The Mysterious Immortal Clan: Rising from the moment I died!

"A strange tree species?"

Ni Kun was horrified to discover that he was this strange seed, hovering above a patch of black earth.

According to the system prompts, this is a strange space, surrounded by chaos and swirling gray mist, with visibility limited to no more than a hundred feet.

The strange tree species he transformed into could only take root here and grow into a strange ancient tree.

The most urgent task is to give him a proper burial; only then can he receive the experience reward after the settlement.

"To take root and flourish!"

With a thought, Ni Kun sent the strange tree seed into a streak of light, which "whooshed" into the black soil.

As soon as it was planted, a cool breeze wafted in from all directions, nourishing the parched seeds.

"Cool!"

Ni Kun felt a surge of comfort in his soul. The tree seed took root and sprouted in the soil, its black roots spreading like tentacles, constantly exploring the surrounding environment.

In a short while, the root system extended to a range of hundreds of feet, and a continuous stream of black substance nourished the seed through the root system.

The moment the tree's power accumulated to its limit, a tender bud broke through the hard soil and became a strange sapling more than a foot tall.

With this breakthrough, visibility increased from a hundred zhang to a thousand zhang, and the tree roots also expanded to a range of a thousand zhang. Immediately afterwards, a series of system prompts sounded.

[Ding! The eerie ancient tree has leveled up to level 1, unlocking the supernatural power "Helping Seedlings Grow by Pulling Up the Seedlings"]

[Ding! The eerie ancient tree has been upgraded to level 2, unlocking the attribute "Family Legacy"]

[Ding! The eerie ancient tree has reached level 3, unlocking the entry "Enjoying the Shade Under the Tree"]

The experience gained from the previous life's settlement allowed the Strange Ancient Tree to level up to level 3 in one go!

"We're taking off!"

Ni Kun took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement, and quickly brought up the control panel.

[Host: Ni Kun]

[Realm: None]

【Mysterious Ancient Tree: Level 3 (81/100)】

[Family Legacy: Level 1]

[Enjoying the shade under a tree: Level 1]

【Forced Growth: Level 1 (3/3)】

[Technique: None]

"Pretty nice!"

Ni Kun was overjoyed and quickly began to carefully interpret the descriptions of supernatural powers, the effects of the terms, and the annotations.

【Family Legacy: Increases the speed at which spiritual energy is absorbed within a thousand-foot radius of the ancestral hall by 10%】 This effect allows clansmen around the ancestral hall to absorb spiritual energy more quickly during cultivation, thus accelerating their growth.

【"Enjoying the Shade Under the Tree": Increases the concentration of spiritual energy within a thousand-foot radius of the ancestral hall by 10%】 This effect allows clansmen around the ancestral hall to enjoy purer spiritual energy nourishment, resulting in more significant cultivation effects.

【"Pulling Up Seedlings to Help Them Grow": Can enlighten mortals three times a year】 This supernatural power allows three mortal descendants of a family to directly possess spiritual roots each year, thus ensuring a steady increase in the family's strength.

[Note: When the Mysterious Ancient Tree reaches level 5, the Mysterious Technique can be unlocked.]

By activating the bizarre cultivation technique, Ni Kun can devour strange entities to gain a large amount of experience points and can physically descend into the vast world!

The Ni family descendants learn strange techniques, which allow them to kill demonic cultivators and devour demonic flames, directly improving their cultivation and nourishing the strange ancient tree.

"My descendants! Level 5. As long as the strange ancient tree grows to level 5, I, your ancestor, will return..." Thinking of rebirth and restoring the family's glory, Ni Kun's eyes were filled with a strange light.

"Descendants! Level 5, as long as it's Level 5, my Ni family descendants can cultivate through the strange techniques!" Ni Kun shook his head at the thought of how many scrolls there were in the righteous path of cultivation, but his heart was filled with anticipation at the thought that his descendants would not have to suffer twice over.

But he knew that all the benefits stemmed from the strange ancient tree's ability to continue growing.

So they quickly tried to understand the strange way the ancient tree was growing.

Firstly, the more descendants a family has, and the higher their aptitude, the more experience the strange ancient tree can gain.

Secondly, the more powerful and higher the realm of a family member's cultivation breakthrough, the more experience they will give back to the ancient tree.

In addition, he has three more opportunities to "pull up seedlings to help them grow," which is undoubtedly the fastest shortcut to gain experience right now.

"Then let's try this supernatural power first! Let's see how effective it is and how much experience we can gain."

With a thought, Ni Kun instantly left the strange space.

Under the protection of the eerie ancient tree, his divine sense could roam freely within a thousand-foot radius of the ancestral hall.

Based on the timeline, the descendants at this point should be...

The Ni family mansion.

