Cultivating a family of immortals

Since arriving at the Haoran Immortal Sect, Xuan Yebai has been staying in a pavilion on Huaxue Mountain, spending his days drinking and making merry, gazing at the snow-covered mountains, composing poems and enjoying a carefree and happy life.

Xuan Yebai seemed indifferent to what happened at Mochuan River, but in reality, Elder Xuan Qingya had gone down the mountain and disappeared several months ago.

The heavy snow stopped today.

Xuan Yebai sat at a small table in the pavilion, stretched, and said:

"Such scenery is beautiful, but after looking at it for a long time, it becomes bland and tasteless."

Green Bamboo had just brought in new wine and was squatting down to pour it when he heard this. He looked up, pouting, and said:

"Young Master, you've been reciting poems to the snow-capped mountains for almost a year now, are you finally tired of it?"

Xuan Yebai glared at him. "What do you know, kid? Go, help me change. The scenery is nice today. Let's go down the mountain and check out the town."

Green Bamboo quickly brought clothes and helped Xuan Yebai change, saying indignantly:

"The Lin family of Haoran Sect is really stingy. The young master wants to see that son with two spiritual roots, but they keep making excuses, as if they are afraid that we will take his person away. It's just a mere earth spiritual root, what's so special about it?"

Xuan Yebai smiled slightly and said, "For the Haoran Sect, a disciple with an Earth Spiritual Root is already considered one of their finest. How could they not be afraid that we'll snatch them away?"

As he spoke, Xuan Yebai shook his head to himself and said:

"It's just a pity. I heard from that foolish woman that the son with the earth spirit root is named Xu and is not a member of the Lin family. I'm afraid he won't have a good ending in the end."

"The Vast and Righteous Immortal Sect... the name Vast and Righteous... is utterly laughable."

After packing his clothes, Xuan Yebai reached out and summoned a white cloud from the clouds, then sat down on it with Green Bamboo.

Green Bamboo, however, was dissatisfied and muttered, "Riding the clouds is so slow, young master is going to show off his poetry again..."

"Little Green Bamboo deserves a beating!" Xuan Yebai gently tapped Green Bamboo's head.

Green Bamboo stuck out its tongue and smiled mischievously.

As Bai Yun emerged from the sect, the protective array of the Haoran Sect immediately activated for him.

The white clouds drifted down the mountain, and Xuan Yebai was already reclining on one of them, a pot of clear wine beside him. Looking down at the vast fields of spiritual energy and the farmers in them below the snow-covered mountain, he smiled and said:

"Although mortal lifespan is short, farming in the fields, living amidst mountains and rivers, with wives and children caring for the sons, the family is happy and harmonious. Isn't that much better than cultivating immortality?"

Green Bamboo was also engrossed in watching, but shook her head and said, "Young Master is wrong. In their eyes, you are now an immortal. Mortals naturally envy you, but you are lonely at the top. You envy the freedom of mortals, but mortals cannot escape the worries of firewood and rice. You are naturally troubled. In the end, it is better to cultivate immortality."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yebai wore a faint smile but did not refute it.

The white clouds continued to drift northward, eventually reaching the Tea Horse Town.

Looking down at the bustling crowd and the secluded immortal workshop hidden from the world, Xuan Yebai lost interest and waved his hand, summoning Baiyun towards the Mochuan River.

"Young Master, are you not going down?"

"Just take a look; why bother going in person?"

After a long time, Baiyun arrived at the Mochuan River.

Xuan Yebai's gaze finally turned serious.

He could vaguely sense that the giant beast sleeping beneath the river possessed a cultivation level as bright as the moon.

Ordinary people cannot perceive it, but he is at the first level of Foundation Establishment and can vaguely sense it.

At this moment, although the giant beast's spiritual energy was still abundant, the spiritual energy it emitted faintly carried a deathly aura, which was a sign of its impending death.

"It'll be soon, in a dozen days at most..." Xuan Yebai murmured.

Green Bamboo looked at the cultivators stationed below the Mo Chuan River and shook her head.

