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

Qinghu Villa.

Within the spacious venue, tables and cases were placed in a scattered manner, and many cultivators had placed their items for trade.

The crowd was bustling, with low conversations, resembling a small market.

Perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it a "black market."

Because many people were cautious, wearing bamboo hats or masks.

The trading event was not limited to the cultivators within Qingyang City like the Lantern Festival gathering; it also attracted Independent Cultivators from the surrounding towns and villages. With so many people, one had to be on guard.

In addition, this year's trading event was different from previous years. A stone hall was built next to the small bamboo forest, where a small-scale auction would be held.

A few days ago, Zhong Yan had received a bidding invitation from Yang Yanqing. Otherwise, he would have postponed the purchase of the courtyard.

Because among the auction catalog was a bottle of "Spirit-Enhancing Liquid," which was exactly what he wanted.

The "Spirit-Enhancing Liquid" was taken by women who were preparing to conceive, increasing the possibility of giving birth to children with spiritual roots.

Its refinement was not difficult, and the materials were not particularly rare. However, the main ingredient took a long time to mature, so it was not commonly seen in the market.

Although it was only a certain probability, it had been proven to be effective.

Even if the probability was small, it was still a hope.

So the "Spirit-Enhancing Liquid" was quite popular, but the price was not too high. If one couldn't buy it this time, there would be another chance next time.

Zhong Yan walked forward, scanning the crowd. There were four to five hundred people in total.

This scale was not small.

He looked back at an old man at the entrance and guessed that he was from the Zhou family, further realizing the deep relationship between Yang Yanqing and the Zhou family.

If the Yang family successfully established a clan and had the current foundation, it would be natural for them to open a small market in Qingyang City.

After strolling around, Zhong Yan found a spot and laid out his talismans.

This naturally attracted the attention of familiar cultivators in the city.

"Fellow Daoist Zhong's talisman Dao has reached the top grade!"

Zhong Yan didn't modestly decline and smiled, "If I don't improve, I'm afraid I'll have inner demons. All my energy is spent on this, and my cultivation hasn't progressed at all."

"What's there to fear? With this skill, when you save enough money, you can buy more pills to boost your cultivation!"

Several cultivators who came forward all showed envy in their eyes. With a stable income, advancing in cultivation was only a matter of time. Even if they couldn't reach Foundation Building, they could still increase their lifespan.

After a short while, Zhong Yan didn't have many talismans left. With the mutual benefit, his friends in the city quickly bought them all.

He had originally planned to continue browsing and see if there was anything suitable to buy, but Bai Siyuan came forward and pulled him aside.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Zhong, on achieving the top grade! Junior Brother has become a great talent late in life, only now revealing such talent in talisman Dao!"

"Brother Bai is too kind."

Bai Siyuan smiled and lowered his voice, "Fellow Daoist, how many spirit stones do you have on hand? Can you lend me some for temporary use? I have a target for the later auction."

After being introduced by Li Henian, Zhong Yan had a good relationship with Bai Siyuan, who was a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator at the seventh level.

He handed over a dozen or so spirit stones worth and gave Bai Siyuan a cloth bag, saying, "The proceeds from selling talismans earlier, I bought a courtyard and emptied my savings."

"A courtyard? In the southern district?"

Bai Siyuan was taken aback, then nodded when he saw Zhong Yan's confirmation. His eyes widened slightly, followed by a meaningful smile. "Come, let's go inside together."

"Do you have any news about Brother Henian?"

"I asked Yang Fellow Daoist. The Fang family's demon hunting team hasn't come out yet. There's no fixed time for going to that kind of place. Don't worry, Brother Henian is not a rookie who just started cultivation. With his strength, as long as he's cautious, there shouldn't be any problems."

Zhong Yan nodded, feeling that this trip was somewhat dangerous.

If it were in the past, Li Henian would be careful enough, but now he had a spiritual root to nurture at home. He would probably take risks that he shouldn't.

After the mid-year trading fair.

Zhong Yan's identity as a first-class talisman master gradually spread among the cultivators in Qingyang City.

Originally, the cultivators who had some relationship with him were willing to deepen their connections.

Those casual acquaintances also started to visit and strengthen their relationships, including several who had conflicts with Li Henian.

Zhong Yan's reputation grew as he went back and forth.

The secular business "Yuelai Restaurant" was doing well, earning over eight hundred taels in less than a year.

Zhong Yan also acquired a storefront in the wealthy East District and opened a high-end restaurant. He hired people to manage it and only allowed his wives to occasionally check the accounts.

In addition, he bought an idle mansion in the poor West District and planned to renovate it into a martial arts hall for the future.

With his operations, the Zhong family also began to attract the attention of mortal families.

Time passed to early August.

The Zhong family welcomed another joyous occasion.

Chunyu and Xiahe gave birth on the same day, giving birth to a son and a daughter.

[Ding~ Birth of offspring, spell bonus +3, comprehension of techniques +3, experience in talisman dao +8, experience in cultivation +30]

[Ding~ Birth of offspring, spell bonus +5, comprehension of techniques +5, experience in talisman dao +10, experience in cultivation +40]

A wonderful electronic sound echoed in his mind.

However, Zhong Yan looked puzzled.

Giving birth to a daughter yielded less experience points than giving birth to a son!

"So the system also favors boys over girls?!" Zhong Yan didn't pay much attention to it. With four sons and one daughter, he was quite pleased that his only daughter resembled her mother Xiahe.

In a great mood, he rewarded everyone in the mansion, including the midwife.

Suddenly, he saw Yan Sandao holding his eldest son. Although she had a smile on her face, a hint of sadness flashed in her eyes.

Zhong Yan stopped in his tracks and beckoned, "Sandao, come here."

"Husband!"

The two went to the end of the corridor, where Zhong Yan pinched his son's cheek and teased, "Feeling unhappy?"

Yan Sandao pursed her lips and smiled, "A little. Knife also wants to have a son and a daughter for her husband, just like her sisters. But Knife knows that her husband has other arrangements for her."

"Well, there will be in the future."

Zhong Yan nodded and raised his hand to caress her cheek. "There are more and more things in the mansion, and you have to help take care of them."

Yan Sandao's martial talent was indeed excellent. It was more difficult to progress in the acquired stage than in Body Tempering, and she was faster than Jiang Ping. She had already reached the peak of the acquired stage, while Jiang Ping, with decent talent, was only at the fourth level of Body Tempering.

"Knife understands in her heart, but she feels a little off."

Zhong Yan smiled, "You have to put yourself in their shoes. They all gave birth, but you didn't. That makes you a special existence."

Yan Sandao blinked and smiled, her charm boundless. "Indeed, when I think about it this way, I feel much better!"

Then, she leaned against her husband and coquettishly said in a low voice, "So, am I the one you love and cherish the most?"

"Of course!"

Zhong Yan patted her cheek and walked away. Behind him came a burst of joyful laughter and the sound of playing with the children, "Xinger, did you hear that? Your father loves your second mother the most, hmm~"

However.

Two days later, when Zhong Yan faced Xiahe, his concubine who was a bit frustrated and unhappy about "sisters giving birth to sons while she gave birth to a daughter," he used similar comforting words.

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