Mu Xue and Mu Xue

Ziyuan patted Muxue's back gently, wiped away the tears on her cheeks, and comforted her softly in an extremely gentle voice.

With Ziyuan's patient comfort, Muxue's sobbing gradually stopped and her emotions slowly calmed down.

After Muxue stopped crying, Ziyuan took her hand and slowly walked towards the academy.

"I don't know where my brother is. Will something happen to him?"

Mu Xue frowned, her eyes were full of worry and anxiety, and there was a hint of trembling in her voice.

"Don't worry, he has the protective talisman I gave him, and it's automatically triggered, so don't worry.

I'm about to break through, do you want to watch?

It can help you gain some experience, which might be helpful for your breakthrough in the future!"

Ziyuan tilted his head slightly, with a confident smile on his lips, trying to reassure Muxue.

Before Muxue could respond, Ziyuan pulled her and walked forward quickly without saying a word.

Ziyuan first hurriedly pulled Muxue to Mu Zifeng's residence, raised her hand and knocked on the door hard.

Mu Zifeng opened the door, his face full of confusion. Ziyuan pulled him out without saying a word and said solemnly: "I am about to break through. Please help me watch over me and don't let others disturb me."

"Sister Ziyuan, why are you still looking for someone in the academy? Shouldn't the academy be the safest place?"

Mu Xue blinked her big eyes, her face full of confusion.

Ziyuan was about to explain, but Mu Zifeng spoke first and said, "There are actually not many people in the academy who can be completely trusted.

Now here, the only people she can trust are our master, her senior brother me and her senior brother He Feng. All the others are from the Huayan Dynasty.

They are wary of our Master's strength, and a cultivator's most vulnerable time is when they are about to break through, so they are very likely to come and harass us at this time."

“Yes, in fact, our relationship with the Huayan Dynasty is not very close.

They were afraid of our strength as masters and apprentices, so in order to restrict us, they set up an academy for us to manage.

Well, I won't say any more. It's not appropriate to talk about this kind of thing for fear of them hearing it. Let's talk about something else, like..."

They walked and talked along the way, the topics being scattered and casual.

Soon, they arrived at the breakthrough site - the "Northwest Corner".

The view here is extremely wide and vast, with no trace of any buildings.

"Right here, Xue'er, stay away, I'm about to start!"

Ziyuan's tone was firm and serious.

Upon hearing this, Mu Xue immediately stepped back quickly, taking every step carefully, fearing that any movement of hers would affect Zi Yuan's breakthrough.

Although Mu Zifeng also took a few steps back, he only kept two steps away from Ziyuan so that he could respond to emergencies at any time.

Afterwards, Ziyuan sat down cross-legged with a serious expression and slowly took out the star water grass from his arms.

As soon as the star water grass appeared, it emitted a faint blue light.

Ziyuan took a deep breath, slowly closed his eyes, and began to concentrate on absorbing the power of the Star Water Grass.

Not long after he closed his eyes, Ziyuan's weapon soul, the Purple Cloud Breaking Heaven Spear, appeared on its own. The spear body flashed with dazzling purple light, as if responding to the master's breakthrough.

The Star Water Grass began to release extremely powerful water elemental power. In the originally thin air, the water elements seemed to be summoned by some powerful force and began to slowly gather.

First, it condenses into tiny water balls, which are like fine dewdrops, crystal clear, and sparkling with charming luster in the dim light.

The number of small water balls continued to increase, colliding and merging, eventually converging into a massive ball. This ball, approximately 1.5 meters in diameter, was round and full of tension, tightly enveloping Ziyuan.

Fortunately, Mu Zifeng was two meters away from her, so he was able to avoid the misfortune of being caught in the water ball.

"Is this big water ball caused by this star water grass?

Or did it appear because of Sister Ziyuan's breakthrough? Sister Ziyuan won't be drowned, right? "

Mu Xue was anxious and thinking to herself, her hands unconsciously clenched together.

Ziyuan, who was wrapped in the big water ball, suddenly felt the air around her being squeezed out rapidly. Breathing became extremely difficult in an instant, and the feeling of suffocation came towards her like a surging wave.

But she did not panic. Instead, she quickly concentrated her mind and mobilized the power of the stars in her body.

Wisps of faint blue star power slowly flowed out from her palms, forming a faint halo around her, counteracting the powerful pressure of the water ball, trying to alleviate the feeling of suffocation brought by the water ball and gain a glimmer of hope for her breakthrough.

If it were ordinary water, with Ziyuan's ability, he could breathe it directly without worrying about drowning.

However, this water now appeared due to a breakthrough, and its properties are completely different from ordinary water.

The water appeared to be a deep and charming azure blue. That blue was purer and richer than the azure blue of Ziyuan itself. It seemed to contain endless mysteries and powerful forces, and was a display of a higher level of water elemental power.

In the world of practitioners, the water element has a rich variety of colors.

The initial color is azure blue, just like the youthfulness and purity displayed by those who have just entered this path;

As one's practice deepens and their understanding improves, they will gradually advance to azure blue, and then to a deeper and more mysterious azure blue, like the tranquil and profound blue of the deep sea;

Then there is the vibrant and lively green, like a lush forest lake in spring;

Then it turns into a refreshing green, as vibrant as new leaves;

Finally, it reaches the soft and tender green, which symbolizes the highest level of control over the water element and the subtle perception.

But it should be understood that the color change of this element is not directly proportional to the level of cultivation. It does not mean that the stronger the cultivation, the stronger the elemental ability used will be.

During the process of cultivation, the strength of elemental abilities depends on many complex factors, including the practitioner's understanding, perception, control of the elements, and the degree of their compatibility with them.

In fact, when a practitioner enters the realm of destiny, a fork in the road of practice will quietly appear.

One is the traditional path of cultivation, which involves constantly absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, tempering one's own meridians and physique, and improving the realm of cultivation techniques to enhance one's strength and realm.

The other is to focus on cultivating elements, deeply exploring the essence, characteristics, and laws of change of elements, trying to establish a closer and purer connection with the elements, so as to maximize the power of elements.

Of course, there are people in the world who attempt to practice two paths at the same time. They are ambitious and try to open up a completely new path of practice.

However, the reality is extremely cruel. Those who try to practice both paths ultimately fail to achieve any significant results in either path as the years go by until the end of their lives. They are like a lonely boat that has lost its way in the vast ocean of practice. After struggling in vain, it is ruthlessly drowned by the waves of time, leaving only sighs and endless regrets echoing in the long history of the practice world.