Becoming An Immortal Begins With Marrying A Wife

Chapter 101: Seeking Opinions (33)

After wandering around for a while, Chen An and the others came across an inn and walked in together.

Due to the presence of the Spirit Gathering Array, the prices of the rooms here were all expensive.

The cheapest category cost 30 low-grade spirit stones per day.

The middle category cost 50 low-grade spirit stones per day.

The most luxurious category required 1 middle-grade spirit stone, which was equivalent to 100 low-grade spirit stones per day.

Chen An thought to himself that since they were only staying for a few days, he decided to book a luxury room.

After all, they were a family of five, and he was afraid that a smaller room would not be comfortable enough.

Moreover, things were different now. They were much wealthier, so they should occasionally treat themselves and enjoy life.

"Master Chen, I won't be staying here. I have a friend on the Red Cedar Forest side and plan to stay with her for a while. We'll meet again another day," Shen Qingyi said as she bid farewell to Chen An and walked towards the door.

Seeing this, Chen An called out, "Fellow Daoist Shen, wait a moment."

"What's the matter, Master Chen?" Shen Qingyi stopped and turned back to ask.

Chen Bo said, "Fellow Daoist Shen, we are both acquaintances in this foreign land. We should keep in touch and visit each other more often. I don't know how to contact you when I want to visit."

Shen Qingyi took out a sound transmission talisman from her storage bag and handed it to Chen An, saying, "Master Chen, take this sound transmission talisman. You can contact me anytime."

Chen An took the sound transmission talisman.

After testing it to make sure he could transmit sound to Shen Qingyi, he put it away in his storage bag.

Shen Qingyi bid farewell again, saying, "Master Chen, if there's nothing else, I'll leave now. We'll meet again another day."

"Fellow Daoist Shen, wait a moment."

"Is there something else, Master Chen?"

"I just wanted to ask, is your friend a man or a woman? If I want to visit, I should pick a gift."

"It's a female cultivator."

"Fellow Daoist Shen, take care. Let's meet up often when we have the chance."

"Alright."

After Shen Qingyi finished speaking, she turned and walked out of the inn.

She didn't actually have a female cultivator friend. It was simply because she didn't have many spirit stones on her at the moment and needed to save them until she found a way to make a living. She planned to find a place with fewer people to stay for a few days and relieve some financial pressure.

Once she found a way to make a living, she would rent a house and settle down in the Red Cedar Forest.

Chen An was unaware of her thoughts.

Otherwise, he would have paid for an extra room just now and let her stay in the inn.

After settling his wife and daughters in the room, Chen An went downstairs alone and gave the innkeeper 1 middle-grade spirit stone. He then inquired about the situation in this area.

After some understanding, he learned that most of the people in this area made a living by hunting demonic beasts.

The largest hunting faction was the Heaven and Earth Sect.

Below that were various factions and clans.

Further down were independent cultivators.

Unlike the Bamboo Leaf Forest, although the Red Cedar Forest was affiliated with the Heaven and Earth Sect, the sect did not manage the Red Cedar Forest nor provide protection.

In simple terms, the Red Cedar Forest was not a residential area developed by the Heaven and Earth Sect. It was formed by some factions, clans, and independent cultivators who voluntarily settled here, seeking shade under the big trees and gradually growing stronger.

Heaven and Earth Sect had no objections to this and allowed these people to live on the outskirts of their sect.

It wasn't that the Heaven and Earth Sect was easygoing, but rather they believed it was mutually beneficial.

For example, recruiting sect disciples and purchasing various materials could be directly completed in the Red Cedar Forest without having to send people to travel around the world as they did in the past.

Since the Heaven and Earth Sect didn't interfere, the Red Cedar Forest was basically divided and occupied by various factions and clans.

The inn where Chen An was staying was opened by a Gold Core family in the forest.

The number of factions is increasing.

The number of families is increasing.

This will inevitably lead to conflicts of interest.

