Building a long-lasting family lineage starting with genealogy

Chapter 368 Each Person's Choice
Xu Dezhao then added, "The south is a vast and abundant land; I wonder what Grandfather and the others will bring back when they return."

What kind of prestige will this add to the Xu family?

“Your grandfather has never disappointed anyone,” Xu Mingwei said in a deep voice. “And your fifth uncle and Deling, their mastery of formations and weapon crafting is now extremely high.”

This time, they will surely be able to set up a powerful array barrier for my Dongxi Cave to withstand the great calamity.

Xu Mingyuan stroked his beard, trying his best to remain calm, but the smile in his eyes could not be hidden: "Father's actions have always been far-sighted."

"We can leave the matter of the great calamity to him."

Everyone nodded.

Xu Mingxuan suddenly added, "I've heard that Deyue and Ye Fan's child, Xu Chongfei, is currently the person with the highest spiritual root aptitude in my Xu family."

What extraordinary talent must they possess!

Xu Mingyuan pondered for a moment and then smiled, "It should still be above Jian'er's."

“Second brother, don’t underestimate yourself. I believe Jian’er is definitely no worse than Chongfei,” Xu Mingwei said.

"That's right!"

Xu Dezhao echoed this sentiment.

The group continued to exchange ideas.

They were afraid that if they stopped, they would lose patience with the anxiety of waiting.

However, their eyes would occasionally glance towards the direction of the cliff mountain range.

More than half an hour.

A faint blue rainbow flashed by and rushed directly into the Xu family's protective formation.

After passing through numerous restrictions, they landed in front of the group at Bihan Pool.

The blue light faded, revealing Xu Chuan and his group!
Xu Chuan felt that flying after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage was too slow, so he used his supernatural powers to carry everyone on their way. However, with so many people, it was still not as fast as him traveling alone.

Therefore, it took more than half an hour.

Otherwise, a distance of tens of thousands of miles could be covered in a quarter of an hour with the full power of a fully mastered escape technique.

"Father (Grandfather)!"

Xu Mingwei and the others shouted in unison.

Led by Xu Mingwei, he immediately bowed to Xu Chuan, saying, "Your son (grandson) respectfully welcomes your father (grandfather) home!"

"No need for formalities." Xu Chuan waved his hand gently, and a surge of magical power lifted them up.

"Eldest brother, second brother, third brother, fourth sister, sixth brother."

Xu Mingxian greeted Xu Mingwei and the others with a smile.

"Mingxian".

They responded with smiles, unable to hide the joy in their eyes.

Xu Deyue, Ye Fan, and Xu Deling also bowed to them.

"No need for formalities, let's go inside and talk."

Xu Chuan opened the bamboo house door at Bihan Pool with a flick of his sleeve.

The herb garden remains unchanged, the spiritual herbs exhale spiritual energy, and the demon fruit tree grows ever taller.

Only when a demon fruit tree has evolved to the second tier or higher does it begin to become precious.

If it is of the third rank, it is definitely a top-tier third-rank spirit wood, and its value is even more important to sects like the Spirit Control Sect than many fourth-rank spirit woods and herbs.

The second-tier demon fruit is called the Azure Demon Fruit, and its surface is covered with azure demon patterns.

The third tier is the Crimson Demon Fruit, and its demonic markings are crimson.

If it is of the fourth rank, then it is the Purple Demon Fruit.

It was enough to make even a fourth-order transformed demon beast tempt its heart.

Its greatest function is to cultivate demonic beasts, and it has the effect of transforming the bloodline of demonic beasts and leaping their aptitude.

The Xu family also has a path for controlling beasts, so this demon fruit tree is worth cultivating properly.

Cultivating the Demon Fruit Tree is troublesome, requiring a large amount of demon beast essence and bones.

The more varieties there are, the higher the grade, and the faster the growth.

However, given the Xu family's resources, it shouldn't be a problem to cultivate it to the third tier within a few decades.

There's no need to worry about the source of demonic beast essence and bones; we can simply issue a task to have Xu family disciples, Azure Dragon Alliance disciples, and elders collect them.

