I Reloaded the Save File! [Transmigration] - Chapter 65

Mo Xiao understood what Wuyi meant. A cultivation method that could accelerate the speed of two people beyond cultivating alone was, one hundred percent, a Dual Cultivation technique.

“When dual cultivating, make sure your mind is clear of distractions,” Mo Xiao emphasized, looking at the innocent expression on Zuo Wuyi’s face. She had good reason to suspect that the other party was faking innocence and that what she was thinking was definitely not purely about the technical dual cultivation of the cultivation method.

“That’s simple. We just need to calm each other’s minds first, and then we can be free of distractions,” Zuo Wuyi said earnestly. She wasn’t holding back; she just thought cultivating face-to-face with Mo Xiao for ten years would be too dull. Cultivation should be balanced with relaxation.

Mo Xiao raised an eyebrow. Counting the time, Zuo Wuyi was already an adult. “Are you sure you want to calm your mind?”

“Mhm. You must have quite a lot of things in your storage ring, right? We’ll just simply build a house here and decorate it a little,” Zuo Wuyi said.

Sleeping under the stars was too much of a challenge, so a house was a necessity.

Mo Xiao couldn’t help but smile when she heard this. “Alright, let’s build a house.” If Zuo Wuyi hadn’t mentioned it, Mo Xiao would have felt indifferent, but once she did, it inevitably sparked her own thoughts in that regard.

Building a house was not difficult for the two of them, but after the basic structure was completed, Zuo Wuyi had new ideas.

If there were no accidents, this house would be occupied for several years. How could it be built casually? It had to be exquisite.

Mo Xiao offered no objection, directly handing her storage ring to Zuo Wuyi. She could take whatever she needed.

In this way, the house that was originally planned to be completed in three days was painstakingly built for nearly a month under Zuo Wuyi’s strict demands.

The two had initially planned a small wooden cabin, but the actual finished product was a very delicate and perfect courtyard, covering almost an mu (about 666 square meters) of land.

The preparation work was complete. Next was the actual business.

After many years, the two were initially a little clumsy. Both were exploring and familiarizing themselves with the process. However, the clumsiness in their actions did not affect their already rich theoretical experience.

Although the location was different, and even the world’s structure was different, certain physical characteristics remained unchanged.

Satisfied and thorough—this word could aptly describe the process.

Both were at the Nascent Soul stage of cultivation, their bodies much better than ordinary people’s. If Mo Xiao’s rationality hadn’t stayed online, Zuo Wuyi probably would have dragged her on for much longer.

After addressing the needs of a certain aspect, the two entered the true exploration phase. After all, the operation methods of demonic energy and spiritual energy were somewhat different, making dual cultivation under these conditions slightly difficult.

Zuo Wuyi’s internal demonic energy was quite overbearing. Any spiritual energy that entered her body was consumed in one breath, regardless of its quality. When it was time to contribute demonic energy, it became stingy, taking a long time to convert just a tiny bit of spiritual energy.

“How about I also become a demon? The cultivation speed will be much faster that way,” Mo Xiao couldn’t stand it anymore. This speed was slower than her cultivating alone.

Zuo Wuyi was also silent. She hadn’t expected the demonic energy to be this way, being so petty even toward Mo Xiao.

“You don’t have a demonic meridian. If you want to become a demon, the process will be quite…” Zuo Wuyi pondered her wording. Generally, becoming a demon only happened when one had no other path or was disillusioned with the cultivation world.

“Simple. You just directly transfer the demonic energy to me, without conversion,” Mo Xiao said. “I’ll just let the demonic energy corrupt my meridians.”

“It will be very painful. Are you sure?” Zuo Wuyi was worried. “Maybe forget it. How about we cultivate separately so you don’t have to become a demon?”

“It’s fine. Just do as I say. If both of us advance to the Spirit Transformation stage, even if the Dao Seeking Sect’s Old Ancestor emerges from seclusion, we can still run away together,” Mo Xiao had no scruples. If Zuo Wuyi could become a demon, she naturally could too.

“Alright,” Zuo Wuyi understood Mo Xiao’s personality. Since she said this, she must have prepared for it.

Taking a deep breath and slowly exhaling, Zuo Wuyi controlled the demonic energy in her body. She first transferred a tiny bit. Finding that Mo Xiao had no reaction, she tentatively sped up the process bit by bit.

Is the corruption by demonic energy painful? Honestly, Mo Xiao didn’t feel much discomfort. Compared to her previous tribulation crossing, the demonic energy devouring her meridians was merely child’s play. After all, when she advanced to the Integration stage, her entire network of meridians was broken and healed, only to be broken and healed again dozens of times before the final body tempering was completed.

Three hours passed quickly. The abundant spiritual energy in Mo Xiao’s body had completely changed. Her meridians were now entirely filled with dense demonic energy. If measured by total volume, the demonic energy in Mo Xiao’s body was exactly twice that of Zuo Wuyi’s.

