I Have No Qualifications, The System Asked Me To Marry A Wife To Practice

Once the decision is made, the task becomes easier.

In the Chongxue Collection, there are many practitioners who excel in the earth-based spells, effortlessly digging ditches and excavating channels. Those who are proficient in wood-based spells can easily handle the preparation of wood and stone materials. Those skilled in mechanical arts can quickly construct houses. With the addition of formations and the meticulous work of various professionals, a manor can be built in no time.

The premise, of course, is providing sufficient compensation.

Fortunately, the Chu family can offer generous rewards. Even if the practitioners who need cultivation resources look down on such "lowly" work, they will not hesitate to take on temporary jobs.

In just ten days, the main structure of the Chu family manor has been completed. However, more time is needed for the fine details and the procurement of various furnishings.

"The construction progress is really fast!"

Some concubines exclaimed in amazement.

Chu Shen paid no attention to this.

Practitioners are the group of people who possess the most advanced productive forces in the Dongxuan Realm. However, they never put their minds into construction. In pursuit of the immortal path, they even seize a large amount of resources for their own use, which hinders the development of the entire civilization.

This is also an important reason why transcendent civilizations often stagnate for a long time.

If the inherent ideas of distinguishing between immortals and mortals could be eliminated, and if more people could use their productive forces for construction, astonishing results could naturally be achieved.

Unfortunately, it is easier to move a mountain than to change people's hearts. Even when those practitioners who are attracted by the rewards and are willing to work leave, they still have a disdainful look on their faces towards the "lowly work" they have done, without any satisfaction or joy in their labor accomplishments.

This is also why Chu Shen tends to look for cultivators with less money to serve as his followers. They have experienced hardships and are not as delicate as disciples from sects who are not accustomed to the mortal world. The concept of the distinction between immortals and mortals is relatively weak in their minds.

Because they have experienced hardships, people like Qiandu and Gong Shuze have no objections and are instead enthusiastic about Chu Shen entrusting them with the subsequent renovation work of the Chu family estate.

This place is not only Chu Shen and his concubines' future home, but also their family's home.

Moreover, Chu Shen did not only assign them these tasks. He not only found a group of highly skilled masters from the Chongxue Collection, but also brought in many craftsmen from Nanping City to be managed by them.

It can be considered a promotion and a raise.

However, Chu Shen is still urging them on in terms of progress.

The reason is simple. He is going to take in concubines again and needs to hold a grand banquet at the estate.

Speaking of this matter, it involves Xiao Hongling.

Chu Shen is not unable to build his foundation, but during the process, he had a feeling that having all five elements spiritual roots gathered together would be better for foundation building. So he postponed the foundation building process and wanted to gather these five elements spiritual roots first.

Strangely enough, the concubines at home, such as Chen Ying, have gradually improved their cultivation aptitude and obtained spiritual roots under the cleansing of spiritual medicines like Lingyun Fuzedan. However, they do not fall into the category of usable spiritual roots recognized by the system. It seems that the system only recognizes those who are born with spiritual roots.

Therefore, Chu Shen has currently only gathered three types of five elements spiritual roots: Shangguan Shurong's water spiritual root, Xiao Hongling's metal spiritual root, and Wei Liangnu's wood spiritual root. The fire and earth spiritual roots have not yet been obtained.

He entrusted this matter to Xiao Hongling.

Xiao Hongling may not have been happy about it, but in the end, she managed to handle the matter, not only completing it but also exceeding expectations.

Not only did she find female cultivators with Fire Spirit Roots and Earth Spirit Roots who were willing to become concubines, but she also unexpectedly found female cultivators with rare Spirit Roots of Yin and Yang who were willing to cultivate together with Chu Shen.

The two female cultivators who were willing to become concubines were also from small families, and their aptitude was only average. However, they were not as picky as Xiao Hongling. What they valued was Chu Shen's identity as a rising star in alchemy.

In addition, Xiao Hongling's evolution of her Spirit Roots was a case right in front of them. For this opportunity, it was worth taking a gamble.

The two female cultivators with Sun Spirit Roots and Moon Spirit Roots had some background and were not willing to become concubines. They just wanted to have a "fair trade" with Chu Shen.

The female cultivator with Sun Spirit Roots was named Li Jinrong and came from the Great Tang Immortal Dynasty. This Great Tang was, of course, not the same as the other Great Tang. It was also known as the Fierce Sun Empire, and the royal family of this Immortal Dynasty had a lineage of Sun Spirit Roots.

Li Jinrong was born into the royal family of the Great Tang Immortal Dynasty and could be considered a princess. She was ranked thirteenth and was able to enter the Chongxue Peak. Her aptitude was also quite good, possessing a third-grade Sun Spirit Root. At the age of over twenty, her cultivation had already reached the fourth level of Foundation Building.

The problem was that her maternal family was not strong enough, and her status in the royal family was very low. A third-grade Sun Spirit Root and the fourth level of Foundation Building cultivation were only average in the royal family and not highly regarded by her father, making her a disposable object. Her father was preparing to marry her off to an important barbarian tribe.

For her, this was definitely a dead end. Only by becoming a formal disciple of the Langxuan Heavenly Palace or having enough value would she have a chance to change her father's decision.

She happened to hear Xiao Hongling mention when she was matchmaking with another female cultivator that Chu Shen had a special technique to improve the grade of both parties' Spirit Roots. That's when she became interested.

Since she had no other options, even if she ended up being deceived in the end, her first time wouldn't be too regrettable. It was still better than being ravaged by the leader of a barbarian tribe.

Yang Taichu, a female cultivator with a spiritual root, is a formal disciple of the Langxuan Heavenly Palace and one of the law enforcement disciples stationed at the Chongxue Peak.

She has encountered a bottleneck in her cultivation and has been unable to break through to the third level of the Spirit Gathering stage. The reason lies in the limitation of her spiritual root grade, which makes it increasingly difficult for her to make progress.

It is under this anxious mindset that she heard rumors about Chu Shen and decided to give it a try.

The downside is that she is relatively old. Although she is beautiful and well-proportioned, as a cultivator at the Spirit Gathering stage, she still needs time to temper herself.

The advantage is that she is much more insightful than young women. She only cares about achieving her goals and does not expect Chu Shen to take responsibility. She is even willing to provide some convenience within her authority.

In a sense, it can be seen as seeking bribes.

Chu Shen originally wanted to refuse. He is not that kind of person. However, after seeing the other party's portrait, he found that she resembled a certain power. It seemed harmless to give it a try.

With these matters to attend to, his need for the Chu Family Manor became even greater. He needed a place for concubines to hold banquets, and it was also a matter of face for a certain princess and a law enforcement disciple. He needed to find a safe and private place for their secret rendezvous.

Not to mention the curse of Xiniang's bloodline. This is a serious matter that needs to be resolved as soon as possible. But if the manor is not repaired, there is no place to freeze Xiniang, and he dare not develop it casually!

Fortunately, Gong Shu and other casual cultivators were very helpful. With the motivation of high salaries, craftsmen brought in from Chongxueji and Nanping City worked in three shifts. The residential area of the Chu Family Manor, which was quite large, was basically completed in just over twenty days!

As for further refinement and more extensive second and third phase projects, they can be done slowly in the future.

Chu Shen couldn't wait any longer. He had been stuck at the ninth level of Qi Refining for a long time, and the impulse to build his foundation was becoming more frequent. Now, he finally has the final preparation measures in place, and he can complete it. It is a cause for celebration!