I want to marry Cao Ying

Deep within the Pill Tower.

The fragrance of medicine permeated the air, thick and lingering, with the faint glimmer of flowing Qi dancing along the four walls.

Shen Wen stood respectfully in the lower position, eyes cast down.

Only the slightly upturned corners of his mouth betrayed his far from calm inner state.

It hasn't been easy!

Ever since he first became an Alchemist at the age of six.

With his past life memories and that infuriating "Wife-Marrying System" smashing into his mind, what kind of life had he been living these past twelve years?

Other transmigrators either go through broken engagements or start as a Trash, always having a clear target to slap in the face.

But as for him.

He directly became the closed-door Disciple of the Grand Elder of the Pill Tower, known as "Old Monster Lin." His starting point was frighteningly high, but the pressure was also ridiculously immense.

If he had been in any other world, he would surely have lived a good life.

But this is the world of the Fighting Qi Continent.

In the future, a madman named Hun Tiandi would sacrifice all living beings in blood.

The only one who could stop him was Xiao Yan, but he couldn't pin all his hopes on Xiao Yan; he had to stand tall himself!

He did indeed have a Golden Finger.

But the Golden Finger was a bit abstract—no, that's not right, it wasn't the Golden Finger that was abstract.

What was abstract was that he was only six years old.

The "Wife-Marrying and Concubine-Taking System"—the name was simple and crude, and its function was equally straightforward.

Marrying a beauty with a rating of 90 or above would grant rich rewards. The higher the quality of the wife and the stronger her strength, the more outrageous the rewards.

However, according to what it said, he could only have three wives and four concubines, which meant seven targets in total.

Of course, Shen Wen wasn't greedy; seven targets were enough. Besides, in his mind, there were very few who could reach a score of 90.

He had done a lot of mental preparation.

He had stammeringly revealed it to his Master.

When he wanted to ask the Old Man to use the connections of the Pill Tower to help find a few "Junior Sisters" or "daughters of family friends" who met the criteria, he was met with a bucket of ice water to the face.

Old Monster Lin's expression at that time was as if he wanted to swallow him alive.

The Old Man puffed out his beard and glared, a finger almost poking his forehead: "You're just a child, and you want a wife! Don't you know that lust is a bone-scraping steel knife?

Do you want to learn from those useless playboys, being hollowed out by wine and women early on, and wasting this talent of yours?!"

No matter how much Shen Wen pestered him.

Old Monster Lin wouldn't listen to a single word.

Not only did he sternly refuse, but he also placed a terrifying shackle on him.

Before the age of twenty, he had to reach the nine-star Dou Huang, and at the same time, his Alchemist Rank had to break through to the Seventh-Rank!

If he couldn't reach it, let alone beauties, even the old lady who swept the Pill Tower wouldn't be his!

If he did reach it, he, Old Monster Lin, would sacrifice his old face and personally go out to propose marriage for him.

Heaven knows how harsh this condition was.

The further one Cultivates Qi, the harder it gets, and the Alchemist Rank requires an immense amount of resources, talent, and time to build up.

For an ordinary person, reaching the Dou Wang and a Fifth-Rank Alchemist in a lifetime is already a stroke of extreme luck.

And not everyone is Brother Hao Yun.

One must know that Brother Hao Yun also put in a lot of effort to reach that level.

He, Shen Wen, even with his innate talent and the help of Old Monster Lin.

Had spent these twelve years living in purgatory.

Every day, he was either being tortured to death by Qi training.

Or doubting his life in the Alchemy room while facing the various failed black smoke spewing from the Medicine Cauldron.

Old Monster Lin supervised personally, and his teaching methods could be called inhumane.

Shen Wen once suspected that this Old Man was just afraid he'd have the energy to think about women, so he worked him to death.

Fortunately, he made it through.

Just today, on his eighteenth birthday, he successfully tempered the last wisp of Qi to perfection, standing firmly at the Peak Dou Huang.

