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Chapter 132 The Couple Take a Walk and Playfully Teases the Spirit Beast (Please Subscribe and Vote)

After Xu Deling came Xu Derui and Xu Deheng, who were close in age.

Xu Derui is Xu Mingyuan's second son and also his eldest son, while Xu Deheng is Xu Mingxuan's eldest son.

Both of them started learning martial arts at the age of six.

Their martial arts talents are not much different, but Xu Deheng has all five elements and possesses pseudo-spiritual root aptitude, and has been selected as one of the candidates to enter the Dao through martial arts in the future.

Xu Derui and Xu Deheng are now both in the late stages of third-rate martial arts.

Xu Dejun, the fourth son of Xu Mingwei, was eight years old and had also entered the ranks of third-rate martial artists.

The remaining three women are Xu Deyun, Xu Derong, and Xu Dejin.

Xu Deyun and Xu Derong are only a few months apart in age, both currently five years old. Xu Dejin is Xu Mingwei's fifth son, currently only four years old.

After them, Xu Mingwei, Xu Mingyuan, and Xu Mingxuan had no more children.

Xu Mingshu and Xu Mingxian are still single.

Bai Jing seemed to have given up on urging her children to get married. Although she wanted to see her five children all get married and start their own families, the Xu family was no longer a small or insignificant household.

Xu Chuan didn't want to force them; he wanted them to do as he pleased.

As his wife, she naturally had nothing to say.

Moreover, the Xu family was now flourishing and prosperous, and she herself gradually accepted and stopped clinging to outdated ideas.

Although her childhood was difficult, as the eldest sister in the family, she was busy with household chores from an early age.

However, since marrying Xu Chuan, she has never suffered any hardship or injustice.

The couple is loving and respectful to each other.

Their children are filial, and each one is an outstanding individual.

As the Xu family has grown stronger, Xu Chuan has stopped hiding it from Bai Jing and has told Xu Mingwei that they will all follow the path of cultivation like him.

She was surprised at first, but quickly came to terms with it.

Xu Chuan himself is on the path of cultivation, so why wouldn't he let Xu Mingwei and the others follow it?

The Xu family mansion.

Xu Chuan and Bai Jing were strolling hand in hand when Xu Mingyuan came down the mountain. Upon seeing the two, he immediately stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Greetings, Father and Mother."

"How has Mother been lately?"

Bai Jing glanced at Xu Chuan beside her and smiled, "With your father helping me take care of my health, how could I not be well?"

"We've succeeded, but we can't let our guard down now," Xu Chuan said calmly.

"Yes, Dad."

"Then I won't disturb Father and Mother's time alone."

After saying this, Xu Mingyuan smiled and left on his own initiative.

"This brat, he even dares to make fun of his parents," Xu Chuan said with a laugh.

Bai Jing rolled her eyes. "Isn't it all because you taught me?"

"Sometimes they're a bit disrespectful, but they're all good kids, the cream of the crop."

"Thank you for your kind words, Madam."

Bai Jing smiled happily, and after a moment said lightly, "A Yuan has also become a Celestial Master, hasn't he?"

"Hmm, looks like he just broke through." Xu Chuan nodded in response.

"very nice."

"My wife, have you ever blamed me for revealing the Xu family's secret to you so late?"

Bai Jing looked at Xu Chuan, smiled and shook her head, "What are you saying, husband? You are the head of the family. Whatever decision you make, as your wife, I will fully support you."

You must have your reasons for doing this. I just want you and the children to be well, and that will be enough for me in this life.

Bai Jing placed her other hand on the back of Xu Chuan's hand and patted it gently. Then she said, "Husband, you don't need to feel guilty. I feel that my life is already perfect."

"I have no regrets about giving birth to children and raising them, but my husband is too capable, which makes me miss out on a lot of fun."

Bai Jing's teasing made Xu Chuan feel much more relaxed.

"Let's go for a walk outside again."

"Ah."

Wherever they went, everyone stopped and bowed to the two.

Dongxi Village has long lost its original appearance. At least those who can stay in Dongxi have built sizable houses, which are neat and orderly, as if they were planned.

Unlike decades ago, when buildings were built here and there, regardless of how narrow the roads were, as long as people could pass through, that was fine.

