Becoming An Immortal Begins With Marrying A Wife

Chapter 136: Blocked by the Fox Demon (22)

Chen An initially thought he had made a mistake.

The aptitude of the Wood Spirit Root actually increased?

It directly changed from an invisible spirit root to a visible one?

What is going on?

Chen An couldn't figure it out.

Isn't my little wife a flower demon now?

Where did she get a spirit root?

How could she give me feedback to improve the aptitude of the Wood Spirit Root after our intimate moment?

Chen An was puzzled for a while.

But soon, he roughly understood this point.

Perhaps in the system's assessment, there is no difference between a demon core and a spirit root. They are both existences used to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for cultivation.

After understanding all of this, a satisfied smile appeared on Chen An's face.

He had awakened the Wood Spirit Root.

It's truly a case of finding something without searching, without any effort.

Seeing Chen An suddenly smiling, Song Huaying couldn't help but ask in confusion,

"Husband, why are you smiling?"

"It's nothing, it's just that you, Ying'er, are so beautiful. You're so beautiful that I naturally smile when I see you."

Chen An sweet-talked.

After speaking, he continued to be intimate with his little wife, not wasting a single second.

Time passed quickly.

With a blink of an eye, it was already the next morning.

At this time, Song Huaying was already exhausted and fell asleep in Chen An's arms.

She was sleeping deeply.

Even pushing her with his hand might not wake her up.

Seeing this, Chen An reached out and gently touched his little wife's delicate face, unable to resist kissing her.

Then, he activated his spiritual power and gently moved her away from himself, placing her aside to let her sleep alone.

Afterwards, he had a thought and checked the prompt messages that had popped up from last night until now.

[Alchemy Experience +4, Wood Spirit Root +4] x50

[Wood Spirit Root: Intermediate Grade · 20%]

Looking at the "Intermediate Grade" in the prompt message, Chen An couldn't help but feel excited.

In just one night, the aptitude of the Wood Spirit Root had improved to the intermediate grade.

The efficiency was really high.

Hmm, now that I have the Wood Spirit Root, it's time to learn the Wood Release Technique.

So the question is, where can I get the Wood Release Technique?

Chen An thought for a moment and could only buy it from the commercial district outside.

But he didn't know if the commercial district was still open, considering that there were monsters everywhere outside now.

Thinking about it, Chen An got dressed, got out of bed, and left the room.

He informed Gu Xinyue, who he saw in the hall, that he was going out to see if the commercial district was open and to buy some things.

Gu Xinyue showed concern. It was dangerous outside now, and she didn't want Chen An to go out.

However, Chen An didn't pay much attention to it. He just told her to stay at home and use a voice transmission talisman to contact him if there was anything.

Just finished reminding, he suddenly remembered Shen Qingyi.

Shen Qingyi used to be a core disciple of the Mysterious Yellow Sect. I wonder if she knows the Wood Escape Technique.

Thinking of this, Chen An went to find Shen Qingyi and asked her.

The result was disappointing. Shen Qingyi doesn't know the Wood Escape Technique.

There's nothing else to be done.

I can only buy it outside.

Soon, Chen An left the underground passage and flew on his sword towards Wenyu Street.

At this time, the sky was still a bit dim.

I don't know if it's because it's too early, but after flying on the sword in the sky for so long, I didn't even encounter a single bird demon.

It's really rare.

So all the way was unobstructed, and in a moment, I arrived at Wenyu Street.

At this time, Wenyu Street had visibly more damaged houses and was no longer as lively as before.

There were only a few scattered people on the street.

Many shops were closed.

Only a few large shops were still open.

And these large shops, without exception, all had Gold Core experts sitting in them, with protective formations set up around them.

It seems that the recent invasion of monsters has had a great impact on the entire Red Cedar Forest.

It's just a matter of the size of the impact.

Chen An saw the familiar Qin's Trading Company that was still in business, and quickly landed on his flying sword.

