Immortal Cultivation Families: The Rise of the Jinling Immortal Clan

Logically speaking, Guiyun Sect should compensate the Xia family with a Foundation Establishment Pill. However, it seems that Guiyun Sect withheld the Foundation Establishment Pill because the Xia family had lost a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Seeing the Xia family in such a sorry state, the Cai and Chimu families became even more unscrupulous, sending cultivators to hunt down Xia family cultivators throughout Jinling County.

After more than a year of pursuit, the Xia family had no choice but to retreat to Fengling Mountain.

However, they cannot remain holed up in the mountains forever. Even if they wanted to hide forever, once the war in the northern frontier ends and the cultivators from both families return, it will likely be a catastrophe for the Xia family.

In fact, the Cai family and the Chimu family had the strength to attack Fengling Mountain, but Guiyun Sect probably stopped them in order to stabilize morale at the front lines.

After all, if a family's Foundation Establishment cultivator dies while resisting demonic beasts, and their family is then wiped out by other families, then who would still be willing to risk their lives for the Guiyun Sect?

After hearing the whole story, Xia Yuhui was furious and said, "Is the Guiyun Sect just going to sit idly by?"

After the war began, in order to stabilize morale, Guiyun Sect set up special teams in various counties to resist sneak attacks by evil cultivators. In general, the duty of these teams was to protect the rear and ensure that the cultivators on the front lines could fight with peace of mind.

“Alas, I had already sent people to negotiate with them, but they simply ignored me because they saw that my Xia family had no Foundation Establishment cultivators. I had originally prepared to have Yu Hua lead some of the family members to evacuate the ancient kingdom, but now that you have broken through to Foundation Establishment, there is no need for that.” Xia Guangchang then explained.

"Fifth brother, you should step in as soon as possible. That way, the three families can reconcile, and Guiyun Sect will no longer dare to be so arrogant." Xia Yuhua hurriedly advised. Now, the Xia family has suffered heavy losses. Not only have all its businesses been lost, but many people have also been injured or killed. If the decline is not stopped, the Xia family will probably never recover.

"No, if I am exposed, given the current situation in the northern frontier, I will probably be conscripted to the front lines as cannon fodder in a few years, which would be of no benefit to the Xia family."

"What should we do?" Xia Yuhua hurriedly asked.

"Don't worry, brother. Wait for two years. During this time, do not let anyone go out. After two years, I will take action. At that time, I will make them repay what they owe the Xia family double."

"Very good, you have truly matured. The Xia family is truly blessed to have you." Xia Guangchang, who had been silent all along, suddenly smiled.

Xia Yuhui's choice was undoubtedly the wisest. At present, Xia Yuhui has just broken through and has neither spiritual artifacts nor magic spells to use. Even if he really shows himself, he is just a young man who has just entered the Foundation Establishment stage. It should be noted that the Chimu family has two veteran Foundation Establishment cultivators guarding the family on the surface.

Moreover, they couldn't be sure if the Akagi and Cai families had any other plans. Perhaps both families had newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivators who had been keeping it a secret.

"Let's go. The old patriarch left something with me, and now it's time to hand it over to you," Xia Guangchang said in a deep voice, stroking his beard with satisfaction.

"Brother, you should go back first. Inform them later that all cultivators of our clan at the seventh level of Qi Refining should gather in the council hall. Do not let the news of my breakthrough to Foundation Establishment be leaked. Just tell them to come to the meeting."

"Alright, I'll go and inform them now." With that, he bowed to Xia Guangchang and turned to leave.

After Xia Yuhua left, Xia Yuhui followed Xia Guangchang to the old clan chief's former residence—a small wooden house in the peach blossom forest behind the mountain.

Just as Qingfeng and Mingyue were about to follow, Xia Yuhui raised his hand to stop them. "You two wait here for a moment. I'll help you break through when I return." With that, he ignored the two ghosts' excited faces and left...

After the two pushed open the door of the wooden house on the back mountain and entered the house, Xia Guangchang took out an exquisite jade box in a secluded corner, and then handed the jade box to Xia Yuhui without even looking at it.

Xia Yuhui opened the jade box and saw an exquisite token inside. The token was made of superior material, carved from jade.

Xia Yuhui gripped the token tightly and immediately felt a cool sensation, which gradually relaxed his mood and calmed his mind.

Xia Yuhui stared at the character "Xia" engraved on the token, his thoughts drifting back to the past.

He had seen this token many times; it always hung on Xia Lingshan's waist and never left his side. But now, this token had been passed down to him.

"You have accepted this token. From now on, you are the true head of the Xia family. This token can not only command all cultivators of the Xia family, but also open the family treasury. You may take what you need from it. Now that you have broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage, your most urgent task is to go to the family's scripture pavilion and find a cultivation technique that suits you. Transforming your cultivation technique is of utmost importance."

"Elder, I have already made up my mind about the cultivation method. Once the family affairs are settled, I will immediately go into seclusion to change my cultivation method."

"Well, the decision is entirely up to you. By the way, there is a second-tier spiritual weapon in the family treasury, which has been used exclusively by the Xia family patriarchs throughout the ages. Although its killing power is slightly inferior, it is still a second-tier spiritual weapon. You can take it and refine it for self-defense."

"Thank you for your guidance, Elder."

“Very well then. I will not accompany you to the family treasury. I will wait for you in the meeting hall.” With that, Xia Guangchang bowed deeply to Xia Yuhui and turned to leave.

Xia Yuhui could only sigh helplessly at the sight. He knew that Xia Guangchang was wholeheartedly concerned for the family, but he himself had not yet fully transitioned from being a junior.

After that, Xia Yuhui went alone to the true location of the Xia family's treasure vault.

After activating the formation with the token, Xia Yuhui calmly stepped inside. The room was quite narrow, with most of the space occupied by bookshelves filled with countless jade slips, a sight to behold.

Xia Yuhui strolled slowly through the treasure vault. Before long, he discovered something interesting. Reaching out, he obtained a second-tier spellbook, the Fire Dragon Technique. After a brief look, he put it into his storage bag.

After taking this book, Xia Yuhui stopped paying attention to those spells.

The cultivation technique he is about to practice comes with several accompanying spells, which are enough for him to cultivate. Why waste time cultivating spells that are far less powerful than the accompanying spells? Besides, he is now a lightning spirit body, and lightning attribute spells are more suitable for him and are more powerful.

There were many jade slips on the bookshelf that caught Xia Yuhui's eye, such as the Xia family's second-tier weapon-refining inheritance, but he did not choose to take them for the time being. He knew the principle of not biting off more than he could chew.

A moment later, Xia Yuhui obtained another magical weapon, a longsword without any attribute, which made it relatively weak in terms of damage.

However, it is also a spiritual weapon that even a Qi Refining cultivator cannot resist.

Top-grade magic artifacts can be used by Qi Refining cultivators, but spiritual artifacts are exclusively for Foundation Establishment cultivators. The price of a typical spiritual artifact is over 1500 spirit stones, and it is not uncommon for some high-quality ones to cost over 4000 spirit stones.

This sword is not primarily used for killing, but rather as a symbol of status. Whenever a new patriarch is elected in the Xia family, the older generation will pass this magical artifact on to the new patriarch.

In addition, Xia Yuhui also received two bottles of Guiyuan Pills, a second-tier elixir specially reserved for him by Xia Lingshan.

These two bottles of pills are enough for him to cultivate in peace for more than a year.