Easy to Follow Heaven, Hard to Defy It

To take her, or not to take her—what a tangled question.

But Lu Yang stopped agonizing over it soon enough.

Because he had no right to refuse at all. In broad daylight beneath the clear heavens, Yu Suzhen actually reached out, stripped off his clothes, and took a bite.

"Hiss!" Lu Yang's teeth chattered as he struggled. "Senior Sister, wait—at least let's change locations—"

"No need. Right here!"

Lu Yang simply could not refuse. Thinking of the Hundred Lives Book as his safety net, he decisively lay flat and stopped resisting.

In an instant, a fierce battle commenced.

One was a true demoness of the Demon Sect; the other was a transmigrator armed with cheats.

After the time it took to burn an incense stick.

Yu Suzhen frowned in dissatisfaction.

"Is that all?"

"What trash."

Yu Suzhen cursed irritably, "You clearly have such a handsome face, yet you barely have any primal Yang. You're already done so soon."

"A pretty face with nothing underneath—trash, trash!"

Almost at the same time, Lu Yang's face turned pale.

Then he discovered that all the little vital energy he had left flowed into Yu Suzhen's body. His already frail frame grew ever more withered.

"The Yin-Yang Great Joy Ode?"

The Cultivation Method distributed earlier flashed through his mind, and understanding dawned on Lu Yang. The so-called Joyous Union Hall trial was likely meant to have probationary disciples Plunder one another through the Yin-Yang Great Joy Ode, like raising venomous insects in a jar. Only the one who survived to the end could advance to become an official disciple.

"Congratulations, Senior Sister Yu!"

At the same time, several probationary disciples nearby walked over, their faces full of fawning smiles. "After Plundering this final person, Senior Sister should be able to reach Qi Refining."

"Once one enters Qi Refining, one is no longer a mere mortal!"

"Please take good care of us in the future, Senior Sister. We are willing to serve you before horse and behind saddle."

Watching this scene, Lu Yang suddenly laughed.

"Heh heh."

A crippled medicine dreg who had been drained dry suddenly laughing immediately drew everyone's attention. Yu Suzhen glanced at Lu Yang and said blandly,

"Why is Junior Brother laughing?"

"I am laughing for Senior Sister's sake." Lu Yang spoke sincerely. "I had originally been worried about Senior Sister's health, but now it seems I was worrying that the sky might fall."

"Worried about my health?" Yu Suzhen froze.

"Yes." Lu Yang sighed with feeling. "Before entering the sect, I frequented the pleasure quarters and caught a venereal disease. Senior Sister was too hasty just now, so I had no time to mention it. But since Senior Sister is about to reach Qi Refining, surely a trifling venereal disease will be no problem for you?"

Yu Suzhen: "..."

The furious Yu Suzhen beat you to death.

Current remaining pages in the Hundred Lives Book: 99

Restart a life. You may 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.

"Those whose names are called, come stand before me."

Lu Yang opened his eyes and looked at the black-robed Daoist atop the platform. Only then did he realize that he had returned to the square where names were being called and assignments made when he had first entered the First Saint Sect.

The experience from moments ago had been utterly real, and the taste of that demoness still lingered vividly in his mind. Yet now he was starting over from the beginning. All those past events seemed like a dream; the immense contrast left Lu Yang dazed for quite some time before he recovered. Amid his emotion, he secretly rejoiced—his Hundred Lives Book truly was a rare treasure!

Steadying his mind, Lu Yang lowered his head to look at the Hundred Lives Book's choices.

He skipped the first three options outright. After all, he had been Plundered to death by Yu Suzhen before he even began cultivating properly. In truth, only the fourth option was available to him.

Calculating your previous life's experiences.

After Plundering you, Yu Suzhen had broken through to the Qi Refining realm. Alas, afflicted by a venereal disease that her true qi could not eliminate, she lay bedridden for several months before finally dying from the worsening illness.

Since ancient times, it had been easy to follow Heaven, hard to defy Heaven.

