Supreme Dual Cultivation Technique?
At first glance, Xiao Yu felt that just from the name, this technique sounded rather unreliable.
But he believed that anything produced by the system was bound to be top quality.
Xiao Yu extracted the technique.
In an instant,
a vast amount of information flooded into Xiao Yu's mind, making his head throb as if it might split open.
He pressed a hand to his forehead and closed his eyes, taking it all in.
After a while, once Xiao Yu had figured out the technique, he opened his eyes. A look of shock flickered across them.
"Just as expected of the Supreme Dual Cultivation Technique! One word: supreme!" Xiao Yu felt the technique was practically tailor-made for him.
Practicing this technique could improve the cultivation of both partners.
The amount of improvement varied slightly depending on the strength of each person.
If his partner was stronger than Xiao Yu, then the benefits to him would be greater. One night could be worth several days—or even months—of ordinary cultivation.
Simply put, if Xiao Yu could marry a Dou Sheng wife right now, then one night would be enough for him to break through to Dou Venerable.
This wasn't just a supreme technique. It was the absolute pinnacle of living off a woman.
Since the technique placed Xiao Yu in the dominant role, the boost he received was greater than his wife's.
In other words, if he were a Dou Sheng and married an ordinary woman, she could only improve to the level of a Dou Wang.
Still, even if the effects weren't as outrageous as Xiao Yu's, they were just as heaven-defying.
What's more, one session on an ordinary day was comparable to several days' worth of cultivation.
Xiao Yu's grin nearly stretched from ear to ear.
He could imagine how many women would want to take a shortcut once they learned he had such a powerful technique.
If they could reap the rewards without hard work, who would want to diligently cultivate?
How boring.
And apart from its benefits for cultivating as a couple, the Supreme Dual Cultivation Technique had other advantages.
For instance, it could slow aging and preserve one's youth forever.
"If word of this got out, what woman could resist?" Xiao Yu exclaimed.
But then his heart tightened, and his expression grew cautious.
Keep it secret!
He absolutely had to keep it secret!
If some old hag found out and captured him to keep as her boy toy, he wouldn't even have anywhere to cry.
After calming himself, Xiao Yu immediately began to cultivate.
Even though he had the technique, he still had to practice it. Otherwise, it wouldn't truly be his.
But getting started wasn't difficult for Xiao Yu.
His wife, Li Qian, had given him experience points every day. These points couldn't be applied directly to his cultivation, so he had kept them stored away.
Now, at last, he had a use for them.
"Supreme Dual Cultivation Technique, level up!" Xiao Yu took advantage of the moment and poured all his accumulated experience points into the technique.
The next second, he sat cross-legged in the pavilion and assumed a cultivation posture.
The Dou Qi that had been coiled in his dantian immediately began circulating on its own, flowing along the established meridians.
At first, the Dou Qi was like a trickling stream. As time passed and his meridians expanded, it surged like a mighty river.
"Hm? Is that Yu'er?"
In the distance, after the banquet ended, Xiao Zhan walked into the courtyard and spotted the figure in the pavilion at a glance.
"Brat. Usually, when I tell you to cultivate, you complain about how hard it is. Now that you're a father, do you finally feel the pressure?"
Mistaking Xiao Yu's actions for a burst of determination, Xiao Zhan smiled in satisfaction. He didn't disturb him, but turned and walked away with his hands behind his back.
He thought that after the arena tournament ended tomorrow, he would ask Third Brother about it.
Third Brother was at Jia Nan Academy, where the teachers had seen all sorts of things. Perhaps they would know why the youngest son's Dou Qi had vanished. Or maybe he could ask Third Brother to buy some pills from the academy that helped with cultivation and send them back for the youngest.
After all, the youngest wasn't even sixteen yet. He was still young, and as long as he was willing to work hard at cultivating, it wasn't too late.
The night passed without incident.
By the time Xiao Yu finished cultivating, the distant horizon was already bright, radiant with light.
"I actually cultivated all night."
When he realized it, Xiao Yu found it hard to believe. Time had seemed to fly by; it felt as if only a few minutes had passed.
