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

Yu Luoning rubbed her hands together and smiled, her eyelashes curving upwards.

"Can I be your older sister? If I can't be your older sister, I can be your mother..."

The smile on Cui Xiu's face vanished instantly.

He narrowed his purple eyes, his slender fingers gripping Yu Luoning's waist tightly, and pulled her sharply forward.

"You little punk, you've got some nerve..."

Just as I was about to say something, I suddenly felt a spasm in my lower abdomen.

Cui Xiu felt her vision go black, and her fingertips trembled with pain.

For cultivators at the Mahayana stage, even the slightest strange reversal of qi and blood within their bodies will be clearly transmitted into their minds.

At this moment, Cui Xiu clearly felt an abnormality in her body.

He had lived for thousands of years and had never had such an experience.

Ever since she fell for this little fox's trick and used the Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains Painting on her behalf, she has been either struck by lightning or has her spiritual power frequently going out of control.

Therefore, Cui Xiu naturally attributed all these strange and weak phenomena to the bad luck that had befallen the "A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains" painting.

Seeing Cui Xiu secretly clutching her lower abdomen, Yu Luoning couldn't help but ask anxiously, "Cui Xiu, what's wrong?"

Cui Xiu turned her head and bit the flesh on the inside of her cheek.

He snorted, "It's all because of the backlash from that lousy picture of yours. I've never been tricked like this before!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Luoning immediately lowered her head, becoming as docile as a quail.

She really wanted to bring up the past and say, "Who told you to try to kill me?" But after thinking about it, she ultimately didn't say it.

"Then...would you like me to rub it for you?"

Before Cui Xiu could refuse, Yu Luoning reached out and massaged Cui Xiu's firm lower abdomen.

Her palms were warm, and the pressure she applied to her lower abdomen was just right.

For some reason, the abdominal pain seemed to have really subsided.

Cui Xiu's breath hitched.

The pain in my lower abdomen subsided, but the fire in my heart was ignited.

Scenes of the mortal world turning upside down and the mind trembling within the Great Array of Ten Thousand Emotions come flooding back.

As his breathing grew heavier, he slowly leaned in and kissed her. His technique was still clumsy, but his touch was strong.

Unbeknownst to her, a thin layer of tears welled up in Yu Luoning's eyes.

Fairies cannot be replicated, but they are too delicious...

Yu Luoning was floating on a cloud, completely unaware of when she was picked up and moved to an ice bed.

The purple robe slipped off her shoulders. Cui Xiu was dressed very lightly, and beneath the loose hem were her well-defined collarbones and strong chest.

Yu Luoning's slender fingers traced along his chest... the touch was delicate, and they reached his shallow waist dimples.

"How about we try something exciting?" Yu Luoning looked at him with a smile, her clear eyes filled with a captivating allure.

Choi Soo's Adam's apple bobbed. "Exciting? Sure, how about it?"

Yu Luoning said nothing more, but simply placed her hands on either side of his lower back and slowly leaned down.

In that instant, it felt as if Cui Xiu's soul had been ripped away, and an indescribable sense of comfort exploded in his mind.

In the throes of ultimate pleasure, Choi Soo slightly opened her eyes, her gaze seemingly filled with unspoken words, as if something had opened the door to a new world...

...A soul was bestowed upon me in a single night, and I know not what year it is now.

Yu Luoning felt as if she had just had a ridiculous dream, a dream that was in no way inferior to the Myriad Emotions Array.

Two blushes appeared on her face, and she was breathing rapidly.

The silk quilt covering her body had somehow risen high, concealing the spring scenery beneath.

Yu Luoning was tense all over and couldn't say anything more for a moment.

……

"I have used my lifeblood to carve a unique divine soul imprint into this black sword."

"Then does that mean I can't form a contract with this black sword?" Yu Luoning was somewhat disappointed.

"Normally speaking, a contract can only be formed by erasing the previous sword master's soul imprint and then engraving your own. However, my cultivation level is beyond your current reach, so you cannot do this."

Yu Luoning twitched the corner of her mouth, but Cui Xiu still wanted to stab her in the heart with the contracted black sword.

She asked impatiently, "What do you suggest we do? A sword without a contract can't unleash its full power."

Cui Xiu chuckled softly, his eyes darting around: "We two are now one, each bearing the other's mark, sharing a drop of our intertwined blood, forming a bond of unity. In this way, you too can leave your mark on the black sword."

As she spoke, Cui Xiu lightly touched the tip of her finger, drawing a drop of essence blood from between Yu Luoning's eyebrows, then merging it into her own essence blood and channeling it into the black sword. In an instant, the black sword hummed violently, and a powerful aura of dark purple-black light spread out like ripples.

