"What happened?"
Stopped by Lu Xiaodie's anxious cry, Wan Yunting could only pull Gu Luotang over...
Qi Miaomiao, Chen Qiuyun, and Duan Yingying, who were in the tent, were also awakened and looked at Lu Xiaodie with anxious expressions. She tugged at Wan Yunting's arm and said, "Quick, go check on Senior Sister Zheng, she's had an accident during her practice!"
"What? Hurry, take me there..."
Wan Yunting was surprised and immediately ran into the cave dwelling. Gu Luotang, Qi Miaomiao, and Duan Yingying also hurried in to see what had happened to Zheng Rong...
Zheng Rong was lying on the ice bed in the secret chamber. Her face was flushed, and the heat made sweat bead on her forehead and neck. She writhed on the ice bed, muttering dazedly, "So hot~~~"
"Yunting, quickly check her..."
Lu Xiaodie, who had pulled Wan Yunting in, urged him to examine Senior Sister Zheng immediately to see what was wrong.
However, upon seeing Zheng Rong's symptoms, Wan Yunting immediately recognized what was happening. He glanced at the wooden box on the stone table, noticing that the Unparalleled Yin Yang Cultivation manual inside had clearly been opened.
Wan Yunting raised an eyebrow, feeling a surge of frustration. He glanced at Lu Xiaodie without saying anything, then turned to Gu Luotang, Qi Miaomiao, and the others who had followed him in. "Alright, you can all leave now. Senior Sister Zheng is fine, and I will heal her."
"But Yunting ge, what exactly is wrong with Senior Sister Zheng?" Qi Miaomiao asked, confused.
"Miaomiao, let's go out first."
Gu Luotang seemed to have understood something. Without further explanation, she pulled Qi Miaomiao out. Chen Qiuyun also turned and left. Duan Yingying, seeing that the man wouldn't say anything, didn't dare to ask and also left.
Seeing them all leave, Lu Xiaodie, still confused, asked, "Yunting, what's going on with Senior Sister Zheng?"
Wan Yunting pointed to the Unparalleled Yin Yang Cultivation manual in the box. "Did Senior Sister Zheng open that book?"
Lu Xiaodie glanced at it and nodded. "Yes, Senior Sister Zheng wanted to look at the book so that when she cultivates with you later, she wouldn't be completely ignorant."
Wan Yunting said helplessly, "That book has the scent of love flowers. Anyone who flips through it will be poisoned by the love flower!"
"What? Love flower poison?"
Lu Xiaodie's expression was astonished, and she still didn't understand. "What is love flower poison?"
Wan Yunting had to point to Zheng Rong, who was tearing at her clothes on the ice bed, and said, "You can think of it as an aphrodisiac, but the love flower poison is much stronger. It can only be cured by intimacy with a man!"
Lu Xiaodie's expression turned blank, and she was utterly shocked. "Why would that book have such a thing?"
"Who knows what the creator of the Unparalleled Yin Yang Cultivation had in mind. That's why I kept warning you all not to open that book," Wan Yunting said with a helpless expression.
Lu Xiaodie couldn't help but laugh and nudged Wan Yunting playfully, "Then why aren't you quickly helping Senior Sister Zheng detoxify?"
Wan Yunting squinted at her suspiciously. "I suspect you did this on purpose?"
Lu Xiaodie rolled her eyes. "I really didn't know the book contained anything about love flowers. Senior Sister Zheng just wanted to look at it herself."
"Sigh..." Wan Yunting scratched his head, speechless.
"Don't just stand there, hurry up and help Senior Sister Zheng. Do you want her to continue suffering?"
Looking at Zheng Rong on the ice bed, her senses dulled, twisting uncomfortably and her collar torn open, revealing her charms...
"Then you go out and stand guard."
Knowing the potency of the love flower poison, Wan Yunting understood that if he didn't help Zheng Rong, she would surely explode. Moreover, he was the only man present. If he didn't act, who would?
"Then hurry up. I'll be right outside," Lu Xiaodie said with a mischievous smile, turning to leave and closing the stone door...
