To go up, or not to go up, that is a vexing question.
However, Lü Yang quickly stopped agonizing over it.
Because he simply had no power to refuse. In broad daylight, under the clear sky, Yu Suzhen directly reached out, stripped off his clothes, and took a bite.
"Hiss!" Lü Yang's teeth chattered, and he struggled, "Senior Sister, wait—at least let's find another place—"
"No need, right here!"
Lü Yang couldn't refuse at all. Thinking of the book of hundred lives as his fallback, he simply lay flat and stopped resisting.
In an instant, what a fierce battle ensued.
One was a true demoness of the Demonic Sect, the other was a Transmigration cheat.
One incense stick later.
Yu Suzhen, however, frowned in dissatisfaction:
"Is that all?"
"Truly useless."
Seeing this, Yu Suzhen cursed irritably, "You have such a handsome face, yet you don't have much Origin Yang, and you're already spent so quickly."
"A good-for-nothing, a good-for-nothing!"
Almost simultaneously, Lü Yang's face turned pale.
Immediately after, he found that his remaining Origin Qi had all flowed into Yu Suzhen's body, and his already frail body became even more withered.
"Yin Yang Great Bliss Art?"
The Cultivation Technique distributed during the assignment flashed through his mind, and Lü Yang instantly understood: perhaps the so-called test of Joyful Union Hall was actually for Named Disciples to Dual Cultivate and mutually absorb each other's Essence through the Yin Yang Great Bliss Art, like raising Gu. Only those who survived to the end could be promoted to official Disciples.
"Congratulations, Yu *Shijie*!"
At the same time, several Named Disciples nearby walked over, their faces fawning, "After absorbing the last person, Senior Sister should be able to Qi Refining."
"Once you Qi Refining, you are no longer a Mortal!"
"Please, Senior Sister, take care of us in the future. We are willing to serve you wholeheartedly."
Watching this scene, Lü Yang suddenly laughed.
"Heh heh."
A dried-up, useless dreg suddenly laughing immediately attracted everyone's attention. Yu Suzhen glanced at Lü Yang, then said indifferently:
"Junior Brother, why are you laughing?"
"I am laughing for Senior Sister," Lü Yang said sincerely, "I was originally worried about Senior Sister's health, but now it seems I was overly concerned."
"Worried about my health?" Yu Suzhen was startled.
"Yes," Lü Yang said with a sigh, "Before I joined the sect, I frequented the pleasure quarters and contracted a venereal disease. Just now, Senior Sister was too eager, and I didn't have time to say. But since Senior Sister is about to Qi Refining, I imagine a mere venereal disease certainly won't be a problem for Senior Sister, right?"
Yu Suzhen: "…"
[The exasperated Yu Suzhen killed you.]
[Current book of hundred lives remaining pages: 99]
[Starting a new life, you can choose one of the following gains from your previous life:
One: Treasure.
Two: Cultivation.
Three: Lifespan.
Four: Give up all gains and randomly Awaken a Talent based on your previous life's experiences.]
"The person whose name is called, come to me."
Lü Yang opened his eyes and looked at the black-robed Daoist on the stage. He realized he was back in the plaza where names were called for assignments, right after he first entered the Chu Sheng Sect.
Although the recent experience was undeniably real, and the taste of the demoness was still vivid, now he was starting over, all past events like a dream. This huge contrast left Lü Yang stunned for a while before he recovered, feeling both emotional and secretly delighted that his book of hundred lives was indeed a miraculous treasure!
Steadying his mind, Lü Yang looked down at the book of hundred lives options.
He skipped the first three options directly. After all, he was drained to death by Yu Suzhen before he even began formal Cultivation. The only option he could choose was the fourth.
[Calculating your previous life's experiences.]
[After absorbing your Essence, Yu Suzhen broke through to the Qi Refining Realm. However, she contracted a venereal disease, which her True Qi could not eliminate. She was bedridden for several months and eventually died of illness.]
[Since ancient times, following the Dao is easy, going against the Dao is difficult.]
