Chapter 2: A Flame in the Darkness
The Abyss was quiet—eerily so. Time had no meaning in the eternal dark. Lin Feng sat cross-legged, his back resting against a jagged boulder, the System's last message echoing in his mind:
> [Quest: Seduce a woman with spiritual roots within 3 days to survive.]
[2 days, 13 hours remaining.]
His dantian pulsed with void. His veins itched with dormant power. And his body, barely healed, ached with a hunger far beyond physical.
Then he sensed it.
A faint qi fluctuation—delicate, smooth, fragrant like spring blossoms caught in moonlight. A spiritual presence.
Someone was near.
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Through the shadows, a soft light danced—blue and silver like moonbeams made flesh. A woman emerged, floating inches above the ground on a spirit cloud. Her robes were sheer, clinging to her curves like water over silk. Her eyes were ethereal—a mix of ice and fire. And her presence… overwhelming.
She was not human.
She was an illusion spirit, bound to this abyss, born of forgotten Dao energy. But she looked at Lin Feng—saw him—and tilted her head curiously.
"You… are still alive?" she asked, her voice like wind over a flute.
"I am now," Lin Feng said, forcing a smirk despite the pain. "Who are you?"
She drifted closer, circling him. "I am Mei. A remnant of the Dual Harmony Sect… long buried beneath this world. You carry its mark."
Lin Feng's heart pounded as the System pulsed again:
> [Potential mate detected: Spirit-class compatibility: 97.8%. Seduction potential: High.]
[Initiate cultivation bonding? Yes / No]
A rush of instinct coursed through him, but he hesitated. "You're not… alive," he murmured.
She smiled softly. "Neither are you, not truly. But I can give you breath again. Strength. Power. You must take it."
She reached for him—her fingers like ice and silk—and pressed them against his chest. A flow of qi passed between them, electric, intimate. Lin Feng gasped.
"You must do more than meditate," she whispered, straddling his lap with fluid grace. "Dual cultivation is the Dao of union. Let me show you…"
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What followed was unlike anything Lin Feng had ever experienced.
Her lips brushed his, tentative at first, then more urgent as their qi mingled. His wounds burned away, replaced by heat and vitality. His hands found her waist, her back, her thighs—every inch of her radiating pure spiritual energy.
Her robes dissolved into mist with a thought.
She was flawless—curves sculpted like art, skin luminous like jade under moonlight. Her body shimmered, semi-transparent yet impossibly warm. Every breath she took made the qi in the air thrum with power.
She guided his hands lower, whispering sacred incantations in his ear. "Touch me here. Channel your energy through me. We rise together or fall apart."
Their bodies met—his skin against hers, his soul intertwining with her essence. He moved slowly at first, letting instinct and intuition lead him. She arched beneath him, crying out in ancient tongue, her voice vibrating with power and pleasure.
> [Cultivation initiated…]
[Host vitality increasing: +37%]
[Meridian channels repaired… Dantian partially restored…]
Lin Feng's mind blurred—half-lost in pleasure, half-awake in spiritual awakening. Every thrust, every kiss, every shiver of her body against his felt like the unlocking of a gate within his soul. Their energy spiraled around them, a radiant storm in the abyss.
> [Level up: Body Refinement 1 → 3]
[New skill unlocked: Qi Absorption – Dual Path Variant]
He groaned against her neck, feeling her tighten around him, pulse after pulse of raw qi flooding into him with every wave of shared climax.
Their final moment of union erupted in blinding silver light. Mei cried out, voice echoing in the cavern like a divine hymn. Lin Feng's vision went white—his soul jolted into new realms of awareness.
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When he opened his eyes, she lay curled against him, her form flickering faintly like the last flame of a spirit lantern.
"You've grown," she whispered with a tired smile. "Strong enough… to survive. My time here is fading."
"No," Lin Feng said, clutching her. "There must be a way to keep you."
"Not yet. But one day… you will find my true body in the Moon Lotus Realm. Reclaim it. Awaken me fully."
And with a soft kiss to his lips, she vanished like starlight dissolving into morning.
> [Quest Complete.]
[Vitality restored. Dantian 53% reformed.]
[Next Quest Available: Escape the Abyss. Time Limit: 2 Days.]
Lin Feng stood tall, spirit burning anew. He looked up toward the endless chasm above, eyes blazing.
"They cast me down here to die," he murmured. "But I will rise again… and all of them will kneel before me