The Longevity Family: Starting From The Branches And Leaves

Chapter 288: Wei Jing Accepts Disciples and Wang Xi Gives Birth

On this day, the sky was gloomy, and snowflakes were falling one after another.

Inside the Chen family's main hall, two Daoist figures were sitting upright.

The person in the main seat was Chen Ling.

The other person was a woman dressed in a light green dress, with black hair lightly tied up, and a well-proportioned figure. Her temperament was outstanding.

She was Wei Jing.

"Fellow Daoist Wei, are you ready to refine the elixir?" Chen Ling sipped his tea and asked with a smile.

Wei Jing had been staying at the Chen family for three days.

During these three days, the two of them had exchanged a lot of experiences in alchemy.

After these three days of communication, their relationship had progressed.

Of course, it wasn't a romantic relationship, but the kind of mutual appreciation and admiration between cultivators.

Wei Jing was already an extremely rare alchemy genius, and it was rare for her to encounter a cultivator with a higher level of alchemy than her.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, although I have gained a lot from you these days, I still don't have much confidence. How about we cooperate in refining the elixir this time?"

"I will provide the materials, and you will be responsible for refining it. We will split the results evenly!"

Wei Jing looked at Chen Ling, her bright eyes sparkling, and smiled. Her voice was like a flowing spring, very pleasant to the ears.

"Cooperating in alchemy is naturally not a problem. However, I still have other things to do in the coming days, so it may take ten days before I can start refining the elixir."

Chen Ling said with a smile.

During these days, his main task was still refining the Nascent Soul Sword Puppet, and the Cold Spirit Crystal Flame was mainly used to refine materials.

He didn't have time to refine the Good Fortune Pill for now.

Moreover, he had basically mastered the recipe for the Good Fortune Pill, so there was no rush.

However, since Wei Jing said so, he naturally couldn't refuse.

A hint of joy appeared in Wei Jing's beautiful eyes, and she smiled, "Ten days it is!"

During these days of communication with Chen Ling, even though she felt that her alchemy level had improved, she still didn't have much confidence in refining the Good Fortune Pill.

And now that she had already reached the Gold Core Late Stage, the Good Fortune Pill was quite important to her.

There was a sense of certainty in her heart after obtaining the Infant Formation.

It took her several years to gather the materials.

After this exchange with Chen Ling, she felt like they had met too late.

In just a few days, her curiosity towards Chen Ling turned into admiration.

Rationally, she knew that Chen Ling's success rate in refining the Good Fortune Pill was at least 20% higher than hers.

Thinking of this, she felt quite delighted.

She had a faint feeling that if she stayed a few more days at Chen's house, she could improve their relationship.

Wei Jing stood up, revealing her graceful figure, and took out two sets of materials for refining the Good Fortune Pill from her storage ring, handing them to Chen Ling.

"Thank you for your trust, Fellow Daoist Wei!"

Chen Ling took the materials and smiled.

Although he already knew the formula for the Good Fortune Pill, it was difficult to gather the materials. With Wei Jing's two sets of materials, he might be able to refine four or five pills if he was lucky.

Now, among his wives, Xi'er and Wan'er had already achieved Foundation Building perfection and were ready to prepare for Core Formation. So, he attached great importance to the Good Fortune Pill.

"By the way, I feel that Tong'er gets along well with me. I want to take her as my disciple. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Chen is willing?"

Wei Jing's eyes flickered with a smile, showing her anticipation.

Chen Ling was stunned. He didn't expect this woman to propose taking Tong'er as a disciple.

Tong'er had the talent of a pill spirit and would definitely achieve great success in pill refining in the future.

Moreover, both he and his fifth sister were pill refiners.

There was no need for her to join someone else's sect.

Even if he didn't have time to guide her, his fifth sister was already a Rank Three pill refiner, which was enough to teach her.

However, there was still a big difference between his own guidance and that of others.

After a little thought, he smiled and said, "I will thank Fellow Daoist Wei on behalf of Tong'er again. As for her thoughts, I will ask her later!"

