I'll make you the furnace and the cauldron, so you can refine Yin and Yang and prove the Great

The effects of the complete Refining Spirit Technique were even better than Li Hanshan had imagined.

Over the next few days, he cultivated on his own while simultaneously trying to integrate the Spirit Refining Technique into his dual cultivation with Hua Nongying. The Yang Ce Technique allowed their spiritual energy to flow together, while the Spirit Refining Technique created a resonance between their divine senses.

On this day, their palms touched, and the yin and yang energies circulated endlessly within their bodies. Li Hanshan's mind stirred, and he activated the Refining Spirit Technique. In an instant, his divine sense intertwined with Hua Nongying's, like two clear springs merging and merging.

Hua Nongying trembled, and her beautiful eyes suddenly opened.

"Hanlang, this is..."

"Don't talk, concentrate."

Li Hanshan guided her consciousness, guiding it slowly along the path of the Spirit Refining Technique. Their consciousnesses progressed from initial tentative contact to gradual merging, ultimately forming a complete cycle.

Hua Nongying felt her divine sense growing at a visible rate under the nourishment of this power. The feeling was like a clear spring suddenly flowing into a dried-up riverbed, and every inch of her divine sense was cheering with joy.

After an unknown amount of time, the two opened their eyes at the same time.

Hua Nongying's beautiful eyes were filled with surprise: "My divine sense... has increased by at least 20%! Han Lang, what kind of technique is this? It's amazing!"

Li Hanshan didn't say much, only saying, "It's good that it's useful."

Hua Nongying didn't press the matter. She was a smart woman; she knew what to ask and what not to ask. Li Hanshan had too many secrets, and she wasn't in a hurry.

In the days that followed, the two cultivated together every day, and their cultivation and spiritual awareness steadily increased.

But Li Hanshan encountered a new problem.

His cultivation level has stalled.

Between the second and third levels of Foundation Establishment, there seemed to be an invisible barrier that he couldn't break through no matter how hard he tried. He had accumulated enough spiritual energy in his dantian, and his dantian and meridians had been tempered by pure yang energy to be tough enough, but he was just one step short.

"Hanlang, this is because your foundation is too solid."

After listening to his situation, Hua Nongying pondered for a moment and then gave her an answer: "The Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment has made your dantian twice the size of an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator, and your meridians are also wider and stronger. This is a good thing, meaning you are invincible within your realm. But the price is that the accumulation required for breakthroughs is far beyond that of ordinary people."

She paused, a complex look flashing in her eyes: "There's probably only one way to break through."

"What method?"

"Liu Ruoxue".

Hua Nongying uttered the name with a hint of reluctance in her tone: "She has a top-grade ice spiritual root, and the extreme yin energy in her body is exactly the opposite of your pure yang energy. If you can cultivate with her a few more times, using her extreme yin energy to stimulate your pure yang energy, the yin and yang will interact, and you might be able to break through the bottleneck."

Li Hanshan remained silent.

Looking for Liu Ruoxue?

That demoness would hate him so much she'd kill him, would she agree?

"She won't agree," he shook his head.

Hua Nongying rolled her eyes: "Hanlang, when did you become such a gentleman? How did you get her the first time? Wasn't it by force?"

Li Hanshan was taken aback.

It seems... that's the case.

"Anyway, she's already yours. Whether you sleep with her once or ten times, it's all the same." Hua Nongying's tone was sour, but she continued, "Besides, dual cultivation is also beneficial to her. Your pure yang energy can help her suppress the extreme yin energy in her body, which will also improve her cultivation. She may refuse this mutually beneficial thing verbally, but her body is very honest."

Seeing her jealous yet determined to help with her ideas, Li Hanshan felt a warmth in his heart.

This vixen is increasingly displaying the demeanor of a matriarch.

"Okay, I'll give it a try."

He stood up.

Hua Nongying called out from behind him, "Han Lang, be gentle, don't break that ice!"

Without turning his head, Li Hanshan waved his hand, summoned his flying sword, and flew towards Shuanghua Peak where Liu Ruoxue was.

Shuanghua Peak is the most deserted of the five peaks of the Hehuan Sect.

