6: Chapter 6 Installment Purchase of the Alchemy Furnace

"Hahaha, not bad. If other Matrilocal son-in-laws were like you, I wouldn't need to worry so much." Great Elder Qin Yuanshan sighed with emotion. Seeing that the other party's attitude was sincere, he was very satisfied.

However, persuading women of the Qin Family to marry an older Cultivator with a five-element pseudo-Spiritual Root was still difficult. After all, it concerned a woman's entire life; who wouldn't want to marry well?

Qin Fang had boarded the pirate ship in her ignorance, while Qin Yue had to be persuaded with many words and the promise of many benefits before she reluctantly agreed.

After some thought, he said slowly, "Actually, you don't need to be so anxious. Although your Spiritual Root attributes are not good, you have after all embarked on the path of immortality, so you should still focus on Cultivate. Go back; I will make arrangements for you in a few days."

"Thank you, Elder Qin." Chen Fan's face showed joy, and he bowed respectfully.

Great Elder Qin Yuanshan watched the departing figure and felt a sense of amusement in his heart.

"This boy indulges in boudoir pleasures every day; it seems his Dao path will end here. If the offspring born in the future do not have a Spiritual Root, the Qin Family will not need to waste resources on Cultivate."

Thinking of this, his expression suddenly turned cold.

Five days later, Great Elder Qin Yuanshan sent two young women named "Qin Shu and Qin Lan."

In truth, these two women were completely unwilling, but upon hearing that he had successfully entered the Alchemy Hall and was extremely talented, they reluctantly agreed.

The night was already very deep, and since the courtyard was small and the rooms were limited, Chen Fan simply slept in the bedroom with the two women.

Perhaps because of practicing the Tyrant Body Technique, his physical strength was significantly stronger than before.

This, however, caused suffering for the two beautiful, delicate, and lovely ladies.

Strange sounds came from the room, as melodious and lingering as a piece of music.

After hearing this, Qin Fang and Qin Yue covered their mouths and laughed. Thinking of their husband's variety of positions, they immediately blushed.

The next day, Chen Fan was refreshed, his complexion rosy, without any fatigue.

Early in the morning, he boiled Spirit Rice and cooked Spiritual Plant.

Qin Shu and Qin Lan's eyes widened in surprise. They had not expected their husband to be so considerate, taking out precious Spirit Rice and Spiritual Plant for them to eat. For a moment, their favorability increased significantly.

Coupled with the ecstasy of the night, they felt even more that they had not married the wrong person.

Another point was that the two women discovered that their husband was not that old; there were no crow's feet at the corners of his eyes at all, and he actually appeared very young.

After breakfast, Chen Fan chatted with the women for a while before heading towards the Alchemy Hall.

Currently, he was just an apprentice there; besides learning basic plant identification, it also involved the refining of low-grade Medicinal Pill.

These things were extremely simple for Chen Fan, but to avoid attracting attention, he did not dare to expose his true strength inside.

Now, as the number of people in the house increased, expenses suddenly rose. Furthermore, in order to improve his cultivation as quickly as possible, he had to find a way to earn a large number of Spirit Stone.

"It is time to buy a Pill Furnace to refine Medicinal Pill."

Chen Fan took out the Spirit Stone he had saved over several months and headed towards the marketplace operated by the Family.

The marketplace was located at the foot of Cuiwei Mountain and was a place specifically provided for clan members to conduct transactions.

The Qin Family had a Legacy of several hundred years; including Mortals, there were nearly several thousand people. Walking into it, the sounds of peddling were endless.

To meet the needs of the clan members, besides selling items needed by Mortals, there were also various Medicinal Pill, Talisman, Magical Artifact, spirit wine, Spirit Rice, Spiritual Plant, and Yao Beast meat, etc.

Viewed from a distance, the marketplace was like a fair, with some people setting up street stalls to sell goods and others operating storefronts.

Chen Fan had purchased Spirit Rice and Spiritual Plant many times before and was not unfamiliar with this place.

This time, he went straight to the largest shop, Duobao Pavilion.

The shop was extremely quiet. The Cultivator on duty, who had been dozing off, saw someone approaching and immediately came up with a smile.

