Another week had passed in the blink of an eye.
"Phew, so tired..."
Beside a hot spring pool at the bottom of the valley, in a clearing, Lu Xiaodie and Zheng Rong were practicing a sword technique with Gu Luotang, Qi Miaomiao, and Duan Yingying...
The five women, dressed lightly, had been practicing for over two hours. They were already drenched in sweat, their hair clinging to their cheeks. Qi Miaomiao, in particular, was panting heavily and plopped down on a rock, exclaiming, "Sister Lu, let us take a break!"
Lu Xiaodie, her hair tied in a ponytail and clad in a silk training suit, had eyebrows and eyes that gave her a heroic and spirited aura. Seeing that Qi Miaomiao and Gu Luotang were about done, she nodded and smiled, "Alright, everyone rest. We'll practice again this afternoon."
"Hooray..."
Qi Miaomiao cheered happily, drawing laughter from Gu Luotang and Zheng Rong.
Over there, Chen Qiuyun, dressed in a Taoist robe, was sitting by the earthen stove preparing lunch for everyone. Gu Luotang and Zheng Rong, taking a break, went to help her.
Meanwhile, Lu Xiaodie was correcting the sword moves Duan Yingying had just practiced. Qi Miaomiao lay directly on a flat rock to rest. Panting, her proud snow-white peaks rose and fell. After two full weeks of practice, the girl had also made rapid progress...
"Brother Yunting is back..."
Qi Miaomiao saw a figure rapidly returning in the distance and excitedly sat up.
Lu Xiaodie and Duan Yingying also turned their heads and saw that the person returning was Wan Yunting. Bare-chested and covered in sweat, he had just finished climbing the cliff to train his physique. Gu Luotang stood up and went to get a towel to hand him. "You're so sweaty, go wash up after resting a bit."
"Okay."
Wan Yunting smiled and nodded. Qi Miaomiao then brought a bowl of water. "Brother Yunting, have some water..."
Wan Yunting smiled at Qi Miaomiao, then took the bowl from her hand and drank the water in one gulp, letting out a comfortable sigh...
"How long have we been down here?" Duan Yingying asked shortly after.
Lu Xiaodie took out her phone and opened the calendar to calculate. "Nineteen days!"
Duan Yingying pouted her small lips. "I really want to go out."
Lu Xiaodie turned to look at her and smiled. "Getting bored?"
Qi Miaomiao also nodded. "I want to go out and eat delicious food."
Wan Yunting put his large arm around Qi Miaomiao's shoulders and smiled. "Isn't roasted rabbit delicious?"
"It's delicious, but there's no dessert or fruit."
Qi Miaomiao also grabbed Wan Yunting's arm and pouted at him, acting spoiled.
Wan Yunting chuckled. "Then you'll just have to endure a little longer. It's only been nineteen days, and there are still ten days left until my month-long seclusion. We can go out then, and you can eat whatever you want."
Qi Miaomiao nodded with anticipation. "Mhm, I've already thought about it. When we go out, we'll eat ice cream, durian..."
Watching the girl list the things she wanted to eat made Gu Luotang and Lu Xiaodie chuckle. Wan Yunting smiled and shook his head, moving his hand away to ask Chen Qiuyun, "Is the meal ready?"
Chen Qiuyun, sitting by the earthen stove, remained expressionless. However, when she turned her head and her phoenix eyes glanced at Wan Yunting, it was as if she had shocked him with electricity. His heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he almost fainted from Chen Qiuyun's inadvertently alluring glance.
He thought to himself that this woman was becoming more and more formidable since practicing her seductive arts, making it increasingly difficult for him to control his urge to commit a crime.
"It's ready, everyone come and eat."
Chen Qiuyun said calmly, but seeing Wan Yunting's stunned expression, it was as if she had seen through his thoughts. She didn't say anything else...
