Dual Cultivation System: My Cultivation Was Crippled, So I Rely on Intimacy to Level Up

Chapter 186: Overthinker Gao Feihuang: I Understand, I Understand It All!

A full 5 days had passed.

Zhou Kai remained trapped in the small attic pavilion. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to leave; he physically couldn’t.

The Restrictions sealing the Exploring Spring Flower Boat were incredibly powerful. Li Yunmian spent most of her time reclining lazily on the soft couch. Her eyes remained closed, her breathing long and slow, as if she were in a genuine, deep slumber.

She had absolutely no intention of letting Zhou Kai walk out that door.

The only interruption to this routine occurred every few hours. Li Yunmian’s jade-like fingers would twitch, fumbling to retrieve a Pill. Her sandalwood lips would part slightly, and she would swallow it directly.

The Pill was a lustrous, vibrant pink. It emitted a bizarre, exotic fragrance that mixed with her natural body scent, creating a decadent, intoxicating aura that made anyone who smelled it feel intensely restless and agitated.

Li Yunmian had casually spun a lie, claiming she didn’t know what kind of Pill she was taking and that the inherited Pill formula was in the hands of the alchemist.

Under the pretext of “researching a cure,” Zhou Kai examined the Pill thoroughly.

He had carefully observed and inhaled its scent, successfully identifying several of the Spirit Grasses used in its concoction. Having secretly formed a hypothesis, he scraped off a tiny bit of powder to taste.

Zhou Kai’s expression grew increasingly grim.

This Pill didn’t possess even a fraction of beautifying or youth-preserving effects. It was clearly…

He had previously studied the Pill formula inheritances of the Desire Wonder Palace. The description of one of their infamous Pills perfectly matched this little pink sphere: the Spring Tide Jade Playing Pill.

This Pill was a secret medicine used by the female cultivators of the Desire Wonder Palace to please their partners and secure favor. Upon ingestion, the body’s sensitivity would skyrocket to the extreme. Carnal desires would surge like spring tides, wave after wave, causing the user to intensely crave physical intimacy.

Not only that, but the user’s skin would naturally take on an alluring, rosy, and delicate hue, while a natural seductive charm would flow from their gaze.

If taken long-term, a faint, elusive aphrodisiac fragrance would seep into the very marrow of their bones. This scent alone was enough to make any nearby man lose control of his senses.

This was no poison at all!

There was absolutely no risk of her true essence reversing and killing her if she stopped taking it. On the contrary, this Pill’s medicinal properties were quite mild. Ordinary female cultivators would take one every two or three days just to add some spice to the bedroom.

But Li Yunmian?

She was popping one almost every two hours! To consume such an insane dosage, while making no effort to circulate her cultivation to refine the medicinal power, was basically letting the aphrodisiac accumulate into a ticking time bomb.

Zhou Kai could clearly foresee that it wouldn’t be long before she was completely devoured by her own endless desires.

Realizing this, Zhou Kai’s impression of Li Yunmian instantly plummeted to absolute zero.

What a waste of top-tier looks and a peerless figure, he thought.

So, her previous fragile, broken act was all a performance?

Just to satisfy her own carnal desires, she was acting this disgracefully behind the scenes!

The more Zhou Kai thought about it, the more degrading it felt. Women like this were a dime a dozen in the Exploring Spring Flower Boat.

“Master,” Zhou Kai said, breaking the silence in the room. His voice was completely devoid of emotion.

“This disciple has finished his examination. This object is called the Spring Tide Jade Playing Pill. It is not a potent poison, nor does it pose any life-threatening danger to you. It can be resolved simply by forcefully refining it with your great Spiritual Energy, or by using a high-grade Talisman to purify the heart and calm the spirit.”

The subtext was clear: Stop pretending. I’ve seen through your cheap trick. Let me leave.

