Becoming An Immortal Begins With Marrying A Wife

Chapter 157: Turning Enemies into Concubines (12)

Listening to Jiu Ji's plea, Chen An remained unmoved as always.

Release her?

It's impossible to release her.

It's impossible in this lifetime.

Unless his cultivation reaches a level where he can easily suppress Jiu Ji's Soul Formation parents, he cannot let her go and increase the risk of retaliation from Jiu Ji.

"Young master, I'm kneeling before you."

"I really don't want to be imprisoned in this pitch-black cave anymore. I will collapse. I can't take it anymore."

"Young master, whatever you need, you can tell me. As long as you release me."

Jiu Ji's voice became even more humble, and her graceful body almost crawled at Chen An's feet.

She, who had been pampered since childhood, had never been so humble before.

But in order to regain her freedom, she had completely lost her dignity at this moment and was willing to do anything.

Anyway, there were only the two of them in the cave, and no one else would know.

Facing Jiu Ji's humble plea, Chen An coldly shook his head and refused, "Different races will have different intentions, not to mention that we have a grudge. How could I possibly let you go?"

"Young master, I can swear to the heavens. If I seek revenge on you in the future, I will be struck by lightning and never be reincarnated!"

Jiu Ji made a fierce oath, with a determined look on her face.

Unfortunately, Chen An didn't believe in such things and didn't respond to Jiu Ji.

He looked at Jiu Ji, who looked disheveled and covered in dirt, and silently took out a clean talisman to clean her body.

Afterwards, he took out several night pearls and embedded them in the cave wall, making the cave bright.

Jiu Ji hadn't seen light for a long time, so the sudden brightness in the cave was a bit dazzling. Instinctively, she raised her delicate jade hand to shield her eyes.

But soon, she adapted to the brightness emitted by the night pearls and slowly opened her beautiful eyes.

Chen An turned around and looked at her, saying, "No matter how you plead with me, it's useless. I can't let you go and increase the risk for myself. Give up on that idea."

Jiu Ji felt despair, her whole being as lifeless as ashes.

"Are you hungry?"

Chen An looked at Jiu Ji and asked softly.

Not because he cared about her well-being, but because he was worried that she would starve to death and trigger the escape effect of cutting off her tail.

"Not hungry."

Jiu Ji shook her head.

That's what she said, but her weak voice and pale complexion betrayed her current physical condition.

Chen An also guessed her thoughts, that she wanted to starve herself to trigger the escape effect of cutting off her tail.

However, it's not so easy to starve to death in the mid-stage of Gold Core.

Just by absorbing the spiritual energy in the air, one could survive for several years without a drop of water.

However, this may not apply to Jiu Ji at the moment.

Because at this moment, there was a pair of Haishilu shackles on her delicate ankle.

And Haishilu absorbs the spiritual energy within living beings.

This means that as soon as she breathes in the spiritual energy and refines it into spiritual power, it will be instantly absorbed by the Haishilu.

In this situation.

Even if she is a mid-stage Gold Core cultivator, if she continues to not eat or drink, she can probably last for two or three months at most before starving to death.

Chen An was well aware of this.

Therefore, he didn't care whether Jiu Ji was hungry or not at the moment. He directly lifted her from the ground and made her lean against the cave wall, facing him.

Then, he said to her, "Suck, I'll let you absorb my spiritual energy, but you can only absorb a trace."

"I'm not hungry."

Jiu Ji shook her head and refused to absorb it.

Chen An couldn't be bothered to waste words with her. He directly mobilized the energy within his body and condensed it into a thread, slowly floating out from the Tianmen acupoint.

In an instant, a sweet and irresistible aroma of spiritual energy filled the entire cave.

It smelled so good!

Really, it smelled so good!

Jiu Ji couldn't help but swallow her saliva, and her mouth, filled with a refreshing fragrance, kept secreting saliva. Her captivating eyes became filled with confusion, and her delicate and enchanting face was filled with a desire to absorb it.

However, in the end, her survival instinct overcame her desire to absorb it. She had a determined expression, tightly closing her alluring cherry lips.

However, her current situation was being imprisoned in the cave by Chen An.

To put it bluntly, it was no different from being Chen An's slave.

Therefore, her personal will was not important.

Moreover, if she resisted Chen An excessively, it might bring her physical pain.

And next, Chen An indeed did just that.

Seeing that Jiu Ji refused to absorb it, he forcefully opened her mouth and forcefully stuffed the thread of spiritual energy floating on his finger into her mouth, forcing her to swallow it.