Wan Yunting and the women ate lunch. Their daily meals consisted of rice porridge or millet porridge in the morning, preserved meat rice or nothing for lunch, and noodles in the evening. These were all high-carbohydrate foods. However, they practiced with great intensity every day, so Lu Xiaodie and Gu Luotang did not show any signs of gaining weight despite being in seclusion for so long. On the contrary, their figures improved with their training...
"By the way, after we finish eating, I'll take you somewhere. I guarantee you'll like it!" Wan Yunting said mysteriously to the women, remembering something.
"Where is it? You're being so secretive. Don't tell me you've found another cave?"
Lu Xiaodie looked at him suspiciously. Gu Luotang and Zheng Rong were also curious. Wan Yunting chuckled. "Don't ask. I won't tell you even if you ask. You'll know when I take you there later."
Qi Miaomiao, holding her rice bowl, went over and leaned on Wan Yunting's back, acting spoiled. "Brother Yunting, just tell me, what is it? I'm so curious..."
Wan Yunting, who was eating, felt the weight on his back. This girl was rubbing him vigorously, which was unbearable.
But Wan Yunting refused to say anything, which only made Qi Miaomiao more persistent, acting even more spoiled...
Gu Luotang smiled and said nothing. Lu Xiaodie and Duan Yingying were already accustomed to Qi Miaomiao acting this way towards Wan Yunting from time to time...
Finally, they had eaten only half of their lunch when Wan Yunting, unable to withstand Qi Miaomiao's persistent spoiling, got up and led them away. He also called Chen Qiuyun, who followed behind...
Wan Yunting led them through a small grove and pointed to a patch of grass in front of them where small red fruits were growing. "Look, wild fruit!"
Qi Miaomiao's apricot-like eyes widened, and she exclaimed excitedly, "Wow, what kind of wild fruit is it?"
Gu Luotang, Lu Xiaodie, Zheng Rong, and Duan Yingying were also surprised. Seeing the patch of grass covered in small red fruits, Qi Miaomiao excitedly went over and picked one. Looking at the wild fruit that resembled a small strawberry, she exclaimed, "It's snakeberry fruit!"
Gu Luotang, who had come over, also picked one and examined it carefully. She was surprised. "It really is snakeberry fruit. It's edible."
"It's edible? That's great."
Lu Xiaodie also picked one. Hearing that it was edible, she became happy. Qi Miaomiao had already exclaimed, "Wow, it's sweet and sour, and it tastes great..."
"Miaomiao, you're already eating, that was too fast." Zheng Rong also came over and said with a smile.
"It tastes really good. Finally, I can eat some fruit..."
Gu Luotang and Lu Xiaodie also tasted one. Although it was a bit sour, it was sweet and delicious.
"How is it? Surprised?" Wan Yunting also went up to pick one and eat it, smiling.
"Surprised! Brother Yunting, you're amazing."
The excited Qi Miaomiao ran over and threw herself into Wan Yunting's arms, unreservedly kissing him. She smiled happily.
Seeing this, Gu Luotang and Lu Xiaodie smiled and said nothing, discussing amongst themselves about picking some snakeberry fruit to take back and eat in the evening...
Qi Miaomiao then released Wan Yunting and excitedly squatted on the grass, starting her feasting mode, devouring these small snakeberry fruits. Even Chen Qiuyun quietly squatted nearby, eating them. The sweet and sour taste and the abundant juice were indeed delicious...
Wan Yunting had also discovered these snakeberry fruits while climbing the cliff that morning, considering it a surprise for the women.
Before long, each woman had gathered many snakeberry fruits in the pockets of their clothes. The snakeberry fruits on the ground were not yet all picked, and they all had happy expressions. Wan Yunting said, "Eat slowly, there are still about ten more days."
"We know."
The happiest was Qi Miaomiao, the gluttonous girl.
Following this, Wan Yunting continued his secluded training life at the bottom of the valley with the six women, living in isolation...
Unknowingly, another week passed. Wan Yunting practiced with Gu Luotang, Lu Xiaodie, Duan Yingying, and Qi Miaomiao. In just one week, they made rapid progress again. Wan Yunting's physical training also improved significantly, but his internal energy saw the greatest advancement.
