A Change

The 'second transaction' DID go a little differently than she thought. If the first night was filled with many interactions, then this time he was just going straight into doing it without any kind of detours.

"Open your legs." Without any tact, he spoke to her as if she was a slave... Doing all as he commanded.

It a bit humiliating compared to the first time. Her face was red, unable to hide the shame she felt.

The worst part of it was that she wasn't able to deny that doing what he said lead to pleasant experiences. He never hit the wrong spot, always going for her weak points to make her sensitive.

Again, she experienced that electric sensation of ejaculation. Not once, but many times that night.

However, Leon didn't do the same to her.

Even though he had all the right to 'stain' her in his colours, the second transaction ended when she was tired. She spent a longer time sleeping on his bed, but her father didn't question her whatsoever.

Cyra's father knew from the first day of her transaction. Even though she took a free medicine from Leon to hide it, he knew what his daughter was up to. Her father saw her entering the young man's room, and the way she went in said it all...

The second night only confirmed his suspicions of what was happening, but he decided he wouldn't say anything until she spoke about it herself. If she looked the least bit troubled, he'd risk his life to murder the young man taking advantage of her.

While the grey-haired man was thinking about such things as he filled in for her at the Inn, Cyra herself was completely unaware. She believed it would be better to go do her job as the Inn's new owner after waking up, but the young man stopped her.

His emotions were more complex than before. A thing that wasn't too apparent while he gave her a reason to rest for a bit longer. He was just a bit bad at understanding his own heart rather than others.

Some think that men think that their first time wasn't special whatsoever. Unlike a woman, who had to deal with the resulting complications should things go wrong, it wasn't a matter of 'resolve'.

This made others have the misconception that there weren't any men who thought of their first time as special. A notion Leon rejected. To him, it wasn't like his first time with her had no special meaning to him. His 'resolve' was shaken by her.

He initially thought his heart was plated steel, but the reality was that he was 'human' all the same.

When he felt her for the first time, even he felt nervousness. After all, knowledge didn't equate to experiences. He never knew what it felt like to have a physical relationship with a woman, and what to do with these newborn feelings couldn't be taught.

On the day of their second transaction, the words of his Second Mother and her fate made him unable keep calm. He MUST be the dominator in the relationship, the one who never fell in love.

However, his desires were contending against his reason. It made him hesitate in whether he should continue these unromantic 'trysts' with her. If he ever lost control and planted his seeds in her fine body, then he'd never be able to let go of her.

'So this is lust?' He thought as he stared her sleeping face after their second transaction.

As a blank slate who had yet to master any of his parent's Cultivation Techniques, he considered using his Second Mother's 'Duo Harmony Angel Tactics'. It allowed him to grow stronger through sexual intercourse with a woman of opposite sex.

With the cooperation of Yin and Yang, he could grow infinitely more 'purer' using the cleansing nature of the energy produced when mating vigorously. It was a 'Mortal Dao Cultivation Art' developed by a woman who rejected immortality.

Even if her beauty remained, her body would continue to age until she reached the peak of her life. On top of that, this technique was created to be compatible with anyone of the opposite sex.

It didn't matter what kind of 'Physique' a partner had. Once used, the user would harmonise with them. Though this particular nature of the cultivation technique was what she ultimately regretted. If she had more dominance in bed, she wouldn't have had most of her life force stolen by an Incubus. Her technique was flawed in a way.

When dual cultivating with another, it is only right to share as much as a sexual partner presents. This was what 'Harmony' meant. However, a Demonic Cultivator like an Incubus would choose not to reciprocate by giving energy back to the partner.

This leads to the situation where one side is constantly losing Internal Energy and Life Force while the other reaps all the benefits. It was essentially vampirism with sex as the medium.

For now, Leon knew that the only way to supplement this weakness was to fight back physically against any who tried this. Before they could gain benefits from him, kill the person who would have anything to gain from this theft.

Since there's no way he'd let another person callously take his Life Force. He would do it swiftly.

Still... That wasn't what he had in mind when it came to perfecting this technique. After all, there was a lot of things wrong with it even if you left out the biggest flaw of not having many defences.

The worst part of Dual Cultivation as a whole was that it wasn't created for battle. Although stealing Life Force from Human Cauldrons (Sex Slaves) was good to quickly grow in early levels, it wouldn't change that the energy formed would be useless.

It may increase the user's cultivation level, but the lack of actual battle functions for it was a problem.

Although people from large clans didn't care as they switched between their normal battle-related Cultivation Technique and Dual Cultivation, he was strictly told not to mix two different kinds of energies in his body that didn't have compatibility.

Although others were doubtful, his Second Mother believed the reason those who practiced Dual Cultivation at least once in their lives stagnated later on was because of this 'Energy Dissonance'.

It was a funny situation. Dual Cultivation was nearly useless on higher levels due to the lack of a need for taking another's Life Force at that point, but it also ruined future cultivation when used earlier.

Early usage ruins a foundation, while usage of this method later on was useless in cultivation.

Only those who primarily cultivated via a Dual Cultivation method would find it useful for them.

Others were merely fooled by short term benefits.

So should he choose Dual Cultivation as his primary cultivation technique? No, it wasn't right.

