A daily divination, from family tortoise shells to immortal clans.

"What?! What happened?!"

Chen Qingmo's voice rose involuntarily. His mother was an ordinary person, and she was quite old. Even a slight injury could leave her with lasting health problems.

Although his wife, Su Xue, was a cultivator, her strength was too low. Over the years, she had basically never practiced any combat spells in Xinghe Village.

Chen Minglu accompanied them on this trip, but even he couldn't protect everyone, which shows that they must have encountered something unbearable.

"It was those thieving cultivators from the Crimson Dragon Hall; they planned this all along..."

Seeing that Chen Qingmo was in a hurry to go to Xinghe Village, Chen Qingjie quickly followed and explained the situation in detail.

It turns out that the Crimson Dragon Hall learned that all of their members who entered the secret realm had been wiped out, and spent a lot of money to buy back the information from that time.

After confirming their connection to the Chen and Bai families, they planned this surprise attack.

News spread by independent cultivators that the Bai and Chen families had been attacked one after another caused a huge sensation in Xiyun Town.

On the Chen family's side, the Crimson Dragon Hall Master personally led his men in an ambush. With his Qi Refining Level 9 cultivation, he was completely able to overpower Chen Minglu.

Fortunately, Chen Minglu had a high-grade magic weapon crafted by the clan leader to protect him, which allowed him to barely stop the Crimson Dragon Hall Master.

Thanks to the valiant efforts of Chen Qingjie and others, everyone's lives were saved, but many were still injured as a result.

The Bai family fared much worse. Their guards, all at the seventh level of Qi Refining, were killed or wounded by the deputy hall master of the Crimson Dragon Hall, who was at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

The Bai family has now offered a bounty on these traitorous cultivators and is calling on other cultivators to wipe them out.

Having offended two families by mobilizing all their forces, the Crimson Dragon Hall had already relocated its base, and no one knows where they are for the time being.

Worried about his family's situation, Chen Qingmo used a wind-controlling talisman as soon as he left the mountain gate and quickly arrived in Xinghe Village.

At this time, the entire village was shrouded in grief, completely lacking the lively atmosphere of an approaching year-end festival.

Upon returning home, Chen Qingmo went straight to his mother's room.

His wife, Su Xue, was taking care of her mother, while Chen Weilan was coaxing her younger sister to sleep.

"Mother! Xue'er! How are you?"

Chen Qingmo was extremely anxious; his voice could be heard even before he entered the door.

"Cough cough! Mo'er, you're back. Mother is doing well."

Although his mother, Ding Lan, said she was fine, her weak appearance made Chen Qingmo's heart ache.

Su Xue fared much better; as a cultivator, her recovery ability was much stronger than that of ordinary people.

Fortunately, the two children were unharmed, which put Chen Qingmo at ease.

He took out a mild healing pill from his storage bag and fed it to his mother, then handed the porcelain bottle containing the pill to Su Xue.

As mortals age, their bodies weaken and they can no longer consume many elixirs; for some injuries and illnesses, they can only see a doctor.

"Red Dragon Hall!"

Chen Qingmo sat at the desk, his tone icy.

He truly hadn't expected these cultivators to be so audacious as to dare to affect mortals.

"Husband, please don't be impulsive. That leader of the tribulation cultivators is quite powerful, even stronger than the elders."

"Besides, they must be hiding. Linyuan County is so big, it won't be easy to find them."

Su Xue feared that Chen Qingmo would become enraged and seek revenge on Jie Xiu on her own.

"Xue'er, I know, you don't need to worry."

Chen Qingmo forced a smile to comfort his wife.

He then stayed in Xinghe Village for a few more days, and only returned to Taixuan Mountain after seeing that his mother's condition had improved.

News came from the clan, summoning him back to discuss how to deal with the Crimson Dragon Hall.

Tai Xuan Mountain, Council Hall.

Chen Ming, sitting at the head of the table, had a gloomy face. He hadn't expected that such a big thing would happen in the clan so soon after he went into seclusion.

"The Bai family sent word that they intend to join forces with our clan to wipe out the Crimson Dragon Hall."

"But the Crimson Dragon Hall has abandoned its original mountain and its whereabouts are now unknown."

The Bai family patriarch, at the ninth level of Qi Refining, is among the top cultivators in Xiyun Town. Thanks to the support of his family's resources, he is also close to breaking through to the next level.

