"I'll guard you, give it a try."

Looking at the white hair appearing at his wife's temples, Shen Yuan urged.

A moment, and already a cycle.

If they hadn't entered the world of cultivation, he and his wife would have already been elderly.

But now, because their realm had reached the Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer, the speed of aging was slowed, and Shen Yuan looked like he was only in his thirties.

His wife, Hu Yufen, on the other hand, had only reached the Late Stage of Postnatal, and with four children, her vitality had severely depleted, making her look noticeably older. In the past two years, white hair had sprouted at her temples.

Though Shen Yuan and the children didn't say much, each of them was anxious at heart. Over the years, they had been openly and discreetly searching for rare elixirs and medicines that could extend life and replenish vitality.

The Profound Water Sect likely caught word of this, which is why they came bearing the precious Profound Water Pill.

Hu Yufen hesitated.

She still felt that such a precious Immortal Pill should be left for her daughters-in-law and daughter. At her age, with a house full of children and grandchildren, she didn't care much anymore.

"Dear, I..."

"Just eat it without worry, the children have their own destinies."

Shen Yuan spoke in a steady voice, with a tone that brooked no argument.

Hu Yufen looked at him, a hint of a compromising smile on her face: "Fine, I'll eat it, okay?"

Carefully uncorking the bottle, she tipped out a pill that was as translucent as a piece of obsidian and hesitated only a moment before putting it in her mouth.

The Profound Water Pill slowly dissolved in her mouth, the cool medicinal power trickling down into her stomach, then surging towards her limbs and bones.

"Don't get distracted, use the Breathing Technique to guide the pill's energy throughout your body."

Shen Yuan's voice sounded beside her ear. Hu Yufen immediately focused her heart and spirit, sitting cross-legged on the ground.

The Profound Yin Qi contained in the Profound Water Pill indeed had great benefits for women. As Hu Yufen absorbed the pill's power, Shen Yuan's gaze was carefully observing the changes in her body.

With the gradual refinement of the pill's power, noticeable changes occurred in Hu Yufen's body.

Her skin gradually began to glow, and the few strands of silver at her temples turned from white to gray, then black.

Seeing this, Shen Yuan, who had been slightly nervous, visibly relaxed.

About an hour passed, and when the effects of the Profound Water Pill were fully absorbed, Hu Yufen's aura had clearly strengthened.

She slowly opened her eyes.

"How does it feel? Any effect?"

Gently touching her cheek and looking at her arm, Hu Yufen's face showed a trace of pleasant surprise.

What woman doesn't care for beauty?

As a woman, who doesn't wish to retain her youthful looks?

Feeling her face turn smooth, seeing her arms' skin noticeably more rosy, Hu Yufen felt quite pleased.

"Why not take two more?"

"See if you can break through to the Qi Cultivation Realm in one go."

Shen Yuan spoke seriously.

The effects of this Profound Water Pill seemed stronger than those of a Qi Nourishing Pill.

And since the Profound Yin Qi suited women's yin attributes, one Profound Water Pill significantly enhanced Hu Yufen's realm.

"It's enough for now, can't be too wasteful."

Upon hearing this, Hu Yufen shook her head repeatedly in refusal.

Seeing this, Shen Yuan simply walked forward, tipping two more Profound Water Pills from the jade bottle into his wife's mouth.

"Mmm—!"

Before Hu Yufen could react, the pills were already in her mouth.

"You..."

She glared at Shen Yuan, wanting to say something, but the Profound Water Pills were already dissolving in her mouth.

There was no time to speak; Hu Yufen quickly focused her mind again, beginning to refine the pill's power.

The time soon reached deep into the night, and when Hu Yufen awoke again, Shen Yuan showed a hint of disappointment.

Three Profound Water Pills, yet still unable to push his wife's cultivation to the Qi Cultivation Realm.

From the looks of it, lacking a spirit root and bloodline, coupled with Hu Yufen's own disinterest in cultivation, trying to forcefully elevate her through pills to the Qi Cultivation Realm was somewhat challenging.

However, these three Profound Water Pills did replenish a large amount of Profound Yin Qi for her, making her visibly younger with restored vitality.

As Hu Yufen awoke from her cultivation, her first reaction was to get up and lightly pummel Shen Yuan's arm.

"You naughty old man, is this how you do things?"

Shen Yuan chuckled softly: "Isn't it all for your good?"

"If you don't take pills and don't cultivate properly, in a few years, you won't even have the strength to hit me."

Hu Yufen gave him a reproachful look, but though her face remained stern, her heart felt as sweet as honey.

They've been married for most of a lifetime, and she could feel that her man's feelings for her had never changed.

Though there were no sweet words, that love was already mingled into daily life, like a gentle breeze and rain.

"Originally ten pills."

"I wasted three at once..."

Looking at the ceramic bottle in her hand, Hu Yufen felt a bit pained.

She had planned to take one and give the remaining nine pills, three each, to her daughter and two daughters-in-law.

"Only seven left, how to divide them?"

Shen Yuan took the bottle and glanced at it: "Easy to divide."

"Keep one more for you, the remaining six, they each get two..."

…

The matter of Jinghe Market was now the top priority.

After deciding to build a market in the Jinghe Swamp, Shen Wenxing took Zhao Jinhua with him to Jinghe County, bringing a group of craftsmen to choose a site, survey, and after half a month of busy work, finally confirmed it.

"Brother Jinhu, this market will host immortals in the future, we must not be careless."

"The materials and details must be meticulous; we can't lose face in front of the immortals."

"I'm entrusting this to you, don't worry about expenses."

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