In the past, houses varied in height; some families had only a roof over their heads, while others had grand gates and large courtyards.

Unlike this.

Today, these buildings are constructed to the scale of towns, with wide roads and neat ground.

Even if they had the means to build a large mansion, they would not overstep the bounds of the master's authority.

"What a big change."

"Yes, I rarely paid attention to it either, I didn't expect Dongxi to be in this state."

"Thanks to your protection and governance, my husband," Bai Jing praised.

“Madam, you flatter me. When I was in charge of the household, it wasn’t like this yet. It was all thanks to Shi Tou and A Yuan.”

"It's all because you taught me so well."

"That is absolutely true."

"Haha~"

The two looked at each other and chuckled.

The two then walked to the farmland area, where thousands of acres of fertile fields were covered with golden waves, rolling and surging in the wind.

A seed drill rests at the edge of the field, a sickle gleams on the ridge, an old farmer walks around the fields with a cane, and a child carries a jug to bring food to the farmers.

Upon seeing Xu Chuan and his wife, everyone stopped what they were doing, cupped their hands in greeting, and said, "Elder Master, Elder Madam."

"You all go about your business, my husband and I are just going out for a walk."

The two walked slowly, gradually disappearing into the distance.

One farmer whispered, "The master is really kind. It's true that good people are rewarded. No wonder the Xu family was able to replace the Wu family, the former number one family in Qingjiang, in just a few decades."

Another person said, "Don't talk too much about the master's affairs. As long as we do our duty, the master's rewards will be plentiful, and our children and grandchildren will have a chance to rise up."

"My son is already the manager of a fruit shop under the main family's business in the county town." An old farmer chuckled, his eyes full of pride.

“You mere shopkeeper, my grandson was selected last year to be trained at the Dragon Elephant Martial Arts Academy. In more than ten years, he will be a martial arts expert,” another person said.

With a comfortable life and no worries about the future of their children and grandchildren, these older generations have only one hobby left: comparing whose children are more successful.

These things naturally did not escape Xu Chuan's notice, and he couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle upon hearing them.

"Why did you suddenly start laughing, my husband?"

“Those farmers were comparing themselves to each other, saying whose children or grandchildren were more successful, and some even said that their granddaughters were so beautiful that they would definitely be chosen by someone in Zhao’er’s generation and marry into our Xu family.”

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing chuckled softly.

“Husband, this is the norm for ordinary people. It’s just that you’re a little out of place.”

Xu Chuan said calmly, "If it weren't for this, how could my Xu family have risen to prominence? If we were content with the status quo, my Dongxi would not be much better off than the villages in other counties."

Perhaps my Xu family is still struggling to make a living in the mud, tending ten acres of land, carefully calculating the expenses for tomorrow, next month, and next year.

"My husband, this was my dream before I married into the Xu family. You left early and returned late, while I managed the household chores, raised the children, and lived a frugal life."

"Then it's my fault for delaying you from becoming a universally praised virtuous wife," Xu Chuan laughed.

"You'll understand for yourself."

Bai Jing did learn something from Xu Chuan.

At least, an ordinary wife would never dare to joke with her husband like that.

After all, this is the era.

My husband is my everything!

After a while, Bai Jing remembered something and said, "By the way, husband, Shi Tou and the others are getting old and hold high positions of power. In public, please try to call them by their names."

So as not to damage their reputation.

Xu Chuan smiled and said, "My wife is right to remind me. It was my oversight."

"Yes, so many years have passed in the blink of an eye. They've all grown up and acquired all sorts of skills."

The Xu couple strolled leisurely, chatting as they walked, before returning to the Xu family mansion after making a roundabout way.

Bai Jing was quite old, but after walking this distance, not a single drop of sweat appeared on her forehead.

The next day.

Xu Chuan continued his cultivation at Bihan Pool as usual. In the past two years, he had very few pills in his storage bag for cultivators to enhance their magical power.

After Xu Mingyuan entered the path of immortality, the Xu family had ten cultivators, which was the minimum standard for a fifth-grade Qi Refining family.

With Xu Chuan's pills, even Wu Tao, whose cultivation level was the lowest among them, had already entered the third level of Qi Refining.

