Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 80 The One Who Blocks the Road
When Zhang Tiezhu was eighteen years old, his spiritual power was tested and the highest result was six strands of earth spiritual roots.

His Taoist companion only has three strands of fire spiritual roots.

Now the offspring is growing up normally in the Yan family and his spiritual roots have reached the middle grade.

According to the core theory of spiritual roots in this world, he speculated that the upper limit of Zhang Tiezhu's spiritual root potential when he was born should be around the middle grade spiritual root, but the eighteen years in the Absolute Spirit Land had delayed the development of his spiritual roots.

In fact, as early as six years ago, Dong Jiangling had already written to say that he had supported his daughter to live in a nearby market since she was a child. When she was fifteen years old, her spiritual roots were measured to be eleven strands of gold, and she also reached the middle grade.

However, there are also variations and mutations in the inheritance of spiritual roots in the world of cultivation, so Li Ji'an was not sure of his judgment at that time.

The fact that Tiezhu's son's spiritual roots had taken shape gave him a little more confidence.

The upper limit of one's natural spiritual roots may be able to reach the middle grade.

The only worry is that the eight years before the age of eight are still counted as the growth of the absolute spirit, which is bound to have an impact on the original upper limit. If he only relies on the nourishment of the spiritual vein Taoist temple and the Qi sensing method to increase affinity in his next life, he may still not be able to reach the original upper limit.

"I must do my best to obtain the Yangyuan Pill for my next life!"

Now he has only saved up 180 spirit stones, and the Yangyuan Pill, a special pill that can stimulate the growth of spiritual roots, is not only expensive but also difficult to buy.

Although the Yan family has the main ingredient, the Earth Source Fruit, after Yan Qingwan advanced to a senior alchemist, Li Ji'an and her tried many times together, proving that the so-called ancestral Yangyuan Pill formula demonstrated by Master Mo before must be fake.

These kinds of recipes are core competitive advantages and are almost impossible to buy.

Therefore, it is probably impossible to pin my hopes on Yan Qingwan to refine the Yangyuan Pill in this life.

The Yan family may have reserves, specially for some children in the family who are born with strong spiritual sensitivity and have great potential in their natural spiritual roots, but it is difficult for ordinary people to obtain it.

Just as Li Ji'an was planning the Yangyuan Pill in his mind, his attention was attracted by the message at the end of Zhang Tiezhu's letter.

"Brother Li, what exactly did you say to the Great Elder? How did you offend all the female cultivators in the clan at once? They're all wondering who would want to be your Taoist partner. Now they're all holding their breath, saying they must give birth to a child with better talent than you..."

Seeing this news, Li Ji'an was a little confused, and then realized that the old man Yan Kongyi might have lied about military intelligence.

I don't really care about it. I have achieved my goal. There won't be any more forced marriage from now on.
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Yan family land, Parliament Hall.

After the core leaders further confirmed the plan for Yan Qingwan's foundation building, at the end of the meeting, Yan Hongsheng asked Yan Kongyi with a hint of sarcasm: "As for sacrificing your granddaughter? With such poor spiritual roots, how good can the child be? Just for that little bit of understanding? Who knows if understanding can be inherited."

Yan Kongyi had just recovered from his shock in the past few days, and when he was mentioned at this moment, he instantly became a little excited: "Humph! This old man did not rely on his spiritual roots, but only on his contribution to the pill shop.

Unlike some people who are shameless and want their concubines to borrow their seeds."

Yan Hongsheng didn't take it seriously: "I've never concealed it. I'm attracted by his physique. If our clan can produce a group of physical cultivators, we won't need to recruit outsiders for future development."

Everyone in the clan is used to the eldest and seventh brother bickering.

Normally no one would pay attention to it, but at this moment the topic attracted the attention of others.

Yan Zongsheng knocked on the table and said, "Great Elder, what did Xiao Li say that day? Doesn't he look down on the female cultivators in the clan?"

He has always had a good impression of Li Ji'an. He has been unknown in the clan for nearly 30 years, never showed any ambition, never asked for anything, and was willing to be an unknown person for the sake of Yan Qingwan's reputation in alchemy.

In particular, he saved Yan Qingwan's life once and recovered the loss of the medicine garden once, which can be said to be a great contribution.

"Hmph! That brat is obsessed with someone. He already has someone in his heart, but he is still obsessed with her and is very infatuated." Yan Kong got angry whenever he thought about it, especially when Li Ji'an said that he didn't understand love.

This sentence reminded him of some experiences in his youth, and his heart was slightly disturbed.

"Is there someone in your heart?" This was the first time Yan Kong spoke the truth after returning. The last time he came back, he was angry and told others that Li Ji'an looked down on the female cultivators in the clan.

"That guy has been in the clan for nearly thirty years, and I haven't seen him interact with any female cultivators?"

"Before entering the alchemy shop, his identity was checked. He lives alone in the corner tower in the east district and probably doesn't have a Taoist partner."

……

The elders talked about it a lot, and even wondered if he had some unspeakable secret.

Yan Hongsheng even suggested finding a younger man with a better appearance to try.

suddenly,

"Oh, that old guy...could he have set his sights on Qingwan?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the parliament hall fell silent!

