[+500 yin yang points]
[+500 yin yang points]
[+500 yin yang points]
...[+500 yin yang points]
Yu Qing watched the system notifications flash across the screen like a torrent, then looked down at The Two Women nestled in his arms, sleeping soundly with satisfied expressions. A small sense of pride swelled in his heart.
"Ten Times A Night Guy"? That's just their limit, not mine. he thought smugly. However, the effect of this Dual Cultivation system is truly immediate—it just strains the kidneys a bit... Fortunately, I am a Life-type Titled Douluo!
This astonishing "combat power" might also be attributed to certain emotions accumulated over his two lives, as well as his unique advantage as a Life Support-type Soul Master. His spirit ring choices mostly leaned towards the domains of Life, Recovery, Enhancement, and Burst, and he never expected these characteristics to produce such... delightful side effects in specific situations.
But then again, his gaze gently swept over the two sleeping figures. Four-Star Dao Companions truly lived up to their reputation.
Although Duan Xin and Zi Ruyi were not devastating beauties, each had her own distinct charm. Duan Xin had striking features and a hint of heroism, possessing a vibrant handsomeness; Zi Ruyi had a soft face, a standard oval shape, and a naturally gentle and moving temperament between her brows.
As for their figures, they were both exceptional yet distinctly different. Duan Xin's skin was a healthy bronze, firm and smooth to the touch, clearly revealing the explosive power contained beneath; Zi Ruyi's skin was like congealed fat, soft and plump, feeling so good that one couldn't bear to let go.
No wonder people in his previous life always said that once you taste the marrow, you crave more... The feeling of having meat versus not having meat is truly worlds apart.
Yu Qing savored the wonders of last night, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled upward.
Fortunately, his self-control was extremely strong, and he quickly suppressed his amorous thoughts, beginning to tally up the "spoils of war" from the night.
After ten sessions of diligent "cultivation," his spirit power increased by slightly less than half a level, leaving him just one step away from breaking through the threshold of Rank 95 Super Douluo. However, the cultivation benefits brought by Dual Cultivation had a diminishing return effect; only the first time was the most significant, and subsequent gains gradually decreased.
Besides the increase in spirit power, he also felt a pure and special energy within his body, containing harmonious Yin and Yang Qi. This must be the "Yin-Yang Power" mentioned by the system. Refining this power could be used to increase spirit power, temper Spirit quality, enhance talent, and even raise the age limit of spirit rings!
Finally, and most importantly, the harvest of yin yang points! Ten sessions of Dual Cultivation directly pushed his yin yang points balance past the ten thousand mark (The Two Women provide 2,000 yin yang points daily)!
Of course, the cost was the consumption of ten years of lifespan—each Dual Cultivation session fixedly consumed two years. But in Yu Qing's view, this cost was practically negligible, because the System Mall clearly priced it: 10 yin yang points could be exchanged for one year of lifespan! Looking at his balance of over ten thousand, he casually exchanged the lost ten years of lifespan back.
Therefore, the side effect of Dual Cultivation consuming lifespan was nonexistent for him! It was practically a Perpetual Motion Machine!
However, compared to the gains of The Two Women, his own improvement seemed "insignificant."
Because Duan Xin was stuck at the Rank 50 bottleneck and had not yet obtained her fifth spirit ring, her specific spirit power increase was not yet obvious. But Zi Ruyi's improvement was terrifying—in a single night, her spirit power soared from Rank 53 to Rank 57, an increase of four ranks! If she hadn't ultimately passed out from exhaustion, she probably would have wanted to continue "cultivating."
This is one of the basic rules of the dao companion system: Dual Cultivation is mutually beneficial, but the party with the lower cultivation gains the most.
Someone whose cultivation is higher than mine... perhaps only the Sea God Douluo Bo Saixi on the entire continent? Yu Qing's mouth twitched. Ask me to flirt with that hundred-year-old Grandmother-level Powerhouse? The difficulty coefficient is a bit too high!
He decided to be more realistic and prioritize searching for female Spirit Masters whose Aura of Luck was black.
Collecting his thoughts, Yu Qing sank his consciousness into his sea of consciousness and opened the two treasure chests in his System Backpack.
The [Primal Treasure Chest] radiating mysterious golden light and the slightly plain black dao companion treasure chest.
He rubbed his hands together and first picked up the black dao companion treasure chest.
"Ancestors bless me, System Great God show your power, give me some good stuff!" He prayed theatrically, then chose to open it.
[Ding! Opened Four-Star dao companion treasure chest. Congratulations, host, you have obtained: Water Moon Lotus Seeds x1 bag, Advanced Martial Soul 'Ice Jade Mantis' (Can be granted), Secret Technique "Blood Burning Meditation Method," Life Extension Pill x1 bottle (8 Medicinal Pill).]
Looking at the row of items that appeared before him, Yu Qing was slightly surprised.
He was extremely familiar with the Water Moon Lotus; it was the Spirit Beast source for his fourth spirit ring. Its Spirit Ability effect was excellent, capable of restoring mental force and stamina, and the first consumption could even permanently and significantly boost these two attributes.
He had also vaguely heard of the Ice Jade Mantis, a powerful Spirit Beast found in the Frozen Forest of the Extreme North. Its status was comparable to the Man Faced Demon Spider in the Star Dou Great Forest, but its Spirit had seemingly never appeared among human Spirit Masters.
