The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

Xiao Han didn't expect that he had just won the jackpot and before he had time to enjoy the benefits of the jackpot, this thief came to his door.

Her expression changed slightly, and she tried to remain calm as she replied, "Xiao Han is a humble person, and truly unworthy of the City Lord's favor."

Not to mention that she had never thought about getting married and having children in this alien world, even if she had such thoughts, she would not consider becoming a concubine to an old man. Moreover, she believed that this man was definitely not in love with her at first sight, and the only thing he liked about her was her spiritual roots.

As for taking her as a concubine, all he wanted was to have a child through her surrogacy.

The city lord's concubine, who was originally jealous, did not expect that Xiao Han, an orphan with ordinary looks and no family background to rely on, would reject the city lord's favor without hesitation.

Thinking of the task assigned to her by the city lord and that the other party would be a cultivator in the future, the concubine had no choice but to patiently weigh the pros and cons for Xiao Han.

"Miss Xiao, you possess spiritual roots. If you wish to become a cultivator, you must rely on the City Lord, as he can provide you with the resources for cultivation. If you anger him, you will be no match for him, not to mention that you are still an ordinary person. Even if you begin to cultivate, you will not be a match for him. Why go against his good intentions?"

Xiao Han knew very well the interests involved, but if she traveled to another time and space, she would just have to become a submissive concubine and a reproductive tool. She might as well just kill herself.

However, she didn't have the strength to confront a city lord right now. If she wanted to escape, she probably wouldn't even be able to escape from Liuxian Tower.

After thinking for a while, Xiao Han said, "How about this, I'll go to the City Lord's Mansion and talk to the City Lord in person."

The city lord's concubine didn't care whether Xiao Han had compromised or was still struggling. She just needed to bring him into the city lord's mansion and her mission would be completed.

So, Xiao Han got on the carriage and went to the City Lord's Mansion, which he had the honor to visit just after crossing over.

This time, she was respectfully welcomed in by the guards at the City Lord's Mansion. After all, the news that Lingyun City had produced a woman with spiritual roots, and that they had even noticed her and wanted her taken into the City Lord's Mansion, had already spread quietly throughout the City Lord's Mansion.

Yan Congxi had just revealed the news that the City Lord's Mansion could detect spiritual roots to those wealthy businessmen, as well as the wealthy people in the nearby Southern Jin country who could arrive within the specified time limit.

A servant came to report to him that Miss Xiao had already entered the City Lord's Mansion, but she wanted to meet the City Lord in person.

Yan Congxi nodded and asked someone to bring Xiao Han in.

Although it was a bit embarrassing to tell others about forcing a decent girl to be a concubine, Yan Congxi had no other choice.

Lingyun City was founded by his grandfather.

His grandfather was a casual cultivator with no hope of building a foundation. One day, he suddenly got tired of the life of a cultivator, so he walked out of the Ten Thousand Mountains, came to the mortal world, established his own mountain, and founded Lingyun City.

Yan Congxi's grandfather married dozens of mortal women, but in the end only one child had spiritual roots, and they were five spiritual roots of extremely low purity. This child was Yan Congxi's father.

This kind of spiritual root aptitude is only at the bottom of the list in the world of immortal cultivation. Rather than struggling and struggling to survive in the world of immortal cultivation, it is better to be a local tyrant in Lingyun City and live a carefree life.

So Yan Congxi's father inherited Lingyun City, and also had many wives and concubines. Finally, he had Yan Congxi, a child with the same five spiritual roots as him.

By the time of Yan Congxi's generation, he still hadn't given birth to a child with spiritual roots, so he was anxious. Now that he saw a girl with spiritual roots under his rule, an orphan without any family to rely on, he became interested and wanted to take her in.

He thought that since both of them had spiritual roots, the chances of having a child with spiritual roots would be particularly high. Therefore, he was willing to bear the reputation of forcing Xiao Han into his family.

Xiao Han walked into City Lord Yan's study and saw the lord standing with his hands behind his back, looking dignified. Whether it was the aura of a master in control, or the invisible oppression of a cultivator over a mortal, Xiao Han felt completely powerless to resist.

"You want to see me, but what do you want? If I can do it, I will definitely not refuse."

Yan Congxi looked at the honest-looking, ordinary-looking woman in front of him, and spoke in a calm voice, trying his best to appear amiable and approachable.

Xiao Han encouraged himself again and again in his heart to withstand the pressure and not give in.

Finally, a hint of stubbornness took over, and she spoke with difficulty, "I'm honored by your kindness, Lord City Lord. I shouldn't have refused, but I once made a vow before the Buddha that I would never marry. If I break this oath, not only will I die a miserable death, but my husband will too. With such a poisonous oath in mind, I simply cannot bring you down."

On the way to the City Lord's Mansion, she thought of countless excuses and some terms that could be used for trading. However, those trading terms were just empty promises that could not be fulfilled for the time being.

Now that she was oppressed by the city lord's aura, she could only come up with one of the countless excuses.

City Lord Yan stared at her, until sweat broke out on Xiao Han's forehead. He then spoke with a hint of sarcasm, "This city lord is a cultivator. Cultivators go against the will of heaven. Do you think I, who dares to defy even the will of heaven, would care about the even more illusory Buddha?"

Xiao Han was choked and didn't know how to refute.

Although she was mentally prepared to die at the worst possible moment, even ants value their lives, and she didn't want to die unless it was the most desperate moment.

Finally, she gritted her teeth and started to make big promises.

"If the City Lord allows me to cultivate in the Immortal Mountain, I am willing to contribute half of the cultivation resources I earn in the future to you."

Seeing Xiao Han repeatedly refusing to enter his backyard, Yan Congxi's expression grew even colder, but he replied calmly, "Sure."

Xiao Han looked up at him in surprise, "Really?"

Then I heard the city lord in front of me say calmly: "When you give birth to a child with spiritual roots, I will personally send you to the fairy mountain."