From the family treasure tree to build an eternal family

Chapter 294 The Xu Family, the Golden Core Cultivator!

This Golden Core cultivator who suddenly appeared, was he also here for the Xu family's stance training secret method?

Liao Fanye, who was about to leave, stopped in his tracks, watching the scene with schadenfreude. He wanted to see if the Xu family, who had just sternly rejected him, would have the guts to refuse a Golden Core cultivator.

The Golden Core cultivator before them was concealing his face, clearly not wanting to reveal his identity. This meant he was likely ruthless and would use force to seize the Xu family's secret standing meditation technique.

"Ha, I don't believe that the Xu family can still maintain their integrity when facing a true Golden Core cultivator."

Liao Fanye thought to himself.

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The third-tier spiritual land in the core area of ​​Ru'an Mountain.

In front of Xu Zhongxu was a tall, straight tree.

It was fifteen zhang tall and as thick as three people could hug, with its lush canopy covered with leaves the size of futons.

It was the sacred plant he cultivated: the giant-leaved parasol tree.

Three months have passed since he planted the giant-leaved sycamore sapling.

He nourished the giant-leaved parasol tree daily with the power of Shennong's creation, allowing it to grow to nearly a hundred years old, becoming a "towering tree." This is a characteristic of the giant-leaved parasol tree: rapid growth.

"long!"

Xu Zhongxu formed hand seals and unleashed the "Shennong Creation Technique," injecting a wisp of golden elixir essence into the giant parasol tree leaf.

The leaves of the giant sycamore swayed in the wind, and it grew a little taller.

"I don't know who came to my house to cause trouble."

He looked in the direction beyond Mount Ru'an.

He sensed Xu Xiaohou's aura just now, and also detected the aura of an unfamiliar Foundation Establishment Level 9 cultivator, knowing that something had happened.

He did not show up; unless a Golden Core cultivator comes, there is no need for him to appear for the time being.

However, Wu Yu's aura immediately followed.

"Ok?"

Xu Zhongxu's expression changed slightly; a strange Golden Core cultivator had arrived!
He approached quietly, carefully sensing Wu Yu's aura. What reassured him was that this person's aura was that of a newly ascended Golden Core cultivator, with only one Golden Core mark, indicating that his aura was weak and that he had only recently advanced to the Golden Core realm.

He didn't know what this person's purpose was, so he lurked in the shadows and quietly observed.

Xu Zhongxu soon learned that this person had come for the Xu family's secret standing meditation technique.

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"This real person..."

Xu Zhonghuai was slightly flustered and bowed respectfully again.

Over the years, many cultivators have come to the Xu family to ask for the secret method of stance training, but this is the first Golden Core cultivator to come for this purpose!
The fact that they covered their faces and concealed their identities clearly indicated that they were up to no good.

"My family's secret standing meditation method is not to be passed on to outsiders. Please forgive me, Master."

Xu Zhonghuai's answer to Wu Yu was the same as his answer to Liao Fanye.

"Ok?"

Wu Yu frowned, and the pressure of a Golden Core cultivator erupted, like a mountain pressing down on Xu Zhonghuai's shoulders.

"Your family's stance training was passed down to the Tuoba clan back then, but you can't pass it on to me today? What does that mean?"

His tone was filled with anger, as if he were about to unleash his fury if Xu Zhonghuai's answer did not satisfy him.

These words resonated with Liao Fanye.

Liao Fanye thought so too. Why was the Tuoba family able to obtain the secret techniques of stance training back then, but they couldn't?

"This……"

Xu Zhonghuai forced a smile and replied, "Times have changed, and circumstances have shifted. Besides, the Tuoba family has paid their price. My family will no longer pass on this stance training technique."

Things are different now!

Now that their Xu family has Xu Zhongxu, who is at the Golden Core stage, they no longer need to offer up their stance training secrets to protect the family as they used to.

Wu Yu was very dissatisfied with this answer.

But now is not the time to break off relations. It would be best if we could obtain the secret techniques of stance training through "negotiation".

