Chapter 915: Objects within the Transforming Spirit Palm

“You wretch!”

Huo Jingtong was seething with rage. She had explicitly warned him countless times before she left to behave himself. Yet, this abominable disciple not only ignored her instructions but grew even worse, corrupting all the disciples on Liuyue Peak!

If this got out…

Thinking of the consequences if this matter were exposed, Huo Jingtong’s vision went dark.

“I can’t indulge him any longer. I must teach him a severe lesson!” As Huo Jingtong thought this, she quickly gathered a beam of moonlight with her right hand, channeling one-tenth of her full power towards Li Qing.

Huo Jingtong felt a pang of regret the moment she attacked. After all, she was a God Transformation cultivator; even one-tenth of her power was not something Li Qing, who had just entered the Nascent Soul realm, could withstand. What if she injured him…?

Just as Huo Jingtong was about to withdraw some of her strength, something that utterly shocked her occurred. A crescent moon appeared behind Li Qing, illuminating his already extraordinary appearance, making him seem even more like a celestial being. And the beam of moonlight Huo Jingtong had sent out was effortlessly blocked by Li Qing!

“How could this be! A half-moon manifestation! This is a sign of profound mastery in the Hundred Moon Transformations! Only a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator can achieve this! How long have I been gone?” Huo Jingtong was overwhelmed with surprise and joy. Her qi and blood surged, agitating her internal injuries, causing her face to suddenly turn pale, and she spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

Seeing this, Li Qing flashed to Huo Jingtong’s side and supported her by the shoulders. His face showed anxiety and concern: “Master, how did you get injured? Let me heal you!”

“Hmph, I, a dignified God Transformation cultivator, still need…” Huo Jingtong didn’t finish her sentence but let out a groan, forced to stop.

Huo Jingtong, however, felt a strange tingling sensation spread through her entire body, as if ants were crawling all over her, leaving her feeling weak and languid from the pure Yin energy emanating from Li Qing’s burning palms. Yet, as a God Transformation cultivator, she quickly suppressed the unusual feeling in her heart. What surprised her more was feeling the continuous flow of pure energy her disciple was channeling into her body. This pure Yin energy, once inside, acted like a catalyst, stirring waves within the Moonlight power she cultivated. After a tumultuous intertwining, the pure Yin energy completely merged into her vast Moonlight power.

And what Huo Jingtong originally considered her nearly perfect Moonlight power surprisingly became even purer after this fusion, even faintly imbued with a trace of profound Dao aura! This was a sign of breaking through to the Dao Integration realm!

Words could not describe the shock and bewilderment in Huo Jingtong’s heart at that moment. And a thought even surfaced in her mind: how wonderful it would be if Li Qing’s pure Yin energy transmission never ceased. As the two forces intertwined and her cultivation, which had been stagnant for a long time, gradually ascended, Huo Jingtong’s mind slowly became lost.

After an unknown period… Li Qing released his hands from Huo Jingtong’s back.

“Master…” he called out softly, looking at the still somewhat dazed Huo Jingtong.

Huo Jingtong came back to her senses, and a blush immediately rushed to her cheeks.

“My injuries are healed. You may leave now.” Her heart fluttering with panic, Huo Jingtong quickly said.

“I’m relieved to hear that,” Li Qing said with a sigh of relief, then bowed respectfully and departed.

Huo Jingtong watched Li Qing quickly retreat, and a trace of irritation couldn’t help but resurface in her heart.

From that day onward, a peculiar unspoken emotion began to spread between master and disciple. But Li Qing did not directly acknowledge it. Instead, he consistently maintained the image of a well-behaved and respectful disciple in front of Huo Jingtong. However, behind her back, his disruptive activities on Liuyue Peak never ceased.

Huo Jingtong’s divine sense enveloped the entire peak, and everything happening there was within her sight. Although it was still utterly absurd, the die was cast. Could she truly exterminate all her disciples? Moreover, Li Qing hadn’t lied. Under the influence of that marvelous supreme Yin energy, the progress in the disciples’ strength was evident for all to see. So Huo Jingtong had no choice but to give up, allowing Li Qing to do as he pleased. She even proactively set up a formation to conceal it, preventing cultivators from other peaks from discovering it.

Nourished by the supreme Yin energy from the Rebellious Canon, the entire Liuyue Peak, while indulging in pleasure, also saw their cultivation advance by leaps and bounds. Only Huo Jingtong alone did not enjoy this benefit. As for Li Qing, it was as if he had no intentions whatsoever towards his master; every action he took was utterly proper.

And so, two years quickly passed.

At the summit of Liuyue Peak, in a secluded cultivation chamber, Huo Jingtong nervously watched Li Qing in front of her, who was surrounded by vast spiritual energy. Her heart was filled with complex emotions.

“Just over two years, and he’s already attempting a breakthrough to God Transformation. This cultivation speed is simply unheard of. If he successfully breaks through, won’t his cultivation then be equal to mine? What if he forces himself on me…?”

At this moment, a powerful gust of wind swept through, and a magnificent aura erupted from Li Qing, then suddenly vanished.

“He really succeeded?!” Huo Jingtong stared at Li Qing, her mind in a daze.

Li Qing bowed respectfully, his demeanor refined, saying, “Thank you, Master, for protecting me during my breakthrough!”

Huo Jingtong, however, turned away, avoiding Li Qing’s bow. According to the rules of the Grand Dao Sect, if a disciple’s cultivation catches up to or surpasses their master’s, they can address each other as peers from then on. Of course, if one adheres to the principle of respecting their master and does not differentiate identities based on strength, they can still maintain the master-disciple relationship.

Li Qing smiled faintly. “Even if I attain immortality one day, in my heart, Master, you will always be my master. My only master.”

Hearing this, Huo Jingtong’s body trembled slightly. Looking at Li Qing’s sincere expression, a surge of emotion rose in her heart.

“Let’s go. Liuyue Peak has gained another God Transformation cultivator. Such a great joyous occasion should be shared with others soon.” Li Qing stepped forward and gently took Huo Jingtong’s flawless, jade-like hand.

Huo Jingtong symbolically struggled but did not pull away. So, she stopped resisting.

On Liuyue Peak, they indulged in a night of blissful pleasure. And as their emotions deepened, Huo Jingtong, too, ultimately succumbed to conventional desires.

That night, after everyone else had fallen into a deep sleep, Li Qing felt the vast Yin energy he had drawn from Huo Jingtong’s body, a quantity he had never experienced before. He nodded in satisfaction. “The feedback from a God Transformation cultivator truly is extraordinary. This immense Yin essence is enough to support me in rapid cultivation within the God Transformation realm for some time. However, it’s still not enough!”

After his leap in strength, Li Qing’s ambition also grew increasingly inflated. He began to set his sights on other female cultivators of the Moonlight lineage. “Only the Immortal Realm is my ultimate pursuit.”

Under the moonlit shroud, Li Qing’s shadow was not visible. Only his face was hidden in the night, its true expression indiscernible.

The next day, after Huo Jingtong woke up, she took Li Qing to seclude themselves in cultivation together. The bottleneck that had confined and troubled her for years finally loosened a bit after last night’s surge. Huo Jingtong had a premonition that her ascension to the Dao Integration realm was not far off.