Chapter 154: 148. Capsizing in the Gutter (1/2)

148. Capsizing in the Gutter (1/2)

【Your daughter Chen Yike's fist technique realm has improved to the Proficient level, rewarding thirty years of fist technique experience.】

Following the appearance of this notification, a strange memory suddenly appeared out of thin air in the depths of Chen An's mind, and scenes of diligent fist practice played back and forth in his mind incessantly.

In the blink of an eye, he transformed from a fist technique Grandmaster into a grand grandmaster of fist techniques.

Every punch carried thirty years of internal energy; no one could withstand it.

"Why did this wall collapse?!"

On the other side, Wen Zhiyun, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed practicing, couldn't help but open her eyes upon hearing the sound of the wall crashing down, her face full of confusion.

As soon as Chen Yike heard her mother's question, she immediately moved her short legs to run toward her father, hiding behind him.

Mother is too fierce.

She worried that if Mother found out later that she was the one who knocked down the wall, she would fly into a rage and spank her.

Better to hide first.

Chen An looked at his silly daughter hiding behind him and suddenly felt that this little girl wasn't stupid at all.

At the very least, she knew to seek shelter from her father the moment she caused trouble; she was quite clever.

"Husband, what happened to this wall?"

Wen Zhiyun got off the bed and walked in front of Chen An with a puzzled look to ask.

Chen An told the truth: "You might not believe it, but this wall was knocked down by a punch from little Chen Yike."

"What kind of joke are you telling?"

Wen Zhiyun looked incredulous, her expression full of surprise.

"Although this sounds absurd, it is indeed true."

After Chen An finished speaking, he patted his silly second daughter hiding behind him and lowered his head to say to her:

"Little Chen Yike, tell Daddy and Mommy how you knocked down the wall with one punch just now."

"I... I didn't."

"The wall fell down by itself."

"It has nothing to do with me."

Chen Yike was terrified, fearing that her mother would blame her angrily for knocking down the wall.

Seeing this, Chen An couldn't help but laugh and cry, thinking to himself that this tsundere concubine was usually too strict, scaring their daughter into being so timid and afraid of being scolded for making mistakes.

Wen Zhiyun also realized this, pulled her daughter out from behind her husband, squatted down to look at her, and said in a gentle voice:

"Little Chen Yike, children must be honest and cannot lie. Tell Mommy the truth: did you knock down this wall? Mommy definitely won't blame you."

Chen Yike hesitated for a moment, finally gathered her courage to nod in admission, and said timidly in a voice as thin as a mosquito:

"Mommy, it was me who knocked down the wall..."

"Really?"

"Really..."

"That's great!"

"?"

A big question mark appeared over Chen Yike's head. It's great that I knocked down the wall? Did Mommy bump her head while sleeping?

Wen Zhiyun hugged her, rubbing and kissing her, her intellectual and alluring face full of smiles as she said: "My daughter is a genius, a one-in-a-million genius!"

Chen An watched and smiled.

Hmm, a genius; his second daughter is indeed a genius.

She is not even a year old yet and can already knock down a wall with one punch; I fear she will be heaven-defying when she grows up.

After spending some time repairing the wall.

Chen An did not waste time and continued to hole up in the Alchemy Room to learn how to refine Third-tier Pills.

Three days later, he learned to refine the Great Returning Pill.

This is a type of Healing Pill that is effective for both internal and external injuries; it can bring the dead back to life and regrow flesh and bone.

To verify the effect of this Great Returning Pill, Chen An ruthlessly gave his arm a cut, creating a large gash deep enough to reach the bone.

Afterward, he opened his mouth and swallowed a Great Returning Pill.

Once the pill entered his mouth, it instantly transformed into countless tiny warm currents that surged into his body, flowing rapidly along his meridians.

Then, the knife wound on his arm healed at a speed visible to the naked eye; in just a few short breaths, it returned to its original state, with no trace of having been injured.

"The medicinal effect is so strong, more than ten times stronger than the Small Restoration Pill; it is worthy of being a Third-tier Pill."

Chen An felt very satisfied.

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, another three days passed.

This time, Chen An learned to refine a second type of Third-tier Pill—the Spirit Nourishing Pill.

The effect of this pill is to nourish the Divine Sense and increase the strength of the Divine Sense.

It is extremely precious.

If put on the market to sell, one pill costs one High-grade Spirit Stone.

After all, the attribute of Divine Sense is very difficult to improve through conventional cultivation.