"Mmm!"

Jiu Ji struggled for a moment, but in the end, she was forced to swallow it. Her eyes turned red from grievance, instantly becoming moist, looking pitiful.

A cultivator at the mid-stage of Gold Core, would she be so easily moved to tears?

Chen An was not sure if Jiu Ji was pretending or if it was real.

But he assumed it was all an act.

After giving Jiu Ji a trace of spiritual energy to prevent her from starving to death and from harming his own body too much, Chen An quickly left the cave.

He walked out to the entrance of the cave, took out his flying sword, and flew towards the market.

Over an hour later.

The market.

Lu's Trading House.

As soon as Chen An walked in, the shopkeeper Lu inside greeted him with the enthusiasm of meeting the God of Wealth.

"Master Chen, come, come, come, this way please. Let me have someone brew a pot of good tea for you."

"No need, Shopkeeper Lu, I'm in a hurry."

"Is Master Chen still buying the recipe for the third-grade pill this time?"

"Yes, and I'll also sell some pills."

As Chen An spoke, he had a thought and took out the third-grade pills he had refined in the past few days from his storage ring and placed them on the counter in front of him.

Shopkeeper Lu didn't waste any words and immediately started inspecting the goods.

After a moment.

Shopkeeper Lu smiled and said to Chen An, "Master Chen, the quality of these pills is even better than last time, but the quantity is half. Let's make it an even number, how about one hundred high-grade spirit stones?"

"Yes, that's fine."

Chen An nodded. This price was within his expectations.

Afterwards, he said, "Shopkeeper Lu, could you please exchange these one hundred high-grade spirit stones for third-grade pill formulas for me?"

Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Lu's expression became even more enthusiastic as he said, "Alright, Master Chen, please wait a moment. I will go and exchange them for you."

In no time at all, Shopkeeper Lu returned with several third-grade pill formulas and respectfully handed them to Chen An.

Chen An took a glance and felt that there was no problem, so he put them into his storage ring.

Ever since he took possession of Jiu Ji's storage ring, he preferred using it over a storage bag.

"Shopkeeper Lu, why are there so many books on the counter?" Chen An looked at the books on the counter and initially thought they were spell books, but upon closer inspection, he realized they were storybooks. Curiously, he asked.

Shopkeeper Lu smiled and explained, "These are storybooks written by some scholars in the mortal realm. I've noticed that many cultivators enjoy reading them, so I specially sent someone to purchase a batch from the mortal realm to give as gifts to customers who come to our shop."

"I see." Chen An nodded and walked over to take a look.

"Lamp Grass Monk," "Silver Bottle Plum," "Silver Lotus Record," "Temple Fox," "Fox Demon Descends to Hell," "Fox Fairy's Cultivation," "Qiongming Fairy Record"...

"Interesting, about half of them are related to fox demons. It seems that these scholars in the mortal realm really enjoy fantasizing about fox demons," Chen An said with a smile.

Shopkeeper Lu laughed and said, "After all, every fox demon is stunningly beautiful and pure, making them the object of every man's spring dream."

Chen An agreed with this statement.

He continued flipping through these storybooks but didn't find what he was looking for, so he asked, "Shopkeeper Lu, do you have any more serious books here? I plan to bring a few back for my wife and daughters to enjoy."

Shopkeeper Lu shook his head and smiled, "I'm afraid I'll disappoint you in that regard. Very few people like to read serious books anymore, so our shop rarely sells them."

"However, if you go about two or three miles to the left, you will see a bookstore. They have books that are suitable for your wife and daughters to read."

After saying that, Shopkeeper Lu smiled and said, "Master Chen, although the books on this counter are not serious, they are strangely captivating. Most of the fairies inside are described as both pure and seductive, and many male cultivators can't help but be enthralled by them."

"Especially those books about fox demons, not only male cultivators love reading them, even female cultivators do. The love and hatred depicted in them are particularly outstanding, and many female cultivators can't help but find themselves a partner after reading them, longing for the love portrayed in the books."

"Master Chen, if you want, you can take a few back to enjoy."

Since they were free, why not take them? Chen An was now somewhat interested in fox demons, so he put two copies of each of those books about fox demons into his storage ring.

The reason he took two copies of each was because besides wanting to read them himself, he also wanted to bring them to Jiu Ji, who was imprisoned in the cave.

On one hand, he felt that keeping Jiu Ji imprisoned in the cave without giving her something to pass the time might drive her crazy.

