When Earth Awakened, I Became a Sword Saintess

Chapter 34 : Yingluo's Dual Cultivation Request

34: Yingluo's Dual Cultivation Request

The cicadas began to chirp. The bright air in the June campus was shimmering with heat.

Even Yuyin, the school's beauty and Student Council President, couldn't help but sweat a little. She sat at her desk by the window, focused on her homework.

For the academic subjects, it was said that even for Lingdu Source Martial Academy, the requirement was roughly equivalent to a second-tier ordinary university. As long as one's Primordial Energy and physical test met the standards, reaching the second-tier score line was enough to get in.

But before her rebirth, Yuyin was in her second year of high school. Although in her old world, academic performance was valued as highly as Primordial Energy was here, and she had learned almost everything from the third year's curriculum, with the entire third year dedicated to practice exams, Yuyin was still a year behind in her studies. She had to keep up with her academic subjects; she couldn't let them be her downfall.

Yuyin was intelligent. As long as she spent time reviewing, it wouldn't be a problem.

"Xiao Huohuo? Are you planning to enlist in the military?" a tall boy wearing a basketball jersey, with an exam paper tucked into the back of his collar, asked.

"Yeah... a person has to accept their fate, accept their own mediocrity. With my Primordial Energy aptitude, I can't even get into a military academy, let alone a second-tier university. But I don't want to be a man who accomplishes nothing. Enlisting as a soldier, to have my body wrapped in a horse's hide on the battlefield, would be a life well-lived!" Xiao Huohuo said, patting his chest.

Yuyin couldn't help but look up and stare. Although he had no aptitude, this spirit of a man was still admirable.

As the date of the college entrance exam drew closer, the students also began to split into distinct groups. Those aiming for ordinary universities studied with all their might in the heat, while those aiming for Source Martial Academies ran under the scorching sun, training, making their final sprint.

Seeing Yuyin staring blankly out the window at the third-year students running under the hot sun, Yingluo walked over. She pressed her lower abdomen against the corner of Yuyin's desk, gently brushed her mid-length hair aside to reveal her ear, and said, "This isn't just a last-minute desperate effort. Families with the means will buy Alchemical Pills for their children at the final moment, which can increase their Primordial Energy by a lot in a short period. It's said that the more intense the physical exercise, the better the effect of absorbing the Alchemical Pill for the first time. That's why everyone is working so hard."

Yuyin nodded, feeling somewhat moved. It seemed everyone was working very hard. It was even more intense than the final year of study in her old world. This was the final month's sprint.

"Yingluo, and you... aren't you going to practice?" Yuyin asked, gently stroking her beautiful hair as she looked up at her.

"Me? Sigh..." Yingluo lowered her head, the lenses of her glasses glinting. "My constitution just isn't suited for intense exercise, so I won't even think about it... Although... my parents work 996 every month, working tirelessly to earn money, and managed to get me a dual cultivation secret art. But, it requires another person to cultivate with me. Who would agree to dual cultivate with a woman like me, with such low Primordial Energy and no hope..."

Although Yingluo's voice was as rational as ever, it revealed a sense of loss, which was even more heartbreaking.

Yuyin's chest rose and fell noticeably. She looked at Yingluo, her eyes showing a firm, watery resolve. "Yingluo, I will dual cultivate with you."

"Eh?" Yingluo seemed very surprised.

Yingluo had always been good to her and had helped her a lot. Now that Yuyin's own cultivation was advancing by leaps and bounds, if she could help a sister, she naturally should.

"I'll cultivate with you, how about it?" Yuyin asked again.

"Is it really okay? My aptitude is too low, I'm afraid I'll just drag you down."

"You won't. You should bring that cultivation secret art over as soon as possible. Just tell me how to practice," Yuyin said generously.

"Then, when are you free?"

"I live alone, so any time is fine. Why don't we go to my place?" Yuyin said.

"Okay." Yingluo nodded vigorously. "I'll bring it over tomorrow."

"Thank you, Yuyin."

Yuyin nodded, smiling as gently as the sun.

Returning to her seat, Yingluo lowered her head, a smile appearing on her lips.

The next day, after school, Yuyin and Yingluo went to Yuyin's house together.

"Hey... Yuyin, are you sure you live here?" Walking down the dark, dilapidated hallway full of clutter, Yingluo was stunned.

Yuyin had to turn the key several times before the lock opened. She and Yingluo entered the room, closing the door behind them.

"Sorry, there isn't much place to sit..."

But Yuyin had money now. She had bought a lot of juice and purified water, so she wasn't lacking in daily necessities. It was just that she would probably have to live in a dormitory for university, and since she didn't know where she would get in yet, with only a month or two left, Yuyin was too lazy to move.

"It's okay, we can get on the bed..."

"Ah?"

