276: On-site cooperation

[Congratulations to the Host on the birth of your fortieth descendant, gaining a fifty-year lifespan bonus!]

[Due to this descendant possessing a Six-Rank Spiritual Root, the Host gains fifteen Aptitude points!]

[Current Aptitude: Eight-Rank Spiritual Root (264/500)]

After the birth of his fortieth child, although Zhou Luo had been waiting for a child with a Middle-Grade Ling Gen (Spiritual Root), compared to Lin Xi's previous children, the quality of their Ling Gen (Spiritual Root) had clearly declined.

Could it be because she had given birth too many times?

Zhou Luo pondered silently.

He walked into the room. Lin Xi on the bed was pale, without a trace of color.

After giving birth to this descendant, her Foundation was damaged again, and there was even a situation where spiritual energy was leaking.

Zhou Luo quickly gave her an Upper-Grade Healing Pill to temporarily suppress the injury.

However, her injury was related to her damaged Foundation. It would take a lot of Time to recuperate.

"From now on, you should rest well. Let's put having children aside." Zhou Luo gently tucked her hair behind her ear, his face full of heartache.

In recent years, he and Lin Xi had been engaging in Dual Cultivation with the Dragon-Phoenix Union Art. He had successfully entered the Middle Stage of the ninth level of Qi Training, while she was still stuck at the Qi Training stage, eighth level.

A large part of the reason for this was due to her continuous childbirth.

Originally, Zhou Luo thought that as long as he successfully established his Foundation Establishment and gained the ability to protect them, it didn't matter whether her cultivation level was high or low.

But now it was different.

If having children would continuously affect Lin Xi's Foundation, then they would have to stop.

Lin Xi pursed her lips. Although she didn't understand why Zhou Luo had such a strong obsession with children, she still wanted to be a competent good wife.

Unlike her older sister Lin Xin, she didn't have such lofty pursuits. She preferred to stay by Zhou Luo's side and fulfill her duties as a wife.

"I'm sorry," Lin Xi said weakly.

"I'm the one who should be saying sorry. You don't need to think about anything now, just recuperate well." Zhou Luo leaned down and gently kissed her forehead.

Speaking of which, these were all his own problems. He truly hadn't fulfilled his responsibility as a husband.

From now on, he made up his mind that he could marry more wives, but he couldn't let his women have too many children, at most no more than five.

Originally, he had thought that this time a good descendant would be born, and then he would use the accompanying spiritual beast and special Physique he had previously drawn on him.

But now it seemed he was still too idealistic.

After this was over, he decided to use the Dragon-Phoenix Union Art to properly recuperate Lin Xi's body, supplemented with various Pills.

At the very least, he had to first recuperate her damaged Foundation.

With Lin Xi's talent and Ling Gen (Spiritual Root), she might not necessarily fail to establish her Foundation Establishment in the future.

...

One day, while Zhou Luo was refining Pills at home, he was informed that Geng Feng had actually come to visit in person.

"Geng Alchemist, I didn't expect you to visit in person. Welcome, welcome." Zhou Luo said with a smile, welcoming him into the main hall.

This Upper-Grade Alchemist, who held himself in high regard, would generally not visit someone's home. His arrival today was likely due to other reasons.

As expected, after Geng Feng sat down, he immediately got straight to the point.

"I heard Zhou Alchemist opened a shop, and the business is quite good?"

He had known about Zhou Luo opening a shop for a long Time.

But in his eyes, this was simply 'neglecting proper work'.

As a potentially promising Alchemist, Pill Refining should be the priority. Things like marrying and opening a shop were external matters that would only limit his progress.

So, at first, Geng Feng didn't take it seriously.

But as so much Time passed, he learned from people in the Dan Alliance that the current Xian Yuan Pavilion was quite famous in the Immortal City and could earn a lot of Spirit Stones every day.

Therefore, he was tempted.

Cultivation emphasizes wealth, companions, techniques, and location. That wealth can rank first, showing its importance.

If the Xian Yuan Pavilion's business was just average, he might not have been interested. After all, the Pills he provided to those shops daily were enough for his expenses.

But when the Xian Yuan Pavilion started making big money, he naturally couldn't help himself.

In this day and age, who isn't interested in money? Even if he held himself in high regard, it was difficult for him to treat money as nothing.

What's more, he was indeed a bit short on money recently.

"Geng Alchemist, it's just a small business," Zhou Luo said humbly.

Speaking of which, the Xian Yuan Pavilion's business has indeed been quite good over the past six months.

Following this trend, earning seven or eight thousand Spirit Stones in a "Nian" should not be a problem.

Although it's not a lot, it is his first venture, and this kind of income will continue as long as there are no major changes.

Geng Feng looked at him and said with a slight movement of his mind, "Zhou Alchemist, actually, I came today because I want to cooperate with you."

"Cooperate?" Zhou Luo feigned confusion.

After the other party said the first sentence, he knew what their goal was.

It was nothing more than wanting to buy shares and get a piece of the pie.

If the other party was a Refining Master or skilled in other arts, perhaps he could still consider it.

But being an Upper-Grade Alchemist himself, he completely looked down on the other party, even if the other party had a Second-Order Alchemist behind them.

"Yes, I am willing to invest a portion of Spirit Stones and become one of the Shopkeepers of the Xian Yuan Pavilion," Geng Feng said seriously.

He seemed determined to succeed in this trip, so his words sounded somewhat self-righteous, as if his joining the Xian Yuan Pavilion was a great thing for the other party.

But Zhou Luo didn't think so. He said with some difficulty, "Geng Alchemist, you also know that everything at the Xian Yuan Pavilion is now on the right track. I really don't want to create any more trouble."

Geng Feng narrowed his eyes, raised his head, and said, "Zhou Alchemist, don't worry, I won't be joining for free. In the future, my Pills will only be supplied to the Xian Yuan Pavilion."

"Moreover, I have a close relationship with the Dan Alliance. At that Time, I can get lower material purchase prices and many other benefits."

He laid out his advantages.

If these advantages were presented to other shop owners, they might indeed be tempted.

But Zhou Luo was different.

Firstly, not to mention that his Pill Refining speed far surpassed the other party's, just the quality of the Pills alone was significantly better than the other party's.

He didn't need the other party's Pills at all.

Secondly, the so-called advantages of the Dan Alliance were actually baseless things.

If you believed it, it would be like believing those bosses painting a big picture in your previous life.

Through the last Time when those few people from the Dan Alliance came to his door to demand protection fees, he realized.

The so-called Dan Alliance was actually a group of Alchemists jointly accumulating wealth under the guise of communication.

If you expected them to be willing to give up benefits, forget about it.

Therefore, Zhou Luo decisively refused, saying, "Geng Alchemist, this is just a small business, and this matter still needs to be discussed with my son and daughter."

He once again brought up Zhou Shiling and Chang Le.

Geng Feng's gaze darkened slightly. He had long heard that the Xian Yuan Pavilion was backed by Inner Sect Disciples of the Azure Origin Sect.

However, he also knew clearly that these so-called Inner Sect Disciples were, in the end, Zhou Luo's children. What child wouldn't listen to their Father?

The other party saying this was essentially just trying to refuse him.

Geng Feng wasn't foolish. Since the other party didn't want to cooperate, he didn't bother to continue, just casually saying, "Since Zhou Alchemist has already said so, then forget it."

The other party having such understanding also saved Zhou Luo some talking. He smiled and said, "If there's a chance in the future, I will definitely seek Geng Alchemist for cooperation."