The Senior's Reasonings

"Hey, the five of you fought well. However, don't be complacent when your group managed to eliminate two of us seniors. Not being able to use techniques was a massive handicap of Foundation Establishment Cultivators." Jian Yun said.

Hui Yin then explained the reason.

"Foundation Establishment Cultivators aims to temper their bodies to easily conjure specific energies. Because of this, the Foundation Establishment stage is when cultivators have a massive boost regarding spells and techniques."

"We did get stronger physiques because of this. Being stronger in cultivation also increased the amount of energy inside the body. However, these advantages were offset by your techniques. We also took the fight lightly as it was meant to nurture the juniors."

This was why Hui Yin launched her spells towards Jian Yun. It was also the reason why no one helped Hui Yin on her fight against Mu Yue. If it was a serious fight, Hui Yin wouldn't have let Jian Yun get surrounded.

The juniors didn't get offended when the seniors didn't take the fight seriously. They already expected this, which is why they tried their best to eliminate as many seniors as they could.

"Anyways, Xiao Yan! You were an excellent leader. Although you still need more experience, you were already better than the junior me." Hui Yin complimented.

"Thank you for the praise, Senior Hui Yin." Xiao Yan said. Then she asked, "Is there a better way to give out commands? If I just shout them, the opponents will know."

"One way is to give commands in the form of codes. Of course, you would have to teach them what each code meant before the battle. This works best for commands that the entire group will follow. You could still shout some commands, as it would be better than not letting your teammates know." Hui Yin suggested.

Xiao Yan made sure to remember this. She then went towards her own group. She then saw Mu Yue resting on the sides.

"Are you fine, Mu Yue?"

"I'm good, a little rest will heal up the bruises." Although they have spiritual energy that covered their body, the impact of the attacks can still hurt them.

"Mu Yue, want me to carry you on my back? I didn't take too much damage so I still could do this." Xiao Yan offered.

"Sure." Although she could just walk back to their room, Mu Yue decided to just let Xiao Yan do what she wanted.

"Great!" Xiao Yan then carried Mu Yue on her back.

Fei Hong saw this and couldn't help but sigh, "Must be nice to have some care for you."

"Just get a lover and problem solved." Jun Qing suggested but he knew this was close to impossible.

As males, they couldn't get too close to females. They were also cultivators so they would rather have Dao Companions, and this will be decided when they were older.

The relationship of Mu Yue and Xiao Yan also made the other girls of their school to develop some 'sisterhood'. This made it even harder for them to have female friends.

"Then, we could only form a relationship with us boys..." Fei Hong mumbled.

This creeped out Jun Qing as he stood away from Fei Hong. "Don't even think about it!"

"I was just joking. Still, Mu Yue and Xiao Yan's relationship is rather envious." Fei Hong stated. He also wished for the two to be together for life. However, fate is unpredictable as there were a lot of obstacles that make most cultivator lovers break apart.

While carrying Mu Yue, Xiao Yan also smelled the fragrance coming out of Mu Yue.

"Is there something wrong, Xiao Yan? I can get down if you are having a hard time carrying me." Mu Yue said.

"No, I'm fine. You just smell good Mu Yue! Also even if you were heavy and my back hurts, I could still carry you." Xiao Yan teased.

This made Mu Yue's face redden from embarrassment, "Stupid Xiao Yan! I'm still young so I should not be that heavy. I'm also still growing up."

"Also what good smell? I'm sweating from the fight and should be smelling bad. There is a problem with your nose!"

Xiao Yan chuckles from this, "Alright, we both are still growing up. I was just teasing you."

Mu Yue then lays her head on Xiao Yan's shoulder before closing her eyes to take a rest. Xiao Yan lets Mu Yue do this, she just has to make sure to wake up Mu Yue when they arrive back to their room.