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

Chapter 225: Plotting to Awaken the Beauties’ Physiques, The Brother-in-Law Arrives with a Spear!

“Leaving aside Fang Lizhe and the thirty-year deadline… what about you? Why has your Cicada Shell Body failed to condense for over a decade?”

Li Youci’s gaze flickered. She sighed. “The great war at Crouching Tiger Mountain delayed me for years. This secret art is inherently profound. Furthermore…”

She paused, a trace of helplessness coloring her tone. “I am a living being, yet I cultivate a Ghost Path method. There is always friction between my soul and my flesh. To achieve perfect fusion, I need another three or four years of water-grinding effort.”

Zhou Kai’s heart stirred.

He pondered for a moment, selecting his words carefully.

“Youci. Since breaking through to Golden Core, the Creation Qi within me has purified. It has gained a… miraculous resonance.”

“I can feel it vibrating with my Five Elements Spirit Roots, scrubbing them, tuning them to the frequency of Heaven and Earth.”

“I have a hypothesis. My Creation Qi could act as a bridge, welding the gap between your soul and flesh. It could force your Potential to fully unlock.”

“Mm?” Li Youci looked up.

Zhou Kai gazed deep into her eyes. “It seems capable of helping a cultivator Awaken their most compatible Physique.”

Shock flashed through Li Youci’s beautiful eyes.

She sat up, her ink-black hair cascading like a waterfall. “Ancient texts claim the Creation Spirit Yang Body can elevate Spirit Root quality. I have experienced this firsthand—my Fire Root has indeed reached Heavenly Grade. But as for cleansing the Dao Foundation… could it truly force an Awakening?”

“It is highly probable,” Zhou Kai nodded, seamlessly fabricating a lie. “Li Lanyin’s physique was dormant; her absorption rate was mediocre. But after I… irrigated her with Creation Qi, she Awakened. Her cultivation speed is now terrifying.”

“I suspect this is the hidden function of my body.”

“Then… what must I do?” she asked softly.

The smile on Zhou Kai’s lips didn’t waver. He didn’t answer verbally. Instead, he extended a hand. A wisp of warm, moist energy spiraled around his fingertip. He moved it slowly toward her Dantian, then paused mid-air, his expression thoughtful.

“However… the consumption is severe. My cultivation has only just stabilized. I fear I cannot sustain the output… unless I find a way to properly ‘replenish’ myself.”

As he spoke, his gaze wandered over her body with deliberate, heated intent.

Li Youci turned crimson. The flush spread from her ears down her snow-white neck.

Her eyes widened. “Zhou Kai! We are an old married couple, and you still play these games? It is only because I… have little experience with men. If it were anyone else, I would have slapped them to death!”

Her voice grew smaller with every word, her bravado collapsing.

Zhou Kai leaned in, whispering into her ear. “Be good. I want to try…”

BOOM!

Li Youci felt a wave of heat explode from her scalp to her soles.

This scoundrel! Lecher! Shameless!

She wanted to curse. She wanted to strike him. But her body had melted into a puddle of spring water. She couldn’t even lift a finger.

Following that night, Li Youci announced Secluded Cultivation.

Zhou Kai watched the System Panel notification float in his vision, his lips curving upward.

[System Panel]

Name: Li Youci

Physique: Blue Fall Ash Soul Body (Activating…)

“Blue Fall Ash Soul Body…” Zhou Kai murmured.

As expected. The System auto-matched the optimal build.

Judging by the name, it was a dual-attribute physique of Flame and Soul. An extremely domineering combat build.

Once activated, combined with the Cicada Shell Body, the Myriad Soul Banner, and the Dark Cloud Soul Chasing Sedan… her True Body would burn the heavens with Netherfire, while her Ghost Body froze souls with Soulfire.

Within the same realm… aside from Shen Hanyi, who could stop her?

“Fine. She is my wife. If she is strong, I benefit.” Zhou Kai rubbed his temples, though a prickly sense of male pride nagged at him. “But always being suppressed by my women… is irritating.”

