Mang Mountain Mine.
Located 500 miles north of the Lingxiao Sect, it lies within an ancient forest.
The veins stretch for hundreds of miles, making it one of the few top-grade mines in the entire Tianchuan State.
At this moment.
In a secluded cave on the mining cliff.
Qin Lingshuang sat cross-legged in the cave, holding her breath and concentrating, operating her cultivation techniques.
The spiritual Qi around her was pervasive throughout the cave, covering more than half of it.
In the mist, blue lotus flowers bloomed in the void, truly magical.
About half an hour later, Qin Lingshuang opened her eyes and gently exhaled.
"Finally reached the Establishing Foundation Stage fifth level. The concentration of spiritual Qi in this mountain range is much better than what I had anticipated. Moreover, the constant battling with demonic beasts has sped up my cultivation far faster than if I were in the Sect. No wonder all my Senior Brothers and Sisters praised this place."
Qin Lingshuang couldn't help but feel emotional.
With her medium Tier 9 spiritual root, it was difficult to reach the Golden Elixir Stage.
Her current cultivation speed was much better than she had expected.
"It's a pity, if only Eldest Senior Brother could be here. Maybe he could truly Establish Foundation."
By achieving the Foundation Establishment, one's lifespan could reach 200 years and transcend the mortal realm.
Thinking about it, Qin Lingshuang shook her head. She wondered if Eldest Senior Brother had also given up on cultivation and that's why he had chosen to go down the mountain without hesitation.
If not, why would that diligent and hardworking Eldest Senior Brother get married immediately after going down the mountain? In less than three years, he had already given birth to two children.
This was tantamount to giving up on cultivation, fearing that he would still be unable to sever the ties to the mortal world!
"Eldest Senior Brother is so pitiful."
After adjusting her breath, Qin Lingshuang sighed slightly and stood up.
The white dress perfectly complemented her figure, accentuating her slender waist and her full curves.
Her delicate features were exquisite, her smooth cheeks like warm stones, and her waterfall-like hair flowed behind her. An ancient red phoenix hairpin was inserted into her hair.
She was already beautiful, and as her cultivation breakthrough progressed, she appeared even more ethereal. If she could reach the Golden Elixir Stage, her lifespan would increase to 500 years, and she would become even more enchanting.
She gently touched her hairpin.
It was a gift from Qin Changqing.
Although it was probably an unintentional gesture.
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded from outside the cave.
"Senior Sister Lingshuang, are you in there?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Lingshuang removed the barrier outside the cave.
Soon after, a young woman in a green dress walked in.
The woman looked about twenty years old, rather adorable, with a pair of round and bright eyes.
"Junior Sister Bai Yan, why are you here?"
Seeing the woman in front of her, Qin Lingshuang was somewhat surprised.
Like her, the woman was also from the Xuanyi Peak lineage.
The two had a good relationship while cultivating on the mountain.
It was strange that most of the disciples Mo Jiuzhou had taken in were female.
Qin Changqing had once teased him about it, but Mo Jiuzhou felt wronged. He hadn't thought about it carefully and just felt it was appropriate to accept them into the mountain for cultivation.
As for male or female, as long as they were not a hermaphrodite, it was fine.
"I took a mission from the Sect to collect the Fairy Stones from here. Along with me are several other Senior Brothers and Sisters." Bai Yan said.
Qin Lingshuang suddenly remembered that someone would come from the Sect every year to collect the Fairy Stones mined from the Mang Mountain Mine.
The sect would issue tasks, and completing them would grant rewards. Tasks like transporting the Fairy Stones were held every year as an opportunity for the disciples to grow and gain experience.
"Senior Sister Lingshuang, how has your life been here?" Bai Yan curiously examined the cave mansion.
"It's quite good," Qin Lingshuang smiled lightly, " The cultivation environment here is not any worse than the Sect."
"I've heard from those Senior Sisters who returned that the demonic beasts here are fierce. You must be careful."
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. In another two years, I'll be able to return."Actually, she was considering whether to apply for a few more years of stay in the sect.
It wouldn't be too late to leave after reaching the late stage of Foundation Establishment.
"What has happened on the mountain during my absence these years?" Qin Lingshuang casually asked.