Therefore, although Red Cedar Forest is attached to the periphery of the Heaven and Earth Sect and is not threatened by monsters, internal conflicts occur frequently, and various forces often engage in disputes.

Deaths occur from time to time.

After understanding all this, Chen An's brows furrowed.

Living in Bamboo Leaf Forest before, although life was tough, at least it was relatively stable.

He had lived there for more than ten or twenty years, only forced to move because of the war between Bamboo Leaf Gang and Black Iron Mountain Villa.

But now, hearing what the shopkeeper said, it seems that Red Cedar Forest is a bit unstable.

Chen An fell into deep thought.

He thought that now that he was a Foundation Building expert, could he find a place outside with fewer people to establish his own sect?

This way, he could avoid many unnecessary conflicts of power.

But then he realized that this plan wouldn't work.

Mountain and Sea Domain is not like the Great Thousand Domain.

In the Great Thousand Domain, Foundation Building cultivators can establish their own sects and protect a region.

But in the Mountain and Sea Domain, Foundation Building monsters come out to hunt for food frequently, and occasionally even Gold Core monsters come out to hunt.

The so-called Foundation Building experts here can't even protect themselves.

Not to mention Foundation Building experts, even Gold Core experts dare not establish their own sects in some desolate areas and have to rely on Nascent Soul sects for survival.

After understanding all this, Chen An still decided to settle in Red Cedar Forest.

It's just that he needs to carefully consider where to live.

After all, the forces in Red Cedar Forest are complex, and if he chooses the wrong place to live, he will likely be affected by various conflicts of power in the future.

Thinking about this, Chen An asked, "Shopkeeper Zeng, I am an Independent Cultivator who moved here from the Great Thousand Domain. I have some alchemy skills and I want to settle down in Red Cedar Forest. Do you have any good places to recommend?"

Shopkeeper Zeng is an honest person. After hearing this, he smiled and said, "Master Chen, if you want me to recommend, then I must recommend the Zeng family where I am."

"If your alchemy skills are superb, you can apply to become a guest alchemist of our Zeng family."

"At that time, we can provide you with free accommodation."

"If we get along well, we might even strengthen our relationship through marriage."

"By the way, the ancestor of my Zeng family is a mid-Gold Core expert, and he is considered one of the strongest in Red Cedar Forest."

When he said the last sentence, a hint of pride appeared on Shopkeeper Zeng's face.

Chen An is good at socializing, so he praised the Zeng family a few times, making Shopkeeper Zeng feel even more proud.

Afterwards, he asked, "Shopkeeper Zeng, if I don't want to join any forces and want to settle here as an Independent Cultivator, do you have any good places to recommend?"

Shopkeeper Zeng quickly replied, "If you want to live as an Independent Cultivator, there is currently only one place in Red Cedar Forest called Hundred Herbs Lane. There are private houses for rent and sale there. If Master Chen has time, you can go and take a look."

"Thank you for the information, Shopkeeper Zeng."

Chen An said with a smile and quickly took his leave.

He returned to his guest room and discussed the next plan with his wives and concubines, asking for their opinions.

His wives and concubines were all sensible and said they would listen to him.

After chatting for a while, Song Huaying suddenly asked, "Husband, um... do you have feelings for Fairy Shen?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Wen Zhiyun and Gu Xinyue both looked at Chen An.

Chen An didn't hide it and honestly said, "To be honest, I am indeed interested in Fellow Daoist Shen."

After speaking, he asked his three wives and concubines, "I don't know what you three think. Do you think Fellow Daoist Shen is suitable?"

Song Huaying didn't hesitate and had a smile full of anticipation, "Husband, Fairy Shen has a great temperament. I want to recognize her as my sister. Can you try your best to marry her?"

Gu Xinyue had no objections and said, "As long as you like her, husband."

Wen Zhiyun was not very willing in her heart, but as a concubine, she knew very well that she couldn't make decisions, so she could only compromise and said, "Husband, we don't know much about Fellow Daoist Shen yet. Let's get to know her better before making a decision."

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