Immortality and Cultivation: I Have Too Many Talents

Chapter 29 The Dark River of the Spirit Pool (Please continue reading)

On the way back, the two women were still incredibly excited.

"Let's move tomorrow!"

They reached an agreement.

Looking at the Class B residences and then at the Class D quarters, they didn't want to stay a single day longer.

The rent has already been paid, so staying even one less day would be a waste!
Back home, Ding Yuyao was energized, as if she had been injected with chicken blood, and packed her belongings overnight.

Actually, there's not much to tidy up.

Apart from some personal belongings, the rest of the items were worthless.

"pretty good."

Watching Ding Yuyao's busy figure, Shen Xuan felt a strange sense of satisfaction.

However, he soon realized the danger.

"Wake up, Shen Xuan! We must not let our guard down!"

"In practicing Taoism, safety comes first!"

"This time it was because of Qin Yuehan's influence, not because of your own strength!"

In the world of cultivation, strength is paramount; improving one's strength as quickly as possible is the fundamental principle!

After repeatedly reminding himself of these things, Shen Xuan's mood gradually calmed down.

"I'm only at the fifth level of Qi Refining. If anything changes in Qinglong Bay Market, I'm not even confident I can protect myself."

"And my wife, she is merely a mortal!"

Thinking of this, Shen Xuan felt an urgent need to improve his strength.

He then strode into the practice room and devoted himself to his training.

The next day.

As soon as it was light, Ding Yuyao woke Shen Xuan up, and together they took the packed bags and headed to the Class B mansion.

The package contained only one worthless personal item.

The valuable items had already been placed in Shen Xuan's storage bag.

"Isn't this way too early!"

Shen Xuan muttered.

But when they arrived at the Class B residence, they were surprised to find that Zhao Chunsheng and his wife had already moved in.

Upon entering the house, they saw two boys, around fourteen or fifteen years old, cleaning under Jiang Xueqi's direction.

"Come here quickly and greet Uncle Shen!"

Shen Xuan is older than Zhao Chunsheng.

"Uncle Shen!"

The two boys stood obediently in front of Shen Xuan and bowed.

"Zhao Dahu, Zhao Erhu".

Zhao Chunsheng stepped forward to introduce them.

My elder brother, Zhao Dahu, is tall and thin, with a mid-grade fire spirit root, and is an alchemy apprentice.

My younger brother, Zhao Erhu, is strong and powerful, with a mid-grade earth elemental root, and is a weapon-refining apprentice.

“What a blessing!”

Shen Xuan couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

Having two children, both of whom possess spiritual roots and are even mid-grade spiritual roots capable of Foundation Establishment, Zhao Chunsheng and Jiang Xueqi are truly blessed.

If he were also blessed with that...

I'm still not having children!

Shen Xuancai didn't want to be burdened by his offspring!

His ambition was to ascend to immortality and attain eternal life.

Shen Xuan casually gave away a few exquisite talismans as a gift.

The two boys happily accepted it.

Unfortunately, before it could even get warm, its mother, Jiang Xueqi, forced it to be taken out and handed to its father, Zhao Chunsheng.

I guess they're planning to sell it for spirit stones.

The two boys looked aggrieved, but dared not resist.

Shen Xuan smiled but remained silent.

He couldn't be bothered with other people's family affairs.

Soon, Ding Yuyao excitedly went to the third floor to put her belongings away.

Shen Xuan then went to the Spirit Pool alone.

He always felt that something was wrong with this spirit pool.

The spirit pond is about an acre in size, full of spiritual energy, and planted with hundreds of spirit lotuses. The water in the pond is calm and everything seems normal.

However, Shen Xuan, who possessed the talent of [Water Control], vaguely sensed the extraordinary nature of this spirit pool.

Seeing that no one was around, Zhao Chunsheng and the others busied themselves tidying up the room.

Shen Xuan turned to a blind spot and used the [Invisibility Technique].

After breaking through to the fifth level of Qi Refining, his talents in [Invisibility] and [Concealment] were improved to the minor completion stage.

Soon, his body became transparent and completely disappeared into the air.

Then, Shen Xuan donned the Water-Splitting Emei Dagger, used the [Water Control Technique], and submerged into the spirit pool.

Sure enough, at the very bottom of the spirit pool, there was a hidden world.

A two-meter-diameter underground river, filled with wisps of spiritual energy, flows gently.

"I wonder if this underground river has an outlet."

Shen Xuan controlled the water flow, directing it towards the underground river. He could feel that the original water flow in the underground river did not experience strong back pressure under his control.

