72: Chapter 72 Senior Sister, Let's Cultivate Together

You hold Liu Ruyan, letting her tears wet your lapel, while calculating the next steps in your heart.

The crisis is considered resolved, but there are still many follow-up issues.

First, you bragged a bit too much just now, saying something about striving for the future of both of you. This 'striving' needs a concrete direction, right?

Secondly, Liu Ruyan's current state is clearly that she has been emotionally manipulated by you; her emotions are at their peak. If you disappear again, the next time you meet, she probably won't just punch your chest—she'll stab you with her sword directly.

"It seems I can't escape for now."

You sigh in your heart, but then think, staying behind doesn't seem like a bad thing.

Liu Ruyan is a Cultivator at the Late Foundation Establishment Stage, and she is the Personal Disciple of the Danxia Peak Elder. She has resources and connections. Getting on good terms with her will definitely be a great help for "borrowing money" in the Sect in the future.

More importantly...

You look down at the beautiful woman in your arms, who is crying like rain and looks pitiful. A certain evil thought in your heart starts to stir again.

Last time, it was under the influence of the medicinal power, and everyone was not in control of themselves; the experience wasn't perfect.

This time, if we could calmly and honestly communicate in depth...

"Ahem."

You quickly extinguish this dangerous thought.

"Tang Xun, oh Tang Xun, you are a righteous person! How can you think about these messy things every day? We are Cultivators; we must prioritize Cultivation! Talking about feelings affects the speed of drawing your sword!"

While criticizing yourself in your heart, you gently pat Liu Ruyan's back and softly comfort her: "Alright, Senior Sister, stop crying. It won't look good if you keep crying. Look, there are so many people watching; how embarrassing."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan wakes up as if from a dream, suddenly pulling away from your embrace, her pretty face blushing like a ripe apple.

She only then realizes that not far away, those few Disciples are craning their necks, watching the two of them as if they were looking at a spectacle. Their gossiping gazes seem like they want to burn holes in her.

"What are you looking at! Haven't you seen someone cry before! Get lost and go Cultivate!"

Liu Ruyan glares at them with her almond eyes and scolds them.

Those Disciples shiver in fear and quickly scatter like birds and beasts, running faster than rabbits.

Having resolved the onlookers, Liu Ruyan turns her head, looks at you with some embarrassment, and says in a low voice: "I... I lost my composure."

"It's fine." You smile, "Senior Sister, you look beautiful even when you cry."

The passive effect of [Sweet Talker (White)] activates again.

Liu Ruyan's face becomes even redder. She glances at you coquettishly and says, "Smooth talker."

Although she says that, the upturned corners of her mouth reveal her current joyful mood.

"Let's go, this isn't a place for talking. Go to my Immortal Cave."

After Liu Ruyan finishes speaking, she turns and walks towards her Immortal Cave. You look at her swaying figure, touch your nose, and quickly follow.

Liu Ruyan's Immortal Cave is a place with extremely rich Spiritual Qi.

Inside the Immortal Cave, it is decorated elegantly and uniquely, revealing a girl's delicate thoughts everywhere. The air is also permeated with the same faint, subtle fragrance that she has on her.

"You sit first, I'll pour you a cup of tea."

Liu Ruyan lets you sit on a stone stool and then goes to get busy.

You look around the Immortal Cave, while thinking in your heart about how you and she fought for seven days and seven nights in the Pill Refining Room back then.

Thinking of that absurd and exciting scene, you feel your body heating up.

"No, no, calm down, must calm down."

You take a deep breath, forcing yourself to shift your attention to proper business.

Soon, Liu Ruyan walks over with a cup of steaming Spiritual tea and places it in front of you.

"Tell me, what are your plans now that you've returned?" She sits opposite you, looking at you, her eyes regaining their usual clarity.

Clearly, she has emerged from that emotional state just now and has started using rational thinking to examine the relationship between you two.

