From the family treasure tree to build an eternal family

Chapter 199 Immortal Farmer's Skill

one year later.

Baihe Mountain.

Xu Fugui couldn't wait to collect the bloodline essence of his offspring when Xu Lishi, a member of the "Li" generation, was three years old.

On the crown of the family's treasure tree, the yellow Qi Refining level initiation fruit, nourished by the auras of eight Xu family descendants, has been upgraded to an orange Foundation Establishment level initiation fruit.

[Initiation Fruit (Foundation Establishment Level): Consuming it beside the Treasure Tree will grant you the initiation and transmission of Foundation Establishment level cultivation techniques and secret arts.]

[The skills and secret techniques obtained depend on the current state of the treasure tree.]

Within the body's interior, the family's treasure tree has grown to over eight meters tall.

Xu Fugui ascended into the air, flew to the crown of the treasure tree, and plucked the bright orange spiritual fruit that had been bestowed upon him.

He then landed beside the trunk of the precious tree and sat cross-legged in his usual place for cultivation and practice.

He opened his mouth and swallowed it in one gulp.

The spiritual fruit entered his stomach and transformed into pure spiritual energy. Part of it flowed into his dantian and the other part entered his Niwan Palace.

A flood of information surfaced in his mind.

[Immortal Farmer's Foundation Building Technique: A foundation building technique combining earth and wood elements.]

Thick earth supports spiritual trees, and spiritual trees nourish all living things. Heaven and earth are dark and yellow, yin and yang in harmony, earth is the foundation, and wood is the guide...

[One must cultivate both earth and wood elemental Qi cultivation techniques before one can begin practicing the "Immortal Farmer's Foundation Building Technique."]

The numerous and complex techniques took Xu Fugui an entire day to digest.

He opened his eyes, and the foundation-building technique was already clearly memorized in his mind.

"The Immortal Farmer's Foundation Building Technique can be considered an advanced foundation building version of the Spirit Farmer's Qi Refining Technique. Liu Zi can practice it directly. With this technique and a Three-in-One Pill, he has a high chance of successfully establishing his foundation."

Xu Fugui thought for a moment and then left his internal space to find Xu Xiaohou.

In the mountains and forests.

Xu Xiaohou is practicing martial arts.

The same "Five Elements Stance Exercise" has taken on a different flavor after he has immersed himself in it for a year.

From the static stance of the first level of stance training, one can progress to the dynamic stance of the Grandmaster level.

His movements were fluid and graceful, as if he had entered some special state of mind. His whole body radiated a faint light, as if he were glowing.

That was the martial arts energy covering his body and swirling between his acupoints.

Not long ago, he broke through to the third level of the Grandmaster realm, which is equivalent to the ninth level of Qi Refining!

Reaching the pinnacle of martial arts.

With his martial arts aptitude, the fact that he was able to reach the peak of martial arts at the age of over forty was due to both his monstrous martial arts talent and the support of the medicinal resources provided by Xu Zhongche.

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"father."

Xu Xiaohou stopped his attack and saw Xu Fugui watching from a distance.

"Liu Zi, come with me."

Xu Fugui led him to the underground secret chamber of the family's ancestral burial ground.

"I have a foundation-building technique here that's perfect for you."

Foundation Building Techniques?

Xu Xiaohou's eyes lit up; he was in dire need of a foundation-building technique.

At the same time, he was a little puzzled as to where his father got the Foundation Establishment Technique.
Foundation Building techniques are extremely precious; even ordinary Qi Refining families would find it very difficult to obtain them without proper knowledge or connections.

But he knew his father was very capable and could always get some precious resources, so he suppressed his doubts and studied the "Immortal Farmer's Yuan Building Technique" seriously.

Xu Fugui obtained the "Immortal Farmer's Yuan-Building Technique" directly from the Enlightenment Spirit Fruit.

He tried to teach Xu Xiaohou, but it took him three whole days and he still couldn't get it right.

Foundation building techniques are not easy to learn. Xu Fugui only knew how to do it but not why, and it was all about rote memorization.

