Ye Ling and Hua Ziyan arrived in the office of the Palace Master to see her studying the record of sect members.

“Greetings, Master”

“Hah, now you remember that you have a Master, I guess with that lover of yours you don’t need one, seeing that your rise in cultivation is staggering”

Lian Zhiqiu closed the book she was holding and looked at her disciples who slightly blushed.

“Of course not, Master”

“We would never”

The two started to try and soothe the clearly sulking woman who smiled at the sight.

“Alright, fine, but I am interested in your rapid rise in realms to be honest, was the trip that pleasurable?”

“Master!”

“Ahahahaha”

As the two exclaimed with their cheeks flashing red Lian Zhiqiu delightedly laughed as she placed the book on her desk and came closer to them.

“Really, time goes by fast, if you continue at that pace you will catch up to me in no time”

She smiled as she looked at them, revealing a sincere and caring look as the two smiled back at her.

‘Heh, Master is sneaky’

Ye Ling thought as she, unlike Hua Ziyan saw her Master’s real cultivation at the peak of Core Reformation Realm, close to the Mortal Transcendence Realm instead of the Core Formation Realm that she showed to them. Though outwardly she was even more cautious, the most she has ever exposed was a Foundation Building Realm. Though it was her true cultivation at the time of creating the sect.

“So, Ziyan, have you tried every technique I taught you on him?”

Lian Zhiqiu’s eyes then shined with a laugh and Hua Ziyan became redder as she nodded.

“Did he enjoy it?”

“Y… Yes”

“Hah! I told you Ling’er, you are going to regret only studying the sword, look, your junior apprentice-sister is gaining some points with a different sword”

Lian Zhiqiu smiled with satisfaction as she personally chose the Dual Cultivation techniques Hua Ziyan would study.

“Master is right, I want to ask for Master’s guidance from now on”

Ye Ling smiled with her usual calm expression, causing Lian Zhiqiu to laugh in delight at her words, visibly pleased that her disciple finally saw the error of her ways.

Ye Ling on the other hand truly wanted to learn a little more in that regard since she was always more focused on the sword, and was lacking in her Dual Cultivation skills. In her past life neither of them were Dual Cultivators at that point. It used to be a non-existent problem, but now that she was with Wu Long again, and since he was a skilled Dual Cultivator, she did feel that knowing a little more in that area would be only better.

Since Dual Cultivation techniques were not only focused on the stimulation of the partner, but also useful skill in using one’s own Yin or Yang Qi more efficiently, allowing the partner to cultivate with higher benefits.

“You will have to do your best to catch up, Ziyan has been studying diligently for years and now can make that boy crazy for her. Be thankful that she did not use the full extent of her abilities yet”

“I… I did”

Hua Ziyan said timidly.

“Hahaha, then it is tough luck for the other ladies. But Ziyan, as your Master I have to say that I do not approve going all out when there are other women. And you could have hurt his psyche as well. With great power comes great responsibility. I told you, no man would be able to last more than a minute under…hm? What’s wrong?”

Lian Zhiqiu turned to Hua Ziyan and started a solemn speech but stopped in the middle of her sentence as she saw her slightly awkward expression.

“Um… he usually has no problem lasting more than I can do it… but he does finish after some time to show that it was good…”

“What?”

The Palace Master’s eyes widened as she looked at her disciple who seemed to be slightly shy.

“I am also the one who becomes spent first during the overall cultivation session, since…”

“Impossible… did you…”

Lian Zhiqiu then started asking in detail about every single technique that she taught her, and getting the same answer of “Yes I did” every time her eyes shown more and more shock. She questioned the specifics of the techniques and their application, as well as the reactions they wielded.

“And you are saying that he is still not becoming a fountain spring whenever you wish after all that?”

After all the questions she exclaimed with exasperation while Ye Ling wryly smiled. It seems their Master’s pride has been slightly wounded as her hand-picked collection of techniques was not doing its work, or rather, not doing it to the degree that she boasted it would.

“Master… Wu Long is…”

“I don’t care how strong his endurance is, that is simply… haa~ I guess I would have to teach you those techniques”

As Hua Ziyan tried to calm her Master down since Wu Long was an existence outside of the norm, and thus it should not wound the pride of the Great Seductress that her disciple was not able to ‘make him into a fountain’, Lian Zhiqiu sighed and looked to the side where a locked door leading to her private library was.

One of the primary reason that she traveled all around the three continents was to collect various Dual Cultivation techniques all around the world, some of which surfaced from ruins of ancient times, prompting her to leave the sect and go to try and obtain it. She always succeeded, amassing a massive collection, part of which was copied to the library of the sect, and there was a part which was available to her personal disciples, the techniques that Hua Ziyan learned previously.

But there was a small room filled with techniques she only privately studied on her own. No people were allowed inside and the room was always locked with highest-level formations in the sect.

Ye Ling and Hua Ziyan both opened their eyes wide as they looked at their Master who seemingly was contemplating teaching those precious techniques.

Just some time ago she was saying something about the responsibility of being a skilled Dual Cultivator, and now she was thinking of how to improve their skills.

“Um… Master, you wanted to ask only about…”

Hua Ziyan finally raised her voice, waking Lian Zhiqiu from her thoughts and the latter smiled as she indeed forgot the reason she called the two here.

“Ah, yes, I wanted to ask you about the trip…”

She then said and led them to sofas where they sat down as Hua Ziyan and Ye Ling started narrating the events of the trip, redacting the parts that related to Wu Long’s secrets. Lian Zhiqiu intently looked at them, listening to the details with rapt attention.

“Hah, he really did bring down the Wu Family and negotiated with the Blade Empress…” 𝙡𝙞𝒓𝙚𝓪𝙙.𝒄𝓸𝓶

At the end of the story they told she folded her arms and leaned back on the sofa with a pondering look.

“But… you skipped the most important part”

She then said with a sharp light in her eyes, and both Hua Ziyan and Ye Ling slightly tensed up. They were loyal to their Master, but it did not mean they were willing to expose Wu Long’s secrets.

“You didn’t tell me about cultivation sessions”

“”Master!!!””