I'm Just a Beast Tamer

However, Sikong Bing didn’t have time to dwell on it.

As Jiang Zuo’s Cultivation Technique began to operate, Sikong Bing felt an immense Spiritual Power flowing endlessly from his palm.

The Yin Yang Power couldn’t just circulate randomly; it had to flow along with the Spiritual Power.

Driven by Jiang Zuo’s immense Spiritual Power, Sikong Bing felt her Cultivation rapidly and uncontrollably rising.

This was precisely why Jiang Zuo hadn’t found just anyone, but had specifically called Sikong Bing back for dual cultivation.

Even if Sikong Bing discovered his cultivation was extraordinary, she couldn’t possibly tell anyone.

If anyone were to take notice of him, Sikong Bing would be the one in danger.

After all, she was the one with a guilty conscience, unable to withstand scrutiny.

The two of them cultivated like this for nearly a month. Only when Sikong Bing was about to reach her limit did Jiang Zuo stop the Cultivation Technique.

"Husband, what kind of Spirit Root Talent do you have? How can you absorb so much Spiritual Qi during Cultivation?"

Sikong Bing rested for a while before she couldn’t help but ask.

"A high-grade Spirit Root. But I also have a special Physique, so I absorb an exceptional amount of Spiritual Qi when I cultivate."

Jiang Zuo had his excuse ready.

Anyway, Sikong Bing had no way to verify it, so he could say whatever he wanted. As for whether she believed him, that wasn’t an issue at all.

Hearing this, Sikong Bing could only let it go.

She then checked the results of her cultivation and was shocked to find that her cultivation speed this month was three times her usual speed!

Jiang Zuo’s Cultivation speed was the same: three times faster as well.

If Sikong Bing had been able to handle more, the speed could have increased even further.

Sikong Bing then went to the Alchemy Workshop to refine pills. But just three days later, after she had rested, she came back to find Jiang Zuo for more dual cultivation.

A threefold cultivation speed was something she simply couldn’t refuse.

The two began to dual cultivate once again.

Their Cultivation continued for another month.

However, when it was time to rest this time, Sikong Bing drugged Jiang Zuo again and then secretly snuck out alone in the middle of the night.

Jiang Zuo turned a blind eye to this.

As long as it didn’t affect his cultivation, he didn’t care what she did.

’At this rate, another year of Cultivation should be enough to fully restore my Dao Foundation.’

’After that, another ten years of cultivation, and I should be able to reach Dao Foundation Perfection and prepare to break through to the Divine Body Realm.’

While Sikong Bing was out, Jiang Zuo mused.

With a cultivation speed several times faster, even tedious cultivation had become something to look forward to.

From then on, their time was spent almost entirely in this manner.

Sikong Bing no longer even mentioned the Alchemy Workshop. She basically only went there when she needed to rest after a Cultivation session.

And then, every two months, she would drug Jiang Zuo and sneak out in the middle of the night.

In this way, nearly two years passed in the blink of an eye.

Jiang Zuo was still far from Dao Foundation Perfection, but Sikong Bing was on the verge of achieving it.

Sikong Bing was both amazed and overjoyed at this Cultivation speed.

And after two years, Sikong Bing had come to a deeper understanding of Jiang Zuo.

She had originally worried that, with them dual cultivating like this, Jiang Zuo would one day be unable to resist and do something to her during their sessions.

But in two years, nothing of the sort had ever happened.

And aside from Cultivation, Jiang Zuo never asked about her affairs in the slightest.

The impression Jiang Zuo gave Sikong Bing was that of a true cultivation maniac.

’But my time is running out. No matter what, I have to find the Secret Realm Token and leave this place as soon as possible.’

If she could continue cultivating here peacefully, Sikong Bing wouldn’t have minded staying a while longer.

Achieving a threefold cultivation speed was impossible through any other method besides dual cultivating with Jiang Zuo.

But Sikong Bing had no choice but to leave.

She was different from Jiang Zuo.

Although she had opened her Sea of Consciousness and awakened her Divine Sense at the Dao Foundation stage...

...her Divine Sense was still extremely weak. The only reason she could resist the brainwashing of the Celestial Eye Black Pupil was because of a jade Buddha in her Sea of Consciousness.

However, this jade Buddha was far from comparable to Jiang Zuo’s Mysterious Stele.

The jade Buddha could only protect her Sea of Consciousness from invasion; it couldn’t stop the brainwashing power of the Celestial Eye Black Pupil from seeping into her body.

In fact, everything outside her Sea of Consciousness was already completely tainted by the power of the Celestial Eye Black Pupil.

The moment the jade Buddha lost its effectiveness, she would fall into a brainwashed state.

And the jade Buddha in her Sea of Consciousness was a gift from a senior uncle in her sect, its effects only lasting for thirty years.

Sikong Bing had entered later than Jiang Zuo, but she was now less than four years away from the thirty-year limit.

How could this not make Sikong Bing anxious?

Every time she drugged Jiang Zuo and went out, she was secretly scouting, trying to find who might possess the Secret Realm Token needed to leave.

Unfortunately, she had found nothing so far.

Another half a year passed in the blink of an eye.

Sikong Bing went out again.

Jiang Zuo was already used to it and simply treated it as a chance to rest while sleeping.

However, not much time had passed tonight before Sikong Bing came running back in a bit of a panic.

’What’s going on? Did she get discovered?’

Jiang Zuo watched her and couldn’t help but wonder.

Sikong Bing began to pace back and forth in the room, looking anxious.

Jiang Zuo’s guess was correct. Tonight, Sikong Bing had indeed accidentally alerted the person she was scouting.

