Cultivating a family of immortals

After thinking for a moment, Xu Changle finally spoke up, "Fellow Daoist Jinglan, it's been a long time. You've come again this time?"

All eyes turned to Lin Jinglan.

Lin Chenbi grew increasingly angry, but he still pinned his hopes on Lin Jinglan, expecting him to solve his problems.

Lin Jinglan was wearing a faded blue robe, with one sleeve hanging loosely around his waist, and one leg seemed to be crippled.

His face was extremely haggard, his cheekbones were high, his temples were full of white hair, and his eyes, which were once sharp, were now covered with a layer of gray and decay, leaving only a heavy sense of twilight.

Upon hearing this, Lin Jinglan's figure trembled violently. He then clenched one hand into a fist, placed it in front of his chest, and lightly touched his chest with his fingertips. Although he was missing an arm, he still made a gesture of respect.

"Greetings, Patriarch Xu..."

After a moment of silence, Xu Changle said, "Wanxing is now a member of the Xu family. You can come back and visit when you have free time."

Lin Jinglan nodded and bowed, saying, "Thank you for taking care of Wanxing, Patriarch Xu... May we leave now?"

Xu Changle nodded calmly and said, "That's natural."

Seeing that Xu Changle was willing to let them go, Xuan Shuofeng said no more. Watching Lin Chenbi slink away with his group, Xuan Shuofeng sneered:

"Jingheng, don't you understand your place? How was my scolding?"

Xu Jingheng bowed respectfully to Xuan Shuofeng and said:

"Thank you, senior brother!"

Xuan Shuofeng waved his hand and said, "Why be so polite with my own junior brother?"

Xu Jingheng, however, said solemnly, "Senior brother helped my Xu family, and we must thank you for this."

Xuan Shuofeng was taken aback, then smiled and shook his head.

"It's rare to see you so serious, Jingheng. I'm not used to it."

"Junior brother, don't be afraid. If anyone dares to provoke you, your senior brother and I will definitely stand up for you!" Xuan Yunshu said emphatically from the side.

Xu Changle and Xu Jingheng looked at the two of them, their hearts filled with emotion.

After thanking them again, the steward quickly led everyone inside.

Two hours later, the group finally emerged, satisfied.

Of the more than 10,000 mid-grade spirit stones that Xu Changle brought with him, only a few hundred remain.

Besides buying some cultivation techniques, Xu Changle also bought some spiritual herbs, talismans, and pill formulas, even the formula for Foundation Establishment Pills.

Many elixir recipes are extremely common in the various immortal continents; elixir recipes are easy to obtain, but rare and precious herbs are hard to come by.

Xu Changle even thought that it would be best if there were [Yuanji Ninghunzhi] for sale. This question made everyone laugh.

He chuckled to himself, thinking that if he could buy it, why would he bother fighting in that damned Ningyuan Zezhi land...

After everyone left, Xuan Shuofeng, somewhat puzzled, took advantage of Xu Jingheng and Xuan Yunshu chatting as they walked forward, and approached Xu Changle to ask:

"Patriarch Xu, if I may ask, I just noticed that you haven't purchased any pills from the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion. Why is that?"

Xu Changle remained unfazed. He had long been prepared to make public the fact that the Xu family had an alchemist. After all, the Xu family had earned a lot of spirit stones in recent years thanks to the pills refined by Zhou Xingyao. If someone were to investigate this matter, they would find out sooner or later.

In the future, when the Xu family advances further, this matter will no longer be a burden, but rather an asset for the Xu family.

So he said with a smile:

"To be honest, my wife has a three-colored fire-attribute spiritual root. Thanks to my younger brother and sister-in-law, she has learned alchemy, but only simple techniques, enough to refine some ordinary pills..."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Shuofeng immediately cupped his hands and smiled, saying:

"I see. I had a vague suspicion when I saw you buying pill formulas earlier, and sure enough, it's a good thing that the Xu family has an alchemist!"

Xu Changle responded with a hearty laugh.

