Building a long-lasting family lineage starting with genealogy

Chapter 301 The Name of Demon Heaven, A New Realm of Martial Arts! (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, have you taken all the items?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, all valuable items have been taken," Xiao Zhan said respectfully, clasping his hands in greeting.

"No, there's one more thing."

Xiao Zhan looked at him with a puzzled expression, "Lord, what is it?"

"Spiritual veins."

"Third-tier and second-tier spiritual veins are too wasteful to leave here. They can be used to build the Demon Heaven Chamber of Commerce headquarters in the future."

"It was my oversight. I will take the spiritual vein away now."

To absorb spiritual veins, one simply needs Golden Core level mana.

For Xiao Zhan, who was in the late stage of the Golden Core realm, there wasn't much pressure.

He found the source of the spiritual vein, pressed his hands down sharply, and the vast spiritual power of the late Golden Core stage surged into the ground like a celestial river pouring down.

In an instant, the mountains and rivers roared!

Many buildings in the Yan family's territory collapsed as a result.

An invisible hand of spiritual energy reached into the crack in the ground and forcefully pulled a cyan spiritual vein out from the earth.

The spiritual vein is shaped like a long snake, its entire body radiating a warm blue light, with clearly visible veins, and each wriggling movement exudes pure spiritual energy.

Xiao Zhan immediately sealed it off, shrinking it to about a foot in size.

Then they made their move on other spiritual veins.

Half an hour later.

They took away one third-grade low-level spiritual vein, two second-grade mid-level spiritual veins, and one second-grade low-level spiritual vein from this place.

The vegetation along the way withered instantly, the rocks turned to dust, and the streams dried up quickly.

If it hadn't been so brutal, perhaps the damage wouldn't have been so great.

However, since all humans and animals had been wiped out here, Xiao Zhan naturally had nothing to worry about. More importantly, he couldn't keep Xu Chuan waiting for too long.

Xiao Zhan returned to Xu Chuan's side and presented the four shrunken spiritual veins with both hands, "Lord, the matter has been settled."

"You can keep it for now."

"Yes."

"With the people gone, there's no need to keep the city; let everything return to its original state!"

Xu Chuan immediately formed a hand seal, unleashing a surge of magical power.

A "Desolate Seal" covering a radius of a hundred feet was formed and fell downwards.

boom!
A decadent Daoist aura permeated the air!
Wherever it passed, all the buildings seemed to be weathered, visibly decaying and turning into dust!

Xiao Zhan and the other dozen or so people were all horrified when they saw this scene.

What a terrifying magical power!
Xiao Zhan immediately clasped his hands and said, "Congratulations, Your Excellency, on your further advancement in supernatural powers. You are not far from reaching the realm of perfection."

Everyone else echoed this sentiment.

"Your supernatural powers are already at their peak, and you still have a long way to go!" Xu Chuan said calmly. "Let's go to the next one."

"Yes."

Within seven days.

The other five aristocratic families were also wiped out by the same means, almost erasing all traces of their existence.

However, they didn't have a good inside man like Xiao Zhan.

Fortunately, these clan-protecting formations are all only of the third-tier low-grade, including Blood Corpse, Ghost King, Xiao Zhan, and Xu Chuan's Withering and Flourishing Divine Power.

It was breached in the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea.

Then came another massacre.

Apart from the rogue alchemists and weapon refiners who survived, everyone else died without exception.

As for whether these families still exist outside, Xu Chuan doesn't care. Without the protection of their families, how could their lives be any better?

Most of them were also expected to die.

The chances of them rising to prominence are one in ten thousand.

As for revenge, they probably don't even know who their enemy is.

In the past, the Greedy Wolf Sect would never have bothered with the destruction of such aristocratic families, but now, at this critical juncture, six or seven Golden Core cultivators have died in succession, and their families have been wiped out.

Their ruthlessness was astonishing.

"Elder, apart from a few clansmen who escaped the calamity, the entire clan territory was leveled, and even the spiritual veins were taken away."

