Ning Zhuo was stuck at this point.
He was a good student who had a habit of studying ahead, but mastering up to the eighth layer of the technique was his limit, and his ti had been utilized to the fullest.
He never thought about studying ahead to the ninth layer stage, as it seed like a huge waste to him before!
It was really hard to predict the future.
Now, Ning Zhuo couldn't operate the ninth layer technique and was awkwardly stuck at the peak of the eighth layer.
However, the dual cultivation continued.
The energy of the Two Elents kept transferring to him, then quickly dissipated in his three dantian, transforming into the foundation of the three seas.
As a result, his Sea of Mind was filled with thoughts, terrifyingly multiplying in number; his Sea of Qi gathered mana, causing clouds and waves to form with a myriad of phenona; his Sea of Essence had his blood essence expanding, turning from a lake into a river and sea!
It was unbearable, too unbearable!
Ning Zhuo only felt a pain in his chest, his forehead throbbing, his energy reaching extre levels, as if he couldn't wait to run at full speed for three days and nights without rest!
First, blood flowed from his nostrils, then from the other six orifices in succession.
Just as he was inwardly crying out that sothing was wrong, Yang Chanyu finally woke up and regained her senses.
Seeing the Yin-Yang Energy Orb between herself and Sun Lingtong, Yang Chanyu showed a shocked expression and imdiately stopped her technique of absorbing Yang and supplenting Yin.
"Sun Lingtong, what's wrong with you? Are you practicing so kind of virgin technique? How can a virgin technique release so much Yang energy?"
Yang Chanyu was both embarrassed and angry, her expression complicated.
Seeing this, Ning Zhuo's heart tightened, and he hurriedly focused his mind on Yuan Dasheng, ready to take action.
But Sun Lingtong said, "Yang Chanyu, weren't you just frantically trying to dual cultivate with ? Now that you've succeeded, are you not satisfied?"
Yang Chanyu snorted coldly, "I was under the influence of an enemy's sche, a power at the Nascent Soul level that was hard to resist. It's already a miracle I held on this long and saved your life."
"I ca here voluntarily this ti to discuss the matter of our engagent."
"The engagent from back then was arranged by our masters. Now that neither of us is willing, breaking the engagent is the right path."
"But now, with this situation, dual cultivation has beco a reality."
"You must return with , explain everything to my master, and give an explanation!"
Ning Zhuo: "?!"
He imdiately felt that things were going wrong: "Didn't the boss say that dual cultivation involving Yang and Yin energy at this level was quite common? It didn't even involve the Primordial Yang or Primordial Yin!"
Ning Zhuo wanted to question Sun Lingtong, but now wasn't the right ti, so he had to suppress his thoughts.
Sun Lingtong raised his head and glared at Yang Chanyu: "I'm not going back! If I go back, I'll lose my life."
"Our engagent was nothing more than your master scheming for my talent. Everyone knows this kind of plot!"
"My master was tricked and lost a bet, forced to agree to the engagent."
"Why should I go back with you?"
"My master hasn't even been found yet."
Sun Lingtong shook his head directly and refused decisively.
"Besides, what explanation do I owe you?"
"Why should I give you an explanation?"
"You were the one who crazily wanted to dual cultivate with , what was I supposed to do?"
Sun Lingtong's series of questions left Yang Chanyu speechless.
"At that ti, we were both affected by a seductive ghost technique, but I wasn't affected, and you were."
"You should be thanking for saving your life!"
"If I hadn't drawn out your Yang energy, balancing your Yin and Yang, you'd have been overwheld by the Yin energy and either died or been severely injured. And now you're standing here, talking to like this?"
"You know I cultivate the virgin technique! Do you even realize how dangerous it was for to disperse my own energy, forcibly extracting my Yang energy? The price I paid was trendous!"
Yang Chanyu opened her mouth, about to speak.
But Sun Lingtong continued, "If you want to take back, you'll only be taking my corpse."
"I'll self-destruct my soul; I absolutely won't let you take !"
