Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 48: Selecting Immortal Seedlings

A moment later, Chen Mu and the others came to the inner courtyard corridor and saw from afar the woman sitting in the inner room. It was Chen's mother.

At this time, Chen's mother was also looking forward to it. When she saw the two brothers rushing into the yard, she couldn't help laughing out loud.

Chen Mu quickened his pace and came up to her, saying with a hint of longing, "Mother, Mu'er is back."

Mother Chen smiled and nodded, her eyes filled with joy. She replied, "Okay, okay. It's been a few years since our family has been together. It's just right that I can take advantage of your brother's wedding to stay home for a few more days."

Chen Mu agreed, nodding his head. Then he asked, "Why is my father nowhere to be seen?"

"Don't mention it. Over the past two years, because of your brother's situation, he and the Zheng family's Patriarch have become much closer. Look, the two of them are drinking together again." Mother Chen said with a smile, "Don't worry about Mu'er. He will come back after drinking."

"Um……"

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The next morning, Chen Mu walked slowly towards the guest reception area in the mansion.

Because there are still a few days before Chen Bai and Zheng Jianv's wedding, he wants to complete his master's mission first.

So last night he had Chen Bai go and inform the two major families in Qingxi Town, the Yang family and the Ye family...

At this time, the head of the Yang family and the head of the Ye family were standing in the room waiting, with imperceptible complex expressions on their two old faces.

A moment later, as Chen Mu's footsteps gradually approached, the two of them quickly put on smiles and shouted in unison: "Master Chen..."

As soon as the words came out, the two of them suddenly didn't know what to say next.

Chen Mu smiled knowingly and said, "My two uncles are my father's equals and are my elders... Just call me by my real name."

He was not the kind of person who cared much about his status. Besides, the Yang family, the Ye family and the Chen family lived in the same town and had not done many dirty things over the years, so they could not be said to be hostile.

Since that’s the case, why not be more relaxed and give them some face.

Yang Ye and the others were also smart people. They could tell that Chen Mu was giving them face, but even though they could hear it, they still had to be sensible and didn't dare to call the Immortal Master by his name.

"I dare not... But since the Immortal Master mentioned Brother Chen, how about we shamelessly call him nephew?" Yang Ye and the others asked tentatively.

Chen Mu nodded and said, "Of course."

Yang Ye and the others showed joy on their faces and immediately bowed and said, "Since my dear nephew has done me the honor, please tell me what you want us to do. We will naturally obey."

Chen Mu smiled and said, "I invited the two uncles here this time. I believe they have probably guessed that this trip is to select the immortal seedlings for the sect."

Yang Ye and the others were even more delighted after hearing this. It was another selection of immortal seedlings. They clearly remembered that last time, Chen Mu was selected and now he has transformed into an 'immortal'...

Looking at Chen Mu's aura, they couldn't help but feel some hope in their hearts.

"Don't worry, nephew. In three days, I promise to gather all the children of school age in Qingxi Town!" Yang Ye and the others nodded in assurance.

"That's good..."

After seeing Yang Ye and the other two off, Chen Mu said hello to Chen Bai and then flew away on the wind.

Not long after, Chen Mu arrived at Baizhi Town.

According to the memory in his mind, he once again entered the Du residence where the fragrance of medicine was wafting.

"Second Brother Chen!..."

Chen Mu looked at Du Xiaokui and Xiaoshuang who came to greet him, nodded and said, "Let's go in and talk." After a moment, he followed Xiaokui and the others into the inner room to talk.

On the table beside them was the wedding gift given to them by Chen Mu and Niu Dali, and wisps of smoke were rising from it, which was refreshing to smell.

"You two all know about the mission of the master, so I won't say much. I will leave Baizhi Town to you to gather the children. I will come back in three days to select the immortal seedlings. Is that okay?" Chen Mu asked with a chuckle.

Xiao Shuang quickly nodded in agreement and said, "Don't worry, Brother Chen, we won't delay."

"Ah, it's a pity that Xiaoshuang and I are just menial disciples. We are not qualified to take on such an important task for our master. Otherwise, there would be no need for Brother Chen to run back and forth." Du Xiaokui muttered on the side.

Upon hearing this, Chen Mu deliberately glared and said, "You have such aspirations, but you still don't work hard at cultivation? So what if you're a menial disciple? Once your cultivation level improves, you can find a position as a steward in the sect, and your status will be no less than that of an inner sect disciple..."

It was he who discovered that after several years, Du Xiaokui had only reached the fourth level of Qi Condensation, and it was obvious that he did not take cultivation seriously.

Du Xiaokui's eyes rolled, he laughed and quickly changed the subject, asking about the interesting things that happened during Chen Mu's cultivation in the sect.

This caused Chen Mu to shake his head and laugh. This ability to change his face was still the same as before, and it still felt familiar.

He did not force the topic back. Since Du Xiaokui's heart was not on cultivation, no matter how much he said, it would be useless. Besides, sometimes, blindly persuading someone would only bring about some counterproductive effects.

The three of them chatted for a while, and then Chen Mu got up and left. He still had several towns to report to first.

The next stop is Heishi Town, Niu Dali’s hometown…

As soon as he entered the town, he went straight to the largest family in the town. After the same conversation, he left the house and went to meet Niu Dali's mother.

A woman who was about forty or fifty years old and wearing a straw hairpin and a cloth skirt said goodbye and left after seeing that she was in good health and lived a prosperous life.

Chen Mu continued running non-stop for two days before finally completing the entire Qinghe Prefecture...

By the time he returned to Qingxi Town, there was only a short time left of the three-day period he had set.

……

In the blink of an eye, it was the day to select the immortal seedlings.

Still in the open space beside Qingxi Creek in Qingxi Town, hundreds of children gathered, all of them aged between nine and twelve.

"Nephew Chen, everyone is here. Shall we start?" The head of the Yang family said in his usual respectful voice.

Chen Mu looked at the many children below and couldn't help but feel a little unreal...

But then he nodded with satisfaction, and with a wave of his right sleeve, a round gray stone bead appeared on the high platform in the open space, which was no different from the stone bead he tested ten years ago.

In fact, this stone is just a common spiritual stone in the world of immortal cultivation. It can roughly detect a person's spiritual roots, but it is not that accurate.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Mu shot out a small aqua-blue light from his hand, which merged into the stone bead in the blink of an eye, emitting a blue light.

At this moment, the magical scene immediately caused many people in the open space to exclaim in surprise, and some people who knew Chen Mu patiently explained it.

"Did you see that immortal in white? You didn't have any children of the right age to attend the 'Ascension Ceremony' last time, so you probably don't recognize him. He's the eldest son of the Chen family who entered the immortal sect ten years ago!"

"What! This 'immortal' is Chen Jia Dalang? Then he must be in his twenties at most. How can he become an immortal so young?"

"Who knows about the immortals' affairs... I just hope my son Er Gou can become an immortal like Chen Dalang, and from then on have meat every day and live a life of wealth and prosperity..."

(End of this chapter)