Having been in the Hehuan Sect for so long, although Tang Yu used to flirt with the female disciples...
This was the first time he practiced cultivation through spiritual communion.
In the Hehuan Sect, disciples had to learn the four arts: music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, hoping that these paths would foster shared interests.
In elegant terms, it was like finding a soulmate in the melody of destiny.
But if we say it bluntly, it was just people with similar tastes coming together.
If the compatibility between both parties was high enough, they could achieve spiritual communion.
Only then would the Hehuan Sect's Yin and Yang Harmonization Technique show its true effect.
The balance between Yin and Yang made their cultivation speed increase dramatically.
At that moment, Tang Yu felt an indescribable bliss in his soul.
It is often said that spiritual pleasure surpasses material pleasure.
Before, Tang Yu thought that was just an excuse from the poor.
But now he had to admit that he had been shallow. Spiritual enjoyment truly surpassed material pleasure.
When the time for the burning incense had passed...
Both finished their cultivation with flushed faces.
The moment the beautiful cultivator with fair skin opened her eyes...
The bottleneck at the peak of the Golden Core stage, which had held her back for ten years, immediately broke, and she instantly advanced to the Yuan Ying Realm!
This surprised and delighted her at the same time. She turned and looked at Tang Yu, who was a meter away, saying...
"Husband, I have advanced... master???"
When she discovered that the man beside her wasn't her Daoist companion, Ma Shitu, but her master, Tang Yu...
Hu Lingbao slightly parted her lips, her face showing a hint of panic, feeling completely stunned.
The person with whom she had just fused her soul...
Could it be the master???
No wonder... Today, the spiritual communion session had lasted nearly ten times longer than usual.
It turned out he wasn't him...
A strange atmosphere immediately enveloped both of them.
Tang Yu let out a sigh and, with a guilty expression, said...
"Bao'er, I was just passing by and, hearing your music, I got carried away and played along with you without realizing it... I didn't expect this to happen... I… How am I going to explain this to Xiao Ma?"
Hu Lingbao also hadn't expected something like this to happen.
The entire Hehuan Sect knew that the master had an exceptional talent for painting.
But no one imagined he was so skilled in music, to the point of spiritually resonating with her with just a single melody.
After a moment of panic, with her heart in turmoil, Hu Lingbao bit her lip and said...
"Master, let's pretend this never happened. Please, don't mention it to anyone!"
"Of course, Bao'er, don't worry. I would never let your reputation suffer. I swear by the Great Dao that I will not tell anyone about this."
Tang Yu solemnly raised his hand and swore.
"Thank you, Master. I will retire to my cave to rest."
Hu Lingbao bowed and, holding her guqin, quickly flew out, not even able to enjoy the joy of advancing to the Yuan Ying Realm.
Once back in her cave, she felt uneasy.
What happened today had truly caught her by surprise. How could she be so compatible with her master?
If Shitu found out about this, she didn't dare imagine the consequences.
While thinking about this, she remembered the bliss of the spiritual fusion, and her heart began to race for no apparent reason.
This feeling… was very special.
Meanwhile, in the Refining Hall, Ma Shitu and his group were being forced to do heavy labor by Elder Hu.
"Just finish copying these five thousand jade tablets. If you want to do more, the more you work, the more salary you'll get this month."
Elder Hu, reclining in a wooden rocking chair, reminded them.
He didn't even know why Master Tang Yu had sent a message asking for this.
He didn't care, just continued scrutinizing the engravings on Tang Yu's jade tablet.
Ma Shitu and his group worked silently for five long hours.
When they finished, Ma Shitu was exhausted.
This damn thing, repeating something meaningless and unhelpful to cultivation for hours.
Who can stand this?
After finishing, he greeted several of his subordinates and flew to the guqin academy to find his partner.
When he arrived, his partner was nowhere to be seen.
He quickly returned to his residence, and indeed, his partner was cultivating in her cave.
Upon seeing Ma Shitu return, Hu Lingbao tried to calm her expression and smiled indifferently.
"Where did you go? Why did it take so long for you to come back?"
"They took me to the instrument forging hall to work as a slave. This damn Tang Yu wasn't here before, and everything was fine in our sect, but now that he's here, everything has changed. When did they start making us, the main disciples, do forced labor in the forging hall?"
Ma Shitu's words were full of resentment.
"What will you say about our ancestor master? He's also doing this for the good of our sect."
Upon hearing Ma Shitu complain about Tang Yu behind his back, Hu Lingbao couldn't help but retort a couple of sentences. For some reason, she felt a discomfort in her heart.
