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

Life is as plain as water, but it is fulfilling.

Apart from the daily routine of making talismans, practicing, and gaining experience.

Zhong Yan also sets aside half an hour to spend time with his son - in order to observe any possible changes in the system due to his son's growth.

This may seem selfish and indifferent to family affection.

But this is indeed Zhong Yan's state of mind.

Including Jiang Ping, Yan Sandao, and even the planned "establishing a family" project.

For Zhong Yan, everything has only one ultimate goal - immortality!

Environment shapes character, time changes everything.

Having been in the Xianwu Continent for thirty-three years, Zhong Yan is no longer the modern person who was out of sync with his surroundings in terms of behavior and thoughts.

He has completely integrated into this cruel feudal society where the strong are respected.

All he can do is to treat the people close to him as well as possible, to comfort the unrealistic wish buried deep in his heart.

"Calamity and fortune are intertwined, gain and loss go hand in hand, there is no such thing as perfection..."

Late at night, after a busy period, Zhong Yan left the cultivation room, looked up at the moon in the sky, and got lost in his thoughts.

"Husband, it's getting late, it's time to rest." The concubine Dongcao called softly, her voice gentle and sweet.

Zhong Yan snapped back to reality, glanced at her, nodded slightly, and gestured for her to come over and hold his hand.

It is worth mentioning that.

The four newly accepted concubines, apart from the experience points rewarded on their first night and the same as Jiang Ping and Yan Sandao, their talisman experience points have fluctuated between 1 and 3 since then, almost two months now.

And there have been few instances where it reached 3, even if the quality of the intimate moments was high enough.

Obviously, their satisfaction with their husband has not reached the "passing or excellent line" required by the system.

Zhong Yan knows that the problem lies with himself, but he really doesn't have the energy to take care of their feelings one by one, so he can only leave it for the future, hoping that time will bring affection.

They went to the bedroom in the wing.

Dongcao poured a cup of tea and quickly brought hot water to serve her husband's foot bath. "Husband, is the water temperature okay?"

"It's fine."

Zhong Yan looked down, her delicate melon seed face was tender and watery, much more comfortable to look at than those internet celebrities in his previous life, who were all made up.

Especially her pair of phoenix eyes, they were clever and cunning.

As someone who knows people well, Zhong Yan can tell that she is still holding back, and her current docile behavior is not her true character.

"Where is your hometown?"

Zhong Yan remembers that Dongcao is the one Lin Xuelan mentioned to have talent in "arithmetic".

"Back to husband, I am from Pengcheng."

"That's quite far away. Are you used to living in the mansion?"

Pengcheng is also part of the Yan Kingdom, but it is completely different from Qingyang City. One is in the northwest, and the other is in the southeast.

After a detailed chat, Zhong Yan learned more about her - her parents and older brother are all here, her father passed the imperial examination, and there are many educated people in her family. They used to be a scholarly family, but due to various twists and turns, their family fell into decline and eventually broke apart. Her father's temperament changed drastically, and he gradually became demanding and angry towards his daughter, eventually selling her to lighten the burden on the family and support her older brother in pursuing officialdom.

"It may not be what your father wished for. This place will be your home in the future, there's no need to be so cautious."

Dongcao looked up, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, obediently nodded, "Yes, I understand."

"Rest now."

Just a simple chat, but the effect was remarkable.

[Insight into martial arts +1, talisman experience +3, cultivation progress +1]

...

Time flies, another year has passed.

There have been a series of joyous events in the Zhong family.

The concubines Dongcao and Qiuxiang each gave birth to a son, Chunyu and Xiahe are still pregnant, and Jiang Ping is pregnant again.

The family is thriving.

The houses in Wutong Lane are all large mansions, a total of twenty-two households.

When Zhong Yan moved in, only nine of the houses on this street were occupied, and five of them were occupied by martial artists, each spaced apart.

