Dual Cultivation God Returns

Chapter 730: Saturated Dantian



The small ledge on the side of the rocky mountain was unrecognizable to how it was before, as soft and comfy sofas were placed in a semi-circle facing the view, the pleasurable sound of Zither filling the surroundings along with the delicious smell of barbecue wafting in the air.

Wu Long sat in the company of his beauties, enjoying this peaceful time.

Fen Baihu and Yuanfen of course, but also Madam Liang, Hong Yue, Gong Liwei and Cai Yin were all present. After all, all of them had good relationships with the Dao Family members, and thus were often invited to spend time with them.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

As the main part of the meal was over and everyone began talking in smaller or bigger groups, Gong Liwei went up to Wu Long.

"Um, can I have a bit of your time, Daoist Wu?", she asked with a bit of reluctance.

"Certainly", he nodded with his usual smile, his open hand stretching out to the side, inviting her to sit down instead of standing. There was space left empty on the sofa as only Yu Huan who made tea for him and Sui Luxiao were sitting on his sides at this moment. It was precisely the timing she aimed for to approach him.

However, it seemed Gong Liwei was too preoccupied thinking of what she was about to say to register that invitation to sit, remaining standing.

"I... I realize that it might be shameful of me, but I wanted to know if I could ask for your help once more... i-if need be I can help with the work you are doing and-...", she spoke first hesitantly, but after her request left her lips, words flowed like a waterfall, trying to explain that she wasn't asking to help her for free.

"Fairy Gong Liwei, you don't have to be so flustered, I'm actually happy you took my advice from last time to seek help when you need it", Wu Long interrupted that flow of words and spoke in a calm and soothing manner, gesturing her to the empty spot once again, which she took this time.

He knew that she had plenty of doubts in approaching him. In fact she likely delayed it over and over again, and by the time she reached her limit, he was unavailable instead, busy with matters outside of Fen Baihu's mystic realm.

But it wasn't like he could approach her on his own, since he already did that once, and doing that any further would have created a less than desirable dynamic in their relationship going forward. She had to come to him on her own this time.

Just taking that step and approaching him was already enough, so he made a step to meet her in the middle with a friendly attitude.

"I've received your help multiple times already, and I still haven't repaid any of it. And yet, it seems I have to ask for your help again", she sighed, and then spoke in a clear voice, looking him in the eyes without turning away to hide from the shame and embarrassment she felt.

His eyes glinted at that sight.

'Fascinating... She's obviously still embarrassed about asking for help, and thinks of herself as being brazen to do it in her situation of being already indebted, but her tone is firm and her gaze is straightforward', he thought examining that expression, 'I see... this is her way of showing sincerity...'

It was true that Gong Liwei was still hesitant to speak. Reluctance, and doubts if this was right of her to do, gripping her as each word left her mouth. This would normally result in a broken or reluctant speech pattern.

But her way of showing sincerity was to not show all that instead. She only showed her hesitation outwardly before approaching and in the initial exchange. But after he said it was fine, she felt that if she was still acting reluctant despite him explicitly stating she was welcome to ask for help it would be insincere. That she would be acting pitiful in order to make it easier for herself to bear the shame of asking.

Instead she bore that shame head on, intentionally making eye contact to not escape that feeling.

'As I thought, she's interesting', he smiled.

This way of going head first into something once she made a decision also reminded him of their meeting. Not to mention that this decisiveness bordering on recklessness was a common trait for both sisters, one that he liked in Gong Cui.

"You're stuck in your cultivation again, I see... Hmm, even with that technique it only took you so far huh...", Wu Long then nodded as his eyes flashed with profound patterns, seeing for himself the results of her cultivation with the technique he gave her last time in the Fantian Kingdom's mansion.

Talent, aptitude and cultivation were unpredictable, and there were times when a cultivation technique that should have propelled someone to great heights just does not work for no apparent reason, while a lower level technique is effective.

And the type of cultivation also showed different results for different people, just like even with Wu Long's dismal cultivation talent he was still able to advance, albeit slower than average, with Dual Cultivation instead of any of the other paths and how Feng Yi was able to make dramatic leaps in her cultivation ever since switching to Archery Cultivation.

Some aptitudes were easier to notice, as was the case with Feng Yi, but there were also cases like Wu Long, who was struggling with seemingly no way out before trying Dual Cultivation as the main cultivation path.

Gong Liwei seemed to fall in the second case, where even after Wu Long personally picked out a technique for her, it was only partially effective.

'Her cultivation definitely rose, moving from being dead in its tracks, but then stopped abruptly again, just a step away from Mortal Transcendence Realm...', he analyzed the results.

"I am confident that I cultivated that technique in the correct way", she nodded with confidence, "I can demonstrate"

"I would like to see, though I trust you did everything right. What I want to know is what's the issue", he nodded and she did the same in reply, taking out a cultivation mat and sitting in a lotus pose.

A pair of eyes, with pale gray - bordering on light blue - irises watched this scene from a bit away. Cai Yin, who was in company of Wu Mengqi, Shen Min, Luo Mingyu and Song Lingfei, was closely paying attention ever since the conversation of Wu Long and Gong Liwei reached

her ears.