A disciple respectfully clasped his hands in a fist and reported to an elder of the Greedy Wolf Sect.

This person is named Yun You, whose strength has reached the mid-stage of the ninth level of the Golden Core realm. He is currently the Golden Core elder of the Greedy Wolf Sect, second only to the Heavenly Wolf True Monarch.

After True Lord Tianlang went to Tiancang Mansion, he was the one who mainly handled all matters, big and small, of the Greedy Wolf Sect.

"All things decay, what a strange and bizarre supernatural power!"

"What kind of supernatural power in the demonic path can achieve this level?"

"Who is this person?"

"Is it someone with a grudge against them, an outsider, or a cultivator from Tiancang Prefecture causing trouble?"

After thinking for a while, Elder Yunyou said, "Let's go and check out the other places. Hopefully, we can find something."

"Yes, elder."

Several late-stage Foundation Establishment disciples accompanied him on his journey.

At this time, Xu Chuan, Xiao Zhan, and dozens of others rented a cave in Shanhai City for temporary residence.

Xu Chuan went into seclusion to cultivate, and he also used the golden core corpse in his hand as material to feed the blood corpse. Under the powerful energy of each golden core.

All five blood corpses advanced to the late stage of the third tier.

Xu Chuan helped them digest the energy, allowing their realm to become completely stable.

The Blood Demon King is the same.

This massacre, which resulted in seven or eight tenths of his death, brought him to the peak of the third rank; the rest were refined into ghosts and transformed into yin spirits.

After a period of mutual devouring.

The "Soul Gathering Banner" contains three more early-stage Tier 3 Yin Soul Generals and thirty-six peak Tier 2 Yin Soul Soldiers.

With the blessing of these ghostly spirits, the power of the "Soul Gathering Banner" is comparable to that of a high-grade magic weapon.

The blood corpses under the Five Spirits Blood Corpse Formation are also capable of contending with True Monarch-level powerhouses who have reached the Golden Core stage.

"In the future, we can have Deling forge corresponding magical armor and battle swords for them."

With such weaponry, anyone at the Golden Core stage, except for a freak like Tianluo, would be terrified upon seeing it.

The incident caused quite a stir, but the culprit could not be found, and it was eventually dropped after more than a month.

Two more months passed.

Xiao Zhan married in Shanhai City, and many prominent families in the city came to offer their congratulations.

After all, he was a renowned rogue cultivator in the Greedy Wolf Mansion, with strength ranking at least in the top three.

"Brother Xiao, didn't you once say that you had no interest in matters of men and women in this life? Why are you thinking about getting married and having children now?"

"Times change, and in a few years, we will have to fight against Tiancang Mansion. We don't know if we will survive. We should leave something behind in the world, shouldn't we?"

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Xiao is right. Then I wish your Xiao family descendants many years and a bright future."

"Thank you very much, Brother Gao!"

Within a month thereafter, Xiao Zhan took eight more concubines, two of whom were Foundation Establishment female cultivators and the rest were Qi Refining female cultivators.

They were all beautiful.

At the same time, the Xiao family also recruited a large number of people.

The title of late-stage Golden Core cultivator is quite attractive; in just this month, it has attracted one or two hundred people.

There were mortals and cultivators.

Xu Chuan and the other alchemists and weapon refiners were hiding among them.

At this time, the number of people was small, and they were temporarily staying in Shanhai City without any trouble.

Once it truly develops, either we choose a vast area, or we seize this mountain and sea city.

The city lord of Shanhai City was only at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, and dared not offend the Xiao family at all. He even tried his best to help them develop.

Another half month passed.

The Demon Sky Merchant Guild made its debut in Shanhai City.

As a powerful force with late-stage Golden Core cultivators, they possessed a large amount of Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment resources and items, which did not arouse suspicion.

The Demon Sky Chamber of Commerce has grown rapidly.

It doesn't need to go through the process that Xu Family Business Company went through.

After all, the person behind him is a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, a powerful figure who ranks among the top in the entire Greedy Wolf Mansion.

