Chapter 2: Following Heaven is Easy, Defying Heaven is Hard

To go up, or not to go up, that is a troubling question.

But soon, Lu Yang stopped troubling himself.

Because he had no power to refuse; in broad daylight, under the clear Guan Qiankun, Yu Suzhen actually reached out, stripped his clothes, and took a bite.

"Hiss!" Lu Yang's teeth chattered as he struggled, "Senior Sister, wait, at least change the location."

"No need, right here!"

Lu Yang's eyes showed he simply could not refuse; thinking of the Hundred Lives Book as a safety net, he just lay flat and stopped resisting.

In an instant, a fierce battle ensued.

This one is a true demoness of the Mo Sect; that one is a transmigrator with a cheat.

After one stick of incense.

Yu Suzhen frowned in dissatisfaction:

"Is that all?"

"Truly useless."

Seeing this, Yu Suzhen scolded angrily, "You have such a handsome face, yet you have so little primal Yang; you're out of steam so quickly."

"Good to look at but useless, a small fry, a small fry!"

Almost simultaneously, Lu Yang's face turned pale.

Immediately, he discovered his remaining Yuan Qi had all flowed into Yu Suzhen's body, and his already thin frame became even more withered.

"Yin Yang Great Joy Sutra?"

The technique distributed during allocation flashed through his mind; Lu Yang instantly understood: the so-called trial of the Harmony Hall was likely to have nominal disciples mutually drain each other via the Yin Yang Great Joy Sutra, like raising scorpions, where only the one surviving to the end could advance to become a formal disciple.

"Congratulations, Senior Sister Yu!"

At the same time, several nominal disciples nearby walked over with ingratiating faces, "After draining this last one, Senior Sister should be able to reach the Qi Refinement realm."

"Once reaching Qi Refinement, no longer an ordinary mortal!"

"Please take care of us in the future; we are willing to serve you, running errands for you."

Watching this scene, Lu Yang suddenly laughed.

"Hehe."

A dried-up medicine dreg, a useless person, suddenly laughing immediately drew everyone's attention; Yu Suzhen glanced at Lu Yang, then said calmly:

"Why is Junior Brother laughing?"

"I am laughing for Senior Sister," Lu Yang said sincerely, "I was originally worried about Senior Sister's health, but now it seems I was worrying for nothing."

"Worried about my health?" Yu Suzhen was stunned.

"Yes." Speaking to this point, Lu Yang sighed, "Before entering the sect, I frequented the brothels and contracted a venereal disease; just now when Senior Sister acted too hastily, I didn't have time to mention it. But since Senior Sister is about to reach Qi Refinement, I suppose a mere venereal disease will be no problem for you, right?"

Yu Suzhen: "..."

【Furious Yu Suzhen beat you to death.】

【Current remaining pages of Hundred Lives Book: 99】

【Start a new life; you may choose one of the following rewards from your past life:

One: Treasure.

Two: Cultivation.

Three: Lifespan.

Four: Forgo all rewards and randomly awaken a talent based on your past life's experiences.】

"The person whose name is called, come before me."

Lu Yang opened his eyes, looking at the black-robed Daoist on the platform, only then realizing he had returned to the square for roll call and allocation when he first entered the Initial Saint Sect.

The experience just now was undeniably real, the taste of the demoness still vivid, yet now he was starting over; all past events were like a dream, and such a huge contrast left Lu Yang stunned for a while before coming to his senses; amidst the sighs, he also felt a secret joy, for his Hundred Lives Book was indeed a wondrous treasure!

Stabilizing his mind, Lu Yang looked down at the options on the Hundred Lives Book.

He skipped the first three options directly; after all, he died from being drained by Yu Suzhen before even starting formal cultivation, so the only choice was actually the fourth one.

