Cultivating a family of immortals

Xu Changle strolled through the woods. He had already separated from the Xuan Yuan Sect members. Xu Jingheng was also nearby and wanted to travel with Xu Changle, but Xu Changle stopped him. This was because it was Xuan Shuofeng's order. Since they were traveling with the Xuan Yuan Sect, they should follow orders, otherwise they would annoy others.

Moreover, Xu Changle is now at the eighth level of Qi Refining, possessing a certain degree of self-protection ability. At the very least, he can seek help through the communication jade talisman.

Xu Jingheng thought it made sense. He was only at the sixth level of Qi Refining. Although he had the Heavenly Spiritual Root, his strength was only around the eighth level, the same as his father's. So he had no choice but to agree to split up.

The forest was lush with trees, and occasionally a spirit beast would leap across the branches. Xu Changle walked alone, holding a long sword, his expression meticulous.

In the distance, it seemed as if a cultivator was using the [Lightness Technique], the sound of them leaping through the forest accompanied by the rustling of leaves.

Xu Changle frowned, thought for a moment, and then used the [Breath Condensation Technique] to hide his figure under the shade of a tree, searching for the [Primordial Soul Condensing Mushroom] along the shade.

There is no distinction between day and night here, and the array above always reflects a white fluorescent light, which hinders some cultivators who are skilled in assassination.

Xu Changle didn't know how long he walked, crossed several streams, passed through several groves of trees, and arrived at a mountainside.

Feeling extremely hungry, he stopped, casually killed a few spirit beasts, carefully removed their internal organs, summoned rainwater to clean them, and then used the [Fire Control Technique] to roast and eat them. Only then did he find a tree and rest in its shade.

This world is vast, and it is not an easy task for a mere eighty cultivators to find those ten [Primordial Soul-Condensing Mushrooms] in a short period of time.

This is a protracted battle.

After resting enough, Xu Changle braced himself with his hands on the ground, preparing to get up and continue walking forward.

Because he was leaning against the tree trunk, and his hand was supporting himself on the part where the tree trunk met the ground, he reached down and touched something soft.

He let out a soft exclamation, turned around and looked down, only to see a bright green mushroom in his hand.

"How could mushrooms grow in a place like this? Their colors are so bright, they seem poisonous."

Xu Changle swayed and slowly stood up, but then paused, suddenly remembering something.

A few days ago, he bought a lot of cultivation supplies in the [Ten Mile Immortal Workshop], including a pharmacopoeia for identifying spiritual herbs.

When he had nothing to do, he once flipped through it, and one passage in particular stuck with him.

"Ganoderma, born in accordance with the laws of heaven and earth, transforms into a type of spiritual herb after being imbued with spiritual essence. Their quantity and variety are numerous, numbering in the tens of thousands. Therefore, among them are Ganoderma with extraordinary effects, several times more numerous than ordinary spiritual herbs. This book specifically records the extraordinary Ganoderma as follows: Primordial Soul-Condensing Ganoderma, growing like… Moonflower Spirit Mushroom, growing like… Emerald Spirit Mushroom, growing like a green poisonous mushroom, entirely emerald green, with three white tendrils at its root… Its effects are…"

Thinking of this, Xu Changle frowned deeply, recalling the effects of the spiritual herb word by word, "But... can it be mixed with..."

Suddenly, his eyes flickered, and he was so excited that his lips trembled.

I lowered my head and glanced at it; sure enough, there were three extremely fine white tendrils at the base of the green mushroom…

"This...this is divine blessing upon the Xu family!"

"This Ganoderma lucidum cannot be used to refine any pills on its own. It only works when combined with a main ingredient, which is the [Primordial Foundation Soul-Gathering Ganoderma]. When used in combination with it, it can produce three Foundation Establishment Pills at once!"

"If I manage to obtain a [Primordial Soul-Gathering Mushroom] this time, it means that my Xu family will be able to produce three Foundation Establishment Pills!"

