Chapter 8: Master, What Are You Still Waiting For?
Su Lingxi’s words made Su Yuebai freeze for a moment. She could hardly believe her ears.
Su Lingxi thought Su Yuebai didn’t understand what the Exquisite Heart meant, so she awkwardly explained it all over again.
In truth, Su Yuebai had already learned everything from that ancient book, but right now, she just wanted to hear Su Lingxi explain it with a blushing face.
If she could beg her a little or something, that would be even better.
A few minutes later, Su Lingxi let out a long breath, having finally finished her explanation. Especially when mentioning dual cultivation, Su Lingxi couldn’t help but observe Su Yuebai’s reaction.
This time, Su Yuebai didn’t have much of a reaction at all, but instead wore a faint, almost imperceptible smile.
Then, she spoke softly, uttering the two words Su Lingxi wouldn’t have dared to dream of.
“Alright!”
“As long as Master does not mind, how could this disciple have any objections?”
Now that things had come to this, Su Lingxi took a deep breath, her heart beginning to beat faster.
“Master, it is too plain here. There is a hot spring deeper inside the cave…”
“Shall we go there?”
Without waiting for Su Lingxi’s reply, Su Yuebai had already taken her hand and was leading her deeper into the cave.
In the hot spring, Su Lingxi hugged her chest with both arms, still looking quite nervous.
Su Yuebai, sitting opposite her, was very calm. She slowly swam towards Su Lingxi, stopping only when she was a dozen centimeters away.
Steam from the natural hot spring filled the air. A drop of water slid down the delicate tip of Su Lingxi’s nose, and her moist lips, warmed by the steam, glistened.
Her chest rose and fell continuously. The closer Su Yuebai got, the more nervous she became.
It couldn’t be helped. She had never even held a girl’s hand before, and now, this experience was more than she could handle.
I never thought Master would be such a blank slate in this regard. Although she herself was also a blank slate.
But she had often heard Third Junior Sister talk about matters between men and women. Every time, she would feel embarrassed but couldn’t help but prick up her ears to listen.
Now, facing her master, theory was finally about to become practice.
Su Yuebai took Su Lingxi’s right hand, their fingers intertwining. Under the cover of the mist, she leaned in close to Su Lingxi’s ear and gently nibbled her earlobe.
“Master, what are you still waiting for?” Su Yuebai’s warm breath was like a tickle in Su Lingxi’s heart.
The water in the pool was hazy with mist. Following a low murmur from Su Lingxi, Su Yuebai took the initiative and kissed her lips.
…
Several hours later, an extremely pure energy erupted in this area.
For a time, all the spirits in the Glacial Snow Domain bowed in worship. Some spiritual beasts at the peak of their cultivation were even nourished by this energy and broke through on the spot.
The energy radiated from the cave where Su Yuebai and the other were, but no one dared to approach.
The spiritual beasts only considered such a celestial phenomenon to be a gift from the heavens.
Inside the cave, Su Yuebai’s eyes were tightly closed. Beside her, Su Lingxi was already asleep.
At this moment, Su Yuebai’s condition had returned to its peak. Probing her spiritual energy, she was pleasantly surprised to find that her cultivation had reached the peak of the Soul Splitting realm.
Looking more closely, she saw several strangely colored patterns had appeared on her heart. With each beat, four spiritual energy resonances suddenly erupted from Su Yuebai’s torso and limbs.
“This is… four spirit gates?”
Su Yuebai looked in disbelief at the spirit gates surrounding her. In the past, she had at most three spirit gates, but now she had four.
Four spirit gates were already considered divine-level in the Mortal and Demon Realms, belonging to a genius among geniuses.
To cross almost two major realms like this, only the Exquisite Heart could achieve it in this world.
Su Yuebai’s appearance had also returned to its former state, and she was even more captivating than before.
She couldn’t help but look at Su Lingxi sleeping beside her, a trace of love now present in her eyes.
Su Lingxi’s face was flushed, her lips slightly parted, and they even seemed a little swollen.
Su Yuebai checked Su Lingxi’s body and said with some confusion, “Logically, the Heavenly Poison in Master’s body should have been completely purified. Why is it still there…”
“Could it be… the time was too short?”
Thinking of this, Su Yuebai murmured to herself while her hands moved uncontrollably, “Master, don’t blame me. This disciple is only doing this for your own good…”
Then, without caring whether Su Lingxi agreed or not, the two entered the hot spring once more.
**
Within her consciousness, the system looked at Su Lingxi with great satisfaction.
“Congratulations, Host, for completing the novice quest! This system can now officially bind with you…”
The white-haired loli that was the system happily circled around Su Lingxi.
Su Lingxi was a little frustrated. They had reached the crucial step, but she had fainted.
Whenever she fainted, she would appear in her own consciousness to converse with the system.
“Isn’t there a novice gift package?” Su Lingxi was more concerned about her reward.
“Don’t be anxious. You’ll be able to get it from your storage ring when you wake up.”
“Alright, when can I wake up?”
“Soon. The energy released by the awakening of the Exquisite Body was too great. To protect your consciousness, I had to bring you into the system space.”
Then, the system began to supplement Su Lingxi with some other information.
“Actually, your cultivation didn’t disappear. It was sealed by Sheng Tianyu into five Demonic Origin Pearls, scattered across the Demon and Mortal Realms.”
“You don’t need to cultivate from scratch. You just need to find the power that once belonged to you.”
Hearing the words “Demonic Origin Pearl,” Su Lingxi felt they sounded familiar, as if she had heard them somewhere before.
The system continued, “That’s right. One of the Demonic Origin Pearls is right here in this Glacial Snow Domain.”
At this, Su Lingxi slapped her forehead as she recalled.
“Right, that Ice Eagle Beast King said we were trying to steal its Demonic Origin Pearl. It must be on it.”
Su Lingxi was delighted to have a clue so quickly. Then, the system began to issue new quests.
[Main Quest: Find the Demonic Origin Pearls 0/5] Hint: Within the Glacial Snow Domain
[Side Quest: Continue refining the Ice Heart Jade Dew Pill] Hint: Snowfall Sect
Looking at this side quest, Su Lingxi was a bit confused. “Hasn’t the Scorching Sun Heavenly Poison already been dispelled? What do I need this pill for?”
“The power of the Exquisite Body lies in its ability to store any form of energy. Although the Scorching Sun Heavenly Poison has been purified, it has been dormant in your body for several years and has still left a considerable amount of energy within you.”
“And the Ice Heart Jade Dew Pill is the essential medicine needed to convert this energy into cultivation.”
