Su Tanmeng froze for a moment. She looked at Xiao Yao, who was struggling. Earlier, she had thought her disciple was simply so excited to be this close to her curvaceous body.
She had never imagined he was struggling because he was about to suffocate!
"Second Master, why haven't you let go yet?"
Hearing another mental transmission from Xiao Yao, Su Tanmeng hurriedly loosened her hold.
Xiao Yao finally managed to lift his head. Resting his chin on her ample bosom, he gulped down air, looking as though he had just escaped death.
After catching his breath, he looked up and stared resentfully at Su Tanmeng, who seemed completely at a loss.
"Second Master, you really were trying to suffocate me!"
At that, Su Tanmeng's adorable fox ears twitched. She immediately put on a stern expression and lectured him, "I was testing your ability to react to changing circumstances."
"Seeing how you nearly suffocated, your reaction was far too slow! With your cultivation at the peak of the seventh level of the Sea Opening Realm, you should have been able to go without breathing for at least an hour."
Xiao Yao's mouth twitched and his face stiffened. Then he said irritably, "Second Master, if I believed you, I'd be an idiot!"
"Just believe me! Just believe me! You..." Su Tanmeng fixed her eyes on Xiao Yao, looking as if she were losing her mind, and kept repeating those words through her alluring red lips.
Clearly, this was a dark chapter for Su Tanmeng.
After all, she had nearly suffocated her precious disciple—and Xiao Yao was an exceptionally heaven-defying one, at that.
Most importantly, she was Qingshan Gou Di, the strongest Great Emperor in the world. How could she make such a low-level mistake?
Nearby, the corners of Dongfang Xuetong's lips curled into a faint smile. She had been worried that Sister Susu and her disciple wouldn't get along.
But judging by how things were now, they got along quite well, like a family that had lived together for ages.
Xiao Yao wasn't buying Su Tanmeng's explanation, but seeing how she was sinking deeper and deeper into a lovesick frenzy, he could only reluctantly agree. "All right! I believe you!"
Su Tanmeng instantly snapped out of her daze.
She looked at Xiao Yao, her heart brimming with joy.
After all, her disciple had agreed while admitting he was an idiot. That meant he cared about her a great deal.
"It's getting late! I'll pass an Immortal-Tier cultivation art on to you."
With that, Xiao Yao stood up straight, no longer luxuriating in her tender embrace.
But he found that he still couldn't reach Second Master's smooth, jade-like forehead, so he circulated his mana and gently floated into the air.
Su Tanmeng, who had lived for more than thirty thousand years, immediately realized what he was doing. She straightened up as well.
At last, Xiao Yao and Su Tanmeng met each other's eyes.
What beautiful eyes, dazzling as rubies.
They were every bit as lovely as Senior Disciple Master's starry eyes, each with its own charm!
After admiring them, Xiao Yao leaned closer to Su Tanmeng.
Dongfang Xuetong didn't stop him. She knew that the transmission would take place forehead to forehead; it was the only way Xiao Yao could pass on the art perfectly right now.
But why did her heart ache a little?
It was as if someone had taken away something precious to her.
At that moment, Dongfang Xuetong kept telling herself that the other person was Sister Susu, the fox demon she respected and loved most!
But Xiao Yao, whom she had known for only a month, was also her most precious disciple!
Suddenly, she understood!
It wasn't just a little pain. There were two separate pangs.
It seemed she had lost two of the things she treasured most.
No wonder it hurt so much!
Dongfang Xuetong didn't voice her thoughts. She only furrowed her brows slightly, her eyes drifting blankly.
At the same time, just as Xiao Yao was about to press his forehead to Su Tanmeng's, he happened to catch sight of Senior Disciple Master out of the corner of his eye. She looked terribly upset, but wasn't saying a word.
Once I've passed the Immortal-Tier cultivation art, Eternal Life Immortal Art, to Second Master, I'll go comfort Senior Disciple Master.
Having made up his mind, Xiao Yao didn't hesitate any longer. He pressed his forehead directly against Su Tanmeng's.
Her skin was so soft, like that of a newborn baby.
He quickly set aside the thought and began transmitting the art, unaffected by anything else.
A minute later, he had passed on both the Immortal-Tier cultivation art, Eternal Life Immortal Art, and even the Great Emperor cultivation art, Longevity Art, to Su Tanmeng.
[Beep! Congratulations, host. You have completed the mission: Give Back to Second Master. Reward: Quasi-Immortal-Tier cultivation art, Sacred Lotus Sword Canon.]
Although it's a Quasi-Immortal-Tier cultivation art, I really want to ask: why is it another cultivation art? Xiao Yao was utterly baffled.
[Beep! Rewards are random. This system cannot control them.]
Xiao Yao was momentarily speechless. There was no arguing with that.
At the same time, feeling the transmission come to an end, Su Tanmeng immediately opened her watery eyes and asked curiously, "Disciple, why did you pass Longevity Art on to me too?"
"I thought Master might experience something different from it, so I included it in the package!"
Xiao Yao wasn't wrong. As the saying went, there were a thousand faces among a thousand people. Everyone experienced the same cultivation art differently.
Of course, he was also trying to avoid trouble, so Second Master wouldn't come asking him for Longevity Art later.
