Immortal Martial Arts: Marry a Wife and Live a Long Life

Chapter 118: Contributions from All Sides

The faint morning light shone.

A terrified scream rang out in the carriage, breaking the tranquility, but it did not reach the outside world.

"Han Li!"

Lutian Xiang woke up, feeling a pain in her body. She tightly held the blanket, covering her alluring figure, and then shouted angrily.

Her beautiful face was covered in frost. Although her cultivation was sealed, it seemed to have lowered the temperature inside the carriage.

"Is this what you meant by not messing around?" Lutian Xiang stared at Han Li with cold eyes, and said each word with a stern tone.

"It was an accident, all accidents." Han Li smiled apologetically. His eyes were full of amusement. Last night was too enjoyable.

Lutian Xiang wanted to slap him to death when she saw his smiling face. He was shameless.

"You are truly shameless!" Lutian Xiang said with hatred.

Yesterday, she had vowed to protect her last line of defense and not let Han Li take her Yin essence. But last night, she had let him succeed in a daze.

This made Lutian Xiang furious.

Although she had agreed to marry Han Li, she didn't expect to lose her virginity so soon. At least she wanted to wait until they were officially married before that. She had mentally prepared herself for that time.

Moreover, by losing her virginity to Han Li too early, she was worried that he would look down on her and not keep his promises in the future.

Regardless, Han Li had obtained her most precious thing, which made Lutian Xiang feel confused and develop a different kind of emotion towards him.

Ignoring Lutian Xiang's struggle, Han Li reached out and hugged her, whispering gently in her ear, "Xiang Xiang, I will treat you well."

"From now on, you are my wife. When we move to Yuanchou, I will hold a grand wedding for you."

"As long as I, Han Li, am alive, you will not die. This is my promise to you."

Han Li's words came from the bottom of his heart, and he truly meant them at this moment.

At first, he only wanted Lutian Xiang to bear him a child and receive rewards. Then, he wanted to marry her, so she could bear him a child and also become a helper in the Myriad Manifestations Realm.

After the tender night they had, his thoughts changed again. He wanted to win Lutian Xiang's heart as well.

Lutian Xiang, such a stunning beauty, which man wouldn't be moved by her?

Han Li admitted that he was a lustful person. He was captivated by Lutian Xiang's beauty at first sight.

Now that Lutian Xiang was likely pregnant with his child, Han Li's feelings for her grew even deeper.

Hearing his sincere words, Lutian Xiang struggled less and her emotions gradually stabilized. She knew it was too late to say anything now.

After a long silence, Lutian Xiang said in a deep voice, "Han Li, I hope you will keep your word, otherwise I will find a way to kill you."

Her tone was extremely cold, as if she was expressing her unwavering determination.

"You can rest assured, I, Han Li, always keep my word." Han Li said firmly, his tone leaving no room for doubt.

Looking at Han Li, who was close at hand, Lutian Xiang said softly, "Can you break the seal now?"

Han Li smiled awkwardly and said, "Not yet, for the time being."

Jokingly, Lutian Xiang hasn't calmed down yet. If he were to break the seal for her, it would cause a huge commotion.

Although Han Li is confident that he can suppress Lutian Xiang again, it would definitely cause a big stir and expose his true cultivation level to the outside world. The outside world would immediately guess that he is the mysterious grandmaster.

This is simply asking for trouble.

Moreover, if he were to beat up Lutian Xiang again and suppress her after inflicting heavy injuries, it would only make her more unhappy and resentful.

"Hehe~ Men, what's the use of sweet talk?" Lutian Xiang sneered, but she didn't force Han Li anymore. She knew that forcing him would be useless.

Han Li pretended not to hear and just held her tightly in his arms, then lowered his head and gently kissed her rosy lips.

The migration team set off again, heading towards Jizhou.

This journey took a lot of time and went through many events, which opened the eyes of the migration convoy. Many capable descendants of the Han family emerged.

With Han Li's protection, the entire migration team only suffered a small loss of guards. Han Li personally dealt with the powerful cultivators, while the weaker ones were handled by the descendants of the Han family and the guards.

The news of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator hidden in the Han family's migration team spread like wildfire. Many cultivators speculated that the patriarch of the Han family was the Nascent Soul stage cultivator and didn't dare to cause trouble.

A Nascent Soul stage cultivator still holds considerable deterrence in Qingzhou. Those who are sensible wouldn't cause trouble, only those ignorant ones who don't know the situation would, and without exception, they all died.

Knowing that the Han family was going to migrate to a more distant Yuanzhou, the forces of the counties and prefectures along the way visibly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the Han family didn't settle in their territory, they would be friendly forces.