Sun Lingtong displayed a fierce and tough attitude, as if the desperate pleas for help to Ning Zhuo earlier were just an illusion.
"Fine, fine, fine. Sun Lingtong, you're so sharp-tongued!"
"Right after dual cultivation, you turn your back on ."
"Fine, very well! Like master, like disciple indeed."
Yang Chanyu's face turned green with anger.
Sun Lingtong spread his hands: "You haven't even lost your Primordial Yin, just so Yin energy, what's the big deal?"
"With your status and talent, how many cultivators have you dual cultivated with like this?"
"You think you can use this to threaten , do you take for a fool?"
"You!!!" Yang Chanyu was furious.
Sun Lingtong sneered: "Are you going to attack ? I just saved your life, and you want to repay kindness with enmity?"
"I should remind you, we have an engagent."
"If you attack , beware of the engagent's backlash!"
Sun Lingtong waggled his chubby little finger, his teasing expression making people want to hit him.
Yang Chanyu was left speechless, her eyes flickering as she noticed the ghostly mist quickly dissipating.
This place was no longer safe to stay.
Yang Chanyu took a deep breath: "Hmph, you took advantage of and still want to play innocent and deny it?!"
"I'll tell you, Sun Lingtong, this isn't over!"
After saying this, she cast a spell, flew through the air, and disappeared from the scene.
A talisman floated in mid-air.
It was left by Yang Chanyu.
Sun Lingtong's eyes lit up, and he reached out to grab it.
The mont he touched the talisman, Yang Chanyu's voice echoed in his ear: "Sun Lingtong! This Void-Escape Talisman is for your protection."
"Keep your life intact, because in the future, I will settle this score with you!"
Sun Lingtong giggled, not taking it seriously: "Settle a score with ? Settle it with my little brother!"
"I never dual cultivated with you."
"No, no!" Ning Zhuo quickly sent a ssage using the Life-Hanging Thread, "Boss Sun, what's going on?"
Ning Zhuo's head was almost smoking.
He only knew that Sun Lingtong and Yang Chanyu were enemies, but he didn't expect there to be so much hidden within, with even an engagent involved.
"Is this Yang Chanyu, uh, Fairy Chanyu, my sister-in-law?" Ning Zhuo asked.
"Bah!" Sun Lingtong imdiately cursed.
"I'm cultivating the virgin technique, what sister-in-law? Don't bring it up again!"
"Her master has been scheming for my spirit eye talent for a long ti, trying to drain to help Yang Chanyu advance."
"They call it an engagent, but if I fall for it, I'll lose my life!"
"Fortunately, I accidentally consud a Youth-Retaining Pill back then, which forced to cultivate the virgin technique. Since then, my Primordial Yang has been preserved, and this has delayed the engagent."
"Sigh, my master took all over the place, avoiding returning to the sect, all to escape this master-disciple duo."
"These are all old matters now, let's not talk about it."
Seeing that the ghost mist had thinned considerably, Sun Lingtong put away Yuan Dasheng, then vanished with a step into the void.
Not long after, he arrived at another underground secret base and reunited with Ning Zhuo.
At this mont, Ning Zhuo was standing still, quietly staring at Sun Lingtong.
Sun Lingtong grinned: "Little brother, thank you for saving ."
Ning Zhuo shook his head: "Boss, you set up."
Sun Lingtong had always been a tough person, but in this ghost mist incident, he had completely broken character, pleading desperately for Ning Zhuo's help, which was a huge departure from his usual self!
At that ti, Ning Zhuo was extrely worried about Sun Lingtong and didn't notice this flaw.
But now that Sun Lingtong was safe, he had ti to reflect on it.
Ning Zhuo spoke in a low voice: "Boss, you deliberately made dual cultivate with Yang Chanyu, creating a connection between us."
"Earlier, you advised to seize the Immortal Palace and then run away. You kept urging to join the No-Void Sect!"
"Were you afraid I'd get stuck here?"