He suppressed his dissatisfaction: "One of my closest relatives is a mortal without spiritual roots. He urgently needs the secret method of stance training to cultivate spiritual roots in order to prolong his life. I guarantee that this secret method of stance training will only be used by one person and will absolutely not be passed on to others."

Also, you can name whatever resources or treasures you want in exchange. I will do my best to obtain them if I can.

I also promise to owe you a favor. If you ever need anything in the future, I will definitely do my best to help you.

The conditions proposed by Wu Yu were very sincere.

Liao Fanye, who was watching from a distance, was surprised. For a Golden Core cultivator to agree to owe someone a favor, it was clear that the person was very sincere.

Xu Zhonghuai and Xu Xiaohou looked at each other, unsure how to respond.

The Golden Core cultivator's tone clearly indicated that he highly valued the Xu family's stance training secrets.

"This real person..."

Xu Zhonghuai had no choice but to refuse, even though the Golden Core cultivator was very sincere: "I'm really sorry."

"Hahaha, good!"

Wu Yu threw his head back and laughed loudly a few times, his aura as a Golden Core cultivator becoming even stronger.

After being promoted to Golden Core True Person, he asked for a favor for the first time, only to be humiliated and lose face.

"Aren't you afraid I'll wipe out your entire Ru'an Mountain with a single stroke?!"

Wu Yu's tone was ruthless, clearly not a joke.

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Liao Fanye clapped his hands in approval: "Let's fight! Let's fight! Destroy the Xu family of Ru'an Mountain! This family that doesn't know its own limitations deserves to be wiped out."

Why hasn't Zhongxu arrived yet?
Xu Xiaohou looked towards the depths of Ru'an Mountain.

Only Xu Zhongxu can resolve the current situation.

"May I ask who is causing trouble here? State your name."

An aura rose from Mount Ru'an.

He was also a Golden Core cultivator, and he stood shoulder to shoulder with Wu Yu in the air.

This scene alarmed Wu Yu and Liao Fanye.

"you are?"

Wu Yu sized up Xu Zhongxu, unsure of his identity. As far as he knew, the Xu family clearly did not have any Golden Core cultivators.

Xu Zhongxu cupped his hands in a respectful gesture and bowed slightly, saying, "I am Xu Zhongxu from the Xu family!"

A Golden Core cultivator from the Xu family?
Wu Yu's expression suddenly changed; the situation was getting bad.

He didn't know that the Xu family had a Golden Core cultivator. Now that things have come to this, what should he do?
"So you are Master Xu Zhongxu. It's a pleasure to meet you. Please give me your guidance."

Wu Yu returned the greeting with a cupped-hand salute. He sensed Xu Zhongxu's aura, which was roughly at the same level as his own, but Xu Zhongxu's aura was more solid.

He had only been at the Golden Core stage for a little over two months, and his foundation was still very shallow.

"This master has come to my Xu family seeking the secret method of stance training. He should at least state his name."

Xu Zhongxu still doesn't know Wu Yu's identity.

He introduced himself generously, while the other party was evasive and unwilling to reveal their identity, which seemed very impolite.

Xu Zhongxu had been at the Golden Core stage for several years. Xu Fugui had previously instructed them to keep a low profile, which was why Xu Zhongxu hadn't revealed his cultivation level.

The situation is dire; Xu Zhongxu has revealed his Golden Core Realm strength!
Actually, Xu Zhongxu's identity is nothing to be ashamed of, and it wouldn't matter if it were exposed.

With his Golden Core cultivation, his earth spirit root aptitude can also be revealed.

"I am just an unknown nobody, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning."

Wu Yu still didn't reveal his identity, still somewhat unwilling to give up: "Fellow Daoist Zhongxu, why don't you sell me a copy of your family's stance training secret technique? I guarantee it will only be used by my closest relatives and will never be passed on to outsiders."

As for the conditions, feel free to name them.

"I apologize for my rudeness just now. But I really need the secret method of stance training, and I hope Fellow Daoist Zhongxu can grant my request." "..."

