Eternal Life from Taking Care of Master's Wife-Chapter 71 - 69: Golden Body Achieved, Qi Refining Ninth Layer
"Master, someone has been following you!"
Ji Fengxia warned.
She practiced the Divine Path, and her current level was equivalent to the Peak of Qi Refining Seventh Layer, but her soul perception was stronger than many Divine Power Realm experts.
Because she was an authentic Divine Path cultivator, far superior to martial artists who primarily trained in physical techniques.
Every profession has its specialization.
"No need to mind!"
Zhou Chen knew it should be his master’s maid, Li Changfeng’s maid, who could also be considered his master’s wife.
Although within the territory of the Cyan Cloud Sect, usually no one would dare to lay a hand on a Cyan Cloud Sect True Inheritor, what if they encountered someone reckless?
Zhou Chen was the weakest in strength among the True Inheritors, so it was certain that there would be experts protecting him secretly when he traveled far.
Otherwise, if a Cyan Cloud Sect True Inheritor was killed just after stepping out, wouldn’t it become a joke?
"Oh, Young Master Zhou, you’re here!"
Sister Xing saw Zhou Chen, her smile radiant, she quickly stepped forward, wrapping her arm around Zhou Chen’s arm, drawing him into the deep valley.
"Sister Xing is getting prettier!"
Zhou Chen reached out and gave a squeeze, sweet-talking with practiced ease, a true expert at this.
Moreover, Sister Xing appeared to be around thirty, like a ripe peach, and honestly, Zhou Chen was quite interested in her.
Especially since Sister Xing, as the overt owner of the Celestial Immortal Tower, had a strong cultivation, solidly at the Body Refining Ninth Layer, and certainly had many Wind and Moon Points.
Unfortunately, Sister Xing was slick and elusive, at most allowing Zhou Chen a taste, with limited gains.
Zhou Chen was not in a hurry.
As long as his status and strength improved, he would eventually get a chance to enjoy it.
Just like the Celestial Fragrance Fairy, to others, she was a goddess beyond reach, like a Celestial Immortal in the heavens, yet she was still at his whim.
"Young Master Zhou should save these words for Tianxiang."
Sister Xing gave a flirtatious glance at Zhou Chen, sauntering voluptuously as she led Zhou Chen to the Celestial Fragrance Fairy’s room, then sashayed away.
"Young Master."
The Celestial Fragrance Fairy, like a swaying green lotus, gracefully approached.
Zhou Chen embraced the Celestial Fragrance Fairy, lowering his head for a kiss, smelling her faint fragrance, he smiled and said,
"Did you miss me?"
"Which day do I not miss you, young master?"
The Celestial Fragrance Fairy, with arms pale as lotus roots, wrapped around Zhou Chen’s neck, her head tilted back, looking at Zhou Chen, her red lips slightly parted, eyes filled with emotion.
"Where did you miss me?"
Zhou Chen pinched the Celestial Fragrance Fairy’s delicate chin, looking at her pretty face, he smiled.
"Young master, you just like to bully me!"
The Celestial Fragrance Fairy pouted playfully, giving Zhou Chen a glance, "Young Master has a beautiful wife and concubines at home, you’ve probably forgotten about me!"
"Nonsense! I’ve been missing you terribly."
Zhou Chen lifted the Celestial Fragrance Fairy into his arms.
The night became passionate.
"Tianxiang, I have a mission to go out for two months. When I return, I’ll take you home with me!"
Zhou Chen held the Celestial Fragrance Fairy and told her.
"Mhm, I’ll be waiting for you, young master!"
The stars sparse in the moonlight, the night as serene as water.
The gentle moonlight sprinkled down, in the deep courtyard, amidst the lush flowers and trees, shadows overlapped.
On the branches, oriole birds chirped, the essence of spring abounded.
The next day.
Zhou Chen glanced at the sleeping Celestial Fragrance Fairy enveloping him, her beautiful and moving face was tear-streaked with a delicate quality, making it hard for him to leave.
With great willpower, Zhou Chen extricated himself, the corner of the Celestial Fragrance Fairy’s mouth seemed to show a hint of a smile, unable to contain her joy.
"The tenderness of home, hero’s grave, the ancients did not deceive me."
Zhou Chen shook his head, dispersing the alluring and reluctant thoughts in his heart, decisively leaving.
Beauty is good, but it must not disrupt tasks.
Leaving the Celestial Immortal Tower, Zhou Chen went to the inn, had breakfast, and then with Zhao Shiyong, set off towards He County.
