346: Chapter 346 Heartless and Silent Dao Embryo

In the courtyard, the moonlight was like water.

Ling Hao and Shui Wanqing stood side by side. Ling Hao's gaze swept over the spiritual radiance flowing around Shui Wanqing's body, and he smiled:

"It seems your Physical Body has finished its reconstruction."

"After Cultivating the 'Nine Nether Yellow Springs Soul-Suppressing Canon,' is the Yellow Springs Death Qi in your body suppressed as well?"

Shui Wanqing's face still bore a slight blush as she replied:

"The Death Qi has been initially suppressed and tamed by the Cultivation Technique."

The moment she finished speaking, she felt a secret pang of regret.

Why did she tell the truth just now? If she had said it wasn't fully suppressed, wouldn't it be natural to ask the Sect Master for help with... Dual Cultivation?

Having been in the Moonshadow Sect for a while, she knew that Dual Cultivation with the Sect Master was of great benefit to Physique Awakening.

Ling Hao reached out and naturally took Shui Wanqing's wrist, sending a strand of pure spiritual energy into her body. After a moment, he nodded and said:

"Mhm, the Cultivation Technique's circulation is indeed effective; the Death Qi has been constrained."

A thought flickered in his mind; Ling Hao could have easily said there were still hidden dangers with the Death Qi and proposed Dual Cultivation...

But glancing toward the wing where Shui Liuli was resting, Ling Hao dismissed the idea.

Liuli had just gone through a major upheaval; bringing this up now would be quite awkward.

"That's good."

Ling Hao let go of her hand,

"Keep a close eye on Liuli's condition. If there's anything unusual, message me immediately."

"Yes, Sect Master."

Shui Wanqing complied.

Watching Ling Hao's tall and straight back as he turned to leave, Shui Wanqing stood in place for a moment before moving with graceful steps back to the wing.

*Creak—*

The door creaked softly, and Shui Liuli, who was staring blankly while clutching her quilt, looked in surprise at her aunt who had returned:

"Aunt? You didn't with Revered Master..."

"Didn't what with the Sect Master?"

Shui Wanqing approached the bed.

"You know... Dual Cultivation?"

Shui Liuli asked in a low voice, her cheeks reddening as she recalled certain images in her Sea of Consciousness, but the blush was quickly replaced by a cunning smile,

"Aunt, did I interrupt your good business?"

"Nonsense, there's no such thing."

Shui Wanqing gave her a feigned glare of reproach.

Shui Liuli blinked, her mischievous thoughts rising again:

"Aunt, tell me, if Revered Master really helps me find my mother, how should we repay him?"

"Then how do you want to repay him?" Shui Wanqing asked, following her lead.

Shui Liuli immediately teased:

"Isn't that simple? Wouldn't Aunt promising herself to him be the best reward?"

Shui Wanqing's face flushed crimson instantly, and she made a gesture as if to knock her little head:

"You talk too much!"

"Ow!" Shui Liuli covered her head exaggeratedly,

"Aunt, you used to dote on me so much! Now that you have Revered Master, you're so mean to your niece! Hmph, I bet Revered Master won't like such a mean aunt!"

Shui Wanqing's face darkened further, feeling that her niece was becoming more and more lawless:

"It seems I spoiled you too much before. Now I should discipline you properly on your mother's behalf!"

"Wah..." Shui Liuli shrank into the quilt, leaving only a pair of cunning, smiling purple eyes visible.

...

On Hundred Flowers Peak, inside the elegant floral hall.

Yu Zhaohua sat in the main seat, with Nangong Mei, Baili Qiao, and Yu Lingling sitting to the side. Baili Rou was respectfully reporting on various recent affairs of Hundred Flowers Peak.

"...That is the general situation of Hundred Flowers Peak."

Baili Rou finished her report.

Baili Qiao sat to the side; beneath her purple palace dress embroidered with intertwining branch patterns, her exceptionally full and perky curves filled the chair completely, her eyes full of gratification.

Nangong Mei leaned lazily against the back of her chair, her eyes rippling on her gorgeous face. The ripe and soft curves beneath her ochre-red gauze dress were voluptuous as she chuckled and teased:

"Rou'er is becoming more and more thorough in her work. It seems the position of the next Peak Revered Master belongs to no one but you."

"Elder Nangong overpraises me."

After another round of fragmentary conversation, Baili Rou humbly took her leave.

As she exited the floral hall and her figure merged into the courtyard, the faint sounds of her chatting and laughing with several close Disciples could be heard.

