Dual Cultivation Technique

This was a transition chapter. It was painfully hard to write—I only managed six thousand characters all day, and now there really wasn't a drop left in me. See you at noon tomorrow for the next chapter.

Dual Cultivation Technique

Song Zhizhi nestled in Xie Xiuji's arms, breathing in the unique cool fragrance of his body. Her emotions gradually calmed. With Xie Xiuji by her side, she had gained far more courage to face the unknown than before.

She was not a pessimistic person. She believed that with Xie Xiuji here, her child would surely be fine. Heart of the Earth Stone, Chinese Parasol Wood Heart, Phoenix Essence Blood—she and Xie Xiuji would definitely find them all.

"Xie Xiuji." Song Zhizhi looked up at him, her eyes earnest. "Thank you."

Thank you for being willing to accept this child. Thank you for not thinking I'm a burden.

Xie Xiuji raised a hand and stroked her hair, his expression gentle and indulgent. "I am your husband and the child's father. No matter what, I will not let anything happen to either of you."

Song Zhizhi fell into Xie Xiuji's tender gaze, and her heartbeat skipped wildly.

"Ahem!" Qingyu once again vaguely felt herself being shut out by an acrid, sticky atmosphere. She coughed heavily twice, reminding this shameless couple, who acted as if no one else existed, that there was still a living person here.

Song Zhizhi's face reddened. She struggled out of Xie Xiuji's embrace. "Master, do you have any other instructions?"

Qingyu took out a cultivation manual from her storage pouch and stuffed it into Song Zhizhi's arms. "Our race does not have the Qi Refining Great Perfection stage during Qi Refining. You should be close to Foundation Establishment. I originally prepared a Heaven-tier Crimson Flame Art for you, but now that you are carrying a child and urgently need spiritual power, that technique is no longer suitable."

While in the Qi Refining stage, cultivators only needed to draw spiritual energy into their bodies to improve their cultivation. But upon reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm, they needed a Foundation Establishment technique to guide their breakthrough. From highest to lowest, Foundation Establishment techniques were divided into four tiers: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow. Beyond those four tiers, there was supposedly an Immortal Tier technique, but Immortal Tier techniques existed only in legend. No one had ever seen a genuine one.

Ordinary Single Spirit Root cultivators generally used Heaven-tier techniques for Foundation Establishment. After all, the upper limit of a Foundation Establishment technique determined, to a certain extent, the upper limit of one's path of cultivation. Though one could switch techniques later, it was still better to lay the road solidly from the very beginning.

Qingyu was now saying that a Heaven-tier technique was unsuitable for Song Zhizhi. Then what sort of technique had she brought out?

Qingyu took out a jade slip from her storage pouch and stuffed it into Song Zhizhi's arms. "This Spiritual Heart Art is a fine treasure I found in the tomb... ahem, the ruins of the founding ancestor of the Hehuan Sect. If you cultivate this technique together with Mingxiao, it can increase your cultivation speed and achieve an effect where one plus one is greater than two. If you cultivate it to its final layer in the later stages, you can share a sea of qi, which is equivalent to having one more Dantian than others. So I believe this technique can be rated Half-Immortal Tier."

The farther this technique progressed, the more heaven-defying its effects became. Sharing a sea of qi was only one of them. Based on Qingyu's incomplete research into this technique, perhaps its ultimate level was—

Song Zhizhi: ...

She did not care whether this technique was Half-Immortal Tier. She only wanted to know whether the Hehuan Sect Master mentioned was the Hehuan Sect she was thinking of. A technique left by the founding ancestor of the Hehuan Sect? One that required two people to cultivate together? From the description alone, this did not sound like a proper cultivation technique. Could it be some kind of dual... cultivation technique?

Hugging the manual, Song Zhizhi secretly glanced at Xie Xiuji. He looked perfectly normal, as though she was simply too inexperienced.

Could this really just be a proper technique meant for two people to cultivate together?

Xie Xiuji's grave expression made Song Zhizhi wonder whether she had simply visited too many flower markets and old-woman markets, corrupting her thoughts so that the moment she heard "Hehuan Sect," she thought of dual... cultivation.

Maybe it really was a proper dual-person cultivation technique.

As Song Zhizhi thought this, Qingyu continued, "If I hadn't yet failed to find a Dao companion, I truly would have been reluctant to give you this technique." Qingyu clicked her tongue. "Remember to study it carefully with Mingxiao. When you transfer spiritual power to the child every day, you may circulate this technique. That way, you can both transfer spiritual power to the child and increase your cultivation speed, achieving twice the result with half the effort, without any drawbacks."

"If you cultivate diligently, it may not be impossible for you to reach Spirit Transformation before the age of one hundred."

Song Zhizhi: ...

Song Zhizhi suddenly felt rather uncertain. Reaching Spirit Transformation before one hundred through successful cultivation—such a heaven-defying effect did not seem like something a proper technique could possess.

With an uneasy heart, she swept her Divine Sense over the jade slip. Then she caught sight of several large words: Soul Fusion, harmonizing yin and yang...

Song Zhizhi snapped the jade slip shut. When she looked at Qingyu again, her expression was strange, and she seemed to want to speak but stopped herself.

Qingyu patted her shoulder. "Good disciple, there is no need to be moved. This is what a master ought to do."

Song Zhizhi: ...

Do I look moved to you?

This was fucking dual... cultivation.

Holding the technique felt like holding a bomb. She could neither keep it nor throw it away. When she glimpsed Xie Xiuji beside her, her heart pounded furiously.

When Song Zhizhi had opened the jade slip earlier, Xie Xiuji had been standing beside her. His Divine Sense was powerful; with a single glance, he could memorize every word on the jade slip without omission.

His expression was slightly unnatural, but upon careful consideration, one could understand the subtlety and value of this technique. As Qingyu had said, it was currently the most suitable technique for Song Zhizhi.

However, cultivating the Spiritual Heart Art required the two of them to be of one mind and willing. If Song Zhizhi was unwilling, Xie Xiuji naturally would not force her.

He saw Song Zhizhi's hesitation and said gently, "If you find it difficult, then choose another Heaven-tier technique. Even if you do not cultivate this one, I can still ensure the child is born safely."

"No need. This one will do." Song Zhizhi forced herself to remain calm and put the Spiritual Heart Art into her storage pouch. She could not see the technique's subtleties, but she knew that no matter how exquisite a Heaven-tier technique was, it could not compare to a Half-Immortal Tier one. Passing over such a heaven-defying technique only to seek something farther away—wouldn't that be a sickness of the brain?

Wasn't it just dual cultivation? Once was cultivation; twice or three times was still cultivation. Xie Xiuji was even better-looking than a boy-band idol. No matter how she calculated it, Song Zhizhi was not the one losing out.

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