This medicinal garden also contains spiritual soil obtained from the Mysterious Moon Realm and many high-grade spiritual herbs.

Xu Chuan also plans to transplant it into "Xu's Grotto" soon.

Entering the bamboo house,

Xu Chuan sat down in the main seat.

Xu Mingwei and the others sat down in other seats.

There are exactly six seats.

All of them were second-generation members.

Xu Deling and the others stood aside while the younger generation stood by.

"Let me introduce you first. This is Fei'er and his wife, Chen Yulian."

Xu Chongfei and Chen Yulian greeted them, saying, "Greetings to all the uncles, great-uncles, and great-great-uncles."

"This is my second disciple, Mei Yun."

Looking at them, Xu Mingwei and the others realized that anyone who could be accepted as a disciple by their father must be extraordinary.

Just look at the first one, Ye Fan, and you'll know.

"Mei Yun greets all senior brothers and sisters," Mei Yun said, clasping her hands in greeting.

Xu Mingwei and the others nodded slightly.

"Tell me about the recent situation," Xu Chuan said.

Xu Mingyuan said, "Since the incident involving Wu'er, the number of conflicts between the Immortal Alliance and the Martial Alliance has surged, often escalating into large-scale brawls."

Especially between family-based cultivators and independent martial artists.

Often, a few words can escalate a conflict.

It is likely that the Great Wei, Great Liang, and Great Jin were behind this.

The Immortal Martial Alliance is becoming increasingly powerful, posing a threat to them, so their actions are indeed normal.

In the past, when Wu'er was around, the Martial Alliance was united and could rival the Immortal Alliance, so things were peaceful. But now, no one can truly shoulder the responsibility of martial arts.

But the martial artist has already awakened; how could he possibly return to the life of a servant to a cultivator?

Upon hearing this, Xu Chuan pondered for a moment, his eyes slightly shimmering with a myriad of thoughts.

He sighed, "No need to pay attention. The Immortal Martial Alliance no longer needs my Xu family to manage it. It has its own operating mechanism."

Moreover, it was all just a pipe dream.

Let them make a fuss.

Xu Mingwei and the others looked somewhat somber, knowing that Xu Chuan had abandoned the Immortal Martial Alliance.

No, it should be said that they abandoned the current Immortal Martial Alliance.

Because a great calamity is about to strike, affecting all places, the Xu family has prepared sufficient forces, but only enough to protect Dongxi and those close to the Xu family.

"Mingwei".

"Yes, Father."

"I will announce my departure from the pass in three days later."

"Yes," Xu Mingwei replied.

"Mingxian, what level of grand formation can you set up for the Xu family with the materials you brought?"

"Father, this time we brought back a mid-grade third-tier spiritual vein and completely deciphered the 'Three Absolute Dragon Locking Formation,' which can be used to set up a high-grade third-tier Cloud Illusion Formation."

This formation combines killing formations, defensive formations, bewildering formations, trapping formations, and illusion formations into one.

As long as they aren't activated simultaneously, there shouldn't be any major problems.

"There's no need to activate the defensive effects. Just set up a mid-grade third-tier defensive formation, and activate the Cloud Sky Illusion Array's illusion, trapping, and trapping effects."

How can a killing formation compare to our own personal combat?

“Father is right,” Xu Mingxian said with a smile.

Xu Chuan then looked at Xu Mingshu, "How are your spirit insects and spirit beasts being raised?"

"Iron-devouring flying ants: 10,000 first-tier, 100 second-tier, one second-tier peak leader, red-spotted spirit insect queen at the second-tier peak, 30,000 first-tier spirit insects, and 30 second-tier spirit insects."

Compared to the iron-eating flying ant, the red-spotted worm has far less potential.

If not for resource constraints, the Iron-Eating Flying Ants could achieve even more in their second-stage evolution.

Xu Chuan thought for a moment, "The cultivation of Iron-Eating Flying Ants is fixed. Afterwards, ask De Ling to find some third-tier spirit ore or fourth-tier spirit iron. I don't have any of those here. This should help you cultivate a third-tier Iron-Eating Flying Ant."

