The Longevity Family: Starting from the Foundation Establishment Ancestor

Han Mu stood on the city wall, looking at the girl in black beside Han Li, a knowing glint in his eyes.

Silver Moon, the concubine of the Heavenly Wolf King, later met Han Li and became his spirit beast and companion. In the original storyline, Silver Moon should have only recently escaped the control of the Heavenly Wolf King and was traveling with Han Li at this time.

"Lord of the City." Han Li flew up to the city wall with Silver Moon and bowed respectfully.

"Who is this?" Han Mu pretended not to know.

"Junior Yin Yue greets City Lord Han." Yin Yue bowed gracefully, her manners impeccable, yet a hint of wariness lingered in her eyes. She couldn't fathom Han Mu's cultivation level, which unsettled her.

"Miss Silver Moon, there's no need for such formality," Han Mu said with a smile. "Han Li, and who is this?"

Han Li explained, "City Lord, Yin Yue is a friend I met in the wilderness. She... has nowhere to go, and I'd like her to stay in Han City temporarily. Is that alright?"

Silvermoon glanced at Han Li gratefully. She truly had nowhere to go; the Heavenly Wolf King was still looking for her, and Han City seemed like a good refuge.

"Since she's Han Li's friend, that's fine." Han Mu nodded. "Miss Yinyue can stay at the City Lord's Mansion. Yun Ge, please make the arrangements."

"Yes, Grandpa," Han Yunge replied, curiously examining Yin Yue. She could sense that this woman was no ordinary person; although she appeared to be at the Nascent Soul stage, she possessed a mysterious aura.

Han Mu then looked at Han Li: "You've returned just in time. The Guanghan Realm will open in two months. Use this time to prepare and strive to break through to the mid-stage of the Void Refinement Realm."

"Yes," Han Li replied solemnly. He knew the importance of the Guanghan Realm; it was the key to his rapid improvement in strength.

After Han Li left with Yin Yue, Han Yunge couldn't help but ask, "Grandpa, that Yin Yue... I feel like she's not an ordinary cultivator."

"She is indeed extraordinary," Han Mu said. "She is a demon, her true form is a Silver Moon Wolf, and she was once the Demon King's concubine. But that's not important. What's important is that she is very loyal to Han Li, and that's enough."

Han Yunge suddenly understood and stopped asking questions. As long as they were good to Han Li and had no ill intentions towards Han Cheng, she didn't care about their identities.

In the days that followed, Hancheng entered a tense preparation phase. Han Li went into seclusion to break through to the mid-stage of the Void Refinement realm, Fairy Bingyue was also cultivating diligently in the Time Acceleration Tower, and Han Yunge was busy handling affairs in Hancheng while preparing for the trip to the Guanghan Realm.

Han Mu wasn't idle either. He sent an avatar to Tianyuan City to inquire about the whereabouts of Venerable Tianhuo. His main body, however, remained in Han City, cultivating while keeping an eye on various affairs.

"System, check the current task progress." Han Mu thought to himself.

[Current Main Quest: Establish Royal City Power (In Progress)]

[Task Progress: Nascent Soul cultivators 1/3, Void Refinement cultivators 5/10 (New Ice Moon Fairy added)]

Side Quest: A Journey to the Moon Realm (In Progress)

[Family members: Han Yunge (Mid-stage Void Refinement), Han Li (Early-stage Void Refinement), Ice Moon Fairy (Early-stage Void Refinement), Han Feng (Early-stage Void Refinement), Han Yu (Early-stage Void Refinement), Han Shan (Early-stage Void Refinement)...]

[Contribution Points: 2000]

[Special Buildings: Time Acceleration Tower (3x speedup), Five Elements Demon Suppression Array (Activated)]

"We're still short five Void Refinement cultivators," Han Mu pondered. Han City currently has five Void Refinement cultivators, half short of the ten required for the mission. However, once Han Li breaks through, Fairy Ice Moon stabilizes her cultivation, and he adds himself, they can barely reach seven.

