Cultivating a family of immortals

Time flies like an arrow; ten years have passed since the last great battle at Mochuan River.

Qingping Mountain was razed to the ground. The Xu family led hundreds of villagers back to this place to rebuild their houses, because Qingping Mountain was flat land, and the entire area within several miles was Xu family territory.

This was, of course, something orchestrated by Xu Wanghe.

Because the inner sect of Haoran Sect was embroiled in internal strife due to the near extinction of the Lin clan, it had no time to manage this matter, which allowed the Xu family to reap a great benefit.

The village was originally named after Qingping Mountain, but Qingping Mountain no longer exists, so it has naturally changed its name.

After discussing it for a few days, Xu Wanghe and Xu Changle named the village Guanyun Village.

Within ten years, the Xu family recruited soldiers and horses, took in many disciples, and accumulated a lot of spirit stones by planting spirit seedlings, thus becoming the largest cultivation village in Mohe County.

Of course, no Foundation Establishment cultivator has yet appeared in the Xu family, otherwise they could have established their own sect.

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In the Haoran Sect, nestled among the clouds, Lin Wanxing sat on the edge of the cliff, gazing at the misty sea of ​​clouds below, a hint of melancholy in her eyes.

A gentle breeze carried the mountain mist over the ancient rocks, her white dress draped over the cliff edge, her body leaning against the rocks.

"Mother!"

A boy ran out of a cave behind the cliff and shouted in a clear voice.

The boy was incredibly cute, with a shy smile that carried a hint of mischief.

Lin Wanxing turned around, her eyes filled with tenderness for the child.

"Luo Luo, have you finished eating?"

"Yes, Mother, I'm done eating."

Lin Wanxing stroked his head, smiling gently, and murmured:

"Brother Guan...where have you been all these years?"

After a moment of silence, she got up, took the child's hand, and walked towards the council hall of the Haoran Sect on the mountaintop.

Along the way, they encountered many newly recruited inner disciples, most of whom had just entered the Nascent Soul Realm. Upon seeing Lin Wanxing's otherworldly appearance, they were all stunned, but still dared not be impolite and hurriedly bowed to her.

Lin Wanxing nodded slightly and continued walking forward.

Behind them, an unsuspecting disciple exclaimed in admiration:

"I wonder which cave dwelling the senior sister is from, that she is so pure and otherworldly, as beautiful as snow on a cold peak."

"But who is the child he's holding?"

"They look quite alike, could they be siblings?"

The disciples were whispering amongst themselves when a senior disciple from the inner sect sneered from the side:

"You know nothing! That junior sister is the former sect leader's daughter, and Lin Jinglan's younger sister. She's been incredibly promiscuous since she was little, and the child she's holding is just some bastard or good-for-nothing!"

As soon as he finished speaking, all the disciples were shocked.

One of the disciples asked curiously, "What does 'bastard and good-for-nothing' mean?"

"The bastard naturally doesn't know who his father is, and the good-for-nothing is that he has just turned ten years old but has not yet developed any spiritual roots. Today is the last day for him to go to the sect to be checked. If he still hasn't developed any spiritual roots, he will be expelled from the sect."

The disciple talked about Lin Wanxing, his mouth full of vulgar language, and he became more and more excited as he spoke, his eyes glowing red.

This is because he is a member of the collateral branch of the Lin family, and is outside the fifth degree of kinship. He has some relationship with Lin Wanxing, who is of the direct line. According to seniority, he should be addressed as junior sister.

Ten years ago, countless disciples of collateral bloodlines secretly admired Lin Wanxing, hoping to marry her one day.

At that time, the Second Elder had just taken in a new disciple named Xu Guanyi. This person was extremely talented and was very close to Lin Wanxing. The two seemed to have some kind of relationship.

Lin Wanxing and Xu Guan were both absent during the Battle of Mochuan River.

Both the direct descendants and the collateral disciples had strong opinions about this.

They believed that the sect leader was too biased.

After Lin Qingcang abandoned hundreds of disciples in an attempt to escape, the surviving disciples began to despise the direct lineage and show them no respect.