On the other hand, he wanted to use these books to make Jiu Ji yearn for love and see if he could slowly win her over and make her his woman. In doing so, he would not only reduce an enemy but also gain another concubine, which would be perfect.

"You've taken all books about fox demons. It seems that Master Chen also has a liking for fox demons," Shopkeeper Lu teased.

Although Chen An was not serious at home, he was a serious person outside. Being teased by Shopkeeper Lu like this, he immediately showed a disdainful expression and said, "Humans and demons are different paths. But these human scholars, who are members of the human race, are constantly fantasizing about having illicit relationships with demon races. I must criticize them properly."

Shopkeeper Lu listened and smiled without saying a word.

However, soon after, he looked at Chen An with a smile and said, "Speaking of which, Master Chen is truly a valued customer of our Lu's Trading Company."

"Every time you come, you not only sell a large number of high-quality pills to us, but also spend generously in our shop, allowing our Lu's Trading Company to profit twice."

"Your generous behavior makes me want to marry my daughter to you."

"Unfortunately, my daughter is already married, otherwise I would definitely clean her up and send her to your house tonight."

As he said this last sentence, the tone of Mr. Lu, the shopkeeper, couldn't help but become somewhat regretful.

At this moment, a charming and seductive female voice came from outside the door: "Mr. Lu, you are mistaken. Even if a woman is married, she can still have a lover. Besides, there are plenty of men who are interested in married women. Maybe Mr. Chen Dan also likes me."

Chen An followed the voice and saw a scantily clad young woman, with a tempting figure but somewhat lacking in looks.

She was a young woman who sold spiritual cakes across from Lu's shop.

She had a husband who was often away on hunting trips, and a daughter who was just over ten years old.

Chen An had bought a few boxes of spiritual cakes from this young woman before and had exchanged a few words with her.

At that time, this young woman had not hesitated to flirt and imply that both she and her daughter were available to Chen An.

Chen An had ignored her at the time and kept his distance.

And now, he had no intention of paying attention to her.

"Go away, you shameless woman. Don't come here and boast about yourself like a peddler," Mr. Lu said as soon as he saw the young woman, immediately looking as if he had seen a ghost, and instantly becoming impatient.

The young woman still walked in, her voice complaining as she walked: "Mr. Lu, you didn't say that when you were in bed with me. Why don't you recognize me when you're dressed during the day?"

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Mr. Lu raised his eyebrows and gave the young woman a subtle look, indicating that there were outsiders present and she should be mindful of the occasion.

The young woman glanced at Chen An next to her and realized that she had said something wrong.

Chen An ignored the adulterous couple and their conversation and left the shop as if he hadn't heard anything.

After leaving the shop, he didn't rush home.

Instead, he followed the route Mr. Lu had just given him, turned left, and walked towards the proper bookstore on the other side, thinking of buying some proper books for his wife and daughter to enjoy.

After Chen An left.

Mr. Lu took out a bag of spirit stones and placed it in front of the young woman, solemnly admonishing her, "Don't come here during the day if you have nothing to do. If your husband finds out, neither of us will be able to escape!"

"Heh, you're such a coward."

The young woman sneered at Mr. Lu and then picked up the bag of spirit stones he had placed on the table.

After putting the bag of spirit stones into her storage bag, the young woman suddenly became somewhat worried and said, "Mr. Lu, my husband sent me a message last night, saying that he will follow the people from your Lu family to hunt down that snake demon in half a month. He said that the snake demon has already shed its skin and transformed into a ninth-level Gold Core monster. Will it be dangerous for my husband to go with them?"

Although this young woman was having an affair, she still cared about her husband's safety.

Mr. Lu said, "Don't worry, the head of our Lu family has arranged for a disciple from the Heaven and Earth Sect to come out. This disciple's cultivation is at the peak of the ninth-level Gold Core, so dealing with a mere snake demon is a piece of cake."

The young woman breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then I can rest assured."

After speaking, she took advantage of the fact that there were no customers in the shop at the moment and seductively slipped under the counter in front of Mr. Lu.

Mr. Lu was startled by her bold and immodest move and instinctively wanted to stop her, but seeing that there was no one around, he chose to take the risk and enjoy it.

On the other side.

Chen An carefully selected a pile of books for his wife and daughter in the bookstore.

Feeling that he had bought enough, he flew towards the cave with his sword.

He wanted to deliver the improper books about fox demons that he had just freeloaded from Lu's shop to Jiu Ji, who was a fox demon herself.

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PS: Today's double release was a complete failure again, about 8,000 words. I will send red envelopes in the group at 12 o'clock.

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(End of this chapter)