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

76: Chapter 76 Senior Sister’s Visit, Dao Heart WaveringUnder the Incarnation’s thunderous methods, those old monsters of the Foundation Establishment Stage who once viewed Yifei Peak as fat meat were either recruited as death soldiers or severely wounded.

For a time, the dense spying and malice that had originally circled above Yifei Peak receded like a tide.

Those petty people with ill intentions also quietly disappeared under the secret cleanup of the death soldiers, and the malice against Yifei Peak from both inside and outside the Sect significantly decreased.

Yifei Peak regained its tranquility. Li Yifei’s days were as fulfilling and regular as ever.

Alchemy, Dual Cultivation, and Body Refining were all carried out simultaneously, and his cultivation level improved steadily; in his spare time, he enjoyed the happiness of Family life, visiting his gradually growing children.

Not long ago, Ice Mountain successfully forged a First-Grade Foundation Establishment, which did not cause much of a stir within the Sect.

After all, following the grand occasion of Han Feifei, Yue Chaner, and Shangguan Qing all reaching Foundation Establishment at the same time, everyone seemed to have grown accustomed to the ”miracles” of Yifei Peak.

To the outside world, it was just another True Disciple successfully reaching Foundation Establishment, but the Sect’s higher-ups and some interested parties felt a deeper wariness toward Yifei Peak’s foundations.

Meanwhile, Li Yifei’s Incarnation began its next move.

He assigned tasks to the five newly recruited death soldiers—two at the Early Foundation Establishment Stage, one at the Mid Foundation Establishment Stage, and two at the Late Foundation Establishment Stage.

Three of the death soldiers, including the old woman at the Late Foundation Establishment Stage and the two Early Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators, were sent to the territory of the Qingyun Sect. Like poisonous snakes lurking in the shadows, they were responsible for gathering information, collecting resources, and secretly cleaning up those Bandit Cultivators and evil Cultivators who plagued the area.

Of course, whether gathering information or cleaning up Bandit Cultivators and evil Cultivators, they all had a common key objective: beautiful female Cultivators with excellent talent; once discovered, they were to find ways to subdue them or bring them directly back to Yifei Peak.

As for the Incarnation himself, he took only one Mid Foundation Establishment Stage and one Late Foundation Establishment Stage death soldier and quietly rushed to the neighboring Sect to the north of the Qingyun Sect—the Xuanyu Sect.

The Xuanyu Sect only accepts female Disciples; the Sect is filled with abundant Spiritual Qi and beautiful scenery, thus it has become a primary area of activity for Hehuan Sect Disciples. It is said that the Saintess of the Hehuan Sect is also here.

More importantly, a large Ancient Ruin recently appeared within the Xuanyu Sect’s territory, attracting many Disciples from surrounding Sects to explore; the mix of people provided an excellent Opportunity for the Demonic Sect to fish in troubled waters.

The Incarnation’s trip was precisely for the ”Opportunity” inside and outside this ruin.

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On this day, Yifei Peak welcomed two special guests.

They were Li Yifei’s Fourth Senior Sister Mu Xiaoyu and Fifth Senior Sister Chen Guoguo.

When the two Senior Sisters, dressed in Alchemist robes that still failed to hide their exquisite figures, stepped onto Yifei Peak, the faces of Jiang Yingying and Xia Xiaohe, who were responsible for reception, both showed meaningful smiles.

These two Senior Sisters, who had been stuck at Qi Refining Perfection for a long time, coming to Yifei Peak at this time really gave people much to think about.

Li Yifei welcomed them in the main hall. Seeing the two pretty Senior Sisters, he naturally acted exceptionally warm.

If he could obtain the help of two Senior Sisters at Qi Refining Perfection, his cultivation would surely advance by leaps and bounds, and he would not be far from the Late Foundation Establishment Stage.

Mu Xiaoyu had a petite figure and a delicate heart-shaped face as exquisite as a painting; her eyes were like those of a startled deer, timidly not daring to meet Li Yifei’s gaze, and her long eyelashes trembled incessantly, showing her current nervousness.

Under her loose Alchemist robes, her well-developed curves were faintly visible, adding a bit more of a pitiable fragility.

Chen Guoguo, on the other hand, had a cute apple-shaped face, and her large, dark eyes were as spirited as ever, though they lacked their usual liveliness now, becoming somewhat evasive; she held Mu Xiaoyu’s arm, her whole being radiating an awkward and uneasy aura.

After the two Senior Sisters sat down, they held their teacups but hesitated to speak for a long time, causing the atmosphere to stagnate for a moment.

Finally, it was Li Yifei who broke the silence: ”I wonder what difficulties in Alchemy have brought my two Senior Sisters here today?”