As soon as the thought crossed his mind, Xu Changle suppressed his joy, immediately squatted down, carefully picked it off, and then took out his storage bag to put it inside.

"Fellow Daoist, have you found anything good?"

A voice suddenly rang out behind Xu Changle.

Xu Changle was startled. He thought for a moment, then smiled and turned around. Instead of putting the Ganoderma lucidum into his storage bag, he held it in his hand and looked at the person behind him.

The newcomer was dressed in a long black robe, with his hands behind his back, and stared at Xu Changle with a smile.

"A disciple of the Cloud Rank Sect?"

Xu Changle thought to himself, and said with a smile:

"It's nothing good, just a poisonous mushroom."

"Oh?" the man in black said calmly, "May I take a look?"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand.

Xu Changle frowned, thinking to himself that by showing this item to him, she wanted to dispel his doubts and prevent him from mistaking it for the [Primordial Soul-Gathering Mushroom] and trying to snatch it...

The result was unexpected...

"Fellow Daoist, how can you demand other people's things like this? Besides, it's not even a treasure."

"Oh?" The man in black's lips curled into a slight smile. "Since it's not a treasure, why are you so wary of me, fellow Daoist?"

Xu Changle sighed inwardly, but after a moment of silence, he said, "I am a disciple of the Xuan Yuan Sect."

The man in black calmly said:

"So what?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Changle sighed inwardly. Xuan Shuofeng hadn't said that before.

"Alright, I have no intention of starting a war. Since you want this poisonous mushroom, I'll give it to you."

Xu Changle smiled slightly, and slowly handed over the poisonous mushroom, saying, "But I'm very curious, you..."

The man in black narrowed his eyes slightly and reached out his hand as if to take it. However, before Xu Changle could utter the word "you," his outstretched hand made a hand seal. Suddenly, two sword lights flashed simultaneously, followed by an extremely crisp sound of two swords colliding.

The two quickly separated.

Xu Changle and the man in black exchanged a deep, meaningful glance.

"Just as I expected!"

The two attacked simultaneously, resulting in a clash of swords before they were forced to retreat completely.

The man in black sneered, "It seems you know what that Ganoderma lucidum is. What a pity."

Xu Changle raised an eyebrow, shook his head, and said, "I don't know what this is, but I've never liked it when others take my things, that's all!"

"That's all?" The man in black paused, a wave of immense regret washing over him. He thought to himself:

"Unexpectedly, he didn't know this was a Green Lingzhi. However, there are many types of Lingzhi, and ordinary people, apart from those guys from the Danxi Sect, would hardly recognize it! If I had known this, I would have kindly persuaded him and found some excuse to trick him into giving me this thing... Now that this person claims to be a disciple of the Xuan Yuan Sect, since I have already made my move, let's finish this quickly!"

Having made up his mind, the man in black calmly held his sword in one hand and said, "When we boarded the flying boat earlier, the disciples of the Sword Void Sect said that your four sects were not allowed to attack disciples of other sects at will. That was nothing but empty talk. Do you know why they said that?"

Xu Changle frowned, slowly placed the emerald lingzhi into her storage bag, and then breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that the man in black did not stop her, she understood what was going on.

He calmly asked, "Why?"

The smile on the man in black's lips spread, but it carried an undisguised ruthlessness.

"Since the attack was made here, we had to eliminate any potential threats. After you were completely killed, how did your senior brother find out that it was me who did it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he made a hand gesture, and a gust of wind suddenly rose. He held a sword in his other hand, and the sword light flashed.

Xu Changle sneered, "I've never liked being threatened, but I'm very curious. Judging from your cultivation level, you're only around the ninth level of Qi Refining. What makes you so confident that you can kill me all by yourself?"

"Oh? Is that so?"

The man in black spoke calmly.

But then four figures appeared beside him like ghosts.

"I was never alone from beginning to end!"