strokinit Chapter 24 The Moon Star Position is Activated, the Power of Taiyin is Unleashed!
Chapter 24 The Moon Star Position is Activated, the Power of Taiyin is Unleashed!
Ling Chen had opened his eyes at some point, and the broken sword in his arms emitted a soft hum. His sharp gaze was fixed on the spot where Xiao Wu was hiding.
Shi Tie and Yang Lie also stopped cultivating and looked over. Only the boy holding the bow and arrow and Lin Mu lying on the blue stone seemed to have known about her arrival and did not make any move!
"Since you're here, show yourself! Hiding like this isn't your style..." Lin Mu's voice rang out calmly, with a hint of teasing in his tone!
Xiao Wu's heart skipped a beat, then she took a deep breath and stepped out of the shadows. The moonlight shone on her slightly childish and delicate face, reflecting the determined look in her eyes.
She didn't look at Shi Tie and the others, but instead focused her gaze on the seemingly ordinary young man on the bluestone. Without further hesitation, she spoke loudly to Lin Mu, "Mr. Lin, I...I want to become your disciple! I want to learn the true methods of cultivation from you!"
At this moment, Xiao Wu's voice sounded exceptionally clear in the quiet back mountain!
Shi Tie and the other three looked at her with some surprise. They were somewhat displeased that Xiao Wu, an "outsider," had intruded into their cultivation grounds. They hadn't forgotten that this little girl had always been by Tang San and Grandmaster's side, and Grandmaster and Tang San were their enemies!
Lin Mu slowly sat up straight, the moonlight casting a faint shadow on his face, making it impossible to see his expression.
He looked Xiao Wu up and down, then calmly looked at her and said, "Want to become my disciple?" Lin Mu's voice was devoid of any emotion, yet it made Xiao Wu unconsciously feel a surge of nervousness!
"You are a genius with innate full soul power. Why would you choose to find a 'gatekeeper' like me instead of following the orthodox path of soul master cultivation?" His tone was playful, more like a test for Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu pursed her lips, knowing that this was a test from the other party. She couldn't reveal her identity as a 100,000-year-old soul beast, but she had to give a convincing reason.
"Because..." She raised her hand, pointing at Shi Tie and the others, her eyes revealing undisguised longing and a hint of...pain, "Because I sensed a power from them! A power...that felt very close and comfortable to me! It's completely different from the subtle sense of repulsion I felt when cultivating my soul power!"
She then stepped forward, her voice growing increasingly agitated, and said, "Mr. Lin, I don't understand any theories about Soul Master cultivation, nor do I know what the 'orthodox' path of cultivation is. I only know which power feels more natural to me, and which power can make me stronger! I need power, I desperately need it!"
"Oh?" A hint of understanding flashed in Lin Mu's eyes, but he still pressed on, "You need power? Why? Just to avoid being bullied at the academy? Or to have enough self-defense capabilities when facing danger, like today?"
He deliberately avoided Tang San, steer the motive in a more general direction.
Xiao Wu paused for a moment, a deep sorrow and hatred flashing across the depths of her pink eyes. The emotion was so intense that a barely perceptible fluctuation appeared in her aura—the grief and rage of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast, faint yet undeniably real.
Shi Tie and the others also sensed this strange and heavy aura, and their gazes toward Xiao Wu became more inquisitive.
"For...revenge!" Xiao Wu's voice suddenly lowered, carrying a heaviness that didn't match her age. "I have an enemy I must kill. She is very powerful, extremely powerful! If I just cultivate my soul power step by step like this, I don't know how long it will take to catch up with her. Maybe I will never be able to do it in my entire life."
She suddenly raised her head, a determined flame burning in her eyes: "But your disciples have shown me another possibility! A faster, more direct possibility, perhaps even surpassing the Soul Master system! Mr. Lin, please give me this opportunity! As long as I can become stronger, no matter how hard or tiring it is, I'm not afraid! I'm willing to pay any price for it!"
Xiao Wu's words were resounding and powerful, containing a resolute determination and hatred that slightly moved Shi Tie and Ling Chen. They each had their own reasons for needing to become stronger, and they were familiar with the flame in Xiao Wu's eyes.
Lin Mu just watched her quietly, as if he was weighing something, but in reality, he was just putting on this act on purpose!
Xiao Wu's surging soul beast essence has a natural affinity for the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that is even higher than that of Shi Tie and Mo Liuyun! Moreover, soul beasts are spirits nurtured by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, so this is simply a peerless seedling delivered to her door!
After a moment, Lin Mu spoke slowly, his voice carrying an undeniable authority: "The cultivation method I teach requires you to sever your dependence on your old power and start anew. This path will be completely different from the path of a Soul Master as you know it, and may even be the opposite. Once you embark on it, there will be no turning back. Are you still willing?"
"I do!" Xiao Wu answered without hesitation. She then knelt down with a thud, looked up at Lin Mu with burning eyes, and swore, "Disciple Xiao Wu is willing to become Mr. Lin's disciple! I will never regret it in this lifetime!"
[Ding! A disciple meeting the binding conditions for the "Guanghan Star Position" of the [Innate Dao Diagram] has proactively sought to become an apprentice!]
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully accepted a disciple. The "Guanghan Star Position" of the [Innate Dao Diagram] is being bound...]
[Ding! Binding successful! The "Guanghan Star Position" of the [Innate Dao Diagram] has been activated, currently at 5/20! The host has received cultivation feedback!]
[Ding! The exclusive Immortal-level cultivation technique for the Guanghan Star position—"Taiyin True Scripture," and the Yellow-rank martial skill—"Moon Shadow Step"—have been successfully issued. The host has automatically cultivated "Moon Shadow Step" to the perfect state!]
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"Alright!" Lin Mu said no more, and directly extended a finger, at the tip of which a point of silvery-white light, as cool as moonlight, yet containing vibrant life, quietly condensed.
"This is the inheritance of the Taiyin True Scripture and the Moon Shadow Step, which I can pass on to you together! The power of Taiyin is extremely Yin and gentle, capable of nourishing all things, and also capable of extinguishing life. This method is quite suitable for you..."
As he spoke, the silvery-white light transformed into a stream of light and instantly disappeared into Xiao Wu's brow.
Xiao Wu trembled violently, feeling a cool and vast energy constantly surging into her mind. Then, countless profound scriptures, images, and energy circulation routes clearly appeared in her mind.
At the same time, an incomparably pure and gentle yin power, which was of the same origin as her soul beast body, spread out from between her eyebrows and quickly flowed into all parts of her body!
hum!
The dormant power within her body, the original source of the Soft Bone Rabbit for 100,000 years, spontaneously began to vibrate gently under the pull of this same source power, radiating waves of joy and excitement, like a long-trapped fish returning to the sea.
The subtle stagnation and resistance I used to experience when cultivating soul power vanished instantly, replaced by a smooth and comfortable feeling!
The familiar system energy feedback arrived once again, and Lin Mu's cultivation level became even more solid and refined, building upon his recent achievement of the eighth level of Qi Refining.
Xiao Wu slowly immersed herself in the mysterious inheritance, and a hazy silver halo began to emanate from her body involuntarily. Her two rabbit ears twitched slightly, as if greedily absorbing the moonlight around her.
The hundred-year soul ring she had recently condensed and her own level thirteen soul power began to transform on their own, and strands of pure Taiyin spiritual power quietly grew in her meridians!