Building a long-lasting family lineage starting with genealogy

Chapter 227 The Deal, the Treasury, the Century-Long Plan
Several days have passed in the blink of an eye.

The Zhou family disciples who joined the Xu family gradually integrated into life here.

Busy and fulfilling.

Even a disciple with pseudo-spiritual roots can see his day if he works hard.

Meanwhile, life continued as usual at the Zhou family's estate; they only needed to hand over 30% of their profits each quarter as required.

Zhou Qingfang and Zhou Zongyun both became elders of the Xu family.

Of course, both of them also made a solemn oath to not reveal the Xu family's core information to anyone who had not made such an oath.

For example, how many people in the Xu family have reached the Foundation Establishment stage, the Xu family's foundation, the overall strength of the Xu family, and the source of the Xu family's top-tier magical artifacts, etc.

The Xu family now possesses two great treasure troves: the Qi Refining Treasure Trove and the Foundation Establishment Treasure Trove.

The Qi Refining Treasure Trove stores resources for the Qi Refining stage, including magical artifacts, pills, materials, spirit stones, and more.

Zhujibao has Zhuji resources in its inventory.

It was filled with all sorts of treasures needed for the Foundation Establishment stage, including more than a dozen unused top-tier magic artifacts.

Some were obtained by killing Foundation Establishment cultivators, and some were refined by Xu Deling.

To open the Qi Refining Treasure Vault, only the Clan Head's Token is needed, while the Foundation Establishment Treasure Vault requires both the Clan Head's Token and the Grand Elder's Token to activate simultaneously.

The same applies to the Daoist Canon Pavilion.

The first floor contains the classic texts needed by Qi Refining stage cultivators and martial artists, including cultivation techniques, spells, martial arts skills, secret arts, strange tales, and more.

Only those in the Foundation Establishment stage can go up to the second floor, or obtain the patriarch's token.

As for the classic texts related to alchemy, artifacts, arrays, and runes, they all require certain conditions to be met before they can be copied and read.

The Xu family now owns five or six spiritual fields and medicinal gardens in Guangling County, and three more in Yuehu County, including Dongxi.

There is no shortage of spirit rice, low-grade spirit herbs, and the like.

The high-level medicinal garden is located at Bihan Pool.

Besides the Bihantan Medicinal Herb Garden, Dongxi also has a large medicinal herb garden, which was re-established after considering factors related to Moyue. It has a wide variety of medicinal herbs.

The medicinal herbs and spiritual plants needed by martial artists and those needed by cultivators are kept separate.

The news of Cao Jinyan sacrificing the lives of his clansmen to apologize to the Li family of Taiyuan and the Wang family of Langya soon spread throughout the prefectures.

Although some people, unaware of the situation, might think that the Cao family disciples were abusing their power, those who had been to the Xu family knew that this was a temporary expedient measure by the Cao family to appease them.

It's a very worthwhile deal for a Qi Refining stage disciple of the Cao family to salvage the Cao family's reputation.

The new moon arrived in a flash.

People from the Li family of Taiyuan and the Wang family of Langya arrived quietly.

Both men appeared to be elderly; the elder from the Li family was rather thin, while the elder from the Wang family was somewhat well-off.

They were dressed in black robes and wore hoods, concealing their faces, and were invited to Xu Chuan's study.

"How shall we address you, fellow Daoists?"

"The Li family, Li Xingyan."

“Wang family, Wang Guangzhao.”

"It turns out that the Li family patriarch and the Wang family patriarch have come in person. I have failed to greet them properly."

“We are all Foundation Establishment cultivators, Fellow Daoist Xu, there’s no need to be so polite. Just address each other as fellow Daoist,” Li Xingyan said.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, let's skip the pleasantries and talk about the transaction," Wang Guangzhao said calmly.

Both of them were at the peak of the sixth level of Foundation Establishment.

According to Xu Chuan, both of them possessed abundant vitality, and their remaining lifespan was at least over sixty years.

Given the heritage of both families, there should be someone of higher seniority within the clan.

"Fellow Daoist Wang is so generous. Do you both agree to my conditions?"

"I have already brought the inheritance copy. As long as the item you trade satisfies me, the deal can be finalized on the spot."

"That's the same idea from my Wang family."

Xu Chuan nodded slightly and said with a faint smile, "I have two items for this transaction: one is news of a great calamity, and the other is elixirs."

