"Of course there is."

Shao Hong spoke as if it were only natural.

"Of course."

"Compared to the Yin Yang Peak, the dual cultivation rules of the Xuanpin Peak are not nearly as blunt. Any dual cultivation between those who are not Dao Companions must be registered with the relevant disciple. Once both parties agree, they can exchange Dao Companions for dual cultivation."

Ning Fan: "..."

Ning Fan's eyes widened, his dark pupils filled with profound confusion toward these words.

'Non-Dao Companion dual cultivation.' 'Exchange after mutual consent.' So words could actually be strung together like this? What an eye-opener.

"If I join the Xuanpin Peak, can I refuse to exchange Dao Companions from beginning to end?"

Ning Fan asked.

The Xuanpin Peak was still the second peak, after all. If there was a chance to join, the benefits would only be slightly inferior to the Yin Yang Peak.

It would still surpass the other three peaks.

"You cannot. Disciples of the Xuanpin Peak have fixed exchange assignments based on the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches. You must fulfill the corresponding assignments."

Shao Hong explained.

Ah, this.

In other words, joining the Xuanpin Peak meant mandatory Dao Companion exchanges, and one had to do it willingly.

No way, absolutely out of the question!

"If Junior Brother Ning truly cannot accept such absurd matters in your heart, you can take a look at the Qihua Peak. Almost all disciples who cannot convince their own hearts choose to join the Qihua Peak."

Shao Hong proactively brought up the next peak.

"Oh?"

Ning Fan raised an eyebrow. Disciples who couldn't accept the absurd practices of the Yin Yang Peak and Xuanpin Peak chose the Qihua Peak? Then wouldn't this Qihua Peak be perfectly suited for him and Yun Qingyao?

Before Ning Fan could ask further, Shao Hong took the initiative to introduce it.

"This Qihua Peak, you see, does not have small houses scattered everywhere by the roadside, nor does it have assignments to register and exchange Dao Companions. On ordinary days, the disciples respect one another."

"They are the paragons of our Yin Yang Divine Sect."

"If possible, I myself plan to join the Qihua Peak."

Hearing Shao Hong's words, Ning Fan felt increasingly certain.

This could work.

He would choose the Qihua Peak.

He couldn't join the first or second peaks, but forcing his way into the third peak would place him firmly in the middle-not too high, but certainly not too low.

"Wait, Junior Brother Ning, I haven't finished yet."

Shao Hong waved a hand.

An ominous premonition began to spread in Ning Fan's heart.

"The disciples respect one another on ordinary days, but that is only on ordinary days. Every month at a specific time, the Qihua Peak holds a Dual Cultivation Grand Ceremony. All disciples must attend. Everyone wears masks, and dual cultivation partners are randomly matched based on aura and cultivation realm. There are absolutely no taboos."

Shao Hong said.

"Ah?"

Ning Fan stood frozen in place.

He currently had only one question in his mind, and as he thought of it, he smoothly blurted it out-

"Isn't that just as absurd?!"

"What do you mean disciples who can't accept the Yin Yang Peak and Xuanpin Peak will join the Qihua Peak? How can the Qihua Peak's practices possibly convince them?!"

"Junior Brother Ning, you forgot. When the Qihua Peak's Dual Cultivation Grand Ceremony begins, everyone wears masks. Nobody knows who is who."

Ning Fan: "..."

So as long as you can't tell who it is, you can convince your own heart, is that it?!

For a moment...

Ning Fan didn't even know how to begin ridiculing this.

"Senior Brother Shao, please just tell me about the next peak."

Ning Fan asked with a bitter expression.

He couldn't help but feel dejected.

The top three ranked main peaks of the Yin Yang Divine Sect were all outrageously absurd one after another. Even if the next main peak didn't have ridiculous dual cultivation rules, it was still the second-to-last choice.

"Forgive me for asking, Junior Brother Ning, but you do realize you joined the Yin Yang Divine Sect, right?" Bai Ran looked at Ning Fan, tilting her head as she asked.

Ning Fan: "..."