Chen Ling still had some reluctance in his heart, mainly because the Divine Might Alliance was too far from the Jade Butterfly City.

His fifth sister might not agree.

Wei Jing nodded slightly.

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After leaving the hall.

Chen Ling first went to the Pill Hall to discuss with Qin Wumei about Wei Jing's plan to take on disciples.

"Senior Wei wants to take Tong'er as a disciple?"

Qin Wumei was somewhat surprised.

Chen Ling nodded and smiled, "Senior Wei is now a Rank Four alchemist and comes from a Soul Formation family. There is a good chance that he will become a Rank Five alchemist in the future."

After communicating with Wei Jing for these few days, Chen Ling also realized that her alchemy skills were exceptional, and she had a high probability of becoming a Rank Five alchemist in the future.

"But the Divine Might Alliance is too far away, and I don't want Tong'er to go to such a distant place!"

Qin Wumei thought for a moment and said helplessly.

In fact, whatever Wei Jing decides to do is also a way to establish a good relationship with the Chen family.

Having a master-disciple relationship with Xing Tong would also be an invisible alliance.

"Then it's up to you! Find an opportunity to talk to her again!"

Chen Ling nodded.

He wasn't particularly concerned about this situation, and he would follow Qin Wumei's wishes.

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Three more days passed.

The snow was pure white and fluttered in the air.

The entire Jade Butterfly Mountain was covered in a silver coat.

On the mountainside, there was the Cave Mansion that Wang Yun and the others had opened when they crossed the Thunder Tribulation.

At this moment, a thunderous sword aura was slashed out by someone's hand, suspended in the void. The sword energy howled, covering an area of about ten zhang in radius.

This sword aura contained a terrifying pressure. Within its range, even the snowy ground seemed to shimmer with a layer of faint thunderous sword aura.

Clearly, it was snow, but it was filled with a violent aura, giving people a sense of extreme sharpness.

"Retract!"

Accompanied by a deep male voice from within the Cave Mansion, the looming thunderous sword aura suddenly burst into brilliance and then dissipated in the void.

"Jian San, how much power did the previous strike exert?"

Inside the Cave Mansion, Chen Ling's eyes narrowed as he calmly asked.

"Master, it was about fifty percent!"

Beside him, a middle-aged man with an average build and ordinary appearance stood respectfully and replied.

He was the puppet swordsman Chen Ling created using Du Qingyun's Nascent Soul.

Chen Ling named him Jian San.

"Fifty percent!"

A hint of joy appeared on Chen Ling's face.

The previous strike had already formed the embryonic form of a sword domain, but its range was too small.

Moreover, Chen Ling didn't even consume a Supreme Grade Thunder Attribute Spirit Stone for this strike. He only infused his own thunder attribute spiritual energy into the puppet's core.

If there were sufficient thunder attribute spirit stones, and Jian San fully exerted his power with one strike...

Its power might even surpass ninety percent of Du Qingyun's Azure Cloud Sword Domain.

Normally, the combat power of a Nascent Soul puppet couldn't exceed eighty percent of the original Nascent Soul cultivator's.

Especially when it came to activating a domain, the power would be greatly reduced.

Some puppets were even unable to activate a domain.

However, Chen Ling was already a Rank Five puppet master, and his puppet crafting skills were impeccable.

When crafting the Jian San puppet, he also integrated two Rank Five soul imprints.

The innate sword spirit and the thunder sea sword aura.

Both were soul imprints that assisted the puppet in condensing the sword domain.

At the same time, he also infused some of the power of the thunder origin, so its power was not insignificant.

"In the future, with the improvement of the sword spirit soul imprint, Jian San's power can still increase."

"Combined with Du Qingyun's comprehension of the three realms of the sword, although he has not yet become the sword of heaven and earth, he is already infinitely close. As long as enough power of the origin can be integrated, it's possible to take that step."

Chen Ling murmured to himself.

Jian San's ability to exert such formidable combat power was somewhat beyond Chen Ling's expectations.

This is also the tremendous effect of the power of the Thunder Origin.

