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

Yu Luoning and Bai Rongling walked a long way.

Bai Rongling remained silent the entire way, her figure appearing somewhat lonely in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Looking at him, Yu Luoning suddenly realized for the first time that Bai Rongling might have experienced something like this countless times in her life.

Huanxue and Huanlin are still his former friends, but what about strangers?

What would those strangers who are obsessed with him, covet him, and want to possess him say to him, or do to him?

Being beautiful alone is always a dead end.

Bai Rongling, with her extremely powerful family background, still found herself in so much trouble. If ordinary cultivators had such an appearance, they would probably have long since become someone else's furnace or plaything.

Yu Luoning used to think it was so great to be good-looking, but now she realizes that it's not that great after all.

Noticing the gaze beside her, Bai Rongling turned her eyes slightly and met Yu Luoning's somewhat stunned gaze.

The sky was already darkening, and the sunset glow covered the woman's cheeks, making her fair skin look like a washed peach.

Bai Rongling's ears flushed red, and her breathing became lighter.

Why are you looking at me?

Yu Luoning suddenly laughed and said, "I suddenly realize that raising you is actually quite a challenge."

Bai Rongling's long eyelashes trembled, and she suddenly fell silent, saying nothing.

Did she find it too troublesome?

Before he could even start to think, the woman smiled and came closer, hugging him and resting her head against his chest.

"Rongrong, you're so beautiful, everyone's eyeing you wherever you go. From now on, I'll have to guard against not only women, but also men."

Bai Rongling: "..."

He looked at her jet-black hair and his heart softened.

Seemingly realizing something, Yu Luoning withdrew from the embrace, rummaged through her spatial bracelet for a while, and suddenly found a glowing fragment. This was a fragment of the Mirror Flower Water Moon.

"This is for you."

Bai Rongling's gaze faltered slightly; with just one glance, she knew that this was an extremely precious and rare spiritual artifact.

Yu Luoning continued, "After wearing this item, a mirror image will be attached to your body. The appearance, figure, and even the aura that outsiders see are all illusions created by the mirror and the moon."

From now on, you can wear it on your body and become uglier if you want, ideally the kind of person you wouldn't notice in a crowd, so no one will remember you.

Bai Rongling didn't speak. Seeing that he was hesitant to take it, Yu Luoning shoved the fragment into his hand.

"Alright, alright, you're my husband now, so I should give you a token of our love."

The secret technique copied from Bai Rongling is worth far more than a mere fragment of a mirage.

Moreover, the Fire Crystals collected on this trip are enough to make Yu Luoning the richest man in the region.

He's only a little over 100 million, maybe 8.5 billion.

Yu Luoning felt she was being a bit stingy by only giving her a copied fragment of her heart and soul.

Why give it to...me?

"Why so many whys? Because you are my precious darling."

Bai Rongling looked at her quietly, her eyes sparkling, her heart soaring high in the clouds.

Yu Luoning felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze, touched her nose, and muttered, "Okay, I just think... you really need one too. You can't wear a veil forever, can you?"

She paused, her fingertips lightly touching the veil, gathering up the edges that had slipped down, and smiled faintly.

"From now on, I can show my face whenever I want, and let whoever I want see it. If they won't let me see it, I'll just show them a fake one."

The surroundings seemed eerily quiet.

Bai Rongling lowered her eyes, the cold fragments pressed against her palm, inexplicably burning hot.

On the distant hill, the Huan siblings hadn't gone far. Huan Lin looked dejected, and then, as if remembering something, asked, "Are we still looking for the Nine Revolutions Nirvana Lotus?"

Huanxue stopped in her tracks and looked into the distance, where Yu Luoning was tinkering with Bai Rongling's Mirror Flower and Water Moon.

Bai Rongling complained that the face she chose was too ugly, but Yu Luoning argued that it was safer if it was a little ugly.

Bai Rongling's face was cold, but her clear, melodious voice held a rare hint of relaxation as she said, "Then I'd rather wear a veil."

"No way! This face is so nice, it makes me feel so safe."

The two bickered and walked further and further away.

Huanxue stared for a long time, then Huanlin looked away, pressed her sister's shoulder, and whispered, "...It seems he doesn't need it anymore, let it go."

/

As night fell, the chill in the depths of the secret realm intensified.

Bai Rongling was still studying the fragments of the Mirror Flower Water Moon. This thing was truly magical, as it could transform into the appearance of other people.

But he always felt a little awkward about actually transforming into someone else's appearance, so he simply could only transform according to his own imagination.

Yu Luoning watched with a smile and volunteered to offer him advice.

"Just listen to me, you won't go wrong, just change it like this."

Are you sure this is appropriate?

Bai Rongling waved her sleeve, conjuring a clear water mirror.

Immediately, a sleazy-looking man with a large mole, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a stubble beard appeared in the mirror.

Yu Luoning sat to the side and burst into laughter.

