122: Chapter 122 The Day After Tomorrow's Holy Body?!

Ten breaths had passed.

Lin Shuangning and Lin Chenxi had also changed into their dresses and arrived gracefully.

The palace robes they were wearing now were far lighter and more transparent than before.

Lin Chenxi was dressed in warm yellow gradient sheer silk; her warm, jade-like skin appeared extremely alluring against this backdrop.

To Su Mo's surprise, Lin Shuangning was not wearing cool-toned clothing, but rather a bold, fiery purple silk skirt.

The purple was rich and mysterious, and the thin silk garment barely covered anything. Her plump waist and abdomen, devoid of any excess fat, were completely exposed, forming a unique contrast with her icy gaze, making her even more alluring.

Su Mo couldn't help but take another look, praising inwardly.

My sister was right!

Purple really has a lot of charm!

Lin Shuangning tightly clenched her fists, her knuckles white from the effort. A blush spread from her cheeks to her earlobes, and her eyes were filled with three parts shame and indignation, three parts humiliation, three parts panic, and one part strange, almost imperceptible excitement.

She usually never wore clothes like this, so her storage ring didn't contain any styles that looked cool or revealing.

The purple silk dress she was wearing was one her sister had just lent her.

The same was true for nearly everyone in the Aloof Faction.

Su Mo scanned this unprecedented spectacle, his lips curving slightly. He took a sip of wine and waved his large hand:

"Continue the music! Continue the dance!"

Joyful music rang out. Although the female Cultivators of the Gentle Faction blushed and felt immense shame, their dancing remained graceful, merely imbued with a touch more shyness.

However, the female Cultivators of the Aloof Faction were utterly flustered. Trying to imitate the Gentle Faction Cultivators, their movements became clumsy due to nervousness, revealing quite a bit of skin.

Su Mo watched with great interest, secretly giving a thumbs-up.

Young and old, large and small—everyone was present and accounted for.

The Hundred Flowers Palace truly lived up to its reputation!

"Oh, dressed in such tender pink, you have quite the maiden heart..."

Su Mo suddenly saw Ling Bo, who had previously been the sharpest in speech and coldest in demeanor, now wearing an extremely delicate pink silk skirt, creating a devastatingly cute contrast with her frozen, beautiful face.

Su Mo couldn't help but laugh out loud and offered a comment.

Hearing this, Ling Bo's movements instantly stiffened, her footwork immediately fell into disarray, her left foot tripped her right foot, and she fell to the ground with a "plop."

"What? You can't handle a compliment?"

Su Mo held his wine cup, looking at the female Cultivator lying on the ground with a half-smile.

"It seems your dancing skills still aren't up to par..."

Before he finished speaking, Ling Bo's body, still prone on the ground, began to tremble violently.

Buzz!!

Suddenly, centered on her, a surge of Spiritual Qi fluctuation erupted, lifting the thin silk garments of the surrounding female Cultivators and causing a chorus of delicate cries.

"Hmm?!"

"Is this... a Breakthrough?"

Su Mo was slightly startled, a flicker of surprise flashing in his eyes.

The music stopped, and everyone ceased their movements, staring in astonishment at Ling Bo, who was sitting cross-legged.

Spiritual Qi gathered around Ling Bo, her aura steadily rising, breaking through the Bottleneck of the eighth layer of the Nascent Soul Stage, and she began her Breakthrough right then and there.

"Indeed, the Cultivation Technique cultivated by the Hundred Flowers Palace truly shares similarities with that of the Mortal World Dao Palace!"

Immortal Master Qian Ji muttered this, holding a plate of pastries, sitting next to Su Mo.

"What similarities?"

Su Mo immediately became interested and quickly asked.

Immortal Master Qian Ji swallowed the food in her mouth and leaned in mysteriously:

"Those in the Mortal World Dao Palace who practice the Dao of Emotionlessness have a chance to Break through their Bottleneck during intense stimulation, when they are pushed to the extreme and their emotions fluctuate violently."

"However, a side effect is that after the Breakthrough, they need to stabilize their state of mind."

After listening, a strange expression appeared on Su Mo's face.

What Acquired M Sacred Physique?!

Can stabilizing one's state of mind even be considered a side effect?

Why the heck does this sound like a sudden power burst?!

