Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest.

Chapter 669 Crooked ways
The next morning, Yan Yu woke up slowly from his meditation and found Li Minghu sleeping next to him.

Her sleeping posture was actually pretty good. She didn't have the habit of hugging, pressing, clinging, or nudging anyone, which made Yan Yu breathe a sigh of relief.

I was saying, how can everyone have a bad sleeping posture? There must be some who are normal!
Just as I was about to get out of bed and lifted the quilt, Yan Yu suddenly fell silent again.

No, it's okay... It's just undressing in a dream, no big deal.

He helped Li Minghu up and fumbled to put clothes on her. After a few attempts, Li Minghu whimpered and woke up.

She was startled at first when she found Yan Yu right beside her, but soon calmed down and said with a shy smile:
"I'm used to it. Sorry."

Such a strong mind and will made Yan Yu look at her with admiration and said with a smile:

"How did you develop this habit?"

"Ever since I was thirteen or fourteen, I've often had a fever and sweats while sleeping at night," Li Minghu replied. "It's cooler to go naked."

Having said that, Yan Yu recalled that the girl's body was indeed incredibly hot last night, as if she was hugging a heater, but he thought it was because the residual effect of the medicine had not been dissolved.

Li Minghu didn't hide his presence, she lifted the quilt and started to put on her underwear. Yan Yu looked at her fair and straight legs and suddenly asked:
"Do you have a fever every night?"

"Well, I seem to be feeling much better after taking your medicine." Li Minghu reached behind his back to button his clothes, then said, "Help me get my pajamas over there."

"for you."

Li Minghu put on his clothes, covering all the parts that needed to be covered, and then skillfully gathered his hair and tied it into a ponytail.

For some reason, Yan Yu suddenly felt that she looked much more seductive now than when she was not wearing anything.

"Don't worry. I won't tell anyone about what happened last night." Li Minghu suddenly said, probably because Yan Yu had been staring at him for too long. "If they find out, you'll be in trouble, right?"

"It's okay, I'm not worried about that." Yan Yu said with a smile, "Even if you tell others, I won't mind."

Li Minghu was silent for a moment, and suddenly a strong warmth surged in his heart.

Perhaps, even without that agreement, I would...

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After breakfast, the two came to the training area of the base to inspect the ordinary warriors who were being trained there.

All warriors are mortals. Despite lacking any cultivation aptitude, their physical stats are exceptional in every respect, even rivaling those of selected Air Force pilots. They are generally around 19-20 years old, with a male-to-female ratio of approximately 2:1, and all originate from the Zhendong Army's jurisdiction.

In his previous life, Yan Yu was not one of the first batch of ordinary warriors, and was not in the same class as these people, but he still recognized a few familiar faces among them - thinking about it carefully, he had seen them in the Hall of Fame.

The Hall of Honor, a specialized exhibition area within the Warrior Base, originally required a significant contribution to be inducted into the Hall of Honor. However, as the number of such contributions grew, the requirement was changed to a combination of significant contributions and a glorious death... Therefore, having a portrait in the Hall of Honor wasn't a matter of sheer luck.

General Zhang selected ten most outstanding mortal warriors and had them practice against each other in teams of five on the training ground. In the air, sword lights crisscrossed, sword energy spread everywhere, white rainbows pierced the sun, and tall pines welcomed the guests. Each of them performed their moves with great skill.

Yan Yu watched from the sidelines, frowned slightly, and said nothing.

General Zhang quickly signaled Li Minghu with his eyes: Ask for me.

"What do you think?" Li Minghu asked, tilting his head.

"It's a performance." Yan Yu replied.

"Hmm." Li Minghu pondered, "It's obvious that these ordinary warriors have almost no actual combat experience."

"The lack of actual combat experience is one thing, the performance is another." Yan Yu's sharp eyes analyzed, "What is the criterion for judging the best performance? There are no professional sword immortals stationed at the base. Outsiders have no way of discerning their mastery of swordsmanship. They can only judge by the results of their daily duels."

"But there are too many factors that can affect victory or defeat." Li Minghu immediately understood.

"For inexperienced thugs, the most important thing to win a street fight is to make the first move," Yan Yu continued. "The brighter the sword, the faster the attack. Their only concern is to overwhelm the opponent with momentum, forcing them to switch from offense to defense. Then, they use their fierce and violent attacks and their opponent's lack of defensive experience to win in one fell swoop."

"You mean, they were eager for quick success and took shortcuts," Li Minghu said thoughtfully.