"Ahem, I mean, sit on the bed to cultivate," Yingluo said. She observed Yuyin, who showed no displeasure at this slip of the tongue, and couldn't help but feel a surge of joy in her heart.

"Then, shall we begin?" Yuyin asked.

"Mm." Yingluo took out an ancient book from her schoolbag. It had a blue cover, with title characters written in calligraphy.

Jade Maiden Lotus Night.

"A physical book secret art?" Yuyin was seeing one for the first time.

"I heard it's a copy of a text from several hundred years ago."

"Let me see."

Yuyin carefully took the Jade Maiden Lotus Night and began to read it. The handwriting was elegant and free-flowing, quite extraordinary. However, the explanations of Source and Primordial Energy within were somewhat obscure, and compared to Yuan Shixi, it was a bit disorganized.

"Ding, I have discovered a low-grade cultivation art. Do you want to spend 2 Soul Points to optimize it? If you spend 5 Soul Points, it can be directly optimized to a Medium-grade Method-class art, putting it on the same level as the Polaris Sword Art." The ancient will sounded. It seemed that the moment Yuyin saw this art, the ancient will knew all about it.

Yuyin wasn't short on Soul Charm Points now, so she thought in her mind, "Then spend 5 Soul Charm Points to optimize it."

In her consciousness, the tall, golden-haired woman was dressed in a flowing Hanfu this time, accompanied by a graceful maid in green clothes. They demonstrated the various steps and key points of dual cultivation. Their postures, along with text, formed an optimized version of the Revised Jade Maiden Lotus Night, which was transmitted into Yuyin's consciousness.

"Yingluo, I think while this secret art is generally good, there are some parts I'd like to adjust based on some other secret arts I've seen. Is that okay?"

"Mm, of course. I don't really understand this, so let's just follow what the President says," Yingluo nodded.

"Then let's begin. First, let's... let's get on the bed," Yuyin said, with a slight pause.

So the two of them got on the bed. Referencing the ancient book and incorporating Yuyin's corrections, they sat face-to-face.

"Then... who's on top?" Yingluo asked. The illustrations in the ancient book showed two women.

"The ancient book isn't clear on this, but it should be the one with the lower Primordial Energy who is on top," Yuyin said, according to the optimized manual from the God-Devouring Chess.

"Mm... although I never asked about the President's current Primordial Energy value, it should probably be me on top."

As she spoke, following the manual's illustration, Yuyin sat cross-legged. Yingluo then swung her legs over Yuyin's beautiful, stockinged legs, circled Yuyin's waist, and sat down in front of her, almost pressed against her.

"I didn't expect... to be this close..."

"We're just following the illustration."

"But the illustration seems to show the two people not pressed together..."

"That's probably because the President's chest is larger than the woman's in the drawing?"

"Ah? This..."

Yuyin's face turned slightly red. And because their chests were pressed together, although Yingluo was slender, she was not flat-chested at all. This created a feeling as deep as a gentle sea, but at least their faces didn't have to be too close, otherwise, it would be truly embarrassing.

"Can we begin, my lady?"

"Ah? What did you call me, Yingluo?"

"Eh?... I don't know." Yingluo also didn't know why she had blurted it out just now.

With the two girls so close, their Primordial Energy naturally began to circulate. Yuyin, in particular, had a great deal of condensed Primordial Energy, which had transformed into Spirit Water.

The breathing technique in the Jade Maiden Lotus Night was also optimized, somewhat similar to Yuan Shixi but clearly better, more efficient, and more comfortable for the body.

Why not optimize Yuan Shixi? Was it because it was an e-book? It made sense that the ancient will wouldn't recognize an e-book, Yuyin thought to herself.

She could feel Yingluo's breathing and heartbeat against her own chest. Clearly, Yuyin had the advantage of being like a gentle, enveloping presence, but for some reason, she didn't feel like she was taking advantage. Even though she was the larger one, why did it feel like she was the one being taken advantage of?

Using the brand-new breathing technique, as they absorbed and exhaled, the flow of energy passed between their palms, actually allowing it to circulate between their two bodies.

And the Primordial Energy transmitted from Yuyin's body was more refined. Before long, Yingluo's breathing became rapid, her pretty face flushed. She even couldn't help but take off her glasses. A moment later, as if she couldn't take it anymore, her body went soft and she leaned, actually resting her chin in the valley of Yuyin's chest...

Unconsciously, a large amount of pure Primordial Energy entered the panting Yingluo's body, its effect far surpassing that of consuming a large amount of tonics...

And Yuyin, although Yingluo's Primordial Energy was thin and unripe, because of its different attributes, it gave Yuyin's overly abundant Primordial Energy a touch of cool, moist nourishment, making her Primordial Energy circulation beautiful, gentle, light, and rhythmic.