If Du Qingyun could comprehend even a trace of the Thunder Origin, the situation back then would have been completely different.

It can automatically mobilize the power of heaven and earth and enhance the control of a cultivator's mana.

Of course, Chen Ling still hasn't mastered the use of the Origin Power.

It's just an instinctive consumption.

It's still difficult to use the surrounding Origin Qi through the activation of the Origin within the body, achieving resonance and forming suppression.

Chen Ling's gaze swept over Sword Three, and the Nascent Soul puppet flickered with a golden glow, releasing strands of mana that filled the sword aura.

Even without the activation of mana, it still possessed a powerful suppressing force.

This was the main reason why Du Qingyun had to go all out to deal with it with just a casual sword strike.

Once the golden Nascent Soul was activated, it would reflect a golden sword aura that flowed like a river, roaring.

Du Qingyun's main cultivation was in the gold and thunder attribute techniques, so the natural power contained in this sword aura was that of the gold and thunder laws.

This sword aura was the embryonic form of his Sword Domain.

The reason it appeared slightly smaller was mainly due to the consecutive battles where Du Qingyun had used it.

As a result, a large amount of Sword Domain was consumed, and it would take two to three years to recover.

Chen Ling planned to put this puppet into the Time-Space Crystal Ring to let it slowly recover.

With a glance at the Sword Domain's sword aura, Chen Ling stopped thinking about it.

This kind of sword aura had a significant effect on sword cultivators, but he had Du Qingyun's memories.

Whether he looked at it or not made no difference.

However, he had some thoughts in his mind, "With Sword Three's current strength, if I use the Integrated Union's Origin Power Crystal as the power source, his strength will increase by another level."

"Originally, he already had the cultivation of Nascent Soul Late Stage, and coupled with the comprehension of the three realms of the sword path, fully activating it would be enough to fight against a Nascent Soul Great Perfection cultivator."

"Furthermore, with the Rank Five Cold Spirit Crystal Flame and the Golden Lotus Law Manifestation, even if he encounters Cao Weiye in his peak state, he can still fight."

"Ah! Finally, I can breathe a sigh of relief!"

Now, as long as he didn't provoke a Soul Formation cultivator, there wouldn't be much danger.

And the two major Soul Formation forces in the Western Wilderness are now on good terms with the Chen family, reducing a large portion of future troubles.

These years, he had always been cautious, and he was still somewhat unaccustomed to it for a while.

Standing up and gazing at the silver-clad Jade Butterfly City, he let out a relaxed breath.

With another thought, he collected Sword Three's puppet into the Time-Space Crystal Ring, and then left the Cave Mansion.

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Wei Jing and Qin Wumei sat in the Chen family's hall.

"Senior Wei's kindness is deeply felt by me, but I really can't bear to part with Tong'er!"

Qin Wumei said apologetically to Wei Jing.

Wei Jing felt somewhat awkward.

With Wei Jing's status, there would probably be a lot of people wanting to become his disciple, and it would be a struggle.

Wei Jing smiled and said, "That's not a problem. Tong'er and I have a good connection. During this time, I can teach her some alchemy techniques without her having to follow me to the Divine Might Alliance."

"Then I'll thank Senior on behalf of Tong'er!"

Qin Wumei hurriedly stood up and expressed her gratitude.

This way, Tong'er wouldn't have to leave the Chen family and could still receive Wei Jing's inheritance. It couldn't get any better than this.

Looking at the slight uneasiness in Wei Jing's eyes, Qin Wumei smiled and said, "Senior Wei, you can rest assured. My husband is already a Rank Four alchemist, and the Good Fortune Pill won't be a problem for him."

"And he has promised you that he will do his best."

Her rapid progress in alchemy over the years was mainly due to Chen Ling's alchemy experience.

She knew Chen Ling's level better than anyone else.

In her opinion, with the two sets of materials, she had a more than ninety percent chance of successfully refining the Good Fortune Pill.

"Thank you for your kind words. I believe in Fellow Daoist Chen's skills."

Wei Jing's pretty face showed a confident expression.

