The Longevity Family: Starting from the Foundation Establishment Ancestor

The Crimson Forbidden Land, outside the Garden of Ten Thousand Herbs.

Han Yunge and her companions carefully traversed the dense thicket of spiritual herbs. The spiritual energy here was so rich it was almost misty, and various spiritual herbs were everywhere. There were hundred-year-old Purple Monkey Flowers, three-hundred-year-old Jade Marrow Fungus, and even several five-hundred-year-old Seven Star Grasses...

"As expected of the Garden of Ten Thousand Herbs, the spiritual herbs here are far more abundant than those outside." Han Lin's eyes lit up, wishing he could gather all the spiritual herbs.

"Don't be greedy," Han Yunge warned. "The further you go into the Myriad Herbs Garden, the more dangerous it becomes. It's said that a peak third-tier demonic beast guards the central area. We should only gather herbs at the edge and not venture too far in."

Han Li nodded in agreement: "Senior Sister Han is right. The Heavenly Fiend Sect cultivators we just encountered might also come to the Myriad Herbs Garden. There are many spiritual herbs here, but also many battles, so we must be careful."

The four split up to gather spiritual herbs. Han Li focused on finding auxiliary herbs needed to refine Foundation Establishment Pills, quickly collecting seven or eight. Han Yunge, on the other hand, concentrated on rare spiritual herbs, especially the main ingredients for pills that could enhance cultivation.

Half an hour later, all four of them had filled their storage bags with a lot of spiritual herbs, a very fruitful harvest.

"That's about enough, we should leave." Han Yunge looked at the sky. "It will be dark in another hour, and it's too dangerous to stay in the Wan Yao Garden at night."

Han Li and the others nodded and were about to leave when suddenly the sound of fighting came from afar.

"There are people fighting." Han Yunge's expression hardened. "Let's go take a look, but be careful."

The four concealed their presence and quietly approached. Passing through a dense forest, they saw three cultivators besieging a woman in white in an open area ahead. The woman's cultivation was at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, but her techniques were strange and her movements were elusive. She was managing to barely hold on against the attacks of three mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"It's Senior Sister Nangong from the Hidden Moon Sect!" Han Yunge exclaimed softly.

Han Li recognized the woman; it was Nangong Wan, the disciple of the Hidden Moon Sect he had met at the entrance to the forbidden area. However, Nangong Wan was pale at this moment, clearly indicating that she was seriously injured.

The three attackers were two cultivators from the Ghost Spirit Sect and one from the Joyful Union Sect, all at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Their coordinated attacks were fierce, and Nangong Wan was in grave danger.

"Senior Sister Han, do you need any help?" Han Xue asked.

Han Yunge hesitated. Nangong Wan was a genius disciple of the Hidden Moon Sect. Saving her would benefit the relationship between the Han family and the Hidden Moon Sect. However, the other side had three mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators, while they only had Han Li and Han Li at the early Foundation Establishment stage. Han Lin and Han Xue were only at the peak of Qi Refining. The outcome of a real fight was uncertain.

"Save them!" Han Li suddenly spoke up. "Those three are quite exhausted. If we launch a surprise attack, we have a chance to win. Moreover, it seems that Fellow Daoist Nangong still has some trump cards up her sleeve; she's waiting for an opportunity."

Han Yunge glanced at Han Li, and seeing the determination in his eyes, she no longer hesitated: "Alright! Fellow Daoist Han Li, you and I will focus on attacking those two Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators. Han Lin and Han Xue, you two hold off that Hehuan Sect cultivator. Don't fight him head-on, just keep him occupied."

"yes!"

"Let's do it!"

Han Yunge charged forward first, and with a wave of her hand, three fireball talismans flew out, heading straight for a Ghost Spirit Sect cultivator. Han Li followed closely behind, and a bolt of silver lightning struck another person.

"Who goes there?!" The three demonic cultivators were startled and hurriedly dodged.

Nangong Wan felt a sudden relief from the pressure and took the opportunity to swallow a pill, which restored some color to her pale face. She glanced at Han Yunge and the others, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes, but it quickly turned into determination.

