Her legs parted as she struggled to mount him properly. "U-Uncle Shi," she called, lowering herself. Despite the strain of her insides tearing, crimson traced down her pink folds—painting his skin with a red tint as he ate Xiu Mei's ripened cherry.
Her back arched. "You're doing great… just, take your time," Shi Yang encouraged. Fuck, he cursed inwardly as he felt her iron walls struggle to accommodate his mighty dragon. Her body trembled as she adjusted to the unfamiliar act.
He groaned low in his throat, a sound of pure male satisfaction, as she took him fully inside. It felt like an eternity before he began moving within those tight walls again.
His eyes never left hers as she started bouncing—slowly at first, then gradually faster, until the bedframe creaked in rhythm with their ragged breaths. Each powerful stroke brought a new wave of pleasure crashing through her, her inner muscles clenching and releasing around his thick length as if trying to milk him dry.
Shi Yang's gaze remained locked on hers, intense and unwavering, even as sweat beaded across his brow. His hands gripped her hips hard enough to leave marks, holding her steady as he thrust in time with her.
Xiu Mei's slender fingers traced the ridges of Shi Yang's shoulders, her nails lightly scraping his skin as she arched into each powerful thrust. Her breath came in ragged gasps, mingling with his as their bodies moved in perfect sync.
The heat between them was unbearable, their slick skin sliding together with each roll of his hips. She could feel the coiled tension building inside him, his pace quickening as he chased release. Her inner walls fluttered, urging him onward.
With a low growl, Shi Yang captured her lips in a searing kiss, swallowing her moans as he drove into her one final time. His body shuddered, hot and rigid for a moment before going still.
Xiu Mei clung to him as the first pulses of his climax spilled deep within her core. The sensation overwhelmed her—pleasure and a primal satisfaction leaving her breathless and trembling.
When he finally broke the kiss, she gazed up at him with a dazed smile. "That was… incredible," she whispered, still catching her breath. "I never knew it could feel like that."
Then her eyes dropped to where their bodies were joined. "I heard that… if partners form perfect synergy during cultivation, both gain an increase in cultivation." She paused, staring at his abdomen and the golden text etched across it, flowing onto his rod. She felt her womb stuffed with his seed, yet alongside it her Qi surged, rising sharply.
"…but I've never heard of it increasing by half a year's worth—no… a full years' worth of cultivation."
Shi Yang's eyes widened as he felt Xiu Mei's cultivation surging. The sensation was unlike anything he'd experienced before—the rush of her Qi blending with his own, dragging his Dao energy higher alongside hers.
"That's… impossible," he breathed, struggling to process it. "My Dragon Scripture should only enhance your spiritual growth, not mine as well—and certainly not at such an extreme rate." His growth wasn't tied to release, but to the sweat he absorbed.
This was beyond his technique's scope. He felt himself breaking through in his Dao of Water—the meridians heavier, his Qi surging like a stream. It manifested in the air as faint mist spraying onto her skin.
Moisture swelled—the sweat on her body thickening and dripping onto him. He looked down at where they were still joined, noticing the golden text on his rod glowing brighter, the light reflecting off her skin like polished steel. A realization struck him like thunder.
"Can it be… the Sheng Cycle?" he said slowly. The Five Elements' productive cycle was the only explanation. Her constitution might not only hold Water, but Metal as well. After all, if she had reached the peak of Qi Refinement, she would soon awaken her second Dao seed.
The Sheng Cycle:
Wood supports Fire: Wood fuels fire, providing the energy for it to burn.
Fire supports Earth: Fire produces ash, which enriches the soil of the earth.
Earth supports Metal: Earth contains metal ores, which are mined and refined from it.
Metal supports Water: Metal can melt and form liquids, symbolically contributing to water.
Water supports Wood: Water nourishes trees and plants, enabling wood to grow.
Xiu Mei gasped as her cultivation continued to rise at an alarming pace. Shi Yang knew he had to act before her elements destabilized. His recounting of the Sheng Cycle revealed two possibilities—one, her Metal Dao had randomly been awakened, creating a potent loop with his hidden Earth Dao and Water Dao.
"Xiu Mei, focus your energy," he urged, pressing a pressure point to help guide her flow. "Channel the rampant Qi out of your dantian and control it."
The energies flared violently. Mist thickened into water droplets coating the walls, while iron traces bled through the floorboards, corroding wood and staining the air metallic. Lights flickered, and the heat of the room grew unbearable.
He began withdrawing from her slowly, maintaining enough contact to keep their energies linked as he stabilized her. Xiu Mei panted heavily, struggling to rein in her cultivation as he guided her through the process.
Once they reached balance, Shi Yang pulled out fully and sat back on his heels. He looked at her—equal parts awe and concern etched into his face.
And the second, and most likely, possibility—
She had reached the first condition of breaking through to the next realm. This, however, released a potent Dao force that forced him to grow alongside it using the Sheng Cycle principles.
"That was… incredible," she whispered. "Uncle Shi, I feel like I'm ready to break through!?"
Her eyes widened as the tide within her surged, begging for trial and release. They glowed, shifting between blue and silver, unstable light spilling out as she looked from herself to Shi Yang, and then to the misty aura surrounding him.
"To think you're still so young," he said with wonder, "yet standing at the threshold of the Foundation Realm. Most only touch it after five hundred years of life experience and wisdom."
He smiled and clenched his fist. "You truly are the star others should strive to be, future Expert Xiu. But don't think you'll outpace me for long."
His grin deepened, wolfish and warm. "I wouldn't want my woman to leave me behind forever."