Immortality Cultivation: Fellow Daoists, please live for two more episodes!

"Liu Yinyin!"

"What exactly did you put in the tea?"

Liu Yinyin shrank back, her head almost buried in her knees, and her voice was barely a whisper:

"...Spirit-Guiding Grass".

"What the hell???"

"The Spirit-Guiding Grass... is a herb that opens up your meridians. Only it can open your meridians to their fullest extent, so that your body won't reject it when I transfer spiritual energy into you..."

"Why am I so hot all over right now?"

Liu Yinyin raised her head, panicked, and her eyes instantly reddened:

"Although the Spirit-Guiding Grass is a medicine for opening meridians, it's too potent. While opening the meridians, it also causes blood and qi to surge, and as a result... it also makes the body feel agitated. I didn't expect it to be this strong..."

"Why didn't you tell me beforehand?"

"I'm afraid you won't agree..." she pouted.

Shen Ye gave her a deep look.

He tried to suppress the fluctuations of spiritual energy within his body, but with little effect; the flow of spiritual energy was no longer under his control.

Forcibly suppressing it will only damage the foundation of the meridians, resulting in more harm than good.

Shen Ye closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened them again, his gaze was filled with helplessness.

"...Girl."

"Um?"

"If you dare to do this behind my back again..."

"It's not over yet."

Liu Yinyin was stunned for a moment, then her eyes lit up instantly.

She crawled forward on her knees, stretched out her hand, and placed her palm against Shen Ye's outstretched palm.

The moment their fingertips touched, a wisp of spiritual energy flowed from her palm into his meridians.

The spiritual energy was extremely gentle, with a hint of coolness. The moment it entered the meridians, it suppressed the burning heat of the Spirit-Guiding Grass.

Shen Ye's body trembled slightly, and then he closed his eyes.

The two streams of spiritual energy merged in the meridians, like two streams flowing into the same ravine.

At first, it was just a very thin wisp of spiritual energy, almost imperceptible.

But as the practice deepened, the spiritual energy of the two began to resonate, becoming stronger and more rapid.

Liu Yinyin's breathing also became rapid involuntarily.

This is not a one-sided gift; when spiritual energy merges, the resonance will simultaneously feed back to both of them.

Her cheeks were flushed, and her forehead was covered in sweat.

The rising spiritual energy caused her clothes to flutter slightly.

The thin fabric, heated by the heat, clung to her body, outlining the girl's slender figure, waistline, shoulders, and a small patch of skin below her collarbone, damp with sweat, glistening with moisture in the cool light of the fluorescent stone.

She had somehow managed to grip his hand tightly, her ten fingers weaving into his.

Shen Ye could feel her hands trembling slightly.

The temperature of the spiritual energy rose higher and higher, spreading from the palm of my hand to my wrist, forearm, and finally throughout my entire body.

The two auras resonated in sync, growing stronger over time.

The distance between the two was getting closer and closer.

Shen Ye sensed something was wrong; the feedback from this spiritual energy resonance was too intense, far exceeding the level of cultivation.

It felt like there was a fire burning inside my body, coming in waves, rising from my dantian to my throat and then to my forehead.

Just as he was about to say something, Liu Yinyin suddenly let go of his hand, then wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed herself against him.

Even through the thin layer of clothing, the girl's body was frighteningly hot.

Spiritual energy surged wildly into their skin as they pressed together, and the feeling was...

It's completely different from simply transferring energy through the palm of your hand.

Liu Yinyin gave a soft "hmm," her voice soft and trembling, like a string that had been stretched for too long finally being released.

That soft murmur, falling into Shen Ye's ear, was more effective than anything else.

His last shred of reason crumbled.

At some point, the spirit lamp in the cave went dark.

In the dim light, only two figures remained, clinging tightly to each other.

The layers of fabric had somehow ended up scattered on the ground.

The spiritual energy, carrying their body heat, surged into their naked, pressed skin, more than ten times stronger than before.