Sun Lingtong, having his sche exposed, showed no panic at all. Instead, he gave Ning Zhuo a thumbs up: "As expected of you, Little Zhuo, you saw through my plan so quickly."
"Hehehe."
"This wasn't a setup; I was paving the way for our future as brothers."
"In the future, after you seize the Immortal Palace, we can return to the No-Void Sect."
"You don't have my talent, but now that you've dual cultivated with Yang Chanyu and possess the Lava Immortal Palace, you're quite valuable. Her master will likely support you."
"With you as my brother, I'll have turned a strong enemy into an ally
, avoided the engagent, and kept my virgin technique intact—it's a win-win!"
Ning Zhuo shook his head and smiled wryly.
If anyone else had done this, he'd be furious.
Ning Zhuo had been independent since he was young, and anyone who made decisions for him would be t with fierce resistance.
But the one who sched against him was Sun Lingtong.
That was an entirely different matter.
Without Sun Lingtong's care, Ning Zhuo would have struggled to grow. For over ten years, Sun Lingtong had taught him and lived with him day and night. To Ning Zhuo, Sun Lingtong was like a brother, teacher, and father figure all in one.
Sun Lingtong's "sche" was essentially for Ning Zhuo's benefit.
However, this kind of goodwill had led Ning Zhuo, a re Qi Refining cultivator, to provoke the Golden Core true disciple of the No-Void Sect, which was quite a heavy burden.
Sun Lingtong continued to explain: "At that ti, the situation was really dangerous."
"It wasn't that I intentionally set you up, little brother."
"I rely went with the flow. Given the circumstances, this was the best way to handle it."
"This encounter was actually a rare and valuable opportunity!"
"You want to seize the Lava Immortal Palace, but you're held back by your weak cultivation and the long ti needed to train. Dual cultivation provides the perfect shortcut. You could say your luck has arrived."
ntioning luck, Ning Zhuo couldn't help but think of the theory of fate.
Sun Lingtong then asked: "Little brother, how much did your cultivation increase this ti?"
Ning Zhuo truthfully shared his experience.
Sun Lingtong nodded repeatedly and laughed: "Very good, very good."
"The fact that you didn't break through and are stuck at the peak of the eighth layer is actually a good thing. You can purify the Three Seas and solidify your foundation."
"Afterward, when you start practicing the ninth layer technique, the breakthrough will co naturally and without obstacles. And because your Three Seas are so deeply cultivated, your progress will surely skyrocket."
"The only question is, will you ascend to the mid-stage or late-stage after breaking through the ninth layer?"
"Reaching the peak of the ninth layer isn't out of the question either."
"If you reach the peak of the ninth layer… tsk tsk." Sun Lingtong looked forward with great anticipation, "Little Zhuo, you could start thinking about establishing your foundation."
Cultivation really depended on opportunities.
Sotis, a single immortal fate could elevate a mortal to the heavens in one step!
Though Ning Zhuo was quite upset with Sun Lingtong's scheming, he had to admit that Sun Lingtong had indeed helped him greatly this ti.
What was originally supposed to be a long period of cultivation had suddenly been shortened by eighty to ninety percent!
Ning Zhuo pondered: "Since dual cultivation between Yin and Yang is so convenient, I could always find soone else to dual cultivate with."
Sun Lingtong giggled: "Little brother, you're getting the hang of it!"
"Dual cultivation is convenient, otherwise, why do you think those flower houses in the Immortal City are always so lively?"
"But dual cultivation has its downsides too!"
"Frequent dual cultivation can cause your energy to beco chaotic, which is not good for your future progress."
"Also, the benefits of dual cultivation aren't as you perceive them now."
"Yang Chanyu has exceptional talent, and she's a Golden Core cultivator far above you, so you experienced such significant progress."
"If you don't find an appropriate partner in the near future, don't dual cultivate again. The gains will be minimal, and the chaotic energy will affect your foundation establishnt!"
Ning Zhuo nodded: "Understood, boss."
(End of Chapter)
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