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

More than ten years later, Xu Shunu and Xu Shuyang finally became cultivators at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, within three months of each other.

Seeing their younger brother successfully advance, Xu Shuyi and her brother kept their promise. After their cultivation became more solid, the four siblings bid farewell to their family and went out to train.

With Xu Shuyi and her brother, who were both in their late teens, around, Xu Qingman and her husband had no worries about their children going out to make their own way in the world.

Most importantly, the two youngest sons, who are the biggest worry, have not only reached the level of spiritual cultivation, but also, as they have grown older, they have long lost their former carefree and innocent nature.

Xu Qinghe readily declined his four nephews' invitation to join him, as his cultivation was stuck at the late Nascent Soul stage, and he said he would not leave seclusion until he reached the Integration stage.

As for his sect, the Nine Yang Sect, he had only returned twice in recent years, each time handing in his mission and immediately taking on a long-term herb-gathering mission before leaving again.

Anyway, he might not have much else on him, but after his training trip with Xu Shuyi and her brother and the secret realm of Yunjing Mountain, his storage ring was overflowing with all kinds of spiritual herbs and ores.

After the children left, Xu Qingman continued her seclusion.

Meanwhile, Yu Jinchen was watching from the outside. In any case, he had only recently advanced to the Void Realm and needed some time to settle down.

Furthermore, ever since Yu Jinchen's cultivation level surpassed his wife's by a great deal, he has consciously slowed down his cultivation speed.

The thought of ascending to the upper realm first and not knowing when he would be able to reunite with his wife filled Yu Jinchen with extreme sorrow.

Although Yu Jinchen didn't say it aloud, Xu Qingman had already figured it out.

Therefore, when Yu Jinchen suggested that instead of taking turns outside, she should cultivate alone in the Qingxuan Space, Xu Qingman did not object.

Since her rebirth, whether before or after marriage, Xu Qingman has basically been with Yu Jinchen. She doesn't want to be separated from him for too long, and it would be even better if she could catch up in cultivation.

Thanks to the rich spiritual energy of the Qingxuan Space and the huge time difference with the outside world, and after more than ten years of unremitting efforts, Xu Qingman finally succeeded in advancing to the Void Realm, just like her husband Yu Jinchen.

From then on, the Xu family had two cultivators at the Void Realm and two at the Integration Realm.

With the addition of the three Nascent Soul cultivators, Xu Qinghe and Xu Shunu, the Xu family's overall strength is comparable to that of some smaller sects.

Because their cultivation had only recently advanced, and they were worried that their spiritual senses might not be able to keep up with their level of cultivation, Yu Jinchen and Xu Qingman did not go into seclusion again. When they had nothing to do, the two talked about the future development of their family.

"Now that you've reached the Void Realm, I'm wondering if we should recruit some more people?"

I went to check it out a few days ago. The mineral vein that was buried before has been revitalized. I think it won't be long before it produces high-grade spirit stones.

With this high-quality spirit stone mine in hand, and by sending our people out in batches on missions, I don't think we'll have to worry about supporting so many people.

Xu Qingman had thought about her husband's words more than once. Since the whole family had embarked on the path of cultivating immortality, they would eventually pursue the true Dao in order to be satisfied.

They had previously planned to use the Azure Profound Space to smuggle their loved ones up with them when they ascended to immortality, but after the crisis in the Boundless Sea Secret Realm, the couple no longer dared to entertain such a thought.

Although the Qingxuan Space is very useful and has greatly benefited my family, it is ultimately a ticking time bomb.

If they were to ascend to the Immortal Realm in the future, they would not dare to use their abilities and methods lightly, even if they did so.

We can't just have them hide in the space after they reach the Immortal Realm, unable to come out to undergo tribulation even when their cultivation reaches a certain level. What's the point of them being together then?

If one does not undergo the tribulation of lightning, then one's cultivation cannot be considered to have advanced, and without advancement, one's lifespan cannot increase.

If they haven't found a perfect way to prevent the space from being discovered when it's opened by the time their lifespan is nearing its end, then they'll be left to die in the space.

Just thinking about these things made Xu Qingman never want to resort to smuggling again.

Since they have decided not to use this method, when the couple ascends to the upper realm, at least their parents, grandparents, and Xu Qingyao and the other three will certainly not be at a point where people can be completely at ease.

If their cultivation goes smoothly, Xu Shunu and Xu Shuyang might not even reach a certain level.

Therefore, the only way is to train more people to provide sufficient support for the remaining people, so that they can leave with peace of mind when they ascend to immortality in the future.

So when Yu Jinchen talked about recruiting people, Xu Qingman also expressed her opinion.

"We can recruit more people; we still have plenty of spirit stones on us."

Over the years, we haven't used many high-grade and mid-grade spirit stones, and apart from the occasional use by a few of our family members to set up a spirit-gathering array, we've basically never used any top-grade spirit stones.

We didn't dare to use them before because we weren't strong enough, but now that our cultivation is decent, it's normal for us to use some top-grade spirit stones.

"Furthermore, we've accumulated quite a few pills and talismans over the years, which we could easily sell in a small shop in Linchuan City."

Not long after Xu Qingman proposed opening a shop, after consulting with Shen Wanyun herself, she led her guards—five Nascent Soul cultivators and five Golden Core cultivators—to open a small shop called Treasure Pavilion in a fairly decent location in Linchuan City.

The guard team, lacking these eleven people, was supplemented with those whose cultivation levels were too low to qualify for entry.

After arranging things at the shop, Xu Qingman and her husband went out again to recruit people.

However, this time, because Xu Shuyi and her brother went out to train, and Xu Qinghe, who had a higher level of cultivation, was in seclusion, the two did not go too far. Instead, they set up recruitment locations in towns near Linchuan City.

After spending nearly three months away, the couple returned to Xujiazhuang with more than forty children aged five to ten.

The reason it took so long to recruit all the children wasn't because there were too few children with spiritual roots, but because they wanted to select as many promising talents as possible with good spiritual roots.

Although it was a bit troublesome, the result was still good. There were only forty-seven people in total, of whom ten had single spiritual roots, eighteen had dual spiritual roots, and the remaining nineteen had three spiritual roots.

As for mixed spiritual roots such as four-spiritual-roots and five-spiritual-roots, the couple did not want them this time.

After several recruitments, there are already over a hundred people with mixed spiritual roots. Most of these people have difficulty breaking through in their cultivation. They have been cultivating for nearly a hundred years, but their cultivation level is still stuck at the Golden Core stage, or even the Foundation Establishment stage.

Those with too low cultivation levels can only be kept as menial laborers and are not even qualified to join the guard team.

If Xu Family Village wants to develop, it needs disciples or guards with high cultivation levels; it doesn't lack menial servants at all.

More than ten years later, Xu Qingman and her husband selected six children from this group who progressed the fastest and had the most resilient character to take under their care.

From then on, the two had six more disciples, named Zhang Wanlin, Chen Wanxin, Xiao Wanli, Zhao Wanhe, Zheng Wanlin, and Miao Wanshan.

The first three belong to Xu Qingman, and the last three belong to Yu Jinchen.

These six disciples were very fortunate to become members of the "Wan" generation of the Xu family village because they became disciples of Xu Qingman and her husband.

The remaining forty-one people were all assigned to the second generation of the Gu family of Xujiazhuang.