From the family treasure tree to build an eternal family

Chapter 290 Immortality and Eternal Life, Star Moon Palace
internal space.

After guessing whether he could refine the family's treasure tree into his natal spiritual plant, Xu Fugui couldn't wait to try.

Over the years, the family's precious tree has continued to grow year by year, nourished and strengthened by the bloodline of the Xu family's descendants.

Xu Fugui is 183 years old this year, and his descendants have passed down to the "Liang" generation.

The family's precious tree has grown to nearly six zhang tall, with a trunk half a zhang thick, and a lush, verdant canopy.

"I have memorized the secret method of controlling plants with my primordial spirit. I wonder if I can refine the family's treasure tree?"

Xu Fugui harbored doubts about whether the family's precious tree was a spiritual plant.

After all, the family's treasure tree is too miraculous; such a spiritual plant certainly doesn't exist in the cultivation world.

"Give it a try. If you succeed, its quality as a natal spiritual plant will definitely be extremely high."

He began refining the family's treasure tree using the method of controlling plants with his primordial spirit.

One day, two days...

Ten days, twenty days...

Three months later.

"My natal spiritual plant is complete!"

After three months of effort, Xu Fugui finally succeeded in transforming the family's treasure tree into his natal spiritual plant.

He looked at the family's precious tree before him and felt a magical connection with it.

"The family treasure tree is located within my body, which is why I can refine it into my natal spiritual plant. Unlike Zhongxu, I cannot freely manifest the family treasure tree in reality."

He refined the family's precious tree into his natal spiritual plant, which is quite different from the original record in "The Secret Method of Controlling Plants with Primordial Spirit".

According to the description in "Yuan Shen Yu Zhi", the refined natal spiritual plant takes its master as its "ground". In other words, the natal spiritual plant uses the master's body as soil and foundation, and merges with the master's soul.

Because the family's treasure tree was of such a high grade and required an enormous amount of energy, Xu Fugui's body could not support such a natal spiritual plant.

What rank is the family's treasure tree? Is it third-tier, fourth-tier, or fifth-tier?

Xu Fugui had no idea and could not guess.

In short, although he cultivated it into a natal spiritual plant, he could not manifest it in reality at will, and there were many limitations.

"Although it has many limitations, its benefits to me as my natal spiritual plant are nothing short of miraculous!"

Xu Fugui was overjoyed to experience the benefits he received from the family's treasure tree; these benefits were countless times more precious than any golden elixir or magic treasure.

He shares the same origin of life with the family's precious tree, and their lifespans are equal!
As long as the precious tree lives, he will never grow old!
"As long as my Xu family continues to thrive, the family's treasure tree will continue to grow, and I will be able to live forever!"

What do other people pursue when they cultivate immortality?
They pursue higher levels of strength, seek greater status, and desire a long life.

Xu Fugui, who shares lifespan with the family's precious tree, has already achieved immortality!
"Hahaha, long life and immortality! With an infinite lifespan, I won't have to worry about my cultivation level anymore."

So what if my spiritual root is poor? I am immortal.

So what if I lack talent? I'm immortal.

So what if I lack understanding? I'm immortal!

Xu Fugui's five pseudo-spiritual roots, cultivated through stance training, were of extremely poor quality, and he himself lacked talent and comprehension.

He reached the Foundation Establishment stage at the age of 120, and now at over 180, he has only reached the fourth level of Foundation Establishment, progressing very slowly.

Although he was the patriarch of the Xu family, his cultivation level did not even rank among the top five in the Xu family.

"If my spiritual roots and talent are poor, I'll just spend more time. While others advance one level in five years, I'll take ten, twenty, or even thirty to fifty years. With a near-infinite lifespan, what's wrong with being slower?"

"Sooner or later, I will cultivate to the peak of Foundation Establishment and advance to become a Golden Core True Person!"

This is Xu Fugui's simple and genuine thought.

Sharing a lifespan with the family's precious tree does not actually mean immortality.

Because: the family's treasure tree is not immortal.

According to the information in Xu Fugui's mind, the Xu family's family treasure tree is closely related to the Xu family's current situation.

The Xu family is prosperous, and the family's treasure tree flourishes.

The Xu family has dwindled in number, and the family's precious tree has withered and fallen.

If the Xu family is wiped out, the family's precious tree will naturally die as well.

Given the current situation of the Xu family, the possibility of them being wiped out is extremely slim, which is why Xu Fugui believes he will live forever.

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Besides "sharing the origin of life," the family treasure tree has another benefit for Xu Fugui: it enhances his combat power.

The enhancement to his combat power is different from that of ordinary magical artifacts.

Xu Fugui can manifest the family's treasure tree in reality, but he cannot do so arbitrarily. Instead, he needs to find a spiritually rich, flat, and open place and then spend time manifesting it.

It's more like he materialized the family's treasure tree from his internal space into the real world.

Only when the family's treasure tree appears in the real world can it help Xu Fugui fight and enhance his strength.

"This can be ignored; I will not manifest the family tree in the real world. This is my biggest secret."

Xu Fugui thought.

With such a significant benefit as "shared lifespan," that's enough for him.

