I am a demonic cultivator, not a capitalist with a conscience.

Chapter 89 A Century-Old Family
His left arm was empty, his right eye was covered by a blindfold, and both his legs were broken. He was pushed in.

The person pushing him was Liu Xiao's second son. After entering the ancestral hall and noticing that the mirror was lit up, he managed a weak smile.

"Father (Grandfather)!"

Seeing Liu Xuan barely clinging to life, Liu Xiao wrote excitedly: 【What happened? Didn't I tell you to endure it?! Wait, how come so many people in my family died?】

Through his ability to see through the mirror, Liu Xiao discovered that the original thirty people had dwindled to only twenty, three of whom were recently born children.

The core members of the family were almost all dead, leaving only the second son, Liu Huai, clinging on desperately.

Seeing Liu Xiao's question, the second son gave a bitter smile: "That Taoist priest realized that his lifespan was running out and he couldn't get the great medicine he wanted, so he finally went mad. He first killed his clansmen one by one, forcing us to hand over the great medicine. Liu Xuan fought him to the death and finally killed him in the chaos. However, after he died, a flag flew out and disappeared without a trace."

"The benefactor at the cemetery is also dead. He took a sword for Liu Hao. When he died, he was still holding half a stone and apologizing to you, saying that his great-grandfather gave him a white stone, but he broke it. He hoped his great-grandfather wouldn't blame him, and that he would behave himself from now on."

Thinking of that fool, Liu Xiao could no longer hold back and began to sob silently in the mirror.

He quickly rallied, listened to his second son's message, and continued to plan for the family's future.

The deceased clansmen did not truly leave, but rather transformed into fortune and merged into the bloodline of the family.

Moreover, that Taoist priest may not be dead. After all, it can be seen from the mirror that some people can transform into ghost cultivators and still control magical artifacts.

If that Taoist priest cannot be captured and killed completely, he will always be a thorn in one's side, making it difficult to eat or sleep.

Once you embark on the path of cultivation, it's like entering a deep sea; life and death are determined by fate, not by human will. Without sufficient strength, no matter how well you cultivate, you're just someone else's medicine, easily killed and consumed.

Thinking of this, Principal Liu knew he could no longer be merciful.

The new techniques are activated by the flow of Qi, some of which are very effective, but they damage the foundation.

But he still passed on the teachings, even if it damaged his foundation, he still practiced.

Those disciples who are unable to break through their cultivation level and whose foundations have been destroyed must immediately marry, since cultivators with spiritual roots are more likely to give birth to children with spiritual roots.

The family of the mentally challenged can be brought here and given the surname Liu, becoming an outer branch of the family.

Orders were issued one after another, and techniques were taught one after another. Liu Xiao squandered all the luck he had gained, which became the driving force for the family's future progress.

Subsequently, every year when Liu Xiao woke up, he would look in the mirror and see the direction his family was heading.

The cruelty of cultivation gradually becomes apparent, and various heartbreaking storylines keep emerging, causing Liu Xiao to encounter a large amount of unbearable news every time he wakes up.

The second son, Liu Huai, died of illness five years later. Before his death, he saw his grandson, Liu Xuan, break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining and stand up again. He passed away with a smile on his face.

Liu Hao, the great-grandson of Liu, has a spiritual root score of 62, making him one of the best among the younger generation. However, he was kidnapped by a passing cultivator and used as a pill furnace during a long journey. When he returned, he was already a cripple.

Fifteen years later, the fact that the family had cultivators finally came to light. Eight out of ten cultivators were taken as Dao soldiers and then disappeared without a trace. After that, they had to contribute one Dao soldier every year until ten years later.

Twenty-five years later, the required number of Dao soldiers had been reached, and the Liu family was finally recognized as a new cultivation family, gaining the right to expand their family territory.

Thirty-five years later, the Immortal Abode was unveiled. The Liu family dispatched 50% of their cultivators to explore the Immortal Abode, but only one person returned insane.

Forty-five years later, Liu Xuan's old injuries flared up, and before she passed away, she passed on the position of head of the family to her grandson.

Sixty-five years later, the first Foundation Establishment disciple appeared, but in order to avoid being discovered by his enemies, he only celebrated in secret and then spent a lot of money to purchase a magic artifact that could conceal his cultivation level.

In the seventy-fifth year, foreign enemies invaded, and Foundation Establishment disciples suddenly appeared, wreaking havoc in all directions. Subsequently, the family migrated to avoid disaster.

……

Every year, Principal Liu has to make various choices and arrange the direction of fortune.

Every bit of luck is transformed from the lives of family members, and behind it lies the dedication and effort of all family members, so using it always feels very weighty.

If he made a mistake and caused the death of a family member, the regret and helplessness would linger in his heart, making it impossible for him to forget. Finally, two hundred years passed in the blink of an eye, and a Nascent Soul cultivator was born, stepping on the sacrifices of his family, announcing the rise of a powerful cultivation clan.

The secret of the mirror has been uncovered. It was originally a contingency plan for the resurrection of an immortal. Fortunately, the immortal is dead, and the wealth used for the resurrection was secretly taken out by the Liu family over ten years and became the resources for Nascent Soul cultivators.

Under the protection of a Nascent Soul cultivator, the family will surely continue to grow until it unifies the entire territory.
Looking at the Nascent Soul cultivator in front of him, Liu Xiao felt extremely gratified, but at the same time, he also felt extremely tired.

Am I reaching the finish line too?

Looking back over the past two hundred years, he obtained a celestial treasure as an ordinary person, and then constantly plotted, eventually bringing a Nascent Soul cultivator to his family.

From this day forward, the family will exist forever, becoming a long-lived family rooted here.

Looking back on his life reflected in the mirror, Principal Liu felt sighs, despair, joy, and relief.

In his final moments, he saw his eldest son, his second son, and the fool who had sacrificed his life for his family.

One by one, his deceased disciples appeared before him, inviting him to journey together to the other side.

As the mirror's light gradually dimmed, he heard a strange voice say, "Dream over, proceed with settlement."

……

What?
Liu Xiao left the dream in a daze, and then found himself in a small restaurant.

Several people watched his performance in the dream intently, and at the same time, they recorded all the shortcomings in the dream.

After a moment of stunned silence, Principal Liu realized that he was indeed Principal Liu, but not the head of the Liu family; he was just a high school principal.

Recalling the test he had taken in his dream, he immediately turned pale and thought to himself, "Oh no!"

really.

Through the power of the Fire God, he saw his achievements and evaluations appear before everyone.

[Dream over. Your assessment: Womanly compassion!]

[They regret everything they do, and are always hesitant and indecisive, lacking any of the magnanimity of an ancestor.]

The family planning was okay in some aspects, but overall it made many mistakes.

[Ultimately becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator was just good luck; even a pig could have been tied to your position without any problem.]

Forget about ever becoming a high-ranking official; toilet management is the perfect fit for you.

[Moral score -10! (Mock score does not count towards actual score).]

Although it was a mock exam, the principal blushed as red as a monkey's bottom after seeing it.

Looking at the report, he stammered, "This evaluation isn't objective enough. I'm usually quite excellent. I've had some achievements before."

Zhong Zheng looked at him helplessly: "Stop making excuses for yourself, or you should resign."

"Never mind, let's just keep it," Chen Yu said to Zhong Zheng.

The principal looked at Chen Yu with emotion, thinking to himself that his earlier attempt to flatter him had not been in vain.

Unexpectedly, Chen Yu continued, "Although he's pretty useless, his reaction during the test was alright. Let's keep him for future tests."

"...Thank you."

(End of this chapter)