Cultivating a family of immortals

"Not quite dead?" Xu Changle saw it from the side, stepped forward, grabbed the long knife from the mountain beast's chest, and pressed it down hard. With a soft thud, the long knife completely pierced the mountain beast's heart.

However, the mountain beast was still not dead; its dark eyes kept turning, and its limbs were trembling.

"This is..." Xu Changle was somewhat shocked.

"Take the thing out of its mouth!" Xu Wanghe shouted.

Xu Guanyi moved with incredible speed, leaping forward and crouching down to snatch the item from the mountain beast's mouth.

The mountain beast was still trembling.

"brute!"

Xu Changle twisted the hilt of the knife hard, and the mountain beast struggled once more before finally dying.

"Strange, how can this mountain beast have such a strong vitality?" Xu Changle wondered.

Xu Wanghe focused his gaze on Xu Guanyi's hand, where he saw that Guanyi had taken out a small green bottle from the mountain beast's mouth.

The bottle is entirely green, as if it were made of jade.

The liquid that just seeped out of the mountain beast's mouth came from the bottle.

Xu Wanghe took the small green bottle, examined it, and then put his nose to the mouth of the bottle to smell it.

"It does indeed smell like a spiritual seedling bearing fruit, but..."

Xu Wanghe's ancestors had lived here for generations. He had cultivated spirit seedlings his whole life, but he had only ever seen a spirit seedling bear fruit once... According to the immortal master, it was extremely rare for a spirit seedling to bear fruit, and the fruit was worth at least a thousand spirit seedlings...

And this thing even has the fragrance of a spiritual seedling fruit...

Xu Changle raised an eyebrow and quickly asked, "Dad, is there a lot of liquid inside?"

"Dissatisfaction seems to be half-hearted."

"It must be a bottle that a mountain beast brought from somewhere. Could it be a celestial artifact left behind by a celestial master from a celestial sect? Father, why don't we try pouring the green liquid onto the spirit seedling?" Xu Changle said.

The father and son looked back at each other, then quickly took their torches and went out the door.

Xu Guanyi followed along, making a ruckus.

Arriving at the edge of the spirit field, Xu Wanghe casually picked a spirit seedling and poured a little liquid from the small green bottle.

What happened next left the three of them speechless.

The moment the liquid touched the seedling, it straightened up at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then grew to Xu Wanghe's abdomen... nearly a meter long.

"this……"

The growth of a spiritual seedling is limited; it can only grow to about knee-length at most, which is already considered an excellent spiritual seedling.

The father and son exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with shock.

"This is undoubtedly a celestial artifact!"

"father……"

Xu Wanghe quickly put the small green bottle into his pocket and said solemnly, "Go home quickly!"

Xu Changle nodded, plucked the spirit herb, picked up Xu Guanyi, and ran back.

Back home, the father and son sat at the table, panting heavily, their backs soaked with sweat.

"What's going on?" Li Rongping asked, only to see Xu Changle take the spirit seedling out of his arms. She was shocked and covered her mouth, then looked at Xu Wanghe.

The latter took a breath, took out the small green bottle from his pocket, glanced at the dead mountain beast, and said, "This is what this thing does."

"Father, this thing..." Xu Changle's eyes revealed a resolute look.

Xu Wanghe's eyes were also unwavering.

On their way home, the two of them had only one thought in their minds.

"This matter cannot be reported to the Immortal Sect. The cultivation of the spirit seedlings has resulted in losses, with only about 70% surviving. If we can bring back those remaining 30% and use this substance to irrigate them... our Xu family's chance to turn the tide lies here!"

Li Rongping was also shocked by the father and son's ideas and quickly said:

"What if it's something left behind by an immortal from a celestial sect, and they've found it on the door..."

"But what if it isn't? This thing could be carried away by this mountain beast, and the beast was captured by Chang Le and Guan Yi... If the Immortal Master had a way to find this thing, he would have found it long ago. Why let the mountain beast end up in our house?" Xu Wanghe continued solemnly.