"Bai Zhi, I heard the Sect Master is back... Shall we go see him together later?"

"Shu Lan, you little hussy, you're in heat again..."

...The voices gradually faded away.

Inside the floral hall, Yu Zhaohua's gaze returned from the courtyard and fell upon the three people before her.

Her expression was as indifferent as ice. A slight ripple appeared in her eyes.

"The affection between a man and a woman, what does it feel like? What is the state of mind when one likes someone? And... performing the acts between a man and a woman, can it truly bring pleasure?"

The hall instantly fell into a strange silence.

Nangong Mei was the first to react. Her eyes rippled as she pointed a slender jade finger toward Yu Lingling beside her, laughing mischievously:

"Grand Supreme, as for the first two questions, Qiaoqiao and I might be able to share our humble opinions. But this last question..."

She elongated her tone, her smile deepening,

"I'm afraid only our Junior Sister Ling Ling, who has experienced it firsthand, can give you the most sincere answer."

Yu Zhaohua's gaze naturally fell upon the red-faced Yu Lingling.

"Ling'er..."

...

The night deepened.

Yu Lingling called her two Senior Sisters, Yu Lingshuang and Yu Linglong, to her room.

Yu Lingshuang sat upright in a horseshoe-back chair in the room. Beneath her simple and elegant moon-white long dress, her figure was voluptuous, and the cinnabar mole at the corner of her left eye was as red as blood. Her cool gaze turned toward Yu Lingling:

"Ling'er, why did you call us here?"

Yu Lingling somewhat awkwardly recounted what Revered Master had asked during the day.

Hearing this, Yu Lingshuang's cool willow-leaf brows furrowed slightly,

"Why would Revered Master suddenly ask about this Dao? Is her Dao Heart moved? Or is it merely curiosity about an unknown Domain?"

Yu Linglong leaned lazily by the window, her bare feet dangling in the air. The golden bells on her ankles chimed softly, and her toes, painted with bright red balsam, were faintly visible beneath the hem of her moon-white chest-high ruqun.

A playful smile curled the corner of her lips as she said to Yu Lingshuang:

"Your analysis is quite logical. However..."

She turned to Yu Lingling and teased, "I think maybe Revered Master... well, in the depths of her extinguished Dao Heart, a ripple of the mortal world has finally appeared? After all, our Sect Master has boundless charm."

She winked mischievously, "Isn't our Little Junior Sister infatuated? She was even devoured completely."

Yu Lingling became even more embarrassed by her words:

"Big Senior Sister! We're talking about serious business!"

Yu Lingshuang pondered:

"Revered Master possesses the Heartless Silent Rock Dao Embryo. This question might concern the very foundation of her path, so we must be extremely cautious."

Yu Linglong gently shook her jade-like feet, the golden bells letting out a faint chime:

"Caution is necessary, of course, but what if... I mean what if Revered Master really has developed feelings for the Sect Master? This might be the perfect opportunity to break through her heartless Dao Embryo?"

After much discussion, the issue involving a Heavenly Dao-grade Physique was clearly beyond their capabilities.

In the end, Yu Linglong tapped her toes and sat opposite the two, making the final decision.

"This matter, I think, should be left to our omnipotent Sect Master to worry about. Isn't he best at solving all sorts of difficult problems, especially... well, problems with female cultivators?"

Yu Lingshuang pondered for a moment. Although she felt it was somewhat inappropriate, there seemed to be no better way, so she nodded slightly in agreement.

"Then I'll go tell the Sect Master later."

"Wait!"

Yu Linglong looked at Yu Lingshuang meaningfully: "Junior Sister Ling Shuang, if I recall correctly, according to the duty roster of the Original Courtyard in the Moonshadow World, tonight it's the turn of the Elders from Mianyu Tower and Golden Lotus Workshop to serve the Sect Master. You going over there later... is it really just to report Revered Master's matter? You aren't thinking of..."

Yu Lingshuang's cool face remained unruffled:

"It's just to mention Revered Master's business; it won't take long."

Yu Linglong chuckled, her bare feet touching the ground as her skirt fluttered slightly:

"Fine, I'll go with you, precisely to... supervise you, lest you take too long."

Beside them, Yu Lingling listened to her two Senior Sisters. Thinking that she hadn't been placed on that duty roster yet, a strange sourness rose in her heart, and she couldn't help but speak up:

"Senior Sister, I also..."

"No!"

Yu Lingshuang and Yu Linglong refused in unison, their tones resolute.

Yu Lingling's small face looked aggrieved.