Immortal Cultivation Families: The Rise of the Jinling Immortal Clan

"Alright, except for the eldest, second, fifth, and eighth brothers who stay, the rest of you go back and prepare immediately. We will set off tomorrow," the First Elder said in a deep voice after everyone had finished reading.

After everyone left, Elder Xia Yongsheng summoned the four to his side and said slowly, "You four are the juniors I value most among the Yu generation. Not only are you all three spiritual roots, but you also have excellent character. You are truly the backbone of the Yu generation."

"This also shows that after we old folks pass away, the family will not be in dire need of successors."

“Originally, I did not intend to send you all there, but the family is currently in dire straits. We not only have to confront the powerful oppression of the Akagi family, but also have to be wary of the Cai family, our sworn enemy for nearly 500 years. You must be careful on this trip to avoid being harmed by villains. If anything happens to you, the family will truly be cut off.”

The four men looked at each other in silence, their faces filled with resentment. These past few years had been truly miserable for the Xia family. Not only had all their businesses been seized by the Chi Mu and Cai families, but the two families also frequently sent assassins to kill family members. According to the family's investigations, more than ten family members had perished at the hands of these two families in recent years.

However, the situation was so dire that the family had no choice but to swallow their anger.

After the four assured him they would act with caution, Xia Yongsheng took out some spirit stones from his storage bag and distributed them to the four, solemnly saying, "This is a small token of my appreciation. Please do not refuse it; consider it my humble contribution to the clan. The clan leader is now quite old and has little life left, at most ten years or so. As for me, I will also be buried in a few years. After my passing, you must take good care of the clan." With that, he waved his hand and turned to leave.

Seeing this, the group had no choice but to take the spirit stones and leave.

After the group left, Xia Yongsheng looked back at their receding figures, a few glints flashing in his eyes, and murmured softly, "Xian, Shan, You, De, Wen, Yong, Guang, Yu, Liang, Xin, Yuan, Ping, perhaps the Yu generation will become the hope for the family's revival."

"And this old body of mine can only do this little bit of its strength."

After saying this, he closed his eyes, sat upright in his chair, and slowly fell asleep.

Since they were to depart early the next morning, the four exchanged a few pleasantries before parting ways after leaving the house.

Xia Yuhui stared at the fifty spirit stones in the bag. Since he came to this world, he had felt the love of his family at all times, something he had never experienced in his previous life. He would do his best to protect this land full of hope.

Xia Yuhui did not return directly to his own cave, but went to his clansman's cave.

This uncle belongs to the Guang generation and is named Xia Guangyao. He is a weapon refiner.

When Xia Yuhui was young, his family arranged for him to do odd jobs elsewhere and learn weapon crafting from Xia Guangyao.

Over the years, thanks to Xia Yuhui's unremitting efforts, he has been able to refine first-grade low-level magic weapons on his own, but the success rate is relatively low and it consumes a lot of spirit stones.

"Little Wu is here. How is it? How are you studying the 'True Explanation of Weapon Refining' that the family has been distributing lately?" As Xia Yuhui approached, a middle-aged man with a full beard walked out of the cave.

"Uncle, you are still the same. I will study diligently in the future. I have come to say goodbye. Tomorrow I will go to guard the family business."

Xia Guangyao nodded, clearly aware of the matter, given his late-stage Qi Refining cultivation and status as one of the family's decision-makers.

"Little Wu, your third uncle can't help you much more. Here, this flying sword is a mid-grade first-tier magic weapon. Use it for self-defense. The outside world is not like the family. You must be careful in everything. I have known since childhood that you are a mature child. You should also understand the cruelty of the cultivation world. Remember, there are mountains beyond mountains and people beyond people. Never underestimate anyone."

"Thank you for the magical artifact and your teachings, Third Uncle." Xia Yuhui accepted the flying sword with both hands, bowed solemnly, and said in a deep voice.

"Okay, go ahead, don't delay important matters. Go pack your things and set off early tomorrow."

After bidding farewell to Xia Guangyao, Xia Yuhui returned to his cave dwelling.

He took out all the items from his storage bag. At this moment, he had 103 spirit stones, a flying sword given to him by Xia Guangyao, the Qingguang sword he had previously purchased, several bottles of malt pills for cultivation, and other miscellaneous items such as antidote pills, fasting pills, Swiftness talismans, Golden Cover talismans, and five sticks of spiritual incense for meditation.

These items may not seem like many, but in the eyes of those independent cultivators, they were already a huge fortune.

Xia Yuhui possesses three spiritual roots: fire, metal, and earth. In the cultivation world, the aptitude of having three spiritual roots is only considered average.

Above it are two spiritual roots, different spiritual roots, and a single spiritual root known as the Heavenly Spiritual Root; below it are four spiritual roots and five spiritual roots known as the Waste Spiritual Root.

Of Xia Yuhui's three spiritual roots, fire attribute accounts for 70%, so the cultivation method he chose is the renowned fire attribute cultivation method in his family - "Blazing Fire Technique". This cultivation method can help him cultivate to the Foundation Establishment stage, but he still needs to find a cultivation method after the Foundation Establishment stage.

Actually, saying that Xia Yuhui has three spiritual roots isn't entirely accurate. This is because he also possesses a crimson lightning bolt within him. After 19 years of observation, Xia Yuhui hasn't come away empty-handed.

Now, Xia Yuhui is able to use some of the power of crimson lightning, such as releasing a wisp of lightning, the power of which is comparable to the Fire Serpent Technique at the perfect realm. Perhaps this is a special kind of spiritual root.

Moreover, Xia Yuhui felt that every cell in his body resonated slightly with the lightning.

He secretly pondered that if that crimson lightning remained within his body, perhaps one day he would transform into a spirit, which might be one of the greatest opportunities of his life. Therefore, Xia Yuhui never told anyone about this.

After preparing all the necessary items, Xia Yuhui began cultivating the Blazing Fire Technique again. After all, cultivation is not something that can be accomplished overnight; it requires accumulation over time, bit by bit.

The next morning, Xia Yuhui set off immediately without meeting with his clansmen. After all, none of them were traveling with him this time.

His destination was Wulan Mountain, a long way from his family's residence, requiring a three-day journey, and passing through Cai family territory along the way. Therefore, Xia Yuhui went straight into the woods and valleys, determined not to give anyone a chance to discover him.

Two days later, Xia Yuhui arrived at the Cai family's territory. By this time, he had already changed out of the Xia family's clothes and was wearing a black robe and a bamboo hat with flowers on his head. If one did not look closely, it would be difficult to see his face.

Why did Xia Yuhui pass through Cai family territory on his way to Wulan Mountain? The reason is that this place was once Xia family territory, called Tiger Tooth Forest, where a spiritual spring exists.

However, the Cai family, in alliance with the Akagi family, conquered it, and it ultimately fell into the hands of the Cai family. According to intelligence provided by the family, the current guardian of Tiger Fang Forest is a cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining.

Given Xia Yuhui's current strength, he has no chance of winning in a confrontation with him.

Therefore, Xia Yuhui had no choice but to avoid their sharp edge and continue on his way. A day later, Xia Yuhui finally arrived at his destination, Wulan Mountain.

Upon his arrival, the formation cleared a small area, and Xia Yuhui quickly entered. After he entered, the formation closed again.

After Xia Yuhui entered, an elderly man with gray hair came out and looked at Xia Yuhui solemnly. Xia Yuhui quickly bowed to the old man and said, "Ninth Grandfather."