"Why does dual cultivation take so long... I'm not ready."

If she had prepared in advance, she wouldn't have been bedridden yesterday.

At least, it can hold on a little longer.

She never imagined that the dual cultivation method would require continuous and painstaking operation for seven days without stopping.

This point wasn't mentioned in the little book that Yin Wanluan gave her.

"This is different from what the book says," the girl pouted.

I felt quite comfortable when I was full of energy in the first few days, but by the last day, it had become a bit of a torment.

"Please explain these things properly beforehand, don't just jump in and say—"

She was talking when she suddenly stopped.

Because the bed beside her was empty; no one was sleeping with her.

The girl fell silent.

She then remembered that Yin Wanluan had already said goodbye once after exhausting her to the point of collapse.

After the dual cultivation was completed, that guy left her.

"Tsk, really..."

Xi Heng clutched the bedsheet, using it as a pillow and hugging it to his chest, gently inhaling the lingering scent on it. His mind subconsciously recalled the image of the blonde girl.

Her slender and graceful figure, her fair and delicate neck, her warm and gentle gaze, and her exquisitely flawless face.

As the recollection continued, some sensations that had once permeated the body surface also vaguely emerged from the depths of the mind, carrying with them a sense of illusion that had faded from physical sensation, and floated back onto the skin.

The girl subconsciously ran her fingers lightly across her neck, then downwards.

The long period of dual cultivation had deeply etched many feelings into her mind and body.

Even if you fall asleep and wake up again at this moment, the intense time will have already ended.

Yet some nostalgia lingers from the past, refusing to fade away.

Xi Heng exhaled, closed his eyes slightly, buried his head in the soft bedding, and whispered:

"After you return to the hospital, try to shift your focus."

"As for now... let's indulge ourselves a little longer."

……

After a night, in the morning of another day, Xi Heng slowly woke up from his long nap.

This time, I didn't stay in bed. As soon as I woke up, I pushed back the covers and sat up.

Lower legs extended to the ground, bare feet stepping on two wooden clogs.

After stretching, the girl casually stretched her limbs, snapped her fingers, and cast the cleansing spell again.

Then, he grabbed a set of clothes in red and white from the clothes rack beside the bed and moved closer to the mirror on the wall.

Staring at myself in the mirror, looking at myself from left to right.

"Hmm, it's quite pretty."

In a daze, she realized that after a dual cultivation session, her skin had become more radiant and translucent—closer to the flawless state of Yin Wanluan.

"If only I could improve like this every time I practiced dual cultivation." Xi Heng twirled around, pinching the hem of her skirt, then leaned forward with her hands behind her back, striking a cute pose.

However, she also realized that this significant improvement was only a benefit brought to her by the other party's special physique during their first dual cultivation session.

"Yin Wanluan's special physique can enhance the fire attribute and spiritual root aptitude of those who cultivate together, and it also has some beauty effects..."

Unfortunately, this effect seems to be only available during the first time you engage in dual cultivation.

The girl murmured to herself:

"If only I could get this kind of improvement every time I practiced dual cultivation... Speaking of which, maybe if I saved the progress beforehand, I could repeat the first dual cultivation session?"

"However, spiritual roots and aptitudes themselves should also have limits. Repeatedly loading save files can only continuously approach that limit, but cannot infinitely accumulate values."

Xi Heng shook his head, putting those thoughts aside.

She didn't really want to treat her family and friends as NPCs for leveling up her game.

In her eyes, people are flesh and blood—at least Yin Wanluan is.

"Now let's go back to the academy and continue our cultivation in this body after the dual cultivation..."

……

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Sorry this chapter is a bit short, I'll update with an extra chapter late tonight to make up for it. (。﹏。*)

Volume 1: Chapter 202 (Continued from Chapter 194) - Rain Disperses and Clouds Gather

At the top of White Stone Mountain, in the bedroom of the attic.

The white-haired girl gently waved her hand, scattering the mirror formed by the convergence of spiritual light.

Afterwards, he stayed in the room, which was filled with a strange milky fragrance, for a while longer before pushing open the door, walking down the spiral white stone steps, and leaving the place.

Before long, they arrived at Ishiyabo City at the foot of the mountain.

Along the way, one could always hear other cultivators discussing the magnificent scene that had suddenly blossomed in the sky seven nights ago.

Xi Heng walked through the crowd and arrived at the location of the Pure Fire Branch in the center of the market.

With the assistance of the monks who were in charge of the Pure Fire, he returned to his original Pure Fire capital using the method of spiritual transformation.

Along the way, many people recognized her, but the girl either responded casually or ignored them.

In short, it wasn't long before we returned to the courtyard gate, unlocked it, and pushed the door open.

Then I saw the familiar flower scene in the courtyard again, and the trees with tender leaves and white flowers.

The ground was covered in dust, but because of the fish-feeding array, not many fish in the water surfaced as they had after the long period of seclusion.

Xi Heng hummed a song as he used his Cleansing Technique to sweep across the courtyard, changed some water for the fish in the pond, and then returned to the hall to organize his gains from this trip, as well as some materials he had purchased in the commercial street along the way.

After working for more than ten minutes, I finally tried to circulate my energy through the body and discern the increase in my cultivation speed.

After circulating his spiritual energy for a while, Xi Heng muttered to himself:

"Without taking any pills or using any spirit-gathering array, the efficiency of simply breathing in spiritual energy has increased by about fifty percent."

"This should not only be the increase from dual cultivation, but also the assistance of the blessing of the Pure Fire."