【Calculating your past life's experiences...】

【After draining you, Yu Suzhen broke through to the Qi Refinement realm, but unfortunately, afflicted by a venereal disease, her true qi could not be cleared; she lay in bed for several months and finally died from severe illness.】

【Since ancient times, following Heaven is easy, defying Heaven is hard.】

【Wu Gong cannot match supernatural powers; the gap between mortals and cultivators is greater than the difference between heaven and earth.】

【Yet you entered the game with your own body, cleverly using the Dual Cultivation method, and with a mortal body slew a cultivator; you can be said to have won half a move against Heaven; defying Heaven is nothing more than this!】

【You have awakened the White Talent: Dual Cultivation Prodigy.】

【Dual Cultivation Prodigy: Your comprehension of Dual Cultivation techniques is extremely high; no cultivator of the same realm can drain you; forcing a drain will only cause them to be backlashed by you.】

Immediately, the light and shadow text on the panel changed again.

【Name: Lu Yang】

【Age: 18】

【Cultivation: None】

【Talent: Dual Cultivation Prodigy (White)】

【Technique: Yin Yang Great Joy Sutra (Entry Level)】

【Supernatural Power: None】

【Treasure: None】

【Hundred Lives Book Pages: 99】

Lu Yang exhaled deeply, feeling a surge of blood and qi rush straight to his dantian; instantly his strength was complete, vigorous and powerful, and his originally weak body gradually recovered.

"The venereal disease... seems not yet cured, but I can last longer."

Lu Yang carefully sensed his own state.

Besides the physical recovery brought by his talent, Lu Yang had also gained considerable insight into the dual cultivation technique bestowed by the Hehuan Hall, the "Great Joy of Yin and Yang Art."

After all, practical experience is more important than pure theory, especially with the talent bonus.

After this, everything developed exactly as before.

Because of his naturally handsome face, Lu Yang was still assigned to the Hehuan Hall, where he once again met Yu Suzhen at the entrance and was chosen by her at a single glance.

"What a wonderful Great Joy of Yin and Yang Art!"

This evil technique of essence extraction could not only draw out a person's primal Yang and primal Yin, but it could even extract knowledge; the experience of techniques and divine powers could be extracted as well!

Thinking of this, Lu Yang immediately exerted himself even more.

One day, two days, three days...

As time passed, Yu Suzhen's expression gradually shifted from enjoyment to terror, and her originally flat lower abdomen began to swell gradually...

"Enough, enough! Stop for a moment first!"

"I, I am already full, ah!"

"I'm sorry, I was wrong, wait a moment..."

Turning a deaf ear to Yu Suzhen's pleas for mercy, Lu Yang kept circulating the Great Joy of Yin and Yang Art, his mind completely immersed in the joy brought by cultivation.

And in this process, he felt the existence of "Qi" for the first time.

This "Qi" was inside Yu Suzhen's body; if the two of them were not so close at this moment, Lu Yang might not have been able to sense its existence at all.

"This thing is meant to be used by me!"

Thinking of this, Lu Yang did not hesitate for a moment; he immediately circulated the Great Joy of Yin and Yang Art and forcibly extracted all the "Qi" from Yu Suzhen's body.

"No!!!"

Almost simultaneously, Yu Suzhen let out a scream of agony, then her head slumped to the side.

The next second, Lu Yang felt his essence, energy, and spirit merge with that "Qi," and finally, a tremendous shock erupted, as if an invisible great door had been thrown open.

Lu Yang instantly felt enlightenment: "I have broken through!"

Spirit merging with Qi is called "Qi Refining"!

As a veteran registered disciple of the Hehuan Hall, Yu Suzhen was only one step away from Qi Refining.

In her previous life, she extracted from him, completed that final step, and successfully entered Qi Refining. In this life, however, she was extracted by him, and all her accumulated cultivation benefited him.

From this day on, I am a Qi Refining Stage One cultivator!

Breaking through at once and advancing to a formal disciple is a status leap akin to ascending to heaven in a single step. It seems simple, yet for countless years, it has blocked countless registered disciples.

"Pleasant indeed, Senior Sister Yu, I probably will never forget you in my life."

Lu Yang stood up, looking at the lifeless Yu Suzhen on the ground, and could not help but sigh with emotion.

(End of this chapter)