After being reborn, I took my childhood sweetheart to cultivate immortality.

Xu Qingman glared at him. "What's the panic? I'm here, the sky won't fall. Go back to patrol. Report back if there are any problems."

"Yes, I understand," Shen Wanjie replied before returning to the patrol team.

Having been with the Xu family for several years, Shen Wanjie had already reached the early stage of Foundation Establishment. He was no longer as clueless about the cultivation world as he had been at the beginning.

The more he knew, the more natural respect he had for Xu Qingman and her husband.

He had long heard that it takes many people four or five hundred years to reach the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm. Yet the patriarch and his wife had already achieved this feat at less than a hundred years old.

At this time, he was unaware that the patriarch's husband had already reached the Integration Stage; otherwise, he would have been even more surprised.

At this moment, outside the Xu family residence.

Fang Yuanzhou and Yu Dongliang, who had just left, came again, each bringing several elders from their families with them.

After returning home, the two told the head of the family that a large mansion had appeared out of nowhere in the Luotian Mountains, and that the main family member's cultivation level seemed to be quite high.

There are cultivation families settling near my home, and I have no idea whether they are friends or foes, or what their cultivation levels are. How can I feel at ease?

Therefore, the heads of the Fang and Yu families each sent their two most powerful disciples to find out more about this family.

He also instructed them to try to befriend people if possible, and if not, to avoid making enemies.

Upon learning that both families had formally sent visiting cards and were visiting on behalf of their families, Xu Qingman had no choice but to have them invited in.

She had already seen through them; the highest cultivation level among these people was only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm. Even if they harbored ill intentions, she was not afraid at all.

Long before deciding to settle in the Luotian Mountains, she and Yu Jinchen had already thoroughly investigated all the forces in the vicinity.

There are two small cultivation sects in the entire Luotian Mountain Range near Linchuan City. One of them is the Qingxuan Sect, whose highest-ranking ancestor, the Nanshan Ancestor, is at the early stage of the Void Realm.

Another minor sect is the Southern Heaven Sect, the old rival of the Azure Profound Sect. Its Supreme Elder, the Cave Heaven Ancestor, is also at the early stage of the Void Realm.

The Qingxuan Sect has always been on good terms with us, so there's no way they would harbor any ill intentions towards us.

Although the Southern Heaven Sect is much stronger than our own, as long as there is no conflict of interest, a sect like ours is not going to be enemies with a small family.

Moreover, since the Nanshan Patriarch advanced to the Void Realm, the Nantian Sect has kept a much lower profile in this area, fearing that if they were to fight with others, the Qingxuan Sect would secretly sabotage them and take advantage of them.

Therefore, neither of these two sects is a threat.

In addition, there are a total of eight cultivation families in and around Linchuan City, including the Luotian Mountains. Among them, the Fang family and the Yu family are the most powerful.

The two sides are evenly matched, each with one Nascent Soul stage ancestor, two Divine Transformation stage cultivators, and four or five other Nascent Soul and Divine Transformation stage cultivators. Together, they are not particularly strong.

Furthermore, although the two sides appear to be on good terms, they are not actually that close behind the scenes. They are simply evenly matched and neither can do anything about the other.

If one family dares to easily make enemies, the other family will definitely be the first to take a bite out of them.

Therefore, these two companies are now in a state of mutual checks and balances.

As for the other six families, their strength is simply insignificant to the Xu family now.

Therefore, as long as the Xu family doesn't actively provoke the Southern Heaven Sect and the Fang and Yu families, they will basically face no major crises if they want to develop in the Luotian Mountains.

Not long after, the butler, Lin Wansong, brought in the people from the Fang and Yu families.

When Xu Qingman saw the person enter the reception room, she stood up, bowed, and asked someone to sit down, and then had a cup of spiritual tea poured for her.

After sitting down, one of the male cultivators in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm said, "Fellow Daoist, I am Fang Zhiyi from the Fang family of Linchuan City."

Another male cultivator at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, seeing that he had finished his introduction, hurriedly introduced himself as well: "Fellow Daoist, I am Yu Anping from the Yu family of Linchuan City. Our two family heads, seeing that we have new neighbors, sent us to pay our respects. We apologize for the intrusion."

Xu Qingman smiled slightly and said, "Fellow cultivators, my Xu family only moved here a few years ago. Because we have been busy with cultivation, we have not yet had the opportunity to get to know you all. Please forgive us."

Then, Xu Qingman chatted casually with these people for a few more minutes, saying whatever she could.

For example, my elders and husband are in seclusion and it's inconvenient for them to come out; please understand.

As for things that couldn't be said, Xu Qingman was determined not to reveal a single detail. For example, her husband's cultivation had just advanced and was unstable, requiring him to go into seclusion to consolidate his power.

Although there are many elders in the family, Xu Jingheng, the one with the highest cultivation level, is only at the late Golden Core stage.

Everything is just beginning for us, so it's better to keep it a little mysterious.

Seeing that they could not find out more, Fang Zhiyi, Yu Anping, and the others bid farewell to Xu Qingman.

After hurriedly returning to his family, Yu Anping immediately went to meet the head of the family.

The head of the Yu family said, "Anping, tell me everything you know."

Yu Anping glanced at his grandfather and several uncles and replied, "Grandfather, after I went there today, I only saw the lady of the house. As for her husband and other elders, she said they were in seclusion."

All I know is that this family's surname is Xu, but I haven't found out how many people are in the family.

The lady of the Xu family who came out to see us was less than a hundred years old, and her cultivation level was already at the late stage of the Nascent Soul stage.

We didn't see the male owner, but I imagine his cultivation level must be even higher.

From the few words spoken by the servants of the Xu family, I deduced that the head of the Xu family must have quite a few biological children, including two sets of twins.

Their entire family estate is quite large, and they even maintain a dedicated guard and servants. I figured that even if the main family isn't as large as ours, it shouldn't be much smaller.

After Yu Anping finished speaking, the head of the Yu family silently calculated the strength of the Xu family.

The female master, who is in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, the mysterious male master who is still in seclusion, as well as the elders and younger members of the clan, make up a large family.

Furthermore, judging from their large defensive array that can surround the entire mansion, the Xu family must also have a powerful expert in array formations.

It seems that we might not stand a chance against this family. As long as they don't come looking for trouble, it's best to leave each other alone.

After thinking it through, the head of the Yu family gave orders that no member of the clan should provoke the Xu family, or else they would be punished according to family rules.

At the same time, the same scene was unfolding in the Fang family as in the Yu family. The Fang family thought the same as the Yu family, and they also held the idea of ​​not interfering with the newly emerged Xu family.

All of this was meticulously planned by Xu Qingman.

The Xu family is just starting out, and doesn't have the time or energy to scheme against other families. It's best to nip these potential problems in the bud and focus on improving their own capabilities.