Xu Zhongxu fell into thought.

They certainly wouldn't hand over the Xu family's secret stance training method, but this person was acting suspiciously and coveting their family's technique. If they refused him outright, what if he secretly made some underhanded moves?
There is no way to guard against thieves for a thousand days.

Xu Zhongxu couldn't possibly be on guard against a Golden Core cultivator at all times. If this person had the patience to keep ambushing his Xu family members outside Ru'an Mountain, they wouldn't be able to defend against him.

beat?
Do not hit?

Just as Xu Zhongxu was hesitating, Wu Yu couldn't help but urge him: "Fellow Daoist Zhongxu, what's your decision? What resources and treasures do you want? Tell me first, and I'll try my best to get them for you."

"Please excuse me in advance!"

As soon as Xu Zhongxu finished speaking, he made the first move.

With a casual wave of his hand, a huge purple vine, over ten feet thick, emerged from the space.

After Xu Zhongxu advanced to the Golden Core Realm, he cultivated the advanced Golden Core technique "Shennong Creation Technique," which was still good at cultivating spiritual plants, but had few spells for combat.

Therefore, his fighting style remains the same as the common wood-type spells that control plants.

After reaching the Golden Core Realm, the vines released using Golden Core True Essence become more than ten times more powerful. Furthermore, the "Shennong Creation Technique" further enhances the vines he summons.

There is also "Yuan Shen Yu Zhi", which enhances Xu Zhongxu's control over spiritual plants.

Although Xu Zhongxu cannot publicly use the natal spiritual plant cultivated by "Yuan Shen Yu Zhi", he has greatly enhanced the power of his wood-type plant magic through practicing "Yuan Shen Yu Zhi".

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"What?"

Wu Yu was baffled and hastily defended himself.

He didn't expect that Xu Zhongxu would choose to engage in a power struggle between "agreeing" and "refusing".

"Are you trying to test my abilities?"

Wu Yu waved his hand, and the Golden Core True Essence transformed into spiritual flames.

He cultivates fire-based techniques, which to some extent counteract wood-based plant-based magic.

huh~~
The golden, gleaming flames formed a fire dragon, which coiled around the plant vines.

In an instant, the vines burst into flames, crackling and popping.

"shock!"

Snapped!
Xu Zhongxu controlled the vines to shake, and the giant vines, resembling dragons and snakes, lashed out in the air with a crack, scattering the flames on the vines.

In the past, Xu Zhongxu's fighting style was indeed controlled by fire-based techniques.

However, after refining the "Phoenix Feather Flower," he discovered that the Phoenix Feather Flower possessed a trace of fire attribute, which gave his wood-type spells a certain degree of resistance to fire-type techniques.

After the initial probing between the two sides, the great battle between the Golden Core Realm cultivators completely erupted!
shhhhh!

In the surrounding space, it was as if a large number of giant vines were growing out of the void, with vines more than ten feet thick and hundreds of feet long, whipping and strangling towards Wu Yu.

woohoo~~
With every gesture of Wu Yu, five hundred-zhang-long "giant dragons" bathed in flames materialized around him, along with a golden crow with a wingspan exceeding one hundred zhang, formed from golden spiritual flames!
The two sides engaged in a fierce battle of magic at the Golden Core Realm in the sky above Mount Ru'an.

The sky and earth within a radius of dozens of miles changed color.

The fiery dragon and the golden crow dyed the sky a mixture of gold and fiery red, as if the sky had been set on fire.

The colossal vines that filled the sky stretched endlessly, like countless long, winding pythons emerging from the void.

The vines transformed into pythons, battling against the giant dragon and golden crow formed from flames.

Although Xu Zhongxu has some resistance to fire-based techniques, fire is ultimately the element that counters wood.

Xu Zhongxu's advantage lies in the fact that he has been at the Golden Core Realm for several years.

Wu Yu, on the other hand, had only broken through to the Golden Core Realm two months ago, and had not even fully mastered his Golden Core cultivation technique, the Golden Crow Great Sun Technique.