Only one sect, one city, and three families in the entire Greedy Wolf Mansion could surpass the power he built.

One sect is the Greedy Wolf Sect, the ruler of the Greedy Wolf Palace.

One city is the ancient You City, a gathering place for the remnants of the ancient You Sect, the former overlord of the Tanlang Sect, and the second largest power in the Tanlang Mansion.

The three families are the Situ, Nie, and Chao families, which are the three top families.

Although some other aristocratic families also have late-stage Golden Core experts in charge, their foundation is far inferior, with at most two or three Golden Core experts in charge.

Like the Yan family.

When the Blood Robe Ancestor was alive, the Yan family was one of the top ten powers in the Greedy Wolf Mansion.

However, the stronger their forces are, the farther their strongholds are from the Greedy Wolf Sect. Therefore, in the previous battle against the Greedy Wolf Sect, neither Gu Youcheng nor Nie Chao, among other top forces, were able to arrive in time.

By the time their men arrived, the battle was already over.

Demonic cultivators have always been domineering and arrogant, so the Demon Heaven Chamber of Commerce is no exception. They don't need to be as cautious as the Xu family in Tiancang Prefecture.

When the Demon Heaven Merchant Guild has grown to a full size in the future.

Xu Chuan also planned to use the teleportation array to connect and strengthen their relationship.

A place of imprisonment.

Immortal Martial Alliance, Guangling County.

The city of the prefecture, the residence of Jiang.

In the backyard of the mansion, at the entrance of an arched gate.

An elderly woman with slightly graying temples looked at the food on the tray in the maid's hands, a worried look flashing across her face, and said, "Young Master Wu still hasn't eaten a single bite?"

"Yes, ma'am."

"Is this child possessed?!"

This person is one of the couple who adopted Xu Jingwu and his wife.

Xu Jingwu embarked on the path of martial arts, leading the Jiang family down a completely different path, and is now quite well-known in the county town.

After all, a Grandmaster's Perfection is only possible for someone under twenty years old!

It's a pity that there was no higher level after the Grandmaster, and many people feel sorry for Jiang Wu.

Three years after the couple adopted Jiang Wu, they had their own child, which they always believed was due to Jiang Wu's presence.

So even though he had a biological son, Jiang Wu was still the one he loved the most.

"Brother! Brother!"

Suddenly, a boy, about fifteen or sixteen years old, came running from a distance. He had red lips and white teeth, and was dressed in brocade and silk. At this moment, his left cheek was slightly swollen.

"Feng'er, what kind of behavior is this, making such a racket? Your brother is in seclusion, don't disturb him!"

Jiang Feng covered his cheek and said, "Mother, I was beaten. Please ask my elder brother to teach him a lesson!"

“If you were beaten, it must be because you offended someone,” said Mother Jiang. “I’ve already said that the county town is not like the small villages of the past.”

This place is full of powerful families and clans of immortal masters. Your actions will bring disaster upon my Jiang family sooner or later.

"Mother, don't you feel sorry for your child anymore?"

"It was you who insisted on killing your elder brother, it was your father and I who were responsible!"

Jiang's mother said sternly, "You will kneel in the ancestral hall for a whole day and night. You may come out when you have figured things out!"

"You two, take Young Master Feng over there and stand guard at the door. Don't let him go out."

"Yes, ma'am."

Jiang Feng was immediately carried away by two guards.

Although he also practices martial arts, his aptitude is average. Even with the help of resources, he has only just entered the realm of a second-rate martial artist.

The entire Jiang family mansion can be said to be supported by Jiang Wu alone.

The backyard is a forbidden area of ​​the Jiang family mansion, where Jiang Wu cultivates. It is usually guarded by two peak acquired martial artists. Apart from the maids who deliver meals and Jiang's parents, even Jiang Feng is not allowed to enter.

Here, there is a clear pond reflecting the moon, rugged artificial hills, and a long corridor winding around the water.

Jiang Wu sat cross-legged on a large gray rock beside the clear pool.

