Chapter 072: The Buddha in One’s Heart

"What..." Lin Le was dumbfounded by Xu Xier's actions.

While Lin Le was still in shock, Xu Xier suddenly slipped out from under the covers, and without warning, threw her arms around him.

"Xier..." Lin Le tried to say something, but Xu Xier's cold, moist red lips pressed fiercely against his, kissing him wildly while holding him tightly.

Only then did Lin Le realize that Xu Xier was wearing nothing but a pink undergarment, her snowy white skin exposed right before his eyes.

He was utterly stunned by the sight, his blood pounding. His mind, inappropriately, drifted to the debate between Xu Xier and Ji Xiaorui about D and E that day; it seemed Xu Xier had been right, E was far more than what Ji Xiaorui had claimed—before him was the true E...

Xu Xier clung tightly to Lin Le, kissing him with passionate fervor. It was clear this was her first time; though her movements were intense, they were clumsy, like a kitten licking its food.

Truth be told, it was impossible for Lin Le not to have any thoughts. The other party was a beautiful, sweet girl—the top flower of Haizhou No. 1 High—admired by countless boys who dreamed of a hint of intimacy with her.

Now, such a heated, ambiguous encounter was unfolding before Lin Le, and she was the one taking the initiative. How could he not be tempted? From the moment she grabbed his hand, his heart had already begun to waver.

Yet Lin Le, as a cultivator who had entered the Dao, possessed a maturity and self-control beyond ordinary people.

After a brief moment of mental blankness, his reason returned.

"Xier, don't do this. What's wrong with you?"

Xu Xier was clearly not herself, her mind clouded. But it wasn’t the effect of any drug; if it were, her body should be burning with heat—yet Xu Xier was strangely cold.

Lin Le tried to push her away, but she had lost all reason, clinging to him desperately, her lips brushing lightly across his face and neck.

"Brother Lin Le, do you not like Xier? Don’t you want... to have Xier?"

"Xier, please don’t." Lin Le was nearly at his wit’s end.

"Brother Lin Le, whatever you want to do, you can..." A faint blush appeared on her waxen face.

Lin Le: "..."

At that moment, his heart was in turmoil, longing to let go and surrender to temptation. But his Dao heart kept warning him—he could not allow himself to do this.

When Xu Xier's delicate hands began to wander over him, her actions growing wilder, Lin Le finally steeled his resolve.

"Xier, forgive me!"

With those words, Lin Le seized her slender wrist, forced her down onto the bed.

"Brother Lin Le, you’re hurting me..." Xu Xier whispered softly.

Lin Le almost spat blood in frustration.

You little troublemaker, truly a beauty who brings calamity. If it weren’t for your confused state, and my unwillingness to take advantage, even I wouldn’t be able to resist.

Having made up his mind, Lin Le forced himself not to dwell on such thoughts.

After pressing Xu Xier down, he seized the opportunity to check her pulse.

The moment he did, Lin Le was startled.

He had never encountered such a chaotic pulse!

Xu Xier's pulse was in complete disarray—far worse than when Gu Huaishan suffered from Qi deviation. If anyone else had this pulse, they would likely have bled from every orifice and died, bones shattered—yet Xu Xier was still alive. It was nothing short of a miracle.

"What’s going on? How could Xier’s pulse be so chaotic?" Lin Le was filled with doubt.

"Could something be wrong with her body?"

Thinking this, he grabbed Xu Xier’s wrists from behind.

Admittedly, the angle and position were rather strange, her entire back exposed before him.

But he had no time to appreciate the sight; his spiritual sense extended from her wrists, probing into her body.

Had Jia Shimao, Dean Jia, been present, he would surely have marveled at Lin Le’s technique—for what Lin Le used was the ancient and long-lost method of "spiritual sense introspection," allowing the healer’s spiritual sense to observe every detail within the patient’s body.

Spiritual sense introspection was similar to modern ultrasound, but the abilities of a true master far surpassed any machine.

Lin Le’s spiritual sense swept through Xu Xier’s body, examining every vein, vessel, and bone in detail.

Quickly, he sensed an unusual force within her—a force responsible for her chaotic pulse.

The source of this force was her heart!

Without hesitation, Lin Le directed his spiritual sense toward her heart.

As he approached, he was utterly shocked by what he perceived.

Xu Xier’s heart was enveloped in a golden radiance—visible only to spiritual sense, invisible to the naked eye.

Within that golden light, Lin Le sensed an extraordinarily powerful aura of magical energy.

Upon closer inspection, he saw that the golden light was composed of countless swastika symbols, wrapping around her heart.

"What... what is this..." Lin Le was appalled. He knew the swastika was a Buddhist symbol.

That meant the golden light within Xu Xier’s heart was connected to Buddhism!

Yet, he had known Xu Xier for years and never heard of any connection between her and Buddhist teachings. Why would her body harbor such a thing?

Moreover, Buddhist influences were typically compassionate and virtuous—why then would Xu Xier react in this way?

Lin Le sensed there was more to this than met the eye. He willed his spiritual sense to probe deeper into the swastika-covered region.

But as soon as his spiritual sense touched the area, a tremendous force struck him, severing his connection.

Lin Le’s spiritual sense was deeply wounded, instantly cut off from Xu Xier.

"What?!" Lin Le was alarmed.

His cultivation was already at the Foundation Establishment stage—ordinary forces could not harm him.

But the force within Xu Xier was so fierce, even he struggled to withstand it.

The swastika symbols encircling her heart resembled a special formation, enveloping her entire heart.

Even more astonishingly, as Lin Le withdrew his spiritual sense, before he could react, Xu Xier suddenly surged with power, flinging him backward and slamming him against the wall.

Then, wearing only a thin garment, Xu Xier pounced directly at Lin Le!