: Dual Cultivation of Yin and Yang

Author: Gu Zhenren

Date: 2024-08-09

: Dual Cultivation of Yin and Yang

Underground Base.

Ghost Mist Vortex.

"Who's there?!" Chi Dun noticed movement and quickly circled around.

But all he saw was a blurry, massive figure fearlessly plunging headfirst into the ghost mist.

As Chi Dun approached the ghost mist, waves of lust surged within him, overwhelming his heart.

He immediately halted his steps.

"I should set up a formation around the ghost mist, encircle it, and seal off the area!"

Chi Dun gritted his teeth in frustration.

Unfortunately, he lacked the ability.

As a body cultivator, his expertise in formations was poor. Setting up a formation would be harder for him than charging into battle.

"After the recruitment order, a flood of outsiders poured into Fire Persimmon Immortal City. Hmph, who knows how many big rats are still hiding in the shadows!"

Yuan Dasheng moved too quickly, leaving Chi Dun unable to catch even a glimpse of his retreating figure.

The ghost mist had little effect on Yuan Dasheng. In fact, most of the pressure fell on Yang Chanyu.

Sun Lingtong had a Life Thread above his head, and so did Yuan Dasheng—especially the latter, which was the strongest, toughest, thickest, and most solid Life Thread Ning Zhuo had ever planted!

Thus, even as the ghost mist closed in again, Ning Zhuo did not lose contact with Sun Lingtong.

However, the scenario Ning Zhuo had imagined—Sun Lingtong being hung up and tortured, severely injured, on the brink of death—did not materialize.

Instead, Sun Lingtong was tightly embraced by Yang Chanyu, their bodies pressed together. Yang Chanyu's face was flushed, her eyes dazed with desire, and drool trickled from the corner of her mouth.

Sun Lingtong, on the other hand, struggled to breathe, fighting helplessly to break free, forced to passively resist Yang Chanyu's technique of drawing Yang to supplement Yin.

Ning Zhuo was stunned for a few breaths before he finally grasped the situation.

"Vicious! Ruthless!"

"Brother Sun practices the童子功 (Virgin Boy Skill). If his cultivation is broken, not only will he lose all his progress, but his foundation will be severely damaged."

"He currently has talent and potential, but if his cultivation is broken, his aptitude will suffer, and he might even become a cripple!"

A raging fury burned within Ning Zhuo.

Seeing Sun Lingtong schemed against in this way angered him more than if he himself had been targeted.

But just as Ning Zhuo was about to command Yuan Dasheng to act, Sun Lingtong spoke again, "Don't kill her!"

"This ghost mist is formed from an arm of the Nascent Soul stage. We need Yang Chanyu to bear the brunt of the pressure."

"She's like the only pillar supporting a collapsing house. If we remove her, the house will collapse, and I won't have time to escape—I'll be buried alive."

"Little brother, I'm only at the Foundation Establishment stage. My body is too weak to resist Nascent Soul-level means!"

Ning Zhuo paused, then quickly asked, "Brother, what should I do? Tell me."

Sun Lingtong replied, "Lend me some Yang energy. If she wants to draw Yang, let her draw it."

"Hurry, hurry!"

"I'm a virgin, with eternal primal Yang, which grants me natural resistance to all charm techniques, and a very high resistance at that."

"Even so, with Yang Chanyu sucking so fiercely, I can barely hold on."

"Right, brother, you must not break your cultivation!" Ning Zhuo quickly mobilized himself, transferring a stream of Yang energy through the Life Thread.

The Life Thread between him and Sun Lingtong was not strong enough, severely interfered with by the ghost mist, making communication nearly impossible.

But the connection between Yuan Dasheng and Ning Zhuo was extremely tight and stable.

The Life Thread itself could transmit messages and energy. Back when Ning Zhuo drew a trace of power from the My Buddha Heart Demon Seal, it was through the Life Thread that it entered the Molten Rock Immortal Palace.

