Becoming An Immortal Begins With Marrying A Wife

Chapter 79: Supreme Foundation Building Pill (23)

In the following days,

Chen An would leave early and return late, spending every day in the alchemy room of the Treasure Pavilion, practicing alchemy with high intensity.

It was hard work.

But fortunately, he was able to complete his tasks every day.

Hard work made him happy.

During this period, Chen An noticed that Master Zhu would come to find Shen Qingyi almost every other day. On the surface, he acted like a sycophant, but in reality, every word and action hinted at Shen Qingyi to help him deal with Black Iron Mountain Villa.

However, Shen Qingyi consistently refused, rejecting him decisively.

After about ten days,

Every day was a refusal.

And then, Master Zhu stopped coming.

It seemed like he had given up.

Through observation and hearsay during this period,

Chen An learned that Shen Qingyi was a mid-stage Foundation Building cultivator with formidable strength.

But the specific level of the mid-stage was unknown.

Chen An only knew one thing: Shen Qingyi was invincible in the Bamboo Leaf Forest.

At the same time, he also learned about the strengths of the Bamboo Leaf Gang and Black Iron Mountain Villa.

On the side of the Bamboo Leaf Gang, their leader, Zhu Tiancheng, was a powerful cultivator at the third level of Foundation Building. He had seven elders at the first level of Foundation Building under his command.

On the side of Black Iron Mountain Villa, their leader, Hong Zetian, was a powerful cultivator at the fourth level of Foundation Building. He had ten elders at the Foundation Building level, two of whom had reached the second level of Foundation Building.

When comparing the strengths of the two sides, the Bamboo Leaf Gang was completely defeated by Black Iron Mountain Villa.

It was no wonder that the Bamboo Leaf Gang was suppressed and beaten by Black Iron Mountain Villa.

The difference in strength was too great.

In the blink of an eye,

Several more days passed.

On this day, it was the thirteenth day of the test.

In the afternoon, around the hour of Shen,

Chen An completed today's alchemy task and walked out of the alchemy room in the Treasure Pavilion.

He went to Liu's side and handed over the Lingying Stone and the medicine bottle in his hand to Liu, saying, "Liu, these are 150 Qi Condensation Pills that I refined today. Please keep them for me."

Liu counted the quantity and confirmed it was correct. He couldn't help but smile and say, "Master Chen, including today's 150 Qi Condensation Pills, you have already refined a total of 1950 pills. You only need to refine another 50 pills tomorrow to pass this test. Congratulations!"

"This is just the qualification for recommendation. Whether I can join still depends on the final result. Liu, don't celebrate for me too early."

Chen An remained calm. He wouldn't be complacent until the last moment, fearing that he might fail at the last minute.

At this moment, Pan Hui walked over from a corner of the Treasure Pavilion, smiling at Chen An and saying, "Master Chen, I made some spiritual bean syrup for Qingyi to drink, and I made some for you too. Come and taste it with me."

"Thank you for your kind offer, Fellow Daoist Pan, but I have something urgent to attend to at home, so I'll leave first."

Chen An politely declined Pan Hui's offer and left after saying these words.

Now that he knew Shen Qingyi was the fiancée of the Bamboo Leaf Gang's leader, for the sake of his own and his family's safety, he had to stay away from Shen Qingyi.

There were plenty of beautiful flowers in the world, and there was no need to focus on a flower that had poisonous snakes underneath.

No matter how beautiful that flower was, it wasn't worth it.

"Qingyi, why do I feel like Chen Dan has been deliberately distancing himself from us recently?"

After returning to the place where they were drinking the syrup, Pan Hui said with some frustration.

Shen Qingyi took a sip of the syrup and calmly explained, "Chen Dan is concerned that I am the fiancée of Master Zhu, so he deliberately distances himself from me to avoid offending Master Zhu. Pan Hui, please refrain from bothering Chen Dan in the future."

"Chen Dan is being too cowardly!"

Pan Hui frowned slightly, sounding dissatisfied.

Because her husband was taken to the battlefield by the Bamboo Leaf Gang and his life and death were still unknown, she had a great grudge against Master Zhu. Every day, she thought about matchmaking Shen Qingyi and Chen An to ruin Shen Qingyi's engagement with Master Zhu, thus achieving her revenge.

However, what she didn't expect was that Chen An would become a turtle and start distancing himself from her and Shen Qingyi.

This made her feel very dissatisfied.

After finishing the syrup in a moment,

Pan Hui followed Shen Qingyi to her room and started talking bad about Master Zhu.

She said that during the conflict between the two gangs, Master Zhu had set various excessive rules and didn't treat the residents of the Bamboo Leaf Forest as human beings, causing many residents to die tragically.

She said that her husband was taken to the battlefield by the Bamboo Leaf Gang and his life and death were still unknown.

She said that Shen Qingyi should marry Chen An instead of Master Zhu.

She said that Chen An was handsome, gentle, kind, talented, and respected his wives and concubines. He was known for his deep affection in the core area.

