Cultivating a family of immortals

As evening approached, the sky gradually darkened.

The snow that had been falling for many days suddenly stopped, and the weather became even colder.

On the horizon, the afterglow of dusk reflects on the snow-covered landscape, creating a unique scene.

When Xu Changle and Xu Guanyi returned, they had already washed up.

The two stood in the twilight, looking somewhat tired.

Li Rongping was already waiting at the door, and tenderly led Erzi inside.

Xu Wanghe stared blankly at the spirit beast corpses placed in the courtyard.

As the two sons entered the room, Xu Changle turned around and called out, "Dad, dinner's ready."

"Okay, it's coming."

Xu Wanghe went into the room, and the family of four sat down.

Li Rongping took the meat from the mountain-splitting beast and stir-fried it with garlic sprouts and chili peppers.

Since Wu Yuanzuo had not yet returned, Xu Wanghe immediately asked Xu Guanyi about what had happened a few days ago.

Xu Guanyi came to his senses and said, "Father, I don't know how it happened, but I was born with a spiritual root..."

"Have you ever touched the little green bottle?" Xu Changle asked.

"The little green bottle was in Dad's hand, when did I touch it?" Xu Guanyi said, then suddenly remembered something, and immediately added embarrassedly:

"But that day, while you were dripping the liquid from the little green bottle into the bucket, I dipped my tongue in the water and tasted it."

Upon hearing this, Xu Guanyi's eyes widened in surprise.

Xu Wanghe and Xu Changle exchanged a glance and nodded.

"As expected, that liquid... can actually help mortals develop spiritual roots..."

"So, in our family..."

Xu Changle frowned and said, "No, Father. If we both use that liquid to develop spiritual roots, and someone finds out, it could be disastrous..."

Xu Wanghe sighed upon hearing this, but then said knowingly, "Then we'll wait until you get married and have children in the future..."

"Father, brother, if you want to cultivate, I have a way to conceal the spiritual energy fluctuations of cultivators."

Xu Guanyi suddenly spoke up from the side.

"Um?"

"My master said that my spiritual root is too rare, so he taught me a method that can hide one's cultivation level and even disguise a cultivator as a mortal..." Xu Guanyi said truthfully.

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Changle stood up abruptly, his breathing becoming rapid:

"Kan-ichi, is what you're saying true?"

Xu Guanyi smiled smugly, "Of course it's true." As he spoke, he took out a book from his pocket and placed it on the table. "However, I can't fully master this method right now. My master said that this method is a secret that the Haoran Immortal Sect does not pass on. Father, brother, you should keep it safe."

Xu Wanghe took the book and was about to open it when a whooshing sound came from outside the door. He quickly put the book into his pocket.

"Let's eat first."

The four of them quickly picked up their bowls and chopsticks, but before they could even pick up any food, Wu Yuanzuo walked in, his expression not good.

"Cui Hehuan... ran away!"

Xu Wanghe frowned deeply. "Could it be that they've gotten wind of this?"

This statement is awaiting an explanation.

"To be precise, he didn't appear in the market today. I asked around and they said he went out this morning and hasn't come back since."

As soon as the words were spoken, the expressions on everyone's faces changed.

"Could he have been mixed in with the crowd just now?" Xu Wanghe asked worriedly.

"It should be that he ran away when he saw that the situation was not good. He is also a cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining. If he used a concealment technique, it would not be easy to detect him."

Wu Yuanzuo looked at Xu Changle, whose expression did not change much.

"In short, I'll be with you all during this time, and we must not let him find an opportunity..."

Xu Wanghe pondered for a moment, realizing that the other party must have their eyes on him. He had no choice but to pursue immortality.

So he smiled and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Nephew Yuan. However, since you're protecting both me and Chang Le at the same time, there's bound to be some oversights. How about letting Chang Le go to the sect with Guan Yi for some peace and quiet?"

After pondering for a moment, Wu Yuanzuo said:

"That's fine. When the time comes, the sect can send someone to pick you up and observe for a while. I will inform them of this. I will also report on the things the Cui family has done, so that the sect can designate Cui Hehuan as a traitor."

"Is this feasible?" Xu Wanghe asked with delight.

If Cui Hehuan is deemed a traitor to the Haoran Immortal Sect, he will never dare to walk in broad daylight and will only be a rat in a stinking ditch from now on.

Wu Yuanzu snorted coldly and said, "Of course it's feasible. The Cui family is overestimating themselves. Look at their current status, how could they possibly have any designs on them? Besides, they were the ones who made the mistake first."

"That would be best!"

Xu Changle remained silent. He knew that his father was not simply sending him to avoid trouble.

After finishing his meal, Wu Yuanzuo went to rest.

It was still late at night when the sound of snow falling softly came from outside the window.

Xu Changle and Xu Guan tiptoed onto the old couple's bed.

Before Xu Wanghe could speak, Xu Guanyi made a hand seal, flicked his fingertips with true energy, and three talismans floated out of his robes and flew to the doorway.

The sounds of people talking inside seemed to be cut off by an invisible hand.

The wind and snow outside the window continued to rustle, but not a single whisper from inside the room could escape.

"This is a soundproof array," Xu Guanyi said. "Father, if I'm not mistaken, Senior Sister Lin Wan should be protecting me from the shadows."

Xu Wanghe was taken aback. "Why do you say that? Where is she?"

"Father, I didn't know before, but when my brother and I went to the Cui family today, if Cui Hehuan was hiding in the crowd, he would have followed us to stop us from doing our thing. But when my brother and I made our move, no one came to stop us..."

"I haven't even entered the Qi Refining stage yet; my realm is only at the fifth level of the Fetal Breathing stage. If Cui Hehuan makes a move, my brother and I will probably be in serious trouble..."

Xu Wanghe raised an eyebrow. "So, you mean the senior brother who sent you here wasn't specifically here to protect you; on the contrary, that immortal master named Lin Wan is protecting you in secret?"

"That's the idea, which is why we need to set up this formation when we speak..." Xu Guan nodded and said.

Xu Changle asked cautiously, "Could this formation prevent immortal masters from eavesdropping?"

"According to my master, the soundproof array he cast on the talisman he gave me can even prevent a peak Qi Refining Realm expert from eavesdropping... because I must not let anyone know that I possess a unique spiritual root..."

Xu Wanghe looked at the young boy under the cover of night, his smile widening.

"Guanyi, you've grown up."

Xu Guanyi smiled shyly, then took out a book from his pocket and placed it on the small table on the bed.

"These are some things we got from the Cui family, Father. Please see if there's anything we can use."

"That's not urgent," Xu Wanghe said, taking out the cultivation manual Wu Yuan had given him and placing it on the table. He tapped it lightly with his fingertips. "The most pressing matter is how our Xu family will deal with what happens next."

As he spoke, Xu Wanghe looked intently at Xu Changle and said:

"Chang Le, have you thought this through? If you want to cultivate immortality, you can use the little green bottle, but our family has seen a series of people with spiritual roots, and they are all past the age. If this is exposed, our Xu family will surely fall into an abyss of no return. The Cui family is a lesson for our Xu family."

"In that case, do you dare to cultivate immortality?"