When Liu Yinyin tilted her head back, her eyes were slightly flushed, her eyelashes trembled like butterfly wings, her lips were slightly parted, and her breath came out intermittently, occasionally punctuated by a very soft and delicate sob.

Shen Ye's breathing also became heavy.

The room was so quiet that every breath was amplified several times over, sometimes trembling, sometimes rapid.

Their breaths mingled together, making it increasingly difficult to distinguish whose was whose.

In the exhilarating experience of cultivation, the two felt as if they were inseparable.

Thoughts intertwined, blending seamlessly.

I don't know how much time passed.

……

When Shen Ye woke up, it was already daylight.

A sliver of morning light peeked through a crack in the stone wall, falling obliquely on his face, somewhat dazzling.

He looked down.

Liu Yinyin leaned on his shoulder and fell into a deep sleep.

Most of her hair was loose, with a few stray strands sticking to her slightly flushed face, and a smile that she herself didn't even realize was playing on her lips.

Shen Ye didn't move, afraid of disturbing her.

He turned his attention to his own body.

Upon closer inspection, they couldn't help but gasp in shock.

Within his dantian, spiritual energy was abundant and full, several times more potent than before.

The meridians were completely unobstructed, as if they had been washed away by a great flood, without a trace of stagnation.

Second level of Qi Refining.

Shen Ye remained silent for a long time.

The entryway was just demolished yesterday.

At a normal cultivation pace, it would take at least several months to half a year to go from the first to the second level of Qi Refining.

And he did it in just one night.

The cultivation technique he obtained in the secret realm was a perfect match for his physique, and the Muling Scripture added an extra 30% refinement, plus Liu Yinyin's assistance in transferring his qi...

The three things stacked together might explain the speed.

But it's only "maybe".

Shen Ye always felt that there was some hidden story he didn't know.

If you can't figure it out right now, there's no need to get stuck on it. If you can't figure it out, just stop thinking about it for now.

I wasn't particularly moved.

Four lifetimes of reincarnation had hardened his character; no matter how fast his cultivation increased, it wasn't the goal—living was the only important thing.

He recalled what he had seen when he first entered Shuiyue.

Outer disciples engage in open and covert struggles, undermining each other; whoever has the strongest fist gets to call the shots.

The old man who joined early runs rampant and acts with impunity, while others with ulterior motives stir up trouble underneath, and then there's Manager Lü, whose true nature remains a mystery.

In such a place, weakness is the original sin.

Being strong doesn't guarantee a life of ease, but at least it gives you the means to survive.

Thinking of this, Shen Ye looked down at Liu Yinyin, who was sleeping soundly in his arms. After hesitating for a moment, he reached out and gently nudged her shoulder.

"Yinyin, wake up."

Liu Yinyin opened her eyes groggily and met Shen Ye's gaze. Memories of last night flooded back, and she instinctively wanted to bury her head in his shoulder.

Shen Ye grabbed her wrist: "Again."

"……what?"

"Dual cultivation is most effective while our meridians are still fully open; we can't waste it."

Liu Yinyin's face turned so red it was almost bleeding. She was stunned for a long while before whispering:

"Then... then close your eyes first."

"Wasn't it all... last night?"

"Close your eyes!"

"……OK."

Left with no other choice, Liu Yinyin finally nodded in agreement.

So the two of them resumed their practice of the "Jade Dew Yin-Nourishing Technique".

In the exhilarating experience of cultivation, the two felt as if they were inseparable.

The two auras resonated in sync, growing stronger with each other.

Repeat this process three times.

The speed at which the two cultivated was so fast that even Shen Ye himself was secretly astonished.

Finally, Liu Yinyin couldn't hold on any longer and fell into a deep sleep in Shen Ye's arms, and couldn't be woken up no matter how hard she tried.

Shen Ye gently put her down and took off his outer robe to cover her.

He returned to the corner, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes again, and began to practice his internal energy.

not enough.

His cultivation level is far from sufficient.