26: Chapter 26: Double the portions, a steal!

The next day, during the hour of the Dragon, at the Jingya Pavilion.

Li Zhiyi and Li Jieju were already waiting inside the pavilion, their faces filled with excitement and anticipation.

Yesterday's twenty nine-revolution spirit gathering pills had given them immense motivation for today's auxiliary cultivation, and they were even more curious about Duan Gujin.

Duan Gujin walked in punctually, holding a white jade bottle that was larger than yesterday's.

"Senior Sisters, sorry to keep you waiting," Duan Gujin nodded.

"Junior Brother Duan is too polite; we've only just arrived," Li Zhiyi said quickly.

Li Jieju nodded reservedly, her gaze falling upon the jade bottle.

Duan Gujin handed the jade bottle directly to them. "Yesterday was our first time working together. Consider this bottle of 'vein-nurturing origin-stabilizing pills' a meeting gift and a reward for your hard work."

"These pills are very effective for smoothing out Meridians and stabilizing the Foundation Establishment Foundation. They are particularly suitable to take after auxiliary cultivation."

"vein-nurturing origin-stabilizing pills?" Li Zhiyi's eyes lit up. She immediately took the jade bottle and opened it to see twenty round, plump Medicinal Pills inside!

A full twenty of them! And they were all nine-revolution!!!

Li Jieju's breath hitched slightly.

This gift was too heavy!

"Junior Brother Duan, this is far too precious!" Li Zhiyi held the jade bottle, her surprise making her incoherent.

Li Jieju bowed solemnly. "Junior Brother Duan's generous gift is something Jieju will remember in her heart. These pills are of great benefit to us sisters. Thank you, Junior Brother!"

The two sisters felt as if a massive Opportunity had just fallen into their laps.

Yesterday they received nine-revolution spirit gathering pills, and today it was nine-revolution vein-nurturing origin-stabilizing pills!

Junior Brother Duan was practically here just to give away treasures!

The way they looked at Duan Gujin was filled with gratitude.

Right at that moment—

[Ding! System has detected that the target Li Zhiyi has generated 5 points of Submission toward the host!]

[Host has triggered the hundredfold return, obtaining ten taiyi longevity pills!]

(taiyi longevity pill: A Medicinal Pill that increases Lifespan by at least one hundred years.)

[Ding! System has detected that the target Li Jieju has generated 5 points of Submission toward the host!]

[Host has triggered the hundredfold return, obtaining ten taiyi longevity pills!]

Duan Gujin was satisfied.

With the hundredfold return, he had directly obtained ten pills that could increase Lifespan by a century!

The return on investment was truly high!

Duan Gujin smiled slightly. "A few Medicinal Pills are not worth mentioning. As long as you Senior Sisters are satisfied."

"It's getting late, let's begin the auxiliary cultivation."

"Today, I will need both Senior Sisters to circulate your techniques simultaneously. Place your palms against my Lingtai and Zhiyang Acupoints on my back, and slowly channel your spiritual energy into me to help clear my clogged Meridians."

"Yes, Junior Brother Duan!" the sisters replied in unison. They carefully put away the jade bottles and moved behind Duan Gujin.

Li Zhiyi pressed her palm against the 'Lingtai Acupoint', while Li Jieju pressed hers against the 'Zhiyang Acupoint'.

Two streams of warm, gentle spiritual energy—the Elder sister's lively and agile, the younger sister's calm and continuous—were injected into Duan Gujin's body at the same time.

However, as soon as the spiritual energy entered Duan Gujin's Meridians, a strange sensation instantly seized them!

It wasn't rejection, but a powerful attraction!

Deep within Duan Gujin's Meridians, it felt as if a miniature scorching sun was hidden, emitting an aura that was supremely firm, masculine, pure, and vast!

This Pure Yang Qi was grand and restrained, carrying vitality and affinity, like a warm furnace that embraced and guided their feminine spiritual energy.

The sisters' delicate bodies trembled simultaneously!

Their spiritual energy was like streams flowing into the sea, gently accepted and enveloped by the Pure Yang Power.

What shocked them even more was that the moment their spiritual energy merged with the Pure Yang Qi, a throb of longing originating from the very Origin of life arose spontaneously!

Something dormant within them was quietly awakened, and their spiritual energy seemed to circulate a fraction more smoothly!

"This...?!" Li Zhiyi couldn't help but cry out softly, her beautiful eyes filled with shock and uncertainty.

She had never felt such pure, vast, and alluring masculine energy!

Li Jieju's heart was similarly in turmoil.

She captured the essence of that aura more keenly than her sister—it was definitely no ordinary Yang-attribute spiritual energy!

Its purity, its essence, its potential... it instantly made her think of a legendary term!

"Junior Brother Duan! You... your Physique..." Li Zhiyi's voice trembled slightly, and the rhythm of her spiritual energy faltered.

"It's so extraordinary! How can this Pure Yang Essence be so pure and vast?!"

Duan Gujin said calmly, "Oh? Senior Sister sensed it? It is merely the 'Pure Yang Primordial Body'. Just a few minor traits, nothing to be laughed at."

"Pure Yang Primordial Body?!"

The sisters' minds reeled, and they almost cut off their spiritual energy output!

Those four words were like a clap of thunder exploding in their minds!

Born with an affinity for the True Solar Fire, spiritual energy that is supremely pure and Yang, lightning-fast Cultivation speed, and infinite potential!