Shen Qingyi and Zhang Wanqing both broke through to the fourth level of Qi Refining.

If Xu Deling hadn't been distracted by practicing magic and the "Concealing Breath Technique," he probably would have already broken through to the fifth level of Qi Refining.

As for Xu Chuan, he is only one step away from the Great Perfection of Qi Refining.

He went down the mountain the day before yesterday and spent almost the entire day with Bai Jing. Today, he will begin his seclusion to attempt to reach the Great Perfection of Qi Refining.

Beneath the Demon Fruit Tree.

Xu Mingshu began feeding him once every two weeks.

The three brothers, Crimson-Gold Eyes White Tiger and Azure Fire Eagle, immediately lined up to share the fruit.

"Sigh, Father has gone into seclusion again."

Xu Mingshu patted her storage bag, and a beam of white light flew out and landed in her hand; it was a white porcelain bottle.

The porcelain bottle naturally contained pills, specifically low-grade Qi-Nourishing Pills. Xu Chuan felt that low-grade pills ultimately contained too many impurities, and consuming large quantities would be detrimental to his future attempts to break through cultivation bottlenecks.

They simply gave it to Xu Mingshu, asking her to feed one to Baihu and the others every half month.

In addition to the low-grade Qi-Nourishing Pill, there is also the low-grade Qi-Gathering Pill.

Only a master alchemist like Xu Chuan would dare to use these pills to feed demonic beasts.

The three brothers, White Tiger and Azure Fire Eagle, were all staring at the porcelain bottle in Xu Mingshu's hand. Ever since they had tasted it once, they knew it was a good thing, far surpassing their usual speed of absorbing spiritual energy from heaven and earth to cultivate.

The crimson-gold-eyed white tiger swung its long, steel-like black and white striped tail, drool dripping from its mouth like a string of pearls.

The three Green Fire Eagle brothers were still quite proud; at least they weren't so greedy as to abandon all sense of propriety.

But their eagle eyes were fixed intently on each other.

"However, when Father comes out of seclusion this time, he should have reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining."

Xu Mingshu raised her hand, then suddenly lowered it again.

The four pairs of eyes of the White Tiger and the Azure Fire Eagle followed the porcelain bottle as it moved up and down.

"My elder brother is in seclusion, trying to break through to the late stage of the eighth level of Qi Refining. Yun Nu is also in seclusion, cultivating and studying the Dao of Arrays at the same time."

Xu Mingshu was about to open the porcelain bottle when she suddenly put her hand down and looked at the white tiger and the others, saying, "Little White, Big One, Second Brother, Third Brother, do you think the life of cultivators is always this boring?"

The white tiger and the others almost rolled their eyes.

My dear older sister, can't you wait until after you've finished feeding her before you start nagging about these things?
Humans are such a hassle!
"What kind of looks are those? You don't want to listen? I don't want to be fed either."

The white tiger immediately acted cute, rubbing its big head against Xu Mingshu.

The Azure Fire Eagle suddenly realized that it seemed to be much inferior to the White Tiger in this aspect.

After all, they only have sharp feathers and a sharp beak, making them unsuitable for such close contact with humans.

"Cuckoo~"

"itch."

Xu Mingshu chuckled and pushed the white tiger away, saying, "Alright, Little White, line up and we'll start distributing your cultivation rations for the next half month."

roar~
Baihu sat up straight in a flash, like a primary school student when the school bell rang.

Xu Mingshu nodded in satisfaction and smiled, "Xiaobai and you guys are really interesting. It's a pity that Father, Yunnu and the others haven't found any inheritance books on spirit beasts, and they haven't been looking for demon beast eggs or cubs in the past two years either."

As she spoke, she opened the porcelain bottle, and the fragrance of cinnamon filled the air.

"Huh, only three left. Let's use Qi Gathering Pills to make up the difference, but who should we give the low-grade Qi Gathering Pills to?"

Xu Mingshu glanced at the three brothers, Baihu and Qinghuoying.

They are wary of each other.

This is because Xu Mingshu had previously said that the Qi Gathering Pill was a pill with a much stronger effect than the Qi Condensation Pill, and it would definitely be of great help to them.

"Is this going to be a fight? This won't do."

