Getting to Know Each Other Better

Xiao Yi Xian's pretty face was filled with both bashfulness and lingering fear.

The moment she saw Xiao Ce, she could not help recalling what had happened yesterday and secretly spat in embarrassment.

Who knew where this guy had learned such a knack for teasing people?

She was not a child anymore.

Of course, Xiao Yi Xian also blamed herself a little.

If only she had been a little more resolute.

But whenever she thought of it, her peach-blossom face flushed pink, and she did not dare meet Xiao Ce's eyes. She wrapped herself tightly in the silk quilt, leaving only her little head exposed.

Seeing her bashful look, like a quail, Xiao Ce reached out and pinched her cheek. "Not pretending to be asleep anymore?"

Xiao Yi Xian shook her head repeatedly.

Xiao Ce looked at her teasingly. "How did it feel last night? You seemed to be enjoying yourself quite a bit."

Xiao Yi Xian instantly became like a rabbit whose tail had been stepped on. Her pretty face reddened as she cried excitedly, "Y-You're talking nonsense! I wasn't enjoying it! You forced me!"

"Hahahaha!"

Xiao Ce could not help laughing at her flustered reaction.

"Yes, yes, I forced you."

"Tsk, tsk. If you ask me, aside from being a Woeful Poison Body..."

Xiao Ce looked at Xiao Yi Xian with a mischievous expression.

Who would have thought that this refined and ethereal woman had such a side to her?

"Ah!!"

"Xiao Ce—"

"I'll fight you!"

After hearing that, Xiao Yi Xian instantly recalled the scene of water flooding Golden Mountain. Her mind went blank, and with a shriek, she flipped out from beneath the silk quilt and pounced at Xiao Ce without the slightest concern for her image.

Xiao Ce was slightly stunned.

Wasn't this a sheep walking straight into a tiger's jaws?

By the time Xiao Yi Xian wanted to regret it, it was already too late.

Xiao Ce caught her in his arms.

Xiao Ce's cultivation talent was not outstanding, but his comprehension had been excellent since childhood.

Dragon Roll, Tiger Step, Ape Combat, Cicada Cling, Turtle Soar, Phoenix Soar—he had mastered all eighteen kinds of techniques.

Beyond that, he could casually employ profound Dou Techniques such as the Heaven Class high-grade Magnetic Levitation, the Earth Class high-grade Howling Ape Embracing Tree, and the Xuan Class high-grade Guanyin.

A huge pool of water lay before them, and Xiao Ce leaned back with his eyes closed, enjoying himself lazily.

The effects of their second dual cultivation session were far inferior to the first, but they still greatly surpassed the results of his painstaking cultivation.

After all, Xiao Yi Xian possessed the Woeful Poison Body, one of the world's most exceptional constitutions.

Naturally, he had benefited enormously from it.

Of course, it had also helped Xiao Yi Xian, especially their first session of dual cultivation, which had benefited her the most.

Before dual cultivation, Xiao Yi Xian had only been at Nine-Stage Dou Qi.

But after dual cultivation, the immense energy had compressed on its own. Not only had it formed a Dou Qi Cyclone, it had also propelled her in one burst to Nine-Star Dou Zhe.

Although the effect could not compare to Xiao Ce's, it had still saved her a great deal of effort.

The reason the effect was so terrifying was also because Xiao Ce's strength far surpassed Xiao Yi Xian's.

Xiao Yi Xian was completely submerged in the water, with only her head floating above the surface.

At that moment, aside from feeling weak all over and exhausted, there was also a trace of excitement in her eyes.

Earlier, Xiao Ce had left her too dazed to notice anything. It was only after he carried her over for a bath that she realized how greatly her strength had increased.

A Nine-Star Dou Zhe! Even in all of Qingshan Town, she would be considered a renowned figure.

She had never imagined that she would reach this point so easily.

After soaking in the pool for a while,

Xiao Yi Xian looked toward Xiao Ce, who was resting with his eyes closed not far away, and suddenly asked, "Xiao Ce, where are you from? Why did you suddenly decide to come to Qingshan Town?"

They had already done something so shameful together, yet she had only just realized that she knew nothing about Xiao Ce's background.

Hearing Xiao Yi Xian's voice, Xiao Ce opened his eyes and teased, "You're that curious about me?"

"Are you going to tell me or not?"

Without realizing it, Xiao Yi Xian had begun using a coquettish tone around Xiao Ce.

Even Xiao Yi Xian herself only noticed it afterward, and a hint of shyness flashed across her pretty face.

Xiao Ce smiled at Xiao Yi Xian. "I'm from the Xiao Clan in Wutan City. I came to Qingshan Town this time mainly for experience, though I didn't expect to meet you here."

"By now, you should know that the cultivation method I practice is special. Dual cultivation with someone who has a special constitution like yours can speed up cultivation."

After hearing Xiao Ce out, Xiao Yi Xian gave a light spit. "You little pervert were already rotten to the core. Now that you cultivate such a method, who knows how many decent young women you'll ruin in the future? Tell me, how many girls have you ruined before this?"

Xiao Ce's eyes widened as he cried out in protest.

"What do you mean, how many girls had I ruined before this? You were my first, all right?"

"My first?" Hearing that, Xiao Yi Xian felt an inexplicable burst of joy.

Still, she feigned suspicion. "You're not lying to me, are you? Before you even dual cultivated with me, you were already a Nine-Star Da Dou Shi. I've never heard of anyone reaching Nine-Star Da Dou Shi at your age."

Xiao Ce gave her a calm glance.

"The world of geniuses is beyond your understanding!"

His cultivation talent might not have been exceptional, but that depended on who he was compared with.

Looking across the entire Jia Ma Empire, even the Northwest Continent, his talent could still rank among the first tier.

Even across all of Douqi Continent, ranking in the second tier should not be difficult.

Of course, the Xuantian Yin-Yang Dao had contributed greatly to his reaching Nine-Star Da Dou Shi at such a young age.

If he had only cultivated a Xuan Class technique, then no matter how hard he trained, at most he would only be a Doushi by now.

Hearing the faint note of bragging in Xiao Ce's words, Xiao Yi Xian was not angry at all. Instead, she felt an inexplicable joy.

At the very least, it proved that Xiao Ce had been telling the truth.

She had not expected this bad egg really had been dual cultivating for the first time.

While Xiao Yi Xian was secretly rejoicing, Xiao Ce continued, "By the way, Xiao Yi Xian, your Wanyao Pavilion often gathers herbs along the outer edge of the Magic Beast Mountain Range. Have you ever found anything like a cave beneath a cliff?"

Xiao Yi Xian immediately came back to her senses. Hearing that, she looked at Xiao Ce irritably.

"Have you read too many storybooks? A cave left beneath a cliff by some powerful expert—how could such an opportunity be found everywhere?"

"Even if I knew of one, I would have packed up all the treasures in that cave and taken them away long ago."

Xiao Ce glanced at Xiao Yi Xian and thought that, at this point in time, she had apparently not yet discovered the cave from the original story. She had no reason to hide it from him.

But thinking about it, there should still be two years before this point in the original story. It was normal for Xiao Yi Xian not to have discovered the cave yet.