Cultivating a family of immortals

The sword light was extremely fast. In an instant, it severed Xu Guanyi's arm. Before the sword light stopped, it cut off both of his legs. From then on, he could no longer gather spiritual energy.

The entire cave was stained red with blood.

Xu Guan lay sprawled on the ground, his eyes filled with blood and tears.

"Senior sister..."

Lin Wan trembled, not daring to turn around and look.

Lin Feizi nodded appreciatively and said, "This is what a member of the Lin family should be like."

As he spoke, he looked at Xu Guanyi, waved his hand, and summoned a pill cauldron, which stood before him.

"Refining the Blood Pill is of utmost importance. Guan Yi, things have come to this point. If you cooperate, disperse your divine soul power, and silently recite the incantation, I will grant your wish, allowing your Xu family to rely on my Haoran Immortal Sect for eternal prosperity!"

As he spoke, he waved his hand and took out another book, which floated in front of Xu Guanyi.

Xu Guanyi looked at Lin Feizi's handwriting on the book, feeling both resentment and sorrow.

"master……"

"Hmm, it's not bad overall," Lin Feizi smiled, and was about to demonstrate his alchemy skills when Xu Guanyi said:

"Master...you need to promise me two things!"

"Haha, go ahead and say it!"

Xu Guanyi looked at Lin Wan, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, and said with difficulty, "From today onwards, I, Xu Guanyi, will be in seclusion in my cave. There is no time in cultivation, and I believe my family will understand. Please ask Senior Sister to help me send a letter back."

Lin Feizi nodded in agreement.

Lin Wan, tears streaming down her face, turned around and took out a brush and ink. Xu Guanyi, however, stared intently at Lin Feizi and asked:

"Master, please tell me... is it true that any disciple from outside the family who develops a rare spiritual root will be killed by the Haoran Immortal Sect?"

Lin Wan also looked at Lin Feizi with trembling hands.

As if stirring up memories, Lin Feizi remained silent for a moment before saying:

"Guanyi, you are very clever; you've figured this out."

"That's right. My Lin family has established the Haoran Immortal Sect here for over a thousand years. Of course, some exceptionally talented cultivators have appeared here. Without exception, after they joined my Immortal Sect and achieved success in their cultivation... they were killed by us and refined into Blood Pills."

"Our Lin family will never allow any other family to threaten our position."

"As expected..." Xu Guanyi finally understood some things, shaking his head sadly, "How could the Haoran Immortal Sect be so despicable..."

"Despicable?" Lin Feizi sneered. "Let me ask you, Guan Yi, if your family were to become a powerful immortal clan in the future, ruling over a region, recruiting disciples widely, and devoting all your resources to cultivating those with exceptional talent into high-level cultivators, but he were to rebel against you and try to create an immortal clan for his own family, what would you do?"

Lin Feizi's tone suddenly became full of mockery, "Your Xu family doesn't think that way either, does it? Over the past few years, how much have you secretly supplied to your Xu family? Spirit stones, cultivation techniques, talismans—as long as someone in your family could use them, you would do everything you could to get them..."

"I heard that you were inquiring about the spirit-testing compass at Qingyun Pavilion a few days ago. Wasn't that also preparation for training disciples within the family in the future?"

Xu Guanyi didn't know how the news had leaked, but he didn't care. He shook his head repeatedly, and the blood and tears on his face dried and formed scabs, resembling two sword marks.

"My Xu family has devoted all its efforts to cultivation and growth, but only for self-preservation and the pursuit of the Dao. If my family becomes powerful in the future, we will naturally regard the Haoran Immortal Sect as our superior sect..."

Lin Feizi waved his hand to interrupt him, coldly saying:

"I've heard these words countless times, but in the end, what have they actually done?"

As he spoke, Lin Feizi's eyes sharpened.

"Leaving aside the past, let's talk about a hundred years ago. A child with the aptitude of Heavenly Spiritual Root appeared in the Wu family. After joining the Haoran Immortal Sect, he cultivated to the peak of Qi Refining in just over fifty years, and then successfully established his Foundation in three years. At that time, the Wu family was unparalleled in their power. Even our Haoran Immortal Sect had to negotiate terms with them. This kind of raising of a tiger is a recipe for disaster. Will they ride on the backs of our Haoran Immortal Sect in the future?"

Xu Guanyi sighed, stopped talking about the matter, and turned to look at Lin Wan.

