on cultivation in seclusion on the deserted island for years, yet her current cultivation was only slightly higher than Qin Yi's!
Qin Yi said nothing in response.
In fact, his current cultivation wasn't at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, but had already reached the Enlightenment realm!
He only said he was at the late stage of Foundation Establishment to go along with her words!
Moreover, when she had attacked him and when they exchanged palms earlier, he had never used his full strength!
Although he didn't know her true intentions at the time, he had held back out of respect for her as his senior sister, fearing he might injure her.
Lan Baizhi didn't know what Qin Yi was thinking. She walked up to him and placed a hand on his shoulder.
Qin Yi jolted, his thoughts interrupted. He asked, "What are you doing???"
"I told you, I was just teasing earlier! Why don't you trust people yet!" Lan Baizhi patted his shoulder and said, "Now that I know your cultivation level, let's go back!"
"When the mad old man finds out you've broken through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment in such a short time, he'll be overjoyed!"
Qin Yi blurted out, "Where is the mad old man now?"
Lan Baizhi blinked. "I can't tell you that for now!"
Qin Yi rolled his eyes and changed the subject. "Why are you alone this time? Where is Senior Sister Ren? You can tell me that, right?"
"She's gone to handle an important matter!" Lan Baizhi replied.
"..."
Qin Yi was speechless. Her answer was as good as no answer.
Seeing that he couldn't get any useful information from Lan Baizhi, Qin Yi gave up and started walking away from the desolate area.
This time, Lan Baizhi didn't stop him. She left with him.
Seeing this, Qin Yi breathed a huge sigh of relief, his mind completely at ease.
He had genuinely feared that Lan Baizhi had been lying and would continue to attack him, preventing him from leaving!
After all, his senior sister was eccentric and lacked any sense of propriety!
They hadn't walked far when they saw Xue Qiao'er approaching them from a distance.
Lan Baizhi, who had been behind Qin Yi, quickly caught up and walked beside him. She said, "Junior Brother, this young lady from the Order Hall, she's still a virgin. If you like her, I can really help you… "
Before she could finish her sentence, Qin Yi kicked a stone underfoot, nearly tumbling to the ground.