Immortal Cultivation Families: The Rise of the Jinling Immortal Clan

Without hesitation, Xia Yuhui immediately took out four spirit stones. Although they had come here to rest, the feeling of being surrounded by spiritual energy was still refreshing for both body and mind.

Just as Xia Yuhui and his companion were holding their room tokens and preparing to go upstairs to their room, a voice suddenly came from outside. Xia Yuhui not only recognized the person who spoke, but also remembered him very well.

"Shopkeeper, open the shop!"

Cai Tingxiang and Cai Tingding stared at Xia Yuhui before them, both of them stunned. After a moment, their gazes turned strange. When enemies met, the surrounding spiritual energy became chaotic, as if they would start fighting at the slightest disagreement.

"Gentlemen, this is the only time. If you make a move again, I will not be so polite." However, at this moment, from inside a wall in the distance, an aura of a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator suddenly emerged, dispelling the tense atmosphere, and these words came out at the same time.

Xia Yuhui immediately turned around and led Xia Yufeng upstairs. Cai Tingxiang and Cai Tingding stood in the lobby for a long time before leaving the inn without saying a word.

Upstairs, Xia Yufeng said to Xia Yuhui, "Fifth Brother, what should we do?"

Xia Yuhui sighed, "We can't make a move anymore. The Cai family traitors are quite powerful. If we really fight, it will be a tough battle. Right now, we are still recovering from our internal injuries. Let's let them go for now. In the meantime, we need to be more vigilant about them. They might turn around and bite us if we let them go."

Xia Yufeng nodded in agreement, and the two then returned to their room to rest.

The two members of the Cai family, who had already left the house, were also exchanging messages on the way.

Cai Tingxiang: "Third Brother, why don't we find an opportunity to get rid of these two bastards? Now that Xia Laowu is dead, it's the perfect chance."

Cai Tingding: "No, from my observation, Xia Yuhui's strength is not to be underestimated. Given our current situation, we probably can't deal with them both at once. If we let them escape back to the Xia family, then that old man in the Xia family..."

In Xia Yuhui's room, he was currently taking out a storage bag and, relying on his powerful divine sense, continuously breaking through the restrictions on it. Before long, the restrictions were breached.

After emptying all the items from the storage bag, Xia Yuhui did not rush to check the pills and talismans, but instead looked for the jade slip first.

Soon, he found four jade slips: "Ice Pillar Technique," "Water Spirit Technique," "Complete Guide to Hong Family Puppetry," and a last ordinary escape technique.

To Xia Yuhui's surprise, the cultivator's technique was extraordinary; it was a water-based technique that could be cultivated to the late Foundation Establishment stage, known as the "Water Spirit Technique."

Xia Yuhui took the puppet encyclopedia in his hand, glanced through it briefly, and instantly understood the reason. It turned out that this rogue cultivator was a Foundation Establishment cultivator from a family in Shenjia County a hundred years ago. Later, his family was wiped out by the Shen family, and only a few members escaped to this place. Now, he was the only one left. No, now he was nothing.

It seems his luck has been quite good these past few days; this puppet encyclopedia will be of great help to him in the future. This encyclopedia can be used to refine puppets from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment. Although at the Foundation Establishment stage, one can only refine a simple, low-level puppet beast, it is still an extremely precious treasure.

Unfortunately, Xia Yuhui had never heard of many of these materials before, so he could only study them slowly after returning to his clan.

The next morning, Xia Yuhui and Xia Yufeng got up early and continued their journey towards Jinling County.

Now, with just over a month until their journey home, both are filled with anticipation. After all, they have gone through many trials and tribulations in the past few months, and perhaps only their family can give them peace of mind at this moment.

Along the way, Xia Yuhui frequently scanned his surroundings with his divine sense. He had already encountered the two members of the Cai family, and based on his understanding of them, he couldn't guarantee they wouldn't come looking for revenge.

However, he was unaware that the two members of the Cai family had already been intimidated by the strength he had displayed months ago, and now they had no courage to come seeking revenge.

Two days passed, and the two members of the Cai family still hadn't appeared, so the two relaxed their guard. That day, as they were traveling at high speed, Xia Yuhui suddenly sensed two cultivators within his spiritual sense range. Xia Yuhui immediately became alert; judging from their aura, they were undoubtedly at the late stage of Qi Refining, which immediately reminded him of the two members of the Cai family.

However, after the two walked a little further, they discovered that there were more than a dozen cultivators behind them, and it seemed that they were chasing them.

Xia Yuhui instantly sensed a powerful cultivator, probably at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and it seemed that these people were chasing after the two.

