Longevity: Starting From Getting Down The Mountain And Marrying A Wife

For several consecutive days.

The entire Qingyang City is discussing the destruction of the Xue Mansion.

Such as:

Zhong Yan invited experts from the Foundation Building stage;

The City Lord's Mansion is the mastermind behind the scenes;

All major forces in the city have set up a trap against the Xue Mansion, including the incident at the tavern.

And so on.

Ordinary people who do not know the details are speculating all sorts of things.

But regardless of the truth, the "spearhead" is directly pointing at the Zhong Mansion. Zhong Yan, a Qi Refining fourth level cultivator, has become an untouchable existence in Qingyang City, with a notorious reputation.

Until the City Lord's Mansion posted four notices.

Summarized as follows:

First, an explanation for the "Qi Kingdom's invasion" and the "war bugle";

Second, the Cao Yun Gang and the Wan Ren Tang have caused trouble and disrupted public security, and they will be fined 100,000 taels of silver each as punishment;

Third, the Xue Mansion couple harbored hatred and fought each other due to emotional disputes. The Zhong Mansion, disregarding national laws, took the opportunity to seek revenge, but there was a reason behind it. They will be fined 200,000 taels of silver;

Fourth, the City Lord's Mansion's lax governance has caused chaos in the city and disturbed the people's hearts. The entire city will be exempt from taxes by 30% the following year.

Everything fell silent.

In fact, only the "war bugle" made the people worried for a night. The Cao Yun Gang and the Wan Ren Tang were targeting the industries under the Martial Alliance, and they controlled it very well. The Zhong Mansion was only limited to the Xue Mansion on Cangbao Street.

A 30% tax exemption is a cause for celebration for the people of the entire city.

As for the missing silver, it naturally came from the Cao Yun Gang, the Wan Ren Tang, and the Zhong Mansion.

But compared to the industries of the Martial Alliance, the Cao Yun Gang and the Wan Ren Tang made a lot of money.

Zhong Yan didn't care either. The wealth he plundered from the Xue Mansion was far more than just this amount of money.

The Xue Mansion has turned to dust, and everything has settled.

Zhong Yan returned to his daily routine, cultivating together, making talismans, and practicing spells.

He also added a practice he had always been doing - refining pills.

Previously, he bought two thousand spiritual stones worth of pills from the Yangquan Fang Market, with the majority being Qi Condensation Pills and Qi Gathering Pills used to enhance his cultivation. Because he had broken through to the Qi Refining fourth level, the time it took to refine a Qi Condensation Pill had been shortened from over half an hour to less than half an hour.

And each Qi Condensation Pill he refined would increase his cultivation experience by three points.

The effect of the Qi Gathering Pills was even better, with each pill increasing his cultivation by eight to ten points.

The pills in his storage bag were enough for him to break through to the Qi Refining fifth level.

This was the domineering effect brought by abundant resources, and a breakthrough was imminent!

Zhong Yan remembered very clearly that in his twenty-six years at the Fire Cloud Sect, he had received, earned, and snatched a total of seven hundred and eighty-two low-grade spiritual stones.

Compared to the gains he had made in Qingyang City in the past three to four years, it was not even worth mentioning.

Checking the panel.

[Name: Zhong Yan]

[Lifespan: 42/77]

[Spirit Roots: Fire 28% (536), Wood 19% (438), Metal 12% (0), Earth 8% (0), Water 0% (56)]

[Cultivation Level: Qi Refining fourth level (896/80000)]

[Cultivation Technique: "Heavenly Fire Technique" (Intermediate 412/5000)]

[Spells: Gravity Technique (Beginner 6075/100000000), Fireball Technique (Beginner 3689/1000000), Fire Cloud Palm (Primary 5492/10000)...]

[Profession: Talisman Making (First Tier Superior 2125/60000)]

[Bound Concubine: Yan Sandao (20/70)]

To reach eighty thousand points of experience, Zhong Yan estimated that if he refined pills day and night without rest, theoretically, he could break through to the Qi Refining fifth level in thirteen months.

However, in reality, there would still be a lot of extra time.

On one hand, the impurities produced by the pills would cause pill toxins, making it impossible for cultivators to refine pills every moment.

