Missing Thoughts Literature

Chapter 17: A Gallery of Beauties (1/2)

Thanks to Mu He's promotion, the entire sect knew Yun Luo had comprehended the first layer of the Moon Sea Tide Sound Technique in just one month.

Everywhere she went, she was met with envious and admiring gazes from her fellow disciples.

Afraid of becoming too proud, Yun Luo decided not to leave Lingxi Peak and focused on practicing her sword.

She practiced a self-created move by Mu He, named Jinghong, just like her Daoist name.

The Jinghong Sword Skill: the sword rises like a fleeting swan, a streak of cold light shattering the sky.

When she sheathed her sword, the sword intent lingered, like a swan flying away, leaving a long-lasting resonance.

Perhaps it was due to her shallow cultivation and experience, but she always felt a bit short of comprehending the sword intent.

As a result, every time she finished practicing her sword, she felt like an old married couple's sex life.

It felt like it happened, yet it also felt like it didn't.

Perhaps her sea of consciousness had expanded. After practicing another two hundred times, she finally caught a faint glimpse of sword intent.

"Master, I think I've touched upon sword intent."

Mu He had been watching her practice today and had already noticed.

"Yes, you've indeed caught a glimpse of sword intent, but this is just the beginning. Don't slack off."

Yun Luo feared losing the feeling overnight, so she didn't bother resting. She picked up her Black Iron Sword and practiced again.

After dozens more repetitions, she finally stopped, confident she had grasped the knack.

Mu He drank her tea, a smile playing on her lips.

"You can endure hardship."

Yun Luo took a sip of the spiritual tea Mu He had prepared for her, finally feeling like she could breathe.

"Master, this isn't me enduring hardship, it's selective hardship. If I don't endure the hardship of cultivation, I'll have to endure the hardship of birth, aging, sickness, and death."

Back in her modern life, she told herself: If I don't endure the hardship of studying, will I have to endure the hardship of marriage later?

Finally, she got into her dream school.

"You little rascal."

Mu He shook her head, but upon reflection, what she said seemed to hold a sliver of truth.

"We're heading to the Gui Xu Secret Realm tomorrow, so we'll stop practicing for today. Also..."

She handed Yun Luo a jade bottle.

"This is the pill you need to repair your water spiritual root. The spirit plants for the metal-attribute pill are all gathered, but it will take some time to refine.

Additionally, we're still missing one ingredient each for the fire and earth attribute spirit plants: the Nine Flames Scorching Sun Flower and the Wutu Qilin Herb, respectively.

The growth conditions for these two spirit plants are extremely harsh, and they cannot be grown in spirit fields.

I've already issued a bounty. You can keep an eye out for them, and if you can't get them yourself, you can contact the sect elders to retrieve them."

Her eyes suddenly felt a little warm. Yun Luo clutched the jade bottle, feeling as if it weighed a thousand pounds.

She hadn't expected that while she was cultivating in the Scripture Pavilion for the past month, her master had been working tirelessly outside to refine pills for her.

"Master..."

Mu He wasn't good at emotional displays and quickly interrupted her.

"No need for all that sappy talk. Your spiritual root recovery is important right now. If you want to thank me, cultivating diligently is the best reward."

She then sat down again and took out a scroll from her sleeve.

"This contains a list of young talents from various sects who are above the Nascent Soul stage, have Heaven Grade spiritual roots, and are still virgins. Take a look, and if you like any of them, I'll tie... help you ask for their opinions."

Yun Luo: "Master, you meant 'tie,' didn't you?"

Mu He coughed lightly and pretended to be stern.

"Don't interrupt when I'm speaking!"

"Okay." Yun Luo was obedient for a second. "Master, how did you know they're still virgins?"

A hint of pride appeared between Mu He's brows.

"With high cultivation, it's naturally apparent. For those at the end of the list, I haven't met some of them either, but their cultivation techniques require them to maintain their virginity. Besides that, there are some sword cultivators. If they cultivate the Ruthless Dao, they're likely still virgins.

However, I suggest you go to the Artifact Refining Hall and buy a Xuangujingling Mirror. A single drop of essence blood can determine if the other party is still a virgin."

The Xuangujingling Mirror was just an ordinary magic artifact in the Hehuan Sect, costing only a hundred low-grade spirit stones.

Yun Luo pulled out a small section of the scroll and glanced at it. Each male cultivator had a portrait next to their personal information.