"It's not entirely due to a desire for quick success," Yan Yu said. "If you gather a group of newbies and declare that winning and losing are the only thing that matters, then everyone will just scream and go on the field and charge. This is determined by the overall environment."

"So they need a complete set of training systems and evaluation standards," Li Minghu concluded.

"We also need a powerful swordsman with rich combat experience to be stationed here long-term to supervise and adjust the training plan in a timely manner as the overall strength of the mortal warriors changes." Yan Yu said leisurely, "Simply put, there must be a head coach of the mortal warriors who is responsible for the training of everyone."

General Zhang next to him didn't need to say much. He just gave a look and his adjutant naturally recorded the conversation between the two.

"What about the problem of lack of practical experience?" Li Minghu continued to ask.

"Go to the front lines and fight," Yan Yu said. "Go to those secret realms that have already obtained the control center, preferably those with large sword formations, and use restrictions to torture them severely. As long as you can't kill them, train them to death. Those who fail will be organized to watch battle videos and analyze where there are flaws and areas for improvement. Those who fail for three consecutive months will be eliminated directly."

Yan Yu recounted all the ordinary warrior training programs that had been improved over many years of experiments in his previous life, as if he knew them all by heart. The eyes of the people around him lit up, and they couldn't wait to bring them out and implement them vigorously.

After another half a day, all the opinions that needed to be raised were raised, and Yan Yu and Li Minghu finally said goodbye and left.

General Zhang was overjoyed and still not satisfied. He returned to his office and called Li Weiguo:

"Old Li! Your Yan Yu is amazing!"

"How's it going? Impressive, isn't it?" Li Weiguo said cheerfully, "I told you before, let him help you take a look, it won't go wrong."

"That's a nail on the head!" General Zhang applauded. "The research team's expert panel had to spend at least months researching this, and he saw it all in just a few minutes, even offering detailed suggestions for improvement! I think he's better than any of those experts back in Pingjing!"

"When this kid first entered school, even before he became the captain, he dared to give the instructors suggestions for improving the training plan." Li Weiguo said with emotion, "I can't believe that the young and fearless calf who was once fearless has now become the Sword Master of Lu State." "If he weren't the Sword Master of Lu State, I would have asked the Privy Council to keep him." General Zhang said firmly, "Let him be that... the chief instructor of all the warriors! I can give him the people and money here, and he can do anything!"

"Hey, don't even think about it." Li Weiguo laughed. "Even if the Privy Council approved it, Chen Tianming wouldn't let him go."

"You said Chen Tianming is quite impressive," General Zhang sighed. "I heard his daughter had already met Yan Yu before she even started school. That's quite a long-term investment, isn't it? Wasn't Yan Yu not even a cultivator at that time?"

"In fact, his daughter has a good eye for talent." Li Weiguo said with a smile, "If he really had good vision, he would have married his daughter to Yan Yu before he became successful."

"Hmm." General Zhang also pondered. "Even if he has this intention now, it's probably too late."

It is obvious that if Chen Lingyun successfully marries Yan Yu, the position of the Swordsman of Lu State is likely to be infinitely closer to that of his father-in-law Chen Tianming. This is a situation that other bigwigs in the cabinet will definitely not allow to happen, so everyone is eager to put a few more women around the Swordsman.

For example, the Annan army sent Li Minghu here. Although it was nominally for Yan Yu to help treat him, in reality, wouldn't it be more appropriate to seek treatment from professional medical staff? The meaning behind this is also obvious.

It seems Chen Tianming is aware of this, so while he condones Yan Yu's harem-like behavior, he also encourages Chen Lingyun to remain with Yan Yu, thereby leveraging her connections with the top female monks. This act of trading his daughter's reputation for political gain has everyone inside and outside the court exclaiming, "Too bold!" In ancient times, he would have been a Liu Bang.

From this, it can be seen that a small circle has begun to form around Yan Yu, the Swordsman of Lu State, and all major factions are desperately trying to fill it with people.

Although the two old men didn't say much, a thought suddenly came to their minds at the same time:

What a pity! Why don't I have a granddaughter or granddaughter who is a monk? Otherwise, I would send her to Yan Yu.

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Today's dinner at Yan Yu's house was quite sumptuous. Lin Ning, the head chef, had done her best, and with Yun Jin's help, she had finally managed to prepare a seafood feast.

Zhao Yuanzhen and Xie Ruoxi ate until their stomachs were full. They lay on the sofa and hummed like two little pigs. They spent the whole night helping to refine the food in their stomachs... Anna watched quietly from the side. These two were considered foodies.

