Building a long-lasting family lineage starting with genealogy

Chapter 123 Mingwei Enters the Immortal Path, the Power of the Archery
For a master martial artist to achieve the same speed as a martial artist who has taken the Innate Martial Pill, the medicinal effects of the pill must be similar to those of the Qi Gathering Pill.

Previously, Xu Chuan's research on master-level medicinal diets was too rudimentary.

Of course, it was also because his knowledge was limited at that time, and he had never come into contact with the many spiritual herbs recorded in the cultivation world.

Now he is confident that he can develop a true Grandmaster Martial Elixir.

During the time he devoted himself to studying Grandmaster Martial Elixir, he also took the time to refine a batch of large and small Martial Elixir, Innate Martial Elixir, and Five Elements Returning to Origin Elixir to assist Xu Mingyuan and the others.

The Xu family currently has very few members at the Innate Realm among their guards, so each of them can enjoy the benefits of Innate Martial Pills.

This includes Li Zhi, who took office as the magistrate of Qingjiang County, as well as Cheng Fei and Shen Guang.

Many peak-level martial artists were also given a lot of Qi-inducing pills to help them enter the Innate realm as soon as possible.

As for the vassal families, they are currently only a small number of people who have been granted the Xu family's trust.

For example, Chen Daniu, Bai Hui, and others.

With the Five Elements Returning to Origin Pill, Xu Mingyuan finally became the last of the five sons of the Xu family to reach the Innate Perfection stage, following in the footsteps of Xu Mingxuan.

Soon after, Xu Deling broke through to the fourth level of Qi Refining, and Wu Tao and the others also made progress after taking the pills.

Xu Mingxian took some time to replace the low-grade spirit-gathering array in Bihan Pool.

Then they devoted themselves to studying how to use the spiritual energy of the Three Absolute Dragon Locking Formation to set up the Four Symbols Heavenly Gang Formation.

After racking his brains for half a month, he finally came up with a relatively safe method: using Bihan Pool as the main control hub, he would open up branches to the four locations he had determined.

Once the central hub is opened, spiritual energy can be channeled in to support the activation of the Four Symbols Heavenly Gang Formation.

The clan-protecting formation is meant to be used only in critical moments.

However, as the Four Symbols Heavenly Gang Formation is activated repeatedly or for extended periods, it will inevitably affect the Three Absolutes Dragon Locking Formation, causing it to develop flaws and gradually weakening its sealing power.

Xu Mingxian left the final decision-making power to Xu Chuan.

Xu Chuan hesitated for a long time before finally letting Xu Mingxian carry out the plan.

The subsequent impact on the Three Absolutes Dragon Locking Formation will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Once activated, its auspiciousness or inauspiciousness can be inquired about daily to minimize the risk of sudden disasters.

However, Xu Mingxian also admitted that with the activation of the Four Symbols Heavenly Gang Formation, the Three Absolutes Dragon Locking Formation has a flaw, which may increase the concentration of spiritual energy in the surrounding area, which can be considered a kind of feedback.

This was one of the key reasons that prompted Xu Chuan to make his final decision.

Cultivators are ultimately bound to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which is why powerful families and sects choose to establish themselves in places with high concentrations of spiritual energy.

Spiritual energy is fundamental; elixirs are merely auxiliary means to promote one's own growth.

Some common spiritual herbs can increase their growth rate several times or even ten times if they are in a place with abundant spiritual energy.

As for most high-grade spiritual herbs, they cannot survive unless planted in this kind of place.

With Xu Chuan's permission, Xu Mingxian began to act according to her own ideas.

Two months later.

Xu Chuan developed a Grandmaster Martial Pill, but because the materials were rare, the Xu family had not collected much of it before.

Fortunately, these were enough for Xu Chuan to refine five or six batches.

Dozens of mid-to-high-grade Grandmaster Martial Pills would be enough for Xu Mingwei to break through to the Grandmaster Perfection stage.

Currently, he is the only Grandmaster of the Xu family, so he can collect them slowly.

Five or six of the trained guards broke through to the Innate Realm, and the number of peak Acquired Realm martial artists increased by dozens.

They split into two herb-gathering teams, taking turns every ten days or so to search for rare medicinal herbs and the spiritual herbs recorded in the Complete Book of Spiritual Herbs.

The Azure Firehawk will also follow.