"It seems I'll have to recruit a few more Void Refinement cultivators," Han Mu thought, gazing into the distance. The threat from Venerable Heavenly Fire hasn't been resolved yet, so this is an opportunity. If he can demonstrate his strength in the conflict with Venerable Heavenly Fire, naturally some rogue cultivators will come to join him.

A month has passed in the blink of an eye.

For the past month, Han City has been calm and peaceful. The Crimson Flame Sect, the Profound Yin Sect, and the Heavenly Wind Valley have been unusually quiet, as if they have already given up their spots in the Guanghan Realm. But Han Mu knows that this is merely the calm before the storm.

Sure enough, that morning, a terrifying pressure enveloped the entire city of Han.

"Han Mu, get out here right now!"

A thunderous sound boomed over Han City, causing ripples to spread across the city's protective array. The cultivators within the city paled and all looked up in disbelief.

A fiery red figure appeared in the sky—an old man in a crimson Daoist robe, with red hair and beard, eyes like molten lava, and surrounded by blazing flames. It was none other than Venerable Heavenly Fire, a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!

Behind Venerable Heavenly Flame were three others: Ancestor Crimson Flame, Sect Master of Profound Yin, and Valley Master of Heavenly Wind. The three wore smug expressions, their gazes towards Han Cheng filled with mockery.

"The Heavenly Fire Venerable has arrived! Hancheng is finished!"

"Mid-stage Integration Realm, City Lord Han is powerful, but he's ultimately only at the Refinement Realm. How could he possibly be a match for Venerable Heavenly Fire?"

"What a pity, Hancheng was just built and it's going to be destroyed."

The cultivators in the city were abuzz with discussion, and many had already begun packing their belongings, preparing to flee.

Inside the city lord's mansion, Han Mu slowly opened his eyes, a cold smile curling at the corner of his lips.

"It's finally here."

He flashed and appeared in the sky above Hancheng, facing off against Venerable Tianhuo.

"So you're Han Mu?" Venerable Tianhuo sized up Han Mu, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes. "Mid-stage Void Refinement? You're quite capable of killing Blood Blade Ancestor. However, you're still no match for me."

"What brings you here, Venerable Heavenly Fire?" Han Mu asked calmly.

"Instructions? Hahaha!" Venerable Heavenly Fire laughed. "I've come today to give you two choices. First, hand over the three spots from the Guanghan Realm, and compensate the Crimson Flame Sect, the Profound Yin Sect, and the Heavenly Wind Valley with ten million spirit stones each, and I'll spare your life. Second, I'll personally destroy Han City and take the spots myself."

"Ten million spirit stones?" Han Mu laughed. "Venerable Heavenly Fire certainly knows how to do business. However, I choose the third path."

"What third path?" Venerable Heavenly Fire frowned.

"The third option is that you die and I live," Han Mu said calmly.

"Arrogant!" Venerable Heavenly Fire roared in fury. "Since you're courting death, I'll grant your wish!"

Before he finished speaking, Venerable Heavenly Fire raised his hand, and a giant palm of flame condensed, striking down towards Han Mu. This palm strike contained thirty percent of Venerable Heavenly Fire's magical power, enough to kill an ordinary peak Void Refinement cultivator.

Han Mu neither dodged nor avoided, but raised his hand and pointed.

"break."

A beam of Five Elements divine light shot out and collided with the giant fiery palm. There was no earth-shattering roar; the giant fiery palm vanished instantly, like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun.

"Hmm?" Venerable Heavenly Fire's pupils contracted. Although he only used 30% of his strength in that palm strike, it was still not something a Void Refinement stage cultivator could easily withstand. This Han Mu was indeed extraordinary.

"Interesting." Venerable Heavenly Fire put away his contempt and took out a flaming spear. "You were able to withstand one-tenth of my power. You are worthy of my serious attention."

