Cultivation: Starting with a Dual Cultivation Technique at the Immortal Rank

18: Chapter 18 A Blessed Home Warms Hearts, Pride Shakes for the First TimeA night passed.

When the first ray of dawn shone through the Restriction of the Immortal Cave, Luo Yunxi slowly opened her eyes.

Feeling the unprecedentedly abundant spiritual energy within her body and the cultivation barrier that was almost about to break through, she fell into a state of immense shock and ecstasy.

In just one night, the effect was comparable to months of her hard cultivation!

Moreover, her Foundation was stable, with no sense of instability at all!

She looked at Li Yifei, who was still closing his eyes to regulate his breathing beside her, and her gaze completely changed.

If yesterday’s seeking refuge was seventy percent logic and thirty percent gambling,

Then now, it was a hundred percent gratitude and a thousand percent loyalty.

She had gambled correctly!

This man was the greatest Opportunity of her life!

From this day on, Luo Yunxi completely integrated into the large Family of Yifei Peak.

With her sophisticated social skills and sweet, lovely appearance, she soon became close with Lin Qingxue, Xiao Waner, and the others.

She wasn’t like Liu Ruyan, who became a constant companion Incarnation, nor like Steward Bai Zhi, who focused on assisting with the Dao of Alchemy; she was more like a ”Grand Manager.”

She took the initiative to manage the resources of the Immortal Cave, organizing every Spirit Stone and every bit of spiritual Materials systematically. She even proposed many suggestions on how to use existing resources to exchange for more external Materials, making Li Yifei look at her in a new light.

This woman’s schemes and methods, when used for the right path, possessed incredible energy.

The atmosphere of Yifei Peak became more orderly and prosperous because of her joining.

And they did not forget their good sister who was still struggling—Han Yueling.

A ”psychological war” targeted at Han Yueling, led by Qin Baobao and Luo Yunxi, quietly began.

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”Moon Spirit, look, look! This is the Protective Jade Pendant Senior Brother just bought for me; it’s a First-Tier Peak Grade Magical Artifact! Isn’t it beautiful?”

In the reception room of the Immortal Cave, Qin Baobao held up a glowing jade pendant like a treasure, waving it in front of Han Yueling.

Han Yueling looked at the exquisite runes and restrained spiritual light on the jade pendant, her gaze complex.

A First-Tier Peak Grade Magical Artifact... She didn’t even have a single First-Tier High Grade Magical Artifact yet.

Han Yueling remained silent.

She thought about her memories of these days at Yifei Peak.

She saw Xiao Waner using spiritual Materials she wouldn’t have dared to dream of before, happily researching recipes.

She saw Lin Qingxue in an independent quiet room, peacefully attacking the Bottleneck of the Fourth Level of Qi Refining, with perfect quality Medicinal Pills placed all around her.

She saw Steward Bai Zhi and Qin Wanqing’s injuries healing at a visible rate with Li Yifei’s help, their faces glowing with spirit again.

This place was not like a devil’s den; instead, it was like a peaceful paradise away from the world.

Everyone was working hard for their own path of the Dao, and every face was brimming with hope.

And that man, Li Yifei, spent most of his time performing Alchemy or Cultivating, treating everyone with gentleness and courtesy, being generous and magnanimous, without any forced or out-of-line behavior.

All of this made Han Yueling’s heart waver violently.

”Moon Spirit.”

Luo Yunxi came over carrying a plate of freshly picked spiritual fruits and placed them in front of Han Yueling.

She sat down, dismissed Qin Baobao, and then spoke softly.

”What are you still holding onto?”

Han Yueling’s lips moved, but she said nothing.

Luo Yunxi picked up a vermilion fruit and handed it to her: ”Try it, a Dewdrop Fruit; it can calm the heart and focus the mind. I know what you’re thinking; you feel that we sold ourselves to exchange for these things.”

She paused, her gaze becoming sharp: ”But have you ever thought about why we Cultivate toward immortality? Isn’t it for longevity and to master our own destinies? In the Outer Sect, we struggle like ants, having to bow and scrape for a single Medicinal Pill or a word of guidance. Did we really have any dignity to speak of then?”

