Immortality begins with inheriting the myriad arts of cultivation.

Master Ji's letter was as calm as before.

He first told Li Ping that Li Ping's master, Yan Guike, had passed away shortly after the New Year. Before his death, he left Li Ping a farewell letter, which was attached to the letter.

Master Ji made a special trip to pay his respects at Master Yan Guike's funeral and stayed at the Sword Casting Manor for a period of time to ensure a stable transition of power in the manor after Yan Guike's death.

Under his supervision, Yan Jingxing, the son of his master Yan Guike, has successfully taken over as the head of the manor, and no one in the manor has any objections.

"It's my third senior brother." Upon seeing Yan Jingxing's name, Li Ping immediately pictured a chivalrous and righteous man.

This third senior brother is a generous and magnanimous man who takes great care of the younger junior brothers in the manor.

When Li Ping first entered the Sword Casting Manor to learn martial arts, he received a lot of care from him.

Even after Li Ping became a cultivator under Master Ji's guidance, he maintained a close relationship with him. Until the very end, in order to pursue the opportunity of Foundation Establishment, Li Ping chose to leave the Jiang Kingdom and come to the Immortal City to explore.

Although they never met again after that, Li Ping continued to keep in touch with his master and third senior brother through letters, and he also sent them many elixirs that were useful to mortals.

It can be said that, apart from their master Yan Guike, the third senior brother was the person with the closest relationship with Li Ping in the Sword Casting Manor.

Now, the reason why the third senior brother was able to take over the position of manor lord is probably largely because he has a good relationship with Li Ping and can talk to this "immortal".

"Third senior brother, you must be over fifty now," Li Ping sighed softly.

When he left the Jiang Kingdom, his third senior brother Yan Jingxing was still in his prime. More than 20 years have passed, and Li Ping still looks young, but his third senior brother is over fifty and probably already looks old.

Coming to his senses, Li Ping continued reading.

What Master Ji said next made Li Ping quite gratified.

Master Ji told Li Ping that when he went to attend his master Yan Guike's funeral, he also took the opportunity to test the spiritual roots of all the children in the village who were twelve years old or older.

However, they unexpectedly discovered that the eldest grandson of the third senior brother Yan Jingxing, who was twelve years old, actually possessed a spiritual root. Although it was only the worst of the five spiritual roots, having a spiritual root meant that one could become a cultivator.

Master Ji said that he had already taught the eldest grandson of his third senior brother the basic techniques and guided him in cultivating his qi.

In fact, when Li Ping was still in Jiang Kingdom, he had tested the spiritual roots of all the people over the age of twelve in the Sword Casting Manor. Later, he would test the spiritual roots of the children who reached the age of twelve once a year.

Even after he left the Jiang Kingdom, he asked Master Ji for help, requesting him to come and test his spiritual roots every few years.

But they didn't find even one person with spiritual roots. Every time the results of the spiritual root test were announced, the master would sigh with regret.

Unexpectedly, after decades of not discovering anyone with spiritual roots, Master Ji discovered at his funeral that his great-grandson possessed spiritual roots.

Thinking of this, Li Ping couldn't help but feel a little sad again.

He thought that if his master had known before his death that his great-grandson had spiritual roots, he would have had far fewer regrets.

……

After discussing the matter of the Sword Casting Manor, Master Ji then talked about his recent situation.

He said that one of his granddaughters was found to have the aptitude for two spiritual roots after she turned twelve.

As Li Ping wrote this, he could almost feel Master Ji's joy and happiness from the flowing handwriting.

Master Ji told Li Ping that the Jiang Kingdom was ruled by the cultivation family "Jiang Family". Even if people of different surnames married into or became sons-in-law of the Jiang Family, they would find it difficult to gain trust and would receive very few cultivation resources. Instead, they would have to serve the people of the Jiang Family for the rest of their lives.

Therefore, he decided to send his granddaughter to join the Crimson Flame Sect, a Core Formation sect in the neighboring country of Yun Kingdom.

However, since there are treacherous cultivators between the kingdoms of Jiang and Yun, Master Ji was worried about encountering danger and had not yet made the trip.

In my last letter to Li Ping, I mentioned that I had something to discuss, which was to ask for his help in sending my granddaughter to the Crimson Flame Sect to become an apprentice.

Later, although Li Ping was unable to get away, he sent several first-grade high-quality talismans in his reply to Master Ji.

With several top-grade first-tier spirit talismans as trump cards, Master Ji and his two sons, who were at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, set out together and, without any major incidents, escorted his granddaughter to the Crimson Flame Sect's mountain gate, where she successfully joined the sect.

On their way back, the three of them, relying on a first-grade high-quality spirit talisman, successfully killed a group of three mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators who were trying to rob them, thus making a fortune.

He planned to use this windfall to rent a first-tier spiritual land to manage his family business.

Finally, Master Ji expressed his gratitude to Li Ping for giving him the talisman.

Master Ji possessed five spiritual roots and, by chance, embarked on the path of immortality. However, due to his own limited aptitude, he was only at the third level of Qi Refining at the age of forty.

So he decisively chose to abandon the path of immortality, marry, have children, and continue his family line.

Among the second generation of the Ji family, two possessed spiritual roots, but their spiritual root aptitude was not good; both had five spiritual roots.

Li Ping had met both of them before. They both worked in the nearby market and their cultivation levels were only average.

Now, a cultivator with two spiritual roots has emerged in the third generation of the Ji family and has successfully joined the Crimson Flame Sect, a sect that helps students achieve the Core Formation stage. He is expected to reach the Foundation Establishment stage in the future.

Moreover, although the Ji family was originally a family of cultivators, they did not even have a spiritual land for cultivation. The family members could only work in the market to earn cultivation resources.

In his letter, Master Ji said that he planned to rent a first-tier spiritual land. Once he had a first-tier spiritual land, his clansmen would no longer need to work in the market. They could stay in the clan to manage the spiritual land and strengthen the clan.

He went from being a wage earner to becoming a self-employed individual.

After reading the letter, Li Ping was genuinely happy for Master Ji.

After half a lifetime of hard work, Master Ji finally has the resources to rent a first-tier spiritual land as the foundation of his family.

Moreover, his granddaughter has the aptitude of two spiritual roots and has the potential to become a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the future.

Although after joining a sect in a neighboring country, one becomes a sect cultivator and will no longer serve the family wholeheartedly, it is still a part of the Ji family's heritage.

If the Ji family continues to manage their affairs diligently for another generation or two, they might be able to purchase a high-level spiritual land and become a true immortal cultivation family with its own spiritual land.

……

Li Ping then thought that if he didn't have this cheat code, he might have ended up on a similar path to Master Ji in managing his family business.

Of course, he is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, so his starting point is much higher than that of Daoist Ji.

"In his last letter, my master hoped that I could take care of his descendants; this was his dying wish."

Li Ping thought to himself, "My third senior brother's eldest grandson only has five spiritual roots. If he stays in Jiang Kingdom, he'll probably only be stuck in the early to mid-stages of Qi Refining for his entire life. But if I let him cultivate in the Immortal City, and I personally teach him and give him more resources like pills, it shouldn't be difficult for him to reach the late stage of Qi Refining."

"My master and third senior brother have been kind to me in their teaching, so it is only right that I take care of their juniors."

"Please, Master Ji, help me send my third senior brother's grandson to the Immortal City!"