He opened his eyes, ignoring the argument outside. He raised his index finger, a drop of golden liquid floating on his fingertip.

What appears to be a water droplet is actually liquid true qi formed by the extreme compression of innate true qi within the body.

A tiny drop can unleash power exceeding ten times that of innate true qi.

Many Grandmaster-level experts have tried to compress their innate true qi, but innate true qi is more violent and difficult to control than magical power.

Even a master can only manage to compress one or two drops at most, which is the limit.

In just two years, Jiang Wu had already converted all the innate true energy stored in his dantian into liquid form, and filled his dantian completely.

He originally thought that this would allow him to enter a new realm of martial arts.

"You're oversimplifying things. For cultivators to break through from the Qi Refining stage to the Foundation Establishment stage, besides the transformation of mana into liquid, the most important thing is the birth of divine consciousness."

But that came from the transformation of divine sense during the Qi Refining stage.

But martial artists don't have divine sense or any so-called bottleneck in their cultivation level, so where does their divine sense come from?

Cultivators possess a sea of ​​consciousness, and their divine thoughts and consciousness originate from their divine soul.

"And what about us martial artists?"

"Taoist texts record that the Niwan Palace is located in the upper dantian area between the eyebrows, which is the pivot of consciousness."

Jiang Wu touched his brow. It's easy to say, but it's very difficult to find it accurately.

As for opening up new paths, that would be even more difficult!

One wrong move and you could die!

"A martial artist's Niwan Palace is not yet open, like a chaotic egg. Once the barrier is broken, divine consciousness can be generated, becoming the source of one's own spirit and the gathering of all gods."

"Cultivators cultivate their soul and spirit, eventually becoming Nascent Soul cultivators who can roam the heavens and the void."

There are countless paths to the same destination.

"Martial artists will eventually have to go through this process. It's not just about strengthening the physical body; the soul is also an indispensable part of martial artists and the part that needs the most cultivation."

Cultivators of immortality strive for the ascension of their primordial spirit to achieve immortality.

Then martial arts should be the unity of spirit and body, shattering the void!

Jiang Wu's eyes shone with an unprecedented light of wisdom, and then slowly closed.

To open up the Niwan Palace, one must first accurately locate its position before forcibly breaking it open with innate true energy.

Three days.

Jiang Wu circulated his innate true energy throughout his body again and again, finally pinpointing the location of his Niwan Palace deep between his eyebrows.

This is also a mysterious passage, a place where spirits and essence reside.

"found it."

He uttered a low growl, the sound like metal striking stone.

Within his dantian, the liquid innate true qi, which had long been condensed to its extreme, suddenly boiled, like a surging river, rushing upwards along the spine, passing through the heart and throat, and heading straight for the Niwan Palace between his eyebrows!

"boom!"

The first wave of impact struck the barrier of the Niwan Palace, causing Jiang Wu's whole body to tremble violently. It felt as if steel needles were piercing his brow, and the intense pain shot straight to his brain.

He clenched his teeth, veins bulged on his forehead, and his originally rosy complexion instantly lost all color, turning as white as rice paper.

The liquid true energy was incredibly powerful, yet it encountered the indestructible barrier of the Niwan Palace. The force of the rebound caused his meridians to ache slightly, and a trace of scarlet blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

Jiang Wu's eyes snapped open, a defiant glint flashing in them.

Instead of retreating, he unleashed his full inner energy, condensing it into a liquid energy blade within his dantian, and slashed at his Niwan Palace once more!
"puff--"

The air blade shattered upon impact with the wall, and Jiang Wu suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, which splattered onto the bluestone slab in front of him like blooming red plum blossoms.

His face grew increasingly pale, almost bloodless, and his blood and qi surged throughout his body, making even his breathing difficult.

Once, twice, three times...

The liquid true energy surged repeatedly like a tidal wave, each collision accompanied by excruciating pain that felt like a splitting headache and shattering bones.

Jiang Wu swayed precariously, his back soaked in cold sweat, clinging tightly to his clothes.

