Cultivating a family of immortals

Li Rongping pulled Xu Jingheng over, about to speak, when Xuan Yebai said with a smile:

"Old woman, do not be afraid. I was passing through this place when I saw this child practicing Taoist arts in the clouds. May I ask whose wife you are, and whose child this is?"

Seeing this, Li Rongping pondered:

"This person speaks gently and doesn't seem like a bad person, but I don't know how to answer..."

"If I'm deceiving them, this place is extremely close to the village. If they accidentally learn my true identity by mistake, it will only make them suspicious..."

After a moment's thought, Li Rongping had an idea, and with a smile, she bowed to him and said:

"Immortal Master, I am from a family at the foot of this mountain. This child is the son of my eldest son and is named Xu Jingheng."

Xuan Yebai raised an eyebrow, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said:

"Oh? Is it the Xu family's Xu family who's stationed there?"

Li Rongping was stunned, feeling extremely uneasy. Before she could answer, she saw Xuan Yebai laugh and reach out his hand. Xu Jingheng floated over and hovered in front of him.

"Immortal Master!"

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The snow-covered mountain was shrouded in clouds and mist, and a spirit boat slowly flew into the mountain.

Xu Guanyi was still thinking about his promise to Lin Wanxing to drink tea and enjoy the scenery in the bamboo garden on this snowy night, and his brows were tightly furrowed.

"I wonder if Master is in such a hurry to summon me back because war is about to break out? Junior Sister Wanxing is only at the fifth level of Qi Refining. She needs to be careful down the mountain. But I'm still a little worried about her while I'm away."

Lin Wan stood at the bow of the spirit boat, using hand seals to push aside the clouds and mist, then turned around and said with a smile:

"Junior brother, since you are going to see Master, you must not be so infatuated."

Xu Guanyi blushed, then stood up straight and said, "Senior Sister is right."

The cave dwelling is hidden on the side of a cliff, the cliff face covered with millennia-old ice, only the entrance of the cave is surrounded by pale golden spiritual mist, in which talismanic characters can be faintly seen.

The spirit boat stopped at the cave dwelling. Lin Wan and Xu Guanyi got off together and went into the cave dwelling, where Lin Feizi had been waiting for a long time.

Inside the cave, the walls were inlaid with luminous pearls. Apart from a bed in the corner and two futons in the center, there was nothing else.

At this moment, Lin Feizi sat upright on the futon, smiling as he looked at Xu Guanyi and said:

"How are things down the mountain?"

Xu Guan bowed and said, "Thank you for your concern, Master. Everything is fine."

After Lin Wan bowed to Lin Feizi, she was about to leave when Lin Feizi said:

"You wait here."

Lin Wan was slightly taken aback, and obediently stood aside.

Lin Feizi got up and walked to the entrance of the cave. He made a hand gesture and set up an array.

He then turned around and calmly looked at Xu Guanyi.

"Guan Yi, our sect is currently in trouble. The Xuan Yuan Sect has its eye on a spirit beast beneath the Mo Chuan River. This spirit beast might be at the Purple Mansion Realm cultivation level..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Wan's pupils constricted immediately.

Xu Guanyi was also greatly shocked.

Having cultivated immortality for many years, he naturally knew what the Purple Mansion meant.

"There's actually a Purple Mansion Spirit Beast beneath that river..."

"That's right. Since the founding of my Haoran Immortal Sect a thousand years ago, no Purple Mansion cultivator has ever appeared. This is because the peak of the Foundation Establishment realm is the end of cultivation. Without the [Soul-Nourishing Purple Crystal] condensed after the death of a Purple Mansion cultivator, they will be trapped in this realm for their entire lives."

Lin Feizi's tone turned bleak.

"Over the centuries, countless people of extraordinary talent have emerged in my Haoran Immortal Sect. There were even three disciples who reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm in just over five hundred years, but because they lacked this item, they desperately tried to advance to the Purple Mansion Realm, ultimately ending up dead and their cultivation dissipated."

