One of my fairy-like friends

"...You lied to me?" Ning Mengru broke free from Ming Yan's arm and said angrily.

Aunt Ning is always gentle when she's angry. Mingyan is used to being playful and carefree, so Ning Mengru's anger doesn't put any psychological pressure on him at all, because she's not only gentle but also easy to coax.

"Aunt Ning, are you referring to Master bringing this up on his own initiative, or to what I just mentioned about something I haven't told Master yet?"

"Both!" Ning Mengru reached out and pinched Ming Yan's cheek, somewhat annoyed. "You rascal, how dare you lie to me... If your master really brought it up, you just pretended that your master didn't know to lure me into agreeing. If your master really didn't know, then your master mentioning it was lying to me. Either way, you're lying..."

"Aunt Ning, it's true that Master brought it up himself. And although I hid it from you earlier, I'm telling the truth now, aren't I? I'm sorry..." Mingyan apologized honestly. "How about this, the decision we made earlier can be voided. Aunt Ning, you can make a decision now. Are you willing to..."

Seeing that Ming Yan took the initiative to admit his mistake, Ning Mengru finally let go of his hand. But now, when it came to making a decision again, Ning Mengru hesitated for a while and felt that she couldn't refuse anymore. She actually knew that she was not as good as Yue Wuxia in Ming Yan's heart. Yue Wuxia had too many innate advantages. But people are proud, and Ning Mengru was unwilling to admit defeat like this.

Now that Yue Wuxia has taken the initiative to bring up the matter of cultivating together, it is indeed very beneficial to Ming Yan. After all, both of them are saints, and dual... triple cultivation would certainly be very advantageous to Ming Yan, especially now that Ming Yan's cultivation level is increasingly high...

Yue Wuxia agreed, but I didn't. This back-and-forth created a gap between us.

Actually, Mingyan was wrong this time. He told Ning Mengru directly that she would agree after careful consideration.

Ning Mengru glanced at Ming Yan and snorted, "Why would your master bring this up on his own initiative?"

"I guess this is a reward from my master," Mingyan said, scratching his head. "As for what kind of reward it is... well, that's hard to say."

"...You asked her for the reward?" Ning Mengru was still somewhat unwilling to believe that Yue Wuxia would bring this up on her own initiative, so she asked repeatedly.

“It was Master who brought it up. I didn’t mention it to Master, although I often think about it.” Mingyan shook his head.

Upon hearing Ming Yan's last sentence, Ning Mengru couldn't help but roll her eyes. She knew he'd had this idea all along...

Since Yue Wuxia brought it up herself, she couldn't refuse anymore...

Ning Mengru sighed, "Alright, alright, I'll go with you, okay?"

"Really? Then let's bring Feixuan along too." Mingyan chuckled.

"...? You're bringing Fei Xuan along too?" Ning Mengru frowned again. Ming Yan smiled and said, "My senior sister is coming back too. Since both Master and senior sister are coming, it's two against one, which isn't fair, so I suggest Aunt Ning bring Fei Xuan along as well."

"You..." Ning Mengru reached out and pinched Ming Yan's cheek in an annoyed tone, "How come I didn't realize you were so shameless back then..."

"It's settled then, Feixuan!" Mingyan raised his hand and grasped Ning Mengru's hand, raising his voice with a smile as he called out to Ning Feixuan outside the door.

Ning Mengru rolled her eyes. "You're just making fun of us..."

Chapter 274 More People, Better Results

When Mingyan brought Ning Mengru and Ning Feixuan together, Yue Qingying had been waiting for a long time.

She glanced at Ning Feixuan, then at Ning Mengru, before smiling and bowing, saying, "Aunt Ning..."

Ning Mengru nodded at first, but then, thinking that the two of them would probably have to be completely honest with each other soon, her face flushed slightly. To show a side of herself that she didn't want others to see in front of a younger person was truly...

Thinking of this, Ning Mengru couldn't help but glare at Ming Yan beside her. It's all that guy's fault...

However, Mingyan was clearly not hurt by Ning Mengru's gaze, which was not very dangerous to begin with. She smiled and led the three of them into the house.

Yue Wuxia had already sensed that Ming Yan had brought three people with him, so she knew what Ming Yan was planning before he even entered the room. She glared at Ming Yan and asked in a telepathic voice, "Why are Qingying and Ning Feixuan here too?"

"More people means better results," Mingyan replied with a grin.

Yue Wuxia snorted coldly, knowing this rebellious disciple would definitely push his luck. She sighed inwardly, somewhat used to it...

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"Fellow Daoist, I shall take my leave now. If you need anything, please feel free to ask." Huang Junru's expression was indifferent, her tone equally cold, while Bai Ze smiled and nodded slowly, "Fellow Daoist, take care..."

After Huang Junru left, Yu Mudan came out of the room and asked curiously, "Master, what does the Huang family head want with you?"

"Hmm...it's not a big deal..." Bai Ze had a bit of a headache. She glanced at Yu Mudan, hesitated for a moment, but still didn't tell her. Then she shook her head. "How's your relationship with Ming Yan?"

