Building a long-lasting family lineage starting with genealogy

Chapter 369 Meeting the Family

“Naturally, I won’t let you advance to the Foundation Establishment stage.” Xu Chuan smiled slightly. “Over the next two years, I will help you reach the Core Formation stage.”

"Two years? Core Formation?" Mei Yun was stunned, as if it were a fantasy.

"What, you're still not happy? Don't you also want to form your core as soon as possible so you can control your situation?"

"Master is too kind. I do wish to, but what about that ancient battlefield?"

"That's settled then."

Mei Yun, with a bitter face, bowed and said, "Yes, Master."

Xu Mingwei and Xu Mingyuan were both slightly surprised and couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

But there was nothing special about Mei Yun.

"That's enough for today. Mingxian, Yefan, you can use your return from your travels as an excuse. Meiyun and Mingxuan, please stay."

"Yes."

The others bowed and took their leave.

Xu Deling held Xu Mingwei's arm and said with a smile, "Father, I haven't seen Mother for a long time. How is she?"

"It's alright, but..."

Xu Mingwei didn't say much, just smiled faintly, "Let's go, I'll take you to see your mother."

“I’ll come too,” Xu Dezhao said with a smile. “Mother will be very happy to see Deling.”

Xu Mingxian turned to Ye Fan and the others and said, "You should also go see your mother. Fei'er, Lian'er, you and your husband should come too."

"Yes, father."

"Understood, Grandfather."

They all left.

In the blink of an eye, only Xu Mingxuan and Mei Yun remained at Bihan Pool.

A few moments.

Xu Chuan flipped his hand, and a dark yellow crystal appeared in his palm, radiating a profound Daoist aura.

Xu Chuan keeps all the innate spiritual treasures in the "Xu Family Grotto Heaven".

"Is this the 'Mysterious Yellow Stone'?"

Xu Mingxuan's eyes were filled with a strange light. Even up close, he could feel the earth element Dao aura that touched his soul.

Strands of the true meaning of the earth element constantly emerge in my mind.

"Take it. I'll lend it to you for the next two years. With your Foundation Establishment stage, you can't possibly use up this 'Mysterious Yellow Stone.' Remember to return it to your father after you've mastered the basics of supernatural abilities."

"Yes, father."

Xu Chuan patted him on the shoulder, "Go on, and try to understand it."

Considering Xu Mingxuan's special circumstances, he still bestowed upon him the [Golden Koi] destiny talent.

With it, there is also the ability to seek advantage and avoid harm.

Perhaps only in the ancient battlefield could he bring the greatest benefit to the Xu family.

Xu Mingxuan's body trembled, his soul seemed to change, and he suddenly looked up at Xu Chuan.

Xu Chuan nodded slightly.

Xu Mingxuan didn't say much, but bowed to him and said, "Thank you, Father."

He then left as well.

"This is a bottle of top-grade Gathering Yuan Pill. Given your special abilities, you should be able to reach the late stage of the ninth level of Foundation Establishment within a few months. Then, take this top-grade Void Refining Pill."

It should be able to break through the bottleneck and enter the stage of perfect foundation building.

After consolidating for another month or two, they will then begin their attempt to break through to the Golden Core stage.

"I have prepared all the necessary purgatives."

"Master, you've really arranged everything perfectly for me," Mei Yun said with a bitter face.

"This arrangement is something others would beg for. If you break through to the Golden Core stage, special changes should occur in your body. You don't need to hide it from your master at that time."

After all, your destiny is tied to that of the Xu family. Only with the prosperity of the Xu family can you go further.

"Yes, Master." Mei Yun bowed solemnly.

Xu Chuan nodded slightly. "Go and choose a bamboo house to stay in. Stay here until you achieve the Golden Core stage. Don't leave easily."

Mei Yun chose the bamboo house next to Xu Chuan's.

Half an hour later.

Xu Chuan has begun to tidy up this medicinal herb garden.

High-grade spiritual herbs obtained from the Mysterious Moon Realm, as well as some spiritual herbs that were not found in the "Xu Clan Grotto Heaven" from the Demon Fruit Tree, were also transplanted there.

While we're at it, we'll transplant the withered and flourishing trees and plant them here.

Although he had perfected his self-created Withering and Flourishing Divine Power, the Withering and Flourishing Tree was of great use to the Xu family. Xu Chuan's practice and cultivation under its guidance benefited the growth of the Withering and Flourishing Tree.

Moreover, it is still hard to say whether this cycle of flourishing and decay is truly perfect.

Perhaps he can go even further and comprehend the great supernatural power of the Dao of Withering and Flourishing under the Withering and Flourishing Tree.

After all, as a seasoned reader, Xu Chuan knew about the world of cultivation, where laws would generally appear when cultivation reached a high level.

There are countless rules.

Every road leads to the main road.

The cycle of flourishing and decay, life and death, is just one of many paths.

The path of life and death is too profound; even comprehending only a part of it can be considered a great supernatural power.

The path of decay and prosperity may require further exploration to achieve such a result.

