Shen Xuan was slightly shocked.

He hadn't expected such a grand welcome from the Su Family.

Right at the start, they employed a beauty trap on him.

Apparently, the Su Family was aware of certain aspects of his situation.

Shen Xuan wasn't wrong in his guess.

As an established and powerful Foundation Establishment Clan, the Su Family had already investigated his circumstances.

They knew Shen Xuan was quite emotional, having only married a mortal woman.

Now that Shen Xuan has built his Dao Foundation, he indeed needed a dual cultivation partner.

Although he was somewhat older in age,

he was also a high cultivator from a major sect, a True Master's disciple, a Tier Two Talisman Master, and a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, with all these identities augmenting his standing as exceptional.

In the Cyan Yang Prefecture, Shen Xuan's qualifications were top-tier.

As long as he could keep up physically, even if he took multiple concubines, many would still be willing.

"Friend Su is joking," he said.

"I, Shen, currently have no intention of forming a marital bond."

Shen Xuan shook his head, politely declining the Su Family's goodwill.

He did not plan to tie himself to the Su Family.

This was just a small segment of his long cultivation journey.

As he spoke, Shen Xuan instinctively glanced at the young maidens present.

Among them, a girl in a white dress, with a graceful figure and bright eyes, with barely any expressed emotion, stood in the second row.

She even found it bothersome to put on a smile.

Shen Xuan's gaze swept past her.

Though her beauty was remarkable, he dismissed it from his mind.

He was not someone who couldn't move past a beautiful woman.

The most successful men lacked, if anything, not young and beautiful women.

However, there was a young girl at the forefront with an amiable and gentle aura, who stared at Shen Xuan unflinchingly.

In her eyes, stars seemed to flicker, clear and bright.

The other young maidens displayed varied and complex emotions in their gazes.

Shen Xuan maintained a lofty demeanor befitting a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, not responding to any of them.

Seeing that Shen Xuan showed no interest,

the Su Patriarch signaled the youths to make way, guiding Shen Xuan into the Su Clan Territory.

On the way.

The Su Patriarch personally introduced the Su Family's circumstances.

Among the thousand plus Su Clan cultivators, five were of the Foundation Establishment Realm.

In addition, there were two tributers, both at the Foundation Establishment Realm.

One Artifact Refiner, and one Puppet Master.

Upon entering the Su Clan Territory, these two tributers came together to welcome him.

After mutual greetings, there were exchanges of pleasantries.

The Artifact Refiner Yu Zhihua, the Puppet Master Zhuang Ping, were both courteous to Shen Xuan.

After all, he bore the status of a disciple of the Cyan Cloud Sect's True Master.

As tributers, their relationship with the Su Family was mainly maintained by mutual interests.

After the cooperation period ends,

the Su Family could dismiss them.

Similarly, they could also leave.

...

The Su Clan Territory was established on the slope of Feiyun Mountain, resembling a rather small Immortal City.

Around the Spirit Vein of Feiyun Mountain, Spirit Fields were opened, planting Spirit Valley.

Some slightly better Spiritual Lands were built into Spirit Plant Gardens, planting some Low Tier Spirit Plants.

In one Spirit Bamboo Forest, thousands of Tier One Upper Grade Spirit Plants, Thunder Crystal Bamboo, were planted.

Besides, in Feiyun Mountain, there was also a Cold Iron Mine.

Though not highly valuable, its stable output brought nearly ten thousand Spirit Stones annually.

Within the clan territory, aside from the core Su Clan estate, over a dozen Cave Mansions were developed along the Spirit Vein.

Each Cave Mansion was a Tier Two Dojo, luxurious and grand.

These Cave Mansions were meant for Foundation Establishment cultivators to reside in.

On the outer perimeter of the Su Clan Territory, tens of thousands of mortals lived.

Most were Body Refiners or worldly experts.

They were presumably of the Su Clan's mortal lineage, possessing skills to make a living in Feiyun Mountain.

"These mortals are our Su Family's blood relatives; they all have some skills to earn a living."

"Those without skills have relocated to counties at the base of the mountain."

The Su Patriarch explained.

