Dual Cultivation In Martial Peak

{A/N- I edited the first chapter a bit, do check it out.}

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Chapter 29- The Harem God's Cultivation Scripture

"Su Mu?" Su Yan's beautiful pupils shook in surprise as she relaxed. Earlier, when she realised she wasn't the first to reach the peak, she was somewhat worried about who it was that made it here before her.

Su Yan smiled as she felt joy in finding Su Mu here. Moving closer to him, she stopped not too far away from him. Refocusing on the energy ball in front of Su Mu, Su Yan asked. "How long have you been here?"

"A week, maybe." Su Mu replied without a care in the world, highlighting his aloof nature.

'A week?' Su Yan was astonished by that number. From her calculations, if Xie Hongchen, the second most talented disciple of the High Heaven Pavilion, was still alive, it would take him more than two months to reach the top. But then again, recently, Su Mu has been anything but someone who she can see through.

"Sit down, let's have a conversation." Su Mu invited her with a smile.

Su Yan nodded and sat cross-legged facing Su Mu. When she realised how close she sat to Su Mu, her facial expressions changed slightly but quickly returned to normal.

They looked at each other in silence. For some reason, Su Yan felt quite weird looking at Su Mu. It wasn't any physical change, but somehow, he seemed, genuinely happy.

Suddenly, Su Yan smiled and opened her mouth, "After over ten thousand steps, I also had to complete the final hundred steps. During my journey, every five hundred steps, the energy emitting from the stairs changed. At the end of it, I absorbed the Yin Qi from the final 99 steps right before using it to freeze the Sea of Fire blocking my path."

When Su Yan smiled, it felt like a refreshing breeze had blown across a wasteland, like a snow white world had finally seen the sight of greenery as though spring had arrived. Such a beautiful woman would effortlessly cause the downfall of nations and capture the hearts of everyone.

"I had to face the same trails as you for the first ten thousand steps, but for the final hundred steps, I had to absorb the Yang Qi to break the barrier made of Yin Qi at the end." Su Mu replied, looking at the beautiful woman in front of him with a smile.

Su Yan noticed his gaze and quickly avoided looking at him while retreating her smile.

"Su Yan, you shouldn't stop smiling since I find your smile extremely enchanting." Su Mu said, enjoying the light blush on Su Yan's face.

"We're siblings, you shouldn't say something like that." Su Yan replied in a cold and firm tone, but the blush on her cheeks was betraying her words.

"Says the one who was peeking at me while I was taking a bath." Su Mu replied with a chuckle.

"W-What? I didn't." This time, Su Yan's expression changed as she panicked a little while wondering how Su Mu noticed. "I was just passing by, don't make it sound like I'm a pervert."

"Yeah, I believe you." Su Mu replied, causing Su Yan to grumble once again. Although he knew that she was telling the truth, teasing her like this is way better than letting the matter go.

"What do you think about this place?" Su Yan calmed herself and asked, trying to quickly change the subject. Since Su Mu has been in this place for a whole week, she thought that he might know something that she doesn't.

Looking at Su Yan, Su Mu decided to not embarrass her too much and replied. "Then I'll tell you what I think about this place."

"Mmh." Su Yan nodded, her expression turning a bit serious.

"Most of you guys were mistaken, this Inheritance was never meant for a single person, but for two people. The ten thousand steps of alternating Yang and Yin Qi which seemed to come together in a union is the best proof of this. This inheritance was destined to be inherited by those who cultivate Secret Arts based on Yin and Yang."

Su Yan nodded, this was what she concluded after seeing Su Mu here along with her experience on the trail.

"The tests that both of us experienced were the same, except for the last part. It was a test to check our abilities in controlling either Yin or Yang Qi. If one is unable to control their designated Qi, they would not be able to reach here."

Su Yan lowered her head, displaying her slender neck and whispered in a softer voice. "I see. That's exactly what I thought."

"As for the final part, do you see the thing above us?" Su Mu asked, pointing towards the ball of energy floating mid-air.

"I'm not blind." Su Yan retorted. She was still salty about how Su Mu just labelled her as a pervert.