"Third or fourth grade spirit ore?!" Xu Mingshu's eyes lit up, but she immediately fell into thought. "Father, spirit insects are not as intelligent as demonic beasts."

They are somewhat close to me, but if they reach the third tier, I'm afraid I won't be able to control them.

"It's alright. In a few days, I will help you form your core. As a beast tamer, divine sense is also very important. How is your cultivation of the Divine Refinement Technique?"

"Peak of Minor Completion in the First Level".

“This method is indeed difficult to cultivate and is not suitable for everyone. However, I have a lot of pills and elixirs that can enhance the soul and can help you break through your limits ahead of time.”

"Thank you, Father," Xu Mingshu and the others said, bowing with their hands clasped.

"It's a pity that Mingwei broke through the limits of his divine soul ahead of time, otherwise it would have greatly enhanced your foundation after breaking through to the Golden Core stage!"

"It's alright, I don't mind." Xu Mingwei smiled faintly. "Nothing in this world is perfect, and the Soul Elixir and spiritual medicine are precious, so we can't waste them too much."

The child suggests that those with celestial skills can help them break through their limits ahead of time.

The others are not in a hurry for now, or perhaps there's no need for them to do so.

Xu Mingxuan thought for a moment and agreed, "Yes, Father, I have the worst aptitude, so there's no need to waste it."

“You will all be the face of my Xu family in the future, so the stronger your combat power, the better.”

Xu Chuan smiled and said, "Even if I have to pile up resources, I will make sure you all get ahead."

"The early transformation of the soul will greatly benefit your comprehension of supernatural powers. Those who are stuck at the bottleneck may be able to break through and form the core of their supernatural powers within one or two years."

He paused, then continued, "Ming Shu, you don't need to do that. You can just use the pill to form your core."

Xu Mingshu smiled awkwardly.

Everyone else had basically grasped the true meaning of supernatural powers, but she had focused all her energy on raising spirit beasts and had not yet comprehended even a trace of their true meaning.

However, everyone has their own methods.

Xu Mingshu's achievements in beast taming surpass those of most Golden Core cultivators in the Spirit Control Sect, even though they may all possess a third-tier demon beast.

But none of them would possess three heads like Xu Mingshu, and also have spiritual insect techniques powerful enough to threaten Golden Core cultivators.

Therefore, Xu Chuan never cared whether she comprehended the true meaning of supernatural powers or pursued the path of supernatural power formation.

As long as she achieves success in the art of beast taming, she too can forge her own path to becoming a powerful figure.

"Furthermore, I would like to ask you all today: what is your attitude towards the ancient battlefield? Do you all intend to enter?"

Xu Mingwei and the others had naturally heard about the ancient battlefield from Xu Chuan.

It contains countless opportunities, from the minor Golden Core opportunity to the major Nascent Soul and Deity Transformation opportunities.

But as the last battlefield in Tiannan, it must be extremely dangerous and terrifying.

Upon hearing this, they all looked at each other in bewilderment.

A few moments.

Xu Mingxian said, "Father, I will go in, to seek opportunities for myself and for my Xu family!"

He couldn't bear to watch his father sacrifice everything for the Xu family.

"Master, me too."

“Grandfather, Ling’er is willing to go in.”

"I would like that too."

Ye Fan, Xu Deyue, and Xu Deling responded in turn.

Xu Mingwei said, "I will see how the ancient battlefield opens and how we enter the unknown. If Dongxi is still a threat then, I will stay in Dongxi to protect our clan's territory!"

His life's mission was to protect his family!
Opportunity is something that can be either present or absent!

In the search for opportunities, he is indispensable.

Xu Chuan nodded slightly. "It's up to you."

After deep thought, Xu Mingyuan said, "If I have already achieved the Golden Core stage before then, I would like to enter and seek the inheritance of the Dao of Talismans."

Among the various paths of alchemy, weaponry, array formations, and talismans in the Xu family, the path of talismans is the weakest.

Now that I have taken up this path, I also wish to see it flourish!

"I will help you transform your soul. In the early stages of this transformation, your soul will suddenly grow stronger, which is a good time to comprehend supernatural powers. If you have enough luck, you should be able to break through."

