Chapter 118: The Purpose of Liu Yiyi's Visit

When Xiao Cheng had previously given Liu Yiyi the tablet, he hadn’t given it much thought. After all, the contents on the tablet were distant memories to him, and he never imagined it would cause such a huge misunderstanding now.

Fortunately, Liu Yiyi was innocent enough not to know what the video was about, and the tablet hadn’t been taken away. If Liu Yiyi had brought it back to her sect, it would have been impossible to explain, especially since her master was far from naive.

Xiao Cheng hurried over to Liu Yiyi’s side and looked at the screen, where two people were engaged in a physical struggle.

“This sister looks like she’s in pain. Just a moment ago they seemed fine, but then the man suddenly took off her skirt and started bullying her. Brother Xiao, please save her!” Liu Yiyi looked at Xiao Cheng with hopeful eyes, pointing at the screen.

Xiao Cheng was both amused and embarrassed. Liu Yiyi was pure to the point of naivety, not even realizing what those two were doing, which was frankly shocking. But since she had grown up in Shenfeng Mountain without contact with men, it was understandable that she was unaware of such matters.

Hearing her words, Xiao Cheng inwardly scoffed. This sister wasn’t suffering at all—if anything, she was enjoying herself immensely.

He quickly grabbed the tablet and shut off the video. Thankfully, the video started with a one-on-one scene, which was relatively mild. If he had continued watching, it would probably have turned into a group scenario...

“This sister doesn’t need saving. It’s just a movie, everything inside is fake—uh, kind of like a shadow puppetry show!” Xiao Cheng explained, forcing himself to keep a straight face as he swiftly deleted those videos one after the other, finally breathing a sigh of relief.

“Shadow puppetry? Oh, so you mean the people in there are acting?” Liu Yiyi had been worried about the sister in the video, but upon hearing Xiao Cheng’s explanation, she relaxed, realizing it was all pretend.

Xiao Cheng nodded, casting a look of approval her way. She was teachable, able to infer meanings on her own.

“But what are they acting out? I don’t understand!” Liu Yiyi furrowed her delicate brows and asked with curiosity. Yet as soon as she finished speaking, her eyes lit up with sudden realization. “Oh! I know!”

Xiao Cheng was taken aback. Could she have figured this out without guidance? “What do you know?”

“They must be practicing dual cultivation, right? The positions they’re in—I saw them in a classic manual from my master. It’s a manual about dual cultivation. Am I right?” Liu Yiyi gazed at Xiao Cheng with bright, shining eyes.

Xiao Cheng felt uneasy under such innocent scrutiny. Since Liu Yiyi believed it was dual cultivation, he let it be. He nodded approvingly.

Pleased to receive Xiao Cheng’s confirmation, Liu Yiyi beamed. She understood nothing about these things, but she had just guessed dual cultivation, which gave her a small sense of accomplishment.

Seeing her excited expression, Xiao Cheng smiled awkwardly. It was best that Liu Yiyi interpreted the video as dual cultivation.

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In truth, the cultivation world’s views on sexual behavior were very different from those of the mundane world; it was neither taboo nor shameful to mention.

Cultivators saw things through the essence. Dual cultivation was a common practice, for example, when people spoke of a cultivator’s partner, it naturally implied a dual cultivation relationship. No one found it inappropriate—yin and yang complementing each other was the way of Heaven.

Many male and female cultivators formed partnerships without any emotional foundation, as long as both parties were trustworthy. This kind of bond enhanced their cultivation.

The effect of dual cultivation was far beyond simple addition. When two people harmonized, they formed a special yin-yang cycle, creating an additional cycle beyond their minor and major cycles, a third yin-yang cycle. Training with three cycles was naturally faster than cultivating alone.

Liu Yiyi’s interpretation of the two people in the video as dual cultivation transformed a seedy reality into a legitimate cultivation phenomenon, which relieved Xiao Cheng, who had prepared a long explanation.

He realized Liu Yiyi was intelligent but had shockingly low emotional intelligence, probably only at the level of a ten-year-old child, especially blank on matters of men and women.