The Life Thread could also transfer spiritual energy, similar to controlling a puppet with strings.

Yang energy and Yin energy were fundamental energies of the two polarities and could flow through the Life Thread.

Ning Zhuo first transferred Yang energy to Yuan Dasheng, then commanded Yuan Dasheng to place his palm on Sun Lingtong's back, directly channeling the energy to him.

Yang Chanyu suddenly let out a hoarse sound, her eyes glowing brilliantly.

After struggling for so long, she had finally absorbed some Yang energy!

Her dazed smile faded slightly but soon returned to its previous state.

Sun Lingtong complained, "Little brother, why is your Yang energy so scarce? Hurry up and send more."

Ning Zhuo: "But I'm already doing my best."

Sun Lingtong suddenly realized, "Ah, I never taught you these techniques. Here, I'll pass on a spell specifically for extracting Yang energy."

Sun Lingtong recited the spell orally, letting Yuan Dasheng hear it first.

Yuan Dasheng then transmitted it to Ning Zhuo through their Life Thread.

The spell was simple and easy to understand, truly effective in improving Yang energy extraction.

Ning Zhuo, with his strong comprehension, understood it immediately. After learning it, he applied it right away, and the amount of Yang energy he extracted increased more than tenfold.

However, the young cultivator's expression turned peculiar, and he couldn't help but ask, "Brother, you practice the童子功 (Virgin Boy Skill). How come you learned a technique specifically for extracting Yang energy from the human body?"

Sun Lingtong didn't answer directly. Instead, he said, "The Dao begets One, One begets Two, Two begets Three, and Three begets all things. All things carry Yin and embrace Yang, blending these two energies to achieve harmony."

"All things in heaven and earth exist within the interplay of Yin and Yang energies."

"Right now is your opportunity, Xiao Zhuo!"

Ning Zhuo: "Brother, what do you mean?"

Sun Lingtong explained, "As the saying goes, solitary Yin cannot generate, solitary Yang cannot grow."

"Without Yang, Yin cannot be born; without Yin, Yang cannot transform. Dual cultivation of Yin and Yang, the mutual generation of the two energies, has always been a noble path in cultivation."

"At this very moment, you can engage in dual cultivation with Yang Chanyu, mutually generating Yin and Yang to enhance your cultivation."

Ning Zhuo: "What?!"

Sun Lingtong added, "Little brother, look."

"Yang Chanyu has lost her sanity, affected by the ghost mist, and is subconsciously using the technique to draw Yang to supplement Yin."

"Later, I'll use your Yang energy to perform the corresponding technique of drawing Yin to supplement Yang. This way, the two energies will circulate between you, forming a cycle that will skyrocket your cultivation!"

"This opportunity is truly once in a lifetime!"

"If Yang Chanyu were in her right mind, she would never agree to this. She's at the Golden Core stage, while you're merely at Qi Refining. Dual cultivation with you would be a huge loss for her."

"Conversely, you stand to gain immensely."

"Wait!" Ning Zhuo interrupted, "Brother, you still haven't told me how you know the technique for extracting Yang energy, let alone the technique for drawing Yin to supplement Yang."

"Ha, no harm in telling you!" Sun Lingtong said, "The motto of our Bukong Sect is 'Steal from heaven, steal from earth, steal from all things.' The three treasures of a cultivator—essence, energy, and spirit—are also within our scope of 'stealing.'"

"And to steal the treasure of essence, naturally, we must practice these techniques."

"Most disciples of the Bukong Sect have mastered such spells."

"Quick, your Yang energy is running low again. Send more over." Sun Lingtong urged.

Though Ning Zhuo complied and transmitted another wave, his actions were noticeably hesitant.

After all, he had come to save Sun Lingtong.

But now, how had it turned into him engaging in dual cultivation with Yang Chanyu?

This was far beyond his expectations.

Sun Lingtong, knowing Ning Zhuo well, immediately sensed his hesitation and counseled him, "Xiao Zhuo, what are you worried about?"

