Immortal Cultivation Families: The Rise of the Jinling Immortal Clan

As for the other items, while none were of extremely high value, they were generally quite good.

Based on this, it can be inferred that this person has indeed just broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage, and it is truly remarkable that he has such wealth.

Xia Yuhui took out the top-grade magic artifact. He had obtained two top-grade magic artifacts this time, the other of which was obtained by Mingyue.

Xia Yuhui did not choose to take it back, simply because Mingyue also belonged to him, and there was no difference between keeping it in his hands and keeping it in his storage bag.

This magical weapon is a long spear, which belongs to the earth element. Holding it in one's own hands will not allow it to fully unleash its power.

However, something is better than nothing. If it's truly unusable, it can be modified and given to other cultivators in the Xia family. After all, even Qi Refining cultivators can use top-grade magic artifacts.

After clearing out his spoils, Xia Yuhui did not rush to cultivate, but instead began to practice magic.

During the Foundation Establishment stage, one can cultivate three spells: Thunder Escape Technique, Thunder Summoning Technique, and Thunderstorm Technique.

Of these, the Thunderstorm Technique is the most powerful. Currently, he has only mastered the Thunder Escape Technique, and has not yet mastered the other two. Therefore, he plans to master these two spells first.

Only then will he have the strength to confront veteran Foundation Establishment cultivators head-on.

However, he now faces an important problem: the forging of his natal artifact.

Once a cultivator reaches the Foundation Establishment stage, they can forge their own natal spiritual weapon. However, during the Foundation Establishment stage, they can only forge an embryonic spiritual weapon; only at the Golden Core stage can they truly forge a natal magic weapon.

Therefore, some cultivation techniques do not have a natal spiritual weapon at all during the Foundation Establishment stage, but Xia Yuhui's cultivation technique does have a natal spiritual weapon. This natal spiritual weapon is equivalent to the transition during the Foundation Establishment stage. When he reaches the Golden Core stage, he can refine it into a magic weapon.

Furthermore, after Xia Yuhui's cultivation technique reaches the Golden Core stage, he can refine two more natal magic treasures.

Xia Yuhui was also very willing to refine it, after all, a natal spirit weapon is different from an ordinary spirit weapon. A natal spirit weapon is most compatible with oneself and can enhance power by at least 30%.

However, materials are currently scarce. The materials for refining natal spirit artifacts are either expensive or difficult to obtain, and some materials are completely unheard of by Xia Yuhui. Therefore, this matter has to be put on hold for the time being.

While Xia Yuhui was cultivating his magic, Jinling County was in an uproar. Nearly half of the cultivators from the entire Cai family were mobilized to search for the location of the Spirit Ghost Daoist. Even the Guiyun Sect joined in, with a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator leading the search for the Spirit Ghost Daoist throughout Jinling County.

During this period, any demonic or evil cultivators encountered were killed on the spot, and even unidentified rogue cultivators were also killed directly.

As a result, the entire Jinling County was in an uproar, and a large number of rogue cultivators fled the county. This infuriated the Jin family, but they were helpless and could only send cultivators to help search for the whereabouts of the Spirit Ghost Daoist.

The Xia family of Lingfeng Mountain was temporarily forgotten by everyone, and they would not suspect the Xia family, since the Xia family's current strength was simply not enough to kill a Foundation Establishment cultivator hiding in a second-tier formation.

Therefore, they could only focus their attention on Linggui Daoren. However, after this incident, Linggui Daoren seemed to have vanished into thin air, and they could not find him anywhere, not even the Guiyun Sect with its many methods.

The search lasted for nearly two years. After two years, the Cai family could not withstand the pressure from the Jin family and gave up.

Those independent cultivators immediately returned to Jinling County.

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, the situation in the northern frontier is dire. A Golden Core cultivator from the Guiyun Sect is currently stationed at the front line, but they are still unable to repel the beast tide. More than half of the family cultivators who went to the front line to provide support have died. In order to stabilize morale, the Guiyun Sect has no choice but to send more cultivators from within the sect to help.

Within the Guiyun Sect.