The Xu family had gone to great lengths to raise these people, so naturally they didn't want them to die easily.

Occasionally, when Xu Mingxuan and Xu Mingshu felt tired from cultivation, they would join the herb-gathering team.

Whenever this happened, Xu Dezhao would also go along to see it for himself.

His main goal was to see and fight the monsters, but there weren't many monsters in the Broken Tooth Mountain Range, and he might not encounter one even after more than ten trips.

However, some rare medicinal herbs or rare plants that had been stored for decades were harvested.

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Time flies.

Imperial City, Dan Palace.

Yun Zhongzi has finally returned after traveling for half a year.

"Chief, you're back." Deacon Chen stepped forward to greet him.

Yun Zhongzi nodded slightly. "Is everything alright in the palace?"

"It's all good. Both Xu Gongfeng and Yunding Gongfeng can refine high-grade Divine Sense Pills."

"Oh, Fellow Daoist Yunding has also refined it?" Yun Zhongzi was slightly surprised. According to his deduction, True Person Yunding's alchemy skills were slightly inferior, so he should not have been able to refine a high-grade Divine Sense Pill so quickly.

"He's two or three months ahead of Fellow Daoist Xu Zhen. It's all thanks to him that we have him here, otherwise all the major families would have directly stormed the Pill Hall to demand pills."

"It can't be that bad, can it? Aren't there still Fellow Daoist San Shu here?" Yun Zhongzi frowned slightly, and his hand stroking his beard suddenly stopped.

"Shortly after the Three Vertical Offerings at the Cloud Peak refined the superior-grade Divine Mind Pill, they went on a journey."

"Going on a journey? Did they say when they would return?"

"The return date is uncertain."

"Sigh~" Yun Zhongzi's eyes showed a look of disappointment, and he sighed, "Oh well, let it be. After all, he didn't directly say he was leaving the Pill Hall."

After speaking, Yun Zhongzi returned to the third floor of the Pill Hall to recuperate.

As time passed, the name "Three Vertical Taoist" was gradually forgotten in the imperial city, and only a few people still remembered him.

Half a year has passed.

With the help of the Grandmaster Martial Pill, Xu Mingwei broke through to the Grandmaster Perfection stage in one fell swoop.

On that day, he activated the secret technique of the "Innate Five Elements Creation Technique" to transform innate true energy into magical power.

A Grandmaster-level martial artist's direct combat strength is comparable to that of a cultivator who has just entered the ninth level of Qi Refining.

However, it was not based on the cultivation method. After achieving the perfection of the innate stage, he entered the Dao through martial arts and turned to the path of immortality.

Xu Mingwei expended a lot of energy during the transformation process and ultimately only became a cultivator at the peak of the seventh level of Qi Refining.

He broke through to the next level in a bamboo hut in Bihantan.

The moment of breakthrough, a powerful aura erupted from the bamboo house.

Xu Chuan used his divine sense to investigate and discovered that he was only at the peak of the seventh level of Qi Refining.

"At least I have reached the peak of the seventh level of Qi Refining, which is much better than the worst-case scenario of the peak of the fifth level of Qi Refining. The rest can be taken with high-grade Qi Gathering Pills to quickly improve my realm."

Under Xu Chuan's divine sense probing, the dragon-like blood and physical body were still intact, and the strength of the martial artist who had broken through to the peak of the Grandmaster realm had increased significantly once again.

Now, he can easily wield the Ink Dragon Bow and fire dozens or even hundreds of arrows with sheer strength.

"Stone, you have finally stepped onto the path of immortality." Xu Chuan said with a look of satisfaction.

Xu Mingwei nodded and smiled, "From now on, I can help Father a lot, and I can also stand in front of you if anything happens."

Upon hearing this, Xu Chuan chuckled and shook his head, then tossed Xu Mingwei a low-level storage bag, saying, "You can put the Ink Dragon Bow and Ink Dragon Arrow into this storage bag in the future. Inside are two bottles of high-grade Qi Gathering Pills that your father has prepared for you."

You can tell your father when you're done using it; there's no need to be polite with him.

Yun Nu is currently at the mid-stage of the eighth level of Qi Refining; you must catch up as soon as possible.

"Yes, Father." Xu Mingwei grinned.

