34: Chapter 34 The Wonderful Method of Dual Cultivation, Cultivation Level Soars

The red candles burned out, and a new day arrived.

When the first ray of morning light filtered through the window lattice and shone into the room, Liu Ruyan slowly opened her eyes.

She felt... as if she had never slept so soundly or felt so warm before.

For many years, her body had always been like a block of ice that would not melt.

Whether it was the scorching summer or the bitter winter, her hands and feet always carried an inescapable chill.

At night, she was often kept tossing and turning, unable to sleep, by the cold originating from deep within her body.

But last night...

She glanced at the man still sleeping beside her.

His embrace was like a warm furnace, continuously emitting a warm aura that made her feel incredibly comfortable.

Wrapped in this aura, the Profound Yin Qi and fatigue she had accumulated for over twenty years seemed to have been dispelled. Her entire body felt lazy, unable to muster any strength, yet she felt an unprecedented sense of comfort.

She just watched him quietly, looking at his face, which looked a dozen years younger and strangely handsome, and watching his brows, which were still slightly furrowed even in sleep.

This man was her fourth husband.

And he would also be... her last.

No matter how long he could live.

...

When Gu Yan woke up, he felt refreshed. The True Qi, filled to the extreme within his body, was galloping happily through his Meridians, like Dragons waiting to rush out of a floodgate.

He knew that he was only one thin layer away from Qi Refining Level 5.

With just a little more effort, he could achieve it in one go!

"Are you awake?" He turned his head and met Liu Ruyan's peach-blossom eyes, which were complex and filled with a touch of tenderness.

"Mm." Liu Ruyan responded softly, her cheeks slightly flushed, and she subconsciously shrank her body into the quilt.

Gu Yan smiled and said nothing more.

He sat cross-legged and reached out a hand towards Liu Ruyan.

"Come, I will teach you a Cultivation Technique."

In the half-month after the grand wedding, the Gu Family mansion returned to its usual calm.

Gu Yan barely stepped out of the house, dedicating all his time to Cultivate.

His method to Cultivate was very special.

It was neither breathing in the purple Qi in the courtyard nor secluding himself for hard training.

Instead, every day, he would stay in a specially designated quiet room with his third wife, Liu Ruyan, to "discuss" the profound methods of Dual Cultivation.

[Ahem, Host, please note that the path of Dual Cultivation is vast and profound!]

When he first attempted Dual Cultivation, the System's voice had once sounded in his mind, feigning depth.

[Profound Yin Qi is extremely Yin and cold; it must be refined with Yang fire to be used for oneself. When circulating the energy, you must first move through the Ren Meridian, then the Du Meridian, guiding the Profound Yin Qi and your own Long Spring Art True Qi to converge and undergo Fusion within the Dantian Qi Sea...]

[...Oh, forget it! Even if I tell you all this, you won't understand!]

The System's "expert" persona lasted less than three seconds before it revealed its true colors.

[Just remember one point: Yin and Yang complement each other, creating endless life! Use great strength... ahem, in short, just let nature take its course!]

Gu Yan did indeed let nature take its course.

Every time, when he and Liu Ruyan pressed their palms together or had skin-to-skin contact, the True Qi from his Long Spring Art would involuntarily begin to circulate.

And the pure Profound Yin Qi within Liu Ruyan would be pulled, like a flood finding an outlet, continuously pouring into his body.

Two completely different energies chased, collided, and underwent Fusion within his Meridians.

Eventually, they transformed into a more pure, more condensed, and more easily absorbed greyish, peculiar energy.

This energy completed one cycle after another within their shared network of Meridians.

Every time it cycled, Gu Yan could clearly feel his cultivation growing at a terrifying speed!

It felt like a traveler who had been thirsty for decades suddenly plunging into the source of a sweet spring, able to drink to his heart's content!

In just three short days.

His Bottleneck at the Peak of Qi Refining Stage 4 was broken through in one fell swoop during a satisfying session of Dual Cultivation!

Boom!

Within the Dantian Qi Sea, the scale of the True Qi vortex surged again!

Qi Refining Level 5!

Success!

Feeling the thick True Qi within his body, which was now several times stronger than before, Gu Yan felt soaring pride in his heart!

And this was just the beginning!

In the following dozen days, his cultivation continued to skyrocket at an incredible speed!

Qi Refining Level 5 Early Stage... Middle Stage... Peak!

Half a month!

In just half a month, he had completed the path that ordinary Cultivators would need to spend years, or even over a decade, to traverse!

He even felt that as long as he was willing, he could trigger the energy at any moment and launch an attack towards the barrier of Qi Refining Stage 6!

If this rocket-like leveling speed were to spread, it would be enough to drive all the Cultivators in the entire Luoyun Town, and even in wider regions, crazy!

Of course, Gu Yan was not the only one who benefited.

Liu Ruyan's changes were equally huge.

For many years, the Profound Yin Qi in her body that had nowhere to vent was like a constantly accumulating ice volcano, eroding her body every moment and causing her immense pain.

But now, under the neutralization and guidance of Gu Yan's Yang harmony True Qi, this "volcano" had finally found an outlet.

The cold energy that had been pent up for many years was continuously drained and refined.

Her complexion became more rosy day by day.

Her body also became warmer day by day.

Her peach-blossom eyes, which always carried an indifference that kept people at a distance, had now melted the ice, often revealing a girlish, heart-stirring charm and allure.

Her entire temperament had changed from a thorny ice rose into a ripe peach, becoming increasingly luscious.

On this day, after the two of them finished another satisfying session of Dual Cultivation.

Liu Ruyan leaned lazily in Gu Yan's embrace, using her slender fingers to draw circles on his chest.

"Husband." She called out softly.

"Mm?"

"Do you think... I might also conceive your child?" Her voice carried an imperceptible anticipation and nervousness.

Gu Yan's heart stirred upon hearing this.

That's right.

The benefits of Dual Cultivation had already been realized.

Then, what kind of surprises would the even more important value of the Profound Yin Body—giving birth to offspring with high Aptitude—bring?

While he was thinking, Shen Qingxue's slightly anxious voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"Husband, are you inside?"

"The doctor is here and says... says the due date for Big Sister and Second Sister is, I fear... within these next few days!"