Cultivating a family of immortals

After being thoroughly beaten by his grandfather and the second generation, Xu Jingheng, feeling aggrieved, dared not utter any more nonsense and took out a gift from his pocket to hand to Xu Jingsheng.

"Here, Third Sister, this wooden hairpin is a magical artifact. Wearing it will grant immunity to an attack from a Qi Refining Stage 1 cultivator!"

Everyone was startled again.

Jing Heng actually possesses such a powerful weapon!

Zhou Xingyao then took Xu Jingluo's hand and came over, saying:

"This is your second uncle's son, Xu Jingluo. From now on, you must treat him as your own younger brother."

Xu Jingheng paused upon hearing this, then asked incredulously, "My aunt is...?"

Lin Wanxing said with a smile, "I even held you when you were little."

Xu Jingheng naturally understood who had caught him in the sky earlier; it seemed to be named Lin Wanxing, a daughter of the Lin family of the Haoran Sect.

The key issue is that he didn't know whether Lin Wanxing was good or bad, so he didn't even say thank you.

But after a moment's thought, observing the attitude of her family towards her, and hearing what her mother said as she led the child over, Xu Jingheng made up her mind.

He bowed respectfully to Lin Wanxing and said, "Greetings, Aunt."

Lin Wanxing nodded, her eyes red.

Xu Jingheng reached out and took Xu Jingluo's hand, smiling as he said, "Fourth brother, from now on I'll protect you. If anyone dares to bully you, just tell me!"

As he spoke, he rummaged through his storage bag and found a flying sword, which he then handed to Xu Jingluo:

"This sword is for you; you must work hard in your future cultivation!"

Xu Jinglu nodded heavily.

Xu Wanghe watched Huanxin from the side, gazing at the night view outside the window, and thought to himself, "Guanyi, you can rest assured. The whole family will take good care of Jingluo and Wanxing."

When it was Xu Jingtao's turn, Xu Jingheng greeted her with a smile and cupped his hands in greeting, saying, "Greetings, Sister Jingtao!"

Xu Changle smiled and said from the side:

"You should call her Aunt! Although Jing Tao has taken the Jing generation name, she is of the same generation as your father and me."

Xu Jingheng chuckled and said, "Father, you're getting old, so don't come here to freeload. My sister Jingtao is in the prime of her life; if you call her 'Auntie,' wouldn't that make her seem old?"

"You unfilial son!" Xu Changle immediately puffed out his beard and glared at him.

Xu Wanghe spoke up again:

"Now that our Xu family has become a cultivation family, even though it's small, we don't care about these mundane formalities. Besides, Jing Tao isn't an outsider, so you can all just behave yourselves!"

"Grandpa is the best!" Xu Jingheng chuckled, taking out a gift and handing it to Xu Jingtao.

"Sister Jingtao held me as I grew up; she's much better than my irresponsible father!"

Xu Jingtao covered her mouth and chuckled, "It's a wonder you still remember me."

Xu Changle stared quietly at his eldest son's back, constantly plotting in his mind to find an excuse to give him another good beating!

Then Xu Jingtao pulled Meng Yun over from behind and introduced her to him.

Xu Jingheng exclaimed in surprise, "Sister, you're married already? Oh dear, this boy doesn't look like you at all!"

Everyone was speechless.

After introducing everyone, Xu Jingheng turned to Sun Erzhu, his eyes filled with respect, and said:

"Is this Uncle Sun?"

In the letter the Xu family sent to Xu Jingheng, they naturally talked about the efforts Sun Erzhu had made for the Xu family over the years. This included how, when his father fought against Cui Hehuan, it was Uncle Sun who acted decisively to help the Xu family eliminate this enemy. Not to mention, when killing Lin Feizi, Sun Erzhu did not hesitate to take action against such a high-level cultivator.

How is this any different from being family?

Sun Erzhu waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "How could I dare allow the young master to address me like that?"

Xu Jingheng laughed and said, "The relationship between you, your father, and your grandfather is yours to worry about. What does it have to do with me? I should call you Uncle."

As he spoke, he took out a talisman from his pocket and handed it to him: "Uncle Sun, this is a gift for you."

Sun Erzhu took it, laughing heartily, feeling extremely gratified.

Xu Jingheng then smiled and looked at his parents, taking out a flying sword and jewelry from his storage bag and handing them to them.

When they arrived at the Xu Wanghe couple's house, Xu Jingheng smiled and presented them with the gifts he had prepared.