"A single person alone can't absorb the energy from that ball, it'll repel their will no matter how long they try. From what I understand, it will require the two of us to work together, to bring it down and obtain the Inheritance of this place. During my time here, I was able to obtain some techniques that are not related to the main inheritance but from what they indicate, the original owners of this inheritance were a couple." Su Mu replied in a straight and direct tone.

"So, what should we do?" Su Yan asked, confused and hesitant.

Since the Inheritance required two people, neither of them had the final say. They would need to verify their actions with one another. No one knew what kind of relationship they would foster once they obtained this Inheritance, but if it requires them to share, there will be some form of change in their relationship as siblings.

Su Yan could tell from the look in his eyes that Su Mu doesn't mind what was about to happen.

Su Yan was obviously hesitating. She could not conclude the type of relationship she would have with Su Mu once they obtained the Inheritance. Although this kind of relationship between siblings wasn't unheard of thanks to many prominent families wanting to keep the bloodline pure, but even after that, everyone will most likely frown upon their relationship if it were to advance past a certain stage.

Looking at her, Su Mu laughed a bit. He already knew that Su Yan had started to develop feelings for him but he never actively tried to make her fall in love, letting things flow more naturally. All the flirting he did with her was just him being himself.

"Since when were you someone who cared about what others think?" Su Mu asked with a smile, making Su Yan's beautiful eyes widen.

Su Yan recalled the day when Su Mu saved her from death by risking his life to catch her. That moment wiped the hesitation off her face as her disposition towards Su Mu became even warmer.

After a long time of silence, Su Yan closely stared at Su Mu's face. She wanted to pick up any slight change in expression he might make. "If I were to decline due to the reason of not wanting some external force binding me to another person and the weird stares we would receive from everyone around us, would you be disappointed?"

"Not really." Su Mu replied, shrugging his shoulders. "If you don't wish to, then it can only be said that this inheritance wasn't fated to be ours, to begin with. The only thing I can do is respect your decision."

Su Yan was surprised by his reply. In all honesty, she was just trying to mess with him. But she never expected that he would be willing to give up on the inheritance for her sake.

This action touched Su Yan's heart and a blush appeared on her face along with a sweet smile.

"So, what's your answer?" Su Mu asked with a knowing smile, which made Su Yan understand that he already knew what she was thinking.

But rather than being embarrassed about it, her smile brightened as she nodded. "I am willing."

When Su Yan noticed his glibness, she decided to be serious and changed topic while turning towards the ball of energy floating midair. "Since we have both decided to do this, let's start."

"You cultivate the Ice Heart Secret Art, right?" Su Mu asked while also turning towards the ball of energy as Su Yan nodded.

"Start revolving your Ice Heart Secret Art." Su Mu instructed as Su Yan followed. Soon, she started emitting cold, chilled air from her. Su Mu planned on giving her a better Secret Art after they inherited the Dragon and Phoenix sources, but this would do for now.

Watching Su Yan revolve her Secret Art, Su Mu started revolving the temporary Yang Secret Art he came up with on a whim. Soon, he could feel the burning hot Yang Yuan Qi flood through his Meridians.

When both of them started revolving their cultivation technique, the hall they sat in seemed to respond. A loud bang could then be heard, which lingered faintly while they continued. Noticing the response, Su Yan's face was replaced with delight. She had understood that her conclusion was right, that she needed Su Mu to obtain this Inheritance.

Over time, the ball of energy that was levitating over their heads started to descend as if a hand was lightly and slowly pressing down on it.

Both figures of the Dragon and Phoenix within the ball of energy started to transform non-stop. They would appear for a second before disappearing again. This whole process repeated itself blindingly and rapidly as it slowly made their forms clearer over time.

Within half an hour of their revolution, the ball of energy had fallen between both Su Mu and Su Yan. As the Dragon and the Phoenix started to vibrate more, their forms also became more apparent. They were flashing more and more intensely as the red and white portions of the ball continued to interact with each other, producing a bright ray of light.

'Hm? This isn't the Yin Yang Joyous Unification Art that I created, compared to the one I created, this is an amateur's work. Ah, I see, so that's how it is.' Su Mu thought, a smile appearing on his face after he finally understood what happened to his previous self.

