Chapter 101: The Nameless Dual Cultivation Technique!

Perhaps it was because Yang Ye had been unusually kind to them recently, always wearing a smile, that these people had forgotten about his achievements outside. Seeing more than a dozen corpses suddenly made the cultivators recall what kind of person Yang Ye truly was. For a moment, everyone fell silent like frightened cicadas.

As for Yang Ye, he didn’t take the matter to heart at all.

The Stone Tower still had fifty-seven floors remaining, each more difficult than the last.

Yang Ye was determined not to waste any more time. Early the next morning, he ordered his subordinates to move everything from the first floor up to the second.

The first floor was grounded but excessively damp and dark.

The second floor offered much better space.

“From now on, you all will live on the floor below, and the others should not be allowed in regularly,” Yang Ye instructed after settling in on the second floor.

“Rest assured, Ye Xun! From now on, this Stone Tower will be our territory,” Zhou Hun said with a smile.

Zhou Hun understood Yang Ye’s meaning clearly: no matter how many floors were climbed, outsiders would not be permitted to dwell inside the Stone Tower.

That minor incident earlier suddenly made Yang Ye realize he had been too generous to those people, to the point that he had forgotten his true role.

Of course, temptation played a part.

The reward on the first floor was a mountain-cleaving blade technique that didn’t really boost everyone’s combat power—so what about the second floor?

The reward technique must be even more powerful, right?

Besides, the rewards were not limited to a single jade talisman...

Yang Ye wasn’t the only one who suspected he was holding back. It was likely that more than half of the several hundred cultivators below had similar thoughts.

...

Two days later, Yang Ye led a group of subordinates and several hundred cultivators into the third floor.

The first floor was humans against beasts; the second was mechanical beings.

So the third floor was most likely the spirit race.

Although the Stone Tower’s checkpoints progressed from easy to difficult, this was designed to train Earth’s cultivators quickly, helping them understand the three most powerful races in the universe.

Yang Ye’s guess was correct—the third floor’s gate was indeed guarded by the spirit race.

The spirit race could be understood as ghost-like life forms.

But compared to the mythical ghosts and monsters, the spirit race was far more formidable.

They were formless and invisible, coming and going without a trace, moving unpredictably.

Moreover, they excelled in object manipulation!

They could infiltrate a stone and cause it to disassemble and reassemble into powerful human warriors or strange beasts.

Additionally, pure physical attacks were largely ineffective against them.

Despite these many advantages, their weakness was clear.

The spirits themselves lacked significant offensive power; they relied entirely on various objects to fight through.

Also, star energy inflicted severe damage on them.

...

Yet, despite such glaring weaknesses, within less than an hour, all but Yang Ye and Long Xiaoqing were eliminated.

Because in battle, it was extremely difficult to pinpoint their locations.

One moment, a spirit soldier controlled a petrified giant; the next moment, as your attack landed on the giant, the spirit soldier had already shifted to another boulder, vanished underground, or slipped into the foliage.

In the chaos of battle, amidst countless shattered stones, an inconspicuous fragment might already be possessed by a spirit soldier, transformed into a deadly blade...

Furthermore, spirits could invade a cultivator’s body. If the willpower was weak, the spirit could control or restrict the body.

To combat the spirits required sharp senses, lightning-fast speed, and formidable willpower!

Sharp senses and speed allowed one to evade surprise attacks and track spirit movements; strong willpower prevented possession.

Yang Ye possessed both, and, furthermore, he wielded a devastating weapon against the spirits.

That was the power of the black hole.

Upon entering this stage, Yang Ye discovered his black hole power was the bane of the spirit race.

The moment a spirit touched the black hole power, it instantly ‘melted’ away.

These were spirit soldiers simulated by the rune array; in reality, if a spirit encountered someone like Yang Ye, they would likely keep their distance immediately.

Thus, while this challenge was extremely difficult for others, it was exceptionally easy for Yang Ye.

Even the spirit general who appeared at the end was sucked into a vortex created by Yang Ye and dissolved without resistance.

...

“This stage was too eerie!”

“Yeah! Fighting felt so suffocating.”

