Becoming An Immortal Begins With Marrying A Wife

Chapter 123: Shen Qingyi's Hatred (12)

[Alchemical Experience +4] x66

[Name: Song Huaying]

[Cultivation: Qi Refining First Layer]

[Attribute: Gratitude, Repaying Kindness]

[Emotion: 4 stars (5201/12500)]

The next morning, while it was still dimly lit outside, Chen An sat up from his bed and his gaze fell upon the prompt messages and attribute panel in front of him.

He gained 264 points of experience in an instant.

This efficiency was too high.

If this had been on the first day, he would have been able to break through from a first-tier junior alchemist to a first-tier intermediate alchemist in just one day.

The speed of leveling up had greatly increased.

At the same time, behind his wife's cultivation column, it was no longer the words "None" as before.

It had changed to Qi Refining First Layer.

Most importantly, his wife didn't need to cultivate at all. She could directly absorb the wood attribute spiritual energy from the air and refine it into spiritual power, surpassing many cultivators.

This Flower Goddess bloodline was truly powerful.

Just a slight recovery was enough to transform an ordinary person into someone stronger than an average cultivator.

Chen An thought to himself, and his gaze quickly fell to the emotion attribute column at the bottom.

It had already reached 5201.

The progress bar was about halfway filled.

Far surpassing his other three wives.

"Yinger is truly my source of fortune."

Chen An looked at Song Huaying, who was sleeping soundly in his arms, with love in his eyes.

Seeing that it was almost time, he got up, dressed, and went to the alchemy room to make pills and earn money.

With this round of alchemy, the entire morning passed.

Even the mealtime had passed.

During this time, none of his wives came to call him for a meal.

He had told his wives some time ago that when he was alchemizing, they should try not to disturb him.

There was no need to come and call him for meals.

Since achieving Foundation Building, his need for food had greatly decreased, and he no longer needed three meals a day.

Most of the time, he only sat at the dining table to take care of Gu Xinyue's feelings.

In the blink of an eye, more than an hour had passed.

Chen An felt that he had almost finished alchemizing.

He pushed open the door and was about to go to his room to find his wives for cultivation.

Just as he stepped out, he ran into his eldest daughter, Chen Yuejian, who was walking in from the courtyard.

As soon as Chen Yuejian saw her father, she immediately ran towards him and hugged his thigh, raising her little face with a smile and said, "Daddy, I just finished practicing Qi absorption. Will you play with me?"

"Okay, Daddy will play with you."

Chen An lovingly stroked his eldest daughter's head, looking at her who was almost as tall as his waist, and couldn't help but feel that time was passing by so quickly.

His eldest daughter's small and petite appearance from before seemed like just yesterday.

And now, she was almost as tall as his waist.

He really wished that time could slow down.

That his daughter could grow up a little slower.

She had always been his little cotton jacket.

Chen An thought a little sadly and was soon brought to the courtyard by his eldest daughter.

"Daddy, I want to fly on a sword!" Chen Yuejian's eyes lit up, her cute Kazi Lan eyes looking at Chen An, her face full of excitement and anticipation.

Chen An smiled, thinking that his eldest daughter really liked flying on a sword.

No matter how much she flew, she never got tired of it.

She wished she could float in the sky for twelve hours a day.

She wondered if there was a trace of bird-like blood flowing in her body.

For example, the phoenix, the golden crow, and so on.

"Come, climb up and hold onto Daddy's leg." Chen An had the idea and took out the flying boat sword, stepping on it first, and then letting his eldest daughter climb up by herself.

Although Chen Yuejian was only three years old now, her physical fitness was already not weaker than that of a child over ten years old. She easily jumped onto the flying boat sword and skillfully held onto her father's thigh.

And this extraordinary physical fitness was brought about by her persistent practice of qi cultivation in her daily life.

Seeing that his eldest daughter stood firmly, Chen An quickly flew into the sky with her.

During the flight, Chen Yuejian looked like a curious baby, asking many questions.

"Daddy, when can I fly on a sword by myself?"

"Little Yue is so smart, as long as you practice more when you grow up, you will soon be able to learn to fly on a sword."

"When will I grow up?"

"Probably when you are as old as your mother is now, around twenty years old."

"Daddy, why can't Mom fly on a sword?"

"Because Mom has always been taking care of you and didn't have time to learn how to fly on a sword, that's why she can't."

"Ah?"

Chen Yuejian's little face changed, and then she felt a little guilty and said, "Mom is so pitiful, when I grow up and learn to fly on a sword, I will fly with Mom every day."

Chen An smiled and said, "My little Yue is really filial, when Daddy gets old and can't fly anymore, I'll let you carry Daddy."

"Okay, when the time comes, I'll carry Mom, carry Aunt Gu, carry Aunt Wen, and also carry Sister Shen together!"