"That colossal beast is about to pass away, and after its death it will condense into [Soul-Nourishing Purple Crystal]. The Xuan Yuan Sect claims that the beast is at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, but that's not true. Our Hao Ran Immortal Sect is determined to obtain it!"

Xu Guan understood the tragic undertones and solemnly replied, "I wonder what Master wants me to do? I will risk my life to relieve the sect's worries!"

Lin Feizi burst into laughter upon hearing this, a truly unrestrained laugh, but he stopped abruptly and calmly gazed at Xu Guanyi:

"Very well, today I will use your life to help me successfully advance to the peak of Foundation Establishment, so that I can seize the [Soul-Nourishing Purple Crystal]!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Guan was filled with immense fear. The cave before him no longer seemed ethereal and otherworldly; it was now as terrifying as the gaping maw of a monstrous beast ready to devour anyone.

"Master... what do you mean?"

Lin Feizi calmly said, "The unique spiritual root within you has never appeared even in the entire Changkong Immortal Continent, which shows how precious it is. If I were to refine you into a blood pill and consume it, I could advance to the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage. Furthermore, after obtaining the [Soul-Nourishing Purple Crystal] in the future, my cultivation of the Purple Mansion would be twice as effective."

Upon hearing this, Xu Guanyi murmured something, seemingly stunned and speechless.

However, Lin Feizi snorted coldly and said, "You were taught by me, how could I not know what you're thinking?"

As he spoke, a sword light flashed before his eyes and landed directly on Xu Guanyi's right arm. With a soft thud, Xu Guanyi's right arm was severed, and the Daoist hand seal he was holding in his right hand dissipated.

"Uncle-Master, you..." Lin Wan watched in horror, but still drew her sword and stepped forward to protect Xu Guanyi in front of her.

"Judging by Guan Yi's talent, he will surely be able to cultivate to the peak of Foundation Establishment in the future. He may even be able to forcibly advance to the Purple Mansion realm by relying on the life root within his body and the [Soul-Nourishing Purple Crystal]. Uncle-Master, you actually did such a thing for your own selfish desires..."

"What kind of thing?" Lin Feizi sneered. "Lin Wan, as a member of the Lin family, you naturally know the hardships the Lin family has endured. If it weren't for us elders working tirelessly every day, the Lin family would have been wiped out by other families or sects at some point. Now, I've summoned you to watch from the sidelines so you can see the kind of effort we've put into the Lin family!"

"Uncle-Master, does the Sect Master know about what you're doing?" Lin Wan shook her head and asked seriously.

"Haha, Lin Wan, you still don't understand. I did this in consultation with the Sect Master!"

Lin Wan was stunned, unable to believe what she was hearing.

Upon hearing this from behind her, Xu Guanyi said with eyes wide with fury:

"Master... Lin Feizi, has this been your thought ever since I became your disciple?"

"Now that things have come to this, to tell you the truth, it's really good."

"Then..." Xu Guanyi felt an overwhelming sense of sorrow. "Senior Brother Wu Yuanzuo... hasn't returned from his mission yet, he..."

Lin Feizi calmly said, "Since you've already guessed it, why ask again?"

A few tears welled up in Xu Guan's eyes, and he smiled desolately, saying, "So that's how it is, so that's how it is!"

He then looked at Lin Wan and said solemnly, "Senior Sister Lin Wan, please help me break through the formation in this cave and report Lin Feizi's actions to the sect!"

Lin Feizi shook his head and calmly took out a square seal from his robes, saying:

"Lin Wan, Guan Yi, can you see clearly what this is?"

"The sect leader's order..." Lin Wan murmured.

Xu Guanyi sneered, "So what if you produce the sect leader's order? Perhaps you forged or stole it. I don't believe the Haoran Immortal Sect would act like this!"

As he spoke, Xu Guanyi gathered his spiritual energy and merged it with his divine soul power, transforming it into a blade, intending to destroy the spiritual root within his body!

Before he could condense his spiritual energy, a sword light struck.

"Senior sister, help me block the sword!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the beautiful figure in front of him trembled and stepped aside.