The walls of the Niwan Palace seem to be elastic, able to quickly recover after each impact, with the recoil force becoming stronger with each impact.

If it weren't for his special physical condition, he would have already suffered broken meridians and even died on the spot.

Even so, his meridians were damaged in several places, and blood kept dripping from the corners of his mouth, seeping into the cracks in the stone beneath him, staining a patch of bluestone. The time it takes for an incense stick to burn passed in the blink of an eye.

Jiang Wu slumped to the ground, his chest heaving violently, his breath as faint as a candle flickering in the wind.

His face was as pale as snow, devoid of any color, his lips were cracked, and there was a red and swollen patch between his eyebrows, with a faint purple aura lingering around him.

Blood kept spilling from the corner of his mouth, dripping down his chin and pooling into a small dark red puddle in front of him, which looked even more tragic against the backdrop of the clear blue water of the pool.

He raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, his palm already covered in crimson, but there was no sign of retreat in his eyes, instead, a more intense flame ignited within them.

"Although the walls of the Niwan Palace are strong, cracks have already appeared... The path of martial arts is paved with blood and ladders made of bones!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he took a deep breath and, ignoring the excruciating pain in his meridians, once again activated the remaining liquid true energy in his dantian.

This time, the true energy was infused with the power of the blood and qi throughout the body, transforming into a crimson-gold torrent that launched an even more ferocious attack on the Niwan Palace barrier!

"Click——"

A barely audible cracking sound exploded from deep within Jiang Wu's brow!

That torrent of crimson-gold true energy, infused with blood and qi, finally pierced through the barrier of the Niwan Palace.

In an instant, Jiang Wu felt a sudden sense of clarity between his brows. The excruciating pain, as if pierced by steel needles, vanished, replaced by a cool and refreshing sensation that spread from his dantian to his limbs and bones.

Divine consciousness arises spontaneously, like a ray of light splitting through chaos!
Jiang Wu subconsciously looked inward and saw that although there was still chaotic energy swirling in the Niwan Palace, a wisp of bright white spiritual light was already suspended in the center, like a candle flame flickering.

That was his divine consciousness!
The moment this thought arose, his consciousness spread out like a tide.

Not only can it clearly reflect the liquid true qi flowing in the dantian, but it can also clearly see every minute damage in the meridians and the texture and veins on the bones.

Even the number of fish scales in the clear pond and the growth of moss in the crevices of the artificial rocks were clearly perceived by divine sense.

"As expected, my guess was right!"

"Once the divine aperture between the eyebrows is opened and the Niwan Palace is broken through, divine consciousness can be born!"

"So this is what it feels like to use a cultivator's divine sense to probe! It's truly amazing!"

"When the divine apertures open and the Niwan Palace appears, this is the beginning of martial arts. At the beginning of the primordial chaos, this realm is called the Yuanwu Realm!"

Jiang Wu was overjoyed, the blood still fresh at the corner of his mouth, but his eyes shone with a brilliant light.

For thousands of years, no one has ever been able to advance beyond the Grandmaster level, let alone open up the Niwan Palace through martial arts.

What he is doing today is a groundbreaking act!
"Boom——!"

A thunderclap suddenly resounded from the heavens.

The people of Guangling County were all startled and looked up at the sky.

In broad daylight, a sudden clap of thunder roared.

"Could it be that some highly skilled cultivator is unleashing lightning magic from high in the sky?!"

Many people were discussing it, but no one paid much attention, and they all went back to what they were doing.

The backyard of the Jiang residence.

Around the gray boulder where Jiang Wu sat cross-legged, strands of golden light surged from the earth's veins, transforming into golden lotuses that bloomed around him.

The illusory image of the golden lotus layered upon layer, its petals shimmering with a glassy luster, emitting a refreshing and unique fragrance that mingled with the misty water of the clear pond, creating a scene of ethereal beauty.

A wisp of purple mist rose from the void.

It flashed by and disappeared into Jiang Wu's body, merging into the wisp of divine consciousness within his Niwan Palace.

His spiritual consciousness grew rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, he reached a level of spiritual awareness comparable to that of the late Foundation Establishment stage.

