Leveling Up by Kissing My Disciple - chapter 2

“You are the Otherworldly Mystic Maiden. Even if you refuse to admit it, it’s useless. No matter what you think, you must become my Master.”

Mu Chenxi spoke each word with deliberate clarity, her ice-blue eyes firmly locking onto Bai Yue, her tone leaving no room for negotiation.

Displeased by Bai Yue’s repeated evasions, her Spiritual Power at the Core Formation Stage surged abruptly, a terrifying pressure crashing over Bai Yue like a tidal wave.

It was the absolute suppression of a High-Rank Cultivator over a Low-Rank Cultivator, carrying an irresistible force.

Bai Yue felt as if an invisible mountain pressed down on her shoulders, her chest so tight she could barely breathe.

Fine beads of sweat instantly formed on her smooth forehead, trickling down her cheeks.

“You must have the wrong person! I’m not the Otherworldly Mystic Maiden, just a Low-Rank Cultivator at the bottom!” She retorted through gritted teeth, her voice trembling.

“Besides, my cultivation is far inferior to yours. Making me your Master-how utterly absurd is that?”

The more Bai Yue spoke, the angrier she became, suspecting the woman before her was deliberately picking a fight.

Who would be so unreasonable, insisting on taking a Low-Rank Cultivator as their Master?

“You must become my Master.” Mu Chenxi’s tone remained unyielding, and the pressure not only failed to lessen but grew even heavier.

Seeing that the other was truly stubborn as iron, Bai Yue couldn’t help but laugh in exasperation: “I can’t do it! No matter what you say, I won’t agree!”

She shot Mu Chenxi a fierce glare, then turned and strode away, forcing herself to be bold for once. Yet her heart pounded with anxiety, afraid her attitude would provoke Mu Chenxi and she’d be cut down with a sword in the next instant.

Thus, Bai Yue walked on edge, a chill running down her back.

She glanced back every few steps, her eyes warily fixed on Mu Chenxi behind her.

Mu Chenxi frowned but said nothing, simply following Bai Yue at a measured distance, like a shadow she couldn’t shake off.

Seeing that Mu Chenxi was only following and not forcing her further, Bai Yue relaxed a little.

She bent down to pick up the shattered pieces of Red Wood from the ground, carefully stowing them in her Storage Bag, then headed toward the mountaintop.

The two walked one after the other, braving the scorching midday sun as they climbed.

Though the sun blazed overhead, halfway up the mountain Bai Yue’s body suddenly began to shiver uncontrollably, her teeth chattering, her face turning pale.

Mu Chenxi observed her inexplicable symptoms, her brows knitting tighter, filled with doubt.

This constitution truly was unusual.

“The cold in your body is acting up. Take this Warm Sun Jade.”

Mu Chenxi spoke, her tone softening somewhat. Though she was determined to take Bai Yue as her Master, she didn’t wish to see her frozen to death by the cold.

“Fellow Daoist Mu, your gift is too precious. I don’t want to owe you a favor.”

Bai Yue’s delicate body trembled from the cold, but her words remained firm, her back to Mu Chenxi, her tone especially distant.

“We are not Master and disciple, merely strangers who met by chance. There’s no need for this.”

She was long accustomed to suffering from the cold; this discomfort was still bearable. All she wanted was to sever ties with Mu Chenxi completely.

Mu Chenxi was not angered by the rejection, simply standing silently behind Bai Yue, guarding her like an ice sculpture.

Bai Yue ignored her, nimbly leaping onto a massive boulder at the summit.

She brushed her skirt with a sweep of her hand, the worn gray Daoist Robe hugging her curvaceous figure, the fabric taut as she sat, accentuating her graceful lines.

She plopped down on the sun-baked stone, and as the heat clashed with her cold, white mist began to rise from the surface.

Bai Yue lifted her snow-white swan neck, exhaling a long breath of cold air from her red lips like a plume of white mist.

Born with an Innate Seductive Bone, even such ordinary movements carried an alluring charm.

But Mu Chenxi was oblivious to such things, her gaze fixed only on Bai Yue’s peculiar constitution, her confusion deepening.

In no time, Bai Yue’s body began to tremble again; clearly, relying on sunlight and hot stone alone could not suppress the cold within her.

She took out several pieces of Red Wood from her Storage Bag, stuffing them under the stone and lighting them. Crimson flames rose around her, warmth enveloping her, finally easing her shivers.

“At last, it’s not so cold…”

Bai Yue murmured softly, though her heart felt heavy.

Recently, the cold within her had grown stronger. Before, she could barely suppress it with the formation in the Red Wood Forest.

But now the Red Wood Forest was destroyed, and only these few pieces of Red Wood remained; she feared the days ahead would be hard to endure.

Thinking of the calamity that befell the Red Wood Forest, Bai Yue turned angrily to glare at Mu Chenxi.

The other stood with eyes closed, cultivating on her own, Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy continuously gathering around her.

Judging by her posture, she was prepared for a long standoff!

