Chapter 6: Attempting a Breakthrough
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Fengwu stood on her Chixia Sword， flying through the air towards her junior sister Luoling's residence. Her heart was filled with worry as she pondered，“My junior sister is only half a step into the Yunling realm; how can she fight against the disciple of that flirtatious woman， Bi Yao? I must prepare some Poyun Pills for my sister to quickly help her improve her realm.“
At the same time， Luoling was in her courtyard， sitting cross-legged on a meticulously arranged spiritual gathering array. She held the “Lingxue Sword Heart Manual“ in her hand， her eyebrows slightly furrowed.
The book described a cultivation method for compressing spiritual energy and condensing cold air， requiring the placement of the cold air in the Dantian， and then understanding the essence of the cold air through the heart method. The spiritual energy thus born could make one's weapon reach a level that is chilling and soul-stirring.
Loling read through it once and felt confused， as if in a fog. She decided to simply try it directly. She began to follow the guidance in the book， guiding spiritual energy into her Dantian， attempting to compress and condense the cold air.
At first， she thought it was a simple process， but as the spiritual energy condensed， vibrations began within her Dantian.
Her spiritual energy was not pure enough， causing her Dantian to feel as if it had been stuffed with impurities， which were strongly rejected.
Loling continued to try to compress it， but this only exacerbated the rupture of her Dantian.
Cold air began to enter her body， and Luoling felt an overwhelming chill， as if she had fallen into an ice cave， with signs of freezing appearing on her body.
Just as she was about to lose consciousness， Fengwu arrived. Seeing that Luoling was nearly frozen into an ice sculpture， she immediately exerted her own spiritual energy in an attempt to halt the spread of the cold， but with little effect.
Watching as the layers of ice on Luoling's body grew thicker and her consciousness more blurred， Fengwu knew that ordinary spiritual energy would not save her.
“No， this won't do!“ Fengwu clenched her teeth and decided to activate her own Phoenix Fire Spirit Body.
Her body began to radiate scorching flames， and without hesitation， she embraced Luoling， using her own body to melt the ice.
Fengwu's Phoenix Fire Spirit Body was extremely hot， and it quickly began to melt the layers of ice on Luoling's body. Luoling felt a warm flame enveloping her， gradually regaining consciousness， and then felt something being placed in her mouth.
She chewed and realized it was a Hualing Pill. Opening her eyes， she saw her senior sister tightly holding her， her face full of anxiety.
“Senior sister... I...“ Luoling's voice was weak， but her gratitude was evident.
Fengwu comforted her softly，“Don't speak， recover first. What cultivation technique were you practicing? Didn't you know it was so dangerous? You didn't even have someone to guard you. If I hadn't come just in time， you might have died here!“ She then playfully flicked Luoling's forehead.
Loling winced in pain and explained that she had been practicing the Lingxue Sword Heart Manual， and that she didn't know what had gone wrong.
“It's because your spiritual energy is impure. It seems I need to teach you some basic methods for compressing spiritual energy properly，“ her senior sister said.
Loling nodded， realizing that her practice had nearly led to a serious mistake. It also made her understand that the path of cultivation was full of difficulties and obstacles， and that she needed more guidance and experience.
In Fengwu's embrace， Luoling felt the warmth and protection of her senior sister， and suddenly realized that her senior sister's clothes were gone， and her own clothes had been burned to nothing. She noticed that with just a slight tilt of her head， she could reach the glistening grapes， and her thoughts became bolder， her body growing hotter by the moment.
Fengwu helped Luoling sit aside and changed into a new set of clothes from her storage ring. She then checked Luoling's condition， confirming that the cold energy had been mostly dispelled.
She said sternly，“Loling， your spiritual energy is not pure enough， and it is very dangerous to recklessly cultivate the Lingxue Sword Heart Manual. You need to first solidify your foundation before attempting such advanced cultivation methods.“
Loling bowed her head， admitting her recklessness:“Senior sister， I was too impatient. Thank you for saving me.“
Fengwu smiled slightly，“It's okay， cultivation is a process of continuous trial and error. As long as you can learn from it， that's what matters.“ She took out a few Poyun Pills from her storage pouch and handed them to Luoling:“Here are the Poyun Pills I brought. Take one first to stabilize your cultivation.“
Loling scratched her head and explained，“Actually， senior sister， I've already broken through to the Yunling realm， hehe.“
“Ah? So soon? You were just half a step away a few days ago，“ Fengwu said， rubbing her junior sister's head in surprise.
“Hehe， it's all thanks to the good guidance from senior sister and master，“ Luoling replied with a grin.
“Don't flatter your senior sister， hurry up and put your clothes on， you're not shy at all，“ Fengwu teased.
Loling chuckled and suddenly lunged forward to hug her senior sister， twisting as she pleaded，“Senior sister， my dear senior sister， why don't you teach me? Master is so busy with a million affairs， it's not convenient to disturb her. Since you're here， you might as well teach me~“
Fengwu， unable to bear the pestering， blushed and used both hands to grab Luoling's shoulders and push her away firmly，“Hurry up and put your clothes on. I didn't say I wouldn't teach you. You're really shameless!“
Loling put on her clothes and chuckled，“Hehe， senior sister is the best. I'll go back to my room to change.“
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