347: Chapter 347 Spirits and Monsters

After sending off the three members of the Shen Family, Chen Hu intended to go out for a stroll.

Unexpectedly, before he could even leave, someone else arrived.

The old man was the Jiang Family Patriarch, accompanied by a beautiful young girl in a green dress.

Generally speaking, members of cultivation families were rarely ugly.

Firstly, they had good genes, and secondly, they were nourished by Spiritual Qi when they Cultivate.

Soon, Chen Hu led the Jiang Family Patriarch and the young girl into the guest hall and ordered a servant to bring Spiritual Tea.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the Jiang Family Patriarch pointed at the girl in the green dress and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen, this is a Junior of my Jiang Family, Jiang Qingling. Upon learning that Fellow Daoist Chen is a rare Soul Transformation Prodigy, she came specifically to pay her respects!"

"Junior Jiang Qingling pays respects to Senior!" the girl in the green dress stood up and bowed.

"No need for formalities, please rise!" Chen Hu said with a gesture of support, then purchased a High Grade Flying Sword from the System Mall and gifted it to her as a greeting present.

The Jiang Family was indeed much wealthier than City Lord Shen Chonglou.

Otherwise, Jiang Daoshan, a Nascent Soul Ninth Layer, could not have controlled seven Top Grade Flying Swords.

This Jiang Qingling was also a direct descendant of the Jiang Family, so her treatment was not bad; her own Flying Sword was also a High Grade Flying Sword.

However, she did not mind having an extra High Grade Flying Sword.

Thus, after some polite refusal and receiving the Jiang Family Patriarch's permission, she accepted it.

Naturally, she thanked Chen Hu profusely.

Originally, she had felt a bit uncomfortable because she was attending on behalf of her sister, Jiang Qingxue.

Her sister was quite ambitious; even knowing Chen Hu was a Soul Transformation Prodigy, she was unwilling to become a tool for a marriage alliance.

Her own talent was inferior to her sister's, and her cultivation was inferior to her sister's.

The only thing she did not lose to her sister, Jiang Qingxue, in was her appearance.

Therefore, she had to be the one to replace her.

But she never expected such an unexpected joy.

She wondered if her sister would regret it when she found out she had received a High Grade Flying Sword.

After all, the sword her sister was currently using was also a High Grade Flying Sword.

After some brief pleasantries, the Jiang Family Patriarch got straight to the point: "Fellow Daoist Chen, may I ask if you have a Dao Companion?"

Chen Hu said, "I do, and quite a few, five in total."

Upon hearing this, the Jiang Family Patriarch was not disappointed.

After all, he had never expected Chen Hu to marry only one of his Jiang Family's daughters from the start.

After all, the other three families were not blind either.

To get closer to Chen Hu, the way was to marry off their daughters.

Moreover, he had already communicated with the Old Ancestors of the other three families.

They would all marry a daughter to Chen Hu; even City Lord Shen Chonglou was marrying his daughter to Chen Hu.

With their four daughters whispering pillow talk together, it would certainly be better than just the Shen Family daughter's pillow talk!

"Since Fellow Daoist Chen already has five, would you mind adding one more?" the Jiang Family Patriarch asked with a chuckle.

"Does Fellow Daoist Jiang mean Miss Qingling?" Chen Hu asked, looking at Jiang Qingling.

Feeling Chen Hu's gaze, Jiang Qingling couldn't help but shyly lower her head.

"Yes!" The Jiang Family Patriarch nodded.

"Qingling is a direct descendant of our Jiang Family, and her Aptitude is quite good; she has already reached the Golden Core Sixth Layer. Of course, if Brother Chen is not satisfied, our Jiang Family has other direct descendants for you to choose from!"

On the other side, City Lord Shen Chonglou had just returned to the City Lord's Mansion.

Suddenly, a subordinate came to report that the Jiang Family Patriarch had taken the Jiang Family's direct descendant, Jiang Qingling, to the Liuyun Immortal Mansion.

Hearing this news, both Ruan Yu and Shen Xiangjun felt a panic in their hearts.

"Husband, what should we do? Is the Jiang Family Patriarch trying to snatch Chen Hu from us?"