However, she was quite satisfied in any case.

"Speaking of the blessing of pure fire... this item needs to be infused with resentful fire to resist its effect on the mind and spirit, otherwise it may cause considerable trouble if it is directly sent into Yin Wanluan's body."

Xi Heng did as he was told. He found a futon in the hall, sat down cross-legged, and calmed his mind to enter a state of introspection.

He focused his mind intently on a small, undulating white flame inside his chest.

Then, resentment gathers within the body, coalescing into even smaller flames of resentment.

The crimson flames of resentment stretched out in strands, touching the place where the pure fire bestowed blessings.

The red swirled around the rippling white, slowly seeping into it.

The essence of the blessing of pure fire is a small ball of pure fire with special functions, which is structurally similar to the fire of resentment.

The two are like interfaces that match each other, allowing for easy infiltration and manipulation.

Xi Heng carefully sensed the spiritual influence of the Pure Fire Blessing through his spiritual awareness, and slowly pushed away the resentful fire to cover it.

However, her spiritual sense was not strong enough, and she could only deduce a vague location.

It is uncertain whether the overriding of the spiritual function will inadvertently affect other functions of the Pure Fire Blessing.

After modifying the Pure Fire Blessing, she practiced it briefly and, seeing that its effectiveness had not diminished, she stopped paying attention to it.

"Next, we'll wait for Yin Wanluan to return and then give this to her." The girl withdrew from the cycle of Qi circulation.

Then, he began to prepare for his subsequent cultivation.

The previous seven-day dual cultivation was also a form of Qi cultivation. However, due to Yin Wanluan's special physique, it had an additional effect, thus amplifying her aptitude. Its main function was still to improve her cultivation level.

Cultivating with a woman of high cultivation level who also cooperates with her is much more efficient than cultivating alone.

If it weren't for the fact that it was particularly demanding and physically demanding, and that it couldn't be sustained for too long, plus the fact that Yin Wanluan was always busy with many other matters, she would have considered using dual cultivation to replace her solitary seclusion for cultivation.

Unconsciously, Xi Heng began to ponder what it would be like if he were to truly focus on dual cultivation during his seclusion later on...

He would probably spend every day indulging in debauchery, spending his time in bed with other women, day after day, year after year.

The more I thought about it, the more I felt it was utterly depraved.

"so weird."

The girl was slightly resistant to this.

No matter how comfortable or rewarding it may be, anyone would eventually get tired of doing it every day without stopping.

So, forget it.

"I'll just have to cultivate myself slowly."

Xi Heng began to adapt to the slow-paced life he could foresee in the future.

He took out the few remaining high-grade Qi Condensation Pills from the storage box near the side of the hall, and also took out the higher-grade Bigu Pill, which had a sweeter taste and a longer duration of action.

Bring it to your lips and swallow it.

After preparing, he returned to the pavilion where he used to retreat into seclusion, and entered a state of seclusion and cultivation while he still had the blessing of the Pure Fire.

He activated the Spirit Gathering Array, sat cross-legged, took a Qi Condensation Pill, and closed his eyes to purify his mind.

Inhale and exhale spiritual energy, sensing and circulating it.

The cultivation she gained through dual cultivation has already propelled her halfway to the eighth level of Qi Refining.

Xi Heng had a premonition that he would break through again soon.

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

A light rain fell during that time, dripping from the eaves and flowing down to the ground.

The air is humid, and after the rain, the world is washed clean, and the air becomes much fresher.

The scent of damp earth in spring, mingling with the fragrance of flowers, lingers on the young girl's nose.

During this short period of secluded cultivation, the amount of spiritual energy in her body has approached the eighth level of Qi Refining. Once she condenses it, she can advance to the next level.

After his aptitude was enhanced, Xi Heng could overcome any minor obstacles he encountered during cultivation in just one or two breaths, as if he had divine assistance.

Only now does she realize that spiritual practice can be so easy and natural.

After the boost to one's aptitude, it's as if one is favored by the heavens. Even if one makes a mistake while circulating spiritual energy due to unstable concentration, the spiritual energy will spontaneously continue to circulate.

Xi Heng's ability to control spiritual energy also improved to a higher level without him even realizing it.

In addition, the spiritual energy that nourishes the body can further enhance physical fitness.

However, just one experience of dual cultivation made her progress remarkably.

"It's like being financially supported by a mistress in terms of cultivation."

Furthermore, this kind of "soft rice" (referring to a type of soft rice) is quite smooth and delicious, and the process is also quite comfortable.

"It would be even better if the journey wasn't so tiring."

For no apparent reason, I found myself reminiscing about the times we practiced dual cultivation.

Since separating from Yin Wanluan, Xi Heng would often think of her appearance and the many different feelings he had at that time.

As she thought about it, her cheeks flushed, and the girl sighed softly:

"However, there are also some downsides. Such things can disturb one's spiritual practice and disrupt one's mental cultivation."

Qi cultivation and mind cultivation complement each other and are both indispensable.

However, Xi Heng's aptitude is close to that of a Heavenly Spiritual Root, so he will not encounter any bottlenecks in the Qi Refining and Foundation Building stage. It doesn't matter if he doesn't focus on cultivating his mind.

However, if one's spiritual cultivation remains weak at a later stage, one may encounter an insurmountable bottleneck or even suffer a qi deviation.

“Dual cultivation has its advantages and disadvantages, so there’s no need to pursue it too much. It’s better to let nature take its course.” The girl finished her rest and continued her cultivation.

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