Su Mo tentatively asked Immortal Master Qian Ji:

"Are there any Physiques or Cultivation Techniques that allow one to Break through in the middle of a fight, growing stronger the more they fight, stimulating themselves through desperation and humiliation?"

Immortal Master Qian Ji rolled her beautiful eyes:

"What are you thinking?"

"If a Cultivator doesn't stabilize their Realm after a Breakthrough, the consequences are severe."

"The minor consequences include regression in Cultivation, and severe ones include damage to their Foundation, making future progress difficult."

"Therefore, it's almost impossible for a Cultivator to Break through in an unsafe environment."

"I've only ever seen this happen in the Mortal World Dao Palace."

She quietly leaned close to Su Mo's ear:

"The situation back then was incredibly explosive!"

"They were truly... erm... quite open-minded about their activities. I heard the Mortal World Dao Palace even specially set up the 'Blissful Illusion' and the 'Humiliation Heart Demon Array,' but they eventually went too far..."

Su Mo ignored the rest of Immortal Master Qian Ji's words. Looking at the crowd before him, he rubbed his chin, a smile playing on his lips, and a brilliant idea formed in his mind... A moment later, the Spiritual Qi around Ling Bo gradually subsided, and her aura stabilized at the ninth layer of the Nascent Soul Stage.

She slowly opened her eyes. A blue light flashed across her beautiful pupils and disappeared, and compared to before, a hint of complexity was added to her expression.

"Congratulations, Senior Sister (Junior Sister), on your advanced Cultivation!"

Everyone stepped forward to offer congratulations. Both the Gentle Faction and the Aloof Faction spoke with sincerity and envy.

After all, every Breakthrough during the Nascent Soul Stage was extremely difficult.

"Stop congratulating her! The main event isn't over yet!"

Su Mo's lazy voice rang out, his tone showing no consideration for them whatsoever.

"Hurry up and dance! Do you want your Sect to be destroyed?"

"This Seat is still waiting?!"

He added fuel to the fire, causing all the female Cultivators to glare at him angrily.

But under the Palace Master's gaze, they reluctantly returned to their original positions.

Under the cheerful music, the female Cultivators of the Hundred Flowers Palace writhed their bodies in agony.

"The third one on the left, make your movements bigger! Who are you being timid for?!"

"The one on the right wearing blue silk, don't close your eyes! Look happier!"

"The one who just Broke through, why are you wriggling like an earthworm? Do you even know how to dance?!"

"The Palace Master in the middle with the cold expression, make your gaze even colder..."

"Ah, yes, that's the flavor!"

...Su Mo completely changed his previous silent attitude and commented on every single female Cultivator.

When the song ended, everyone was finally relieved, thinking about escaping this place and changing back into their clothes.

But then they saw Su Mo holding a strange crystal, resembling a Spirit Stone, raised high in his hand.

"Tsk, look at this stone of mine..."

Su Mo curled his lips and glanced at the crowd.

"Isn't it shiny?"

"A shadow recording stone!!"

Boom!!

Spiritual Qi fluctuations indicating Realm Breakthroughs erupted continuously among the female Cultivators, including Lin Shuangning's.

But there was no joy on her face, only boundless killing intent and shame!

Seeing this, Lin Chenxi quickly stopped her and shouted loudly:

"Everyone who has Broke through their Cultivation, stabilize your Cultivation base immediately!"

Seeing only a few people sit down cross-legged, she shouted again sternly:

"This is the Palace Master's command!"

As soon as her voice fell, the female Cultivators who had Broke through reluctantly glared fiercely at Su Mo before sitting down cross-legged.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, everyone's aura stabilized.

Lin Shuangning's Cultivation leaped from the third layer of the Soul Transformation Stage to the fourth layer of the Soul Transformation Stage—a massive improvement.

She slowly stood up, her icy gaze locked onto the shadow recording stone in Su Mo's hand. She forced out a few words:

"Sect Master Su's Cultivation is profound... and his methods are truly... breathtaking!!"

"Now, can we discuss your true objective?"

"What exactly will it take... for you to return that shadow recording stone?!"

Su Mo smiled slightly, admiring the sparkling shadow recording stone in his hand—which was actually empty—and slowly spoke:

"First, I really don't like your current attitude."

"Give me a smile first!"