Volume One, Chapter Nine: Does This Count as Selling Myself?

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“Ah? Family head, isn’t this investment too great? Wouldn’t it be better to just capture him and interrogate him directly?”
“Hmph, that’s why I’m the family head and you’re a useless fool!”
The man wiped sweat from his forehead, clearly irritated.
The Zheng family head said, “My two daughters, blessed with supreme spiritual roots, have been accepted as disciples by the Supreme Elder of the Liuyun Sect. Are you out of your mind? How dare you capture their father?”
“Ah, ah, ah... Indeed, family head, your foresight is far superior to mine.”
“Hmph, go quickly. If the offspring born also possess supreme spiritual roots, then it’s a great gain. If not, it doesn’t matter. Just find a girl from a family with mediocre spiritual roots. The loss won’t be significant.”
In their small clan, even a five-rooted spiritual talent was rare. Even if one could only cultivate qi to the fourth or fifth layer for life, it was still better than a mortal.
“Family head, you’re brilliant!”
The man flattered him enthusiastically.

Nie Residence.
Taking a concubine here didn’t require a wedding ceremony; simply carrying her in a sedan chair sufficed.
But since the other party came from a cultivation family, proper etiquette had to be observed. So, the Nie Residence held a simple wedding celebration, adorned with lanterns and decorations.
Ye Bufan only thought that since the family head of a Foundation Establishment realm sent a woman over, they must value his daughter’s entry into the Liuyun Sect as a supreme disciple, trying to curry favor. He didn’t think much of it.
Moreover, they also sent a congratulatory gift of one hundred spirit stones.
He exchanged them all for lifespan, now possessing 345 years of longevity.
Another wedding night arrived.

[System Notification: Target detected as five-rooted spiritual type.
Option 1: Consume 20 years of lifespan to strengthen offspring; minimum yellow-grade spiritual root, maximum yellow-grade spiritual root.
Option 2: Consume 200 years of lifespan to strengthen offspring; minimum yellow-grade spiritual root, maximum profound-grade spiritual root.
Current success rate: 90%]

“Hm, there’s an additional option.”
He did not know the woman also had a spiritual root. It seemed that children born from women with spiritual roots might have better talent.
“I choose option two.”
No hesitation—always choose the better one when you can afford it!
“Eh, 200 years for one shot, that’s really expensive.”
He’d better hustle for more spirit stones.
“Should I write a letter to remind my daughters?”
But his daughters also needed to cultivate and required spirit stones.

Year Four.
Zheng Xiuying bore him a daughter.
The Zheng family head, standing outside the room, immediately went in to check the child’s spiritual root after the birth.
“Bang!”
The spirit stone he used to test shattered in his hand, leaving him puzzled and with a throbbing headache. What could this mean?
If he hadn’t quickly shielded the child, the baby might have been hurt.
He then took out another spirit stone.

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“Bang!”
It shattered again!
He was beside himself with frustration. What on earth was going on?
He decided to directly input spiritual energy and use a spirit-sensing technique to examine.
“This... this is a profound-grade golden spiritual root?”
He was utterly astonished.
His suspicions were confirmed.
If a mere mortal could give birth to a yellow-grade single spiritual root, and a five-rooted one could give birth to a profound-grade root, then does that mean a four-rooted woman could bear a child with an earth-grade spiritual root for Ye Bufan?
Good heavens!
He was startled by his own guess.
His face flushed red, caught between excitement and anxiety.
Beside him, the new mother, Zheng Xiuying, asked,
“Ancestor, what’s wrong with you?”
“Cough, cough, nothing.”
“Granddaughter, you’ve done well this time, bringing great honor to the family. I will reward you.”
“Thank you, Ancestor.”
This time Ye Bufan named the child after himself: Ye Feixue.

In the main hall,
Ye Bufan asked, “Zheng Ancestor, what did you want to discuss with me?”
Zheng Feng said, “I just tested the child’s spiritual root—it’s a profound-grade single root.”
After speaking, he stared intently at Ye Bufan.
“Be honest with me. Do you have some secret method to guarantee offspring with supreme spiritual roots? And the higher the woman’s spiritual root, the better?”
Ye Bufan had long anticipated this question and had no intention of hiding the truth. Besides, he needed spirit stones.
“Respectful Ancestor, I can indeed help produce offspring with spiritual roots, but it’s not a guaranteed certainty—about 80 to 90% success rate. It’s my innate constitution.”
“I realized I have no spiritual root but can absorb spirit stones. I used to wonder about this. After marrying my wife and... well, after certain things, I felt the energy within me leaking out.”
“Then the children all have spiritual roots.”
The Zheng family head’s eyes gleamed sharply.
“Oh, so your special constitution allows you to absorb the energy of spirit stones into your kidneys instead of your dantian, and after intimacy, the kidney energy leaks out completely, giving offspring spiritual roots?”
Ye Bufan said, “Uh, you could put it that way.”
“How many spirit stones do you need?”
Ye Bufan said, “Last time, before being with Xiuying, I stored four hundred spirit stones!”
He doubled the amount on the spot, secretly watching the Zheng family head’s reaction, wondering if such a large sum would be painful for him.
Zheng family head said, “Good, good, four hundred spirit stones for such a cheap price to get a child with a profound spiritual root—what a bargain.”
Ye Bufan muttered, “Uh, I called it cheap…”
“This is four hundred spirit stones. How long will it take you to absorb them?”
“Hmm, about a day.”
Ye Bufan said casually.
After the other party left, he thought, is this considered selling? Sigh.
Then he went back to tease his wife, as spreading the family line was the foremost task.

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The next day, Zheng family.
“Ancestor, are you serious?”
“Of course. Why would I lie to you? By the way, who is the woman with the best spiritual root in our family?”
A middle-aged man spoke.
“Zhiruo, she is your fifteenth granddaughter, Ancestor. She has three spiritual roots, is exactly 20 years old, and unmarried.”
The Zheng family head frowned. “Only three spiritual roots? No one better? According to my guess, the higher the woman’s spiritual root, the higher the offspring’s spiritual root!”
Several people in the hall thought for a moment, and the same man from before awkwardly said,
“Reporting to Ancestor, if you want the woman with the best spiritual root, in our family that would certainly be... certainly be...”
“Who? Speak up! Why are you hesitating?”
“Uh, Ancestor, please don’t be angry?”
“If you don’t speak, I’ll hit you!”
His hand was already ready.
“Reporting, among the women, Ancestor Qiu has the best spiritual root.”
After saying this, he quickly hid to the side.
“Phew.”
Everyone around took a sharp breath, thinking, this guy really dares to say that.
Who was Ancestor Qiu? She was the current family head’s Dao Companion, Qiu Yutong, and had dual spiritual roots!
The Zheng family head’s face shifted, turning pale and red in turn.
Everyone kept their distance from the man who spoke just now, not wanting to be implicated.
Silence.
“For the family head’s future, we must risk it.”
“A five-rooted spiritual root produces offspring with profound roots; three roots already yield heavenly-grade roots. So, what does dual spiritual roots mean?”
“What is it?”
Everyone asked; no one had heard of anything beyond heavenly-grade roots.
“That is the Immortal Spiritual Root. I’ve only seen it recorded in ancient relics. It is the qualification to become an immortal.”
“Boom!”
The crowd erupted in astonishment. Good heavens, such an extraordinary talent!
Of course, Ancestor Qiu must be the one to take.
“Will Ancestor Qiu agree to this?”