Chapter 174 - 109: Will Never Screw Over My Disciple Luoxue

Chapter 174: Chapter 109: Will Never Screw Over My Disciple Luoxue

Worst of all was the dress she had hastily thrown on.

Perhaps because she was in such a hurry, the lapels of her dress weren’t fully closed, revealing a tantalizing glimpse of skin.

He could even faintly see...

’Okay, I can’t look.’

Jiang Mu quickly averted his gaze, fixing his eyes on the floor as if in deep contemplation.

Amitabha Buddha.

’I really didn’t see anything when I used Instant Teleportation to get in here just now.’

’I didn’t even see a single hair!’

"Couldn’t you have come a little later? You just had to show up while I was bathing."

Ling Ye adjusted her lapels, her cheeks faintly flushed as she spoke with a chiding tone.

Jiang Mu wore an innocent expression.

"Elder Sister Ling, I honestly didn’t know you were bathing. I figured it was about time, and I didn’t want to keep you from your rest, so I hurried over."

Seeing his earnest look, Ling Ye couldn’t bring herself to scold him further. She pointed to a round stool in front of the bed.

"Come and sit."

Jiang Mu did as he was told, sitting down and asking curiously, "Elder Sister Ling, what incredible skill are you going to teach me?"

Ling Ye casually dabbed the dripping ends of her hair with a soft towel, then simply gathered it with her hands and tied it into a neat, high ponytail. The style revealed her smooth forehead and the graceful curve of her neck.

She sat in the chair opposite Jiang Mu, her expression turning serious.

"I will teach you a Spell to help you cultivate your mind and calm your spirit. This art can help you achieve mental clarity, solidify the foundation of your Divine Soul, and soothe a restless heart.

Your personality is restless, and you can be irritable and impatient, often acting rashly. This Spell will be of great benefit to you.

More importantly, it will help you resist Illusion Skills, the bewitchment of Demons, or the assault of your own Heart Demon."

’A Spell for cultivating the mind?’

Hearing this, Jiang Mu felt a slight twinge of disappointment.

With the Demonic Qi residing in his body, ordinary bewitchment techniques were mostly ineffective against him.

However, things like Illusion Skills and Heart Demons were notoriously difficult to guard against. An extra layer of protection was always a good thing.

"Thank you, Elder Sister Ling," Jiang Mu said gratefully.

As Ling Ye drew closer, her scent—a mixture of the clean fragrance from her bath and her own natural aroma—drifted into Jiang Mu’s nose.

"Don’t thank me just yet."

Ling Ye’s tone was serious. "This Spell is called the Cold Moon Ice Heart Skill. It is not easy to master the basics.

You must guide your Star Power in a specific way and coordinate it with a particular ’Ice Heart Visualization’ just to get a foothold.

Tonight, I will use my own Star Power to guide you once and help you lay the foundation. You must remember the circulation path and the essence of the visualization.

After this, you will need to practice diligently every day to see results. Now, hold out your hands, palms up."

"Alright."

Jiang Mu composed himself and held out both hands.

Ling Ye also extended her palms.

A faint, cool radiance, like moonlight, began to glow from her palms.

Then she pressed them against Jiang Mu’s.

He felt her delicate touch, still slightly damp.

It was followed by a cool, gentle, yet exceptionally pure stream of Star Power that flowed slowly into his body like a trickling brook.

"Close your eyes, focus your mind, and clear all stray thoughts. Follow my Star Power’s guidance and look within yourself."

Ling Ye’s cool, clear voice rang out.

Jiang Mu immediately complied, sinking his consciousness into his body and carefully tracing the path of the foreign Star Power.

Ling Ye controlled the Star Power, guiding it slowly up Jiang Mu’s spine.

It passed through several key acupoints before finally gathering in the Sea of Consciousness between his brows.

At the same time, a cooling sensation accompanied the Star Power, seeping into Jiang Mu’s mind and bringing him a sense of profound clarity.

"Visualize your body as ice and snow, crystal clear and untouched by dust..."

Ling Ye guided Jiang Mu into the specific state of visualization.

This Cold Moon Ice Heart Skill was one of the advanced, core legacy Cultivation Techniques of the Cold Moon Sect, and its transmission to outsiders was strictly forbidden.

It focused primarily on cultivating the mind and steadying the spirit, and it was exceptionally effective at stabilizing one’s Dao heart and resisting external demonic influences.

More importantly, it helped a Cultivator who had reached a higher realm to forge a "Flawless Ice Heart" while condensing their Grotto Heaven Dao Mansion, effectively preventing the invasion of a Heart Demon.

Take, for example, the Profound Frost Spiritual Acupoint Dao Mansion condensed by her disciple, Shangguan Luoxue.

Its very foundation was derived from the Cold Moon Ice Heart Skill.

Of course, the Spell had another characteristic.

If an outsider cultivated this technique, their aura and spiritual state would develop a peculiar affinity for—and ability to permeate—the Grotto Heaven Dao Mansions of other Cultivators who practiced Cold Moon Sect techniques.

Upon getting close, they could easily perceive and even resonate with the other person’s Dao Mansion.

This could invisibly plant the seeds of a Heart Demon in the other person as they attempted to comprehend their own Great Dao.

It was for this very reason that the founder of the Cold Moon Sect had established the strict rule forbidding any core Cultivation Technique from being leaked.

The reason Ling Ye made an exception and taught it to Jiang Mu was, for one, that she saw him as a dear younger brother.

In her heart, Jiang Mu was no longer an outsider.

For another, it was because of her own unique circumstances.

Ever since she suffered grievous injuries from her failed attempt at stellar ascension, it was practically impossible for her to ever reach the supreme realm required to condense a Grotto Heaven Dao Mansion.

Furthermore, with her master suppressed, there were no other core disciples of the Cold Moon Sect active in the world besides herself and her apprentice, Shangguan Luoxue.

Thus, she wasn’t worried about Jiang Mu posing a potential threat to other members of her sect.

As for her apprentice, Shangguan Luoxue...

Ling Ye was even less concerned.

Luoxue possessed the one-in-a-million Supreme Yin Stainless Dao Body. The Profound Frost Spiritual Acupoint Nether Mansion she had condensed was exceptionally esoteric and possessed an inherent, powerful sense of exclusivity and defense.

Without her explicit permission, it would be impossible for any outsider to get near her Grotto Heaven Dao Mansion.

Let alone influence it.

’And with Luoxue’s cold and aloof personality, how could she possibly let someone get close to her core Dao Mansion?’

’Not unless she’d completely lost her mind.’

So, in Ling Ye’s eyes, teaching Jiang Mu the Cold Moon Ice Heart Skill was a perfect solution: it would help him stabilize his mind, and it wouldn’t cause any real harm to her sect.

’Setting up her own apprentice?’

’Never. How could she, Ling Ye, ever do something like that?’