This was the first time Ma Shitu had complained about Tang Yu in front of Hu Lingbao.
Seeing Hu Lingbao defend Tang Yu, Ma Shitu felt very frustrated but found no reason to refute her.
After all, from the perspective of the sect disciples, Tang Yu had certainly been a great help to the sect's revival.
"I was just grumbling, enough, let's cultivate… Have you advanced???"
At that moment, Ma Shitu realized that his partner had already reached the level of the Primordial Child Formation.
This surprised Ma Shitu.
They had both entered the sect in the same generation.
Since they got along well, they had become a couple at a young age, and their cultivation levels had always advanced in sync.
But now, he was still stuck at the peak of the Golden Dan stage.
And Hu Lingbao had secretly advanced first???
"Yes, today while playing the guqin, I suddenly had a revelation and advanced smoothly. It's a pity you weren't here, if you had been, we could have advanced together."
Hu Lingbao felt somewhat nervous, but fortunately, she had already thought of a response while reflecting on how to answer.
"The opportunity came, and I couldn't stop it, I also had to advance quickly, I couldn't stay behind."
Ma Shitu chuckled and sat beside her, and they both began practicing the sect's Yin and Yang Fusion art, intertwining their souls and cultivating.
Three minutes later, Ma Shitu, with a refreshed and revitalized expression, left the cultivation state, feeling his cultivation level had increased a little more.
"I didn't expect that by you advancing, I would also benefit. Today I've cultivated much more than usual."
Ma Shitu said with a satisfied smile.
"As long as it yielded results, that's fine."
Hu Lingbao forced a smile, but inside she felt a strange sense of emptiness and discouragement.
"What's wrong? You seem upset."
Noticing the change in Hu Lingbao's emotional state, Ma Shitu approached, wrapped his arm around her shoulders, and gently asked.
"No, nothing. How could I be upset? I was just thinking about the divine arts topic."
Hu Lingbao quickly gave an excuse.
She couldn't tell him that the reason she felt upset was because the soul fusion had affected her as well, and Tang Yu had ten times more experience, so the effects for him were ten times better.
"Don't worry about creating your own divine arts. When I reach the Primordial Child Formation stage, we'll study it together."
Ma Shitu chuckled, then turned his neck slightly, feeling something strange weighing on his head.
After Ma Shitu left the residence.
Hu Lingbao, sitting by the bed, sighed deeply, lost in thought.
After leaving the guqin academy, Tang Yu was still savoring everything that had happened.
As a man who detests fighting, Tang Yu truly enjoyed this kind of gentle revenge that didn't harm harmony.
"These traitors still have some use."
Tang Yu smiled maliciously, planning to organize his return slowly, using them to spread false news, something that would be extremely useful.
After returning to his pavilion, the Qingyu Ge, Tang Yu, renewed and full of energy, took a turn and went to see the hot springs in the area.
Those hot springs were dug by Zhao Dashun and his companion, using formations to channel underground spiritual waters, costing several hundred high-level spiritual stones.
After feeling the pure spiritual energy contained in the hot spring...
Tang Yu took off his clothes, ready to jump into the water.
But after thinking about it, he decided that enjoying it alone wasn't as fun, and thought about how nice it would be if he shared it.
He just remembered that Sister Nángōng had promised to give him a back massage the last time.
So, he wrapped himself with a large towel and walked shamelessly toward the courtyard where Sister Nángōng lived.
Sister Nángōng had already been living in the Qingyu Ge for a while.
Even within the sect, many disciples secretly discussed this matter.
They thought that Ancestor Wuxin had given his most beloved disciple, Sister Nángōng, as a wife to Tang Yu, his most outstanding disciple.
As for these rumors, Tang Yu felt very annoyed.
Why didn't they say that the Ancestor had also promised Sister Liu to him?
How sad would lonely Sister Liu feel when hearing such comments?
When he arrived at the small courtyard where Sister Nángōng lived, Tang Yu knocked on the door and shouted:
"Is Sister Nángōng, the most beautiful and wise, with the most beautiful legs in the entire Jiuxiao continent, here?"
"Yes, yes, I'm here, I'm painting! Come in, please."
From inside, Sister Nángōng's joyful laughter echoed, clearly satisfied with Tang Yu's praise.
Tang Yu entered confidently, pushed open the door of a room, and saw Sister Nángōng engrossed in her painting.
Next to her, there was a basket full of discarded papers.
Clearly, they were works that Sister Nángōng hadn't liked.
Indifferently, Tang Yu grabbed a couple of sheets and looked at them, noticing that they were only small details that weren't done well.
