Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 1261 - 1311: Missing Fusion

"You’re over seventy?" Jiang Ningxiang stammered as she asked, mirroring the question Li Yifei himself wanted to ask.

"That’s correct. This humble nun is seventy-two." Puci responded with a bitter smile.

Jiang Ningxiang shook her head in disbelief and said, "But... you’re lying, aren’t you? You look at most in your thirties."

Puci looked surprised and said, "You don’t know that this cultivation technique can preserve one’s youthful appearance?"

Li Yifei and Jiang Ningxiang both shook their heads.

Puci looked at them again and said, "I truly don’t understand your intentions for coming here. But I won’t press you. I know both of you are experts, and we have no power to resist. Please, let me know what you intend to do with us."

Jiang Ningxiang glanced at Li Yifei. Li Yifei promptly said, "It’s simple—I just want your cultivation technique. As for you, I have no intention of killing you. However, I don’t want you to abduct young people anymore. If you must practice techniques that involve absorbing Yin to supplement Yang, you can easily attract countless men with your beauty out there. But you mustn’t harm others. If I catch you doing it again, I will kill you for real." frёeweɓηovel.coɱ

Upon hearing Li Yifei’s words, Puci exclaimed in surprise, "You’re truly letting us go?"

"Indeed!" Li Yifei nodded.

"In that case, thank you for sparing us. I, Puci, swear to never again commit such immoral acts."

The other three immediately followed suit and pledged as well.

Li Yifei nodded and then accompanied them to a room where Puci took out the texts of their cultivation technique. Li Yifei had Puci explain the technique in detail to Jiang Ningxiang, while he stood in the courtyard.

Meanwhile, the other three disciples stood in front of Li Yifei, their eyes darting across his face, filled with coquettish feelings. Even without saying anything or taking any extra actions, their allure was already overwhelming for any man.

"How old are you all?" Li Yifei asked calmly with an unchanged expression.

"I’m fifty-two."

"I’m forty-eight, and she’s forty-six."

Li Yifei sweated internally—these three, who looked no older than their twenties, turned out to be women in their late forties and fifties.

"Is this all because of practicing that technique?"

Jingyin replied, "Yes. After practicing the technique, it has such effects."

Li Yifei looked at the three of them again and said, "Then with all of you looking so young now, does that mean you can achieve immortality?"

Jingyin chuckled lightly without showing any fear of Li Yifei and replied, "Where would such a thing exist? However, we practitioners do tend to live longer. Our previous sect members hardly ever lived less than ninety years, with several living past one hundred."

"That’s quite remarkable. Most people don’t get to live that long. Especially for women, being able to maintain their beauty into old age is truly a blessing."

"It’s not like we can maintain this forever. If one’s cultivation level is high, they can keep their youthful appearance into their eighties, but for those with lower levels, their aging accelerates quickly after reaching their sixties or seventies. At that point, they’d age rapidly and soon resemble ordinary elderly women."

"Besides that, are there any other side effects?" Li Yifei asked earnestly.

"Not that we’ve noticed. But practicing this technique does make one crave men greatly. It’s necessary to find men for cultivation. Don’t you worry about your wife practicing this? Aren’t you afraid she’ll..." Jingyin laughed mischievously as she finished her sentence.

Li Yifei gave a faint smile and said, "You needn’t worry about that."

Another nun winked at Li Yifei and said teasingly, "Hey, handsome, why don’t you try our cultivation technique first? You’ll find it thrilling."

Li Yifei broke into a cold sweat internally. While these three women were undeniably alluring, the thought of their actual age made him feel strange. Besides, he was not that desperate. His face darkened as he said, "I’m warning you again. If you don’t restrain yourselves from now on, I won’t be so lenient."

As Li Yifei spoke, True Qi emanated from him. A surge of fighting intent spread outward, and the three nuns immediately felt an icy killing intent that made them instinctively retreat several steps, their faces turning pale. They had initially thought Jiang Ningxiang was an expert, but now they realized the man in front of them was even more formidable. If he wanted to kill them, it would require no effort at all.

The three shivered and no longer dared to flirt with Li Yifei. With Li Yifei having asked everything he wanted, he let them leave.

It took over three hours before Jiang Ningxiang emerged from the room. She looked up at Li Yifei briefly before quickly lowering her head, her cheeks so red they seemed flushed with blood. Evidently, studying this cultivation technique had been an extremely awkward experience.

Li Yifei understood this well. While the Happy Zen technique primarily focused on the circulation of True Qi, it was also mixed with matters of men and women. Li Yifei could handle it better, but Jiang Ningxiang, being a young woman, found such content difficult to accept. Besides, Li Yifei’s excellent hearing picked up hints of Puci personally demonstrating it, which only added to the embarrassment.

