Chương 73: Watching the Legendary Cultivation Furnace Plot First-hand.

While I was about to add a subsystem to that passerby, the situation between the weak cultivator and Young Master Song's group had worsened. Young Master Song stood before the Body Tempering realm cultivator and ordered his lackeys, "Cut off his arms and cripple his cultivation. Then throw him somewhere I can't see. As for this woman with the Full Moon Body, bring her to my temporary residence. I'll turn her into my cultivation furnace." When I heard it, I gasped. Holy shit! He said it!

The legendary cultivation furnace plot often seen in cultivation novels actually appears right in front of my eyes! First, I quickly checked the books I had stored to find the description of the Full Moon Body that Young Master Song mentioned. The Full Moon Body is a special constitution in the Cultivation World. Cultivators with a special constitution possess innate talent that ordinary cultivators lack. For example, the child of destiny with dual pupils should also have a special constitution related to the eyes.

But I haven't found the exact record specifying which special constitution it is. As for the Full Moon Body mentioned just now, it is a special constitution that enhances the effects of dual cultivation between a man and a woman. Honestly, I am speechless. What kind of crazy thing is this? I know what dual cultivation is. It's pretty much the same as the dual cultivation I read about in webnovels from my previous life.

The dual cultivation is a cultivation method that can only be practised during intercourse between men and women. It combines the qi pathways between two people to strengthen and speed up the process of refining qi, achieving the effect of 1+1 being greater than 2. This basically means that Yi Linyue girl can boost the effect of cultivation while having snu snu with her. When Ren Qingquan heard this, he asked me, 'System, is this cultivation furnace the same as the one I knew of?'

To answer Ren Qingquan's question, I quickly checked the books I had stored and found a description of a cultivation furnace that was very similar to the one in the novels I often read. In the Cultivation World, a cultivation furnace is a cultivator of the opposite sex who is forced to change their cultivation method to a special evil cultivation method.

Those who practise this method can have their cultivation and life force extracted during intercourse with the opposite sex, as long as the opposite sex uses a certain cultivation technique during intercourse. In simple terms, it's the disgusting thing known as r*pe. But with fancier wording and a worse ending. Once I found out, I replied to Ren Qingquan. [Yes.] When he heard my reply, Ren Qingquan planned to meddle. Although I expect this will cause some trouble, I agree with Ren Qingquan's decision.

In the Cultivation World, stealing, killing, annihilating your enemy's family, and being killed are fair game. But r*ping is definitely out of line. Ren Qingquan leapt and deployed his Super Duper Something Something Turtle Shield Technique. The defensive technique blocked Young Master Song's lackey from attacking the Body Tempering cultivator. Seeing Ren Qingquan appear out of nowhere, Young Master Song and his lackeys frowned.

I sensed Young Master Song had used a cultivation technique before his expression changed and he bowed to Ren Qingquan, "Greetings, senior." It seems Young Master Song has used some sort of cultivation technique to assess Ren Qingquan's cultivation realm. That's why his tone changed. But perhaps because Ren Qingquan looked a bit too young, or because he has some other backer, Young Master Song didn't wait for Ren Qingquan to answer and confidently continued, "I hope seniors don't intervene.

This is an internal matter of my Vermillion Lotus Sect."

"Woah, he talked as if he represented the Vermillion Lotus Sect. Does the Vermillion Lotus Sect often kidnap female cultivators as cultivation furnaces? Did your sect master know that disciples often act as if they're the sect master? Do you think your grandma owns the sect?" Ren Qingquan snarked, sneering like a third-rate villain. I wanna sigh. It seems Ren Qingquan got a bit confused about his role. Why are you acting like a third-rate villain while helping others?

