Peach Blossom Dual Cultivation

“Master, this is the only outfit I have, so I can only wear this,” Xiao Xi said, showing no discomfort about her revealing attire. She looked around at Zhou Lang’s dormitory and murmured to herself, “The spiritual energy in the outside world is so thin. No wonder your physical condition was so poor before.”

“Ahem, Xiao Xi, this is a boys’ dormitory. Girls aren’t supposed to be here. You should go back into the coin,” Zhou Lang said, feeling a headache coming on. It seemed that Xiao Xi had been asleep inside the coin for hundreds of years, as her thinking was completely out of sync with his.

“I noticed that you were browsing the Dual Cultivation Manual and seemed to have many questions. I came out to help you understand,” Xiao Xi said with a sweet smile.

“Stop calling me ‘Master’ and all that. My name is Zhou Lang. You can just call me by my name. If you keep being so formal, it will feel too distant,” Zhou Lang replied, feeling a bit uncomfortable with Xiao Xi’s excessive respect.

“Then I’ll call you Brother Lang,” Xiaoxi nodded obediently.

“I’m very interested in the techniques in the ‘Dual Cultivation Manual,’ but the problem is I have no foundation. According to the book, I can’t learn them without sufficient cultivation. Do you have any solutions?”

Zhou Lang asked urgently. After being humiliated by Ye Qianqian and Nie Yuanxiong, he realized that a man must be strong to live with dignity. Now that such an opportunity was in front of him, he didn’t want to miss it.

“Brother Lang, you don’t need to worry about that at all. Do you remember when I cleansed your body last night? You’re now beyond the realm of martial arts and have stepped into the ‘Qi Refining Stage,'” Xiao Xi explained with a smile.

“What? My strength has already surpassed the levels of Martial Apprentice, Martial Artist, Master, and Grandmaster, and I’ve directly entered the ‘Qi Refining Stage’?”

Zhou Lang was thrilled. Damn, a master in the Qi Refining Stage could already be considered a cultivator.

“That’s right. But Brother Lang, you haven’t yet mastered the cultivation techniques. Once you familiarize yourself with them, you’ll not only be able to learn the martial arts and medical skills within the manual, but you’ll also be able to draw talismans for abilities like clairvoyance, invisibility, and more,” Xiao Xi said.

“Xiao Xi, let’s go back into the coin and start cultivating,” Zhou Lang said eagerly.

“Brother Lang, now that you’ve recognized the coin as your own, you just need to recite this incantation and, with a single thought, you can enter the ‘Heaven and Earth Palace,'” Xiao Xi said, raising her jade-like hand as a mystical incantation entered Zhou Lang’s mind.

In just a moment, Zhou Lang mastered the incantation and, together with Xiao Xi, entered the coin, arriving at an ancient, elegant mansion.

“This place is huge, at least a thousand square meters,” Zhou Lang marveled as he explored the area. Then, recalling something Xiao Xi had said earlier, he asked, “Xiao Xi, is this place called ‘Heaven and Earth Palace’?”

“That’s right. Your ancestor named it that. A small coin contains a vast world, hence the name ‘Heaven and Earth Palace,'” Xiao Xi explained.

…

Zhou Lang then began to practice the cultivation techniques and martial arts from the manual, with Xiao Xi by his side, guiding him. Xiao Xi’s cultivation level seemed very high, and she could explain any confusion Zhou Lang had with just a few words.

However, she seemed completely unaware of the concept of propriety between men and women. When demonstrating martial arts, her short robe couldn’t cover her body properly, but she didn’t mind at all. The sight of her graceful curves, her rounded hips, and even the view between her legs were all fully visible to Zhou Lang.

At first, Zhou Lang found it difficult to focus, but when he reminded himself that he needed to become strong and avenge his humiliation, he forced himself to concentrate. Half an hour later, Zhou Lang was completely immersed in the world of martial arts.

Time flew by, and before he knew it, it was already 3 PM. Zhou Lang had not only mastered the cultivation techniques, but he had also become highly proficient in several martial arts styles. He could now confidently say that yesterday, he had been just an ordinary college student, but today, he had become a martial artist who had surpassed the Grandmaster level and stepped into the Qi Refining Stage. He just lacked experience.

