12. A Physical Examination
Shortly after, the door opened.
Qiu Shui, emerging from within, seemed like a different person.
The Cloud Rainbow Heavenly Sound Technique, classified as EX by the system, had clearly brought about a dramatic change in her appearance and demeanor.
Qiu Shui’s brownish-gray hair now shone brightly, and the traces of years of toil had almost vanished.
Her skin was fairer and smoother, and her eyes sparkled with clarity.
More importantly, a unique fragrance emanated from her, a floral scent that was more refreshing and natural than any flower’s.
Indeed, she was worthy of the system’s assessment as a potential Divine Venerable. Her beauty, her aura, her potential—she was a top-tier prospect.
“Young Palace Master.”
Qiu Shui immediately bowed to Gong Yiling. “Qiu Shui has completed a full circulation of the technique.”
“How do you feel?” Miss Gong couldn’t help but scrutinize her, asking curiously.
“In reply to the Young Palace Master, Qiu Shui’s cultivation seems to have reached a bottleneck.”
“A bottleneck?”
Gong Yiling asked, puzzled.
The Foundation Establishment stage was the most basic level of cultivation. Cultivators shouldn’t encounter bottlenecks between the initial, small success, great success, and completion stages.
Could it be because of the technique?
As she pondered, she placed her fingers on Qiu Shui’s wrist.
Miss Gong naturally knew nothing about taking pulses.
She was just pretending, while secretly asking the system to open Qiu Shui’s status screen.
“Name: Yin Qiushui
Current Cultivation: Foundation Establishment Stage, Great Completion.”
Seeing the words “Great Completion,” she almost spat out blood.
What the fuck!
This girl had only cultivated for a few days, and she had already reached Great Completion of Foundation Establishment?
At a normal pace, reaching small success would already be considered good.
Was this the legendary power of unparalleled talent and technique?
This girl should be the protagonist!
“Young Palace Master, is Qiu Shui…?” Yin Qiushui was unsure of her own progress.
Seeing Gong Yiling speechless, she thought she had disappointed her.
“Come in first.”
Gong Yiling cautiously looked around, worried that someone might covet Qiu Shui’s current cultivation level, and quickly pulled her into the room.
After pushing Qiu Shui onto the bed, Gong Yiling blurted out, “Take off your clothes.”
“Take… take off?” Yin Qiushui’s eyes widened in surprise.
Take off… her clothes?
But she remembered the Young Palace Master being quite averse to seeing her naked.
“Yes, take them off.” Gong Yiling looked at her seriously, confirming the order.
Since it was the Young Palace Master’s order, Yin Qiushui quickly began to undress.
As the girl’s clothes slipped off one by one, Gong Yiling quickly stopped her when she was down to her last layer.
Any further would be inappropriate for children, and devastating for a virgin.
“Turn around.”
“Okay.”
As Yin Qiushui turned around, Gong Yiling saw a faint, shimmering image on her smooth, white back.
A nine-colored deer strolled leisurely through a grassland under a serene sky, a picture of natural harmony.
“So it’s really like this…” Gong Yiling instinctively reached out to touch the image.
But before her hand could make contact, the nine-colored deer, as if sensing something, suddenly lifted its head and started running around on the girl’s back.
Hey, you’re running away!
Miss Gong couldn’t tolerate this.
As a result, Gong Yiling rolled up her sleeves and started tracing the deer’s path on the girl’s back.
To avoid scratching the girl’s delicate skin with her nails, Miss Gong used her fingertips, tracing the image like she was drawing.
Yin Qiushui had no idea what the Young Palace Master was doing, only feeling the sensation of her fingers moving across her back.
Compared to the earlier application of medicine, this felt much more ticklish. Not daring to ask what Gong Yiling was doing, Yin Qiushui could only endure the strange sensation.
Until…
Miss Gong seized the opportunity and poked the image with her finger, causing it to vanish.
At the same time, Yin Qiushui shuddered and let out a gasp, “Mmm!?”
After this sound, Miss Gong suddenly realized what she had been doing, and Yin Qiushui turned around, looking at her with a puzzled expression.
Her face was flushed, and her lips were pursed as if she wanted to speak but didn’t know what to say.
“Ah, no, it’s nothing!”
Gong Yiling jumped off the bed reflexively, turned her back, and coughed awkwardly. “It’s just, I, this Palace Master was just checking your body, nothing else, ahahaha, ahahaha, haha, ha…”
Hearing this, Yin Qiushui also turned around, clutching her clothes. Usually calm, she was now at a loss for words.
“If there’s nothing else, then this Palace Master will… take my leave.”
The slightly awkward atmosphere prompted Gong Yiling to flee the room, closing the door behind her.
“Phew…” She let out a long breath, finally calming down.
However, recalling what had just happened, a thoughtful look appeared in her bright, dark eyes.
That image wasn’t there for no reason.
The nine-colored deer was the sacred beast of the Cloud Rainbow Sect. After the sect’s destruction, it had lived alone in the Nine Heavens Realm.
Legend had it that when the destined one who could learn the Cloud Rainbow Heavenly Sound Technique appeared, the nine-colored deer would return to their side and revive the glory of the Cloud Rainbow Sect.
The image of the nine-colored deer would appear on the destined one’s back, the only proof of their identity.
And this destined one… was actually Qiu Shui?
As Gong Yiling walked back to her room, she pondered the implications of this.
The Cloud Rainbow Sect was destroyed by several demonic sects because the Heavenly Sound Technique imbued cultivators with righteous energy, which countered many demonic arts.
That day, she had simply chosen the most reliable-looking technique for Qiu Shui, never expecting a maid to become the destined one.
If Qiu Shui really formed a contract with the nine-colored deer in the future, her identity would become very awkward.
Whether she belonged to the righteous or demonic path was a serious issue.
“It seems I need to be more careful about giving out cultivation techniques in the future.”
Although she didn’t regret giving Qiu Shui this hot potato, it was still somewhat troublesome.
Muttering to herself, Gong Yiling opened her door.
Then, a golden light shone upon her.
At that moment, Gong Yiling felt like she had endured eighty-one tribulations, and Buddha was standing before her.
—Notification: Chun Lian has become your disciple. You can view her current information at any time.
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