This person looked rather lecherous, was middle-aged, and was stroking his sparse mustache as he sized him up and down.

"I wonder what kind of cultivation resources the young friend wishes to purchase? My shop has everything from Medicinal Pill to Talisman."

Chen Fan scanned the area slightly and said quite politely, "Does your shop have a Pill Furnace?"

"A Pill Furnace? You, a mere Matrilocal son-in-law at the 1st Layer of Qi Refining, want to buy a Pill Furnace?"

"Yes, the cheapest kind. I am currently an apprentice at the Alchemy Hall." Chen Fan explained somewhat embarrassedly.

"So that's how it is. However, the cheapest Pill Furnace costs sixty Spirit Stone, plus the Spiritual Plant needed for low-grade Alchemy; you will have to spend at least seventy or eighty Spirit Stone on this trip."

While speaking, he quickly took out an antique-looking Pill Furnace from a corner of the wall.

The Pill Furnace in front of him was much smaller than those in the Alchemy Hall, only three feet in size, and the bottom of the Cauldron was pitch black; one look and it was clearly a second-hand item that had been used for many years.

"Young friend, seeing that you just arrived at the Qin Family and it isn't easy, how about fifty Spirit Stone at the lowest?"

Chen Fan's expression changed slightly, and he shook his head slightly, having already given up in his heart.

Over these few months, he had scrimped and saved, only managing to save twenty Spirit Stone; he couldn't afford it at all.

However, just as he was preparing to leave, the Eight-Mustache Cultivator smiled faintly and said, "We are all Qin Family members. Since you cannot afford it, you can pay in installments."

"Installments?" Chen Fan heard this term and was full of suspicion. He knew that in his previous world, this was often a trap.

Sure enough, the other party said unhurriedly, "Sixty Spirit Stone divided over thirty months; the pressure is light, and it is very cost-effective, except that it requires some interest."

"May I ask how much?"

"Calculated out, it is actually only four Spirit Stone per month."

Chen Fan was stunned after hearing this.

He understood that the shop's calculations were very shrewd. Installing it over thirty months doubled the principal and earned a large extra sum; it was completely usury.

"Young friend, currently only our Qin Family marketplace has this preferential condition. You can go look at outside marketplaces; which one doesn't require payment upon delivery?"

"I just don't know about the quality of this Pill Furnace?"

"Rest assured, it can be returned within a month." The Eight-Mustache Cultivator rolled his eyes and said very readily.

"Alright!" Chen Fan cursed the other party as a profiteer in his heart but decided to take the gamble.

"However, our shop requires you to pay some earnest money, just ten Spirit Stone, and then there will be no other fees." The Eight-Mustache Cultivator flicked the dust covering the Pill Furnace and said nonchalantly.

"What?" Chen Fan was choked and unable to speak; he felt like he had walked into a shady shop.

He sighed slightly and finally, reluctantly, took out the Spirit Stone. After all, there were not many shops in the marketplace that sold Pill Furnace.

Next was signing the contract and purchasing the Pill Furnace and the required Spiritual Plant in installments.

"Young friend, if you refine any Medicinal Pill in the future, our shop can purchase them."

"Thank you."

Chen Fan's face turned pale, his heart was bleeding, and he wished he could leave the shop sooner.

Watching the departing figure, the Eight-Mustache Cultivator laughed dumbly: "They say Matrilocal son-in-laws are easy to bully, and it's true. What a fool; I have never seen a Matrilocal son-in-law become an Alchemist."

This trip to the marketplace had squeezed dry all the twenty Spirit Stone he had saved; not a single one was left.

Returning to the residence, his expression was grave. He immediately cleared out an empty room to serve specifically as a Pill Refining Room.

Although he had experience in refining, he dared not be the slightest bit careless. When refining the spirit-gathering pill, he rehearsed it many times in his mind, fearing any mistakes.

If he failed, purchasing the Spiritual Plant again would cost quite a few Spirit Stone.

Not long after, the Pill Furnace slowly warmed up, and Chen Fan threw the purchased Spiritual Plant into it one by one.

Then he cast the Alchemy technique, continuously controlling the heat and sensing the Fusion of the Spiritual Plant.