Becoming An Immortal Begins With Marrying A Wife

Chapter 139: The Art of the Sage (12)

Days passed one by one.

Ever since Chen An went to the Qin Family Trading Company to buy the "Wood Release Technique" and brought it back, he had been holed up in the underground passage and hadn't gone out.

During these days, apart from enjoying the pleasures of life with his wives and concubines, he spent all his time studying the "Wood Release Technique".

It took a total of eight days, from start to finish, to barely grasp the Wood Release Technique.

[Wood Release Technique: Beginner · 1%]

"I finally mastered it."

In the underground hall, Chen An smiled with a bitter yet sweet expression.

At this moment, his eldest daughter, Chen Yuejian, ran over with a bright smile on her face, full of excitement. She said, "Daddy, I've finished practicing Qi cultivation. Come play with me!"

The second daughter, Chen Yike, followed behind her sister without saying a word, like a silly little follower.

"Alright, since Daddy just learned a new spell today, I'll demonstrate it for you later," Chen An kindly said to his two daughters.

"Yay!"

Chen Yuejian jumped up and down with excitement.

Chen Yike still had a silly expression on her face.

For the next half hour or so, Chen An used the Wood Release Technique to move in and out of some wooden furniture in the house, making his two daughters laugh non-stop.

[Using the Wood Release Technique to amuse your two daughters, Wood Release Technique proficiency +3+2] x33

[Using the Wood Release Technique to amuse your two daughters, father-daughter relationship +1+1] x2

"The same action brings about such a huge difference in Wood Release Technique proficiency and father-daughter relationship."

"Indeed, cultivating relationships is difficult and requires a lot of time and effort."

Chen An thought to himself, then he called up his eldest daughter Chen Yuejian's attribute panel with a thought.

[Name: Chen Yuejian]

[Cultivation: Qi Cultivation · 23%]

[Attributes: Clever and quick-witted, exceptional comprehension]

[Relationship: 3 stars · 92%]

"Only 23% progress in Qi Cultivation, the cultivation efficiency is a bit low. I'll have to make more Qi Nourishing Pills for her to take later."

"The father-daughter relationship level is only 8% away from leveling up."

"If I work hard, I estimate it won't take more than three months to level up."

Chen An silently made plans in his mind.

Two days later.

The Wood Release Technique broke through to the Proficient level.

Ten days later.

The Wood Release Technique broke through to the Mastery level.

Over two months later.

The Wood Release Technique broke through to the Grandmaster level.

At the same time, the father-daughter relationship level with his eldest daughter, Chen Yuejian, rose to 4 stars.

[Your father-daughter relationship level with Chen Yuejian has been upgraded to 4 stars, rewarded with 50 years of cultivation.]

[Name: Chen An]

[Cultivation: Gold Core, 1st layer]

This is Gold Core.

Bland and tasteless.

Chen An felt his own spiritual power, which was extremely abundant and vast, but his heart was incredibly calm.

Since giving birth to two daughters, his cultivation breakthroughs had become too easy, and he no longer felt the excitement and thrill he had when breaking through the Qi Refining Stage.

To put it in a metaphorical way, it was like a man in his middle age after getting married in his previous life. Even if his wife was as beautiful as a flower, he didn't have much desire for intimacy in his heart, lacking the excitement of the first time.

"You've broken through to the Gold Core stage?"

Shen Qingyi had just finished cultivating in her room and, upon sensing the powerful spiritual pressure on Chen An that far exceeded the Foundation Building Stage, her beautiful face was filled with doubt and astonishment.

More astonishment than doubt.

With a thought, Chen An pulled Shen Qingyi into his arms from a distance and carried her, walking towards the room ahead, while smiling and saying, "Yes, I just broke through to the Gold Core stage. I want you to experience the power of the Gold Core."

"Just don't go too far..."

Shen Qingyi's face was both nervous and expectant.

After about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, Chen An came out of Shen Qingyi's room, while Shen Qingyi stayed inside to rest due to her limited mobility.

"Creak—"

Chen An pushed open Wen Zhiyun's door.

At this moment, Wen Zhiyun was sitting cross-legged on the bed cultivating.

Chen An stopped in front of her.

"What's the matter?"

Seeing her husband enter without saying a word, Wen Zhiyun couldn't help but feel puzzled.

Chen An eagerly said, "I have something good for you to eat, open your mouth quickly."

Wen Zhiyun felt inexplicable, but obediently opened her alluring lips.

Over an hour later, curses filled the room.

"Bastard, get the hell out!"

"Don't even think about coming into my room tonight!"

"Fine, then I'll come to accompany you after midnight."

After leaving these words, Chen An quickly left the room to avoid being bitten by Wen Zhiyun later.

Afterwards, he successively entered the rooms of Gu Xinyue and Song Huaying, informing them that he had achieved the Gold Core stage.

Then, he focused on letting them experience the true power of the Gold Core.

Real power!

[Alchemy experience +4, Wood Spirit Root aptitude +4] x83

[Spiritual consciousness intensity +4] x106

In the blink of an eye, it was time for dinner.

However, there were only four people in the hall.

They were Chen An, Wen Zhiyun, and their two young daughters.

"You're such a heartless bastard, you don't know how to cherish us at all!"

Wen Zhiyun glared at Chen An discontentedly.

Then she picked up three bowls of rice filled with dishes and walked towards the three rooms behind, where her sisters were resting in bed due to their limited mobility, to deliver the food.

Chen An knew he was in the wrong and silently lowered his head to eat.

"Ahem! Ahem ahem ahem!"

Chen Yike, the youngest daughter of the family, choked while eating too quickly, causing her to cough uncontrollably.

