"Plop!"
"Well now, those were just guesses by Saintess Luòxī. Actually, Wúyī's comprehension is just a tiny, tiny bit more impressive, oh!"
Yìng Luòxī knew she had made a fool of herself, and a faint blush inevitably crept across her face.
"However, Wúyī does have a bit of a favor to ask of Saintess Luòxī."
Yìng Wúyī narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a smile.
Just as Yìng Wúyī had stepped into the bamboo grove and seen the blazing sun and bright moon hanging side by side in the vast sky with such formidable majesty, an idea had struck him.
"You may simply call me Luòxī, Dao Child. I wonder what matter the Dao Child has in mind? If Luòxī can be of help, I will certainly do my utmost."
Saintess Luòxī also composed herself and said with a serious expression.
"Well... Wúyī is rather curious about Sister Luòxī's physique! I humbly ask that you demonstrate it for me once!"
Yìng Luòxī: o(*////▽////*)q
"This—this is hardly appropriate! You are the face of the Yìng Clan, Dao Child, I beg you to mind your image! Please respect yourself, Dao Child!"
Yìng Luòxī said, feeling both ashamed and indignant.
Yìng Wúyī realized that this woman's mind had drifted into the gutter!
He hurriedly added:
"Saintess Luòxī, please do not misunderstand! That is not what Wúyī meant at all!"
Then, seeing Sister Luòxī glaring fiercely at him, he couldn't help shivering all over before speaking again:
"Seeing Sister Luòxī display the wondrous phenomenon of the sun and moon hanging in the sky sparked a sudden enlightenment in Wúyī. I wished to take this opportunity to observe and study the Sun-Moon Divine Physique. If it is inconvenient for Sister Luòxī, Wúyī naturally will not press the matter further."
Though he liked looking at beautiful women, that was just human nature! Loving beauties didn't mean he had to jump on every single one he saw! This Dao Child was no wild beast.
Hmph!
Yìng Luòxī also realized she had misunderstood, and said:
"Si—since that is the case, Luòxī will demonstrate it for the Dao Child once as an apology."
With that, she leaped up into the air.
Yìng Luòxī closed her eyes, bringing her fair, jade-like hands together in front of her abdomen. Her hair grew slightly wavy and turned golden, making her look like a solemn deity!
The sun and moon manifested behind her, orbiting Yìng Luòxī like celestial bodies until they reached a point of convergence and suddenly erupted all at once.
"Sun-Moon: Heavenly Chen Orbital!"
As the phenomenon unfolded, the power of the sun and moon—two mutually repulsive forces—merged together perfectly, distinct yet inseparable, forming a celestial diagram of breathtaking beauty.
At this moment, Yìng Wúyī's "Deriving the Fifty" began operating automatically...
A moment later, Yìng Luòxī withdrew the phenomenon and floated down.
"Did the Dao Child understand?"
Faced with Luòxī's inquiry, Yìng Wúyī did not answer, but silently reached out and opened his palm. The sun and moon rose within it, intertwining harmoniously.
Elder Yìng Yǎwǎn was shocked, while Yìng Luòxī felt a roaring in her head and her mind went completely blank.
What lay in Yìng Wúyī's palm was none other than a miniature version of the "Sun-Moon: Heavenly Chen Orbital," yet it was even more perfect, as if naturally formed.
What kind of monstrous comprehension is this?!
As an insider who knew the ropes, Yìng Luòxī understood all too well that the origin of the sun-and-moon phenomenon in the Dao Child's hand genuinely came from her own technique.
But this was simply too terrifying!
One had to know that her move had no other effect than to fully display her Sun-Moon Divine Physique alongside her practiced cultivation method for the Dao Child to study.
It could be said to represent the greater part of the fruits of her century of cultivation.
Yet the Dao Child had perfectly replicated it, and even comprehended it more deeply and better than she did...
"Could the Dao Child also possess a physique related to the sun and moon?"
Yìng Luòxī asked the question weighing on her mind.
Though equally terrifying, that was the only possibility that could make any sense.
Yìng Wúyī shook his head and replied:
"Not at all. This is the first time Wúyī has ever come into contact with this aspect of Daoist technique. I must thank Sister Luòxī for her generous and unreserved guidance."
A gentle breeze swept through the bamboo grove, rustling the leaves, yet Yìng Luòxī felt only a profound silence.
Immediately afterwards, she felt a tightness in her chest, the scenery before her blurred, and breathing became difficult...
In other words, all the painstaking effort and countless struggles she had poured into her cultivation...
Sitting alone before ancient lamps day after day, yet now, the Dao Child had learned it all with a single glance.
Her proud Sun-Moon Divine Physique, in the very field where she excelled most, fell short of the Dao Child's... for a mere moment?!
Yìng Yǎwǎn saw that Luòxī's Dao heart had suffered a massive blow and was on the verge of collapse, but there was nothing she could do.
Previously, everyone—including herself—believed that while there would be a gap between the Dao Child and the Holy Sons, it would take a few more years before he could catch up and eventually surpass them.
Yet now, Yìng Luòxī could only feel utter powerlessness in the presence of Yìng Wúyī—an instinctive, helpless defeat.
As for the two maidservants beside them, they had long known the Young Master's terrifying nature. Their expressions didn't change much as they quietly sighed and offered silent prayers.
Yìng Wúyī was also somewhat dumbfounded. Why was this girl about to cry? Had she never suffered the devastating blows of setbacks in all her life?
Sigh!
"Sister Luòxī!"
"We cultivators walk a path that defies the heavens!"
"As the Holy Scribe of the Yìng Clan, you ought to stand above hundreds of millions, looking down as others gaze up in reverence. What is there to fear?!"