As long as something is related to improving Divine Sense, the price will never be cheap.

Chen An took a Spirit Nourishing Pill out of the alchemy furnace and ate it, only to be somewhat disappointed to find that the effect was very average, far less than the gains from being intimate with Gu Xinyue once.

However, one cannot say that the effect of the Spirit Nourishing Pill is poor; it can only be said that his method of improvement is too outrageous—he can become stronger just by having a good time with his wives and concubines every day, which is simply enough to make both men and gods resent him.

For ordinary cultivators whose cultivation realm is below the Golden Core stage, the effect of this Spirit Nourishing Pill is still quite considerable.

Consequently, Chen An spent nearly another day refining six Spirit Nourishing Pills, which he took to his wives and daughters to consume, enhancing their Divine Sense.

Among them, the improvement for his young wife Song Huaying and his two daughters was very obvious, with their sensory perception of the five senses gaining a significant boost.

In the blink of an eye.

Seven days passed.

Chen An learned the refinement of the Gathering Qi Pill.

This is a type of pill that can significantly increase the efficiency of the user's absorption of Spirit Qi in a short period, having a remarkable effect on cultivators below the Golden Core realm.

And this type of pill was undoubtedly of great benefit to his wives and daughters as well.

Consequently, Chen An spent nearly another day refining six Gathering Qi Pills for his wives and daughters to consume.

The effect was quite good, allowing Wen Zhiyun, who had been stuck at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer for many years, to break through directly to the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, just one step away from becoming a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Besides her, Song Huaying and Gu Xinyue, whose cultivation was only at the Qi Refining First Layer, also successfully broke through to the Qi Refining Second Layer thanks to the help of the Gathering Qi Pill.

As for the two daughters, because they were still young and their bodies had not fully developed, the effect of the Gathering Qi Pill could not be well utilized, and their cultivation did not improve much.

For children of their age, the most they should do is consume Qi Nourishing Pills to nourish their Qi, assisting in learning to guide Qi into the body.

And if one wanted to use Gathering Qi Pills to force growth, that was basically unrealistic.

Time passed.

Ten days later.

Chen An learned to refine the Beauty Pill.

This is a pill geared toward women, which can improve a woman's appearance to a certain extent after consumption.

For example, making the eyes brighter, the hair texture softer, the lips more pink and tender, and so on.

Men cannot eat it, or they will become effeminate.

Underage girls also cannot eat it, as it will affect their development.

Chen An knew his wives and concubines would surely be very excited to see this Beauty Pill, so he hurriedly refined four of them and delivered one to each of his wives and concubines.

After his wives and concubines ate the Beauty Pill and saw that they had truly become more exquisite in the mirror, they were all so excited that they lay on the bed, excitedly calling out "husband" with every breath.

Chen An felt he had suffered a huge loss; he had worked hard to refine the Beauty Pills to give to his wives and concubines, and not only did he not receive anything in return as a courtesy, but in the end, he even had some things eaten by his insatiable wives and concubines—he was completely at a loss.

Time flew by.

Five days later.

Chen An learned to refine the Sentiment Enhancing Powder.

This type of pill can greatly enhance the experience of intimacy between men and women and increase the possibility of sudden enlightenment.

Taking advantage of the fact that it was night and both daughters were already asleep, Chen An spent the night refining four Sentiment Enhancing Powders, then went into each of his wives' and concubines' rooms to let them try the effect.

This trial lasted an entire night.

When the sun came out the next day, Chen An walked out of the room of Shen Qingyi, whom he had visited last the night before; his whole body felt soft as he walked, especially his legs.

Last night, he had experienced sudden enlightenment dozens of times in a row, and he was somewhat shocked by the effect of the Sentiment Enhancing Powder.

In the following half-month.

Chen An did not go anywhere and stayed holed up in the Alchemy Room refining those five types of Third-tier Pills.

He tried his best to improve his proficiency and increase the success rate of pill formation.

"Husband, may I come in?"

Gu Xinyue's voice sounded from outside the door.

Chen An had just finished refining a furnace of pills and was extinguishing the Pill Fire to go out, so he said, "Mm, come in."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Xinyue performed the Earth Escape Technique and escaped into the room from outside.

"Yue, your Earth Escape Technique is becoming more and more Proficient."

"Before, when I saw you use it, you had to prepare for a long time before you could use it."

"Now, just as I finished speaking, you have already escaped in using the Earth Escape Technique."

