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

The little moth was coaxed into opening its wings, which had been drooping.

Mu Guang hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "Master wants some too."

Yu Luoning asked, "What does Master want?"

"Fire Flame Crystal."

"What Mu Guang belongs to... also belongs to the master."

Yu Luoning smiled and, touched, patted his head again.

She's simple-minded, just like Xing'er.

Mu Guang's hair was ruffled and messy as he stared blankly at Yu Luoning's eyes and brows.

Her gaze, however, was veiled by a thin mist, as if she were looking at someone else entirely.

Bai Rongling witnessed the entire scene. He sat cross-legged on the other side, his expression remaining indifferent.

But when Yu Luoning's gaze was fixed on Mu Guang's face, her eyelashes drooped slightly.

Previously, when dealing with him, he was either sharp-tongued or spouting nonsense, and a few words could make people so angry that they couldn't calm down.

But when she was in front of this little moth spirit, she spoke sweet words and was gentle as water, completely different from her usual self.

Bai Rongling felt inexplicably uncomfortable; these emotions were like fog, and even she couldn't see them clearly.

Weren't you bewitched by his looks? Why didn't you ask him?

They were still talking over there.

"Are you hurt just now? Little moth, you are so brave. Even though you were so scared, you still stood in front of me. Your master's heart melted."

"Come on, let me see if your wings are injured? Are they burned?"

Mu Guang blinked, tilted his head to look at Yu Luoning, and obediently cooperated with the examination.

Bai Rongling could no longer bear it and opened her eyes, "Yu Luoning."

Yu Luoning turned around, "What's up?"

Bai Rongling said calmly, "We need to have a good talk about what happened just now."

Yu Luoning hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Then, he put Mu Guang into the spatial jade bracelet so that he could recover from his injuries.

She walked over slowly and sat cross-legged in front of Bai Rongling.

The two were face to face.

After a long silence, Bai Rongling spoke, "We already know the weaknesses of the demon beast. Ordinary external forces cannot kill it; the only way to kill it is to let it die by its own power."

Yu Luoning paused for a moment, "I know what you're saying. But as you saw, he was very cautious about my teleportation technique, and he was even able to shatter spatial passages. Next time we face each other, it will probably be even more difficult."

Bai Rongling didn't answer immediately. Her gaze lingered on her face for a moment before she suddenly said, "Actually, there's another way."

Yu Luoning raised her eyes, a hint of anticipation spreading through her heart, and even her breathing became lighter.

"graft."

Upon hearing Bai Rongling's name, Yu Luoning clenched her fists tightly in her sleeve, her heart churning with emotion.

It's here! It's here!

Bai Rongling seemed oblivious to her unusual behavior. After a slight pause, she continued, "Previously, when we were fighting the Wen family cultivators in the Moon Moth's cave, you used a spell that was almost identical to the one used by my Bai family. Since spatial teleportation didn't work, why didn't you use that move? You could have directly returned the fire beast's attack to him."

It would have been better if he hadn't brought it up; once he did, Yu Luoning remembered that she had this past.

She didn't speak, but silently touched her neck, her expression becoming indescribable.

Bai Rongling frowned slightly. "What's wrong?"

Yu Luoning coughed lightly, "I'm afraid it won't be useful."

Why?

Yu Luoning sighed, "That spell, though powerful, has one drawback: it can only be used three times in a lifetime."

A hint of surprise appeared in Bai Rongling's eyes. He seemed to be thinking about something. This kind of magic could forcibly reverse the cause and effect suffered by the caster, which was against the way of heaven.

Being able to use it only three times in a lifetime is already considered defying the heavens.

"Three times? Have you used them all?" Bai Rongling asked.

Yu Luoning nodded, "Yes."

"You're quite generous."

Yu Luoning pursed her lips. "One of those times was even used on you. Aren't you a little touched?"

Bai Rongling remained silent for a long time before stubbornly saying, "No, that's not true."

"You ungrateful wretch."

Yu Luoning spat lightly and exclaimed that she regretted it.

When Bai Rongling saw her angry and aggressive appearance, a fleeting smile crossed her eyes.

After a moment, he said seriously, "My Bai family's 'Transplanting Flowers and Grafting Trees' technique, while not comparable to yours and unable to reverse cause and effect, can return some of the damage suffered by the physical body to the caster."

After listening, Yu Luoning shook his head. "No, the fire beast's real strength lies in its innate breath. That thing is clearly not an ordinary sword or fist. Simply reflecting physical damage won't kill it."

"That's right, that's also where I hesitated." Bai Rongling looked at her.

"I have thought about it carefully. Since our two schools of magic share a common origin, if we study each other's techniques, we might be able to deduce a higher level of magic. If we can truly achieve cause and effect substitution and the shifting of stars, perhaps we can defeat the fire beast and leave this place."

Yu Luoning narrowed her eyes slightly, seemingly contemplating something together.

Does that mean she should teach Bai Rongling the advanced technique of grafting flowers, and then have Bai Rongling teach her the low-end version of the technique from her family?

"..."

The key is, your sister Ning doesn't like it!

The technique originated from the Bai family's grafting technique. It would be easy to pass it on to Bai Rongling, but if it were really done, when would her dual cultivation and replication plan be able to proceed smoothly?

Bai Rongling is, to put it nicely, innocent; to put it bluntly, too pretentious.

Once they leave, the chance to engage in dual cultivation again will be as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Even if Bai Rongling were to agree by then, with Cui Xiu around, she wouldn't dare.

Choi Soo, the Great Demon King, can accept men who came before him, but he absolutely cannot accept women who go out and have affairs after he has her.

Despite her seemingly unreliable nature, Yu Luoning is actually very clear-headed when it comes to matters of the heart.

Seeing that she didn't answer for a long time, Bai Rongling guessed her concerns.

He continued, "Each secret technique is a family's most treasured possession, and they are not easily passed on to outsiders. I am not coveting your techniques, and I swear to heaven and earth that after this matter, I will never use any techniques that I have passed on to outsiders. If you feel this is not acceptable, then let's call it quits. If you are willing, I can also teach you another unique technique of my Bai family."

……

Yu Luoning, who was still pondering, was taken aback when she heard this.

"I can teach you my magic, but how long will it take you to comprehend it? A day? A month? Or a year? That big monster won't wait patiently for us to learn it before we kill him. By the time you figure it out, it'll be too late."

Bai Rongling did not refute, clearly knowing that this method was too time-consuming. "In that case, let's find another way."

Yu Luoning nodded, then suddenly sat up straight: "Actually, I have another method."

"I would like to hear the details." Bai Rongling raised her eyes.

Yu Luoning looked at him with an unprecedented seriousness in her eyes: "Let's cultivate together."