"However, I heard Jingheng say that your younger brother and sister-in-law seem to be from the Lin family of the Haoran Sect?" Xuan Shuofeng suddenly asked.

Xu Changle nodded and said calmly, "That's right, the Lin family is the Lin family, and my sister-in-law is my sister-in-law. It's no big deal."

Xuan Shuofeng exclaimed, "It's good that Patriarch Xu has such a magnanimous heart."

Having said this, Xu Changle sighed softly to himself and said no more.

After leaving the market, we returned to the fairy garden.

Along the way, they encountered disciples from various sects who bowed to Xuan Shuofeng. Most of the disciples were very respectful to Xuan Shuofeng. Xu Changle and Xu Jingheng did not recognize these people, but they could sense their respect for Xuan Yuan Sect from their words.

The two of them increasingly realized the importance of having cultivators at the Purple Mansion Realm within their sect.

Upon returning to the courtyard of the Xuan Yuan Sect, what impressed the two even more was that there were already two sect members waiting to pay their respects to Xuan Shuofeng.

One of the sects and the Xu family were old acquaintances.

That is the Chaoyang Sect.

At this moment, Xiang Cangyue, the sect leader of Chaoyang Sect, accompanied by a beautiful woman and three disciples, bowed slightly and held a gift box containing some pastries and other items purchased from this place. He smiled and said:

"Greetings to the celestial envoy from the upper sect. I had just arrived here when I heard that the celestial envoy had already arrived, so I came to pay my respects."

Xuan Shuofeng chuckled and said, "You're too kind, Sect Leader."

As he spoke, he had someone take the gift box from him.

Upon seeing this, a disciple from another sect stepped forward, bowed, and said:

"Greetings, Senior Brother!"

"Hmm, so the Jingxu Sect has come this time?"

The man, still bowing, replied, "Yes, Senior Brother!"

"Get up, there's no need to be so polite," Xuan Shuofeng said, turning around to introduce Xu Changle and Xu Jingheng.

"This is the new sect leader of the Chaoyang Sect. You all live in Mohe County, so you naturally know him. This one is from another sect in Qingxi County, called the Jingxu Sect. His family name is Shen, and this disciple is called Shen Kongkong."

Xiang Cangyue cupped his hands to Xu Changle and said, "Greetings, Patriarch Xu. There were some misunderstandings between our two families before, but they have all been cleared up. From now on, we should visit each other more often."

The Jingxu Sect disciple named Shen Kongkong was clearly terrified of the Xuanyuan Sect. As he spoke with Xuan Shuofeng, his legs seemed to be trembling, and even when he straightened up, his back was subtly hunched over, just like a steward in a mortal's mansion meeting his master.

He quickly bowed to Xu Changle and greeted him.

After bowing to the other party, Xu Changle turned around, cupped his hands, and said to Xiang Cangyue:

"Sect Master, what happened before was all a misunderstanding. Since you have shown mercy to my Xu family, my Xu family should naturally thank you."

Upon hearing this, Xiang Cangyue repeatedly said he dared not, his posture extremely humble, and immediately said:

"Patriarch Xu, please rest assured. From now on, my Chaoyang Sect and your Xu family will both be under the jurisdiction of the Xuan Yuan Sect's Immortal Envoy. What happened before was due to the instigation of treacherous people, and I will never do it again. After returning to the sect, I will personally send someone to apologize to the Xu family!"

Xu Changle knew that everything in front of him was because Xuan Shuofeng was here, and that was why the two sects were being so polite to him.

Upon hearing the other party's assurance, he sneered inwardly, but still responded with a smile:

"Sect Master, you are too kind. Rest assured, if the Chaoyang Sect ever needs the Xu family's help in the future, I will certainly be there to lend a hand and help the Chaoyang Sect!"

Xiang Cangyue laughed heartily, exchanged a few polite words, and began chatting with the others.

It was as if everyone had been long-lost old friends.

Chu Lanwei kept her head down the whole time, seemingly lost in thought.