The surrounding cultivators froze when they heard Ren Qingquan's snarky tone, and the surroundings turned silent. The Body Tempering realm cultivator next to Ren Qingquan is the first one to break the silence, "Ummm… senior. Young Master Song's grandma is indeed the Vermillion Lotus Sect's Sect Master." Ren Qingquan:... Young Master Song:... Body Tempering Realm cultivator:... The crying Yi Linyue:... Surrounding Spectators:... … Well, ain't this awkward. Did you know this story is from Royal Road?

Read the official version for free and support the author. As if time had frozen, the surroundings fell silent for a few minutes until a cultivator flew down and landed beside Young Master Song, frowning.

"What happened here!" From my [Scan], I saw that the newly arrived cultivator had already reached the Golden Core realm. Seeing a Golden Core realm cultivator flying, I suppose I'll need to remind Ren Qingquan to learn a flying technique as well. Flying is much faster than normal walking. Following the cultivator's appearance, the passerby I'd granted a subsystem once again shouted, "It's one of the Vermillion Lotus Sect's law enforcement!"

Young Master Song's expression turns sour when he sees the recently arrived Law Enforcement.

"Nothing happened here," Young Master Song curtly replied.

"I am no longer in the mood! Here, take back your woman!" He then violently shoved Yi Linyue, who stood next to him, towards the Body Tempering realm cultivator behind Ren Qingquan. At last, Young Master Song and his lackeys left the scene. The Vermillion Lotus Sect's law enforcement stood expressionless, watching Young Master Song flee, then looked at Ren Qingquan, especially at the Pure Wave Sect symbol on his uniform, before sighing.

After massaging his temple a few times, the cultivator shouted at the surrounding cultivators, "This is my only warning! Disperse now and stop causing commotion in the market! If there's a next time, don't blame me for being ruthless!" The surrounding cultivators, including Ren Qingquan, dispersed. Although I felt the situation ended anticlimactically, at least it's better than causing massive trouble from fighting against the grandson of the Vermilion Lotus Sect's Sect Master.

Once he left, Ren Qingquan went to buy some recent maps of the surrounding area and a few more items before leaving the market.

'System, using senior Acorn's maps and the newly bought map, please help me locate areas with few cultivators passing by but with many demon beasts at the Qi Refining Realm to the Golden Core Realm.' I used [Calculate] to process the data from the maps Ren Qingquan had bought, then showed Ren Qingquan a system map. On the system map, I've circled six spots that filled his request. I also added simple introductions about the advantages and disadvantages of the areas.

Ren Qingquan surveyed the area and muttered, "This Poisonous Snake Valley is definitely out. I'd rather die than be surrounded by snakes. The Insect Abyss is also a big no-no, for the same reason as the Poisonous Snake Valley. The Vermillion Plains, just from the name, is definitely closely related to the Vermillion Lotus Sect, so it's also a no. That only leaves the Ink Lake, the Hundred Miasma Swamp, and the Thorn Forest."

Ren Qingquan rubbed his chin before deciding to visit the Hundred Miasma Swamp first, simply because it's the closest to the Vermillion Lotus Sect's market and is also located near the Ink Lake. The three places Ren Qingquan chose formed a 'Y' shape, with the city at the centre, the Ink Lake and Hundred Miasma Swamp at the two top ends of the 'Y', and the Thorn Forest at the bottom end. Before he left, I reminded Ren Qingquan. [Host, System thinks it's better if you learn a flight technique before going.] At the Nascent Soul realm and above, cultivators can fly on their own. Meanwhile, at the Golden Core realm, it's possible for cultivators to learn a flight technique. Ren Qingquan agreed.

