บท 17: Dual Cultivation
As the siblings and Ina entered the town, they couldn't help but feel surprised.
"Won't the guard do anything to us?" Ina asked, hugging Ryker as she thought about what the guard would do to her.
"No, they will send people to monitor us but that's it. They fear I would retaliate if they push me too much," he explained, Fenrir nodding.
"Big Bro is right, there are people following us, but they keep their distance,"
Ryker decided to turn his head toward the direction of one of the guards before smiling. Three seconds later, the guard stood up and left, the definition of calm if one didn't notice he was sweating bucket.
"Let's find an inn to stay for the night," he said, the siblings nodded as they ventured into the town.
-x-
"Are you sure he was strong as you said," a middle-aged man with black hair looked at the bearded man, hoping he heard his old friend all wrong.
Unfortunately, that fantasy of his was shattered, brutally, "Yes, in fact, I think he still hides a portion of his strength, only showing enough to threaten me, and later you when he engulfs the town with his pressure," he shuddered at the reminder.
He had gone towards his room when one of his men, located at the gate across the entire town, asking him about the pressure. To think someone so young could release an aura strong and large enough to be felt by the entire town population.
While it was possible to do that, the town is not too big, after all, however, to achieve that in the 2nd Stage Genesis Formation is unheard of. He thanked his lucky star that he only intended to punish the perpetrator, if not, he would likely lose his life.
"This is a great issue, if we punish the perpetrator, the major family would make trouble. If we don't punish him, the young man will cause an untold amount of destruction," the middle-aged man exclaimed, holding his head like he suffering from a headache.
"What about this, we get the young man to visit the major family, and tell him that they oppose the punishment. If he unleashed his true power, the patriarch would definitely try to save his own skin," the bearded man suggested.
"Hmmm, you're right. There is a reason you're the captain of the town's guard. But we need to change it a little. We tried to talk to the patriarch first, telling him about the young man. If he didn't plan to compromise and decided to sabotage the punishment or attack the young man, well, either he dies or be forced to bend his knees," the middle-aged man tweaked the plan so it would not affect them too much.
"Hah, and that is the reason you are the town lord," the captain teased his old friend, the town lord slapped his friend in the back as they drank their wine.
-x-
"Why do I feel something troublesome would happen?" Ryker asked aloud, before heading back to their room.
Unsurprising for a frontier town, a quarter of the buildings were inns, targeting weary travelers making their way into the barony. Another quarter were stalls, selling goods from food and delicacies to local specialties and imported goods.
Another quarter were houses, the citizens of the town only made up less than half of the town population. The rest were military buildings such as barracks, armories, and warehouses. Unsurprising as there were likely enemies of the barony wanting to claim their territory.
They went to the inn that offered the biggest room. Sure, the prices were on the higher side, but it wouldn't make a dent in their treasure, the amount left by their parents beyond what they could even think of, less count it.
As Ryker cleaned up, he was met with a gloomy Ina. He sat right next to her, hugging her with one arm, "What's wrong?" he asked, keeping the young woman in his embrace.
Ina remained silent for some time. When Ryker was about to ask her again, she opened her mouth, "I-its, just, during that time, I was useless. I followed you to accompany, maybe even help you, I don't want to be some damsel in distress or a burden,"
Hearing her let out what was going on in her mind, Ryker grabbed her before pulling her for a full hug, "You are not a burden. You had been a major help to us, to me. You had been helping me take care of my siblings. You are the reason I feel at ease whenever I decide to cultivate,"
Ina's arms tightened, her hug growing stronger though Ryker didn't mind. However, hearing her insecurities made him though of something.
"Ina, do you want to be a cultivator?" he asked, the woman looked at him in shock.
"If your father and his guards could become one, then why couldn't you? Though I have a way to raise your cultivation faster," he said, making the young woman look at him with hope.
"Of course, I want to become a cultivator. But, who will take care of your siblings if when we practice?" she asked.
"We think about it later. For now, one way to raise your cultivation is by dual cultivating," one of the later subjects his parents touch, suitable if he has a partner.
"Dual cultivating?" Ina asked, not recognizing the term.
"Dual cultivating is cultivating while having intercourse. Simply put, the man and woman would exchange their Yin and Yang essence before absorbing their partners' essence," as he explained, Ina looked mortified.
"People actually dual cultivate?" she asked in shock.
"It makes sense in a way. If you have a partner, you can dual cultivate, or for the evil one, they could kidnap the opposite sex before having their way with them. It's your choice by the way. Do you want to do it or not?" Ina mused over the question before nodding.
"Good, I'm going to give you a Dual Cultivation Art, you will need to learn and comprehend it. Before that, I will make you into a cultivator," Ryker grabbed several energy stones before putting them in front of her.
He taught Ina the Celestial Energy Technique, his comprehension helped her understand it more easily. In a short moment, she began to practice, slowly absorbing the energy around her. Ryker put more energy stones and started to add energy crystals as he monitored the girl's qi.
As he watched over her, a sudden change occurred, Ina advancing to the Genesis Gathering realm. She opened her eyes, looking at her hands.
"It felt so weird," she exclaimed before punching the air in front of her, "I feel stronger and could do more things,"
"That's the benefit of becoming a cultivator. Now, we need going to practice any technique yet. Now, we going to dual cultivate. I hope you are ready Ina, I held back because you were still a mortal. Hope you can handle me at full force,"
The only thing Ina could do was whimper in fear.
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