[Fantasy] Chronicles of the Hehuan Palace (Complete) - 19-21

Dual Cultivation 16

"Pop!"

With a push, the large rod holding them together slid out of Zhong Qiyuan's anus.

The strange sensation made both of them groan softly.

Cao Pin panicked, rushing after him and hugging him from behind. Ignoring Zhong Qiyuan's consent, he thrust his penis back in from behind, repeatedly saying, "My wife, calm down, calm down! You absolutely can't leave! It's a small matter if the demonic energy can't be dispelled and my spiritual energy can't be restored, but if I become impotent, that's a terrible thing!"

The arrow was on the string, and he had to release it. If Yuanyuan ran away, the arrow wouldn't be released, and he would truly become impotent!

Zhong Qiyuan never expected Cao Pin to enter from behind. With a soft "hmm," his body went limp, and he was pressed back onto the stone slab.

"You...you bastard...uh..."

This time, Cao Pin was smarter. No more talk, just do it!

Tears streamed down his face uncontrollably again!

Zhong Qiyuan cursed inwardly, "What kind of bullshit dual cultivation technique is this? The moment that thing goes in, tears stream down my face, like a woman, so shameful!

" "See? I told you, Yuanyuan, you're crying tears of joy! Ah, Yuanyuan, you're so good, you're so tight..." Cao Pin panted heavily, thrusting his penis in again and again.

With Cao Pin's movements, waves of water lapped against his body, like gentle hands caressing every inch of skin.

"Ah..." Zhong Qiyuan couldn't bear such overwhelming pleasure, his fingers unconsciously digging into the stone slab, feeling as if his consciousness was about to drift away. "Slow, slow... ah, no... don't touch there..."

His erect penis, which had been standing for so long, was grasped by the man's hand. "Hehe, it's crying so hard too!" Cao Pin maliciously rubbed the tip of his penis with his thumb, especially the small opening, which he repeatedly played with.

Zhong Qiyuan couldn't withstand such stimulation; his body trembled like a leaf, crying out that he wanted to ejaculate.

Cao Pin wasn't about to be so kind as to let him climax so easily. He chanted an incantation, and a circular silver ring appeared at the base of his penis, firmly gripping it and preventing ejaculation.

Zhong Qiyuan stared wide-eyed at his crotch in disbelief. "You, you actually... um... used... used magic on me... ah..."

"You came too early, you won't have the energy to play with me later!" Cao Pin felt wronged. He had just started, and his partner was about to have his first climax. This showed that Zhong Qiyuan's stamina was too poor. If he let him ejaculate freely, he would quickly finish his stock.

He didn't want his partner to finish and fall asleep, leaving him to play the necrophilia game alone.

"No... open that... it hurts so much..." With the outlet for release tightly shut, the unreleased heat gathered in his lower abdomen, churning, and the rapidly rising sensation of ejaculation made him feel like he was about to explode.

Suddenly, his body was turned over, causing Zhong Qiyuan to scream sharply.

"It's still more satisfying to look at her face!" Cao Pin sighed. Although his wife's back was also beautiful and alluring, her face was still the most attractive to him.

"Get lost..." Zhong Qiyuan was so embarrassed that he dared not meet Cao Pin's gaze, and could only use an angry rebuke to cover up his embarrassment.

"Hehe, if I get lost, who will satisfy you, right?" As he spoke, he thrust his hips hard to prove his importance.

"Despicable... ah... so deep... you, you want to... kill me... ah..." He didn't even know that this place was so sensitive. Just a few thrusts from the flesh blade gave him an indescribable feeling of both pleasure and pain.

Truly, he was experiencing ecstasy!

“Yuanyuan, you’re the one trying to kill me! Hmph, you’re squeezing me so tight I’m almost dying of pleasure!”

“Ahhh… I’m going to cum… Let go, let me cum… Ah…” Zhong Qiyuan cried miserably, the pleasure building up, but it was ruthlessly blocked at the root. “Brother… Brother… Please… Ahhh…”

“Wait a little longer, we’ll do it together!”

“Faster, faster… Ah… I, I’m telling you to go faster… Don’t… go too fast… Slow down…”

The speed of the flesh blade entering and exiting his body was twice as fast as before, and each thrust was deep and heavy. Zhong Qiyuan’s lower body was already numb, almost becoming one with the pool of water.

“Wife, do you want it to be fast or slow? You keep changing your mind, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, it’s hard for me to do it!”

“You…” Zhong Qiyuan glared with tears in his eyes. This bastard, he knew he was telling him to finish quickly, not to move faster, but he deliberately misunderstood him, moving his waist fast and fast, like a storm.

However, Zhong Qiyuan's glare had almost no effect; instead, his adorable appearance drew a string of kisses from Cao Pin.

"Ugh... I can't take it anymore..."

His body no longer felt like his own; all his sensations were concentrated in the area where his penis was being held.

"Yuanyuan, don't twist your waist like that... You're going to break me!" Oh my god, Yuanyuan's twisting was just too... lewd!

"I... I didn't... ugh..."

Tears were still streaming down his face. Neither the tears nor the twisting and swaying of his hips were under his control; his body acted before his consciousness could even register it.

Cao Pin groaned and exhaled a long breath, his rhythm gradually spiraling out of control. He rubbed Zhong Qiyuan's round, firm buttocks, and finally, after a deep, heavy thrust, he ejaculated hot, white fluid.

Zhong Qiyuan also cried out and ejaculated after Cao Pin dispelled the spell. The

torrential

rain had stopped sometime earlier, but the water elemental energy surrounding them was even thicker than before. The azure water elemental energy flowed into their bodies through their skulls.

A large amount of water elemental energy entered his body, washing away all the impurities.

"Wow, this is amazing! I'm completely healed!" Cao Pin couldn't help but exclaim.

Not only were his injuries completely healed, but he could also feel a slight improvement in his cultivation. A little over an hour of dual cultivation was equivalent to ten days of quiet meditation for him; the effect was truly astonishing!

"If you're healed, hurry up and take your stuff away!" Zhong Qiyuan said coldly.

Cao Pin looked up, then down, and then stroked his chin. "Yuanyuan, this is a waste. It's rare to gather so much water elemental energy; if we don't make full use of it, we'll be punished by heaven."

"Bullshit!" The well-bred Zhong Qiyuan was so angry that he swore. "Take your stuff away!"

"What stuff? Is it this?" Cao Pin straightened his still-hard penis, which, despite having ejaculated, remained buried in Zhong Qiyuan's vagina.

"You..."

"Alright, alright, instead of getting angry, let's hurry up and cultivate together! It seems it will take two or three days to absorb all this vital energy."

Zhong Qiyuan was about to faint. Two or three days?! By then, the vital energy would be absorbed, but he would also be exhausted and dead!

"How could that be? Don't forget we complement each other. Look, how energetic your little brother is, not at all limp after ejaculation." Cao Pin flicked Zhong Qiyuan's jade stem and said with an ambiguous smile, "My little brother is also very energetic, isn't it?"

This time, he even more maliciously used his large tip to grind and rub deep inside Zhong Qiyuan's body to prove that his little brother was indeed very energetic.

"Hmm..." Zhong Qiyuan's waist went weak from being rubbed, and his jade stem was unfortunately right, standing up slightly with full energy.

"Ha—" Cao Pin was overjoyed, "Yuanyuan, it seems your little brother is your true feeling. Then let's not delay, let's continue quickly, we must absorb all this vital energy."

"Ah...no...uh...take it away...I don't want it anymore..."

But the soft little hole was destined to be bullied by the hard giant blade...

"Senior brother, there's a pool over there, let's rest for a while!" The white-browed man suggested to the middle-aged man in the lead.

The middle-aged man pondered for a moment, then cautiously released his divine sense to explore the surroundings before agreeing to the white-browed man's suggestion, "Alright, we've been chasing for two days straight, everyone's tired, let's rest up ahead and recuperate!"

The group lowered their magical artifacts and landed by the pool.

Some took out pills and consumed them, while others sat cross-legged in meditation, all resting and recovering their depleted spiritual energy.

What they didn't know was that just a dozen feet away from them—

"You, you let go...there's someone...ah..."

Two men were embracing and engaging in sexual intercourse, and from the violent movements of their bodies, it was clear that the act was at its crucial moment, with the "splashing" sounds of their intercourse clearly audible.

Three zhang above their heads, a massive cloud of blue water elemental energy condensed, and from its center, abundant water elemental energy flowed continuously into the two men's bodies.

If a cultivator were to witness this, they would immediately recognize that the two were engaged in dual cultivation, and that their method was extremely profound, allowing them to continuously absorb elemental energy.

However, neither the two men engaged in this act of lovemaking nor the massive cloud of water elemental energy could be seen by the group of people who had come. They were unaware that they were in an illusion.

"They can't see it, don't worry!" Cao Pin was confident in his magic array, as he had taken this array from his master. He had complete faith in anything his master had made.

This array not only isolated auras and sounds, but also completely blocked fluctuations in elemental and spiritual energy within it. It was no wonder that these mere Foundation Establishment cultivators outside couldn't break it. He wasn't boasting; even if the demonic cultivator from that day had come in person, he was certain he wouldn't have been able to see through this Heaven-Stealing Array.

"No...it's so strange...um..."

A group of seven or eight people didn't cast any strange glances in their direction. Those who did occasionally look over did so only with ordinary glances, showing they really hadn't been discovered.

But not being discovered didn't mean they were at ease. Although those people couldn't see him, he could see them; he could even hear their conversations.

A group of people sat not far away, and he was engaging in intercourse, forced to reveal his most lewd side, moaning and uttering obscene words. The glances that occasionally swept over seemed to be directed at him; he was naked, surrounded by onlookers.

How could he not mind?

He had no penchant for having intercourse in front of a crowd!

“You…stop…they’re watching…ah…it’s so deep…”

That bastard, he’s even pushing in deeper, ahhh…

“Really don’t want it? Then why are you biting so tightly? Tsk tsk, so greedy, you’re almost swallowing me whole!”

The tension made Zhong Qiyuan’s anus contract tightly, so tightly that even Cao Pin’s thrusting was a little difficult.

“No…I said…pull it out…I don’t want it anymore…”

“You’re lying, you’re clearly biting so tightly that you don’t want me to leave, but you still want me to pull it out. Once I pull it out, you’ll be twisting your ass and begging me to put it back in!”

“Shameless…ah…”

“Yuanyuan, you’re so wet here, are you excited?” Cao Pin exclaimed, his hand holding the jade stem was already covered in sticky fluid, “So you like being watched while you do it—” “

I…no…no…ahhh…” The embarrassment of being watched made Zhong Qiyuan’s shame reach its peak, but under the shame, he really did experience forbidden pleasure. While

the two cultivators

were deeply engrossed in their cultivation, the others, having finished their rest, were completely unaware and discussing their mission.

"Senior brother, we've heard the person we're looking for is incredibly powerful. With our meager spiritual power, even if we find them, we can't possibly capture them!" the white-browed man said with a troubled expression.

Their Xuan Yin Sect, commissioned by the Demonic Alliance, was led by their sect leader to the region south of the Huai River, where the Righteous Alliance was located. Their purpose in crossing the Huai River was to investigate the current strength of the Righteous Alliance.

Initially, their plan progressed smoothly. After establishing contact with their agents within the Righteous Alliance, they obtained considerable information about them.

However, the plan's success fueled their greed. They were no longer satisfied with just information; the bloodthirsty instincts of demonic cultivators gradually surfaced. Using newly crafted talismans from the Elder Council, they concealed their demonic energy and went on a killing spree of righteous cultivators, especially young cultivators with good aptitude and spiritual roots.

More than half a month ago, they received news that the Zhong family's Heavenly Spiritual Root had left the Zhong family and was traveling with his newlywed wife.

Upon receiving the news, their sect leader was overjoyed, exclaiming, "Heaven is helping us!"

It should be known that the previous Heavenly Spiritual Root of the Righteous Path Alliance had caused the Demonic Path Alliance considerable suffering, their hands stained with the blood of demonic cultivators.

Ever since the Demonic Path learned that the Righteous Path had produced another Heavenly Spiritual Root more than twenty years ago, they had been living in constant fear, dreading a repeat of the tragedy of years past.

The Demonic Path had considered sending assassins, but the Zhong family's protection was too tight; even their long-standing spies couldn't easily get close.

Now, after years of unsuccessful planning, a breakthrough had suddenly appeared—how could the Xuan Yin Sect leader not exclaim, "Heaven is helping us!"

Therefore, the Xuan Yin Sect leader immediately dispatched elite troops to assassinate the Zhong family's Heavenly Spiritual Root. Unexpectedly, the entire force was wiped out; not a single one returned alive.

The Xuan Yin Sect Master was furious and personally came to oversee the operation, determined to capture Zhong Qiyuan and his newlywed wife.

To the Xuan Yin Sect's surprise, even their sect master was caught off guard; though unharmed, the two escaped right under their noses.

Enraged, the Xuan Yin Sect Master immediately dispatched all his men to pursue them, determined to regain his honor.

The white-browed man and his group were among those sent to hunt down Zhong Qiyuan and his entourage.

"Idiots, we're not asking you to confront them head-on. Don't you have the sect's 'Ten Thousand Mile Talismans'? As soon as you see them, use the talismans to call for help from other sect members. Then, those capable will deal with them," the middle-aged man sneered. "Us? Hmph, a hundred of us wouldn't be enough to kill them!"

"I heard our whereabouts seem to have been discovered by the Righteous Alliance. We probably can't stay in Huainan any longer," the only woman in the group said sweetly.

"Yes, yes, I heard that too!" the others nodded in agreement.

The middle-aged man had probably heard similar rumors, but as the leader, he couldn't comment much. He coldly rebuked, "Regardless of when we retreat to Huaibei, our current mission is to track down the Zhong family's Heavenly Spiritual Root. Until new orders come in, we must continue with this order."

They were just cannon fodder; tasks assigned from above, even if extremely dangerous and unpleasant, had to be carried out with gritted teeth.

"I wonder where those two are hiding. We've been searching for two days, and there's not a trace."

"Yeah, the sect leader said they were injured and couldn't run fast, but look what happened, we haven't even seen a shadow of them."

"Don't complain. We're doing alright; we haven't encountered any accidents along the way. Second Senior Brother and the others are in worse shape. They're going to search the 'Chonglin,' a forest with a notorious reputation in Huaibei." "

That's true—"

After resting for over an hour, the group departed again on their magical artifacts to continue their search, completely unaware that the person they were looking for was less than twenty feet away and had overheard their entire conversation. "

So it's the Xuan Yin Sect. Hmph, I'll remember this grudge."

Although the group had disguised themselves as rogue cultivators, Cao Pin immediately recognized the unique insignia hidden on their sleeves. Having studied the traditions and characteristics of various sects since childhood, he was intimately familiar with these unique symbols.

"Then hurry up and take your revenge. Didn't you hear them say they're returning to Huaibei soon?"

"Hehe, Yuan Yuan, you don't need to use reverse psychology. How can revenge compare to dual cultivation? Revenge can be delayed, but dual cultivation is absolutely essential."

Cao Pin had long seen through Zhong Qiyuan's little scheme; he simply wanted him to end this long affair quickly.

Dream on! Heads may be severed, blood may flow, but dual cultivation cannot stop!

"No, I really can't go on, my back aches so much, please spare me!"

"Wife, that's unfair! You just lie there, I do all the hard work, and I haven't even complained about my back hurting!" Cao Pin complained.

"You still have the nerve to talk back?" Zhong Qiyuan roared, this was a classic case of getting the better deal and then complaining!

"Yuanyuan, don't waste this! There's so little energy left, we can absorb it all with just a little more effort!"

Zhong Qiyuan paused, then suddenly broke down, crying and shouting, "Bullshit! You're just bullying me! You said we'd absorb it all quickly, but this damn energy is endless! As soon as it's absorbed here, new energy forms there, it's never-ending!"

As long as their bodies were connected, they were like a natural energy aggregator, constantly accumulating energy with the dual cultivation technique.

Oh no, they'd been discovered!

"Well, this is the last time! You moved around so much just now, and now I'm like this. If I go soft like this, it will reduce my cultivation." Cao Pin looked pitiful, but his lower body was still thrusting restlessly.

Zhong Qiyuan cried even harder. It was clearly his own fault for getting aroused, and now it's my fault?

"Shh, be good, I promise this is the last time! If I break the promise, you can punish me however you want."

"Really? If you dare to break the promise, I'll cut off your penis—" Zhong Qiyuan made a "snap" sound.

"…………"

How ruthless!

But having finally gotten his wife's approval, Cao Pin immediately pressed himself against her, going straight for the heart of the matter.

