Isn't This a Game? Why Are You All Cultivating for Real!

Chapter 175: Chapter 175: How Come Others Can’t Get In

"It’s not—"

Before Xu Qingchuan could finish, a particularly lecherous cackle came from a man outside the door.

"My sweet little darling~ I’ve come~~"

"..."

"..."

That alone was enough to give one goosebumps.

The voice wasn’t young; it sounded like it belonged to an older man.

After speaking, he pushed the door right open.

His eyes met Song Jiulai’s, who was standing right at the door.

He was an older, paunchy, and overweight middle-aged man.

The small mustache on his pudgy face, right below his nose, perfectly fit Song Jiulai’s stereotypical image of a wealthy country squire.

’So this is Qin Yongkang?’

Qin Yongkang’s beady little eyes narrowed with suspicion when he saw Song Jiulai. "What are you doing here?"

Song Jiulai immediately replied, "I’m bringing the madam a bowl of sweet rice dumplings to tide her over."

’Does the wedding night usually start this early?’

Qin Yongkang then looked at Xu Qingchuan, and his expression changed instantly. "My darling, why did you remove your veil yourself? Don’t you know it’s bad luck to unveil yourself?"

Xu Qingchuan said nothing.

The moment he saw Qin Yongkang, Xu Qingchuan unleashed his Cultivation Technique.

A long saber made of flames.

Qin Yongkang’s pupils instantly dilated. He then roared in anger, "Bitch, trying to murder your own husband?!"

Xu Qingchuan: "...Die!!"

Song Jiulai was even more shocked. ’Holy hell, this dude won’t even go through the motions?’

’He just pulled out his weapon and went for it!’

’Looks like I underestimated the patience of these Cultivators.’

Before, Song Jiulai didn’t know what Qin Yongkang was capable of. Now she did.

With a furious roar, Qin Yongkang’s body suddenly began to swell rapidly, like an inflating ball.

The moment he began to mutate, Song Jiulai had already leaped a great distance away.

At the same time, she felt her cultivation rapidly increasing. The boss had clearly activated a "level playing field" Realm.

As the one with the lowest Realm, Song Jiulai was forcibly boosted to the Late-stage Foundation Establishment, just shy of forming a Golden Core.

But Song Jiulai felt terrible.

Her cultivation had been elevated, but her Spiritual Energy couldn’t keep up with the demand.

The higher one’s cultivation, the more of nature’s spiritual energy is required to circulate. Since this world had no Spiritual Energy, her total capacity had increased, but the amount circulating within her had dwindled.

She immediately felt top-heavy and dizzy, as if the world was spinning.

She quickly pulled two Fourth-rank Qi Replenishing Pills from her inventory and swallowed them, which made her feel slightly better.

Over on the other side, Xu Qingchuan’s expression suddenly turned ugly. "Why did it drop to Late-stage Foundation Establishment? Dammit, whose cultivation is so low that they’re dragging us down? Who dares to enter the Moonlight Secret Realm with such low cultivation?!"

Song Jiulai: "..."

’My bad, dude, so sorry for dragging down your entire family!’

Xu Qingchuan was definitely not having a good time.

Being stuck at Late-stage Foundation Establishment proved that Qin Yongkang was also on the verge of Perfect Foundation Establishment. But a boss stuck at this Realm was even more monstrous.

Just one step from the Golden Core Stage, he could unleash power on that level.

But the Cultivators couldn’t!

With no Spiritual Energy, they were already fighting with their hands tied. Now, the Golden Core Stage Magic Treasures they had brought were even more useless.

Xu Qingchuan was cursing up a storm in his mind.

However, when he saw Song Jiulai pull out two Elixir Pills to replenish her energy, he was even more shocked. "The Jiezidai can’t be opened. Where did you get those Elixir Pills?"

Song Jiulai hadn’t expected him to see her from so far away. After a two-second silence, she said, "I’ve just been keeping them in my pocket."

Xu Qingchuan: "..."