She didn't doubt Chen Ling's level.

She was just considering the quality and quantity of the pills!

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After more than an hour.

Faint medicinal fragrance wafted through the hall, causing a slight stir in people's expressions.

Wei Jing raised her eyebrows and a faint smile appeared on her face. With her alchemy skills, she naturally knew that the alchemy process was nearing its end.

"Madam Chen, may we enter the pill room?" Wei Jing asked with a smile.

At this point, the pills had already taken shape, so it wouldn't have much impact on Chen Ling. By entering the pill room, she could better sense the fragrance of the pills, which would be helpful for her future production of the Good Fortune Pill.

"Wei Senior, please follow me!" Qin Wumei smiled.

The two of them immediately got up and left the hall, arriving outside the cultivation room.

"Wei Fellow Daoist, please come in!" Chen Ling's hearty voice came from inside the cultivation room.

The two of them entered the cultivation room, and Wei Jing nodded slightly towards Chen Ling, who was sitting cross-legged in front of the pill furnace.

Then, Wei Jing and Qin Wumei sat cross-legged about a zhang away from Chen Ling, observing her alchemy.

The virtual fire cauldron emitted a radiant light, exuding a strong medicinal fragrance.

The faint flame of the Cold Spirit Crystal burned and shimmered within it.

It was now the critical moment.

"Collect!" Chen Ling clasped her hands together and shouted.

Whoosh!

The Cold Spirit Crystal Flame suddenly contracted and fell into Chen Ling's hands, instantly merging into her body.

A dazzling light rose from the virtual fire cauldron.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh!

Three pills with a faint golden glow fell into Chen Ling's hands.

The three pills were crystal clear and translucent, with three faint golden patterns on their surface.

"Three-patterned Good Fortune Pill!" Wei Jing's bright eyes revealed a glimmer of excitement as she couldn't help but exclaim.

"What an exceptional performance this time!" Chen Ling chuckled twice and then handed two Good Fortune Pills to Wei Jing.

With the Cold Spirit Crystal Flame reaching Rank Five, the quality of the pills had greatly improved.

She hadn't expected to produce three pills in one go, and they were all three-patterned.

Wei Jing took the pills and carefully observed them, quickly becoming immersed in them, as if she was holding something sacred in her hands.

Chen Ling didn't disturb her, knowing that she had gained some kind of enlightenment.

[Reminder: Your wife Wang Xi has given birth to a Fire Spirit Root, a male baby with the Qingyang Battle Body. Incense Value +100, reward: Ancient Battle Dragon Body Refining Art.]

[Ancient Battle Dragon Body Refining Art: Earth Rank Low Grade, can cultivate the Blood Dragon Battle Body.]

Just as Chen Ling was about to get up, a prompt appeared on the panel.

He was overjoyed and signaled Qin Wumei to stay while he left the cultivation room.

A mysterious technique flashed in his sea of consciousness.

Chen Ling knew that this was a Body Refining technique, but he didn't pay too much attention to it. After all, after undergoing the Thunder Origin Body Tempering, the strength of his physical body was already comparable to that of a Rank Three Late Stage body cultivator.

If he wanted to cultivate the Body Refining Art in the future, it would be a natural progression and wouldn't require too much time.

In a short while, he entered Wang Xi's room, and the clear cry of a baby resounded in the room.

He Yunxiu, Chu Yu, Han Xi, and Fang Luo were helping in the room.

"Husband, it's a boy!" He Yunxiu held a baby wrapped in a blanket, her face flushed, and her small eyes narrowed into slits as she said to Chen Ling with a joyful expression.

Chen Ling reached out and held the baby, looking at his red face. A smile of great satisfaction appeared on his face as he said to Wang Xi, "You've worked hard, Xi'er!"

"Husband, let's name the child Xinghao!" Wang Xi looked at Chen Ling with tenderness in her eyes and said softly.

"Okay, from now on, the little guy will be called Xinghao!"

Chu Yu, Han Xi, and the others also gathered around, playing with the child, basking in the joy.

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(End of this chapter)