“Could it be that these past few days, the eldest young master Mei has been researching nothing but this?” Bi Zhen smiled mischievously, “Actually coming to me for advice now?”
Mei Qing showed no sign of embarrassment: “You’re the expert. If not you, then who else should I consult? Stop fooling around. Do you have a solution or not?”
“I give up,” Bi Zhen rolled her eyes at Mei Qing. “You consider this a problem? Aren’t you experienced enough already? Just do it the way you always have.”
Mei Qing was delighted: “So you’re saying there’s no issue at all, no effect whatsoever? I can just do as I please, right?”
“There’s a huge issue! I’m your cultivation partner, yet you come asking me how to share intimate moments with your chamber maid? How could you say such a thing? Aren’t you afraid I’ll get jealous?” Bi Zhen’s expression was a mix of amusement and mock indignation.
“Bi Zhen, fellow cultivator,” Mei Qing’s expression turned solemn and sacred, “We must not consider ourselves as ordinary people. We must always remember we are cultivators, people with noble sentiments and aspirations, people who have transcended base desires. How could such a mundane and trivial behavior as jealousy ever be associated with you, the transcendent one? Even if I doubt everyone in the world, at least I should trust you!”
Bi Zhen was giggling at Mei Qing’s manner and speech: “Act strange all you want! Where do you get these weird phrases? Honestly, jealousy isn’t something I’d feel regarding your chamber maid. But don’t say I didn’t warn you—you’re currently at a cultivation stage where trying to enjoy intimate pleasures as you did before might prove difficult. To use your own words, even if you don’t care about your own health, at least care about your Cloud Girl, right? I get it—you’ve been neglecting her lately, and she must’ve been crying her eyes out. Did you spend half the night hugging her and calling her ‘my precious’ yesterday?”
Mei Qing’s solemn expression immediately melted like snow in spring: “You… how did you know what I said last night? Could it be that the Jinyiwei have spies in my house… or have you achieved the divine ear power?”
“Get lost!” Bi Zhen blushed, saying, “I knew it! You lecher, you always哄me the same way. I naturally assumed you’d treat your maid the same way! Who would eavesdrop on your conversations or be jealous of your women!”
Saying this, she stormed off in a huff, deliberately stomping hard on Mei Qing’s foot as she left, even twisting it a few times for emphasis.
“Ow, my goodness…” Mei Qing hopped up, clutching his foot in pain: “If you’re like this without being jealous, what would you be like if you were actually jealous—cut me off completely?”
That night… more precisely, in the early hours of the next morning, Mei Qing gently comforted the exhausted and guilt-ridden Duo Yun. After she fell asleep, he sat in meditation with a gloomy expression, welcoming yet another dawn.
No wonder Bi Zhen said it would be difficult to enjoy intimacy as before—it turned out that cultivating this technique would make one so vigorous that Duo Yun’s untrained body simply couldn’t handle it.
What’s seven times in one night? Now I’m the standard “once per night”—once at night, and that’s it…
Although Duo Yun was overjoyed that the young master suddenly wanted to be intimate, although her body, long deprived of affection, was as parched land thirsting for rain, although she wished to melt into Mei Qing’s passion… before Mei Qing’s powerful and enduring vigor, everything eventually crumbled like dry leaves before a storm.
Although in the end, Duo Yun was determined to give her all for just one night of happiness with him, Mei Qing, out of compassion, stopped himself from going further. This caused Duo Yun to blame herself for being so useless, tears welling up in her eyes. Mei Qing had to comfort her for quite some time before she finally stopped crying, and soon after, she drifted into a deep sleep.
No need to拍this time, Mei Qing thought gloomily.
(Translation: “No need to pose for a photo this time,” Mei Qing thought gloomily.)
“You’re terrible, just terrible!” Mei Qing indignantly accused Bi Zhen: “You knew all along, didn’t you? Hmph, still laughing! Well then, since I can’t go to others, since you’re right here, watch out—I’ll capture you later to relieve my frustration!”
“Come on then,” Bi Zhen fearlessly displayed her alluring charm, her eyes dreamy: “After all, I’m yours completely. If you want to proceed despite the risk of me failing my emotional tribulation and suffering a major loss in cultivation, then go ahead. In life I’m yours, in death I’m still yours…”
“Like I’d be afraid of you!” Mei Qing pounced like a hungry tiger, pinning the enchanting female cultivator onto the couch, his hands roaming wildly as he growled: “Just wait and see if you won’t beg for mercy!”
“I won’t, I won’t, I won’t… Ah…”
As usual, Bi Zhen, her clothes in disarray, lay in Mei Qing’s arms with a blush on her face, continuing to enlighten Mei Qing on cultivation knowledge.
Contrary to Mei Qing’s imagination, cultivation does not view intimate relations as a dire threat, nor does it hold the belief that one must be a virgin to cultivate. In fact, the attitude is quite open-minded.
As the saying goes, “Old men should not practice martial arts, and young men should not refine dān.” Unless one possesses extraordinary blessings or has inherited secret techniques, many cultivators only begin their journey of cultivation after reaching adulthood. The most crucial factor is that refining dān is ultimately a cultivation of temperament. By that age, most people have already experienced and witnessed the countless temptations and splendor of life, making it easier for their temperament cultivation to become balanced and serene.
The saying “young men, full of vigor, must beware of lust” holds true. For young cultivators, the temptation of lust is the hardest to overcome. The more one remains untouched by such experiences, the more difficult the temptation becomes to resist. Even if one can feign restraint on the surface and control one’s words and actions, the heart demons cannot be forcibly expelled. Therefore, those who have already experienced such things are less likely to be tempted and lose their true selves.
