Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 508 - 4 Can I Join Your Dual Cultivation?

Chapter 508: Chapter 4 Can I Join Your Dual Cultivation?

The dual cultivation of the Silken Bond Technique assigns the faster progressing individual as the Silk Puller and the other as the Silk Extractor.

The better the aptitude of the Silk Puller, the quicker the breathing and energy refining speed, which is entirely unrelated to the aptitude of the Silk Extractor.

If one were to make an analogy, the Silk Puller is like a car engine while the Silk Extractor is like the car’s tires. Once the engine starts, the tires don’t need to do anything; they just follow and rotate—that’s it.

Of course, since the Qiansi Sect specializes in puppetry techniques, naturally, some have developed the Puppet Substitute Cultivation Technique, allowing puppets to serve as the car engine.

As long as the puppet has enough heavenly and earthly treasures, the engine’s horsepower will be sufficiently powerful; moreover, since the puppet itself does not need any spiritual energy, all of it can be transferred to the Silk Extractor, forcibly enhancing the Silk Extractor’s cultivation.

This led to the so-called “Four Directions Qi Guiding Formation,” which allows for simultaneous energy refining with multiple puppets, akin to multiple engines providing horsepower. Although the effect is not simply additive, it is nonetheless substantial.

Yan Yu carefully calculated: if he, the Enchantress, and Ningning were to refine energy together, plus two puppets, the benefits to his own cultivation would be higher than usual, especially since Lin Ning’s cultivation aptitude surpasses his own.

For Lin Ning, since Sister Zhao’s aptitude is better than hers and there are two puppets serving as spiritual energy engines, her progression speed would also increase.

The only one at a disadvantage would be Zhao Yuanzhen. Initially managing just Yan Yu, now she has to take on Lin Ning as well, essentially increasing the load, which would slightly decrease the efficiency of breathing and energy refining. Fortunately, the Silken Bond Technique itself minimizes the impact of the Silk Extractor, so the efficiency would not suffer much—considering the three of them as a whole, it definitely remains worthwhile.

The problem lies in how to persuade Zhao Yuanzhen.

No one engages in deals that hurt themselves to help others, especially not the vindictive Demonic Sect Enchantress. Originally, she was forced into dual cultivation with him by scaring her with Mei Yingxue’s authority; now, to add Ningning, the Demonic Sect is obviously not in the habit of charity. How could they easily agree?

Yan Yu thought it over and sighed to himself in relief.

Luckily, this time it’s Lin Ning who needs to join… Huh? Why did I say “this time”?

The group fought an entire afternoon, almost taking down more than two hundred puppets. Even those with abundant True Yuan like Xie Ruoxi had to consume several elixir medicines to sustain themselves.

The result was merely cleaning the periphery, barely securing an area to land.

“What do you think?” Chen Lingyun communicated telepathically, “Shall we fight through the night, or retreat to rest first?”

Cultivators, after fasting, do not necessarily need food or sleep. However, the Zhenhai Team had established regular habits, and if they forced the girls to fight overnight, they feared it might lead to mistakes due to attracting monsters; these puppets also had an advantage in realm, which would be troublesome.

“Let’s head back,” Yan Yu quickly decided, “Even if we spent the night, it wouldn’t speed up our progress much.”

The group then retraced their steps, following the cliff-side path back to the first level of the Mysterious Realm; Jiang Weiming soon drove up to pick them up.

Even before the Zhenhai Team arrived, the Military Manor had already assembled a team of cultivators who had entered the Marrow Cleansing Stage to pioneer the area, all of whom had failed miserably under the puppet swords—not every cultivator can fight beyond their realm.

Seeing the members of the Zhenhai Team unharmed, Jiang Weiming also secretly sighed in relief.

Being at the same Marrow Cleansing Stage, there was such a huge gap in combat prowess between the Military Manor Cultivators and them; no wonder the Privy Council centered their strategies around Team Monks. Even if I were in charge, I would focus all resources on the Team Monks without a second thought.

He silently drove everyone to the southwest part of the Mysterious Realm; this area was the residential area for the realm’s staff, beautifully constructed along the lake with excellent living conditions. Even the team’s young women, accustomed to living in villas, found no faults at this time.

Dinner was too rushed to cook, so they ate canteen meals delivered by Jiang Weiming. Everyone else found the meals acceptable, but Zhao Yuanzhen was visibly unhappy, complaining about the beef being too tough, the cabbage too mushy, the rice too hard, and the egg soup too bland, hardly eating much.

After eating, everyone returned to their rooms to rest.

