Chapter 77: Will This Get Me Beaten?

After hearing the explanation, Ye Chen became even more interested in this dual cultivation technique. It wasn’t because of the act itself; Ye Chen wasn’t that kind of person. The main reason was that Ye Chen was well aware of his poor talent and knew that in order to speed up his cultivation progress, he needed to seize every opportunity.

Dual cultivation was different from normal training. It wouldn’t place an extra burden on his meridians. It could be combined with regular cultivation. Even if the cultivation increase from dual cultivation was only one-tenth of that from normal training, over a long period, it would save quite a bit of time.

Furthermore, Ye Chen realized that the system truly only recognized virgins. For example, after he had been with Lu Jing and Lin Ke’er last night, they no longer appeared on the system’s feedback list today. In a certain sense, they had already lost much of their value to him. Keeping them around would only serve the purpose of serving as attendants.

But with the dual cultivation technique, it was different. Even if it wasn’t recognized by the system, it could still have its benefits around Ye Chen. It wouldn’t be a complete waste. It was perfect.

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With this thought in mind, Ye Chen picked up the jade slip, and after receiving the vendor’s consent, he used his spiritual sense to scan the technique’s brief introduction:

“Extreme Joy Technique: Life is short, enjoy dual cultivation to the fullest! The joy is boundless! Once the technique is cultivated, it automatically activates when discussing Dao with a female cultivator, converting energy without requiring distraction. Both parties receive feedback. The higher the female cultivator’s cultivation level, the better the effect. Dual cultivation can be practiced for four hours each day. Beyond that, the conversion efficiency greatly decreases. When dual cultivating with a female cultivator of equal cultivation level, the efficiency is one-tenth of normal cultivation.”

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It really was just one-tenth. When calculated, it was equivalent to gaining an additional three days of cultivation every month. But this didn’t even account for the increase from pills used in regular cultivation. So those three days were essentially just one day.

If Ye Chen cultivated diligently every month, he’d gain only one extra day of cultivation progress. This efficiency? It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say it was nearly useless. Moreover, the effective time was only four hours per day. Who are they looking down on with such little time?

Ye Chen felt that this technique wasn’t worth it.

“The effect is too ordinary; it’s more of a consolation than anything useful. Ten middle-grade spirit stones, and I’ll take it.”

Ye Chen immediately bargained.

The vendor’s lips twitched upon hearing this.

“Senior Brother, you know how difficult it is to increase one’s cultivation. Any opportunity to improve, even if it’s just a little bit, should be seized. After all, one step slow means many steps slow. Ten middle-grade spirit stones won’t work. How about this? I’ll consider it a friendly gesture and offer it to you for ninety middle-grade spirit stones.”

Ye Chen curled his lips. “Since every little bit counts, why don’t you keep it for yourself then?”

The vendor, looking entirely justified, replied, “Because I don’t have a Dao partner! Look at me, I’m just a regular disciple. Every month, I have so few resources, how could I possibly find a Dao partner? If your Dao partner is out on a mission and finds it too difficult or is afraid, you’ll have to go along with them, right? If your Dao partner runs out of resources to cultivate, and you happen to have some, can you really bear to not share a little?

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“And if you have a child… that’s even more trouble. If the child has a spiritual root, you’ll need to provide resources. Finding a Dao partner only wastes time and resources. Only a fool would do that. I heard from a new disciple yesterday that his cousin is a simp, always thinking about finding a Dao partner. He’s sending all his pill resources, even giving away more valuable treasures. Now, that’s a real fool.”

Ye Chen couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

This guy was quite sharp. But the cousin he mentioned…. Why did Ye Chen feel so familiar with that story? Wasn’t that Ye Tian, the guy who couldn’t be bothered to properly cultivate in Green Cloud Sect and instead focused on spreading rumors about him? Next time he saw him, he’d give him a good thrashing.

…

This dual cultivation technique certainly had its unique benefits, but it was too minimal in terms of actual cultivation improvement. It was the kind of thing low-level cultivators couldn’t afford, and high-level cultivators wouldn’t care for.

The vendor had probably been stuck with it for a long time, and on top of that, Ye Chen’s identity as a direct disciple likely made him eager to form connections. In the end, they settled on a price of fifty middle-grade spirit stones, and the deal was made.

After the transaction was completed, Ye Chen walked back with a pleasant mood. The technique’s efficiency was indeed a bit lacking, but what about after the system feedback? This might just turn into something useful.