"The storm is coming!"

Zhou Xun sighed.

Fortunately, the location of Wangchuan Lake is quite far from Hundred Savage Mountain.

And there is also the White Cloud Immortal City standing in front, so until the beast tide truly erupts, it won't affect this place.

If trouble truly arises, he would decisively abandon Wangchuan Lake and retreat.

Three days later, within a secret chamber on Lake Heart Island, a Sixth-Layer Qi Refining mana aura emanated.

"Congratulations, you've finally reached the Sixth-Layer Qi Refining!"

Zhou Xun smiled as he looked at Song Yiqing.

"Husband, you're teasing me again! At my age, you, husband, should be preparing for Foundation Establishment!"

Song Yiqing's delicate face flushed red; she knew she was behind. If not for Zhou Xun's full support, she might still be at Fourth-Layer Qi Refining.

"From now on, focus solely on cultivation. Leave the mundane matters to Fairy Weih!"

Song Yiqing is now thirty-five years old, barely breaking through the Sixth-Layer Qi Refining, slower than he had hoped.

This was not unrelated to her energies being consumed by mundane affairs.

"Lake Heart Island is so important, and she enters..."

Song Yiqing seemed a bit hesitant.

"Don't worry, she is merely at Qi Refining cultivation now and won't affect Lake Heart Island. I've placed restrictions at all the critical points."

Two days ago, Zhou Xun specifically refined a new pass token.

This token allows entry to Lake Heart Island, but it is impossible to access Zhou Xun's cave mansion, beast cage, and medicine garden.

"It's all because Qing'er is not progressing, making cultivation slow, or else husband wouldn't be in such a dilemma!" Song Yiqing lowered her head.

She also knew that Zhou Xun made this decision so she could focus on her cultivation.

She truly was lucky in her past three lifetimes to meet a husband like Zhou Xun.

It was well known, in the entire cultivation realm, the status of a concubine was relatively low.

For someone like Zhou Xun, with such a prestigious Foundation Establishment cultivator status, having dozens of concubines was commonplace.

It was even very common to have concubines accompany guests.

But her husband had only herself as a concubine.

He treated her with care and affection.

This kind of treatment could easily pass as the treatment for a Dao Companion.

"Your future task is to cultivate and accompany me!" Zhou Xun said with a smile.

...

Half a day later, Zhou Xun called Weih Qiuxin to Lake Heart Island.

"Greetings, Elder Zhou!"

Weih Qiuxin bowed and saluted, wearing a simple palace skirt, exuding elegance and poise. No longer did she have the captivating allure of the former Junyue Pavilion's top beauty.

"Fairy Weih is here, please have a seat!"

Zhou Xun gestured to the stone stool in front of him.

"Yes!"

Weih Qiuxin nodded in agreement, her voice melodious, like the sound of flowing clear spring water.

"You've been at my Daoist field for over ten years now, managing the fishery, cultivating Spirit Fish, be it Silver-Scale Spirit Fish or Red Spirit Dragon Fish, providing substantial benefits to our Wangchuan Lake lineage!"

"Truly, you've labored hard and accomplished much!"

"I wish to appoint you as the Chief Steward of my Daoist field. What do you think?"

Zhou Xun slowly opened his mouth.

On the side, Song Yiqing poured two cups of Spirit Tea, handing one to Zhou Xun and one to Weih Qiuxin.

"Thank you!"

Weih Qiuxin accepted with both hands, expressing her gratitude.

"If I become the Chief Steward, what about Yiqing?" She said, facing Song Yiqing on the side.

This Chief Steward position had always been managed by Song Yiqing,

Song Yiqing smiled at the remark and said:

"Sister Weih, I'm already thirty-five, and my cultivation is still stuck at Sixth-Layer Qi Refining. I'm still hoping to have a chance to glimpse the Foundation Establishment realm in the future,"

"Therefore, I can't manage the Steward's responsibilities efficiently, so I recommended Sister to my husband to prevent affecting the operation of the Daoist field!"

"Sister's management of the fishery is orderly, yielding plentifully, constantly praised by my husband. Who else is more suitable for the Chief Steward position than you!"