Of course, this doesn’t mean that cultivation encourages indulgence in lust. Although cultivation does not forbid desire, it still requires moderation in intimate matters. For beginners whose bodies are already weak, they must first use methods to replenish their vitality before they can properly begin foundational cultivation. Only after physical training is successful, as long as one doesn’t indulge excessively, intimate pleasures do not harm cultivation. If done properly, they can even enhance one’s cultivation.
But someone like Mei Qing, a highly accomplished cultivator, already had a strong essence and solid body. If he wanted to be intimate with an ordinary woman who hadn’t cultivated, few could withstand his vigor. Especially now that he had already mastered the Rúshì Guān technique, a mere thought or intention could send his partner into ecstasy beyond imagination, making it even more impossible for any ordinary woman to endure.
“So, does that mean I can’t… with Duo Yun?” Mei Qing looked troubled.
“Not necessarily,” Bi Zhen smiled. “As long as you truly master the Rúshìguān technique, achieving perfect control and mental clarity, there naturally won’t be any problem. But right now, it’s still not possible.”
That evening when he returned home, Mei Qing learned that Duo Yun had been lying in bed all day, with Wu’er attending to her. When Mei Qing came back, not only was Duo Yun’s face buried in the quilt, even the little girl Wu’er had a red face.
Only Loyal Uncle was secretly delighted, happily celebrating alone outside.
The beautiful tomorrow still seemed far away. Mei Qing could only sigh, thinking he must work harder to accelerate both his progress in释注 and his cultivation. Two tasks, both must be handled firmly!
After a period of working day and night, Mei Qing felt that the two scrolls of “Shenxiao Zhen Jie” were now presentable. After all, these two scrolls mainly described the “principles” of the Shenxiao Thunder Technique, which were relatively easier compared to the actual cultivation methods. The “Five Thunder Correct Method of Qi Cultivation” had already been mostly deciphered, though the several techniques following it remained difficult to fully interpret.
This wasn’t entirely Mei Qing’s fault for struggling with this part—their interpretations were difficult precisely because neither he nor Bi Zhen had ever learned genuine Daoist techniques. The reference materials Bi Zhen had gathered were all related to Daoist methods. With little reference to draw from, the annotations naturally became twice as hard, and progress couldn’t be rushed.
Shenxiao originally referred to the nine heavens, with Shenxiao being the highest. As the saying goes: “The lofty Shenxiao lies a hundred thousand li above the earth; accumulated clouds form the celestial realm, upheld by firm qi.” The Shenxiao Thunder Technique was said to be personally transmitted by the Yuan Shi Fa Wang of the Yuqing Holy Land in the Shenxiao realm—none other than Yuan Shi Tian Zun. The foundation of the Shenxiao Thunder Technique was the concept of the “Five Thunders.”
The Five Thunders did not simply refer to ordinary thunder but represented the thunder of the five elements: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. The reason they were called the Five Thunders rather than the Five Elements was because they used the qi of the five elements to summon the qi of heaven and earth, moving like thunder, thus earning the name Five Thunders.
“Drawing in the essence of the five qi, blending the generals of the Five Thunders; summoning the spirits of emptiness with my primordial spirit; combining my own body’s qi with the qi of emptiness; adding the steps of the Gang pattern and secret spells and talismans, manipulating the mechanisms of transformation, aligning with the talismanic covenants…” Bi Zhen’s beautiful eyebrows slightly furrowed as she softly read Mei Qing’s annotations on the Five Thunder Correct Method.
For a long time, Bi Zhen remained silent, her expression unusually solemn.
“No wonder the Shenxiao sect could stand alone at the peak—the refinement of such techniques is indeed wondrous beyond measure, yet the dangers involved are also extraordinary,” Bi Zhen finally murmured after deep thought.
“Unfortunately, you and I are probably unable to cultivate this technique,” Bi Zhen added with a touch of melancholy.
It turned out that the Shenxiao Thunder Technique was vastly different from the world’s conventional Daoist practices involving talismans (fu) and elixirs (dan). Instead, it combined both approaches, simultaneously refining elixirs and cultivating qi. This method involved drawing the essence of the sun and moon into one’s body—”the Five Elements originate from the two fundamental energies, which further differentiate into the Five Elements. A practitioner who can gather and direct the qi of the Five Elements into the Five Thunders will find the Thunder Deities dwelling within their own spirit, thereby uniting qi with qi, and spirit with spirit.” To integrate this qi into the body, the Shenxiao method was used to purify and condense the essence, shaping it into a丹 (elixir). The金丹 (Golden Elixir) served as the core of the Thunder Technique and as the foundation of Daoist cultivation.
If Mei Qing and Bi Zhen had acquired the Shenxiao Thunder Technique before beginning their cultivation, it would have been ideal to progress steadily. However, since both had already completed their丹 cultivation, how could they possibly abandon their current achievements to start over and re-cultivate the Shenxiao Thunder Technique? Even someone as accomplished as Zhang Liusun, the leader of the Xuan Sect, couldn’t reverse his cultivation path—how much less could the two of them?
“Even so, this technique is indeed remarkable. You should first work hard to decipher the remaining several Thunder techniques and Daoist arts before we decide further. Perhaps some of the practical applications might benefit us,” Bi Zhen said, trying to stay positive.
Mei Qing nodded. Before he could speak, suddenly they heard Mingjing’s startled voice from outside: “Young Lord Guo, please wait!”
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