On the soft couch, Li Yunmian’s long eyelashes trembled. She slowly opened those misty, seductive eyes. A flash of panic at being exposed flickered in her gaze, but it quickly melted into a deep, heavy disappointment.

He… he even knows the name of the Pill, yet he still refuses to touch me?

“All the methods that can be used… this Master has already tried them all,” she said, her voice dripping with resentment and grievance, acting as if Zhou Kai’s suggestion was the most unromantic thing in the world.

Zhou Kai sneered internally.

Still acting? Fine, don’t blame me for tearing off the mask.

His gaze shifted, landing on the dragon-patterned jade pendant lying on the floor. He forced a mask of “sincere” concern onto his face, bowed deeply, and said:

“Master, your current condition is unstable, and this disciple’s cultivation is too weak to be of any real help. However, I see the Spirit Qi radiating from this jade pendant is extraordinary. Its owner must surely be a great powerhouse.”

“Why don’t you invite him up to assist you? That would be far better than having this disciple linger here. If that Senior were to bump into me by chance, it might cause unnecessary misunderstandings.”

In his mind, the owner of this pendant had to be one of Li Yunmian’s secret lovers.

By directly pointing this out, surely she would care enough about her own face to let him leave, right?

Li Yunmian was initially taken aback, but she followed his gaze to the jade pendant. A mischievous amusement instantly filled her seductive eyes.

So that’s it. He actually thinks this Master is some fickle, promiscuous woman? He thinks this pendant belongs to some wild lover of mine? And he’s afraid of offending this non-existent Senior?

Originally, she had planned to slowly cultivate romantic feelings with Zhou Kai. But that was just a plan, and executing it was turning out to be incredibly tedious. She might as well just seduce him directly.

Fine. This Master will play along with your little drama to the end, just to see where your bottom line really is!

The flame that was about to die out in Li Yunmian’s heart instantly reignited.

Her red lips curved into a smirk. With her eyes as alluring as silk, she spoke in a tone that was both teasing and soothing:

“Don’t worry, my good disciple. He is the most magnanimous of men. He won’t mind.”

BOOM!

Zhou Kai’s brain felt like it had been struck by a divine thunderbolt. His entire body turned to stone.

What did she mean… he is the most magnanimous, he won’t mind?

What kind of outrageous, filthy words were these?!

Could it be that the owner of the pendant… actually enjoyed threesomes?!

Damn, they play this wild?!

Zhou Kai’s Adam’s apple bobbed hard. He forced a stiff smile onto his face, bowed, and said, “It seems this disciple was overthinking. Since that is the case, please, Master, quickly invite that Fellow Daoist up to take care of you. This disciple will take his leave now, so as not to disturb the two of you in your elegant enjoyment.”

“Alright,” Li Yunmian said. How could she possibly let him go now? She was finding this far too amusing.

With a half-smile in her seductive eyes, she glanced at Zhou Kai. “He is the most hospitable person. In a little while, the two of you can share a few drinks. Speaking of which, you two actually have a good relationship. You should have plenty to talk about.”

They know each other? They have a good relationship?!

Zhou Kai was dumbfounded. An absolutely absurd conjecture began to take shape in his mind.

Before he could react, Li Yunmian’s jade hand made a casual beckoning gesture. The dragon-patterned jade pendant flew up from the floor and landed in her palm.

A gentle gust of wind swept through the room, picking up the discarded clothes and debris, along with Li Yunmian herself, and pulling them all behind the heavy bed curtains of the inner room.

The beaded curtain fell with a soft tinkle, completely isolating the tea room from the bedroom. Only a lingering, intoxicating fragrance and a faint, ethereal voice transmission remained.

“The person you asked for is on his way. Disciple, you must enjoy yourself to the fullest.”

A moment later.

Creak—

The main door of the pavilion swung open.

A man strolled in leisurely. He was wearing an eye-catching, bright red robe, and his peach blossom eyes held a permanent, flirtatious smile.

Zhou Kai’s pupils contracted violently.