"Please both of you first swear an oath that you will never reveal the news of the Great Calamity to anyone outside your clan within the next sixty years. You may only inform Foundation Establishment cultivators, not even your own disciples."

Li Xingyan and Wang Guangzhao exchanged a glance and both did as instructed.

"This calamity is called the Demonic Calamity, which occurs once every five hundred years. It is initiated by the demonic cultivator forces outside of our Three Kingdoms. Last time, more than 90% of the cultivator families and martial arts families in various prefectures perished."

Even if they barely survived, they were warned not to disclose it, so there should be no records of it in any county.

Only the first and second-rank aristocratic families, and some third-rank aristocratic families in the imperial city, knew about it.

As for who ordered the silencer, both of them knew perfectly well.

"Wait, since you say there are no records of this in any of the prefectures, how do you know this, Fellow Daoist Xu?"

"The former chief of the Pill Hall told me that he and I have a very good personal relationship and he is like a mentor to me," Xu Chuan said. "Furthermore, I also accidentally verified the matter of the demonic calamity from the Lei family."

“A calamity occurs every five hundred years, so how many years are left?” Wang Guangzhao asked with a furrowed brow.

"I don't know for sure. It may be more than sixty years, or it may be less than sixty years." Xu Chuan sighed. "Therefore, even if it offends the Cao family, my Xu family must fight hard and quickly strengthen the Xu family."

In order to preserve the clan in the future.

Li Xingyan and Wang Guangzhao both looked worried and were half-believing and half-doubting.

Xu Chuan didn't want to say too much, and then said: "The second item is the pills. I want to trade three Chongxu pills, one of each of the three grades: superior, middle and inferior."

If the two fellow Daoists agree to this transaction, then Xu will present them with a high-grade Qi Refining Pill on the spot, and the two parties will agree on how to trade and what to trade.

Then, after some time, they will send their clan elders to the nobles to conduct trade.

As for the medium and low grades, they will be delivered by my Xu family every two years during a transaction.

Three Chongxu Pills for each family!
A sharp glint immediately flashed in their eyes.

With the superior-grade Qi Refining Pill, they will definitely be able to enter the late stage of Foundation Establishment in less than half a month.

"If the two tribes wish to continue after completing three transactions, they may send representatives to my Dongxi to discuss the matter."

"Can the Qi Refining Pill still be traded?" Li Xingyan asked.

"The Qi Refining Pill is only used when you reach the mid-to-late stage of the bottleneck, so it won't be used so frequently. Moreover, the ingredients for this pill are precious. Even with the connections of my Xu family, it would probably take several years to gather one or two portions."

However, to make a trade, one must set aside what the tribe needs.

The main reason this transaction was possible is that our clan's Foundation Establishment cultivators are still far from reaching their bottlenecks. If several of them needed to borrow this pill to break through, we probably wouldn't have enough available.

The two nodded slightly, agreeing that Xu Chuan's words made sense.

You can't pretend to be generous and share your own food with others when you don't even have enough to eat at home.

After careful consideration, Li Xingyan and Wang Guangzhao finally agreed to the deal with the Xu family.

If the demonic calamity is real, then improving one's own strength is the best strategy.

While the inheritance of talisman making and array formation is precious, it cannot immediately enhance a family's foundation; it requires the emergence of individuals with exceptional talent.

Reaching the level of a master requires countless resources, time, and energy.

Moreover, this is only a copy.

If either race wishes, they can make countless copies without any loss.

Subsequently, Xu Chuan sought out Xu Dezhao and the two of them discussed the specifics of resource exchanges.

After that, Xu Dezhao was left to handle everything.

"Fellow Daoist Li, Fellow Daoist Wang, these are top-grade Qi-Chong-Xu pills. Please accept them." Xu Chuan took out two porcelain bottles and handed them to the two of them.

He clasped his hands in a fist and smiled, saying, "I hope to see you both again next time, both of you also at the late Foundation Establishment stage!"

"I appreciate your kind words, Fellow Daoist!" The two returned the greeting with clasped hands.

Then, the two put on their hoods and carefully left.

Xu Dezhao said, "Grandfather, I will go and prepare the relevant matters. As for the person in charge of the transaction, who do you think would be better to send?"

Xu Chuan looked at him and smiled, saying, "If you have any ideas, just say them."

"For the Li family, I plan to send my third uncle, fifth uncle, and Luo Qianshan. For the Wang family, it will be my father, second uncle, and Li Yuanhua and his sister."