For Xu Chuan, mastering the complete Great Divine Power was still too early, but he believed that with his unique abilities, he still had a chance to achieve it within the Golden Core stage.

The timing is uncertain.

Xu Mingwei's courtyard.

Yang Ronghua watched as several children from Xu Mingwei's lineage frolicked on the grass, with several maids standing nearby to watch over them.

They were all cultivators or martial artists.

Nowadays, at least within the Xu family mansion in Dongxi, there are no ordinary people left.

Even if they recruit, the standards are only for martial artists or cultivators.

The Xu family treats everyone equally and does not discriminate based on whether someone is a martial artist or a cultivator.

The only difference will be their loyalty, competence, and strength.

And strength is the least important thing.

Given the current power and influence of the Xu family in Dongxi, other forces only fear the Xu family's top strength; the guards are merely doing their jobs.

"Auntie!"

Xu Deling saw the familiar figure sitting in the corridor and immediately called out.

Yang Ronghua's ears twitched slightly, and he turned around in surprise.

Then she saw her husband and two children walking towards her.

A flash of crimson light.

Xu Deling appeared before Yang Ronghua, startling her. She then exclaimed with delight, "Ling'er, you're back from your trip?!"

"Yes, Mother, your daughter is back. Have you been well at home all these years?"

Yang Ronghua took her hand, tears welling in her eyes, and nodded repeatedly, "I am well. With your father here, you don't need to worry about your mother."

"But you, you must have suffered quite a bit out there, right?"

"How could that be? My daughter is now the number one cultivator in the family!"

"What do you mean by 'number one in cultivation'? You think you're more powerful than your father? He's already at the Golden Core stage."

“Mother, the Golden Core stage is nothing special in the Xu family these days.”

Xu Mingwei and Xu Dezhao walked over at this moment.

Xu Dezhao said, "Mother, Deling is indeed more capable than Father now."

Yang Ronghua was slightly surprised, but her expression did not change much.

No matter what Xu Deling is like, she is still my daughter.

"Now that you're back, your grandfather and fifth uncle should also be back, right?" Yang Ronghua asked.

Xu Mingwei said, "They're all back."

“My father asked me to lead the entire Xu clan to welcome him out of seclusion in three days, which would also be a signal to the outside world that he had come out of seclusion.”

Xu Mingwei smiled and said, "Madam, you stay and chat with Ling'er for a while. We'll go pay our respects to Mother later. I have other things to do."

"Father, should we send someone to inform the Guangling branch?" Xu Deling suddenly said. "The Guangling branch is only a few thousand miles away from Dongxi. We'll wait for them to come this time."

The daughter gave them some special tokens, which allowed them to send messages within a range of 30,000 li.

"So good."

Xu Mingwei nodded slightly and then left.

"Second sister, you're really something now. You even have such a magical artifact. You can send messages directly to Daliang from 30,000 li away."

"If we had this magical artifact, it would be much easier for my Xu family's spies outside to relay messages."

“Let’s walk and talk, and then we’ll go visit your grandmother,” Yang Ronghua said with a smile.

"I'll listen to my mother."

Xu Deling linked arms with Yang Ronghua, and the group chatted and laughed.

Zhou Zongni was also extremely surprised to see Xu Mingxian return. But she was even more surprised that Xu Deyue had already married Ye Fan, and their son was already married.

"The daughter greets her mother."

Ye Fan greets his mother-in-law.

"Grandson Xu Chongfei (Chen Yulian) pays respects to his grandmother."

Zhou Zongni smiled and nodded, "Good, good, Deyue, you have given birth to a fine child. At such a young age, he has already reached the fifth level of Foundation Establishment."

"Madam, would you like to come with us to see Mother?"

"You can go. Mother will be very happy to see you back."

Xu Mingxian nodded slightly.

His relationship with Zhou Zongni wasn't particularly deep; both of them were devoted to Taoism.

If it weren't for the fact that she was Xu Mingxian's wife, and that Xu Mingxian had gone out with Xu Chuan to work hard for the Xu family, then...

With her pseudo-spiritual root aptitude, she would not help him establish his foundation at all.

This matter likely comes as she approaches her death.

As for Wu Rushan...

She was over a hundred years old when the Yuanwu realm was passed down.

Although she had perseverance in martial arts, her aptitude was poor, and her vital energy had already begun to decline, making it impossible for her to break through.

Grandmasters usually live to be a little over a hundred years old, or if they are lucky, they live to be over one hundred and ten.

Xu Mingxian and her group went to see Bai Jing and happened to run into Xu Deling and his group at the courtyard gate.

"Mingxian, you're back."

"Sister-in-law."

"Let's go see Mother together."

Xu Mingxian nodded slightly.

Bai Jing was slightly taken aback when she saw Xu Mingxian and the others.

Xu Mingxian knelt down and said, "Son greets Mother."

Bai Jing finally came to her senses.

Xu Deyue, Ye Fan, and the Xu Chongfei couple also knelt down.

"The granddaughter and her husband Ye Fan pay their respects to their grandmother."

"Great-grandson Xu Chongfei and his wife paid their respects to their great-grandmother."