Xu Fugui is currently at the eighth level of Qi Refining, while Xu Xiaohou has reached the peak of Qi Refining. With their respective levels of cultivation, they discuss and research each other, then practice and verify their findings, gradually deducing this foundation-building technique.

Since the Xu family had no predecessors who had helped them establish their foundations, they could only explore this way.

Once Xu Xiaohou has completed his foundation building, the descendants of the Xu family will have experience in doing so.

A few days later, Xu Xiaohou had thoroughly studied the part about breaking through the Foundation Establishment stage in "Xian Nong Zhu Yuan Gong".

"Sixth son, how confident are you in achieving Foundation Establishment?"

Xu Fugui felt a sense of anticipation. With the Xu family having established their foundation, he would feel much more at ease.

"Father, I'm at least fifty percent sure."

Xu Xiaohou knew what Foundation Building was all about.

The so-called "essence, qi, and spirit" are a combination of three. Essence can also be called "kidney essence," which is internal strength or the physical body.

Qi refers to spiritual energy.

God is the power of the soul.

In all three aspects, Xu Xiaohou has reached perfection, especially in "essence," which has reached a level that ordinary Qi Refining cultivators could not achieve.

Normal Qi Refining cultivators do not practice martial arts, let alone reach the peak of Grandmaster like Xu Xiaohou.

Those Qi Refining cultivators who break through to Foundation Establishment need to rely on Foundation Establishment Pills to make up for the deficiencies among the three in order to establish their foundation.

Xu Xiaohou has reached the limits of all three: a physical body at the peak of martial arts, spiritual energy cultivation at the perfection of Qi Refining, and divine soul power reaching the limit of Qi Refining through meditation and soul refining.

Even without the Foundation Establishment Pill, he is qualified to attempt the Foundation Establishment stage.

With the aid of a Three-in-One Pill, his chances of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage are very high.

His only flaw is that he possesses the five-element pseudo-spiritual root aptitude only through the Five Elements Stance Technique.

It is widely acknowledged that it is extremely difficult to establish a foundation for the five-element pseudo-spiritual roots.

The better one's spiritual root aptitude, the easier it is to break through bottlenecks; this is beyond doubt.

Xu Xiaohou was confident in himself; he believed he wouldn't be stuck at a bottleneck due to his spiritual root aptitude. After agreeing with Xu Fugui, he went into seclusion to prepare for his attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm.

It's unknown how long this seclusion will last. Perhaps he will emerge as a Foundation Establishment Grand Master, or he may fail to break through the bottleneck, resulting in damage to his cultivation, a broken foundation, and no hope of ever reaching Foundation Establishment again in this lifetime.

In more serious cases, some individuals fail to establish their foundation and die on the spot. Of course, this is relatively rare.

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Yuanli County covers a vast area, stretching over 3,000 li from east to west and over 2,000 li from south to north.

There are countless rivers, lakes, mountains, and hills, and sacred mountains and spiritual lands are not uncommon.

There are a total of seventy-one county towns.

Tonggu County, with a population of around one million, is a medium-sized county.

Larger county towns have a population of up to two million.

The people of Yuanli County are not only from these counties, but also from those sacred mountains and spiritual lands.

Those second-tier spiritual lands, such as the Xue family's Yunze Mountain and the Ning family's Kunxu Mountain, are not included in the scope of each county town.

Foundation Establishment families can have tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of members, most of whom are ordinary people without spiritual roots.

This is Yuanli County!
It is a vast country with abundant resources, a large population, and distinct social classes.

The capital of Yuanli County, also known as "Yuanli City," was the most prosperous place in the county.

Around Yuanli City, there are three second-tier spiritual mountains that are not far apart.

Within Yuanli City, there are as many as eight first-tier spiritual lands.

With so many sacred mountains and spiritual lands, the air here is filled with a thin layer of spiritual energy. The air is fresh, and the vegetation is lush.

Ordinary people who live here for a long time will be healthy and free from all diseases.