It was the guy who casually walked down the street with his arms wrapped around two beautiful maids, parading them for all to see… Gao Feihuang!

The owner of the Exploring Spring Flower Boat!

Zhou Kai’s brain completely crashed.

He stared at Gao Feihuang, who was walking in with a familiar, friendly smile. He thought about his wanton, dissolute Master behind the curtain. He looked at his own current situation.

Finally, a horrifying conclusion formed in his mind, making his scalp go completely numb.

That last phrase, enjoy yourself to the fullest…

A single, terrifying word exploded in Zhou Kai’s mind: Threesome?!

Zhou Kai felt physically ill.

“Well, if it isn’t Junior Brother Zhou?” Gao Feihuang’s peach blossom eyes widened slightly in surprise, before shifting into a knowing, conspiratorial smile. “Why didn’t you tell me you were coming here? Here to… visit?”

His tone was perfectly normal, but to Zhou Kai’s horrified ears, it was dripping with filthy subtext.

“Visit”? Is that some kind of brothel code word?!

Zhou Kai’s throat was parched. It took him several seconds to squeeze the words out through his clenched teeth. “Senior Brother… Gao.”

He had almost called the man “Senior Uncle Gao”!

Gao Feihuang didn’t notice Zhou Kai’s internal meltdown at all. He turned toward the beaded curtains of the bedroom and called out loudly, “Yunmian…”

Before he could utter the word “Elder,” Li Yunmian’s coquettish laughter drifted out from behind the curtain, cutting him off.

“Feihuang, for some reason, my disciple seems a bit reserved. He’s unable to let loose. I called you up here to persuade Zhou Kai, and to properly entertain him.”

“Persuade”? “Entertain”?!

Zhou Kai shuddered violently. Gao Feihuang had just called her “Yunmian.” It was so intimate. The evidence was irrefutable!

Hearing Li Yunmian’s request, Gao Feihuang blinked in surprise. Then, he turned to look at Zhou Kai, his peach blossom eyes glowing with an ambiguous light that screamed, Brother, I understand you.

So that was it!

Elder Yunmian had gone into battle and inadvertently fallen victim to the Desire Wonder Palace’s dirty tricks. Gao Feihuang knew that their demonic techniques burned away Spiritual Energy and were extremely difficult to suppress. Her hiding here was simply to avoid the Sect discovering her condition. Now that she could finally no longer suppress the poison, she had called her “good disciple” over to help, right?

Gao Feihuang’s overactive imagination instantly conjured up a forbidden, dramatic love story between a beautiful Master and her upright disciple, using the excuse of “detoxification” to engage in intimate relations.

I should open a special roleplay theme like this in the Exploring Spring Flower Boat, he mused.

Suppressing his business ideas, Gao Feihuang immediately put on an expression of total understanding. Without another word, he threw an arm around Zhou Kai’s shoulder and began leading him toward the stairs. With a wave of his large hand, the pavilion’s Restrictions flared to life, sealing the room.

“Junior Brother Zhou,” Gao Feihuang winked at Zhou Kai, using a tone that only “men of culture” would understand. “What are you afraid of? Senior Brother made a Heavenly Dao Great Oath a long time ago. What happens here is guaranteed to never reach the ears of a fourth person!”

Zhou Kai: “…”

You understand? You understand jack shit!

Gao Feihuang, completely convinced he had seen through everything, smiled even more flirtatiously.

“Since we both want to share the Elder’s worries, and you’re too reserved… come! Senior Brother has specially brewed good wine down here. I guarantee it will make you vigorous and mighty, and help you let go of all your reservations!”

That affectionate, bro-like posture. Those ambiguous, winking eyes. That horrifying phrase, we both want to share the Elder’s worries…

Zhou Kai completely lost it.

He violently shook off Gao Feihuang’s arm, his face twisted in horror, and screamed:

“Who the hell wants to be your fellow traveler!”