This means that there is an outlet on the other side, and it's not stagnant water!
Come inside and take a look!

Just to be on the safe side, Shen Xuan activated the [Condensing Water to Transform into Edge Technique].

Four icy dragons, solidified on the Emei Thorn of the Water Divider, are poised to strike.

Then, Shen Xuan slowly entered the dark river like a blue-feathered fish.

The underground river was dark and lifeless, devoid of any light source, and overgrown with unknown aquatic plants and moss.

Along the way, Shen Xuan only encountered a few spirit fish.

However, what excited him was that these spirit fish seemed to be a specialty of the Longze River.

Shen Xuan urged the spirit fish onward, following it all the way.

It is winding and crooked, with the narrowest part having a diameter of only half a meter.

If it weren't for a water-manipulation cultivator like Shen Xuan, who was proficient in water control techniques, it would be impossible to pass through.

An hour later, everything became clear before Shen Xuan.

Sure enough, as he expected.

The outlet of the underground river leads directly to the Longze River!

Shen Xuan was overjoyed.

This means that he can freely enter and exit Qinglongwan Market and practice water magic in Longze River.

After circling around the outlet of the underground river, no unusual monsters were found, only some low-grade first-level spirit fish foraging nearby.

On the way back, Shen Xuan sped up.

Transformed into a blue-feathered fish, reaching speeds of fifty meters per second!

It only took a quarter of an hour to return to the Class B mansion, Lingchi.

Using the [Invisibility] spell, I quietly went ashore.

With a slight shake, all the water stains on the clothes disappeared.

"Husband, where have you been? Why didn't you come to help me!"

After arranging her belongings, Ding Yuyao lay comfortably on the large, soft bed.

"Looked around."

"By the way, is my talisman-making room ready?"

Ding Yuyao blushed.

"Ah, the talisman-making room, I've forgotten about it!"

"It's okay, you rest, I can do it myself."

Shen Xuan set up a room as a talisman-making room, took out talisman brushes, talisman paper, cinnabar, as well as talisman-making books, incense coils, a hand basin, a brush and inkstone, and arranged them one by one.

Next, Shen Xuan focused intently on creating the [Rejuvenation Talisman].

……

a few days later.

Shen Xuan's former residence.

Manager Ding looked at the tightly closed door in front of him and gave instructions to a tall, beautiful young female cultivator at the second level of Qi Refining.

"Xiaoqian, as I told you before, Master Shen is a mid-grade talisman master, and it is said that he has deep connections in the Qingyun Sect. Master Shen likes young and beautiful women, and he only married one mortal girl from our Ding family."

"If you can marry into the family, you will be a legitimate wife of a talisman master, and good days are yet to come! If it weren't for your father's sake, you wouldn't have the chance to have such a good opportunity!"

The tall, beautiful young female cultivator blushed slightly: "I will seize the opportunity."

Although Master Shen was a bit older, he was over sixty.

With mid-grade talisman master skills, he's definitely a tycoon, earning hundreds of spirit stones every year.

After the word spread throughout the family, countless female cultivators in the clan expressed their desire to marry Master Shen!

Only after her father shamelessly offered her substantial rewards did Manager Ding agree to bring her to his door, thus seizing the initiative.

"Ding Ding!"

After I rang the doorbell, the door opened quickly.

Shopkeeper Ding was stunned when he saw that the person who opened the door was an unfamiliar cultivator.

"Where is Shen Xuan, the talisman master?"

The unfamiliar cultivator said warily, "Fellow Daoist, are you looking for Master Shen Xuan, the Talisman Master? He has already moved away!"

"Moved away? Fellow Daoist, do you know where Master Shen moved to?"

The unfamiliar cultivator glanced at the beautiful young female cultivator.

"Master Shen has moved to a second-class mansion with its own courtyard!"

"What? A Class B mansion!"

Manager Ding looked surprised.

The young female cultivator was also stunned.

A Class B mansion—that's a place only those in the late Qi Refining stage can rent!
It turns out she was still a little upset.

She was only eighteen years old, but the man she was betrothed to was over sixty.

What can an old man who is a Qi Refining Level 4 cultivator, even if he is a mid-grade talisman master, do?

But now, she is filled with regret.

If we had come earlier, we might be living together in a Class B mansion right now!

The young female cultivator couldn't help but say, "Grandpa Qingtao, how about we go to the Class B mansion area?"

Shopkeeper Ding shook his head and sighed softly, "Forget it. Master Shen is not what he used to be; he wouldn't even look at someone with such inferior spiritual roots as you! Let's find someone else to marry!"

(End of this chapter)