"can."

This is a large transaction, and although it is being conducted in secret, it is still too much to be cautious.

If he could obtain some rare array materials, with Xu Mingxian's array skills, he might be able to create a second-tier high-grade array weapon, or even refine a few sets of array flags.

It can be carried with you when you go out, making it convenient to set up and use at any time.

Xu Mingyuan possesses the "Brushstrokes Create Talismans" destiny talent, which grants him a success rate of over 90% in drawing high-grade talismans.

This talent also reduces the consumption of spiritual energy when drawing talismans, and allows one to draw more than twenty talismans in a row.

Now his main focus is on researching top-tier talismans.

If he can successfully comprehend and draw it, with his current talent for talisman making, he will likely be able to increase the success rate very quickly.

To become a master of talisman making.

In the Great Wei Dynasty, the inheritance of talismans only goes up to the highest level of talismans.

As for the Tiannan Region, it should have a higher level of inheritance, but that can only be discussed later.

Li Xingyan returned to his clan, gathered the Foundation Establishment cultivators, discussed the transaction, and also talked about the Demon Tribulation.

Immediately, everyone was shocked, feeling as if dark clouds were gathering overhead.

"Regardless of whether the demonic tribulation is real or not, my Li family must continue to strengthen its foundation and improve the strength of our disciples."

The one who spoke was an elderly man with white hair and beard.

Li Xingyan also respectfully said, "Grandfather, Xingyan plans to go into seclusion tomorrow to use this high-grade Qi Refining Pill to break through to the late Foundation Establishment stage."

The Li family patriarch nodded slightly and said, "Once you have also entered the late stage of Foundation Establishment, you will study this top-tier second-order formation with me."

I hope that by combining our efforts, we can successfully comprehend this during my grandfather's last twenty years.

With the protection of a top-tier second-order formation, even an attack from a Golden Core cultivator could be withstood for several hours, greatly enhancing the safety of the clan.

"Xingyan understands."

"There is also the matter of trading with the Xu family. We must be cautious. It is said that a great calamity will give rise to a person with great fortune. Perhaps the Xu family is one of those people with great fortune."

The Xu family borrows our clan's array formation heritage to enhance their array formation foundation, while our clan can also borrow the Xu family's elixirs to strengthen our Li family's Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment abilities.

"Yes, old man."

The other six Foundation Establishment cultivators all bowed in unison.

The Li family has a total of seven Foundation Establishment cultivators, including one ancestor who is in the late Foundation Establishment stage.

However, he has not yet been promoted to the second rank, partly because he is wary of the Cao family's suppression and fears that all his efforts will be in vain.

It's similar on the Wang family's side.

However, although the Foundation Establishment stage is one less than that of the Li family, there is still a Grandmaster-level ancestor who is skilled in talisman making and is in the late Foundation Establishment stage.

Half a month later.

Dongxi.

"Father, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, and Fifth Uncle, you must be careful when you go to the Wang family in Langya and the Li family in Taiyuan this time."

There might be Cao Cao's spies in those two counties.

Xu Mingxuan smiled and said, "It will only take three or four days to go back and forth. We will go directly to the two clans' territories and will not linger outside."

Xu Dezhao nodded slightly and said, "Take care on your journey."

Xu Mingwei and his group split into two groups and set off.

A day and a half.

Xu Mingxian and his group arrived outside the Li family's territory in Taiyuan.

"Who comes here?"

When the patrolling disciples outside the Li family's territory saw the newcomer dressed in a black robe, concealing his head and tail, they immediately drew their flying swords, held them above their heads, and shouted loudly.

Xu Mingxian raised her hand and held out a black token with the pale gold character "Li" engraved on it.

"Elder's Token!"

The patrol captain immediately remembered the patriarch's instructions: if anyone arrived with a token from a Li family elder, they must be treated with utmost courtesy and reported immediately.

"So it's a distinguished guest. Please wait a moment while I open the entrance to the grand formation."

The patrol captain took out a jade talisman, made a hand seal, and the jade talisman floated in mid-air, emitting a faint blue fluorescence.

Suddenly.

A burst of azure light shot out and landed on the light barrier of the great array.

The light wall melted like winter snow meeting the sun, and in an instant, an entrance about ten feet wide and tall appeared.

"Li Qihui, take these three distinguished guests to the family reception hall."

“Yes, Captain,” said a young cultivator in his early twenties.