"Bang! How dare he!" Yan Zongsheng slammed the table. "A mere ant with low spiritual roots, destined to never reach the middle stage of Qi training, dares to set his sights on a genius like Qingwan? Who gave him the guts?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. I think that old fellow should be self-aware. This must be a misunderstanding."

The next moment, the crowd was almost outraged.

It’s because Yan Qingwan is the hope of the clan and the pride of the clan.

Not to mention that once Yan Qingwan becomes the Foundation Establishment Ancestor and is cultivated by him, it will be almost impossible for her to leave the clan again in this life, and there is almost no possibility of finding a Taoist partner in this life. Even if she is not cultivated by the Foundation Establishment Ancestor, if she wants to find a Taoist partner, she must have at least medium-grade spiritual roots or above.

Giving birth to a child will consume the essence of life for a female cultivator, which will have a great impact on her cultivation potential. Moreover, the higher her cultivation level, the more difficult it will be to give birth to a child.

"Don't be impatient. From what I know about that kid, he shouldn't be so bold. The pillar of the clan is from the same hometown as that kid. Call him over and ask him first." Seeing that a group of old guys were really angry with the kid, Yan Hongsheng hurriedly stood up to speak for him.

This calmed everyone down a little.

Not long after, Zhang Tiezhu, who had recently received a reward from the clan because of his son's medium-grade spiritual roots, entered the core area of the clan with some fear.

The elders returned to their usual serious demeanor.

Yan Hongsheng was worried that Yan Zongsheng might be emotionally agitated, so he volunteered to ask Zhang Tiezhu, "Tiezhu, you and Chang'an have been in the clan for thirty years. Do you have anything to say to the clan?"

"I am grateful for the kindness of my clan, the care of the head of the family and the elders, and thankful for the clan's provision..." Zhang Tiezhu began by expressing his gratitude three times in a row.

Yan Hongsheng impatiently pressed his hand down: "Okay, okay, okay, you are grateful and repay the kindness shown to you. Now, let me ask you, do you know who Chang'an's dream girl is?"

After he finished speaking, Zhang Tiezhu only felt several spiritual pressures staring at him.

"Brother Li's sweetheart? I... I've never heard him talk about her." Zhang Tiezhu's memory instantly went back to the scene he saw before returning to the gathering area that year, but he was not sure what the elders were thinking, so he hesitated and didn't dare to say it.

"Hmm? Why don't you confess the truth?" However, his mental fluctuations could not escape the spiritual awareness of several elders in the late stage of Qi training, and he was exposed in an instant.

"Yes, yes, Big Brother Li did not reveal it to me, but... I saw it twenty years ago..." Firstly, he could not withstand the pressure from the elders, and secondly, he thought that this matter might not be a bad thing for Li Ji'an, so he finally told the story.

As soon as this matter was said, the faces of the elders changed instantly. They had previously thought that Li Ji'an had some fantasies about the eldest lady, but they never thought that what Zhang Tiezhu meant was that the eldest lady seemed to be interested in Li Ji'an as well.

"What nonsense! What nonsense! Qingwan was just..." Yan Zongsheng was instantly furious.

The elders around him hurriedly persuaded him to leave and waved to Zhang Tiezhu, "Alright, you can leave now. What you just said must not be spread any more. Keep it to yourself."

Zhang Tiezhu didn't understand what was going on, but he was also very frightened and ran out in a hurry.

"He's talking nonsense. I know about Qingwan borrowing her spirit horse that time. It's not what that kid said. It was just that Qingwan's alchemy skills were lacking at that time and she didn't want the kid to get into trouble outside. She definitely didn't have any thoughts about him." Yan Zongsheng explained impatiently.

The elders were silent.

This is a big deal.

If Yan Qingwan really has some emotional entanglement with that boy, then she would have to be more cautious in her training of him.

"Zong Sheng, this isn't groundless. Think about it, Qingwan and that old man have been together for thirty years. Even though that old man is almost sixty now, he's still quite good-looking. It's not impossible!"

"After thirty years of companionship, even a dog would probably develop some feelings for him. Besides, that kid has given... a lot!"

"No wonder Qingwan often asked for rewards for him, gave him the Rank Breaking Pill, and even secretly gave him dividends..."

……

Almost instantly, the elders suddenly understood and realized why Yan Zongsheng had mentioned that boy who did not ask for anything, did not fight for anything, and had silently given without complaint for so long.

"No! I absolutely cannot let him ruin Qingwan's path!" Even Yan Zongsheng lost his confidence in the end.

"Zongsheng, think twice about this. Chang'an has made great contributions to the clan, and we must not let people down."

"Don't be impulsive. You must not ruin the reputation of the clan. Otherwise, who would dare to join the clan in the future?"

"But we can't just sit back and do nothing. How can he be worthy of Qingwan?"

……

After a while, Yan Zongsheng calmed down and regained his rationality as the patriarch.

He sighed deeply and said, "Don't worry, everyone. I know my limits. I will persuade her to leave the clan. I can agree to any conditions, but I will never block Qingwan's path or affect the future of the clan."

(End of this chapter)