Dual Cultivation God Returns

Chapter 258 The Third

As they woke up in the morning, they cuddled in the bed, as she felt the bliss of being in his embrace, and he relished the feeling of having her in his arms. 

"Hmm, you know, last night I had a strange feeling when I circulated the technique. I did not have the mind to do it the first time, but as we got to the third I finally did, and it felt so natural..."

She said with some puzzlement and he nodded with a pondering expression since he also noticed that as he circulated the Dual Extremes Infinite Union Art it almost resonated. Though he was surprised to hear that she did not circulate the technique during the first time since he felt the resonance of his technique immediately.

"Eh?"

She suddenly gasped and Wu Long looked at her with a raised eyebrow. His eyes then widened as he also could not believe what happened.

His cultivation rose to the 5th level while she broke through to the 1st level of Qi Manifestation Realm. Her rise was normal, even though it surprised her, since his Yang Qi was incredibly potent and he was above her in realms. However, his own rise in cultivation was too abnormal since she was lower than him in cultivation realms. She indeed had her Pure Yin Essence but even that should not have the capacity to advance him even one level, even if that was not a watershed level.

As he checked, he felt the bond that tied them together, but there was something different now, as he felt not only the blessing of her Yin Qi, but also a connection between his Yang Root and her Yin Root. His eyes widened and then a scripture resounded in his mind and Wu Mengqi sat up with a shocked expression as well.

'This is... the 3rd layer of Dual Extremes Infinite Union Art... the Union of Yin Yang Roots...'

Wu Long thought with astonishment. At the same time he could feel the connection to of all the others he had a bond with, an incredible feeling of unity binding them.

Normally when Dual Cultivators fought together as a pair, the reason they were stronger was because of the resonance between their Yin and Yang Qi. Wu Long and his women were constantly in that state even when they were apart thanks to the bond that resulted from the second layer. However, a connection between Yin and Yang Roots was something much more powerful, and deeper, as they could essentially constantly passively cultivate, though very slowly of course.

Wu Long never heard of a Dual Cultivation that went deeper than Yin and Yang Qi resonance. It was one thing to have that resonance be permanent. While it was incredible and wondrous, it was still within the bounds of what Dual Cultivation entailed, just much more profound. This, however, broke the normal convention of Dual Cultivation, going into uncharted territory.

Wu Long looked at Wu Mengqi who looked back with round eyes.

"W-Wu Long... what is this?"

"Umm, it is a little hard to explain, usually the feeling is a little more subtle but it seems we have stumbled upon an incredible lucky chance yesterday so it is more acute... but don't worry, it is a good thing, and I more or less expected it, just not this exactly. It would be easier to discuss with others since we have to figure it out"

Wu Long said while tracing his chin, still unsure of what exactly happened, and then smiled at her to reassure her and she gradually relaxed when she heard it was not something completely unexpected for him.

As they washed up and got clothed, they were met by others by the doors as Wu Mengqi turned red.

"I-is this some sort of initiation?"

She asked as she thought that they came to tease her but she soon saw their serious expressions and became silent as she felt that something big happened while they came inside and closed the door and Wu Long activated a new formation as talismans went out of his hands.

"Wu Long, what happened? We all felt..."

Ye Ling asked for all of them.

"It seems we have circulated the third layer, though I am not sure how it happened, which allowed me to comprehend it"

Wu Long nodded as he expected them to notice.

"I was hit with a sudden enlightenment and comprehended it as well, as did the others. It is incredible! A little while ago, we could not even perceive it existing"

Luo Mingyu said with her beautiful purple eyes brimming with excitement as Wu Long nodded with a smile.

"Wait, so this technique has three levels? I only perceived two when I was taught, and you told me you could not teach me the second layer"

Wu Mengqi asked and the rest nodded as they explained to her a little more of what they knew about the technique. They did not explain how it worked ahead of time since they were not sure if knowledge of it would affect the outcome, and since the second layer could not be taught and only comprehended when the bond was established, potentially missing that enlightenment could mean that she would never advance to the comprehension of the second layer.

So since they could not take that risk they decided that it was better to explain how the technique worked after the bond was established.

While the connection with Wi Mengqi was a bit more acute, the connection with the others was vague and hazy. 

"Hmm, just like we strengthened the bond of the second layer, it seems the bond of the third should be strengthened by cultivating"

Wu Long made an assumption and the beauties around him reddened, with only Shen Min and Hua Ziyan nodding without any change in expression. He did not yet know what were the exact benefits of the third layer but with Luo Mingyu it was only a matter of time before they achieved a new understanding of the technique.