The first two items were within his scope of knowledge, but the latter two were quite unfamiliar, clearly not common objects on the Douluo Continent.
He carefully read the introduction to the Blood Burning Meditation Method—it accelerates spirit power cultivation by burning vital energy and blood, and slightly enhances physique. The effect is significant before the Spirit Saint realm but marginal afterward. The side effect is that excessive cultivation might lead to depletion of vital energy and blood, or even blood flow reversal.
This side effect... is that even a problem for me? Yu Qing almost wanted to laugh three times. His First Soul Skill, "Vibrant Purple Sun Leaf," can instantly restore status, and his Fifth Soul Skill, "Endless Blue Silver Leaf," even has the effect of resurrection. After activating his Martial Soul True Body, he even possesses the Life Domain! In front of him, dying from depletion of vital energy and blood is difficult!
"Wonderful! This Cultivation Technique is practically tailor-made for Xiner and Ruyi!" He happily put away the secret technique, planning to teach it to The Two Women as soon as possible.
Next, he looked at the bottle of Life Extension Pills. The introduction was simple: limited to one pill per person, capable of increasing lifespan by up to one jiazi (sixty years).
"Let's test the effect." Yu Qing poured out a pill, the size of a longan and jade-white in color, and swallowed it without hesitation.
The pill melted upon entry, and a gentle warm current surged toward his limbs and bones. He immediately saw his lifespan limit jump from 450 years to 510 years!
"Exceptional effect!" He was ecstatic, but unfortunately, one person could only take one pill. There were still seven Medicinal Pill left in the bottle. "I'll save one each for Xiner and Ruyi, maybe I can even increase their favorability!"
After putting away the Medicinal Pill, his gaze turned to the [Primal Treasure Chest] radiating tempting golden light.
Taking a deep breath, he opened it directly.
However, after the golden light dissipated, what appeared before him was not the jeweled Divine Artifact he had imagined, but a strangely shaped machine nearly as tall as a person!
The machine was entirely black, with luxurious gilded patterns decorating the edges. On the front was a huge display screen, and beneath the screen was a bottomless circular opening.
"That's it?" Yu Qing was stunned, feeling a little disappointed. Did he use up all his good luck when absorbing the ultra-hundred thousand year spirit ring? A golden treasure chest only opened a machine?
But on second thought, anything produced by the System must be a masterpiece! He immediately focused his mind to read the machine's information.
[myriad synthesizer]
Just five short words, but they instantly made Yu Qing's breathing heavy!
The description made his heart race even faster: It can synthesize myriad things, including spirit rings, Spirit Bones, Spirits, Immortal Herb, Medicinal Pill, God Positions... After synthesis, it can greatly enhance the item's quality, age limit, and effect! When luck is explosive, it can even synthesize million-year spirit rings and spirit bones, God-level Martial Souls, ultimate immortal herbs, and even God King-level godhood seats!
"Holy crap! A Divine Artifact! This is the real Divine Artifact!" Yu Qing was so excited he almost shouted out loud.
Of course, synthesis is not without cost; it requires consuming a large amount of yin yang points. The higher the quality of the item, the more terrifying the consumption.
Yu Qing impatiently checked the points required for synthesis:
[Thousand-year spirit ring/Spirit Bone: 500— 5,000 points]
[ten-thousand-year spirit ring/Spirit Bone: 6,000— 20,000 points]
[hundred thousand year spirit ring/Spirit Bone: 25,000— 100,000 points]
[Fierce Beast spirit ring/Spirit Bone: 200,000— 800,000 points]
[Million-year spirit ring/Spirit Bone: 1,000,000 points]
[Low-level Martial Soul: 100— 999 points]
[Mid-level Martial Soul: 1,000— 9,999 points]
[Advanced Martial Soul: 10,000— 99,999 points]
[Top-tier Martial Soul (Ultimate Martial Soul): 100,000— 999,999 points]
[God-level Spirit: 1,000,000 points]
[third rank god position: 1,000,000— 3,000,000 points]
...[Note: The higher the points consumed, the better the quality of the synthesized item!]
When Yu Qing's gaze swept over the long string of zeros following "third rank god position," he suddenly felt a dull ache in his kidneys.
"Damn it! How long will I have to Dual Cultivate—until the Year of the Monkey and the Horse—to accumulate enough yin yang points to synthesize even the lowest-rank God Position?!" He couldn't help but curse under his breath, as if he could already see the scene of his future "hard labor."
The only thing that comforted him was that Dao Companions provided fixed yin yang points every day.
For example, Zi Ruyi, as a Four-Star Dao Companion, provides a base of 400 points daily; Spirit King cultivation adds 300 points; and a high favorability of 80 provides an extra 80% bonus ((400+300)*0.8=560 points)! In total, she can provide 1,260 yin yang points daily!
Duan Xin can provide about 1,100 points daily.
Calculating it, Yu Qing can receive over 2,400 yin yang points daily just by lying down!
"Hmm... looking at it this way, it doesn't seem so unacceptable after all." Yu Qing stroked his chin, his expression changing from sadness to joy. Although the burden on his kidneys was a bit heavy, for the Great Cause of Becoming A God... it was worth it!
He looked at The Two Women sleeping beside him, his eyes becoming increasingly gentle (and full of vigor).