Chen Yuejian's face was full of anticipation.

After about two quarters of an hour.

The flying on the sword ended.

Chen Yuejian stayed in the courtyard to practice qi cultivation.

Chen An went back to the house.

He stopped in front of Wen Zhiyun's door and asked softly, "Yuner, can I come in?"

"Um, come in."

Wen Zhiyun's lazy voice came from the room, sounding like she had just woken up.

Chen An pushed open the door and walked in, seeing Wen Zhiyun sitting by the bed breastfeeding their daughter.

He sat down beside her and his gaze fell on their daughter.

Then, his whole face was filled with astonishment.

What's going on?!

Is this my second daughter?

Wasn't she just tiny yesterday?

How did she grow so much overnight?

Chen An looked at his second daughter in Wen Zhiyun's arms, feeling shocked.

Wen Zhiyun knew he was shocked, because she herself was shocked when she woke up this morning, but now she just habitually gave him a glance and said in a displeased tone, "What's so surprising? She's your own daughter, don't you know her?"

"Special physique, naturally vigorous blood and energy, isn't it normal for her to grow so fast?"

Chen An still found it unbelievable and said, "But she's growing too fast, isn't she?"

As he spoke, he extended a finger for his second daughter to hold, wanting to see how strong she was.

In the next instant, a force several times stronger than Chen Yuejian, the eldest daughter, immediately spread through his fingers.

The strength was extremely powerful!

Chen An was greatly shocked. He had just been born and already possessed such strength. What would happen when he grew up?

Not to mention when he grew up, even at the age of three or four, he would be extraordinary. He would punch his mother and kick his father, one punch for each child.

"Residents of Nanxiang!"

"Come out!"

"I have an important announcement to make to you all!"

Suddenly, a notice from the high-ranking official outside the house came through the alley.

Hearing this, Chen An said to Wen Zhiyun, "I'll go out and take a look."

"Okay, come back early."

Wen Zhiyun's voice softened a lot, without the sharpness and sarcasm from before.

Chen An kissed her on the face and left the room.

As he passed through the hall, he saw Shen Qingyi also heading outside.

So the two of them walked out together to the alley outside to see what the high-ranking official had to announce.

They arrived outside.

The alley was filled with residents.

The high-ranking official stood in the middle of the alley and, seeing that most of the residents had come out, he used his spiritual power to announce loudly:

"Chief of the Red Fire Gang, Zhou Tianyi, Chief Zhou!"

"Starting today, we will be striving for the mid-stage of Gold Core!"

"Once successful, the security of Hundred Herbs Lane will rise to a new level, and you will all be able to enjoy the benefits!"

The residents looked at each other and thought it was a good thing.

Until the next moment, the high-ranking official spoke again:

"To go from the early stage of Gold Core to the mid-stage, it requires a large amount of resources!"

"Therefore, starting next month, the protection fee for the residents of Hundred Herbs Lane will increase from 2 middle-grade spirit stones per month to 3 middle-grade spirit stones per month!"

"Please be aware!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the residents of the entire Nanxiang exploded.

At a glance, there was a chorus of wailing and furious anger.

"Damn it, the Red Fire Gang, they're going too far. The protection fee was already high enough, and now they want to increase it. Do they want us to die?"

"That's right! We were living well in Hundred Herbs Lane. Why does the Red Fire Gang have to disturb our lives?"

"Since the Red Fire Gang won't let us live, then let's all live miserably!"

Saying that, many residents rushed out, wanting to vent their dissatisfaction by beating up the high-ranking official.

However, how could the gap between the Qi Refining Stage and the Foundation Building Stage be bridged by numbers alone?

Before these Qi Refining Stage residents could get close to the high-ranking official, they were instantly shaken off by the spiritual pressure released by the high-ranking official, falling to the ground and screaming in pain.

"Huh, a bunch of useless things."

The high-ranking official sneered and then shouted loudly, "Those who can't pay the protection fee next month will have to come to the Samadhi Tower to work as laborers, otherwise they will be expelled from Hundred Herbs Lane!"

The residents dared not speak out in anger.

Seeing that the residents looked displeased with him but were helpless, the high-ranking official felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart.

He walked towards the fruit stall ahead and grabbed the smooth and tender jade hand of the widow, saying as he touched it, "Madam, I know you're a woman living a difficult life alone. In the future, serve me well and I'll help you pay the protection fee, how about it?"

The widow didn't want to, but she didn't dare refuse. The slap she received in front of her house last time left a significant psychological impact on her.

She was afraid that if she refused now, she would be beaten by the high-ranking official later.

At this moment, a male cultivator who secretly admired the widow couldn't bear it anymore and stepped forward to accuse, "Gao Xiaowen, you used to be a resident of Nanxiang. Now that you've achieved Foundation Building and joined the Red Fire Gang, you're oppressing your neighbors. Are you still a human being?"

