Cultivating a family of immortals

Xu Jingheng cultivated in the Xuan Yuan Sect for a full ten years in such a carefree manner.

Over the past ten years, he had asked Xuan Yebai to take him home, but Xuan Yebai replied:

"I'm extremely busy all day and don't have time. If you want to go home, it's very dangerous without anyone to escort you. Therefore, once you reach the sixth level of Qi Refining, you can go home alone."

Hearing this explanation, Xu Jingheng felt quite helpless.

My senior brother's implication is that this is just forcing me to cultivate, and he's using such an excuse...

So, in order to return home and explore, he devoted himself to cultivation every day.

It took a full ten years from the initial stage of embryonic breathing to the sixth level of Qi cultivation.

However, this is already the most outstanding cultivation speed in the Xuan Yuan Sect.

Even Xuan Yebai was speechless.

Back in the day, it took him a full twelve years to reach the sixth level of Qi Refining, and this kid actually beat him by two years...

However, coincidentally, he encountered a major event.

Before parting, Xuan Yebai recounted the events at Ningyuan Zhize to Xu Jingheng, and then said:

"Every sect has the formula for Foundation Establishment Pills, but the [Primordial Soul-Gathering Mushroom] is extremely rare. Our Xuan Yuan Sect has ten slots, and I intend to give you one. You will go with the sect disciples to the Primordial Soul-Gathering Mushroom Marsh to train and try to obtain the [Primordial Soul-Gathering Mushroom]."

Xu Jingheng was very intelligent and immediately asked curiously, "Senior brother sent me there, which means that this place can only be entered by those at least at the sixth level of Qi Refining, and whose cultivation level cannot reach the Foundation Establishment stage?"

Xuan Yebai looked at Xu Jingheng quietly, then suddenly said coldly:

"I should be the one saying this; why are you making unfounded guesses?"

Xu Jingheng said earnestly, "Senior brother, I'm leaving soon, and I'll have to go back to this place when I return. Can you bear to blame me?"

"Hmm? That makes a lot of sense. Alright, I'll let you off this time. Not bad, you're quite right, just as clever as I was back in the day!"

Xuan Yebai nodded, then suddenly changed the subject, his eyes filled with a desire to win.

"But you'll never guess, I have even better news to tell you!"

Xu Jingheng was bewildered, but seeing the light in Xuan Yebai's pupils, he boldly guessed:

"Senior brother, it's not that the sect doesn't have enough disciples, could you please give my Xu family a spot?"

Xuan Yebai was shocked and shouted angrily:

How could you have guessed?

Xu Jingheng sighed and said, "Senior brother, there are only a handful of disciples in the sect who are above the sixth level of Qi Refining..."

"Hmm, that makes sense. You guessed it by luck. Not bad. But does your Xu family have any cultivators at the Qi Refining stage?" Xuan Yebai asked curiously.

Over the years, Xu Jingheng had naturally maintained contact with his family through letters, so he was generally aware of their situation. He then smiled and said:

"Yes, thanks to the great battle at the Mochuan River, my Xu family recruited some Qi Refining cultivators, including some at the sixth level."

"Is that alright?" Xuan Yebai nodded, but then suddenly turned to look at a pillar to the side and said in a deep voice, "Green Bamboo, why aren't you coming in quickly?"

Green Bamboo hid behind a pillar, intending to come out after Xu Jingheng left, but she was discovered. She had no choice but to come out with a bitter face, looking at the two in front of her with a resentful expression.

Xuan Yebai asked in a low voice, "Are you ready?"

Xu Jingheng waited solemnly, his hands forming a hand seal as he said, "Senior brother, go ahead and make your move!"

"Very well, I admire your sharp spirit; it's quite reminiscent of my own back in the day!"

Having said that, Xuan Ye made a hand gesture, then floated into the clouds. He waved his hand to part the clouds, and with one hand, he used spiritual power as a brush, dipped it in the clouds as ink, and gently wrote a line of poetry in the air.

After writing it, he shouted loudly, "Laughing as I survey the mountains and rivers amidst the clouds!"

