Chapter 260: It is Normal for a Man to Have Three Wives and Four Concubines, Gifting a Golden Core

"Wait, there are actually Nascent Soul Pills here?"

"And there are three Nascent Soul Pills at that."

At this moment, Zhou Sui continued to rummage through the treasures inside the Storage Bag.

Clearly, besides Top-grade Spirit Stones, there were also a large number of Fourth-tier Spirit Materials, Fourth-tier Spirit Medicines, and Fourth-tier Pills.

Among them, he discovered Nascent Soul Pills suitable for Golden Core Perfection cultivators.

To be honest, this was purely a pleasant surprise.

After all, even Nascent Soul Cultivators might not necessarily possess Nascent Soul Pills.

Yet, these seven Nascent Soul Cultivators happened to have them; one could say this was also a matter of being favored by Luck.

Although he might not necessarily need a Nascent Soul Pill when he forms his Nascent Soul in the future.

But when his own Dao Companions form their Nascent Souls, they will still need Nascent Soul Pills.

After all, Nascent Soul Pills can greatly increase the success rate of forming a Nascent Soul; not everyone is like him, wanting to form a Nascent Soul independently.

It is also impossible for him to demand his Dao Companions be like him.

That would be pure wishful thinking.

"The luck is indeed good; you actually found three Nascent Soul Pills."

"It seems you also have a high chance of success in forming your Nascent Soul in the future."

"You must know, even for core members of the Wuji Alliance, if they want to obtain a Nascent Soul Pill, they need to contribute and wait in line."

"After all, there are simply too many cultivators who want to obtain a Nascent Soul Pill."

"The descendants of various Nascent Soul Ancestors all want to obtain one; sometimes, even if you wait in line for over a hundred years, it might not even be your turn."

Taohua Shangren sighed with emotion.

She also noticed that this bottle contained Nascent Soul Pills.

Immediately, she was filled with joy, her heart leaping with delight.

If this is the case, this man before her has a high probability of becoming a Nascent Soul Cultivator in the future.

In this way, this man would have slightly more qualifications to become her Dao Companion.

After all, if he were merely a Golden Core Cultivator, how could he possibly become her Dao Companion?

"What kind of pill is this again?"

Zhou Sui took out a few more bottles of pills from the Storage Bag; he sensed that the pills inside these bottles were at least at the Fourth-tier level, permeated with dense medicinal power and bursts of treasure light.

Clearly, these were no longer as simple as Spirit Pills; they were distinctly Treasure Pills.

"This is the Fourth-tier pill, the Qingming Pill, a pill suitable for increasing the cultivation of Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivators."

"It can be said that this kind of pill is of great value and can only be possessed by Nascent Soul Cultivators."

"Even Spirit Stones cannot buy Fourth-tier pills."

"One must use barter to exchange for Fourth-tier pills from other Nascent Soul Cultivators."

Taohua Shangren recognized at a glance that this was a Qingming Pill; it could be considered a relatively common Fourth-tier pill for Nascent Soul Cultivators.

Back when she was still in the Nascent Soul Early Stage, she also frequently consumed Qingming Pills to increase her cultivation.

"It is said that after ascending to the Nascent Soul Realm, cultivation progress slows down all of a sudden."

"Often, one cannot make progress for hundreds of years; what is the reason for this?"

Zhou Sui was very curious.

After all, the records regarding Nascent Soul Cultivators in the Xianxia Sect, Qingmu Sect, and Pill Cauldron Sect were far too scarce—few and far between.

And his own Dao Companion, Lin Yazhu, had already ascended to the Nascent Soul Realm and was in great need of experience regarding cultivation in the Nascent Soul Realm.

So he also wanted to know about the cultivation situation of the Nascent Soul.

You must know, Taohua Shangren possessed Heavenly Spirit Root aptitude and was the daughter of the Wuji Alliance leader, with abundant resources.

Normally, her cultivation progress should have been rapid.

Yet even so, Taohua Shangren is now over five hundred years old and is only at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

Such a cultivation speed seems somewhat inconsistent with Heavenly Spirit Root aptitude.

"This is a very normal thing."

"You should have heard my cultivation history before."

"I reached Foundation Establishment at eighteen, ascended to Golden Core at forty, and formed my Nascent Soul at two hundred and eighty."

"This can be considered rapid progress, but now I am five hundred and fifty years old, and I am only at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage."

"There is still a distance to go before the Nascent Soul Late Stage."

"The biggest reason why this situation occurs is that there are simply too few pills suitable for Nascent Soul Cultivators."