Xu Mingxian and the other two followed Li Qihui inside. Then, the patrol captain said to another person beside him, "Go and inform the family head that the distinguished guest he is waiting for has arrived."

"Yes." After entering, the person flew off on their sword in another direction.

The Li family's reception hall.

"Distinguished guests, please wait here for a moment. The head of the family should be here shortly."

Xu Mingxian nodded slightly.

Li Qihui clasped his hands in farewell and took his leave. Not long after he left, a middle-aged man in fine clothes approached.

"Qi Hui, what brings you here? Have you had guests at the family gathering?"

Li Qihui nodded, "Yes, Uncle Zhengyang."

"Who's here?" Li Zhengyang asked curiously, glancing towards the reception hall.

"I don't know, it seems quite mysterious. They even brought out my Li family elder's token when they came, and the captain treated them with great respect."

"Alright, I understand. You can go now."

Li Qihui departed on his sword.

No sooner had he left than a streak of light appeared.

"Patriarch?!"

Li Zhengyang rubbed his chin, watching in surprise as the Li family patriarch walked into the reception hall, and then a light screen rose up, blocking out the sound.

Night had already fallen.

Li Zhengyang stood under the big tree, his body completely blending into the shadows.

"Why wasn't the elder received despite holding an elder's token?"

"Could the family's frequent mobilization of resources be related to the mysterious person who arrived today?"

"Is this a deal with a powerful family?"

Li Zhengyang pondered for a moment, thinking to himself, "In the entire Great Wei, there aren't many families that my Li family should take seriously: the Langya Wang family, some third-rank families in the imperial city, and a few second-rank or higher families."

Oh, and the Xu family too.

Who exactly is this person?

In the hall.

Bright lights.

"I am Li Xiangfeng, the head of the Li family. May I ask your names?" the head of the Li family asked.

Xu Mingxuan and the others pulled down their hoods, revealing their faces.

"Xu Mingxuan, this is my fifth brother, Xu Mingxian, and the other is my family's guest, Luo Qianshan."

"I never expected that two senior members of the Xu family would be here. My Li family is truly honored."

The Xu family's basic information was known to almost all the prominent families in the various counties.

"You're too kind, Patriarch Li. I wonder if the resources for the transaction are all prepared?" Xu Mingxuan asked.

“It’s all ready,” said the Li family head. “Our Li family rarely engages in such large-scale transactions. If it were to happen frequently, it would be difficult to gather all the necessary materials.”

"That's why my father chose to do it in batches."

"I have heard about the Xu family's affairs a few days ago. The Xu family's eldest elder is exceptionally wise and turned the tide."

"It's good that Patriarch Li doesn't blame my Xu family. After all, he was a noble scion on his way to participate in my clan's grand ceremony, and that's why he was killed on the way," Xu Mingxuan said.

"Your Xu family only sent out invitations; the final decision to go was made by my Li family. How can you blame your Xu family? If you want to blame someone, blame them."
Enough of this matter. Ancestor Xingyan told me that the Li family must warmly welcome you all.

It's getting late, so why don't you rest at my Li's house for the night and relieve your fatigue from the journey?

The resource transaction will take place again tomorrow morning.

“Okay.” Xu Mingxuan thought for a moment and nodded, “Then Patriarch Li, please arrange a quiet place for us where there are few people.”

The fewer people who know about this deal, the better.

"Understood." The Li family head gave a soft command, "Someone come here."

A young man walked into the hall.

"Take the Xu family's distinguished guests to Bizhu Garden."

"Yes, master."

Xu Mingxuan and the others put on their hoods, clasped their hands in greeting to the Li family head, and then followed the young man away.

Soon.

They then arrived at a courtyard.

"Distinguished guests, this is the Jade Bamboo Garden, a place specially reserved by the Li family to entertain distinguished guests. It is quiet and elegant, protected by array formations, and guarded by dedicated personnel."

Even disciples of the Li family are not allowed to disturb this place unnecessarily.

"Thank you for your trouble," Xu Mingxuan said calmly.

After arranging accommodations for Xu Mingxuan and his group, the man returned to the reception hall to stand guard.

However, they encountered Li Zhengyang on the way, who again inquired about Xu Mingxuan and the others.

"I overheard the patriarch mention it; it seems to be from the Xu family. I know nothing else. Uncle Zhengyang, please don't ask any more questions."

"Haha, I just happened to see it and asked out of curiosity. I've been out for a walk for a long time, so I should go back and rest."