Chen An looked at Gu Xinyue, who was wearing a light blue long dress, and praised her with a smile on his face.

Gu Xinyue walked to his side, pulled out a chair to sit down, and said in a gentle voice:

"It is all because Sister Shen taught me well."

"That is one point, but the most important point is that you, Yue, have excellent comprehension." Chen An reached out and pulled Gu Xinyue over, stroking her body here and there with great interest.

Gu Xinyue's face flushed slightly, and she shook her head, saying, "Husband, you flatter me; my comprehension is not good at all."

"Yue, do not belittle yourself."

After saying that, Chen An asked, "By the way, is there something you need by coming in?"

"Husband, today is the anniversary of my father's death..."

Gu Xinyue pursed her lips, her mood sounding somewhat low.

Chen An felt very uncomfortable hearing this, so he pulled her into his arms and stroked her head to comfort her, saying, "If your father knew you were living so happily now, his spirit in heaven would surely be very happy."

"Husband, I miss my father..." Gu Xinyue's eyes gradually turned red and moist, and her voice carried a hint of sobbing.

Looking at his concubine who was so sad in his arms, Chen An did not know how to comfort her for a moment.

After thinking it over, he could only use the method that had always made her feel the happiest in the past.

Before long, intermittent cries of "Daddy" rang out in the Alchemy Room; although they carried a hint of sobbing, one could not hear a trace of sadness in them.

Time quickly arrived at the next day.

The sky was just beginning to brighten.

Chen An had comforted Gu Xinyue in the Alchemy Room for an entire day, and only then did he manage to comfort her, letting her fall into a dream while snuggling in his arms with a look of satisfaction.

"Yue, wake up. You didn't eat anything yesterday; it's not good to sleep on an empty stomach. Come, let me feed you breakfast."

Chen An shook Gu Xinyue awake from his arms.

This ice-cold concubine is only a low-level cultivator at the second level of Qi Refining; her three daily meals are no different from a mortal's, and an empty stomach for too long is bad for her health.

Gu Xinyue opened her beautiful eyes with a look of exhaustion. After seeing the breakfast her husband had brought to her lips, she gave him a somewhat resentful look, as if blaming him for waking her up, but in the end, she said nothing and ate it obediently.

A moment later, Gu Xinyue finished her breakfast in a leisurely manner. Having not drunk water for nearly a day, she felt her throat sticky and dry, and her voice sounded somewhat hoarse as she said, "Husband, I want to drink water."

"It's so stuffy and hot in the Alchemy Room, and you sweated quite a bit last night; it is time to replenish your fluids."

As Chen An spoke, he picked up Gu Xinyue and walked toward the hall outside the door, intending to take her there to drink water and then send her back to her room to sleep.

After drinking the water.

On the bed in the room.

Chen An tucked the quilt in for Gu Xinyue and stood up, ready to leave the room.

However, just as he stood up from the bed, Gu Xinyue reached out and grabbed his hem, not letting him leave.

"Husband, can you sleep with me?"

Gu Xinyue rarely made such a potentially willful request, and a pitiful expression appeared on her beautiful, clear face.

This ice-cold concubine had also learned to show an expression that tugs at the heartstrings to get her husband's affection...

Thinking this, Chen An sat back on the bed, took off his shoes, climbed under the covers, and held Gu Xinyue. Pressing his face against hers, he said softly, "Of course you can. You are my wife, and I am your husband; please feel free to make such requests in the future."

"Husband~"

Gu Xinyue's voice was full of tenderness. She curled up in Chen An's arms like a little kitten, listening to the heartbeat coming from his chest, and felt completely at ease.

Chen An did not speak, just quietly holding Gu Xinyue to coax her to sleep.

Before long, Gu Xinyue fell asleep.

Seeing that the sky outside was about to brighten completely, Chen An got out of bed on tiptoe and left, intending to go to the kitchen to make breakfast for his wife and daughters.

Primarily to make it for Song Huaying and his two daughters.

Gu Xinyue had already eaten her fill in the Alchemy Room just now, so she did not need to eat again.

As for Wen Zhiyun and Shen Qingyi, their cultivation levels were both relatively high, so they did not need to eat breakfast every day.

"Slap! Slap! Slap!"

Passing by Wen Zhiyun's room, Chen An suddenly heard a crisp slapping sound coming from inside.

Following that, Wen Zhiyun's stern reprimand rang out, along with the loud wailing of his second daughter.

