Cultivating with Wang Dong... and Checking In for an Herb Pack

A few minutes later, the two returned to the Dormitory Building and went to their respective rooms.

Lin Fan returned to his room to cultivate. He sat quietly on his bed, already at Soul Power level 38.

He needed only two more levels to reach Soul Power level 40. After going Soul Hunting and obtaining a Soul Ring, he could step into the Soul Ancestor realm.

Meanwhile.

Wang Dong returned to her room and saw that Huo Yuhao was already hard at work cultivating. She sat on her bed to rest.

Huo Yuhao noticed Wang Dong's return. He opened his eyes, looked at her, and asked:

"Wang Dong, how did you end up sitting next to Lin Fan?"

Wang Dong looked up at the ceiling and replied,

"He was the only one in the classroom at the time, so of course I sat next to him. Did you really need to ask?"

Huo Yuhao understood.

"Oh. I almost arrived late, and the classroom was already nearly full."

So Wang Dong had simply wanted to find someone to sit beside.

"All right, I'm heading out."

Wang Dong sprang up from the bed and stood as she spoke.

With that, she walked straight out of her room and headed for Lin Fan's Dormitory Room 100.

She lived in Room 108, while Lin Fan lived in Dormitory Room 100. She only had to pass eight rooms to reach his.

Wang Dong took a few dozen quick steps and soon reached the door to Dormitory Room 100. It was open.

She pulled the door wider and immediately saw Lin Fan sitting quietly on his bed, cultivating. Her face fell, and she grumbled:

"Why has he started cultivating already...?"

No. I have to surpass this guy. How annoying! He's gotten so far ahead of me.

"Wang Dong, you're here! Come cultivate with me."

Hearing her, Lin Fan opened his eyes, looked at Wang Dong, and spoke warmly:

"Mm, but how are we supposed to cultivate together? You're not going to make me sit on your bed and cultivate with you, are you?"

Wang Dong walked slowly to the bed, looked at Lin Fan, and said with a sigh:

"Mm, that's right, on the bed! It's the only clean place in the room. If you don't cultivate on the bed, are you going to sit on that filthy floor?"

Lin Fan looked at his bed, then glanced at the dirty floor and laughed.

"Wang Dong, you're so silly."

"You're the silly one! I—I'm smart! I was just, just asking."

Wang Dong pursed her lips and shot back.

As she spoke, she slowly sat on the edge of the bed, took off her shoes, and stepped lightly onto the soft mattress.

Lin Fan watched Wang Dong come toward him step by step. He shifted back to make room for her.

Wang Dong approached Lin Fan at an unhurried pace.

Lin Fan shifted again and sat with his back against the wall. The dorm bed was small to begin with, and the bedding took up space too.

Nervous and uneasy, Wang Dong eyed the space Lin Fan had made. She took one big step forward, stopped, and asked with a worried look:

"This is close enough, right, Lin Fan?"

I shouldn't have agreed to this. It was her first time on a boy's bed, and she was more than a little nervous.

"This is close enough to cultivate Soul Power together. Wang Dong, let's start."

Only the width of a chair separated them. Lin Fan looked at Wang Dong's panicked face and smiled gently.

This must be Wang Dong's first time in a boy's dorm room. He began cultivating his Soul Power.

"Okay!"

Wang Dong sat down cross-legged as she answered.

Seeing Lin Fan close his eyes and cultivate, she began cultivating her Soul Power too.

Soon, Wang Dong felt the rate of cultivation inside her body accelerate. Shock and delight surged through her. Like a snowball rolling downhill, it grew faster and faster.

She had never imagined a way of cultivating that could increase the speed of Soul Power cultivation existed in this world.

Lin Fan felt the speed of his cultivation increase as well.

He was beside himself with joy and astonishment. The reward from the system was incredible.

Their expressions shifted from surprise to delight as they felt their Soul Power cultivation proceed several times faster than before.

After they had cultivated for a while.

Wang Dong was the first to snap her eyes open. Shock and disbelief showed on her face as she looked at Lin Fan and said excitedly:

"Lin Fan, hasn't our Soul Power cultivation gotten much faster? No, several times faster! It's amazing!"

Lin Fan nodded eagerly. Remembering how fast he had just cultivated his Soul Power, he said:

"Yes. Mine was several times faster too, much faster than cultivating Soul Power normally."

He had not expected the system's Talent Resonance reward to be so good. It boosted his Soul Power cultivation severalfold. Reaching level 40 was only a matter of time.

Wang Dong's eyes lit up, and she asked:

"You have some kind of secret, don't you? Otherwise, you wouldn't have asked me to cultivate with you."

This guy must be hiding a huge secret. He's made my Soul Power cultivation several times faster. This is wonderful.

Lin Fan feigned surprise and said:

"Wang Dong, you figured it out? So you're smart after all. I guess you're not silly."

Wang Dong looked pleased with herself and said with a laugh:

"Of course! I'm the clever Wang Dong! Wait, don't change the subject. Tell me why we're cultivating so fast! This speed is incredible. I won't tell anyone, Lin Fan."

She desperately wanted to know how to cultivate Soul Power faster. Getting four or five days' worth of progress in one day was too good to pass up.

Lin Fan came up with an excuse and said:

"All right, I'll tell you! The reason we can cultivate Soul Power several times faster is the effect of my Soul Skill."

He had to come up with an excuse. He could hardly say the system had given it to him—that would only raise more questions.

Wang Dong was stunned. "What? Just the effect of one Soul Skill? What kind of Soul Beast gives a Soul Skill that powerful? It can even increase the speed of Soul Power cultivation?"

Lin Fan kept up the lie:

"I don't know what kind of Soul Beast it was either! I only know that its Soul Skill can increase the speed of Soul Power cultivation."

Wang Dong sounded a little disappointed as she said:

"All right. Lin Fan, let's keep cultivating. It isn't evening yet!"

Lin Fan turned to check the sky outside. She was right. He said:

"Mm. Let's keep going, then."

He closed his eyes and cultivated his Soul Power, while Wang Dong had already begun.

The two cultivated together. Under the effect of Talent Resonance, the speed of their Soul Power cultivation soared.

A long time passed, and the sky had grown dark.

Some students had taken their lunch boxes to the dining hall for dinner. Others had finished bathing and were hanging their clothes out to dry.

After they finished cultivating their Soul Power.

Wang Dong opened her eyes and quickly stood. She stretched her arms and loosened up, then looked down at Lin Fan and asked, sounding pleased but puzzled:

"That was wonderful! Huh, Lin Fan, where's your roommate? We've been cultivating together for half the day. Why hasn't he come back?"

Lin Fan slowly opened his eyes and replied:

"My roommate withdrew from school. I only found out the next day."

Wang Dong paused, looking regretful, and said goodbye:

"Your roommate withdrew? That's a shame. Lin Fan, I'll head back now. See you tomorrow."

With that, Wang Dong sat on the edge of the bed, put on her shoes, and walked straight out of the room.

"Mm, see you tomorrow, Wang Dong. I won't see you out."

Lin Fan watched Wang Dong leave and replied.

Lin Fan went to the door and shut it, then prepared to complete his daily system check-in.

"System, I want to check in!"