Dual Cultivation: Beasts and Women!

Her face was slumped under his left shoulder, her agitated breathing sounding loud in his ear.

But he wasn't in the best physical shape either. With his mouth open, breathing in huge gulps of air, he could feel his chest rising and falling, his heart beating wildly to the beat of a drum.

Surprisingly, even after over two hours of cultivation, he still felt like he could go on for a while!

'It seems my stamina has surpassed hers...' Liam thought in silence as soon as their cultivation was over, noticing the differences between before and now.

Before, he had felt that when he cultivated with Electa, he would have needed some time off before he could cultivate with another woman again. But now, that feeling had disappeared, and when he had other associates, he could start cultivating right away!

Of course, this didn't mean he could cultivate with another partner as strong as Electa with the same intensity and efficiency as he had with her for the past two hours.

However, this was a step forward for him, a sign that he could start looking for more partners without worrying too much.

Electa was also thinking about what she had just finished, still feeling Liam's little brother in her body.

Unlike Liam, she was satiated, feeling complete, but also in pure ecstasy.

Today's experience had far surpassed the previous two cultivation sessions with Liam. Now she felt lost in a cloud of bliss and smiled foolishly.

However, her smile didn't mean that she was ignoring her current situation. 'My fatigue seems to be much greater now than when we last met... But my improvement has been substantial! I think I've improved by 30% from the last cultivation session!'

She hadn't improved her cultivation by 30%, but she had improved by 30% more than her previous cultivation with Liam.

In any case, this was an improvement, and surely her cultivation speed would improve with it!

Liam hadn't reached the same level of improvement as Ester. On the contrary, when he cultivated with her, his improvements decreased, a sign of the difference in cultivation between them.

'The stronger the partner, the better for the other dual cultivation partner... But that's okay, at least I can get stronger while having fun, and she's getting stronger too.' Liam thought about the meaning of this.

'Soon I will become an inner disciple and...' as he thought, the smiling expression on his face changed as he realized a problem.

"What is it? Is something wrong?" Electa noticed the sudden change in her companion's expression.

As he waved his head, he explained. "I was thinking about what will happen if I become an inner disciple of the sect..."

"You will receive great benefits and more freedom." She smiled, not understanding why he was so serious.

"Yes, but I'll also be moving cities. Will I be able to cultivate with you if you're still here?" He showed her his concern.

"Oh?" Her expression changed as well.

"Fortunately, you'll get stronger faster when I get stronger. Then I'll try to delay my promotion to inner disciple so that we can make our way to the inner wing of the sect together," he said as he thought about the advantages of this approach.

If he just moved cities without taking care of his companions, he might end up losing his cultivation partners. But that made little sense to him, because it really wasn't easy to find good women in a place like Demon Gate.

In order to avoid the hassle of finding new partners, the best thing for him to do was to take his women with him, in other words, to strengthen them amid his growth.

As she considered the possibility that he might no longer be available to her, Electa felt her heart beat differently, a pressure hanging over her head.

She couldn't help but worry, feeling like she was facing a problem she didn't want to have to deal with. 'I can't let this happen. I have to stay with him, no matter what it takes.' She clenched her fists as she rolled onto her side, separating herself from him.

"Well, I think the resources you asked me to get might be the answer to getting more out of cultivating with you," she said after some thought.

There was only one answer to this problem: getting stronger and getting promoted within the sect!

"Oh? Did you buy it?" He turned his face and looked into Electa's clear eyes, pleased to hear it.

"Yes. I had little success with the language in the book you showed me, but I got the special herbs. I bought over a kilogram of the herbs you gave me." She informed him, bringing a smile to his face.

One kilo of these herbs would be enough for more than a hundred cultivation sessions!

"Good! I don't know how much we can use it to increase the efficiency of our cultivation, but it will certainly help us." He looked at it with satisfaction.

"Hmm. As for the book, I'll get the answers you're looking for. I just need more time."

"Don't worry. Even though I've expressed this concern about my departure from City Thirteen, it shouldn't happen too quickly. I've had a lot of improvements lately, so it's possible that I'll be stuck at my current level for a while." He sat down on the bed.

"But I should get ready now. Unlike you, who can leave City Thirteen at any time, I am no older than 20, and reaching the third realm will not be enough for me to become an inner disciple. I have to take the promotion exams and change my rank naturally." She was prudent in her position.

"I've heard that we can easily get promoted through recommendations..."

She laughed when she heard that. "That is difficult to do, although it is possible. You'd have to be influential and have the help of someone well placed in the sect, like the Guardians... It's best not to consider this possibility just yet."

"What do you suggest?" He asked.

Electa knew much more about the sect than he did, so it was worth listening to her opinion.

"I will try to become a Senior Initiate. I've been gathering merit points and training for months, and now, with your help, I can pass the initiation test. That's the first step.

Once I become a Senior Initiate, I'll have access to a better wage, fewer responsibilities, and more time to do missions that pay well, as well as focus on arena rank competitions. That way, I can earn my place in the Special Promotion Examination."

Within the sect's outer wing, promotion exams were held regularly, as long as the disciple kept up with their sect duties and paid for their exams. Only promotion to the inner wing was limited to a certain number of transfers per year.

The Special Promotion Examination was the one behind the rise of Senior Initiates to the rank of Officer.

Liam knew what the traditional path of a Demon Gate disciple was like, so Electa's plans weren't hard to understand.

"You have 1,000 merit points?" He was surprised to hear that she was ready to take the test to become a Senior Initiate.

Aside from the initial exam that one took upon joining the sect, other exams were paid for with merit points or exclusive rights to special prizes.

The most traditional method of taking these exams was by paying merit points. For an Aspirant to become an Initiate, they would have to pay 200 merit points. For an Initiate to become a Senior Initiate, they would have to pay 1,000 points.

But considering how much the sect gave to Aspirants and Initiates, it wasn't easy to pay for these examinations!

It would take the vast majority of them months or years to scrape together that kind of capital!

"Hmm, I've been collecting for a long time." She nodded in agreement.

The problem with promotion exams was that when you paid the fee, they did not entitle you to a refund if you failed. But as Liam had seen before, there were requirements for promotion. And failing them didn't just depend on your level!

Since the test included talent, fighting ability, and comprehension, it wasn't enough to have good cultivation or fighting ability; they had to have both at a certain level. If they failed the test, they would have to collect more merit points and try again in the future.

"Do you feel ready for that?" he asked seriously. "It would be good for you to try for your promotion as soon as possible if you feel ready."

"Hmm, I am," she said confidently, as she had been thinking about taking the exam even before she had met Liam.

She had only delayed her plans a bit because the new opportunities in front of her made her think more about dual cultivation and less about her old plans. But while talking to Liam, she returned to her former plans of becoming a Senior Initiate.

Liam liked what he heard. "Then do it. I'll help you with cultivation and other things if you need it, while you have access to things that Mary and I don't have. We can grow faster with your ascension and your help."