Immortal Cultivation Families: The Rise of the Jinling Immortal Clan

Outside Xia Yuzong's cave, Xia Yuhui cast a spell, casting it into the array. A short while later, Xia Yuzong emerged from the cave and immediately activated the array, drawing Xia Yuhui inside.

"Five brothers!"

Looking at the somewhat dull-witted Xia Yuzong, Xia Yuhui couldn't help but sigh.

The once lively and energetic Xia Yuzong has now become so dull and taciturn.

He glanced at Xia Yuzong's current cultivation level and nodded in satisfaction. It seemed that Xia Yuzong had been cultivating diligently over the years, and in less than five years, he had gone from the fourth level of Qi Refining to the peak of the fifth level of Qi Refining, and there were already signs of a breakthrough.

"Sixth brother, I heard that the family has sent you and fourth brother to help out at the shops in the market."

"That's right. Now that the family's profits in the market are increasing day by day, we are starting to run out of manpower. So the family has decided to send my fourth brother and me to help. Once my fourth brother returns to the family, we will go together."

"Well, when you go to the market, you will pass through Wulan Mountain. At that time, give this magic artifact to Third Sister." After saying that, Xia Yuhui took out the magic artifact that Xia Yuyao had asked him to refine and handed it to Xia Yuzong.

Xia Yuzong nodded and accepted it, "I thank you, Fifth Brother, for killing the three Cai family cultivators for me that day. I, Sixth Brother, thank you in return."

Xia Yuhui smiled slightly, then patted his shoulder gently, "Cultivation should not be rushed. Everything should be done step by step. Sometimes, one's temperament may be more important than one's cultivation level."

Xia Yuzong replied solemnly, "Sixth Brother will remember!"

Seeing that Xia Yuzong had taken his words to heart, Xia Yuhui turned around and ascended into the air on his sword. "Remember, you are not alone."

Xia Yuzong was left with a relieved expression, and from then on, he returned to his former lively and cheerful self.

Inside the cave, Xia Yuhui was examining his increasingly robust physique. He summoned a crimson lightning bolt from his hand, which instantly coiled around his arm, crackling and popping.

Now he has completely merged with these crimson lightning bolts. Even if the crimson lightning is controlled by the enemy and strikes him, it will not harm him. Instead, it will directly merge into his body. Moreover, the crimson lightning is becoming more and more powerful in his body, as if it can be infinitely strengthened.

After examining the crimson lightning, Xia Yuhui summoned the Azure Soul Lamp from his sea of ​​consciousness. The Azure Soul Lamp remained unchanged, still in its original form.

Because Xia Yuhui has not killed any living beings recently, he has been unable to absorb any souls, and his spiritual consciousness has not continued to strengthen.

However, Xia Yuhui was by no means a bloodthirsty person. He would not kill indiscriminately like those demonic cultivators, after all, evil cultivators could not last long. Even if they were lucky enough to survive, they would eventually be devoured by their inner demons and die.

After putting the Azure Soul Lamp back, Xia Yuhui took out a few pills and swallowed them, continuing his cultivation journey. In the next six months, he was determined to do his best to improve his cultivation. Even if he couldn't reach the peak of the seventh level in these six months, he could at least touch the edge.

Six months passed in the blink of an eye.

As expected, Xia Yuhui did not break through to the peak of the seventh level of Qi Refining, but he was not discouraged at all, since it is more difficult to break through the higher the level.

Xia Yuhui stood outside the cave, took a deep breath, and instantly ascended into the air on his sword. He needed to hurry to Xia Guangzheng's location to reunite with him.

When they arrived outside Xia Guangzheng's cave, they found that Xia Guangzheng and Xia Yufeng were already waiting there.

"Xiao Wu, why are you always so slow and indecisive?"

Xia Yuhui could only manage a dry laugh, "Didn't I come at the time you said I would?"

"Then why do you think Xiao Ba came early?"

