From the family treasure tree to build an eternal family

Chapter 247 Reunion of Old Friends, Glory of the Yang Family
Xu Yiqing, who had broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, flew from Ru'an Mountain to the prefectural government office.

Throughout the journey, he continuously used his divine sense to explore his surroundings and experience the changes that come with breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

"After breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, my maximum speed doubled."

He flew at full speed for a while, feeling the howling wind around him, and made a judgment.

"The range of divine sense is about a mile. It is not very useful in the air, but on the ground, it can be used to investigate all living things within the range of divine sense."

The range of his divine sense is related to the power of his soul. He is only at the first level of Foundation Establishment now. As his cultivation level increases, the range of his divine sense will become larger and larger.

Flying high in the sky, his field of vision exceeded the range of his divine sense.

"Hey, who is that?"

As he approached Yuanli City, he saw a Foundation Establishment cultivator floating in the air in the distance.

The person was moving slowly and deliberately.

In the past, Xu Yiqing wouldn't have greeted him so readily. He had just broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage, and his status and position had risen accordingly with his cultivation level.

There were only so many Foundation Establishment Immortal Officials in Yuanli County, and he knew most of them, but he had never seen this person before.

He quickened his pace to catch up, bowed, and greeted them.

Upon getting closer, he discovered that this Foundation Establishment Immortal Official looked very young and had a stronger aura than him, probably at the second level of Foundation Establishment.

"Greetings, fellow Daoist. I am Xu Yiqing of the Xu family, a Celestial Official of Changyue County. May I ask..."

He asked the other person's identity, but before he could finish speaking, he felt the person looked familiar and suddenly recognized him: "Yang Zhen?!"

In three years, Yang Zhen's physique, appearance, temperament, and even cultivation level have changed drastically, so Xu Yiqing did not recognize him at first glance.

"you are?"

When Yang Zhen heard the other person call out his name, he couldn't help but frown slightly, his mind racing.

At first, he didn't care that the other person didn't recognize him. But if the other person called out his name and he didn't recognize them, he might expose his secret.

This was the situation he feared most when he arrived in Yuanli County.

Although he had thoroughly investigated Yang Zhen's intelligence and interpersonal relationships, there were too many people he had only met once, making it impossible for him to remember everyone based on intelligence alone.

Ok?
Xu Yiqing was puzzled when he saw that the other party didn't recognize him either. Although he had also progressed from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, his appearance hadn't changed much.

“Fellow Daoist Yang Zhen, you really have a bad memory. You served as a celestial official in the government office for three years, and you don’t even remember the people who participated in the celestial official selection with you.”

Xu Yiqing couldn't help but tease, speaking in a joking tone.

Although he wasn't close to Yang Zhen, he wasn't forgotten by Yang Zhen.

Upon hearing his words, Yang Zhen searched his memory. There were only about twenty people who participated in the selection of immortal officials in Yuanli County back then. He quickly matched the person in front of him with the identity: "Xu Yiqing!"

After recognizing Xu Yiqing, he quickly clasped his hands in a fist and said with a hint of apology, "Three years have passed in the blink of an eye. I didn't remember just now. Fellow Daoist Yiqing, how have you been these years? Congratulations on your Foundation Establishment."

"Fellow Daoist Yang Zhen truly lives up to his reputation as a cultivator with a spiritual root. He has already reached the second level of Foundation Establishment in just three years. The treatment he receives in the government office must be excellent."

"It's alright, haha~~"

Seeing that Xu Yiqing didn't hold the previous incident against him, Yang Zhen was in a good mood and chatted with Xu Yiqing.

"What brings you back to Yuanli County this time?"

After a few words, Xu Yiqing inquired about Yang Zhen's intentions in returning to Yuanli County.

"Government affairs are busy. In the past three years, I have finally managed to find time to go home with Tianlin to visit my parents and relatives."

Together with Tianlin?
"Fan Tianlin is back too?"

Xu Yiqing looked pleasantly surprised; his relationship with Fan Tianlin was much better.

Yuanli County and Ancient South City were far apart, exceeding the distance limit of ordinary communication talismans. Xu Yiqing and Fan Tianlin did not have a precious long-distance communication talisman, so Xu Yiqing sent several letters to Fan Tianlin by hand.

Over three years, Xu Yiqing sent three letters, roughly one letter per year.

Two months after each letter he sent, he would receive a reply from Fan Tianlin.

“Fellow Daoist Yang Zhen, you two are serving as celestial officials in the government office. It’s not easy for you to come back. Why don’t we, the fellow Daoists who participated in the selection together in Ancient South City, get together?”

Xu Yiqing suggested.

How about we get together?
Yang Zhen hesitated. Given his condition, it was not suitable for him to attend such a banquet. If he said something wrong, it was hard to guarantee that it wouldn't arouse suspicion.

But it's not a good idea to refuse so directly.