Just as he walked into the shop, a male shopkeeper behind the counter immediately greeted him with enthusiasm, saying, "Fellow Daoist, I don't know if you want to buy something or sell something?"

His professional smile was not very skilled.

His words were also quite ordinary.

Obviously, he had just become the shopkeeper not long ago.

By the way, where did that young and beautiful Qin shopkeeper go?

Why was there a change in personnel?

Thinking about it, Chen An asked in confusion, "May I ask, is the previous Qin shopkeeper not in the shop?"

When the Qin shopkeeper was mentioned, the male shopkeeper couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Fellow Daoist is probably referring to my sister. My sister has had some bad luck and unfortunately died in a wave of monster invasion two months ago. She has already been laid to rest."

"Oh..." Chen An nodded, feeling a bit sad.

This world is too despairing. People can suddenly disappear, just like that. Life is as fragile as a blade of grass.

"By the way, I don't know if Fellow Daoist wants to buy something or sell something?" the male shopkeeper asked again with enthusiasm.

Chen An didn't waste any words and went straight to the point, saying, "I want to buy a copy of the Wood Escape Technique. Does your shop sell it?"

"What kind of question is that, Fellow Daoist? I run a trading company, of course I have a copy of the Wood Escape Technique," the male shopkeeper said.

Soon, the male shopkeeper took out a spellbook.

The title on the cover read "Wood Escape Technique."

Hmm, after confirming with a glance, this is the spell I want to buy...

Thinking about it, Chen An asked, "I wonder how much this Wood Escape Technique is?"

The male shopkeeper held up three fingers and said, "Three high-grade spirit stones."

"So expensive?"

Chen An opened his eyes and for a moment thought he had misheard.

The shopkeeper explained, "Fellow Daoist, there are rampant demonic beasts everywhere outside now, which has greatly increased the cost of running a shop. The prices of goods can only rise accordingly."

"And, my prices are already considered the most affordable."

"In other shops, you will only find higher prices than mine."

The shopkeeper's face was sincere, but it was unclear whether what he said was true.

Chen An left Qin's Shop with a remark, "I see, then I'll take another look," and then went to other places to compare prices.

After more than a quarter of an hour.

Chen An had already visited four shops in a row and found that the shopkeeper at Qin's Shop had indeed not lied. His Wood Escape Technique was indeed the most affordable.

So he returned, but instead of immediately entering the shop, he deliberately wandered outside.

Not long after, the shop's shopkeeper saw him and hurriedly came out with a smile, asking, "Fellow Daoist, do you still want that Wood Escape Technique?"

"I can give you a discount."

"It will only cost you 2 high-grade spirit stones and an additional 90 medium-grade spirit stones."

Hmm, it's 10 medium-grade spirit stones cheaper...

Chen An no longer hesitated and immediately entered the shop to buy the Wood Escape Technique.

It wasn't a simple exchange of money for goods.

In order to buy this Wood Escape Technique, Chen An took out a lot of small elixirs to trade.

He was very poor now.

He didn't even have a few medium-grade spirit stones on him.

Let alone high-grade spirit stones.

The reason for this was that every time he obtained spirit stones, he used them for refining and cultivation, so he couldn't save up any spirit stones at all.

"By the way, shopkeeper, I heard that many clans and factions have entered Hundred Herbs Lane now. What is the situation there specifically?"

Chen An inquired with the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper knew that building good relationships with customers was the most important thing in doing business.

Therefore, he didn't hide anything and told Chen An everything he knew.

Before long, Chen An had a general understanding of the current situation in Hundred Herbs Lane.

In addition to the Scarlet Fire Gang, there were currently nine Gold Core forces stationed there.

There were four major Gold Core families: the Qin Family, the Xiao Family, the Ye Family, and the Lu Family.

There were five major Gold Core factions: the Black Wind Gang, the Iron Stone Gang, the Void Kun Gang, the Giant Hammer Gang, and the Vast Sea Gang.

