All the Cultivators were lodged in the mansions of the county's wealthy households. The County Magistrate had also arranged for banquets, where most of the attendants were daughters of concubines from powerful and wealthy families, all hoping to conceive a child with a Cultivator.
Cultivators possessed abundant Vitality, so their descendants had a far greater chance of possessing a Spirit Root than mortals. Every year during the autumn defense, the common folk would try every means possible to "borrow their seed."
Even though preserving one's Primordial Yang could slightly increase the chances of Foundation Establishment, very few Cultivators could resist such temptation. The Six Great Sects strictly forbade Cultivators from disturbing mortals. Within the Marketplace, they were cautious and discreet, painstakingly accumulating Spirit Stones to raise their Cultivation. The moment they left, however, some of them could no longer restrain themselves.
