Immortal Clan: I have a Tree of Creation

"Father, are we ordinary people destined to be bullied our whole lives?"

Zhou Yuanqing's question stunned Zhou Chengnan, who remained silent for a long time.

"No......"

"No one can bully us forever; we can control our own destiny."

This was the first time Zhou Chengnan had spoken his true feelings to Qing'er, and it was also a form of guidance for Qing'er on her path to immortality.

"If one can join a celestial sect and become a cultivator."

"Those officials will no longer dare to bully you."

"The power of immortals can change destiny."

The confusion in Zhou Yuanqing's eyes gradually dissipated.

He murmured the three words his father had said.

"Cultivators..."

A seed of seeking immortality and enlightenment sprouted in his heart for the first time.

The second manager of the Pan family is very trustworthy.

For the next two weeks, Qing'er attended two classes.

It was called a class, but it was really just following Pan Congjin around like a little follower, while also listening to some basic common sense about the cultivation world.

What kind of cultivation techniques, spirit stones, sects, and masters?

Zhou Chengnan only gained a real understanding of cultivating immortality through his son's retelling.

It turns out that Liang Kingdom did not only have one "Qingchi Sect", but also dozens of other cultivation sects of all sizes in various places.

Of course, the Qingchi Sect is renowned and is indeed one of the strongest cultivation sects in the Liang Kingdom.

The five families in Anshan County that practice cultivation have all been in existence for over sixty years.

The Pan family ran a restaurant and also dealt in spiritual items.

If Qing'er successfully joins a sect in the future, she can use the Pan family as a connection to obtain a lot of high-quality and inexpensive cultivation resources.

That's why Zhou Chengnan became even more tempted.

With Qing'er as his "half-apprentice," his relationship with the second shopkeeper became much closer.

I've heard that the Pan family also sells cultivation techniques.

If you do the second shopkeeper a favor, you can buy a cultivation manual for only a few hundred taels of silver, less than a thousand taels.

This was truly excellent news for Zhou Chengnan and the Zhou family.

Although Zhou Chengnan's spiritual root was only one inch long, his aptitude could only be considered mediocre.

But from another perspective, he does indeed possess a low-grade spiritual root; even an inch of spiritual root is a genuine low-grade spiritual root.

As long as one obtains the cultivation techniques, one can begin cultivating.

Regardless of the speed of cultivation or the level one can reach in the future.

At least he can use this to embark on the path to immortality and become a cultivator, without wasting his spiritual root.

Even the weakest cultivator is still a cultivator. In the eyes of the vast majority of Liang Kingdom citizens, the status of any cultivator is higher than that of a martial artist.

—Even surpassing innate martial artists!

The spirit-telling ritual conducted by the Anshan County government is gradually coming to an end.

In another month or two at most, all the children with spiritual roots in the entire Anshan area will have been screened.

This also means that the day when the immortals descend upon Anshan is not far off.

Qing'er's wood spirit root is two inches and nine-tenths of an inch long, just one step away from reaching the middle-grade spirit root.

In other aspects, such as talent, knowledge, and character, he was excellent.

Logically speaking, the chances of being able to join a sect are very high.

But... joining a sect is only the first step.

Zhou Chengnan wanted to provide his son with better cultivation conditions and also hoped to embark on the path to immortality himself.

The combination of these two factors creates both pressure and boundless motivation.

Martial arts cultivation became the stepping stone for the Zhou family to enter the path of immortality.

Zhou Chengnan had already paid the hunting tax, and Lord Luo was a decent person who took money to do things, so he got the hunting permit sorted out in three days.

The deposit was also paid at the blacksmith's shop.

In just ten days, you can obtain a chainmail forged by the master blacksmith.

These days, Zhou Chengnan has been spending a lot of time with Lu Songyue, who is also Song Ning's husband.

Lu Songyue works as a bodyguard at the Chenglong Escort Agency in the county town. He is also a martial artist at the seventh level of martial arts, the Refining Mind Realm, and his strength is quite remarkable.

The two families were already close, and Zhou Chengnan was also very considerate, always bringing gifts when he visited.

Lu Songyue was generous and taught him a lot of kung fu techniques and some practical combat skills.

Zhou Chengnan was very self-aware; his "Blood Refining Realm" was actually quite exaggerated. After all, relying solely on his family's "Tiger Subduing Fist" was far from enough to qualify him as a martial artist.

Since we're going into the mountains to hunt, we need to ensure safety to the greatest extent possible.

Naturally, one should improve their combat effectiveness and learn more real martial arts skills.

Fortunately, the power of the Blood Refining Realm cannot be faked, and Zhou Chengnan's comprehension is also quite remarkable, allowing him to learn various techniques very quickly.

Even Lu Songyue was full of praise; a farmer without a master had actually managed to reach the Blood Refining Realm through his own hard work and dedication...

In his view, his "brother-in-law" Zhou Chengnan was simply a martial arts prodigy.

Given the close relationship between the two families, he naturally developed some ulterior motives.

— Recruit Zhou Chengnan!

The Chenglong Escort Agency is a very large business, and there are always vacancies for the position of escort.

The sixth realm of martial arts, Marrow Refinement, is when the power penetrates to the bone marrow, making the skin and flesh as tough as an ox, and the vitality of a martial artist in the Marrow Refinement realm undergoes a qualitative leap.

Generally speaking, the minimum requirement for becoming a bodyguard is the "Marrow Refining Realm".

Although my brother-in-law Zhou Chengnan is currently only at the Blood Refining Realm, at this rate, reaching the Marrow Refining Realm will not be difficult.

"Brother Lu, I'll go back to pick up Qing'er first, and I'll come to bother you again another day!"

Lu Songyue smiled and said, "Go quickly."

You should really think about what I'm talking about.

"Of course!" Zhou Chengnan said goodbye with a cupped hand.

Becoming a bodyguard... requires careful consideration.

Zhou Chengnan was quite surprised by this, as he had always thought that the bodyguards in the escort agency should all be true masters.

Because of this, he has a clearer understanding of his own abilities.

The Blood Refining Realm is a threshold. The 'skin, flesh, tendons, and bones' are all externally refined, while the 'blood, marrow, and heart' of the later three realms of martial arts are all internally refined.

He can now be considered to have considerable talent.

The income of bodyguards is very considerable. According to Brother Lu, even the most ordinary bodyguard can earn more than fifty taels of silver a year.

Fifty taels of silver is just the basics; it's much more comfortable than the hard work of farming.

The problem is that bodyguards need to travel all over the country; wherever the goods are taken, the bodyguards must go.

If he were to become a bodyguard for money, it would be very difficult for him to take care of his four children.

Zhou Chengnan was well aware that Wang Shuzhen and Song Ning were like sisters.

The Lu family has only had one son to date, and the family line is sparse.

It's not that they don't want to have children, but that they simply don't have the opportunity.

Lu Songyue was a long-time镖师 (bodyguard/escort), and Song Ning harbored resentment but had nowhere to vent it.

The Zhou family had three sons and one daughter, which Song Ning had envied for a long time.

"Let's talk about it later. If I start cultivating immortality, being a bodyguard won't be suitable..."

After this period of unremitting efforts.

The Zhou family's wealth increased again, growing from less than two hundred taels of silver to two hundred and thirty taels.

Everything is moving in a positive direction.

The cultivation techniques belonging to the Zhou family may not be far off.