The entire mountain peak is covered in snow all year round, a silver-white world. Above the mountainside, there are almost no buildings in sight, only a few scattered caves carved into the ice walls. Liu Ruoxue's cave is located on an ice cliff near the summit.

Li Hanshan landed in front of the cave entrance and was about to knock when a cold voice came from inside.

"roll."

Li Hanshan smiled.

That vixen, she's still the same as always.

He didn't roll away, but instead took out a token that Hua Nongying had given him and flashed it on the restriction on the door. This token was left by Hua Nongying when she and Liu Ruoxue were still friends in their early years. He never expected that after so many years, the restriction could still be opened.

The stone gate suddenly opened with a roar.

Li Hanshan strode inside.

The cave was small, constructed entirely of ice-blue crystal, and exuded a chilling aura. Liu Ruoxue sat cross-legged on a huge ice jade bed, dressed in white, her long hair cascading down her back, making her appear like an ice sculpture.

A cold glint flashed in her eyes when she saw Li Hanshan enter.

"How dare you trespass into my cave?"

"I came to see you." Li Hanshan shamelessly sat down opposite her.

"No need," Liu Ruoxue said coldly. "Get out."

Li Hanshan didn't go out, but said directly, "I've hit a bottleneck and need your help."

Liu Ruoxue was stunned for a moment, then realized what he meant by "helping," and a look of anger appeared on her cold face.

"Don't even think about it!"

"This will also benefit you," Li Hanshan said earnestly. "My pure Yang energy can help you suppress the extreme Yin cold energy, and your cultivation level will also improve."

"I don't need it." Liu Ruoxue's voice was even colder.

Li Hanshan looked at her and suddenly asked, "What is the cultivation level of your enemy?"

Liu Ruoxue was startled.

"Peak of the Golden Core stage." She gritted her teeth and spat out the four words.

"How long do you think it will take you to take revenge at your current cultivation speed?" Li Hanshan asked again.

Liu Ruoxue fell silent.

"Ten years? Twenty years? Or longer?"

Li Hanshan said, enunciating each word clearly, "I can help you."

Liu Ruoxue raised her head and looked at him coldly: "You? You've only just broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage, what can you do to help me?"

"I cultivated from a mortal to the second level of Foundation Establishment in less than a year," Li Hanshan said calmly. "Give me another year, and I can reach the peak of Foundation Establishment. Give me three years, and I can form my Core. Do you think I'm not qualified to help you?"

Liu Ruoxue's gaze softened slightly.

Li Hanshan pressed his advantage: "Moreover, I'm not helping you for nothing. I need your extreme yin energy to break through my bottleneck, and you need my pure yang energy to improve your cultivation. It's a mutually beneficial arrangement."

He paused, then said, "If you really don't want to, I'll turn around and leave without making things difficult for you."

After saying that, he actually stood up and walked towards the door.

One step, two steps, three steps.

"stop."

Liu Ruoxue's icy voice came from behind.

Li Hanshan's lips curled up slightly as he turned around.

Liu Ruoxue's face remained cold, but the resistance in her eyes had faded considerably. She didn't speak, but simply turned her head away, refusing to look at him again.

Li Hanshan knew that this was the way she tacitly approved.

He went back and sat down in front of her.

"I will avenge you," he said earnestly, "but not now. When I am strong enough, I will go with you."

Liu Ruoxue trembled and turned her head sharply to stare into his eyes.

"What gives you the right?"

"Because you're one of my women." Li Hanshan looked directly at her, his gaze frank. "If I don't protect my woman, who will?"

"Who is your woman?"

Liu Ruoxue was not moved; instead, she became furious and launched an attack on Li Hanshan.

However, she was never a match for Li Hanshan to begin with, and after he broke through to the second level of Foundation Establishment, she was even less of a match for him. Li Hanshan used his divine sense attack technique to quickly subdue Liu Ruoxue and plant a large number of restrictions on her body.

"I'm going to kill you!!!" "Fine!"

Without saying another word, Li Hanshan reached out and unbuttoned her clothes.

Liu Ruoxue was so angry that tears streamed down her face.

The ice-jade bed was filled with a chilling aura.

Li Hanshan leaned down and kissed her cold lips, his Yang Ce technique quietly activating.