Ke Ren lay beneath the bright red quilt beside him. Jiang Yun felt a faint warmth stir in his heart, but he ultimately restrained himself.
He got out of bed lightly and quietly, then went to the alchemy room next door.
Jiang Shuanglan heard the movement next door, and the corners of her lips lifted slightly.
Some of the cooking utensils from yesterday remained in the alchemy room. Jiang Yun lit the fire and made breakfast for Jiang Shuanglan.
Last night's exertion had been rather great. They ought to eat something good in the morning.
While cooking, Jiang Yun opened the panel.
[Panel] Realm: Sea of Bitterness cultivator Physique: Mortal Physique (Sacred Physique 1.92%, Divine Physique 1%) Bloodline: Hengyu Bloodline (1%) Cultivation Technique: "Dao Scripture" Reflection Points: 1 Source Space: 40*40*40 Dao Companion: Jiang Shuanglan (Hengyu Bloodline 3.25%, Divine Physique 5.5%) Favorability: 76 Marks: 10 Descendant Bonus: None
Looking at the completely renewed panel before him, Jiang Yun was astonished.
He had not expected the panel's powerful functions to truly reveal themselves only after he gained a Dao companion.
The bloodline and physique possessed by his Dao companion could actually be directly transferred to him. Although they both began at only 1%, it was already shocking enough.
The ten newly appeared marks were the key to strengthening his own physique and bloodline.
With a thought, Jiang Yun added two marks to his Divine Physique and another two to his Sacred Physique.
A strange energy immediately surged into Jiang Yun's body, but there was too little of it for him to feel much.
[Sacred Physique 1.93%, Divine Physique 1.02%]
His Sacred Physique had improved by one ten-thousandth, while his Divine Physique had improved by two ten-thousandths.
Jiang Yun swiftly calculated in his mind.
The Sacred Physique would need roughly twenty thousand marks, while the Divine Physique would need ten thousand. The enormous demand made Jiang Yun feel suffocated.
Yesterday's five rounds of hard cultivation had earned him ten marks. Each time gave one mark, and favorability provided another mark as a bonus.
Jiang Yun nearly broke down. Even at five times every day, it would take a thousand days to obtain ten thousand marks.
Even forged iron could not endure that. He might manage it, but Jiang Shuanglan might not.
Jiang Yun calculated again. A thousand days was just under three years.
If they took it easier, it would only be five or six years. Suddenly, having a Divine Physique in five or six years seemed acceptable.
After thinking it over briefly, Jiang Yun directly added all his remaining marks to the Divine Physique. In the early stages, investing in the Divine Physique was still more worthwhile.
After adding the marks, Jiang Yun seemed to see countless Potential Gates within his body glowing. It lasted only an instant, and he almost thought he had imagined it.
He would wait for Ye Fan to break the Sacred Physique's curse before adding marks to it.
More importantly, adding one point to the Sacred Physique required two marks, while the Divine Physique needed only one.
If Jiang Yun wanted to rapidly improve his physique now, investing in the Divine Physique was more reliable. It was absolutely not because he was poor.
After adding the marks, Jiang Yun's panel became:
[Panel] Realm: Sea of Bitterness cultivator Physique: Mortal Physique (Sacred Physique 1.93%, Divine Physique 1.08%) Bloodline: Hengyu Bloodline (1%) Cultivation Technique: "Dao Scripture" Reflection Points: 1 Source Space: 40*40*40 Dao Companion: Jiang Shuanglan (Hengyu Bloodline 3.25%, Divine Physique 5.52%) Favorability: 76 Marks: 0 Descendant Bonus: None
Looking at the changes on the panel, Jiang Yun saw a future where he could punch the undying and kick Emperor Zun.
Jiang Shuanglan's Divine Physique on the panel had unexpectedly increased by two points as well. Could marks be added to a Dao companion at a five-to-one ratio? Jiang Yun was somewhat puzzled.
He could test it the next time he allocated points.
Looking at the single Reflection Point on the panel, Jiang Yun sank his thoughts into it and understood the mystery behind Reflection Points.
Reflection Points could reflect a Dao companion's ancestors and obtain techniques bestowed by those ancestors.
Was this essentially forcing the ancestors to contribute wedding gifts?
This Reflection Point had been awarded when Jiang Shuanglan's favorability reached seventy.
