Huang Rong from The Return of the Condor Heroes: Brother Jing, let's get a divorce.

Three hours passed.

Yang Guo sat cross-legged on the cold jade bed, closing his eyes to regulate his breathing.

After a vigorous workout, he felt no fatigue, only a sense of refreshment.

The flow of Yin and Yang energies within his body was smooth, and the newly broken-through realm was completely stabilized.

The mysteries of the Kanli Technique became increasingly clear in his mind.

This technique is practically an absurd cheat code. As long as Yin and Yang are in harmony, true Qi will flow naturally, and there are no dangers or difficulties in breaking through the barriers.

Little Dragon Girl sat opposite him, also meditating with her eyes closed.

A fine layer of sweat glistened on her fair skin, and her breathing was even.

Yang Guo gained a great advantage, and she also reaped considerable benefits.

Through the Yin-Yang transformation of the Kan-Li Jue, the extreme cold true energy of the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra becomes even purer and more enduring.

The long-standing bottleneck was broken, and the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra entered its sixth level.

Her cultivation level also advanced from the early stage of the Innate Realm to the middle stage.

Xiaolongnu opened her eyes, looked at Yang Guo, and remained silent.

Yang Guo finished his practice and exhaled a long breath. He stretched his shoulders, his bones cracking. His breakthrough in cultivation, coupled with his valiant performance in bed earlier, had greatly inflated his confidence.

He used to suffer a lot of mistreatment in this ancient tomb because his martial arts skills were inferior to Xiaolongnu's.

When the two sparred, he was always on the receiving end of the beating. If he angered her, he would get a spanking.

A dignified seven-foot-tall man, the leader of the Quanzhen Sect, being pinned down and beaten by a woman—if word got out, would he still have any face left?

Now that he has entered the Innate Realm, and everyone else is at the early stage of the Innate Realm, who is afraid of whom?

Moreover, Yang Guo believed that his internal strength was profound, with the Nine Yin Manual as a foundation, plus the One-Finger Divine Skill, so if they really fought, he might be able to turn the tables.

Yang Guo moved closer to Xiaolongnu, reached out and picked up a strand of her long hair, then sniffed it.

"Sister Long, you said I wasn't good enough earlier, are you convinced now?"

Yang Guo raised an eyebrow, his tone laced with a smug, almost irritating smugness, "Your stamina is still lacking; you called for a halt after only three hours. You need to train more in the future, so you don't hold me back."

Little Dragon Girl smiled without saying a word as she watched him with his tail held high in the sky.

This kid is really something else; if you don't discipline him for three days, he'll be climbing on the roof and tearing off the tiles.

Having just broken through a certain level, they started to become arrogant and ignorant.

He thought everyone was on the same starting line, unaware that he was already ahead.

"Judging from your tone, you've grown quite the big shot?"

Yang Guo stood up, stretched his shoulders, and his bones cracked. "My internal strength has greatly increased now. The rules in this ancient tomb need to be changed."

"How do you want to change it?" Little Dragon Girl asked calmly, her tone revealing neither joy nor anger.

"Let's have a match," Yang Guo said cheekily. "If I win, I'll be in charge of this ancient tomb from now on. You'll have to listen to me and stop hitting me all the time."

She saw right through Yang Guo's thoughts.

This kid just broke through, and he's already got all cocky, trying to establish his authority in front of me.

"Alright, if you lose, you have to wash my feet and massage my back every day, and make me three sets of underwear." Little Dragon Girl set the bet.

Yang Guo burst into laughter: "It's a deal!"

Little Dragon Girl straightened her clothes and stood up from the cold jade bed. "Then let's go to the training room to stretch our muscles."

"That's exactly what I was thinking! Today I'll show you what it means to truly reclaim your husband's authority!"

The two arrived at the spacious training room.

Yang Guo walked to the weapon rack and drew a long sword.

With its slender blade, it is indeed a gentleman's sword.

Little Dragon Girl picked up another Lady's Sword.

The two stood two zhang apart.

"Sister Long, swords have no eyes, please be careful. My Chongyang Sword Technique is now enhanced by innate true energy, its power has greatly increased." Yang Guo twirled his sword and assumed the starting stance.

"Enough talk, make your move." Little Dragon Girl held the Lady's Sword, her movements light and graceful.

Yang Guo pushed off with his feet, lunging forward. The Gentleman's Sword pierced the air with a sharp whistling sound. This sword strike was extremely fast, aimed directly at Xiaolongnu's right shoulder. It was a signature move from the Quanzhen Swordplay.