He only needs to live a low-key life for a few hundred years, and it will not be difficult for him to advance to the Golden Core Realm. Even the mid-stage and late-stage Golden Core Realm are not out of the question.

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Another three years passed.

Ru'an Mountain is now divided into four areas.

Six months ago, Xu Renkai set up a second-order spirit-gathering array for Ru'an Mountain.

This spirit-gathering array is very effective, firmly gathering all the spiritual energy of the entire Ru'an Mountain within it, with only a tiny bit of spiritual energy dissipating and being wasted.

If a cultivator passes by Ru'an Mountain, as long as they do not enter the spirit-gathering array of Ru'an Mountain, they cannot even sense the presence of spiritual energy from the outside.

Within the Spirit Gathering Array, the spiritual energy is further divided into three zones.

At its core, the concentration reaches the level of a third-tier spiritual land. This area is not large, about two miles in radius.

According to the Xu family's rules, only members of the clan at the Foundation Establishment Realm or above are allowed to set foot in the core area.

The outer layer of the core area is the second-tier spiritual land area. This area is the largest and is the main living and cultivation area of ​​the Xu family. The family hall for discussing matters, the library, and other facilities are also located in this area.

This area is planted with many second-tier spiritual plants.

The outer layer is the area of ​​a first-order spiritual land.

This area is planted with first-tier spiritual plants and is where ordinary members of the Xu family, independent cultivators who are affiliated with the Xu family, as well as maids, servants, farmhands, and herbalists live.

These are the three areas divided within the Spirit Gathering Array.

Outside the Spirit Gathering Array, which is the outer edge of Ru'an Mountain, there is only a very weak spiritual energy emanating from the Spirit Gathering Array. This is the area where the farmhands live, where ordinary grains, vegetables, and other crops are grown, as well as some fish ponds and pastures.

Xu Renkai had estimated that it would take him three to five years to set up the Spirit Gathering Array, but because his family provided him with more resources, he had already reached the seventh level of Qi Refining and set up the Spirit Gathering Array ahead of schedule.

At this time, in the core of Mount Ru'an, in the third-tier spirit region.

Xu Zhongxu is carrying a sapling and is looking for a suitable place to plant it.

After a while, he chose a sunny hillside: "The giant-leaved parasol tree loves the sun, and this place is one of the places with the most concentrated spiritual energy in the third-tier spiritual land area, which is suitable for cultivating third-tier spiritual plants."

The cultivation of third-tier spiritual plants differs from that of second-tier spiritual plants.

Second-tier spirit plants are the original second-tier spirit plant seedlings or breeding cultivation.

A third-tier spiritual plant can be either a seedling of an original third-tier spiritual plant or an upgraded second-tier spiritual plant.

Some second-tier spiritual plants can advance to third-tier spiritual plants under certain circumstances.

The "sapling" cultivated by Xu Zhongxu is a second-tier spiritual plant that can be upgraded, called "Giant Leaf Wutong".

The Giant-leaved Sycamore is a type of sycamore tree with enormous leaves. Its trunk is straight and thick, and it grows rapidly. It is a widely used second-tier spiritual plant and is quite common. It is not used for alchemy but is often crafted into tools for drawing talismans, such as talisman pens.

Xu Zhongxu chose the Giant Leaf Sycamore because it grows very quickly and is easier to cultivate compared to other third-tier spiritual plants. Under suitable growing conditions, the Giant Leaf Sycamore can advance to a third-tier spiritual plant: the Mountain-Suppressing Sycamore.

"This is it."

After careful selection, Xu Zhongxu chose the best feng shui location and planted a giant-leaved parasol tree.

He not only intended to cultivate it into a third-tier spiritual plant, but to nurture it as a "celestial spiritual plant".

More than twenty years have passed since they returned from the desolate mountains. Among the Foundation Establishment members of the Xu family, Xu Xiaohou and Xu Yiqing have both broken through to the seventh level of Foundation Establishment, which is the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

They should prepare early and cultivate immortal spiritual plants as an opportunity for the two of them to achieve the Golden Core stage.

The saplings of the giant-leaved sycamore are only one foot tall and as thick as a finger.

Xu Zhongxu used the "Shennong Creation Technique," making hand seals and injecting a stream of golden elixir essence into the sapling.

The giant sycamore tree was growing at a visible speed, from one foot to two feet tall, becoming thicker overall, and sprouting several tender buds.

"This growth boost is equivalent to six months of growth. If it's done once a day, it will only take a year for it to reach the age of over a hundred years."

Xu Zhongxu estimated. This was the fastest cultivation speed; too much of a good thing could be bad, and it was impossible to increase the number of years too much at once.

To cultivate the Giant Leaf Sycamore into a third-tier spiritual plant, the Mountain-Suppressing Sycamore, it would take at least three hundred years.

Cultivating it into a celestial plant could take five hundred years, eight hundred years, or even a thousand years. No one can guarantee when the aura of immortality will descend; it is uncertain.

time flies.

After that, Xu Zhongxu would perform hand seals every day to nurture the giant-leaved parasol tree with a stream of true essence.

