"Senior Sister Tang!"
The pale-yellow-robed Shuang Yu looked utterly astonished upon seeing Tang Xunjing in her orange-yellow attire.
Encountering someone she knew here made her body feel even hotter, her face flushing crimson.
After all, this was Shuang Yu's first time practicing dual cultivation.
Drawing a familiar face brought a flicker of awkwardness, but that awkwardness quickly gave way to a hint of relief.
After all, Tao Bai's face, now transformed into Chen Qi's, wasn't bad-looking at all—
A delicate, refined appearance, though perhaps a bit dull in personality.
Moreover, in her eyes, Chen Qi's rapid cultivation advancement must conceal some unknown secret.
Many female cultivators privately discussed how they longed to dual cultivate with Chen Qi.
Rumors abounded that Chen Qi's primordial yang energy held profound restorative benefits for them.
Dual cultivation with him not only satisfied their physical and spiritual needs but also accelerated their cultivation progress, aiding breakthroughs in their cultivation realms.
Whoever drew Chen Qi was considered to have won the grand prize.
"Ah!"
Tang Xunjing（汤寻菁）, at the ninth layer of Qi Cultivation, opened the door to find Shuangyu at the eighth layer and Tao Bai at the seventh layer. She gasped in surprise.
"It's you two!"
The two bowed their heads slightly but offered no reply.
Tang Xunjing stepped aside, and the pair entered the dual cultivation chamber.
The walls were adorned with numerous blush-inducing paintings, each numbered and accompanied by detailed textual explanations.
After glancing at the murals, the two approached the stone bed, faces flushed.
A thick, furry tiger skin covered the stone surface.
A stone table beside it was laden with various ritual implements.
Shuangyu's little finger twitched, gently tracing the back of Taobai's hand.
They undressed each other, caressing their bodies, exchanging saliva, and gradually becoming intertwined.
Tao Bai had completely forgotten the knowledge from the Yin-Yang Union Manual, intending to follow his own desires.
But just as he pushed Shuangyu down, intending to use his own length to compensate for her depth, Tang Xunjing beside them couldn't hold back any longer.
"Wait...
Wait...
It's not time for that yet...
Look at that picture."
At her words, the pair followed Tang Xunjing's finger to the image she indicated—
It depicted a young monkey tasting a banana for the first time.
Shuangyu stared at the picture, her eyes still flickering with confusion.
"Let me teach you..."
Tang Xunjing, sensing her uncertainty, offered her assistance.
At this moment, the importance of the Chamber Master became abundantly clear!
Every step must be executed flawlessly.
Only by strictly adhering to the procedure could both partners truly benefit from the dual cultivation.
Tang Xunjing shed her orange garments, including her undergarments, until she too stood completely naked.
Though Tang Xunjing's beauty couldn't rival Shuangyu's, her figure was more voluptuous.
Moreover, she radiated the unique aura of a young married woman.
"Junior Brother, come stand over here..."
Tang Xunjing climbed onto the stone bed, her cherry lips parting slightly.
Tao Bai obediently stepped forward.
Tang Xunjing then knelt on the stone bed covered in animal hides.
Like a playful little monkey, she joyfully grasped an angry banana with both hands.
Her hands were soft and warm.
She tilted her face up to Tao Bai, her gaze hazy.
Then, she extended her nimble tongue and tentatively licked the banana peel...
...
In his mind, seven years of time replayed like frames of high-definition footage, each scene vivid as yesterday.
Tao Bai couldn't help but feel a wave of emotion.
Back then, when the Hei Feng, aged twenty-eight, had captured him, hadn't she also coveted his perfect Yang Essence?
But with insufficient time to act, she had chosen to desist.
Now, Tao Bai had transformed beyond recognition;
Surely the Hei Feng before him wouldn't recognize him.
For years, Tao Bai had lurked within the Yin-Yang Sect, searching for Hei Feng to no avail.
Yet tonight, she had delivered herself to his doorstep.
*Hmph!*
Truly, when you search high and low, you find nothing, yet when you least expect it, it comes to you effortlessly!
Her arrival was also fortuitous.
Having just emerged from 69 days of seclusion, Tao Bai had recently mastered an exceptionally domineering dual cultivation technique—the Eclipsed Moon Withered Phoenix Art.
This technique allowed one to unilaterally plunder the Yin Essence of another.
He had been pondering where to test its power!
"Hei Feng, what brings you here?"
"Master Yu invites you to the Earth Eye Peak in one hour.
He says there is urgent business to discuss."
Facing the young yet immensely promising Tao Bai, Hei Feng dared not show the slightest disrespect, replying with utmost reverence.
