Chapter 2
Chapter 2
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 2
Chapter Title: To Follow Heaven is Easy, To Defy it is Hard
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To do it, or not to do it, that was the question.
But soon, Lu Yang was no longer conflicted.
Because he had no right to refuse. In broad daylight, under the clear sky, Yu Suzhen actually went straight for it, stripping off his clothes and taking a bite.
"Hiss!"
Lu Yang's teeth chattered. He struggled, saying, "Senior Sister, wait... at least let's find another place..."
"No need. Right here is fine!"
Lu Yang saw he couldn't refuse. Besides, with the Book of a Hundred Lives as his safety net, he simply lay back and stopped resisting.
In an instant, a fierce battle ensued.
One was a true demoness of the Demon Sect; the other, a transmigrator with a cheat.
An incense stick's time later.
Yu Suzhen, however, frowned in dissatisfaction.
"That's it?"
"Utterly useless."
Seeing this, Yu Suzhen cursed irritably, "To think you have such a handsome face, yet you have so little Primal Yang. You're spent already."
"Just a pretty face, completely useless! Useless!"
Almost at the same moment, Lu Yang's face paled.
Immediately after, he felt what little vital energy he had left flow entirely into Yu Suzhen's body. His already frail frame grew even more withered.
"Yin-Yang Grand Pleasure Ode?"
The cultivation method handed out during the assignments flashed through his mind, and Lu Yang had a sudden realization. The so-called trial of the Harmonious Union Hall was likely to have the registered disciples drain each other using the Yin-Yang Grand Pleasure Ode, like raising Gu worms. Only the last one standing could be promoted to a formal disciple.
"Congratulations, Senior Sister Yu!"
Just then, several other registered disciples walked over, their faces full of fawning smiles. "After draining this last one, Senior Sister should be able to reach Qi Refining."
"Once you reach Qi Refining, you'll no longer be a mere mortal!"
"We hope Senior Sister will look after us in the future. We are willing to serve you faithfully..."
Watching this scene, Lu Yang suddenly laughed.
"Heh heh..."
A drained, useless husk of a man suddenly laughing immediately drew everyone's attention. Yu Suzhen shot Lu Yang a glance and said coolly,
"Junior Brother, what are you laughing about?"
"I'm laughing for Senior Sister," Lu Yang said sincerely. "I was worried about your health, but it seems my fears were unfounded."
"Worried about my health?" Yu Suzhen was taken aback.
"Yes." At this, Lu Yang sighed with emotion. "Before joining the sect, I frequented the pleasure quarters and contracted a venereal disease. Senior Sister was just too eager, and I didn't get a chance to tell you. But since you're about to reach Qi Refining, I'm sure a trivial illness like that is no problem for you, right?"
Yu Suzhen: "..."
[An enraged Yu Suzhen beat you to death.]
[Remaining pages in the Book of a Hundred Lives: 99]
[Restarting a life. You may choose one of the following rewards from your previous life:
1. Treasure.
2. Cultivation.
3. Lifespan.
4. Forfeit all rewards and awaken a random talent based on your previous life's experience.]
"Those whose names are called, step forward."
Lu Yang opened his eyes. Seeing the black-robed Daoist on the stage, he realized he had returned to the square where names were called for assignments, right after he first entered the Primal Saint Sect.
The experience had felt so real; the taste of the demoness was still fresh in his memory. Yet now, he was starting all over again, the past events like a phantom dream. The stark contrast left Lu Yang stunned for a good while before he came to his senses. He sighed with emotion, but also felt a secret joy. His Book of a Hundred Lives was truly a wondrous treasure!
Calming his mind, Lu Yang looked down at the options in the Book of a Hundred Lives.
He skipped the first three options. After all, he had been drained to death by Yu Suzhen before he could even begin formally cultivating. The only real choice was the fourth one.
[Calculating your previous life's experience...]
[After draining you, Yu Suzhen broke through to the Qi Refining Realm. Unfortunately, she contracted a venereal disease that her true qi could not purge. She was bedridden for several months before dying from her illness.]
[Since ancient times, to follow heaven is easy, but to defy it is hard.] [Mortal skills are no match for divine abilities. The gap between a mortal and a cultivator is vaster than that between heaven and earth.]
[Yet you threw yourself into the fray, cleverly using a dual cultivation method to slay a cultivator with the body of a mortal. This can be called outwitting heaven itself; an act of defiance no less grand!]
[You have awakened the White talent: Dual Cultivation Prodigy.]
[Dual Cultivation Prodigy: You have an extremely high comprehension of dual cultivation techniques. No cultivator of the same realm can drain you; any forceful attempt will result in a backlash against them.]
Immediately after, the glowing text on the panel changed again.
[Name: Lu Yang]
[Age: 18]
[Cultivation: None]
[Talent: Dual Cultivation Prodigy (White)]
[Cultivation Method: Yin-Yang Grand Pleasure Ode (Initiate)]
[Divine Ability: None]
[Treasure: None]
[Book of a Hundred Lives Pages: 99]
Lu Yang took a deep breath. He felt a surge of vitality rush to his dantian. In an instant, his strength was restored, and he felt as vigorous as a dragon and fierce as a tiger. His originally weak body gradually recovered.
"The venereal disease... doesn't seem to be cured. I can just last longer now."
Lu Yang carefully assessed his condition.
Besides the physical recovery brought by the talent, Lu Yang also gained a much deeper understanding of the dual cultivation technique issued by the Harmonious Union Hall, the Yin-Yang Grand Pleasure Ode.
After all, practical experience was far more important than pure theory, not to mention the bonus from his talent.
After that, everything unfolded as before.
Because of his naturally handsome face, Lu Yang was still assigned to the Harmonious Union Hall. And, as before, he met Yu Suzhen at the entrance and was chosen by her at a glance.
"What a magnificent Yin-Yang Grand Pleasure Ode!"
This wicked draining technique could not only absorb a person's Primal Yang and Primal Yin, but it could also absorb knowledge—even experience with cultivation methods and divine abilities could be taken!
At this thought, Lu Yang became even more enthusiastic.
One day, two days, three days...
As time passed, Yu Suzhen's expression gradually shifted from enjoyment to terror, and her once-flat belly began to swell...
"Enough! Enough! Stop for a moment!"
"I... I'm already... Don't... Ah!"
"I'm sorry, I was wrong, just wait..."
Turning a deaf ear to Yu Suzhen's pleas, Lu Yang relentlessly circulated the Yin-Yang Grand Pleasure Ode, his mind completely immersed in the joy of cultivation.
And in this process, for the first time, he felt the existence of "Qi."
This strand of "Qi" was inside Yu Suzhen's body. If they weren't so close at this moment, Lu Yang might not have been able to sense its existence.
"This thing is destined to be mine!"
Thinking this, Lu Yang didn't hesitate for a moment. He immediately circulated the Yin-Yang Grand Pleasure Ode and forcefully extracted all the "Qi" from Yu Suzhen's body.
"No!!!"
Almost simultaneously, Yu Suzhen let out a bloodcurdling scream, and then her head lolled to one side.
The next second, Lu Yang felt his own essence, qi, and spirit merge with that strand of Qi. With a final, thunderous jolt, it was as if an invisible gate had been thrown open.
In that instant, Lu Yang was struck by inspiration. "I've broken through!"
When spirit and qi unite, it is called "Qi Refining"!
As a veteran registered disciple of the Harmonious Union Hall, Yu Suzhen was only a step away from Qi Refining.