"Let’s go," Li Yifei said, wrapping an arm around Jiang Ningxiang’s shoulder.

Jiang Ningxiang’s body shuddered slightly before she relaxed and leaned softly into Li Yifei’s embrace, clearly moved.

Li Yifei turned to Puci and said in a stern voice, "I hope you remember what I’ve said."

Puci immediately replied, "Rest assured, I will heed your words."

Li Yifei nodded before leading Jiang Ningxiang away.

Li Yifei hadn’t taken action against the four women because, first, he had obtained their cultivation technique, and second, the technique itself wasn’t necessarily evil—it was just used improperly. Moreover, considering the abundance of women available outside, if they wanted men, they could pursue them without harming others. As long as they weren’t excessively exploiting one individual, it shouldn’t pose too many issues.

To look at it humorously, with the current imbalance between men and women, where men outnumber women, these four women might even help many men resolve their physical needs, which seemed like a positive outcome.

As they walked, Jiang Ningxiang’s flushed face remained bright red, keeping her head down and staying silent.

After they exited the mountain, Li Yifei finally chuckled and said, "What’s wrong? Still shy?"

Jiang Ningxiang glanced at Li Yifei before quickly turning away again, pouting, "It’s just too embarrassing."

Li Yifei laughed heartily. "There’s nothing embarrassing about it. Male-female attraction is natural—besides, it helps us improve together. It’s a good thing."

"But I feel this technique... it’s rather wicked. It seems entirely like harming others to benefit oneself."

Li Yifei nodded. "True. Practicing it individually does harm others for self-gain. But if we practice it together, it becomes mutual support. If our True Qi can truly merge—as yours enters mine and mine enters yours—then we’ll both achieve significant improvement."

"Alright then... I’ll just follow Brother Li’s lead."

The pair left the deep mountains and arrived at a village late in the evening. As there was no proper place to stay, they drove away. Although the mountain roads were treacherous, Li Yifei’s driving skill made it a non-issue.

It was deep into the night when they reached the county town and found a hotel to stay in.

In the room, Jiang Ningxiang grew visibly shy. Li Yifei knew what she was thinking but pretended to be oblivious, saying, "Ningxiang, it’s late. Go take a shower, and then we can rest." He emphasized the word "rest."

Jiang Ningxiang grew even more flustered but bit her lip and agreed before heading to the bathroom.

Watching Jiang Ningxiang’s awkward demeanor, Li Yifei smiled and said, "Ningxiang, we aren’t fully prepared yet, so we won’t be practicing Dual Cultivation tonight. You don’t need to worry."

Jiang Ningxiang faltered in her steps but immediately relaxed, responded lightly, and hurried into the bathroom.

After both showered and lay on the bed, Li Yifei asked Jiang Ningxiang to take out the cultivation text given by Puci. Together, they leaned over the bed to study it.

Although this technique was meant for Jiang Ningxiang to train, Li Yifei needed to understand the flow of True Qi within it to synchronize their training effectively. If they practiced separately, it wouldn’t be true Dual Cultivation and would instead become a competitive struggle between them.

This required integration—adding a level of mutual sacrifice to the inherently possessive nature of the technique, balancing taking with giving. Only then could it truly be effective.

Perfecting a cultivation technique, however, was no simple task. Li Yifei had been studying Happy Zen for days and still found immense difficulty in its nuances. Since this particular technique was for women—different from its counterpart for men—and he couldn’t personally experience it, the challenge was even greater.

Therefore, Li Yifei planned to consult Murong Yuanqing, whose expertise on cultivation techniques far surpassed his own.

Jiang Ningxiang suddenly asked, "Brother Li, do you think practicing this can really keep someone youthful forever?"

Li Yifei grinned. "You already saw those four old witches, didn’t you?"

"In that case, maybe you should have your sisters-in-law practice it too so they can always stay young and beautiful. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?"

Li Yifei chuckled wickedly. "I was thinking the same. I bet none of them would resist such temptation."

Jiang Ningxiang giggled softly and said, "Brother Li, I’ll tell your sisters-in-law that you called them old witches if they remain beautiful forever."

"Alright, you cheeky little girl—you’re just asking for trouble. Watch me deal with you!" Li Yifei pinned Jiang Ningxiang down beneath him.

"Help! Someone save me... Bad Brother Li! Mm..." Jiang Ningxiang’s cries for rescue were merely symbolic, as she soon gave in and embraced Li Yifei in a passionate kiss.