Yunjin and Ningning, one washing dishes in the kitchen and the other wiping tables in the restaurant, are considered the virtuous couple.

As for Chen Lingyun and Li Minghu, Anna admittedly found them somewhat difficult to understand. Neither cute nor hardworking, they still managed to win Yan Yu's favor. Anna highly suspected they were both incredibly intelligent women, practically a pair of palace intrigue duos.

Yanyu, you're surrounded by so many talented people! Are you working on a complete philatelic encyclopedia here?

"Do you feel that?" She quietly took out her phone and typed a message to Yan Yu, "There are too many girls around you?"

"Indeed." Yan Yu replied, "Do you know why?"

"Why?" Anna asked.

"It's very simple," Yan Yu replied. "There were more women than men here in the beginning, so everyone was conscious of men moving in. As a result, almost all of the people who come here temporarily are women. I'd call it 'exclusivity.' Look, Li Minghu's brother, Li Zhaojiang, has always been worried about his sister's health. Why didn't he come over to check on her? Because it's inconvenient. The villa is full of girls, and it would be embarrassing to be seen in pajamas. But you can live here because you're a woman and no one minds."

"But since you're a man, no one minds," Anna said.

"Nonsense." Yan Yu said, "This house is the team base, and I'm the captain. Anyone who minds, get out now."

Anna couldn't help but chuckled, and typed again:
"Is it really not because you want to start a harem that you specially find so many beautiful girls in your team base?"

"I've answered this question hundreds of times," Yan Yu replied. "I only look at ability when selecting people, not gender. It's you women who are always trying to be exclusive, taking up every position around me. It's you who should seriously reflect on this!"

Anna:………………

Okay, okay, it’s our fault that we forced you to have a harem, okay?

Yan Yu checked the news. He didn't know what mission the Fire Phoenix Team was on. Neither Turkey Sister nor Candy Sister had sent any messages. Ye Jun did say that Jing Ye had returned to the team, which made Yan Yu suddenly remember that this grandson had not been seen for a long time.

【Win people over with virtue】: What are you doing?

[Mr. Liu]: Practice.

Young Master Liu: You're asking even though you already know the answer, Old Yan? It's been a few days since your spiritual energy limit was increased. Aren't you busy trying to reach a new realm?
[Conquer people with virtue]: No, we went traveling yesterday.

Young Master Liu: You're truly generous! The Academy of Sciences has calculated that this time the upper limit has been raised to the Golden Core realm. Golden Core!

[Mr. Liu]: Isn’t it better to form the elixir earlier than anything else?
Speaking of Dan, Yan Yu suddenly remembered something and quickly sent a message to the Sun in his sea of consciousness to activate the sword intent:

"Sword!"

"What sword?" Sword Intent finally spoke, "Calling me cheap, huh? Are you asking for a fight?"

"You are the real sword master." Yan Yu needed it after all, so he didn't dare to neglect it too much, so he changed his name to "Mai ah!"

"What sister? Don't you already have a sister?" Jian Yi said, "How about this, you call me Master Zhenmei Divine Sword, and I will communicate with you."

"Don't worry, Master. I just want to ask you something." Yan Yu said, "How can I improve the quality of my Core Formation?"

"Practice more before you achieve Dan Jin." Jian Yi said in a tone of "Is there even a need to ask?" "Use the skill of a water mill to polish your purple palace into a jade palace. Isn't that guaranteed to be the quality of your Dan Jin?"

"I don't have that much time!" Yan Yu said, "You've seen our world too. Lu Country is surrounded by powerful enemies. You're slow in forming your elixir, and there are fewer Jindan Zhenren than in other countries. You're going to be beaten!"

"That can't be helped," Jian Yi said. "The authentic Xuan Sect method is to practice Qi refining through breathing exercises, or to seek out those top-grade natural treasures that can increase your cultivation. However, the spiritual energy in your world has only just begun to recover, and the upper limit is here. There's no chance of finding top-grade natural treasures, so forget it."

"Then is there any unorthodox method that can improve the grade of the golden elixir?" Yan Yu said, "I have heard of a method before, called the dual cultivation method of raising the elixir."

He described the upgrade method in Qiansi Dafa and the Zhenmei Sword Intention.

"Your unorthodox method is quite ingenious," commented Zhenmei Jianyi. "Achieving the Golden Core rank is like high jumping. Others train their leg strength, but you just found a pole... Using the power of the dragon and tiger's intercourse to combine with the innate energy should be feasible, but do you know why the orthodox Xuanmen sect doesn't use this method?"

(End of this chapter)