Dual cultivation makes you stronger, everyone else is a prodigy, and I'm the only one slacking

Night fell, and the sky cleared.

On the open ground near the Wen family's courtyard, two new graves have been erected, with wooden tombstones placed in front of the grave mounds.

The clerk knelt before the grave, her head buried in her knees, her shoulders heaving. Her voice was long since hoarse from crying. Her tears had all dried up.

The boy stood beside him, saying nothing, just quietly keeping him company.

Yu Luoning stood a little distance away, and after a long while, she finally spoke, "Tell me, what are your plans next?"

The boy raised his head, stared intently at her, and clenched his fist. "I want to cultivate immortality."

He paused for a moment, then added, "Cultivate immortality, become stronger, and kill all the evil cultivators in the world."

On the other side, the scribe also raised her head. Her eyes were red, and she bit her lip, saying, "Sister, I also want to cultivate. I want to have power so I can protect the people I care about."

Yu Luoning met their gazes but didn't speak immediately, though she felt utterly exhausted.

They must have lived too comfortably in their past life.

But they forgot that the two words "cause and effect" are most taboo in the cultivation world.

She once read a sentence that said, "How cruel Heaven is, for it made her, who had a kind heart but nothing to show, witness the most helpless suffering in the mortal world."

But now that she's here, she has a cheat code and unparalleled skills, but she doesn't have the top-tier cultivation to control everything and rewrite the rules of the world.

Yu Luoning was filled with mixed emotions.

Looking at the two of them, she remained silent for a moment, then coldly said, "I can give you the most basic Qi Induction Technique to guide you into the path of cultivation. As for the rest, you'll have to rely on yourselves."

"I will find a quiet town, where I will introduce you to the basics, and then we will part ways in three months."

/

At this moment, Yu Luoning remembered the small pink bundle tied up with the Immortal Binding Rope in the corner.

The Binding Rope wasn't used to wrap him up like a rice dumpling; instead, one end was tied to his body, and the other end was tied to a large tree.

Seeing people staring at it, the treasure-hunting mouse shrank to the side of the grass, pressing its ears even lower.

Yu Luoning: "Little mouse, you aided the ghost cultivator in committing evil deeds, causing the tragic deaths of Wenshu's parents. Do you know your crime?!"

The mouse shrank back slightly, then nodded knowingly, like a wise man who knows when to yield.

It didn't actually feel that guilty, nor did it think it had done anything seriously wrong.

During the years I was captured by the ghost cultivators, I saw many cases of murder and robbery. The death of a mortal was nothing special in the cultivation world.

But now that the ghost cultivator is dead, her life is in the hands of this female cultivator.

"Squeak squeak squeak..."

Fairy, have mercy! The mouse knows it was wrong.

The mouse is willing to serve the fairy and will diligently search for treasures in the future, never slacking off.

No one knows what the little mouse did, but Yu Luoning can now understand mouse language.

She couldn't completely let her guard down around the little mouse.

Since living creatures cannot be kept in the Qiankun Bag, she temporarily imprisoned the tightly bound little mouse in the jade bracelet space.

/

News of the destruction of the Sea Dragon Palace spread throughout the entire Big Island Village.

The villagers were momentarily dazed, then excited.

The mountain that had weighed on them for so many years was simply moved away. This sudden turn of events left them somewhat bewildered.

The villagers gathered together, crying and laughing, and many went to the beach to pay tribute to their children who had been sacrificed.

Yu Luoning stood outside the Wen family's courtyard, looking at these people without saying anything. Not long after, a group of islanders came over, led by several older men who bowed and spoke very politely.

"Your Excellency has shown immense kindness and saved everyone on our island. From now on, if Your Excellency is willing, you will be the master of this island..."

Yu Luoning immediately interrupted him, "What island lord? She had absolutely no interest in that."

"I won't be staying on this island for long."

The villagers looked at each other, wanting to persuade each other to stay.