After listening, Shen Qingyi said, "Pan Hui, it's better if you only say these things to me privately. Don't say them outside, or it will not only harm Chen Dan but also harm yourself."

"Don't worry, I'm not stupid. I know what to say and what not to say."

Pan Hui flicked her hair and asked with a smile, "By the way, Qingyi, what do you think of Chen Dan?"

"Handsome, gentle, kind, talented. But I don't have any thoughts about him, or rather, I don't have any thoughts about men in general. I just want to achieve Gold Core."

Shen Qingyi's tone was indifferent.

Pan Hui listened with envy and said, "Forget about achieving the Gold Core stage, I would be willing to live a lonely life just to achieve the Late Qi Refining stage. Unfortunately, I am just a low-level cultivator and can only rely on men. Otherwise, even survival would be a problem."

Speaking again, she said, "If my husband dies on the battlefield and Chen Dan Shi doesn't mind me, I will definitely clean myself up and let him do as he pleases."

"Pan Hui, there's no need to belittle yourself."

"Qing Yi, you don't understand the hardships we low-level cultivators face..."

...

While Pan Hui and Shen Qingyi were chatting,

In the adjacent guest room,

A slightly charming woman was engaging in intimate activities with her partner while using the "Eavesdropping Technique" to listen to their conversation.

She was a member of the Bamboo Leaf Gang specially trained to be an insider, and with her master-level "Eavesdropping Technique," she could easily break through any soundproofing measures of a Foundation Building expert as long as she was close enough.

This couple was previously planted by the gang leader Zhu as insiders in the Treasure House, and now they were conveniently used to monitor Shen Qingyi.

After finishing their activities,

The woman didn't even bother to put on her clothes and immediately fetched pen and paper to write a secret letter.

Then she summoned a carrier pigeon and sent the secret letter to Zhu, the gang leader.

...

On the other side, in Green Willow Lane,

Chen An entered his home and saw a scene that had become extremely familiar in recent days. His daughter, Chen Yuejian, had a distressed expression as she was forced by Wen Zhiyun to learn Qi Induction.

"Daddy..."

Seeing Chen An return, Chen Yuejian immediately called out to him with a face that seemed on the verge of tears.

The word "Daddy" was drawn out for a long time, sounding extremely aggrieved.

"Xiao Yuejian, listen to your stepmother."

Chen An approached and patted his daughter's head, allowing her to continue learning Qi Induction.

Because the earlier she learned Qi Induction, the sooner he would receive rewards from the system.

In the blink of an eye,

Over half an hour passed.

Gu Xinyue finished preparing dinner and called everyone to the dining hall.

Chen An sat at the table.

Song Huaying sat at the table.

Wen Zhiyun and Chen Yuejian had not yet sat down.

"Stepmother, I want to eat."

Smelling the aroma of food wafting from the dining hall, Chen Yuejian's hungry stomach growled, and her expression was both pitiful and helpless.

However, Wen Zhiyun, who usually doted on her, showed no emotion and coldly said, "You can already sense spiritual energy and manipulate it in the air. The only thing left is to learn Qi Induction. Bear with it and continue. You will eat when you learn it today."

"Um..."

Chen Yuejian felt wronged and wanted to cry, but under Wen Zhiyun's tyranny, she could only endure her hunger and persist.

After half an incense stick's worth of time,

The three people in the dining hall had finished eating.

Chen Yuejian was still in the courtyard learning Qi Induction.

Wen Zhiyun was supervising her.

"Mother~"

"Father~"

Seeing their parents come out of the house, Chen Yuejian immediately looked pitiful and wanted to cry.

Wen Zhiyun glared at her and said, "It's useless to call anyone. Even your father must listen to me in this house. Continue to persevere!"

Chen An's mouth twitched slightly when he heard this. He thought that this spoiled concubine was becoming more and more arrogant just because she was pregnant. He would have to teach her a lesson when the child was born.

"Husband, why don't we let Xiaoyuejian come in and eat first?"

Song Huaying, who usually treated her daughter strictly, now felt sorry for her and couldn't bear to see her hungry. She wanted to rescue her from Wen Zhiyun's clutches.

But she didn't dare to say it to Wen Zhiyun, so she only said it to Chen An.

Chen An also felt that Wen Zhiyun was going too far.

If Wen Zhiyun treated his own daughter this strictly, it would be fine.

But the problem was that Chen Yuejian was Song Huaying's daughter.

Just as Chen An was thinking about how to speak up to protect both his gentle wife and his spoiled concubine's face, the air around them suddenly started to flow noticeably.

Following the flow of the air, Chen An looked and saw his daughter Chen Yuejian with a furrowed brow.

Was the air flowing into his daughter's body?

His daughter had learned Qi Induction!!!

Before Chen An could get excited and shout, a prompt message suddenly appeared before his eyes.

[Your daughter Chen Yuejian has mastered the method of Qi Induction, taking the first step on the path to immortality. Reward: a top-grade Foundation Building Pill.]

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