"Friends of the Hidden Moon Sect, thank you for your help!" Nangong Wanjiao shouted, and a white jade mirror appeared in her hand. As soon as the mirror shone, a beam of white light shot out, heading straight for the Hehuan Sect cultivator.

"Moonlight Mirror! You are a core disciple of the Hidden Moon Sect!" The Hehuan Sect cultivator's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly summoned a pink handkerchief to defend himself.

"clang!"

The white light struck the robe, causing it to tremble violently and its spiritual light to dim. The Hehuan Sect cultivator groaned, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Han Li and Han Yunge engaged two Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators in battle. Although Han Li was only at the early Foundation Establishment stage, his magical power was profound and his lightning techniques were sharp, allowing him to fight a Ghost Spirit Sect cultivator at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage to a standstill. Han Yunge, on the other hand, used her exquisite fire control techniques and talismans to suppress the other Ghost Spirit Sect cultivator.

"Damn it, it's people from Yellow Maple Valley and the Han family!" A Ghost Spirit Sect cultivator recognized Han Yunge's attire. "Let's retreat!"

"Trying to leave? Too late!" Nangong Wan coldly shouted, and the Moon Mirror shone again, shooting out a white light twice as thick as before.

"No!" The Ghost Spirit Sect cultivator screamed as he was struck in the chest by the white light, instantly frozen into an ice sculpture, his life force extinguished.

Upon seeing this, another Ghost Spirit Sect cultivator was terrified and turned to flee. Han Li, however, gave him no chance. He unleashed a silver talisman, which transformed into a lightning chain, binding the cultivator tightly.

"Spare me! I'll give up all my treasures, just spare my life!" the cultivator begged in terror.

Han Li looked at Han Yunge. Han Yunge looked at Nangong Wan.

Nangong Wan wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and said calmly, "Kill them. Demonic cultivators are not worth mourning."

Han Li nodded, raised his sword, and killed the man.

Seeing his two companions killed instantly, the Hehuan Sect cultivator turned deathly pale and gritted his teeth, saying, "I am a core disciple of the Hehuan Sect! If you dare kill me, the Hehuan Sect will not let you get away with it!"

"Enough with the nonsense." Han Yunge waved his hand, and a fireball talisman flew out, blasting the Hehuan Sect cultivator into pieces.

After the battle ended, the four of them exchanged glances and breathed a sigh of relief.

Nangong Wan walked up to Han Yunge, cupped her hands, and said, "Thank you all for saving me. I am Nangong Wan from the Hidden Moon Sect. May I ask how you gentlemen are addressed?"

"Han Yunge of Huangfeng Valley".

"Han Li".

"Han Lin".

"Han Xue".

Nangong Wan glanced at Han Li, a strange light flashing in her eyes: "So it's Fellow Daoist Han Li. I sensed your extraordinary nature at the entrance to the forbidden area, and now it seems I was right."

Han Li calmly replied, "Fellow Daoist Nangong, you flatter me. If you hadn't restrained the Hehuan Sect cultivators, we wouldn't have been able to win so easily."

Nangong Wan shook her head: "Without your help, I would probably be in grave danger today. I will always remember this kindness."

Han Yunge smiled and said, "Senior Sister Nangong, you're too kind. Our seven sects are closely connected, and helping each other is only natural. But Senior Sister Nangong, how come you were surrounded and attacked by demonic cultivators all by yourself?"

Nangong Wan sighed, "I got separated from my junior sisters. While gathering spiritual herbs in the Myriad Herbs Garden, I encountered a thousand-year-old snow lotus. Just as I was about to pick it, I was ambushed by these three. If I hadn't had some life-saving methods, I would have perished long ago."

"A thousand-year-old snow lotus?" Han Yunge's eyes lit up. The thousand-year-old snow lotus is the main ingredient for refining the Snow Lotus Pill, which can help Foundation Establishment cultivators break through bottlenecks and is extremely precious.

Nangong Wan took out a jade box from her storage bag. Inside was a pure white lotus flower, emitting a refreshing fragrance.

"This is the thousand-year-old snow lotus," Nangong Wan said. "If it weren't for the help of you fellow Daoists, this snow lotus wouldn't have survived. I'm willing to divide it in two, giving one half to Junior Sister Han Yunge and the other half to Fellow Daoist Han Li, to express my gratitude for saving my life."