’Who do you think you’re fooling?’

’If Elixir Pills are left outside without a pouch to preserve them, their Spiritual Energy dissipates immediately.’

Song Jiulai reminded him, "Never mind me! His transformation is about to complete!"

Over there, Qin Yongkang was clearly about to succeed in his transformation.

And don’t ask why they didn’t just attack him while he was transforming. Song Jiulai had just thrown a Palm Thunder.

It was deflected.

’Right, so he has a protection mechanism.’

Qin Yongkang’s body swelled, and he became a slow-moving giant about thirty feet tall, his overall appearance not much different from his original self.

He burst through the roof of the mansion, causing a huge RUMBLE.

In an instant, the mansion collapsed, debris flying everywhere. Song Jiulai and Xu Qingchuan both flew into mid-air.

They saw Qin Yongkang’s terrifying appearance before them.

His body was covered in cracks that had split open from the swelling, but they had forcibly healed over without any blood.

Also, when he got bigger, his body grew, but his clothes didn’t...

He was left bare-chested.

’Fortunately, the boss had some sense of shame, at least covering his vitals with a few scraps of cloth.’

’Or maybe the Secret Realm censored it, otherwise it wouldn’t be allowed.’

’A small comfort for the eyes of those present.’

During his transformation, he had noticed Song Jiulai throwing the Palm Thunder at him. He was clearly a petty man.

His furious gaze fell upon Song Jiulai, but despite his enormous head, his brain capacity seemed to have decreased. His eyes darted back and forth between Xu Qingchuan and Song Jiulai.

Suddenly, he seemed to understand something.

He roared, "Adulterer and adulteress!"

Song Jiulai: "?"

Xu Qingchuan: ?

He grew even more furious. "You beast! How dare you ruin my innocence!!"

With that, he raised his great saber and hacked at Qin Yongkang’s body.

Song Jiulai: "..."

Qin Yongkang responded with a palm strike that blotted out the sky.

This palm strike from Qin Yongkang was pure physical strength.

A single slap sent even more debris from the already-shattered mansion flying.

The gale kicked up by the descending giant palm was strong enough to make one’s cheeks sting.

Song Jiulai shot two bolts of Palm Thunder, but they lacked their usual lethality against demon beasts and felt more like tickles.

They only made Qin Yongkang’s figure sway slightly.

Qin Yongkang seemed unaffected.

"Damn! Is he made of iron?"

It wasn’t just the Palm Thunder. When the Flame Pattern Long Saber summoned by Xu Qingchuan struck Qin Yongkang, his bloated, giant body, which had seemed slow, managed to block the long saber’s strike.

The slash only made his body stumble back two steps, the violent tremor causing the ground to shake.

"Damned thing!" Xu Qingchuan was still cursing. "How are we supposed to fight with Late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation?"

’Yeah, how are we supposed to fight?’

Qin Yongkang’s originally pea-sized eyes were now as big as light bulbs, and all his hatred was focused on Xu Qingchuan.

"You damned bitch!"

"..."

’His insults are so nasty.’

Song Jiulai didn’t plan on charging in recklessly; she wanted to assess the situation first.

After all, if her Palm Thunder wasn’t very effective, all she had left were her Disposable Magical Treasures.

Besides...

Not far from the courtyard, a gale suddenly whipped up, and Spiritual Energy began to continuously leak from that area.

Song Jiulai looked in that direction, then turned to Xu Qingchuan. "Brother Tiegen, does this mean they can’t get in?"

"Of course they can’t get in!"

Xu Qingchuan was still fuming about the sudden drop in his cultivation. His Cultivation Technique couldn’t even unleash half its original power; he would rather be fighting a Golden Core Stage Qin Yongkang.

Even while facing Qin Yongkang’s assault, he had time to shoot a hateful glare at Song Jiulai.

"How on earth did you get in here?"

Song Jiulai didn’t answer.

She just found herself wondering why even the role of a handmaiden couldn’t have gone to someone else.