Located on the most scenic hillside in the port city, the mountain is not high, but people are the peak, and everyone in the port city looks up to it.

The mountainside is built to the north and then turns to the west, nestled against the Black Mountain and facing the sea. Every five steps there is a building, every ten steps a pavilion; the corridors meander and the eaves soar high; all around, there are protective formations and spirit-gathering arrays scattered about.

At the summit, along the central axis facing south, stand three major building complexes.

Firstly, the Xiuwu Square, the Treasure Pavilion, and the Council Hall are located in the most prominent positions; secondly, the houses and side rooms are like overlapping fish scales, where family members live; thirdly, the highest point is the ancestral hall, with a bright mirror tree and white sails in front of the hall, and three graves behind the hall as a mountain for support.

At this moment, the overlapping entries of "family legacy" and "enjoying the shade under the tree" provide protection for the three major clan groups.

At this moment, Ni Kun's divine sense floated in mid-air, with the ancestral hall directly below him.

Inside the ancestral hall, the descendants, dressed in white mourning clothes, wept like waves crashing against each other.

Of the twelve children, only nine were present.

The eldest son died young, and the youngest son was left to live among the common people.

The ninth daughter, "Ni Yongtang," followed her master on a journey abroad, and her whereabouts are unknown.

Behind the nine people were more than three hundred descendants of the Ni family, some old and some young, all with sorrowful faces.

Because Ni Kun's death was so sudden, many of his descendants who were away working or doing business have not yet returned.

"well--"

Ni Kun's consciousness settled on the ancestral tablet, his gaze slowly sweeping over the kneeling descendants below, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

In the first row, the second son, Ni Yongwen, and the third daughter, Ni Yongci, knelt on the left and right sides respectively, their faces streaked with tears, filled with deep sorrow.

After the eldest son died, the eldest son in the clan was the second son, Ni Yongwen!

Unfortunately, he was born without spiritual roots and was destined to become an immortal. Even though he practiced martial arts from a young age and endured hardships to strengthen his body and improve his health, he was still just a mortal.

Now, time waits for no man. The two sons are over seventy years old, their hair is completely white, their backs are hunched, their faces are covered with wrinkles, and their energy is far less than before.

After kneeling for a while, she became drowsy, her head nodding off, a heartbreaking sight.

The second son was accompanied by his third daughter—Ni Yongci!

She was born with a mid-grade spiritual root and joined a second-rate sect at a young age. However, despite a lifetime of arduous cultivation from nine to five, she was still stuck at the late stage of Qi Refining when she turned sixty.

After realizing she could no longer roll it up, she bid farewell to the sect and returned to her family, where she has now been lying down for nine years.

Kneeling between the two sons and the three daughters was the fourth son—Ni Yongxiao!

He is the new head of the Ni family, with a mid-grade spiritual root. With the help of family resources and his own opportunities, he has reached the early stage of Foundation Establishment. He is calm and composed in public and gentle and refined in private, and extremely diligent.

Unlike the grief of his siblings beside him, Ni Yongxiao showed no emotional fluctuation on his face.

He simply lowered his eyes and kept throwing paper money into the brazier.

The orange flames leaped, illuminating his angular face and revealing the deep restraint in his eyes.

"good!"

Ni Kun could see clearly that his favorite son had always been calm and reserved.

Now, Ah-Xiao is the backbone of the entire Ni family. Everyone else can cry out loud to express their grief, but he alone cannot—because he is the head of the family!

The paper money in the brazier gradually burned out.

"Third Sister!"

Ni Yongxiao slowly stood up and looked at Ni Yongci beside him: "Third Sister, you and Second Brother stay with Father for now... Something happened down the mountain, I need to go!"

His voice was calm and gentle, as if nothing had happened.

"Snap snap—"

Ni Yongci quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, raised her bloodshot eyes, and grabbed his sleeve with a worried expression: "Fourth brother, has something happened with the four major families?"

"Don't worry, it's just a small matter, I can handle it!" Ni Yongxiao patted the back of her hand, his tone confident, and then added, "Third Sister, keep an eye on Second Brother for me, it's a bit chilly tonight!"

As he spoke, he walked to the drowsy Ni Yongwen's side, bent down and gently draped a thick coat over his second brother's shoulders.

As soon as he stepped out of the ancestral hall, Ni Yongxiao's aura became sharp, and with a flicker, he disappeared into the night.

When he reappeared, he was dressed in a blue robe with only a black sleeve on his left arm. At first glance, he looked like a scholar, but his every move exuded the air of a great general—unfazed even if Mount Tai collapsed before him.

Beside him were several members of the Ni family and dozens of powerful retainers, all of whom were experts at the peak of Qi Refining and the strongest fighting force the Ni family could currently offer.