Han Yunge quickly waved her hand: "This is too valuable, we can't accept it."

Han Li also shook his head: "Fellow Daoist Nangong, there's no need for that."

Nangong Wan said solemnly, "If you don't accept it, you're looking down on me, Nangong Wan. How can a mere spiritual herb repay the debt of saving my life? This is just a token of my gratitude."

Seeing Nangong Wan's resolute attitude, Han Yunge and Han Li exchanged a glance and stopped refusing.

"Then thank you very much, Senior Sister Nangong." Han Yunge accepted the half-snow lotus.

Han Li also took half a plant and put it into his storage bag.

"What are Senior Sister Nangong's plans next?" Han Yunge asked.

Nangong Wan pondered for a moment and said, "I still need to find a few junior sisters. However, it's getting late, so why don't we find a safe place to rest for the night and make further plans tomorrow?"

"Alright." Han Yunge nodded. "I know a cave nearby that's fairly secluded. Let's go there."

The five arrived at the cave, set up a simple defensive formation, and began to recuperate.

Silent all night.

The next morning, just as the five of them left the cave, they encountered a group of disciples from the Hidden Moon Sect, who were none other than Nangong Wan's junior sisters.

"Senior Sister Nangong!" Several female cultivators were both surprised and delighted to see Nangong Wan.

"Junior Sister Han, Junior Brother Han, farewell." Nangong Wan said to Han Yunge and Han Li, "If you need anything in the future, you can come to the Hidden Moon Sect to find me."

"Take care, Senior Sister Nangong."

After Nangong Wan left with her junior sisters, Han Yunge and her companions continued exploring the forbidden area. Over the next few days, they collected many more spiritual herbs and encountered several other groups of cultivators, but all their encounters ended without incident.

During this time, Han Li used Blood Jade Marrow and Heavenly Spirit Fruit, along with other auxiliary ingredients, to successfully refine a batch of Foundation Establishment Pills, producing three pills of excellent quality. This made Han Yunge look at Han Li's alchemy skills with new respect.

"Fellow Daoist Han Li's alchemy skills are probably no less than those of those alchemy masters," Han Yunge sincerely praised.

Han Li humbly replied, "Senior Sister Han, you flatter me. It was just a stroke of luck."

"No need to be modest," Han Yunge said with a smile. "Once we leave the forbidden area, my Han family's alchemy hall will have to rely heavily on Fellow Daoist Han Li."

Han Li nodded: "I will do my best."

In the blink of an eye, the forbidden area had been open for nearly a month. On this day, the four of them came to a valley where there was a spiritual spring. At the spring's source grew a seven-colored lotus flower, radiating a rich spiritual energy.

"Seven-Colored Lotus!" Han Lin exclaimed. "This is the main ingredient for refining the Seven-Colored Pill. One Seven-Colored Pill is equivalent to ten years of arduous cultivation for a Foundation Establishment cultivator!"

A flicker of joy crossed Han Yunge's eyes, but she immediately warned, "A treasure like the Seven-Colored Lotus must be guarded by a demonic beast. Everyone, be careful."

As soon as he finished speaking, water splashed everywhere in the spiritual spring, and a giant blue python as thick as a water bucket soared into the sky, its scarlet eyes fixed on the four of them.

"Late stage of Tier 3, Azure Scale Python!" Han Li's expression changed.

The late stage of the third tier is equivalent to a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, and the demonic beast's physical body is incredibly strong, making it even stronger than cultivators of the same tier. Even the four of them combined probably wouldn't be a match for it.

"Retreat!" Han Yunge made a decisive decision.

But the blue-scaled python had already pounced, moving with lightning speed.

"It's too late, let's fight!" Han Li gritted his teeth, summoned his magical artifact, and charged forward.

A fierce battle ensued.

……

Yellow Maple Valley, Han Mu's Quiet Room.

"System, check the current status."