She was also hesitating whether to ask him for help, though in her case she was not exactly stuck in her cultivation. Rather, if she just continued to diligently cultivate she would

smoothly advance.

She was just anxious.

She had yet to bring any benefits despite joining the Sect quite some time ago. And even now as things started moving along, and the Eternal Duality Valley was preparing for making actions, her cultivation was still in the Nine Mortal Realms, insufficient to be moving around in the Boundless Profound World. Thus, in her mind, she was not able to prove her worth, and

earn her place.

At the same time, she was here as someone from outside, not like Gong Liwei who was a blood relative, a sister, of one of Wu Long's women.

At most Cai Yin was Shen Min's benefactor once, and now good friends with the ladies she was talking to at the moment. But she did not feel like that warranted the way she was treated as part of the inner circle, just like Gong Liwei didn't think that just being Gong Cui's sister was enough for her to receive help from Wu Long. So to her, her entire presence here lacked

certainty.

Wu Long naturally felt that gaze, but intentionally played ignorant, his reason being similar

with Gong Liwei.

He understood himself enough to know he was at least attracted to both Gong Liwei and Cai Yin, and the more time he spent with either of them the more he liked what he saw.

After all, he could be generous and benevolent with people he wasn't interested in, but the way he treated the two, along with everyone currently here who was not part of the Dao Family, was clearly preferential.

That was the reason that out of all the beautiful women in the Three Continents, of which there were plenty, they were here with him and his Dao Family.

Out of all of them only Madam Liang noticed that was the case and knew the reason, but she had her own circumstances going on, while Hong Yue was still struggling with trust issues.

Yuanfen was a big mystery even to him, and she could not manifest her true personality at this time, so he had no choice but to wait, and his relationship with Fen Baihu was already slowly

progressing.

With both Gong Liwei and Cai Yin, he could not be aggressive in his approach since they were in extremely vulnerable positions.

They wouldn't refuse him, but it did not mean they were ready for a relationship. Rather, they were far more likely to accept him out of a sense of gratitude and to an extent, obligation. They were both too preoccupied by those to see the attraction they showed to Wu Long, which was quite obvious to everyone else around them.

It didn't mean that it would be a permanent problem, and if he sought a casual relationship he might have initiated it already, but for the kind of relationships he wanted now, that was not

a healthy start.

'Hah, I'm surrounded by women I want, that are yet to be in my grasp, and yet unable to touch them or really make a move. What kind of situation is this?', he inwardly chuckled at the circumstances he found himself in.

In the time he was thinking, Gong Liwei had the opportunity to start the cultivation technique, and with a quick glance he understood that there were no problems to speak of. Everything was working as it should, and she truly did not make any mistakes.

But her cultivation refused to rise any further, the elaborate structure of Spiritual Qi made

with the technique first merging with her cultivation base, but after some time unable to sustain itself, crumbling and dissipating back into nature instead of being permanently added

to her cultivation base.

The expressions of Wei Lan, Cao Xiang, Sui Luxiao, Madam Liang, Lian Zhiqiu, Bi Rui, Yu Huan, and Nie Xiwang changed after observing that. They all recognized it from witnessing it many times over the course of their lives in other people.

They tried to hide it, some better than others, but there was a grim look in their eyes, since that phenomenon was something observed in those who reached the absolute peak potential

of their talent.

There was a point at which the rise in cultivation base slowed down, which was what Wei Lan, Cao Xiang, and to a lesser extent, Sui Luxiao experienced, and that was considered a sign of a cultivator reaching the end of their growth, and if the lowering of pace was a significant one many were considered a lost cause. At this point in time people were forced to retire from being a Disciple in Sects and Academies.

But it was sometimes a false sign, since a change in technique, switching cultivation path, or

consuming some natural treasure, among other methods, was often able to push one forward past that and allow them to once again move forward, just like it did for the three beauties mentioned. Which was why many of those who left their Sects didn't give up, clinging onto hope and continuing to search for a way.

However, for the majority, even after doing that, after their cultivation progressed for some time, there was an actual point where even that hope was lost. A point of no return.

It was called a Saturated Dantian, since a practitioner's cultivation base became like a cup that was filled to the brim with liquid and could no longer accept anything no matter what.

Gong Liwei was already practicing a high quality technique hand-picked for her, and that seemingly matched her, so there was no mistaking it.

She stopped cultivating after a bit, sensing the slightly dark atmosphere around.

Gong Cui who stopped playing her Zither shortly after her sister approached Wu Long nervously gulped, sensing something wrong as well.

"I guess, it really is... that...", Gong Liwei sighed as she opened her eyes, her gaze turned

slightly down. Her tone was that of being in a daze rather than shock. She did not have to look around to know what the reaction that made the place so silent was.

Somewhere in her head she already knew it, but it still did not quite fit in her mind until now.

And even though she was subconsciously already mentally preparing herself for it, the news still struck her hard, even if she appeared calm on the outside.

However,

"Seriously, I thought that was the case, and I already told you this once, but you really remind

me of my early cultivation days", Wu Long's words caused everyone to halt and widen their

eyes.

They heard Wu Long had trouble cultivating, but they never heard he had actually experienced a Saturated Dantian.