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

Chapter 202: System, Are You Messing With Me? Where’s the Promised Overlord Body?!

No sooner had Mo Qianyuan’s words faded than an obnoxiously flamboyant voice echoed from outside the pavilion.

“Hahaha! Elder Yunmian, Senior Brother, Senior Sister—your beloved Feiyang has arrived!”

The man’s boisterous voice heralded his presence before his shadow even appeared. A blinding streak of sword light cleaved through the sky, crashing to a halt right at the pavilion entrance.

The corner of Mo Qianyuan’s mouth twitched. She turned her head away, refusing to even spare the newcomer a glance.

Gao Feiyang strode in with sweeping, confident steps. He immediately bowed deeply toward Li Yunmian. “Gao Feiyang pays his respects to Elder Yunmian!”

Li Yunmian didn’t even bother lifting his eyelids. He simply waved a dismissive hand. “Sit down.”

“Alrighty!”

Gao Feiyang then whirled around to face Zhou Kai and Mo Qianyuan, wiggling his eyebrows and flashing an exaggerated wink. “Senior Brother Zhou, Senior Sister Mo! A single day apart feels like three long autumns! Feiyang missed you two to death!”

Neither of them dignified his flirtatious nonsense with a response.

Unbothered by the cold shoulder, Gao Feiyang just chuckled shamelessly and took a seat opposite Mo Qianyuan.

With everyone finally present, Li Yunmian sat up a fraction straighter. He fished a Jade Slip out of his Storage Bag and tossed it onto the wooden table with a clatter.

“Sect order.”

Those two words were enough to wipe the playful grin off Gao Feiyang’s face. The atmosphere instantly shifted to a serious tone.

“Two matters,” Li Yunmian stated flatly. “First, open the medicine garden. Second, recruit disciples.”

A heavy silence fell over the meeting hall.

Zhou Kai picked up the Jade Slip, extending his Divine Sense into the jade. After a moment, his brows furrowed slightly.

Opening the medicine garden to let cultivators compete for the main ingredients of the Foundation Establishment Pill…

Zhou Kai was all too familiar with this tired routine. It was no different from the exact methods the Heavenly Spring Sect used back in the day.

To put it nicely, the Sect was offering a Fated Chance. In reality? It was crowd control. They offered an opportunity, but not a complete one. The major Sects maintained an iron grip on the main ingredients for Foundation Establishment Pills. For the bottom-feeding cultivators to climb the ranks, they either had to trade their lives in bloodbaths or possess enough talent to be accepted into a Sect.

Truly a difficult path.

“Master,” Zhou Kai said, setting the Jade Slip down. “Why are we opening the Sect gates to recruit disciples now?”

Li Yunmian let out a lazy yawn. “Why else? The fighting on the front lines is brutal. Casualties are mounting, especially among the early-stage Golden Core disciples. The losses are severe.”

Zhou Kai instantly understood.

To put it bluntly, they are conscripting laborers. Replenishing the cannon fodder for the meat grinder.

“Discuss the details amongst yourselves and give me a plan,” Li Yunmian said, thoroughly adopting the posture of a hands-off boss.

Gao Feiyang’s eyes lit up with predatory greed, and he was the first to speak.

“This is simple! First, we leak the news about the medicine garden opening, emphasizing that anyone can snatch the main ingredients for a Foundation Establishment Pill! That is a monumental temptation. I guarantee it will drive every cultivator in Shangqing City utterly insane! As for the timing, we set it for half a year from now. That gives the rumors enough time to ferment.”

Mo Qianyuan nodded, adding, “The disciple recruitment isn’t urgent. We can hold the trials right before the Sect’s grand vessel arrives. That way, we can conveniently ship the fresh blood straight to the front lines.”

Zhou Kai tapped his fingers rhythmically against the tabletop. He pondered for a moment before a sharp, calculating smile curled his lips.

“Just spreading the news is a waste of a golden opportunity. I propose we host a grand auction before the medicine garden opens.”

“An auction?” Mo Qianyuan and Gao Feiyang looked at him simultaneously.

“Yes,” Zhou Kai’s eyes gleamed with pragmatic shrewdness. “Think about it. At a life-and-death juncture like competing for the main ingredients of a Foundation Establishment Pill, what do cultivators need most?”