This wasn't a gallery of handsome men; it was clearly an emperor's collection of concubines.

Chapter 17: A Gallery of Beauties (2/2)

Yun Luo's eyes were dazzled, but there was no lust for beauty in her gaze, only an infinite yearning for cultivation.

"Master, I'll take it back and look at it slowly. I'll tell you when I've chosen."

Mu He nodded, her attitude extremely doting.

Even though the men in the scroll were the pride of various sects, in the mouths of the master and disciple, they sounded like male courtesans being put up for sale.

Yun Luo returned to her courtyard. After sitting for a while, Qin Mushuang and the other two came to find her.

Seeing her looking at pictures of handsome men, the three of them admired them together.

"Wow, Master is giving you special treatment."

Su Xanyu exclaimed with envy.

The men in these pictures were simply top-tier. If they were to dual cultivate with them, it would definitely yield twice the results with half the effort.

"Junior Sister, after you've chosen, can you lend me this scroll to look at?"

Chu Li asked in a pleading tone.

Yun Luo generously unrolled the scroll:

"Whichever one you like, just pick!"

The scroll looked small, but when unrolled, it almost covered the entire courtyard.

Mu He's taste in men had always been sharp. Among hundreds of male cultivators, not a single one was ordinary-looking.

However, this didn't stop the four of them from leaning over the scroll and pointing.

"Piaomiao Sect is out, too many closet gays in their sect."

"Right, right, can't have any troublemakers."

"Everyone from Medicine King Valley is just artificially strong from taking drugs."

"This one's face is no good. His primal yang is still intact, possibly due to his cultivation method, not voluntary."

"..."

The four of them pointed and discussed until evening. Finally, the three senior sisters all pointed to one person.

Yun Luo looked over and saw a face of immortal beauty.

[Pei Yanqing: Heaven Grade Water Spiritual Root, Innate Sword Bone, Qinglian Sword Sect's chief disciple, Sword Cultivator, Spirit Transmutation Early Stage, Ruthless Dao]

Sword cultivators of the Ruthless Dao were always the favorites of female disciples from the Hehuan Sect.

Yun Luo had seen this person on the cultivation forums before.

He consistently held the first place on the cultivation world's genius ranking, with countless confession posts and fan creations daily.

Furthermore, his bone age was less than a hundred years.

For ordinary cultivators, reaching the Golden Core stage within a hundred years was already the mark of a genius among geniuses. He had directly leaped over two major realms.

Spirit Transmutation stage cultivators had a lifespan of over two thousand years. Outsiders said that with his talent, he might even ascend before the age of five hundred.

He fit her requirements perfectly, and his primal yang would surely be a great tonic.

Yun Luo hesitated, "But... he won't agree, will he? And we can't beat him either."

They couldn't even tie him down.

Chu Li couldn't stand seeing her confidence waver. Pei Yanqing was indeed outstanding, but their little junior sister wasn't lacking either.

"Junior Sister, when dealing with sword cultivators, you can't just rely on looks. You have to talk about feelings with them..."

Chu Li and Su Xanyu recounted their experiences. Both of them had successfully captured sword cultivators and had ample experience in this regard.

However, Qin Mushuang had the most experience. She didn't speak but directly sent Yun Luo two articles of her experience, both unpublished, concerning deep interactions with sword cultivators.

Seeing her silence, Su Xanyu thought she was scared and continued to persuade her with reason and emotion:

"...A Hehuan Sect disciple who can't capture a sword cultivator isn't a good disciple. Especially those who cultivate the Ruthless Dao, they always avoid us like the plague, but we must break their Dao.

Little Junior Sister, believe me, you'll love the sense of accomplishment when a cold and aloof sword cultivator becomes infatuated with you."

Yun Luo nodded, seeming to understand.

This Pei Yanqing, with his exiled immortal appearance, like a cold lotus on a snowy mountain, would he also reveal the worldly obsession with desire during dual cultivation?

She was truly curious.

After brainwashing Yun Luo, Su Xanyu slapped the painting, her eyes resolute.

"Little Junior Sister, if you're going to eat, eat the best. Little Pei Yanqing, go get him!"

Su Xanyu was suited for speeches. Yun Luo's confidence soared at that moment. She nodded like she was pounding garlic and placed her hand on the painting too, landing right on Pei Yanqing's handsome face.

For the sake of her spiritual root, she'd risk it.

"Go get him!"