"Conscience?"

The high-ranking official raised an eyebrow and looked at the male cultivator with a smile, asking, "My achievement in Foundation Building was all thanks to my own efforts. What does it have to do with you guys?"

"I used to be mocked a lot in Hundred Herbs Lane because of my ugly appearance. How dare you turn around and accuse me now?"

"You, a person like you, should just die."

As the words fell, Gao Guanshi casually conjured a pitch-black flame and threw it at the male cultivator.

Then, accompanied by a heart-wrenching scream, the male cultivator who had just accused Gao Guanshi quickly turned into a pile of debris, dead beyond death.

Seeing this scene before them, the other residents of Nanxiang broke out in a cold sweat.

They were all silent, afraid to speak up again.

Gao Guanshi, who would kill without hesitation, had scared them all.

Ignoring the surrounding residents, Gao Guanshi turned back to the widow and said, "Madam, what do you think of my proposal just now?"

"I... I..."

The widow struggled internally, considering accepting Gao Guanshi's offer, but she couldn't bear his disgustingly ugly face.

Just as the widow was about to grit her teeth and agree, Gao Guanshi kicked her away with a loud "bang," showing no mercy. "Since you're so unwilling, then get lost."

After speaking, Gao Guanshi turned and walked towards a house in front of him.

At the door of that house, he saw a familiar face, a female cultivator he had liked in Nanxiang back then.

Now, this female cultivator was already married and stood silently with her husband, watching everything happening in the lane.

When Gao Guanshi walked towards their house, the couple's faces immediately changed.

Soon, Gao Guanshi stopped in front of the female cultivator and smiled innocently, "Fellow Daoist Wang, I didn't expect you to still live in Nanxiang. Do you remember me?"

"I... I remember."

The female cultivator spoke hesitantly, clearly nervous and afraid.

Seeing the woman he had once admired in front of him, Gao Guanshi didn't waste any words and went straight to the point, "Fellow Daoist Wang, from now on, come to Samadhi Tower five times a month to serve me. I will cover the protection fee for your family."

The female cultivator trembled and refused, her lips quivering, "No, it's not necessary. My family can afford it..."

Upon hearing this, her husband immediately glared at her fiercely and then turned to Gao Guanshi with a smile on his face, saying, "Thank you, Gao Guanshi. Thank you, Gao Guanshi. Rest assured, as long as you need it in the future, I will clean her up and send her to Samadhi Tower to serve you!"

As a talisman master, he didn't lack the protection fee of three middle-grade spirit stones per month.

But thinking of the scene just now where Gao Guanshi killed without blinking, he felt scared, afraid of following in the footsteps of the Fellow Daoist who had turned into debris.

"Very well, you have good insight. Clean up your wife and send her to Samadhi Tower tonight. You don't need to pay the protection fee next month."

After speaking, Gao Guanshi patted the talisman master's shoulder with a smile, then turned and flew away on his sword.

After Gao Guanshi flew far away, the female cultivator reluctantly said, "Husband, I don't want to go with him..."

"...Smack!"

Before the female cultivator could finish her sentence, she was slapped hard by her husband.

As a talisman master, her husband glared at her angrily and said, "What's wrong with him playing with you for a few days each month? Do you have to provoke him and make him bury both of us? Do you see that pile of debris on the ground? Do you want me to end up like that?!"

Looking at the pile of debris on the ground, the female cultivator's face was filled with despair as she reluctantly accepted the fact that she would be toyed with by Gao Guanshi in the future.

Many residents witnessed this scene and couldn't help but sigh.

"Ah, three middle-grade spirit stones per month, I don't know what to do."

"These dogs from the Crimson Fire Gang are not human. They only think about squeezing us, the bottom-level Independent Cultivators. We won't be able to survive like this."

"Someone should clean up the debris on the ground, dig a hole and bury it, and then erect a monument."

"I wonder where that masked heroine went. When she was around, these beasts from the Crimson Fire Gang had some scruples."

"Now... sigh, it's too difficult."

At this moment, the residents on both sides of the lane were talking about the masked heroine from some time ago, filled with longing for the woman who would draw her sword to help the oppressed.

Unfortunately, the heroine had disappeared now.

In front of House No. 8 in Nanxiang Lane.

Chen An looked at the beautiful female cultivator in front of him, full of despair, and couldn't help but shake his head, thinking that the world was truly cold-hearted.

Then, he looked at Shen Qingyi beside him and said calmly, "Fellow Daoist Shen, let's go back inside."

Shen Qingyi remained silent, staring motionlessly in the direction Gao Guanshi had just flown away, tightly gripping the hilt of her sword at her waist, her knuckles turning white, and the hilt of the sword deforming.

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