Yu Luoning said, "The Sea Dragon Palace is gone, so you no longer need to live in fear. Go and live your own lives peacefully."

After saying that, she turned and walked back into the courtyard, ignoring the villagers who still wanted to persuade her to stay.

Dealing with the ghost cultivator alone this time made her realize the gap between herself and the cultivators in the outside world.

She was able to win entirely because of her magic weapon.

Yu Luoning's desire to become stronger grew increasingly urgent.

She sat cross-legged, closing her eyes to rest, but in reality, her divine sense repeatedly scanned the strategy guide in her mind.

Looking at the few pages of high-quality male resources that lit up in the encyclopedia during the secret realm.

Yu Luoning gave a helpless, self-deprecating laugh.

The act of mastering the art of replication was inherently purposeful.

For a fleeting moment, she even had an absurd thought: if the goal is to become stronger, why not lower the bar even further?

For example, like the Hehuan Sect or the Demonic Demoness, they can directly use force and become a flower-gathering bee.

But the thought had barely crossed his mind when Yu Luoning slapped it away.

A forced relationship is not sweet or thirst-quenching, but forcing someone is to lower your own bottom line.

She was greedy for money and valued her life; she was also a modern soul.

Even murder is based on the principle of "I will not attack unless attacked."

She disdained to do such a transgressive thing.

While the guide has a purpose, it is not mandatory.

The whole thing was consensual; it was just a matter of sharing emotions and getting what each other wanted. What's wrong with that?

At this moment, Yu Luoning's mind was completely clear, and the worldly notions that had been weighing on her mind shattered completely.

Trash? How can things in the cultivation world be called trash?

This is called following the will of Heaven and the will of the people, and staying or leaving as one pleases.

Having figured this out, the previously stagnant spiritual energy within his body suddenly began to flow joyfully.

Yu Luoning opened her eyes and took out two perfectly round Marrow Cleansing Pills from her storage bag.

He casually tossed it to Song Chi and Wenshu, who were standing anxiously to the side.

"Don't look at me like that. I mean what I say. I'll guide you into the Qi cultivation path. These two pills can wash away the impurities of your mortal body, making it easier to cultivate Qi later. Take them tonight, and then bathe and change your clothes."

~

At this time, on the more advanced Xuanhuang Continent, countless miles away from Ooshima Village.

The Imperial Court of the Song Dynasty, deep within the Imperial Palace.

A huge black jade wall stood there; it was the Dragon-Imprisoning Jade Wall, a treasure used by the Jing Song Imperial Court to monitor the fortune of the Seventh Prince.

Suddenly, the blood-red patterns on the jade wall, symbolizing endless suffering, burst forth with a sharp buzzing sound, and a strange gray mist enveloped the entire jade wall.

The elder in charge of offerings changed his expression drastically and shouted, "Quickly report to Her Majesty that the Seventh Prince's fate has undergone a tremendous change!"

A moment later, a woman in a magnificent purple and gold phoenix robe rushed in.

"What's the panic?" Ye Ji stared coldly at the jade wall. "What's wrong with the Seventh Prince?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive us. The Seventh Prince has passed away, and the secrets of heaven are obscured, so we cannot see his future."

"Useless! A bunch of useless trash."

Ye Ji's stunningly beautiful face momentarily lost focus: "He's only just completed the second stage of the Myriad Tribulations Soul Tempering Path. His family was destroyed, and he was at a crucial moment when his resentment was soaring and his killing intent was firmly established..."

According to his original destiny, Song Chi would become a slave to the evil cultivator tonight, and in endless torment, he would completely shut down his heart, leaving only murderous intent.

Only when he completes the final stage of the Path of Tribulations and Soul Tempering can he embark on the supreme path of proving his Dao through killing, ultimately becoming a God of Slaughter and an Immortal.

But now his fate is shrouded in mist, and no one can see through it...