The neighboring houses of the Zhong family were all unoccupied.

Zhong Yan endured the pain and directly bought the larger mansion on the left, spending 980 spirit stones to obtain permanent ownership.

Compared to the annual rental fee of 5 spirit stones, it could be rented for nearly two hundred years.

For cultivators with high liquidity, this was not a cost-effective option.

The so-called cultivation room contained a formation, but it was nothing more than a small first-level Spirit Gathering formation. Normally, the cultivator had to bear the expenses themselves.

Moreover, few independent cultivators could come up with so many spirit stones at once. For example, Li Henian had been living in Qingyang City for such a long time, and the mansions in the southern district were all rented.

Zhong Yan planned to move to a residence closer to the market.

However, since he had decided to establish a family, it would be inconvenient to bring all the mortals with him when he moved. This was to leave a family legacy for future generations.

Inside the cultivation room.

Zhong Yan looked at the remaining hundred or so spirit stones in his storage bag and sighed.

In the past year, he had worked like an old ox, spending most of his time making talismans to earn money. Accumulating wealth had been quite difficult and arduous.

"No rush, take it steady, go slow."

In an instant, Zhong Yan's mood brightened. He summoned the system panel, feeling a mix of nervousness and anticipation.

[Name: Zhong Yan]

[Age: 41]

[Cultivation Realm: Qi Refining Fourth Layer (2026/90000)]

[Cultivation Technique: Heavenly Fire Technique (Intermediate 2001/2000) can be breakthrough]

[Spells: Gravity Manipulation (Beginner 5821/100000000), Fireball Technique (Beginner 3518/1000000), Fire Cloud Palm (Intermediate 5316/10000)...]

[Occupation: Talisman Crafting (First Tier Intermediate 10002/10000) can be breakthrough]

With too much focus on cultivation and no special cultivation technique, even if he replenished his energy every day, Zhong Yan's body and spirit couldn't withstand it for long, so he reduced the frequency.

On the other hand, in the field of talisman crafting, with continuous training and accumulation, the experience gained from self-study had increased significantly.

Now, both the cultivation technique and talisman crafting had reached the breakthrough conditions at the same time.

Zhong Yan took a deep breath and shouted in his heart: Breakthrough!

His body trembled.

Cultivation Technique: Heavenly Fire Technique (Intermediate 1/5000)

Immediately, the realm bar also changed—Qi Refining Fourth Layer (2026/80000)

The proficiency in the cultivation technique reduced the required experience for the realm by ten thousand.

Having anticipated this, Zhong Yan didn't feel as discouraged as the first time, but he still felt somewhat helpless.

"Breakthrough!"

His body trembled again.

Occupation: Talisman Crafting (First Tier High Grade 2/60000)

Ah~

Zhong Yan felt dizzy, lamenting in his heart, feeling a surge of blood in his chest.

The experience required to break through from the first tier high grade to the second tier had tripled!

Stunned for a moment, Zhong Yan consoled himself: Don't panic, the first tier high-grade talismans earn more, I can buy pills to replenish!

The power and effectiveness of first tier low-grade and intermediate-grade talismans were only enough for Qi Refining early-stage cultivators to use.

As for high-grade talismans, they could barely be used by Qi Refining mid-stage and late-stage cultivators, with a larger target audience, higher prices, and faster accumulation.

He quickly adjusted his mood.

Zhong Yan immediately immersed himself in talisman crafting.

Just after advancing, the success rate was slightly low, only reaching thirty percent.

However, the insights that appeared out of thin air in his mind allowed him to quickly become proficient, and the success rate skyrocketed like a rocket.

It only took seven days to stabilize at over fifty percent.

As for the quality of the talismans, they could only be considered average. After all, the level was there, barely reaching high grade, and would gradually improve in the future.

Half a month later.

Zhong Yan put on the newly crafted high-grade talismans and participated in the mid-year trading fair at Qinghu Villa.

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