Mirror Flower Water Moon Meditation Method

"Huh?"

"Dean?"

Shui Bing'er and Qiu Wanxi both found it somewhat unbelievable.

Skywater Academy's rule throughout the generations was that the dean could have only one personal disciple, who would be her successor.

The reason for this was to keep Skywater Academy's secret from leaking out.

Although only those who formally succeeded as dean of Skywater Academy would live in the Crystal Palace permanently, the dean's disciple had the most contact with her and would still notice something unusual over time.

But Shui Wuyang had decided to take Xiao Yao as her disciple precisely to solve the problem plaguing Skywater Academy, so naturally, she would not concern herself with those rules.

Shui Wuyang said, "Rules are dead; people are alive. Bing'er and Lingji are both rare geniuses, so naturally, it would be most appropriate for me to teach them personally. What, do you have objections?"

"We wouldn't dare."

Xiao Yao watched it all and thought, Although Skywater's dean looks sultry and seductive, she must be a stern, unsmiling person. It's clear that her authority runs deep among the teachers and students.

When dealing with Xiao Yao, Shui Wuyang's attitude took a complete turn, and she said gently:

"Lingji, come forward."

Xiao Yao took two steps forward and bowed in the disciple's salute. "Greetings, Teacher."

Shui Wuyang nodded in satisfaction, then removed the earring from her right ear. "Today is the day you become my disciple. I haven't prepared anything, so I'll give you this."

"I obtained this while exploring a secret realm in my youth. There were originally two in the pair, each capable of storing roughly a roomful of nonliving things."

"I gave the other one to your senior sister years ago. This one is yours."

"Thank you, Teacher."

Xiao Yao was pleasantly surprised. Although he had the Heavenly Book and did not need storage space, Xiao Wu still had none.

But when he remembered that this earring and Shui Bing'er's formed a matching couple's pair, he hesitated over whether to give it to Xiao Wu.

"Stay here tonight, and I will teach you Skywater Academy's Mirror Flower Water Moon Meditation Method. Bing'er, you stay too. I'll check the results of your recent cultivation."

"Yes." Both Xiao Yao and Shui Bing'er sounded pleasantly surprised.

Although Shui Bing'er came here to cultivate every day, her teacher spent most of her time cultivating on her own and only occasionally checked her progress.

Today, she was catching a ride on her junior sister's coattails and receiving her teacher's guidance. Of course she was pleasantly surprised.

Xiao Yao's delight, meanwhile, came from the meditation method.

He had heard Xiao Wu say that beyond the most basic meditation, powerful Soul Masters possessed more advanced meditation methods.

Cultivating with an advanced meditation method not only increased cultivation speed but also produced higher-quality Soul Power and considerably loosened bottlenecks.

Xiao Wu had one too, but her meditation method was unsuitable for humans. Xiao Yao had already tried it.

Qiu Wanxi tactfully withdrew, leaving the Crystal Palace to the teacher and her two disciples.

Under Shui Wuyang's guidance, Xiao Yao sat cross-legged. She tapped several points on his body, injecting Soul Power.

"Feel the flow of my Soul Power, and at the same time, visualize a mirror in your mind."

"The mirror reflects your appearance, but this is only how you look now. Find a way to make your infant self appear inside it."

"The infant gradually grows up, becoming what you look like now. It isn't over yet. The you inside keeps growing, until you slowly grow old."

"Birth, aging, sickness, and death are merely flowers in a mirror and the moon on water. No matter how the image within changes, you remain unchanged..."

Following Shui Wuyang's guidance, that water mirror appeared in Xiao Yao's mind.

His figure appeared in the mirror, first as Shui Lingji, the form he had currently assumed, before turning into himself.

But as he continued imagining, picturing himself in the mirror, he remained himself.

Instead, Xiao Wu came up behind him, wrapped her arms around his waist, and kissed his lips with abandon...

In reality, because of the state of mind the meditation method induced, Xiao Yao could barely maintain the Incomplete Chapter of the Seventy-Two Transformations, and his figure shifted back and forth between "Xiao Yao" and "Shui Lingji."

Shui Bing'er was so shocked by the sight that she retreated three steps. "Wh-what's going on?"

Shui Wuyang, however, remained as steady as Mount Tai and was even quite satisfied.

"The Mirror Flower Water Moon Meditation Method is the foundation of our Skywater Academy's secret art, the Water Illusion Technique. This is a sign that she cannot control her illusion power and it is leaking out."

"Although I don't know why she would be a boy in her illusion, that's a minor matter. At the very least, it shows that she truly has an extraordinary gift for illusions. She's already made considerable progress on her first attempt at the Mirror Flower Water Moon Meditation Method."

"Unlike you. You've cultivated this meditation method for over three years, yet you haven't even crossed the threshold of illusion techniques."

Shui Bing'er could no longer keep her composure. Normally, she would not question her teacher's judgment, but this was different.

She had met Xiao Yao before! Why had her junior sister turned into Xiao Yao?

But after much hesitation, she did not tell her teacher. She planned to ask her junior sister about it in private.

In his mind, Xiao Yao and Xiao Wu's deep kiss had already reached a fever pitch.

But just as they were about to move on to real swords and spears, they suddenly stopped, unable to go any further no matter what.

Xiao Yao frowned and woke up.

Concerned for her disciple, Shui Wuyang crouched down and asked, "Was there anything unusual?"

Xiao Yao had yet to recover from his intimacy with Xiao Wu when he caught sight of an expanse of his teacher's fair skin through her qipao's neckline, on top of the all-pervading seductive air within the Crystal Palace.

Under these three stacked buffs, Xiao Yao's mind immediately became a restless monkey and a galloping horse, his face and ears flushing red.

He silently recited a heart-cleansing incantation, forcibly calming his mind.

Xiao Yao made something up on the spot. "I saw another person in the mirror. That was different from what you said, Teacher, so I was puzzled."

Shui Wuyang said, "I thought as much. You even transformed into that person just now."

Xiao Yao's mind jolted. I turned into someone else just now?

Was it Xiao Wu? Or did I fail to maintain the Seventy-Two Transformations and return to my original appearance?

With a guilty conscience, he asked, "Who was it?"

Shui Wuyang covered her mouth and smiled, her charm nearly making Xiao Yao lose himself again.

"Your sweetheart, of course. Don't worry. Our Skywater Academy isn't one of those sects that transcend worldly feelings. You're free to fall in love. I wouldn't object even if you found a woman."

Xiao Yao was speechless. Looks like I reverted to my original appearance.

Wait, wouldn't that mean Shui Bing'er also...

He turned to look. Sure enough, Shui Bing'er wore a complicated expression too, looking as though she wanted to speak but stopped herself.

No, I have to find a way to cover this up.

"Bing'er, your turn. Let me see how you're progressing."

Shui Bing'er's condition was what normally occurred when cultivating the Mirror Flower Water Moon Meditation Method. Dense water-attribute Soul Power emanated from her entire body, spreading into mist.

This mist combined with the pure water-attribute Soul Power within the Crystal Palace before returning to her body, forming a complete cycle.

But Shui Wuyang was not satisfied. "Normally, this water mist should condense into a water mirror, recreating what you visualize in your mind. Once you can pass through an entire lifetime, your cultivation will have reached great completion."

"But you, Bing'er, remain at the very first stage, without the slightest progress in three years. I'm very disappointed in you."