Chapter 250: Dual Cultivation, Rapid Progress

For modern people, intimate relations between men and women are nothing new.

Yet today’s situation caught Shui Miao somewhat off guard.

Still, he wasn’t too troubled—he knew the pretty nurse was after money, and since he had given her generous compensation, he didn’t feel particularly guilty. After all, it wasn’t his first time being intimate with a woman, and since they hadn’t fully united, he didn’t feel remorseful. Besides, it hadn’t been his intention. But upon reflection, Shui Miao found this unexpected encounter somewhat intriguing.

He was a man, a young and passionate man. It was natural for him to have such thoughts.

The hospital was quiet, and under the night sky, only the lights in the patient rooms remained on.

Shui Miao left directly, took the elevator down, and was nearly at the hospital’s main entrance when he suddenly saw a frail, slightly hunched old man slowly walking in through the gates. The old man stood still in the doorway, smiling at him.

This old man seemed to be a cultivator!

Shui Miao sensed with his spiritual awareness and discovered a pure current of Yin energy slowly circulating in the old man’s body.

“Young man, you’re finally awake,” the old man chuckled, stroking his beard. “I’m the doctor who helped treat you. My surname is Guigu. Pleased to meet you.”

The old man was very enthusiastic, stepping forward to shake Shui Miao’s hand.

Shui Miao hesitated slightly but, instinctively sensing the old man was not evil, extended his hand. However, as soon as their hands touched, he felt the old man’s hand was unusually cold. Before he could pull his hand back, the old man gripped his wrist tightly, took his pulse, and smiled slightly. “Good! Very good indeed. The union of Yin and Yang—truly wondrous. Without such a union, your soul body wouldn’t have recovered so quickly.”

Yin and Yang union, clearly referring to intimate relations between men and women.

“What exactly are you?” Shui Miao pulled his hand away and eyed the old man warily.

The old man smiled again slightly, then turned and walked toward the hospital entrance. “Come, come. Let’s go to my apothecary. Your soul body is seriously injured—I must tell you what you should be careful about and how to repair it. If you want to know, I can also teach you how to protect your soul body and dantian in the future.”

Clearly, this old man was no ordinary person!

Shui Miao hurried after him. “Elder, are you a cultivator? You look like a normal person, but why do you have the aura of a ghost?”

“I am a ghost by nature, so of course I have the aura of one. My name is Guigu. You can call me Doctor Guigu.” The old man spoke calmly, his tone low.

What a powerful ghost! He looked exactly like a living person. Shui Miao blinked his eyes. “Doctor Guigu, why are you here? Did Bai Jie ask you to save me?”

“Yes, that’s right, your Bai Jie,” Doctor Guigu nodded lightly. “But I didn’t save you for free—I require some medicinal herbs as payment. Your Bai Jie said you have them, so I decided to help you. Mending your soul cost me quite a few rare herbs.”

“No problem. I do have many herbs on me. Once we arrive at your apothecary, I’ll give them to you.” Shui Miao relaxed immediately, then asked curiously, “By the way, Doctor Guigu, why can’t I sense any ghosts nearby? Where have they all gone?”

“Haha, those ghosts were all driven away by your Bai Jie and others. I calculated that you and that young beauty would have intimate relations, so I had them do this. The reason is simple—your soul body must achieve balance between Yin and Yang to heal. Without such union, you wouldn’t recover quickly. Starting today, you must have intimate relations with women every day, and they must be different women. After forty-nine days of this, not only will your soul body heal, but it will also grow stronger. This is called the Dao of Dual Cultivation.” Doctor Guigu spoke in a calm tone, as if imparting sacred wisdom, even though the words themselves sounded rather scandalous.

“Dual Cultivation!”

Shui Miao awkwardly pursed his lips. “Doctor Guigu, is there any other way besides dual cultivation? After forty-nine days, won’t I become a stallion? Besides, I really don’t want to do this. Today was just a forced situation, it happened unintentionally…”

The road under the night sky was also quiet.