"Oh, I almost forgot." Xu Chuan took out a porcelain bottle from his storage bag. "Inside is a Breakthrough Pill. Once you have stabilized your realm, become familiar with the cultivation techniques, and mastered the use of your magic power, you can take it to help you break through to the eighth level of Qi Refining."

"A single pill can directly allow me to break through?" Xu Mingwei was stunned, a look of disbelief flashing in his eyes. "The miraculous power of pills is beyond your comprehension."

Of course, this pill is extremely precious. Without it, and given that you've only just embarked on the path of cultivation, it would likely take you two or three years to break through the bottleneck of the eighth level of Qi Refining.

Xu Chuan stared at Xu Mingwei and then said, "Even those of us with true spiritual roots will encounter bottlenecks in the late stage of Qi Refining."

As for cultivators with mixed spiritual roots, the bottlenecks and obstacles are even greater. Usually, those who can reach the eighth or ninth level of Qi Refining are at least sixty or seventy years old.

A pseudo-spiritual root, without the aid of elixirs and good fortune, may never be able to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining in one's lifetime.

"I have some precious pills. Once my Xu family obtains a secret technique for restricting the soul, every core member of the family will have one implanted, including those who have been given special training by my Xu family, to prevent them from having their souls searched and discovering my Xu family's secrets."

When the topic of soul searching came up, Xu Mingwei's expression changed drastically. He said solemnly, "Father's idea is correct. Cultivators have all sorts of strange and wonderful methods. In the future, we must keep various means to prevent them from spying on the secrets of my Xu family."

We must be careful in selecting and training people, and we must also examine their loyalty to the Xu family every now and then to see if it has changed.

People's hearts yearn for change. When they are weak, they may be genuinely grateful, but the power, benefits, and pleasures brought by the strong will erode their minds.

Xu Chuan nodded slightly upon hearing this, "You have considered everything very thoroughly, so just do it."

"Yes, Dad."

"By the way," Xu Chuan added, "Once you break through to the eighth level of Qi Refining, take the Ink Dragon Bow and have a match with your father to see your current strength."

Xu Mingwei nodded.

Xu Chuan left him to continue consolidating his cultivation here. As soon as he stepped out, he saw Xu Mingxuan, Xu Mingshu, Xu Dezhao, and Xu Deling crowding not far from the doorway.

"What are you all doing?" Xu Chuan shook his head and chuckled.

Xu Mingshu asked, "Father, has my eldest brother broken through?"

Xu Chuan smiled and nodded, "Why don't you hurry up and start cultivating so you can catch up with him quickly?"

"Yes, Father (Grandpa)."

Back in the bamboo house, he saw Zhang Wanqing dressed in an elegant blue robe, sitting on a futon, holding a book on alchemy. Sometimes she frowned as if she didn't understand, and sometimes she smiled slightly as if she had gained something.

Xu Chuan smiled gently, "Not bad, not arrogant or impatient. Based on my observation of your alchemy and pharmacology a few days ago, you are already quite proficient."

Let's begin our formal alchemy training today, starting with the Lesser Martial Pill.

After speaking, Xu Chuan flicked his wide sleeve, and a storage bag flashed with light, from which a pill furnace flew out. It then grew rapidly in the wind, from a few inches to several feet in size.

"This alchemy furnace is a low-grade magic artifact that I used to use. Now the mark on it has been removed, and you can refine it."

"Thank you father."

With the successful research into Grandmaster Martial Arts, the Xu family's martial arts system will be considered complete.

Xu Chuan also had more time during the day to guide Zhang Wanqing in practicing alchemy. Of course, he would not give up his own cultivation. Now, more than half a year has passed and he is close to the late stage of the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Half a month later.

It is located about ten miles from Bihan Pool.

“Stone, the terrain here is open and there is not much cover, so you can attack with all your might.”

"Father, be careful."

Xu Mingwei patted the storage bag, and the Ink Dragon Bow flew out and swelled to its normal size in the wind.

Previously, because he was not a cultivator, he was unable to refine magical artifacts, and therefore could not shrink or shrink them.

Xu Mingwei gripped the Ink Dragon Bow tightly, with nine black iron arrows floating behind him, each one a low-grade magic weapon.

Xu Chuan was located about one or two miles away from him.

But when Xu Mingwei drew his bow and nocked an arrow, the arrowhead flashing coldly, it reached Xu Chuan, who immediately felt a sense of alarm.

