Returning to the mountain, the pair continued their sword practice, now in an even more intense phase.
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The man embodied strength, while the woman was graceful and soft. Their coordination was, to be honest, quite seamless.
The man's cultivation level was clearly much higher than the woman's, but to match her, he deliberately suppressed his power, maintaining a similar level to hers.
After watching closely for a while, a gentle, elegant voice suddenly echoed in Qin Yi's mind:
[System detected the appearance of the candidate Daughter of Destiny, Gu Qingshuang. Task triggered. Does the host accept the task to gain Gu Qingshuang's favor?]
Steal Gu Qingshuang's love?
He hadn't even won over Gu Yiyi yet, and now he was supposed to steal her sister's love?
[If the host is willing to accept, since it's the novice period, completing the task will reward you with a two-level increase!]
Qin Yi hadn't paid much attention initially and was about to go with Gu Yiyi to the weapon rack to get a sword. But upon hearing this reward, he was stunned.
Complete the task and gain two levels?
According to the system's level algorithm, one level meant an entire cultivation realm.
A two-level increase meant jumping directly from the Qi Refining stage to the Golden Elixir stage.
'Why is the reward for stealing Gu Qingshuang's love twice as high?'
Successfully stealing Gu Yiyi's love only resulted in a one-level increase. But for Gu Qingshuang, it was two levels.
The gentle, elegant voice of the system explained:
[Because Gu Qingshuang is a candidate Daughter of Destiny, blessed with destiny, unlike ordinary people.]
[If the host accepts the task, half of the reward can be advanced for three months. If the task fails, the reward will be retracted.]
Qin Yi thought this system was quite nice, unlike other chaotic systems that threaten to eliminate the host at every turn.
Even if he failed here, the reward would merely be retracted.
'But if I advance half of the reward again, then I...'
Qin Yi calculated his current realm, which was at the fifth level of Qi Refining. If he advanced half, he would directly gain one level.
He was already at the fifth level of Qi Refining, so even gaining one level would only bring him to the Foundation Establishment stage.
'It's not very cost-effective.'
After all, the system's algorithm directly increased a major level.
If he cultivated to the Foundation Establishment stage by tomorrow and then advanced half of the reward, he could become a Golden Elixir expert overnight.
Thinking this way, he calmed down and decided not to rush into accepting the task.
Besides the reward not being cost-effective, he didn't want to progress too quickly at the start.
Imagine, he had just joined Emerald Bamboo Peak and acknowledged Gu Yiyi's father, Gu Yanshan, as his master.
Gu Yanshan hadn't taught him anything yet, and if he advanced rapidly now, Gu Yanshan, as a master, wouldn't feel accomplished and wouldn't see him as one of his own.
But if he showed a meteoric rise after being taught by Gu Yanshan for a while, it would be different.
At that time, Gu Yanshan would feel that he taught well and that this disciple indeed had high comprehension and was a promising talent.
The result would be the same, but the different process would yield vastly different rewards.
"Yiyi Junior Sister, I've thought about it, and I believe this Azure Lotus Sword Chant is very suitable for you. Once you master it, it might serve as a life-saving technique. Why don't I teach it to you?"
After taking an iron sword from the weapon rack, Qin Yi decided to teach Gu Yiyi the Azure Lotus Sword Chant.
To create some connection with Gu Yiyi, this sword technique was the best medium.
Gu Yiyi seemed to have recovered her mood when they were at the foot of the mountain. But after reaching the mountain and seeing Hua Yunfeng and Gu Qingshuang, she became distracted again.
Hearing Qin Yi's words, she absentmindedly responded with an "oh."
Qin Yi didn't mind and first demonstrated the first move, "Toast to Ambition."
After demonstrating, he explained the key points and essentials to Gu Yiyi.
Gu Yiyi listened and tried to thrust forward, practicing "Toast to Ambition."
But even though her realm was slightly higher than Qin Yi's, her execution of "Toast to Ambition" was light and lacked lethality.
Especially since after advancing, she needed to leave a shadow at the original spot, and on the third thrust, she would return to this shadow's position.
This involved spatial power.
The seemingly simple first move contained spatial rules that were not comprehensible to those below the Golden Elixir stage.
Seeing this issue, Qin Yi asked the system if the mark of the Azure Lotus Sword Chant could be transferred to others.
If it could be transferred, Gu Yiyi could immediately master the sword technique by inheriting the mark.
The gentle, elegant voice of the system replied:
[Of course, but to copy the mark of the Azure Lotus Sword Chant to another, a certain intimacy level must be achieved.]
Intimacy level?
This was easy to understand; those who knew, knew.
Qin Yi: "..."
But he had just met Gu Yiyi, and it was impossible to have a relationship with her now.
The gentle, elegant voice continued:
[However, to assist the host in successfully stealing love, the host can teach her hand-in-hand. Through physical contact, the female will experience great pleasure. After teaching hand-in-hand ten times, the sword technique mark will temporarily be copied to her body, effective for 30 minutes.]
Qin Yi: "You should have said this earlier."
Teaching hand-in-hand could give women great pleasure. With such a divine skill, how could he not win a woman's heart?
At this moment, the pair practicing in the martial arena seemed to be finishing up.
Their slowed sword moves indicated they noticed Gu Yiyi and Qin Yi.
Seeing them about to stop, seemingly wanting to greet Gu Yiyi, Qin Yi seized the opportunity. He suddenly moved beside Gu Yiyi, wrapping an arm around her waist and correcting her arm: "Yiyi Junior Sister, raise the sword a bit higher. I'll teach you hand-in-hand."
Suddenly being so close to a man, Gu Yiyi instinctively wanted to resist.
However, in less than a second, an unprecedented sense of pleasure inexplicably arose in her body and mind.
It felt like the time she first succeeded in entering the Dao, praised by everyone, which was her happiest moment.
And now, this feeling seemed even stronger.
As Qin Yi held her, he suddenly executed "Toast to Ambition," and together they thrust forward.
The sword light was like snow, sweeping across like a silver moon in the sky.
In one move, they covered over ten meters.
After two thrusts, they were over twenty meters away, and with the third thrust, they suddenly returned to the original spot.
"Ah!"
Gu Yiyi hadn't understood the principle yet but suddenly saw herself crossing over twenty meters and flashing back to the starting point.
Her mood suddenly became joyful, and she couldn't help but laugh: "So amazing, Qin Yi, Qin Yi, again, again, I want to learn, I want to learn."
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