Cultivating a family of immortals

As the garrison commander of Qingpingshan Village, I naturally have to do my part for the villagers.

Only in this way can one convince others.

It's only natural that the Xu family would be informed of a major event in the village.

But the ruthlessness in Cui Qu's eyes was undeniable.

Xu Wanghe stood up and said to Wu Yuanzuo, "I would like to ask my nephew Yuanzuo to come with me."

Wu Yuanzuo immediately laughed and said, "Of course."

Several people came out of the house, took sickles and other farm tools from the courtyard, and led the villagers toward the location where the ferocious beast had attacked.

Cui Qu followed at the back and saw that the immortal master had such a good relationship with the Xu family, and he had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

But since things have come to this point, there's no choice but to speak out.

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Qingping Mountain is not large, only about 30% the size of Huaxue Mountain.

The village lies at the foot of the mountain.

The village is built against the mountain and is rectangular in shape.

There are indeed ordinary wild animals and some low-level spirit beasts in the mountains.

The difference between low-level spirit beasts and wild beasts lies in whether they can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Spirit beasts can naturally absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, so some of them have a cultivation level that is stronger than that of ordinary lions and leopards.

However, they are generally intelligent and know that there are powerful people guarding the villages at the foot of the mountain. Under normal circumstances, they would never dare to come down the mountain to harm the villagers.

This afternoon, a three-headed mountain-splitting fang suddenly rushed down from the mountain and ran into the village, indiscriminately injuring people.

The head of the Cui family was the first to hear the news and immediately led his men to the scene. They found that two families at the foot of Qingping Mountain had been killed by the Rift Mountain Demon.

In desperation, the Cui family head ordered his guards and villagers to surround the beast. He then took out a precious talisman from his home, which trapped the three-headed mountain-splitting demon in place. He immediately went to fetch the Xu family head who was stationed there.

When Xu Wanghe and the others arrived at this place, they saw a talisman floating in the air. A line of spiritual script was written on the talisman, and a round, light yellow spiritual energy shield was generated from the talisman, trapping the three-headed mountain-splitting beast.

The Lieshan Liao resembles a wild boar, with protruding tusks, but it is several times larger than a wild boar, almost as tall as a house.

Xu Wanghe was also seeing such a ferocious beast for the first time, and he was extremely shocked.

"Master Xu, quickly cast a spell to kill them! That talisman was a gift from my son; it's incredibly precious. It can only hold them for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, and that time is almost up. If they break free, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

Cui Qu shouted loudly among the villagers.

At this moment, because the Mountain-Splitting Demon was surrounded, the villagers gathered in the surrounding area, and more and more villagers were coming from afar.

If Xu Wanghe doesn't take action now, how will he establish his authority in the future?

But he was just a mortal; how could he possibly know any Taoist arts?

Trying to kill the Mountain-Splitting Demon with ordinary swords is nothing short of a pipe dream.

Xu Wanghe glanced at Cui Qu, cursing inwardly. He thought that the mountain-splitting demon had probably used some trick to carry out this open scheme.

He absolutely cannot make a move, nor is he capable of doing so.

In just a moment, he looked at Wu Yuanzuo.

Now that things have come to this...

"Master Xu, you are the guardian of our village. If you don't personally slay that ferocious beast today, I'm afraid you'll find it difficult to command respect in the future!"

When Cui Qu saw Xu Wanghe looking at that immortal master, he quickly called out again.

These words pushed Xu Wanghe to the brink of despair.

Wu Yuanzuo frowned, preparing to defuse the situation, but unexpectedly Xu Changle stepped forward and coldly looked at Cui Qu, saying:

"Since our Xu family is stationed here, we have our own way of making decisions. My father is currently devising a strategy, so what are you, Cui Qu, doing barking in the background?"

Cui Qu was taken aback, then flew into a rage.

"How dare you, you brat, insult me?"

"Shut up! Our Xu family is handling this matter right now. If you interrupt and the Mountain-Splitting Demon comes out and hurts someone again, your Cui family will be fully responsible!" Xu Changle was only twenty years old. He stood in front of the crowd, holding a sickle. His figure was upright, his words were sharp, and he was imposing.

