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

"Zhang Ran, you are now a Nascent Soul cultivator, and also a fourth-level formation master and alchemist. With your abilities, the Great Qian Dynasty may offer even more generous conditions for you to join," Yu Yan stood up and looked directly at Zhang Ran.

"Yu Yan, are you suggesting that I join the Great Qian Dynasty? Do you think I can go alone?" Zhang Ran asked.

Yu Yan shook her head and said, "The Great Qian Dynasty wants our Evergreen Sect, but they require us to give them our formations and provide offerings every year in exchange for their protection. However, the Great Qian Dynasty doesn't lack a Nascent Soul cultivator at the early stage, but they definitely lack a fourth-level alchemist or formation master. I remember you can also draw talismans, so they won't demand your abilities. Instead, they should offer you benefits and invite you to join."

Zhang Ran looked at Yu Yan in surprise and said, "You seem to know a lot about the Great Qian Dynasty."

Yu Yan smiled and said, "Do you know why my junior sister from Little Rain Peak has been absent here?"

"Is she in the Great Qian Dynasty?"

"Yes, she is the daughter of a prince in the Great Qian Dynasty, and she has already returned there."

Zhang Ran had always wondered where his second senior sister was. Little Rain Peak is truly full of hidden talents. He couldn't help but ask, "But why is the princess of the Great Qian Dynasty cultivating under you?"

Yu Yan chuckled and said, "It's quite funny. My junior sister's father once pursued me, but I didn't agree. So he sent his daughter over, but later took her back."

"The prince of the Great Qian Dynasty is a Nascent Soul expert, right? And you didn't agree?" Zhang Ran smirked and pulled Yu Yan into his arms, making her sit on his lap.

Yu Yan whispered in Zhang Ran's ear, her warm breath blowing into his ear canal, and said softly, "I just didn't have the intention. But, isn't it benefiting you in the end?"

"Benefiting me?" Zhang Ran's hands began to wander.

After a burst of laughter,

Yu Yan straightened her disheveled clothes. (It's not what you think.)

Just as the two of them were deeply engrossed in their affectionate moment,

News came from the Changshan Sect.

"The sect master of the Changshan Sect has agreed to the request of the Great Qian Dynasty. The Great Qian Dynasty has decided to absorb outstanding disciples from the Changshan Sect for cultivation."

This news made everyone in the Evergreen Sect restless.

Sect? Honor? What do they matter when one can go to the Great Qian Dynasty for cultivation and make even greater progress?

Some exceptionally talented disciples had different thoughts.

This matter continued to ferment, and the Heavenly Demon Temple also began to dig out many defectors within the Evergreen Sect, causing two peak masters of the Evergreen Sect to leave.

However, it seemed that the Great Qian Dynasty was not interested in accepting Core Formation cultivators individually, but only accepted the entire Evergreen Sect as a dependency.

Hua Weimian was also extremely troubled by this.

In the main hall,

Several Core Formation elders and the remaining peak masters were persuading Hua Weimian to just agree to the Great Qian Dynasty.

Yu Yan remained silent on the side.

"Master, a few days ago, Elder Wang was ambushed by demonic cultivators from the Heavenly Demon Temple and the Earth Spirit Sect. His life and death are unknown now, and the disciples are unwilling to go on missions. If this continues, our sect will collapse sooner or later," someone said.

"Yes, Master, we all hope that the Evergreen Sect can continue to exist, but now it's already too late," another said.

"Master, some of the families under our sect's jurisdiction are struggling to protect themselves. They either get wiped out by demons or simply join the Heavenly Demon Temple. The Great Qian Dynasty doesn't care about small families, so these families can only join the Heavenly Demon Temple. This has had a significant impact on us. Continuing to persist as the Evergreen Sect is meaningless," another elder added.

Hua Weimian closed her eyes slightly. She understood the current situation. At most, she could struggle for another hundred years, and eventually, the last members of the sect would leave, leading to its automatic decline. The Six Sects' territory is no longer under their control.

Seeing Hua Weimian's conflicted expression, the elders below continued, "After the Changshan Sect attached itself to the Great Qian Dynasty, although the Heavenly Demon Temple still poses a threat, Core Formation cultivators no longer dare to act recklessly. Moreover, the demons have been eliminated by the Great Qian Dynasty."

"What about Elder Zhang?" Hua Weimian asked, looking at Yu Yan with an inquiring expression. She didn't want to answer these questions herself.

"Does the Sect Master want to see him? I'll pass on the message to him."

"Mm," Hua Weimian nodded. She thought Zhang Ran was at the Zhang family's place, where there wouldn't be a fourth-level formation. She couldn't see what was happening inside either.

...

And our Elder Zhang naturally completed what he should have done.

On Little Rain Peak, Zhang Ran looked at the twin sisters in front of him and coughed twice. It was indeed embarrassing for a Nascent Soul cultivator like him to call two Foundation Building Stage senior sisters.

But he still had to ask, "Senior sisters, what do you think?"

Ninth Senior Sister smiled, "My sister agrees, so I'll go."

Zhang Ran looked at Tenth Senior Sister with a questioning look.

"Third Senior Sister is already at Foundation Building Stage, and Eleventh Senior Sister is almost at the later stage of Foundation Building. If I don't go, I'm afraid my cultivation will be the lowest."

Zhang Ran laughed, "Then let's go."

From now on, there would only be Yu Yan and Fourth Senior Sister on Little Rain Peak.

Fourth Senior Sister, Yang Xiaomi, loved painting all day, so she didn't communicate much. But her talent for cultivation was absolutely astonishing, not inferior to Third Senior Sister. She was just stuck at the tenth level of Foundation Building.

Zhang Ran knew that the only thing she lacked was an opportunity.

Just as he was about to visit Fourth Senior Sister, he received a message from Yu Yan.

"The Sect Master wants to see me? It seems that Evergreen Sect is in trouble."

Zhang Ran didn't show any emotions and instantly appeared in the Sect Master's hall.

It wasn't until he entered the hall that Hua Weimian and the other elders noticed Zhang Ran.

Hua Weimian, who was leading them, had a gleam in her eyes.

She stood up abruptly and looked at Zhang Ran in front of her. This Nascent Soul cultivator, who was at the third level, couldn't sense his presence at all.

Moreover, the aura that only Nascent Soul cultivators possessed made her have to admit that this handsome man was already a powerful Nascent Soul cultivator.

"The rest of you can leave. Elder Zhang, stay here."

"Yes."

"Sect Master, please think it through."

The other elders felt that they couldn't sense Zhang Ran's aura. Although Zhang Ran gave them a profound and vast feeling, no one was willing to believe that he had reached Nascent Soul stage.

"Elder Zhang, please persuade the Sect Master to consider it carefully. I, Qin, will take my leave."

After bidding farewell to the other elders, some of them kept their gaze on Zhang Ran, seemingly trying to confirm something but unable to make up their minds.

After they were far away from the Sect Master's hall, someone couldn't help but say, "The feeling Elder Zhang gave me is like that of a Nascent Soul cultivator."

"I have the same feeling. He didn't release his cultivation, but he definitely didn't hide it either. But I heard that Elder Zhang has already reached the tenth level of Core Formation. It's normal that we can't sense his cultivation, but Nascent Soul... I still don't believe it."

"Fairy Yu Yan, you are close to Elder Zhang. Do you know his current cultivation level?"

Yu Yan shook her head, indicating that she didn't know either. She wouldn't casually talk about Zhang Ran's matters.

...

Inside the hall,

After Hua Weimian collected her momentarily shaken emotions, she smiled and walked down, cupping her hands, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, please have a seat."