"Mmm…ah…slow down…ah…" One day after

the 19th day of dual cultivation — a flash of white light appeared by the pool, and the pool and the hill switched places again. Two people were standing by the pool. These two people seemed to have just appeared, yet they also seemed to have been standing there for a long time. It was Cao Pin and Zhong Qiyuan, who had just broken free of the illusionary magic array. If the Xuan Yin Sect Master were here, he would definitely be shocked. Because Cao Pin's cultivation level had increased significantly in a short period of time, and only three days had passed since their battle. In other words, in just three days, Cao Pin not only expelled all the demonic energy and poison from his body, but also improved his cultivation. Fortunately, the Xuan Yin Sect Master wasn't here; otherwise, for a demonic cultivator who sought to harm others without benefiting himself, such a failed attempt would have been infuriating. "Where to now?" Cao Pin asked after applying concealment talismans to himself and Zhong Qiyuan. Surrounded by formidable enemies, Cao Pin had no choice but to reluctantly use his trump card: concealment talismans. These talismans were even more effective than invisibility talismans, and most remarkably, they could completely alter one's aura for about a day. During this day, no matter how high a cultivator's cultivation level, they would only appear to be at the Foundation Establishment stage. If the enemy were tracking them based on the aura of a Nascent Soul or Core Formation cultivator, they would be completely undetectable. A day was enough for them to escape the enemy's pursuit. "I...I want to go back to the Zhong family...to see them," Zhong Qiyuan stammered. Although Cao Pin had told all the elders of the Zhong family that Zhong Qiyuan didn't need to leave, Zhong Qiyuan knew in his heart that the decision of whether he could return to the Zhong family rested with Cao Pin. The cultivation world was cruel; whoever had the higher cultivation level had to listen to them. Zhong Qiyuan was like a poor woman who had married into a wealthy family; the timing and frequency of her visits home were all decided by her husband's family. "Hmm, the demonic path has already crossed the Huai River, and the righteous path hasn't heard a thing. If we hadn't happened to run into them, we wouldn't have known about the demonic invasion. Let's go back to the Zhong family to see what's going on, and maybe send a message." Dare to lay a hand on me, Cao Pin? I'll expose all your secrets to the righteous alliance and use them to wipe out those demonic cultivators. Zhong Qiyuan had no idea about Cao Pin's wicked intentions and was still grateful that Cao Pin had agreed to let him return to the Zhong family. Cao Pin was unaware that his unintentional decision had instantly elevated his image in Zhong Qiyuan's eyes. If he had known, he would have pounced on him like a wolf, demanding benefits! "However, let me make this clear: if your Zhong family truly engages in battle with the demonic path, I will not intervene unless it is a matter of life and death. Even if I do intervene, I will only do so within my capabilities to save five lives." His sect's first precept was not to participate in inter-sect conflicts, regardless of whether it was righteous or demonic, white or black, as long as it did not disrupt the balance of heaven and earth, he could not intervene. His agreement to intervene in an emergency was only because, as Zhong Qiyuan's cultivation partner, this was his way of repaying the Zhong family; saving the lives of five members of the Zhong family was already his limit. "I understand. I am already very grateful that you can accompany me back." Zhong Qiyuan knew that someone from a prominent sect like Cao Pin could not easily get involved in inter-sect conflicts, because their involvement would instantly imbalance the strength of the two sides, artificially altering the outcome of the battle. Defying the will of Heaven will bring them punishment according to the laws of the universe. At best, their cultivation will stagnate for a period; at worst, a portion of their cultivation will be dispersed by the laws of this realm; and in the most severe cases, they might even drop their cultivation level. "No need for gratitude. If you really want to thank me, next time we—" Cao Pin pulled a book from his ring, flipped to a page with a "whoosh," and handed it to Zhong Qiyuan. "Next time we'll try this position, how about it?" Zhong Qiyuan took the book, examined it carefully for a while, and then—"whoosh!" "I'll let you see erotic pictures! I'll let you see erotic pictures!" He tore it while cursing angrily, and even after tearing it, he wasn't satisfied, throwing it on the ground and stomping on it a few times. His wife was furious, and although Cao Pin was heartbroken over his rare erotic pictures, he could only obediently remain silent. "If I find any more…" Cao Pin quickly promised, "I won't look anymore, I won't look anymore, or I'll be struck by lightning!" Zhong Qiyuan snorted, as if to say, "You barely got away with it. " Hehe, fine, I won't look. I've memorized it all anyway. Next time, I'll practice with my wife in person. Just imagining my wife posing like those characters from the erotic pictures made Cao Pin's heart race. Oh no, his nose is about to bleed! If Zhong Qiyuan knew about Cao Pin's lewd thoughts right now, he'd definitely give him a good beating! "The concealment talisman can only last us a day. A day should be enough for us to get to the Yan family, and then we can use their teleportation array to get back to the Zhong family!" The Yan family is one of the four great families, on par with the Zhong family. The four great families have small teleportation arrays between them.

The four great families, individually not particularly strong, together constitute a force to be reckoned with. To secure more cultivation resources, they unite, for only then can they contend with the major sects. Over the years, their relationships have been intricately intertwined through intermarriage; their fates are interdependent.

This is why Zhong Qiyuan and his group wanted to travel through the Yan family, using their teleportation array to return to the Zhong family.

"Hmm, I haven't seen my cousin from the Yan family in a long time either." The current head of the Yan family is Zhong Qiyuan's uncle, and his son is Zhong Qiyuan's cousin. His cousin had lived with the Zhong family for a while when he was young, making him a rare childhood playmate for Zhong Qiyuan.

Someone, displeased, said sourly, "You two are very close?"

"Of course! We eat and travel together, cultivate together during the day, and sleep in the same bed at night."

"What?!" The person was furious. Who dared to sleep with his wife!

"What's so strange about that? I'm five, he's three, it's normal for us to sleep together. The maids even sleep with us!" Zhong Qiyuan said with a sly smile.

Cao Pin was dumbfounded! Waaaa, my wife's gone bad—

Dual Cultivation 20

Since they had already decided to go through the Yan family, Cao Pin and his companion didn't delay any longer and flew towards the Yan family on their magical artifacts.

A day later, the two finally arrived at the Yan family.

"It seems those people were right, the righteous path has indeed detected the infiltration of the demonic path."

A large array of lights surrounded the entire Yan family fortress. Zhong Qiyuan was familiar with the Yan family and recognized it immediately as their clan-protecting array. The Yan family wouldn't activate it unless in a critical situation. Now that they had opened their clan-protecting array, it was clear they were influenced by the recent tense atmosphere and felt the immense threat of the demonic invasion.

"Let's go in!" Cao Pin said, raising his hand and sending out a transmission talisman.

The talisman struck the array's protective shield and disappeared in a flash.

Less than ten breaths later, the sound of wind breaking came, and two figures flew out from within the formation.

"Cousin Qiyuan, it really is you!" One of the figures shouted excitedly even before reaching him.

Zhong Qiyuan shook his head and chuckled, "Yan Xiao, you've already reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and you're still so impetuous."

A handsome young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes rushed over, hugged Zhong Qiyuan tightly, and cried out, "We were so worried! Cousin Qiyuan, you don't know, the Demonic Path sent many people to infiltrate our righteous path, and they killed quite a few people. I heard you were traveling abroad, and I was so afraid that even you—"

"Stop—" Zhong Qiyuan rubbed his forehead. This kid was still so noisy, making his head ache.

"Second Young Master, let Cousin and the others go in first. It's not right to leave guests standing outside." The gray-robed elder who had come to greet the guests quickly added. His young master was a chatterbox; once he started talking, he wouldn't stop. If he wasn't stopped quickly, he could stand there talking for ages.

"Ah, yes, yes, Cousin Qiyuan, let's go inside and talk. My father and the others are waiting inside!" Yan Xiao, holding Zhong Qiyuan's hand, was about to walk towards Yan Family Fortress.

However—

a large hand suddenly reached out from the side and swiftly pulled Zhong Qiyuan back.

Yan Xiao stared wide-eyed at his empty arm, not yet understanding what had happened.

"Kid, if you want to hug someone, hug your own wife. Don't just hug other people's wives." Cao Pin sneered. So what if they're cousins? Does that mean they can just hug anyone they want? Does he think he's dead standing there?!

"Wife? Wife?" Yan Xiao was dumbfounded. He looked around but didn't see any women. Where did this wife come from?

Zhong Qiyuan was furious. He flung Cao Pin's hand away and went to comfort his innocent little cousin, "He's a madman, don't pay him any attention!"

"What does he mean by wife?" the little cousin asked, puzzled.

"His words are nonsense, why bother with them!"

"But—"

"Shut up, or I'll beat you up!"

The little cousin dared not speak. Yan Xiao had lived in the Zhong family for a while when he was little. He both respected and feared his cousin with the Heavenly Spirit Root, but he was also very attached to him. Now, after being scolded, he immediately fell silent, not daring to say another word.

The two cousins eventually left hand in hand, leaving Cao Pin alone, standing in the wind...

"—Young Master Cao, let's go in too!" the gray-robed old man said tremblingly.

His young master had always been single-minded and a bit dim-witted, which was why he only saw his cousin and completely ignored Cao Pin beside him. Looking across the entire cultivation world, it seems only his young master dares to ignore a Nascent Soul cultivator without even a greeting.

Looking at this man's face, comparable to Guan Yu's, the gray-robed elder's legs trembled slightly!

"Yan... Xiao!" came a voice laced with gritted teeth.

The gray-robed elder's legs trembled even more. Heavens, the spiritual pressure of a Nascent Soul cultivator was far beyond what a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator like himself could withstand.

"Lead the way!" Although Cao Pin now wished he could tear down Yan Family Fortress and burn it down, his wife was inside. If he was going to burn it, he'd bring her out first.

"Yes, yes, Young Master Cao, this way please!"

The gray-robed elder took out a token, gripped it tightly with both hands, and poured spiritual power into it. A beam of yellow light immediately shot out from the token's surface. Wherever the yellow light reached, the protective shield of the great formation gradually melted away, revealing an opening just wide enough for one person to pass through. The gray-robed elder gestured "please" and led the way into the formation.

Cao Pin followed closely behind.

As soon as the two entered, the opening immediately tumbled and closed again, the great formation still shimmering with light, as if the opening had never appeared at all…

This chapter is a bit padded today, I can't help it, I'm really stuck on writer's block. I relied on saved-up chapters the past two days, but I ran out of saved-up chapters today, so I managed to squeeze out this little bit. Please forgive me (clasped hands).

Dual Cultivation 21

Upon entering the great formation, their eyes lit up. The once empty mountaintop was now covered with buildings, built along the mountainside, forming concentric circles around it. At the summit, a magnificent ancient castle, tens of feet high, stood there. Above the castle, five-colored light shimmered, indicating that another powerful formation was protecting the castle. On the main gate of the castle, the three powerful characters “Yan Family Castle” gleamed in the sunlight.

Cao Pin secretly praised the Yan Family Fortress, acknowledging its status as one of the four great families. It was indeed wealthy and powerful; even the name "Yan Family Fortress" was enchanted. This kind of magic was flashy but impractical, serving no purpose other than making it glow, and consuming a great deal of spirit stones. Only a large family like the Yan family would use such a spell.

"Young Master Cao, we have arranged for a flying beast to escort you up the mountain. Please come this way." The gray-robed elder led Cao Pin to a small platform.

A huge two-headed golden eagle lay quietly on the platform, with Zhong Qiyuan and Yan Xiao standing beside it.

However, Zhong Qiyuan was clearly still angry. Seeing Cao Pin approach, he snorted and turned to jump onto the eagle's back.

Cao Pin touched his nose and smiled wryly. It seemed he had truly angered Yuan Yuan this time!

After Cao Pin and the gray-robed elder were on the eagle's back, the golden eagle spread its wings and took flight at the elder's whistle.

The two-headed golden eagle was a second-level demonic beast renowned for its speed. Its flight was not only fast but also stable; it covered a distance of several hundred feet from the foot of the mountain to the summit in just a few breaths.

At the main gate of the ancient castle, beautiful maids were already waiting, leading the group into the main hall.

Zhong Qiyuan had a deep relationship with the Yan family, and being a junior, the Yan family naturally wouldn't send him with such a grand welcome. Therefore, he knew that the main person the Yan family was welcoming wasn't him, but the composed Nascent Soul cultivator surnamed Cao beside him.

Inside the main hall, more than ten people were already seated, the lowest in cultivation being at the Core Formation stage. Seated at the head of the table was none other than the Yan family's only Nascent Soul cultivator—the Yan family patriarch.

Upon seeing Cao Pin and his group enter, everyone in the hall stood up. The Yan family patriarch laughed heartily, "Haha, young friend Cao, you truly have a worthy disciple! I heard from Old Ghost Zhong that you had advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, and I was somewhat skeptical. Seeing you today, I know Old Ghost Zhong wasn't lying. Such a young Nascent Soul cultivator might truly achieve the Great Dao someday."

The Yan family patriarch couldn't help but sigh. Among cultivators, who didn't hope to achieve the Great Dao, ascend to the Immortal Realm, and live as long as heaven and earth? But in tens of thousands of years, how many had truly achieved ascension? For nearly a thousand years, no one has ever been heard of achieving immortality and ascending

to heaven. He, confident in his exceptional talent and the support of his entire family, had only managed to reach the Nascent Soul stage. Since then, his cultivation had almost stagnated; no matter how much spiritual energy he absorbed, he could barely make any progress. Like many other Nascent Soul cultivators, he was destined to be trapped in the Nascent Soul stage for life!

"Ancestor, you flatter me. Cao Pin only entered the Nascent Soul stage by chance; how can I compare to you, the established seniors?"

Cao Pin wasn't being modest. After fighting that demonic cultivator, he deeply understood that even at the early Nascent Soul stage, those old monsters who had advanced for many years and immersed themselves in this realm far surpassed him, a new Nascent Soul cultivator who had only been at this stage for less than two months, in terms of combat skills and mastery of spiritual energy.

Nascent Soul!?

Yan Xiao's mouth gaped open wide enough to fit an egg. This "madman" who had just snatched his cousin Qi Yuan from him was a Nascent Soul cultivator? Where did Cousin Qiyuan get to know such an important person?

Seeing Yan Xiao's rather frightened appearance, Cao Pin was satisfied. "You little brat, trying to steal my wife, huh? I'll scare you to death!"

"Boring!"

Zhong Qiyuan rolled his eyes, exasperated by the man's pettiness.

"Ancestor, we've come here to borrow your family's teleportation array to return to the Zhong family," Zhong Qiyuan stepped forward and made their request to the Yan family patriarch.

"Yuan'er, you want to return to the Zhong family?" the Yan family patriarch asked.

“Yes, I’ve been away from home for a while. I’m worried about the invasion of the demonic path and want to go back to check on things.”

“Hehe—” Yan Weiwen, the patriarch of the Yan family, Yan Xiao’s father, and also Zhong Qiyuan’s uncle, laughed upon hearing this, “Yuan’er, you’ve come to the right place!”

“What do you mean, Uncle?”

“Yuan’er, you can stay at the Yan family’s house with Cao Xiaoyou for a few days. You don’t need to go back to the Zhong family, because your ancestor and your father will be arriving at the Yan family’s house in a few days.”

“Really?” Zhong Qiyuan was overjoyed. That’s great! This way, he wouldn’t have to make a special trip back to the Zhong family.

Yan Weiwen nodded and said, "The demonic path has gone too far this time. Do they think the righteous path is powerless? Not only did they sneak in, but they also killed my disciples. Our four great families have always stood together through thick and thin, so I've already sent letters to the other three families to discuss how to resist the demonic invasion. We must let the

demonic path know that we are not pushovers." "We do know a little about the demonic path. We've fought them several times, and even had a battle with one of their Nascent Soul demonic cultivators," Cao Pin said.

"What?" Everyone present was shocked. "They've even sent a Nascent Soul cultivator?"

"No!" The Yan family patriarch suddenly stood up. "We must not only notify the other three families, but also the other righteous sects. It seems the demonic path is planning a large-scale attack."

After speaking, the Yan family patriarch hurriedly left, apparently to send letters to the other sects, leaving everyone looking at each other in bewilderment.

Things seemed more complicated than imagined… As Yan Weiwen had predicted,

the Zhong

family patriarch and father arrived at Yan Family Fortress two days later via teleportation. Only

after seeing Zhong Qiyuan safe and sound did their hearts finally settle. Ever since learning of the demonic infiltration, they had been worried about Zhong Qiyuan's safety, as the demonic path had been eyeing his Heavenly Spiritual Root for quite some time.

“I believe there are demonic traitors within the Zhong family. Otherwise, how could I have been hunted down by demonic forces so soon after leaving the Zhong family?”

Zhong Qiyuan recounted his experiences after leaving the Zhong family, leaving his two elders trembling with fear and exclaiming how close they had come to death.

Fortunately, Zhong Qiyuan was accompanied by a Nascent Soul cultivator; if it had been someone with a slightly weaker cultivation level, he might have perished long ago.

The two elders expressed their deepest gratitude to Cao Pin.

"No need for such formalities, gentlemen! Yuanyuan is my partner. Since I took him away from the Zhong family, it is my responsibility to protect him. Even if I perish, I will ensure Yuanyuan is safely delivered before I fall."

Cao Pin said righteously to the two elders, but his eyes winked ingratiatingly at Zhong Qiyuan, as if to say, "Don't be angry, okay? Will you

still say

such things next time?" He dared not, and vowed never to say anything Yuanyuan forbade him to say again! He never wanted to sleep in separate rooms again. His beloved wife was just a wall away, yet he couldn't hold her in his arms and do this and that. It was so painful!

"Ahem—"

The flirtatious glances between the two young people were unbearable for the two elders, especially the Zhong family patriarch. "You two brats, are you taking advantage of my partner's early death?"

Alas, this is the tragedy of cultivators. If their cultivation levels differ, the difference in lifespan is not just a few years. Those left behind can only spend the rest of their long lives in solitude!

Zhong Qiyuan blushed instantly at the sound of the patriarch's cough, abandoning all manners, and hurried away with his head down.

Seeing his wife leave, Cao Pin naturally followed suit, determined to move in with her that night; he needed to settle this with her quickly.

"It seems that young Cao has truly taken a liking to our Yuan'er," the Zhong family patriarch said with a smile.

"Yes!" Zhong's father chimed in, "At first, I was so afraid he was only after Yuan'er's Heavenly Spiritual Root, wanting to use it for cultivation, but his sect was powerful, and he had a marriage agreement, so he had no choice but to agree. Seeing them together now, I'm relieved."

The two elders exchanged a smile, a sense of relief washing over them.

Zhong Qiyuan's Heavenly Spiritual Root was a double-edged sword for the Zhong family. When they agreed to let Zhong Qiyuan and Cao Pin become cultivation partners, they were essentially taking a huge gamble, a 50/50 chance of winning or losing. Now that their cards were revealed, proving they hadn't made a mistake, how could they not breathe a sigh of relief!

The Zhong family was content, a peaceful atmosphere prevailing, but the other righteous sects were far from relaxed.

In the past few days, besides the other two of the four major families arriving at the Yan family, the leaders or elders of other righteous sects had also arrived one after another. In just a few days, almost all the righteous sects had gathered at the Yan family, each with a solemn and serious expression, a hint of worry between their brows.

How could they not be worried? They had initially thought it was just a routine infiltration and reconnaissance by the demonic path. The righteous alliance often sent people to the demonic path to do the same thing; the righteous and demonic sides were enemies, and such reconnaissances occurred from time to time, but on a small scale.

According to what the Yan family patriarch said, the other side has even sent Nascent Soul cultivators to Huainan, which shows that this is no longer a routine reconnaissance. It seems that the demonic path is brewing a big plan, a big plan that will deal a fatal blow to the righteous alliance.

Many sects used secret techniques to contact their agents planted within the Demonic Path to obtain the latest news from the Demonic Alliance. After receiving feedback from their agents, and considering the unusual nature of the Demonic Path's infiltration, the sect leaders, after days of research, gradually uncovered the Demonic Path's plan…

Suddenly, many sects were plunged into panic. Although the news hadn't been officially announced, some weaker sects had already secretly sent messages back to their sects, preparing contingency plans.

Zhong Qiyuan and Cao Pin were completely unaware of the troubles plaguing their leaders, spending their days wandering around aimlessly.