This immediately stunned Cui Qu.

Cui Qu snapped out of his daze, his eyes flashing with even more ruthlessness, his heart turning cold.

Alright, let's see how your family handles this today... Also, I've prepared a little surprise for the Xu family...

Xu Changle's words were forceful, but he was still unsure of himself.

What should I do?

I wonder when I'll be able to visit Guan Yi...

Cultivators... truly transcend mortals... If only I could cultivate myself... I could resolve today's crisis with a mere flick of my wrist...

Xu Changle's thoughts were racing, but in reality, it was only a fleeting moment.

He turned to look at Xu Wanghe, then at Wu Yuanzuo, knowing he couldn't delay any longer. He immediately said to himself, "Brother Yuanzuo, I'm sorry, I'll have to borrow your prestige for a moment."

After thinking it over, Xu Changle remained extremely calm and said in a nonchalant tone, "Father, I observe that these three-headed Mountain-Splitting Demons are of very low cultivation level; they are not worth your time!"

With that, Xu Changle shouted in a powerful voice, "Where are the Xu family's advisors? I order you to go and kill these three ferocious beasts immediately, and protect the villagers of Qingping Mountain!"

Xu Wanghe was taken aback. Although his advisors intended to be on good terms with the Xu family, they shouldn't be ordering him around in such a tone.

Amidst a multitude of thoughts, he noticed the villagers looking at Wu Yuanzuo with joyful expressions, and in their eyes, a strange sense of awe towards him appeared.

Suddenly, Xu Wanghe understood.

Chang Le is leveraging this momentum.

I just don't know what Wu Yuanzuo thinks...

"Yes, Young Master Xu!"

Wu Yuanzuo responded almost immediately, glancing at Xu Wanghe with a look of reassurance.

He made a hand seal, and a flying sword appeared out of thin air in his hand. Holding the flying sword, his spiritual power spread throughout the sword. In the blink of an eye, he was already in front of the three-headed mountain-splitting demon.

A sword aura enveloped the three-headed mountain-splitting beast. A gentle breeze swept by, and when they looked again, the three-headed mountain-splitting beast was found to be decapitated.

For a cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining, killing a few weak and ferocious beasts is as easy as an ordinary person crushing an ant.

This was the first time that Xu Wanghe and his son had witnessed a cultivator taking action, and they were extremely shocked.

The villagers suddenly burst into shouts.

Wu Yuanzuo understood that the Xu family was trying to leverage his power, so after killing the ferocious beast, he turned around to "ask for instructions." However, what he saw when he turned around shocked him.

"Master Xu, be careful!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Wanghe and Xu Changle immediately went on high alert. Before Xu Wanghe could even turn around, he heard the sound of a snake flicking its tongue behind him, and he could even smell the damp, cold, fishy odor.

In the crowd, Cui Qu lowered her eyes, a slight smile appearing on her lips.

"Father!" Xu Changle's eyes were bloodshot.

It was a large, black-scaled snake that had raised its head, its triangular eyes filled with cold light, and its scarlet tongue aimed at the back of Xu Wanghe's neck.

Xu Wanghe dared not turn around, but then he heard a sudden gust of wind behind him. He knew that the giant snake was about to bite him to death, and his heart sank into despair.

Wu Yuanzuo was too far away to return in time. Seeing no hope, at that moment, an even stronger gust of wind fell from the sky.

With a soft "pfft," the head of the large black snake flew out along with a clump of black blood.

Xu Wanghe felt a warm sensation behind him. He turned around and saw the giant snake's body coiled on the ground.

"You beast!"

A sword shadow landed.

A young man stepped down from his sword, glanced coldly at the giant snake, then smiled and reached out to pull a small figure out from behind him.

"Observe One!"

"Father, are you alright!" Xu Guan's eyes were filled with tears. He and his senior brother Lin Jinglan had just witnessed this dangerous scene from the sky. If it weren't for his senior brother's intervention, his father would have been killed.

"Hmph, such despicable methods..." Lin Jinglan turned his head and coldly looked at one of the villagers who was about to escape. He reached out and unleashed a sword aura, imprisoning him.