4: Gain a wife!

"Fellow Daoist, please wait patiently for half a quarter of an hour. Your auction item will arrive soon."

The old man reminded Wei Zhou.

Half a quarter of an hour later,

Two attendants brought a young girl, and another attendant held a tray with the "ginseng" on it.

"Sir, your auction item has arrived!"

The attendants respectfully handed the items to Wei Zhou.

These attendants had not yet entered the ranks of cultivators, so it was understandable for them to call him "Sir."

Wei Zhou walked a few steps forward, stopping in front of the young girl.

"Sir~!"

The young girl kept her head down, speaking tremblingly.

She was afraid that if she looked up, it would be a big man or an old man, and the thought of having to serve such a person in the future made her feel she'd rather die!

"Miss Li, do you still remember me!"

A gentle male voice reached her ear.

The young girl looked up, gazing at the young man standing before her, and couldn't help but feel a surge of surprise.

"Brother Wei! Is that you?"

Li Yawei asked cautiously.

"It's me. I've come to take you home! But from now on, should you call me Brother Wei or Hu~sband~?"

Wei Zhou deliberately teased the young girl, drawing out the last syllable of "husband."

"Hmph! (⋟﹏⋞) Annoying!"

The young girl shyly punched Wei Zhou in protest.

Her punches had no destructive power; instead, they were quite alluring.

Coupled with her fresh and refined face and a figure that didn't match her age, it caused a surge of Qi within Wei Zhou.

Wei Zhou quickly suppressed the evil thoughts in his heart and, as if nothing had happened, took Li Yawei's fair, tender hand and walked out of the courtyard.

Outside the courtyard, Mo Lao Liu greeted him.

Then, he immediately flew on his sword towards his small house in the outer shantytown.

After a short quarter of an hour,

Wei Zhou returned to his small house, settled Li Yawei, and then hurried towards his medicinal field.

Upon arriving at the medicinal field,

Two Outer Sect Supervisors were just inspecting his medicinal field. Wei Zhou quickly stepped forward, cupped his fists, and bowed.

"Disciple pays respects to the Supervisor! May I ask, Supervisor, if this Disciple's medicinal plant yield for this quarter is up to standard!"

"Your medicinal plant yield this quarter is not bad, placing you in the middle tier among hundreds of medicinal farmers."

An older Outer Sect Supervisor stroked his beard, speaking without emotion.

"Thank you for informing me, Supervisor!"

After Wei Zhou finished speaking, he slipped a few Spirit Stones into the Supervisor's hand.

The Supervisor, seeing that Wei Zhou was quite sensible, kindly warned him.

"The bottom 50 in medicinal plant yield next quarter will be sent to the front lines to fight!"

With that, he and the other Supervisor flicked their sleeves and left, disregarding Wei Zhou's reaction.

Wei Zhou didn't react for a moment, standing stunned in place.

After a long while, he came to his senses and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"Based on my medicinal plant yield this quarter, I'll be in danger the quarter after next!"

He thought for a while but couldn't find a solution, so he discarded the distracting thoughts in his mind and returned to his medicinal field to study the six golden entries!

The six golden entries were still the same, only their maturity had slightly increased.

Name: [Dragon Blood Flower: Maturity (76.1%) Can be ripened.]

Name: [Phoenix Orchid Grass: Maturity (78.06%) Can be ripened.]

Name: [Mo Dan Grass: Maturity (32.07%) Can be ripened, can return to ancestral form.]

Name: [Ink Yang Fruit: Maturity (69.1%) Can be ripened, Ancestral Return Rate (4%), already returned to ancestral form.]

Name: [Kongtong Flower: Maturity (100%) Can be harvested.]

Name: [Moro Tree: Maturity (100%) Has borne fruit, can be harvested.]

He stepped forward and quietly harvested the two harvestable [Kongtong Flower] and [Moro Tree].

A voice came from his ear.