Because the most powerful person in the sect at that time was a member of a collateral branch who was at the peak of Qi Refining, this person controlled the power of the sect, which led to a decline in the prestige of the direct line.

This person eventually became the sect leader of the Haoran Sect, and all the direct descendants were completely ostracized.

In particular, Lin Qingcang's two sons, Lin Jinglan and Lin Wanxing, were imprisoned in the cliff and not allowed to leave at will.

Therefore, the disciples of Haoran Sect who once harbored desires for Lin Wanxing now look down on her, as if the more offensive their insults are, the better they can retaliate against her aloofness in not giving her any attention to these ordinary disciples.

"What a slut! From now on, fellow disciples, if you see her, just curse her. Why bother bowing to her?"

Finally, the disciple spoke.

Lin Wanxing is now at the sixth level of Qi Refining, with keen senses and can hear sounds from hundreds of meters away.

She naturally heard the disciple's foul language behind her.

Lin Wanxing remained calm and composed, holding the child's hand and walking steadily forward.

However, the fine layer of sweat on her hands betrayed that she was not at peace.

Upon entering the council hall, Lin Wanxing met her elder brother, Lin Jinglan, the former pride of the Haoran Immortal Sect.

He had lost an arm and was lame in one leg. His face was covered in stubble, and the brilliance in his eyes was long gone, replaced by the same spirit he once had when he roamed the world with a sword.

Back then, he also participated in the great battle in front of the Mochuan River. Because of his high cultivation level, he was targeted by the dragon and almost swallowed. He survived, but at the cost of losing an arm.

Unfortunately, upon returning to the sect, it was a case of the tiger being away and the monkey ruling the roost.

The former collateral disciple has become the most powerful cultivator in the Lin family, and naturally, he has taken control of the power.

With tears welling in her eyes, Lin Wanxing softly called out, "Brother!"

Lin Jinglan nodded, standing in the hall, looking somewhat lost. Suddenly, he saw several people walking out from the upper passage and immediately said to Lin Wanxing:

"Wanxing, kneel down now!"

As he spoke, he knelt down on his own towards the head of the table.

Lin Wanxing took a deep breath, took the child's hand, and knelt down together.

At the head of the table, a middle-aged man dressed in brocade and silk, with a dark purple jade pendant hanging from his waist, sat on the sect leader's chair and said in a calm tone:

"Junior brother and sister have arrived? How have you been?"

This person is called Lin Chenbi. In terms of seniority, he is Lin Qingcang's nephew. He has accumulated his Qi Refining Peak cultivation through years of hard work and is also their senior brother.

However, back then, Lin Chenbi could only address the two as senior brothers and sisters.

This was because he was from a collateral branch of the family and of low caliber; in the past, when he saw these two, he could only bow and greet them.

At this moment, however, everything has changed.

Standing beside Lin Chenbi were dozens of people, all of whom were stewards and elders personally selected by him, and without exception, they were all members of the collateral branches of the Lin family.

The Lin family's direct descendants now number only a few dozen. How could they possibly contend with hundreds of collateral descendants?

Lin Qingcang said with some fear:

"Sect Master, Wanxing and I are both well."

Lin Chenbi nodded, his gaze falling on the child beside Lin Wanxing.

"We'll talk about Junior Brother's matter later. Junior Sister, have your child go forward to have his spiritual root tested."

As soon as he finished speaking, the people behind Lin Chenbi all had their eyes shining, staring at the child like wolves. Their gazes were excited, but also contained a hint of mockery, making them very complicated.

The child had already done it three times, so he knelt down and kowtowed once with practiced ease before stepping forward and walking toward the stone platform at the head of the table.

Lin Chenbi also felt a surge of excitement, thinking to himself:

"Xu Guanyi possesses a rare spiritual root that appears only once in ten thousand years, while Lin Wanxing has dual spiritual roots. Their son should have the aptitude of a Heavenly Spiritual Root, or at the very least, a dual spiritual root. If he truly has a Heavenly Spiritual Root, the sect will naturally bestow upon him the surname Lin, and he can become the sect's Holy Son in the future. Once he achieves success in his cultivation, he can bring glory to the Lin family!"

Lin Chenbi thought that the name "Lin family" had nothing to do with the direct line.