Wan Yunting shook his head helplessly and turned to look at Zheng Rong on the ice bed. Since she had been willing to cultivate with him before to help him break through to Dan Jin, and now that she was poisoned by love flowers, he could only advance their dual cultivation...
Outside, Qi Miaomiao pulled on Gu Luotang's arm. "Senior Sister, what exactly is wrong with Senior Sister Zheng? Why does Yunting ge have to treat her? We're doctors too."
Gu Luotang shook her head and said, "Alright Miaomiao, stop asking so many questions. Let's go to sleep."
Seeing this, Qi Miaomiao said no more. She then saw Duan Yingying and provocatively huffed, "Hey, don't provoke my Senior Sister again, or I won't be polite to you!"
Duan Yingying, who was about to return to her tent, heard this and turned to glance at Qi Miaomiao with her almond-shaped eyes. However, upon seeing Gu Luotang, Duan Yingying's attitude was not as arrogant and overbearing as before. She didn't say anything and crawled into her tent to sleep...
"Something's not right. Why isn't that little brat arguing with me?" Qi Miaomiao was surprised to see Duan Yingying quietly retreat into her tent.
If it had been before, Duan Yingying would have certainly argued with Qi Miaomiao. This even surprised Gu Luotang, but after thinking about the commotion that had come from the man's tent earlier, she understood what had happened.
"Alright, let's go to sleep."
Gu Luotang pulled Qi Miaomiao back to their tent to continue sleeping...
Meanwhile, inside the cave dwelling, Lu Xiaodie sat on a stone stool in the bedroom, propping her chin on her left hand resting on the stone table. She was idly playing a non-networked mobile game with her phone, which had no signal, and waited for over two hours...
Finally, the stone door of the secret chamber opened, and Wan Yunting walked out. Lu Xiaodie's bright eyes instantly lit up, and she stood up to greet him. "How is it? Is Senior Sister Zheng alright?"
"Yes, she's fine."
Wan Yunting looked dejected. Lu Xiaodie glanced into the secret chamber and saw Zheng Rong sitting on the ice bed with her head bowed, tidying her clothes. Lu Xiaodie knew what they had been doing and patted Wan Yunting's arm. "Tsk, little brother, stop pretending to be wronged after getting the benefits, okay?"
Wan Yunting glared at her speechlessly, then whispered, "Lu jie, have you girls never dated boyfriends before?"
This question made Lu Xiaodie pause, but she quickly understood and was stunned, covering her mouth. "You mean Senior Sister Zheng is a virgin?"
Wan Yunting looked dejected, unsure whether to be happy or frustrated.
Lu Xiaodie couldn't help but giggle, giving him a charming sidelong glance. She smiled and said, "Since both my sister and I gave you our first times, you have to be responsible for us."
Wan Yunting rolled his eyes at her speechlessly and said, "We agreed, we're in a dual cultivation relationship."
Lu Xiaodie's expression faltered. As she watched Wan Yunting leave, she felt an inexplicable sense of loss...
Then, Wan Yunting turned back and gave Lu Xiaodie a smile. "Quickly go in and cultivate."
Seeing the man's gentle smile, Lu Xiaodie immediately understood his meaning. She excitedly pounced forward, hugged Wan Yunting, and kissed him fiercely before releasing him and smiling, "Then I'll go in first."
"Mmm..."
Wan Yunting nodded with a smile and watched the energetic Lu Xiaodie enter the secret chamber. He sighed inwardly. Although he might not be able to give Lu Xiaodie and Zheng Rong much in the future, if they needed him, Wan Yunting would not hesitate to give his all for them...
Wan Yunting, who had emerged, looked at the three tents set up by the hot spring pool. Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao, Chen Qiuyun and Duan Yingying inside had already fallen asleep.
Nearby, a kerosene lamp placed on a rock still flickered with a faint light. The sounds of various small animals from the surrounding grass and the small forest in the valley below could be heard, like a beautiful night symphony, bringing a sense of peace...
Wan Yunting paid no mind to guarding the night. He jumped onto a rock and sat cross-legged, closing his eyes to circulate his energy and begin cultivating, continuing to heal his internal injuries inflicted by the heavenly eye main deity's cult leader.
