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

"Ah..."

Zhong Yan looked at the table full of talisman materials and let out a sigh of frustration.

For the first time, he despised himself, despised his long-held pride in his 'self-control'.

Originally, it was a good thing that his body was activated by Xia He.

But the problem was that his mind was completely out of control, filled with thoughts of the brothel Feixian Pavilion and Ruoyun Miss.

Even when he was with his favorite Yan Sandao, images of the pleasurable night with Ruoyun would appear in his mind.

Even the face of the concubine beneath him would occasionally transform into Ruoyun's face.

Especially when he looked at the system panel and compared the huge experience bonus gap, he couldn't help but want to fly to the market immediately.

"The dual cultivation method of Feixian Pavilion is truly domineering!"

"Yang Yanqing, you have caused me great harm!"

Zhong Yan forced a bitter smile, took a deep breath, and picked up the talisman pen on the table, starting to draw spiritual patterns on the talisman paper.

As he drew, he suddenly remembered Ruoyun's room, where various strange props were placed, such as red wax, whips, and round-headed spiral sticks...

There were over a hundred of them.

He had tried each and every one of them, at least dozens of times.

No wonder many male cultivators flocked to that place, persistently visiting whenever they had the chance.

"I wonder how that chair is used..."

With a "chirp" sound, the talismans on the table emitted a bright light, and the spiritual power dissipated.

Zhong Yan paused his pen, pursing his lips tightly.

"This won't do, I need to quickly marry a female cultivator!"

He threw down the talisman pen and started to practice his techniques.

After seven rotations of the Dazhou Tian, he finally stabilized his mind and stopped having random thoughts.

...

Time flew by, half a month passed.

Inside the cultivation room.

Zhong Yan, sitting cross-legged on the stone bed, suddenly opened his eyes and quickly formed hand seals, pointing forward three times.

Three silver small swords formed by elemental energy condensed into a triangular formation, hovering and vibrating.

Then, under Zhong Yan's control, the three swords merged into one, transforming into a long sword about five feet long, shooting and circling in the room with a "whoosh" sound.

The Sword Condensation Technique!

It was not difficult to learn at the entry level.

At least three small swords could be condensed, which could be used for separate attacks or combined for greater power, but with greater consumption of elemental energy.

As his cultivation level increased and his understanding of spells deepened, the number of swords he could condense would increase theoretically without limit.

"It's somewhat similar to the sword control technique of sword cultivators, in terms of power..."

Zhong Yan pondered and put away the spell. Currently, the power of the Sword Condensation Technique was only slightly stronger than pure elemental energy attacks.

It was not as good as the 'Fire Sword' he could perform with the same amount of elemental energy consumption, a lower-grade spell of the Fire Cloud Sect.

However...

The information displayed on the panel after being recorded was intriguing.

[Sword Condensation Technique (Entry Level 6/50000)]

[Fire Sword (Primary Level 892/3000)]

[Fire Cloud Palm (Primary Level 5016/10000)]

The entry-level 'Sword Condensation Technique' required five times the experience points compared to the primary-level 'Fire Cloud Palm' that he focused on.

Not to mention the short-term power, at least the upper limit was not at the same level.

And the higher the upper limit, whether it was a technique or a spell Divine Ability, the better.

For example, the Gravity Technique, the 'lowest-level' entry-level minor spell in the cultivation world.

Although its power was not great, its application was extremely extensive, and it could be said to be the foundation for cultivating other spells Divine Abilities.

And the so-called 'not great power' was only for the majority of cultivators, who found it difficult to reach the 'sufficient power' level.

"In that case, this Sword Condensation Technique is not bad."

Zhong Yan's eyes flickered, wondering how many spirit stones Yang Yanqing could sell it for.

They left the cultivation room.

It was already sunset.

Zhong Yan said to his wife and concubine, then left the mansion to go to the Lord's Mansion.

Yesterday, they had received an invitation to Qin Ben's banquet, indicating that the matter of intercepting the escorting mage had been settled.

They arrived near the Lord's Mansion.

Zhong Yan waited for half an hour and met up with Yang Yanqing and Bai Siyuan who had come together.

The three exchanged glances and walked forward.

In the same side hall, but a different sumptuous feast.

After three rounds of drinking.

Qin Ben stood up with a cup in his hand, with a look of apology on his face, "This time, Qin has received inaccurate information and put the three immortal masters in danger. I apologize here. Thanks to the three immortal masters' strong abilities, they eliminated the bandits for me. Thank you! Ben, let's drink first!"

