Becoming An Immortal Begins With Marrying A Wife

Chapter 46: Plan Early

[Fire Spirit Root Aptitude +1]

[Fire Spirit Root: Inferior (1/100)]

The next morning, Chen An woke up early and looked at the prompt message that popped up in front of him. He couldn't tell whether he was happy or disappointed.

He had thought that his cultivation would simply increase by +1, but instead, his spiritual root aptitude had improved, rather than the cultivation he had been longing for.

However, upon further thought, he felt that improving the aptitude of his fire spirit root seemed quite good.

The higher the grade of the fire spirit root, the better his control over alchemy fire as an alchemist.

And the efficiency and quality of alchemy would also be improved as a result.

Not to mention, the improvement in spiritual root aptitude would also benefit his usual cultivation, increasing both the speed and limit of his cultivation.

An inferior spiritual root can achieve Foundation Building.

A medium-grade spiritual root can achieve Gold Core.

A superior spiritual root can achieve Nascent Soul.

And so on, with Supreme Grade Spirit Root, Saint Grade Spirit Root, Immortal Grade Spirit Root, and Divine Grade Spirit Root...

The more Chen An thought about it, the more excited he became.

He felt that improving the aptitude of his spiritual root was not inferior to directly improving his cultivation.

It might even be better.

But how exactly?

That would depend on how much the improvement in spiritual root aptitude would increase his cultivation speed.

With that in mind, Chen An had a thought and brought up Wen Zhiyun's panel to check.

[Name: Wen Zhiyun]

[Attributes: Stunning Beauty, Excellent Innate Talent]

[Emotions: 1 star (1/100)]

[Provided Fire Spirit Root Aptitude: 1]

"Excellent innate talent?"

"Indeed, the cultivation talent of my partner is higher than that of ordinary cultivators."

Chen An thought to himself and couldn't help but smile silently, confirming his own speculation.

He covered Wen Zhiyun with the blanket.

Then he put on his own clothes.

Chen An quickly got out of bed and left the room, planning to eat something to fill his stomach before starting alchemy.

After last night, he and Wen Zhiyun were no longer roommates.

They were now partners.

Or you could say they were husband and wife.

Either way, it didn't make much difference to him.

Because he could treat them all equally.

...

After a simple wash-up, Chen An entered the hall and saw his gentle wife sitting at the dining table, feeding their daughter breakfast.

They were eating porridge.

Their daughter was now over nine months old.

She had already stopped breastfeeding.

Now she could not only drink porridge but also eat soft rice.

"Husband, let me serve you the porridge."

Seeing her husband enter the hall, Gu Xinyue, who was sitting at the dining table drinking porridge, immediately stood up and said.

Chen An smiled and said, "No need, I'll serve myself."

After speaking, he playfully teased the daughter in Gu Xinyue's arms before turning around and walking towards the kitchen.

"Husband, I'll go with you."

Gu Xinyue followed closely behind.

Chen An smiled and didn't say anything, letting her follow.

According to the schedule they had set before, he should have spent the night with his concubine, Bing Zhaizi.

But due to the special circumstances last night, he had to stay in Wen Zhiyun's room overnight, leaving Bing Zhaizi alone for the night.

In the kitchen.

Chen An asked Gu Xinyue to sit aside and said he would have a bowl of porridge first.

Gu Xinyue obediently sat there and waited for her husband to finish.

After a moment, Chen An finished his porridge without lingering.

He put down his bowl and chopsticks.

Closed the kitchen door and windows.

The next second, he directly embraced Gu Xinyue, who had been waiting anxiously, and made up for his neglect of her last night.

After more than an hour.

Leaving the kitchen.

Entering the alchemy room.

Chen An skillfully set up the furnace and lit the fire.

He planned to finish refining the healing pills for the Bamboo Leaf Gang's logistics in the morning, and then refine the Heartbreak Pill to sell to the Treasure Pavilion in the afternoon, so that he could free up his evening to cultivate with his three wives.

"Husband, can I come in?"

A voice came from outside the door.

Chen An extinguished the fire in the furnace, so as not to continue raising the temperature in the alchemy room, and said gently, "Yes, come in."

The door creaked open, and Song Huaying walked in alone.

She was alone, without their daughter Chen Yuejian.

Chen An asked, "Where's Xiaoyue?"

"Xiaoyue is playing with Sister Gu in the courtyard," Song Huaying said with a sweet smile.

After speaking, she walked up to Chen An and stopped in front of him, her eyes filled with watery beauty, and said:

"My husband, Ying feels that she is still lacking in her alchemy knowledge and wants you to impart your experience to fill in the gaps."

"It seems that Ying is very diligent and eager to learn."

"As long as my husband doesn't find Ying annoying, it's good."

"Come, let my husband teach you various alchemy experiences."

"My husband, can you speak slower? Ying can't digest it all!"

Song Huaying's voice had a hint of a crying tone, afraid that her husband would despise her and think she was useless.