"Thank you father."

“My daughter wants to go in too,” Xu Mingshu said.

“I won’t go in,” Xu Mingqing said. “I cultivate the Dao of Alchemy, and my lineage comes from you, Father. Your level determines my level.”

"You little rascal." Xu Chuan smiled helplessly.

Xu Dezhao said, "Grandfather, I want to pursue the path of supernatural power to form the core, but I probably won't be able to break through during this great tribulation, so I won't go in."

Xu Chuan nodded slightly.

Everyone else looked at Xu Mingxuan.

"Why are you all staring at me?" Xu Mingxuan touched his face. "Is there something dirty on my face?"

Xu Mingwei said, "Mingxuan can go in. He can avoid danger and seek opportunities, so his chances are probably the highest."

"Brother, even if I'm a year or two faster, I still can't reach the Core Formation stage. Entering the Foundation Establishment stage would be tantamount to suicide," Xu Mingxuan said sullenly.

Xu Mingxian smiled and said, "Third Brother, you've underestimated the cultivation resources in Tiannan."

"As long as there are enough and precious resources, it can really help you achieve the formation of the Core. I remember you comprehended the true meaning of the Earth element, right? Father has a high-grade innate spiritual object of the Earth element called the 'Mysterious Yellow Stone'."

With it, you can master earth-based magical abilities and leap thousands of miles in an instant.

With the addition of a transformation of the soul, it should be possible.

He looked at Xu Chuan and said, "Father, I agree with what my eldest brother said. My third brother's talent is most suitable for finding opportunities, and he should enter."

"I agree too!"

Xu Mingshu and the others echoed her sentiments.

"You are truly my good brothers and sisters!" Xu Mingxuan was on the verge of tears.

Xu Chuan chuckled and said, "Since everyone agrees, I will bestow the 'Mysterious Yellow Stone' upon Ming Xuan."

"Thank you, Father," Xu Mingxuan said with a droopy face.

"Still pretending, huh?" Xu Chuan suddenly laughed and scolded, "You may find things troublesome, but you're definitely not afraid of trouble. You're deliberately leading Ming Xian to say that, aren't you?"

Top-grade innate spiritual objects are incredibly precious; even in top-tier Nascent Soul sects, they are among the most valuable resources.

Such a fortunate opportunity.

How could you not have noticed?

"Hehe, Father saw right through me."

Xu Mingxuan suddenly grinned, his previous conflicted expression vanishing, giving off a feeling of having successfully carried out his scheme.

Xu Mingxian immediately realized what was happening and cursed, "Third Brother, you're too cunning! You actually used me as a tool!"

"I don't know anything about 'Xuanhuang Stone,' didn't you say so?"

The Xu family doesn't possess many top-grade innate spiritual items.

Let alone top-grade, even low-grade items would not be easily bestowed by Xu Chuan unless there were special circumstances.

However, Xu Chuan also wanted Xu Mingxuan to enter, which is why he didn't expose him.

The others also condemned Xu Mingxuan's immorality!

"Alright, stop fooling around. The 'Mysterious Yellow Stone' is precious. Once your soul has undergone a transformation, I will lend it to you for a period of time, until you achieve the Core Formation, and then I will take it back."

"Take it back."

"Otherwise, the family only has a handful of these, and this is the only high-grade earth-elemental innate spiritual treasure. We'll lend it to you when you encounter a bottleneck in your comprehension."

Normally, it's best to honestly try to figure things out on your own.

Such precious resources are extremely rare, even in the southern regions, and are a once-in-a-century find.

"Yes, Father," Xu Mingxuan said, his playful smile fading as he cupped his hands in greeting.

After looking around, Xu Chuan's gaze finally landed on Mei Yun. "Mei Yun, you go in too."

"I?"

Mei Yun looked puzzled and surprised, pointing to herself.

Although he didn't know what the ancient battlefield was, it sounded extremely dangerous.

"Master, this disciple has only just reached the Foundation Establishment stage!"

"It hasn't even reached perfection yet!"

"Please don't joke about your disciple."

At this moment, Mei Yun's face practically screamed: I don't want to go!
(End of this chapter)