Xiaolongnu remained calm and composed, flicking her wrist. The Lady's Sword gently rested against the spine of the Gentleman's Sword. A surge of extremely cold yet resilient internal energy flowed through the blade. Yang Guo felt his wrist shift, and the sword slid to the side.

Xiaolongnu took a step forward and slashed horizontally with her Lady's Sword, aiming straight for Yang Guo's waist.

Yang Guo quickly sheathed his sword and returned to defense. With a crisp clang, the two swords clashed. Yang Guo was jolted back half a step, his arm going numb.

Undeterred, he charged forward again, sword in hand. He unleashed the full power of the Chongyang Sword Technique. The sword flashed, the moves wide and sweeping.

Xiaolongnu's figure was elusive, her feet following the footwork of the Ancient Tomb Sect.

Her Jade Maiden Heart Sutra swordplay flowed continuously, each move targeting the weaknesses of the Chongyang Swordplay. Whenever Yang Guo thrust out a sword, she would always manage to block it at the most tricky angle, and then counterattack.

After dozens of moves, Yang Guo was covered in sweat and felt increasingly frustrated.

He possessed a vast amount of innate true energy, yet he couldn't unleash it at all.

Xiaolongnu's swordsmanship completely blocked his moves. Every time he made a move, he felt restricted and constrained.

Another sword strike missed its mark. Little Dragon Girl's Lady's Sword was already resting on his shoulder, the blade only half an inch from his neck.

"You've lost." Little Dragon Girl sheathed her sword, her tone calm.

Yang Guo threw the Gentleman's Sword to the ground.

"That doesn't count!" he shouted. "The Jade Maiden Heart Sutra Sword Technique is inherently effective against the Quanzhen Sword Technique. This move was created by Senior Lin specifically to exploit the weaknesses of the Quanzhen Sword Technique. I lost because of the style of the martial arts, not because of my strength."

"Then what do you want?" Little Dragon Girl crossed her arms and looked at him as he acted like a spoiled child.

"Let's not use weapons, let's compete in fists and internal strength." Yang Guo rolled up his sleeves, "This time I won't hold back."

Little Dragon Girl placed the Lady's Sword back on the weapon rack: "As you wish."

The two stood facing each other again.

This time, Yang Guo was smarter and didn't approach them first. He raised his right hand, extended his index finger, and his inner strength surged from his dantian, with a three-foot-long pale golden aura emanating from his fingertip.

"Watch out!" Yang Guo pointed his finger. The force of the One-Finger Divine Skill pierced through the air, heading straight for Xiaolongnu's vital point on her chest.

Xiaolongnu dodged to the side, her figure blurring as she closed in. Yang Guo, using his serpentine footwork, quickly retreated while simultaneously striking with both hands, blocking Xiaolongnu's path with several finger strikes.

Xiaolongnu's palms flew, unleashing the Heavenly Net Formation. A flurry of palm shadows dispersed all the power of the One-Finger Divine Skill. She moved with incredible speed, arriving before Yang Guo in the blink of an eye.

Seeing that he couldn't dodge, Yang Guo withdrew his One-Finger Divine Skill, crossed his palms, and met the attack head-on. The Heart-Shattering Palm's power was insidious and domineering, accompanied by a whistling wind.

Their palms collided.

With a "bang".

Yang Guo felt an extremely large and icy cold true energy surge into his meridians.

He shuddered and stumbled back five or six steps before regaining his footing. His blood surged, and his throat tasted sweet.

He looked up at the Little Dragon Girl, who stood motionless, his face flushed red.

He originally thought that once he broke through to the Innate Realm, he would be able to stand on equal footing with Little Dragon Girl, or even surpass her.

As a result, he was utterly defeated in both swordsmanship and internal strength competition.

The contrast was too great, and the man's self-esteem suffered a huge blow.

Yang Guo lowered his hands, stood there without saying a word, his lips tightly pressed together, his face full of frustration.

Looking at Yang Guo, Xiaolongnu's heart was also quite unsettled.

A year ago, this kid lived in a hut outside the ancient tomb and was a useless piece of trash. Now, he is only slightly inferior to me.

She had acquired her martial arts skills through twenty years of hard training. Although Yang Guo had the good fortune to eat the Nine-Turn Reversal Pill, he had not devoted himself to hard training and could not have achieved such a level.

Seeing Yang Guo's dejected appearance, Xiaolongnu stopped her initial stance.

She keenly sensed the change in Yang Guo's emotions.

This kid has always been arrogant and proud, and he must be feeling bad after suffering setbacks so many times today.