Chen An would never despise her; he almost spoiled her to the heavens.

"Alright, let's stop here for today. Go back and digest it well, and tomorrow I will continue to teach you new alchemy experiences."

"Then I will trouble my husband again tomorrow."

Song Huaying left the alchemy room with a satisfied expression, feeling accomplished.

Just as Song Huaying left, Wen Zhiyun walked in.

"How does the wound feel?"

Chen An asked Wen Zhiyun with a gentle expression of concern.

Wen Zhiyun's face turned slightly red, not daring to make eye contact with Chen An. She awkwardly looked around the alchemy room and pretended to be casual.

"It's much better, there's basically no major problem. Thank you for helping me with the wound yesterday."

"What's the big deal between us? Don't be so reserved."

Chen An rekindled the alchemical fire while teasing with a smile.

Although they had become husband and wife last night, Wen Zhiyun unexpectedly had thin skin when it came to matters of affection between men and women.

Being teased by Chen An like this, she blushed and felt embarrassed.

"Do you think everyone is shameless like you?"

Wen Zhiyun lightly bit her thin lips and habitually rolled her eyes at Chen An, speaking in a somewhat annoyed tone.

That's right, it's this scent.

The scent of a proud and willful mature woman.

The figure of a young woman, the mentality of a young girl.

Chen An liked Wen Zhiyun just like this.

He extinguished the alchemical fire he had just lit and walked over to Wen Zhiyun, embracing her in his arms. He smiled and said, "Yuner, actually, I'm even more shameless than you imagine."

As he spoke, his hands began to move, taking advantage of this proud and willful beauty in his arms.

"Don't touch me!"

Wen Zhiyun suddenly turned her face and refused to acknowledge him. She slapped away his restless hand and said in a somewhat resentful tone, "You still owe me a proper marriage. When you marry me, then you can touch me again!"

After saying that, she broke free from Chen An's embrace and quickly left the alchemy room.

It wasn't because she was angry and left.

It was because she was too embarrassed.

Even though they had become husband and wife last night, she still wasn't accustomed to being too intimate with Chen An. It would take some time for her to gradually get used to it.

Watching Wen Zhiyun's fleeing figure, Chen An couldn't help but laugh and cry.

Clearly, last night it was Wen Zhiyun who didn't let him leave and urged him to do things quickly, but now she was blaming him for taking her body before they were properly married.

"Women are really unreasonable."

Chen An smiled helplessly and then sat back down in front of the alchemical furnace. He lit the alchemical fire for the third time and prepared to refine pills.

...

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, a morning has passed.

After having lunch.

Took a break.

Chen An planned to continue alchemy in the alchemy room.

Just as he pushed open the door of the alchemy room, a loud shout came from outside.

"Everyone in Green Willow Lane!"

"Starting today, representing the Bamboo Leaf Gang, the rewards for killing cultivators from the Black Iron Mountain Villa on the battlefield will be doubled!"

"Previously, killing a cultivator in the late Qi Refining stage would reward one month of rent exemption. Now, it can reward two months of rent exemption!"

"Any Fellow Daoists want to sign up on the spot?"

As the shout of a Bamboo Leaf Gang steward rang out.

Including Chen An, many residents of Green Willow Lane opened their windows to see what was happening outside.

But they just took a glance and quickly closed their windows without any response like the first time.

Most people just took a look and soon there was no movement.

Times have changed.

When the two gangs first started a full-scale war, the main force on the battlefield was cultivators in the mid Qi Refining stage.

Many residents in the core area, who were in the late Qi Refining stage, could easily become mercenaries and make a fortune.

But now, the main force on the battlefield has become cultivators in the late Qi Refining stage.

Even Foundation Building experts have joined.

The risk of being a mercenary has multiplied.

The residents in the core area do want to earn rent exemption certificates, but they don't want to go to their deaths.

Now, the cost-effectiveness of joining the battlefield is not as good as before, causing many people to be unwilling to sign up.

"Any Fellow Daoists want to sign up?"

"Anyone?"

"Is there anyone?"

The steward of the Bamboo Leaf Gang shouted several times in a row.

Seeing that no residents responded to the call, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed and angry.

But he didn't say much and quickly left Green Willow Lane.

Chen An stood by the window and witnessed the whole scene.

He felt somewhat uneasy about this.

Combining the information he usually heard from the Treasure Pavilion and the double rewards mentioned by the Bamboo Leaf Gang steward just now.

The Bamboo Leaf Gang now, without any surprises, should be short of manpower, and the situation on the battlefield is quite unfavorable.

If they continue to drag on like this, they will probably lose to the Black Iron Mountain Villa, it's just a matter of time.

"I can't stay in Bamboo Leaf Forest anymore. I have to break through to the second stage of the alchemy realm as soon as possible and see if I can join the Treasure Pavilion as an alchemist to seek protection."

Chen An silently thought in his heart.

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