The giant-leaved sycamore grows taller every day, growing rapidly.

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Zhennan Prefecture.

Hundreds of miles away from the ancient South City, there is a third-tier spiritual mountain.

This sacred mountain is not large, only about ten miles in size.

Here on Lingshan Mountain stands a luxurious palace with carved beams and painted rafters, pavilions and towers scattered like stars, and flowing water forming a fishpond, containing countless rare treasures.

It is no exaggeration to say that this palace is the most luxurious and magnificent palace in Zhennan Prefecture.

This is the palace of the Prince of Zhennan, called "Star and Moon Palace".

In the distance, the two flew towards the Star Moon Palace, one after the other.

Several miles from the palace gates, the lead pilot landed.

The leader was Zhao Wuji, a Golden Elixir True Man.

Years ago, he was responsible for protecting Liu Rushi, the favorite concubine of the Prince of Zhennan. However, Liu Rushi died in the desolate mountains and never appeared again. He investigated for several years but could not find the murderer. He could only conclude that it was done by the enemy, the Baiyue Immortal Dynasty, and then the matter was dropped.

Following behind Zhao Wuji was a Foundation Establishment Perfection Grand Cultivator named Wu Yu.

"Wu Yu, remember this: once you get here, you can't fly any further. That's the rule. Once you're inside the Star Moon Palace, you won't even be allowed to use your lightness technique."

Zhao Wuji explained the rules of the Star Moon Palace to Wu Yu.

“Master, I have taken note.”

Wu Yu nodded.

Wu Yu was not surprised by this. Many families in the ancient southern city had such a rule: flying around was not allowed.

Since this is the Star Moon Palace where the Prince of Zhennan resides, it's normal for there to be many and strict rules.

The two used their lightness skills and quickly arrived at the palace gate.

Wu Yu looked at the red lacquered wooden door, which was several meters high and more than ten meters wide, and suppressed his surprise.

He noticed that the nails on the wooden door were made of gold, and the scent of some kind of spiritual wood wafted through the air.

The guards on both sides of the gate were all Golden Core cultivators!

Zhao Wuji bowed slightly to the two men: "By order of the Prince, I have brought Wu Yu to an audience."

The two guards clearly knew about this and let them pass without questioning them.

Wu Yu was led into the Star Moon Palace by Zhao Wuji.

Upon entering, Wu Yu was dazzled by the sights: pavilions and towers built from various spirit woods and spirit stones, and an unknown fragrance permeating the air.

Here, even spirit stones are reduced to pebbles on the ground, and gold seems to be the cheapest material.

He had lived for over eighty years, and all the spirit stones and treasures he had seen in his life combined were far less than what he could see right before his eyes.

He couldn't recognize many of the treasures and couldn't estimate their value.

But he was bold and daring, and he believed that any treasure here could be worth more spirit stones than a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the outside world could earn in a lifetime.

Zhao Wuji noticed his reaction, even though he concealed it well.

Zhao Wuji found this quite normal; he had a similar reaction when he first came to the Star Moon Palace.

The two did not use any lightness techniques, but they were still quite fast despite their physical condition.

In a short time, they walked several miles.

As Wu Yu passed by a side hall, he heard a burst of silvery laughter.

As he turned his head to look, he heard Zhao Wuji's voice boom in his ear: "Don't look!"

Wu Yu quickly looked away.

Zhao Wuji reminded him, "Here, any woman could be a favorite concubine of the prince, so no matter how beautiful or attractive she is, you are not allowed to look at her twice, or you may cause trouble."

"Thank you for your guidance, Master. I will remember it."

Wu Yu thanked him repeatedly.

He had caught a fleeting glimpse of an extremely beautiful and elegant female nun.

Women who cultivate immortality almost all become beautiful, with their appearance and temperament improving as their cultivation level increases.

But Wu Yu had never seen anyone so beautiful; she didn't look like a female cultivator, but rather like a true fairy.

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The two walked all the way to the depths of the Star Moon Palace.

Zhao Wuji asked the maid and learned that the Prince of Zhennan was at the Jade Spirit Pool, so he took Wu Yu there.

A moment later, the two arrived at a palace.

Zhao Wuji had a maidservant guarding the palace gate deliver a message.

After the maidservant relayed the message, she told the two of them to wait outside.

The two waited for about half an hour before being summoned by the prince.

Zhao Wuji walked in front, followed by Wu Yu, and they entered the palace one after the other.

In the center of the palace was a bathing pool, five zhang square.

The bath was made by hollowing out a single piece of spirit jade and was called the "Jade Spirit Pool".

The water in the bath exudes a rich spiritual energy; it is called "Clear Pool Spiritual Liquid".

Wu Yu glanced at the Jade Spirit Pool unintentionally before quickly looking away, because he saw two girls in the pool.

He couldn't see the girls' faces clearly, only that one was wearing a thin veil and was already soaked in the pool water, while the other was wearing a few strips of cloth, with large areas of her fair skin exposed.

Beside the Jade Spirit Pool stands a throne cast in gold and jade.

A young man, dressed in a gold-embroidered bathrobe, sat lazily on it.

(End of this chapter)