Cultivating a family of immortals

Xu Changle has been having a very hard time lately, traveling around and getting into several disputes, which resulted in a few physical altercations, all of which ended quickly with him leaving.

Since there was no conflict of interest, most of the interactions were more about testing the waters.

One day, Xu Changle encountered several spirit beasts. After fighting them, he quickly retreated and ended up near the entrance of a mountain cave.

Just then, he raised an eyebrow, held his breath, and quickly cast the [Breath Condensation Technique], disappearing under a tree.

Two men stood in front of them, each holding a sword. One of them was covered in bloodstains, and it seemed that he had just come out of the cave and was ambushed and stabbed by the man at the cave entrance.

The person at the cave entrance was wearing a blue robe and had a sword sheath on his back.

"They're disciples of the Sword Void Sect..."

Xu Changle hid well and watched carefully.

The Sword Void Sect disciple pointed his sword at the person at the cave entrance and coldly asked, "Did you find anything in the cave?"

The man's face was ashen, but he dared not attack the Sword Void Sect disciple. Instead, he reluctantly took out a spiritual herb from his storage bag and handed it over, saying:

"This is the only thing in the cave... If you want it, you can have it!"

Xu Changle raised an eyebrow and looked over; it appeared to be a Qi-strengthening herb, growing extremely well…

However, the Sword Void Sect disciple only glanced at it before sneering and directly thrusting forward with his sword.

"The Essence-Nourishing Herb... This creature thrives in cold conditions and could never grow like this here. Could it be that you've found the [Soul-Gathering Spirit Mushroom]?!"

The longsword, imbued with powerful sword energy, hurtled towards the man as he shouted.

The man's expression changed instantly. He actually burned his essence blood and used the Blood Escape Technique to leap down the mountain.

Xu Changle, who was hiding in the shadows of the trees, was also stunned when he saw this scene, and then he was overjoyed...

"This person is lucky. Judging from his appearance, he has indeed found the [Primordial Soul-Gathering Mushroom]... It's just a pity that he's been targeted by the Sword Void Sect... I absolutely cannot make a move now; I'll wait until they've finished their fight!"

With that thought in mind, Xu Changle hid in the shadows of the trees, remaining motionless.

The Sword Void Sect disciple sneered and used a wind-controlling technique, causing a strong wind to rise in the forest.

At the same time, he formed a sword incantation with both hands, and the long sword in his hand flew towards the fleeing disciple with great speed, arriving in front of the person in almost an instant.

"A gentle breeze brings a sword!"

The Sword Void Sect disciple gave a soft shout, and the sword stabbed fiercely towards the arm of the fleeing man.

He was immediately knocked to the ground, blood gushing from his mouth and nose.

The Sword Void Sect disciple landed in front of him with a cold smile.

The longsword spun in the air, pointing directly at the man.

"Hand it over!"

The man looked extremely unwilling, but he still used a spell to summon a spiritual herb from his storage bag.

Dozens of meters away, Xu Changle raised an eyebrow and was immediately overjoyed.

"Judging from its appearance... it is indeed the [Primordial Soul-Gathering Herb]. This person is truly lucky, but... this spiritual herb has fallen into the hands of a disciple of the Sword Void Sect. That disciple is probably at the tenth level of Qi Refining, but he is a sword cultivator. I'm afraid I can't defeat him... What should I do..."

Just as I was thinking this, something unexpected happened.

After taking out the [Primordial Soul-Gathering Mushroom], the disciple took advantage of the moment when the Sword Void Sect disciple was distracted, and suddenly made another hand seal. Two extremely thin silver needles appeared in front of him and stabbed fiercely towards the Sword Void Sect disciple's eyes.

The Sword Void Sect disciple was immediately enraged and forcibly gathered his energy to turn around and avoid the two silver needles. However, after dodging the two silver needles, three more silver needles landed in the direction he had turned around.

With a few soft "plop" sounds, the silver needles pierced directly into the dantian of the Sword Void Sect disciple!

"Haha, so what if you're a sword cultivator? We're both at the tenth level of Qi Refining. Did you really think I was using Blood Escape Technique to run away? I was just trying to lull you into a false sense of security!"

The man, having succeeded in his attack, laughed heartily. As the silver needle pierced the man's dantian, he immediately summoned his longsword and slashed fiercely at the neck of the Sword Void Sect disciple.

However, the sword cultivator was indeed a sword cultivator. Even though his dantian was severely injured and his cultivation was in jeopardy, the real problem was that he couldn't use his spiritual energy. Yet, he still swung his sword, the sword energy at the tip of the sword was extremely sharp, and a sword aura was generated, which collided with the other person's sword.

The man was no match for the sword energy; in an instant, his sword was severed, and the sword energy struck his chest.

With a ripping sound.

The sword energy tore through his physical defenses, and blood gushed out.

"No matter how despicable you are, you must not dare to oppose our sword energy!"

The Sword Void Sect disciple sneered, but secretly frowned. This sword aura was powerful, and he could only unleash one strike. Now that he couldn't use his spiritual energy, what should he do...?

Blood was gushing from the man's mouth and nose. His eyes were fixed on the Sword Void Sect disciple, fearing that he would unleash another sword aura... He wanted to escape, but dared not turn his back on this man. Moreover, he was already severely injured and had used the Blood Escape Technique by burning his essence blood... He was just barely holding on at this moment...

"Damn it, the cultivators of the Sword Void Sect... are indeed powerful... what should we do..."

The battle reached a stalemate. The two men exchanged glances, their minds racing. Finally, the man sighed deeply and said, "I will offer up the Ganoderma lucidum. In return, you must not attack me or my sect again. Is that acceptable?"

The Sword Void Sect disciple snorted coldly, but was secretly delighted.

"You're smart to know your place, you..."

Before he could finish speaking, a gust of wind flashed across the field, and two sword lights struck the two of them simultaneously.

The two men's pupils constricted immediately, and they quickly used their most treasured items to block the two sword lights.

However, after the interception, the storage bag in the disciple's hand had disappeared.

Suddenly, two angry roars rang out from the forest.

"Who is it!"

The two of them never imagined that there was a third person present.

Although the attacker's two sword strikes were ordinary, they were beyond what the heavily injured group could withstand. They managed to block them with all their might, but then someone else snatched their storage bag…

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Xu Changle used the Lightness Technique to speed through the forest, an uncontrollable smile playing on his lips.

"Who would have thought that, like the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, I've become the oriole!"

Indeed, it was Xu Changle who decisively seized the man's storage bag earlier, and when the two sword lights fell, they didn't even get a clear look at his face.

"May the Heavens bless the Xu family... In that case, I can leave this Ningyuanzhi Marshland directly. However, it would be best to hide somewhere and wait quietly for a while to be on the safe side."

Xu Changle was overjoyed and began to think about his next steps.

Just then, a cold voice rang out from ahead.

"Fellow Daoist, if you're in such a hurry, where are you going?"

Xu Changle suddenly stopped and looked up at the treetops in the forest.

In the distance, four cultivators carrying long swords stood silently on the treetops. The leader, with a cold and stern face, stared indifferently at Xu Changle.

Xu Changle was immediately shocked.

"These are four disciples of the Sword Void Sect!"