The Eight Desolations Divine Art had reached the fourth level, allowing him to circulate his energy more freely. Concurrently, his Minor Unfettered Art, Heavenly Six Yang Palm, and Limitless Heavenly Astral Fist, and Limitless Heavenly Astral Swordplay had all made considerable progress through continuous practice.
Of course, he also achieved minor accomplishments in the Great Dao Swordplay of the Sword Ancestor of Wudang Sect. Although Wan Yunting could not yet grasp the highest level of the Great Dao Swordplay, he had already taken a step forward compared to when he first started.
In addition to his own improvement, Wan Yunting also guided Lu Xiaodie, Zheng Rong, Gu Luotang, and Duan Yingying in their sword techniques and martial arts, including the Carefree Sect's White Rainbow Palm, Heavenly Mountain Plum Blossom Hand, Minor Unfettered Art, and Peerless Swordplay.
In particular, Lu Xiaodie and Wan Yunting's practice of the Peerless Swordplay was the best. This reminded him of when he and Zhou Ruoxi practiced the Peerless Swordplay at the bottom of the valley. Although Lu Xiaodie was not as talented as Zhou Ruoxi, through Wan Yunting's guidance, their Peerless Swordplay had reached a very high level.
Gu Luotang was diligent, but due to her talent, she could not achieve what Lu Xiaodie and Zheng Rong could. Wan Yunting also comforted her not to force herself, as martial arts practice ultimately depended on talent.
Duan Yingying had decent talent, but this girl was sometimes lazy. The little vixen liked to pester Wan Yunting for dual cultivation, which greatly accelerated her internal energy improvement.
Qi Miaomiao was purely there for the fun. Wan Yunting didn't expect her to achieve much, but it didn't matter. As long as he became stronger, he could protect them.
However, the only one who truly surprised Wan Yunting was Chen Qiuyun. Tonight, he specifically took her to practice on the cold ice bed in the secret chamber. Seeing her progress from beginner to the late stage of transformation in her seductive arts in less than a month, Wan Yunting felt both inadequate and excited that he had truly found a treasure.
"I feel like I'm about to break through!"
Chen Qiuyun, dressed in a light green sheer gauze dress, her raven-black, smooth hair elegantly cascading down her chest and back, her swan-like neck and delicate collarbone enchanting, her fair skin like condensed, crystalline white jade. Below that were her proud snow-white peaks, stretching the fabric of her dress to be plump and alluring. A silk ribbon tied around her waist perfectly accentuated her slender, willow-like waist...
Her breathtakingly beautiful face, possessing a natural allure, had, after just one month of practicing seductive arts, imbued her with an unconscious charm that was enough to make one lose their reason and become utterly captivated at a single glance...
Even Wan Yunting was unable to resist the allure she emanated unconsciously at this moment, but her words still surprised him. "You mean, you're about to break through to Dan Jin?"
Chen Qiuyun nodded, her phoenix eyes glancing at him. "I know you've been waiting, haven't you?"
His thoughts being seen through by the woman made Wan Yunting's expression unnatural. However, he generously nodded and smiled. "If I can dual cultivate with you using the Peerless Yin-Yang techniques, the effect will be greater than with others because seductive arts and the Peerless Yin-Yang techniques originate from the same source!"
Chen Qiuyun, with a neutral expression, nodded, then slowly turned to face Wan Yunting. Suddenly, the corners of her mouth curved upwards into a slight smile, and she said, "Let's begin."
Her smile was breathtaking and captivating to all. Wan Yunting's heart instantly ignited with desire. As his eyes met Chen Qiuyun's phoenix eyes, he found himself involuntarily falling into them...
"The seductive arts are indeed powerful!"
Wan Yunting immediately regained his senses, staring at Chen Qiuyun before him. Just a brief glance had almost made his soul fall into her seductive charm, filling him with a sense of dread.
But when Wan Yunting came to his senses, he found that Chen Qiuyun had already slowly untied the ribbon at her waist...