“Xiao Xi, with my current level, can I start making talismans?”

Zhou Lang asked after finishing his training.

“Making talismans requires a large amount of true energy, and your true energy is not yet abundant enough. You can only learn the method for making talismans for now. It may take six months to a few years for your true energy to be sufficient for making them,” Xiao Xi explained.

“I see,” Zhou Lang said, feeling a bit disappointed.

“But the old master, that is, your ancestor, left behind some talismans. If you need them, you can use them for now,” Xiao Xi’s next words brought excitement back to Zhou Lang.

“Take me to see them quickly,” Zhou Lang said, overjoyed.

Xiao Xi led Zhou Lang to a study room with a large wooden desk covered with yellow paper, along with brushes and cinnabar ink.

Eventually, Zhou Lang found five talismans each for clairvoyance, invisibility, and phasing through walls.

“With this clairvoyance talisman, I can see any beauty I want. Ye Qianqian, there are plenty of beauties in the world. Losing you is just losing one leaf, but I’ll gain an entire forest,” Zhou Lang thought, his mood improving as he said to Xiao Xi, “Let’s end today’s training. I need to go out to eat and head to work.”

“Brother Lang, what does ‘work’ mean?”

Xiao Xi asked, puzzled. Her thinking seemed to be stuck a few hundred years in the past, making her confused about concepts that even a three-year-old would understand.

“Work means going to do something to earn money to buy food and clothes, to support yourself,” Zhou Lang explained after thinking for a moment.

“Brother Lang, you no longer fear the cold now. When your cultivation is high enough, you won’t need food either, as you can absorb spiritual energy instead. By then, you won’t need to work,” Xiao Xi said.

“Xiao Xi, what level are you at?”

Zhou Lang asked. He had read the entire ‘Dual Cultivation Manual’ and knew that there were many levels for cultivators, with the Qi Refining Stage being followed by the Foundation Establishment Stage, the Golden Core Stage, and many more.

“I’m currently at the Foundation Establishment Stage,” Xiao Xi answered.

Then, with a single thought, Zhou Lang exited the ‘Heaven and Earth Palace’ in the ancient copper coin and returned to his dormitory.

He ate a bowl of noodles at a small noodle shop outside the school, then rode his bike to ‘Lover’s Bar,’ where he worked as a waiter during the summer break.

…

‘Lover’s Bar’ officially opened at 5 PM, and when Zhou Lang arrived at the bar, it was only 4:15 PM. However, many of the bar’s employees had already gathered, chatting around the bar counter.

Most of the staff at ‘Lover’s Bar’ were young men and women. Aside from the manager, Zhang Deyuan, and the floor supervisor, Cao Yushan, who were in their thirties, the other employees were mostly between eighteen and twenty-five.

Among the floor staff and waiters, there were seven or eight attractive girls, all dressed provocatively, making them the objects of interest for the male employees.

But today, none of them were the center of attention. Instead, all eyes were on a tall, blonde, blue-eyed foreign woman who overshadowed everyone else.

The foreign woman, about twenty-five years old, was wearing a simple white T-shirt and a black miniskirt, with crystal-high heels on her feet. Her beauty outshone everyone else.

Her skirt was very short, barely covering her hips, making her long, slender legs even more striking.

“Why is there a foreign woman here? Her figure rivals Xiao Xi’s,” Zhou Lang thought as soon as he entered the bar, captivated by the foreign woman.

“Everyone, my name is Ivanova. I’m the new bartender. How about we play a game together?”

Before Zhou Lang could reach the bar counter, the foreign woman spoke. Her Chinese was surprisingly fluent.

“What game do you want to play, Miss Ivanova? I’m the first to join,” said a young man with a buzz cut, eager to please. He was also a waiter at the bar, and his eyes were constantly darting over Ivanova’s fiery figure.

“Let’s see if you can guess the color of my underwear today. The man who guesses correctly can enjoy ten minutes of blissful time with me,” Ivanova said, winking playfully.

Foreign women are open, Zhou Lang thought. With her words, not only were the male waiters excited, but even Manager Zhang Deyuan and Supervisor Cao Yushan, both middle-aged men, almost had nosebleeds.