Building a long-lasting family lineage starting with genealogy

Chapter 87 Another Year of Memorial Ceremony (Midnight Update, Please Subscribe)

Xu Mingxian went out and bought more than a dozen pieces of spirit iron, spending two spirit stones.

The price difference between spirit iron, spirit herbs, and finished magical artifacts and elixirs is enormous.

Although these spirit irons are of low grade, if given to someone with exceptional weapon-refining skills, they would be enough to forge two low-grade flying swords.

Of course, just like alchemy, weapon crafting cannot be guaranteed to succeed on the first try.

If you fail, all your previous efforts will be in vain.

Xu Mingxian wanted this spirit iron to practice carving array patterns and use it as the basis for setting up arrays.

Spirit stones are actually excellent materials, but they are not as hard as spirit iron. If the attempt fails, the spirit stone may be completely destroyed.

For Xu Mingxian now, spirit stones are far too precious.

However, spirit iron is hard and can withstand multiple array pattern drawing, making it reusable and perfect for beginners to practice.

After that, Xu Mingxian stayed in her room to practice the formation.

Like Xu Chuan, he studies formations and cultivates every day without neglecting either.

One month, two months.
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As the year draws to a close, the handle of the Big Dipper turns to the direction of Yin.

Young children vie for the new calendar, while old men recount the marks of the past.

The annual festival is here again in the blink of an eye.

Dongxi Village, Xu Family.

In previous years, the entire Xu family would gather in the hall for a family reunion.

Although people today are almost all whole, they are less cheerful and more melancholic.

"Let's begin the meal."

After Bai Jing finished speaking, everyone started eating.

The youngest, Xu Derui and Xu Deheng, still need to be fed by their mother, but they also hold chicken legs and wings in their hands, their eyes shining brightly as they stare at them.

They would take a bite every now and then, their little hands and mouths covered in grease.

Xu Dezhao, Xu Dewen, and Xu Dejing were all well-behaved and had exceptional manners and demeanor.

Xu Deling sat quietly beside Yang Ronghua.

Bai Jing glanced at them, a smile appearing on her lips, but thinking of Xu Chuan and Xu Mingxian who were outside, she put down her chopsticks and let out a long sigh.

Seeing this, Xu Mingwei, who was standing next to her, said with concern, "Mother, are you thinking about Father again?"

"This is the first time he has been away for so long. I feel like he is getting further and further away from me. Every time I wake up in the middle of the night, I dream of his back. He is right in front of me, but I can't reach him no matter what I do."

Xu Mingwei sighed inwardly. He knew his father's ambition was to seek immortality.

Their resolve to pursue the Way was far stronger than theirs.

He gazed at Bai Jing's graying hair at her temples, his heart filled with sorrow.

Bai Jing has never practiced martial arts, let alone cultivated immortality. She is already showing signs of aging, and at most twenty or thirty years later, she will probably leave them.

“Mother, Father must be missing you somewhere too,” Xu Mingwei said.

“I believe so too.” Bai Jing smiled gently. “Your father is a man of deep affection, different from others, but also ambitious.”

"Mother, why didn't you practice martial arts with me in your younger days?" Xu Mingxuan asked curiously.

"Why should I practice martial arts? I'm not like Rushan. Ask your sister-in-law why she doesn't practice martial arts."

Yang Ronghua smiled faintly, "I have never liked martial arts, and I have no talent for it."

"For many people, a peaceful and stable life is the greatest fortune in this world," Bai Jing said slowly. "Your father also asked me, and it was me who was unwilling."

The words stopped abruptly.

"Enough. Today is a day for family reunion. It is not appropriate to discuss such sorrowful matters."

"Come, let's raise our glasses and drink together, wishing the Xu family even greater success next year!"

"Reach even higher levels!"

Moon Lake Market.

Xu Chuan and Xu Mingxian enjoyed a drink under the moonlight.

Xu Mingxian looked at the expression on his face and whispered, "Are you missing your mother and the others?"

Xu Chuan smiled faintly as he looked back at him and took a small sip of his drink.

"Yes, after more than 30 years with your mother, this is the first time we've been separated for such a long time, and the first time we haven't been able to reunite for the annual festival."

"But for the sake of the Xu family for generations to come, you and I are destined to be pioneers, trailblazers. Yunnu, you won't blame your father, will you?"