This was a unique opportunity for him.

The strange phenomenon vanished in the blink of an eye, and since there was no one around Jiang Wu, no one knew about it.

Do not!
Far away in the Greedy Wolf Mansion, Xu Chuan, from the Xiao family, lay in wait.

The unusual movement of his family genealogy startled Xu Chuan from his cultivation.

He quickly pinpointed the source of the family genealogy discrepancy.

Xu Jingwu: Six Generations of the Xu Family

[Age: twenty]

[Talent: Complete martial arts bones, the heart of a martial ancestor, the destiny of a martial ancestor, a seed of longevity, and the rudimentary form of the Martial Dao Heavenly Eye]

Bloodline: None

[Realm: Yuanwu Realm]

[Note: Yuanwu Realm, this was named by Xu Jingwu, the creator of this realm, meaning 'the beginning of the primordial beginning, the beginning of martial arts'. It requires locating and opening the divine aperture between the eyebrows and breaking through the Niwan Palace.]

Then his consciousness spontaneously regenerated, increasing his lifespan by two hundred years.

"Hahaha, Yuanwu Realm, what a magnificent Yuanwu Realm! Wu'er has indeed opened up a new realm of martial arts!"

"Then the plan should begin."

Jiang Wu opened up a new realm. The mysterious power used in the Niwan Palace flowed throughout his body, not only healing his injuries, but also expanding his dantian to nine times the limit of the Yuanwu realm with the gift of heaven and earth.

Even the meridians became more resilient, and the bones became stronger.

The skin surface appears to have an extra transparent film, as if it is breathing, resonating with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and absorbing spiritual energy into the body.

"It would have been extremely difficult to fill this dantian with liquid true qi again, but with this martial arts membrane, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is much faster."

"By the way, if Foundation Establishment cultivators can fly through the air, then I should be able to do that too."

With a thought, Jiang Wu slowly rose into the air.

Suddenly.

Fragments of memories suddenly flashed through his mind, startling Jiang Wu so much that he immediately fell from the air.

"These fragments... Who is that man? There are so many people around him, is that toddler me? And why is there a snake?"
No, it looks more like a dragon.

What did it do to me?!

These scenes involving Jiang Wu abruptly ended when the dragon's claws reached for him.

"Are those people really my family?!"

"They seem to be a large family, but why would they send me away?"

"What is my origin?"

Jiang Wu's mind was in complete chaos.

After a moment, he composed himself. "Perhaps I should ask my parents."

Jiang Wu was covered in impurities from the tempering process. He took a bath and then walked out of the backyard.

Upon seeing Jiang Wu, the guards at the arched gate immediately clasped their hands and said, "Greetings, Young Master Wu. You've finally emerged from seclusion. Madam and the masters were so worried."

"You've all worked hard. There's no need for anyone to guard this place for now. Go back and rest. You can go back to work tomorrow."

"Thank you, young master."

Jiang Wu left.

The two guards breathed a sigh of relief. One of them said, "Young Master Wu's gaze just now was terrifying. It felt ten times more terrifying than that of a Celestial Master."

"I also have this feeling."

Jiang Wu had just broken through and had never possessed divine sense before. He directly possessed divine consciousness and found it difficult to perfectly control it in a short time. His gaze was inherently intimidating and enough to intimidate others.

Not to mention, he received a favorable opportunity from heaven and earth, and his spiritual strength was comparable to that of the late Foundation Establishment stage.

"mother."

Jiang Wu arrived at a courtyard and immediately saw his mother sitting in the pavilion enjoying the cool air.

Upon hearing this, Mother Jiang turned her head and looked at her with a joyful expression, "Wu'er, you've finally come out of seclusion."

"Are you feeling alright? Are you hungry? I'll have someone get you something to eat."

Jiang Wu walked into the courtyard and smiled slightly, "I'm not hungry, Mother."

"You all leave the pavilion and wait outside."

"Yes, Young Master Wu."

The two maids immediately did as instructed.

