After the full hour when Shui Jin's moans stopped, only then the four other furnaces heaved a sigh of relief.
Before today, the sessions with Shi Jian would have ended within half an hour at most, and for them, it would be less than him, only fifteen minutes at max. But today, they were quite shocked when Shui Jin was moaning for a full hour.
…
Meanwhile, from this whole hour-long session, Shi Jian gained 1700 EXP, but was still far from making another breakthrough.
Shui Jin sat naked beside him, no longer angry as before. Instead, she decided to absorb all the yang energy she had gained from her dual cultivation.
Shi Jian, on her side, looked at the ceiling of the room. His life, which could have ended that day, took a drastic turn. Now, not only had his personality been mixed with Ren Xuan's, even Ren Xuan's experiences had a huge impact on Shi Jian.
He became bold, his actions became fearless, and his thoughts became meaningful.
'If only I could live a quiet life and just Dual Cultivate all my life, wouldn't I become immortal just by accumulating the EXP by fucking women—I mean Dual Cultivating, but…' His thoughts wandered to the day he was stabbed to death.
'How crazy I am to think I can have a leisurely life without any strength. If I'm not provoking you, then you better be on your own way, but if you cross my path, then I will become your worst nightmare.'
He made up his mind.
With all the memories he had seen from Ren Xuan's life, he knew that provoking someone unless needed would be problematic, like Ren Xuan, who provoked too many people that he ended up dying.
'But even if I want to avoid trouble, there are still many who want me dead.'
'Thankfully, Ren Xuan had a few cultivation methods which will be best at this moment, but which one should I try first?' Shi Jian had all the memories and experience of Ren Xuan in his mind, but his physical body was still weak and inexperienced.
'There are two methods I can learn: first one is this! The Transfiguration Cultivation Method, and the second is Soaring Steps Cultivation Method, a mobility art.'
The Transfiguration Cultivation Method was something Ren Xuan chanced upon in his early days, which he then used to hide from pursuers, and to do lewd acts by transforming into the husband of married women, just to sleep with them.
'He sure has fucked almost all of the women from his village by using this art, such a cunning man, he didn't even leave his own sis…' Shi Jian didn't continue as he chuckled while thinking about the notorious feats of his predecessor.
'To learn the mobility art, I need to go out in an open space, or maybe back to the forest, but that is something I couldn't do at this moment, which means I'm now left with the Transfiguration Cultivation Method.'
Shi Jian sat and closed his eyes to recall the cultivation method. Unlike others, he didn't need to deeply focus or cultivate for hours to learn something which was already engraved in his soul.
All he had to do was recall it and channel his Qi. Shi Jian began recalling the Transfiguration art, which took him a matter of seconds, before all the parts of the method surfaced in his mind.
'Transfiguration Cultivation Method, first part: masking the cultivation.'
'Transfiguration Cultivation Method, second part: facial transition.'
Shi Jian recalled the two parts of the Transfiguration Cultivation Method. The first part helps a cultivator to hide his true cultivation from a higher-realm cultivator up to five higher cultivation stages if it was learned to perfection.
And If someone can achieve great perfection, then even higher-realm cultivators might find it hard to discern the true cultivation of someone using the Transfiguration Cultivation Technique.
'Second stage is the one where I can not only change my body size, but even my aura will change as per the body. To think Ren Xuan made it close to great perfection…'
Shi Jian realized something very deep about Ren Xuan's past.
Ren Xuan was desperate to cultivate to a higher realm, and it was all for his survival that he became a thief. Then, as if his luck was so good, he chanced upon the Transfiguration art, which made things easier for him.
After that, he stole many treasures and very precious things, which indeed helped him, but in that process, he already made too many enemies.
If not for getting his hands on the Dual Cultivation Method and ascending to a higher realm, he might have died very long ago.
'It seems everything is connected. He did all of this for his survival, but still failed to survive.'
'Everything was going well for Ren Xuan, until he came out from his hideout to find the Fate-Altering Artifact, which resulted in him escaping with his soul to this lower world and entering my body.'
'Maybe I should thank him for unwillingly giving me this opportunity. Not only did I get his knowledge and experience, but I also got the artifact which was the cause of his death.'
'Doesn't matter if it's the Immortal World or a lower world, the race for survival has always been a part of life.'
It didn't take much for Shi Jian to learn the cultivation method. 'I might make it to great perfection sooner than it took Ren Xuan.'
Shi Jian then channelled his Qi.
Seconds later, his cultivation aura vanished from his body, but he didn't use it longer, or he might have to explain this to Shui Jin, which he wants to avoid at all costs.
When he opened his eyes, his gaze landed on Shui Jin's naked figure, the woman he had been fucking for almost half a year.
He hadn't thought about all of this before that fruitful encounter.
The previous Shi Jian was timid, weak, and fearful.
Though he enjoyed whenever he was having Dual Cultivation with Shui Jin, but after that, he felt regret, fear, and hopelessness for his life.
Only after Ren Xuan's soul merged with him did Shi Jian's personality change.
'Even though I Have your memories and experience, I'm still Shi Jian, not Ren Xuan.'
'I'll not repeat the same mistakes as you did, especially not when I have Dual Cultivation system.'
Then Shi Jian made three rules of his life.
Rule 1 'Gather Dual Cultivation partners and Fuck—I mean Dual Cultivate—to gain EXP and increase my cultivation.'
Rule 2 'Utilize all resources, be they knowledge, artifacts, or connections, to maximize my growth and minimize risks.'
Rule 3 'Prioritize survival and strength above all else. Morality is a luxury for the weak; power ensures one's destiny.'