"Harvested [Kongtong Flower], gained Cultivation × 10, Entry: Innate Medicinal Plant (Green) [The survival rate of medicinal plants you Cultivate increases by 30%, yield increases by 10%, with a certain chance of cultivating medicinal plants with ancestral Bloodline, chance: 0.02%.], Weak Spiritual Energy × 5."

"Harvested [Moro Tree], gained Cultivation × 15, Weak Qi and Blood × 10, Weak Spiritual Energy × 10, Entry: Innate Medicinal Plant (Green)."

Wei Zhou checked his mind and indeed found several shimmering entries.

He tried clicking on [Cultivation × 10], and instantly, a surge of pure energy poured into his body.

He quickly sat cross-legged and circulated the Ancient Yuan Art to absorb this energy.

The energy flowed through his meridians, completing one grand circulation after another, until after 20 grand circulations.

A "boom" sounded within his body!

The barrier of Qi Refinement Stage Five shattered in response, and the energy seemed not to be exhausted, rushing straight towards the barrier of Qi Refinement Stage Six.

When only a trace of energy remained,

Another "boom" sounded within his body!

The barrier of Qi Refinement Stage Six also shattered in response. After his Breakthrough, Wei Zhou continued to Cultivate cross-legged, consolidating his Cultivation.

Half a quarter of an hour later,

Wei Zhou stood up, clenched his fists, and felt the Qi Refinement Stage Six Cultivation within his body, feeling a surge of surprise!

He couldn't help but think to himself.

"Just one [Cultivation × 10] allowed me to Breakthrough to Qi Refinement Stage 6. I wonder what level of Cultivation I'll reach if I use all of it. Will it be Qi Refinement Stage 9, or Qi Refinement Stage 10!"

However, he ultimately suppressed the urge to continue his Breakthrough, because there were still Outer Sect Supervisors nearby who had reached Great Perfection of Qi Refinement Stage 10.

It was possible they had already detected his Breakthrough! It was better to be cautious!

So, Wei Zhou cleared away the traces left by his Breakthrough and quickly headed towards his house.

He jogged all the way back,

Wei Zhou arrived at his doorstep, panting, and couldn't help but think to himself.

"That was truly dangerous just now!"

Medicinal Field,

Where Wei Zhou had been moments ago.

Two Outer Sect Supervisors appeared there, conversing with each other.

"Senior Brother! You heard the commotion here just now, didn't you!"

One of the Outer Sect Supervisors said to the other Outer Sect Supervisor with a white beard.

"It's nothing! That commotion must have been that kid Breakthrough. This old man observed that he had already reached Perfection of Qi Refinement Stage Four. It's likely he had an epiphany just now, and naturally Breakthrough to Qi Refinement Stage Five!"

The white-bearded Outer Sect Supervisor stroked his beard and said.

"Senior Brother is truly impressive! Junior Brother didn't observe that meticulously just now! As expected of Senior Brother!"

The other Outer Sect Supervisor looked at the white-bearded Outer Sect Supervisor with admiration, not forgetting to flatter him.

The white-bearded Supervisor seemed to enjoy it. He took out a Medicinal Pill from his Storage Pouch and threw it to the other Supervisor.

Then he continued to leisurely inspect the medicinal plant yield.

On Wei Zhou's side,

He was leisurely taking a bath and came into the room bare-chested.

Just as he was about to enter his bedroom, a scream suddenly reached his ear.

Only then did he remember that there was still a young girl in the house.

He quickly darted into the bedroom.

With a "bang!"

He slammed the door shut, quickly changed into a black robe, and then, as if nothing had happened, opened the door and walked out.

As soon as he stepped out,

He saw Li Yawei sitting on a chair, her face flushed crimson.

Wei Zhou hummed a tune as he nonchalantly walked over and sat beside her.

His shoulder subtly brushed against hers, making her blush deeply. She could only glare fiercely at Wei Zhou.

What kind of gaze was that? It had no destructive power; instead, it greatly increased one's lust.