“The spirit race really is like a ghost—impossible to guard against. My balls were actually crushed; I nearly passed out from the pain. Luckily, it wasn’t real.”

“There’s nothing you can do. If the exam involves the spirit race, what are we supposed to do?”

...

Outside the Stone Tower, the expelled cultivators all shook their heads in frustration, wearing troubled expressions.

Everyone felt their defeat was unbearably humiliating.

Some hadn’t even seen the spirits before being suddenly pierced by an underground spike.

The one whose balls were crushed had been caught off guard without any defense.

Spirit beings were everywhere, above and below.

Just as everyone wore worried frowns, the third floor flickered with a bright blue light.

Shortly after, Yang Ye descended, appearing before the crowd.

“This stage was far too simple! It has little training value. If the exam involves the spirit race, that would be perfect,” Yang Ye shook his head, looking somewhat unsatisfied.

After speaking, Yang Ye raised his hand and tossed a coal-like crystal about the size of a soccer ball to Nezha in the distance.

“This is... black rivet stone. If you incorporate this material into weapons, they can directly slay the spirit race.”

Nezha examined the black crystal and stroked his chin thoughtfully.

Yang Ye said calmly, “Nezha, use this to forge a batch of weapons—make thirty of them.”

Nezha nodded, “This crystal can make about thirty weapons. If diluted further, it won’t be very effective.”

With that, Nezha tucked the black rivet stone into his belly, and it vanished into thin air.

...

Soon, Yang Ye moved up to the third floor of the Stone Tower; Zhou Hun and his group settled on the second floor. The first floor was repurposed by Nezha as a laboratory and weapons workshop.

Nezha’s knowledge gained recognition among some cultivators over these days—some even became his disciples!

They were gathered on the first floor, learning weapon forging, rune knowledge, and more from Nezha.

...

Time flew by swiftly. In the blink of an eye, three years had passed.

By then, Yang Ye, Long Xiaoqing, and Zhou Hun’s team had already reached the thirtieth floor.

Only twenty-nine floors remained!

“Cultivators below the late stellar realm, do not enter this time the secret realm opens. Spread everything you’ve learned—the rune knowledge, cultivation techniques. Don’t keep anything to yourselves. You must understand, to make us Earthlings strong and stand firm in the universe, you alone are not enough…”

Before the secret realm opened, Yang Ye stood at the foot of the Stone Tower, addressing a group of cultivators.

“Yes!” the crowd replied in unison.

At this moment, no one dared to defy Yang Ye’s orders.

Most were also genuinely convinced by Yang Ye.

In these three years, thanks to Yang Ye’s presence, they had obtained things that most outside cultivators couldn’t even imagine.

Various exquisite star energy battle techniques, pill concoction methods, rune knowledge, and marvelous rune arrays...

After the secret realm opened, most people left.

Nezha stayed behind, while Yang Ye and Long Xiaoqing returned to Xiaking.

Though three years had passed, the outside world remained largely unchanged.

Ordinary people still lived their usual lives, and for cultivators, three years was too brief.

After staying two days at Sister Xia’s home in Xiaking, Yang Ye and Long Xiaoqing returned to the Dragon Palace.

“Young master, miss, this is the cultivation technique left by the master for you. Young master’s cultivation method is the front part, and miss’s is the reverse; be sure not to mix them up,” Butler Mu said upon arrival, handing Yang Ye a jade talisman with a warning.

Yang Ye took the talisman curiously and asked, “What cultivation technique is this?”

Butler Mu replied, “This technique is unnamed; it’s a dual cultivation method.”

Dual cultivation?

Long Xiaoqing’s eyes lit up at once.

She longed to engage in dual cultivation with Yang Ye.

Having absorbed most of an adult dragon’s power, Long Xiaoqing was now half an adult dragon and had awakened her desires.

Every time she helped Yang Ye in intimate ways, she couldn’t help but feel an irresistible itch.

Seeing Long Xiaoqing’s expression, Butler Mu said calmly, “Miss, this dual cultivation is not what you might think. Once you practice it with the young master, you’ll understand. It not only greatly enhances both your powers and deepens your bond, but also helps alleviate the torment on your flesh bodies.”

At this point, Butler Mu stopped speaking.