"Want to give it a try?"

Cui Xiu crossed her arms, her voice casual.

Yu Luoning nodded, stepped forward and grasped the sword hilt. A pure spiritual energy flowed from her palm back into her meridians.

What abundant energy!

Her eyes were resolute, and a light shone from her clear gaze. She raised her hand and unleashed a Moon-Slaying Sword Technique, which instantly swept across the distant snow-capped peaks like a dark crescent moon.

With a deafening roar, the snow-capped peak snapped in half, the break as smooth as a mirror.

"What a fine sword!" Yu Luoning couldn't help but exclaim.

The black sword hummed again, and as she held it close to her palm, she could feel its apparent joy.

Yu Luoning's fingertips traced the cold, black blade of the sword, and suddenly noticed something. She raised an eyebrow and asked Cui Xiu, "Doesn't this sword have a scabbard?"

Cui Xiu leaned lazily to one side and said, "When I was forging it, I ran out of materials. Ordinary iron was not good enough to match its sharpness, so the scabbard was delayed."

Yu Luoning's mind raced, and she took out the white, ribbon-like Immortal-Binding Rope tied around her wrist, asking, "How about this?"

Cui Xiu's expression froze slightly, as if he recognized something. "This is... an ancient immortal artifact."

Yu Luoning's pupils moved downwards as she stared at the Immortal Binding Rope in her hand, looking completely incredulous.

I thought it was just a magical artifact, but I never expected that the upgraded version would be so incredibly powerful.

Seeing her completely bewildered expression, Cui Xiu slowly said, "Ordinary immortal treasures can be divided into three categories: magic artifacts, precious artifacts, and spiritual artifacts, among which spiritual artifacts are the most precious. Above spiritual artifacts, there are several other types, namely immortal artifacts, ancient immortal artifacts, innate supreme treasures, and chaotic supreme treasures, the difficulty of obtaining them is indescribable."

"And the Immortal Binding Rope in your hand is an ancient immortal artifact."

Upon hearing this, Yu Luoning's pupils contracted slightly, and she slowly nodded, then asked, "What about this black sword?"

"A magical artifact."

It's not even as good as her Immortal Binding Rope?

Yu Luoning: "But I don't feel like my Immortal Binding Rope is that powerful?"

"Ancient immortal artifacts usually bear the imprint of the ancient Dao. With your cultivation level so low, how can you expect an ancient immortal artifact to willingly serve you?"

Yu Luoning glared angrily; it seemed this little thing was unwilling to be in her hands.

She snorted, "Whatever it is, it's Black Sword Baby's own little blanket now."

After saying that, Yu Luoning shook her hand and wrapped the Immortal Binding Rope tightly around the black sword, as if it were a piece of cloth.

The black and white colors give off a mysterious and domineering vibe.

Yu Luoning was halfway through wrapping the sword when she suddenly realized, "Why does this sword look so familiar? I feel like I've seen it quite a few times in anime."

Never mind, from this day forward, this will be her destined sword.

Two weeks later.

Yu Luoning and Black Sword's teamwork became increasingly seamless, and she even developed her own set of combat tactics.

When others think she's about to engage in a direct confrontation, she'll first draw her black sword and casually tear off the white silk wrapped around it.

The moment the white silk ribbon leaves her hand, it transforms into a binding rope that tightly binds the person. No one expected that what appeared to be an ordinary white cloth used to wrap the sword was actually her deadly move.

On this day, Yu Luoning was once again enthusiastically competing with the snow monkeys on the mountain peak.

Cui Xiu stood not far away, pointing and giving instructions.

The two never went through a formal apprenticeship ceremony, but during the day they had a certain tacit understanding as master and disciple, and at night they became a real husband and wife sharing the same bed.

The relationship is hard to explain, but everyone knows it.

"What's the rush? This snow monkey isn't going to eat you. How many times have I told you? Be careful when you make a move."

Upon hearing this, Yu Luoning immediately composed herself.

"Ugh, I still feel this sword strike is so awkward?"

"That's yours..."

Before she could finish speaking, Cui Xiu's voice trailed off.

Yu Luoning turned around and saw that the person who had been leisurely instructing her just moments before now had a face so white it was almost transparent, giving off an indescribable eeriness.

He clutched his lower abdomen with one hand, his Adam's apple bobbing violently as if desperately suppressing a rising urge to vomit.

Yu Luoning's head buzzed. She quickly sheathed her black sword, ran over, and anxiously asked, "Xiuxiu, what's wrong with you? The two months of bad luck should have passed by now, right?"

"I'm fine..." Cui Xiu said weakly.

"How can you be alright? Look at you, you look like you're pregnant."

Choi Soo: "..."