Seeing the varying degrees of astonishment among the three of them, Meng Jingzhou knew that his two months of arduous cultivation had not been in vain.
As the dignified top dog of the Dual Nascent Soul stage, how could petty Lu Yang compare to him?
A realm of one's own had its own perks: both first place and last place in the entire realm belonged entirely to him.
Meng Jingzhou sat down, casually grabbed two skewers, and immediately sensed something different as he sniffed them.
"Smells noticeably more fragrant than before."
He took two bites and confirmed his suspicion.
"Tastes better than before too."
"They've been blessed."
"Blessed with what?"
Lu Yang recounted the Cult Master's words in full, and Meng Jingzhou was likewise full of praise.
It seemed this Fellow Daoist Shi Chan, whom he had never met, truly possessed extraordinary qualities. His wisdom rivaled Lu Yang's, falling second only to this young master.
With the skewers tasting a whole level better, Meng Jingzhou's appetite was sharper than before. Skewer in one hand and tea cup in the other, he clinked cups with Lu Yang, feasting with absolute delight.
As for grilled kidneys, grilled oysters, and the like, he turned nothing away, leaving Man Gu watching in utter bewilderment.
Noticing Man Gu's confusion, Meng Jingzhou casually explained, "There's another advantage to forming a Nascent Soul. My own blood is now the finest aphrodisiac tonic in existence. At this point, any aphrodisiacs, spring potions, or tonics are completely useless on me."
One could say that the current Meng Jingzhou was practically a legendary supreme panacea. A single drop of his blood out in the wider world would provoke frenzied competition and fetch an astronomical price.
If Meng Jingzhou wished, he could live in brothels and revel in song and dance every night.
Would he want to? Of course he would.
"Brother Meng is incredible," Man Gu praised, giving him a thumb-up.
"Your constitution reminds me of Yang Kongdong," Jiang Lianyi suddenly chimed in.
"Who's Yang Kongdong?" Lu Yang searched his memory, having no recollection of ever hearing this name.
"The one who formed the Harem Golden Core. Didn't Elder Sister Immortal mention him to you?" Jiang Lianyi asked with mild surprise. Yang Kongdong had been exceedingly famous during ancient times.
"...So it was him." Lu Yang realized the Immortal Fairy really hadn't told him the man's name.
"Yang Kongdong's Harem Golden Core allowed him to draw upon the power of everyone in his harem simultaneously, causing his combat prowess to skyrocket. It was lauded as the number one Golden Core of antiquity."
"Once he and the members of his harem cultivated into the Nascent Soul stage, it became the Harem Nascent Soul. During battle, he could summon the Nascent Souls of his harem members to fight alongside him."
Lu Yang pictured the scene: Yang Kongdong heading into battle with eight or nine babies trailing behind him, gurgling and babbling. It felt thoroughly bizarre.
"Yang Kongdong's constitution was called the Dual Cultivation Physique. He was born with innate romantic fortune, cultivated methods of joyous union, and the more often he dual cultivated with female cultivators, the faster his cultivation advanced."
"His constitution also made him exceptionally enduring in bed, and his blood possessed aphrodisiac qualities as well."
"At its peak, his harem numbered over a hundred people."
Meng Jingzhou's eyes turned red with envy as he listened. Both of them had aphrodisiac physiques—why was there such a massive difference between him and that guy?
Where was the justice in heaven?
"You don't need to envy him," Jiang Lianyi said. "Yang Kongdong had great romantic fortune, but he also suffered romantic tribulations. Failing to handle the internal conflicts within his harem, he was ultimately hunted down by his women working in unison, butchered, and dismembered. He died a miserable death."
Meng Jingzhou shuddered, suddenly feeling that his Bachelor Spiritual Root wasn't so bad after all.
"Wait, Senior Lianyi, you're saying Yang Kongdong could use his harem's Nascent Souls to fight when he was in the Nascent Soul stage?" Meng Jingzhou asked abruptly.
"Yes. Is there a problem?"
Meng Jingzhou stroked his chin, struck by a bold idea.
"Since Yang Kongdong could use other people's Nascent Souls to fight, can I also use other people's Nascent Souls to fight?"