After tampering with the inheritance for a while, Su Mu understood that this wasn't the Secret Art that he had previously gifted the Dragon Emperor and Phoenix Empress. That could only mean one thing, in this world, his previous self, the Peak 8th Rank Open Heaven Realm Dual Cultivator Xiang Chen, never existed.

'To be able to erase a person's entire existence, just what happened that allowed me to reincarnate like this? How very interesting.' Su Mu thought, understanding that the 3000 worlds right now might not be the same as he remembered.

Since things were like this, Su Mu removed the Yin Yang Joyous Unification Art that wasn't created by him from the part that Su Yan was supposed to inherit before overwriting it with the part of Secret Art made for his wives that he especially altered for Su Yan, the original Yin Yang Joyous Unification Art was also a part of this technique.

Suddenly, the Dragon roared and the Phoenix then cried, and the ball burst into two separate forms. They quickly turned into a Fire Dragon and an Ice Phoenix respectively and then crashed into Su Mu and Su Yan's bodies. Su Yan shuddered in pain but Su Mu's expression never changed.

When the Ice Phoenix entered Su Yan's body, she discovered that the Meridians within her body were now filled with boundless and pure Yin Qi. It also seemed like new information was delivered to her mind, too.

Afraid to neglect the energy inside her body, Su Yan forced her own Ice Heart Secret Art to revolve faster. Soon, she could feel her five senses become sharper.

The same was happening with Su Mu, but unlike Su Yan, he was just casually accepting the Dragon's Source.

'What is this?' Su Yan could not help but question. Her whole mind seemed to be stuck in confusion after she examined the information she received from the Ice Phoenix moments ago. With it, Su Yan opened her eyes to look at Su Mu, baffled.

She noticed that Su Mu was already looking at her with a smile with a few drops of sweat forming on his forehead.

Su Yan looked at him in silence. Her breathing had become somewhat ragged as her gaze seemed to turn into that of a lover.

Su Yan wished to soothe the chill and frost within herself with the heat that Su Mu had. Similarly, Su Mu wished to soothe his burning hot body with the coldness from Su Yan's body. Their desires were not only from their own bodies but also from the Dragon and Phoenix. However, it seemed that the desire allowed both of them to maintain their own consciousness, enabling them to resist their urges.

"Well, this is the inheritance." Su Mu said with a smile.

"I know…" Su Yan clenched her teeth as her face seemed hesitant to accept the fact of the Inheritance. She was still well aware that this Inheritance can be obtained only with two people. It would force the two of them to have some special connection with each other, but never would she have thought that the Inheritance would turn out to be something like this.

"What kind of cultivation technique did you receive?" Su Yan asked with a pained expression.

"The Harem God's Cultivation Scripture, the whole technique. What about you?" Su Mu replied.

"The part made for your first wife along with the other two parts made for concubines and servants." Su Yan replied with a deep blush, completely forgetting about the pain she was going through. She wanted to argue about why the other two parts even existed in the first place, but she didn't have the luxury to worry about that right now.

Although Su Yan could not verify the rank of this Cultivation Technique, she could tell that it was obviously greater than her Ice Heart Secret Art. The Ice Heart Secret Art was considered a Mystery Rank Cultivation Technique, but it could not handle the cold that the Ice Phoenix instilled in her body. However, the Harem God's Cultivation Scripture could. From the Secret Art, she could tell that, unlike most Dual Cultivation Secret Arts, this one was equally beneficial for both practitioners.

Currently, she was not the arrogant, strong and beautiful woman that the three sects worshipped as a goddess. She was now merely a woman who desired hot Yang Qi to flow inside her body.

"Su Yan." Su Mu said, moving forward as he placed his right hand on Su Yan's cheek, caressing it.

The feeling of warmth and comfort that his hand brought to her was immeasurable. Unconsciously, Su Yan blurted out. "I love you, Su Mu."

"I love you too, Su Yan." Su Mu replied with a smile, pressing his lips against hers as his left hand rested on her waist.

Su Yan was unable to resist the urge inside her body as she started kissing Su Mu on her own accord as the Golden Dragon inside Su Mu's body roared in joy while the Phoenix inside Su Yan's body cried at the feeling of enjoyment.