He recalled Shen Hanyi asking who would win in a same-level fight. The Sword Fairy had clearly been sparing his dignity.

Zhou Kai planned to invest Physique Points in only four people. Li Youci provided double points naturally; once Awakened, that multiplier would hit 10x, matching Shen Hanyi.

Then there were Chen Ziyi and Lin Zhiwei, who farmed Vitality and Divine Sense points. Once he stockpiled a million points, he would upgrade his own Creation Spirit Yang Body.

As for Shen Hanyi, her physique had already evolved once—from Innate Stainless Sword Embryo to Suppress Demon Return to Ruins Sword Embryo.

Zhou Kai had checked the cost to upgrade her further: 5,000,000 points. Since her physique could scale with her cultivation naturally, he would save the points.

He checked his own stats.

[Zhou Kai]

Cultivation: Golden Core First Layer (572/290,000)

Vitality: Viscera Refining First Layer (458/270,000)

A sharp light flashed in his eyes. “First, I will Awaken Wang Qiaoqiao. That secures a 5x multiplier for Spirit Root points. Once all my Five Elements roots hit Immortal Grade, with the combat multipliers… who is stronger and who is weaker will be an open question!”

Immortal Grade roots didn’t boost speed, but they massively amplified the power of Qi and Vitality.

But… was there a level beyond Immortal?

Zhou Kai flickered, vanishing from the spot.

Heavenly Craft Tower.

In the luxurious penthouse suite, sandalwood incense burned quietly.

The moment Zhou Kai entered, he was hit by a wave of resentment heavy enough to choke on.

Wang Qiaoqiao sat in a chair, arms crossed, face turned away. She wore a pout that could sour milk. She didn’t even glance at him.

“What is this? Who upset our Great Shopkeeper?” Zhou Kai walked over with a smile.

Wang Qiaoqiao glared at him, huffed loudly, and turned her head to the other side.

“Husband! You have the face to ask?!” She exploded like a firecracker. “You heartless man!”

“I worked like a dog for ten years managing this Tower! I haven’t even warmed the Spirit Stones in my pocket, and you want to gift the entire enterprise to the women of the Asking Star Sect?! I know you need to settle them, but that is my blood and sweat!”

Zhou Kai chuckled. “Since you obtained a Heavenly Grade Thunder Root, your guts have grown fat. You dare speak to me like this?”

“Of course!” Wang Qiaoqiao puffed out her chest, chin high with pride. “I am a Heavenly Grade genius now! My aptitude isn’t a hair inferior to that Eldest Miss of the Li Family! Given time, I, Wang Qiaoqiao, will be a Nascent Soul Grandmaster!”

“Silly girl. Ambition is good. But fighting and killing? Leave that to your Husband.”

“You are my most trusted vault. I want you in an absolutely safe location, building my empire, not risking your life in the trenches. Your safety is paramount.”

Wang Qiaoqiao’s anger deflated by half, but she held her ground. “So what? Is a shop run by a Nascent Soul Grandmaster the same as one run by a Foundation Establishment nobody?”

Zhou Kai laughed, pulling her into his lap.

“Alright, enough teasing. Shangqing City is a small pond. When we return to Calamity Abyss Valley, we will establish a Trade Federation. You will be the President. This Tower? Just a branch office.”

Hearing “Trade Federation,” Wang Qiaoqiao’s eyes lit up like spirit lamps.

But she frowned quickly. “Husband, you make it sound easy. The commerce in the Sect’s cities is monopolized by the Li, Song, and Yang families.”

“Even if we open in Li territory, we can’t bypass the Gao Family. When the Gao brothers come knocking for their cut, what will you do?”

“Oh? Our Qiaoqiao understands politics?”

“I always have. The cultivation world isn’t just swords.” She rolled her eyes. “So, Husband, you handle the Gao Family. The future Grandmaster Wang Qiaoqiao wants to run a continent-shaking mega-corp, not a mom-and-pop stall in the Three Watches Market!”

Her words jogged Zhou Kai’s memory.