Bai Yan thought for a moment and said, "Nothing much has happened. After all, we practice every day. Our Xuanyi Peak got the last place in the sect's competition again, but Master doesn't seem to care. Ever since Big Senior Brother left the mountain, we haven't seen him and Master chasing golden pheasants all over the mountain."
"Oh right, Senior Sister Lingshuang, do you know? Senior Sister Xi'er has gotten married!"
Qin Lingshuang was stunned for a moment and then nodded.
"She must have been influenced by Big Senior Brother. Sister Xi'er has average talent and not much hope for Foundation Establishment in this life."
With a sigh, she lamented a little.
There are too many people like this in the sect.
Every year, there are quite a few people coming and going from the mountain.
Even for her, it's probably the end of the road once she reaches the Golden Elixir Realm.
What will happen afterward?
Whenever she calms down and thinks carefully, she feels lost and even scared.
"Yeah." Bai Yan nodded, "Senior Sister Xi'er was indeed influenced by Big Senior Brother, but do you know who she married?"
"As long as she likes him, it doesn't matter who he is," Qin Lingshuang didn't care.
"It's Big Senior Brother!"
"...Eh!?"
The union between the Qin and Lian families became the talk of the town in Heiyu Town.
Unlike the Su Family, the Lian Family was a well-known Cultivation Family in the town.
Although they were not as powerful as the Lingxiao Sect, they were still highly respected by the ordinary people.
What would the combination of these two immortal families turn into?
Of course, that's what outsiders see. In reality, the Lian Family just wanted to hold onto Qin Changqing's powerful influence.
Fortunately, Lian Caini was also a disciple of Lingxiao Sect. Since both of them were in love, it was great for them to be together.
Qin Changqing also felt good about it. Marrying a 'fairy' would be amazing. Even without considering the system's relationship, Caini's beauty was considered top-notch in the past life. Who wouldn't love her?
In addition, if there is no hope for immortality, it's natural to marry more wives and have children. After all, continuing the family lineage has always been a tradition that he adheres to.
In summary, there's only one point - give birth, countless births!
Many and better births!
Su Xiaoyue was satisfied, as she had already given birth to three children. Even with her cultivator's physique, she was somewhat weak. So the responsibility of continuing the family lineage fell on Xi'er and Lian Caini for the time being.
Fortunately, both Xi'er and Lian Caini were strong, with far better physical fitness than ordinary people. Especially for Xi'er, who was very interested in having children and kept looking for Qin Changqing. It was a bit like bullying the 'newcomer' Lian Caini.
Then,
Not even a month after marrying Lian Caini, Xi'er became pregnant.
"Big Senior Brother, do you think our child might have a Tier-8 Spiritual Root?" Xi'er started daydreaming during the day.
In fact, it would be good for descendants of two Tier-9 Spiritual Roots to maintain a Tier-9 Spiritual Root. Most likely, they would not get a grade at all. Anything more would be a mutation.
But as long as Xi'er is happy.
Anyway, as long as the child is healthy, Qin Changqing will be happy.
Since Xi'er became pregnant, the burden of carrying on the lineage fell on Lian Caini. The seeds sown by Qin Changqing were all received by her. Then, about half a month apart, Lian Caini became pregnant as well.
As it turned out, having a big butt is good for fertility.
Three wives at home, two of them pregnant.
Plus, the four children were young.
Qin Changqing suddenly felt like he was running out of energy.
Some things couldn't be resolved by hiring more servants.
As a father and husband, he had to take time to take care of his family.
Fortunately, he didn't need to cultivate, or else there really wouldn't be enough time for anything.
"It'll be fine when the children grow up."
Looking at the worried Qin Changqing, Su Xiaoyue laughed and comforted him.
She had recently been handling the Commerce Association on behalf of Qin Changqing while also finding time to cultivate.
"Mm, grow up quickly."
Starting a family tree is always the most difficult, with few people and many tasks. Although Qin Changqing was a little impatient, he still took it slowly and patiently, using his laid-back nature to his advantage.
After Xi'er and Lian Caini gave birth to their children one after another, Qin Changqing found that the system rewards had changed a bit.
[Ding~ The total number of family members has reached 10, reward 10 Life Extension Pills and a 10-year increase in sub-professional experience.]
