Cultivating a family of immortals

After resting for half a day, the disciples of Xuan Yuan Sect dispersed.

The group agreed that if anyone needed to contact someone, they should use a summoning jade talisman to notify them, and the person should not be too far from the location.

After everyone left and there was no one around, Xu Changle called Xu Jingheng to her side and calmly said:

"Do you feel that I have been too cruel today?"

Xu Jingheng sighed deeply and said:

"They were plotting against Father, so it's only reasonable for Father to kill them."

Xu Changle raised an eyebrow, surprised that her child thought that way.

Xu Jingheng continued:

"I'm just feeling a bit sentimental. Cultivating immortality... it really is a matter of life and death being determined by fate. If they hadn't plotted against my father today, would they have ended up like this? Those disciples of the Cloud Rank Sect... they are indeed loyal and righteous."

Xu Changle shook his head, his eyes solemn, and said:

"Jingheng, remember this: from now on, in your eyes, anyone who is an enemy is a beast, a piece of trash. Do not show them any pity. Do you understand this principle?"

Xu Jingheng was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then suddenly smiled bitterly and said, "Father, sometimes I really don't know where you learned these principles from. The things you say are often unexpected."

As soon as Xu Jingheng finished speaking, he covered his head. His words were a teasing remark to his father.

However, unexpectedly, Xu Changle did not refute, but calmly replied:

"Can't understand? Someone like me, who grew up in the fields and was born into humble circumstances, shouldn't understand these grand principles?"

Xu Jingheng quickly said, "Father, that's not what I meant..."

"I know," Xu Changle said solemnly, his smile fading from his eyes. "Some principles don't necessarily have to be learned from books. Whether dealing with people or encountering certain situations, they can always make people think deeply. If you are willing to reflect on your mistakes, you will naturally understand some things."

"Right now, my Xu family is facing enemies on all sides, including the Xuan Yuan Sect's attitude towards you... It's unclear. I need to think things through more carefully and act more decisively. What does it matter if I die for your brothers in the future? As long as you can bring glory to the Xu family in the future!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Jingheng stared intently into Xu Changle's eyes and said:

"Father, you won't die, you'll never die!"

Xu Changle was taken aback, then burst into laughter, reaching out to pat his head. Suddenly, he thought of home, and silently said to Xu Wanghe:

"Father, Jingheng has indeed become a talent... This time, I must bring back that [Primordial Soul-Gathering Mushroom], as well as the one I just obtained... Together, we will lay a long-term foundation for the Xu family, benefiting future generations!"

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Xu Jingtao bought some pills from the city, mostly miscellaneous pills to help advance to the Qi Refining Realm.

After making the purchase, she headed out of the city, preparing to advance her cultivation in the mountains she had visited earlier.

Along the way, looking at the stalls and pedestrians on both sides of the long street in the city, or hearing a woman arguing with her husband, or seeing several children running around playing games, Xu Jingtao's eyebrows curved and there was a smile in her eyes.

The people living in this city are all ordinary people. After she concealed her cultivation, no one knew that she was a cultivator. This feeling was as if she had returned to the time when she had never cultivated.

At that time, she was not even ten years old. She spent her days helping her parents weed and do chores in the fields. Sometimes she didn't even have enough to eat, but she enjoyed it.

It wasn't until the Xu family discovered her spiritual root and she joined a collateral branch of the Xu family that the way people looked at her changed.

At first, she only lived in the Xu family's house for half a year. One day, when she returned home, she found that Mr. and Mrs. Zhao were very reserved when they talked to her.

She suddenly understood what it meant to be a cultivator.

She felt a little proud at that time, but when she spoke to her parents, she didn't want to be distant from them. However, her parents seemed to really treat her as a member of the Xu family, and they would bow to her every time they met.

She was not used to it and therefore did not really want to go back.

Until that year, after the Battle of Mochuan River, she learned some things that made her resistant to cultivating immortality.

She no longer wants to cultivate immortality.

She longed to return to the carefree days of her childhood, where even when she wasn't full, it didn't matter. She had hands and feet, so how could she starve to death?

At this moment, Xu Jingtao was still like a child... she was a child after all.

After having this thought, she began to slack off in her cultivation, making excuses every day to avoid going to the Xu family to cultivate.

Once, Xu Wanghe summoned her to ask about cultivation. She hesitated, which Xu Wanghe noticed. He then gave her ten strokes of the cane. After he finished, Xu Wanghe sighed heavily and said, "If your heart is not in this path, it's alright. Since you are already a member of the Xu family, you will always be one. You can travel and enjoy yourself whenever you have free time. The Xu family will support you."

At that time, Xu Jingtao was sobbing uncontrollably, her eyes red and swollen.

Despite Xu Wanghe's suggestion of retreating to advance, she still refused to cultivate.

A few years later, the village was renamed Guanyun Village. When she had nothing to do, she liked to interact with ordinary people who were willing to register their household in Guanyun Village, so the Xu family simply put her in charge of this matter.

It was at this time that she met that man.

He was covered in mud and wore hemp clothes all day, seemingly just an ordinary farmer. However, he was eloquent and had his own opinions when it came to matters, which quickly won her heart.

So, a few years later, the other party came to propose marriage. The Xu family was unwilling, and the Zhao family was even more unwilling, but they couldn't persuade her otherwise, so she chose him.

She too chose to plunge into endless darkness.

But she didn't know.

She only thought that she would live a good life in the future. Although her lifespan was ten years longer than that of ordinary people, it didn't matter. After he died, she would go and pay her respects.

It wasn't until what happened later that Xu Jingtao finally woke up from her dream.

The world was never as wonderful as she imagined.

When she learned that Xu Guanyi had been killed and the Xu family had annihilated their enemy, her heart sank into silence.

She had been trying to escape reality for decades, but reality relentlessly pulled her back.

Ever since that day when she personally beheaded the thief and then plunged the sword into his own abdomen, Xu Jingtao has only one way to live: to live for the Xu family.

Thinking of this, Xu Jingtao's eyes hardened.

Having already left the city, she used the [Lightness Technique] to disappear at the city gate.

Finally, ten days later, Xu Jingtao slowly opened her eyes in a cave she had found.

Feeling the abundant spiritual energy in her body and the vortex of energy in her dantian, Xu Jingtao's lips curled up.

"Finally, I've entered the Qi Refining stage..."

She waved her hand, dispelling the defensive array, and stepped out of the cave. Gazing at the enchanting mountains, she pondered:

"Now that I've come out to gain experience, it's not appropriate for me to cultivate on my own. I should find some spirit beasts to fight to stabilize my realm. Once I've reached the second level, I can go back."

After thinking it over, Xu Jingtao headed up the mountain.

She had previously sensed the presence of spirit beasts in the mountains, but she didn't know their level. However, in the mountains next to a mortal city, the spirit beasts must not be very strong.

Along the way, the clear chirping of mountain birds echoed from the mountains, and the higher you went, the more tranquil the deep mountains became.

Xu Jingtao's heart stirred, and her expression became serious. She secretly formed a Daoist incantation in her hand, her eyes slightly narrowed. As she walked, she carefully looked at the forest ahead. Suddenly, she stopped and shouted, summoning a ball of fire with a Daoist incantation in her hand. At the same time, she drew her sword and held it horizontally in front of her chest to block the fireball.