Now that both families have obtained Foundation Establishment Pills, they are preparing for future breakthroughs and naturally do not want to be disturbed by external factors.

"The Crimson Dragon Hall also has information about the Earth Spirit Fruit. I'm afraid they might resort to desperate measures and spread it around."

"The value of such a Foundation Establishment Pill would tempt even Foundation Establishment families, let alone other Qi Refining families."

Elder Chen Kaiji expressed his concerns.

"Hmph! Once Mingzheng breaks through to the Foundation Establishment stage, what's there to fear about the news spreading?"

"Currently, only the Bai family and my family know the route to find the Earth Spirit Fruit. The Sun and Zheng families will not intervene due to the constraints of the upper sect; at most, they will trade with us."

"The Crimson Dragon Hall must be destroyed. They have committed a grave offense by daring to lay a hand on any member of the clan."

Second Elder Chen Kaisong slammed his fist on the table, his hatred for the Crimson Dragon Hall burning like a hornet's nest.

As Chen Qingmo listened to the heated discussion among the elders and uncles, he personally leaned towards destroying the Crimson Dragon Hall, since keeping it alive would be a hidden danger.

However, there was also the fear that the family would be in danger due to the information about the Earth Spirit Fruit. It was still unknown whether Chen Mingzheng could break through. If he succeeded, everything would be fine, but if he failed, there would be dangers everywhere.

"Alright! Let's agree to the alliance with the Bai family first. The two families are now in the same boat."

"Let's discuss the matter of wiping out the Crimson Dragon Hall after the New Year. They're hiding very well right now, and there's not much news coming out."

"With the annual festival approaching, send more people to protect Xinghe Village. They probably won't dare to go to Xiyun Town; just do as usual."

Chen Mingzheng made arrangements so that the Red Dragon Hall would not dare to appear on a large scale again in the short term, and that it was most important to arrange the village's guard forces.

After the matter was concluded, Chen Qingmo and the others left the council hall.

A day later, news came from the Bai family again.

Their approach was almost identical to that of the Chen family: they planned to wait until they knew the location of the Crimson Dragon Hall before annihilating it in one fell swoop.

After the annual sacrifice.

Chen Qingmo ate breakfast at home and then took Chen Weilan to Xiyun Town.

Su Xue felt that her mother's injuries had not yet healed and she still needed someone to take care of her, so she did not go with her.

Moreover, the weather is cold, and it's warmer for the younger daughter to stay at home.

The father and son rarely had a moment alone together. Chen Weilan looked up at her father:

"Dad, I also want to fight off bad guys like my uncles and elders."

Chen Qingmo was slightly taken aback, not expecting him to say such a thing.

The uncles and aunts Chen Weilan mentioned were Chen Qingjie and his other cousins. After the incident at the Red Dragon Hall, the little guy was also feeling bad.

Especially after seeing so many things beyond his comprehension, he felt a longing in his heart.

He didn't know that his father was also a cultivator. Su Xue only taught him to read and write, and never mentioned anything about cultivating immortality.

"Then I'll teach you standing meditation. If you stick to it for six months, I'll know whether you can beat up bad guys in the future."

Chen Qingmo thought that Chen Weilan was already over five years old, and that she would be able to test her spiritual root aptitude in a while.

Those with spiritual roots can be brought into Tai Xuan Mountain for cultivation; those without can only be sent to ordinary families in Xi Yun Town to live a normal life after they grow up.

Chen Qingmo took his son for a stroll around the town. Seeing that he was interested in the street performers who wielded spears, he bought him a bamboo spear and a book on basic spear techniques.

Back home, Chen Qingmo taught Chen Weilan the basic stance training he had practiced.

This is a method for strengthening the body and has no special effects.

"Wei Lan, you must not overdo your daily stance training, and you must be obedient when your mother teaches you to read and write."

Chen Weilan nodded solemnly with a serious expression.

Although he was young, he learned a lot from the book.

In the following days, Chen Qingmo instructed Chen Weilan to familiarize herself with stance training and basic spear techniques.

With his late-stage Qi Refining cultivation, teaching his son a basic martial art shouldn't be a problem.

Seeing that his son had already entered the sect, Chen Qingmo returned to Mount Taixuan.

Thanks to the combined efforts of the Chen and Bai families in searching for information about the Crimson Dragon Hall and offering a reward in the town, a month or so after the annual festival, a rogue cultivator finally found some clues.