Zhong Yan and the others smiled and drank the wine in their cups.

Yang Yanqing smiled and said, "This time it was truly shocking and dangerous. The unexpected appearance of a seventh-level Qi Refining caught the three of us off guard..."

He described the battle at the time truthfully, but added some dangers that outsiders would find difficult to judge, such as the difficulty of sustaining the outpouring of spiritual energy when activating a third-level Law Weapon.

In the end.

Yang Yanqing said with lingering fear, "Thanks to Fellow Daoist Zhong's foresight, he set up a formation in advance just in case. Otherwise, Fellow Daoist Bai would have suffered more than just an arrow in the shoulder."

Zhong Yan smiled and said, "I only made a move, it was the two fellow daoists who cooperated seamlessly."

"Hearing about such a wonderful battle, Qin Ben is excited. Unfortunately, I couldn't witness it personally. The perfect cooperation of the three immortal masters is admirable. I offer another toast to the three of you!"

He raised his head and finished the drink, then Qin Ben waved his hand, "Gentlemen!"

Military advisor Zhang Shun held three cloth bags and handed them to the three of them one by one.

Zhong Yan scanned with his divine sense and guessed that it was about the same as Yang Yanqing's guess, 230 low-grade spirit stones per person.

Then, Zhang Shun took out a yellow cloth scroll and showed it to the three of them.

It was an imperial decree issued by the capital city of Yan, praising Qin Ben. The court would no longer assign escorting mages and would allow the Lord's Mansion to recruit on its own.

Qin Ben smiled and said, "Do the three immortal masters have any interest? The salary provided by the court is fixed at twenty low-grade spirit stones per year, but the main income comes from other sources. I don't need to say more, the three of you should know."

Twenty pieces sounded little, but as Qin Ben said, the salary was just a small part.

You should know that when Zhong Yan was in Fire Cloud Sect, he only received one spirit stone per month. If he wanted more, he had to do tasks and accumulate points to exchange for them.

But on the other hand, the "other sources" were not so easy to obtain, especially for Independent Cultivators without a powerful background.

Yang Yanqing asked, "Three of them?"

Qin Ben smirked, "Since they allow us to recruit on our own, what's wrong with finding a few more? I don't need many spirit stones! All the positions of the escorting mages are controlled by the 'Heavenly Mirror'. They are all just figureheads, used by the sects and aristocratic families to make money and have fun. They have long been rotten to the core!"

Zhong Yan and the others exchanged glances, their eyes flickering. This guy's performance revealed a lot of information, and his ambition was quite big!

Qin Ben then put on a gentle smile and said, "If the three immortal masters are interested, I will have to trouble the three of you first. The twenty low-grade spirit stones will be divided equally, and I will add five more to each person. But rest assured, Qin Ben will not treat you unfairly in the future."

Yang Yanqing smiled and said, "Lord Qin, I'm afraid I have the intention but not the ability."

"Understood." Qin Ben nodded and looked at Zhong and Bai.

Bai Siyuan directly agreed, "I'll take care of this!"

Zhong Yan, on the other hand, pondered for a moment.

Being an escorting mage naturally had many benefits.

The salary was not the main point, the key was the identity of an escorting mage. Just talking about the guest cultivators in Qingyang City, they were all under the control of the escorting mages.

And there was at least a big backer like the "Yan Kingdom Royal Family".

Bai Siyuan agreed so readily because he had a higher cultivation level.

Zhong Yan, at the fourth level of Qi Refining, had his own pride as a cultivator. It wouldn't be a problem to give orders to lower-level cultivators in public, but there might be troubles in private.

Moreover.

If there was a war, the escorting mages would have to join the army.

Although Yan Kingdom had not had a war for decades and was prosperous, it was because of the stability brought by Fire Cloud Sect and Chi Yang Sect.

But in recent years, there had been complaints and outbreaks of famine in the cities within Yan Kingdom.

And looking at Qin Ben's attitude...

Zhong Yan raised his wine cup and glanced at him from the corner of his eye.

After thinking it over in his mind, he said, "Okay."

"Good! Immortal Master Zhong is straightforward! Haha~"

Qin Ben laughed heartily, with a handsome and bookish face, but he appeared quite bold. He drank a cup and slammed the cup on the table.