Chapter 20: Advancing to the Qi Refining Fourth Layer, Taking Mu Ziyan as a Concubine

In the blink of an eye, another day passed; at the dead of night, the outside was as calm as ever.

"I'm sorry, husband, my period has come, so I'm afraid I won't be able to serve you tonight."

Ji Bingyu said with a very apologetic tone.

"It doesn't matter."

Zhou Sui waved his hand, comforting her.

Although he had long been accustomed to Dual Cultivation with his Dao Companion at night, it didn't matter if they took a break occasionally.

"That won't do. Being unable to serve my husband is a dereliction of duty for a wife, so husband, you should take a concubine; she can just happen to take care of you when I am feeling unwell."

Ji Bingyu proposed.

What?!

Hearing this, Zhou Sui was simply dumbfounded. Even with his vivid imagination, he never expected Ji Bingyu to make such a suggestion; it truly exceeded his expectations.

This was the first time he had heard a wife take the initiative to ask her husband to take a concubine.

"That doesn't seem right."

Zhou Sui swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said with some hesitation.

"Husband, I know you love me very much, but as a wife, being unable to serve my husband is a dereliction of duty."

"Demanding that a powerful Cultivator only have one woman for their entire life is an impossible thing in itself."

"That is why I have long since started looking for a candidate for a concubine for you, husband."

Ji Bingyu said very earnestly.

"This!"

Zhou Sui was dumbfounded. What kind of concepts had this wicked world of cultivation instilled in these female Cultivators? His Dao Companion not only wanted him to take a concubine, but had actually already scouted a candidate.

For a moment, he didn't know what to say, only that Ji Bingyu was indeed his good Dao Companion.

"Ahem, if that's the case, then who have you chosen to be the concubine?"

Zhou Sui asked curiously.

"How about sister Mu Ziyan?"

Ji Bingyu smiled slightly: "She is a sister I have known for many years; she has a gentle personality, is stunningly beautiful, and has a great figure. She can just happen to take care of you in my stead, and since we know each other, there won't be any barriers."

"But is she willing?"

Zhou Sui blinked his eyes.

"Of course she is willing. I spoke with her about it today, and as a result, sister Mu agreed without a second word. I suppose your charm, husband, had already deeply attracted sister Mu, which is why she didn't refuse."

Ji Bingyu giggled.

With a click, at this moment, Mu Ziyan opened the door and walked in, looking delicate and pretty. Her face was flushed red, and she barely dared to look at Zhou Sui, shy to the extreme.

"Alright, I won't disturb you two."

Ji Bingyu smiled slightly and left the room, leaving only Zhou Sui and Mu Ziyan behind.

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Time passed in a flash, and soon it was morning.

At this very moment, a message instantly submerged into the depths of the satisfied Zhou Sui's sea of consciousness.

"You engaged in Dual Cultivation with your Dao Companion Mu Ziyan seven times last night; your hearts are linked, and your love is deep."

"You have gained a certain degree of experience in Talismans."

"Your Spirit Root aptitude has been improved to a certain degree."

"You have obtained the other party's Yin Essence, your cultivation has improved, and you have advanced to the Qi Refining Fourth Layer."

In an instant, Zhou Sui sensed a massive surge of energy helping him break through his bottleneck, piercing through one of his meridians, causing his True Essence to increase tremendously.

Compared to before, his True Essence had increased by at least more than double.

Without a doubt, the realm of the Qi Refining Fourth Layer meant he was a mid-stage Qi Refining Cultivator, beginning to move away from the category of weak Cultivators.

Even in Miyun City, such cultivation began to move away from the level of bottom-tier Cultivators.

Now he finally understood why the mid-stage of Qi Refining was so much stronger than the early stage; it wasn't just that his body had received an astonishing strengthening, but more importantly, the True Essence within his body was also more than twice as thick.

The sheer suppression of True Essence alone was enough to kill four or five Qi Refining Third Layer Cultivators.

He sensed the thick True Essence flowing through every part of his meridians, his entire body filled with surging power.

"I didn't expect to advance to the Qi Refining Fourth Layer so quickly."

Zhou Sui felt very joyful.

Because according to his estimates, if he had followed normal cultivation, it would have taken at least several years to break through from the Qi Refining Third Layer to the Qi Refining Fourth Layer.

After all, this was no small bottleneck; even with an Eighth Grade Spirit Root aptitude, it would require a massive amount of time to break through.

But now, after obtaining Mu Ziyan's Yin Essence, it had instantly helped him break through the bottleneck of the Qi Refining Third Layer, thereby raising his cultivation by a large margin.

"Congratulations to my husband for raising your cultivation to the Qi Refining Fourth Layer and becoming a mid-stage Qi Refining Cultivator."

At this moment, Mu Ziyan also sensed the change in the aura on Zhou Sui's body and immediately said excitedly.

"This is all thanks to you, Ziyan. If it weren't for your help, how could I have broken through so quickly."

Zhou Sui sighed with emotion.

"No, no, no, it is all because my husband has astonishing talent and has accumulated much to achieve this breakthrough; I only helped with a trivial matter, it really doesn't count for anything."

Mu Ziyan's pretty face flushed red, and she felt wonderful inside; it seemed that receiving Zhou Sui's praise was the greatest merit of all.

"But are you truly willing to become my concubine? Would this be a bit of a grievance to you?"

Zhou Sui asked.

"No, no, no, it is not a grievance at all. On the contrary, I feel very happy, because for someone of my background, being able to marry you, husband, is simply a tremendous honor."

Mu Ziyan looked at Zhou Sui with watery eyes.

"Someone of your background? Come to think of it, in all this time, I've never heard Ziyan speak of her own origins."

Zhou Sui asked curiously, wanting to know Mu Ziyan's background.

"There's nothing much to say about my origins. I was born into the Mu Family ten thousand miles away from Miyun City. It is a Foundation Establishment family, and I was merely the daughter born to a concubine of the Mu Family."

Mu Ziyan began to speak of her past experiences: "Of course, although I was a concubine's daughter, I at least had a Spirit Root, so my treatment wasn't particularly poor, and I was given plenty of various resources."

"But who could have imagined that it was all a facade? When I reached adulthood at eighteen, the Mu Family suddenly made the decision that I was to marry the Family Head of the Liu Family, another Foundation Establishment family."

"That Family Head was also a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, but he was an old man over two hundred years old, on the verge of death. Naturally, I was unwilling to fall into that pit of fire."

"The problem was that as a daughter of a Mu Family concubine, I was simply not allowed to resist the Mu Family's orders; they forcibly demanded I marry him. Just when I was in total despair, Sister Ji appeared and saved me, taking me away from the Mu Family."

"Even though the Mu Family was furious at that time, they could do nothing to me."

"From then on, I followed Sister Ji to venture through the world of immortal cultivation, so Sister Ji is my savior who gave me a chance to be reborn."

She briefly recounted her past experiences; she is currently twenty-nine years old and possesses a Sixth Grade Spiritual Root.

At the same time, she is also a First-tier High-grade Talisman Master.

It can be said that she is also an out-and-out genius in Talismans.

(End of this chapter)