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Meng Jingzhou said earnestly, "Think about it. Yang Kongdong had nearly a hundred women in his harem. Could you even call that a harem? That was just pure lust! If lust could let him borrow other people's Nascent Souls to fight, why can't I rely on friendship to borrow Nascent Souls for battle as well?"
He already had two Nascent Souls anyway; what harm could a few more do?
Jiang Lianyi's eyes widened slightly, startled by Meng Jingzhou's train of thought.
More importantly, theoretically speaking, it was entirely feasible!
"It might actually work. Conveniently, I happen to have the cultivation method Yang Kongdong practiced on hand. We can reference it."
With a new idea in mind, none of the four could sit still. Leaving their skewers half-eaten, they hurried back to Tianmen Peak to discuss the feasibility of this method with Eldest Senior Sister.
At that moment, Eldest Senior Sister had just finished modifying Lu Yang's cultivation technique when she saw the four of them rush up to her and explain their intent.
"Yang Kongdong? Dual Cultivation Physique? Harem Golden Core?"
Eldest Senior Sister had never heard of this before. After all, not every tale could survive through the ages from ancient times.
The Immortal Fairy's phantom popped out and confirmed that Yang Kongdong indeed existed.
Seeing the Immortal Fairy, Man Gu was thrilled. According to Lu Yang, the Immortal Fairy was the great immortal who had forged their Ancient Barbarian lineage!
The creator of the Ancient Barbarian race!
Jiang Lianyi produced Yang Kongdong's technique, titled the Multi-Cultivation Technique.
With Eldest Senior Sister, the Immortal Fairy, Jiang Lianyi, and Lu Yang—four peerless powerhouses gathered together—they quickly demystified the Multi-Cultivation Technique.
"Most of this manual describes how to cultivate alongside a harem, which is useless to Junior Brother Meng. However, the concept of 'borrowing power' in the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages is completely applicable," Eldest Senior Sister said, pointing to two chapters within the technique.
This was an approach she had never considered before; besides, having quite a few Golden Cores herself, she had no need for such methods.
"Let the Meng boy try it first. His constitution is the closest to Yang Kongdong's, so he has the highest chance of achieving Nascent Soul power borrowing," the Immortal Fairy proposed, casually deciding the fate of a Nascent Soul old monster.
The four peerless powerhouses studied Meng Jingzhou while revising the technique.
Meanwhile, the Nascent Soul old monster Man Gu could only wait quietly to the side for the result.
'Why wasn't any ancestor renowned for their wisdom?' Man Gu reflected on the traits of his various ancestors, feeling a twinge of regret.
Nearly half a day passed in the blink of an eye. Working from dusk until the dead of night, they finally achieved some results.
"Junior Brother Meng, try practicing according to the method on this sheet of paper." Eldest Senior Sister had condensed the method onto a single page.
Treating it like an invaluable treasure, Meng Jingzhou studied it earnestly.
Meng Jingzhou's comprehension in cultivation was no lesser than Lu Yang's. Before long, he grasped the method on the paper: it simply replaced "lust" in the Multi-Cultivation Technique with "friendship."
"Old Lu, coordinate with me and give it a shot." When it came to the tightest bond, none could compare to Lu Yang.
"All right."
The two channeled their cultivation techniques simultaneously, achieving synchronization. It turned out the method truly worked—Lu Yang's Invincible Nascent Soul drifted out from the crown of his head and flew straight toward Meng Jingzhou's dantian.
Meng Jingzhou stood up in excitement. "Haha, it really works! I have three Nascent Souls now!"
Bolstered by three Nascent Souls, he felt brimming with strength all over.
Lu Yang hesitated for a moment and said, "My Nascent Soul isn't very easy to control. It's rather... irascible. Old Meng, be careful."
Meng Jingzhou laughed boisterously, brushing it off. "Look at what you're saying. I have two Nascent Souls inside me. Even if yours is irascible, so what—"
Suddenly, Meng Jingzhou's face changed drastically. A sharp pang of agony erupted in his dantian as a fierce battle broke out within.
Lu Yang's Nascent Soul was beating up Meng Jingzhou's Nascent Souls!
Chapter 637