Thanks to Tang Yu's meticulous teaching, Sister Nángōng's ability to draw sensual images had improved quickly, although she still lacked something to match him.
"Sister, what do you think? Is there anything else to improve...? Oh, wait! Why are you dressed like that?"
Sister Nángōng, raising her head to hand Tang Yu a drawing for him to review, was met with the sight of him only wearing a large towel around his waist, which made her feel a bit uncomfortable to look at.
"I was planning to go to the hot spring, but then I remembered that you promised to massage my back, and you haven't done it yet, so I came to find you."
Tang Yu smiled mischievously, took Sister Nángōng's drawing, and pointed out a few small details.
"Is this all that I need to improve? Have I made a lot of progress?"
Upon hearing that he had only pointed out those small details, Sister Nángōng, excited, asked:
"Really? Have I improved that much?"
"Yes, a lot. You still only need four words to become the best painter in the Jiuxiao continent."
"What are those four words?"
"It's just around the corner!"
Sister Nángōng didn't fully understand the meaning, but she felt excited. While putting away her painting, she pushed Tang Yu.
"Let's go, let's go, I promised! Now I'm going to give you the massage."
"Okay, but... have you ever given a massage before?"
"No..."
"Do you know how to do it?"
"Isn't it just rubbing with a towel?"
Sister Nángōng, confused, asked.
As a descendant of the Nángōng family, with extraordinary talent in martial arts, knowing about such things, which a maid would usually do, was something she could barely understand.
"There's also a technique to it, you know? Just like in painting, you need to know a bit of everything for the work to be complete for those who enjoy it."
Tang Yu said dramatically, "If not, Sister, why don't I teach you? If you lie down, I'll give you a massage, and you'll understand."
Sister Nángōng, about to respond affirmatively, stopped instantly.
"That can't be! If you give me a massage, you would be seeing me naked!"
"Shouldn't a cultivator be beyond the physical? Sister, you're thinking small."
Tang Yu shook his head, disappointed.
Sister Nángōng made a disdainful sound, not paying attention—she wasn't stupid!
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Upon arriving at the hot spring, Tang Yu jumped into the water and lay at the edge of the pool, spreading a towel to hand it to Sister Nángōng.
Sister Nángōng took off her shoes and sat at the edge of the water, helping Tang Yu rub his back, while she couldn't help but say:
"Brother, I feel like you're not like the other cultivators."
"Because I'm more handsome?"
Tang Yu smiled and asked.
"No, that's not it. It's just that I feel like what you seek isn't the same as other cultivators."
Sister Nángōng shook her head.
The other cultivators only talked about the great way and cultivation.
Brother Tang Yu, with such demonic talent, didn't seem as concerned with cultivating the heart.
After reaching the soul gestation realm, she hadn't seen him practice, but she had seen him doing all sorts of other things.
In this respect, she felt like she resembled him a bit.
"Who understands me is Sister Nángōng."
Tang Yu, satisfied, reached out to pat Sister Nángōng's leg in approval.
But, before he could, she struck him with her spiritual energy.
After helping him with his back and arms, Sister Nángōng threw the rubbing towel and stood up, stretching.
"Done! Mission accomplished! Brother, enjoy the bath, I'm going to keep painting."
"Wait, Sister, I'm not finished."
Tang Yu stood up and removed the last towel.
"Nooo! You said you were going to give me a back massage, not this!"
Sister Nángōng, blushing, took a step back and started running, thinking that her brother was getting bolder by the day.
Seeing her run, Tang Yu shouted from behind.
"But didn't you want to improve your painting skills? The biggest problem with your drawings right now is how you represent the characters!"
"When you draw women, you describe their bodies very well because you base them on yourself."
"But when you draw men, you clearly aren't as realistic. So, brother is willing to sacrifice for your art."
"Sister, you can doubt my character, but don't waste this brother's effort."
Near the door, Sister Nángōng stopped when she heard this.
Then she looked back.
After a few seconds, she couldn't help but feel nervous, as if she had butterflies in her stomach.
"I... I... I'll remember! Brother, see you later!"
Trying to recall the scene, Sister Nángōng admitted that, compared to her own paintings, her works weren't that realistic.
She ran back to her room to record what had happened, thinking it would be helpful to improve her technique.
As for Tang Yu, he felt a bit of regret. Sister Nángōng was still too shy.
If it had been Sister Liu... she would probably have thrown him out of the Qingyu Ge.
With an impartial heart, Tang Yu relaxed for a while in the hot spring, then took a bunny costume from his storage ring.
He planned to go see Sister Liu, to convince her to be his model for a while.
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