202: Dual Cultivation

There were only so many buildings on the periphery of the Core Area, inhabited by some high-ranking members of the Zhou Family or important Zhou Family disciples, making it impossible to expand the manor any further.

All that remained were courtyards.

Although the courtyards were not small, they were ultimately no match for the grand manors.

Generally speaking, the manors were sufficient because the high-ranking members essentially saw no changes for decades.

It was also very difficult for those below them to rise.

As for those important disciples, they usually resided in courtyards, with Zhou Luo being the only exception.

At that time, the reason the Zhou Family arranged a manor for him was the result of a struggle between two factions, a special circumstance.

This matter had even caused dissatisfaction among many Zhou Family disciples.

But no one dared to say anything.

It wasn't until everyone heard that Zhou Luo might have died in the Dragon Phoenix Mountain Range that these demons and monsters naturally jumped out one after another.

However, due to their fear of Lin Xi's identity, they still didn't dare to take any action, at most expressing their dissatisfaction with a few words.

This continued until the Zhou Family produced a Genius Array Master, Lin Feiyu.

He was only eighteen years old but had already entered the ranks of a mid-level Array Master and possessed a mid-grade Ling Gen (Spiritual Root), with a bright future ahead.

Lin Feiyu was originally a disciple from a collateral branch of the Zhou Family, who had been an apprentice in Maple Leaf City, with a low status.

Now highly valued by the Zhou Family, it could be said that he had achieved enlightenment overnight, and his status had undergone a radical change.

But when he moved to the area outside the Core Area, he was surprised to find that he only had a small courtyard.

This greatly disappointed him, as he had originally wanted to bring his large Family over.

He was somewhat unwilling, and just happened to hear the news of Zhou Luo's Death. Instigated by other Zhou Family members, he naturally set his sights on Zhou Garden.

After all, he was a man who was expected to become a Second-Order Formation Master, with talent and potential comparable to the other party.

Not to mention, he was a member of the Lin Family, while the other party was just a son-in-Law who married into the Family.

So, Lin Feiyu had been pressuring the Zhou Family during this time.

Some Elders from the Zhou Family had also visited in person, indicating both explicitly and implicitly that if Zhou Luo died, Zhou Garden would have to be vacated.

Even if Lin Xi was the Fifth Miss of the Zhou Family, the other party didn't care.

Hearing these words, Zhou Luo expressed understanding, but it didn't mean he would accept.

Just then, Xu Changsheng outside suddenly walked over quickly, and the two stopped talking.

"Brother Zhou, Lin Feiyu is here."

Hearing these familiar three words, Zhou Luo raised his eyebrows.

Is the visitor ill-intentioned?

However, he was soon mistaken.

Lin Feiyu was not here to show off or provoke; he was here to apologize.

"Zhou Dage, it's all my fault, please be sure to forgive me." Lin Feiyu stood there respectfully, his voice filled with fear and unease.

This surprised Zhou Luo somewhat.

It seems this guy isn't completely brainless after all.

He had originally been thinking of giving the other party a good lesson.

Now that the other party had personally come to apologize, he couldn't say much more, especially since the other party had also sent him a pile of gifts.

Therefore, Zhou Luo magnanimously expressed his forgiveness.

At the same time, he learned from the other party that his backer was actually the Second Elder, Lin Guangxuan.

The path of Array Formation was originally controlled by the Great Elder's faction, so it was understandable that the other party belonged to the Great Elder's faction.

Judging by this situation, it seems the Great Elder's faction is being suppressed quite badly by the Main Family, which is why they are acting so impatiently.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have started making arrangements for the other party to move into Zhou Garden before confirming his Death.

This is clearly an attempt to Cultivate Lin Feiyu as a second version of himself.

Now that the status of the Main Family is rising higher and higher, and the Great Elder has been in seclusion, the people within the faction probably have other ideas.

This is what made the higher-ups a bit anxious and wanting to prove their strength.

It's just a pity they made the wrong gamble.

Since they were wrong, they had to admit it.

So Lin Feiyu came here.

After understanding the intricacies of the situation, Zhou Luo did not make things difficult for the other party and let him leave.

In the end, the other party was just a pawn of the higher-ups.

This matter was just a small interlude. Next, Zhou Luo went to chat with each of his other wives and concubines.