"Let me go home first and see what my schedule looks like. I'm not sure if I'll have any free time later."

He did not refuse outright.

"Of course, your schedule is important."

Xu Yiqing thought this was Yang Zhen's polite refusal.

He wasn't close to Yang Zhen, and besides, the gap in status between them and Yang Zhen would only widen. Most of the immortal officials from Yuanli County who participated in the selection of immortal officials in the same batch back then were still in the Qi Refining stage.

It's normal that Yang Zhen doesn't want to get involved in this kind of situation.

Actually, Xu Yiqing only invited him casually, knowing that Fan Tianlin would definitely seek him out upon his return. Given Fan Tianlin's personality and their friendship, Fan Tianlin would certainly attend the banquet.

After exchanging a few more polite words, the two said their goodbyes and parted ways.

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Yang Zhenfei hadn't gone far when he took out a communication talisman and sent a message to Fan Tianlin, telling him in advance about his encounter with Xu Yiqing.

the other side.

Xu Yiqing and Yang Zhen parted ways, and Xu Yiqing turned around and flew to the Fan family's Wanrenling Mountain.

Upon learning that Fan Tianlin had returned home to visit his family, he put aside his official duties at the county government office and went to find Fan Tianlin.

The towering Ling Mountain.

"Please inform them that I am looking for Fan Tianlin."

Xu Yiqing instructed the Fan family members to inform them.

A moment later, Fan Tianlin flew out of the sacred mountain excitedly: "Xu Yiqing~~!"

He called out loudly from hundreds of meters away.

In Fan Tianlin's network of relationships, "Xu Yiqing" was a person of considerable influence.

Over the past three years, Fan Tianlin has occasionally received letters from Xu Yiqing.

Because Fan Tianlin's true identity is Wuma Chenyang, he knows Xu Yiqing's identity but is unsure of the extent of their relationship. Upon receiving Xu Yiqing's letters, he worries about arousing suspicion and cannot ignore them, so he replies carefully each time.

"Fellow Daoist Tianlin, it's been a long time!"

Xu Yiqing greeted him warmly, then exclaimed in surprise, "I can no longer see through your level of cultivation."

"It's only the third floor of the foundation, nothing to mention."

Fan Tianlin said modestly.

Three layers of foundation building?!
Xu Yiqing exclaimed in amazement, "Even taller than Yang Zhen!"
Is this the monstrous nature of the Earth Spirit Root? It's terrifying. The combination of the Earth Spirit Root and their status as celestial officials in the government office allowed Fan Tianlin and Yang Zhen to increase their strength at an unbelievable speed.

In fact, the resources provided by the Wuma family played a crucial role. However, others were unaware of this.

"If you're not even worth mentioning, then we're nothing but ants. Tianlin, you've finally come back, how about we get together sometime?"

"Okay. You can contact them and arrange a suitable time to notify me."

Fan Tianlin had learned about the situation from Yang Zhen beforehand and had already planned how to respond.

Without hesitation, he agreed immediately and took out five communication talismans: "Take these ordinary talismans. You can contact me while I'm in Yuanli County."

"Okay, I'll contact them."

Xu Yiqing accepted the communication talisman.

He served as a celestial official in Changyue County. Of the twenty-odd celestial officials in his cohort, he was familiar with some and only knew some. Contacting those people was not difficult.

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Yang Zhen's hometown is an ordinary county town called "Suhe County" in Yuanli County.

Kanshan Village, Suhe County.

The village was located in a remote area, and Yang Zhen flew all the way here, searching for it for a long time without success. In desperation, he descended from the sky to ask passersby for directions, and finally found Kanshan Village with their help.

Where do I live?

He hovered in the air, looking at the farmland and scattered courtyards in Kanshan Village, not knowing which household his own belonged to.

He landed again, ready to question the villagers.

At the entrance of an alley, he saw an old man resting in the cool air, so he went up to ask him something.

The old man saw someone flying diagonally in the sky and thought he was seeing things, but upon closer inspection, he realized that someone was indeed flying over.

Startled, he quickly stood up, knelt down, and bowed in respect.

Yang Zhen landed and asked, "Do you know where Yang Ertian's family lives?"

Yang Ertian?
The old man thought for a long time, but couldn't remember. Thirty percent of the families in his village shared the surname Yang, and he simply couldn't recall it.

"Your Excellency, I do not know."

"Don't know? Yang Ertian, he has an older brother Yang Tian, ​​his father Yang Hui, and a son in the family became a celestial official."

At this point, the old man suddenly remembered: "I know, I know! The biggest and most luxurious house at the east end of the village is his current home. It's even bigger than the old Sun family's house."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Zhen's figure floated away before his eyes, startling him so much that he kowtowed repeatedly.

The east end of the village.

A magnificent five-courtyard mansion stands there.

Flowers and plants are planted in front of the courtyard, and the surrounding area is shaded by greenery.

