Han Clan Immortals: I have a hundredfold energy-gathering bottle

"Master of the family."

"Chieftain."

All three were taken aback by the scene before them, including Han Jieliu, who all bowed respectfully to Han Jinwei.

Unexpectedly, in just three days, the patriarch successfully killed this powerful demon in the mid-stage of Qi Refining and returned.

He seemed only a little tired, without any injury, but his sword intent was still imposing.

"No need for formalities. This tiger demon has caused a beast tide and has a habit of devouring cultivators. It deserves to be killed by my sword."

Han Jin casually waved his hand, tossing the tiger demon's body out of his storage bag.

Including the head, the corpse was several meters long, almost taking up half of the courtyard, and exuding a strong demonic aura.

Han Jieliu looked at the aura above and was slightly shocked.

This tiger demon possesses an extraordinary aura, clearly having reached the sixth level of Qi Refining, and is not far from breaking through to the later stage.

However, Han Jin, who had gone with his sword, killed it easily. Apart from the sword energy remaining on its neck, the tiger demon's corpse had almost no wounds.

It was clear that Han Jinwei deliberately held back in order to preserve the value of the beast corpse.

"No wonder my family, despite only having one Qi Refining stage cultivator, was able to maintain a position in Huannan Ridge. If the Yuan family's member hadn't broken through to the late stage, he probably wouldn't have fared well if he came to invade."

"Sword cultivators are so powerful, are they even leaving any way for other cultivators to survive...?"

Han Jieliu thought to himself silently.

Despite knowing how powerful sword cultivators were, he was still somewhat speechless upon witnessing it in person again.

Is it too late for me to start studying kendo more deeply now...?

Han Jie shifted his gaze from the tiger demon's corpse to Han Jinwei, who stood with his sword sheathed, and thought to himself.

"My own clan leader, though he killed the tiger demon with the sword energy left by our ancestors."

"Judging from his imposing presence and the aura emanating from his sword, he must be close to the realm of sword qi."

"Although he is only a clan cultivator, with this late-stage Qi Refining Shanglu Qing, his strength is not much different from that of an ordinary sect cultivator, and may even be superior."

Han Jieliu also understood some sword principles and saw that the sword energy Han Jinwei had unleashed contained two different artistic conceptions.

A long, wide, and evergreen aura, as majestic as an old tree, was the sword energy left behind by Ancestor Gonghe.

The more significant effect of activating this sword energy seems to be that it brought Han Jinwei to a new level, allowing him to express his own understanding of swordsmanship.

The other sword energy was Han Jinwei's own sword energy, slender and sharp, elegant and graceful, moving like a feather.

Like a blue goose, it surveys the surroundings, pecking at its feathers.

They don't seem to belong to the [Mu De] lineage; instead, they seem to belong to the [Qing Qi] or [Fei Zhen] lineages.

"The reason why the venerable Gonghe left behind sword energy must also be to cultivate the next generation."

After all, no matter how much sword energy is left, it will eventually disappear. If a successor who has reached the level of sword energy cultivation is cultivated, this kind of inheritance can be continued.

Seeing this scene, Han Chiting was also taken aback and spoke softly.

"Patriarch, with such a display of power, you are almost at the Sword Qi realm."

That sharp, assertive quality slowly disappeared from Han Jinwei, not as if it had disappeared, but rather as if it had been abruptly withdrawn.

He regained his gentle and calm demeanor, a personality honed from years of managing a household.

Han Jinwei shook his head with a hint of regret, looking at the demon corpse on the ground.

"This demon-slaying trip was quite enjoyable. I gained some insights from the ancestor's sword energy, and my swordsmanship has also improved considerably."

"But reaching the point of sword energy is a major hurdle that cannot be easily overcome. It seems close, but it is still a long way off. We need a catalyst."

"It's a pity that I used up the last of my family's sword energy... Now I'm over sixty, and I don't know if I'll ever have any hope of ever seeing that level again in this lifetime."