He County was under the jurisdiction of Qingyang County in Cyan Cloud Prefecture.
With the speed of the Jiaolong Horse, traveling by day and resting at night, it would take them more than a day.
Along the way, they encountered quite a few petty bandits.
After all, seeing Zhou Chen traveling with a beauty on horseback, many petty bandits assumed Zhou Chen was a dandified young master out for a joyride with a beauty.
He seemed like an easy target.
They could rob money and even assault the woman.
As expected, they were easily killed by Zhao Shiyong.
A day and a half later.
Zhou Chen, with Zhao Shiyong, arrived unscathed at the He County gold mine.
Actually, it wasn’t entirely unscathed; Zhao Shiyong’s presence seemed to make more waves.
They had fun all along the way.
The He County gold mine was located in a valley on the outskirts, where Zhou Chen met Elder Jin Wufeng, the true guardian here.
Jin Wufeng was directly from Cyan Cloud Peak, primarily practicing the Heaven-Sundering Sword Technique; despite his name meaning ’No Edge’, he emanated a sense of sharpness.
"Disciple Zhou Chen greets Elder Jin!"
"No need for formalities!" 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮
Jin Wufeng’s gaze was cold, assessing this new True Inheritor Zhou Chen, neither enthusiastic nor particularly aloof.
He simply exchanged a few words with Zhou Chen and then had a disciple take Zhou Chen to settle in.
There really wasn’t much for Zhou Chen to do here.
Zhou Chen was happy to have leisure.
"Senior Brother Zhou, the conditions here are simple. If you need anything, feel free to ask."
"No trouble at all, this is quite nice already!"
Zhou Chen looked at his courtyard; while it couldn’t compare to the mansion at Cyan Cloud Sect, it wasn’t any worse than his place in Qinghe City.
After sending the disciple away, Zhao Shiyong helped Zhou Chen tidy up the room and luggage.
Zhou Chen opened his personal panel.
In the past half month, through his frantic efforts and despite being punished by the Sect Leader, he had gained quite a bit, breaking through the 300,000 Wind and Moon Points mark.
Among them, Zhao Shiyong, Yu Youwei, Li Qingxia, and Gu Qiushui played indispensable roles.
"In this desolate place, the strongest is only an Elder Jin of the Divine Power Realm. I can elevate my cultivation."
Zhou Chen was somewhat expectant. In the Cyan Cloud Sect, he dared not be too ostentatious, but here it felt like the sky was vast enough for birds to fly as high as they pleased, and the sea wide enough for fish to leap without restraint.
"Yi Arrow Skill, add points!"
As 128,000 Wind and Moon Points were consumed, Zhou Chen seemed to have tirelessly cultivated for two and a half years, his physical body constantly refining, fusing into oneness, and continuously strengthening.
The Eighth Layer of Body Refining Golden Body Realm unifies the entire physical body, forging it into a golden form. Even after death, it remains incorrupt for a hundred years, immensely powerful.
His skin, flesh, tendons, bones, marrow, blood, and organs violently quaked, constantly transforming.
"Fengxia, help me cover up for a bit."
Zhou Chen instructed.
In truth, even without Zhou Chen’s instructions, Ji Fengxia had already used her soul power to seal and conceal the commotion here, not revealing the slightest trace.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Every heartbeat of Zhou Chen sounded like the tolling of a great bell.
Immediately following.
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Zhou Chen’s entire person resembled a boiled shrimp, his body fiery red and steaming, the vapor of blood rising, and his sweat instantly evaporated.
Unaware of how much time had passed, as if a millennium had gone by, or in just a blink of an eye.
Zhou Chen finally broke the shackles, the barrier between mortal body and spirit body was like a thin membrane of a maiden, shattering with a bang, destroyed by immense strength.
Achieving perfection in the Body Refining Eighth Layer, the golden body was formed, further cultivating the Arrow Spirit Body, advancing to the Ninth Level of Body Refining and God Refining Realm.
[Yi Arrow Skill Ninth Level (68/250000)]
"This is the perfection of the golden body and Arrow Spirit Body..."
Zhou Chen felt himself, as if a piece of steel refined a thousand times over had become a supreme divine weapon, invincible and immensely sharp.
Moreover, the Arrow Spirit Body greatly enhanced Zhou Chen’s understanding of the arrow. Holding the Sunset Bow, Zhou Chen felt a more familiar sensation, as if he was born for the arrow.