Seeing that she had only a little over three years left, Sikong Bing felt that low-level cultivators were unlikely to have any information about the Secret Realm Token. So, she took a gamble and went to scout a mid-stage Divine Body Realm expert.

To her surprise, she had revealed her presence.

’What should I do?’

Sikong Bing was caught in a difficult dilemma.

If someone were to track her here now and see Jiang Zuo’s state, she would definitely be exposed.

Waking Jiang Zuo up directly wouldn’t work either. He was a devout believer; he would definitely report her.

After hesitating for a long while, Sikong Bing gritted her teeth, took off her clothes, and slipped into the bed.

She wrapped herself around Jiang Zuo, and only then did she feed him the antidote.

’This woman... She exposed her trail and now wants to use me as a witness to create an alibi?’

Jiang Zuo saw everything Sikong Bing did.

He instantly understood her intentions.

’I have two choices now.’

’One is to play dumb and act as her witness, just as she planned.’

’The other is to lay my cards on the table, let her know I’m not brainwashed either, and then act as her witness.’

’Laying my cards on the table is out of the question, of course. If the trail she left behind is enough to identify her without any need for a witness, then I would just be exposing myself for nothing.’

’Looks like I have to keep playing dumb.’

They had been dual cultivating for years. A single man and a beautiful woman alone together... It would be impossible to say Jiang Zuo wasn’t the least bit interested in a great beauty like Sikong Bing.

But Jiang Zuo found it too troublesome and couldn’t be bothered to waste effort on matters between men and women.

Now that Sikong Bing was offering herself up, Jiang Zuo wasn’t going to be polite.

Opening his eyes, Jiang Zuo glanced at Sikong Bing’s shy and nervous face, then rolled over and pinned her beneath him.

Sikong Bing had already made up her mind, so she didn’t struggle or resist. While silently enduring it, her mind was racing, thinking about how to get through the coming crisis if someone came knocking.

Sikong Bing’s premonition was correct. While the two were entangled, several people arrived outside the stone house and began pounding fiercely on the wooden door.

"Coming!"

Jiang Zuo hastily threw on some clothes and went to open the door.

"Zhou Yong, has your wife, Sikong Bing, been home with you all evening?"

The visitor was none other than Elder He, and he had brought several Divine Body Realm disciples with him.

"Yes, Elder He. Tonight was our night to be intimate. We’ve been here the whole time and haven’t left the house."

Jiang Zuo nodded and replied.

"Good. If you encounter any suspicious female cultivators, report to me immediately!"

Jiang Zuo was now considered one of the most devout followers of the Master of the Black Eye, so Elder He had no reason to doubt his words.

𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

As for Sikong Bing inside the house, Elder He had no intention of questioning her.

This time, aside from knowing the suspicious figure was a female cultivator, they had no other clues.

They were currently conducting the first round of screening. Those with a partner to vouch for them would naturally be ruled out.

Inside the house, Sikong Bing heard Elder He and the others walk away and couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

’It seems I’m safe for now.’

However, hearing Jiang Zuo’s footsteps returning to the room, Sikong Bing couldn’t help but feel troubled again.

Elder He was gone, but now she really did have a husband.

But what was done was done. She couldn’t refuse Jiang Zuo now.

Elder He had just left. If she rejected Jiang Zuo right now, it might arouse his suspicion.

Thinking of this, Sikong Bing could only let Jiang Zuo have his way, occasionally letting out a small sound of protest.

"My wife, was our intimacy last night a little different from before?"

But the next day, Jiang Zuo shamelessly asked Sikong Bing.

"N-no, I don’t think so. Wasn’t it more or less the same?"

Hearing this, Sikong Bing’s heart leaped into her throat.

But Jiang Zuo was just teasing Sikong Bing and didn’t do anything more to her.

For the next two months, the two of them dual cultivated as usual.

Jiang Zuo didn’t use their new relationship as an excuse to do anything more to Sikong Bing.

He could naturally see that Sikong Bing had no feelings for him and didn’t truly want to be with him in that way.

A romance you have to force isn’t sweet, and Jiang Zuo had no intention of forcing her.

However, after two months,

When Jiang Zuo saw Sikong Bing putting drugs in his food again, he couldn’t help but laugh in exasperation.

’It’s only been two months. Is she trying to get herself killed?’

’If she wants to court death, that’s one thing, but she’ll most likely drag me down with her.’

’Besides, without Sikong Bing, it won’t be easy for me to find someone else for dual cultivation.’

Jiang Zuo didn’t bother with the food. He directly swept Sikong Bing up in his arms and walked toward the bed.

"Husband, the food! Let’s eat first."

Sikong Bing panicked. Why wasn’t Jiang Zuo playing by the book today?

"You look delectable, my wife. Tonight, I’ll eat you first!"

Jiang Zuo said, looking impatient and eager.

Sikong Bing tried to struggle at first, but she soon realized it was a lost cause tonight and gave up.

And perhaps because she hadn’t rested in a long time, she fell into a deep sleep after they were finished.

Jiang Zuo also took the opportunity to inspect Sikong Bing’s condition with his Divine Sense.

’So that’s how it is. No wonder she’s in such a hurry.’

After a thorough inspection, Jiang Zuo finally understood why Sikong Bing was taking such risks.

For her, even if she didn’t take risks, the end result would still be getting brainwashed.

In comparison, if her risky attempts failed, she would merely be caught and then brainwashed anyway.

Another two months passed.

Sikong Bing drugged Jiang Zuo again.

This time, watching Jiang Zuo fall unconscious on cue, Sikong Bing breathed a sigh of relief.

She was genuinely a little afraid that Jiang Zuo would go off-script again, just like last time.

Sikong Bing went out, and Jiang Zuo immediately condensed a Blood Qi Avatar and followed her.