Hearing Han Jinwei's sigh, Han Jieliu suddenly realized something.

The lifespan of a cultivator is 150 years. Han Jieliu is now 30 years old and belongs to the "Jie" generation in the Han family.

Han Jinwei is the youngest among those with the character "Jin" in their name.

A rising star, he succeeded as the head of the family, broke through to the mid-stage, and saved the family from crisis for a time, but now he is already sixty years old.

He has maintained the appearance of a middle-aged Confucian scholar simply because he broke through to Qi cultivation relatively early.

"The patriarch has remarkable talent. He was already at the mid-stage of Qi Refining fourteen years ago, but he has been busy managing the family and is now only at the fifth level of cultivation."

"He had the talent to break through to the late stage and was on the verge of Foundation Establishment, but unfortunately he was burdened by his family."

However, it's hard to say whether a cultivator who prioritizes his family and honors his ancestors is a burden.

"However, without any background under the jurisdiction of the Upper Sect, rushing to break through to the Qi Refining Realm is not a good thing."

"If one barely breaks through and has no further chance to establish a foundation, that's fine. But if one has exceptional talent, one will inevitably be captured and killed by an imperial edict."

Even in the small mountains where ancient practices are respected, there are still factional struggles and open and covert conflicts among the peaks, with the precedent of the Han family of Dongquan.

It is impossible to allow each family to develop recklessly and seek to establish a foundation; there must be a way to check and balance them.

Han Jieliu did not believe that the many families in Linjiang County, after a hundred years of accumulation, had not produced a Foundation Establishment cultivator in more than ten years. He believed that there must be some kind of unseen means that was tightening the throats of these families.

Having lived in Xiaowei Mountain for a long time, Han Jieliu had also heard about the sects outside of Linjiang County.

Those upper sects that did not shy away from cannibalism were even more cruel, treating their subordinate families like cattle and sheep.

After a while, they would find a reason or means to reap the benefits, or there would be two secret transactions where they would harvest from each other.

Coming to his senses, Han Chiyu looked at the tiger carcass on the ground and said with a surprised expression.

"A tiger demon at the mid-stage of Qi Refining could probably fetch a lot of spirit stones."

"With such a fine quality, not a single piece of skin, flesh, or bone is wasted. It should be easy to sell it for a hundred or so spirit stones."

As the head elder of the family, Han Chiting seemed to have thought of something and spoke up.

"The family's grand ancestral worship ceremony is at the end of the year. We have just suffered from a beast tide, and the clan's mind is wavering. Therefore, we must be solemn and properly worship our ancestors and perform the ancestral worship ceremony to rectify the clan's mind."

"Since this tiger demon is part of the 'culprit,' its corpse is the perfect offering to appease public anger."

Han Jinwei nodded in agreement.

"That's exactly what I was thinking. Let's use this tiger demon's corpse as a sacrifice, and then sell it in the market."

"The spirit stones we obtained can make up for some of the losses at home. In addition, the damage to the Misty Array means we need to put the construction of a new array on the agenda."

Han Jinwei, as expected of someone who has managed a household for many years, quickly and efficiently arranged the aftermath of the beast tide, highlighting the key points clearly.

Han Chiting then explained the losses in various places and also mentioned the news of the barbarians coming and going from the Great Stupa.

This caused Han Jinwei to frown slightly.

"The path described by the Yuan family, namely [Earth Virtue] and [Witchcraft], is also what the Yuan family values ​​in their cultivation. I am quite certain of it. Tomorrow, I will have that barbarian lead the way so that I can go and see for myself."

Han Jinwei did not show his emotions on his face; he simply spoke softly, and no one knew what he was thinking.

He took out the Shangluqing sword again and gently stroked it in his hand.

"I've said too much. I haven't returned the ancestral sword to the ancestral hall yet. You may come with me now."