The two officers who came along with Guo Feilong to Green Sun County worked tirelessly, shouting through the streets of the town for nearly two hours until their voices were hoarse.

Having suddenly acquired the Family Fortune Cauldron, Guo Feilong was in an exceptionally good mood. He casually handed each of the officers a ten-tael silver bill as a token of appreciation for their hard work.

For the two officers, a ten-tael silver bill was equivalent to four months of their salary, so they were overjoyed, bowing and expressing their gratitude, "Thank you, Immortal Master, for your generosity."

"I'll take you back to Green Sun County."

Guo Feilong formed a hand seal, and a Soaring Cloud appeared beneath him.

"Thank you, Immortal Master."

The two officers immediately stepped onto the Soaring Cloud.

The Soaring Cloud carried the three of them into the sky.

Guo Feilong addressed the people of Yellow Rock Town, "By four quarters past the hour of the dragon tomorrow morning, each household must have at least one person at the town square. I have some words and rules to share with you."

With that, Guo Feilong controlled the Soaring Cloud and flew towards Green Sun County.

***

By the time he returned from Green Sun County, it was already evening, around eight-thirty or nine o'clock.

Since he didn't have a place to stay yet, Guo Feilong had to spend the night at an inn in the town.

As soon as he stepped into the inn, he overheard the guests at several tables in the first-floor hall discussing him while drinking and eating.

"Do you think the Immortal is calling us to the square tomorrow to announce that he's going to marry and take concubines? I've heard rumors."

"Those older cultivators are all lechers. The first thing they do after settling in their fiefdoms is to hold beauty contests and take concubines to expand their bloodlines."

"I also think that old cultivator is planning to rule over us and wants us to recommend who has the prettiest daughters for him to marry and take as concubines."

"My daughter is only fifteen, but fortunately, she's already engaged, so I don't have to worry about her being taken by that old man over a hundred years old."

"Li San, your perspective is too narrow. If I had a daughter as beautiful as yours..."

"I would personally send her to the old Immortal Master's bed. If my daughter became the Immortal Master's wife or concubine, wouldn't the bride price be generous? We could use it to buy a big mansion and marry several young wives. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

"Wang Laowu, I, Li San, am not as shameless as you, pushing my own daughter into the fire for a bride price. Fortunately, you don't have a daughter."

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Having reached the inn's entrance, Guo Feilong couldn't help but blush upon hearing their conversation.

If he had a teenage daughter, he certainly wouldn't want her to marry a man over a hundred years old.

Of course, people are often hypocritical; he would be more than willing to marry a teenage girl himself, even at his age.

"Ahem!"

He cleared his throat.

Everyone turned to look at the entrance.

Seeing it was him, they all broke into a cold sweat.

Gossiping about an Immortal Cultivator and being overheard by one was a disaster waiting to happen.

Moreover, Guo Feilong was the master of Yellow Rock Town, their master, holding the power of life and death over them.

Thud!

Thud...

Everyone knelt on the ground.

They kowtowed in fear and begged for mercy, "Please, Immortal Master, spare us. We won't dare to speak ill of you behind your back again. Please spare us."

Guo Feilong was not a man who enjoyed killing and believed in freedom of speech, so he wouldn't punish these ordinary people.

With his head full of white hair and an aura of immortality, he said, "Stand up, this is a one-time warning. If I hear you gossiping about me again, each of you will receive a hundred slaps."

"Thank you, Immortal Master, for sparing us. Thank you, Immortal Master."

Everyone happily stood up from the ground.

The guests at the tables pulled out a handful of copper coins, not even counting them, and left them on the table before quickly leaving, fearing he might change his mind.

The innkeeper and a few staff members also wanted to leave, but they had no reason to, so they stood there cautiously, not daring to breathe loudly.

"I'm not a man-eating demon; I'm not that scary."

Guo Feilong took out a ten-tael silver bill from his sleeve and placed it on the counter.

"Give me a clean room and prepare a bucket of bathwater."

The innkeeper dared not accept his money, repeatedly saying, "I can't, I can't."

Guo Feilong was displeased and said, "Even though I'm the master of Yellow Rock Town, I won't bully people. It's only right to pay for lodging and meals. You must accept this money, or this inn will be closed tomorrow."

"Yes, yes, yes, the Immortal Master is right." The innkeeper, sweating profusely, accepted the silver bill, handed over a key, and instructed a staff member to lead him to the best room on the second floor.

***

Once in the room, Guo Feilong released Lucky from the Spiritual Beast Bag.

"Master, I'm hungry, I want meat." The little creature immediately asked for food upon being released.

Guo Feilong took out two pieces of beef from his Storage Bag and tossed them at Lucky's feet.

Lucky opened its mouth and spewed a flame, charring the beef.

Fortunately, the inn's room had a tiled floor similar to ceramic tiles, which was fireproof.

If it had been a wooden floor, Lucky's flame could have easily started a fire.

Over the past half month, Lucky had grown significantly, from the size of an adult rooster to that of an adult goose.

After devouring the charred beef, Lucky strutted around the room, curiously inspecting everything.

Soon, three inn staff members brought in six buckets of warm water and poured them into the bath.

After they left, Guo Feilong undressed.

Despite being over 120 years old, he still had an eight-pack.

In the world of Immortal Cultivation, physical training is essential, and it's common for male cultivators to have abs and female cultivators to have toned bodies.

However, with age, his skin had become somewhat loose.

Fortunately, as an Immortal Cultivator, his skin, although a bit saggy due to age, was free of age spots.

Sitting in the warm bath, Guo Feilong closed his eyes and entered a state of cultivation.

His Spiritual Root was a mid-tier water attribute, making cultivation in water twice as effective.

Unfortunately, he had been stuck at the sixth level of Qi Refining for over fifty years.

Now, daily cultivation only enhanced his physical abilities slightly, without increasing his Mystic Power at all.

***

The next day.

In the morning.

Many people had already gathered in the square of Yellow Rock Town.

The town mayor and other officials had arrived early to wait.

To secure their positions in Yellow Rock Town, they brought along their unmarried daughters and granddaughters, as long as they were beautiful.

For those with wealth and power, sending their daughters or granddaughters to an Immortal Being in exchange for power was a lucrative deal that benefited themselves and their entire family.

Even if their daughters or granddaughters were unwilling to come, unwilling to be chosen by the Immortal Being, unwilling to marry a man over a hundred years old, they had to come along.

Not only did the town mayor bring his beautiful daughters to the square, but many others seeking power also brought their beautiful daughters.

If their daughters were chosen by the Immortal Master, they might have a chance to become the town mayor.

At that moment, Guo Feilong descended on a White Cloud, landing on the high platform in the square.

The town mayor led the crowd in shouting, "Welcome, Master."

He prostrated himself on the ground as a servant.

In a fiefdom, the fiefdom's master was the master of all its people, a well-known fact in the Cultivation World.

"Welcome, Master!"

"Welcome, Master!"

Thousands of people followed suit, kneeling on the ground.

"Rise."

Guo Feilong's voice was not loud, yet it was clearly heard by everyone, as if he were speaking right beside them.

In the next moment, everyone stood up from the ground.

"Today, there are three matters I need to discuss with you."

Guo Feilong raised a finger, saying, "First, in my fiefdom..."