“Brother Xiao, is the outside world really interesting? I’ve stayed here since I was little and it feels so dull!” Liu Yiyi suddenly sighed, a trace of melancholy appearing on her pretty face.

“The outside world is just so-so. Isn’t this place good? There are mountains and water, and the scenery is beautiful.” Xiao Cheng shook his head; the outside world was nowhere near as wonderful as imagined—it was full of scheming and deceit. Over the past two months, he had often longed for the pure, simple life of following his master in his previous life.

A pure girl like Liu Yiyi would be utterly unable to adapt to the outside world.

“But looking at the same scenery every day doesn’t feel beautiful. My master says only when I reach the Innate Realm can I go out and see the world. Sigh… reaching Innate Realm—I don’t even know when that will be.”

Liu Yiyi sat on the ground, resting her chin in her hands, her expression full of longing.

Then her expression suddenly changed. Her eyes flickered as she recalled the description of dual cultivation in that manual, which greatly accelerated cultivation. “Maybe… no, forget it. You’re not a cultivator, so you wouldn’t understand.”

When she first saw Xiao Cheng, she had used her spiritual sense to probe him but detected no cultivation or the aura of a cultivator, so she concluded he was an ordinary person.

After their brief interaction, she simply thought Xiao Cheng was a good person. The short video had reminded her of dual cultivation, but since Xiao Cheng wasn’t a cultivator, she felt disappointed.

In truth, she didn’t understand what dual cultivation really was; she only thought it was a physical connection between a man and a woman to start cultivating together. She had no concept of sex, nor did she know that dual cultivation could result in childbirth—it wasn’t a childish game.

Seeing Liu Yiyi hesitate to speak, Xiao Cheng, who couldn’t read minds, couldn’t guess her thoughts. He assumed she was just talking about reaching the Innate Realm or other cultivation matters, so he said he was not a cultivator and didn’t understand those things.

His spiritual sense was at the early Golden Core stage, so Liu Yiyi naturally couldn’t tell he was a cultivator.

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“By the way, why are you here?” Xiao Cheng asked.

Liu Yiyi jumped up with a startled “Ah!” as if her backside had been set on fire.

Her master had sent her on an errand, but she had forgotten because she got distracted by something new and interesting. Seeing the dusk settling, she guessed more than half an hour had passed. She was sure she was in for a scolding.

“Ah, I forgot!” Liu Yiyi stuck out her tongue, hopping anxiously, her long, silky hair bouncing with youthful energy.

“My master told me to give you a message!” Liu Yiyi frowned, recalling her master’s words but looking troubled.

“Oh? What message?” Xiao Cheng was curious; he had only just arrived, but the Bell Spirit Sect on the mountaintop already knew of him.

“My master said, ahem!” Liu Yiyi cleared her throat and imitated her master’s manner, “This is the territory of the Bell Spirit Sect. You juniors are to leave immediately. If not, you will suffer death, and our sect takes no responsibility!”

Xiao Cheng’s eyes narrowed slightly upon hearing Liu Yiyi’s recital. The Bell Spirit Sect was quite overbearing, threatening death to force him away. Did they really intend to kill him if he refused?

Although he did not want to make enemies with the Bell Spirit Sect, he was not someone to be easily intimidated. The Destiny Origin Fruit was his prize, and he wouldn’t leave just because of words. Besides, the Bell Spirit Sect had no authority to demand his departure.

“Did your master say anything else?” Xiao Cheng tried to keep calm. After all, Liu Yiyi was an innocent girl, and any anger should not be directed at her.

“My master said that if you don’t leave, I should give you this!” Liu Yiyi said as she reached inside her clothes, feeling around her abdomen before pulling out a wax-sealed porcelain bottle and handing it to Xiao Cheng.

Xiao Cheng took the bottle, still warm with the girl’s body heat, broke the wax seal, and was immediately met with a pungent smell.

It was definitely the unique scent of realgar. Why would Liu Yiyi’s master give him a bottle of realgar?

Things were probably different from what he had guessed. His suspicion was that the master’s previous words didn’t mean “leave or die” literally, but hinted at something else. Moreover, Liu Yiyi herself carried the scent of realgar. Was this some kind of precaution?

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