In the Five Dragons Hall, which the sect leader used to discuss matters, Xia Guangyan, who had just broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage two months ago, was bowing to the three high-ranking figures above him, including Daoist Heiyun.

The Black Cloud Daoist on the main seat had a solemn expression and said in a deep voice, "Junior Brother Xia, there's no need for formalities. Please rise. Your presence here shows that you have a deep connection with my Guiyun Sect. You should consider the sect's future needs more in the future."

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother Sect Leader. I will remember it!" Xia Guangyan quickly replied respectfully.

"Alright, now that you've emerged from seclusion, you must already know that your family's Foundation Establishment cultivator has perished. Originally, the other two families in Jinling County wanted to destroy your family, but I stopped them. After all, you are a disciple of my Guiyun Sect, how could the sect sit idly by and watch your family be destroyed? You should know how to act from now on, right?"

"Junior brother, I understand! I will always remember the sect's great kindness."

The other person in the second seat spoke slowly: "Now that you have broken through, I have a matter to entrust to you. A strange incident has occurred in Jinling County. A demonic cultivator is causing trouble within the territory. The Cai family claims that it was the work of the Spirit Ghost Daoist, but after our investigation, we found that this is not the case. You should return to the Xia family and thoroughly investigate this matter."

After saying that, he tossed a jade slip to Xia Guangyan.

"Yes, sir!" Xia Guangyan said, and then slowly withdrew.

After he left, the person who hadn't spoken earlier said, "This boy seems to be more inclined towards the sect, and his determination to pursue the Dao is unwavering. He may achieve something great in the future."

Black Cloud Taoist: "Hmm, this boy is indeed good, but he still needs to be polished."

As Xia Guangyan emerged from the Five Dragons Hall, he saw two cultivators at the entrance bowing respectfully to him. He felt a surge of satisfaction, lightly clenched his fist, gazed at the sky, and remained silent…

One month later.

Xia Guangyan arrived in Jinling County without incident. He did not go directly to the Xia family, but instead went to the shop owned by Guiyun Sect in the market.

At this moment, someone is already waiting here.

"Junior Brother Xia, you must be tired from your journey. Please have a seat."

This person is Qiu Lin, a cultivator from the Guiyun Sect who is in charge of the entire Jinling Prefecture and is at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Qiu!" Xia Guangyan bowed and then sat down.

“Junior brother, I know everything about your family’s affairs. I was unaware of this at the time because I was in seclusion. By the time I emerged, those two families had already forced the Xia family back to Lingfeng Mountain. At that time, I was powerless to do anything. However, rest assured, I have ordered those two families to retreat. They not only have to return the spiritual mountain veins to your Xia family, but they also have to compensate the Xia family with five thousand spirit stones. Here, these are the spirit stones.” After saying this, he handed over a storage bag.

"Senior brother, there's no need to concern yourself with this matter anymore. My Xia family will handle it ourselves." Xia Guangyan resolutely refused and pushed the storage bag back.

Qiu Lin was taken aback, his expression instantly shifting from a faint smile to a serious one. "Junior brother, don't put me in a difficult position. I was ordered to guard this place to ensure the safety of the rear. If you insist on retaliating against those two families, I will have no choice but to report to the sect."

Xia Guangyan's expression changed drastically; he hadn't expected this man to be so shameless. He hadn't mentioned a word about the previous attacks on the Xia family by the two families, but now that the Xia family wanted to retaliate, he was doing everything he could to obstruct it. This could only mean that this man had received some kind of benefit.

Seeing Xia Guangyan's anger, Qiu Lin quickly spoke up: "Junior brother, it will not benefit anyone if the three of you start a war. Why don't you all talk it out calmly and resolve this matter?"

At this moment, Xia Guangyan was furious, but he knew that the other party was a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator and a veteran Foundation Establishment cultivator, while he himself was only a newly established early-Foundation Establishment cultivator with no connections within the sect. Offending this person would come at a great cost, so he had to think carefully about his future.

In the end, Xia Guangyan chose to compromise. After some discussion, he could only add a clause to the original agreement, namely, to compensate the Xia family with two more shops in the market, so that the family could own three shops.