"Uncle Zhengyang, please take care."

The next day.

As the sun rises in the east, the first rays of dawn appear.

After the transaction was completed, Xu Mingxuan and his group left.

More than a day later.

Xu Mingxuan and his group, along with Xu Mingwei and his group, returned to Dongxi one after the other.

These resources, including the materials for making talismans, were allocated to Xu Mingyuan.

Many of these materials are required for drawing top-tier talismans, so Xu Mingyuan won't have to worry about talisman-making materials for at least the short term.

That was enough for him to successfully comprehend top-tier talismans.

The array materials were handed over to Xu Mingxian.

He began his seclusion that very day, using the materials from the second-tier array flags to create a second-tier high-grade array flag.

Xu Chuan had told him that he would be going to the "Ten Thousand Mountains" soon.

That's an even more dangerous place than the "Forest of Qinghai".

If you bring along a second-tier high-grade array flag, you'll have an extra trump card.

After the resources were divided, Xu Dezhao sorted the remaining resources and planned to send them to the two great treasure troves.

Xu Chonghui followed beside Xu Dezhao and respectfully asked, "Father, with so many resources being traded from Taiyuan County and Langya County this time, including pills and magical artifacts, can my Xu family afford it?"

Xu Dezhao turned to look at him and smiled faintly, "Hui'er, to tell you the truth, even my father cannot fully know the depth of my Xu family's resources."

Especially the elixirs.

In Dongxi, the alchemical skills of your sixth uncle and your mother alone are enough to support our Xu family today, and the two of them combined are not as good as your great-grandfather alone.

No one but himself knows how many pills he possesses.

The cultivation elixirs your father and grandfather needed were all obtained from your great-grandfather, but they were always in sufficient quantity and were always top-grade true essence elixirs.

"My great-grandfather's alchemy skills were truly extraordinary!"

"Let's go, I'll take you into the treasure vault. Once you break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, the position of family head will surely fall to you."

However, if you wish for the head of the family to continue in our lineage, you need to have more children, producing offspring with exceptional talent. Currently, you only have a son and a daughter, which is somewhat insufficient.”

Upon hearing this, Xu Chonghui scratched his head and said, "Father, you only have me and my sister too."

“How can your generation compare to us!” Xu Dezhao said in a serious tone, “Now that the Xu family’s power is gradually coming to fruition, it is the time when we need a large number of clansmen!”
"I have already selected two women for you, both with the aptitude for cultivation. They both possess mixed spiritual roots and come from Guangling County; they are from the Cheng and Hu families."

“When you have more than seven children, I will stop urging you,” Xu Dezhao said with a slight smile.

“Father—” Xu Chonghui said with a bitter face, “What do you take me for?”

"Human ethics are the fundamental principles of the universe, so why do you have a problem with that?"

"Don't dare."

"Let's get married in two months."

Xu Chonghui opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know how to defend himself, and finally said, "I understand."

Xu Dezhao patted him on the shoulder, "Don't worry, none of your brothers will escape, and neither will some of your uncles."

"This is a grand plan for childbirth over the next hundred years, personally set by your great-grandfather."

Xu Chonghui's lips twitched slightly.

Then, Xu Dezhao began to perform hand seals, activating the family head token to open the Xu family's Qi Refining Treasury.

Xu Chonghui followed Xu Dezhao through the magical artifact area, where there were more than two hundred high-quality magical artifacts, each one brimming with spiritual light, unlike ordinary mortals.

There are also seventy or eighty exquisite magical artifacts, including flying swords, bells, tripods, mirrors, shields, and other magical implements, displayed separately.

“Hui’er, look, so many magical artifacts are just sitting here collecting dust because there are too few members in the Xu family.”

For disciples from other families or independent cultivators, the Xu family will also bestow rewards, but they need to accumulate a lot of merit to obtain a high-grade item.

As for high-quality items, you can almost forget about them unless you've reached the Qi Refining Perfection stage.

As for our Xu clan members, those who reach the late stage of Qi Refining can be directly rewarded with a high-grade magic weapon and a mid-grade defensive magic weapon.

If one reaches the ninth level of Qi Refining, one will at least possess two high-grade magic artifacts and will also obtain a magic boat.

Those who are valued by the clan may even obtain exquisite magical artifacts.

The same applies to elders in the Foundation Establishment stage.