"Slaughter the mountain beast tonight and make the meat into cured meat. Chang Le, go and clean the ground. I'm going out for a bit, and I'll also turn over the soil where that spirit seedling was planted. Make sure no one notices anything amiss!"

Then, Xu Wanghe looked at Xu Guanyi and said, "Guanyi, what happened today must remain a secret. You must not tell anyone. Do you understand?"

Although Xu Guanyi was not yet fully developed, he understood the importance of such matters, especially after witnessing the wonders of the little green bottle. He nodded heavily.

"I just don't know what use this spirit seedling is..." Xu Changle said regretfully.

"The Immortal Sect values ​​the Spirit Seed so highly, it must be extraordinary. When someone in our family is born with a spiritual root, as long as they can join the Immortal Sect, they will eventually understand the function of the Spirit Seed."

"Unfortunately, we don't know how long these liquids will last."

…………

The next day, the Xu family got up as usual. Xu Wanghe, with his two sons, carried hoes and walked to the spirit field. The three of them chatted and laughed, just like usual.

Upon arriving at the field, one could see that the seedlings were even more wilted than before. Chen Mingyuan, the head of the Chen family, was already standing in the field examining the seedlings.

Upon seeing Xu Wanghe approaching, Chen Mingyuan quickly stepped forward and said in a slightly hoarse voice:

"Brother Xu, what should we do? Only our two families' spiritual seedlings are in trouble. If the Immortal Sect punishes us..."

Xu Wanghe waved his hand to stop him, "Investigate again, is it possible that it has spawned Soul-Devouring Insects?"

Xu Changle had already squatted down on the ground to examine it carefully.

"Spirit seedlings that have been bitten by spirit-devouring insects usually rot, but these seedlings are just withered, that's probably not the case," Chen Mingyuan said anxiously.

Although Xu Wanghe's face showed some impatience, it was all an act.

With that little green bottle I got yesterday, this matter can be easily resolved.

But how can we convince the Chen family if we don't put on a show?

Xu Changle squatted in the spirit field and examined it for a long time. After hesitating for a while, he stood up and shook his head at Xu Wanghe.

He couldn't figure out the reason either.

Chen Wanghe sighed inwardly.

It seems this is the only way.

So, taking advantage of the heavy snowfall, Chen Wanghe led a few people to inspect the spirit fields, and finally, he made a decision.

"It's not that we used too much Qingmu powder, but rather too little; we diluted it with too much water."

Chen Mingyuan exclaimed, "The spirit seedling looks like it's been burned by the Green Wood Powder, how could there be less?"

"Perhaps the Green Wood Powder distributed by the Immortal Sect this time is somewhat impure," Chen Wanghe said.

Last night, he discussed it with Xu Changle.

If the problem with the spirit seedling cannot be found, then use the liquid in the small green bottle diluted with water to water the spirit seedling. The spirit seedling will definitely survive. And since the liquid has been diluted with water, it should not cause the spirit seedling to grow wildly.

This is the best solution at present.

Regarding the Chen family's declining spiritual seedlings, Xu Changle said, "Don't worry about them."

Firstly, if the spiritual seedlings provided by the Immortal Sect are indeed problematic, yet both families' seedlings have survived, the Immortal Sect will inevitably become suspicious of both families.

Secondly, if we don't help their family, their spiritual seedlings will wither, and we can take this opportunity to see how the Immortal Sect views this matter.

Xu Wanghe was very satisfied with Xu Changle's thoughtful consideration.

He smiled and said, "You're absolutely right, but we also need to consider human relationships. Although the Chen family is stingy, they've maintained a good relationship with us over the years, so..."

"Tomorrow I will say that there is not enough Qingmu Powder and that I will personally prepare the Qingmu Powder. If the Chen family believes me, I will prepare a new batch of Qingmu Powder for them to water the spirit seedlings. If they do not believe me, then forget it. I will consider this a favor to them."

"Father, you've thought this through very well."