As soon as the flaming spear appeared, the temperature of the world rose sharply, and even the city's protective array began to fluctuate. This spear, named "Heaven-Burning Spear," was a top-grade spiritual treasure that had once slain cultivators of the same level.

"Han Mu, it is your honor to die under my Heaven-Burning Spear." Venerable Heavenly Fire thrust out his spear, the tip of which transformed into a point of fire, instantly traversing space and piercing towards Han Mu's brow.

This shot was fast, accurate, and ruthless, containing seventy percent of Heavenly Fire Venerable's magical power. Even a cultivator in the early stage of the Integration Realm would be seriously injured.

Han Mu remained expressionless, unfolding his white jade folding fan and gently fanning himself.

"The wind is coming."

A sudden gust of wind rose, forming an invisible barrier in front of him. The Heaven-Burning Spear struck the wind wall, making a hissing sound, but could not advance an inch.

"How is this possible?" Venerable Heavenly Fire's expression changed drastically. His spear thrust was actually blocked by a fan?

"Heavenly Fire Venerable, is this all you've got?" Han Mu shook his head. "Then you can go die."

Before he finished speaking, Han Mu took a step forward and instantly appeared in front of Venerable Heavenly Fire. His white jade folding fan transformed into a beam of white light, slashing towards Venerable Heavenly Fire's neck.

"Not good!" Heavenly Fire Venerable's heart alarmed. Without thinking, he burned his essence blood and used a secret technique to retreat a hundred miles in an instant.

But Han Mu was faster. The folding fan followed him like a shadow, slicing across Tianhuo Venerable's neck in his horrified gaze.

"puff--"

A head shot into the sky, and the headless corpse of Venerable Heavenly Fire fell from the sky.

"hiss--"

Everyone gasped, staring in disbelief at the scene.

Venerable Tianhuo, the Venerable Tianhuo at the mid-stage of the Integration Realm, just like that, he died? His head was chopped off with a fan?

The three members of the Crimson Flame Ancestor were so frightened that they turned around and tried to run away.

"Did I tell you to leave?" Han Mu's calm voice rang out, and the three of them froze on the spot as if struck by lightning.

"Lord Han, spare us! It was all Venerable Tianhuo who forced us to this!" Old Ancestor Chiyan was the first to kneel down and kowtow repeatedly.

"Yes, yes, Lord Han, spare our lives!" The Xuan Yin Sect Master and the Tian Feng Valley Master also quickly knelt down.

"Spare me?" Han Mu laughed. "I gave you chances, but you didn't cherish them."

Before he finished speaking, three beams of Five Elements Divine Light shot out, piercing the foreheads of the three men. The three, including the Crimson Flame Ancestor, possessed late-stage Nascent Soul cultivation, yet they had no chance to resist Han Mu.

Han Mu waved his hand, putting away the storage rings and magic treasures of the four people, and looked at the cultivators watching the battle in the distance.

"Anyone else wanting a spot in the Moon Realm, feel free to come."

The sound wasn't loud, but it carried for miles around. All the spectators shuddered, shook their heads, and quickly left.

Just kidding, even Venerable Tianhuo was killed with a single fan, how could they dare to have any ideas?

When Han Mu returned to the city lord's mansion, Han Yunge and the others were already waiting at the door, their eyes filled with shock.

"Grandpa, you..." Han Yunge wanted to say something, but didn't know where to begin.

"No need to ask any more questions." Han Mu waved his hand. "Spread the word that Venerable Tianhuo attacked and was killed by me. From today onwards, everything within a thousand miles of Han City is Han City's territory. Anyone who disobeys will be killed without mercy."

"Yes!" Han Yunge replied excitedly. The stronger Grandpa is, the safer Hancheng will be.

Han Mu then looked in the direction where Han Li was in seclusion. He could sense that Han Li had already broken through to the mid-stage of the Void Refinement realm.

"Good, it seems our trip to the Moon Realm can be brought forward."