Immortal Cultivation Families: The Rise of the Jinling Immortal Clan

Xia Yuzong: "Fifth Brother, where have you been this May? We haven't heard a word from you. We're really worried about you."

Xia Yurou: "Yes, we've looked for you several times around here."

Xia Yufei: "Alright, it's good that Fifth Brother has returned safely."

Xia Yuhui, feeling helpless, comforted everyone before instructing them to treat the customers well. After they went to get busy...

He then greeted the other people in the shop before returning to his room.

He already knew that Xia Yuhua was not in the shop, so he did not go to see her. He just looked at his room and sighed deeply.

Recalling the healing process in May, my mood became increasingly heavy. This time it was extremely dangerous. Not only did I fail to get the red fruit, but I also suffered serious injuries.

Fortunately, no hidden dangers remained in the end. Thanks to his amazing physique, he managed to get through it safely, and it will not affect his chances of establishing a foundation in the future. It can be considered a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

It turned out that after failing to catch up with Akagi Akira, Xia Yuhui found a large mountain and went inside to heal his injuries. This process lasted for more than four months, because he was preparing to establish his foundation and could not afford to leave any hidden dangers on his body.

Now, the thing he most wants to know after his return is whether there are any newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivators in the family, as this is a matter of life and death for the entire Xia family.

The auction had been over for five months, and the results should have been announced long ago. However, the busy people outside the shop did not have the authority to know, so Xia Yuhui did not ask them.

Now all we can do is wait for my elder brother Xia Yuhua to return so we can ask him in more detail.

Upon his return, Xia Yuhui rested for two days before heading off to refine magical artifacts. Having not refined any artifacts for five months, the family shop's inventory was nearly depleted, and they urgently needed a large quantity of artifacts to sell.

For some reason, Xia Yuhui's third uncle, Xia Guangyao, also failed to send over the magical artifact, which led Xia Yuhui to guess some things.

Another month passed before Xia Yuhui finally emerged from the weapon-refining room, satisfied. The refining operation had been quite successful, producing one high-grade magic weapon and seven mid-grade magic weapons. However, since these magic weapons were not crafted from his own materials, they had to be handed over to his family.

After completing the crafting of these magical artifacts, Xia Yuhui decided to temporarily suspend the crafting of artifacts for the family and instead rest for a few days before repairing the artifacts damaged in the previous battle.

When they left, they had four high-grade magic artifacts. When they returned, one of the defensive magic artifacts was destroyed, and the other three were also damaged. In particular, the volcano magic artifact was riddled with holes.

After Xia Yuhui emerged from seclusion, he used his divine sense to discover Xia Yuhua's figure. However, he did not immediately search for her, because he sensed that Xia Yuhua was in the alchemy room refining pills.

Therefore, they had no choice but to wait helplessly.

During this time, Xia Yuhui did not intend to be idle. Instead, he picked up two bottles of pills and began to cultivate. If Xia Yuhui had not wasted these five months, he might have already broken through to the ninth level of Qi Refining.

However, things are unpredictable, and nothing in life is always smooth sailing.

Xia Yuhua didn't keep Xia Yuhui waiting for long. Two days later, she came out of the alchemy room, where Xia Yuhui had already prepared spiritual tea for her.

Upon discovering that Xia Yuhui had returned, Xia Yuhua couldn't wait to go into Xia Yuhui's room.

"Where have you been for the past five months? We can't find you anywhere. Do you know that the family is at a critical juncture?" At this moment, he was clearly very dissatisfied with Xia Yuhui's actions last time. Not only did he not take him with him, but he also didn't send back any news afterwards.

"Oh dear, I'm seriously injured, how could I possibly come back?" Xia Yuhui could only explain helplessly, then poured Xia Yuhua a cup of tea to cool her down.

Upon hearing that Xia Yuhui was seriously injured, Xia Yuhua's expression visibly changed, clearly showing some concern.

"Don't worry, brother, I've fully recovered and there are no hidden injuries." Xia Yuhui explained before he could even ask.

Xia Yuhua breathed a sigh of relief, dusted off her sleeves, sat down in a chair, and drank a cup of spiritual tea in one gulp.

"Don't do that again next time. Last time, the First Elder and the Second Elder came to me and scolded me, saying that I couldn't keep an eye on you and that I sent you to your death."

"Then I thank you for taking the blame for me. Don't worry, I won't treat you badly. In a few days, I will forge a high-grade magic weapon for you for free."

Upon hearing this, Xia Yuhua finally broke into a smile.

"Do you want to ask about the situation on the family side?" After saying that, he set up a barrier around them, obviously to prevent others from eavesdropping.

"Yes, I've been worried about this for the past few months." Xia Yuhui said anxiously, clearly very concerned about the matter.

"Hey! The clan leader didn't participate in the auction last time. Instead, he went to another county and auctioned off a Foundation Establishment Pill from that county just last month. I only found out a few days ago."

Xia Yuhui's expression immediately became complicated. To be honest, when he came, he was worried that the person in his family who obtained the Foundation Establishment Pill would fail to break through. But now that he heard that the Foundation Establishment Pill was only purchased last month, he felt a sense of loss. After all, he had also fantasized about his family successfully adding another Foundation Establishment cultivator.

After a moment of reflection, he asked, "Does elder brother know who obtained the Foundation Establishment Pill?"

"A dozen days ago, the family held a clan meeting. Everyone who had reached the late stage of Qi Refining except you attended. The selection has been finalized, and it is my third uncle who has made many contributions to the family."

Hearing the choice, Xia Yuhui was not surprised at all, after all, Xia Guangyao was the most suitable person at the moment.

"Now, whether the family can survive depends on Third Uncle." After saying that, Xia Yuhui also downed the spiritual tea in his hand.

"Yes, the hopes of the entire clan rest on his shoulders." With that, he got up, opened the door, and waved to Xia Yuhui.

Xia Yuhui couldn't understand what he was doing, but he still followed him without thinking.

"I'm taking you to a trade fair this time, organized by some cultivators in the market who are skilled in various cultivation arts. You can buy more rare materials this time, because this kind of opportunity doesn't come every day." After leaving the Xia family's shop, Xia Yuhua explained to Xia Yuhui.

Xia Yuhui was overjoyed. He was preparing to forge several high-grade magic weapons, but he had not been able to forge them due to insufficient materials or poor material quality. If he could buy some rare materials at this trade fair, he would not lack materials for forging the weapons this time.

And so, the two arrived at a secluded teahouse, where Xia Yuhui was greeted by a waiter who handed him a token.

"This way, please, esteemed masters." The waiter then led them to the backyard.

When the three arrived at the backyard, the surroundings immediately became lively. The courtyard was very large, and at a glance, it could accommodate at least 70 people. There were at least a dozen late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, as well as several cultivators whose cultivation levels could not be detected, obviously using some techniques to conceal their auras.

As soon as the two entered the courtyard, several cultivators surrounded them, and even a few cultivators who were familiar with Xia Yuhua came forward to greet them.

Xia Yuhua simply nodded to these cultivators who had not yet reached the late stage of Qi Refining.