Hei Feng possessed cultivation talent that could be considered top-tier.
Seven years ago, at the tender age of 28, she had successfully established her Foundation.
Though still at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, she had already touched the threshold of the mid-stage, marking significant progress in her cultivation.
Tao Bai's cultivation talent, however, was nothing short of extraordinary.
At 24, in his very first year of cultivation, he broke through three minor realms consecutively, reaching the third layer of Qi Condensation.
...
At 29, he entered Foundation Establishment.
At 30, he advanced to the mid-stage;
At 31, he broke through to the late stage.
His cultivation progressed almost without hindrance, seemingly free of thresholds.
And the total time he had spent cultivating amounted to a mere seven short years.
"Two hours from now?
That's not too urgent.
Hei Feng, thank you for making the trip. Please have some tea."
As she spoke, Tao Bai channeled his spiritual energy, using it to levitate a cup of spiritual tea, which he handed steadily to Hei Feng.
Hei Feng watched in surprise as Tao Bai manipulated objects with such precision through his Qi control.
This Elder Chen, entrusted with such responsibility by the sect and groomed as the next generation's leader, was so young—
His future must be exceptionally bright.
Hei Feng accepted the cup, gently blew away the steam, and took a sip.
"This spiritual tea is richly fragrant and mellow, with a lingering sweetness.
Yet this flavor...
Feels rather intoxicating..."
"This is called Intoxicating Tea.
I brewed it myself.
Drinking more of this tea can enhance cultivation and aid in breaking through thresholds."
"Then I must savor it properly."
Hearing this, Hei Feng beamed with delight.
With that, she blew on the tea once more, then raised the cup and drank it in one gulp.
Not long after swallowing that cup, Hei Feng sensed something amiss.
Her spiritual energy vanished like mud sinking into the sea, dissipating without a trace.
Her body went limp, and she slumped into the wooden chair.
After adding three more restrictions at the cave entrance, Tao Bai returned to the main hall.
She walked over unhurriedly, bent down to lift Hei Feng, and carried her straight to the private resting chamber.
Placing Hei Feng on the stone bed, she knelt to undo her sash and slip off her black robe.
A faint, elusive scent of orchid and musk wafted to her nose, sending a flutter through Tao Bai's heart.
"Elder Chen, there are two hours before heading to the Earth Eye Peak.
Those two hours were my deliberate offer to submit myself to you.
Why then did you go out of your way to force yourself upon me?"
"Hmph. Rumor has it that Hei Feng is as cold as ice, rejecting others from afar.
Yet this one particularly favors such proud prey, taming it by force."
A hint of playful mockery flickered in Tao Bai's eyes.
Then he remembered—
If not for her dragging him out of that secret chamber, he would have long since turned to dust.
But her purpose had never been to save his life.
She intended to treat him as "medicinal material," a sacrifice for that Qi Diao Wuyan.
Hei Feng's gaze filled with confusion and bewilderment.
Tao Bai flicked her chin with a finger, her voice sharp and cold:
"Didn't you also enjoy forcing yourself on others?
Over the years, you've secretly abducted quite a few men, haven't you?"
"I... I was following the sect's orders!
I was carrying out a mission!"
Hei Feng protested.
The words barely left her lips before a clear tear slid down her cheek.
She racked her brain, but the man before her didn't match any face of the men she'd ever captured.
Besides, most of them were already dead.
Could this Elder Chen be the one who slipped through the net?
Then which one could he be?
As she delved into her memories, Tao Bai had already slid a crimson-red, sheer undergarment down from the base of her smooth thigh.
He then positioned her into a horse-like "orz" stance.
Tao Bai gazed at her thighs, where, true to her name, soft grass concealed a dark slit.
A trickle had already seeped from the slightly parted opening,
exuding a mature, rich fragrance.
*Smack!*
"Mmm... ah!"
A large hand smacked down on her plump, supple, and elastic buttocks.
After the crisp sound, Hei Feng stretched her swan-like neck and let out a low moan.
Tao Bai mounted her steed, thrusting his lance like a dragon.
Spurring the horse onward, he galloped freely.
...
After nearly an hour, Hei Feng was drenched in sweat.
Her face bore an expression of satisfaction, like parched land receiving long-awaited rain, utterly unconcerned that this battle had cost her five full years of cultivation.
Then again, as the Left Ding Officer, she was perpetually on missions far from home.
Such a thoroughly exhilarating battle was a rare treat.
Though it was her first time being taken by force, she remained fully conscious.
The sensation was strangely wonderful—her body and mind felt utterly relaxed and profoundly at ease.