You secretly think "as expected." A woman's heart is a needle at the bottom of the sea; one second she was crying her eyes out, and the next second she starts questioning you.

Fortunately, you were prepared.

"Senior Sister, my return this time, besides wanting to see you, has an even more important purpose." You say with a serious face.

"What purpose?"

"Improve my Cultivation!" You say firmly, "I want to catch up to your pace in the shortest time possible! I want the entire Azure Cloud Sect, and even the entire Immortal Realm, to know that I, Tang Xun, am worthy of you, Liu Ruyan!"

These words once again touched Liu Ruyan's heart.

What woman doesn't hope that her man is an upright hero?

"Then how do you plan to do it?" She asks.

"Seclusion, Alchemy, and breaking through the Realm!" You say in a deep voice, "However, relying on my own strength alone is probably not enough. I need... your help, Senior Sister."

"My help?" Liu Ruyan is somewhat confused.

You look at her, your eyes becoming somewhat burning, and slowly, you take out a simple Jade Slip from your Storage Pouch.

"Senior Sister, do you still remember that after our last... um... that accident, our Cultivation both improved significantly?"

Liu Ruyan's face turns red again "in a flash."

How could she not remember.

Those seven days and seven nights, although they were the most shameful and unbearable memory of her life, she had to admit that after that "accident," the Cultivation Bottleneck that had plagued her for decades actually loosened.

This is also one of the reasons why, even though she hated you so much later, she never truly had the intent to kill you.

"You... why do you bring this up..." She says with a guilty conscience.

"Senior Sister, don't misunderstand." You quickly explain, "That's not what I mean. I mean, I discovered that the two of us seem to be able to reach a wonderful state of Spiritual power complementarity and Divine Soul fusion under... under certain specific circumstances. This state is of great benefit to our Cultivation."

"I scoured countless classics and finally found a Cultivation Technique that is very suitable for us to Cultivate together."

You hand over the Jade Slip in your hand.

"This is... 'Dragon Playing with Phoenix Technique'?"

Liu Ruyan takes the Jade Slip, her Divine Sense probing into it. When she sees the name of this Cultivation Technique, her hand shakes, and the Jade Slip almost falls to the ground.

This name is just too... too direct, too shameful!

"Senior Sister, don't look at the name as if it's... ahem, a bit improper. But this is indeed a very advanced ancient Dual Cultivation Technique!" You say with a straight face.

"It emphasizes the harmony of Yin and Yang, and the singing of the Dragon and Phoenix. Cultivating this method can not only accelerate the speed of our Spiritual power accumulation but also nourish the Divine Soul and temper the Physical Body. It has many benefits!"

"Most importantly, it can allow us to both have a Breakthrough in the shortest possible time!"

Liu Ruyan looks at you, her eyes flickering; clearly, she is tempted.

As a Cultivator, nothing attracts her more than improving her Cultivation.

What's more, it's doing it with the person she likes...

"But... but..." She is still a bit hesitant, "This... this isn't very appropriate, right?"

"What's inappropriate about it?" You ask rhetorically, "Senior Sister, we are Dao Companions, and this is a sacred Dual Cultivation conducted for our common Cultivation goals! This is essentially different from those Demonic Path absorption techniques!"

"We are doing this for the Dao! For longevity! For being able to be together forever!"

You once again exert the power of [Sweet Talker (White)], making something that sounds risqué sound extremely lofty.

Liu Ruyan is stunned by your "Dao and longevity" theory.

It seems... it seems like that makes sense?

"Then... alright then." She bites her lip, finally making up her mind, and says with a slightly flushed face, "Then... shall we... give it a try?"

"Great!"

You make a "yes" gesture in your heart, but on your face, you have a solemn expression, as if what is about to happen is not some adult activity, but a sacred ceremony related to the future of humanity.

"Senior Sister, no time to lose, let's start now!"

You take her hand and walk towards the stone bed you have coveted for a long time.