The period of special treatment for members of the Xu family has ended. Previously, anyone who reached the Foundation Establishment stage would receive a top-tier magic weapon as a gift, but from now on, only members of the Xu clan will receive this treatment.

Xu Chonghui was shocked by the number of magical artifacts stored in the treasure trove.

But he also understood that his father was trying to persuade him to have more children from another perspective, so he sighed and said, "Father, I understand."

“Then in a few days, I’ll go to Guangling County with your second and third uncles. At least they can meet before the wedding, so it won’t be an arranged marriage,” Xu Dezhao said.

"Yes." The resistance in Xu Chonghui's eyes had noticeably lessened.

Besides these, there are also areas for elixirs and materials, with spirit stones stacked in boxes according to their five elements, and a considerable number of talismans as well.

However, the least common items are array plates and the like.

After arranging the resources he had acquired through the transaction, Xu Dezhao left the treasure vault.

Xu Chonghui asked curiously, "Father, I know that the pills were made by my great-grandfather, sixth uncle, and mother, which is why there are so many."

But the number of magical artifacts is probably comparable to the total number of all the aristocratic families in the entire Moon Lake County.

It even surpasses the level of "high-quality" items.

"It's all thanks to your aunt. Few people in the clan know about this, and you must not spread it outside." Xu Dezhao said solemnly, "Her skill in weapon crafting is probably on par with your great-grandfather's skill in alchemy, making her arguably the best in the Great Wei."

In the future, my Xu family will not only have alchemy masters and weapon masters, but also array masters and talisman masters.

That day is not far off.

Xu Dezhao's eyes gleamed with confidence.

"I believe it too!"

"Let's go, I'll take you to see the Foundation Establishment Treasure Vault."

Xu Dezhao has gradually arranged for Xu Chonghui to take over the Xu family's affairs, but he is strictly forbidden from leaking information about the treasure vault, and has even made a soul oath.

This is an immense fortune.

If outsiders find out, it will bring utter disaster to the Xu family.

Compared to that, the life of a member of the Xu clan is nothing.

Two days later.

Xu Mingyuan and Xu Mingxuan then returned to Guangling.

They will also oversee the construction of the Immortal Alliance.

The project will be completed in a few months.

At that time, the Xu family will reach a new level.

Of course, it will once again become the focus of the entire Great Wei.

When Xu Chonghui arrived in Guangling, he met the women from the Cheng and Hu families. They were in their early twenties and were both mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators. Although their figures and appearances were not considered peerless, they were still outstanding, one in a hundred.

After spending two or three days together.

Xu Chonghui returned to Dongxi, and then the Xu family began to propose marriage.

Cao Shenglin knew that Xu Chonghui wanted to marry two people at the same time, but she didn't say much, because she knew that this would happen one day.

The Xu family's current foundation is truly diminished by the fact that there are too few members in the clan.

As the legal wife, her status naturally required her to demonstrate the appropriate magnanimity.

As for jealousy and rivalry.

The Xu family's inner quarters were unprecedented, and almost everyone got along harmoniously.

Because the resource allocation for Xu's daughter-in-law is the same for everyone, although it will be different for martial artists and cultivators.

For cultivators, regardless of whether they have mixed spiritual roots or pseudo-spiritual roots, the monthly cultivation resources are the same.

The descendants are all included in the Xu family's training program and are not included in this case.

night.

Xu Chonghui and Cao Shenglin rarely manipulated each other.

afterwards.

Cao Shenglin suddenly said, "Husband, I have heard that the clan has Jade Mushroom Pills. I wonder if there are any left?"

Xu Chonghui looked at her in surprise, "Jade Mushroom Pill is a pill that helps one break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. Madam, you shouldn't have reached that stage yet."

"It was for my elder brother's request. He has now reached the Qi Refining Perfection stage. Although my father is also trying to find a way, the chances of getting the Foundation Establishment Pill from the main branch of the Cao family are extremely slim."

So not long ago, my brother also wrote to me asking me to inquire about the Xu family.

"Of course, this pill won't be taken for free; my Cao family of Tongshan will exchange it for 30% more."

After a moment of contemplation, Xu Chonghui said, "You should know that your father and the other aristocratic families in Tongshan County suppressed the Xu family's businesses in Tongshan County and forced us to leave."

Upon hearing this, Cao Shenglin lowered his head and said with a hint of helplessness, "I know, but it was forced by the main branch, and my father had no choice but to do it."

Otherwise, given his relationship with the Grand Elder, things would never have come to this.

