Chapter 2: Following Heaven is Easy, Defying Heaven is Hard

To cultivate, or not to cultivate—that was a dilemma.

However, Lu Yang stopped struggling over it very quickly.

Because he had absolutely no power to refuse. In broad daylight, under the clear sky, Yu Suzhen simply forced herself upon him!

“Hiss!” Lu Yang’s teeth trembled, and he struggled, saying, “Senior Sister, wait, at least let’s change to another place.”

“No need, just here!”

Lu Yang found himself utterly unable to refuse, and thinking of the Book of a Hundred Lifetimes as his backup, he simply lay down and stopped resisting.

In an instant, a fierce battle unfolded.

One was a true demonic witch of the Demon Sect, the other was a transmigrator dog hanging on for dear life.

After the time of one incense stick.

Yu Suzhen frowned discontentedly.

“Just this?”

“What a piece of trash.”

Yu Suzhen cursed angrily when she saw the situation: “You clearly have such a good-looking face, yet you hardly have any vital essence!”

“You can’t even last a moment. A pretty but useless small fry!”

As her voice fell, Lu Yang’s face instantly turned pale.

Immediately afterward, he realized that the little remaining Vital Essence he possessed was flowing entirely into Yu Suzhen’s body. His already thin and weak frame became even more withered and dried out.

[Ode of Yin-Yang Great Bliss].

The cultivation technique distributed during the assignment flashed through his mind. Lu Yang suddenly came to a realization.. the so-called test of the [Joyous Union Hall] was likely to force honorary disciples to compete against one another using the [Ode of Yin-Yang Great Bliss]. It was like raising venomous Gu insects in a jar. Only the one who survived to the end could ascend to become a formal disciple.

“Congratulations, Senior Sister Yu.”

At the same time, several honorary disciples walked over, their faces full of flattery. “After plundering the Vital Essence of this last one, Senior Sister should be able to refine Qi.”

“Once one refines Qi, they are no longer mortal!”

“We ask Senior Sister to look after us in the future. We are willing to serve at your beck and call…”

Watching this scene, Lu Yang suddenly laughed.

“Hehe…”

A drained piece of human dregs suddenly laughing immediately drew everyone’s attention. Yu Suzhen glanced at Lu Yang and said indifferently:

“Why is Junior Brother laughing?”

“I am laughing for you, Senior Sister,” Lu Yang said sincerely. “I was originally worried about Senior Sister’s health, but now it seems my worries were unfounded.”

“Worried about my health?” Yu Suzhen paused, stunned.

“Yes.” Speaking of this, Lu Yang sighed with emotion. “Junior Brother here was suffering from a venereal disease before entering the sect. Just now, Senior Sister was too hasty in her approach, and I didn’t have time to mention it. But since Senior Sister is about to reach the Qi Refining Realm, surely a trifling illness will be no problem for you, right?”

Yu Suzhen: “…”

[An exasperated Yu Suzhen beat you to death.]

[Current Residual Pages of The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes: 99]

[Restarting a life. You may choose one of the following rewards from your past life:]

[1. Treasure] [2. Cultivation Base] [3. Lifespan] [4. Forfeit all rewards and awaken a Talent based on your past life’s experiences.]

“Those whose names are called, step forward.”

Lu Yang opened his eyes and looked at the black-robed Daoist on the stage. Only then did he realize he had returned to the square where the disciples were assigned upon first entering the Primordial Saint Sect.

The experience just now had been undeniably real— the taste of the demoness was still vivid in his mind. Yet now, he had started over from the beginning. The past felt like an illusionary dream. This massive contrast left Lu Yang dazed for a while before he snapped back to reality. Amidst his emotion, he felt a secret delight—his [Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] was indeed a supreme treasure!

Steadying his mind, Lu Yang looked down at the options provided by the Book.

He skipped the first three options immediately. After all, he had been drained to death by Yu Suzhen before he could even formally begin cultivation. The only viable choice was the fourth one.

[Settling the experiences of your past life…]

[After plundering your Vital Essence, Yu Suzhen successfully broke through to the Qi Refining Realm. However, afflicted by a malignant disease that infected her True Qi, she was bedridden for several months and eventually died of severe illness.]

