Cultivating a family of immortals

"This technique is called the [Burning Blood Escape Technique]. After cultivation, one can burn their own essence blood to gain a brief burst of power, increasing attack power and speed by more than three times. At the same time, one can transform into several afterimages, allowing the main body to escape!"

Inside the pavilion, Xuan Yebai handed a book to Xu Changle with a smile.

"Master Xu, while we have nothing to do today, you and Jingheng should quickly learn how to use this secret manual. It will be useful for survival once we reach Ningyuan Zhize!"

Xu Changle took it in a daze, but Fang Shouzhou's words kept replaying in his mind:

"Such techniques as Blood Escape are extremely harmful to cultivation, but they are always extremely rare, and such techniques cannot be found in ordinary markets."

After a moment of silence, Xu Changle put the incantation into his robes and solemnly bowed to Xuan Yebai.

Xuan Yebai waved his hand and said with a smile:

"Although Jingheng is a bit mischievous, he's quite to my liking. I don't want him and you to die in Ningyuanzhi Marsh."

Xu Jingheng understood that Xuan Yebai's gift of this cultivation technique to his father was out of his senior brother's kindness, and he was deeply moved. He bowed to Xuan Yebai and said:

"Senior brother, thank you. I'll give you a three-point advantage next time we compete!"

Xuan Yebai snorted coldly and said, "Give way three points? Come on, let's start the game right now!"

"Who's afraid of who?"

Seeing that the two were arguing again, Xu Changle quickly intervened and said:

"Master, let Jingheng learn this secret technique first!"

Xuan Yebai then let Xu Jingheng go and left leisurely.

Inside the pavilion, Xu Changle and Xu Jingheng sat upright, turning the pages of the book one by one, observing its contents:

"To cultivate the [Burning Blood Escape Technique], one must condense their essence blood within a vortex. Taking three grains of essence blood as an example, it can activate three times the explosive power, with a maximum usable power of nine times. However, after burning the essence blood, one can drop up to nine levels in cultivation. If one breaks through a major cultivation level, the drop will be twelve levels!"

Both of them were startled.

"Nine times the power—the price is simply unacceptable!"

Xu Jingheng shook his head and said.

Xu Changle disagreed, saying, "Even if we fall below the twelfth floor, or even the twenty-fourth floor, what does it matter? As long as we're alive, it's worth it."

"Father, have you ever considered this?" Xu Jingheng said seriously, "If it's the sixth level of Qi Refining, increasing strength ninefold would only give you the maximum cultivation level of the twelfth level of Qi Refining, which wouldn't allow you to cross a major realm. This method is only useful for escaping; it has no other purpose."

"Jingheng," Xu Changle suddenly said in a serious tone, "Even if this secret technique cannot increase your strength, as I said before, as long as you're alive, you can start over. If there's a crisis in the future, you must do everything you can to survive. Do you understand?"

For a moment, Xu Jingheng was in a daze. He saw the figure of Xu Wanghe in Xu Changle. The two said very similar things. Suddenly, he remembered his second uncle who used to hold him.

"Father, I will definitely remember this!" Xu Jingheng said solemnly.

Xu Changle smiled, reached out to pat his head, but then withdrew her hand. Jing Heng was almost fifteen years old this year; he was no longer a child.

Xu Jingheng leaned forward and chuckled, "Dad, want to pat my head? Go ahead and pat it, I'm not charging you!"

Xu Changle sighed, thinking to himself:

"Your temperament is unlike anyone else in the family; it's more like Xuan Yebai..."

"I hope the Xuan family has no designs on my Xu family..."

Thinking of this, Xu Changle's eyes gradually turned sinister.

…………

Early the next morning, Xu Changle and Xu Jingheng stood on the cloud platform, waiting for Xuan Yebai to arrive with his men.

The Xuan Yuan Sect sent a total of nine people to Ningyuan Zhize. The leader of the group was an inner disciple named Xuan Shuofeng. Xu Changle had spent the past ten days drinking with this man and had gotten to know most of the disciples of the Xuan Yuan Sect.