These forces restrained their own clan members and disciples of their sects, warning them not to provoke the Han family and urging the Han family to leave Qingzhou quickly.

Three months later,

The migration team arrived at Qingshu Prefecture, the fifth prefecture on the Qingzhou route.

Although the Han family's guards suffered some losses, the team grew stronger.

When passing through the previous two prefectures, some sects and families in the county and even the prefecture wanted to establish a good relationship with the Han family. After all, the patriarch of the Han family was a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

Except for those major states with Myriad Manifestations Realm existences, among the other major states, Nascent Soul stage cultivators were already at the pinnacle. Above them were only the Empty Void Realm cultivators, but the number of Empty Void Realm cultivators was very small, with no more than ten in ordinary major states.

So how could one attach themselves to a Nascent Soul stage cultivator?

Generally speaking, they would have to offer rare treasures, profound techniques, join the sect as a disciple, or present something the cultivator likes.

After a little inquiry, various forces knew how to attach themselves to the patriarch of the Han family. It was simply too easy.

The patriarch of the Han family was also known as the "polygamous patriarch" and had dozens of concubines. As long as they offered beautiful female cultivators with talent from their family, they could become concubines for the patriarch of the Han family.

They also learned that the patriarch of the Han family took good care of his in-laws' families and provided them with many resources when they moved away from Leizhou.

How to offer women became the focus of discussion among various forces.

After all, the Han family would not stay in Qingzhou. They would move to the distant Yuanzhou, so various forces were reluctant to send those talented and beautiful female cultivators to become concubines.

But would the patriarch of the Han family accept those low-status, ninth-grade beautiful female cultivators?

Various forces deliberated and made their own choices.

As the migrating group passed through the first two mansions, small forces and clans rushed to send women, and Han Li accepted them all.

Just the two mansions alone, various forces offered eighteen beautiful female cultivators, which made other forces who heard the news sigh with emotion: Han Li, the old ancestor of the Han family, is still capable, taking concubines along the way.

In reality, among these eighteen beautiful female cultivators, Han Li only selected one with eighth-grade aptitude, and he let his descendants marry the rest of the beautiful female cultivators.

This time, when he moved, most of his descendants who were sent to the sect returned, many of whom had not yet married. It was a win-win situation to marry these non-elite, ninth-grade aptitude beautiful female cultivators.

Although marrying concubines and taking wives could quickly improve his cultivation by multiplying his descendants, Han Li did not want to take in too many. Mainly because his standards had become higher and his taste had become more refined.

Especially after experiencing the taste of Lutianxiang, Han Li looked down even more on those beautiful female cultivators with poor aptitude. They were not qualified to be his concubines.

He already had many concubines. If he indiscriminately took in more, he would definitely not be able to take care of them all. Now his goal was to marry beautiful female cultivators with high aptitude, such as Jiang Baiye and Yun Miaoyi.

Of course, Han Li now only eliminated non-elite and ninth-grade aptitude beautiful female cultivators. He still intended to marry eighth-grade and seventh-grade ones.

Female cultivators with good aptitude and high appearance were not many in number, and there were even fewer like Jiang Baiye, Yun Miaoyi, and Lutianxiang.

As his cultivation continued to improve, the standards for taking concubines would also increase. This was not a requirement of the system, but a self-improvement by Han Li.

In the past, he had no choice, but now he had some room for selection.

Another reason was to leave some beautiful female cultivator resources for his family's descendants.

Han Li would receive rewards for multiplying his descendants, and he would also receive rewards when his descendants branched out. Apart from slight differences in aptitude, everything else was the same.

After his descendants with good aptitude grew up, they would also need to marry concubines and take wives. If Han Li took them all, it would be difficult for his descendants to marry beautiful female cultivators.

So Han Li opened up a criterion. From now on, the minimum standard for taking concubines would be eighth-grade aptitude and a beauty score of eighty points or above. The future standards would continue to increase.

In this way, he saved energy and had more time to take care of his current wives and concubines. His descendants could also marry satisfactory wives and concubines, and Han Li's rate of receiving rewards might even increase.

After all, the speed at which he multiplied his descendants alone was far inferior to a group of descendants multiplying.

With the raised standards, his cultivation would improve much faster.

In just two months, seventeen beautiful female cultivators who married his descendants became pregnant, and Han Li became even more satisfied with his decision.

In addition to these newlywed women, there were still many pregnant women in the Han Mansion, mostly wives and concubines of male descendants, as well as some of Han Li's own beautiful concubines.

It had been half a year since they left Fengyang Mansion and headed to Qingshu Mansion. Han Li was creating new lives on the migration journey, and his descendants were also creating new lives.