Cao Pin was so content he was even smiling in his sleep; not only had he reconciled with Yuanyuan, but Yuanyuan's clingy cousin Yan Xiao had also been assigned to entertain guests due to the Yan family's recent influx of visitors. With one less tagalong, it's just him and Yuanyuan left. Hehe, that's fine—

"Hey, don't give me that lewd smile, okay? If those women who admire you saw you like this, their hearts would break!" Zhong Qiyuan spat, knowing from Cao Pin's expression that he was definitely thinking something inappropriate.

"So what if they break? I don't care about their admiration. I only need Yuanyuan's admiration, that's enough!" Cao Pin was also helpless about his luck with women. Luckily, Yuanyuan wasn't jealous, otherwise they would have argued about sleeping in separate rooms again.

"Tell me, what lewd thoughts were you having just now?"

Cao Pin protested, "What lewd thoughts? I just remembered that last time when we rode that golden eagle, we passed through a small canyon. I thought the scenery there was quite nice, and since the weather's good today, let's go there for a visit!"

Zhong Qiyuan gave him a suspicious look. "Really just going for a visit?" Last time, she tricked him into going to the back mountain, and the result was—

"Really, didn't you say you wanted to learn talisman making? I've changed some materials these past few days. Let's find a quiet place there, and I'll teach you how to make talismans."

"Absolutely no touching?"

Cao Pin was almost in tears. Why was his wife treating him like a thief? Last time, he had only— "Yuanyuan, the other day I only hugged and kissed, I didn't do anything else."

If he could, he would not only touch her, he would also want to use his penis, but the conditions didn't allow it! Their cultivation levels were too far apart, and they couldn't cultivate together often. Otherwise, Zhong Qiyuan would explode and die from absorbing too much of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. So, since their dual cultivation by the pool last time, they haven't done it again! And yet, Yuan Yuan complains that he touched her inappropriately—isn't that unfair? He can't even have a snack to satisfy his cravings if he can't have a proper meal?

Zhong Qiyuan laughed at his twisted logic, scoffing, "Yeah, just a hug and a kiss—" He kicked him, "You bastard, do you know how long you kissed me? I'd rather be bitten by a bloodsucking leech than be kissed by you."

The most shameful part was that he was left looking ridiculous, covered in red bite marks, even his inner thighs, and he almost ejaculated from that scoundrel. Now the culprit was crying foul—how could he not be furious enough to kick him a couple of times!

"If you're not satisfied, you kiss me back today, let me experience what a kiss even more terrifying than being bitten by a bloodsucking leech is like."

"Get lost—" Zhong Qiyuan was exasperated; this man's shamelessness was simply unparalleled!

"Okay, let's roll together, let's go!"

Cao Pin happily pulled his wife along, rolling towards the small, secluded canyon he had described as a paradise of birdsong and fragrant flowers, but rarely visited by anyone. This

is the last update during the writing contest. Thank you all for your support during the contest, I am truly grateful! The small canyon isn't really a canyon; strictly speaking, it's a fissure. On the southern foothills of Yan Family Fortress, there's a mountain fissure about two miles long, only a meter wide, and bottomless. From the air, it looks like the mountain has cracked open, grinning maliciously. When Zhong Qiyuan visited Yan Family Fortress as a child, he played nearby with Yan Xiao, but never dared to go near. The children of the Yan family were all warned by their adults never to play in the canyon, because it was narrow and deep, and if someone accidentally fell in, even a Core Formation cultivator would find it difficult to descend and rescue them. However, Zhong Qiyuan had a skilled and daring companion this time, so going down wasn't difficult. Under Cao Pin's control, the magical artifact carefully slid down into the canyon. Looking at the jagged rocks on either side of the cliff, Zhong Qiyuan couldn't help but marvel. Only a Nascent Soul cultivator with perfect control over spiritual power could safely fly through this treacherous canyon. Anyone with slightly weaker cultivation would have lost control and crashed into those protruding rocks, dying instantly! After about the time it takes to eat a meal, the two slowly landed in the canyon. Cao Pin looked around, extremely satisfied. In this small, deep valley, it was just him and Yuanyuan—hehe, perfect! This time, Zhong Qiyuan didn't find Cao Pin's lewd smile offensive, because he was squatting down, picking up a stone to examine closely. "Just some ordinary iron ore, not much iron content," Cao Pin said, picking up a piece as well, immediately recognizing it as a rare type of iron stone. “If there were rare ores or spiritual flowers and herbs here, the Yan family wouldn’t let it go, even if this canyon were ten times more dangerous than it is now.” Throwing away the stone, Zhong Qiyuan clapped his hands and stood up. Currently, cultivation resources are scarce in the cultivation world, and each sect knows exactly where the mineral deposits and spiritual herbs are. The reason this canyon is deserted is because its produce is too ordinary, coupled with its treacherous terrain. However, although the iron content here is low, the quantity of ore is considerable, densely scattered around the canyon. Because the canyon is deep and narrow, the metal elemental energy contained within these iron stones all gathers at the bottom of the canyon and cannot dissipate, making the metal elemental energy in the depths of the canyon exceptionally dense. Zhong Qiyuan took a deep breath. Metal generates water; the dense metal elemental energy here also generates abundant water elemental energy, which makes Zhong Qiyuan feel very comfortable. "The metal and water elemental energies here are abundant, making it very suitable for cultivation. It's a pity you're not suitable for dual cultivation right now, otherwise, I could help you temporarily modify your spiritual root, like last time, so you could absorb the metal elemental energy here. What a pity—" Cao Pin said regretfully. His greatest wish was for Zhong Qiyuan's cultivation level to catch up with his as soon as possible, so he wouldn't have too many concerns and could freely cultivate with Yuanyuan! Waaah, I really want to wait for that day to come! "What?" Zhong Qiyuan was shocked. "You can even modify my water spiritual root into a metal spiritual root?" When he was breaking through the bottleneck of the Core Formation stage, it was Cao Pin who modified his Heavenly Water spiritual root into a dual water and wood spiritual root, which allowed him to successfully advance to the Core Formation stage. In Zhong Qiyuan's view, modifying spiritual root attributes was already heaven-defying enough, but what surprised him now was that Cao Pin actually had something even more heaven-defying—he could also change spiritual roots into metal spiritual roots. Cao Pin smiled smugly, "Remember when I mentioned the Five Elements Technique created by my master?" Seeing Zhong Qiyuan nod, he continued, "The Five Elements, as the name suggests, refers to the five spiritual roots. This means I can use external forces, combined with the Five Elements Technique, to temporarily modify your spiritual root to one of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, or earth. The conditions for cultivating this Five Elements Technique are extremely demanding; you must have all five spiritual roots, even one less is insufficient. The most wondrous aspect of this technique is that during cultivation, it changes the cultivator's spiritual root attribute, transforming it into a single attribute of the five elements. This is equivalent to simultaneously possessing five heavenly spiritual roots." Zhong Qiyuan was completely stunned; his conventional understanding was utterly shattered. For one person to possess five heavenly spiritual roots simultaneously was truly astonishing!

“The first time we cultivated together at the Zhong family, considering you have a water spiritual root, and water and wood are of the same origin, wood and water elemental energies are most easily fused, so I adjusted my spiritual root attribute to wood. But at the pool, I was poisoned, and to recover quickly, I changed my spiritual root to the same water spiritual root as you.” Cao Pin beckoned, a large ball of golden elemental energy gathering in his palm. “There’s a large amount of golden elemental energy here now; if we could cultivate together, it would be very beneficial for you.”

Zhong Qiyuan was deeply moved.

He had personally experienced the benefits of modifying his spiritual root. When he attempted to form his core, Cao Pin changed his spiritual root to a dual water and wood spiritual root, allowing him to absorb wood elemental energy, which enabled him to successfully form his core.

After forming his core, although his wood spiritual root disappeared, and he reverted to a single water spiritual root, because his spiritual energy had already fused with some wood elemental energy, his spiritual energy also possessed a wood attribute. From then on, he could absorb wood elemental energy using the wood attribute within spiritual energy during his cultivation.

It's said that the five elements must unite; he couldn't achieve that, but he had managed to unite two. Therefore, since he could absorb wood elemental energy, his cultivation speed had noticeably increased.

Now, an even greater temptation lay before him: if he could add another attribute to the spiritual energy, wouldn't his cultivation speed be even faster?

After witnessing Cao Pin's abilities, Zhong Qiyuan's desire to improve his cultivation was unprecedented. He had thought that after forming his core, he would be able to stand on his own, but unexpectedly, he was Cao Pin's biggest burden.

How could Zhong Qiyuan, who had always considered himself a genius, not be furious!

"Who was it that confidently said we couldn't touch each other when we came? Now you're looking at me with such hungry eyes, Yuan Yuan, you're making things very difficult for me!" Cao Pin smiled in a way that was sure to provoke a punch.

"You—" Zhong Qiyuan was speechless with anger. This person had clearly lured him into the trap, and now he was turning around and accusing him!

“Dual cultivation is out of the question. With your current cultivation level, Yuanyuan, you can only dual cultivate once a month at most. And it's only been half a month since our last dual cultivation.”

“Then what do we do now?” Zhong Qiyuan didn't believe Cao Pin's words. This guy deliberately brought him here and laid out such a generous bait. Would he really leave empty-handed? No way!

“Well, there is a way—” Cao Pin smiled like a cat that had just stolen some cream.

“Tell me quickly!” That sly fox was still playing hard to get!

“Hehe, my essence is a bit too nourishing for you, Yuanyuan. You can't handle it! But, the spiritual energy content in my saliva is just right for you. Do you want to try some?”

Zhong Qiyuan's face turned bright red.

He wasn't a virgin anymore; he'd cultivated with Cao Pin before, kissing countless times. But the thought of him taking the initiative to kiss Cao Pin, and even wantonly sucking his saliva, was incredibly lewd…

“Come on, Yuan Yuan, let me experience a kiss as suffocating as a bloodsucking leech!” Cao Pin pouted, a wicked grin on his face.

Looking at the golden primordial energy ball still floating in Cao Pin's palm, and then at the man with the mischievous smile, Zhong Qiyuan's determination to become stronger only grew stronger. He suppressed his shame and slowly moved closer to Cao Pin, their lips drawing ever closer— 03-06

Dual Cultivation 24

“—Hmm?”

Cao Pin's expression suddenly changed, and he looked up.

“What’s wrong?” Zhong Qiyuan was startled by Cao Pin's reaction and asked in surprise.

“Someone’s here!”

“What?”

The small canyon was treacherous. Zhong Qiyuan knew he wouldn't have been able to get down safely on his own without Cao Pin's guidance. Since the person dared to intrude, they must have a cultivation level above the Nascent Soul stage.

This place was notoriously dangerous for the Yan family, rarely visited by anyone. Unexpectedly, it was bustling today; besides them, someone else had come to patronize it.

"Those who came are probably not good people. Let's hide and avoid them," Cao Pin said with a grim face.
He had brought Yuan Yuan here for their "secret rendezvous" precisely because of its treacherous terrain and sparse population. Could the newcomers also be here for a secret rendezvous? In any case, anyone sneaking around here like this was definitely not a kind soul.

Cao Pin bit his index finger, drew a symbol on a blank talisman, and tossed it into the air. Miraculously, the talisman spontaneously combusted without fire. The ashes fell to the ground, forming a peculiar pattern.

"Not bad!" Cao Pin looked at the pattern and nodded in satisfaction.

He pulled Zhong Qiyuan to the center of the pattern. "Sink!" With a low shout, the two miraculously vanished from the ground, sinking into the earth.

Zhong Qiyuan felt as if he were enveloped in a giant bubble. Although he was already two or three meters underground, he didn't feel suffocated at all.

"This is an Earth Concealment Talisman blessed with my essence blood. Not only is its invisibility excellent, but it can also block all detection. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator with a detective-type magic tool can't detect it. It's most suitable for use in places filled with earth and metal elemental energy."

Cao Pin frowned, his face solemn. His intuition was always accurate. The moment his divine sense detected someone entering the canyon, his heart inexplicably contracted. This ominous sign made him immediately set up a tight defense with his essence blood.

"Could we have already been discovered?" Zhong Qiyuan asked, pointing to the sky.
The canyon was very deep. Dozens of feet above the canyon, a thick layer of white mist shrouded it. This mist blocked all vision; one couldn't see what was above from below, and vice versa.

But cultivators didn't rely on sight to detect external objects; they relied on their extended divine sense, which could easily penetrate the mist. Since Cao Pin could sense someone entering, did the newcomers also sense someone in the canyon?

Cao Pin shook his head, "They're still far away, and they're unfamiliar with the terrain, so their entry is very slow. My cultivation technique amplifies my divine sense; my divine sense can detect a third further than other cultivators of the same level. So, while I could sense them, they couldn't sense us. By the time they reached a distance where they could detect us, we were already well hidden."

Zhong Qiyuan was increasingly impressed by Cao Pin's Five Elements Technique. Divine sense is the most difficult to cultivate, and a technique that amplifies it is truly a divine skill!

Feeling Zhong Qiyuan's admiring gaze, Cao Pin became smug again, "Am I amazing, husband?"

Zhong Qiyuan coldly glanced at the man whose tail was practically wagging in the air, "They're here! Deal with them before you brag!"

Because they were underground, although the sound of the newcomers jumping off the magical artifact was soft, they could still hear it clearly.

From the sound of their landing, they knew there were two people.

The newcomers were very cautious, not letting their guard down despite the desolate nature of the canyon. Divine senses scanned the canyon thoroughly, even reaching underground. If Cao Pin hadn't been prepared, the two would have been unable to escape the detection of two Nascent Soul cultivators.

The two hid quietly underground, waiting to eavesdrop on the newcomers' conversation, but after a long while, the surface remained completely silent.

"Not good, they've set up a barrier," Zhong Qiyuan suddenly realized.

He hadn't expected the newcomers to be so cautious. Coming to such a remote place, repeatedly probing with divine sense, and then setting up a barrier—what confidential matters were these two discussing that required such meticulousness?

"Hmph, they're unlucky to have met me. A mere barrier thinks it can stop me?" Reminded by Zhong Qiyuan, Cao Pin finally realized what was happening. He calmly took out a jade bottle about an inch tall from his ring, opened the bottle, and a translucent bee the size of a little finger flew out. He touched the bee with his finger, transferring a wisp of divine thought drawn from his brow onto it, then snapped his fingers. The bee, as if understanding human nature, flew away.

Cao Pin explained with a smile, "This 'Boundary-Breaking Bee' of mine doesn't have many other skills, but its ability to break barriers is unparalleled. When I was a kid, I used it specifically to break my second master's barriers to steal food."

Speaking of his childhood "glorious achievements," Cao Pin was beaming with pride. The most remarkable thing about this Boundary-Breaking Bee was that it could not only destroy barriers, but also do so silently, without even the barrier's creator being aware of it.

Under Cao Pin's control of his divine thought, the Boundary-Breaking Bee burrowed through the ground, slowly approaching the approaching person. When the Boundary-Breaking Bee was about two meters away from the approaching figures, it was blocked by the barrier and could not advance. However, a moment later, the Boundary-Breaking Bee actually broke through the barrier and entered it without any hindrance.

"Success!" After entering the barrier, Cao Pin immediately ordered the Boundary-Breaking Bee to lie dormant at the edge of the barrier. Inside the barrier were two Nascent Soul cultivators, and they would not miss the slightest movement, so Cao Pin dared not risk letting the Boundary-Breaking Bee make any rash moves.

Through the divine sense entrusted to the Boundary-Breaking Bee, Cao Pin could now hear the conversation of the approaching figures.

"What are they saying?" Seeing Cao Pin's increasingly ashen face, Zhong Qiyuan became increasingly anxious. From Cao Pin's expression, it was clear that he had heard something terrible.

Cao Pin smiled bitterly. He did not want to get involved in the struggle between the righteous and demonic factions, but given the current situation, he had no choice but to take action!

"These two are spies sent by the demonic path to infiltrate the righteous path, but they've been hiding for a long time and are now elders of their respective factions. They received a message from the demonic path that they will be launching a major attack soon. Their mission is to disrupt the righteous path gathering convened by the Yan family. They've already secretly sent people to surround the Yan family's stronghold, and they'll also try to destroy the Yan family's grand formation, aiming to wipe out all the righteous path members currently gathered at the Yan family."

"What!?" Zhong Qiyuan was shocked. If the demonic path's plan were to proceed smoothly, the righteous path would suffer a heavy blow, with incalculable losses. "We must expose these two spies!"

"Don't be impulsive. Let's discuss this properly," Cao Pin reassured the distraught Zhong Qiyuan.

"Not worried? How can I not be worried? Our Zhong family and the Yan family are interdependent. If the Yan family is destroyed, our Zhong family's good days will be over."

Cao Pin patted his hand to show understanding. "When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact! If the Yan family is really attacked by the demonic path, not only your Zhong family, but even I will not be able to escape unscathed. But we also need to protect ourselves. If we rashly run to accuse two Nascent Soul cultivators of being spies, do you think people will believe us two juniors or those two high-ranking 'elders'? Besides, do you think we can avoid the combined attack of two Nascent Soul cultivators if we just go out like this?"

"Then what should we do?"