Wu Yu used Golden Core True Essence, but his fighting techniques were still those he used when he was in the Foundation Establishment stage.

The two sides remained deadlocked for a short period of time.

Giant vines burst into flames in the air and burned to ashes.

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The Xu family members were unable to intervene in a battle of this magnitude and could only observe from afar.

The intense heat of Wu Yu's fire-based spell was so strong that they could clearly sense it.

Fortunately, under Xu Zhongxu's deliberate control, the battlefield was kept far from Ru'an Mountain and did not affect Ru'an Mountain.

"Can Zhongxu win? His wood-type techniques are countered by fire-type techniques."

"It's hard to say. The opponent isn't very strong; he's just recently advanced to the Golden Core Realm."

"What's going on, patriarch?"

Many members of the Xu family were unaware of why the fight broke out.

Xu Zhonghuai couldn't explain it either, but Xu Xiaohou could roughly guess his son's intention: "Zhongxu might be testing the other party's methods to deduce his identity based on them."

This person is hiding their identity and coveting our family's martial arts skills. What if they resort to underhanded tactics? We might not even know who our enemy is.

“It’s definitely not normal for a Golden Core cultivator to be hiding his true identity like this.”

"..."

On the other side, Liao Fanye stared blankly at the battle between Golden Core Realm cultivators in the distance.

Only then did he realize that the Xu family actually had a Golden Core cultivator!

"The Xu family has been hiding their true strength well, with a Golden Core cultivator among them. No wonder they are so confident in not taking me seriously."

Liao Fanye thought to himself.

"In the remote Yuanli County, a family that produces Golden Core cultivators has emerged. This Xu family also possesses a secret cultivation method that can cultivate spiritual roots. Their future is limitless. In a few hundred years, they might even develop to the level of the Tuoba family."

They might also suffer the same fate as the Tuoba family, committing a grave offense and being wiped out.

"Who is that unfamiliar Golden Core cultivator? Fire-type cultivation technique, is he from the Wuma family? I haven't heard of any new Golden Core cultivators from the Wuma family recently."

He originally came to ask for the secret method of stance training for his grandson, but unexpectedly witnessed a battle of Golden Core cultivators.

At the same time, he completely abandoned any thought of obtaining the stance training secrets from the Xu family. If the Xu family were a Foundation Establishment family, he might still have had a chance to obtain the stance training secrets by leveraging his family's power and using his methods.

But the Xu family has a Golden Core cultivator, so they certainly aren't afraid of him.

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Above Ru'an Mountain.

The duel between the two Golden Core cultivators is about to end.

Neither of them could do anything to the other.

Wu Yu had expended considerable energy and didn't want to waste any more time here, lest his identity be exposed. As for the cultivation technique that could help him develop spiritual roots, he would have to consider that later.

"Fellow Daoist Zhongxu, if your Xu family is unwilling, then so be it. Farewell, and may we meet again."

As soon as he finished speaking, he seized the opportunity, turned around, and flew away.

"Go away!"

With the blessing of his natal spiritual plant, the Phoenix Feather Flower, Xu Zhongxu moved with incredible speed, relentlessly pursuing Wu Yu. Having advanced to the Golden Core realm for several years, he had accumulated more experience and was certain he could outlast Wu Yu in terms of stamina expenditure.

Wu Yu was extremely annoyed and took out his magic weapon, the "Heaven-Burning Fire Gourd." This magic weapon was very powerful, but it needed to be refined with flames over many years to reveal its true power.

He had only been refining the magic weapon for less than two months, and hadn't done much refining, so its power was still limited.

"Burn it for me!"

He opened the lid of the fire gourd and released a burst of condensed true fire, which was far more powerful than his fire magic.

This time, Xu Zhongxu was finally stopped.

"That magic weapon is quite easy to identify. I'll find out who it belongs to later."

Xu Zhongxu thought to himself.

A newly promoted Golden Core cultivator, practicing fire-based techniques, and possessing a magical artifact, the Fire Gourd. It's easy to find out which Golden Core cultivator this is.

(End of this chapter)