Longevity And Romance Begin With The Redemption Of A Good Family

Qin Qingrou smiled faintly and said, "Xiao Lu Zi, thanks to the powerful pill you gave me on this trip."

"These are eight medium-grade spirit stones. You can keep them for now, and we'll settle the rest of the accounts later."

Lu Yu took the spirit stones, and the two of them chatted in the small hall for a while.

Speaking of which, Lu Yu mentioned the incident of Ling'er and Wanwan being extorted.

He took out one of the spirit stones from the eight and pushed it in front of Qin Qingrou, saying, "Thank you, Sister Qin, for protecting my wives and concubines before."

Qin Qingrou hesitated for a moment, put away the spirit stone, and advised, "Xiao Lu Zi, I can't really solve this kind of thing."

"Unless Ling'er and Wanwan stop going out from now on."

"But that would mean losing their freedom, which would be a pity for them."

Lu Yu understood Qin Qingrou's meaning. She wasn't unwilling to help, but once she warned them, she couldn't predict what these extortionist cultivators would do when she wasn't around.

It would be better to pay some protection fees if they really wanted to go out.

"And besides, I see that Ling'er and Wanwan are living well. It's the principle of not flaunting wealth. Xiao Lu Zi, don't you understand?"

Qin Qingrou advised a few more times before returning to her room.

Just as she was about to close the door, she spoke again, "Xiao Lu Zi, can you please give me a break for a couple of days? I just came back, let my ears rest, okay?"

"Consider it a request from your sister."

Lu Yu's face tightened, and he quickly forced a smile and said, "I understand, Sister Qin."

Previously, the senior's room technique experience only made Ling'er and Wanwan tired.

But Lu Yu used the dual cultivation technique of "The Roar of Ten Thousand Phoenixes", and it was truly irresistible for the two women, making it difficult for them to control their emotions.

The noise of begging for mercy during their nightly cultivation became even louder.

Even the soundproofing talisman that Qin Qingrou had pasted on didn't work.

But Lu Yu could only awkwardly guess:

Could it be that Sister Qin suffers every night before falling asleep?

If it really doesn't work, using spiritual power to protect the ears should be able to block out the sound.

Dispelling these distracting thoughts, he entered the quiet room and immersed himself once again in the world of refining spirit beast pills.

Qin Qingrou returned to her immortal mansion, and Ling'er and Wanwan's outings were temporarily guaranteed.

But she had to go out to earn spirit stones, so she couldn't stay in the immortal mansion all the time.

And he himself had no way to deal with those extortionist cultivators for the time being, so he had to quickly buy some powerful defensive magic tools to protect Ling'er and Wanwan.

He hoped that those cultivators could live longer and survive until his own cultivation level improved.

Lu Yu had long engraved the appearance of those extortionists who had targeted Ling'er and Wanwan in his mind.

He would have the opportunity to avenge this grudge.

Another winter arrived.

The Holy Spirit Mountain was shrouded in snow, and even the trees around the market were weighed down by snow, breaking their branches.

Lu Yu, who had finished his morning exercise, walked out of the immortal mansion and couldn't help but sigh at the coldness that hit his face.

Another year had passed.

"If it snows again, I don't know if we'll be able to buy fresh spirit food in the market."

He rarely prepared breakfast for Ling'er and Wanwan.

After calling the two women to eat breakfast, Lu Yu left the Tenglong Residence.

Today seemed to be market day, and cultivators were coming and going, shoulder to shoulder.

Even cultivators who were short on money would come and see if there was anything they could buy, or at least buy some spirit grains or spirit meat.

Arriving at the Qingyun Pill Shop, the number of cultivators today was even more overwhelming.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, sorry to keep you waiting."

"There are quite a few fierce beasts hibernating in winter, so the price of the Ze Run Pill has also slightly increased..."

Lu Yu was momentarily stunned by the words, but then he understood. The Ze Run Pill was indeed expensive, but it was a great weapon for dual cultivation. However, with such harsh weather, it was reasonable for fierce beasts to hibernate.

Fortunately, the price of the spirit beast pills had also increased.

"Never mind the price increase." He wasn't in a hurry.

Lu Yu took out the spirit beast pills he had refined in the past half month and said, "Four bags of Beast Spirit Pills and two bags of Powerful Pills."

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, I have completed my spirit contract tasks for this year. Please take a look."

Jiang Yuru didn't dare to neglect and carefully examined them.