"Wu'er, what are you doing?"

Jiang Wu used his divine sense to set up a barrier, ensuring that people outside the pavilion could not hear the sounds inside.

Jiang Wu sat down, looked at his mother, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Mother, am I not your biological son?"

Jiang's mother gently waved her palm-leaf fan, but upon hearing these words, her hand immediately stopped in mid-air, somewhat taken aback.

"Why do you ask that?"

"Just now, my child had a breakthrough. Some fragments flashed through his mind, including some unfamiliar scenes and people, and even a picture of himself when he was one or two years old."

Jiang's mother looked Jiang Wu up and down and sighed softly, "I know that as your abilities grow, you will eventually find out."

Since you want to know, then I'll tell you.

You are definitely not my or your father's biological child.

You were left at the door one night. Your father and I had been childless for many years, so we adopted you.

The jade pendant you're wearing, engraved with the character '武' (wu, meaning martial arts), was probably left to you by your biological parents.

We don't know if this is your surname or your first name.

Therefore, I named you Jiang Wu.

"Don't you know who my biological parents are?"

Jiang's mother shook her head. "I don't know, but judging from the clothes you're wearing, they must be from a wealthy family."

She paused, then continued, "Wu'er, are you planning to go find your biological parents?"

Jiang Wu said, "Although I don't know why they abandoned me, since my parents adopted me, I am a child of the Jiang family."

No matter what the future holds, this will always be the case.

With tears in her eyes, Jiang's mother nodded repeatedly, "Good child, truly our good child."

"Where's Dad?"

"He's still at the shop, completely absorbed in it now. All of this is thanks to you for bringing this to the Jiang family."

Mother Jiang said, "By the way, Feng'er seems to have gotten into trouble again recently. I've punished him by keeping him confined to his room to reflect on his mistakes for the past few days. You can go and teach him a lesson."

Your father and I are getting old and can no longer take care of him.

If your father and I are gone one day, as the eldest brother, remember to keep him in check.

Don't spoil him too much. We just want him to be safe and sound, and to continue the Jiang family line.

"Mother, I remember."

Jiang's father and mother were ordinary people. Although Jiang Wu had bought a lot of medicinal herbs to nourish their bodies in recent years, they were only sixty years old.

Even without illness or disaster, he will probably only live for a little over ten years at most.

"You will all live to be a hundred years old."

"Those who live to be a hundred are immortals. Now that life is better, in the past, no one in our village lived past fifty."

"Alright, go check on Feng'er."

Jiang Wu nodded, stood up, cupped his hands in greeting, and then walked out of the pavilion.

A short while later, they arrived at Jiang Feng's room.

"Dong Dong~"

"Get out of here! I already said I'm not eating. Let me starve to death!"

"What's wrong with your temper?" Jiang Wu's calm voice came from behind.

"Brother?!" Jiang Feng rushed to the door, opened it, and then threw herself into Jiang Wu's arms, sobbing uncontrollably.

"Brother, you're finally out of seclusion! I missed you so much!"

Jiang Wu pushed him away and said, "Eat first, then we can talk."

"Eat, I'll eat right away!"

A cup of tea.

Jiang Feng wolfed down his food, then burped and grinned at Jiang Wu, saying, "Brother, I'm done eating. Now you can listen to me, right?"

"Speak up. If you do anything reckless outside, don't expect me to stand up for you."

“I have always remembered your words, brother, not to cause trouble, but this time they took the initiative to bully me.”

I've recently developed a crush on a girl in the county town, but…

Jiang Feng recounted the whole story.

Simply put, the person Jiang Feng likes is favored by a scion of a powerful family, but that scion of the family doesn't show up.

A member of a certain family who had curried favor with him had him beaten up, and he gave him a stern warning.

"Brother, do you think I'm being wronged?" Jiang Feng said angrily.

"What's the name of the person who beat you up? Which family in the county town does he come from?"

"do not know."

"How about this, I'll go with you to that woman's house again tomorrow. I imagine they have someone watching them, and then we'll find out who's behind it."