[Martial arts cannot contend with Divine Ability. The gap between Mortals and Cultivators is even greater than the difference between heaven and earth.]
[Yet, you entered the game yourself, cleverly using Dual Cultivation, and with a Mortal body, you slayed a Cultivator, which can be called half a victory over heaven, a Heaven-Defying act is nothing more than this!]
[You have Awakened the white Talent · Dual Cultivation Genius.]
[Dual Cultivation Genius: Your comprehension of Dual Cultivation Cultivation Techniques is extremely high. No Cultivator of the same Realm can absorb your Essence. Forcibly absorbing your Essence will only result in a backlash.]
Immediately after, the glowing text on the panel changed again.
[Name: Lü Yang]
[Age: 18]
[Cultivation: None]
[Talent: Dual Cultivation Genius (White)]
[Cultivation Technique: Yin Yang Great Bliss Art (Beginner)]
[Divine Ability: None]
[Treasure: None]
[book of hundred lives Pages: 99]
Lü Yang exhaled deeply, feeling a surge of Qi rush straight into his Dantian. Instantly, his strength was complete, he was full of vigor, and his originally weak body gradually recovered.
"The venereal disease… it seems it hasn't healed, it's just that I can last longer now."
Lü Yang carefully sensed his state.
In addition to the physical recovery brought by his Talent, Lü Yang also gained considerable insights into the Dual Cultivation Cultivation Technique, "Yin Yang Great Bliss Art," distributed by Joyful Union Hall.
After all, practical experience is more important than pure theory, not to mention the Talent bonus.
Thereafter, everything unfolded without change.
Because of his naturally handsome face, Lü Yang was still assigned to Joyful Union Hall, and he still met Yu Suzhen at the entrance, who immediately took a liking to him.
"What a profound Yin Yang Great Bliss Art!"
This evil Cultivation Technique, in addition to absorbing a person's Origin Yang and Origin Yin, could also absorb knowledge, and even the experience of Cultivation Techniques and Divine Abilities!
Thinking of this, Lü Yang immediately became even more zealous.
One day, two days, three days.
As time passed, Yu Suzhen's expression gradually changed from enjoyment to terror, and her originally flat lower abdomen slowly swelled.
"E-enough! Stop for a moment!"
"I, I'm already—ah!"
"I'm sorry, I was wrong, wait a moment."
Deaf to Yu Suzhen's pleas, Lü Yang relentlessly circulated the Yin Yang Great Bliss Art, his mind completely immersed in the joy brought by Cultivation.
And in this process, he for the first time felt the existence of "Qi."
This "Qi" was within Yu Suzhen's body. If the two of them weren't so close at that moment, Lü Yang might not have been able to sense its existence.
"This thing should be used by me!"
Thinking this, Lü Yang did not hesitate. He immediately circulated the Yin Yang Great Bliss Art and forcibly extracted all the "Qi" from Yu Suzhen's body.
"No!!!"
Almost simultaneously, Yu Suzhen let out a tragic scream, then her head lolled to the side.
The next second, Lü Yang felt his essence, Qi, and spirit merge with that strand of Qi, then a thunderous tremor, as if an invisible gate had opened.
Lü Yang instantly had a flash of insight: "I've broken through!"
When spirit and Qi merge, it is called "Qi Refining"!
As an old Named Disciple of Joyful Union Hall, Yu Suzhen was only one step away from Qi Refining.
In her previous life, she absorbed his essence, completed the final step, and successfully Qi Refining. In this life, she was instead absorbed by him, and all her accumulated gains benefited him.
From today onwards, he was a Cultivator at the first layer of Qi Refining!
Breaking through in one go and being promoted to an official Disciple, his status could be described as soaring to the heavens. It seemed simple, yet over countless years, it had blocked who knows how many Named Disciples.
"How delightful, Yu *Shijie*, I probably won't ever forget you."
Lü Yang stood up, looking at Yu Suzhen, who was now lifeless on the ground, and couldn't help but sigh.
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