Otherwise, the marriage alliance between the two families wouldn't have been proposed in the first place.

“I understand, which is why my great-grandfather and his family didn’t confront them too much back then. They simply moved the business away. Otherwise, with the strength of my Xu family, we could have made them pay a heavy price.”

That's the end of our friendship.

"Is it really impossible?"

Cao Shenglin looked at Xu Chonghui with teary eyes, which moved him deeply. He hugged her body and said, "Tomorrow, I will ask my great-grandfather."

The ingredients for the Jade Mushroom Pill are extremely rare; no one knows how many pills my great-grandfather refined, or how many are left.

"Thank you, husband."

Cao Shenglin smiled.

“Beauty is a curse.” Xu Chonghui hooked his index finger and gently stroked her delicate nose.

The next day.

Bihan Pool.

Xu Chonghui arrived in front of the barrier and transmitted his voice into the array, "Great-grandfather, Chonghui has brought Jing'er to pay his respects."

He knew that Xu Chuan was very fond of Xu Wenjing, so he brought him along, hoping that, for Jing'er's sake, he could spare a Jade Mushroom Pill.

Upon hearing this, Xu Chuan opened his eyes and walked out of the quiet room.

Mo Yue also emerged from the icy pool.

Xu Chuan simply waved his sleeve, and a beam of azure light shot onto the array's light barrier, instantly creating an opening that allowed the father and son to enter.

"Ancestor."

Upon seeing Xu Chuan, Xu Wenjing immediately called out in a clear and cheerful voice.

Then she ran towards Xu Chuan and grabbed his leg.

The Xu family's children are raised from birth, with a focus on strengthening their bones and bodies by feeding them processed dragon tooth rice.

It can be digested and absorbed by ordinary children.

When they reach the age to eat meat, they eat the meat of monsters.

Xu Chuan smiled and picked him up in his arms, then checked his bones and said, "You've gotten a lot stronger."

"That's right, Jing'er exercises every day."

"Well, you're so good."

Then, he saw a dragon head emerging from the cold pool and immediately pointed at it, saying, "Ancestor, dragon, dragon."

Xu Chonghui bowed to him and said, "Elder Mo Yue."

Mo Yue grinned, revealing his white teeth, and said, "I love eating tender little babies like you the most."

“Jing’er, if you call him Ancestor Mo Yue, he won’t be willing to eat you.”

“Ancestor Mo Yue,” Xu Wenjing called out to Mo Yue.

"Boring!"

Mo Yue immediately dove into the icy pool and disappeared without a trace.

"Look, your ancestor Mo Yue is so shy he's run away," Xu Chuan said with a smile.

Then Mo Yue suddenly rushed out and flew in front of Xu Chuan. Its body, which was about ten feet in size, and its dragon head were almost touching Xu Chuan's eyes. It roared, "Xu Chuan, you son of a bitch, which eye saw me being shy?"

"I am never ashamed!"

"Grandpa, I want to ride."

"You should ask him yourself and see if he's willing."

Xu Wenjing's round, watery eyes met Mo Yue's gaze, but Mo Yue turned his head to the left. "Only this once, and never again!"

A surge of divine power controlled Xu Wenjing and landed on his head.

"Little one, hold on tight, let's go!"

Mo Yue carried Xu Wenjing as they swam through the air nearby, the air filled with his giggles and praises of "Mo Yue, our ancestor, is amazing!"

“Great-grandfather, it seems that Elder Moyue has been completely tamed by you.”

"Be careful what you say. If that old dragon hears you, he'll come and argue with me again."

Xu Chonghui shook his head and chuckled, muttering, "He seems like an old child. Do demonic beasts act like this too?"

"Second-tier demon beasts are no less intelligent than humans, and third-tier ones are the beginning of transcendence. They also care about their mates, offspring, and clans, and their emotions are no different from those of humans."

Upon hearing this, Xu Chonghui nodded slightly.

Xu Chuan looked at him and said calmly, "Speak, what brings you here?"

"Nothing can be hidden from my great-grandfather." Xu Chonghui cupped his hands and said, "Soon, I will marry two more wives to continue the family line."

But the grandson felt he had let Lin down and wanted to make amends.

Just then, her brother wrote, asking if the Xu family still had any Jade Mushroom Pills. Her brother had already reached the peak of Qi Refining and wanted to pursue Foundation Establishment.

So that's how it is.

(End of this chapter)