“How is it? Are your meridians damaged?” After transferring the demonic energy into Mo Xiao’s body, Zuo Wuyi had been observing Mo Xiao’s condition.

Apart from her skin turning a shade paler, Zuo Wuyi could clearly feel that Mo Xiao’s entire demeanor had changed. Especially during the conversion process, it almost made her instinctively raise her guard.

Mo Xiao exhaled a breath of turbid air. “No. I feel much stronger than before.”

Once Mo Xiao adapted to the circulation of demonic energy in her body, they resumed dual cultivation.

Indeed, the conduction and conversion between demonic energy and demonic energy were extremely smooth. With the combined effort of both, even with the added process of one using demonic energy to consume spiritual energy, the efficiency of their cultivation doubled.

After the surrounding spiritual energy was repeatedly emptied and replenished, Mo Xiao and Zuo Wuyi’s cultivation levels also rapidly increased. Each time they finished cultivating, they could clearly feel the barrier expanding.

Although there were changes in day and night in the Secret Realm, there were no changes in seasons. The two stayed in the Secret Realm for four years. By the middle of the fifth year, Mo Xiao sensed the opportunity for a breakthrough.

“The lightning tribulation is coming. Wuyi, you should hide far away first,” Mo Xiao said, taking out her Life-Bound Sword and looking up at the dark clouds above.

Generally speaking, lightning tribulations wouldn’t occur in the Secret Realm. However, Mo Xiao’s situation was special. In over four years, besides dual cultivating, she had polished her Dao of the Sword to the extreme.

If not for the concern that her body couldn’t withstand the power of the Dao of the Sword, she could have directly crossed the Spirit Transformation stage and reached the Integration stage. Her overly abnormal talent directly caused the lightning tribulation to ignore the Secret Realm’s barrier.

Zuo Wuyi said nothing, quickly retreating outside the range of the tribulation, lest she increase the difficulty for Mo Xiao.

Mo Xiao was able to reach the half-step Ascension stage in her previous life, and she definitely could in this one. This was just a lightning tribulation for advancing to the Spirit Transformation stage. She was confident Mo Xiao could do it.

Zuo Wuyi tried hard to comfort herself, but seeing the thick, multi-meter-wide celestial lightning strike down, her heart still clenched. After all, the Heavenly Dao was much stricter on demons, and the corresponding lightning tribulation would be far fiercer than for ordinary human cultivators.

Compared to Zuo Wuyi, who was extremely worried outside, Mo Xiao, who was being struck by the lightning, felt nothing much.

The lightning tribulation was merely a means of body tempering for her. Especially after becoming a demon, relying on the perverse devouring power of the demonic energy, she even absorbed a portion of the celestial lightning, using it to temper her Life-Bound Sword and let it be imbued with the aura of celestial lightning.

After about half an hour, the dark clouds gathered in the sky completely dispersed. The original barrier in the Secret Realm also ceased to exist, replaced by a small island floating right in the center.

“Are you okay?” Zuo Wuyi ignored the floating island and immediately rushed to Mo Xiao’s side.

“Nothing is wrong, except that my outer robe is a little damaged,” Mo Xiao said, immediately taking off the damaged robe and instantly changing into a new one.

“That’s it?” Zuo Wuyi was a little unconvinced. Although she believed in Mo Xiao, the lightning tribulation for the Spirit Transformation stage only ruined one piece of clothing?

“What else? Do you want me to be injured?” Mo Xiao retorted.

Zuo Wuyi didn’t answer. She immediately reached out, grabbed Mo Xiao’s hand, and transferred her demonic energy inside. She only let go after a while.

“Could it be that the power of the lightning tribulation is weaker inside the Secret Realm?” Zuo Wuyi muttered softly, then said, “That floating island up there, do you want to go take a look?”

Mo Xiao glanced up. Her intuition told her that the island was definitely where the inheritance resided.

“No rush. Wait until you successfully reach the Spirit Transformation stage, then you can go up and see,” Mo Xiao said. “My Dao of the Sword is complete. The inheritance up there is of no use to me.”

Zuo Wuyi hesitated. “But my cultivation was achieved by cheating with the demonic meridian. I’ve only comprehended a little sword intent.”

“That’s why you need to go see it even more,” Mo Xiao said seriously. “The Dao of the Sword comprehended by the powerful figure who built this Secret Realm is definitely no less than mine.”

The reason Mo Xiao gave successfully convinced Zuo Wuyi. She was already at the bottleneck of the Nascent Soul stage. Breaking through to the Spirit Transformation stage was just a matter of months.

“Then, should we…?” Zuo Wuyi blinked at Mo Xiao.

Mo Xiao understood instantly and nodded earnestly. “Yes. My cultivation is higher than yours now, which can also speed up your cultivation even more.”