Xu Mingxian shook her head and looked up at the sky.

“Father’s ambition is also my ambition. I am willing to be the cornerstone of the Xu family. Moreover, I also enjoy the path of cultivating immortality.”

"Haha." Xu Chuan patted Xu Mingxian on the shoulder. "That's good then. Let's work together, father and son." Moon Lake County City.

Yang Zhao's residence.

The dinner table.

Yang Zhao suddenly spoke up: "Today, my uncle mentioned again that he wants me to become the head of the Yang family. What do you all think?"

Wen Jing's face lit up with joy. "Father, you should have agreed long ago!"

Madam Yang said, "Whatever you choose, my husband, I will stand with you."

"Chang'er, what do you think?"

“Father becoming the head of the Yang family is certainly beneficial to our family, but Father is already a county commandant and has many official duties to handle every day. How can he get away from it?”

Are these your only opinions?

Yang Zhao was slightly disappointed, feeling that his son was a little too naive.

Yang Wenfeng appointed him as the head of the Yang family, probably primarily to curry favor with the Xu family.

The fact that his uncle acted this way must mean that he had previously realized the Xu family's potential was far greater than he had imagined, and wanted to bring them into his fold.

"I've disappointed my father." Yang Shichang preferred to be straightforward.

"Alright, I'll think about it some more. Let's all start eating," Yang Zhao said calmly.

a few days later.

Yang Zhao declined Yang Wenfeng's offer, citing his busy schedule and dullness of mind.

In a flash, another month has passed.

Moon Lake Market.

"Seven pills, four of medium grade and three of low grade."

Xu Chuan was delighted to see a batch of newly refined pills.

Over the past year, his alchemy skills have improved significantly, and the number of pills he has produced has also increased.

It has already become the hallmark of Zhou's Dan Shop.

Since Xu Chuan was able to consistently refine mid-grade pills, his monthly salary has increased from five spirit stones to seven. Zhou Sen even promised that if Xu Chuan could consistently refine high-grade pills, his monthly salary could increase to fifteen spirit stones.

Even someone like Zhou Sen, who has immersed himself in these pill formulas for decades, can only consistently produce mid-grade pills, and occasionally a few batches of high-grade pills.

He was already a renowned alchemy master in Yuehu Market.

If Xu Chuan can consistently refine high-grade pills, it means that his alchemy skills have truly reached the master level. Even if it's just twenty spirit stones a month, the Zhou family will gladly give it to him.

However, Xu Chuan and the Zhou family still have an agreement to exchange one out of six of their resources.

In recent days, he has accumulated quite a few low-grade pills and a few mid-grade pills.

A bottle of low-grade healing pills, containing twelve pills, costs three spirit stones. However, a bottle containing only mid-grade pills is worth five spirit stones.

If it reaches the highest grade, it is worth eight spirit stones.

If it is a pill that restores vitality or enhances magical power, the price will be even more expensive.

However, even with Xu Chuan's talent, it would probably take him one or two years to achieve that.

the other side.

Xu Mingxian's attempts at array formations also yielded results.

He had successfully inscribed array patterns on the spirit iron with his divine sense, and then began to try setting up the spirit gathering array.

However, before that, he still needs to try the Qi-guiding array.

This is the foundation of the Spirit Gathering Array.

The six Qi-guiding arrays, combined with the interconnected Spirit-gathering array patterns, can form a grand Spirit-gathering array.

These spirit irons are only the lowest grade of spiritual materials, and the spiritual energy they contain is far less than one-tenth of that of a spirit stone. Even if they are successfully arranged, the effect will be weak.

If a grand formation could be set up using spiritual vein nodes or mountain and river terrain, it would likely possess the power to burn mountains and boil seas.

Of course, this level of formation is not something that a simple book like "Introduction to Formation Techniques" would record.

The more advanced the cultivation technique or formation, the more difficult it is to preserve.

Most things that can be recorded in writing and in classical texts are of low quality.

Xu Mingxian conducted the experiment for half a month.

Lacking sufficient materials, they went out to purchase them, and after several attempts, finally managed to carve a complete Qi-guiding array on a piece of spirit iron.

Once the formation is complete, it will draw upon the power of the surrounding heaven and earth, attracting spiritual energy from all directions, which will then move towards the center of the formation.

Over time, a light mist can form.

"We've finally completed the first formation!"

(End of this chapter)