"No wonder the Arrow Spirit Body provides such a great advantage, easily cultivating the Yi Arrow Skill, while ordinary people need to master archery to divine levels before they can practice it..."
Zhou Chen pinched his arm again, his skin was as white and lustrous as jade, seemingly enveloped in a faint glow, and beneath the skin, inner qi interwove like a net.
Not only at the skin membrane, but every part of his muscles, tendons, and bones as well, and as for the organs, inner qi had already interwoven there since the Refining Organ Realm.
At this moment.
Every part of Zhou Chen’s body could explode with powerful inner qi, and any part of his body could instantly become a terrifying weapon.
His defense was more than ten times stronger.
After the Body Refining Seventh Layer, each layer was a world apart, definitely not an empty saying.
Zhou Chen continued.
"Chang Chun Skill, add points."
Another 128,000 Wind and Moon Points were consumed, and the magical power within Zhou Chen surged, his physical body once again cleansed by magical power, becoming more round and perfect.
[Chang Chun Skill Ninth Layer (60/250000)]
"The ninth layer took a rounded amount of Wind and Moon Points, a full 250,000, but it’s only worth half a month’s hard work!"
Zhou Chen was in a great mood. Even in this He County, where Wind and Moon Points accumulate slower, with Zhao Shiyong, Ji Fengxia, and Liu Ruyi, he could earn at least two to three hundred thousand in a month.
"And there’s over forty thousand Wind and Moon Points left..."
Zhou Chen looked at his other cultivation techniques.
[General Slayer Saber/ Electric Light Divine Step/ Overlord Fist Seventh Layer (0/32000), Iron Painting Silver Hook Third Layer (0/2000)...]
"In martial arts, speed rules foremost, providing both attack and defense, crucial for preserving one’s life..."
Thinking this, Zhou Chen immediately made a decision.
"Electric Light Divine Step, add points!"
As 32,000 Wind and Moon Points were consumed, this superior lightweight skill advanced to the Body Refining Eighth Layer. Zhou Chen felt as if his legs had a new engine, light and powerful, incredibly fast.
"There’s still twelve thousand remaining, nothing much to gain from adding them, better to keep them for healing and recovery in case of danger..."
Although healing and recovery were just side effects, their effectiveness surpassed that of pills, achieving immediate effects, essentially a life-preserving divine artifact.
Running the Breath Concealment Technique to suppress his aura to the Body Refining Seventh Layer, Zhou Chen then had Ji Fengxia remove the seal, stepping out joyfully.
"Young Master, what makes you so happy?"
Zhao Shiyong finished tidying the room and came out, seeing Zhou Chen with a bright smile, she chuckled sweetly.
"Of course, it’s a breakthrough in cultivation!"
Zhou Chen didn’t elaborate, taking Zhao Shiyong for a walk to understand the surrounding situation.
During the following period.
Zhou Chen mostly stayed home ’hard cultivating’ with Zhao Shiyong.
Occasionally, when staying at home for too long, Zhou Chen would go out with Zhao Shiyong for some exciting activities.
One day.
Zhou Chen took Zhao Shiyong and rode the Jiaolong Horse up the neighboring Lotus Mountain.
At the summit, there was an ancient pine, vibrant as jade, standing rugged on the cliff, like poetry and painting, blooming life’s beauty on the precipice.
The sun rose in the morning, illuminating everything with brilliance.
Zhou Chen embraced Zhao Shiyong’s smooth and soft waist, turning her around to face away from him.
Zhao Shiyong held onto the rough, vigorous trunk of the ancient pine, glancing back with a smile full of charm, casting Zhou Chen a coquettish look:
"Young Master only knows how to bully me..."
"Here the scenery is picturesque, this auspicious moment is perfect for sensing the harmony of life and nature..."
Zhou Chen chuckled, lifting the hem of Zhao Shiyong’s dress from behind.
The gentle breeze carried a slight chill, causing Zhao Shiyong’s body to shiver suddenly, biting her lip gently.
Her snowy white neck arched backward, and her hair seemed to dance on the breeze.
The golden sunlight enveloped them, as if draping a layer of holy feathers, warm and comfortable.
Past noon.
Zhou Chen embraced the fragrant and sweaty Zhao Shiyong against the ancient pine, feeling the warmth and connection between them, enjoying the afternoon sun.
"Ah!"
A startled cry suddenly sounded, Zhou Chen looked up, seeing a seven or eight-year-old child dropping off a nearby cliff.
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