"It should be considered settled, Mingyan and I are now Daoist partners." Speaking of Mingyan, Yu Mudan smiled, but then she thought of Gu Hanshuang, and her smile faded a little. "But Gu Hanshuang and Mingyan's relationship is also... they have also become Daoist partners."

Bai Ze was somewhat surprised. He had been focusing on his cultivation, yet Ming Yan had managed to handle both of you.

"How far have you progressed exactly?" Bai Ze asked curiously.

"Um...actually, it was just..." Yu Mudan wouldn't be shy about bragging to Gu Hanshuang, but she was still a little embarrassed in front of her master. Her face flushed slightly, and she whispered, "It was just a kiss on the lips..."

Bai Ze laughed and said, "Not bad, you don't dislike this feeling of 'destiny' anymore?"

“Now I think ‘destiny’ is actually a good thing…” Yu Mudan tilted her head, then looked at Bai Ze, “I suddenly remembered Yu Yan… She told me before that she liked Ming Yan and wanted to pursue him… I even said at the time that I wasn’t interested in Ming Yan… I feel a little bad for her…”

Bai Ze smiled upon hearing this, "What's there to apologize for? There's nothing wrong with liking someone before and liking them now. Ming Yan isn't the kind of man who's faithful; once he likes you, he won't like her anymore..."

"Hmm..." Yu Mudan thought for a moment and said, "I'll write her a letter and invite her to the Huang family..."

"I'll inform them, and I'll also call Yin Hanyan over," Bai Ze said with a slight smile.

"...Your Majesty the Empress? Doesn't Your Majesty the Empress need to oversee the court?" Yu Mudan asked, puzzled.

“I still need to oversee the Holy Mountain. Don’t worry, the old Holy Emperor is in excellent health and can live for several hundred more years. Yin Hanyan will be fine after a short trip.” Bai Ze shook her head, a slight smile playing on her lips. “Besides, she probably really wants to break through…”

"Hasn't Her Majesty the Empress already broken through to the Renying level?" Yu Mudan was even more confused.

"I was talking about breaking through to the Manifestation stage..." Bai Ze laughed.

"How could it be so easy..." Yu Mudan paused halfway through her sentence, because she suddenly remembered that Ming Yan seemed to have the ability to greatly improve other people's cultivation... Could it be that her master also knew about this and planned to use this method to help the Empress break through?

She asked, "Does Master know that Mingyan has the ability to greatly improve the cultivation of others?"

"Hmm...you don't know yet?" Bai Ze said, "You and Ming Yan are now fellow Daoists, and he hasn't told you yet?"

"No... I didn't ask either..." Yu Mudan shook her head. Mingyan should have been willing to tell her, but he didn't ask, so he didn't say anything.

Bai Ze smiled and said, "You will definitely enjoy it in the future... It's actually just dual cultivation, but Ming Yan has the Human King Body, so the benefits of dual cultivation are much greater than what we know about dual cultivation."

"Dual cultivation?" Yu Mudan blushed slightly, then asked incredulously, "Does Master intend for the Empress to cultivate with Mingyan? Would the Empress agree?"

Yin Hanyan has no feelings for the old Holy Emperor. If I'm not mistaken, Yin Hanyan should still be a virgin. She's not some promiscuous woman... Even for the sake of breaking through, she wouldn't go to such lengths...

"Let's talk about it after she gets here," Bai Ze shook his head.

“...Hmm.” Yu Mudan was silent for a while, then finally responded with a sound of agreement, without saying anything more.

After all, if Mingyan really had this idea, he would always find a way to win her over, and the Empress would probably be no exception.

After Yu Mudan returned to her room, Bai Ze raised his hand and rubbed his temples.

Actually, when Huang Junru came to see her before, he was also talking about dual cultivation. Although Huang Junru didn't say it explicitly, his words seemed to imply that he hoped she could cultivate with Mingyan...

This left Bai Ze somewhat speechless, both amused and exasperated...

Huang Junru's meaning was quite clear: she hoped to improve Mingyan's strength through this. She didn't have any other intentions, nor did she try to tempt him with benefits or coerce him. Although Huang Junru's tone was cold, her words were still very polite.

The decision of whether to accept it ultimately rests with her... Huang Jun's hints were merely suggestions...

Bai Ze remained silent for a moment. She wasn't so eager to break through; for her, as long as her strength was sufficient...

Moreover, she doesn't need anyone else to reproduce. The Bai Ze clan is also special among the demon clans. They have always been a single lineage and can reproduce asexually. Therefore, it is not necessary for her to be with Ming Yan.

However, his own strength can indeed help Mingyan. The sooner Mingyan breaks through and becomes an emperor, the better it will be for this world.

Bai Ze shook his head, temporarily putting these thoughts aside, and then personally set off for the Holy Yuan Dynasty.

Chapter 275 The Phoenix Family: Three Saints

Mingyan spent four or five days cultivating at a time.

It takes more time for multiple people to practice, but the results are also quite good.

The Xuanji has a total of seven levels. This time, Mingyan broke through a small level and arrived at the second level.

