Cultivating a family of immortals

Outside the window, a withered tree was covered with frost. A squirrel leaped over and landed on a branch.

The conversation inside continued.

There was a fierce glint in Xu Changle's eyes, but his tone was somewhat hesitant.

"Father, of course I dare to fix it, but I'm afraid it will cause trouble for you and Mother in the future..."

Upon hearing this, Xu Wanghe threw his head back and burst into laughter.

Li Rongping took Xu Changle's hand and said with a smile, "Changle, as your mother, I naturally hope that all my children will have a smooth life and, ideally, a peaceful one. But in this world, peace means being bullied for a lifetime. Although your father and I plant spiritual seedlings for the immortals, we are still just tenants. Even with the title of 'immortal,' we are still just farmers."

As she spoke, Li Rongping took Xu Guanyi's hand again, "But Chang Le, you and Guanyi are different. You are still young. If you choose to take the plunge, your mother will naturally support you. Even if your mother and father die for this matter in the future, so what? Just don't be like the original Wang family. When disaster strikes, as long as there is bloodline, that will be enough."

Li Rongping spoke as casually as if she were asking whether the sky was clear today or whether it would snow tomorrow.

The voice was extremely calm, but it made Xu Changle and Xu Guanyi's hearts churn, and tears welled up in their eyes.

"That's right, Father thinks so too," Xu Wanghe said with a slight smile, his tone serious.

"What I told Wu Yuanzuo today, that Chang Le should go with Guan Yi to the Immortal Sect for refuge, is a lie. Starting tomorrow, our family will use the excuse of expanding our house to dig out a secret room underground. Chang Le will then cultivate spiritual seedlings and practice Taoism in the secret room."

Xu Changle was taken aback.

"Father, you mean...?"

"That's right. You can only come out after you've reached the Qi Refining Realm. Cui Hehuan is lurking in the shadows, and Wu Yuanzuo can't protect us every moment. Therefore, after you've achieved your cultivation goal, you should still pretend to be an ordinary person, lure him out, and then kill him!"

"Of course, there's another important matter: we must also focus on cultivating the spirit seedlings in the secret room," Xu Wanghe said, looking at Xu Guanyi. "Do you know what the spirit seedlings are mainly used for in the sect?"

To my shame, after a lifetime of cultivating spirit seedlings, I still don't know what they are used for.

After thinking for a moment, Xu Guanyi said, "I once asked my master, and he said that most of the spirit fields under the Haoran Immortal Sect are planted with Qi Condensation Grass, which is used for alchemy and to assist cultivators in the Qi Refining stage. It seems that it is also used for trading, just like spirit stones in the cultivation world."

"【Gathering Qi Grass】..." Xu Wanghe murmured.

"So, this thing must be refined into a pill before it can be taken?" Xu Changle asked.

"You can also swallow it directly, but the effect will be less than one-tenth of that of a refined pill," Xu Guanyi said. "I'll go back and ask my master to teach me alchemy!"

"No!" Xu Wanghe hurriedly said, "This matter cannot be rushed. If there is an opportunity, you can take advantage of it, but you must not let your master notice the problem."

Xu Changle nodded, "Since it can be swallowed directly, the spiritual energy contained in the Qi Condensation Grass after being watered with the small green bottle must be sufficient."

After settling the matter, the group turned their attention to the small table, to the books they had looted from the Cui family.

Xu Wanghe flipped through the books one by one. These books all recorded some trivial matters of the Cui family. It wasn't until the last book that Xu Wanghe's eyes lit up.

"The Jade Token of Life and Death?"

After reading the contents of the book, a hint of disappointment flashed in Xu Wanghe's eyes.

"The jade pendant requires spirit stones to make, and although the method is explained, it is useless to the Xu family..."

Xu Changle took the book and looked at it for a while. After pondering for a moment, he said:

"Father, this can be crafted. Each member of our family should keep a jade token in a secret room, just in case..."

"Alright, Guan Yi, I heard from Yuan Zuo tomorrow that you're going to the market with him to buy spirit seedlings. Are these spirit seedlings for our Xu family?" Xu Wanghe asked.

"It should be, but Father, my brother and I will go to the market. Yuanzuo will stay behind to protect you and Mother." Guanyi said sensibly, "Senior Sister Lin Wan is probably hiding in the shadows. Tomorrow, I'll have Yuanzuo contact her and ask her to protect us on our way to the market."

"That would be perfect."

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The next day, Wu Yuanzuo arrived early. He was thinking about how to protect the three of them. As soon as they met, Xu Guanyi told him about Lin Wan.

Wu Yuanzuo raised an eyebrow. "That makes things easier. I'll contact Senior Sister right away. But since she's here, she should have shown herself last night. It's so cold outside, she has to use the [Cold Protection Technique] all the time. Isn't she tired?"

He immediately took out the communication jade talisman and contacted Lin Wan.

After a while, a clear, cold voice came from outside the courtyard.

"Observe One".

The Xu family father and sons looked up and saw a female cultivator walking in, dressed in a moon-white sword robe and with her black hair tied into a high bun with only a plain silver hairpin.