At the same time, a seventh-grade pill, the "Transformation Pill," successfully formed in his Pill Furnace. The fluctuations of heaven and earth energy triggered when the pill was formed almost alarmed nearly half of the Pill Tower.

Now, it was time for him to reap the fruits of victory!

At the head of the Quiet Room, Old Monster Lin sat upright, leisurely sipping the spiritual tea in his cup.

He put down the teacup, his thin, refined face showing no expression, and his gaze swept over Shen Wen.

After a full ten breaths of silence, he slowly spoke: "Wen'er, you are very good. Two years faster than I, your Master, expected."

The smile on his face grew brighter, "An eighteen-year-old nine-star Dou Huang, a Seventh-Rank Alchemist... Looking across the entire Central Plains.

You can be considered among the top tier. Not bad, you haven't let down my expectations, nor have you wasted your talent."

Shen Wen muttered in his heart: If it weren't for the perverted goal you set, would I have had to try so hard?

I've waited for twelve whole years!

But there was no help for it; if it weren't for Old Monster Lin, he would have died in the wilderness back then.

Although Old Monster Lin hindered him from marrying a wife, it could be said that resources were never lacking.

He naturally wouldn't resent Old Monster Lin, and besides, while he was doing Alchemy and Cultivating daily, he was actually keeping an eye on the development of the timeline.

It was very simple.

Just by knowing Cao Ying's age, he knew that Cao Ying was only eighteen now, which meant there was still some time before the start of the plot.

That is to say.

At the very least, people like Xiao Yi Xian and Yun Yun had not yet come into contact with Xiao Yan.

"It is all thanks to Master's cultivation."

Old Monster Lin nodded slightly and finally cut to the chase: "Since you have fulfilled the agreement, I will naturally not break my word. Speak."

He leaned forward slightly, his face full of curiosity.

"Which family's girl have you taken a fancy to? As long as her background is clean and she is of good character and appearance, regardless of which clan she comes from or which Sect she belongs to.

My old face still carries some weight; I will personally go and propose marriage for you."

When saying this, Old Monster Lin straightened his back slightly; after all, he was the Grand Elder of the Pill Tower and a Dou Sheng.

He still had some face in the Fighting Qi Continent. Unless it was the core figures of those few Ancient Clans, otherwise.

Everyone else would still give him some face.

It's here!

It's finally here!

Shen Wen felt his heart thumping wildly against his will, his blood accelerating its flow.

Twelve years of anticipation, twelve years of enduring hardship, wasn't it all for this very moment?

He took a deep breath, stepped forward, and said in a low voice: "Master! This Disciple wants to marry Cao Ying!"

"Cao Ying?"

Old Monster Lin was stunned for a moment. He naturally knew about this Cao Ying from the Cao family, as she was also an Alchemy Genius.

In terms of talent, one could even say she was second only to Shen Wen.

Old Monster Lin's expression suddenly became a bit awkward, "How about choosing another target? Not to mention whether the Cao family would agree, the problem is, aren't you and Cao Ying at odds with each other?"

"Every time you compete, she looks like she wants to devour you."

"And Xuan Kongzi and the others even want Cao Ying to take them as her Masters!"

"If I, your Master, use my status to pressure them, it might affect the unity of the Pill Tower!"

"You also know, if there's no unity, let's not even talk about it!"

"Alright then, if Aunt Xuan agrees, or even Dan Chen, that would also be fine!" Shen Wen listed his other two targets with a smile.

"Uh, let's stick with Cao Ying then." Old Monster Lin knocked on Shen Wen's forehead, "You've even set your sights on your Aunt Xuan?!"

"As for Dan Chen, forget it even more; I'm afraid your Soul Power will be sucked dry by her!"

Old Monster Lin shook his head, "You wait here for now, I'm going to ask!"

"Alright!"

One day later.

Shen Wen finally recovered from that tense state of Cultivation. Having been given a few days off by Old Monster Lin, he saw someone push the door open and enter.