Xia Yuhui: "This... I'll definitely do it next time."

Thus, the three of them went to Guiyun Sect together.

On the way to Guiyun Sect, Xia Guangzheng said with a solemn expression, "The situation has changed. Several months ago, the Grand Elder suddenly summoned me and told me that Seventh Brother would also be carrying out this mission."

Xia Yuhui exclaimed in shock, "What? Seventh Uncle is also going to carry out this mission? Is it a requirement imposed by the Guiyun Sect?"

His seventh uncle, Xia Guangyan, was an inner disciple of the sect and also a cultivator of the Xia family.

"Fifth Uncle, haven't the quotas for Guiyun Sect to go to the Northern Frontier this time already been determined?" As soon as Xia Guangzheng said this, even Xia Yufeng, who was usually taciturn, couldn't help but ask.

“Alas! The spots were originally set, but a disciple was ambushed and killed by evil cultivators while he was away, so there was one spot missing. Your seventh uncle was looking to accumulate contribution points to buy Foundation Establishment Pills, so he didn’t miss this opportunity to obtain a lot of contribution points. He even went out of his way to get himself into our team. As a result, there are now four cultivators from my Xia family among the people who will be carrying out this mission.”

The three remained silent. Originally, the family did not allow Xia Guangyan to participate in this mission, because if anything happened to him, the family would have no one left in the sect.

Unexpectedly, Xia Guangyan ultimately accepted the task.

Xia Guangzheng: "Sigh! I wonder if your seventh uncle's involvement is a blessing or a curse?"

Xia Guangyan's sudden involvement in this mission has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that the Xia family now has four cultivators, but the disadvantage is that if they encounter danger, it could be a catastrophe for the Xia family.

There are two counties between Guiyun Sect and Jinling County: Wanbao County, which is controlled by five cultivation families, and Shenjia County, which is controlled by the Shen family. Therefore, the journey is extremely long. Even though they are three late-stage Qi Refining cultivators who can fly on swords, it will take them at least two months to arrive.

Of course, Guiyun Sect must have already factored in the time spent on the journey; those who lived closer to the sect arrived later, and those who lived farther away arrived earlier.

A month later, after many hardships, the three finally arrived in Shenjia County.

At this moment, they were in a valley, meditating to recover their magical power.

In reality, the three of them had enough magical power, but along the way, the seasoned veteran Xia Guangzheng frequently led them to land and recover their magical power, and the timing was completely irregular.

When passing through certain areas, even if one flies on a sword for a long time, one may not necessarily land to recover magic power. In other places, one must land and meditate to recover every few moments.

Later, Xia Yuhui finally couldn't hold back any longer and asked Xia Guangzheng the reason. Xia Guangzheng then explained that he had been to Guiyun Sect more than once and knew exactly which places were dangerous and which were safe.

Places where one frequently needs to meditate to replenish their magical power are usually places where evil cultivators often rob people, while places where one does not need to frequently replenish their magical power are naturally places where evil cultivators do not appear.

Xia Yuhui could only give him a thumbs up. After all, although they had spent more time over the past month, they hadn't encountered any evil cultivators. Between wasting time and preserving their lives, anyone would choose the former.

Xia Guangzheng said in a deep voice, "Don't let your guard down just because you haven't encountered any evil cultivators this month. Let me tell you, the real test has only just begun."

Xia Yuhui frowned and said, "Fifth Uncle, isn't this entire prefecture the territory of the Shen family? Logically speaking, it should be relatively stable if the entire prefecture is controlled by one family. Surely it can't be more chaotic than Wanbao Prefecture?"

"That makes sense. However, several years ago, the patriarch of the Shen family, who had reached the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, passed away. Those smaller families who had long been dissatisfied with the Shen family's dominance united and colluded with some evil cultivators from other places to attack and kill Shen family cultivators and those unfortunate rogue cultivators. As a result, Shen Family County has been in great chaos for the past few years, and it has not yet subsided."