"Oh, I know that Fairy Weih is also a cultivator devoted to the Dao, and these mundane stewardship duties would inevitably affect cultivation,"

"To compensate, as long as Fairy agrees to this matter, I will not only fully support your Foundation Establishment in the future, but right now, I can assist in obtaining a quota for Fairy at the White Cloud Spirit Pool!"

"If you have a chance to visit the White Cloud Spirit Pool, given your current cultivation, after coming out, you will likely be close to Ninth-Layer Qi Refining!"

Zhou Xun smiled slightly.

The temptation of the White Cloud Spirit Pool is irresistible to any Qi Refining cultivator pursuing progress in cultivation.

"Elder, do you really mean it?" Weih Qiuxin's eyes lit up, her voice eager.

The fame of the White Cloud Spirit Pool is known by everyone in White Cloud Immortal City.

Visiting it once can save a Late-Stage Qi Refining cultivator years of arduous cultivation.

This time is enough to give them an extra chance to attempt Foundation Establishment.

She is forty-six this year, still a distance from the Ninth-Layer Qi Refining, and if she could enter the spirit pool to cultivate, she would definitely reach Ninth-Layer Qi Refining after coming out.

Moreover, the progress in the ninth layer would certainly advance considerably.

Perhaps she could reach Peak Qi Refining before fifty and attempt a breakthrough to Foundation Establishment.

"Of course, I am now a High-Ranking Honored Guest Elder of the Immortal City. A quota at the White Cloud Spirit Pool is certainly not a problem!"

Zhou Xun said leisurely.

Upon hearing this, Weih Qiuxin immediately nodded:

"Willing to serve, Elder!"

"Haha, we are all on the same side!"

Zhou Xun immediately took out the refine token he had prepared beforehand and handed it to Weih Qiuxin.

"Take this token. With it, you can enter Lake Heart Island. If there's anything, just notify me with the token!"

The token he refined has communication functions within Lake Heart Island.

...

In the days that followed, the mundane affairs of the Wangchuan Lake Daoist Field, such as the management of the Spirit Farmers and the Medicine Garden, were mostly handed over to Weih Qiuxin.

Zhou Xun's three-headed Spirit Beast was still fed by Song Yiqing.

Zhou Xun's days returned to tranquility once more.

Meanwhile, on the side of Hundred Savage Mountain, the number of demon beasts kept increasing, slowly encroaching on the territories originally belonging to humans.

More and more demon beasts could be seen outside Red Leaf Square.

Occasionally, groups of flying demon beasts flew past outside the market.

Simultaneously, countless cultivators transformed into Demon Hunting Cultivators, hunting demon beasts near Hundred Savage Mountain.

The market also saw a large number of demon beast materials.

Taking advantage of this, Zhou Xun's talisman-making technique improved tremendously.

Before he realized it, another year had passed.

This year, Zhou Xun turned fifty-four.

With new auxiliary materials, his body refinement progress increased swiftly and is now only a small part away from reaching Fifth Layer Peak.

Besides that, his alchemy skill was also steadily improving, by his estimate, within three years, he could attempt a breakthrough to Tier Two High-Grade.

Of course, even if he successfully breaks through, he will only contact Zhou Buqi to discuss assisting Master White Cloud in alchemy after achieving Late-Stage Foundation Establishment.

On the northern cliff of Lake Heart Island, Zhou Xun and Song Yiqing were together.

Not long ago, mana fluctuations came from the Red Fire Simurgh's nest, combined with the phenomena from the last time the Cyan Gold Dragon Carp had a breakthrough.

Zhou Xun immediately realized that after a year, the Red Fire Simurgh was finally about to start its breakthrough.

"Husband, will the Red Fire Simurgh successfully break through?"

Song Yiqing was full of excitement.

"The Red Fire Simurgh is the epitome of high-grade bloodlines; a mere Tier One High-Grade is naturally not a problem!"

Zhou Xun comforted her.

As time slowly passed, the demonic power on the Red Fire Simurgh grew stronger, suddenly reaching a critical point.

In an instant, a powerful demonic power aura surged dramatically and then burst forth.

Zhou Xun felt joy in his heart.

"The Red Fire Simurgh has broken through, and I can finally ride a Flying Spirit Beast!"

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