Immortal Cultivation Families: The Rise of the Jinling Immortal Clan

Xia Yuhui looked solemn. He was about to speak, but then hesitated and stopped.

"Hahaha!"

However, at this moment, Xia Lingshan chuckled heartily, patted Xia Yuhui's shoulder forcefully, and said in a deep voice, "No need to worry. Now that you have embarked on this path, the family will support you with all its might. Even if you ultimately fail, it can only be said that fate is hard to defy."

"Now that you have broken through to the ninth level of Qi Refining, you only need a little polishing to reach perfection. The family will not only prepare a meridian protection pill for you, but also provide you with a foundation-building spiritual item. At that time, your success rate will be at least 25%."

Xia Lingshan looked relaxed as he said these words, but Xia Yuhui knew in his heart that if the family were to purchase another Foundation Establishment item for him, the spirit stones would have to come from the family members.

After all, the family hadn't paid out monthly salaries for three consecutive months because of the last purchase of Foundation Establishment Pills.

After a long while, Xia Yuhui nodded heavily, took out a storage bag from his belt, and handed it to Xia Lingshan.

This storage bag contained nearly four or five magical artifacts and more than 1000 spirit stones, which was all his gains this time, plus some of his previous savings.

Xia Lingshan accepted the storage bag without hesitation. To be honest, he didn't have many spirit stones left. He had paid for most of the spirit stones for that Foundation Establishment Pill last time, and he had even sold a spiritual weapon to make up the difference.

"Now that you've made up your mind, you must do your best. From today onwards, devote yourself to cultivation. Don't worry, I will warn the Cai family and the Akagi family tomorrow, but I can only guarantee that they won't actively cause you trouble. As long as you are out there and don't reveal your identity, your life will not be in danger."

"Chieftain, there's no need for this," Xia Yuhui said with concern.

"Hehe, never underestimate any Foundation Establishment cultivator. Remember, if you break through to Foundation Establishment in the future and encounter other Foundation Establishment cultivators, be sure to avoid breaking ties with them. If you cannot kill them in one go, you will suffer endless retaliation from them, and their retaliation will often target Qi Refining cultivators."

Upon hearing Xia Lingshan's words, Xia Yuhui immediately understood and nodded in acknowledgment.

"That's enough. Go and cultivate. As for the family's affairs, you don't need to concern yourself with them anymore. I will have Guangchang properly handle the family members who perished this time."

Xia Yuhui agreed wholeheartedly, nodded in agreement, bowed, and slowly turned to leave.

Xia Lingshan also turned his head to stare at the three divination images, remaining motionless as if deep in thought.

"Wait a minute, Yu Hui, are you really determined to do this?" Just as Xia Yu Hui was about to step out, Xia Lingshan finally couldn't hold back and turned to ask.

Xia Yuhui looked puzzled and turned to look back.

Xia Lingshan: "Yu Hui, I really don't want to harm you. The family is the family, and you are you. If you miss your path because of the family, I will have no face to face my ancestors after I die. If you choose to give up, I will send you out of the ancient country immediately. With you young people, the family will still have a chance to start over."

Xia Yuhui hesitated for a moment, then quickly came to his senses. It turned out that the clan leader mistakenly thought his success rate in Foundation Establishment was only slightly over 20%. Admittedly, while the Pulse Protection Pill could protect Xia Yuhui's life, it could not guarantee his cultivation. If he failed, his cultivation would be completely ruined. If Xia Yuhui really only had a little over 20% chance of success, he might have hesitated. However, if the clan could bestow upon him another Foundation Establishment spiritual item, he would have a success rate of nearly 60%, which was even higher than some people who had consumed Foundation Establishment Pills. Therefore, why would he refuse?

After learning the whole story, Xia Yuhui revealed a confident smile, waved his hand lightly, and a burst of magical power shot out.

Xia Lingshan was initially surprised, wondering what Xia Yuhui meant by this. However, after examining the magical power, his expression changed drastically, and an extremely excited look appeared on his face. "Hahaha! Heaven has not forsaken my Xia family, and there is hope for the rise of my Xia family!"

After saying that, he immediately walked up to Xia Yuhui like an arrow, reached out and gently touched his shoulder, and injected a stream of magic power into him.

In a short while, the magic power fed back Xia Yuhui's physical condition, and Xia Lingshan's expression became more and more varied. The previous listless aura instantly disappeared and turned into a vibrant one.

"A postnatal lightning spirit body, good, you've kept this from me for so long! And not only have you cultivated your physique, but you've also cultivated your soul power to the extreme, and may have even broken through the limit long ago."

"Such powerful soul force is the first time I've ever seen it in a Qi Refining cultivator. Now, as long as you can cultivate your magic power to perfection, you will have cultivated your essence, qi, and spirit to their peak, increasing your success rate in Foundation Establishment by another 20%, giving you at least a 60% chance of success. Heaven has been kind to my Xia family, hahaha."

"I hope the clan leader won't blame me for concealing this. I only recently awakened this Thunder Spirit Body by chance," Xia Yuhui said with a look of shame.

"Well, you don't need to worry, I won't ask any questions. Every cultivator has their own secrets, and you don't need to report them to me. My Xia family has never had such a precedent." After saying that, he took out three second-tier spirit peaches from his storage bag.

“Take these. These are the only three left in the family. Take one every three months. Don’t worry, the spirit peaches have no side effects. Don’t be stingy. Breaking through to the Great Perfection of Qi Refining this morning is the most important thing. I didn’t put pressure on you earlier because the family owes you something, but now you have nearly a 60% chance of breaking through to Foundation Establishment, so I have something to say to you.” After saying that, he turned and stared at the three paintings.

"Now, the fate of the entire Xia family rests on your shoulders. If you fail, the Xia family will perish; if you succeed, the Xia family will prosper. Therefore, you must give it your all in this breakthrough."

"Yu Hui, it will definitely be so!" Xia Yu Hui replied solemnly after hearing this.

Seeing that Xia Yuhui had taken his words to heart, Xia Lingshan became hopeful again, "If you really break through to the Foundation Establishment stage in the future, with your talent, you will probably bring the Xia family to a whole new level, even far surpassing the three ancestors mentioned above. In that case, I can die without shame before my ancestors."

After saying this, the Foundation Establishment expert, who had silently dedicated himself to the family for nearly a hundred years, burst into tears of joy, and two lines of clear tears quietly slid down his cheeks.

Seeing this, Xia Yuhui did not bother him any further. He knew Xia Lingshan's state of mind at the moment. Just as he was about to close the door, Xia Lingshan said, "Go see your third uncle. I have already persuaded him."

Xia Yuhui nodded. In fact, he had already thought of this. Perhaps the most desperate person in the entire Xia family right now was not anyone else, but his third uncle who had failed to consume the Foundation Establishment Pill…

Outside Xia Guangyao's cave, Xia Yuhui looked at the tightly closed cave and sighed softly, "Third Uncle, I've come to visit you."

However, after more than ten breaths, Xia Guangyao still showed no sign of coming out.

"Uncle, there's no need to blame yourself like this. The family doesn't belong to just one person; we still have it. Building a foundation is already going against the heavens, so failure is to be expected. You can make it up to the family later." After saying this, Xia Yuhui turned and left.

"Several years from now, I too will be building my foundation. May I have good luck." Before leaving, Xia Yuhui left one last sentence.

Inside Xia Guangyao's cave, Xia Guangyao was frantically forging weapons in the weapon-forging room. However, unlike in the past, he was now dressed in rags, his hair was disheveled, and his eyes were empty, suggesting that he had been forging weapons for several days.