Taohua Shangren said in a deep voice.

"Too few pills suitable for Nascent Soul Cultivators?"

Hearing this, Zhou Sui was stunned; he seemed to understand something.

"That's right."

"The rapid progress of Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core stage cultivators relies to a large extent on the assistance of pills."

"If there is no pill assistance and one relies solely on bitter cultivation, except for Heavenly Spirit Root cultivators, other cultivators should not even think about ascending to a higher realm before their Longevity is exhausted."

"So you know the importance of pills."

"When cultivation is low, any random pill can increase one's cultivation."

"Let alone pills, even a single stalk of Spirit Grass can increase the cultivation of a Qi Refining Cultivator."

"But after one's cultivation reaches the Nascent Soul Realm, ordinary pills and Spirit Medicines no longer have an effect."

"For Nascent Soul Cultivators, ordinary pills and Spirit Medicines are just like food; they can only maintain daily needs."

"As for increasing cultivation, that is almost impossible."

"Therefore, the vast majority of Nascent Soul Cultivators can only rely on their own bitter cultivation."

"In this way, the progress of cultivation is naturally slower than one can imagine."

Taohua Shangren said with great helplessness.

"Why are there so few Pills suitable for Nascent Soul Cultivators?"

Zhou Sui asked curiously.

He also understood a little why most Nascent Soul Cultivators were only at the Nascent Soul Early Stage; if there were no Pills to assist and one only relied on bitter cultivation, the speed of cultivation would indeed be terrifyingly slow.

It was quite normal to be unable to make much progress for hundreds of years.

"As for that, there are three reasons in total."

"The first reason is the drastic changes in heaven and earth, which led to the loss of many ancient Spirit Medicines in the world."

"Even if one has mastered some ancient Pill Recipes, if there are no main ingredients, it is impossible to refine them."

"For example, the main ingredients for some Nascent Soul Pill Recipes are Millennium Spirit Herbs, or even Spirit Medicines that are thousands of years old; these Spirit Medicines were long ago over-harvested and destructively exploited by ancient Cultivators, and they have already become completely extinct."

"Even if we want to recreate them now, it is almost an impossible task."

"The second reason is the hoarding of knowledge; every Nascent Soul power is like this, and they are simply unwilling to hand over the Nascent Soul Pill Recipes they possess to let everyone exchange and learn from each other."

Once a war breaks out and many Nascent Soul Sects are destroyed, the Pill Recipes they possessed are also completely lost, and from then on, no one can ever obtain those Nascent Soul Pill Recipes again.

As time passes, the Nascent Soul Pill Recipes that can truly circulate in the world are simply few and far between, reaching the point of being countable on one's fingers."

Taohua Shangren said in a deep voice.

"What about the third reason?"

Zhou Sui continued to ask.

"The third reason is even simpler, and that is that Fourth-tier Alchemists are rare."

"Even for Nascent Soul-level powers, there are not many Fourth-tier Alchemists."

"Without a Fourth-tier Alchemist, it is almost impossible to refine Fourth-tier Pills."

"In this way, the Pills suitable for Nascent Soul Cultivators are naturally pitifully few."

Taohua Shangren spread her hands and stated the third reason.

"Are Fourth-tier Alchemists really that scarce?"

Zhou Sui asked curiously.

This was also a point he found very strange.

Because even within the Wuji Alliance, Fourth-tier Alchemists seemed pitifully few, with only one or two at most.

There were a bunch of Third-tier Alchemists, though.

"Of course they are scarce; one prerequisite for wanting to become a Fourth-tier Alchemist is to become a Nascent Soul Cultivator."

"The problem is that among those who can become Nascent Soul Cultivators, those who possess talent for Alchemy are pitifully few."

"Ninety-nine percent of Cultivators who possess talent for Alchemy cannot ascend to the Nascent Soul stage."

"Therefore, in order to refine Fourth-tier Pills, we Nascent Soul Cultivators must all become all-rounders and start learning how to refine Pills to become Fourth-tier Alchemists."

"But clearly, the profession of Alchemist is still very dependent on talent; it is not the case that just because you are a Nascent Soul Cultivator, you can definitely become an Alchemist. One's level might reach the Third-tier realm, but that is the limit."

"The problem is that if it is only the Third-tier realm, then it is undoubtedly useless, because what they need is not Third-tier Pills, but Fourth-tier Pills, so learning the Alchemist heritage is purely a waste of time."

"It is thankless work."

Taohua Shangren revealed a bitter expression.