It was this unique environment that made this place a county seat.

In the bustling city, high-rise buildings stand side by side.

There are elegant and luxurious eight-story wooden buildings adorned with lanterns, and towering stone buildings of dozens of stories that stand out from the crowd... all sorts of strange and wonderful buildings can be seen everywhere, radiating colorful lights.

These are all the work of immortals; ordinary people could not have built so many tall buildings.

Within Yuanli City, there is a first-tier spiritual land called "Demon-Subduing Mountain".

It wasn't originally called that. Later, it became the location of the county government's Demon Subduing Office, and people called it Demon Subduing Mountain.

On the low-lying Fumo Mountain, there stands a magnificent government compound.

The square courtyard wall was five zhang high, like a low city wall.

The gate was over ten zhang wide, and in front of it was a horizontal stone two zhang high and three zhang wide, on which were carved the three characters "Fumo Si" in a flamboyant style.

At this moment, someone is kneeling in front of the gate of the Demon Subduing Bureau.

He knelt there for ten days without ever moving. Fortunately, he was a Qi Refining cultivator, so he could endure it without food or water.

His name is Zhao Qingbin, and he has come to report to the authorities.

In the past year, a rumor has been circulating in the county near Yunze Mountain that the Xue family is training demonic cultivators and capturing girls as young as ten to be used in medicine and elixirs.

The news initially spread only in a small circle, but then it grew stronger and spread throughout the area of ​​Yunze Mountain, spanning hundreds of miles.

Over the years, the Xue family has abducted countless girls.

Once the news gets out, it will definitely attract the attention of some people.

Among them was Zhao Qingbin's grandfather.

Ordinary people dare not cause trouble for the Xue family, and even if they hear rumors, they will not verify them.

But Zhao Qingbin's grandfather passed away.

He heard from his grandfather that when his grandfather was fourteen or fifteen years old, he took his younger sister out for a trip and accidentally lost her. He felt guilty about it for the rest of his life.

His hometown is not far from Yunze Mountain, about 300 li away.

His grandfather, hearing the news so convincingly, went to Yunze Mountain to confront the Xue family. He never returned.

His grandfather is quite old; sometimes he's lucid, sometimes he's confused.

But his grandfather worked hard all his life to build a huge business, which enabled his family to transcend a social class and become a large landowner from a rich peasant.

His family members all respect and love his grandfather.

After Zhao Qingbin's grandfather disappeared, his father and uncle went to look for him, but they also disappeared.

Three living people simply vanished into thin air near Yunze Mountain.

Zhao Qingbin knew they had offended the Xue family, and the Xue family was no pushover.

But he refused to accept it. He was adamant that the more the Xue family acted this way, the more it proved they were covering up something. The Xue family was the culprit behind cultivating demonic cultivators!
Zhao Qingbin did not go to Yunze Mountain, but went directly to the Demon Subduing Division of the Prefectural Government.

He wanted to report this to the Demon Subduing Bureau and ask them to punish the Xue family and give them an explanation.

However, once he got there, he realized how naive his thoughts had been.

After he reported his family's situation to the authorities, the Demon Subduing Division ignored him, saying he had no evidence, but did not send anyone to Yunze Mountain to investigate.

Zhao Qingbin was dissatisfied and demanded to see the head of the Demon Subduing Division.

If the head of the Demon Subduing Bureau doesn't care, he'll go to the prefect.

His personality is like his grandfather's; he only recognizes justice and has no fear of death.

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At this moment, inside the Demon Subduing Bureau's office.

In the main hall, Director Tuoba Hongyang sat in the main seat, his face solemn.

Beside him was Fan Kongye, one of the deputy directors.

The organization of the Demon Subduing Division of the prefectural government consisted of one director, two deputy directors, and twelve demon subduing guards.

These Demon-Subduing Guards are not the Demon-Subduing Guards of Tonggu County, but Demon-Subduing Guards with the status of "Immortal Officials of the County Government," and each of them is a Foundation Establishment Grand Cultivator.

(End of this chapter)