For Yang Zhen, who was accustomed to seeing sacred and auspicious places, this small courtyard, covering only a few acres, was simple and unpretentious. But for ordinary farmers, it was a place only wealthy gentlemen could afford to live in.

Yang Zhen landed in front of the courtyard gate.

The gate was wide open, and maids and servants were going in and out, working.

All the information about her background flashed through Yang Zhen's mind.

Most people get married and have children very early. He was the second child in his family, with an older brother, a younger brother, and a younger sister. His parents were in their forties, which was still considered young.

His grandparents are still alive.

Before becoming a celestial official, his family was just an ordinary farming household. They owned twenty acres of land, but it wasn't enough for them to cultivate themselves, so they had to rent land from landlords to support their family.

In the village, these conditions were considered acceptable compared to tenant farmers who had no land or even poorer farmhands.

But in Yang Zhen's eyes, this was a life so miserable it was indescribable. His true identity was Wuma Haoqian, and his family, even the outsiders who made a living in his household, lived much better than these farmers.

Later, when Yang Zhen became a celestial official, his family's situation underwent a dramatic change.

The Sun family, the wealthy landlords in their village, learned that Yang Zhen had been found to have a spiritual root during the selection of immortal officials in the prefectural government. Within days, they sold off their property and moved away. This was simply because the landlord family had a previous conflict with the Yang family.

After that, people who came to curry favor with Yang Zhen sent his family a large amount of money.

What ordinary people can enjoy is a small amount of wealth and luxury from those cultivation families.

The Yang family has lived in the village for so many years, and their relatives and friends are all there. They have become accustomed to village life, so they built their house here and continue to live in the village.

Yang Zhen's elder brother owns a large restaurant in the county seat of Suhe County.

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Yang Zhen recalled this information in his mind and swaggered into the courtyard.

"you are?"

The young maid did not recognize Yang Zhen.

"You don't even recognize your own young master? Where is the head of the family?"

Yang Zhen didn't blame the maid and continued walking inside.

My own young master?

Considering Yang Zhen's extraordinary and refined temperament, the maidservant realized something and quickly went to deliver the message.

Soon the Yang family was alerted.

His father, Yang Ertian, was home and hurriedly came out to greet him: "Is it my second son who's back? Is it him?"

Upon seeing Yang Zhen, he was first taken aback, then overjoyed.

"Son, you're finally back! I've missed you so much!"

He rushed forward, but seeing Yang Zhen's immaculate and otherworldly aura, he stopped abruptly, appearing somewhat reserved.

His son had changed so much in the three years since he last saw him.

That aura of aloofness made him feel ashamed of himself.

What virtue or ability did the Yang family possess to produce an immortal, and one with such a powerful earth spirit root among immortals?

"father."

Yang Zhen calmly called out, "Father."

His soul is Wuma Haoqian!

Unlike Wuma Chenyang's feelings of "guilt" after possessing Yang Zhen's body, he readily accepted that he had possessed Yang Zhen's body and spiritual roots.

Before he possessed another body, his elders in his clan told him: In the world of cultivation, the lower levels are the resources of the upper levels. The weak can only be used by the strong.

He is a member of the Wuma family, and it is an honor for the Yang family to be able to occupy Yang Zhen's identity.

He could elevate the Yang family to a new level, reaching heights that were previously impossible, simply by relying on this false blood relationship.

Therefore, upon returning to Yang Zhen's hometown from Gu Nancheng, he felt a sense of superiority.

A moment later, the entire Yang family arrived.

Only Yang Zhen's grandfather, Yang Hui, was absent.

"Where's my grandpa?"

he asked casually.

“Your grandfather went to work in the fields; he can’t stay idle.”

Yang Ertian replied.

While they were talking, a servant went to his own field to call Yang Hui back.

"Grandson, grandson?"

Yang Hui has worked in the fields all his life. Even when there are farmhands at home, he can't stay idle and has to go to the fields to work for a while every day.

"grandfather."

Yang Zhen looked at the old man covered in mud and felt a little disdain: a farmer is a farmer, even if he has the opportunity to turn his life around, he is still a peasant.

Unaware of Yang Zhen's thoughts, the Yang family celebrated his return with great joy.

"Zhen'er, what do you want to eat? Mom will cook for you."

"I specially brewed this wine for Zhen'er, let him try it."

"..."

The family expressed their longing and affection for Yang Zhen.

Yang Zhen couldn't comprehend the emotions of these mortals: "I am an immortal, I don't need to eat. Oh, by the way, I brought you some things."

He took out the prepared items from his storage pouch.

When visiting relatives at home, it's natural to prepare some gifts.

The Yang family members looked at the several bottles of pills and asked, "What are these?"

"This is a Youth-Preserving Pill; it will keep you looking young forever, and you can all use it. There's also a Health-Strengthening Pill; it will prevent all illnesses and allow you to live a peaceful old age..."

These are all first-grade elixirs that ordinary people can use.

(End of this chapter)