Sixteen-year-old Wanda (First Update)

"Dual cultivation? What’s dual cultivation?"

Wanda picked up a cookie sandwich and put it in her mouth, a puzzled look appearing on her face.

Having slept the whole time without eating, she was getting a little hungry too.

"Well…"

Li Chuan thought for a moment before explaining:

"You can think of it as a kind of magical spell that can make your body healthier.

For example, your skin can become smoother and more elastic, your figure more perfect. You won’t have to worry about gaining weight from eating or getting acne, and it can greatly delay aging, making you look younger, and so on."

"There’s really such a magical spell?"

Wanda’s eyes lit up at once after hearing that.

Mages in the Marvel World basically cast spells by borrowing external powers, so no matter how powerful they were, their bodies still followed the laws of their species, aging and dying over time.

Even Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme, had to draw upon the power of Dormammu’s Dark Dimension to extend her lifespan.

Wanda was the same.

Though she borrowed Chaos Magic from the ancient god Chthon, before she practiced the magic recorded in the Darkhold and advanced into a true Scarlet Witch, her body was still that of an ordinary human.

So she still had all the worries women had—gaining weight from eating too much, getting pimples, and fearing that she would grow old and ugly.

"Of course. As long as we cultivate together often, we can achieve that."

Li Chuan nodded firmly.

Although the Xuan Yin Sect was part of the Demonic Path and liked to harvest others to rapidly improve their cultivation, the yin-yang dual cultivation technique they practiced was not actually some particularly evil art.

At its root, it followed a perfectly legitimate Great Dao: the Dao of Yin and Yang.

However, most members of the Xuan Yin Sect only harvested and never replenished. Every time, they would drain someone until they were nearly spent before stopping, then wait for them to recover and continue again. They had truly turned the Great Dao of Yin and Yang into a selfish, inhumane Demonic Path.

In fact, during ancient times, there had been Righteous Path sects centered around this Dao, but they later vanished from history for various reasons.

It was said that the founder of the Xuan Yin Sect had accidentally obtained a related inheritance. However, because his intentions were impure, his misguided understanding had transformed a Righteous Path into a Demonic Path.

Li Chuan was at the Core Formation stage, so the cultivation benefits might not have been very obvious for him.

But for Wanda, it would be tremendously beneficial. The true essence Li Chuan sent into her body would enter through her perineum, circulate through her meridians and Dantian, and finally return to Li Chuan’s body.

During that process, Wanda’s body would be cleansed and tempered by the true essence, achieving a complete transformation.

The more often they cultivated, and the higher Li Chuan’s cultivation became, the more obvious the effect would be in the future.

If Li Chuan reached the Heavenly Immortal realm and regularly used dual cultivation to temper Wanda’s body with his true essence, then even if she did not attain immortality herself, maintaining her youth and living for one or two thousand years would be absolutely no problem.

But that was only because it was Li Chuan. No ordinary Xuan Yin Sect cultivator would ever do such a thing.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let’s start right now!"

Upon hearing Li Chuan’s confirmation, Wanda immediately became impatient.

However, Li Chuan hesitated.

"Are you sure you want to start now?"

They had not seen each other for four years, so naturally he would not refuse. But considering that they had fought hard all night at Wanda’s place last night, and had only just woken up, he wondered if continuing right away might be a little inappropriate.

"Didn’t you say we needed to cultivate together often for it to work? Are there time or location restrictions?"

Wanda tilted her head, looking utterly confused.

Even now, she still had no idea what dual cultivation actually meant. She thought it was simply two people practicing some kind of magic together.

"There aren’t any such restrictions, but if you want to begin, it would be better for us to go to the bedroom."

"The bedroom?"

Wanda swallowed, suddenly having a bad feeling about this.

Twelve hours later, at two in the morning, a shrill cry rang through the entire residential complex.

The sound was so loud that lights came on in quite a few apartments as residents were awakened.

At that moment, a burly young security guard patrolling the complex immediately said alertly to Li San, who was leading the group ahead of him:

"Third Brother, it came from the boss’s building. Is the boss in danger?"

"It’s fine. Keep patrolling. The boss isn’t in danger."

Li San raised his hand and smacked the young guard on the back of the head, then asked:

"Little Ruck, how old are you this year?"

"I’m eighteen."

The young man rubbed the back of his head and answered, completely bewildered.

The boss’s wife had screamed so loudly just now. Why was Third Brother so certain there was no danger without even checking?

"Eighteen is old enough. Tomorrow night, when we switch shifts, come with me to a bar. Protecting the boss requires more than strength—we also need experience.

You’re too inexperienced in certain areas. It could affect your judgment when protecting the boss, so you need to improve in that regard."

"Yes, Third Brother."

The young man seemed to vaguely understand something.

Meanwhile, in the bedroom, Wanda pulled the blanket over her head and said in a voice that sounded close to tears:

"What just happened? That was so embarrassing. They’re definitely going to laugh themselves to death at me tomorrow. And, honey, are you messing with me? Does th-this really have the effect you said it would?"

"It’s fine, it’s fine. Whoever laughs at you tomorrow, I’ll go erase that part of her memory. And this really is a kind of magical spell. Don’t you feel refreshed now, not tired at all?

Think about last night, then think about today. Isn’t there a huge difference?

You can also get up and look in the mirror. Your skin is definitely in much better condition now than it was this morning."

Li Chuan smiled as he rubbed Wanda’s head through the blanket.

There was an enormous gap between them. He was at the Core Formation stage, while Wanda was an ordinary person, so the results could be said to be immediate.

Hearing Li Chuan’s reassurance, Wanda felt herself out and realized that she truly was not tired in the slightest. Both her mind and body felt exceptionally good, a stark contrast to last night.

Could it really have such a huge effect?

She slowly pulled back the blanket, poked her head out, and reached forward. The mirror on the vanity flew over to her.

"Oh, honey, I feel like I’m sixteen again!"

Seeing that her reflection had clearly become younger, Wanda excitedly leaped out of bed in an instant.

Yes, after being reborn through a complete transformation, Wanda’s appearance and skin had returned to the best state of her life—when she was sixteen.

Although she had not entered cultivation herself, reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and used spiritual energy to refine her body, Li Chuan’s powerful true essence at the Core Formation stage, combined with the Xuan Yin Sect’s methods, produced an effect not much inferior to the transformation one underwent upon reaching the Foundation Establishment stage.