"From what they said earlier, they are waiting for someone here. Let's use this time to think of a countermeasure!" The current combat strength comparison of

Dual Cultivation 25 is: the opponent has two Nascent Soul cultivators; our side has one Nascent Soul cultivator and one Core Formation cultivator. Obviously, if a real battle breaks out, our side will undoubtedly lose. To convince the Righteous Alliance that these two Nascent Soul cultivators, elders of their respective sects, were spies, the most effective method would be to capture them alive, thus providing irrefutable evidence. However, tragically, a fight was out of the question. Even with Cao Pin's formidable strength and extraordinary techniques, he couldn't possibly defeat two opponents, let alone capture them alive. Seeking help was also impossible! They were currently hiding underground, too afraid to move, lest they be discovered by the two Nascent Soul cultivators and expose themselves. Troublesome—they couldn't fight back, and they couldn't escape. What to do? They desperately hoped a Nascent Soul cultivator would descend from the heavens to turn their situation around! —Hmm? A thought struck Cao Pin; perhaps this method could be tried! "What method?" Zhong Qiyuan asked. Cao Pin said, "We won't rely on outsiders; we'll take them down ourselves." Zhong Qiyuan looked incredulous, not understanding where Cao Pin's confidence came from. "Are you crazy! You might be able to fight them, but what about me? A Nascent Soul cultivator could crush me with a single finger." The difference between Core Formation and Nascent Soul was like the difference between a river and the ocean. "What if I could help you advance to Nascent Soul in a short time?" "How is that possible!?" Zhong Qiyuan exclaimed. From Core Formation to Nascent Soul, a whole level, countless cultivators were stuck at this point, and Cao Pin actually said he could help him advance in a short time—was that possible? Faced with Zhong Qiyuan's doubts, Cao Pin slowly uttered two words, "Dual cultivation!" Dual cultivation? Now Zhong Qiyuan was truly confused. Dual cultivation could quickly increase cultivation level, but no matter how fast, it couldn't turn a Core Formation cultivator into a Nascent Soul cultivator in one or two hours! Cao Pin shook his head, "It won't take an hour or two, a quarter of an hour will suffice." ...Even more ruthless! "Then how do we do it?" There was no time to guess what Cao Pin was up to; as long as the method was effective, that was enough. What they lacked most was time. They had to finish before the third person arrived, otherwise, once the third person arrived, they would have even less chance of winning. "In a moment, I will directly enter your body. Before that, we cannot have any physical contact, because physical contact will cause the cultivation technique to operate on its own, forming an abnormal flow of vital energy, which will make the other party discover us. So, Yuanyuan, you have to open up your back—" He extended two fingers, making an expansion gesture. Normally, Cao Pin wouldn't let such a good thing pass by, but the situation was special now. He needed to ensure that he could obtain the maximum amount of energy at once, so he couldn't do any foreplay first; he would go straight for the kill. Zhong Qiyuan blushed crimson, but forced to suppress his embarrassment, he continued, "And then?" "Then you frantically absorb the golden elemental energy. Logically, since we've only recently begun dual cultivation, you shouldn't be absorbing large amounts of energy, but this time is different. After you absorb the energy, don't keep any for yourself; transfer it all to me. This way, you won't explode from over-absorption. After I receive the energy you transfer, I'll combine it with the energy I absorbed and use it to launch an energy attack against them." After Cao Pin's explanation, Zhong Qiyuan understood. Cao Pin's plan wasn't to help him advance to the Nascent Soul stage quickly, but rather to give him a large amount of Nascent Soul-level energy in a short time. Because of their dual cultivation technique, once they combined, they became a natural energy aggregator. No matter how strong the opponent was, they were only at the Nascent Soul level, and their spiritual energy would eventually run out. But they were different; as long as they continued dual cultivation and the technique was still running, energy could continuously replenish their spiritual energy. In this way, they were practically invincible. "We're going to do it in front of them—?" The words "dual cultivation" were too hard to utter. "Of course not!" Cao Pin immediately denied it. The alluring charm of Yuan Yuan's dual cultivation was something only he could appreciate; he would never share it with anyone else! Cao Pin pulled out a huge piece of black cloth from his omnipotent magical ring, and then pulled out a very familiar-looking feather.

“I plucked this from the tail of that two-headed eagle. We’ll cover it with this cloth, stick this feather in, and then I’ll cast a spell with a talisman. That way, even if it doesn’t completely cover it, it’ll cover most of it.” The most important parts will definitely be covered.

Zhong Qiyuan finally understood why Cao Pin’s ring was filled with all sorts of random things. This guy was a habitual thief, not even sparing bird feathers…

“Alright, Yuanyuan, hurry up and get ready, we don’t have much time!”

“Get ready for what—” Zhong Qiyuan stopped mid-sentence, remembering what he needed to prepare.

Seeing Zhong Qiyuan blush with embarrassment, Cao Pin wanted nothing more than to pounce on him. “Yuanyuan, I really want to help you myself, I really want to touch that little hole—”

“Get lost—” Zhong Qiyuan was almost mortified by his blatant words. “Turn around, I can’t do it if you’re looking at me like that!”

Why? Cao Pin reluctantly turned around, grumbling. He really wanted to see how Yuan Yuan would rub open the entrance, how she would insert her fingers, how she would use two fingers to spread open the little hole…

Ugh, no, his nose was bleeding…

Covering his nose, Cao Pin stared speechlessly at his already erect treasure!

Yuan Yuan was truly a deadly aphrodisiac; just thinking about it was enough to make him this hard—

“Yuan Yuan, are you ready? I’m ready!” He had originally wanted to trouble his right hand brother, but unexpectedly, Yuan Yuan was even more effective than his right hand.

“Hurry, hurry what? Wait a little longer…” Half-squatting, he laboriously reached for his back with his hand. It really took some courage to insert his fingers into that place himself. As soon as

Cao Pin turned around, he saw such an alluring sight.

Zhong Qiyuan had tucked his robe into his waistband, his underpants slipped to the ground, revealing two smooth, slender white legs. He bent over, showcasing his waistline, and his long fingers explored between his thighs, the tip of his index finger already inserted into the small opening…

“Snap!”

The string of reason snapped!

“Ah—what are you doing—” Zhong Qiyuan’s vision went black; before he could react, a black cloth was draped over him, and two large hands firmly held his waist.

“I can’t wait! It might hurt a little, bear with it,” Cao Pin said hoarsely.

“Ah…it hurts so much…”

That hot thing showed no mercy, ruthlessly thrusting all the way in.

Dual Cultivation 26

Qin Ye opened her eyes, looking at the distance in front of her with a puzzled expression.

“What’s wrong? Is something wrong?” Li Gui asked.

“Something’s strange.” Qin Ye frowned; even though there was nothing there, she felt uneasy.

“Let’s go take a look.” Li Gui didn’t doubt Qin Ye’s feeling; they had been able to infiltrate the righteous path for many years because they were more cautious than others.

Having endured humiliation and hardship for years, the time had finally come to reap the rewards. They were determined not to let their years of effort go to waste, so any extra caution was necessary.

Just as they were about to investigate, something unexpected happened—

ten thousand rays of light pierced through the ground, and the golden elemental energy scattered around the canyon rapidly converged at the center of the light, like a dazzling little sun rising from the earth.

"What is this thing?" Li Gui roared in shock and anger.

Nascent Soul cultivators have excellent eyesight; although the energy mass before them was dazzling, they could still see through it at a glance.

Inside the energy mass was a black object.

At first glance, it looked like a two-headed bird, but upon closer inspection, one could clearly see two human faces at the bird's head. Moreover, the area below the head was a dark mass, completely indistinct, and it was constantly waving at what appeared to be a tail.

With each waving of the bird's tail, the golden elemental energy gathered more and more; it could be seen that with each waving of the bird's tail, the energy mass became denser.

Qin Ye and Li Gui exchanged a glance, nodded slightly, and simultaneously attacked in perfect unison.

Their plan was to finish the fight quickly, no matter what it was.

Qin Ye spat out a fan, which expanded in the wind, instantly becoming a giant fan over three feet long. He gripped the handle and fanned it forcefully, unleashing a roaring fire dragon spewing scorching flames towards the strange bird.

Li Gui's weapon was an iron tower, nine stories high but only a foot tall, spinning rapidly in mid-air, launching a gleaming throwing knife with each rotation, a continuous barrage aimed at the strange bird.

Facing the oncoming fire dragon and the relentless barrage of throwing knives, the strange bird remained calm. It flicked its fingers, "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh," splitting dozens of energy projectiles from its energy core, each aimed at the fire dragon and the throwing knives.

Instantly, countless explosions rang out.

The strange bird had actually fought off two Nascent Soul cultivators without showing any signs of defeat!

Qin Ye and his companion reacted swiftly. Seeing their attack fail, they didn't linger and released their magical artifacts to retreat.

"Haha, want to leave? Ask it if it'll allow it!" The strange bird spoke in human language, and a beam of light shot out from the energy ball, forming a giant golden net in the air.

The net shimmered with golden light, clearly condensed from golden energy.

Qin Ye and his companion's retreat was instantly cut off, forcing them to stop.

"Who are you? I have no past grudges with you, why are you so persistent?" Qin Ye was furious but couldn't vent his anger.

The opponent was only one (or perhaps just one?) unknown monster, while he had two Nascent Soul cultivators. They weren't afraid of losing in a fight, but three Nascent Soul cultivators fighting here would inevitably be noticed by the people in Yan Family Fortress, disrupting their plans.

"If you want me to leave you alone, that's easy. You two just go to the Yan family and repeat what you just said in front of everyone. I'll leave immediately."

Qin Ye and the other man were terrified. This strange bird had overheard their conversation.

"Hmph, since you heard what we just said, then you—"

"Prepare to die!"

The two men no longer held back and attacked with their most ruthless moves. Killing to silence witnesses was their most common method of survival.

The strange bird remained fearless, raising its head to meet the attack.

The battle resumed—

"Ah—" Li Gui screamed, his entire body sent flying four or five meters, landing on the ground with a "thud," raising a cloud of dust.

Not far from him, Qin Ye lay there, his face ashen, clearly suffering from serious internal injuries.

The two men exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with utter despair.

Their opponent was simply too strong; they had tried several different techniques, but none of them could defeat him. In fact, the strange bird hadn't used any special moves. No matter what kind of attack came at it, it only used one move: a metal-attribute elemental energy blast. The terrifying thing was that even as their spiritual energy dwindled, their opponents' energy blasts seemed inexhaustible.

Their own spiritual energy was slowly being depleted, while the enemy's seemed like an invincible abyss—this was a battle they were destined to lose.

"Someone's coming. I'll go deal with them first. Don't move around here," Cao Pin whispered to Zhong Qiyuan.

The strange bird was actually Cao Pin and Zhong Qiyuan themselves. They had covered themselves with black cloth, inserted the feathers of a two-headed eagle into it, and Cao Pin had cast a transformation spell, turning them into the bizarre-looking bird in Qin Ye's eyes.

The battle had just taken a heavy toll on Zhong Qiyuan, leaving him semi-conscious. Cao Pin was extremely worried about leaving his side. However, the commotion from the battle had alerted the people within Yan Family Fortress. Cao Pin's divine sense detected five or six Nascent Soul cultivators entering the canyon to investigate.

Picking up the heavily injured Qin Ye and the other man, Cao Pin flew towards the direction of the approaching figures.

"Who is it?" a voice called out from the white mist ahead.

Cao Pin recognized the voice of the Yan family patriarch. "Senior Yan, it's me, Cao Pin."

"Young friend Cao?"

The Yan family patriarch and several figures flew out of the mist and stopped in front of Cao Pin. "Young friend Cao, what brings you here? Were you fighting with someone just now?"

"Yes, it was me." Cao Pin nodded in acknowledgment. "Yuan Yuan and I were strolling around outside today when we accidentally saw two people acting suspiciously. We followed them here, only to find out that they were spies from the demonic path, plotting to attack the righteous path. Yuan Yuan and I wanted to inform you, but they discovered us, and a fight broke out." "

What? Demonic path spies?" Everyone was shocked.

"Luckily, I had some treasures bestowed upon me by my master, and I managed to capture those two spies alive. I was just about to hand them over to you." Cao Pin handed the two men to the Yan family patriarch.

"Eh? Aren't these Elder Qin from Red Maple Valley and Elder Li from the Taiyi Sect?" The Yan family patriarch hadn't expected the spies Cao Pin spoke of to be two elders from a major sect.

"Ancestor, you can search their belongings; you're sure to find something related to the demonic path. They must have been lying low for many years."

The Yan family patriarch solemnly examined the two men's storage bags and indeed found many demonic artifacts.

"I never expected—" Elders from several other sects had entered the canyon with the Yan family patriarch, and they couldn't help but sigh. These two fellow Daoists who had worked with them for many years were actually spies.

"According to what we overheard of their conversation, besides them, they have another accomplice who is also a Nascent Soul cultivator. Ancestor, you must interrogate him thoroughly when you get back."

Another one? The Yan family patriarch and the others were even more shocked. The righteous alliance had been secretly planted with three Nascent Soul level spies by the demonic path. "We are truly grateful to young friend Cao this time. If it weren't for your help, we wouldn't have been able to catch these two spies."

Several

Nascent Soul elders praised him, especially the Yan family patriarch. Now that the righteous path was gathered at the Yan family, if the demonic path launched an attack, the Yan family would be the first to bear the brunt.

"You flatter me, seniors! My partner is slightly injured, and I need to go back to take care of him, so I won't be going back with you. I hope that by the time I return to Yan Family Fortress, you will have successfully uncovered the third spy." Cao Pin didn't have time to waste words with these old men; he wanted to get back quickly to check on Zhong Qiyuan's condition.

"Yuan'er is injured?" someone asked in surprise

. Only then did Cao Pin realize that the Zhong family patriarch was also among the group.

"Patriarch, don't worry, it's just a minor injury. However, it's not advisable to move around for the time being, so we need to borrow this precious place from the Yan family to recuperate temporarily."

"Hehe, it's alright, it's alright. No one will disturb us here; it's quite suitable for recuperation. If you need any medicine

, just let us know." The Yan family patriarch was very generous. "Cao Pin thanks the patriarch on behalf of Yuanyuan. If I need anything, I certainly won't be polite."

Cao Pin repeatedly assured the patriarchs of the Zhong and Yan families that Zhong Qiyuan's injury was just a minor one, and he would take good care of him, before finally seeing the two elders off.

After sending the Nascent Soul stage monsters away, Cao Pin rushed back.

He and Yuan Yuan had been in a state of union during the battle, their dual cultivation technique continuously running, which shouldn't be interrupted. But even with his thick skin, he couldn't continue dual cultivation with Yuan Yuan while two old monsters lay beside him and several more appeared outside. So he could only leave a little true essence in Yuan Yuan's body, go take care of his business first, and then return to continue.

Zhong Qiyuan, wrapped in a large black cloth, was still lying in the same spot. Lacking Cao Pin's replenishment of true essence, he had already fainted.

In the past, during dual cultivation, he could absorb a lot of vital energy from heaven and earth. This time, he could still absorb vital energy from heaven and earth, and even more than before. But tragically, this time, his body couldn't use any of the vital energy he absorbed; it was all plundered by his partner and turned into vital energy projectiles to attack the enemy. His body was like a water tank, repeatedly filled and emptied, a constant cycle of filling and emptying… When filled, his meridians were stretched to their limit; when emptied, they contracted to their limit. This process greatly damaged his meridians.

Cao Pin knew this, which was why he rushed back.

He carried Zhong Qiyuan and sank back into the ground, entering the bubble created by the Earth Concealment Talisman. The Earth Concealment Talisman, reinforced by his essence and blood, would remain undisturbed.

Normally, the intervals between cultivation sessions were too short for Zhong Qiyuan, but now his true essence was severely depleted, and his meridians were damaged. He needed cultivation to repair his true essence and meridians. Moreover, the originally abundant golden energy in the canyon had been depleted by seventy or eighty percent after the fierce battle. Even if Zhong Qiyuan absorbed all of the remaining two or three tenths, he wouldn't explode from overdose.

“Yuanyuan, wake up!” Cao Pin gently patted Zhong Qiyuan's cheek. Zhong

Qiyuan slowly woke up, grabbing Cao Pin's hand before even opening his eyes. He put Cao Pin's fingers in his mouth, muttering, "Hungry..."

Despite years of fasting, he wasn't truly hungry; his body was simply exhausted, creating a feeling similar to hunger. What he truly needed was energy, and the man before him was a living energy source.

His wife, with her fingers in her mouth and glazed eyes, cried out for food. As a good husband, he should immediately respond. Cao Pin considered himself an excellent husband, so he didn't hesitate—

"Good boy, Yuanyuan, brother will give you..." His previously sluggish penis had already regained its vigor when Yuanyuan cried out for food.

"Perfect!"

Cao Pin let out a comfortable groan!

Yuanyuan's vagina was already tight, warm, and comfortable, but now, due to the depletion of her true energy, her body desperately needed replenishment. So, the moment his penis entered, it was greedily gripped tightly by her vagina, the tightness sending shivers down Cao Pin's spine!

"Ah...so good...more..."

The scorching hot flesh blade, mixed with a large amount of vital energy, surged into his body. His parched dantian was nourished by the trickling stream, and his anus tightened as if it had a mind of its own, trying to keep the massive object that provided vital energy inside him.

This is really killing me! Cao Pin clicked his tongue.

"Yuan Yuan, relax a little," because Zhong Qi Yuan was gripping too tightly, he could only make shallow, small thrusts, but clearly neither of them was satisfied with this.

"Give it to me..." Zhong Qi Yuan pouted, dissatisfied with Cao Pin's lukewarm response, and reached out to grope their groin.

"No...Yuan Yuan, don't touch me like that..." Whether intentionally or by chance, Zhong Qi Yuan's cool hand touched Cao Pin's heavy scrotum and even squeezed it curiously a couple of times, making Cao Pin's lower back go numb, almost causing him to lose control.

Cao Pin was so angry that he gritted his teeth, and disregarded any gentleness, forcefully pulling out and then thrusting in hard again.

"Ah..." Zhong Qiyuan screamed as the penetration surged through him, waves of pleasure washing over him. "So deep...so...so good..."

"Why are you crying like this again?" Cao Pin asked, puzzled. Yuan Yuan seemed to be enjoying it, yet tears streamed down his face, as if he were forcing himself. He had cried so pitifully at the pool last time too.

Zhong Qiyuan shook his head weakly. "I...I don't know...don't ask..." He knew why, but the tears just kept flowing uncontrollably.

"Hmm, maybe it's because you have a water elemental root, Yuanyuan!" Cao Pin reached out and touched his back, finding it indeed damp with sweat, as if he'd just been pulled from the water. "Hehe, everyone says women are made of water, but actually, our Yuanyuan is truly made of water."

"Ah...don't touch there..."

"So much water!" Cao Pin exclaimed, holding up his hand that had touched their genitals, a clear, slightly viscous liquid dripping from his fingers.

Zhong Qiyuan was so ashamed he wanted to disappear, turning his head away and covering his face with his arms, sobbing.

"Silly boy, what's there to cry about?" Cao Pin helplessly cupped Zhong Qiyuan's face, planting light kisses on it.

"So...so embarrassing!" Zhong Qiyuan sobbed uncontrollably, how annoying, it wasn't what he wanted, his body felt like a soaked cloth, dripping wet at the slightest touch.

"It's not shameful, not at all, I love it!"

"Liar—"

"I'm not lying, look, it's gurgling with pleasure!" His waist suddenly swayed faster, the fleshy blade thrusting in and out of the narrow inner wall, making a "splashing" sound.

H is so hard to write, I'm rolling around begging for comfort!!!

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"Ah...no...it's so shameful..." Although the obscene sounds embarrassed him, the ultimate pleasure made his body involuntarily pursue it.

