Longevity Family: Let Her Live At The Beginning, Let Her Live

After returning home, Zhang Ran completely let himself go, going in and out of several rooms in a day, sometimes even more than ten times. As for the upcoming major changes, he mentioned them to some women in the Foundation Building Stage.

He didn't tell too many people to avoid causing panic.

"Dear husband, what do you plan to do next? If the Heavenly Demon Temple really invades, or if the Primal Dao Sect turns hostile, how should we handle ourselves?"

Zhang Ran said, "It's best if we can stay out of it. If we can't, we must shrink the Zhang family's industry. We are a small clan and won't attract too much attention."

Moreover, Zhang Ran himself, as a fourth-order formation master, knew that it would not be easy to break open the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain with a fourth-order grand formation. It would be a protracted battle, and the time to open the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain would be the time for his own development. If he had Nascent Soul cultivation by then, coupled with the Zhang family's Six Harmonies and Eight Wildernesses Formation, he would have the power to protect himself.

The week passed quickly, but unfortunately, no offspring with spiritual roots were born. Zhang Ran walked out of his mansion, which had already been greatly renovated from the previous Azure Sun City.

Inside the city, only Zhang Ran's wife, concubines, and his offspring lived. There was also a huge scripture pavilion, a refining pavilion, an alchemy pavilion, a cultivation room, a talisman pavilion, and a spirit gathering formation pavilion.

Now the Zhang family had some younger generations trying to learn alchemy, refining, formations, and talismans. However, very few could achieve proficiency. There was only one in alchemy, none in formations, and two in refining talismans. Zhang Ran had personally compiled these skill books for future generations to study.

However, the conditions for learning were very strict. Only those who passed Zhang Ran's personal examination could learn.

Outside Azure Sun City, the 80,000 mu of land belonged to the descendants of his offspring, and these descendants were the largest group, growing at an exponential rate. There were now fifty thousand people.

As for Zhang Ran's own offspring, there were only a little over five thousand mortals with spiritual roots.

When Zhang Ran walked out of his room, a man in his thirties who looked somewhat similar to him, emitting the aura of Qi Refining, approached with a somewhat sad expression.

"Father, mother has already been buried."

Zhang Ran nodded. "Hmm, spend more time with her. I will go see her later."

"Yes."

After watching his son leave, Zhang Ran flashed and arrived at a back mountain within the Zhang family's territory. There were some graves erected here, all of them belonging to some concubines from earlier years.

In front of a new grave, Zhang Ran saw the name "Zhao Li" carved on it. This woman left a deep impression on Zhang Ran because he had occupied Azure Sun City and killed the corrupt official on the tenth day.

The emperor of the Qi Kingdom bestowed Azure Sun City upon him and personally sent a beautiful woman, who turned out to be Zhao Li, the daughter of a prince.

Moreover, this woman was proficient in qin, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Whenever Zhang Ran had free time, she would always bring her guzheng and brushes, adding some color to Zhang Ran's life.

Zhang Ran reached out and touched the tombstone. He didn't know if Zhao Li sensed it, but suddenly a breeze blew, lifting Zhang Ran's hair.

"It's a pity. Immortals and mortals must part ways. Without spiritual roots, it's impossible to cultivate. After marrying me, all I could do was let you live a happy and carefree life."

Looking up at the ten tombstones in front, these were the graves of some concubines who had passed away earlier.

They all died peacefully of old age, and multiple pregnancies did not weaken their bodies. Zhang Ran was an alchemist and had refined many pills to enhance their physique and recovery.

After a moment of reflection, Zhang Ran collected his thoughts and flew towards the Evergreen Sect.

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In the main hall of the sect leader,

Hua Weimian was not sitting in the first seat, but standing in the center, quietly waiting for Zhang Ran's arrival. When a red light approached from a distance, the doors of the main hall automatically opened.

Zhang Ran calmly walked in and saw that the sect leader was standing in the center, seemingly waiting for him. This surprised him, as there was no one else in the hall.

Zhang Ran slightly bowed and said, "Sect Leader."

"No need to be polite, Elder Zhang," Hua Weimian's voice was clear and crisp, sounding like a young woman in her twenties. If it weren't for her deep eyes, it would be hard to believe that she was a thousand-year-old monster, or rather, a thousand-year-old fairy.

Zhang Ran noticed that the little girl from last time was not in the hall.

"Sect Leader, did you only call me? I remember there were two formation masters in the sect."

Hua Weimian closed the doors of the hall and said softly, "Elder Zhang, those two formation masters can't compare to even half of you. As a fourth-order formation master, how can they match you?"

The seemingly indifferent sect leader actually recognized that Zhang Ran was a fourth-order formation master. Zhang Ran was shocked, as he had never revealed this information to anyone.

"Elder Zhang, you don't need to be puzzled. People outside think that it was one of our Evergreen Sect's formation masters who accompanied you to set up that third-order formation. As the sect leader, I naturally know that no one accompanied you. Coincidentally, I am also a third-order formation master, so it was easy for me to figure it out."

Zhang Ran was surprised and said, "Sect Leader, I didn't expect you to be a formation master." This was something that seemed unknown to everyone and had never been mentioned before.

"Yes, I am the first one to tell you this because you are qualified to know," Hua Weimian said.

Zhang Ran understood that there must be trouble if the sect leader personally called him. He had no choice but to go along with it and said, "Sect Leader, as a fourth-order formation master, I have nothing to hide. Everyone will know sooner or later. Please tell me your request."

Seeing Zhang Ran's straightforwardness, Hua Weimian smiled gently and waved, causing two chairs to fly out.

"Please sit."

A stone table appeared between the two chairs, and two cups of green tea appeared simultaneously. Hua Weimian treated Zhang Ran as an equal, showing a very polite attitude.

Zhang Ran was not restrained either. As a fourth-order formation master, he was indeed qualified to sit and chat with a Nascent Soul cultivator while drinking tea.

After sitting down and picking up the teacup, Zhang Ran took a sip. A refreshing spiritual energy surged through his body, making his cultivation run smoother. This one sip was equivalent to a day of cultivation. He couldn't help but show a surprised expression.

Seeing Zhang Ran's reaction, Hua Weimian knew that he was drinking this tea for the first time and introduced, "This tea is made from Lingxian grass and purple lingzhi. Its effects are very good. I don't have much of it because these two spiritual herbs can only be grown in places with extremely rich spiritual energy. Our Evergreen Sect doesn't have many such spiritual fields, so it's quite precious."

Upon hearing the introduction, Zhang Ran was even more surprised. Lingxian grass was not expensive, but purple lingzhi was a material used to refine second and third-grade pills. If it was a hundred or even a thousand years old, it would be even more expensive. The sect leader really knew how to enjoy.

But when he thought about his own Zhang family, besides growing some cotton and wheat, it was impossible to grow any spiritual herbs. Only when the Zhang family could open up some spiritual fields and grow many spiritual herbs would they truly be considered a real cultivation family.

"Sect Leader, thank you for your hospitality with such a precious tea."

Seeing Zhang Ran treasuring it so much, Hua Weimian couldn't help but smile and said, "I still have a few bags left. I'll give you three when you leave."

"Thank you," Zhang Ran said. After drinking this tea, he felt that his own tea was like sewage and didn't want to drink it anymore.

"Elder Zhang, I called you here this time because it is indeed an important matter that concerns the survival of our Evergreen Sect. Now that I have discovered it within the sect, I realized that only you can discuss this matter with me."

Hearing this, Zhang Ran put down his teacup and said, "Sect Leader, please speak directly."