Martial arts could not match divine abilities; the gulf between mortals and cultivators surpassed even that between Heaven and earth.

Yet you entered the game in person, cleverly employing the method of dual cultivation. With a mortal body, you slew a cultivator. You could be said to have won half a move against Heaven; an act of defying Heaven was nothing more than this!

You awakened the white talent: Dual Cultivation Prodigy.

Dual Cultivation Prodigy: You possess extremely high comprehension in dual cultivation methods. No cultivator of the same realm can Plunder you. Anyone who forcibly tries will only suffer your backlash.

Immediately afterward, the glowing words on the panel changed again.

Name: Lu Yang

Age: 18

Cultivation: None

Talent: Dual Cultivation Prodigy (White)

Cultivation Method: Yin-Yang Great Joy Ode (Beginner)

Divine Ability: None

Treasure: None

Hundred Lives Book Pages: 99

Lu Yang let out a deep breath, feeling a rush of blood and qi surge straight into his dantian. In an instant, his strength was restored; he was vigorous as a dragon and fierce as a tiger, while his once-feeble body gradually recovered.

"The venereal disease... seems not to be cured. I can merely last longer now."

Lu Yang carefully sensed the state of his body.

Besides the physical recovery brought by his talent, Lu Yang had also gained considerable insight into the dual cultivation method issued by Joyous Union Hall, the "Yin-Yang Great Joy Ode."

After all, practical experience mattered more than pure theory, especially with his talent's enhancement.

After that, nothing developed differently.

Thanks to his naturally handsome face, Lu Yang was still assigned to Joyous Union Hall. He still encountered Yu Suzhen at its entrance, and she still took a fancy to him at first sight.

"What an excellent Yin-Yang Great Joy Ode!"

This wicked Plundering art could not only Plunder one's primal Yang and primal Yin—it could even Plunder knowledge. The experience of Cultivation Methods and divine abilities could all be Plundered as well!

Thinking of this, Lu Yang immediately became even more vigorous.

One day, two days, Three Suns.

As time passed, Yu Suzhen's expression gradually changed from enjoyment to terror. Her originally flat lower belly slowly began to swell.

"Enough, enough! Stop for a moment!"

"I—I can't anymore, ah!"

"I'm sorry, I was wrong. Wait—"

Turning a deaf ear to Yu Suzhen's pleas, Lu Yang continued circulating the Yin-Yang Great Joy Ode with all his might, his mind wholly immersed in the joy brought by cultivation.

During the process, he sensed the existence of "qi" for the first time.

That strand of "qi" was within Yu Suzhen's body. Had the two not been so close at that moment, Lu Yang might not have sensed its existence at all.

"This thing should rightfully be mine!"

With that thought, Lu Yang did not hesitate in the slightest. He immediately circulated the Yin-Yang Great Joy Ode and forcibly drew out every last bit of "qi" from Yu Suzhen's body.

"No!!!"

Almost simultaneously, Yu Suzhen let out a miserable scream, then her head tilted to one side.

The next second, Lu Yang felt his essence, qi, and spirit merge with that strand of qi. At last, they shook with a tremendous boom, as though an invisible gate had been thrown open.

Understanding came to Lu Yang in an instant. "I broke through!"

When spirit and qi merged, it was called "Qi Refining"!

As a veteran probationary disciple of Joyous Union Hall, Yu Suzhen had only been one step away from Qi Refining.

In his previous life, she had Plundered him and completed that final step, successfully entering Qi Refining. In this life, however, she had been Plundered in return, and all her accumulated gains had benefited him.

From this day onward, he was a Qi Refining Level One cultivator!

With one breakthrough, he advanced to become an official disciple, his status soaring to the heavens in a single step. It looked simple, yet over countless years, it had blocked who knew how many probationary disciples.

"How delightful. Senior Sister Yu, I will probably never forget you for the rest of my life."

Lu Yang stood up and looked at Yu Suzhen, who had already fallen silent on the ground. He could not help but sigh.