"Thank you, brother."

"Xu's Grotto Heaven".

Xu Chuan invited all the important people in.

"Father, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, Aunt, you're all here," Xu Deling said in surprise.

"Father, with so many people here at this meeting, is there something important to announce?" Xu Mingyuan asked.

Xu Chuan glanced at everyone and smiled faintly, "Naturally, it's something important."

"Jingwu today opens up a new realm of martial arts, which is called the Yuanwu Realm, the beginning of the first primordial era, the beginning of martial arts."

"Father, is this news true?!"

Xu Mingyuan exclaimed in surprise.

Xu Mingwei and Xu Deling are the same.

Xu Mingxuan and the others were slightly puzzled. "Jingwu, is there such a person in our Xu family's Jing generation?"

Xu Mingwei said, "Jingwu is Wenjing's eldest son. However, his situation is of great importance. After careful consideration, my father decided to let him live outside the family and sealed the memories of everyone in the family except for me and Mingyuan."

"I see, no wonder I had no recollection of it at all." Xu Mingxuan said, "Brother, your lineage is truly remarkable, opening up a new realm of martial arts. This is an unprecedented achievement in thousands of years!"

“Mingwei, it’s time for you to go see him, explain the situation to him, and reveal the Xu family’s plans.”

Mingyuan, your task is to have the news spread, complete the conquest of the world, and then plan your faked death.

"Yes, Father," Xu Mingwei and Xu Mingyuan said in unison.

"Ming Xuan, Ming Shu, Ming Qing, this matter is strictly forbidden to be spread outside, is that clear?"

"My child understands."

The next day.

The Xu family of Dongxi.

Xu Mingwei set off for Guangling County.

Half an hour later.

The brothers Jiang Wu and Jiang Feng went to the Liu family in the eastern district of Guangling County.

Just as Jiang Wu had guessed, there was indeed someone secretly watching from the shadows in the alley.

"Please inform them that the Jiang brothers have come to visit."

The guards at the entrance of the Liu residence initially wanted to mock him, but upon seeing Jiang Wu's gaze, they felt inexplicably afraid and immediately nodded in agreement, saying, "I'll go and report right away."

Jiang Wu was quite famous in the martial arts family of Guangling County.

The Liu family was also a martial arts family, and its patriarch dared not neglect them. He immediately ordered his servants to invite the two to the main hall.

"I have long admired your reputation, Nephew Jiang. Now that I have met you, you are indeed a man of exceptional talent and extraordinary ability."

"That's right, my brother is a martial arts prodigy!" Jiang Feng had admired Jiang Wu since he was a child, and he was very proud to hear someone praising Jiang Wu.

"Don't talk too much," Jiang Wu scolded, then looked at Patriarch Liu and said, "My younger brother is straightforward, I hope Patriarch Liu won't mind."

"Haha, that's how young people should be. If they all have heavy hearts, then they're still young." The head of the Liu family stroked his short beard, his eyes slightly gleaming. "I wonder what important matter brings you two to my Liu residence today?"

"My younger brother has fallen in love with Miss Liu Zhizhi at first sight. I, Jiang, am here to propose that our two families be destined to become related by marriage."

"Big brother!" Jiang Feng was shocked. He hadn't expected his older brother to come for this reason, and he immediately became a little awkward.

“Zhizhi?” Patriarch Liu’s gaze narrowed slightly. After a moment of contemplation, he said, “If you, Nephew Jiang, were to propose marriage for yourself, I might consider it.”

But your younger brother…

"I'm sorry, but my daughter Zhizhi has the aptitude to embark on the path of immortality. For her future and for the sake of my Liu family, I plan to marry her off to a family of cultivators."

"I see. May I meet Miss Zhizhi?"

"Go and call the young lady here."

"Yes, Master." The servant immediately bowed and complied.

After a while.

The copper bells on the eaves outside the hall jingled softly in the wind, accompanied by the gentle rustling of clothes. Liu Zhizhi walked gracefully from the entrance of the hall.

(End of this chapter)