Among them, the strongest was the Void Kun Gang.

It was said that the leader in charge had a cultivation level of Gold Core Stage 6, approaching the later stage of Gold Core.

"Later stage of Gold Core?"

"This is indeed troublesome. I probably won't be able to defeat them if I encounter them."

"But with the Shadow Killing Technique and the Wood Escape Technique, even if I do encounter them and conflicts arise, I should be able to escape unscathed."

Chen An pondered in his heart and felt that his family could still survive in Hundred Herbs Lane for a while longer.

When he broke through to the Gold Core stage in a while, he would move his family out of Hundred Herbs Lane and see whether it would be better to establish their own sect or join the Heaven and Earth Sect.

With third-tier alchemy and a Gold Core cultivation, even a large sect like the Heaven and Earth Sect wouldn't easily overlook him.

Moreover, that day wouldn't be too far away.

Because the father-daughter relationship between his two daughters would soon be upgraded.

His eldest daughter, Chen Yuejian, was about to reach 4 stars.

His second daughter, Chen Yike, was about to reach 2 stars.

There will be two waves of rewards at that time, and if nothing unexpected happens, it should still be a cultivation reward.

Currently, the cultivation is at the eighth level of Foundation Building. After receiving two waves of system rewards, it is estimated that it will be able to directly break through to Gold Core.

Even if it can't, it won't be far off.

After thinking about all this, Chen An once again inquired with the male shopkeeper about the recent situation in Red Cedar Forest and what exactly is happening with the beasts that have fallen from the sky.

Soon, he learned about it again.

Currently, the most severe disaster in the entire Red Cedar Forest is happening at Hundred Herbs Lane.

The number of beasts there is almost ten times that of other places.

Moreover, the highest cultivation level beast that has appeared so far, the late stage Gold Core beast, is in Hundred Herbs Lane.

It is a giant snake-like beast.

Over a hundred meters long.

Nearly three meters wide.

It has horns on its head.

It seems to be a shedding dragon.

And now, many families and factions have set their sights on this snake-like beast and want to unite to hunt it down.

"Shopkeeper, where exactly is this snake-like beast located in Hundred Herbs Lane?"

"It seems to be at the northernmost position."

"That's good."

Chen An smiled. He lives on the south side, so he is at a certain distance from this snake-like beast, which is relatively safe.

Then, he walked around the shop and bought some gifts for his wife and daughters.

The gifts for his wives and concubines are all accessories, all of which are cheap, but the thought is what matters.

After all, they are very poor now.

The snacks he bought for his two daughters are also not expensive. One medium-grade spirit stone can buy a lot.

It's not an exaggeration to say that there's enough to make his two daughters vomit.

He has obtained the Wood Escape Technique, bought gifts for his wife and daughters, and it's time to go home.

Chen An bid farewell to the male shopkeeper and turned to walk towards the door.

But before he reached the door, he suddenly frowned and stopped in his tracks.

His powerful divine sense sensed that there was a high-energy entity approaching Qin's Trading House from outside.

This high-energy entity is very familiar!

It is the purple-dressed woman from before, a fox-like demon who appears to be a nine-tailed fox!

"It's over, I'm going to be blocked at the door!"

Chen An's heart sank to the bottom.

But soon, he calmed down and turned to walk towards the window behind him, planning to jump out of the window and escape, avoiding the purple-dressed woman.

At the same time, he had a thought and took out a bottle of Heartbreak Pill from his storage bag, quickly opened the bottle cap, and without hesitation, poured the entire bottle into his mouth.

However, when he reached the window and was about to jump out and run away...

A fragrant breeze suddenly blew in.

It turned into a pink heart-shaped mist and floated in from the window.

It directly targeted his handsome face.

At the same time, a seductive and enticing voice came from outside the window:

"Young master, where are you going?"

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