"Isn't that obvious?" City Lord Shen Chonglou snorted, his expression very ugly.

Then, he looked at Shen Xiangjun: "Xiangjun, you have seen how sought after Chen Hu is. For the next period of time, do not return to the Seven Emotions Sword Sect for now; go and communicate more with Chen Hu to build your relationship. Moreover, I am certain that the other three families will likely bring their daughters to visit Chen Hu as well!"

"Father, I understand, I will go tomorrow!"

Shen Xiangjun didn't care about shyness anymore; if she continued to be shy, the man she had set her sights on would be snatched away.

Indeed, just as City Lord Shen Chonglou expected, shortly after Chen Hu sent off the Jiang Family Patriarch, the Dong Family Patriarch also arrived with the Dong Family's Golden Core direct descendant, Dong Shuni.

Then, the Ye Family Patriarch brought the Ye Family's direct descendant, Ye Lingxian, to visit the Liuyun Immortal Mansion.

Finally, the Zhong Family Patriarch brought the Zhong Family's Golden Core direct descendant, Zhong Liuli, to visit the Liuyun Immortal Mansion as well.

At the Liuyun Immortal Mansion, after sending off the Zhong Family Patriarch and Zhong Liuli, Chen Hu whispered thoughtfully, "It seems I have underestimated myself!"

He hadn't expected that it wasn't just City Lord Shen Chonglou who wanted to marry off his daughter.

Even The Four Great Transformation-Divinity Families wanted to marry their direct descendants to him.

"So, should I accept or not?"

Firstly, there was no denying that the direct descendants of the five families were all very beautiful, and their cultivation levels were not low, having reached the Golden Core Realm.

Suddenly, a thought struck Chen Hu.

To obtain more underling points, he would definitely need to establish many forces in the future.

But he didn't want to manage them, so why not leave these forces to his wives or children to run?

Then, he would need to have more children.

As long as he had enough children who were strong enough, even if he ascended in the future, as long as he had enough underling points, he could live comfortably in the Immortal Realm.

"I will marry them all!"

After making his decision, Chen Hu used his Divine Sense to scan the women who were still continuing their Cultivation.

One morning had passed, and their cultivation had improved significantly; everyone had entered the Qi Refining Third Layer.

Thus, he went straight out and started wandering around the city.

Before he knew it, the time had come to dusk.

Chen Hu arrived in the outer city.

Suddenly, his attention was drawn by a commotion.

Scanning with his Spiritual Sense, he discovered a group of Constables investigating a case in a courtyard, with many onlookers gathered outside.

At the same time, catching it with his Divine Sense, Chen Hu learned some information.

Recently, murders had been happening frequently in the outer city.

But these murders were quite strange.

All the victims died in their dreams.

Including today's, this was already the eighteenth victim.

Moreover, these victims were not ordinary people; they were all cultivators, though only at the Qi Refining Realm.

The Yamen suspected that the culprit was likely a demon or a ghost, but after investigating for half a month, they had found nothing.

With a thought, Chen Hu covered the deceased with his Divine Sense, and then captured a very faint dark aura from their body.

Then, Chen Hu's Divine Sense began to spread to the surroundings.

In just a few seconds, Chen Hu's Divine Sense captured the same aura.

Interestingly, this aura came from a cat sleeping on the roof.

Opening the Eye of Insight, the identity and cultivation information of this cat appeared in Chen Hu's mind.

This cat was a unique Essence Spirit called a Dream Luo.

It possessed a unique ability to invade others' dreams and eat their spirits in the dream to strengthen itself.

And this cat's cultivation was not considered strong, only reaching the Qi Refining Twelfth Layer.

Therefore, it only attacked ordinary Qi Refining Realm cultivators.

Seeing this, Chen Hu made a grabbing motion in the air, and the Dream Luo was captured in front of him.

"Meow!" The Dream Luo's fur stood on end, and it screamed, wanting to escape.

But once in Chen Hu's hands, how could it possibly run?

Seeing no hope of escape, the Dream Luo fell into despair.

"Die!" Chen Hu flicked his finger, sending out a flame that landed on the Dream Luo, instantly burning it to ashes.