Xu Wanghe looked at his grandson with great satisfaction. Just as he was about to speak, Xu Jingheng bowed to everyone and then said:

"I am overjoyed to be home today. My grandparents, parents, aunts, Uncle Sun, and Sister Jingtao... Hmm, why isn't Master Fang here? Oh, did he go to the Zhou family? Well, I am truly happy. I flew all the way here on my sword and specially composed a poem to express my feelings!"

As he spoke, ignoring everyone else, as if afraid that Green Bamboo would jump out to stop him, he immediately tilted his head back and recited a poem:

"I have longed to return home for many years, and today my wish has been fulfilled that my descendants are still alive. The path to immortality is long and arduous, but we, the younger generation, will strive to achieve great things!"

Everyone stared blankly at Xu Jingheng. Xu Jingheng, somewhat embarrassed that he hadn't received the thunderous applause that Lu Zhu had given him, coughed lightly and said:

"Hmm, perhaps there's something wrong with the words. Let me compose a poem in seven steps!"

As he spoke, he began to walk around the room, his steps extremely slow, his brows furrowed tightly, as if he were thinking about something of utmost importance.

Suddenly, Xu Jingsheng pointed at Xu Jingheng and shouted, "Father, Mother, eldest brother seems to be an idiot!"

"Ha ha……"

The whole room burst into laughter.

………………

When Xu Jingtao brought Meng Yun home, she still had a smile on her face, and the image of Xu Jingheng as cute as ever was still in her mind.

Upon reaching the doorway, his brows furrowed.

There are no lights in the house.

Where has my husband gone?

She led Meng Yun into the house, lit the candles, and turned around, only to be startled by what she saw.

She saw her husband, Meng Qingdeng, sitting at the table with a gloomy expression, his eyes fixed on her.

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

In her memory, her husband had never looked like this before.

Meng Qingdeng suddenly grinned, and said in a sarcastic tone:

"Has someone from the Xu family returned today? Who is it?"

"Jingheng is back. Qingdeng, what's this?"

"Jing Heng... Jing Yao... Jing Tao... What a family!" Meng Qingdeng sneered.

Xu Jing frowned. "What's wrong with you?"

"What's wrong? Xu Jingtao, don't forget, you were originally from the Zhao family, and your name was Zhao Chuntao!"

Suddenly, three figures emerged from the shadows. Xu Jingtao looked over and saw that it was her parents and a black-clad man she had never seen before, all looking at her with ill intent.

Xu Jingtao immediately became alert, put her hands behind her back, and silently made a hand seal. Suddenly, a gust of wind flashed by, and the man in black had already leaped in front of her, reaching out to grab her hands tightly.

"Father, Mother, Meng Qingdeng! What are you doing!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Meng Qingdeng stood up, walked to Xu Jingtao's side, and chuckled foolishly:

"The Chaoyang Immortal Sect has sent people to discuss this with Father and Mother. The Xu family is currently very powerful, and if they are not restrained, they will eventually threaten the Chaoyang Immortal Sect. As a member of the Jing generation of the Xu family, you have a good opportunity to strike!"

Xu Jingtao was utterly shocked. "You...you're a spy sent by the Chaoyang Immortal Sect?"

Meng Qingdeng sneered, "If I'm a spy, then aren't your parents too?"

After saying this, Xu Jingtao's parents stepped forward, and her father spoke first:

"You've been a member of the Xu family for over a decade. In all these years, when has our family ever received any favors from them? That impoverished Sun Erzhu from the village is now the Xu family's steward. And what about our family? Apart from some gold, silver, firewood, and rice sent by the Xu family during festivals, we've received nothing else!"

"And you, with your lack of ambition and neglect of the Zhao family, have barely returned home in all these years, and in the end, you married off an outsider so casually. Your mother and I are utterly disappointed in you, and in the Xu family as well!"

As he spoke, Zhao's father glared at Meng Qingdeng.

Meng Qingdeng was too timid to speak.

"The Chaoyang Immortal Sect came to our door this time and spoke with us. Although our family has a long-standing feud with the Zheng family under the Chaoyang Immortal Sect's rule, the Chaoyang Immortal Sect promised our Zhao family that if we help them eliminate the Xu family, we can replace the original Qingping Mountain territory and become the new garrison in this area. With the support of the Chaoyang Immortal Sect, we can recruit soldiers and horses and rise to power!"

As she spoke, Zhao's mother came forward, pried open her mouth, and forcibly fed her a pill.

"This pill is called the 'Love-Nourishing Pill,' bestowed upon you by the Chaoyang Immortal Sect. After consuming it, you shall share a room with this immortal master of the Chaoyang Immortal Sect. From then on, you shall be a member of the Chaoyang Immortal Sect!"