"Thank you for your trouble, senior sister."

Lin Wan's tears flowed incessantly as she gazed at Xu Guanyi, who had been turned into a human pig, and felt a sharp pain in her heart.

"Junior brother...please speak."

Xu Guanyi slowly read the letter home, and Lin Wan copied it down in his handwriting, following his instructions.

Lin Feizi listened to the explanation and, finding nothing amiss, nodded and said, "Guan Yi, both matters are now complete. After you enter the pill cauldron, you must silently recite the incantation. Do not try to be clever, otherwise the blood pill will malfunction..."

"Master, please rest assured, please treat the Xu family well..."

"Haha, of course!"

As Lin Feizi cast a spell and placed Xu Guanyi into the cauldron, Xu Guanyi took one last look at the familiar cave.

The past is still vivid in my mind.

But it's a memory I'd rather not recall.

Then, the flames engulfed his body, and the intense heat even scorched his soul.

Despite enduring the pain, Xu Guanyi still silently recited the incantation, dispersing his spiritual power and revealing his spiritual root, allowing the flames to gradually melt it away.

As his consciousness was about to fade, Xu Guanyi pondered for the last time and said:

"Cultivators are ruthless, but my Xu family values ​​loyalty and righteousness. Now that I am dead, my nephew has already attained the Heavenly Spiritual Root. He must not be allowed to join the Haoran Sect... Wanxing, are you aware of this?"

………………

At the foot of Qingping Mountain, Xu Jingheng was held in Xuan Yebai's arms. Xuan Yebai looked at this child who was as beautiful as an ice sculpture and felt the single spiritual root contained in his body, his face full of smiles.

Li Rongping was extremely uneasy, but dared not make any rash moves.

"Indeed, this boy's second uncle is that dual-spiritual-root cultivator from the Haoran Sect. So that's how it is. It is said that bloodlines have a reason for inheritance. His second uncle was born with dual spiritual roots, and he was born with a single spiritual root that is even stronger than his second uncle's. The fortune of your Xu family rests on these two boys."

Li Rongping dared not say more, but Xuan Yebai continued:

"But it's also because of your five spiritual roots, old lady. If I'm not mistaken, isn't your old man also a five spiritual root? Is that why he was assigned to guard the area by the Haoran Sect?"

Upon hearing this, Li Rongping's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly pondered:

"I'm using the [Breath Condensation Technique] given to me by Guan Yi. According to Guan Yi, once this technique is used, even a Qi Refining Level 10 expert won't be able to detect my cultivation level. And this person can see it at a glance, so he must be a cultivator who's more than Level 10?"

"And this Xuan Yuan Sect... that Daoist Xuan Hezi from before was a member of this sect..."

"If people knew that the Taoist priest was killed by the Xu family, who knows how this matter would turn out..."

"However, no one knows about this, and according to what he said, this person did not know that my Xu family was previously the Spirit Plant Master of the Haoran Immortal Sect, and that we were only able to take up this post because Guan Yi had a spiritual root..."

After thinking for a moment, Li Rongping quickly said, "The Immortal Master has keen insight; it is indeed so..."

Xuan Yebai sighed, "The Xu family bloodline... what a blessing! From this day forward, this boy will be an inner disciple of my Xuan Yuan Sect. Old lady, please take me to your home for a chat."

Li Rongping was stunned, her heart filled with distress. She knew she couldn't refuse, yet she dared not take him back.

This person's cultivation level is unknown; if they can see through the secret of the hidden room at a glance, it will lead to the discovery of the little green bottle...

After much deliberation, Li Rongping dared not agree, yet could not find a suitable reason, which made her so anxious that her lips turned bitter.

"Um?"

Just then, Xuan Yebai suddenly took out a communication jade talisman, looked at what was written on it, and frowned.

"The time has been moved up?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xuan Yebai waved away the white clouds, summoned a spirit boat, carried Xu Jingheng onto the boat, and turned to Li Rongping, saying:

"I have other important matters to attend to. I will visit your Xu family again another day when I have the opportunity. After you return, please inform the Xu family head that this child has become a disciple of my Xuan Yuan Immortal Sect. Do not worry, this child will naturally come back to see you when he grows up!"

As he spoke, the spirit boat soared into the sky. Li Rongping stared blankly at the spirit boat for a moment before running home.