This person was none other than Lin Wan.

"Senior sister, I knew you'd be here." Xu Guanyi smiled and walked forward.

Lin Wan's lips curved slightly, her smile as faint as the clouds over a snow-capped mountain.

"My second martial uncle asked me to protect you, of course I'm here."

As she spoke, Lin Wan cupped her hands in a respectful gesture towards Xu Wanghe.

Xu Wanghe and Xu Changle had never seen such a fairy before, and they hurriedly returned the greeting in a flustered manner.

"Senior Sister, I would like to trouble you to take Guan Yi and Chang Le to the market to buy some spirit seedlings for the Xu family. The spirit stones given by the sect are all here. After such a major event yesterday, I have to stay here to protect the Xu family head."

Wu Yuanzuo took out a storage bag from his pocket and handed it over.

Lin Wan took over, looking down at the two young brothers.

She did indeed witness yesterday's events from the shadows.

Especially when the two brothers stormed into the Cui family's house, Xu Changle was expressionless, carrying a sickle, and hacked from top to bottom, even killing the big yellow dog at the entrance of the Cui family's house.

They seemed to be blinded by rage.

But afterwards, he was still sober enough to search the entire Cui family home thoroughly, leaving no living creature behind.

Such talent... it's a pity he can't cultivate... if he could cultivate, he would surely achieve great things in the future.

She smiled and said, "Alright, then I'll escort you."

The three of them went out together.

Xu Wanghe then said to Wu Yuanzuo:

"Yuan Zuo, I'm planning to expand my residence. I'll need you to stay by my side for the next few days."

"No problem at all. May I ask how Uncle Xu plans to expand the business?"

Xu Wanghe and Wu Yuanzuo walked around the courtyard and stopped in the mansion.

Xu Wanghe pondered for a moment, then pointed to both sides and said:

"I intend to build the left and right sides as residences for the Pang clan."

He then turned to look at the back of the mansion, "The vegetable garden behind it is fenced off with railings. When we recruit soldiers to go to the countryside in the future, we will set up four small pavilions as guard posts, and then plant spiritual seedlings for the Haoran Immortal Sect."

Wu Yuanzuo laughed and said:

"That's excellent. The Xu family relatives will be in the center, and when your two sons marry and have children, you will have a house full of children and grandchildren. With the protection of the surrounding area, it's extremely well-planned."

Xu Wanghe smiled and nodded repeatedly.

He then summoned the craftsmen who were still repairing the house, discussed the matter, and agreed on the wages. The craftsmen then hurriedly went to carry out the work.

At this moment, a large number of villagers suddenly gathered outside the mansion. One villager, named Sun Erzhu, stood at the door with a frightened expression and shouted:

"Master Xu, we have come specifically to answer the call..."

Xu Wanghe, who was in the middle of the conversation, was taken aback and turned around. He saw that many villagers were already lined up at the gate.

Wu Yuanzuo said with a smile:

"Uncle Xu, let's deal with this matter first."

Upon arriving outside and seeing the hundreds of people lined up like a sea of ​​people, Xu Wanghe raised an eyebrow.

The villagers all lowered their heads and looked down, occasionally glancing up before quickly lowering their heads again in fear.

It seems that the news about the Cui family yesterday has spread throughout the entire village.

Xu Wanghe ignored these people's attitudes.

As the local garrison commander, he should command the respect and awe of the villagers.

Seeing that the guard and the immortal master were standing there, Sun Erzhu, with great tact, brought over a table and chairs from the courtyard and put them down.

Xu Wanghe and Wu Yuanzuo sat down.

"Since I am now stationed in the village, I naturally meet the requirements for recruiting local soldiers. You who have come to answer the call must also know this, so let's begin."

Upon hearing this, some of the villagers came out and lined up in front of the two-person table.

These villagers were originally Wang's local militia, so they knew this place very well.

Xu Wanghe took the villagers' roster, reclassified them one by one, picked out the names of the village soldiers, and made a new roster.

Xu Wanghe only stopped after the number of people reached 120.

"I have already ordered the forging of weapons, which are stored in my residence. You may come and collect them when you need them."

"yes!"

After dealing with the local militia, the remaining task was to cultivate the spiritual fields.

The villagers of Qingping Mountain Village had never done this before... They used to mine spirit ore from the spirit vein on Qingping Mountain.

"It's alright. I can teach you how to plant spirit seedlings, but there's only one thing: you need to be diligent."

The villagers then lined up one by one.

After finalizing the roster, Xu Wanghe began to ponder:

"The Haoran Immortal Sect gives my Xu family three hundred taels of silver every month. There are more than two hundred and sixty people who cultivate spirit seedlings and local soldiers. Two hundred coins per person per month is enough. In a month, we only need more than sixty taels of silver."

"The remaining money should be used wisely, so that the Xu family can quickly build up its wealth."

After agreeing on the wages, Wu Yuanzuo reminded him from the side:

"There is one last thing: Qingpinghe Village has not tested spiritual roots in the past two years, which is also an important part of the Xu family's future combat strength."

Sun Erzhu bowed and said:

"The village is ready and just waiting for the garrison to give the order."