Cultivating a family of immortals

Above the night sky, swords flashed and shadows danced; below, several figures clashed briefly before separating.

Two soft popping sounds.

The sounds rang out one after another.

Xu Wanghe's eyes widened in anger as he watched helplessly as Fang Shouzhuo blocked Zheng Linyuan's sword, which was aimed at him, but then turned and pierced straight into Xu Jinglei's back.

"You bastard!"

Lin Wan also snorted coldly and thrust her sword fiercely towards Zheng Linyuan's chest. Zheng Linyuan twisted his body and dropped his sword. Lin Wan's sword pierced his right shoulder instead of his intended target. Having succeeded in his attack, he did not linger and immediately retreated.

Laughter then echoed through the woods.

"If this old dog doesn't die, I'll kill this brat first! You old bastard, do you think my whole family will die? Today I'll wipe out your lineage, what can you do then?"

Xu Jinglei's body went limp as he looked at his father and the head of the family, who were urgently calling his name.

"Dazhuang!"

"Jing Lei!"

Out of the corner of Xu Jinglei's eye, the Taoist magic in the night sky continued unabated, still dazzlingly brilliant.

The two faces in front of me gradually blurred.

"Father, the path to immortality is truly difficult to cultivate... I have failed the patriarch. I... I hope Father will live well..."

Xu Jinglei lay in Sun Erzhu's arms, Sun Erzhu trembling all over, and with Xu Wanghe's help, they quickly returned to the woods.

Lin Wan and her group surrounded them.

Lin Wan shook her head after just one glance.

Sun Erzhu's lips trembled as he looked around. He spotted Lin Wan and immediately knelt down, trembling as he said:

"Immortal Master, please help me save my son!"

Lin Wan remained calm and silent, and did not reach out.

Seeing this, Sun Erzhu had no choice but to turn around and kneel before Xu Wanghe, kowtowing repeatedly.

Seeing that Xu Jinglei was no longer breathing, Xu Wanghe felt a pang of sadness and reached out to support Sun Erzhu.

Sun Erzhu refused to get up and kept kowtowing until his head broke and bled profusely.

With a snap, Lin Wan knocked him unconscious.

"Master Xu, do not be discouraged. Once the fighting above has stopped, we must immediately lead people to treat the villagers on the field."

Xu Wanghe stared blankly at the unconscious Sun Erzhu, nodding with an increasingly bitter expression.

The battle in the night sky came to a halt with a roar of fury.

"You... used a diversionary tactic!"

Xiang Qingfeng's voice echoed in the night sky, and under the moonlight, he glared angrily at Lin Jinglan.

"Deliberately spreading rumors and sending people here as a feint attack—what a clever tactic!"

Lin Jinglan also received the message from the sect at this moment, and immediately felt relieved.

"So what? Do you dare to intercept us at the main entrance of Qingping Mountain?"

Xiang Qingfeng angrily rebuked, "The spiritual veins of Qingping Mountain have been forcibly occupied by your Haoran Sect for decades. During the last great battle, our two sects agreed that the handover would take place soon. Yet, on the eve of the handover, you mined tens of thousands of spirit stones... How is this any different from breaking the alliance?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Jinglan calmly replied, "So what? If your Chaoyang Sect doesn't acknowledge it, fine, tear up the alliance. Call out your ancestor, and we'll fight again!"

Upon hearing this, Xiang Qingfeng was so angry that he laughed instead of laughing. He knew he had suffered a great loss today, and finally waved his hand, turned around, and left.

The Zheng family members below also immediately evacuated.

The great battle has come to an end.

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"What's a covenant? Yesterday, our sect was just planning to take away the spirit stones. We could have just turned a blind eye, but they had to say it out loud. How can my Haoran Immortal Sect be threatened by them? Especially when Senior Brother Jinglan said, 'Call out your ancestor,' how arrogant he was!"

In the courtyard of the Xu residence, there was a small table with some tea and snacks on it.

Fang Shouzhuo, beaming with pride, recounted yesterday's events to Lin Wan.

Lin Wan listened calmly.

In the main hall, Sun Erzhu sat on a chair, his body curled up, his eyes lifeless.

Xu Wanghe, holding Xu Jingtao's small hand, remained silent for a long time before finally speaking:

"If you wish to manage affairs in the household or do some odd jobs in the future, the Xu family will take care of you."