On the other hand, as a commonly used pill for the later stage of Qi Refining, the domineering medicinal power of the Qi Gathering Pill would take even more time for Zhong Yan.

But the Qi Gathering Pill is superior in terms of purity, resulting in less residual toxicity in the body.

In the long run, it is better to spend more time and spirit stones, and the Qi Gathering Pill is also a better choice.

Therefore, in order to balance cultivation speed and physical endurance, Zhong Yan bought both types of pills.

"If supplemented with dual cultivation, working a bit harder, perhaps a breakthrough can be achieved within a year..."

Zhong Yan's eyes gleamed, enjoying the feeling of counting the days and observing the realm.

Time passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, over a month had passed.

The Zhong family was once again blessed with good news.

[Ding~ A child is born, spell bonus +3, comprehension of techniques +3, talisman experience +8, cultivation experience +30]

Jiang Ping gave birth to a daughter and named her Zhong Qiling.

With this, the Zhong family now had four sons and two daughters.

Jiang Ping had a son and a daughter: Zhong Qixing and Zhong Qiling.

Dongcao had a son: Zhong Qisheng.

Qiuxiang had a son: Zhong Qiping.

Chunyu had a son: Zhong Qian.

Xiahe had a daughter: Zhong Qining.

The following month, Zhong Yan held a grand wedding banquet for his undercover concubine, Tang Xiaoshu, inviting many guest cultivators from the city.

Some secular families who did not receive an invitation also sent gifts.

City Lord Qin Ben attended as always.

Even the representatives of the Cao Yun Gang and Wan Ren Tang personally came to congratulate, bringing unprecedented valuable gifts.

Only one person, despite the banquet being held, waited eagerly in her courtyard at home but did not receive an invitation.

—Gou Wangyu Qingyao was so angry that her teeth itched.

It had been so long since the incident at the Xue residence, and she had been waiting for Zhong Yan to come to her.

Being coerced by Zhong Yan to become a guest cultivator in the Zhong family, she didn't dare to visit on her own.

After all, it was abnormal for someone at the sixth level of Qi Refining to serve as the head guest cultivator for someone at the fourth level of Qi Refining.

She had to wait for Zhong Yan's arrangements.

But after waiting for nearly three months, she didn't receive any response even after sending a message talisman.

Except for her.

Gou Wangyu Qingyao was not the only one who anxiously waited for Zhong Yan. Ruoyun, a disciple of the Feixian Pavilion, also felt restless.

She thought that after the incident at the Xue residence, Zhong Yan would come to celebrate as promised by the narcissus. But she hadn't seen him for a day, nor had she seen him for days.

Seeing her looking so distressed and like a resentful woman confined to her boudoir, the narcissus sighed and comforted her with a smile, "Why are you in such a hurry? It's almost New Year's, he will definitely come to the market to buy things and will definitely come to see you..."

Time flew to the end of the year.

Snowflakes fell one after another.

Yuyao, who was sitting cross-legged, opened her eyes and glanced at the empty jade bottle beside her. A surge of anger rose from the bottom of her heart, and she grabbed the bottle and smashed it against the wall.

Crack!

Damn it!

She lost her income, and now without spiritual stones to support the formation, she had no pills. She couldn't even maintain her normal cultivation.

She got up and paced back and forth, unable to bear it any longer. Gou Wang changed into a new set of clothes and put on a cotton robe before leaving.

After more than half an hour, she arrived at the front of the ninth courtyard of the Zhong family, which was decorated with lanterns and festoons in preparation for the New Year. However, Gou Wang Qingyao hesitated and couldn't move forward.

Xiaohuan, who was busy sweeping snow and saw her, rolled her eyes and quickly ran out of the door. "Master, are you here to see our Lord Zhong?"

Nowadays, one of the most important tasks for the maidservants of the Zhong family was to recognize the cultivators in the city and remember their portraits.

What a beautiful girl... Gou Wang Qingyao's gaze fell on Xiaohuan's face, secretly praising her, thinking she must be the legendary "Tang Xiaoshu," but she was dressed as a maid.

"Please inform him that Gou Wang Qingyao has come to visit and wants to buy some talismans from your master."

"Alright, please come inside first!"

Xiaohuan gestured for another maid to inform Zhong Yan, while she led Gou Wang Qingyao into the hall to have tea.

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