My path to immortality was smooth sailing.

"Cough cough!" Seventh Elder Wei Dao straightened up. At this moment, he was covered in blood, and a gentle breeze was blowing his white hair at his temples.

"We won."

"Yes, we won." Elder Honggu nodded with a smile.

Wushan, which had enjoyed peace and stability for a hundred years, was caught off guard by the sudden chaos caused by the Demonic Sect, and the Wei family was almost wiped out.

If it weren't for Elder Ge's personal intervention, the Wei family would have already been wiped out.

Wei Jing clutched his chest and swayed as he stood up. He had been fighting a wild bull in the Spirit Mist Forest, and then confronting and exchanging blows with the Black-striped Horned Python.

Then, without stopping, they rushed to Liushi Town, where another difficult battle was about to begin.

Wei Jing felt pain all over his body, as if his bones were about to fall apart.

His spiritual energy was almost completely depleted, and it was already remarkable that he could remain conscious.

Looking at the devastated Liushi Town, Wei Dao forced himself to walk slowly toward Wei Jing.

"My child, you've worked hard."

A rough, aged hand patted Wei Jing's shoulder.

Thinking back to when he brought Wei Jing to Jade Stack Peak, Wei Jing was just an eight-year-old child.

Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, and that naive little kid from back then can now fight alongside me.

Wei Jing didn't say anything, but a relieved smile appeared on his face.

"Wei Long!" Wei Dao shouted in one direction.

"Let's tally up the casualties and losses in this battle. For any mortal clansman who dies, the clan will provide triple compensation. For any cultivator who dies in battle, if there are any immediate family members who are also cultivators, they will receive a compensation of one thousand spirit stones. If all immediate family members are mortals, they will be guaranteed three generations of wealth and honor."

"Yes!" Wei Long replied emphatically.

Besides the deceased who need compensation, the injured, damaged houses, and property losses must all be counted and reported to the clan.

The specific compensation method will be discussed and decided by the clan at a meeting.

Instead of returning directly to Yudie Peak, Wei Jing decided to stay in Liushi Town for a while.

……

Three days later, Uncle Wei came to Liushi Town to find Wei Jing.

"Jing'er, you have made great contributions in this battle, and the clan has given you six thousand clan contribution points." Wei Yue said happily.

You should know that he worked hard to escort spirit rice for more than half a year and did not even get a thousand contribution points, while Wei Jingguang got six thousand contribution points this time.

That's equivalent to seven or eight years of his hard work.

As the two were talking, their mother, Mu Wanyun, came in and poured them both a cup of hot tea.

Wei Yue took a sip of hot tea and smacked his lips.

"Thank you, sister-in-law!"

"Don't mention it, we're all family," Mu Wanyun said with a cheerful smile.

Their family has become successful; two of their members are considered immortals.

"Six thousand contribution points, that's enough to exchange for a spirit weapon, right?"

"More than enough." Wei Yue's eyes lit up. He had cultivated on Jade Stack Peak for forty or fifty years but had not managed to acquire a single spiritual weapon.

But his nephew has made great strides.

The two then chatted for a while, with Wei Yue recounting the bloody battle at Jade Stack Peak and the casualties among the clan's cultivators.

"You have no idea, that day the clan chief even took out the clan's most treasured possession, vowing to perish together with those demonic beasts."

As Wei Yue spoke, he still felt lingering fear; it was so close, so very close.

If Elder Ge had arrived any later, Jade Stack Peak would probably have been blasted to the ground.

Wei Jing was also shocked upon hearing this.

"Fortunately, Elder Ge arrived in time."

"Yes!" the two exclaimed, both with expressions of relief.

"By the way, I heard that the Chu family also suffered a terrible fate, with their mortal clansmen dying far more badly than we did."

"There shouldn't have been any family cultivators stationed in the mortal town, otherwise there wouldn't have been so many casualties."

"What a terrible thing!" Wei Yue shook his head.

"How many people died?" Wei Jing asked curiously.