Sun Erzhu stared blankly at the ground, then suddenly burst into a silly grin.

"Master Xu, I entrust my son to you."

Xu Wanghe was taken aback. Sun Erzhu continued, "My family is in decline, and we rely on my son to bring glory to our family. I feel at ease here with you, as long as he becomes an immortal in the future..."

Sun Erzhu has gone mad.

After making a scene at the Xu residence, they rushed out.

Xu Wanghe quickly sent a local soldier to follow and take care of him.

From then on, a drunkard appeared in Qingpingshan Village, wandering around the village all day long.

…………

Two years later.

Xu Jingtao is now ten years old.

Since the last battle, no further fighting has taken place at Qingping Mountain.

Three months ago, Xu Jingtao finally entered the third stage of fetal breathing.

Now I can use some low-level Taoist techniques.

On this day, when she was using the [Rainfall Spell] to irrigate the spiritual seedlings in her spiritual field, a boy stumbled and ran from the field.

The boy was about three years old and was extremely cute.

She mumbled, "Sister Tao, I want to eat..."

Xu Jingtao immediately withdrew her magic and smilingly hugged the little boy in her arms.

"Come on, let me take you to eat."

The Xu residence.

Xu Wanghe sat on a recliner with a small table beside him, on which tea was being brewed.

Li Rongping called out from the kitchen, "When are Jingheng and Jingtao coming back?"

"Jing Tao said she's using her newly learned Taoist techniques to irrigate the spiritual seedlings, it should be soon, right?"

"Where is the Immortal Master? Is he ready for his meal today?"

Xu Wanghe recalled that Fang Shouzhou had said he was going to the Zhou family today to play several games of chess with the Zhou family head, and said with a smile, "He probably won't eat."

"Xingyao is pregnant again now, so don't just sit there. When you have time, go to town to buy some nourishing foods, or go to the mountains to hunt some wild animals."

Li Rongping grumbled as she tidied up the kitchen.

Xu Wanghe chuckled and looked down at the pile of wild animals that resembled a small mountain beside the courtyard.

Li Rongping seemed to have noticed this and immediately said, "Xingyao is not allowed to eat anything that the villagers bring."

"Of course," Xu Wanghe said, standing up and stretching. "Guan Yi sent a message a few days ago saying he'll be back soon, so I'm going to town to buy some things."

"Remember to invite Master Fang along."

"it is good."

Xu Wanghe walked out of the courtyard with his hands behind his back.

After a while, Xu Jingtao returned carrying Xu Jingheng.

After the two finished their meal, Xu Jingheng rubbed his eyes and yawned repeatedly.

"Mother, Jingheng is tired. Please take him to rest. I will go to the main hall to cultivate."

Li Rongping nodded and said, "You take care of things outside for me. If anyone comes to visit, just say that the head of the family has gone outside."

"Yes, Mother."

Li Rongping carried the sleeping Xu Jingheng through the back hall, glanced around to make sure no one was there, then went down from the side room to the dark room.

At this moment, Zhou Xingyao was sitting upright on a futon, practicing her meditation.

Two years ago, Xu Changle secretly fed her the green liquid in the small green bottle, and Zhou Xingyao was able to cultivate.

However, although Xu Changle and Zhou Xingyao had developed spiritual roots, they were not allowed to go to the Immortal Guiding Tower to test their spiritual roots.

It is naturally unknown how many spiritual roots it possesses.

This poses a significant problem for their spiritual practice.

Fortunately, the Five Elements Spiritual Energy Absorption Technique can absorb the spiritual energy of the five elements. Originally, it was the lowest-level cultivation technique, but for the two of them, it became the best cultivation technique.

Simply absorb the spiritual energy of the five elements and draw it into your body; your spiritual root will naturally absorb the spiritual energy as well.

I'll just make do with this and continue my spiritual practice.

Hearing the footsteps, Zhou Xingyao opened her eyes, a smile playing on her lips.

"Is Jingheng asleep?"

Zhou Xingyao reached out and took it, gently placing it on the bed with a smile on her face.

More than two years of living in the dark room did not cause Zhou Xingyao any health problems.

It all depends on the power of cultivation.

The saying "cultivating immortality transcends time" perfectly illustrates this principle.

As the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking, an excited voice came from inside the room.

"Finally reached the sixth level of the Fetal Breathing Realm!"