Cultivating a family of immortals

Xu Changle meditated and healed his injuries in the cave. He closed his eyes and focused his breath, finally managing to suppress the injuries in his body before opening his eyes.

The sounds of fighting could already be heard outside the cave. Xu Changle naturally understood that Jing Heng must have brought people from the Xuan Yuan Sect, and they were probably fighting with the disciples of the Jian Xu Sect.

He remained silent for a moment, then took out the [Primordial Soul-Gathering Mushroom], examined it carefully in his hand for a while, and finally sighed softly before placing it beside him, pondering it in his mind.

"The Sword Void Sect is powerful. Now, our Xu family is relying on the prestige of the Profound Origin Sect to fight against them. In this world, no one is afraid of anyone. But what if we leave this place? After all, once the disciples of the twelve sects return to their sects, there are mountain-protecting formations and countless Qi Refining disciples... Even a powerful sect like the Sword Void Sect would not dare to go and rob them. First, it would be a loss of face; second, it would invite gossip; and third, it would not be worth it."

"The Xu family has no foundation; apart from a few dozen collateral disciples at the Nascent Soul stage, they have no means to deal with an enemy attack..."

Thinking of this, he sighed again and was about to get up when he suddenly heard a strong wind coming from behind him. A sword light flashed in the cave. It was extremely cold behind him, as if he were being stared at by a poisonous snake. Instantly, Xu Changle's hair stood on end. He took a deep breath and turned around abruptly, holding the sword horizontally in front of his chest.

With a clang.

The two swords clashed, and Xu Changle clearly saw who it was.

"Lin Jinglan!"

Lin Jinglan's attack failed, so he took a few steps back to create distance.

He stared intently at Xu Changle and said:

"Master Xu...it's been a long time!"

Xu Changle frowned and snorted coldly, "Didn't we meet once a few days ago at the Ten Mile Immortal Market?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Jinglan remained silent for a moment, then raised his head and calmly said:

"The Xu family... without the support of our Haoran Sect, you would still be mere cultivators tilling the fields. Right now, things are not very stable within our Haoran Sect, and I urgently need this [Primordial Soul-Condensing Mushroom]. I hope Patriarch Xu will part with it..."

Xu Changle stared intently at him, only to see his calm and indifferent expression, devoid of any remorse. She coldly snorted and said:

"Our Xu family did indeed rely on the Haoran Sect in the past, but what has the Haoran Sect done? Don't you know? Or do you think I don't know?"

Lin Jinglan's eyes remained calm as he spoke:

"Wanxing has already told you the truth? I'm sorry, I was unaware of this at the time and only found out afterward... However, my father and second uncle both died at the Mochuan River, which can be considered retribution. Considering Wanxing and the Haoran Sect's past assistance to your Xu family..."

"Help? Haha," Xu Changle laughed loudly, "What a fine 'help'! It's like raising pigs and sheep, casually giving them some food to keep them alive and growing, and then fattening them up before slaughtering them to be nourishment for your Haoran Sect?"

Xu Changle's voice trembled slightly, "My Xu family is not one to be ungrateful, but the premise is that there must be no ulterior motives involved in this favor... From that time on, my Xu family has no further connection with your Haoran Sect, so please don't say anything like 'I'm giving you this spiritual herb' again."

After saying this, he raised his long sword and pointed it at Lin Jinglan.

"Don't mention that. Now that you've made a move against me, don't even think about leaving this Ningyuan Zhize alive."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jinglan was extremely angry.

He pointed his sword at Xu Changle and said, "Back then, you were just a country bumpkin who was born with spiritual roots at an unknown age, but you were not noticed by my Haoran Sect and were thus denied the path to immortality. However, your Xu family produced a Xu Guanyi, and thanks to him, you embarked on the path to immortality. But with your aptitude, what can you possibly achieve?"

Even though Xu Changle had countless words he could utter, looking at Lin Jinglan's appearance, he ultimately didn't say a single word.

Nothing to say.

Then we'll go to war.

He made a hand seal and thrust it towards Lin Jinglan. At the same time, he took out a talisman from his pocket and threw it at Lin Jinglan. Instantly, the talisman transformed into a huge fireball and attacked.

Because Xu Changle had previously burned his essence blood and was stabbed by Jiang Shuying of the Sword Void Sect, his cultivation level was only seven layers, and he could only exert a maximum of six layers of strength.

Lin Jinglan was in the same situation; his cultivation level had dropped to the seventh level, and coupled with his physical disability, his strength was only around the sixth level.

The two drew their swords and unleashed their respective Taoist arts, resulting in a fierce and evenly matched battle.

After receiving Lin Jinglan's sword strike, Xu Changle hurriedly flew out of the cave.

The cave was too small to operate freely.

The two fought all the way to the cave entrance, their battle fierce and evenly matched.

Lin Jinglan was both shocked and furious.

"How...how can you be so powerful? No wonder you dared to come here to compete for the spiritual herbs. If you succeed, the Xu family will eventually surpass our Haoran Sect! Xu Changle...I will kill you today!"

After Lin Jinglan shouted angrily, he was about to use a secret technique to forcibly increase his strength when he heard a charming voice coming from behind him.

"Lin Jinglan...I'm here to help you!"

The two combatants were startled and turned around to see Chu Lanwei appear in the forest with a Chaoyang Sect disciple.

Chu Lanwei bowed slightly to Lin Jinglan. Lin Jinglan raised an eyebrow, returned the bow with his hands clasped, and then asked:

"What are you doing...?"

Chu Lanwei and Lin Jinglan exchanged glances, but their eyes remained fixed on Xu Changle. She calmly said:

"Xiang Cangyue is dead... Chaoyang Sect is Yaotian's life's work. Putting aside the grudges between our two sects, the Xu family's power has grown stronger day by day because of what happened at Mochuan River. If we can take advantage of this opportunity to get rid of him... it will benefit both our sects..."

Lin Jinglan raised an eyebrow, remained silent for a moment, and then nodded emphatically.

"In that case, let's join forces and kill him first!"

"That's only right!"

The two sides quickly formed an alliance, and the three of them split up to surround Xu Changle.

The moment Chu Lanwei appeared, Xu Changle knew that something terrible was about to happen.

Hearing the two sides become allies in just a few words, my heart skipped a beat.

At this moment, the fighting on the mountain ahead had not stopped, and there was no way the disciples of the Xuan Yuan Sect could get away to save them.

Xu Changle only hoped that Jing Heng would be careful when he made a move against them.

As for myself...

After thinking it over, he finally sighed softly. Just as the three were about to make their move, he slowly took out the [Primordial Soul-Gathering Mushroom] from his storage bag and held it upright in front of his chest.

Chu Lanwei and Xiang Yi'an's eyes lit up immediately.

As expected, Xu Changle was extremely lucky and also found this spiritual herb...

However, what is he going to do by taking out the spiritual herb at this moment?

The thought had barely crossed his mind when he saw Xu Changle suddenly conjure a series of hand seals and strike the spiritual herb in his hand.

then……

A smile played on his lips as he looked at the three people with different expressions before him, and with all his might, he tossed them into the air.

At the same time, he focused his energy in his dantian, and his spiritual energy, mixed with his voice, spread in all directions.

"I have offered up the [Primordial Soul-Gathering Mushroom]; whoever can seize it will have it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Jinglan disregarded the alliance and took the lead in flying upwards to snatch the spiritual herb. His eyes were full of light, and he could only see the spiritual herb soaring into the air, so delightful and beautiful...