If he continues day and night, it shouldn't be too long before he breaks through to the Human Welcome realm. However, as Mingyan's strength increases, the improvement he can gain from them will decrease. Conversely, the benefits Mingyan brings to them will become more and more obvious.

Before consummating her marriage with Ming Yan, Yue Wuxia was already a Saint, and had been cultivating diligently for some time. Furthermore, she had cultivated with Ming Yan many times, so her current cultivation level had actually reached the peak of the Saint realm, bordering on the threshold of the Great Saint...

Although Ning Mengru had slightly fewer training sessions with Ming Yan, it wasn't by much. Moreover, she didn't waste her precious first time when she broke through to the Saint realm; she completed the breakthrough in her dream. However, since her strength was inferior to Yue Wuxia's, although she had also gained a lot at this moment, she hadn't reached the threshold of the Great Saint realm like Yue Wuxia.

The benefits are most obvious for Ning Feixuan and Yue Qingying, who have already broken through to the Taiyi level. They can cultivate together with Ning Mengru and Yue Wuxia and are influenced by their cultivation levels to some extent... probably because... they are enchanted?

Hmm... dual cultivation... multiple people cultivating together, it's truly a mysterious thing...

From this perspective, the more people involved, the better the effect of cultivation.

Mingyan lay between his senior sister, master, Feixuan, and Aunt Ning, pondering this question... Should he invite Feiyan, Nishang, his aunt, and the fairy sister along in the future? And also bring Anran, junior sister, Hanshuang, and Mudan. Wouldn't that have an exceptionally good effect?

However... this kind of cultivation takes a lot of time. It feels like it takes a month to complete one cycle. But Mingyan's body is getting stronger and stronger. He feels like he can go twelve hours without stopping without any problems. In order to break through his strength, he may have to cultivate with many people in the Silver... for a long time.

She stood up, looked at the tired crowd around her, and couldn't help but sigh softly.

Just how strong did Mother mold herself to be? The Human King Body inherently possesses the ability to fight a prolonged battle, and she seemed even stronger, always feeling more energetic the longer the battle went on. So in the end, it was always them who couldn't keep up.

Sigh, Mother probably never imagined that her ability to grow stronger with each battle would be used in this way... Mingyan scratched his head.

Mingyan said that it takes a month to complete a full cycle of cultivation, mainly because they need to rest; otherwise, he felt they could keep cultivating indefinitely.

During this time, Feng Shiyi came to see Mingyan. She hadn't seen Mingyan for several days and was a little anxious, but her junior sister, along with Feng Shiyi, comforted her.

The junior sister was very sensible. Mingyan couldn't help but sigh. It seemed unreasonable not to give such a girl an answer.

Moreover, Mingyan has been thinking about it these past few days and feels it's time to completely win over his aunt. Then, the four members of the Huang family will be in a league of their own...

Mingyan covered the four of them with blankets and left the room. He then saw his junior sister and Feng Shiyi chatting together in front of Yue Qingyou's door.

Mingyan walked up, and his junior sister quickly spotted him. She hurriedly raised her hand and waved, saying with a grin, "Senior brother!"

"Mingyan!" Feng Shiyi turned around, saw Mingyan, and immediately ran over, throwing herself into his arms and snuggling against him affectionately. "I missed you so much..."

Mingyan embraced Feng Shiyi, smiled with pursed lips. Feng Shiyi seemed quite attached to him... Perhaps it was because she had stayed in his Qi Sea for so long? Or was it because she had been following him ever since she separated from the Empress, so she was particularly affectionate towards him?

Mingyan didn't want to think about it anymore. He patted Feng Shiyi on the back and gently comforted her, "I've always been here. I just have some things to take care of. Don't worry, I won't abandon you."

“Hmm…” Feng Shiyi responded sweetly. Mingyan looked at his junior sister beside him and saw her with her hands behind her back, smiling at the two of them. Mingyan then beckoned to her, signaling her to come to his side.

Liu Mengli then stepped forward, and Ming Yan reached out and ruffled her hair. "Thank you for taking care of her for me. Junior Sister is so thoughtful..."

"Senior brother, I'm your Daoist partner now, okay? Don't keep treating me like a child, okay?" Liu Mengli pouted after hearing Ming Yan's praise. "Even if you're going to praise me, don't say I'm sensible, you should say I'm considerate or something..."

The junior sister seemed quite concerned about whether Mingyan still treated her like a child. Mingyan smiled and said, "Alright then, Mengli is very considerate, which makes me feel very at ease..."

"Hehe, that's more like it..." Liu Mengli chuckled sweetly, put her hands behind her back, and swayed her waist, looking quite proud.

Isn't this still just a child's mentality?

Mingyan felt a little amused and exasperated. He then lowered his hand and released Feng Shiyi, saying, "You guys play first, I have other things to take care of..."

"Oh..." Liu Mengli pouted upon hearing this, but still nodded. Feng Shiyi also nodded obediently. Seeing this, Ming Yan smiled, turned around, and left, heading straight for Huang Qingfei.