Seeing this, Chen An immediately had a thought and used his spiritual power to smoothly guide the food stuck in her throat into her stomach. He then took his mother's handkerchief and wiped her mouth, saying, "Yike, eat slower. There's no one here to compete with you for food."

"Mm."

Chen Yike obediently responded and took a moment to catch her breath before continuing to eat voraciously.

Chen An couldn't help but be amazed by his second daughter's single-minded focus on food.

Fortunately, it was a relief that his second daughter could understand and respond with a simple "Mm." It seemed that her comprehension ability was still intact.

However, her aptitude, particularly her learning ability, was a bit lacking.

She could understand words, but she couldn't speak.

But judging from her comprehension ability, it was estimated that she would probably learn to speak before she reached one and a half years old.

Days passed by like this, one after another.

On this particular day, the whole family sat together for breakfast.

Just as they finished eating, Chen Yuejian immediately started pestering Chen An to play with her.

Seeing this, Wen Zhiyun frowned and said, "You haven't even practiced your Qi cultivation today, and you're already thinking about playing. Chen Yuejian, you've been getting more and more unruly lately."

Although she wasn't her biological daughter, Wen Zhiyun still took her responsibility seriously and couldn't stand seeing children wanting to play all day instead of focusing on their studies.

Because she herself had started cultivating late, she hadn't even reached the Foundation Building stage at the age of forty.

Now, both of her daughters had the conditions for cultivation from a young age, and she couldn't bear to see them waste such a favorable cultivation environment.

"Wen Niang, I know I was wrong~"

Chen Yuejian meekly lowered her head and apologized.

In this family, she wasn't afraid of her father or her mother, but she was afraid of Wen Zhiyun.

In her eyes, Wen Zhiyun was strict and unlike the other three mothers who only acted gentle in front of their father. She dared to scold her father.

"Apologizing won't change anything. You're the typical 'I know I'm wrong, but I won't change' type. Your obsession with playing is excessive."

Wen Zhiyun's tone was firm. "After your little sister Yike finishes eating, I'll teach both of you the art of meditation. Until you learn it, you're not allowed to play with your father."

"Huh?"

Chen Yuejian felt miserable.

In this family, her favorite thing was playing with her father.

Her father always had endless stories to tell and various fun games to play. Every time, he could make her burst into laughter.

And now, she was going to be forced by Wen Zhiyun to learn some meditation technique. It was too miserable.

She wanted to play with her father every day and didn't want to learn any meditation.

Seeing her eldest daughter looking so aggrieved, Chen An said to Wen Zhiyun, "Zhiyun, how about you teach me the art of meditation, and then I can slowly teach them?"

"You should spend more time cultivating and break through to the Foundation Building stage as soon as possible."

Chen An's true intention was not just about not wanting to spend a long time away from his daughters. The improvement of their father-daughter relationship and the proficiency of various spells would also be affected.

Wen Zhiyun thought about it and found it reasonable, so she agreed to Chen An's suggestion.

When they first met, Chen An was just a mid-level Qi Refining cultivator in her eyes.

But now, she was still stuck at the eighth level of Qi Refining, while Chen An had become a powerful Gold Core cultivator. The gap in their cultivation levels was growing wider and wider.

This gave her a sense of crisis from the future.

She knew very well that Chen An would definitely take in more concubines in the future.

And as Chen An's strength continues to improve, the cultivation level of the concubines he takes in the future will become more and more exaggerated.

If she continues to be only a Qi Refining Stage cultivator, then in the future, she may not even have the qualification to speak in the household.

In this way, due to their respective concerns, the responsibility of teaching their two daughters the art of meditation fell on Chen An.

Chen An has extremely high comprehension.

However, in just one morning, under the guidance of Wen Zhiyun, he learned the art of meditation.

Wen Zhiyun was shocked, it seemed that her husband's comprehension was getting higher and higher.

In the following days,

Chen An began teaching their two daughters the art of meditation.

The eldest daughter, Chen Yuejian, is very intelligent. After going through the process of meditation once, she can practice on her own.

In comparison, the second daughter, Chen Yike, is much more foolish. Even after demonstrating the entire process for her for a whole morning, she still didn't learn anything.

From morning until afternoon,

The result was still the same.

She just couldn't learn it at all.

Chen An gave up.

The second daughter is still young, it's normal for her not to learn. There's no need to force it.

Moreover, the second daughter seems very quiet, whether she learns the art of meditation or not doesn't matter.

With this thought, Chen An decided to teach the second daughter martial arts according to her aptitude.

He has witnessed the strength of the second daughter.

It's astonishing.

To the point where she, who is only half a year old, can punch her three-year-old sister, Chen Yuejian, to tears.

"Come, Xiaoyike, learn martial arts with Daddy's rhythm."

"Mm."

Chen Yike nodded foolishly in response.

At the moment, she is only half a year old. Besides crying loudly and laughing, she only knows how to say "Mm."

In terms of learning ability, she is considered to have poor comprehension among cultivators.

But compared to ordinary children, she can still bring them down a notch.

"Bang... Bang... Bang!"

Soon, under her father's guidance, Chen Yike started throwing punches, one after another, hitting the wall in front of her.

With each punch, a deep pit of two to three centimeters would be left on the wall.

The strength was so great that Chen Yuejian, who was practicing meditation nearby, had a face full of doubt about life.

Chen An, on the other hand, was full of surprise. His second daughter's physical fitness was almost comparable to a hanging demon!

Time passed quickly.

Seven days later,

Chen Yuejian finally mastered the art of meditation.

At the same time,

A prompt message appeared in front of Chen An.

[Under your diligent guidance, your daughter Chen Yuejian has learned the art of meditation. Reward: Ancient spell secret technique "Art of the Sage".]

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