Just because he changed the nature of the battlefield to a bedroom didn't mean he wouldn't have to fight in future. So long as humans beings had wickedness, he wasn't far from misfortune.

Should a stronger Cultivator beat him into submission and force themselves on him, he'd have no way to retaliate even if he followed the Demon Dao. Even an Incubus would keep bodyguards with him rather than running around by himself.

'So does that mean I let go of it?' He thought while drinking a glass of wine downstairs, where the Inn's restaurant was. The employees of this place weren't numerous, but they did their jobs.

He found the old man who was now running the joint to be quite amazing. Being able to keep good security on premises all the time meant that he had a good eye for people. The young man admired it.

Cultivators and Immortals looked down on Mortals as if strength was everything, but none of them knew that a simple 'power' like this was worth more than being able to conjure fire using one's Qi.

Mortals were never ants. They never have been and never will be. They were who they were.

'Hmmm... That gives me an idea.' Seeing how the old man seamlessly multitasked for the sake of one role, Leon thought of combining the natures of Dual Cultivation with another improvement method.

With his great intelligence and understanding directly passed down from the memories of his parents, he should be able to combine two techniques together. The best choice to use for the combination for Dual Cultivation was definitely his Second Father's Martial Techniques. That only made sense. Both had to do with 'interaction'.

Although the latter had more to do with using violence to 'reject' another, it was perfect for him!

Still... The 'Mimic Dragon Kung Fu' of his Second Father was still a bit too different from the Duo Harmony Angel Tactics of his Second Mother. Even if he succeeded in combining them, it wouldn't be good to end up with a technique worse for him.

The Mimic Dragon Kung Fu was different from the Body Cultivation techniques known by others.

Common sense dictated that someone who went the path of the body would naturally temper all their cells with Internal Energy. This would allow them to form a body that could withstand swords.

Qi Cultivation and Body Cultivation were two of the main options chosen by Cultivators. Embarking on one was already hard enough, but the latter was already much too difficult for most Cultivators.

Not only did Body Cultivators have to undergo truly masochistic training methods, but they needed expensive medicinal baths that costed a fortune to make sure they didn't end up ruining themselves.

Most Body Cultivators would eventually switch their primary technique down the line after laying down a good foundation. Practicing Qi Cultivation after Body Cultivation would give them an advantage should they train hard enough.

A Sword Cultivator with the physique of a Body Cultivator would naturally defeat someone without it. That said: It was also said that if you had enough time doing Body Cultivation, wouldn't it be easier to just focus on Qi Cultivation from the beginning?

That's why most Cultivators just went straight for a regular Qi Cultivation technique rather than doing what Leon was thinking of. It was too expensive and tiring, which was why Body Cultivation was mostly only used to supplement the primary Art.

However, like how the Duo Harmony Angel Tactics wasn't created for those reaching for the Immortal Dao, his Mimic Dragon Kung Fu was a technique created by a Martial Artist who liked his 'weakness'.

Although it tempered the physique to a certain extent, the main use of this Martial Technique was to 'observe, understand, copy, and apply'. Using the teaching of Bruce Lee, this technique would take on different forms depending on the user.

The only thing that didn't change was the user would gradually nurture their bodily control to do extreme and unimaginable feats. 'Self-control' was at the core of the technique rather than 'Harmony'.

Although he could make some connections between 'Self-control' and 'Harmony', he felt the resulting technique created lacked punch. His Second Mother's technique was the problem.

It was too pacifistic. 'Harmony' wasn't what he needed. The nature of this technique must change!

It was as he was thinking this that he noticed a figure he didn't think would frequent this Inn so early. He thought he'd have to stay for a few months before sighting someone from 'that' Sect.

Although the woman didn't wear her uniform, the way she confidently walked in with the eyes of a predator made him aware of her purpose. The seductive girl definitely came here for a 'light meal'.

He held back his rage... She was a 'Succubus' from the Sect that caused his Second Mother to die.

Leon wanted to draw a weapon and kill her on the spot, but this also became a good opportunity for him. That's why he decided to 'coincidentally' move closer to where she would pick a target.

Sitting on a table all alone, he made himself come off as defenceless as he possibly could.

Right now, she wasn't drawing anyone's attention by blending in with the background. However, he knew there was no way she would leave without having 'eaten someone up'. This was one of the tactics disciples of that Sect used to cultivate.

They would tempt, trick, or force themselves on Mortals who were alone to steal their Life Force.

Leon acted dead drunk, as if he would have a hangover the next morning. He pretended not to see her approaching from the corner of her eyes. A girl who enthusiastically approached like a friend.

"You look really drunk~" The seductive girl spoke intimately, almost like she was one of his friends.

It was then he noticed her secretly bringing her hand up to his face and forcing him to smell it.

'A concentrated smell of Rohypnol... Meaning she plans to Roofie me to make me more compliant.' He instantly knew what her intentions were for doing this. It was too bad he had resistance to drugs.

He still pretended to be under its effects though when she started to pull him along. From the way she checked the number on his keys before taking him showed experience. This wasn't her first time...

The small amount of mercy in his heart was stomped out of existence. His eyes kept squinted.

He would let this 'Demon' know humiliation...