As he rose from the ground, a series of crackling sounds came from his body, like beans popping in a pan.
At the same time, he noticed a lot of black gunk oozing from his skin, and a foul odor coming off him.
"Is this marrow cleansing?" Xiao Yu had read plenty of books. He wasn't the least bit flustered by the changes in his body. In fact, he was delighted.
After washing up, Xiao Yu felt refreshed from head to toe. Even his already flawless appearance seemed to have improved, and his aura had grown otherworldly.
Basking in the sunlight, Xiao Yu looked like a god descended to earth—someone fit to be admired from afar, but not touched.
The servants who usually worked around the courtyard saw Xiao Yu, and several of the maids walked straight into pillars before snapping out of it.
Then they hurried to their feet and ran off as if they'd lost their souls.
Xiao Yu smiled faintly. Once again, he gained a full appreciation for the word "supreme."
This technique... was incredible!
Besides the changes to his appearance and insides, Xiao Yu also noticed a great improvement in his physique—in other words, his bodily strength. It was as if he had specifically practiced a body-tempering technique.
The technique explained this as well.
Simply put, if he wanted a harem of three thousand, wishing for it wouldn't be enough. He needed a strong enough physique.
The Supreme Dual Cultivation Technique had provided that too.
"Right now, even a Three-Star Dou Zhe who specializes in body cultivation probably couldn't withstand one of my punches." Xiao Yu looked at the mark his fist had just left in the wall.
The wall was made of an exceptionally hard boulder from outside the city. They said that back when the stones had been quarried, it had taken a Dou Master wielding a sharp weapon to cut them apart.
Ordinary Dou Zhe couldn't necessarily leave a mark on this kind of stone, even with a Dou Technique.
Yet Xiao Yu had easily left a spiderweb of cracks in the wall with one punch.
He had wanted to test just how strong he was, but the sound of a baby crying reached him, and he abandoned the idea.
All morning, Xiao Yu stayed by his wife and child.
Although he was a first-time father, Xiao Yu wasn't flustered. The Xiao Clan had dedicated wet nurses who were experts at caring for children.
With them there, Li Qian and the baby were well cared for. In fact, Xiao Yu seemed more like an extra.
Li Qian glanced at her husband, who was standing beside their sleeping son, and asked softly, "Xiao Yu, have you thought of a name for the baby?"
"Not yet. Do you have any good suggestions?" Xiao Yu asked in return.
Li Qian thought for a moment, then said, "Why don't you ask Father?"
Ask him?
Xiao Yu paused. The names of his four brothers flashed through his mind. Xiao Zhan's naming skills didn't seem all that impressive.
Li Qian said, "Father loves the baby. Asking him would also show him our respect."
Hearing this, Xiao Yu looked at her.
Li Qian's eyes were full of encouragement.
Xiao Yu nodded. "All right. I'll go find him now."
Inside the room, Li Qian leaned against the bed and murmured in a voice only she could hear, "I hope the baby will make Father take us seriously. Then maybe our family won't have to be driven out of the Xiao Clan."
Li Qian had always remembered that Xiao Yu would soon come of age.
According to the Xiao Clan's rules, anyone who hadn't reached the seventh stage of Dou Qi by the age of sixteen would be driven out of the family and sent to manage the clan's businesses.
After marrying Xiao Yu, Li Qian had never looked down on him for his low strength. She was only worried that their child had just been born and would suffer without the Xiao Clan to look after them.
Meanwhile,
Xiao Yu understood what Li Qian meant. After all, he wasn't really a child.
In truth, he was older than Li Qian.
Xiao Yu went to the main hall and looked around, but couldn't find his father.
Then he remembered that the Xiao Clan and the Jia Lie Family had an arena tournament today. Xiao Zhan and the elders should be over at the arena by now.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yu decided to go take a look.
He was looking forward to it.
His Third Brother had spent two years cultivating at Jia Nan Academy. Xiao Yu wondered how much stronger he had become—and whether he had reached the Dou Master level.
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