"Good boy, you can't lie, your waist is twisted like this, and you still say no?" He said while thrusting fiercely, and pulled Zhong Qiyuan's hand, "Keep touching here."

Zhong Qiyuan was already incoherent from being thrust into, and could only make "uh uh" sounds. His hand was pulled to Cao Pin's crotch, his five fingers closed, subconsciously kneading the constantly swinging fleshy scrotum.

"Is it good? Do you want to eat something even better?" Cao Pin asked breathlessly. He was also close to his limit. Today, Yuanyuan was simply a monster.

His body had absorbed all the vital energy from the fleshly blade, and his hunger had lessened somewhat. However, the feeling of being half-full seemed even more unpleasant, neither satisfying nor satiated. Moreover, deep within his body's memory, he clearly remembered that this man could provide him with even more delicious and nourishing things.

"Give it to me..."

"Kiss me, and brother will give you something delicious."

Giving this wicked man a sidelong glance, Zhong Qiyuan still offered his lips as he wished.

Satisfied, Cao Pin held the soft little tongue in his mouth and sucked on it to his heart's content. He also kept his promise, and after dozens of thrusts, he sprayed all his hot semen into Zhong Qiyuan's body.

"Mmm...hot..." Zhong Qiyuan murmured with a frown, his body twitching twice as he also reached his peak.

But the poor jade stem only trembled a few times, shaking off a few drops of milky white fluid.

Weighing the weak little guy in his hand, Cao Pin sighed, "Asking a Core Formation cultivator like you to fight a Nascent Soul cultivator is really tough on you. Your body is completely exhausted!"

Zhong Qiyuan's face flushed red as he struggled, "Let go!"

The shameless Cao Pin not only didn't let go but also gave it a squeeze. Hmm, it felt so good, so smooth!

"Yuanyuan, don't be stingy. You're holding my balls right now too. You've touched mine, so what's wrong with letting me touch yours?"

Only then did Zhong Qiyuan realize that his hand was still on Cao Pin's crotch, and it was quite heavy in his palm—

he quickly withdrew his hand, speechless.

Cao Pin chuckled. His Yuanyuan was truly a treasure; even after doing it so many times, he was still so shy.

"Yuanyuan, can you kiss it? It's so pitiful, all alone outside, it—" Today, his scrotum was favored by Yuanyuan, held and kneaded in his hands, and he couldn't help but want more.

"Shut up..."

"Please, please, for all the hard work I've done!" The tall man pleaded like a little girl.

Zhong Qiyuan pondered. The man had already done enough for him, couldn't he satisfy his small request? Although it was a little embarrassing, it wasn't really impossible.

Seeing Zhong Qiyuan soften, Cao Pin was overjoyed and quickly lifted his little brother, revealing two round, fleshy balls on the ground.

The two had cultivated together several times, but this was the first time Zhong Qiyuan had observed Cao Pin's member up close.

Compared to his own, the size was indeed astonishing; no wonder it could make him die and come back to life every time.

"Yuanyuan—"

While Zhong Qiyuan was still lost in thought, Cao Pin straightened his back, silently urging him.

Taking a deep breath, Zhong Qiyuan picked up one of the fleshy orbs and cautiously licked it with his tongue.

Just as he expected, it had no strange smell; instead, because it contained a lot of vital energy, it emitted a unique aroma characteristic of vital energy. For Zhong Qiyuan, whose true energy was depleted, this was undoubtedly a delicacy.

After tentatively licking it a few times, Zhong Qiyuan simply put the entire orb into his mouth.

"Mmm..." Cao Pin was stunned by Zhong Qiyuan's boldness. He had only intended for Yuan Yuan to kiss him casually a few times to satisfy his craving, but unexpectedly—it felt amazing!

The warm mouth was simply heavenly!

Even more unexpectedly, after licking and sucking both orbs, Zhong Qiyuan didn't forget to take care of his manhood as well.

As usual, he licked it a few times first, then slowly took the thick shaft into his mouth, even though he was choking and his eyes were filled with tears, he still tried his best to swallow.

A chord deep within Cao Pin was struck, and tears suddenly welled up uncontrollably.

Enough! Continuing would be a desecration of this kind and wonderful person!

He reached out and pulled Zhong Qiyuan up, holding him tightly in his arms.

Zhong Qiyuan was startled by Cao Pin's tears and hurriedly wiped them away. "What's wrong? Did I hurt you?"

Cao Pin shook his head, laughing and crying at the same time. "No, you didn't hurt me. I just suddenly feel so happy!"

He rested his forehead on Zhong Qiyuan's shoulder and murmured, "What should I do? I like you so much, I don't even know what to do. I'm so grateful to God for sending you to my side!"

Seeing Cao Pin crying as he said "I like you," Zhong Qiyuan's own tears streamed down his face.

For the first time, someone had truly and unconditionally placed himself in his heart, not because he possessed a Heavenly Spiritual Root, not because he belonged to a large Zhong family, but simply because of Zhong Qiyuan himself.

Two blissful fools embraced and wept bitterly, completely unaware that the surrounding spiritual energy was rapidly seeping into their bodies, their cultivation subtly increasing.

Time seemed to stand still in the mountains.

Whether it was a day, five days, or ten days, the golden spiritual energy within the canyon grew thinner day by day, until one day, when the golden spiritual energy in the canyon was almost nonexistent, two people emerged from the ground.

"Yuanyuan, this time you truly turned misfortune into blessing. Not only did you break through to the mid-stage of Core Formation, but you also successfully fused with the metal attribute of your golden spiritual root."

These two were none other than Zhong Qiyuan and Cao Pin, who were recuperating here.

Zhong Qiyuan smiled brightly, "It's all thanks to your Five Elements Technique; otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to fuse with the metal attribute."

After experiencing a series of events in the canyon, their relationship deepened once again, and the effects of their dual cultivation were greatly enhanced. It only took two days to repair Zhong Qiyuan's true essence and meridians. Then, Cao Pin used the Five Elements Technique to modify Zhong Qiyuan's spiritual root, allowing him to absorb the golden spiritual energy within the canyon.

Zhong Qiyuan's spiritual root was still water, but his spiritual energy now contained wood and metal attributes, allowing him to absorb spiritual energy much faster than before. After absorbing all the metal spiritual energy in the valley, he successfully advanced from the early to the middle stage of Core Formation.

His advancement delighted Cao Pin the most. Zhong Qiyuan's cultivation was far inferior to his, a constant source of worry for him. The lifespan of a Core Formation cultivator differed from that of a Nascent Soul cultivator by several hundred years. Since he had already decided that Yuanyuan was his lifelong partner, he wanted to share life and death with him.

He had already planned to ask his second master for some cultivation-enhancing pills for Yuanyuan after returning to Ruyi Valley, so that he could advance faster.

Zhong Qiyuan felt a warm glow in his heart. This person was even happier to see him break through than he was to advance himself.

Having someone value you more than yourself—that feeling, hehe, it's really not bad.

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"After we return to Ruyi Valley and see Master, we'll find a place with abundant earth and fire elemental energy to replenish the five elements missing from your spiritual root. This will speed up your cultivation even more!"

"Great! We'll go as soon as things are settled."

Traveling hand-in-hand with the one I love sounds incredibly pleasant!

"But before that, let's deal with the demonic path. I don't want to be chased by demonic cultivators every day." Demonic cultivators are notoriously vengeful, and Cao Pin doesn't believe they can remain indifferent after suffering such a great loss.

"Ah, I almost forgot! Let's go back to the Yan family to find out what's going on with my father and the others!" He's been in seclusion these past few days, putting all the outside affairs behind him, and only now, after Cao Pin mentioned it, has he remembered.

"Yes, let's go! Your ancestors were extremely worried when they heard you were injured; we should go back and inform them." Cao Pin released his magic weapon, and he and Zhong Qiyuan jumped onto it, flying towards Yan Family Fortress.

As they expected, the Yan family's guards were much tighter along the way, and they were stopped and questioned by three groups of people.

"The situation doesn't seem good!" Zhong Qiyuan murmured.

Cao Pin nodded in agreement, and the air was thick with the tension of an imminent battle.

The two first went to see the Yan family patriarch, since they were using their place to recuperate. After exchanging pleasantries with the patriarch, they took their leave and headed to the pavilion where the Zhong family was staying.

"Yuan'er, we've finally waited for you to return."

Seeing that Zhong Qiyuan was safe and sound, the two elders of the Zhong family breathed a sigh of relief.

"We've made the patriarch and father worry about Yuan'er!" The patriarch and father's overflowing concern surprised Zhong Qiyuan a little. With Cao Pin by his side, there was no need to be so nervous!

"Yuan'er, pack your things, and leave Yan Family Fortress with young friend Cao tomorrow," the patriarch said in a deep voice.

"What?!"

Zhong Qiyuan and Cao Pin were both taken aback. This was too sudden! Leaving Yan Family Fortress? Where were they going?

The Zhong family patriarch sighed, "This is a long story. Sit down and listen to me slowly!"

The path of cultivation, from its inception, has been divided into two types: Immortal Cultivation and Demonic Cultivation.

Immortal Cultivation aims to ascend to the Immortal Realm, while Demonic Cultivation also allows ascension, but to the Demon Realm.

The biggest difference between Immortal and Demonic Cultivation lies in the speed of cultivation. Demonic Cultivation relies on unorthodox methods in the early stages, achieving incredibly fast cultivation speed, but the chance of going astray is also very high. Immortal Cultivation is different; it emphasizes following the rules. Early cultivation is slower, but the foundation is solid, making it less prone to demonic possession.

However, all paths of cultivation lead to the same goal. Whether it's the righteous path of Immortal Cultivation or the demonic path of Demonic Cultivation, regardless of the speed of cultivation, one thing remains constant: a large amount of resources are needed to sustain cultivation.

There are only a handful of sacred mountains and treasure lands in the world; how could they possibly satisfy the needs of so many cultivators?

Both the righteous and demonic paths wanted to obtain as many cultivation resources as possible, so a battle for resources inevitably ensued!

The battle lasted for years, with countless casualties on both sides, but neither side yielded an inch, displaying a determination to die rather than surrender.

Finally, due to the years of war, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was severely damaged, alarming even the ruler of a realm.

The ruler of a realm was furious, severely reprimanding the leaders of both the righteous and demonic paths, ordering an immediate ceasefire, and sending envoys to redistribute resources.

From then on, the righteous and demonic paths used the Huai River as a boundary, with the righteous path south of the Huai River and the demonic path north of it, each maintaining its own territory and not interfering with the other.

"The ruler of a realm?" Zhong Qiyuan's eyes widened; it was the first time he had ever heard of this title.

"You're young, so it's not surprising you don't know," the Zhong family patriarch explained. "Our human realm is just one of many realms. As far as I know, there are also realms parallel to our human realm, such as the spirit realm, the demon realm, the beast realm, and the asura realm. The immortal realm we often talk about is our upper realm, a realm higher than ours. Each realm has a realm lord, who is the master of that realm, and everything within that realm must follow his rules. The realm lord generally doesn't interfere in matters within the realm, except for one thing that the realm lord requires everyone within the realm to strictly abide by: not to disrupt the balance of primordial energy."

The war between the righteous and demonic factions would incur the wrath of a realm lord because the battle was too intense, causing an imbalance of the primordial energy of heaven and earth.

When a realm lord intervened to mediate, the battle between the righteous and demonic factions was temporarily ended.

But as time passed, more than a decade went by, and the primordial energy damaged in the battle gradually recovered. Some ambitious people, unwilling to remain idle, began to set their sights on the other side of the river.

The other side was certainly no pushover either, and a fierce counterattack ensued, igniting another battle—

however, learning from the previous experience, both sides tacitly kept the fighting within a certain range.

Thus, the two arch-enemies, the righteous path and the demonic path, would engage in minor skirmishes every ten or eight years, and a major conflict every hundred years or so.

Counting the time, it had been over 120 years since the last war with the demonic path. In recent years, the demonic path had developed rapidly, and its demand for resources had increased daily. Struggles between sects for cultivation resources were rampant, and the scarcity of these resources forced them to turn their attention to the righteous path.

Some Nascent Soul cultivators had already sensed the demonic path's intentions, but what they hadn't anticipated was how deep the demonic path's influence had extended, even reaching Nascent Soul cultivators within the righteous path.

Those with a keen sense of smell detected something unusual; this attack from the demonic path might be quite large-scale.

"Battle is brutal. On the battlefield, no one cares if you have a Heavenly Spiritual Root or anything like that; survival is the most important thing. So, your father and I have discussed it. You are the hope of our Zhong family, and we cannot take this risk. We have decided to send you away, far away from this war."

"Moreover—" the Zhong family patriarch changed the subject, saying to Cao Pin, "Young friend Cao, your sect should have a rule against participating in inter-sect conflicts, right?"

The Zhong family patriarch seemed to have some understanding of Cao Pin's sect.

After receiving Cao Pin's affirmative answer, he continued, "Yuan'er, you are young friend Cao's partner, and also considered half a disciple of his sect. You should especially not get involved in this mess."

"But—"

The Zhong family patriarch waved his hand, “No buts. Do you think only our Zhong family does this? You’re wrong. All sects do this, sending away their most talented young disciples to ensure the continuation of their lineage after the great war. It’s not just you in our Zhong family; I’ve also sent messages back to your clansmen to have them sent to safety. Now the demonic forces are pressing in, so don’t have too many thoughts. Leave immediately tomorrow. I’ve already spoken with Elder Yan; we’ll use their secret teleportation array to send you and Cao Xiaoyou out of the Yan family.” Zhong Qiyuan, who had been cultivating

for 30

years, lowered his head and remained silent. He understood the patriarch’s reasoning, but he had grown up under the Zhong family’s tutelage, and the Zhong family was a member of the Righteous Path Alliance. Now, he was being asked to leave at the very moment when the Righteous Path needed him most—

“You don’t need to feel guilty or sorry for the Righteous Path. Actually, the elders of our Righteous Path Alliance have assigned you a mission. As long as you complete the mission well, that will be the greatest contribution to the Righteous Path.”

“A mission?”

What mission is so important? Zhong Qiyuan was extremely curious.

He knew that there was an unwritten rule in the Righteous Path Alliance: anyone who made a special contribution could obtain a certain degree of exemption. In his current situation, if he could complete the task assigned by the Elders' Council, he could be exempted from going to the battlefield.

It seemed that the Ancestor had come up with a win-win solution for him, arranging a relatively safe task for him, allowing him to contribute to the Righteous Path to some extent, so as not to betray the righteous path's years of cultivation.

"What kind of task is it?" Zhong Qiyuan asked.

"An escort mission. Didn't I just mention that many sects send away their outstanding disciples? Your job is to safely escort these people to the designated location."

Because although these disciples were excellent, most were very young and their cultivation was relatively shallow, so elders with high cultivation were needed to escort these promising talents to a safe place. Those assigned to Zhong Qiyuan for escort were all children from the four major families, and these children were all planned to be sent to Jiangnan. "The truly wise live in seclusion amidst the bustling city." Before the war against the demonic path ends, these children will live in the secular world of Jiangnan, like ordinary mortals.

"You will take them to a post station thirty miles from Hangzhou. Representatives from the four great families will be waiting there. Once you deliver them to them, your mission will be complete!"

The Zhong family patriarch said to Cao Pin, "Young friend Cao, you once said that you wouldn't stand idly by if the Zhong family were in trouble. Now, I'm asking you to help Yuan'er complete this mission; that would be the greatest help you can give the Zhong family."

Cao Pin chuckled and touched his nose, realizing that the old man had his eye on him all along, which was why he accepted this task. At first glance, this mission seemed harmless, but in reality, it carried a heavy responsibility. It was as if the future of the four great families was entrusted to Yuan Yuan. If he did well, it would be a cause for celebration; if he failed, Yuan Yuan would be condemned for all time. Therefore, this seemingly harmless mission offered such a generous reward.

While the Zhong family patriarch ostensibly intended for Zhong Qiyuan to be the escort, the one truly capable of ensuring the mission's success was Cao Pin, a Nascent Soul cultivator.

"I will definitely keep my promise. Since the patriarch has arranged for Yuanyuan to travel to Jiangnan, why not go along too!"

With Cao Pin's words, the Zhong family patriarch and Zhong's father finally felt relieved.

Whether Zhong Qiyuan could successfully complete the mission depended entirely on Cao Pin. Now that he had agreed, there was no problem in delivering the person safely!

A blinding white light flashed, and a dozen figures appeared on the previously deserted cliff edge.

"Cousin Qiyuan, where are we going?"

Cao Pin was incredibly frustrated. He hadn't expected Yan Xiao, that little tagalong, to be among the people the Yan family was sending away. She had been pestering Yuanyuan the whole way, leaving him no time alone with him.

Zhong Qiyuan shook his head. "You'll know when we get there."

To avoid unnecessary panic, the children didn't know where they were going until they reached their destination. Their families only told them they were going for a trial, but they weren't told where or what the trial would be like.

"How much longer?" asked a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl from another family.

They had been traveling for five days straight. These children from prominent families had been cultivating within their families since childhood after being diagnosed with spiritual roots. Although they weren't pampered, they were well-fed and clothed. They had never experienced such hardship and were all complaining bitterly.

After calculating with his fingers, Zhong Qiyuan said, "If all goes well, we should arrive in about three or four days. Hang in there, everyone."

According to the map provided by their ancestor, they had entered the Jiangnan region and were not far from their destination. But the bad news was that the teleportation array they had just used was the closest one to their destination, and to conceal their identities as cultivators, they couldn't fly with magical artifacts for the remaining journey and had to rely on their own two feet.

Zhong Qiyuan felt a chill run down his spine; the journey had been far too smooth. With the Demonic Path's intelligence network, there was no reason they hadn't discovered such a large group. Yet, they hadn't seen a single small fry. Had something major happened on the front lines?

The calm was unsettling, like the calm before a storm.

"Don't overthink it. Get them to the designated location quickly. Once there, dump them in the mortal world. No matter how powerful the Demonic Path is, they won't be able to find them in the vast sea of people." Cao Pin understood Zhong Qiyuan's concerns. Instead of letting his mind wander, it was better to get them safely away, contributing to the righteous path.

"Yes, that's right!" Nodding vigorously, Zhong Qiyuan ordered himself to stop thinking nonsense. "Who cares? It's best if the demonic cultivators don't chase after us. If they dare to come, I'll kill one if they come, and two if they come!"

More than a dozen half-grown children were also infected by Zhong Qiyuan's heroic spirit, shouting that they would kill the demonic cultivators until they were utterly defeated.