"Half of the population of Chuyuan Town has been affected, estimated to be close to 20,000 people."

"Bang!" At the doorway, Mu Wanyun was startled and dropped the teapot in her hand, shattering it.

Twenty thousand people? Mu Wanyun was completely stunned.

After Wei Yue left, Wei Jing recuperated at home for more than a month, during which he returned to Yudie Peak to collect 6,000 contribution points.

Then, he generously spent all six thousand contribution points to exchange for a magical artifact.

If we replace it with the Golden Essence Sword Talisman, the function of this spiritual weapon is very simple: it can actively infuse spiritual power to stimulate and unleash sharp sword energy with great power.

It can be described as a powerful weapon.

It can also be passively activated; once the wearer is attacked, the Golden Essence Sword Talisman will passively activate its sword energy.

Although it is much weaker than the power of actively activated power, it is sufficient to deal with ordinary people or cultivators in the early to mid-stages of Qi Refining with low cultivation levels.

Wei Jing handed the sword talisman to his father, Wei Musheng, and gave him some instructions.

"Father, you must know that a common man is innocent, but he is guilty of possessing a treasure. Even a spiritual artifact is a rare item on Jade Stack Peak. You must keep it a secret, and you must not even tell Mother."

"Remember to keep it out of the public eye. It should only be worn and used in life-or-death crises like the last invasion by the Demonic Sect."

Wei Musheng gripped the precious sword talisman, which resembled a jade pendant, tightly in both hands.

"well."

……

Wei Jing left; he was preparing to go to Qingfu Sect.

Back then, Yu Ji, the head of the Qingfu Sect, had promised him a spot as an inner disciple.

At first, he was still doubtful. He thought that the commotion he made in the Suixu Secret Realm could be kept secret from others, but not from the two Core Formation Ancestors in the Qingfu Sect.

Moreover, in his imagination, the sects were complex and rife with internal strife, harboring filth and engaging in all sorts of despicable acts.

It's better to stay comfortably within the family, since my destiny is special and I have no bottlenecks in cultivation.

Given enough time, Foundation Establishment and Core Formation are not problems.

But now his thoughts have changed. Wushan is in turmoil, the Demonic Sect is invading, and the Qingfu Sect will issue a decree to open up new lands several years from now.

Each and every one of these events points to one thing.

Wushan is about to descend into chaos; he can no longer remain secure within his family and cannot hide any longer.

Time, time, time is what Wei Jing lacks most.

Looking back now, I realize how peaceful and comfortable those days were, being able to cultivate for a hundred years in the Suixu Secret Realm.

"Have you thought it through?"

"Yes, I've thought it through." Wei Jing nodded.

"So you've come to say goodbye?" Wei Shuo's gaze fell on the slightly immature boy.

"You are the most outstanding family cultivator in my Wei family in the last fifty years."

Wei Jing remained silent.

"Go! You belong to a wider world." Wei Shuo patted his shoulder.

After bidding farewell to clan leader Wei Shuo, Wei Jing went to see some of his friends in the clan.

The clan elders Wei Qingmu, Long Shao, Wei Yun, Wei Tieshan, Wei Qingyao, and others all paid their respects and took their leave.

"Wei Jing, you can go in peace! After you leave, the Wei family still has me!" Wei Long patted his chest.

"After the great battle in Liushi Town that day, I suddenly had an epiphany, and my cultivation level broke through to the sixth level of Qi Refining that same day."

Upon hearing this, Wei Jing laughed and said, "Impressive, Young Master Long. The Wei family will rely on you in the future."

"Haha!" Wei Long laughed heartily.

After Wei Jing left, Wei Long became the number one among the younger generation of the Wei family.

"Ahem!"

Just then, Wei Yun coughed lightly, and his aura was revealed, clearly that he was at the seventh level of Qi Refining.

"Sister Wei Yun, so you also secretly broke through! Congratulations!" Wei Jing said in surprise.

Meanwhile, Wei Long, standing to the side, shattered gently.