Bai Yue ground her teeth in frustration, yet could do nothing about it.
An hour passed, and the chill within Bai Yue finally subsided.

Her eyes flickered as she quietly reached for the Flying Sword in her Storage Bag, intending to slip away while Mu Chenxi was cultivating.

But just as she summoned her Flying Sword and was about to step onto it, Mu Chenxi’s eyes snapped open, her gaze landing precisely on Bai Yue.

“Are you planning to keep following me?” Bai Yue felt a headache coming on and rubbed her temples as she asked.

“Yes.”

Mu Chenxi replied succinctly, then summoned her own Flying Sword and stood steadily atop it.

Once again, the two formed a front-and-back pair, flying off into the distance on Sword Flight.

The place Bai Yue wanted to go was quite far. With her Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation, her Sword Flight speed was not fast. After flying for two hours, they finally arrived at their destination.

It was the tallest mountain nearby, its peak covered in thick ice and snow, with cold winds howling.

“We’re here.”

Bai Yue turned her head, and sure enough, Mu Chenxi was still following her like a Dogskin Plaster.

She glared at Mu Chenxi in annoyance.

“Help me with something. Although I don’t want your Warm Sun Jade, you destroyed my Red Wood Forest, so you owe me compensation.”

“Help me dig some Ice Bricks, and we’ll call it even. After this, neither of us owes the other anything.”

Bai Yue didn’t hold back, simply treating Mu Chenxi as a laborer, hoping to make things difficult for her.

“Alright.” Mu Chenxi agreed immediately, without a hint of hesitation. “What size do you need?”

“Just use the length, width, and height of your sword as a reference. Dig plenty, and pack them in your Storage Bag.”

Bai Yue stood with her hands on her hips, making no move to help, fully adopting the posture of an Overseer.

Without another word, Mu Chenxi drew the long sword at her waist.

Sword Aura flashed, cold light gleamed, and the ice on the mountain wall shattered with a roar. One after another, massive Ice Bricks of uniform size fell to the ground.

With a graceful wave of her jade hand, Spiritual Power wrapped around the Ice Bricks, and in the blink of an eye, they were stored in her Storage Bag.

In just a short while, most of the ground was piled high with Ice Bricks.

“That’s enough, that’s enough, let’s go back…” Bai Yue had intended to make Mu Chenxi work harder, but hadn’t expected her to finish so quickly. Watching that fierce Sword Technique, Bai Yue secretly clicked her tongue in awe.

With that kind of strength, Mu Chenxi could kill her a dozen times with a single strike-truly terrifying.

Mu Chenxi sheathed her sword and flew over to Bai Yue.

“What do you want?” Bai Yue instantly tensed, her gaze wary and fixed on Mu Chenxi.

Had she been too bossy, and now Mu Chenxi was going to teach her a lesson? After all, High-Rank Cultivators don’t usually tolerate being ordered around by Low-Rank Cultivators.

But Mu Chenxi simply said calmly, “Heading back? I’ll take you on Sword Flight-it’ll be faster.”

She really couldn’t stand Bai Yue’s previous “turtle crawl” pace, so she took the initiative to offer her a ride.

“Alright…”

Bai Yue let out a sigh of relief, her tense body relaxing. She nodded and leapt onto Mu Chenxi’s Flying Sword.

As she jumped, her figure wrapped in a gray Daoist Robe swayed slightly, and that full curve made Mu Chenxi’s gaze pause for a moment.

So big…

But the thought flashed by in an instant. Mu Chenxi quickly looked away, focused her mind, and the Flying Sword shot forward.

No longer trailing behind Bai Yue, Mu Chenxi’s Sword Flight was extremely fast.

Bai Yue only felt the wind howling past her ears and the scenery around her rushing by. Frightened, she instinctively reached out and hugged Mu Chenxi’s slender waist tightly, afraid she’d be thrown off.

Mu Chenxi suddenly felt the softness behind her, and her body stiffened, causing her flight speed to falter for a moment.

Caught off guard, Bai Yue bumped forward, and couldn’t help but complain, “What are you doing? Flying Sword so fast and slow-are you trying to throw me to my death?”

“Sorry… I got distracted.”

Mu Chenxi’s voice, for once, carried a trace of imperceptible awkwardness.

That bump from Bai Yue seemed to shake the Dao Heart she’d cultivated for years.

It was clearly a soft sensation, yet it sent ripples through her Dao Heart.

Such a strong Innate Seductive Bone…

She actually felt her Dao Heart waver.

A hint of surprise flashed in Mu Chenxi’s ice-blue eyes, and a faint blush crept onto her fair cheeks, though she quickly suppressed it.

Bai Yue didn’t notice anything unusual, assuming Mu Chenxi was distracted by cultivation again. She hugged even tighter, her voice tinged with lingering fear: “Please, Chenxi, can you not multitask while flying on your sword? I’d like to live a few more years!”

“Alright.”

Mu Chenxi’s mind was still buzzing, but she nodded blankly, steadied her flight, and carried Bai Yue back in the direction they’d come.