Faced with Bai Ran's question, Ning Fan was actually left speechless.

He wasn't wrong.

The Yin Yang Divine Sect was a Sect focused primarily on dual cultivation, but damn it, that didn't mean they had to play this twistedly!

"The next main peak..."

"Oh, the Lingyue Peak."

"Junior Brother Ning, let me tell you, the Lingyue Peak doesn't have any outrageous dual cultivation rules. No small houses scattered everywhere, no assignments to register and exchange Dao Companions, and no Dual Cultivation Grand Ceremonies. All disciples follow the traditional Sect rules."

"One husband, one wife."

Shao Hong said.

"..."

Despite Shao Hong's introduction, Ning Fan did not let his guard down. He couldn't shake the feeling that since the first three main peaks were already so absurd...

This Lingyue Peak was definitely not a good place either.

"Senior Brother Shao, just tell me straight."

Ning Fan said decisively.

"Mm..."

Sure enough, after Ning Fan asked, a conflicted expression surfaced on Shao Hong's face. After a long moment, he finally spoke.

"The Lingyue Peak does indeed have a problem."

"The Lingyue Peak ranks fourth in the Yin Yang Divine Sect. It sits at the bottom tier, and the strength of its disciples is generally average. All disciples of the Lingyue Peak are connected with the Yin Yang Peak, Xuanpin Peak, and Qihua Peak. Not only do the Lingyue Peak disciples actively participate in the dual cultivation of the top three peaks..."

"The disciples of the top three peaks also naturally come to the Lingyue Peak to hunt for 'prey.' And it isn't just to elevate their cultivation realms through dual cultivation."

"There is also the element of venting their lust..."

Shao Hong detailed one by one.

During dual cultivation, it was always the one with the lower realm who received the greater benefit. For the disciples of the top three peaks to actively seek out Lingyue Peak disciples for dual cultivation...

They absolutely harbored ulterior motives.

Shao Hong's words left Ning Fan utterly speechless.

This was absolute madness.

The Lingyue Peak indeed lacked outrageous dual cultivation rules, but the Lingyue Peak itself was outrageous enough. Joining the Lingyue Peak meant becoming the prey of the top three main peaks' disciples.

Right now, both Ning Fan and Yun Qingyao were rumored to possess dual cultivation physiques. If they joined the Lingyue Peak, they would absolutely become a massive target for everyone.

The Yin Yang Peak, Xuanpin Peak, Qihua Peak, and Lingyue Peak-none of these four great main peaks were viable options. Ning Fan and Yun Qingyao were left with only one final choice-

The Changming Peak.

Ning Fan no longer held much hope for this final main peak. Not only were the first four main peaks uniformly absurd, but the Changming Peak was also already ranked dead last in the Yin Yang Divine Sect. The benefits of joining the Changming Peak would arguably be the worst.

"Senior Brother Shao, what about the final main peak?"

Ning Fan asked with a sense of reckless resignation.

"Since Junior Brother Ning has asked this far, then from your Senior Brother's perspective, this Changming Peak should be your final destination, Junior Brother Ning."

Shao Hong suddenly turned serious.

"Oh?"

Ning Fan became equally solemn.

Could it be that there was more to this Changming Peak?

"Even though our Yin Yang Divine Sect is founded upon dual cultivation, there are ultimately a group of oddballs-just like you, Junior Brother Ning-who still hold fast to their own moral integrity."

"These people gathered together in one place."

"And that is the Changming Peak."

"By the same token, because the disciples of the Changming Peak maintain a significant degree of moral integrity, dual cultivation is heavily restricted, which naturally makes the overall strength of its disciples the worst."

"With poor disciple strength, the Changming Peak naturally ranks dead last."

"Junior Brother Ning."

"Your Senior Brother urges you to think thrice. In your current situation, you have the right to choose any of the main peaks within the Yin Yang Divine Sect. Once you choose a main peak, it cannot be changed. You will spend the next dozen or even dozens of years upon that main peak. If your main peak has no future..."

Speaking up to this point, Shao Hong paused.

The implication went without saying.

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