However, just as Xia Yuhui was about to step forward to check, his expression suddenly changed, because he discovered that a divine sense had locked onto the two of them, and the source of the sense was the cultivator who was suspected to be at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Xia Yuhui immediately stopped Xia Yufeng, and the two of them quickly retreated in the opposite direction. Based on the investigation just now, Xia Yuhui was certain that those who were pursuing them were definitely evil cultivators, and it was the group of evil cultivators that he was quite familiar with.

After all, they only use evil spirits. It seems that they are not only active in Jinling County, but also engaged in murder and robbery in Wanbao County.

Given the opponent's formidable strength, the two showed no curiosity and fled at top speed. Seeing Xia Yuhui and his companion escape, the evil cultivator ignored them and continued his pursuit of his prey, the two unfortunate members of the Cai family.

A month later, at the ancestral home of the Xia family in Jinling County, Xia Yuhui and his companion walked slowly into the clan's territory with solemn expressions. The clansmen who were repairing the spirit fields along the way seemed to realize something upon seeing their return, shaking their heads and sighing repeatedly.

As Xia Yuhui passed by several places, he suddenly became sentimental and thought of Xia Guangzheng. Back then, the three of them were full of vigor and ambition, but now they had returned only with endless loneliness.

Just as the two were about to pay their respects to the Grand Elder, an aged voice suddenly rang in their ears: "Come quickly to the back mountain."

Knowing that it was the old clan chief who was summoning him, Xia Yuhui immediately led Xia Yufeng to the peach grove behind the mountain. When the two arrived at the wooden house behind the mountain, they saw Xia Lingshan sitting on a stone stool, quietly gazing at them.

Xia Yuhui and Xia Yufeng stepped forward with guilty expressions and bowed, "Clan Chief."

Xia Lingshan sighed heavily, "Alas, in the end, not all of them could return."

Xia Yuhui handed Xia Guangzheng's storage bag from his sleeve, and then recounted everything that had happened along the way.

After listening, Xia Lingshan nodded with satisfaction, "It seems that the younger generation of my Xia family has risen to prominence. In the future, the family will rely on you. Rest assured, the family will not forget Guangzheng's contributions and will give his descendants some preferential treatment."

Xia Yuhui simply nodded without offering any opinion.

Xia Yufeng, who was standing nearby, suddenly interjected, "Clan leader, isn't the Grand Elder in the clan?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Lingshan did not reply, but instead turned to look into the distance.

Seeing that the clan leader did not respond, Xia Yuhui instantly realized something, did some quick calculations, and said with a trembling body, "Clan leader, could it be that the Great Elder..."

Xia Yufeng: "What? We only went to the Northern Frontier, how could this be?"

Xia Lingshan: "Yongsheng passed away a month ago. He asked me to tell you before he left. There is no need to be sad for him. Although he regretted not being able to try to establish his foundation, he had already lived for over a hundred years and was content."

Upon hearing this, Xia Yuhui and his companion adjusted their expressions slightly, but their faces remained rather grim. The eldest elder, who had managed the family for over fifty years, had now passed away.

Perhaps if they fail to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage in this lifetime, they may follow in their footsteps, or even be unlucky and encounter danger outside, and their bodies may be burned by other cultivators. Xia Guangzheng died after being devoured by demonic beasts, which shows the cruelty of the cultivation world.

"We will make a note of the debt owed to Guiyun Sect this time. If Guiyun Sect is truly in trouble, and if any of you are able to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, you can act accordingly," Xia Lingshan said coldly.

The two nodded in unison, clearly indicating their dissatisfaction with the Guiyun Sect.

"Currently, the family has lost two late-stage Refining cultivators, so there is a shortage of people to handle all affairs. You will all rest within the family for a month. After that, Xiao Wu, you will go to the market to take over from Guang Chang, and Xiao Ba will continue to transport the family's goods. The family will calculate a contribution point for you this time. Go and rest."

The two left the back mountain, but instead of rushing back to the cave, they went together to a spirit field halfway up the mountain. At that moment, a dark-skinned boy was intently loosening the soil around the spirit plants in the field.

This person is Xia Liangpin, the only grandson of Xia Guangzheng, and the second son of the Liang generation. He is now a low-grade spiritual plant master.

Upon seeing the two arrive, Xia Liangpin immediately bowed respectfully and said, "Fifth Uncle, Eighth Uncle."

After exchanging greetings, he craned his neck to look behind him, and seeing no one there, he looked puzzled.

Xia Yuhui looked solemn and said with remorse, "My fifth uncle has passed away. I have handed the storage bag over to the clan leader. When you come of age, you can inherit it. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can come to me."

Xia Yufeng, who was standing to the side, also nodded.