This continued until the evening, truly exhausting him.

This was only with seven wives. When there are more in the future, he probably won't be so meticulous.

After dinner, Zhou Luo returned to his room.

Immediately, he took out the Dragon-Phoenix Union Art.

Last time, he had only glanced at it in a hurry and hadn't studied it carefully.

Now that he was back home, he naturally had to take a serious look.

The ancient Joyful Union Dao has always been recognized as an extraordinary Righteous Path in the Cultivation World.

Unlike those Evil Cultivators who use the name of Joyous Union as a pretense, it is truly possible to attain the Dao and become an Immortal through it.

Therefore, countless people are eager to pursue it.

This Dual Cultivation Method requires that both parties cultivating it must be in perfect harmony and their Souls must be compatible to achieve the greatest effect.

This single sentence already represents its righteousness.

It is important to know that the Cultivation Methods practiced by those who are currently active in the world, flying the banner of the Joyful Union Sect, are all based on absorbing the strength of others to strengthen themselves.

But the Dual Cultivation Method of the ancient Joyful Union Dao is different.

This Cultivation Method integrates the essence of Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and through the joint Cultivation of both male and female parties, it achieves the Realm of physical and mental Fusion.

Evil methods drain the other party to strengthen oneself, while righteous methods promote mutual progress.

During the Cultivation process, the male and female parties will exchange the spiritual energy within their bodies, and through specific techniques and postures, the spiritual energy will circulate within both bodies, thereby accelerating the speed of Cultivation and enhancing the physical and Soul strength of both parties.

The so-called Dual Cultivation Method is actually no different from regular Cultivation.

And the benefit of the Dragon-Phoenix Union Art is that when you Cultivate together with the other party, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that is absorbed will no longer be limited to what one person can achieve, but will become what two people can achieve.

This is like when he Cultivates with his main wife, Lin Xi.

With his Nine-Rank Spiritual Root, he can absorb at most three to four wisps of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into his Qi Sea and Dantian each Nian, while the other party can absorb twelve to thirteen wisps of spiritual energy.

Then, if they Cultivate together, the spiritual energy he absorbs will be the sum of both.

Looking at it this way, isn't it a Breakthrough of the Ling Gen (Spiritual Root)'s limitations?

A Nine-Rank Spiritual Root having the Cultivation speed of a Fifth-Grade Spiritual Root, this Dual Cultivation Method is simply terrifying.

However, this Dragon-Phoenix Union Art can only be cultivated with one person at a Time, and the Cultivation effect increases progressively, it does not possess the Cultivation speed of a Fifth-Grade Spiritual Root from the beginning.

If you want to change the Dual Cultivation partner later, everything has to start from scratch.

So, it is impossible to spread the benefits evenly.

At this Time, choosing a suitable partner becomes the primary goal.

Among all the wives and concubines, Lin Xi is obviously the most suitable.

On the one hand, it is because she possesses a Fifth-Grade Spiritual Root, and on the other hand, she is at the Early Stage of Qi Refining Level Six, which is the highest Realm.

In addition to the Ling Gen (Spiritual Root) having an impact, the Realm can also affect Dual Cultivators.

When a high-level Cultivator Cultivates together with a low-level Cultivator, although both can promote each other's Cultivation, the one with the lower Realm can use this Dual Cultivation Method to gain insights into what the other party has already comprehended.

Breaking through Realms is not achieved overnight; it requires a large amount of comprehension.

This is why some people go into seclusion for ten or twenty Nian, and some stand at the threshold of Foundation Establishment but cannot step in.

Most of the Time, it is because although the spiritual energy in their bodies has met the Breakthrough conditions, their comprehension is insufficient and requires Time to accumulate.

Comprehension can be taught, but most of it has to be understood by oneself, after all, you are cultivating your own Dao, not someone else's Dao.

But the power of the Dragon-Phoenix Union Art lies in its ability to make the cultivating parties' hearts and minds connected and their Souls compatible, which means your Dao is her Dao.

The other party's Realm comprehension is also your Realm comprehension.

Increasing Cultivation speed and gaining Realm comprehension are the two most important effects of this Dual Cultivation Method.

There are other effects, which can only be known through experimentation.

With this thought, he put away the Dragon-Phoenix Union Art and walked towards Lin Xi's room.