He didn’t wait for an answer. “Magical Artifacts, Pills, Talismans! As long as the wares are good enough, those desperate fools will gladly bankrupt themselves! The three of us can pool together some of our treasures, set the date for three months from now, and make a massive killing!”

Gao Feiyang slapped his thigh in sheer excitement.

“Senior Brother, brilliant insight! I have a few combat puppets collecting dust that I can offload! In fact, let’s not bother with realm or quota restrictions for this Spirit medicine garden. It’s too troublesome! Anyone wants to enter? Fine! We just charge an entrance fee. 100 Spirit Stones per person! We’ll make another fortune just at the gate!”

Li Yunmian struck the table, making the final decision. “Then it is settled. For the auction, the three of you will be present throughout to ensure no one causes trouble.”

“Yes!” the three of them chorused.

Gao Feiyang fanned himself, a smug grin on his face. “Leave the marketing to me. The Heavenly Craft Tower and the Qian Family have the widest networks. I guarantee the news will spread throughout Shangqing City and beyond overnight!”

With the plan set, Gao Feiyang rose to leave, but Zhou Kai grabbed his shoulder.

“Junior Brother Gao, hold on a moment.”

The two men stepped outside the pavilion. Zhou Kai got straight to the point. “Junior Brother, I need something. I wanted to see if you had any connections.”

“Senior Brother, just say the word!” Gao Feiyang thumped his chest.

“An Earth Crystal Stone.”

The flamboyant grin instantly froze on Gao Feiyang’s face. A second later, it was replaced by a look of profound, knowing amusement. He leaned in close, lowering his voice conspiratorially. “Senior Brother, you actually want one of those?”

He winked suggestively. “That is a family heirloom-level treasure! Could it be… Senior Brother is already planning to establish a family? It’s a bit early, but I suppose there’s no harm in preparing the nest!”

Zhou Kai was momentarily stunned.

Establish a family? He hadn’t thought that far ahead.

As the cultivation levels of the beauties around him rapidly advanced, the Spirit Rhyme emitted by his current Earth Crystal Stone was being stretched too thin. It was barely enough to nourish two or three people now. Stretching it any further was like trying to put out a cartload of burning firewood with a single cup of water—completely unsustainable.

However, Gao Feiyang’s misunderstanding sparked an idea. He didn’t need to build a literal family right now, but cultivating his own faction? That was a goal worth pursuing.

Zhou Kai went with the flow, adopting a look of profound foresight. “Of course. A wise man makes his moves early.”

Gao Feiyang smacked his lips. “Senior Brother, this won’t be easy to procure. It’s a heaven and earth treasure, a rarity meant for inheritance. You won’t find it on the open market.”

“If Junior Brother can help me secure it, not only will I pay the market price, but I promise you won’t suffer a loss.”

Zhou Kai sensed Gao Feiyang was holding out, so he dropped a heavy bargaining chip. “After I obliterate the Zhao Family, I’ll give you 20% of all their confiscated resources!”

“Senior Brother! What kind of talk is that?!”

Gao Feiyang grabbed Zhou Kai’s hands, his face the picture of righteous indignation. “Between us brothers, who counts such petty things? Talking about money wounds our bond! Leave this to me! Give me two months at most, and I’ll have news for you!”

With the wheels set in motion, Zhou Kai threw himself into intense preparation.

On one hand, he worked with Mo Qianyuan and Gao Feiyang to screen items for the auction. On the other, he worked extra diligently, having rigorous “exchanges” with his various Dao Companions to accumulate the points required for Li Lanyin’s physique Awakening.

Ten days later, he finally had enough!

Inside the bedroom, Li Lanyin sat on the edge of the bed, her face a mask of confusion. “Husband, you said today I…”

“I sensed some unusual fluctuations in the Qi within your body. I believe today is the day your dormant physique finally Awakens, so I brought you here to test it,” Zhou Kai interrupted, casually fabricating a profound-sounding excuse.

“Physique?” Li Lanyin blinked, thoroughly bewildered. “Husband, I was tested as a child. I possess no special physique.”

Zhou Kai smiled mysteriously. “Whether you do or not, we will find out today!”

With a mere thought, he summoned the System Panel.

System, activate Li Lanyin’s Nine Orifices Wind Spirit Body!