Xu Jingheng, like him, pondered for a moment before continuing:

"We, in our youthful arrogance, find amusement in our own company!"

After writing it down, he shouted it out loud.

Instantly, two lines of poetry condensed from the clouds and mist, allowing countless people below the mountain to see the immortal sect clearly. Upon witnessing such a miracle, they all bowed down in worship, and the sound of the two reciting the poems carried far and wide, making the people even more excited.

Only Green Bamboo stood to the side, head bowed, looking at her toes. Although no one was watching, she felt extremely embarrassed. And, something even more embarrassing was about to happen.

The two men laughed several times, then turned around simultaneously, their voices grave:

"Green Bamboo, quickly give your opinion and tell us who wrote it better!"

Green Bamboo chuckled, but in her heart she kept thinking about how to deal with it. If she didn't say it right, the two of them could spend the whole night writing poetry in the clouds.

Just then, Xu Jingheng laughed and threw out his flying sword, "Senior brother, consider this a victory for you today. I'm off now!"

Without turning his head, he stepped onto his flying sword and wobbled away into the sky.

Xuan Yebai was immediately enraged:

"What do you mean by 'just a figurehead'? My writing is clearly a hundred times better than yours! Come back here, let's have another competition!"

As he spoke, he threw out a flying sword to chase after Xu Jingheng.

Green Bamboo quickly grabbed Xuan Yebai and reassured him, "Young Master, Young Master, your writing is better than Jing Heng's, really, I swear on my honor!"

Xuan Yebai paused, turned around, and asked suspiciously, "Really?"

"It's true, absolutely true!" Green Bamboo said repeatedly.

Xuan Yebai nodded thoughtfully and went back to studying the poems.

Green Bamboo felt a sense of helplessness, hoping that Jing Heng would return to the sect slowly, so that these two clowns wouldn't embarrass the Xuan Yuan Immortal Sect.

………………

Xu Jingheng was only at the sixth level of Qi Refining, and flying on a sword was a supernatural ability of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The reason he was able to control a sword was naturally due to his powerful spiritual root, coupled with the profound sword control techniques taught by Xuan Yebai.

Even so, he flew with great difficulty.

Finally, they arrived at the Xu residence they remembered, but due to carelessness and excessive excitement, they dropped their swords.

Fortunately, Lin Wanxing had been practicing Qi cultivation for many years and used the [Flying Technique] to rescue him.

Otherwise, even with his cultivation, Xu Jingheng would likely break several ribs if he fell from such a height.

As soon as the two landed, their family surrounded them.

Xu Jingheng muttered about how shameful this was, but when he looked up and saw the Xu family members with teary eyes, tears welled up in his own eyes like a river bursting its banks.

"Ah, Father, Mother, Grandfather, and Grandmother, I've finally seen you! I've missed you so much!"

The Xu family was momentarily stunned.

A moment later, the crowd escorted Xu Jingheng back to the main hall, where Xu Changle led him to meet his younger brothers and sisters-in-law one by one.

"This is your eldest brother, Jing Heng, and this is your second brother, Jing Yao!"

Xu Jingheng reached out and pinched Xu Jingyao's cheek, laughing heartily, "You've grown so much? Dad, why don't you look like you?"

As he spoke, he took out a low-grade flying sword from his storage bag and handed it to Xu Jingyao.

"Second brother, take this and play with it!"

Xu Jingyao nodded blankly.

Xu Changle retorted angrily, "How dare you speak to me like that?"

"Hehe, Mom, look, doesn't my second brother look more like me than Dad?"

Zhou Xingyao, tears still streaming down her face, smiled and said, "You're the eldest brother, so naturally you look like him. This is your third sister, Jing Sheng."

Xu Jingsheng's eyes darted around. He had long heard that he had an older brother, but had never met him before, and looked on with curiosity.

Xu Jingheng stroked his chin and said, "Hmm, Father and Mother, how did you raise my little sister to be so plump? How did she become so chubby?"

Upon hearing this, the whole family fell silent.

A moment later, Xu Jingsheng's cries and the pitiful sound of being beaten could be heard from inside the Xu residence.