"Wúyī's comprehension is merely a tiny, tiny bit stronger, that's all."
"In the future, you may encounter many enemies far stronger than yourself. Are you willing to forever remain beneath others?!"
"To be forever ridiculed by others..."
"No—!!"
Hearing this, Yìng Luòxī suddenly erupted, fixing her gaze dead-set on Yìng Wúyī.
Yìng Wúyī showed no fear either. The two stared wide-eyed at one another, as if wanting to swallow each other whole.
Suddenly, Yìng Luòxī thought of that person she had never met.
"That's right..."
"Cultivation is meant to defy the heavens. To attain the Dao throne in this golden age and leave one's name through the ages!"
"If I do not even fear this Dao, what fear have I of all the enemies in this world?"
"Though young, the Dao Child possesses a calm disposition far exceeding his peers, and a comprehension that is unprecedented through the ages!"
"And his looks are also..." (A million words of inner monologue omitted here)
The more Yìng Luòxī thought about it, the more excited she became. Her thoughts gradually went wild...
She felt her blood boiling, her Dao heart slowly healing, and she began to look upon Yìng Wúyī with worship!
Meanwhile, Yìng Yǎwǎn beside her was also watching Yìng Wúyī with intense emotion.
An invincible Dao heart!
As expected of Sister Hóngyī's child!
At such a tender age, he already possessed an invincible Dao heart!
And he could even inspire those around him!
One had to know that ordinary prodigies had to constantly challenge and battle, risking their very lives, just to forge an invincible Dao heart through victory after victory!
Seeing the expressions on Sister Luòxī and Auntie Yǎwǎn, Yìng Wúyī's mouth twitched rapidly.
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By this time, Yìng Luòxī's Dao heart had completely stabilized and grown even firmer.
"Many thanks for the guidance, Lord Dao Child. Luòxī is utterly convinced and willing to follow Lord Dao Child to command life and death and sweep across the ages!"
In her heart, Yìng Luòxī was thinking:
"Lord Dao Child will surely become the supreme existence of those immortal legends. Let me follow Lord Dao Child and behold the scenery at the absolute peak!"
Yìng Yǎwǎn thought: "Could he truly be Sister Hóngyī's son?! With such a Dao Child in our Yìng Clan, I can rest easy for the future."
The two maidservants thought: "The Young Master is too amazing! Clearly this is his first time out, yet he already had it all calculated, making a Holy Scribe willingly submit step by step! When the Young Master grows up, he will surely become an emperor just like the Master!"
Yìng Wúyī: "Hey!!"
Yìng Wúyī felt that these people were already completely beyond saving.
Sigh! Perhaps this was the trouble of being too outstanding!
Afterward, Yìng Yǎwǎn departed under the pretext of alchemy. Naturally, Yìng Wúyī remained behind to clear up Yìng Luòxī's doubts. During this time, he triggered manifestations of the sun and moon and Dao rhymes until sun-and-moon Dao principles began to manifest around Yìng Luòxī as well...
Seven days later, Yìng Wúyī finally found a chance to slip away. As for Yìng Luòxī, she groveled before Yìng Wúyī in utter adoration, worshiping him even more deeply.
Along the way, the two little maidservants had stars in their eyes, staring fixedly at Yìng Wúyī the entire journey.
Frightened, Yìng Wúyī rushed back to the Qingyun Immortal Palace and immediately went into seclusion.
In the aftermath, this matter spread far and wide, spawning all sorts of versions.
Some believed that the Young Master must have engaged in arduous cultivation, debating the Dao with the Holy Scribe and the Eighth Elder for seven days before gaining some insight, which was why he was so eager to return and enter seclusion...
Among the more absurd versions was this:
"Have you heard? During that encounter, Lord Dao Child fell in love with Saintess Luòxī at first sight. After several entanglements, Saintess Luòxī's heart was also stirred, and she promised that if the Dao Child proves the Dao one day, she will join hands with him and become cultivation partners. That is why the Dao Child is striving so fiercely and is so eager for seclusion..."
Following this, even more twists and turns were added to the tale, moving many disciples to tears and causing them to exclaim:
"Now that is a true man..."
While the rumors were running wild,
Holy Son Ying Dao Child and Holy Son Ying Tianxiao were in closed-door deadlock meditation.
Holy Son Ying Mingyu was training in a life-and-death mystic realm and knew nothing of the matter.
Holy Son Ying Dongji had no news coming out at all.
Only people close to Holy Son Ying Tianzhou leaked word that their master was willing to boil tea and discuss the Dao with the Wúyī Emperor Child!
As for Holyess Yìng Líng'ér, upon learning of the matter, she made a special trip to Eighth Elder's purple bamboo grove.
Upon coming out, she paused outside the grove to look back before returning to her own dwelling, where she remained without making another sound.
As for Yìng Luòxī, she stayed indefinitely in the Eighth Elder's purple bamboo grove.
The scions of the Yìng Clan and many elder tribesmen engaged in heated discussions during their leisure time from cultivation, bringing a rare touch of liveliness to the Yìng Clan.
...
"Saintess, what kind of person is that Dao Child, really?"
Inside a certain dwelling at that moment, one of Holyess Yìng Líng'ér's maidservants asked out of curiosity.
Yìng Líng'ér first looked toward the east and smiled faintly.
"What kind of person the Dao Child is—once you see him, you will naturally know."
"However, things are about to get lively..."
A few months later, the matter gradually quieted down.
Yet another piece of news spread, sending the Yìng Clan into an uproar once more.
Patriarch Ying Zhedao would soon be sending the Dao Maiden to the Qingyun Immortal Palace!
Moreover, she would be personally instructed by himself, the nine elders, and "that person" in the Cloud Palace!!!