"Tell me, do you still dare to wet the bed!"

"Mom, I don't dare anymore, I will never dare to wet the bed again, waaaaaah..."

"In the future, if you want to pee at night, get up and go to the toilet yourself, do you hear me!"

"I... I know, Mom."

Chen Yike admitted her mistake in a timid voice.

Chen An originally wanted to go in and tell Wen Zhiyun not to hit the child so often, as this method of education was wrong.

But after thinking about it, he ultimately did not go in to say anything.

Anyway, it was just hitting her little hands and bottom, so he would let her teach her that way.

At worst, she could be the strict mother, and he would be the kind father to balance it out.

In the blink of an eye.

Ten days or so passed.

By this time, Chen An had mastered the refining of those five types of Third-tier Pills to perfection and felt it was time to go to the Market to buy some new Third-tier Pill recipes to study.

But before that, he still needed to refine more of the five Third-tier Pills he had just mastered, so he could take them to the firm to sell for money.

After all, Third-tier Pill recipes were outrageously expensive.

If he didn't earn some money, he really wouldn't be able to afford them.

Another ten days later.

In the hall, Chen An carried the Third-tier Pills he had refined over these days, preparing to head to the Market.

"Daddy, I want to eat Spirit Cake, will you buy some when you come back?"

Seeing that her father was about to set off, his eldest daughter Chen Yuejian could not care about practicing Qi induction in her room and hurriedly ran out to tell her father.

Chen An patted her head and said, "Alright, Daddy will buy you a few boxes of Spirit Cake when the time comes."

At this moment, his second daughter Chen Yike also ran out from her room with a "pitter-patter" sound, opened her arms to hug her father's thigh, and said, "Daddy, I want to eat Spirit Cake too!"

Before Chen An could respond, Wen Zhiyun on the side said crossly, "You silly child, your father already said he would buy a few boxes of Spirit Cake; won't you just eat them together when he gets back?"

"Not enough!!!"

"Only a few boxes, it's not enough for me to eat!!!"

"I want to eat lots and lots of boxes!!!"

Chen Yike habitually shouted at the top of her lungs.

Wen Zhiyun felt it was noisy to death and immediately glared at her fiercely.

The second daughter immediately cowered and dared not shout loudly again.

The eldest daughter watched the fun from the side, her face full of joy.

Wen Zhiyun pulled her silly daughter over and said to Chen An, "Husband, you don't need to buy jewelry for us sisters this time; we have enough to use. You should save more money to buy pill recipes."

"That's right, Husband, my three sisters and I already have plenty of jewelry," Song Huaying also said.

Chen An smiled and said, "It's fine, buying a little jewelry doesn't cost much. Since you have enough jewelry, I'll just see if there are any suitable gifts when I get there and buy them for you."

Shen Qingyi spoke up, "Husband, there's really no need. You should listen to your two younger sisters and save some money."

Chen An said dismissively, "What is there to save?"

"If I pick some cheaper ones to buy, it might not even cost a single Middle-grade Spirit Stone."

"Enough talk, I'm setting off. If anything happens, contact me via Sound Transmission Talisman. I will be careful this time, and won't miss your transmissions like before."

After dropping these few words, Chen An did not wait for his wives and concubines to speak, and with a "whoosh," he left the tunnel.

He used Sword Flight to reach the sky above Baicao Lane and flew toward the Lu Clan Firm he had patronized before.

On the way, he could not help but think of the woman in the purple dress.

She was a fox demon.

Moreover, she was suspected to be an extremely rare Nine-Tailed Fox.

Last time, he had pinned her to the ground and pummeled her, when suddenly her body exploded and vanished, leaving behind only a tail that had lost all signs of life.

He did not know if she had truly used Severing Tail to Escape, or if she had simply died.

"It would be best if that fox demon is dead, so I don't have to be pestered by her every time I go out."

"Although, judging from our last encounter, this fox demon seems to pose no threat to me anymore."

"But one can never be too careful; this fox demon has too many top-tier items on her. Who knows what troublesome item she might pull out to deal with me next time? If it happens too often, there is a risk of capsizing in the gutter."

Chen An thought about this and that.

Suddenly, he cut off these thoughts, his brows slightly furrowed.

His Divine Sense, which he had spread out, perceived dozens to hundreds of high-energy masses in the high sky several miles away.

They were not bird demons, but a large group of human cultivators!

PS: Setting out my bowl, begging for monthly tickets and recommendation tickets!