He immediately patted his storage bag, and a pill furnace flew out.

It is the Li Feng Furnace.

This is an ancient cultivator's replica of the ancient magic weapon, the Nine-Turn Furnace of the Phoenix. A pill furnace is not only used for refining pills; some powerful pill furnaces also possess extremely strong offensive capabilities.

The Li Feng Furnace is of this type, containing a Li Fire Array. By activating the incantation, a large amount of Li Fire can be released from it, making it more powerful than ordinary high-grade fire-type spells.

Following Xu Chuan's instructions, Xu Mingwei did not use his magic power at first, but only relied on his physical strength to shoot arrows.

swoosh~
A beam of black light shot straight towards Xu Chuan like a bolt of lightning.

The instant the Ink Dragon Arrow was fired, Xu Chuan immediately activated the Phoenix Furnace. With the lid lifted, a large amount of crimson-purple flames surged out like a tide, forming a thick wall of fire under his control.

Peng~
The black lightning collided with the wall of fire, instantly unleashing a surging, turbulent wave of energy that rippled outwards.

Kakakka~
A few breaths later, the wall of fire shattered, and the arrows continued their trajectory toward Xu Chuan.

However, due to being blocked, most of its power was consumed, and its speed was no longer as terrifying as it was at the beginning, allowing Xu Chuan to retreat easily.

Xu Mingwei activated the Ink Dragon Bow, and the Ink Dragon Arrow he had shot out immediately flew back and landed in front of him.

After a closer look, he smiled bitterly and said, "Father, the fire in your alchemy furnace is truly terrifying. After only a few breaths of fighting, both I and the Ink Dragon Arrow were burned."

Without the protection of a powerful force, it would likely be destroyed after a dozen or so visits.

"The power of a superior magic weapon is incomparable to that of a low-grade magic weapon. And mine is a fine example among superior magic weapons. It is an ancient cultivation artifact, so its power is naturally formidable."

Xu Chuan smiled and said, "However, your archery skills have truly not disappointed me. It was worth it for me to have a master craftsman forge this bow and arrow magic weapon for you."

Even if it is just drawing a bow and shooting an arrow with pure strength, its power is greater than that of ordinary high-grade spells because of its focused penetrating power. It is estimated that only high-grade spells that are good at defense can withstand it.

Next, let's try a full-force attack, but first, let your father set up several walls of fire.

Xu Mingwei smiled gently.

Xu Chuan spent several breaths setting up three layers, since two layers were already comparable to a high-grade defensive spell, but then he thought about it again and added three more layers.

This was already his limit.

This is also an effect of the "Nine Flames Technique".

The six thoughts are as one, and each layer of the wall of fire is no different from the first layer, which is difficult for others to achieve.

"Remember, don't shoot straight at Father!"

Xu Mingwei smiled faintly, and in the next instant, two beams of light shot out from his eyes. His Qi Refining Level 8 power surged and poured into the Ink Dragon Bow and Ink Dragon Arrow.

The power of magical artifacts can only be unleashed by the magical power of cultivators.

The Ink Dragon Bow is a mid-grade magic weapon, and the Ink Dragon Arrow is only a low-grade magic weapon. However, when the arrow was nocked and pointed at him, Xu Chuan felt a sense of life-or-death crisis.

Xu Mingwei slightly shifted the arrowhead, and the feeling disappeared.

"It seems I underestimated him." Xu Chuan thought to himself, "His attack power was already close to that of a high-grade magic weapon before. Now, to unleash the power of the magic weapon and use magic power, it is not as simple as one plus one."

Its power is likely comparable to that of a fine magical artifact.

Xu Mingwei's eyes transformed into eagle eyes, his gaze sweeping across the wall of fire, seemingly able to see its weak points, which greatly surprised him.

After becoming a cultivator, this innate talent seems to have undergone new changes.

Without thinking much, he immediately gave a soft shout.

"break!"

As he spoke, another bolt of black lightning shot out, its speed surpassing that of the previous attack.

bang bang bang~
In the blink of an eye, the firewall was breached three times, making Xu Chuan's eyelids twitch.

Something's wrong! How can it be so powerful?!

Then came two more sounds of the firewall shattering.

In the blink of an eye, only a wall of fire remained in front of Xu Chuan.

(End of this chapter)