Xi'er's child had no Spiritual Root, and Lian Caini's child only had a Tier 9 Low-level root.
This proved that the probability of being born with a Spiritual Root was indeed very low.
However, after the birth of the two children, the rewards for family members made Qin Changqing's eyes light up.
According to the system introduction, the Life Extension Pill can increase the lifespan by ten years, but cultivators at each stage can only take up to three pills.
In the Cultivation World, this pill is considered mediocre – not useful for those with good aptitude and of little help to those with poor aptitude who would still make little progress even after practicing for a few more years. However, for mortals and low-level cultivators, the temptation is indeed great. As for the sub-professions, they include Artifact Refining, Talisman Seals, Array Formations, Elixirs, and so on.
Qin Changqing had studied these before, but his talents were not outstanding. Since he was already short on time to improve his cultivation, he didn't spend much time on these before giving up.
But now it's different – he wants to develop the Qin family, and sub-professions are very useful.
For example, if he becomes an Alchemist himself, he can refine some low-level elixirs to sell in the Commerce Association.
After all, he can't always rely on plucking wool from the Lingxiao Sect. Xuanyi Peak has only so many disciples, and he doesn't have a good relationship with members of other Peaks. If he is targeted by someone with ulterior motives, his actions as a worldly disciple who has already descended the mountain would be somewhat against the rules.
After some consideration, Qin Changqing chose Alchemy.
Alchemy is divided into nine stages, each with three grades: high, medium, and low.
After he received the ten-year experience reward, he actually reached Tier 1 Medium grade.
It seems that my talent in Alchemy is not bad."
Qin Changqing thought to himself.
In fact, reaching Mid-level in ten years at Lingxiao Sect's Dan Peak lineage is considered very poor.
However, compared to his original cultivation aptitude, this was actually quite good.
His system panel was as follows:
[Host: Qin Changqing]
[Spiritual Root: Tier 9 Mid-level]
[Cultivation: Qi-Refining Stage 8]
[Sub-profession: Alchemy (Tier 1 Medium)]
[Family Members: 10]
[Family Fortune: 1756]
[Offspring: 6]
"Qi-Refining Stage 8, it hasn't even been ten years since I left the mountain, and I have already jumped four levels in a row. It's true that a transmigrator with a system is the best."
Qin Changqing sighed with emotion.
He then turned his attention to the art of Alchemy.
A Tier 1 Medium Alchemist can refine ordinary Gathering Spirit Pills and Detoxification Pills. Qin Changqing bought some medicinal materials through the Commerce Association and found that the success rate of refining the pills was astonishing.
Normally, a Tier 1 Medium Alchemist would have a success rate of less than 50% when refining Gathering Spirit Pills.
However, Qin Changqing had a success rate of more than 80%.
Moreover, the color of the pills was excellent.
It was apparent that the ten years of Alchemy experience granted to him by the system was of a very solid foundation.
"Husband, where did you get so many Gathering Spirit Pills?" Su Xiaoyue was shocked when she received the storage bag handed over by Qin Changqing and checked its contents with her divine sense.
There were more than two hundred Gathering Spirit Pills inside.
If it weren't for the fact that Qin Changqing hadn't left the house today, she would have thought he had robbed Xuanyi Peak.
Qin Changqing laughed, "Of course I refined them myself, you remember I asked you to buy a lot of medicinal herbs before, right?"
"You can actually refine pills, husband?" Su Xiaoyue was very surprised.
"Of course, is there anything your husband can't do?" Qin Changqing smiled and kissed her, "I have a lot of skills, and I'll teach you tonight."
Su Xiaoyue's pretty face turned red.Even though they had been married for several years, Qin Changqing still couldn't help but laugh heartily at her thin-skinned reaction.
At this moment, a little one came running over and held out his hands towards Qin Changqing.
"Father, father, Ru Yue wants a kiss too."
"Alright, everyone gets a kiss!"
After having two more children, Qin Changqing's life had become slightly 'calmer'.
It couldn't be helped; with so many children and all of them being so young, it was difficult to manage them all.
If he wasn't careful, something could easily go wrong.
Qin Changqing planned on waiting a few more years before sending the children to the sect.