After looking for a while, she couldn't help but be amazed. The quality of the Beast Spirit Pills and Powerful Pills had improved a lot compared to when they first started working together.

These two spirit beast pills are not simply refined through hard work.

Jiang Yuru nodded and smiled, "I hope Fellow Daoist Lu will take care of our little shop next year."

After some small talk, Lu Yu asked about pills that could accelerate the absorption of spiritual energy.

The other pills, apart from the medium-grade Gathering Spirit Pill, cost around a hundred medium-grade spirit stones each. These pills are life-saving medicine in times of danger and spiritual depletion, so their sales and prices are quite good.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yu felt a sense of regret, wishing he were an alchemist.

The spirit beast pills he refined were priced at several tens of medium-grade spirit stones, and they were sold by the bag.

On the other hand, the pills refined by alchemists were not only priced at a hundred spirit stones per pill, but also sold individually.

His hope of advancing his cultivation through pills had also been dashed.

Lu Yu felt a bit embarrassed and was about to bid farewell.

However, Jiang Yuru handed him a jade slip and said, "Fellow Daoist Lu, this is a good item exchange event organized by our Qingyun Pill Shop."

"It is held once every season, and the winter event is about to begin. I hope you can bring some good items to participate."

"This jade slip allows three people to attend. The number of participants won't be too many, but they are all capable cultivators, and the items they bring are extremely rare."

"Perhaps there will be something you need."

"Jiang Fellow Daoist, is it necessary to exchange items at the event?" Lu Yu asked after receiving the jade slip.

Jiang Yuru smiled and said, "That's not necessary. If Fellow Daoist finds something you like, you can also purchase it with spirit stones. Of course, the premise is that the other party is willing to settle with spirit stones."

"Of course, you can also treat it as a sightseeing opportunity and broaden your horizons."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yu penetrated his divine sense into the jade slip and found a pattern of a cloud covering the sun. It should contain some exclusive secrets.

This jade slip was also quite valuable, and he was able to obtain it because he had provided enough spirit beast pills to the Qingyun Pill Shop within the year.

It can be said that his ability to refine spirit beast pills has been recognized.

Lu Yu put away the jade slip and left the Qingyun Pill Shop.

After making a brief appearance at the Pill Learning Hall, he went to the Wanling Tower.

When Liu, the shopkeeper, saw the spirit beast pills Lu Yu took out, his face immediately turned bitter.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, what's going on? Why have the number of spirit beast pills you sell here decreased so much recently?"

"You are now renting a fairy residence, and the expenses are not small."

"If you continue to be so lax, what will you do in the future?"

Lu Yu kept smiling apologetically, but he felt helpless in his heart.

If he wanted better treatment from the Qingyun Pill Shop next year, he would probably have to sell more spirit beast pills to them. As a result, he would have even fewer to sell at the Wanling Tower.

After settling the spirit stones, he chatted with Liu for a few more moments before leaving.

...

At night, the rain stopped temporarily.

He embraced Ling'er and Wanwan, both blushing, lying quietly on the bed, waiting for the notification sound.

[Last night, made wife happy three times, intermediate spiritual root quality +15 (258123/1000000)]

[Wife's happiness index 100]

[Gathering speed +24]

[Pill Refiner: Seventh Rank of Earth Stage (43792/100000), can be advanced]

...

[Last night, made female cultivator Wanwan happy five times, divine sense +20]

[Wanwan's happiness index 85]

[Divine sense: High Rank (153926/1000000)]

After experiencing the benefits of the Runze Pill, Ling'er and Wanwan's combat power greatly increased at night.

Truly, it was an elixir specifically refined for nourishing women by cultivators.

And the previously almost unattainable improvement in spiritual root quality now had some hope.

But to truly improve the quality, there was still a significant gap, which would probably take another ten years or more.

The same applied to the improvement of divine sense and pill refining skills.

Lu Yu felt that time was passing slowly, and if he exceeded the rumored maximum age for Foundation Building, he would probably have no hope of achieving it in this lifetime.

In the world of cultivation, there were those who started training from a young age with exceptional talent, achieving Foundation Building in their twenties.

Even among wandering cultivators, the oldest age for Foundation Building was less than eighty.

There were even rumors that once someone passed the age of eighty, achieving Foundation Building would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

With this thought, a sense of despair rose in Lu Yu's heart, and a sword of regret hung over his head.