Seeking Immortality In The Cultivation World

"Who is Long Aotian?"

As soon as his voice fell, a fierce-looking man stood in front of him.

Fourth level of Qi Refining.

Lin Xiu was startled and immediately bowed in salute.

"Greetings, senior. You look even more spirited."

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Gao Jun waved his finger.

"Sixty spirit stones. You have ten days to come up with them, or you'll pay with your life!"

Lin Xiu was shocked and hurriedly said, "Senior Gao, wasn't there still two months left, and I only owed twenty?"

"I need money. Haven't you heard of interest? Otherwise, use your life to pay! If I kill you, even the Hall of Elders won't be able to do anything!"

After saying that, he turned and left.

In this place, it's not like his previous world where you can live as a debtor without repaying your debts. It's true that you can kill someone to settle a debt!

"Debts must be repaid, and if you don't have money, you pay with your life" is the default rule.

The Hall of Elders, responsible for maintaining public order, generally doesn't interfere.

Before the new year, his fire poison suddenly erupted, and unfortunately, his only friend was not around. In order to save his life, he had no choice but to borrow twenty spirit stones from Gao Jun to purchase suppressive elixirs. Originally, it was supposed to be a six-month period, but he didn't expect Gao Jun to go back on his word and charge exorbitant interest.

Sixty spirit stones!

And Lin Xiu, relying on refining talismans, only made a profit of forty spirit stones per month, after deducting at least one for assisting in suppressing the fire poison.

And after deducting the minimum cost of one spirit stone for meals...

For a poor guy with only seventeen low-grade spirit stones in his pocket, this was practically asking for his life.

He really wanted to turn around and get his dowry back, but in this life and the previous one, it was a rule that dowries were non-refundable.

He stood dumbfounded at the street corner for a long time. After meeting a few neighbors who were returning home together, he remembered that he had not only forgotten to buy food, but also forgot to sell the low-level talismans he had refined.

But those dozens of low-level talismans were worth at most ten or so low-grade spirit stones, far from enough to repay the debt.

However, as a cultivator in the early stage of Qi Refining, he wouldn't starve to death even if he went hungry for ten days or half a month.

With nothing else to do, he could only meditate on an empty stomach to suppress the fire poison in his body.

Who knew that on the third day, the door that had never been knocked on made a "thud thud" knocking sound. Standing inside the door, he felt a familiar rouge scent.

Just as he was wondering who it could be, a voice came through.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, Hongjie has brought your wife!"

He trembled in his heart and instinctively squeezed his storage bag. He really wanted to pretend to be dead and not be at home.

But in the end, he sighed deeply. Since it had come to this, five low-grade spirit stones didn't make much of a difference.

He opened the door, and Hongjie, with a smile on her face, and a girl with her head down and a well-proportioned figure, stood outside the door.

Lin Xiu immediately welcomed the two into the room and closed the door tightly.

He was already poor enough, and if a robber took the opportunity to enter, he could just slit his own throat.

Seeing his appearance, Hongjie sat on the only chair in the room and laughed.

"They say Fellow Daoist Lin is cautious by nature, and now I see it's true. This is the bride I brought for you. Isn't she pretty?"

Then she looked at the girl cowering in the corner and said with a smile, "Yingxue, lift your head and let your future husband see you!"

The girl timidly raised her head and glanced at Lin Xiu before quickly lowering it again.

But Lin Xiu felt that she was not bad, and he didn't expect to find a top-notch beauty who would bring disaster to the country and the people. A simple and lovely girl was good enough.

But when he thought about his wallet...

An awkward expression naturally appeared on his face.

Hongjie had no idea that the person in front of her was about to go bankrupt. She thought he was dissatisfied and immediately continued, "Her name is Li Yingxue. Her father was also a cultivator in the later stage of Qi Refining, but he had bad luck and died at the hands of a monster. Her mother has long since passed away, leaving her alone and helpless. Look at her figure, her waist and hips. She can definitely bear children. Moreover, her aptitude is not bad. She has already reached the Martial Artist realm and is quite strong!"

As she spoke, the girl almost buried her head in her chest, revealing only two pink little ears, which were very cute.

"Then let her stay!"

Lin Xiu gritted his teeth, feeling like a broken jar.

No matter whether Hongjie's words were true or false, his first impression of this girl was good. Who wouldn't want to marry someone?

As for feelings?

They could be cultivated slowly. As long as he treated her well, they would eventually develop affection.

After handing over the remaining five spirit stones to Hongjie, he said, "Thank you for your hard work, Hongjie!"

Hongjie smiled happily and reminded him as she swayed her waist while leaving, "Don't forget to invite me to the wedding!"