Clearly, she had also once studied Alchemy knowledge bitterly in order to refine Fourth-tier Pills.

Unfortunately, she did not have much talent for Alchemy either.

Seeing the theoretical knowledge of those Pills just made her want to sleep.

Even after many years of study, she was currently only at the Third-tier realm.

As for when she would be able to ascend to the Fourth-tier realm, she had absolutely no idea.

"Is a Fourth-tier Alchemist that difficult?"

"Why is it that only Nascent Soul Cultivators can refine Fourth-tier Pills?"

Zhou Sui touched his chin, feeling very curious about this point.

After all, he was not very far from becoming a Fourth-tier Alchemist, so he naturally needed to understand the relevant knowledge in advance.

This way, he could become a Fourth-tier Alchemist more quickly.

"It is very simple; Third-tier Pills and Fourth-tier Pills are simply not the same kind of Pill."

"If one says that Pills before the Third-tier are Spirit Pills, then Fourth-tier Pills are Treasure Pills."

"And the formation of a Treasure Pill requires experiencing a Pill Tribulation."

"Only by experiencing a Pill Tribulation is it possible to refine a Fourth-tier Pill."

"Because only after surviving the Pill Tribulation and swallowing the Creation Qi scattered in heaven and earth can a Treasure Pill be formed."

"So now you know just how precious Fourth-tier Pills are, right?"

"Every single Pill is worth a fortune and cannot be measured by Spirit Stones."

Taohua Shangren said very seriously.

"This!"

Zhou Sui was deeply shocked inside; although he knew that Fourth-tier Pills could be considered a qualitative transformation compared to Third-tier Pills, he had not expected the transformation to be this massive.

One is a Spirit Pill, the other is a Treasure Pill; the two are simply completely different types of Pills.

However, only such Pills can increase the Dharma Power of a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

"Can't others help one survive the Pill Tribulation?"

Zhou Sui asked.

Because if the Pill Tribulation could be overcome with the help of others' power, such as a Nascent Soul Cultivator, then it would naturally be passed without the slightest effort.

"No, the Pill Tribulation of a Fourth-tier Pill is naturally not that simple."

"If it were truly that simple, then Fourth-tier Alchemists would not be so rare."

"Pill Tribulation is a calamity, but at the same time, it is also a necessary power for refining Fourth-tier Pills."

"Because refining a Fourth-tier Pill requires triggering the Pill Tribulation and using the power of the Pill Tribulation to refine the impurities of the Fourth-Tier Spirit Medicine."

"However, this step of the action is quite delicate."

"If one is not careful and the power is too great, it will lead to the destruction of the pill, and all previous efforts will be wasted."

"This requires a Fourth-tier Alchemist to control it, and only by being precise with every bit of power can it possibly succeed."

"If it is a Golden Core Cultivator, wanting to trigger the Pill Tribulation and use the power of the Pill Tribulation is basically an impossible thing."

"Only a Nascent Soul Cultivator can possess this ability."

"Therefore, if one does not become a Nascent Soul Cultivator, one is basically unable to refine Fourth-tier Pills."

"In this way, one naturally cannot become a Fourth-tier Alchemist."

Taohua Shangren said in a deep voice, explaining the difficult points of becoming a Fourth-tier Alchemist and refining Fourth-tier Pills.

It is absolutely not as simple as imagined.

If it were really that easy, who knows how many cultivators would have become Fourth-tier Alchemists long ago.

But until now, the Fourth-tier Alchemists in the Canglan Sea are simply few and far between.

"So that's how it is."

Zhou Sui nodded; now he could be considered to know the difficulty of wanting to become a Fourth-tier Alchemist.

It is no wonder that a Fourth-tier Alchemist can also be called a Pill Grandmaster by the world.

People who can reach this realm are simply few and far between.

Thinking of this, he did not pay attention to these matters and continued to search for the Treasure inside the Storage Bag.

It must be said, it is worthy of being a Nascent Soul Cultivator's Storage Bag; the Treasure inside is not only astonishing in value but also quite rare, and the quantity is scarce, making it difficult to find in the outside world.

This also opened his eyes.

"Hmm, what kind of pill is this?"

At this moment, Zhou Sui found a unique pill from the Storage Bag of a Sea Clan cultivator.

Because this bottle was very unusual.

It was the famous Spirit Artifact Jade Fat Bottle, specifically used to store precious pills.

It prevents the medicinal power of the pill from evaporating into the outside world.

Any pill contained in this kind of special bottle is of great value.