Xu Mingshu rested her chin on her hand, pondered for a moment, and then smiled and said, "How about you play rock-paper-scissors?"

White Tiger: ???
The three Azure Fire Eagle brothers: ? ? ? ?

Although Xu Mingshu had taught them, they looked at their own wings, claws, and tiger claws.

The white tiger suddenly felt an immense surge of confidence.

"Let's begin, rock-paper-scissors!"

result--

The white tiger extends one claw, while the three Azure Fire Eagle brothers opposite it simultaneously use their wings to form a scissor shape.

Xu Mingshu's eyes lit up. "Ah Da, Ah Er, Ah San, you guys are so smart."

roar~
The white tiger protested, saying they had broken the rules by using two wings.

"Given the physical issues, we can use body language to express it: Xiaobai, we lost, we have to accept it, and we can always win it back next time."

Xu Mingshu gave Baihu a Qi-Nourishing Pill.

After swallowing it, it silently walked to the side and stared at its tiger paw in disbelief.

The remaining three brothers, Qinghuoying, are engaged in internal strife.

After a long and arduous struggle, the quick-witted Indian finally won the Qi Gathering Pill.

It wrapped itself with its wings, forming a sphere that resembled a stone.

This amused Xu Mingshu.

"Ah San, you little rascal, the Qi Gathering Pill is yours."

As he spoke, he threw it at it.

The Azure Fire Eagle Ah San let out a long cry and flashed past like a blue lightning bolt. Then the pill in the air disappeared, and it was seen circling and flapping its wings in the sky.

Ah Da and Ah Er looked up at the sky, also in disbelief. They were born in the same litter, so why was Ah Da so outstanding?!
Playing with the white tiger and the blue fire eagle every now and then is one of Xu Mingshu's few pleasures.

After feeding them.

Xu Mingshu also returned to her bamboo house to begin her cultivation.

Each bamboo house has a spirit-gathering array and two types of arrays that isolate divine thoughts and restrict spiritual power.

The entire Bihan Pool was enveloped by a large spirit-gathering array. Such arrays are usually used to improve the spiritual energy of a place. However, in terms of increasing cultivation speed, individual spirit-gathering arrays are more effective.

Because of its small spatial range, it can quickly increase the concentration of spiritual energy within the area, which is more conducive to cultivation.

One month later.

Suddenly, a soft whistle came from the bamboo house in the middle.

Immediately, a wave of air surged out from inside the bamboo house.

Then the sound of rustling bamboo could be heard all around.

Upon hearing the commotion, figures rushed out from the surrounding bamboo houses, each with a joyful expression.

After a cup of tea.

Hidden among the green bamboo groves, the bamboo door opens silently by itself.

Xu Chuan emerged slowly, hands behind his back, his temples slightly frosted, his short beard like a halberd.

The gray robe fluttered without wind, and a faint flow of spiritual energy emanated from it, indicating that he had just broken through the barrier and had not yet been able to completely conceal his aura.

He was unremarkable in appearance, yet possessed a hidden brilliance.

A faint, clear aura lingered between his brows, and a sharp glint appeared and disappeared in his eyes, like starlight in a deep pool.

A half-smile played on his lips, like an old pine tree on a cliff that had witnessed the rise and fall of everything.

Just as described in the ancient texts on cultivation: those who achieve great perfection are clumsy in form but elegant in spirit, their energy gathered yet their power complete.

"Congratulations, Father, on achieving the perfection of Qi Refining! Immortality is within reach!" Xu Mingxuan and his wife, along with Xu Mingshu and Xu Mingxian, bowed in unison.

Beneath the demon fruit tree, the white tiger roared.

The three Azure Fire Eagles, standing atop a branch of a tree, spread their wings and soared into the air, circling and emitting loud cries.

It was also to celebrate Xu Chuan's success in breaking through to the perfect Qi Refining stage.

"Congratulations, Elder Patriarch, on achieving the perfection of Qi Refining! Immortality is within reach!"

Next, Wu Tao and Shen Qingyi bowed and said...

"Congratulations, sir, on your Qi Refining Success! Immortality is within your reach!"

The last person to offer congratulations spoke in a clear, youthful, and energetic voice.

It is none other than Xu Deling, the pride of the Xu family!

(End of this chapter)