"The union of Yin and Yang is the righteous path of heaven and earth, the kingly way of cultivation!"

"The Dao begets One, One begets Two. Heaven is Yang, earth is Yin. It is the two energies of Yin and Yang that gave birth to heaven and earth!"

"Man is Yang, woman is Yin. The union of Yin and Yang is what allows all living beings to survive, reproduce, and thrive."

"In Buddhism, there is the Dharma of Bliss, emphasizing the dual practice of emptiness and bliss, specifically referring to the union of male and female, the harmony of Yin and Yang, leading to physical and mental purification and the perfection of wisdom."

"In Daoism, it is said, 'Yang energy moves to generate Yin, Yin energy rests to form Yang.' Through cultivation, one can make the Yang energy within move to generate Yin, and the Yin energy rest to form Yang, achieving a state of Yin-Yang harmony."

"Many techniques involve absorbing Yang energy at sunrise, noon, and dusk, or Yin energy on the night of a full moon. These are also ways to extract Yin and Yang energies from nature to aid cultivation."

"The union of Yin and Yang is extremely common, permeating a cultivator's entire life. You're not using your primal Yang to unite with Yang Chanyu's primal Yin. What's the issue with exchanging some Yang and Yin energies?"

"This is just like when you collaborated with Zheng Jian to forge the Tree Warrior Ape mechanism. It's fine, perfectly fine!"

Convinced by Sun Lingtong, Ning Zhuo continued to transmit Yang energy.

The Yang and Yin energies intertwined between Sun Lingtong and Yang Chanyu, forming a sphere of condensed Yin-Yang energies.

The sphere rotated continuously, vigorously consuming the Yin and Yang energies and generating a mysterious and wondrous Two Poles Energy.

Yang Chanyu had lost her sanity, but Sun Lingtong had not.

He immediately extracted the Two Poles Energy and channeled it to Yuan Dasheng, leaving none for Yang Chanyu.

Yuan Dasheng, in turn, transmitted the Two Poles Energy to Ning Zhuo through their Life Thread.

The moment the Two Poles Energy entered his body, Ning Zhuo couldn't help but take a deep breath, his face showing astonishment.

Without even needing to cultivate actively, Ning Zhuo felt strands of Two Poles Energy rapidly depleting, while his foundation of essence, energy, and spirit surged wildly!

His cultivation in the three treasures was all at the early seventh layer.

As the Two Poles Energy was consumed, his cultivation in the three treasures surged forward uncontrollably, like a raging river, advancing rapidly toward the mid-seventh layer.

"Incredible, truly incredible!" Ning Zhuo felt a sense of awe.

This speed of cultivation was unheard of, unseen—far beyond a thousand miles a day!

"Right, the Harmony Talismans!"

Ning Zhuo quickly used three Harmony Talismans on himself, synchronizing the advancement of his three treasures.

He continuously consumed Yang energy, obtaining Two Poles Energy in return.

Mid-seventh layer!

After just a short while, Ning Zhuo broke through to the next minor stage.

It hadn't been long since he had just advanced to the seventh layer. And in the later stages, the three-school method emphasized scale, requiring more than three times the effort compared to before. Under normal circumstances, Ning Zhuo would need to cultivate diligently for three times as long to achieve the same level of progress.

But now, he had reached the mid-seventh layer.

"It's as if I've achieved in one step what should have taken countless efforts."

And this was only the beginning.

Late seventh layer.

Peak seventh layer.

Eighth layer!

Ning Zhuo's body shuddered violently as his three treasures simultaneously broke through, advancing to the eighth layer.

"Thankfully, I had previously studied the essence of the eighth-layer techniques and knew how to operate them."

Ning Zhuo felt greatly relieved.

The Two Poles Energy continued to flow back, dissipating within his upper, middle, and lower dantians.

Ning Zhuo's cultivation continued to rise.

Early eighth layer.

Mid-eighth layer.

Late eighth layer.

Peak... eighth layer!

Stuck.

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