"Alright, alright, get up, you're finally back."

"Grandmother, and me, Ling'er."

"You silly girl, just by looking at your playful face, I can tell you're still single, unlike Deyue who's much more mature," Bai Jing said with a smile.

“Grandmother, you must be mistaken. Deyue has always been like this, just like Fifth Uncle.”

"And you, who did you take after? Your aunt?"

Yang Ronghua, Xu Dezhao, and the others chuckled.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's sit down and chat."

Everyone settled down.

Bai Jing looked towards the door, seemingly not seeing the person she wanted to see, and then looked at Xu Mingxian and asked, "Mingxian, where is your father?"

"Father secluded himself in Bihan Pool for three days, and only emerged after gathering the members of the two branches and their vassal families."

Bai Jing nodded slightly, "That's your father's style. Even when he comes back, he still gives the outside world the illusion that he is about to go into seclusion."

He even kept it from his own people.

"My father just didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble."

"Let's not talk about that. How are you doing on the other side?" Bai Jing asked with a smile.

Xu Mingxian, Xu Deling, and Xu Deyue all took turns recounting interesting stories and cultural landscapes of southern China.

However, Xu Chongfei spoke the most.

He was lively and outgoing, unlike Xu Mingxian's lineage.

More than half an hour later.

They had just left Bai Jing's place.

at this time.

The news that Xu Chuan was about to emerge from seclusion had spread throughout Dongxi, and some people had also passed the news on to Guangling County and the Xu family's vassal families.

Each branch of Dongxi.

Many of the Xu family members and guards were discussing the matter animatedly.

"Have you heard? Our ancestor will officially emerge from seclusion in three days!"

“I have never met my ancestors since I was born,” a sixth-generation descendant remarked with emotion.

"I wonder if our ancestor has broken through to the Golden Core stage?"

"Probably not, since we haven't seen any signs of Core Formation."

"The first three generations were the closest to our ancestors. I wonder if our ancestors cared about us younger generations."

"I've heard that our ancestor was very easygoing."

Some of the younger generation felt uneasy, fearing that they would not be favored by their ancestors.

In such prominent families, a single word from an ancestor could determine the future of a family member.

Besides them, all the people living in Dongxi were overjoyed upon hearing the news.

They are more pure.

Xu Chuan is their faith, especially the older generation.

Some of them were once guards of the Xu family, but as they grew older, they retired and lived out their days in Dongxi.

Of course, many of them have already passed away.

In the early days of the Xu family, not just anyone could break through to the Grandmaster level.

Many people who are stuck at an innate bottleneck only live to their seventies or eighties.

"Old Ancestor Xu is the pillar of our Dongxi Xu Clan. Is he finally coming out of seclusion?!"

"My Dongxi is already as stable as Mount Tai, and no one dares to offend us. There is no need for Ancestor Xu to intervene!"

"This is a blessing from Heaven upon the Xu family of Dongxi!"

Guangling branch.

Xu Deheng was shocked when he saw the message from Dongxi.

"Grandfather is back?!"

"That's great, but it also means that a great calamity is coming soon."

"It's faster than I expected!"

Xu Deheng immediately sent a message, and all the Xu family members from the Guangling branch who were away returned.

Three days later, we will return to Dongxi to welcome our ancestor out of seclusion.

This news was also learned by the Immortal Martial Alliance headquarters.

"Is the Supreme Elder finally coming out of seclusion?"

Many of the elders stationed at the main alliance were shocked.

They gathered together to discuss the matter.

"I wonder if the Supreme Elder has broken through to the Golden Core stage yet?" Elder Liu asked.

Another elder surnamed Wang said, "There has been no news from Qingjiang City about the appearance of the Core Formation celestial phenomenon."

"What kind of person is the Supreme Elder? Do you think he would openly form his core in the Cave Stream if he wanted to hide it?"

"Although we do not know his aptitude, given his cultivation speed, he should have a chance of forming his core. Perhaps he has already formed his core but does not want to announce it to the public."

After all, the Xu family has quite a few enemies.

If they become too powerful, it might force the Great Liang to form an alliance with the Great Wei and Great Jin to fight against the Xu family.

"What you say makes sense, but no matter what, he is still the Supreme Elder of our Immortal Martial Alliance, and the Xu family is inseparable from our Immortal Martial Alliance."

"Now that the Supreme Elder has emerged from seclusion, our Alliance should make a gesture."

"Then we will send a few elders over in three days to express our gratitude."

"That's the decision!"

Dawei.

royal palace.

Cao Dezhang went to the place where Cao Jiyi, the patriarch of the Cao family, was in seclusion.

“Ancestor,” he said, bowing as he stood outside the main hall.

"What's the matter?"

A deep, aged voice echoed from inside the main hall.

A scout from the Immortal Martial Alliance brought news: "The Xu family patriarch, Xu Chuan, is about to emerge from seclusion!"

"Are we finally going to emerge from seclusion?"

"Perhaps he's hiding somewhere, in seclusion, having completed his Core Formation and returned."