She remembered the novel she had been reading when she was bored a while ago.

The text above states that the art of managing a husband requires a balance of kindness and firmness. No matter how skilled a woman is, she should not appear too domineering in front of a man.

You have to consider a man's pride, be appropriately submissive, and coax him; only then will he be devoted to you.

Xiaolongnu reflected on herself.

She was indeed too strict with Yang Guo in the past. She would scold him with a cold face at the slightest provocation, and even made him wash clothes, cook, massage his back, and sew his own underwear.

Although Yang Guo is a smooth talker, he is always very conscientious in his work.

He had just broken through to a higher realm today and came to challenge me with great enthusiasm, but I didn't give him any face at all.

Thinking of this, Xiaolongnu felt a pang of tenderness in her heart.

"Again," Little Dragon Girl said, her tone much softer.

Yang Guo took a few deep breaths to suppress his surging blood and qi.

"Come on then, the word 'admit defeat' doesn't exist in my dictionary, Yang Guo." He gritted his teeth and pounced again.

This time, Xiaolongnu's movements were a beat slower. She withdrew the suppression of her mid-stage Innate Realm internal energy, using only her newly entered Innate Realm power to contend with Yang Guo. The palm shadows of the Heavenly Net Formation also became sparse.

Yang Guo unleashed a flurry of palm strikes. He didn't realize that Xiaolongnu was holding back; he only sensed that her palm strikes had weakened.

"Ha! I knew your internal energy was insufficient!" Yang Guo's spirits lifted. "How could you withstand such a huge drain on your energy during the dual cultivation just now?"

Yang Guo fought with increasing ferocity, alternating between the Heart-Shattering Palm and the One-Finger Divine Skill. Xiaolongnu retreated step by step, pretending to be unable to defend herself.

Yang Guo spotted an opening, slipped, and circled behind Xiaolongnü. He reached out with his left hand and grabbed Xiaolongnü's slender waist. His right hand then seized her wrist and twisted it backward.

Little Dragon Girl cried out "Ouch!" and leaned forward.

Yang Guo bent his right leg and pressed Xiaolongnu directly onto his thigh. This was the same position Xiaolongnu used to punish him before.

What goes around comes around, and today it's finally his turn to be in charge.

"Serves you right for bullying me! Serves you right for spanking me!" Yang Guo raised his right hand and slapped Xiaolongnu's pert buttocks.

The sound was crisp and clear, echoing in the empty practice room.

Xiaolongnu trembled, and two blushes rose on her cheeks. She had never been hit in this place before. Although Yang Guo hadn't used his internal energy and the blow didn't hurt, the shame made her heart skip a beat.

"You dare hit me?" Little Dragon Girl struggled a couple of times, but couldn't shake him off with her true energy.

"I'm beating you, you disobedient woman!"

Yang Guo felt a surge of pride and satisfaction. He slapped her again, saying, "Do you submit?"

Little Dragon Girl lay on his lap, biting her lower lip. Remembering the teachings from the storybooks, she gritted her teeth and softened her voice: "I give up, please stop hitting me. I admit defeat, okay?"

The voice was soft and sweet, making Yang Guo's bones melt. He couldn't bear to really hit her hard.

"Now we know who the head of the household is?"

"I've figured it out. You're the sect leader, so you're the most important." Little Dragon Girl turned her head and glared at him.

"You said it yourself, from now on, I'm the one in charge in this ancient tomb. If you dare to give me the cold shoulder again, I'll teach you a lesson."

With Yang Guo pinning her down, Xiaolongnu reached out and pinched his leg: "You're so smug. You got the advantage and you're still acting innocent."

"Sister Long, were you running out of internal energy just now?" Yang Guo said smugly. "I told you the Kanli Technique is powerful. You can't match my stamina."

Little Dragon Girl continued, "Yes, yes, my husband's martial arts are unparalleled; I, your wife, am completely outmatched."

Yang Guo's bones melted at the address of "Husband." He lowered his head and whispered in Xiaolongnu's ear, "Shall we practice the Kanli Technique again?"

Little Dragon Girl was really struggling; Yang Guo was indeed very brave today.

"No, my wife can't take it anymore today!"

Upon hearing that Xiaolongnu was unwilling, Yang Guo became unhappy and slapped her on the bottom again.

"Quickly tell me you can handle it, you can keep going!"

Just then, the stone door of the ancient tomb was pushed open.

The footsteps sounded familiar. Xiaolongnu and Yang Guo turned to look at the same time.

At the end of the passageway, a figure wearing a pink jacket walked in.

It was Technician Li.