[Host: Han Mu]

[Cultivation Level: Peak True Nascent Soul Stage / Mid-Stage Core Formation Stage]

[Cultivation Techniques: Fifth level (peak) of the Primordial Longevity Technique, Fourth level of the Heaven-Gathering Divine Technique, and the Nine Revolutions Undying Body (not yet cultivated)]

[Supernatural Abilities: Lesser Five Elements Sword Formation, Primordial Chaos Qi, Heaven-Gathering Technique]

[Avatars: Han Bai (Peak Core Formation), Han Qing (Mid-Core Formation)]

[Family: Han Family]

Family members: 4621

Foundation Establishment cultivators: 65 (Han Li added)

Core Formation cultivators: 3

Nascent Soul cultivator: 1 person

[Special Buildings: Spirit Eye Spring, Heart Refining Tower]

[Family Talent: Bloodline Resonance]

[Contribution Points: 550 (after paying off debts)]

Side Quest: Protect Han Yunge and the others as they safely leave the Crimson Forbidden Land (In Progress)

"Han Li has already joined the Han family." Han Mu's lips curled up slightly. Through bloodline resonance, he could sense that Han Li had developed a sense of belonging to the Han family. Although he couldn't be called loyal, he would at least not betray them easily.

"My contribution points have turned positive, not bad." Han Mu was in a good mood. Although it was only 550 points, it was better than a negative number. Moreover, once Yun Ge and the others came out of the forbidden area and completed the side quest, they would receive 5000 contribution points and a magic weapon, which they could then exchange for some good things.

"However, Yun Ge and the others seem to be in trouble now." Han Mu frowned slightly. Through bloodline resonance, he sensed that Han Yun Ge was currently in a fierce battle, and her opponent was very strong.

"A late-stage tier 3 demonic beast... a Azure Scale Python." Han Mu quickly understood the situation. "With Yun Ge and the others' strength, dealing with a late-stage tier 3 demonic beast would be a bit of a stretch. However, with Han Li here, it shouldn't be a big problem."

Although Han Li is only in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, he has many tricks up his sleeve and a calm and composed temperament, always able to achieve unexpected victories at crucial moments. With him around, Yun Ge and the others should be able to turn danger into safety.

"But we can't be careless." With a thought, Han Mu contacted Han Bai, who was at Tianque Fortress.

"Han Bai, what's the situation at the border?"

"My Lord, the demonic forces have temporarily retreated, and the Heavenly Palace Fortress's grand formation has been reinforced. It can withstand an attack from a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator for three days. I am ready to return to my clan."

"Okay. When you come back, stop by the outskirts of the Crimson Forbidden Zone. The month is almost up, and Yun Ge and the others should be coming out soon. If they are in danger, feel free to lend a hand."

"clear."

After ending the connection, Han Mu looked at the family panel again. The family members had increased to 4621, with 65 Foundation Establishment cultivators, a rapid growth rate. At this rate, it wouldn't be long before the Han family became the seventh largest power in the Yue Kingdom.

"However, the taller the tree, the more the wind will blow. The Han family's rise has been too rapid, which will inevitably attract the covetousness of all sides." Han Mu's eyes narrowed slightly. "We need to prepare in advance. Once Yun Ge and the others come out, we should officially establish the 'Eternal Life Han Family.' At that time, I'm afraid there will be some turmoil."

"However, with me here, no matter how big the storm, I can keep it under control."

A cold glint flashed in Han Mu's eyes. With his peak Nascent Soul cultivation and the "Heaven-Gathering Divine Technique," he could practically roam freely in the mortal realm, as long as he didn't encounter a Nascent Soul expert. Even if he did encounter a Nascent Soul expert, he could easily escape, even if he couldn't defeat them.

"System, exchange for the 'Five Elements Reversal Array' diagram."

[To exchange for the "Five Elements Reversal Array" diagram, 5000 contribution points are required. You do not have enough contribution points.]

"Tsk, I almost forgot we don't have enough contribution points." Han Mu shook his head. "Let's wait for Yun Ge and the others to come out before we talk about it."

The Five Elements Reversal Formation is a top-tier fourth-order formation, combining offense and defense. Once successfully deployed, it can withstand attacks from late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, making it the best protective formation for the Han family. With this formation, the safety of the Han family's mountain gate can be guaranteed.

"It'll be soon, just waiting for Yun Ge and the others to come out."

Han Mu looked towards the direction of the blood-red forbidden area, a hint of anticipation flashing in his eyes.