Immortal Cultivation Families: The Rise of the Jinling Immortal Clan

After finishing his business, Xia Guangyan bowed solemnly and turned to leave.

As Qiu Lin watched his receding figure, a slight smile appeared on his lips. He took out a bag from his storage pouch, which contained the five thousand spirit stones that the man had embezzled. He thought to himself, "Another five thousand spirit stones have come in. I can start planning to buy another spirit weapon."

After Xia Guangyan left, he went straight to the Xia family's former shop, where several members of the Akagi family were carrying items out.

Upon witnessing this scene, Xia Guangyan was instantly enraged. He raised his hand and slapped each of them across the face. Several members of the Akagi family immediately fell to the ground and turned to glare at Xia Guangyan.

However, when they saw Xia Guangyan dressed in the attire of a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Guiyun Sect, they immediately stood up in fear and bowed.

"Greetings, Lord Shangzong!"

However, Xia Guangyan's eyes were cold and stern. Without saying a word, he instantly sent the group flying and said sternly, "Get out of here now. If I see you in this shop again, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Upon seeing this, the group fled as quickly as startled birds.

After the group of people left, Xia Guangyan finally closed the shop door tightly.

He then left the market and flew rapidly toward Lingfeng Mountain.

After he left, in a bamboo building in the market, two Jin family cultivators were leisurely sipping tea. One of them, his eyes gleaming with a blue light, stared in the direction Xia Guangyan had left, and said in a deep voice, "It seems that the Xia family is not yet doomed!"

"Hehe, the Xia family has been developing for nearly seven hundred years and has a profound foundation. Even if Xia Guangyan fails to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, I think the two families would not dare to attack Lingfeng Mountain easily. After all, they lost two Foundation Establishment cultivators when they attacked a hundred years ago." The other person opposite him also chimed in.

"Well, as long as the Jin family is safe and sound, that's all that matters. By the way, speaking of that kid named Xia Yuhui, it seems like he hasn't shown up for quite some time, has he?"

"Hmph, no need to overthink it. Foundation Establishment is no easy feat. He's currently wanted by both families, how dare he show himself?"

"That being said, this boy has always been difficult to fathom..."

Lingfeng Mountain.

Looking at his family whom he had not seen for a long time, Xia Guangyan was filled with emotion. He had lived in Guiyun Sect for a long time and was not really familiar with this mountain. He had only been staying here for a few months. Of course, he also had his own cave dwelling on the mountain, but with his current cultivation level, it was time to replace it.

At this moment, Xia Guangyan suddenly remembered an ancestor of the Xia family, Xia Wenpeng.

"Perhaps I can try to follow in the footsteps of Ancestor Wenpeng."

Thinking of this, his face darkened, and he arrived at the foot of the mountain. At that moment, two young members of the Xia family saw him coming up and immediately stepped forward to stop him.

"Fellow Daoist of Guiyun Sect, what brings you here?" Xia Liangshi asked warily, clearly not recognizing Xia Guangyan.

Xia Guangyan, who was originally full of excitement, was instantly doused with a bucket of ice water. He could only smile awkwardly and say, "You should be of the Liang generation. My name is Xia Guangyan, and I belong to the Guang generation."

"How can you prove it, fellow Daoist?" Xia Liangdao asked with a face full of suspicion. He had seen all the remaining cultivators of the Guang generation, but he had never seen this person in front of him.

In the end, Xia Guangyan reluctantly took out his token, which had the character "Yan" engraved on it. This was the Xia family's identity certificate, and each member of the family had one.

Xia Liangdao took the token, examined it carefully, and after confirming it was correct, returned it. "Please wait a moment, Ancestor Yan." With that, he turned and walked towards the mountain. (Ancestor is a title for members of the Xia family three generations or more.)

In the end, Xia Guangyan could only sigh helplessly and stand there waiting.

After a while, Xia Yuhua came out and bowed respectfully to Xia Guangyan, "Uncle Yan, you're back."

After saying that, he noticed Xia Guangyan's clothes and exclaimed in surprise, "Uncle Yan, you have broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage."

Xia Guangyan smiled slightly and said in a deep voice, "You have suffered all these years. Don't worry, now that I have returned, you will no longer have to suffer as in the past. Come, let's go inside and talk in detail."

After they finished speaking, the two entered Lingfeng Mountain.

"Yu Hua, go and summon all the cultivators in the family who are at least in the late stage of Qi Refining, and tell them to come to the council hall to discuss important matters." After entering Lingfeng Mountain, Xia Guangyan gave the order impatiently.

Xia Yuhua frowned slightly, but ultimately replied, "Uncle Yan, I do not have the authority to do so. This matter needs to be discussed with the Grand Elder."

Xia Yuhua now understood that Uncle Yan thought the family didn't have any Foundation Establishment cultivators yet, so he wanted to take over the family. If Xia Yuhui hadn't broken through to Foundation Establishment, Xia Yuhua would have been overjoyed, but now that Xia Yuhui had, the situation was very different, after all, Xia Yuhui was the next patriarch personally appointed by the old patriarch.

Xia Guangyan seemed oblivious to the odd tone in Xia Yuhua's voice and laughed heartily, "Then let's go find the Grand Elder. To be honest, I haven't seen him for many years. In recent years, I've only seen Yu Hui and Yu Feng. Even that kid Yu Ren, I haven't seen him for a long time."

Xia Yuhua nodded, then sent out a communication talisman before saying, "Uncle Yan, let's go to the council hall to rest for a while."

"Alright, let's go. Once everyone is here, I will bestow some pills upon you. Now that I have broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage, those pills from the past are of little use to me..."

Shortly after, the two entered the conference hall. Xia Guangchang hurriedly pushed open the door and, seeing that Xia Guangyan had indeed broken through, exclaimed excitedly, "Good lad, you are indeed extraordinary."

"Haha, Elder, it was just luck; it's all thanks to the family's support over the years," Xia Guangchang replied happily.

Soon, the three of them sat down at the table, and Xia Yuhua even brewed a pot of slightly higher quality spiritual tea.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Xia Guangyan got straight to the point, "Elder, are you now in charge of the family?"

"No, did Yu Hua not tell you? The current clan leader is Yu Hui."

"What do you mean? Elder, why did you appoint Yu Hui, a mere Qi Refining cultivator, as the clan leader? This action goes against the clan's rules that have been in place for hundreds of years." Xia Guangyan was quite agitated.

"Alas, things have come to this, and there's no need to hide it from you anymore. Yu Hui broke through several years ago."

Xia Guangyan was about to speak again when he heard what Xia Guangchang said and was instantly stunned.

"What? Yu Hui broke through several years ago, and I didn't know?" Xia Guangyan exclaimed in disbelief.

“Indeed, now that you have also broken through, our family now has two Foundation Establishment cultivators. It is truly thanks to the blessings of our ancestors. In the future, the two of you, one internal and one external, may be able to restore the glory of our ancestors.” Xia Guangchang patted Xia Guangyan’s shoulder gently and said slowly.

After this exchange, Xia Guangyan immediately realized his mistake and forced a stiff smile, "Yes, yes, the family's revival is promising."

The news of Xia Yuhui's breakthrough filled Xia Guangyan with mixed feelings. When he recalled the scene of Xia Yuhui and Xia Guangzheng risking their lives to save him last time, a smile appeared on his face.

He immediately told himself, "Perhaps this is the best outcome. After all, even if I become the clan leader, I cannot stay in the clan. Even if I cannot be the clan leader, I can still help the clan and make use of the clan's resources."