Cultivating a family of immortals

Upon arriving at the mansion, Xu Wanghe pushed open the door and went straight inside.

The mansion has everything you could want, from small bridges and flowing water to pavilions.

The construction workers, who were still repairing the house, turned around and looked over.

"Who are you...?"

"From now on, this will be the Xu residence. You may continue the repairs, and I will pay for the expenses accordingly."

"Okay!"

The three of them randomly chose a room and went inside. Xu Changle put down the large bag of clothes he was carrying and said with a gloomy expression:

"This mansion was probably built to welcome the new garrison commander. That Cui family head came with ill intentions. Seeing that we have no cultivation power, he jumped out and claimed that this mansion belongs to the Cui family..."

Xu Wanghe calmly said, "Let's settle down for today. We'll go out and investigate the situation later. If it's true, I'll kill this person tonight to establish my authority."

"Father, I'll go," Xu Changle said calmly.

"You are frail; I will handle this matter."

Li Rongping suddenly said from the side, "Since the Cui family dares to speak like this, do they perhaps have some kind of backing?"

Xu Wanghe pondered for a moment.

"Alright, let's find out the situation first."

That night, Xu Changle was gone for a long time before returning, looking worried as he said:

"The head of the Cui family is named Cui Qu. Over the years, he has been attaching himself to the Wang family and is a local tycoon. There is also some news that thirty years ago, his family also produced a descendant with spiritual roots, named Cui Hehuan, who has already joined the Haoran Immortal Sect as an outer disciple."

Xu Wanghe frowned. "So that's how it is. They dare to act this way because they have a cultivator in their family..."

"Changle, Guanyi..." Xu Wanghe hesitated.

"Father, that's exactly what I was thinking. Guan Yi has already entered the inner sect. No matter how strong the Cui family is, we must establish our authority and call Guan Yi back. Firstly, we can instruct him on some matters, and secondly, we can... test him!" Xu Changle said slowly.

After pondering for a moment, Xu Wanghe finally nodded.

He then sighed, gazing at the bright moon hanging high outside the window, and said softly, "Guanyi is cultivating on the mountain, and it will probably be inconvenient for him to come down. In any case, we, father and son, cannot have another person with spiritual roots. Chang Le, you are twenty years old this year, it's time for you to get married."

Xu Changle naturally understood matters between men and women, and upon hearing this, she said with a slight blush, "I will do as Father says."

The next morning, Xu Wanghe got up and went outside with his hands behind his back.

The craftsmen arrived at the mansion early in the morning.

The Cui family did not come to cause trouble last night, and the night was relatively peaceful.

These craftsmen were not forced to strike and still came.

The craftsmen were hired by the villagers to guard the newly built mansion, but judging from the Xu family's appearance, no one was willing to pay them.

Therefore, the craftsmen did not start work. They gathered in the courtyard and waited for Xu Wanghe to come out before they hurriedly came over and explained the situation.

"Master Xu, regarding the wages..."

Upon hearing this, Xu Wanghe sneered inwardly, but his expression remained unchanged. He smiled and took out the gold and silver that Wu Yuanzuo had given him the day before, saying:

"We will naturally pay the wages; you can focus on the construction."

The craftsmen, having received a satisfactory answer once again, dispersed to continue their work.

At this moment, Xu Changle hurriedly walked in from outside the door with several people.

"Father, I found a few blacksmiths in the village."

Xu Wanghe quickly stepped forward and greeted them with a smile: "Since they are experienced craftsmen from our village, then it's easy to discuss. Their wages will be 20% higher than those outside."

Although the four blacksmiths were from the village, they were indignant all night after learning that the garrison sent by the Haoran Immortal Sect was actually a mortal. However, when they learned today that the new garrison was going to forge weapons and even pay them, they put their origins aside and came together immediately.

Upon hearing that the wages were 20% higher than elsewhere, everyone beamed with joy.

He immediately agreed.

Xu Wanghe didn't care about what these people thought. He smiled and explained to them the weapons he wanted to forge, with spears as the main component and swords as secondary components.

After discussing the matter, the blacksmiths prepared to start work in the courtyard.

Xu Changle hurriedly went to town again, bought iron blocks, and transported them back by horse-drawn cart.

Upon re-entering the gate, a familiar figure was seen standing in the courtyard.

The visitor was none other than Wu Yuanzuo.

"Immortal Master, you..."

Wu Yuanzu gave a wry smile, "If I had known the sect had sent me to your house as a staff member, I wouldn't have needed to go back yesterday."

Xu Changle was immediately overjoyed, "It's wonderful that the immortal master is coming to our house!"

"Haha, you rascal, go ahead and get busy."

Xu Changle chuckled, but a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

Wu Yuanzuo is a very nice person... I've been dealing with him for the past two days, and most importantly, he's very approachable.

He and Xu Wanghe discussed it for half the night yesterday, fearing that the Haoran Immortal Sect might send a cultivator who was detached from worldly affairs, which would be like inviting a spoiled brat back.

Wu Yuanzuo is a good person.

Xu Changle took a piece of paper from Xu Wanghe, which was a notice recruiting local soldiers.

This is also the first thing to do when stationed here.

First, recruit local militia to form "village protection teams." At this stage, they will not directly participate in combat but will only be responsible for patrols, early warning, and other tasks.

The Wang family had already had local militia, but the new official naturally had to recruit new ones.

"In addition to that, you also need to choose a way to make a living," Wu Yuanzuo said from the side.

Xu Wanghe was also at a loss. Putting aside how to gain the villagers' approval, he just had to figure out how to live here.

"The Wang family used to mine spirit mines in Qingping Mountain and employ villagers... You can't protect the spirit mines, even if I were here, you couldn't protect them. Therefore, the Haoran Immortal Sect's idea is that you can cultivate spirit fields and employ villagers to help you cultivate them. The harvest will be split 40/60, with you getting 40% and the sect getting 60%. The spirit seedlings will be provided by the sect."

"Besides that, you can also refine weapons and pills, but these all require cultivators. If you insist on..."

"No," Xu Wanghe said, suppressing his excitement, "Master Wu, let's stick to our old ways. We've been cultivating spirit seedlings all our lives, and it's something we enjoy doing."

Upon hearing this, Wu Yuanzuo secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

His responsibilities as a staff member included crafting weapons and alchemy for the Xu family.

If the Xu family insists on refining pills, he has no choice but to help them. Before the Xu family has its own cultivators, he will always be their laborer...

"That's good. Then let's also include the recruitment of spirit seedlings in the details. As for the distribution of money, the sect will provide you with monthly allowances. You can distribute the money as you see fit. The profits from this are substantial."

Xu Wanghe nodded, and Xu Changle placed the paper on the table. Xu Wanghe then wrote down the matter of planting the spirit seedlings.

Wu Yuanzuo spoke up again to remind him:

"There is one more thing. You can screen the boys and girls in the villages of Qingping Mountain. If any of them have spiritual roots, they can be included in the collateral branches of your family. You can consider this at your discretion. If they have better talent, they can be included in the inner clan."

As he spoke, Wu Yuanzuo took out a book from his pocket.

"This is a cultivation technique passed down to your Xu family by the Haoran Immortal Sect, called the [Five Elements Spirit Guiding Technique]."

Xu Wanghe solemnly accepted the manual; the manual felt as heavy as a mountain in his hands.