'Then, System, help me look for a suitable flight technique.' I rolled my non-existent eyes in exasperation. It seems this lazy bum is already used to throwing troublesome things at me. Still, I've guessed he'll do so and have already prepared a flight technique. [Ding! System suggested learning the Wind Escape Technique. It can be practised up to the Soul Formation realm, and at higher levels, it also has a stealth function that makes the user seem to merge with the surrounding winds, reducing agro while flying. Furthermore, System also thinks it can be combined with the Feather Step technique you've learned.] Ren Qingquan didn't immediately agree and asked something else instead: 'You have the function to combine techniques? Or do you mean I can use the Wind Escape and Feather Step concurrently to achieve a better effect?' [Both. If you use them concurrently, it'll place a burden on your mind and require much more focus to ensure that the qi circulation paths of both cultivation techniques don't collide. Meanwhile, as long as the System's [Calculate] is sufficient, it should be possible to combine several techniques into one, making it possible to use both techniques at once more smoothly.]'Alright, then help me combine both of those techniques.' [Ding! Combining techniques will take a long time and might result in a worse technique depending on the combined techniques and the amount of [Calculate]. Are you sure?]'Hmm? How much does it cost?' I contemplated how much I should fleece from Ren Qingquan.

My brain, or specifically, my [Calculate] ability, activated at full power until I finally decided on a suitable price. [The cost depends on the number of techniques combined and the technique's realm.] [For example, combining the Qi Refining Section of Feather Step Technique and Wind Escape Technique will cost 20 points. This also includes the price for learning the technique.] [The time it takes to combine techniques will also increase as the number of techniques combined rises. The chance of a side effect appearing will also increase as the number of techniques combined rises. But don't worry, System has a post-sale service to fix the side effect and ensure the combined technique is at least usable.] Ren Qingquan asked, 'Are there other techniques I can combine with those two techniques?'

[The Fire Escape, Earth Escape, Metal Escape, and Wood Escape, Water Escape, lightning Escape, Rain Escape, and other similarly named escape techniques should be able to be combined]'Then, look for more techniques that can be merged and combined with the Feather Step technique' [Wait a moment, System will count the amount of similar escape techniques stored in the library.] I checked the books I've scanned and found there are actually a lot of books with 'element+escape' as their title.

After removing some that are too repetitive and some that can only be practised until Foundation Building, I found exactly 9 'element+escape' techniques, including the wind escape, and five other techniques, such as Mountain Tunneling Technique, Mud Traversal Technique, and Shrink The Earth Into An Inch, that can probably complement some of those techniques. Including the Feather Step technique, there are fifteen techniques that can be combined into one.

[Do you wish to spend 150 points to combine the techniques' Qi Refining section?]'Yes.' [Please name the combined technique.] Ren Qingquan rubbed his chin and asked, 'How many techniques are combined into one? And, can you give me the list?' [15 techniques.] I also added a list of the techniques combined inside to Ren Qingquan. Soon, he decided on a name, 'Let's just call it Nine Element Escape Technique.] [Ding! You've consumed 150 points. Please wait patiently; this process might take several hours.' What? It took so long?!' Ren Qingquan's eyes widened when he saw the message, 'Somehow I feel like I've been duped. I thought it'll only take a few minutes, just like the skill learning function.' Ren Qingquan then decided to buy the Wind Escape technique first and raised it to the Golden Core level. I stopped trying to combine the techniques and helped Ren Qingquan learn the Wind Escape Technique first. [Ding! You've consumed 80 points to advance Wind Escape Technique to Golden Core Realm.] With the learned technique, Ren Qingquan rose into the sky. At first, he seemed a bit unstable, but slowly Ren Qingquan grasped the gist and began flying under my map's guidance while activating the Wind Escape Technique's stealth ability. Soon, he arrived at the Hundred Miasma Swamp. From the sky, Ren Qingquan saw the swamp stretching into the distance and frowned.' I think this place is unsuitable for my level-up plan.' The air above the swamp is filled with a dark, purplish-blue smoke that reeks of poison. If it were only that, Ren Qingquan might still go. But the swamp is actually filled with many leeches. On average, the leeches are about the size of a human thigh. There are even some that are as thick as a human waist and almost five metres long. The scene sends a tremor deep into his soul, and Ren Qingquan quickly flies away to his next destination, the Ink Lake.