Of course, slowing down the baby-making process didn't mean stopping it completely.
After all, Xi'er was determined to have more children. As long as it wasn't during the time when Su Yue and Lian Cai Ni were entrusted with important tasks, she would visit Qin Changqing's room every night. Little Xiaoyue seemed to have become addicted to playing the female knight, not resting until they had spent the entire night together.
Qin Changqing's kidneys were in pain.
His cultivation was still too shallow.
A month later, Jin Hong arrived at Qin's family.
"Brother Qin, the Loose Cultivator Fair on Xianfeng Ridge is opening soon, do you want to go?"
The Loose Cultivator Fair was held once every ten years and lasted for a month.
During this period, loose cultivators would gather together to trade items and fulfill each other's needs.
Of course, this event also had other purposes, such as finding Taoist couples.
As the saying goes, cultivating is difficult, and loose cultivators have no prospects. In the end, they will always form cultivation families.
Thus, it was very common for loose cultivators to seek out Taoist partners in these circles.
Many beautiful female cultivators also sought out talented and powerful partners.
Qin Changqing stroked his chin. He didn't care much about finding a Taoist couple, he mainly wanted to broaden his horizons.
The Loose Cultivator Fair was held on Xianfeng Ridge, about three hundred miles away from Heiyu Town. It was the most bustling gathering place for loose cultivators in the northern part of Yinxu Prefecture.
Although the fair had many participants, there were very few powerful cultivators.
Most of them were at the Qi-Refining Stage, with the occasional few at the Establishing Foundation Stage. These individuals were always surrounded by crowds of admirers.
As for Golden Elixir cultivators, if they wanted to attend, they would go directly to Yinxu Prefecture. No one would bother coming to such a small place.
However, this was just what Qin Changqing wanted. If there were loads of Golden Elixir cultivators and Foundation Establishment cultivators were as common as dogs, he would definitely not go.
After all, he simply wanted to expand his horizons and didn't need to chase after any great opportunities or seek the guidance of an expert.
As for looking for a Taoist partner, he would, of course, keep it in mind since multiple offspring meant more blessings.
The next day, Qin Changqing and Jin Hong set off on horseback.
"Brother Qin, Yinxu Prefecture governs over a hundred towns. If you have a chance, you can actually apply to be transferred there," said Jin Hong.
He believed that with Qin Changqing's background, even if his strength was average, it wouldn't be difficult to go to Yinxu Prefecture.
"At Yinxu Prefecture, the lowest rank of enforcers is at least at the fifth level of the Establishing Foundation Stage, right?" Qin Changqing asked.
"Yes, they are the Outer Sect Enforcers of the sect, mainly responsible for worldly affairs. Those like us who have been sent down, if we were to use a more professional term, would be called Heavenly Feet. We are responsible for matters in the lower villages and towns. Yinxu Prefecture has higher-ranking senior brothers coordinating with us, such as during the quarterly collection of accounts… Oh, you've never been there."
Jin Hong suddenly realized that Qin Changqing had never been to Yinxu Prefecture.
Actually, such matters were generally handled by newly arrived members.
However, Qin Changqing had his special elder disciple status to back him up. Moreover, during his several years of being at the base, he was either having children or on his way to have more children. Jin Hong secretly decided to entrust these tasks to him and Lian Caini.
As for the present, Lian Caini was also either having children or on her way to have more children, and now it had become his sole responsibility to handle everything.
Well, doing more work and complaining less was something Jin Hong had already grown accustomed to.
Qin Changqing laughed and said, "I'll go next time."
"Never mind, I'm used to doing this. I'm efficient at it. You just focus on having children with Sister Lian," Jin Hong teased.
Qin Changqing just smiled and didn't say anything.
This guy was pretty good-natured and pragmatic. If he had the opportunity in the future, he could give him some help.
However, when it came to Yinxu Prefecture, the development prospects there were indeed much greater than those of Heiyu Town. Even if a cultivation family grew very big in this small town, it still wouldn't be considered anything special. To seek development, they had to go to Yinxu Prefecture.
However, going there would mean being farther away from the Lingxiao Sect. Additionally, with the complexities of large cities, it would be best to consider such matters after reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage.
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