After seeing her off, Lin Xiu closed the door and suddenly realized that Hongjie was only at the third level of Qi Refining. How could she dare to bring a mortal girl to this chaotic area? Wasn't she afraid of being robbed and killed?

Then he put this problem behind him.

Everyone has their own secrets.

Behind "Spring Night in a Momentary Tower" is the Dazong Xianyin Pavilion. Who knows what power is behind this inconspicuous "Worry Relief Shop".

As far as he knows, this small shop is not just involved in the media and insurance industry.

Being able to survive without any trouble in this chaotic realm for decades already represents its extraordinary nature.

So, even though he was already at the end of his rope, he still didn't dare to return this wife, as he couldn't afford to provoke her.

Looking at Li Yingxue, who was still cowering in the corner, Lin Xiu also felt a bit uneasy.

After all, in this life and the previous one combined, he was almost seventy years old, and he had never been alone with a girl, let alone married her.

He carefully pulled on her sleeve and sat on the only chair, while he himself sat silently at the head of the bed.

He could tell that she was scared, after all, there were many rumors of cultivators tormenting and killing mortal women after marrying them.

After a while, he cleared his throat and broke the silence in the room.

"Um, Yingxue, since you have agreed to marry... me, Lin Xiu, I cannot let you suffer. Although I couldn't afford a grand wedding procession, a wedding ceremony is necessary. Don't be afraid, I will fulfill my responsibilities as a husband."

After saying this, he saw Li Yingxue's clenched fists in her sleeves seem to relax a bit.

"It's up to... my husband's arrangements!"

After saying this one and only sentence, Li Yingxue didn't say anything else. Instead, she obediently started tidying up the room for Lin Xiu.

When she was about to push open the room dedicated to making talismans, she immediately realized something and quickly closed the door, looking for other chores to do.

That night, Lin Xiu stayed in that room and gave the bedroom to Li Yingxue.

The next day, he prepared for the wedding, arranging simple items and a banquet. Although it cost him five spirit stones, leaving his wallet with only single digits, he couldn't cut corners.

On the third day, most of the neighbors who received the invitations came to show their face. After all, Lin Xiu was a grade-level talisman master, and anyone could potentially need his help.

What he didn't expect was that he received more than eighty low-grade spirit stones as wedding gifts, and even Hong Jie, who came to attend, gave two.

This made Lin Xiu, who was burdened with debt, even think about asking Hua Jie to introduce him to two more wives, so he could pay off his debts. But he immediately dismissed this idea.

Not to mention that it's unreliable to marry two more times in the remaining seven days, but offending all the neighbors is also not a good idea.

How would they join forces to fend off bandits in the future?

"I won't go out in the future. I don't believe that you, Gao Jun, dare to break the formation set up outside the steward's hall!"

His stone house was rented, and the properties belonged to the steward's hall. In order to prevent intentional destruction, a simple defensive formation was set up outside these stone houses.

It was mainly to deter small-minded people, and if someone dared to destroy it, it would mean a serious violation of the authority of the steward's hall, with dire consequences.

Except for the bandits...

That night, the guests sensibly left early.

Lin Xiu looked at the bride sitting in front of the red window, feeling a bit dazed.

He understood that after tonight, he would completely give up hope of Foundation Building and even immortality, and start saving money for the next generation's milk powder.

Li Yingxue, dressed in wedding attire, looked very nervous. When Lin Xiu lifted the veil, she spoke in a mosquito-like voice, "Please be kind to me, husband!"

After saying this, she nervously reached out to undo his belt.

The red candles flickered~

The red bed swayed~

Soon~

Lin Xiu took off the hat of a nearly seventy-year-old virgin and became a real man.

Under the covers,

Li Yingxue was covered in sweat, enduring the pain, and cuddled up in her husband's arms like a little cat, whispering, "Thank you for your love, husband!"

Lin Xiu caressed his wife's smooth shoulders and didn't expect her to have such a well-endowed figure. She was like a combination of a loli and a mature woman!

He couldn't tell when she was wearing clothes.

"From now on, we are husband and wife, so there's no need to be so formal anymore..."

Before he could finish this sentence, a transparent panel suddenly appeared in front of him.

[You and your wife have cultivated together once: gained 3 points of flexible experience, accumulated flexible points: 6]

[Your wife's favorability towards you fluctuates: currently 73]

[Emotional bonus: 2]

[Talisman Master: First-grade lower rank, +1234/1000 (can be upgraded)]

[Cultivation: Qi Refining Third Layer, +899/10000]

Lin Xiu immediately sat up.

Did he just hallucinate from overexertion?

After carefully examining it again, he turned his head to his bewildered newlywed wife.

"Xue'er, I want to experience it again."

The red candles and red bed began to sway once more.