Bai Rongling's face darkened. She raised her hand and wiped away the illusion, revealing her true, stunning beauty once more.

Her eyes, as white as plum blossoms laden with snow, glanced sideways, breathtakingly beautiful.

Yu Luoning couldn't help but swallow, feeling her heart racing and her mouth dry.

"Are we spending the night here?"

Bai Rongling nodded slightly, and a flash of inspiration appeared from her fingertips. An exquisite and luxurious villa model appeared in her palm, and in an instant, the villa landed and became life-size.

Yu Luoning has always been fond of beautiful women. When he saw the villa, he thought of soft couches, and when he thought of soft couches, he thought of beautiful women...

Seeing her eyes, brimming with spring-like allure, staring intently at her, Bai Rongling, being naturally perceptive, knew exactly what she was thinking.

The previous dual cultivation in the cave was out of necessity, in order to work together to fight the fire beast, but now it is more like dry wood and raging fire when a man and woman are in love.

Bai Rongling felt hot all over, her cheeks flushed, recalling the passionate encounter in the cave, when he pinned her down and she succumbed to his advances.

I wonder if it's because I'm thinking about it too much.

At this moment, he is both... and Teng... (fill in the blank to make a sentence)

Yu Luoning didn't care about that. She wasn't a saint, able to remain unmoved by a beauty in front of her. She grabbed Bai Rongling's belt and pulled him into the house.

Bai Rongling's mind went blank for a moment, and a spark ignited in her heart, almost burning away her reason.

He took the initiative, bent down and picked up the woman in his arms, and strode to the soft couch.

By this time, the sky was gradually darkening, and the forest was completely silent. A special array was set up inside the house to isolate divine sense.

Yu Luoning was already itching to get started, but she was afraid of being too proactive and losing her composure.

Seeing Bai Rongling take the initiative had a unique flavor to it.

He was handsome and approached step by step, as if he had mustered up a great deal of courage, and slowly unbuttoned Yu Luoning's outer robe.

The thin inner garment accentuated her exquisite and proud figure, her pale and full breasts incredibly alluring in the dim light.

Bai Rongling's gaze lingered for a moment, her breathing quickening.

Seeing this, Yu Luoning had a mischievous idea. She reached out and wrapped her arms around his neck, teasing him in the ear, "Does it look good? Do you want to eat it?"

Bai Rongling looked at her with deep eyes, unable to restrain herself any longer, and lowered her head to kiss her.

Yu Luoning went along with it, unconsciously arching her back slightly.

Bai Rongling's mind was buzzing. He closed his eyes briefly, then proceeded with practiced ease.

Bai Rongling ate quickly, her tongue tip icy cold, her breath spraying onto her fair skin.

Yu Luoning's cheeks flushed red, and her fingernails left crisscrossing red marks on his back.

The scorching fire seemed to set the entire night ablaze.

Yu Luoning was greatly shocked. In just a few times, Bai Rongling's progress was clearly visible to the naked eye.

This terrifying and astonishing learning talent is so proficient that it's almost impossible to keep up...

Yu Luoning was in a daze and forgot that she needed to make a copy. She lay on the couch in a daze.

There was a light beside the bed. Yu Luoning glanced at it and found it was a huge bronze mirror. Her eyelashes trembled slightly as she stared at the mirror. She saw a man and a woman lying intertwined.

The woman looked over with alluring eyes, her face full of spring-like bliss. Who else could it be but herself?

The aloof young man, crawling on top of it, was losing control and demanding...

/

Let's rewind to a month ago, to the other side of Fenghuang Ancient Town.

Cui Xiu and Feng Qiguang searched for Yu Luoning's whereabouts.

Feng Qiguang also possesses the bloodline of the phoenix, and after searching for a while, he began to see faint signs of it.

The two stood on the wind, shrinking the distance to an inch, and headed in that direction.

But when they flew over a majestic mountain range, Cui Xiu suddenly stopped.

Cui Xiu frowned as she looked down at a strangely shaped boulder eroded by the wind atop the mountain. "We've been here before."

Feng Qiguang was stunned. They had clearly been heading south, even using a spatial magic artifact, so how could they still be spinning in circles?

A purple light flashed in Cui Xiu's eyes, and his powerful divine sense spread outward.

There are no formations or illusions here, and the space itself is not distorted.

In short, it's extremely bizarre.

At that moment, Feng Qiguang lowered his head and exclaimed in surprise.

"Brother Cui, look, the mountain is moving."

Cui Xiu lowered her eyes, nodded, and a glint of dark light flashed in her purple eyes. Her voice, transmitted through powerful spiritual energy, said, "Fellow Daoists of the Ten Thousand Mountains, since you want us to stay, why hide? Why not show yourselves?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Qiguang's expression became even more solemn.

Few people can be addressed as "fellow Daoist" by Cui Xiu; this person is no ordinary individual.

Sure enough, the next moment, an ancient voice rang out from all directions.