Ghostly Blessing

In my previous life, I was half a move short and ultimately failed to reach the summit.
Having traveled back to the past, this time... I want to become the strongest in this world!
To become the strongest in this world, one only needs three simple steps:
1. Pick up a newly-transferred Demonic Sect Enchantress off the streets.
2. Subdue and vanquish the demon.
3. Take her cultivation technique for myself.
Awesome! I'm already invincible!
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Years later, Yan Yu, who had earned the title of "the strongest," was interviewed on television:
Host: To whom do you want to give thanks for your success today?
Yan Yu: I'd like to thank a very important woman to me.
Host (eyes lighting up): Oh, is she your wise and virtuous wife?
Yan Yu: No, consider her a stepping stone, I suppose.
Host (wiping sweat): Then... what about the other members of your team? They must have helped you as well, right?
Yan Yu: ... How could there possibly be only one stepping stone on the path to godhood?

Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

Not bothering with the matter of the gender ratio in the combat team, Li Weiguo continued:


"Aside from the team's affairs, don't fall behind on your own cultivation progress either. I heard you haven't been training much lately?"


"There's no need to worry about that," Yan Yu immediately promised. "Even if the team's overall strength collapses, my own will not falter. The reason I haven't trained much recently is mainly because I'm in a bottleneck period."


"The team's strength isn't allowed to collapse either!" Li Weiguo immediately bristled and glared sternly, saying, "As for you being in a bottleneck period... what do you mean by that?"


"How should I explain this to you?" Yan Yu showed a hesitant look. "After all, you're not a cultivator, right?"


Li Weiguo was amused despite himself and waved his hand, saying:


Chapter 66: Here Comes the Opportunity to Make a Move