[Ding! Consuming 5000 physique points. Dao Companion Li Lanyin’s physique activation in progress…]

Instantly, the ambient Spirit Qi in the room, which had been flowing smoothly, turned violent.

Streaks of cyan air currents materialized out of thin air. Like living serpents, they howled and swirled madly around Li Lanyin! The gale force winds whipped the bedsheets into a frenzy, causing her garments to flap wildly.

Li Lanyin’s eyes widened in sheer astonishment. She could vividly feel the Spirit Qi—an energy that had previously been utterly indifferent to her—now surging into her limbs and bones with unprecedented fury!

The nine orifices within her body, like long-sealed floodgates, blasted open at this very moment!

“Try absorbing the Spirit Qi,” Zhou Kai murmured in her ear.

Li Lanyin subconsciously circulated her cultivation technique. A second later, she was dumbfounded.

The crushing stagnation that had plagued her cultivation for years vanished! The speed at which Spirit Qi flooded her meridians was at least ten times faster than before!

“This… this…” She was so overwhelmed with emotion she became incoherent, her voice trembling. “My cultivation… it’s finally normal!”

Zhou Kai chuckled softly. “Not normal, my dear. You now far surpass ordinary people. Focus and truly feel your new physique.”

[Ding! Dao Companion Li Lanyin’s panel has been updated!]

[Li Lanyin] [Physique: Nine Orifices Wind Spirit Body] [Comprehension: 1000] [Point Type: Physique] [Points Provided: 100]

Activating her physique had directly increased her point yield by fivefold!

Zhou Kai nodded in deep satisfaction.

The cultivation technique he had selected for Li Lanyin wasn’t a top-tier art, but it was incredibly safe and allowed for lightning-fast advancement. The points required for it were also well within his control.

This was his grand strategy: push his inner circle onto the Golden Core path as fast as possible. As for supreme combat power and foundational density—there would be plenty of time in the future to switch them to profound techniques or even Heavenly Scriptures.

Looking at the physique column on Li Lanyin’s panel, a sudden thought struck Zhou Kai.

Is this the only way to use physique points?

Curious, he tentatively allocated a single physique point into Li Lanyin’s panel.

[Ding! Point addition successful!]

On Li Lanyin’s panel, the physique column quietly shifted.

[Physique: Nine Orifices Wind Spirit Body (1)]

What does this mean? Physiques can be upgraded?

Zhou Kai tapped the faint plus sign next to the number. A line of small text materialized.

[Consume physique points to advance Nine Orifices Wind Spirit Body?]

Cost: 1,000,000 points.

Zhou Kai silently closed the panel. He did the math in his head. Even if he did absolutely nothing else and just ruthlessly plowed the fields with Li Lanyin every single day, it would take him five and a half years to harvest enough points…

Forget it, forget it. That’s a project for the future.

But a far more important question burned in Zhou Kai’s mind.

If I have enough points, can anyone Awaken a physique? Including… myself?

Zhou Kai pulled up his own panel. He still had 3320 Universal Points.

Let’s try it!

He began dumping his Universal Points into his own physique, one hundred at a time!

When he hit the 1000-point mark, the numerical value vanished, replaced by a line of glowing text.

[Physique: Creation Spirit Yang Body (Not Activated)]

Creation Spirit Yang Body?

He froze. He stood there, utterly stunned, for the time it takes an incense stick to burn.

He glanced at Li Lanyin, who was still lost in the ecstatic trance of her breakthrough, then immediately phased into the adjacent quiet room. The instant the heavy stone door slammed shut, he layered several sound-isolating Restrictions over the room.

Once the seal was tight, he could no longer hold it in.

A roar of suppressed fury erupted from Zhou Kai’s throat.

“System! Are you fucking messing with me?! I used the ‘Yang Body’ as a bullshit cover story for my stamina, and you fucking made it real?!”

“I already have you, and I have the ‘Profound Canon’! What the hell do I need a dual-cultivation physique for?!”

“Where is my amplified combat power?! Where is my world-destroying, earth-shattering might?! Look at the protagonists next door! They get the Primordial Sacred Body! The Heaven-Dominating Overlord Body! They punch stars into smithereens! And you give me this?!”

“Do you really have to make me so weak I can’t even beat my own wives within the same realm?!”