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Year 1: Ning Chen crossed worlds and joined the Green Lotus Sect, becoming a disciple under its sect master, Liu Ruyan—a woman as enchanting as a blooming lotus and as treacherous as a serpent.

Year 3: Ning Chen awakened the Supreme Yang Holy Body, a divine constitution rumored to hold the secrets of immortality. That same year, his trust was repaid with betrayal. Liu Ruyan shattered his cultivation and imprisoned him in the abyssal Demon Locking Prison, forging him into her personal cultivation furnace. Night after night, his Yang essence was drained to fuel her ambitions.

A century later, Liu Ruyan ascended to the Spirit Transformation Realm, becoming the youngest cultivator on the continent to achieve such heights. The Green Lotus Sect, once obscure, began its meteoric rise.

A millennium later, the sect transformed into an exclusive sanctuary for female cultivators. Among its disciples emerged nine prodigies of peerless beauty and talent, hailed as the Nine Luminaries of the Green Lotus Sect.

Three millennia later, Liu Ruyan transcended the heavenly tribulation and ascended as an immortal. The Green Lotus Sect became a holy land, drawing female cultivators from every corner of the realm.

Ten thousand years into the Daxia Era, the entire Green Lotus Holy Land—every last disciple—ascended to the heavens. Whispers spread like wildfire: “A divine entity slumbers in the depths of the Demon Locking Prison. Any woman who ventures there returns… reborn.”

When questioned, the sect’s disciples merely smile. “Yes,” they reply coyly. “Elder Brother… is indeed incomparably vast.”

But beneath the sect’s radiant glory lies a festering truth. The furnace that built this immortal dynasty now stirs—and its hunger may consume all.

The Undying Furnace

The way Nan Gongling spoke—breathless, flustered—sounded less like a shattered sword heart and more like… something else. The girl practically radiated infatuation.

As a master, Liu Ruyan knew forcing dual cultivation would damage Nan Gongling's Heartless Sword Heart. She'd accepted this trade-off: sacrificing her disciple's future potential for immediate gains. But now, faced with Nan Gongling's starry-eyed reverence for Ning Chen, irritation prickled.

"Return the Sect Leader's Token," Liu Ruyan ordered coldly.

Nan Gongling obeyed, though her fingers lingered on the jade insignia. "Master… may I still seek Senior Brother's guidance for cultivation hurdles?"

Guidance? Liu Ruyan's jaw tightened. You mean his Yang essence.

"Dual cultivation drains the weaker party." The lie flowed smoothly. "Your senior brother needs months to recover after each… session."

In truth, Ning Chen's Supreme Yang Holy Body reset nightly, his vitality inexhaustible. But Liu Ruyan would sooner die than admit it. Let Nan Gongling believe him fragile—a finite resource to hoard.

Nan Gongling wilted. "But the tournament… Without Senior Brother's aid, how can I master the Sun-Moon Eyes? How can I secure victory?"

Liu Ruyan's smile turned venomous. You've tasted power and now crave more. Just like me.

"Three days," she relented. "You may visit the prison three days each month."

Nan Gongling's eyes lit up—a flicker of solar gold and lunar silver. "Thank you, Master!"

As her disciple bowed, Liu Ruyan's nails drew blood. Three days. Enough to sate her hunger, not enough to surpass me.

In the Demon Locking Prison

Ning Chen lounged on his bed, smirking at the system prompt:

[New Quest: "Network Upgrade"]

[Goal: Expand dual cultivation partners to unlock exponential experience gains.]

After 5G+, who'd settle for 2G?

Chapter 11: After 5G+, Who’d Settle for 2G?