Becoming An Immortal Begins With Marrying A Wife

Chapter 208: Counting the Spoils (22)

Chen An didn't quite understand what Sect Master Xiao Qingyue meant when she mentioned the factions. He felt a bit confused.

With a hint of confusion, he asked, "Sect Master, what do you mean by that?"

Xiao Qingyue picked up the teacup in front of her, took a sip of spiritual tea, and calmly said, "Although I am the Sect Master of the Heaven and Earth Sect, I don't have absolute authority in the sect. I can't even make decisions on my own."

"In the Heaven and Earth Sect, there are nine elders whose status is equal to or even higher than mine."

"Regarding them, I believe you have already learned something from Xian'er."

"Therefore, currently in the Heaven and Earth Sect, there are actually ten factions, consisting of me and the nine elders. Each of us represents a faction."

"While we may cooperate with each other, fundamentally, we are independent factions. We only have temporary interactions based on certain interests."

"At present, my faction consists of me, Xian'er, Elder Qin from the Hundred Herbs Hall, and Elder Liu from the Refining Hall."

"After observing you for some time, I believe that you have the potential to become an elder of the Pill Hall. As long as you join our faction, we will help you ascend to the position of elder within ten years."

Xiao Qingyue put down the teacup and spoke seriously with her phoenix-like eyes.

Supporting Chen An to become an elder of the Pill Hall was the condition she offered, a condition that countless stewards couldn't refuse.

After listening to Xiao Qingyue's words, Chen An didn't immediately respond.

At this moment, he realized why Ning Xian'er suddenly deviated from the usual path and publicly announced the discovery of the antidote in the Pill Hall.

This was probably at the behest of Sect Master Xiao Qingyue.

And the reason for her doing so was obvious, it was to get him to join her faction.

The Sect Master is truly cunning...

Chen An thought to himself and pretended to be undecided as he said, "Thank you, Sect Master, for your high regard. However, this matter is too sudden. I'm afraid I need to go home and consider it."

"It's alright, we're not in a hurry."

Xiao Qingyue smiled rarely and didn't rush Chen An to join immediately.

The reason she mentioned it so abruptly was just to plant a seed in Chen An's mind.

Next, she only needed to wait for the seed to sprout.

Xiao Qingyue believed that she could offer Chen An such generous conditions, coupled with the fact that he was being pursued by the beautiful Celestial Immortal-like holy disciple, he had no reason not to join.

The banquet didn't last too long.

After about half an hour, they finished eating and chatting.

After the banquet, there were still many delicious dishes left on the table.

When Chen An first arrived, he thought about taking the leftovers home for his silly second daughter to eat.

But now, he didn't want to.

He didn't want to have any involvement with the people from Sect Master Xiao Qingyue's faction.

Firstly, because he only wanted to live a peaceful life and didn't want to get involved in this easily combustible factional struggle.

Secondly, Xiao Qingyue's instruction to Ning Xian'er to set a trap for him made him feel disgusted. He felt a strong aversion towards both of them and decided to stay away.

"Steward Chen, let me see you off."

"No need to trouble the Holy Maiden. I can use my Earth Escape Technique to leave. There's no need to waste time taking a few extra steps."

Chen An politely declined Ning Xian'er's offer.

Ning Xian'er pursed her lips, sensing Chen An's change in attitude.

She wanted to say something, but before she could speak, Chen An had already used his Earth Escape Technique to leave.

Feeling Chen An's departure, she turned to her master, Xiao Qingyue, with a troubled expression and said, "Master, it seems like Steward Chen is unhappy about us bringing him into the limelight. What should we do?"

Xiao Qingyue remained calm and said, "You don't need to worry about this. As long as there are mutual benefits between people, the relationship will remain stable. Once he has thought it through in his Cave Mansion, his attitude towards you will return to normal."

Is that really the case?

Ning Xian'er had doubts about this, but since Xiao Qingyue was her master, she couldn't say much more.

Steward Cave Mansion District, "Stability" Cave Mansion.

Chen An landed in front of the cave entrance with his sword and walked slowly into the Cave Mansion.

It was already late at night, and most of the wives and daughters in the Cave Mansion were asleep.

Only Shen Qingyi and Wen Zhiyun, who had higher cultivation levels, were still sitting on the bed practicing diligently.

As for Jiu Ji, who had an even higher cultivation level, she was exhausted every day from breastfeeding her daughter and could only go to sleep early.

This was a characteristic of the fox demon clan. Although breastfeeding was a common practice, a lot of spiritual energy would be taken away by the milk during the process, nourishing the daughter.

That's why the little fox spirits in the fox demon clan, despite looking young, had terrifying cultivation levels.

They would often achieve major breakthroughs in their cultivation within a hundred years, even reaching the Gold Core stage.

Some even reached the Nascent Soul stage.

"It seems like it's my turn to sleep with the proud and willful concubine tonight. Since that's the case, I'll go see the female warrior concubine first, and then go sleep with the proud and willful concubine after seeing her."

Chen An thought to himself and quickly arrived in front of Shen Qingyi's door, gently knocking and asking, "Qingyi, can I come in?"

"Yes, you can."

Shen Qingyi's refreshing voice came from inside the room.

Chen An pushed open the door and entered.

After about half an incense stick's worth of time.

[Swordsmanship +5, Gold Spirit Root Aptitude +5]

"Creak—"

Chen An pushed open the door and came out of Shen Qingyi's room, then moved to Wen Zhiyun's room.

He knocked on the door and asked, "Zhiyun, can I come in?"

"Not convenient!"

Wen Zhiyun's resentful voice came from inside the room.

Chen An didn't need to think to know that it was because he didn't immediately go to accompany her when he came back, but instead went into Shen Qingyi's room, which made her unhappy.

As a proud and willful concubine, she loved to get angry, but she was also easy to coax.

"Creak—"

Ignoring the objections of the proud and willful concubine, Chen An directly pushed open the door and entered, using the most primitive method to coax her. He moved her so much that her eyes were filled with tears, wetting the mattress, and her anger disappeared in an instant.

[Fire Spirit Root Aptitude +5] x18

"You're such a jerk. It's clearly my turn to sleep with you tonight, but the first thing you do when you come back is go find Sister Shen to be affectionate with. Can't you act like a decent person?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'll be with you all night tonight and the whole day tomorrow."

"Who cares if you're with me?"

Wen Zhiyun was stubborn, especially with her words.

Chen An, who specialized in dealing with stubborn women, decisively pulled the proud and willful concubine up, intending to soften her stubborn and enticing mouth.

Wen Zhiyun refused to yield and slapped his thigh, feeling very dissatisfied.

Unfortunately, her opposition was ineffective.

After more than half an hour.

Wen Zhiyun was tired and wanted to lie down and rest.

Although Chen An liked to tease his wives and concubines, he would still show mercy when necessary. Seeing that she was really tired, he let her lie down and rest.

As for himself, he had a thought and took out the three storage rings he had obtained tonight.

Taking advantage of the quiet night without any disturbances, he silently sorted through the spoils inside.

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