"You? You haven't even reached the Foundation Establishment stage yet, and you want to fight with demonic cultivators? Who knows who will get the better of whom in the end!"

"Hmph, you talk like you've already reached the Foundation Establishment stage. You and I are about the same."

"You—"

...

"Alright, alright, stop arguing. Let's hurry on our way. If we can't get out of this mountain before sunset, we'll have to camp out again tonight."

Zhong Qiyuan was dizzy from the children's bickering. These children were all about the same age and had similar aptitudes, and they always wanted to compare themselves. It was a pity for Zhong Qiyuan; he always had to mediate quickly, otherwise these children would never stop making a fuss.

Cao Pin watched with great interest, remaining silent, which earned him a fierce glare from Zhong Qiyuan.

This man was utterly wicked! He usually acted like a thug in front of him, but now he wore an air of profound mystery, watching him get a headache from the children's antics without offering any help.

"Let's go!" Having watched the show enough, Cao Pin tossed out two words and led the way.

The children were afraid of him, not daring to breathe loudly in his presence. When he said let's go, no one dared to object, and they all obediently followed behind.

Zhong Qiyuan pinched him where the children couldn't see, muttering, "Why did

n't you do this earlier?" Along the way, he had to answer the children's strange questions, mediate their arguments and fights, plan the route, and worry about whether the demonic cultivators would follow. He was almost exhausted, while this man remained leisurely and carefree.

"I didn't want to interrupt you because you were unusually virtuous—ouch!" Another pinch to the waist made him gasp in pain.

Hehe, it's okay. Hitting and scolding are expressions of affection. The harder your wife pinches you, the more she loves you! 03-06
Dual Cultivation 31

Another three days have passed in peace.

Two spacious carriages moved slowly along the official road, their carriages quiet and still, without a single sound of conversation.

It was early morning, the dew still clinging to the ground, the first rays of dawn just beginning to pierce the earth—a time when the vital energy of heaven and earth was at its peak. How could cultivators miss this opportunity?

Everyone in the carriages sat cross-legged, eyes closed, meditating to absorb as much vital energy as possible.

Suddenly—

Cao Pin's ears twitched, and he abruptly opened his eyes.

"Since you've come, why not come out and greet me openly? Why resort to such cowardly tactics?"

"Haha, the sect leader was right after all; this kid is indeed troublesome." A sinister laugh echoed from the dense forest ahead.

"Sect leader? Is the sect leader you're referring to the old codger I've been playing around with?" Cao Pin raised an eyebrow, asking casually.

"Boy, don't be so arrogant. Today, I, on behalf of the sect leader, will teach you a lesson. All of you, attack!" At the man's command, more than a dozen men in black rushed out of the forest and headed straight for the carriage.

The men in black were still dozens of feet away from them, but the fierce killing intent had already frightened the horses, causing them to neigh and kick wildly. The children, who had never experienced such a scene before, were terrified.

"Hmph, if you want to teach us a lesson, you'll have to see if you have the ability." With a cold snort, a sky full of ice shards attacked the men in black.

The ice shards were formed from rudimentary ice talismans, and their attack power was not strong, but their sheer number made up for it, forming an ice wall that blocked the men in black.

"Not bad, not bad. Such an effect on your first attempt at making talismans, truly impressive." Cao Pin praised.

Zhong Qiyuan proudly raised his chin, "Of course, look who I am!"

He had been learning talisman making from Cao Pin all the way, and after countless failures, he had finally managed to successfully make rudimentary talismans. Just as he was thinking of finding someone to test the effect, the man in black, oblivious to the danger, delivered himself right to his doorstep. Zhong Qiyuan, of course, wouldn't let such a natural test subject slip by.

Ice talismans are of the water attribute, and he himself possesses a water spiritual root, which enhances the effects of talismans. Therefore

, the low-level talismans he used actually had the subtle effects of mid-level talismans, how could he not be delighted! "Damn it, you can't even handle a small low-level talisman!" The people in the forest, seeing the man in black blocked by the ice wall, immediately cursed angrily.

However, despite his anger, this fellow still made his move.

A dazzling large firework exploded in mid-air, and after it exploded, countless sparks fell from the sky and landed on the ice wall, which quickly melted under the consumption of the sparks.

"Yan Xiao, take care of your younger siblings, quickly retreat behind me." Zhong Qiyuan instructed Yan Xiao while waving more ice talismans to resist the consumption of sparks.

Fortunately, Cao Pin had already leaped into the forest and engaged in combat with the powerful enemy within. Without the continued support of the forest dwellers, Spark's momentum was quickly suppressed, and the men in black were once again kept out by the reformed ice wall.

The sounds of clanging and banging echoed from the woods, indicating the intensity of the battle within.

Zhong Qiyuan listened intently to the sounds from the woods with deep concern. He wasn't worried about Cao Pin; he had complete confidence in Cao Pin's abilities. His concern was when this battle would end. His side consisted of inexperienced children, while the enemy were professional assassins. If Cao Pin's battle didn't end quickly so he could come to his aid, he alone couldn't hold off these dozen or so assassins for long.

These young masters and ladies had never seen real combat; not only were they useless, but they were also so timid they cried out in fear.

Zhong Qiyuan sighed inwardly. When he left the Zhong family a few months ago, he was no better than these children; he was equally incompetent, always standing like human wooden stakes when encountering enemies, leaving Cao Pin to handle the fighting and the cleanup.

After numerous battles, while he couldn't claim to offer Cao Pin much help now, he was at least able to take care of himself compared to before, no longer needing Cao Pin to look after him.

No wonder the ancients said, "Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles"—it seems they were right. He felt that the gains he had made in the few months away from the Zhong family were greater than the gains from twenty years of arduous cultivation.

"Bang!"

A loud crash came from the woods, and everyone involuntarily stopped fighting, looking in the direction of the sound.

"Damn it—" A hoarse voice was filled with resentment; it seemed the outcome was decided.

"You think you can teach me a lesson with your skills?" Cao Pin was still so arrogant that one wanted to punch him.

"Kid, you think defeating me is a great victory? Heh heh, you're too naive. If I hadn't been fully prepared, would I be here?" The gaunt middle-aged man looked confident.

Cao Pin frowned, his unease growing stronger; an extreme sense of danger made his back break out in a cold sweat.

However, he couldn't show weakness now. He sneered, "Use whatever tricks you have left. If you wait any longer, your extraordinary abilities will only be useful underground."

"Haha, kid, look around you. Maybe you're going to the underworld!"

Cao Pin was startled. He realized that the black-clad men who had been attacking Zhong Qiyuan and his group had surrounded him. Each of them held a small black banner about a foot long, and their positions were carefully chosen. Clearly, this was a magic formation composed of eighteen people. The gaunt

man also spat out a small banner, bit his tongue, and sprayed a mouthful of blood onto it. The banner immediately shone brightly and also grew to about a foot long.

"A soul-summoning banner?"

Cao Pin's pupils contracted, and he muttered to himself.

"Young man, you have some insight. That's right, I am the core of the Soul-Summoning Rakshasa Formation. To escape our Xuan Yin Sect's Soul-Summoning Rakshasa Formation, you must destroy the core. Come on, let this old man witness your supernatural powers again!"

Without another word, Cao Pin struck out with a palm.

The gaunt man flashed and appeared three zhang away.

Teleportation? Impossible! Cao Pin was greatly shocked; that was a spell only usable by those in the late Nascent Soul stage.

"Isn't it amazing? Since you don't have much time left, I'll tell you a secret. The most powerful thing about the Soul-Summoning Rakshasa Formation is that it can combine the cultivation levels of everyone else in the formation with the person at the formation's core. These eighteen people are all at the late Foundation Establishment stage, and with the black banners they hold, each one is equivalent to the early Core Formation stage. All this cultivation has been gathered into me by the formation, so now I'm equivalent to the late Nascent Soul stage. Haha, do you think you, an early Nascent Soul stage cultivator, can defeat a late Nascent Soul stage cultivator?" The gaunt man laughed smugly.

Cao Pin sneered, "Whether I can win or not, we'll only know after we fight. Don't brag so much."

His fingernails suddenly grew longer, like five sharp daggers, the tips gleaming, clearly indicating he was using some kind of secret technique. He pushed off with his foot, and his whole body rushed towards the gaunt man like an arrow, his speed incredibly fast.

"You're courting death." The gaunt man cursed under his breath, brandishing his black banner, and engaged Cao Pin in a fierce battle.

In an instant, white light and black shadows clashed, creating a chaotic and terrifying scene—

Zhong

Qiyuan, seeing the black-clad men suddenly retreat, sensed something was wrong. The ice wall that had just prevented the black-clad men from advancing now became an obstacle to him. When he finally cleared the ice wall and chased them into the woods, this was the scene before him—

eighteen black-clad men stood with their heads bowed, each holding a black banner. These eighteen men stood stiffly, like standing corpses.

Zhong Qiyuan tried to attack them, but the icicles fell to the ground half a meter away, indicating that a protective layer was in place.

In the center of the circle of men in black, the battle between Cao Pin and the gaunt man was still undecided.

Zhong Qiyuan bit his lower lip, his brows furrowed. Because of their dual cultivation, he and Cao Pin had a certain magical connection, and he could sense that something was wrong with Cao Pin.

He had watched Cao Pin fight so many battles, but this was the first time he had seen him use a secret technique. Cultivators knew that while secret techniques could temporarily boost combat power, they placed a heavy burden on the body, could not be used for extended periods, and required proper recuperation afterward to avoid backlash.

After considering this, Zhong Qiyuan turned and ran out of the woods.

The frightened horses had calmed down, and Yan Xiao stood nervously beside the carriage, while the children surrounded him.

Zhong Qiyuan walked over, took all the talismans out of his storage bag, and stuffed them into Yan Xiao's hands. "Yan Xiao, your cousin can't stay with you for the rest of the journey. Do your cousin a favor and take these younger siblings to the post station thirty miles outside Hangzhou. Someone will meet you there."

"Cousin, you—"

"Don't say so much. You hurry up and go. Cao Pin and I will hold them off. Take these talismans, just in case. If you travel at full speed, you can reach the post station before sunset. You'll be safe there."

Knowing that he couldn't help much if he stayed, Yan Xiao, though unwilling, obeyed Zhong Qiyuan's arrangement, drove the carriage, and left with a group of teenagers.

After seeing Yan Xiao and the others off, Zhong Qiyuan returned to the woods.

At this time, the situation in the battle had changed drastically. The gaunt man waved a black banner, summoning a dark cloud that enveloped Cao Pin.

The dark clouds seemed to have a suction effect, causing Cao Pin's spiritual energy to continuously drain away, making his aura much weaker than before.

Zhong Qiyuan was extremely anxious; Cao Pin's aura was growing weaker and weaker, yet he was helpless—he couldn't enter the formation!

"Yuanyuan, run—" Finding Zhong Qiyuan outside the formation, Cao Pin also panicked. Damn it, why was he still here? This time, even he couldn't handle the opponent; was Yuanyuan going to stay here to die?

"Haha, no need to rush. After we've dealt with you, it'll be his turn. Neither of them will escape." The gaunt man laughed maniacally and shouted.

"You think you can get rid of me so easily? Don't even think about touching a hair on my wife's head." Cao Pin was furious; Yuanyuan was his precious darling, and her safety was more important than his own.

The gaunt man laughed wildly upon hearing this, "You're at your last gasp. What ability do you have to protect your wife? Just surrender obediently and suffer less!"

He urged the black banner even harder, summoning more dark clouds. Within the dark clouds, ghostly figures flickered, and countless skeletons bared their fangs and claws, lunging at Cao Pin.

The Soul-Summoning Banner, as its name suggests, was crafted from a large number of living souls. The banner was filled with vengeful spirits formed from the resentment of these souls. These spirits had lost their former consciousness and, once released, would automatically attack any living creature nearby.

Zhong Qiyuan, seeing these ferocious skeletons attacking Cao Pin from outside the formation, was terrified. The banner contained countless living souls, launching endless attacks on Cao Pin; it would exhaust him to death, not to mention the powerful Nascent Soul stage enemy watching from the sidelines.

This wouldn't do; he had to find a way to break the formation. The gaunt man's strength lay in this strange magic array. If the array were broken, the gaunt man wouldn't be able to defeat Cao Pin.

But how?

The array had a protective layer; he couldn't even enter it. Without entering the array, talking about breaking it was pointless.

That's it! Zhong Qiyuan had a sudden inspiration. Didn't these skeletons automatically attack living things? He was a living thing too; he could try to lure the skeletons to attack him! Magic arrays were always easy to exit but difficult to enter. It was hard for him to enter, but easy to lure the skeletons out. As long as one skeleton rushed out of the array to attack him, the array would have a gap, and he could enter through the gap.

Without delay, he acted immediately. He swung his dagger, making a deep cut on his arm. Bright red blood immediately gushed from the cut, dripping onto the ground and seeping into the soil.

"Yuanyuan, what are you doing?" Cao Pin roared angrily. He had just driven back a wave of skeletons when he turned around and saw Zhong Qiyuan had slashed his arm, blood flowing everywhere, causing him heartache so intense he almost suffocated. A drop of blood equals a fraction of cultivation; how long would it take to replenish so much blood? And was it necessary to cut so long? This cut hurt even more than if he himself had been stabbed.

Zhong Qiyuan ignored Cao Pin's roar, focusing intently on the skeletons.

At first, the skeletons were completely unaffected, still charging towards Cao Pin relentlessly. But gradually, a few skeletons hesitated. They paused, not following the others towards Cao Pin, but instead heading towards Zhong Qiyuan outside the formation.

Success! Zhong Qiyuan was overjoyed; it seemed he hadn't guessed wrong!

He thought this formation should be able to isolate outside energy, which was why the skeletons ignored him, a living person standing there, and only attacked Cao Pin.

No matter, I don't believe you can isolate the smell of blood. For vengeful spirits, the allure of blood is unimaginable, so Zhong Qiyuan let the blood seep into the soil, allowing its scent to permeate the magic circle.

His plan worked; many skeletons were already drawn to him by the blood.

"Come back! Don't go out!" The gaunt man, seeing this, became enraged and shouted to call the skeletons back. He was casting a spell to release the vengeful spirits from the banner to deal with Cao Pin, and couldn't move an inch. If he were distracted and moved, he would easily be devoured by the vengeful spirits within the banner. So he could only watch helplessly as some skeletons, attracted by the blood, walked out of the magic circle step by step.

These skeletons ignored the gaunt man's commands and resolutely walked towards Zhong Qiyuan.

Ten steps, nine steps, eight steps, seven steps…

The instant the skeletons stepped out of the magic circle, Zhong Qiyuan cast an ice spell, freezing them into large blocks of ice. He then flashed into the magic circle through the opening the skeletons had made. Now it was Cao Pin's

turn

to be furious. “What are you doing in here?” He wanted him to leave as far away as possible, but not only did he not leave, he delivered himself into their trap.

“Fine, I'll take care of you all at once. It'll save me a lot of trouble, instead of dealing with you one by one.” Although the gaunt man was startled by Zhong Qiyuan's intrusion, he thought of the power of his black banner; even with Zhong Qiyuan added, he was no threat.

Zhong Qiyuan seemed not to hear the gaunt man's words. He resolutely stood beside Cao Pin, his eyes fixed on him, and said, word by word, “We live together, we die together. Don't even think about abandoning me.”

Cao Pin stamped his feet in anger. Was this the time for this kid to play the hero? " And what's with all this talk of sharing life and death? Does he look like someone destined for a short life? They haven't even traveled hand-in-hand through these beautiful landscapes yet; he's not going to die so soon!

" "Very well, very well, truly loyal and righteous. Then I'll send you on your way together, so you'll have company on your journey!" The gaunt man spat out another mouthful of blood onto the banner, instantly causing it to swell to nearly ten feet long

. The chilling aura it emitted was far more sinister than before, enveloping everything within a ten-foot radius in yin energy, even forming a thin layer of black ice on the ground. "I'll hold him off. Yuan Yuan, you go and kill those eighteen bastards." Given the situation, it seemed Yuan Yuan couldn't leave the formation either. Only by breaking the formation quickly could they have a chance to turn the tide.

"Okay!" Zhong Qiyuan nodded, and under Cao Pin's cover, broke through the skeletons' encirclement and charged towards the eighteen humanoid wooden stakes.

*Pfft!*

The dagger easily pierced the black-clad man's chest, spurting out a large amount of black blood that splattered all over Zhong Qiyuan's face.

The ninth one, half left!

Silently counting, Zhong Qiyuan continued towards the next man in black. The cultivation of these men in black had been absorbed by their black banners, rendering them essentially living dead. Zhong Qiyuan's task wasn't just to kill them, but more importantly, to sever the connection between their secondary banners and the gaunt man's main banner.

Looking back at Cao Pin's battle, the number of skeletons had decreased by half, the area shrouded in dark clouds had shrunk considerably, and Cao Pin's spiritual energy was draining at a slower rate. It seemed that eliminating the men in black had significantly impacted the gaunt man's main banner.

The situation was gradually shifting in their favor!

"Damn it—" The gaunt man hadn't expected that simply adding Zhong Qiyuan would cause such a dramatic change in the battle. How could he let victory slip by?

Gritting his teeth, he threw the black banner into the air, rapidly forming complex hand seals, then clawing his own heart, tearing five bloody holes in it. Five jets of blood shot straight towards the black banner in the air.

The black banner, having absorbed the five blood arrows, appeared even blacker than ink. A black hole slowly cracked open on the banner, from which rumbling sounds emanated.

The gaunt man glared fiercely at Cao Pin, "You did well, forcing me to summon the main soul of the Soul-Summoning Banner. Since its creation, the Soul-Summoning Banner has only summoned its main soul three times. Today, you are fortunate enough to have me summon the main soul for the fourth time to entertain you. You can die without regrets!"

Hearing the increasingly loud sounds, Zhong Qiyuan disregarded the men in black and retreated to Cao Pin's side, standing shoulder to shoulder with him.

"Main Soul? What's that?"

"It was a great opportunity for a former sect leader of the Xuan Yin Sect. He happened to find the corpse of a transformed demon beast deep in the mountains. The demon beast's soul hadn't dissipated yet, and he collected it to refine this Soul-Summoning Banner." Cao Pin's face was extremely grim. He had heard the legend of the Soul-Summoning Banner before. If the legend was true, and the banner really contained the soul of a transformed demon beast, then their chances of winning were really slim.