As long as the relationship was good, the ancestors gave rewards!!
Jiang Family ancestors... Were they Emperor Hengyu, Emperor Guhua, or someone from the Human Desire Dao on Ziwei Star? No, no, no, he had a friend.
It was not him. He could not slander an innocent man out of thin air.
Jiang Yun felt that he must have been influenced by that person, which was why he had received such a proper system.
Jiang Yun finished studying the system. The meal was ready, and he hurriedly brought it to Jiang Shuanglan.
When Jiang Yun returned to the room, Jiang Shuanglan had already gotten up.
"I haven't slept in so long since I started cultivating. That felt so good."
Jiang Shuanglan stretched lazily, displaying her full and graceful figure to perfection.
Jiang Yun's eyes seemed beyond his control.
Seeing Jiang Yun's eager look, Jiang Shuanglan hurriedly sat down beside the table.
"Lan'er, you're so beautiful."
Jiang Yun placed the prepared food on the table, walked over, and pulled Jiang Shuanglan into his embrace.
The beauty in his arms was warm and smooth as jade. Jiang Shuanglan was still somewhat stiff when he held her, but as she felt Jiang Yun's scorching breath, she gradually softened.
"Husband, we're cultivators now. We can't always be like this. You've only just stepped onto the path of cultivation, so you should focus on cultivating."
Feeling the mischievous hand, Jiang Shuanglan recalled last night's embarrassing scenes. She endured the tingling softness spreading through her body and earnestly advised Jiang Yun.
"Oh!!! Husband, it's still daytime. We still need to go see the ancestor later."
Jiang Shuanglan suppressed the tremor in her voice, hurriedly escaped Jiang Yun's embrace, and hid to one side.
Though he was not inexperienced, facing a peerless beauty like Jiang Shuanglan always gave him the urge to press down this elegant and dignified woman.
"Lan'er is right. We still need to see the ancestor later. Sit down and eat something first."
Suppressing his physical reaction, Jiang Yun and Jiang Shuanglan sat on opposite sides and began to eat.
Although they were cultivators, they had not yet reached the Life Spring realm and could not fast for extended periods. Eating to replenish their expenditure was necessary.
"Husband, you've only just entered the path of cultivation. You should press forward with all your strength and not always indulge in this worldly pleasure."
During the meal, Jiang Shuanglan felt that Jiang Yun was somewhat overly engrossed in matters between men and women, and she could not help but advise him.
She knew that her own talent was lacking, and the Dao Palace would likely be her limit. But Jiang Yun was different. Grandma Feng had said that her husband's Sea of Bitterness had opened at an astonishing rate, and that even the ancestor had marveled at his exceptional comprehension.
Grandma Feng had also told Jiang Shuanglan that after marrying him, she should properly urge Jiang Yun to work hard and complete his cultivation in the Sea of Bitterness Secret Realm as soon as possible.
The earlier he went to the Jiang Family Ancestral Lineage, the greater his achievements could be.
"Lan'er, it isn't just me who needs to cultivate diligently. You need to work hard too. In the future, we'll become an immortal couple, living forever in freedom and traveling hand in hand through the stars filling the sky."
Jiang Yun looked at Jiang Shuanglan before him and spoke from the heart.
Jiang Shuanglan had never heard such sweet words before, and her heart was immediately filled with sweetness.
Jiang Yun saw Jiang Shuanglan's favorability on the panel directly rise from seventy-six to seventy-eight.
Sincerity and pretense could be seen at a glance.
After the meal, the newlywed couple remained in the room for a while and whispered some private words to each other.
At noon, Grandma Feng arrived. Seeing the two of them so lovey-dovey, she was deeply satisfied. Her painstaking matchmaking had not been in vain.
"You two will have plenty of days together in the future. Don't flaunt your affection in front of me this time."
Thick-skinned Jiang Yun pretended not to hear her.
Jiang Shuanglan, on the other hand, blushed all the way to her ears. Beneath the sunlight, her ears looked as crystal-clear as red jade.
"Grandma!!!"
She ran from Jiang Yun's side to Grandma Feng, wrapping her arms around Grandma Feng's arm.
After the three of them exchanged some small talk, Grandma Feng controlled a divine rainbow and took them toward the ancestor's residence.
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