“The Gao Family… speaking of which, Gao Feiyang has been abnormally quiet. Usually, he’s the first to sniff out drama. Since my breakthrough, I haven’t seen his shadow.”

Zhou Kai stroked his chin.

Wang Qiaoqiao poured him tea. “He hasn’t been idle. He sent people every day to ask if you were here. Why don’t you summon him?”

When Zhou Kai finally saw Gao Feiyang, he was startled.

“Who in Shangqing City has the balls to beat you like this?”

Gao Feiyang was wrapped like a mummy. Only his eyes, nose, and mouth were visible. His expression was one of total despair.

“Who else? The Eldest Miss.”

Zhou Kai raised an eyebrow. “Why?”

“I was hiding! I didn’t want to get involved!” Gao Feiyang wailed, his voice trembling.

“But the Eldest Miss dragged me out, told me everything about you two, and asked… asked what I would do.”

Zhou Kai felt a chill. “And?”

“I swore secrecy! Then I casually praised her, saying, ‘This act reveals your true nature; you are a woman of character, worthy of a hero like Brother Zhou’…”

Gao Feiyang choked back a sob. “Then she said she would let me personally experience her ‘true nature.’ And… here I am.”

Zhou Kai was speechless. That was peak Li Youci.

Then, his heart skipped a beat. He grabbed Gao Feiyang’s shoulder.

“You… didn’t tell the Young Master, did you?”

Gao Feiyang stammered. “Originally… absolutely not.”

“But the commotion you caused in the city was too big! The Young Master… he used a Sect Secret Art to message me directly! The pressure… I couldn’t hold it…”

Zhou Kai’s face went black.

Calamity Abyss Valley, Yantian Peak.

Inside the palace at the summit, the air was solid ice.

Li Qiwen stood motionless. In his hand, a communication jade token had just gone dark.

Crack.

The token disintegrated into powder, sifting through his fingers.

BOOM!!!

An indescribable, apocalyptic pressure detonated from his body. The palace shook violently, the protective talismans on the pillars screaming as they fractured.

Outside, the sky turned black. Clouds churned backward.

A massive pillar of water erupted from the mountain stream, shooting into the heavens like a geyser. Within the water, a vivid Dragon Shadow roared silently, thrashing the nine heavens into chaos.

“ZHOU! KAI!”

Two words, ground out through gritted teeth. They transformed into shockwaves of spiritual pressure, shattering rocks and forcing beasts to prostrate in terror.

“Su Xuan!”

“Gao Feihuang!”

Two figures materialized instantly, heads bowed, trembling like cicadas in winter.

“Go to Shangqing City. Bring that piece of trash named Zhou Kai back to me. ALIVE.”

As the command left his mouth, he hesitated.

If his sister fought to the death to protect him… they might hesitate. And there was Shen Hanyi—a formidable variable.

“No.”

Murderous light flooded his eyes.

“I will go myself!”

He transformed into a streak of cyan light, tearing the sky apart as he vanished over the horizon. The violent wake of his departure lingered for a long time.

Su Xuan and Gao Feihuang exchanged glances.

Su Xuan swallowed hard. “Do we… follow?”

Gao Feihuang wiped cold sweat from his brow. “We have to. If the Young Master actually kills him, the Eldest Miss will skin us alive. We need to be there to… deflect a blow or two.”

Su Xuan lowered his voice. “What is happening? How did Junior Brother Zhou offend him this badly?”

Gao Feihuang looked left and right, then whispered, “Junior Brother Zhou… and the Eldest Miss… are mutually attracted. Private… pledge… for life.”

“…”

Su Xuan was silent for ten full breaths. He looked at the horizon with pity. “That is a family matter. Shall we pretend we know nothing?”

“Whether due to Sect rules or the Eldest Miss’s face… Junior Brother Zhou will probably only lose his legs.”

“No, no, no.” Gao Feihuang suddenly grinned, the light of a man who loves drama returning to his eyes.

“Junior Brother Su, care to wager?”

“I bet he loses more than legs.”

He held up five fingers.

“I bet every bone in his limbs will be shattered. Plus every rib. Not a single one left intact!”