Doctor Guigu waved his hand. “Don’t think like that. Intimate relations between men and women are a sacred matter, not dirty or evil at all. If it were evil or dirty, wouldn’t humanity itself be a product of filth and evil? In fact, that’s a misunderstanding. However, asking you to cultivate with different women does indeed go against human ethics. But it is indeed the best way for dual cultivation. There is another method though—you can cultivate with a woman of high cultivation. That would be even more effective. If you can find a fairy, your cultivation will progress rapidly.”

“Progress rapidly!”

Shui Miao suddenly felt embarrassed. That phrase didn’t mean what he was thinking.

“Yes, progress rapidly,” Doctor Guigu repeated.

Shui Miao scratched his head, feeling somewhat awkward. Finding a fairy was beyond his ability, especially since he couldn’t go to the Immortal Realm for ten years. That suggestion was basically useless. However, finding a female ghost with strong cultivation might be possible… Shui Miao couldn’t help but think of Bai Feng. But he was already treating her like an older sister—surely he wouldn’t commit incest!

Damn it, I’m so damn stupid!

Led by Doctor Guigu’s words, he started thinking about things he shouldn’t. Shui Miao inwardly cursed himself.

At that moment, Doctor Guigu spoke again. “If you can’t find a fairy, a powerful ghost spirit would also work.”

“Please, Doctor Guigu, stop talking about this. I’d like to ask—how long would it take for my soul to heal if I just cultivate normally without dual cultivation? Also, you mentioned earlier that there is a method to protect the dantian. What is that method?”

“Tell me after we arrive at my apothecary and you give me the herbs.”

Doctor Guigu said indifferently, suddenly quickening his pace. Though he appeared to be walking slowly, his actual speed was faster than an electric scooter.

Seeing this, Shui Miao hurriedly followed, running after him.

After running for a while, Shui Miao started panting heavily, so he activated his immortal energy to help him run.

But as soon as the immortal energy flowed, a sharp, tearing pain shot from his lower abdomen, forcing him to stop immediately.

Defeating the city god Bai Yang had left him with such a serious consequence!

Only now did Shui Miao realize the severity of his condition, finally understanding why Doctor Guigu kept emphasizing dual cultivation.

The dull pain in his abdomen made him extremely annoyed.

Doctor Guigu had already run far ahead and disappeared from sight. Shui Miao could only slowly walk forward. This was a road leading to the countryside, with no vehicles in sight. If it weren’t for the gentle breeze, the chirping insects in the grass, and the pain in his abdomen, Shui Miao would have doubted whether he was in a dream. Such a quiet night, such a strange ghost doctor, and that previously inconceivable beautiful nurse—everything seemed too surreal.

“Whoosh!”

A gust of wind blew, and Doctor Guigu reappeared. Looking at Shui Miao, he shook his head. “Young man, now you understand how serious your injuries are. If your dantian weren’t so unusual, you would have already perished and become one with the universe. You were too foolish. As a cultivator, you must first see through all worldly matters. To you, women are lust; to me, they are medicine. You have medicine at your disposal but refuse to use it—aren’t you just tormenting yourself? Aren’t you a super Feng Shui master? A Feng Shui master should understand the Dao of nature, using natural forces to aid success. But what about you? You abandon the Dao of nature, act shortsightedly and recklessly. If you insist on clinging to your traditional views, let them be the death of you. Don’t come to me for treatment again.”

Clearly, Doctor Guigu was very displeased that Shui Miao hadn’t listened to him.

In truth, Doctor Guigu was experimenting on Shui Miao, testing his dual cultivation theory, hence his persuasive words.

Shui Miao didn’t respond. Instead, he sat down on the spot and began absorbing medicinal energy from the Holy Yuan Ring to heal his soul body.

Shui Miao wasn’t foolish—he wouldn’t blindly follow Doctor Guigu’s instructions.

Moreover, after his encounter with the beautiful nurse, he hadn’t noticed much improvement in his soul body.

Therefore, Shui Miao began to doubt Doctor Guigu.

Still, the medicine from the ring was truly miraculous. As soon as the medicinal energy entered his body, the pain in his abdomen eased significantly.

Seeing this, Doctor Guigu’s eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, “What medicine did you just use? Was it the Hun Ling Zhi from the Nine Underworlds, the Xue Po San from the Realm of Mara, and the Xu Hun Cao that grows deep in hell?”