Although his dual cultivation with Master Jin Yu at Mount Emei before had only improved his recurring internal injuries, it hadn't completely healed them.
Now that he had descended to the valley, he intended to use the ice bed to cultivate and heal. Tonight was merely for Lu Xiaodie and Senior Sister Zheng to experience the ice bed. Once the cave dwelling was tidied up and everyone was settled, Wan Yunting would wholeheartedly focus on closed-door cultivation.
His purpose for this trip was precisely to enter closed-door cultivation and elevate his martial arts to the next level.
Currently, Wan Yunting's martial path had reached Gang Jin, also known as Outer Gang!
Gang Jin has two stages: Outer Gang and Inner Gang!
Outer Gang is when the physical body, bones, and muscles reach a realm of transcendence, but this realm is not easily achieved by everyone.
Across all major sects in the martial world, only a minority can reach the Outer Gang realm of the martial path, and they are usually middle-aged individuals or the elderly.
However, for Wan Yunting to have broken through to the Outer Gang realm of the martial path before the age of thirty is an unprecedented martial arts prodigy in the current martial world. Even in ancient martial arts centuries ago, such a peerless genius like Wan Yunting was rarely seen.
Of course, Wan Yunting's breakthrough to the Outer Gang realm at such a young age involved many opportunities, but these were also his personal opportunities and his extraordinary talent, both of which were part of his capabilities.
Reaching the Outer Gang realm means evolving the physical body to its peak human state, and then breaking through the spirit and will to reach the Inner Gang realm, or Yi Gang, truly achieving a state of unity between heaven and man!
Wan Yunting, having only recently broken through to the Outer Gang realm, was naturally unable to evolve his body to its peak.
The Outer Gang realm also has two stages: early Outer Gang and late Outer Gang. Wan Yunting is currently in the early stage. Reaching the late stage means perfecting the human body and also showing signs of breakthrough in terms of spirit and will.
Individuals like Duan Feilong and Lin Yidao, whom he had encountered before, were only in the early stage of the Outer Gang realm. However, the priest of the Heavenly Eye Main Deity Cult was very likely in the late stage of the Outer Gang realm, meaning their physique had reached its peak.
The Main Deity of the Heavenly Eye Main Deity Cult has definitely reached the Inner Gang realm of the martial path, or possibly even higher!
The Old Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain is considered second to none among the major martial arts sects today, with no one daring to claim the first position. Yet, even he could not defeat the Main Deity of the Heavenly Eye Main Deity Cult, which shows how terrifying the Main Deity is.
Therefore, Wan Yunting, although he doesn't show it, feels immense pressure internally, the pressure of being outmatched by the dimensional reduction attack of the Heavenly Eye Main Deity Cult's Main Deity.
Despite this, Wan Yunting is not subservient. He knows that if he were to agree and become the Main Deity's adopted son, his family and everyone around him would be safe.
However, Wan Yunting is well aware that if he were to hand over the Thirteen Needles of the Ghost Gate to the Main Deity and truly assist him in opening the so-called third eye and mastering an unparalleled divine art, the consequences would be endless.
Therefore, Wan Yunting, with his sense of justice, if it truly came to that point, would rather slit his own throat than allow the Heavenly Eye Main Deity Cult's Main Deity to obtain the Thirteen Needles of the Ghost Gate!
Of course, this is his worst-case scenario. What he needs to do now is to do everything he can to become stronger, even if it means cultivating with women, he accepts it calmly.
Although at Wan Yunting's current level, his internal energy has not increased as rapidly through dual cultivation, the Unparalleled Yin Yang Cultivation technique itself is a crooked path of internal cultivation that relies on dual cultivation with women, absorbing their first times to stimulate strong vital energy, which is then circulated and absorbed by both.
This is also why ancient flower thieves broke into the chambers of virgins.
And when Wan Yunting cultivated with Zheng Rong earlier, he didn't expect her to be a virgin as well. Therefore, the internal energy he circulated now was even more potent than when he cultivated with Lu Xiaodie or Gu Luotang.