Lust, like Vengeance, Demands Red 142 Sweet.

Zhi Rui shivered cross-legged in the middle of the tub. she hadn't defended herself in any way from the blows. Her whole body was covered in bruises and swellings. black eyes lumped lips. All hurting in the cold water.
Her muscles spasmed and shivered involuntarily.

"I should at least do something, my body is entering in a shock state."

(No, that's the point where you must be to start. You read it yourself, now follow the book. Worry about the action I'll list the steps.)

Zhi Rui took a deep breath.

(Connect your consciousness with the ethereal energy inside you. Remember, fire attributed energy governs heat, It's not simply the thing that controls fire, like water attributed energy also governs over life.
The ethereal energy, governs over the immaterial and without mass, things that exist but has no mass, thoughts, essence, energy, curses, blessings, ill will, goodwill, light, spirit, aura, consciousness, even karma. Use the first mneumonics to connect your mind with the ethereal energy.)

Through her swelled cracked lips, a barely audible voice came out. A string of words that made no sense, most of which she didn't know the meaning off.

But as the chanting ended. Zhi Rui's consciousness gained another format.

She was aware, she was made of faint bluish light. She was adrift inside herself. She moved, to her surprise she was moving like usual, she saw Hilda still lying down on her bed but her body felt different. she looked back and saw herself in the tub, what a sorry sight she was.

She heard a noise. and saw Hilda waking up and standing up in a hurry looking horrified at herself.

(Come back!) Tiany's faint voice reached her ears.

Zhi Rui ignored and tried to wave her hand in front of Hilda. only to see her finger starting to disperse.

In a second she threw herself back in her body, she was still out and her arms were dispersing now.

Tinazy's distance voice echoed in her mind again

(You're a consciousness in an etheric form! to go back you must control the consciousness)

Calming her panic. Zhi Rui focused and when she opened her eyes again she was In the tub feeling the cold water around and gasping loudly.

Hilda came in running with a pill in hands.

Zhi Rui shook her head and closed her eyes.

"AH!"

A pang o pain disparaged through her mind, a continuous minute that felt like an eternity later, Zhi Rui was left with a tear in her eyes and gasping furiously.

Hilda stood on the side observing everything. She felt in her mark branded by Zhi Rui her own energy's red faded to a miserable white pink.

It was the first time it happened since the light sect.

Zhi Rui undid her cross-legged stance and leaned her back on the tub gasping for air. She clenched her teeth and closed her eyes again.

(You barely solidified your mind, and the first thing you do is project it outside? you have read the damn book, why did you do it?)

Zhi Rui ignored Tianzy. After calming her breathing, she took back her posture.

"That was a novel feeling, standing up and moving with an etheric mind."

(... The form you took was that of your own body because it's what your mind is used to, but you're ethereal, you can take any form your mind know)

Zhi Rui aid "Next step"

( With your connected mind, you gained complete access and control over your body, you can manipulate any basic unconscious instincts your body has; breathing, walking, sweat when hot, tremble when cold. That goes for your healing system as well.
As a body cultivator, your healing systems is already above average, but if you guide the healing system and focus on each wound individually.
Like taught in the book, you'll build resistance a hundred times faster than the average cultivator. In the long term, your skin will remain smooth malleable and soft. while being almost completely resistant against piercing, slashing or shock attacks.)

Zhi Rui connected her mind with he ethereal energy and spread it throughout her skin.

(No, go by parts.)

Zhi Rui stopped and focused on her head. She could feel her lips going back to normal and her purple wounds disappearing.

Hilda watched a Zhi Rui's body slowly healed, after two hours, she was completely pristine.

Zhi Rui got up from the tub caressed her own skin and smiled at Hilda.
her eyes rolled back and she fell down. She felt Hilda's arms around her. and her mind went into slumber.

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Amidst dark Zhi Rui couldn't see anything but a small dot of light in the distance. she wished to see it.

Next second, she was seeing the inside of her own core through the dark place.
a little transparent dot was muttering words, she could barely hear them

'I want to hear it...'

Soon words loud as a normal conversation reached her ears.

"keep heeding my words, keep letting your guard down for the locked up and powerless old man's consciousness. Hear when I teach you the steps. I'll learn with you... then I'll take over you, kill all the mixed-blooded filth, that dared to call themselves barbarians. Take the siblings away, and raise my people, with pure blood."

The dark place started to fade. Zh Rui suddenly saw the bright bedroom. the fluffiness under her back told she was lying in bed.

She blinked and looked to see Hilda drinking juice while reading a book on stealth.

"Did it heed to your requests?" Zhi Rui asked.

Hilda looked up with surprise and confusion Zhi Rui's words. But seeing she was looking at the juice and book Hilda understood.

"I didn't ask for it, it just came to me after I laid you down on the bed."

Zhi Rui kept staring at the ceiling.

"Strick, but soft with the host..."

"What?" Hilda said but saw Zhi Rui wasn't talking to her.

"You're obviously alive... Do you have a name?"

The room suddenly went dark. and bright again.

Zhi Rui chuckled, " twice for no, and one for yes. Do you wish for a name?"

The room went dark and bright again.

Hilda finally started to understand.

"You're strick but thoughtful, comfortable and caring. I'll call you sweet."

Zhi Rui said with a warm smile.

Hilda was appalled by her naming sense.

Chapter end