With a *snap*, he gently opened the bottle cap, and immediately a golden pill appeared inside, radiating bursts of light, flowing with mysterious precious luster, and it seemed that lines of precious patterns appeared on it.

At the same time, it emitted bursts of pill fragrance, fragrant and pungent, which made one's heart and spirit shake.

This is a pill even more precious than the Nascent Soul Pill or the Qingming Pill.

"No way, is it real or fake?"

"Could this be the legendary Creation Pill?"

At the first moment, Taohua Shangren widened her beautiful eyes, looking at this pill in disbelief.

"Creation Pill? What is its background?"

Zhou Sui asked curiously.

"This is an incredible Treasure Pill."

"I don't know how many Nascent Soul Cultivators want to obtain this pill."

"Because it can help a Nascent Soul Cultivator break through a bottleneck."

"So that's it, no wonder Black Fiend Hall was willing to cooperate with the Sea Clan cultivators."

"Is it because the Sea Clan brought out the Creation Pill? This is too generous a gesture."

Taohua Shangren was very shocked.

She had been trapped in the Nascent Soul Middle Stage for a long time and had never been able to break through.

If she obtained this Creation Pill, she wouldn't dare say it was a one hundred percent success, but she would have a forty or fifty percent certainty.

Once she promoted to the Nascent Soul Late Stage, she would be a Great Cultivator.

Even in the entire Canglan Sea, she would be a heavyweight figure.

"Since it is useful to you, then this Creation Pill is yours."

Zhou Sui saw Taohua Shangren's longing at a glance and immediately gave this Creation Pill to Taohua Shangren.

After all, the stronger Taohua Shangren's strength is, the more benefits there are for himself.

"Sorry, I originally promised to give all the treasures of these Nascent Soul Cultivators to you."

"But this Creation Pill is really too useful to me, so I cannot refuse."

"Therefore, I owe you a favor; in the future, I will agree to a request within my power."

Taohua Shangren looked at Zhou Sui very seriously.

"Don't be polite, this is what should be done."

Zhou Sui smiled slightly; he didn't need any favors, he only needed her.

However, he also knew that now was not the time to obtain Taohua Shangren.

"Do you really not plan to stay on Taohua Island?"

"Taohua Island has a Fourth-tier Spirit Vein, and the cultivation environment is definitely better than the Samsung Island Group where you are."

"Of course, I know you are reluctant to part with your wives and concubines."

"So I also allow your wives and concubines to live together on Taohua Island."

"If you feel that your wives and concubines are not enough, my four Golden Core handmaidens can also marry you as concubines."

"Even if you take a fancy to any of the three thousand female Cultivators on the island, you can marry them back."

"They are all female Cultivators who still possess their primordial yin; they must be very suitable for you."

Taohua Shangren looked at Zhou Sui with a pair of fox-like eyes, her expression appearing very serious.

"This, this doesn't seem right."

Hearing this, Zhou Sui was a bit stunned; he never expected that in order to invite him to Taohua Island, Taohua Shangren would actually offer so many tempting conditions.

Fortunately, he had strong willpower, otherwise, he really wouldn't have been able to hold back.

For a moment, he didn't know if this Nascent Soul female Cultivator was testing him or was being sincere.

"What's wrong with it? Isn't it normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines?"

"Just like my father, Wuji Daoren, who loves my mother very much."

"But that doesn't stop him from having seventy-two concubines."

Taohua Shangren said as if it were a matter of course; she was not testing him, but speaking with sincerity.

In any case, these concubines were merely fleeting clouds.

If one's realm cannot break through, after several hundred years, one is just a handful of dirt.

The ones who can truly stay together for a lifetime are female Cultivators like them with astonishing talent, who can exist in this world for a thousand years.

She felt that these concubines were just some seasoning.

As long as the other party likes her, that is completely enough.

"This!"

Zhou Sui blinked; even though he knew that the values of the Immortal Cultivation World were different from his previous life, he was still severely shocked and felt a little unaccustomed to it.

In this world, the weak indeed have no power.

Only the strong can grasp all power and resources.

It is no wonder that Taohua Shangren would have such thoughts; as the saying goes, if the upper beam is not straight, the lower ones will go aslant.

Since even her father, Wuji Daoren, is like this, having been influenced by it since childhood, naturally she would not have other thoughts.

And it is not just Wuji Daoren.

In the entire Canglan Sea, among the many Nascent Soul Cultivators, except for those who have abandoned emotions, who doesn't have three wives and four concubines?