Xuan Yebai was hesitating about whether to go back when he glanced over and saw a mother and child confronting a mountain beast at the foot of the mountain in front of the Mochuan River.

The woman was dressed in common silk, appearing to be an ordinary person. The boy, about three or four years old, was being taught by the woman to perform hand seals and use the lowest level of the [Fire Condensation Technique] to attack the mountain beasts.

Xuan Yebai raised his eyebrows slightly.

The Dao technique in the child's hand was very familiar to him; it was indeed the [Fire Condensation Technique]. But there was a problem: how could a three- or four-year-old child perform a Dao technique that could only be performed by someone at the Fetal Breathing Realm?

That's interesting.

Suddenly, he remembered what the foolish woman had said: the Xu family was in this Qingping Mountain village, and the son with the earth spirit root was also from the Xu family…

He smiled and waved, and the white clouds drifted down the mountainside.

"If we can't find the son of the Earth Spirit Root, then let's ask this woman where the Xu family is located."

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After Xu Jingheng's fate was reversed by the little green bottle, he was born with a spiritual root that became a heavenly spiritual root, bringing both joy and sorrow to the Xu family.

It is truly difficult to find a cultivation method with a Heavenly Spiritual Root; even Xu Guan had never heard of it before.

After discussing it with Xu Wanghe, Xu Guanyi decided to keep the [Taiyin Breathing Technique] that Lin Feizi had taught him, and let Xu Wanghe teach Xu Jingheng how to cultivate immortality.

According to Lin Feizi, the Taiyin Breathing Method is just a breathing technique suitable for Xu Guanyi, who has a spiritual root.

Xu Jingheng, who has a water-elemental root, should ideally cultivate a technique that allows him to absorb water-elemental energy.

However, despite asking around the entire market, Xu Guanyi could not find any cultivation methods that could be practiced with a single spiritual root.

If Xu Jingheng cultivates according to the [Five Elements Spirit Guiding Technique], other elemental spiritual energies will flood into his body, which may contaminate the water elemental spiritual energy and cause errors in his cultivation.

The same applies to other exercises.

Therefore, after discussing it, the family decided to let Xu Jingheng learn the [Taiyin Breathing Technique] first, and then see if they could find a cultivation method that matched Xu Jingheng's spiritual root attributes after Xu Guanyi returned to the sect.

However, unexpectedly, after learning the [Taiyin Breathing Technique] for only a few days, Xu Jingheng was able to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. With each breath, he subconsciously absorbed the spiritual energy into his body, thus beginning to temper his internal organs.

Xu Changle was completely stunned.

So... he has entered the realm of embryonic breathing?

Little Jingheng, however, was unaware of this, and simply said in a soft, sweet voice:

"It feels like I've taken a bath... Dad, it feels so good."

Xu Changle said in a slightly trembling voice, "As long as you're comfortable," and then looked at Xu Wanghe with a smile on his face.

"Father, it's time to teach Jingheng some basic Taoist techniques."

Xu Wanghe nodded repeatedly.

Starting a few days ago, Xu Wanghe began teaching Xu Jingheng low-level Taoist arts.

When he was busy, Li Rongping would take him to practice.

The sun was shining brightly today, and the heavy snow had stopped, so Li Rongping took Xu Jingheng to the foot of Qingping Mountain to hunt wild animals.

Following his mother's instructions, Xu Jingheng performed a series of hand seals, gathering spiritual energy and transforming it into flames that attacked the mountain beast.

Li Rongping had not been cultivating for long, and her spiritual root attribute was of the lowest grade, so she did not like cultivating. However, she liked watching Xu Jingheng practice Dao techniques, personally teaching him, and also practicing together.

Just then, a cloud suddenly drifted down from the sky.

Xu Jingheng caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of his eye, and immediately pointed at the clouds and shouted:

"Mother, look! The clouds are coming down!"

Li Rongping turned around and saw a young man dressed in brocade and silk leading a woman down from the clouds. Her heart skipped a beat.

Oh no, we've encountered a high-level cultivator.