More importantly, it was recognized in the cultivation world as one of the most superior Dao bodies for Dual Cultivation!

By engaging in Dual Cultivation with it, Yin and Yang would complement each other, providing Heaven-Defying benefits!

No wonder his spiritual energy was so special!

Senior Sister Shang's strange behavior yesterday also made sense now!

Junior Brother Duan wasn't just wealthy; he himself was an inestimable peerless Treasure Trove!

After understanding the truth, the sisters' hearts were in upheaval. Their movements in channeling spiritual energy became a bit stiff, but also more focused and careful.

The spiritual energy they channeled became even softer and more submissive, faintly carrying a sense of exploration and affinity.

Half an hour passed.

"Whew..." Duan Gujin exhaled slowly and opened his eyes, a sharp light flashing within them.

Li Zhiyi and Li Jieju also finished their work, sweat beading on their foreheads and their breathing slightly hurried.

Their spiritual energy consumption was not small, but they were both glowing, their eyes incredibly bright, and their cheeks flushed with a lingering redness—the result of shock and excitement.

"I feel great. Much of the clogging has been cleared, and my Foundation is much more stable. Thank you, Senior Sisters."

"Junior Brother is too... too polite." Li Jieju took a deep breath to suppress the turmoil in her heart, her voice trembling slightly.

Being able to guide the Meridians of a Pure Yang Primordial Body was a massive Opportunity in itself, let alone receiving Medicinal Pills in return.

Li Zhiyi's face was flushed, and she looked at Duan Gujin with burning eyes, blurting out, "Junior Brother Duan, are you really... a Pure Yang Primordial Body?"

Duan Gujin smiled. "The real deal. But Senior Sisters, please do not spread word of my Physique!"

Having it confirmed again, the sisters were left with nothing but shock and complex emotions.

"Don't worry, we will absolutely not tell anyone!" the two sisters vowed solemnly.

"Thank you for your hard work today, Senior Sisters. Tomorrow at the hour of the Dragon, we will meet here again. Be there or be square," Duan Gujin said, cupping his hands.

"Yes! Junior Brother Duan!" the sisters' voices were even clearer and louder.

In their hearts, tomorrow's auxiliary cultivation had taken on a completely different and enticing color.

Watching the sisters depart with joy, the smile on Duan Gujin's lips deepened.

"Double portions at once, hundredfold return!"

On the other side, Li Zhiyi and Li Jieju quickly returned to their small courtyard. Only after closing the door and setting up a Restriction did they breathe a sigh of relief, but their faces were still full of shock and wild joy.

"Phew..." Li Zhiyi leaned against the door, carefully holding out the jade bottle, her fingers trembling slightly.

"Jieju, pinch me. I'm not dreaming, am I?"

"Junior Brother Duan, he's really a Pure Yang Primordial Body? And he just casually gave us each ten nine-revolution vein-nurturing origin-stabilizing pills?"

Li Jieju was equally excited as she took out her own jade bottle and looked at it closely.

"It's true, Sister. The Pure Yang Primordial Body—that attraction from the supremely pure and Yang Essence cannot be faked."

"Ancient records state that those with the Pure Yang Primordial Body..." She paused, her face reddening slightly, and didn't continue.

"My god!" Li Zhiyi whispered. "Pure Yang Primordial Body! A legendary Physique! And we actually encountered it? This is simply a massive Opportunity! No wonder Senior Sister Shang was acting so strangely yesterday! She must have found out too! We previously thought Junior Brother Duan was just wealthy!"

Li Jieju walked to the table and sat down, placing the jade bottle down with a solemn expression.

"It's not just the Pure Yang Primordial Body. Sister, didn't you notice? These pills are all nine-revolution! How on earth did Duan Gujin do it?"

"Nine-revolution!" Li Zhiyi rushed to the table to check the jade bottle again.

"vein-nurturing origin-stabilizing pills are already difficult to refine; nine-revolution ones are even harder!"

"Even the Sect Elders couldn't possibly refine a single nine-revolution one!"

"But him? Yesterday it was twenty nine-revolution spirit gathering pills! Today it's another twenty nine-revolution vein-nurturing origin-stabilizing pills! This is definitely no coincidence!"

"Either he has an unimaginable grandmaster of alchemy behind him, or he himself has the ability to refine nine-revolution pills!"

"Hiss!" Li Zhiyi sucked in a breath of cold air, completely stunned.

"nine-revolution pills, the Pure Yang Primordial Body... just what kind of heaven-sent Luck have we stumbled upon?"

Li Jieju said solemnly, "Sister, this is no ordinary Luck. This is a great Opportunity capable of changing our path of the Dao!"

"Junior Brother Duan himself is an inestimable treasure!"

"From now on, we must give our absolute all for Junior Brother Duan's auxiliary cultivation! We cannot slack off even the slightest bit!"

"This is not just to repay him for the pills, but for ourselves!"

"Being able to have close contact with the Pure Yang Primordial Body and feel its Essence aura—the future benefits will far exceed these pills!"

Li Zhiyi nodded vigorously. "Exactly! Jieju, you're right! From now on, for every auxiliary cultivation session, we must give it 120 percent!"

"We must seize this Opportunity!"

The two sisters looked at each other, both seeing the determination in the other's eyes.

In their hearts, Duan Gujin had become incomparably mysterious and powerful.