Over several hundred years, they have all formed huge Nascent Soul families.

"Thank you for the great kindness of Senior Taohua, but I still prefer to stay in the Samsung Island Group."

"I can only accept your good intentions, Senior."

After thinking it over repeatedly, Zhou Sui still chose to refuse the good intentions of Taohua Shangren.

Because the Sea Clan and the Wuji Alliance are currently in the midst of a fierce battle, if he were to rashly join Taohua Island, he would definitely be involved in this vast war and would be unable to escape.

If he stays in the Samsung Island Group, once any accident occurs, he can slip away at any time.

Most importantly, the Samsung Island Group is also his own territory, and with the protection of the Fourth-tier Great Array, there is no worry about safety.

So naturally, he would not choose to join Taohua Island just for these female Cultivators.

To put it bluntly, after he becomes a Nascent Soul Cultivator, what kind of woman could he not get?

Why be in such a hurry?

The most important thing now is to improve his own cultivation and ascend to the Nascent Soul Realm.

Not to enter the core layer of the Wuji Alliance.

As long as one has strength, one can naturally grasp the corresponding wealth and power.

If one's strength is insufficient, entering rashly will instead bring about a fatal disaster.

"Alright."

Taohua Shangren was a little disappointed; she did not expect that even after her repeated invitations, the man before her would still refuse.

However, not only was she not angry, but it further stirred up her fighting spirit.

No matter what, she must obtain this man and make him obediently enter her Taohua Island.

"Are you returning to Taohua Island later?"

Taohua Shangren asked.

"That's right."

Zhou Sui nodded; since the matter of Julu Island had completely ended, and the Sea Clan had lost five Nascent Soul Cultivators.

They should not launch a war in the short term.

In this way, he naturally would not want to stay on Julu Island.

Moreover, he still had a large amount of Treasure from the Nascent Soul Cultivators, as well as the flesh and blood of a Fourth-tier sea beast, which were worth a fortune.

He still wanted to bring these Treasures back as soon as possible and let his original body quickly digest and absorb them.

Only then would his original body's cultivation improve rapidly and ascend to the Golden Core Late Stage.

So he almost did not want to stay for even a moment.

"Since that is the case, then I will gift my handmaidens to you."

"Chuntao, Xiatao, Qiutao, Dongtao."

"This time, you will follow Zhou Sui back to the Samsung Island Group."

"From now on, you will be responsible for protecting his safety."

Taohua Shangren waved her hand.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!

Suddenly, the door to the quiet room opened, and four charming beauties immediately appeared; they had hot figures, stunning looks, and more importantly, their appearances were almost identical.

Some were pure, some were hot, some were gentle, and some were arrogant.

It seemed as if all the beautiful personalities of women in the world were gathered in these four handmaidens.

They were all female cultivators at the Golden Core Late Stage, and they were also quadruplets.

More than two hundred years ago, Taohua Shangren had been hunting down a group of Black Fiend Hall demonic cultivators and ended up rescuing them from beneath an almost destroyed island; it could be said that these four handmaidens were raised by her own hands, and their relationship was like mother and daughter.

To this day, they have already become famous big shots on Taohua Island.

"Senior, these are your handmaidens, how can you gift them to me?"

"Besides, are they willing?"

Zhou Sui was stunned; he truly had not expected Taohua Shangren to actually make such a choice, as it was truly beyond his expectations.

"Lord Zhou, of course we are willing."

"We hope that you will not mind our presence, Lord."

"Since it is the command of the Island Master, we have no objections whatsoever."

"Please guide us well in the future, Lord."

Chuntao, Xiatao, Qiutao, and Dongtao, the four women, all looked at Zhou Sui with deep affection, as if they had long been interested in him.

Even if they had to leave Taohua Island, they felt it was nothing.

After all, this was the Island Master's order, and even if it meant death, they would carry it out.

Because the reason they were able to survive and possess their current cultivation was all due to the Island Master's grace.

They were willing to give everything for the Island Master, exhausting all they had.

"Very good, it seems this is a mutual affection."

"Zhou Sui, you wouldn't still want to refuse me, would you?"

Taohua Shangren looked down from above, her beautiful eyes fixed on Zhou Sui, her body suffused with the powerful pressure of a Nascent Soul.

Clearly, she had lost her patience and wanted to use her status to pressure him.

"Fine, since it is the good intention of a senior, I can only accept."

"However, I hope the four of you will not mind a small place like the Samsung Island Group in the future."

Zhou Sui said with great helplessness, having no choice but to agree.