[Since ancient times, following Heaven is easy, but defying Heaven is hard.]

[Martial arts are no match for Divine Abilities; the gap between mortals and cultivators is greater than that between Heaven and Earth.]

[Yet, you entered the game with your own body, skillfully utilizing an Unorthodox Method to slay a cultivator with a mortal body. This can be called conquering Heaven by half a move. Even an act of defying Heaven is nothing more than this!]

[You have awakened the White Talent: Unorthodox Prodigy.]

[Unorthodox Prodigy: Your comprehension of Unorthodox Path cultivation techniques is extremely high. No cultivator of the same realm can plunder you.]

Immediately after, the glowing text on the panel changed.

[Name: Lu Yang] [Age: 18] [Cultivation: None] [Talent: Unorthodox Prodigy (White)] [Technique: Ode of Yin-Yang Great Bliss (Introductory)] [Divine Ability: None] [Treasure: None] [Book of a Hundred Lifetimes Pages: 99]

Lu Yang exhaled deeply. He felt a surge of Qi and blood rush straight to his Dantian. Instantly, his strength was replenished, and he felt as vigorous as a dragon or tiger. His originally frail body began to gradually recover.

“The illness… doesn’t seem to be cured, but I can hold on for much longer.”

Lu Yang carefully sensed his condition.

Aside from the physical recovery brought by the Talent, Lu Yang also gained significant insight into the [Ode of Yin-Yang Great Bliss] provided by the [Joyous Union Hall].

After all, compared to pure theory, practical combat experience was far more important—especially with the boost from his new talent.

Thereafter, the development of events did not change.

Because of his naturally handsome face, Lu Yang was still assigned to the [Joyous Union Hall], and he still met Yu Suzhen at the entrance, catching her eye immediately.

But this time, Lu Yang did not resist.

“What a marvelous Ode of Yin-Yang Great Bliss!”

This evil harvesting technique not only allowed harvesting of primal yin and yang but also could harvest knowledge — even experience from cultivation methods and divine abilities could be extracted!

Thinking of this, Lu Yang became even more diligent.

One day, two days, three days…

As time passed, Yu Suzhen’s expression gradually shifted from enjoyment to terror, and her previously flat lower abdomen slowly began to swell.

“Enough, enough! Stop for now!”

“I, I really can’t, ah!”

“I’m sorry, it’s my fault, please wait a moment…”

Turning a deaf ear to Yu Suzhen’s pleas, Lu Yang continued tirelessly to operate the Ode of Yin-Yang Great Bliss, his mind completely immersed in the joy brought by cultivation.

And during this process, he felt the existence of “Qi” for the first time.

This “Qi” was inside Yu Suzhen’s body, and if not for their closeness at this moment, Lu Yang might not even have sensed it.

“This thing should belong to me!”

Thinking of this, Lü Yang did not hesitate at all, immediately operating the Ode of Yin-Yang Great Bliss to forcibly extract all of the “Qi” from Yu Suzhen’s body.

“No!!!”

Almost at the same time, Yu Suzhen let out a miserable scream, then tilted her head to the side.

In the next second, Lu Yang felt his Essence, Spirit, and Qi merge with that singular strand of energy. Finally, with a thunderous internal tremor, it felt as if an invisible gate had been blasted open.

Lu Yang was instantly struck by a flash of enlightenment: “I’ve broken through!”

The union of Spirit and Qi is called “Qi Refining”!

As a veteran honorary disciple of the [Joyous Union Hall], Yu Suzhen had been only one step away from Qi Refining.

In the previous life, she sucked him dry, completed that final step, and successfully refined Qi. In this life, however, she suffered a backlash from him, and her years of accumulation were cheaply given to Lu Yang.

From this day forth, he was a cultivator at the First Layer of the Qi Refining Realm!

To break through in a single morning and advance to a formal disciple was a rise in status tantamount to ascending to the heavens in a single step. It seemed simple, yet countless honorary disciples had been barred from this step over countless years.

“What a delight. Senior Sister Yu, I probably won’t forget you for the rest of my life.”

Lu Yang stood up, looked at Yu Suzhen, who lay motionless and breathless on the ground, and couldn’t help but sigh with emotion.

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