Although the transformed demon beast's cultivation was equivalent to the late Nascent Soul stage of a human cultivator, demon beasts were naturally physically powerful. Human cultivators of the same level would definitely not be able to defeat a demon beast, let alone this demon beast, which had been raised in the Soul-Summoning Banner for many years and had absorbed a large number of living souls. It was already incredibly powerful.

Even if Cao Pin had extraordinary abilities, he would be in dire straits when facing such a monstrous creature.

At this moment, a gigantic skull with a tiger's head and a human face emerged from the black hole. The skull rammed forward, opening the hole, and then leaped out.

Seeing the nearly three-zhang-tall demonic beast skull before him, Cao Pin's heart sank. It was truly a transformed demonic beast, and the most bloodthirsty of them all—a tiger-headed monster. It was said that this kind of beast possessed the bloodline of the ancient divine beast Taowu, possessing immense strength and an inherently ferocious nature.

The tiger-headed monster sniffed and lunged at Cao Pin and his companion with its gaping maw.

Cao Pin and his companion quickly rolled away, tumbling three or four meters to barely dodge the tiger-headed monster's palm strike.

How powerful!

Just a glancing blow from the palm had left several bloody marks on their cheeks; if that palm had landed on their bodies, they would have been seriously injured, if not killed.

While pulling Zhong Qiyuan to dodge the attacks of the tiger-headed skeleton, Cao Pin whispered to Zhong Qiyuan, "The gap you came through is still there. I'll distract the monster in a bit, and you can sneak out through the gap."

"No, I said we'd live and die together."

“Fool, don’t talk nonsense. What’s the point of both of us dying here? As long as we’re alive, we can always fight again. If I… I’m counting on you to avenge me in the future, you know?”

Zhong Qiyuan protested. “Then I’ll hold him off. You go, and you can avenge me later.”

Cao Pin blinked twice, trying to hold back his tears. “Do you think your cultivation level can buy me much time to escape? I might not even run a mile before the enemy catches up. Wouldn’t your sacrifice be in vain? But it’s different if I hold him off. I can at least hold out for half an hour. With half an hour, they won’t be able to catch up even if they want to.”

That made sense, but—

Cao Pin didn’t give him time to think. She pulled him over, kissed him hard on the cheek, and then slapped Zhong Qiyuan on the back.

The soft palm strike sent Zhong Qiyuan flying towards the gap as if he were riding on clouds.

A

thud echoed from behind, sending chills down Zhong Qiyuan's spine. He turned to see Cao Pin, struck by a sweeping leg kick from the tiger-headed skeleton, sent flying several meters, lying on the ground, coughing up blood and unable to move.

The tiger-headed skeleton let out a strange "heh heh" laugh, waving its two giant, fan-like hands, about to deliver a few more blows to Cao Pin.

"No—"

Seeing this, Zhong Qiyuan nearly fainted from fright. A few hits from this monster would be fatal.

He disregarded his promise to Cao Pin and turned to run towards him.

Through his teary eyes, memories of the past flashed before him. The

gentle and refined Cao Pin at their first meeting, their unexpected breakthrough in dual cultivation, their becoming partners and leaving the Zhong family, their battle against the demonic cultivators, their healing by the pool, the small canyon of the Yan family…

Although they had only known each other for a few months, this person was deeply etched in his heart. Every move, every word, every smile felt like they had known each other for years. He simply couldn't imagine whether the belief in revenge alone could sustain him through the long years to come if this person were gone!

Rather than a hundred years of loneliness, he would rather turn to dust!

Author's Note:
Hehe, I don't know if everyone prefers dialogue or action scenes more. I didn't expect this fight to be
so long, but there's no way around it. This fight involves a prop mentioned earlier, so I had to ask Cao Pin and Yuan Yuan to fight this tough battle (laughs).

It's really painful for someone with such a poor imagination to write these fantasy fight scenes. While writing, I had to refer to a lot of fight scenes from great works, and I also had to be careful not to accidentally plagiarize, that would be a tragedy~~~

Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Here, I wish all my readers a happy Mid-Autumn Festival, good health, and a happy family!

Dual Cultivation 34

"Yuan Yuan, don't come over, go quickly—"

No, I won't go, no matter what, I won't go, we'll die together! Zhong Qiyuan shook his head desperately. He knew that turning away meant losing everything, so he clung tightly to what he possessed. "If you die, I will live!"

At the last second, Zhong Qiyuan reached Cao Pin before the tiger-headed skeleton. He threw himself on top of Cao Pin, trying to shield him from the skeleton's attack.

He knew he was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, but his body did it instinctively.

The unique stench of a beast, mixed with the sharp wind of the palm strike, rushed towards them. Cao Pin, shielded beneath him, was frantic, his eyes red with worry. He desperately tried to push him away, but Zhong Qiyuan held him too tightly, and Cao Pin was too injured to exert any strength.

Zhong Qiyuan forced a smile and pecked Cao Pin's lips. "You're always the one protecting me. This time, it's my turn to protect you!"

Cao Pin's heart ached as he watched helplessly as the tiger-headed skeleton's giant hand struck Zhong Qiyuan's back.

Bang—

a loud crash! Zhong Qiyuan took the blow squarely!

Cao Pin felt a sharp pain in his heart and coughed up a mouthful of blood. The palm strike felt like it had hit him directly.

"Huh?" Zhong Qiyuan exclaimed in surprise. Why didn't it hurt at all?

He had been struck, but unexpectedly, he was completely unharmed. He hadn't coughed up blood, hadn't been knocked away, hadn't broken any bones, nothing at all!

The tiger-headed monster skull let out an unreadable roar and unleashed another palm strike with lightning speed.

A miraculous scene unfolded again; Zhong Qiyuan remained completely unharmed, as if the palm strike had never landed on him.

Cao Pin, overjoyed, gradually began to notice something amiss.

A thin layer of red light had somehow enveloped Zhong Qiyuan, and each time the tiger-headed skeleton's giant paw struck him, the red light would flicker slightly, deflecting the attack.

Did Yuanyuan possess some kind of heaven-defying treasure?

The tiger-headed skeleton also sensed something was wrong. Although it had lost all its intelligence, its beastly instincts remained.

Danger, great danger!

The gaunt man, seeing the tiger-headed skeleton stop, urged loudly, "Why did you stop? Quickly kill these two!"

Before he finished speaking, something unexpected happened—

a blinding red ball of light suddenly shot out from Zhong Qiyuan's waist, hovering in mid-air.

Upon seeing the ball of light, the tiger-headed skeleton immediately retreated three steps, trembling with fear at the spiritual pressure emanating from it.

The gaunt man also felt a sense of foreboding; what exactly was this ball of light, exuding such intense pressure that even the tiger-headed skeleton was afraid to approach?

"This is—?" Cao Pin stared at the mysterious ball of light, filled with doubt. The ball of light gave him a strange sense of familiarity.

"Roar!"

A crimson dragon, its entire body gleaming red, emerged from the ball of light, its roar, brimming with oppressive power, almost stopped everyone's heartbeats. The supreme pressure and the domineering demeanor nearly made them prostrate themselves on the ground.

The gaunt man's legs went weak with fear; before the crimson dragon, he, a Nascent Soul cultivator, was as insignificant as an ant.

Seeing the gaunt man, who was contemplating fleeing and trying to retrieve the tiger-headed skeleton from the black banner, the red dragon's eyes revealed a mocking expression. It opened its massive maw, and a swirling fire dragon swept towards the tiger-headed skeleton.

With a soft "whoosh," the once-fierce tiger-headed skeleton was instantly reduced to ashes. The gaunt man, whose mind was connected to the skeleton, was struck dumb, his body swaying as he coughed up blood, which seeped from his ears, nose, and eyes.

Destroying the tiger-headed skeleton seemed like a trivial matter for the red dragon. It opened its maw again, and another fire dragon spewed forth, this time targeting the gaunt man.

Having witnessed the tiger-headed skeleton's fate, the gaunt man dared not confront the fire dragon head-on. He hastily activated his flying artifact and fled like a rat.

The red dragon didn't even glance at the gaunt man again, wagging its tail and swimming back into the ball of light. After the crimson dragon fully entered the ball of light, the ball of light scattered into specks of red light with a "whoosh" and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

On the other side, the gaunt man was finally caught up by the fire dragon. Before he could even scream, he was swallowed up by the fire dragon. Even his nascent soul couldn't escape; he was completely annihilated

. Zhong Qiyuan and Cao Pin stared dumbfounded at the sudden turn of events, still shaken. They hadn't expected to escape from the jaws of death so easily.

"What happened? People are dead?" Zhong Qiyuan felt like he was dreaming. He had thought he was doomed, but now the enemy was all wiped out, and they were safe and sound.

"Did you bring something? That dragon came from your body." Cao Pin understood. He saw clearly that the crimson dragon came from the ball of light, and the ball of light originated from Zhong Qiyuan.

"Things? No, I didn't have any. If I had known I had them, I would have used them long ago. Why would I have been slapped by that beast?" Zhong Qiyuan was also puzzled. He was carrying several treasures bestowed by his family, as well as some items given to him by Cao Pin, but the combined power of these things couldn't compare to the red dragon from before.

Cao Pin stroked his chin, carefully recalling the details from before. He first saw a layer of red light covering Yuanyuan's body, and then—

"That ball of light came from your waist." He remembered; the ball of light had shot out from Yuanyuan's waist.

The two of them turned their gaze to Zhong Qiyuan's waist, where a palm-sized jade dragon-shaped ornament was quietly hanging. The dragon shape was exactly the same as the red dragon that had appeared earlier.

"Is this it?" Zhong Qiyuan took off the jade pendant and examined it closely in his hand.

"It should be. Ordinary jade is warm and lustrous, but this jade pendant is dull and lackluster. It's obvious that summoning the red dragon just now depleted the jade's energy." Cao Pin also took the jade pendant and examined it, drawing the above conclusion. "But where did you get this jade pendant?"

Zhong Qiyuan gave Cao Pin a strange look. "You don't recognize it? This is an engagement gift your master gave me."

Cao Pin suddenly realized, "No wonder I always felt that the red dragon was familiar. It turns out it was made by my master. Hehe, Yuanyuan, it seems my master likes you very much. He's so generous." That

's too generous! If he had known that this jade dragon pendant could summon a red dragon, he wouldn't have dared to wear it so casually on his waist!

Stroking the jade dragon pendant, Zhong Qiyuan couldn't help but feel secretly grateful to Cao Pin's master. No matter what his purpose was in giving this jade dragon pendant, it had truly saved their lives today.

The two hastily cleaned up the mess left after the fight, burying what needed burying and burning what needed burning.

"Are you feeling better?" Zhong Qiyuan asked.

Cao Pin had taken a kick from the tiger-headed skeleton, breaking two ribs, but he had a lot of miraculous medicines, so two broken ribs weren't a serious injury. After applying a green ointment, the broken ribs had reattached. However, the joint of the newly reattached ribs was particularly fragile and prone to secondary breakage, which was why Zhong Qiyuan asked.

"I was just about to ask you, is your arm better?" Cao Pin glared at the man; the cut on his arm was so deep that bone was visible, and he had been furious while bandaging it.

Zhong Qiyuan quickly pulled his injured arm behind his back and said with a grin, "My injury is just superficial; it'll heal in a couple of days. Unlike you, you were kicked by a big guy. I'm afraid you might have some internal injuries."

Cao Pin said irritably, "Didn't someone heroically block it for me? How could I have any internal injuries?"

"Hmph, of course you don't have any internal injuries. If I hadn't blocked it for you, you'd be dead by now. What internal injuries could you possibly have?"

"I don't want you to block it for me. Didn't I tell you to leave? Why did you come back?" He was angry just thinking about it.

"Who said you could hold off the attack for half an hour? And what happened? You got rid of me here, and then I got kicked over there. If I hadn't come back, could you have beaten that beast?"

Cao Pin was so angry he jumped up and down. "I couldn't beat him? Who said I couldn't beat him? If you had left, I would have blasted that beast into a meat pie right away."

"Yeah, you could have used a few Thunderclap Beads to not only blast the enemy into a meat pie but also blasted yourself into a meat pie. How great!" Did he think I didn't know? You're basically thinking of mutual destruction.

Cao Pin was speechless. That's the downside of dual cultivation; your little schemes can't be hidden from the person you're already blood-and-flesh connected to.

Author's Note:
Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Did everyone have a big meal, barbecue, or moon-gazing? None of that matters. The most important thing is to be reunited with your loved ones.

I hope Cao Pin and Yuan Yuan can spend a wonderful full moon night with everyone!

Dual Cultivation 35

After the two finished packing, they didn't dare leave immediately, fearing that the demonic path would send a second group. So, they ambushed in the woods, firstly to observe if any demonic cultivators were chasing them, and secondly to use this time to recover the spiritual energy lost in the fight.

Whether it was because the demonic path trusted the skinny man too much, thinking he would definitely succeed, or for some other reason, Zhong Qiyuan and the others kept watch in the woods for three days without seeing a single demonic cultivator.

"Let's go to Hangzhou and check the situation!" Zhong Qiyuan said.

His sense of responsibility compelled him to check if Yan Xiao and the others had arrived safely in Hangzhou; otherwise, the mission being only half-complete would leave him feeling uneasy.

"Alright, after we check on them, we'll head back to Ruyi Valley immediately," Cao Pin nodded in agreement.

The demonic methods were becoming increasingly ruthless. This time, they had narrowly escaped death to eliminate the enemy, but they might not be so lucky next time. Yuan Yuan's jade pendant was clearly a one-time consumable, only able to save their lives once. After much deliberation, Cao Pin concluded that only Ruyi Valley was absolutely safe. Even if those demonic cultivators had a thousand lives, they wouldn't dare set foot in Ruyi Valley.

"Then let's hurry!"

Worried about Yan Xiao and the others' safety, Zhong Qiyuan and the others couldn't worry about much else. Under the cover of night, they quietly flew towards Hangzhou on their magical artifacts.

Following the secret communication symbols left by Yan Xiao, they successfully found the place where Yan Xiao and the others had settled.

"Cousin Qiyuan, we've finally waited for you!" Yan Xiao ran happily out of the courtyard as soon as she saw them, and the other children followed suit.

Seeing that Yan Xiao and the others were all safe and sound, Zhong Qiyuan breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm relieved you're all alright."

"Yuan'er." A portly middle-aged man approached.

"Uncle Biao?" Zhong Qiyuan recognized the man as one of the nine Core Formation elders of the Zhong family, a clan uncle.

"The battle at the front is very intense right now. The ancestor asked me to deliver a message to you: once you've delivered the people, your mission is complete. You no longer need to participate in the war between the righteous and demonic factions. You and Mr. Cao should leave quickly." Although the portly man was older than Cao Pin, Cao Pin's cultivation was one level higher, so he addressed Cao Pin with considerable respect.

"And them—?" Zhong Qiyuan pointed to Yan Xiao and the others.

"We've already arranged new identities for them. They'll live in the mortal world under these new identities for a while until the war ends. The clan elders will handle these matters; you don't need to worry about it."

It seems the four great families have already made arrangements, everything is ready, just waiting for him to send the people over.

Since the ancestor has said so—

"Very well, Uncle Biao, please tell the ancestor that Yuan'er is ashamed of his meager cultivation, but if there's anything Yuan'er needs, just come to Ruyi Valley to find me. Yuan'er will do anything, even die for him."

Uncle Biao chuckled upon hearing this, "How could the ancestor bear to let you die! Just focus on cultivating in Ruyi Valley. The demonic path seems aggressive, but we righteous ones aren't afraid of them either. Letting you little punks leave is just to leave a way out for the future; the situation isn't as serious as you think."

I hope so!

The Zhong family gave him life and raised him; he simply couldn't bear to watch the Zhong family perish in the war, their lineage broken.

The night passed in silence.

The next morning, Cao Pin and Zhong Qiyuan left quietly without disturbing anyone.

"Uncle Biao said the fighting at the front is intense; it seems the Demonic Path has drawn a large number of men to the front. No wonder we waited in the woods for three days without any Demonic cultivators chasing us."

"We're not far from Ruyi Valley now. If we travel at full speed, we should arrive in about half a month. The Demonic Path is too busy to deal with us now, so we shouldn't have to worry about those persistent pests for the next half month." Cao Pin was quite afraid of those Demonic Path members.

The two traveled through the night and finally arrived at Ruyi Valley half a month later.

By then, almost half a year had passed since they left the Zhong family.

Cao Pin had only taken a month to travel from Ruyi Valley to the Zhong family, but the return journey took five months longer!

His two masters must have been anxiously waiting!

"Is this Ruyi Valley?" Zhong Qiyuan looked around uncertainly.

Two towering mountains pierced the clouds, nestled between them a small village, with a babbling brook, wisps of smoke rising from chimneys, a scene of peace and tranquility.

But—

this was clearly a village of mortals! At a glance, there wasn't a single cultivator, and he couldn't sense any difference in spiritual energy compared to other places! This place might be a paradise for mortals, but to cultivators, it was just an ordinary place, unlike the place Cao Pin described as having the world's most abundant spiritual energy.

"Heh, if the secrets were so easily seen through, this wouldn't be the world's number one spiritual vein!" Cao Pin didn't care about Zhong Qiyuan's doubts at all. "Come, follow me."

"Little Cao, long time no see! Where have you been training?" An old man carrying two bundles of firewood greeted Cao Pin cheerfully.

"Uncle Li, how have you been lately?"

"Thanks to your kind words, I'm in good health. When you see the immortal masters, please remember to give them my regards."

Several other villagers also greeted Cao Pin with smiles.

Zhong Qiyuan stared in disbelief as Cao Pin chatted casually with a group of mortals. To him, this was simply unbelievable.

They, the cultivators, occasionally ventured into the mortal world for training, but whatever identity they assumed there, they looked down upon mortals from the bottom of their hearts. They considered mortals to be vulgar, eating simple food, and unable to cultivate, lacking magical power, and with short lives—completely different from them, the immortals.

Mortals in the mortal world held them in high esteem; if they even slightly revealed a sliver of magic to mortals, they would all bow and worship, their faces filled with awe.

He had never even imagined Cao Pin chatting so peacefully with the villagers.

Cao Pin didn't act superior, and the villagers didn't find him unapproachable; both sides were equals.

"Yuanyuan, what are you standing there for? Come here!"

"Little Cao, who is this young man? This is the first time I've seen you bring someone back!" Old Man Li, though elderly, had a loud voice, attracting a group of villagers to ask Cao Pin about Zhong Qiyuan's identity.

"Hehe, my wife!"

...