A short while later, Xuan Yebai arrived hurriedly with his men. Everyone stood together, with Xuan Yebai and Xu Changle at the head of the table. Xuan Yebai said:

"The Xuan Yuan Sect has sent nine people this time. You must protect your junior brothers and sisters while you are out there, and do not disgrace the Xuan Yuan Sect. There are ten [Primordial Soul-Gathering Mushrooms] in total. The Xuan Yuan Sect only needs to obtain one. Do not be greedy, because the more you take, the less you can hold onto them! Also, this is Junior Brother Jing Heng's father, whom you all know. He is fighting on behalf of the Xu family this time, so please give him your assistance!"

The disciples below the jade platform immediately erupted in commotion.

"Don't worry, senior brother, we'll take care of Lao Xu's safety!"

"Indeed, Jingheng is an annoying kid, but Old Xu is a really good man. We will definitely do our best to help him!"

"Old Xu, if we help you obtain a [Primordial Soul-Gathering Mushroom], how will you thank us when you return?"

Xu Changle stood at the head of the table, watching these energetic young people teasing him. He gave a wry smile and cupped his hands in greeting, saying:

"The Xu family thanks you all. Whether or not we succeed in obtaining the [Primordial Soul-Condensing Herb] in the future, I will definitely return to drink with you all until we're all drunk!"

Xuan Yebai chuckled and said, "Patriarch Xu, you still need to work on your drinking capacity!"

Everyone burst into laughter, and Xu Changle shook his head helplessly.

Then the group boarded a flying boat and set off for Luoshui.

Spirit boats are different from flying boats. Spirit boats can carry a maximum of five people at a time, and the bow is always packed. Flying boats, on the other hand, can accommodate more than twenty people at a time without feeling crowded. The two are also quite different in size.

Moreover, this item is only possessed by immortal sects like the Xuan Yuan Sect.

Xu Changle stood at the bow of the ship, looking down in astonishment.

This speed is several times faster than using the [Light Body Technique], and more than twice as fast as the spirit boat.

The disciple named Xuan Shuofeng invited Xu Changle to sit at a small table nearby. After they were seated, their junior sister poured tea for them, and Xuan Shuofeng smiled and said:

"Patriarch Xu, are you familiar with Ningyuanze Zhidi, the place you visited on this trip?"

Xu Changle, holding his teacup, glanced at Xu Jingheng, who was standing at the bow of the boat reciting poems with his disciples, shook his head helplessly, and replied:

"Jing Heng told me a lot about it before."

"Oh? That's good. Do you know anything about the twelve sects of Changkong Immortal Continent?"

Xu Changle raised an eyebrow and shook his head, saying, "I don't know. Please enlighten me, Fellow Daoist Shuofeng!"

Xuan Shuofeng laughed loudly, "Haha, just as I thought. Jing Heng is so careless, he must have forgotten about this matter. On this trip to Ningyuanze, we will definitely have to deal with people from the twelve sects. Patriarch Xu must know this. Let me tell you."

As he spoke, Xuan Shuofeng dipped his teacup in the tea and wrote down the following on the small table:

"Of the twelve sects in Changkong Immortal Continent, four need special attention, collectively known as the Xuan Dan Two Sword Sects! These are the Xuan Yuan Sect, Jian Xu Sect, Jian Ye Sect, and Dan Xi Sect. Why are these four sects important to remember?"

Xu Changle shook his head to indicate that he did not know, thinking to himself, "How would I know?"

Xuan Shuofeng smiled and said, "That's because these four major sects have cultivators at the Purple Mansion level guarding them!"

Xu Changle nodded, thinking to himself:

"So the Xuan Yuan Sect holds such a high position in the Chang Kong Immortal Continent. Purple Mansion cultivators... truly enviable!"

Xuan Shuofeng continued, "Besides these four major sects, there are eight other major sects, including the Haoran Sect and the Chaoyang Sect. However, as far as I know, the Haoran Sect and the Chaoyang Sect no longer have any Foundation Establishment cultivators guarding them, right?"

"If the two sects fail to obtain the [Primordial Soul-Gathering Mushroom] this time, and your Xu family happens to manage to acquire one, you can replace one of the sects and become one of the twelve sects!"

"At that time, your Xu family will be able to establish an immortal sect!"

Xu Changle was stunned for a moment, then a surge of immense joy welled up inside him.