Su Tanmeng's eyes now glimmered with happy tears. In the more than thirty thousand years she had lived, the only person who had truly treated her well was the Lotus Sword Emperor, whom she had once rescued by chance.
Now there was one more: her Direct Disciple, Xiao Yao.
"Sister Susu, congratulations on obtaining an Immortal-Tier cultivation art. Your strength will reach a whole new level now."
Dongfang Xuetong's words were filled with envy.
She wanted an Immortal-Tier cultivation art too. She wanted the strength Sister Susu had.
Su Tanmeng naturally picked up on it, so she asked, "Dongfang, if I remember correctly, for your cultivation art to advance to the Immortal Tier, you need to find the Quasi-Immortal-Tier art, Sacred Lotus Sword Canon."
Sacred Lotus Sword Canon?
Wasn't that the reward he had just received?
Xiao Yao furrowed his thick sword-like brows. He felt that the rewards he received after completing system missions couldn't possibly be random.
He silently asked, System, are you sure this is random?
[Beep! Of course! What's wrong?]
Then why did I just get Sacred Lotus Sword Canon, the exact art my Master needs to advance her cultivation art? Xiao Yao challenged it mentally.
[Beep! That means the host's luck is incredibly heaven-defying. You just happened to randomly get a reward you can use right away.]
Xiao Yao was speechless. He even chuckled inwardly. Heh... System, do you really think I'll believe that?
[Beep! Host, believe it or not, I believe it, because it really is random!]
Seeing that the system refused to admit anything, Xiao Yao had nothing more to say.
Just then, Dongfang Xuetong noticed his furrowed brows and asked, "Disciple, is something bothering you?"
"It's nothing. It's just that among the junk my father gave me, there happened to be a cultivation art called Sacred Lotus Sword Canon."
As soon as he said that, Dongfang Xuetong and Su Tanmeng both stared at Xiao Yao in shock.
If it had happened once, they might have believed him!
But this was the second time—and this time, it was the Quasi-Immortal-Tier Sacred Lotus Sword Canon!
Could this really be explained by an incredible stroke of luck?
Xiao Yao knew that his two Masters probably wouldn't believe him, but he still said, "Senior Disciple Master, Second Master, maybe things in this world really do happen to coincide like that?"
Dongfang Xuetong and Su Tanmeng exchanged a glance. They knew that if they kept pressing him, they wouldn't get a real explanation. They might even create a rift between master and disciple.
So the two women said in unison, "Disciple, you're right."
Seeing that his two Masters weren't asking any more questions, Xiao Yao breathed a sigh of relief, then said, "Senior Disciple Master, I'll try to comprehend it first. Maybe it's just a cultivation art with the same name."
Dongfang Xuetong and Su Tanmeng were both slightly taken aback.
That was true!
It really could be a cultivation art with the same name!
Or perhaps it was a fake cultivation art.
They really shouldn't jump to conclusions too soon.
Taking the opportunity, Xiao Yao left Second Master's embrace and sat down to cultivate the Sacred Lotus Sword Canon.
An hour and a half later.
Thanks to his previous experience with perfectly fusing cultivation arts, this time he completed the fusion perfectly in just three-quarters of the time it had taken before.
The Immortal-Tier cultivation art, Primordial Immortal Sword Art!
Compared to the former Primordial Sword Art, it was even sharper and more powerful. It also contained terrifying sword energy that had reached the pinnacle of perfection and sanctity.
It could be called an Immortal-Tier cultivation art with immensely terrifying destructive power.
Combined with Eternal Life Immortal Art, he now possessed extraordinary destructive power and survivability.
Looking at Xiao Yao as he slowly opened his eyes, Dongfang Xuetong asked curiously, "How did it go?"
When Xiao Yao didn't answer, she continued, "Don't be afraid! Even if it's fake, I won't scold you."
But Xiao Yao still didn't speak. Dongfang Xuetong grew so anxious that her pretty face filled with worry. "Could that cultivation art be poisonous? Did it turn my disciple into an idiot? We shouldn't have let him cultivate it!"
"Senior Disciple Master, I'm not an idiot. I was just savoring what I'd felt."
Feeling Senior Disciple Master's concern, Xiao Yao stopped remaining silent.
After catching his breath, he continued, "The cultivation art is real. I've already advanced Primordial Sword Art to the Immortal Tier."
"Wonderful!" Dongfang Xuetong beamed with genuine delight.
Su Tanmeng smiled as well. This disciple's comprehension really was extraordinary!
How could any other Sea Opening Realm cultivator manage to advance a cultivation art? They might not even be able to learn it!
Whoosh!
Dongfang Xuetong appeared in front of Xiao Yao.
Unlike Second Master, who had acted impulsively in her excitement, Senior Disciple Master gently helped him to his feet, then softly drew him into her embrace.
At that moment, Xiao Yao felt as if he were nestled in a mass of soft jade, wrapped in a faint, sweet fragrance.
Seeing that the system still hadn't issued a mission, he stopped waiting and said, "Master, I'll pass it on to you right away."
"You really are my good disciple!"
Dongfang Xuetong, usually so reserved, no longer held back. She hugged Xiao Yao a little tighter, making him feel as if he had reached heaven.
It was so comfortable!
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