Leveling Up by Kissing My Disciple - chapter 13

After all, when breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, she could barely take care of herself. Trying to forcibly protect Bai Yue was simply too much of a stretch.

So, Mu Chenxi decisively paused her breakthrough.

She calmed her mind, and when her attention returned to the jade hand she was holding tightly-

Her Sword Dao cultivation was still quietly improving.

That heart-palpitating feeling had eased somewhat, but it still flowed gently within her heart.

It continued to steadily advance her Sword Dao cultivation; her Sword Dao was still rising.

Was this way of holding hands really that special?

Why did it trigger such a strong reaction in herself?

Mu Chenxi’s little head couldn’t make sense of it at all.

She lay beside Bai Yue, pondering it the whole night, but couldn’t make heads or tails of it.

The next morning, as soon as Bai Yue opened her eyes, she was met with a pair of round, icy-blue eyes.

Ah… it was Chenxi.

“Master, I’ve broken through. I finally broke through the Sword Dao bottleneck. The Supreme Emotionless Sword Art has reached the second level.”

Seeing Bai Yue awake, Mu Chenxi immediately shared the good news.

“You actually broke through!?”

Bai Yue was quite delighted as well. This was, of course, a good thing, and she couldn’t help but ask, “Did you truly comprehend the essence of the Sword Formula this time?”

She thought that now her first kiss could finally be preserved.

But it seemed that wasn’t the case.

Mu Chenxi shook her head, a hint of confusion in her eyes: “No… This breakthrough is still inseparable from you, Master.”

“It’s still related to me?”

Bai Yue was quite puzzled. She had clearly been sound asleep all night.

The only intimate contact was having her hand held by Mu Chenxi, falling asleep at her side.

The two of them hadn’t done anything further.

Thinking of this, Bai Yue looked down at her hand, which was still being held by Mu Chenxi, and only then realized their fingers were interlaced.

She felt a slight numbness at her fingertips, as if her hand had been held by her precious Disciple the entire night.

“Chenxi, could you let go of my hand? I think my hand is a bit numb.”

Bai Yue looked at her Disciple beside her, her tone a mix of amusement and helplessness.

“Ah…”

Upon hearing this, Mu Chenxi hurriedly released Bai Yue’s hand. “I was so focused on cultivating that I didn’t pay attention… It seems I really did hold Master’s hand like this all night.”

“It’s fine, it’s just a little numb, nothing serious,” Bai Yue reassured her.

Hearing this, Mu Chenxi felt relieved, but then asked in confusion, “Master, when I held your hand like that, my heart beat especially fast, but it was just a different way of holding hands.”

“Why is that? Master, do you know why?”

Bai Yue’s pretty face flushed at these words.

She hesitated for a moment, but finally explained with a red face, “This is a way of holding hands that’s usually only used by people in love. It’s considered a rather intimate gesture…”

“Perhaps it’s this closeness that triggered your breakthrough.”

Mu Chenxi’s eyes widened slightly, as if she suddenly understood, but still a bit uncertain. “So, what I just did is something only a Dao Companion would do?”

“Is this… something only a Dao Companion does?”

Bai Yue looked helplessly at Mu Chenxi’s inquisitive expression, unable to help but feel suspicious inside.

She really wondered if this Disciple was deliberately teasing her…

But seeing Mu Chenxi’s completely earnest expression, she couldn’t find a shred of evidence of “mischief.”

Mu Chenxi soon noticed the helplessness in Bai Yue’s eyes and finally stopped her questioning.

Seeing Bai Yue not answering for a long time, she thought her Master was angry.

Mu Chenxi lowered her eyes apologetically: “Master, I’m sorry. I acted so intimately with you without your permission. It was truly disrespectful.”
Seeing that Mu Chenxi was about to continue apologizing, Bai Yue smiled helplessly and raised her hand to pat Chenxi on the shoulder.

“It’s fine. It’s just holding hands, fingers interlocked.”

“Actually, even between Master and Disciple, doing such things isn’t a big deal. It’s far from needing to be Dao Companions to do so.”

So Master thinks it’s not a big deal…

After hearing Bai Yue’s explanation, Mu Chenxi couldn’t help but feel a wave of inexplicable disappointment in her heart.

She looked up at Bai Yue and couldn’t help but ask, “Then when will Master be ready to kiss me?”

“Has Master prepared herself mentally?”

Mu Chenxi’s gaze fell directly on Bai Yue. Facing her Disciple’s straightforward look, Bai Yue couldn’t help but feel a headache coming on.

Her ears reddened slightly, and her voice was a bit unsteady: “Well… I really haven’t prepared myself mentally yet. Give your Master a little more time.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she quickly cut off those embarrassing and shameful thoughts and hurriedly changed the subject: “By the way, Chenxi, how is your cultivation now? Have you broken through to a new realm?”

Mu Chenxi replied calmly, “Last night, I broke through my cultivation. Now I’ve reached the peak of Golden Core and can attempt to break through to Nascent Soul at any time.

“But because I was worried about attracting danger, I suppressed the momentum of the breakthrough for now.”

Bai Yue was shocked upon hearing this.

Her Disciple had gone from the early stage of Golden Core to its peak in just a few days?

Such speed can’t be described as ‘genius’ anymore-it’s simply defying the heavens!

It seems that the Supreme Emotionless Sword Technique that Chenxi is cultivating is truly extraordinary.

But the conditions for cultivating this Sword Technique always give her, as Master, a headache…

“It’s a pity that your Master has such low cultivation and can’t protect you during your breakthrough to Nascent Soul.”

Bai Yue’s fingertips curled slightly, her tone tinged with embarrassment.

She was only at Foundation Establishment, and could offer her obedient Disciple very little help.

She really was dragging Chenxi down.

“Master, you don’t need to worry,” Mu Chenxi replied gently. “I plan to find a hidden place and set up a Formation to conceal myself.”

“But can the Formation completely hide the commotion of Forming the Nascent Soul?” Bai Yue couldn’t help but ask.

After all, Forming the Nascent Soul causes a huge disturbance, and the stronger the cultivator’s potential and power, the greater the Thunder Tribulation.

“I’m not sure about that either,” Mu Chenxi frowned.

“Why don’t we find a secluded valley and create a thunderstorm?”

“Using the right time and place as cover, it would be much safer to break through.”

Bai Yue suggested, her cautious nature giving her some insight into this matter.

“That’s a good idea. Let’s set out as soon as possible,” Mu Chenxi’s eyes lit up and she nodded in agreement.

The Master and Disciple quickly packed up and left their temporary Cave Abode.

Together, they went to look for a suitable place to set up a concealing Formation.

However, five days passed, and they still hadn’t found a satisfactory place to Form the Nascent Soul.

Early in the morning, after another night resting in a temporary Cave Abode, the Master and Disciple prepared to set out again.

Bai Yue couldn’t help but show a hesitant expression: “Chenxi, why don’t we stop flying toward the Ancient Battlefield and try searching in another direction?”

“I feel that getting closer to the Ancient Battlefield will be more dangerous, and it’ll be even harder to find a safe place to Form the Nascent Soul.”

“Master, do you have any clues about a hidden valley?” Mu Chenxi asked.

“No…” Bai Yue shook her head helplessly. If she had any clues, she wouldn’t have spent five days searching with Chenxi.

“Then let’s keep heading toward the Ancient Battlefield. Finding Grandmaster as soon as possible is also important.”

Mu Chenxi looked serious.

She was still very concerned about this matter, since she had promised Master.