During the day, they migrated, and at night, they rested. There were no entertainment activities. After all, this was not staying in a city with various places for leisure and entertainment.

Originally, Han Li thought that he would have to reach the original state to accumulate enough cultivation to advance to the Myriad Manifestations Realm. Now it seemed that he could accumulate enough within the Jizhou territory.

When this batch of descendants was born one after another, the number of his descendants and the number of descendants with good aptitude would reach new heights, allowing him to obtain new rewards.

The new concubine that Han Li took in was named Zheng Qiurong, with a beauty score of around eighty-five. Her figure and temperament were excellent, and she had a beauty mark on her nose, adding a touch of charm.

What impressed Han Li the most was the deepness of her peach blossom pond, which truly made him savor it for a long time.

Zheng Qiurong came from a Vital Spirit Realm family and was the eldest daughter of the current family head. Originally, the family head did not want to send his daughter away, but Zheng Qiurong volunteered, and the other elders agreed, so the family head had no choice but to send her.

Han Li asked her for the reason after learning about it. Zheng Qiurong's explanation was that being his concubine would have a better future. Han Li could tell that she had some ulterior motives, but he didn't ask further about the Zheng family.

Now that Zheng Qiurong is also pregnant, reproducing offspring is a top priority, but it cannot be delayed. Han Li promised to hold a wedding ceremony for her after they arrived in Yuanchou.

Although he took in a new concubine, Han Li's focus is still on Lutianxiang. He spends less time with Zheng Qiurong and the other concubines.

Lutianxiang is his wife, although they are not officially married yet, she is already carrying his child. Lutianxiang has profound cultivation and will be his capable assistant in the future, but Lutianxiang has not fully committed to him yet, so Han Li needs to make more effort.

Han Li believes that given time, he will eventually win Lutianxiang's heart. The two of them have formed many bonds.

Han Li has experienced various "firsts" with her, and he has succeeded several times recently. In addition, with the confirmation of her pregnancy, he can feel the changes in Lutianxiang.

However, Lutianxiang still has concerns and cannot overcome that barrier. She appears cold and indifferent on the surface, but her body is honest. The main reason is that she cannot resist Han Li.

Lutianxiang sneers at Han Li's new concubines, but she doesn't say much. She has long known that Han Li is a lover of beauty and concubines.

Sometimes she wonders if Han Li has some incredible dual cultivation technique, otherwise, how could he indulge in beauty and still cultivate to the peak of the Empty Void Realm?

But she also knows that Han Li indeed doesn't have such a technique, after all, he has never used it when fighting her.

Han Li also doesn't treat her as a tool for cultivation, so could it be that he simply desires her beauty and wants to marry her?

Lutianxiang can feel that Han Li often accompanies her. Although she hasn't said anything, she has a strange feeling in her heart. Han Li treats her differently from the other concubines. Could it be the difference between a wife and a concubine?

Five months later, Han Li's migration team arrived at the last prefecture on the Jizhou route, having traveled a distance of 600,000 li, spanning the entire Qingzhou.

The news of Han Li's migration team had long spread throughout Qingzhou, but various forces did not come to obstruct them, there was no need to.

Without any benefits to gain, why offend a Soul Refining stage cultivator?

Even various forces sent many beautiful female cultivators. Although they knew that Han Li wouldn't take them as concubines, marrying a descendant of Han Li would still be good. After all, their goal was to establish a good relationship.

Under the diligent cultivation of Han Li's descendants, this group of beautiful female cultivators also became pregnant, which made Han Li very pleased. It was a reward.

Qingzhou, Canghai Sect.

Jiang Baiye finally made up her mind.

She had wanted to retrieve the Body Nurturing Furnace from Han Li before, but she was delayed by something. Plus, she learned that the Han family was migrating and would pass through Qingzhou, so she wasn't in a hurry.

But as time passed, her originally determined mind began to waver. The Han family's migration team arrived in Qingzhou and went all the way to the Gu Lei Prefecture, but she still hadn't gone to see them.

She was worried that Han Li would make extremely unreasonable demands that she couldn't fulfill.

Recently, she had been paying attention to Han Li's news and knew that various small forces were sending women to the Han family, aiming to offer them as concubines to Han Li.

Han Li had played with her ruthlessly last time, and Jiang Baiye still vividly remembered it. She didn't really want to go to him, fearing that this lascivious person would do something bad.

But if she didn't go to find Han Li, she wouldn't be able to retrieve the Body Nurturing Furnace, and the sect would not be able to stabilize.

After much hesitation, Jiang Baiye finally compromised and decided to try to exchange something else for the Body Nurturing Furnace.

(End of this chapter)