Mu Xiaoyu shook her head gently, her voice as faint as a mosquito’s buzz: ”No... it’s not about Alchemy. It’s...” She hesitated, a faint blush appearing on her cheeks.

Chen Guoguo plucked up her courage, looked up at Li Yifei, then quickly looked down again, pouting as she whispered, ”Junior Brother, we... we’ve come for the matter of Foundation Establishment.”

Li Yifei understood in his heart and smiled: ”Both Senior Sisters have Earthly Spiritual Roots and extraordinary talent in Alchemy. Now that you are already at Qi Refining Perfection, Foundation Establishment should naturally follow. Why are you so worried?”

Hearing this, Chen Guoguo’s small face couldn’t help but turn pale; she stole a glance at Mu Xiaoyu beside her, who also had her head lowered, her lips tightly pursed.

She took a deep breath, as if having made a decision, before whispering again: ”Junior Brother doesn’t know... although we are at Qi Refining Perfection, we... we want to forge a First-Grade Dao Foundation.”

Li Yifei nodded, expressing understanding: ”A First-Grade Dao Foundation is of great help to the Golden Core Great Dao. However, wanting to forge a First-Grade Dao Foundation is truly not easy.”

Mu Xiaoyu also plucked up her courage at this time, her voice trembling slightly: ”Yes... we have High Grade foundation establishment pills, but... in the Sect, even for the second-rank pills personally refined by Revered Master, High Grade is easy to obtain, but Perfection is hard to find. With only High Grade foundation establishment pills, we don’t have much confidence in achieving a First-Grade Foundation Establishment.”

Chen Guoguo continued: ”But... but we heard that here with Junior Brother, you can help women forge a perfect First-Grade Dao Foundation. Several Senior Sisters... have already succeeded.”

As her words landed, the gazes of the two Senior Sisters became evasive again, and the blush on their faces deepened; clearly, they knew what the price of that ”help” was.

Mu Xiaoyu’s heart was currently undergoing a fierce struggle; she was an introverted and sensitive woman who had strictly guarded her feminine reserve and reputation since childhood.

To give herself to a Junior Brother much younger than herself made her feel it was hard to speak of, even somewhat shameful.

She thought of her future path, the expectations her Family had for her, and even more so, her many years of hard cultivation just for the slim hope of reaching the Golden Core Great Dao.

But the words ”Dao Companion” weighed as heavy as a thousand catties, meaning not just a union of bodies, but a binding of the future and a vow of loyalty.

She was afraid, afraid of losing herself, afraid of becoming the subject of gossip. But at the thought of the infinite possibilities brought by that First-Grade Dao Foundation, those concerns that had once made her hesitate became insignificant.

Before the great dao of longevity, what did a mere reputation matter?

Chen Guoguo was relatively more extroverted, but at this moment, her face was so red it almost looked like it would drip blood.

It wasn’t that she hadn’t seen the romance between men and women; she even made harmless jokes sometimes.

But when this kind of thing actually fell on her own head, and the object was Li Yifei, who used to be a Junior Brother but was now unfathomable, she only felt at a loss.

She knew Li Yifei had many Dao Companions, and she understood it was for the sake of the path, but the thought that she would also become one of them, serving the same husband with so many fellow sisters, still caused a trace of unspeakable complex emotion to rise in her heart.

But her Dao Heart was equally firm, and she had a strong desire for the Golden Core Great Dao.

The two looked at each other, seeing in each other’s eyes that complex emotion of both shyness and determination.

Seeing this, Li Yifei still maintained a gentle smile, but he knew in his heart that these two Senior Sisters’ Dao Hearts had already wavered, and they only needed a gentle push from him.

He picked up the teapot, personally refilled their tea, and spoke with a voice that carried a calming power: ”Two Senior Sisters, there is no need to worry. A First-Grade Dao Foundation is hard to come by, but it is not impossible. All things in the world have Karma; if you want to obtain something, you naturally need to pay a corresponding price.”

Listening to his words, the conflict in Mu Xiaoyu’s and Chen Guoguo’s hearts seemed to calm down slightly.

They looked up and met Li Yifei’s gaze again, a hint of determination finally appearing in their eyes.

”We... we have thought it through.” Mu Xiaoyu’s voice, though still carrying a trace of an imperceptible tremor, was much clearer than before.

”Junior Brother...” Chen Guoguo blushed, her gaze incredibly serious, ”we... are willing.”

They did not say the blunt words ”become Dao Companions” again, but that ”willing” already contained everything. Before the temptation of the great dao of longevity, they ultimately chose to set aside all their pride and shyness.