”Here, we have the best resources, the fastest speed to Cultivate, and a man who... at least for now, seems worthy of our trust. We are getting stronger every day, and step by step, we are seizing our destinies back into our own hands.”

”Isn’t this what you’ve always wanted?”

Luo Yunxi’s every word was like a sharp knife, slicing through the shell Han Yueling had built with aloofness and vigilance, reaching the deepest desires of her heart.

Yes, didn’t she Cultivate toward immortality so she would no longer be bullied and could protect those she wanted to protect?

But the reality was that her cultivation progress was slow, and she struggled even to protect herself, let alone anything else.

”But... there are so many of us... this...” Han Yueling finally voiced the hurdle she could not overcome.

Hearing this, Luo Yunxi laughed.

”Moon Spirit, you are too attached to worldly concepts. This is the world of immortal cultivation.”

”Isn’t it normal for a powerful Cultivator to have several or even dozens of Dao Companions? This is not just about desire, but also for the Legacy of the Bloodline and the expansion of influence. Look at those Elders in various Sects; which one of them doesn’t have many wives and concubines, with children everywhere?”

”Between us and our husband, it’s less like being a couple and more like being close allies. We use his platform and resources to improve ourselves, and our growth and the children we bear can also give back to him, strengthening the entire Family. This is a win-win—no, a multi-win situation.”

Luo Yunxi’s analysis was calm and thorough, placing everything on the scales of ”benefit” and the ”path of the Dao.”

”Furthermore...” Luo Yunxi leaned closer, lowering her voice even more, ”The taste of Dual Cultivation... once you’ve tried it, you’ll never forget it. It’s not just an improvement in cultivation, but a brand-new insight into the ’Dao’.”

A touching blush appeared on her face.

This heartfelt experience was more persuasive than any words.

Han Yueling’s heart was in complete turmoil.

Luo Yunxi’s rational analysis, Qin Baobao’s innocent happiness, the happy smiling faces of everyone at Yifei Peak, and those cultivation resources within reach...

Image after image intertwined in her mind.

On one side was her own cold and aloof persistence, and that long, arduous cultivation with little hope.

On the other side was... letting go of her reserve, integrating into this large Family, and gaining a shortcut to becoming strong.

She looked at her hands, which were somewhat rough from long-term hard cultivation, and then at the increasingly supple and glowing skin of Qin Baobao and Luo Yunxi. An emotion called ”jealousy” grew uncontrollably from the bottom of her heart for the first time.

Why?

Why could they live so well?

Just because of her so-called ”persistence”?

Did this persistence really have any meaning?

Luo Yunxi saw the softening in her eyes and struck while the iron was hot: ”Moon Spirit, stop lying to yourself. Every time you come here, you say you’re unwilling, but your eyes are always watching, always comparing. You envy us, you crave all of this, don’t you?”

”You just need an excuse to give in.”

These words, like the final straw, crushed the fortress named ”Pride” in Han Yueling’s heart.

Yes, she just needed an excuse to give in.

She looked up, her gaze passing over Luo Yunxi to the figure of the man not far away who was guiding Xiao Waner in Alchemy.

He noticed her gaze, turned around, gave her a gentle smile, and nodded.

That smile was clean and warm, without a hint of desire, yet it seemed to possess the power to see through one’s heart.

Han Yueling’s heart skipped a beat.

Perhaps... she could give it a try?

This thought popped into her mind uncontrollably.

Just once.

If it really was as Yunxi said, then...

If not, at worst she would just leave; she had nothing to lose anyway.

Once this thought arose, it was like a wildly growing vine, instantly entangling her entire mind.

She picked up the cup of slightly cold spiritual tea on the table and drank it in one gulp, as if to bolster her courage.

Then, she stood up, and under the pleasantly surprised gazes of Luo Yunxi and Qin Baobao, she walked step by step toward the man who was changing all of their destinies.