As Zhao Yuanzhen was about to leave, she suddenly saw Yan Yu giving Lin Ning a look, and the two walked off in a different direction.

The suspicious nature of the Demonic Sect Enchantress kicked in, and she quietly followed them.

Yan Yu took Lin Ning out of the building for a walk by the lake under the moonlight, only to hear Lin Ning communicate telepathically:

“Didn’t we agree for me to come over at 10 PM? Why change the plan?”

“I was planning to secretly negotiate with Sister Zhao and then have you come over in the evening,” Yan Yu replied, “but that would seem like you weren’t earnest enough, which wouldn’t leave a good impression on her.”

“It’s just a make-up lesson, why care about earnestness?” Lin Ning became even more puzzled, “And since when do you, as the captain, consider Sister Zhao’s wishes?”

“Just follow my arrangements,” Yan Yu communicated telepathically, but aloud he said:

“Ah, that cafeteria meal really wasn’t good, the beef too tough, the cabbage too mushy, the rice too hard, the egg soup too bland—just not tasty, not tasty at all.”

Lin Ning was at a loss for words, thinking to himself what was the point of repeating Sister Zhao’s complaints?

He then heard Yan Yu continue,

“Thank goodness, Ningning, you’re willing to cook specially for me; otherwise, my taste buds would be so bland, I’d probably have trouble sleeping at night…”

Before he could finish, a coquettish shout came from behind:

“Okay, you little thief! Sneaking off to cook without calling me, huh?!”

Upon hearing “cook specially”, Zhao Yuanzhen couldn’t hold back any longer and immediately rushed out from behind a tree, grabbing Yan Yu by the arm with her left hand and reaching for Lin Ning’s fingers with her right, she exclaimed:

“Count me in!”

Lin Ning revealed a helpless, bitter smile, feeling as if he finally understood what Yan Yu was up to.

The trio went to a nearby cafeteria, spoke to the security guard, and entered the kitchen.

Lin Ning checked the fridge and breathed a sigh of relief, smiling:

“Luckily, there’s plenty of ingredients. What do you guys want to eat?”

Zhao Yuanzhen said seriously:

“Last time in Shuzhong Prefecture, I had taro and fattened intestines chicken; kind of missing that taste now. Can you make it here?”

“We don’t have fattened intestines,” Lin Ning shook his head and suggested, “But we do have some pork belly. How about red oil taro with pork belly and stir-fried chicken?”

“Supported!” Zhao Yuanzhen immediately showed her support.

Yan Yu watched with a cold eye, thinking how Lin Ning was just too easygoing, willingly cooking anything the Enchantress craved for free.

If the culinary skills were in my hands, I wouldn’t consider my surname Yan if I didn’t make the Enchantress cry her eyes out.

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Lin Ning steamed some rice and fried two big plates of dishes, then brought them to the table.

As Zhao Yuanzhen ate, she actually started shedding tears, her voice trembling as she said:

“Thank goodness you’re here, Ningning. I thought I’d have to put up with the previous kind of meals while practicing Breathing and Energy Refining here.”

“The Military Manor’s meals aren’t bad, okay?” Lin Ning, feeling a bit embarrassed by her praise, waved his hands and said, “Sure, large pot meals aren’t very refined, but they shouldn’t be that bad, right?”

“Compared to your cooking, Ningning, everything else is tasteless,” Zhao Yuanzhen mumbled, then continued to eat voraciously.

Lin Ning and Yan Yu exchanged glances and after a silent conversation said:

“So, Sister Zhao, would you like to continue eating my cooking in the coming days?”

“Of course,” Zhao Yuanzhen replied with her mouth full, her words unclear.

“Then, may I join your Dual Cultivation?” Lin Ning cautiously ventured.

What? Ningning wants to get in on the action with me and the little thief?

“Certainly not,” Zhao Yuanzhen frowned and quickly swallowed her food, reflexively rejecting, “Dual Cultivation is for two people; how does that work with three? I can accommodate you in other things, but not this.”

Lin Ning paused for a moment, his expression visibly saddened.

Before Zhao Yuanzhen could further object, Yan Yu quickly sent a mental message:

“Just for Breathing and Energy Refining, excluding bedroom techniques.”

“However,” Zhao Yuanzhen instantly changed her tone and said, “Considering the many years of our friendship, Ningning, I’ll reluctantly agree, but you must not tell the other sisters~”

“I promise I won’t!” Lin Ning, unable to foresee such a turn of events, was visibly overjoyed and repeatedly assured her this would be their little secret, known only among the three of them, never to be shared with a fourth person.