He led Shen Xuan to the Clan Affairs Hall to handle the procedures for an Identity Jade Token, among other things.

"I wonder which Cave Mansion Talisman Master Shen wishes to choose?"

"I heard there's a Black Dragon Pool in Feiyun Mountain that I want to visit."

Half an hour later, Shen Xuan arrived at Black Dragon Pool.

By now, it was already noon.

However, the enormous ancient trees around Black Dragon Pool, with strands of cool air, involuntarily invoked a sense of loneliness.

The Black Dragon Pool spanned only a few dozen square miles, with waters of a dark hue, resembling a black gemstone embedded in the mountains.

The waters were tranquil and profound, vaguely reflecting the lush surrounding mountains, bottomless.

Shen Xuan stood by the pool, silently observing for a while.

The Insight Technique could not gauge the pool's depth.

Shen Xuan boldly leaped into the Black Dragon Pool, employing Water Control to dive toward the bottom.

Quickly, he went deeper, reaching a hundred zhang into the pool bottom.

At this point, numerous strangely-shaped rocks emerged from the pool bottom, like swords and halberds, seemingly rich with some metal minerals, extremely sharp.

Shen Xuan cautiously avoided these rocks.

As he continued to dive deeper, the pool bottom turned pitch-black.

The Bishui Sword was summoned, emitting a bluish-green Spiritual Light.

Then, Shen Xuan noticed many peach blossom-shaped, transparent white jellyfish drifting leisurely in the water, holding small umbrellas.

"Peach Blossom Jellyfish?"

Recognizing the aquatic creatures, Shen Xuan's speculation was verified.

This Black Dragon Pool, extending several hundred zhang deep, had an underground dark river forming an underwater channel.

Indeed, with further depth, Shen Xuan encountered some transparent demon shrimps, only two or three centimeters in size, with eyes fully degenerated.

Further down, he encountered even more formidable spirit fish.

Among them, a giant golden catfish, several meters long, upon noticing Shen Xuan, swiftly entered a pitch-black entrance.

There were hundreds such entrances, resembling voracious mouths.

Shen Xuan followed the giant golden catfish, proceeding with Water Control.

An hour later, Shen Xuan emerged from the dark river entrance into a tributary of a large river.

Shen Xuan surfaced, observed for a while, and returned through the dark river entrance to Black Dragon Pool.

...

By dusk, Shen Xuan once again arrived at the Clan Affairs Hall.

"Are you Talisman Master Shen?"

As soon as he entered the hall, a young woman, about eighteen or nineteen, wearing a yellow Immortal Skirt, approached him with a respectful bow.

"I am Su Xue'Er, responsible for handling the tributers' daily affairs."

Shen Xuan vaguely remembered her.

Among the more than ten young maidens lined up to welcome him upon arriving at the Su Clan Territory, Su Xue'Er was one of them.

Her demeanor was amiable and gentle, with starlit eyes.

Now, hearing her speak, her tone was soft and sweet, leaving him with a pleasant impression.

"I'd like to choose a Cave Mansion."

"Certainly, I will register it immediately for Talisman Master Shen."

"I'll choose this Cave Mansion," as he pointed to the one by Black Dragon Pool.

"Talisman Master Shen can give the Cave Mansion a new name."

"Let it be called Rain Listening Pavilion."

Listening to rain by the pool, a constant reminder not to idle away time.

"I will complete the procedures for Talisman Master Shen at once."

After Su Xue'Er finished the registration, she handed the register book to Shen Xuan for his signature.

Her gentle body softly brushed against Shen Xuan's.

Her breath carried a fragrance.

The contours of her lightly raised, snow-white chest became visible.

Her fair face suddenly flushed, front locks faintly swaying without wind, exuding an alluring lightness.

"Talisman Master Shen, I am very capable."

Su Xue'Er's eyes sparkled like autumn water, revealing a hint of desire and anticipation.

"Very capable?"

Shen Xuan was puzzled.

He wondered, did the statement carry an insinuation?

Looking again,

Su Xue'Er's flushed face was slightly tilted upward, eyes unblinking, continually gazing at Shen Xuan.

Shen Xuan felt somewhat tempted.

"Are you truly very capable?"

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