Zhong Qiyuan gritted his teeth. This idiot, talking nonsense again.

"Oh my, Little Cao, your wife is really beautiful, even more beautiful than you." An old woman looked Zhong Qiyuan up and down and said.

Zhong Qiyuan stumbled. The local customs here were too bold. Not only did they have no barriers with cultivators, treating them as equals, but they could even accept a male wife in the blink of an eye.

Hearing the old woman praise his wife's beauty, Cao Pin was so happy he practically wagging his tail. "Of course! Look who her is!"

Having finally escaped the villagers' encirclement, Zhong Qiyuan was utterly disheveled. He couldn't handle their barrage of questions: where he lived, his ancestral home, his parents' whereabouts, how many brothers he had, his birth date, and even his intimate life with Cao Pin. How could he not be embarrassed?

Cao Pin laughed uncontrollably. Yuan Yuan was so honest; he obediently answered every question, without a shred of evasiveness.

"Still laughing? Hurry up and leave!" Zhong Qiyuan urged Cao Pin to leave. These villagers were terrifying, ten times more terrifying than those demonic cultivators. He'd rather fight ten demonic cultivators than answer a single question from these villagers.

Author's Note:
I previously felt the uke (bottom) was rather weak and lacked presence, while the seme (top) was too eye-catching. It wasn't until the last few chapters that the uke finally got a lot of screen time, making the character much more fleshed out. Unfortunately, the smut came too late; the story is almost over %>_ (Cannot use special HTML) Finally, a small preview: tomorrow will be the first explicit scene (Yuanyuan and Cao Pin's last topless scene in the main text). Welcome everyone to check it out!

(Double Cultivation 36)

Passing through the village, Cao Pin led Zhong Qiyuan deeper into the mountains.

He circled left and right, moving several stones, and suddenly the view opened up, the scenery changing dramatically. Wisps of white spiritual energy floated in the air, and the three characters "Ruyi Valley" were carved into a large, upright boulder.

Zhong Qiyuan was shocked; the spiritual energy here was indeed dense, clearly visible to the naked eye without needing to sense it.

"Let's go in!"

Cao Pin seemingly manipulated a mechanism on the boulder, and a wide archway appeared in the mountainside beside it.

Thinking of meeting Cao Pin's two masters, Zhong Qiyuan's back was drenched in sweat with nervousness—these were venerable elders whose cultivation surpassed even their ancestor's, and who had lived for many more years.

"Am I alright?" Zhong Qiyuan, who rarely paid attention to his appearance, unconsciously straightened his clothes.

"You're fine, don't be nervous, my masters are very easygoing," Cao Pin reassured him as he pulled Zhong Qiyuan inside.

"I'm back!" Cao Pin shouted excitedly as soon as he entered the valley.

Zhong Qiyuan was captivated by the magnificent scenery of Ruyi Valley: petals fluttering in the air, meadows covered with colorful wildflowers, clear springs gurgling with water, and towering, lush trees. "Hey, what's that—?"

Under a large tree in the distance, what was that large white mass? It was even swaying slightly!

Just as Zhong Qiyuan was about to get a better look, the mass suddenly emitted a dazzling light and vanished in a flash.

"You old geezer, getting aroused in broad daylight without even setting up a barrier—" Cao Pin's angry scolding made Zhong Qiyuan blush with embarrassment.

So…

he hadn't expected Cao Pin's two masters to be a pair of dual cultivation partners!

However, what flashed through Zhong Qiyuan's mind was: an old man with white hair and a youthful face, a snow-white beard half a foot long, swaying his waist, diligently "plowing" while sweating profusely. "

Ugh, so cold—

" Cao Pin's head was smacked with a thud. "My master is a wild beast in heat all year round, you'll get used to it. Ouch, that hurts— " Zhong Qiyuan only then noticed that two people had appeared behind them. "Greetings, Senior Lü and Senior Song." Zhong Qiyuan didn't dare to look up and quickly bowed in respect. "You must be Qiyuan. Don't be so formal, just call me Second Master like Pin'er does. Time flies, you little baby from back then have grown up so much. I even held you in my arms back then, and I was the one who arranged your marriage with Pin'er!" Song Ziru said with a smile. Zhong Qiyuan looked at Cao Pin. This is your Second Master? Cao Pin nodded. Zhong Qiyuan was dumbfounded. This dashing man was the legendary senior who had lived for countless years? He was so young, he looked like Cao Pin's older brother. And the handsome young man next to him was equally ridiculously young. He always heard Cao Pin calling them "old man, old man," which made him imagine them as immortals from a picture book, with a venerable, white-haired appearance. The image of an old man with white hair and a lover that had just surfaced in his mind was immediately replaced by that of a handsome man! "Huh?" Lü Tianyu waved his hand, and the jade dragon pendant tucked at Zhong Qiyuan's waist was drawn into his palm. "Did you encounter danger on your way back?" The jade dragon pendant contained a wisp of his true essence, which he had placed under a restriction. In a life-or-death situation for Zhong Qiyuan, the restriction would automatically dissipate, and the true essence would actively defend against the enemy, saving Zhong Qiyuan's life. Now that the true essence was gone, it proved that Zhong Qiyuan had encountered an extremely dangerous crisis. "I told you it was Master's doing. Master, you were so prescient! This time, thanks to this jade pendant, Yuan Yuan and I were saved." "What happened? You two, one a Nascent Soul cultivator and the other a Core Formation cultivator, were in mortal danger? Tell me what happened!" Song Ziru asked. Cao Pin then recounted their encounters on the road to his two masters in detail. After listening, Song Ziru frowned and said, "Is it time for the battle between good and evil again?" "You're such a worrywart! They fight every hundred years or so. As long as they don't disrupt the balance of the world's energy, why do you care so much?" Lü Tianyu couldn't stand his sympathetic nature; he'd rather... "You, the ruler of this realm, are so irresponsible! How can you just stand by and watch people suffer?" Song Ziru retorted. What!? The ruler of a realm? "Hey, you two, don't scare my Yuanyuan! Look how pale he's turned! Yuanyuan, let's go, I'll take you to my room to rest. Don't mind these two lunatics!" Cao Pin quickly led the still-shocked Zhong Qiyuan away. Song Ziru watched the two walk away and sighed, "My disciple doesn't want his master anymore now that he has a wife!" "Isn't that good? I've long found him a hindrance. Teaching him techniques, supervising his cultivation, it's taken up so much of my time, making me lose so much time with you—" Lu Tianyu said, touching her as he spoke, his fingers already pinching a nipple, "I was interrupted by that brat earlier, let's continue..." Song Ziru was aroused by his touch and went limp, clinging to him. This time, Lu Tianyu didn't forget to set up a protective barrier first; if he was interrupted again, he really would become impotent. “You… um… you old scoundrel… ah…” Pushing up the man’s silk robe, revealing his pert buttocks, the small opening between his thighs was already opening and closing hungrily. “Tsk tsk, look at your little mouth, drool is flowing out, who’s the old scoundrel here?” “Um ah… you, if you don’t feed it… be careful it goes hunting for wild food…” Song Ziru was not to be outdone. “Hunting for wild food? With a big meat stick feeding it every day, how can it eat wild food? Okay, today I’ll feed it a lot, until it can’t eat anymore!” Pulling up one of his long legs, he aimed the huge blade at the entrance, and with a “plop”, the whole thing went in. “Ah… so deep…” Song Ziru wrapped her legs around Lü Tianyu’s waist, hanging on him in mid-air. “No wonder… um… my disciple said you’re in heat for ten thousand years… ah…” “Hmph, let him laugh at me, he’s not much better than me!” Dissatisfied with his partner’s lack of focus, he used all eighteen techniques to make him go crazy for him! I've gone mad for you, so all you can do is think of me, look at me, remember me, and love me… Author's Note: Sorry, I miscalculated. I thought I could write about Cao Pin and Yuan Yuan's last dual cultivation in the main story today, but I've rambled on and on, and we haven't even gotten to that yet (crying). I guess I'll have to let the two masters show off a little bit first. Thank you, Master, thank you, Second Master… Dual Cultivation 37. It turns out that the masters really do understand their disciples. As soon as the door closed, Zhong Qiyuan was pounced on the bed. "What are you doing?" "Hehe, Yuan Yuan, didn't you say you wanted to see how dense the spiritual energy is here? We'll cultivate together once, and you'll know perfectly well!" Cao Pin was provoked by his two masters. You old fools, still showing off your love everywhere at your age. You think you can do dual cultivation? Yuan Yuan and I won't lose to you! "... Yuanyuan, relax, it's just a finger, don't squeeze so tight, squeeze this instead." Feeling that it was already wet enough, Cao Pin withdrew his finger and replaced it with his hot, massive penis, entering that intoxicating place. "Ah...no..." The pleasure from the friction of the penis against the inner walls almost made him ejaculate instantly.

Cao Pin felt like he was ascending to heaven. Yuan Yuan's little hole was truly a treasure. When he inserted it, the inner walls tightly enveloped him, and when he pulled it out, they sucked on his huge blade like a suction cup. Every thrust and withdrawal was an ultimate pleasure. "Yuan Yuan, you're amazing, so tight and warm, it feels so good to bite me..."

"You... slower... you're going to kill me... ah..." It was terrifying. His body felt like it was melting, and his heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of his throat. "Ah... don't go..."

He pulled his huge blade out and held it at the entrance of the hole, but mischievously didn't go in again. He enjoyed watching Zhong Qiyuan twist his waist and chase after him with seductive charm. "Want it? Say something nice to hear!"

Zhong Qiyuan, who was already deeply immersed in lust, didn't hesitate at all. He wrapped himself around the hole like a water snake and whispered in a moaning voice, "Brother... come in, give it to Yuan Yuan... um..."

The huge flesh blade plunged in all the way without hesitation, making Zhong Qiyuan gasp for breath.

"It's so full... I... I'm going to come..." Sticky fluid gushed from his front, and Zhong Qiyuan trembled, wanting to ejaculate.

"Don't ejaculate..." Long, slender fingers cruelly gripped the base, preventing Zhong Qiyuan from reaching orgasm.

"No... let go... let me come..." Zhong Qiyuan kicked wildly, trying to break free.

"You never wait for me. If you dare to ejaculate before me again, I'll tie you up here all night." Cao Pin pinched the jade stem in his palm, threatening.

Thinking of the pain of being tied up all night, Zhong Qiyuan shuddered.

"Brother... it hurts..."

"I want to eat your nipples!" The man ignored his pitiful pleas, instead issuing an even more humiliating command.

Zhong Qiyuan sobbed, straightening his chest, offering his erect, rosy nipples to the man's open mouth.

"Ah...it hurts...don't suck anymore...it's going to break..." Cao Pin had a crazy obsession with his nipple, always taking the areola into his mouth and sucking hard, giving him the illusion that the nipple was about to be sucked off.

Cao Pin released the nipple from his mouth, satisfied to see that it was much more swollen and red than before. He pulled Zhong Qiyuan's hand up and placed it on the other nipple. "Touch it yourself, rub this one until it's as big as the other one, and I'll let you cum!"

Pinching his own nipple, Zhong Qiyuan actually obediently moved his fingers and played with it.

"Good boy!" Cao Pin kissed him as a reward, sticking his tongue into his mouth for him to suck.

"Mmm..." Sucking on the soft intruder in his mouth and playing with his own nipple, Zhong Qiyuan felt like he was going crazy. The accumulated pleasure rushed to his head, and tears blurred his vision.

"Brother...let me cum...ah..." he pleaded tearfully.

"Wait a little longer, almost there!" Cao Pin kissed his temples, his waist moving rapidly. Oh my god, Yuan Yuan's little hole was writhing violently, the flesh blade buried deep inside was being squeezed so comfortably, his scalp was tingling, even though his glans was sore, he had to hold back from ejaculating, he wanted to enjoy it a little longer.

"No...don't push there...it's so numb...ah..." The long flesh blade pushed deep into his body, grinding inside at different angles, Zhong Qiyuan could no longer bear it, screaming as he ejaculated.

With each spurt of semen, his body convulsed, his little hole contracting tightly.

"Yuan Yuan, you're going to break me..." Under the strong contraction of the flesh walls, Cao Pin thrust hard dozens more times, finally losing control and ejaculating inside Zhong Qiyuan's body.

After the climax, the two lay on the bed embracing each other, their hands and feet touching.

Zhong Qiyuan buried his face in Cao Pin's arms, sobbing and crying, tears streaming down his face.

Cao Pin licked away his tears, chuckling, "You're already crying like this, what will you do when you burst into tears?" Zhong Qiyuan, being of the water element, always struggled to control his tears during intimate moments; the more intense the encounter, the more profusely he wept.

"You…" Zhong Qiyuan hiccuped, raising his red, tear-filled eyes to stare at Cao Pin in horror.

"My dear little Yuanyuan, you don't think your husband only has one chance, do you? The spiritual energy here is plentiful; you don't need to doubt your husband's abilities." Cao Pin rubbed Zhong Qiyuan's firm, round buttocks, thrusting his hips forward, letting Yuanyuan feel his still-erect penis, though he had already ejaculated.

His penis seemed to touch something, and Zhong Qiyuan let out a soft moan before his waist went limp. Cao Pin was overjoyed and thrust again. This time, Zhong Qiyuan groaned, his penis gradually rising under Cao Pin's gaze.

"Haha, Yuanyuan, you want it too, don't you! Don't worry, your husband will definitely satisfy you, I'll feed you until you're full, I'm going to feed you until you vomit today!" Cao Pin had seen in erotic paintings that after the act, the man's semen would flow out of the vagina, soaking the thighs.

He had always found that scene very erotic, and he also wanted to see Yuanyuan's thighs covered in his semen. But the dual cultivation technique that Yuanyuan and he practiced would absorb each other's bodily fluids, so no matter how much he ejaculated inside, it wouldn't flow out; it would all be absorbed by Yuanyuan as a tonic! So he decided that today he would keep going, filling Yuanyuan's vagina, he had to see the obscene scene of semen flowing from between Yuanyuan's thighs.

"No...you want...um...you're going to kill me..." Zhong Qiyuan sensed Cao Pin's terrifying thoughts and struggled desperately.

"Hoo...I want to see if Yuanyuan's absorption ability is stronger, or my ejaculation ability is stronger!" Panting, Cao Pin thrust his penis into the vagina again and again.

"No...!"

Author's Note:
The final stew... Long, long after

the dual cultivation ended

, Zhong Qiyuan, who had been bullied to the point of tears and almost comparable to Meng Jiangnu, finally remembered to ask Cao Pin a very important question, "Is Master the Lord of a Realm?"

Lord of a Realm, that sounds like a very prestigious title.

He had only recently heard this new term from his ancestor, and now he actually saw the real person.

"The Lord of a Realm isn't as mysterious as you think. Actually, he's just a steward, whose job is to maintain the balance of this realm."

"Then is Master a human or an immortal?" The Lord of a Realm can't be an ordinary cultivator like them!

"A human! Master could have ascended on his own, but he gave up the opportunity for Second Master. The Upper Realm, moved by his deep affection, made him the Lord of this Realm, allowing him and his dual cultivation partner to live as long as this realm."

Oh, so Master and Second Master have a deeply moving story.

But Master is too amazing, able to cultivate to the level of ascension. For him, masters of this level only existed in legends.

"Our eldest and second masters are in the same situation as us. Our eldest master has a Heavenly Spiritual Root, and our second master has a Five Spiritual Root. So, if we work hard, we can reach the same level as them."

To prove how hard he was trying, Cao Pin even straightened his back.

"Hey, you—don't move around..." The thing that hadn't been pulled out of Zhong Qiyuan's body was buried even deeper by Cao Pin's straightening motion.

"Didn't you want to reach the level of our masters? So we can't waste it!" Cao Pin said seriously.

Zhong Qiyuan's reply was to kick him and then quickly escape Cao Pin's clutches. "My body is weak; I can't eat too many supplements, or I'll vomit."

"Vomited?" Cao Pin's eyes lit up, his thieving gaze immediately darting between Zhong Qiyuan's bare legs. "Let me see, did he vomit?" He had been trying so hard for so long just to see Yuan Yuan's "little mouth" vomit.

Zhong Qiyuan was absolutely furious with this person, and without saying a word, he threw a string of ice pucks at him.

"Yuanyuan, where are you going? Ah, you're not wearing an outer coat yet! Put your coat on before you go out!" After dodging Yuanyuan's ice hockey puck, Cao Pin saw him running out in only his undergarments and quickly grabbed his coat to chase after him.

Although Ruyi Valley is spring-like all year round, the abundant spiritual energy makes the valley quite chilly at night, and those with slightly lower cultivation levels are prone to catching a cold.

In the flower-filled Ruyi Valley, one person ran ahead, but was soon caught up by the person behind. The person who caught up unfolded the clothes in their hands and gently draped them over the person in front.

The night was as still as water, the fragrance of flowers was intoxicating, and there were two figures embracing each other, their long shadows stretched out by the moonlight. Everything was like a dream...

Zhong Qiyuan settled down in Ruyi Valley, and occasionally a messenger would bring news from his hometown.

The battle between the righteous and demonic paths only lasted for a little over a year, ending with the demonic path plundering a lot of spirit stones and medicines before retreating to Huaibei due to the desperate resistance of the righteous path. The battle appeared to be a victory for the demonic path, but the righteous path held Huainan, suffering only some losses of spirit stones and herbs, and without losing its sacred mountains and treasure lands. Therefore

, the righteous path couldn't be considered defeated. Both sides suffered heavy losses after the great battle and needed considerable time to recover. Thus, the entire cultivation world temporarily entered a period of stability.

This news was relayed to Zhong Qiyuan by his father through messages sent to Ruyi Valley. Upon learning that although the Zhong family had also lost some members in the battle, their main foundation remained intact and had not suffered major damage, Zhong Qiyuan finally felt relieved.

"Yuanyuan, concentrate!"

"Ah...don't touch...uh..."

Zhong Qiyuan's daily routine consisted of cultivation.

Since successfully advancing to the Nascent Soul stage half a year ago, reaching the same level as Cao Pin, the number of times he could engage in dual cultivation was finally unrestricted, and the beasts behind the gates had finally broken free.

That beast now uses the excuse of cultivation to demand dual cultivation every day, but he feels that the guy isn't really cultivating; he's clearly indulging in lust. What's worse, he wants to lust him into the abyss of lust too—

dual cultivation, dual cultivation, cultivating life and death together. From the moment we cultivate together, my life, my body, my heart, everything I have, is yours; and everything you have is mine.

From then on, we'll be inseparable…

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