mtl008 Chapter 115 Gift giving!
Chapter 115 Gift giving!
“We cannot let them live alone in one village. We should disperse them to the villages of my Xia family and encourage them to intermarry. In this way, after several decades, they can all be surnamed Xia,” Xia Yuhui said solemnly.
“Yu Hui, I know this is good, but the large number of mortals is not without its advantages. With more mortals, we need to send more cultivators to protect them, since demonic cultivators are very fond of using mortals for cultivation.”
"Furthermore, with so many mortals, the land around Lingfeng Mountain is hardly able to support them."
Upon hearing that Xia Yuhui had made such a significant decision, Xia Guangchang pointed out the drawbacks.
“I am aware of this as well, therefore I have decided to build a town in the Happy Forest, thousands of miles away, specifically for mortals to rest and recuperate.” Xia Yuhui already knew that Xia Guangchang would object, but this time he was determined to go his own way.
How can development proceed without taking some risks?
“But you are too far from my Lingfeng Mountain. If you are attacked, I’m afraid we will not be able to come to your aid.” Xia Guangyang chimed in at the right moment.
As an elder of the Xia family, he has the responsibility to assist the clan leader in making the most accurate decisions.
“Yu Hui, I think we need to discuss this matter further. There is only a first-grade high-quality spiritual vein there. Even if we set up a defensive formation, it can only be a first-grade one. If a Foundation Establishment cultivator attacks, the mortals there will probably all perish.”
"Elders, I understand your concerns, but if we don't take some risks, the family may never be able to develop. We cannot keep slowing down." Xia Yuhui was so confident because he had his own methods, so he was not afraid.
"Alright, but for the first time, let's relocate a small number of mortals. Once the family produces its third Foundation Establishment cultivator, we can relocate a large number of people. What do you think?"
Seeing Xia Yuhui's resolute tone, Xia Guangchang stopped trying to persuade him and instead tried to accept it.
"Don't worry, Elder, there's no need to rush this matter. We should proceed slowly. In a few years, I will be able to refine a second-tier puppet. At that time, I will send one puppet to guard the Happy Forest."
"That's very good, that's very good."
Upon hearing this, Xia Guangchang and Xia Guangyang breathed a sigh of relief, and smiles that had not appeared on their faces for a long time finally appeared.
The three discussed the details further, and then the meeting came to an end.
After finishing this matter, Xia Yuhui returned to his cave. Since he had studied the internal structure of the second-tier puppet before, he decided to directly refine a top-grade magic weapon this time.
Upon arriving at the courtyard, he placed Qingfeng and Mingyue inside, and then went alone into the weapon-refining room.
He took out a set of refining materials from his storage bag and placed them on the table. Most of these materials were purchased from the last trade fair. If the refining was successful, a fire-attribute magic sword could be made.
Xia Yuhui chose to forge a magic sword for two reasons: first, magic swords are the easiest to forge; second, Xia Yuhui is quite skilled at forging magic swords.
After adjusting his state, Xia Yuhui began refining the weapon.
While Xia Yuhui was refining his weapon, the entire Jinling County was overwhelmed by a piece of news: the Xia family was going to hold a Foundation Establishment Ceremony and invited cultivators from all walks of life to participate.
Meanwhile, cultivators from the Xia family rushed back to their clan from all over the country, and even closed three shops in the market, all to return to the family and participate in this conference.
After the news spread for several days, some renowned cultivators from Jinling County also arrived in the Xia family's territory one after another. In response, the Xia family dispatched more than ten cultivators to maintain order.
With so many people, there were naturally many transactions. At the foot of Lingfeng Mountain, trade fairs of varying sizes appeared, and members of the Xia family on the mountain would occasionally come down to participate.
Finally, a month later, the Xia family's Foundation Establishment Ceremony was held as scheduled.
On this day, the Xia family opened its doors wide, allowing all the cultivators who were crowding outside to enter. Of course, only cultivators at the late stage of Qi Refining were qualified to enter. Those below the late stage of Qi Refining were provided with tables, chairs, and benches outside for them to sit on.
The main characters, Xia Yuhui and Xia Guangyan, were already seated in front of the Xia family ancestral hall, with the Xia family's senior members sitting in order to their left and right.
At this moment, Xia Yuhui was dressed in a purple-gray Taoist robe, with a wooden hairpin in his hair, exuding an air of grandeur.
This Taoist robe was worn by the Xia family patriarchs on formal occasions. Xia Yuhui wore it today for the ancestral worship ceremony.
At this moment, everyone waited quietly for the appointed time to begin the ancestral worship ceremony.
"Lingyu Sanren presents two century-old blood ginseng as a gift!"
"The Chen family, Chen Ruhai, presents a top-grade spiritual tea tree."
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At the entrance of the Xia family's residence, a steady stream of cultivators were entering, each carrying gifts.
After the gifts were handed over, the Xia family cultivators would lead them to find tables and chairs to sit down. After the Xia family's ancestral worship ceremony was over, they would be offered spiritual wine, spiritual food, spiritual fruit, and other items.
Just then, a group of cultivators dressed in Jin family attire filed in. The middle-aged man at the head casually tossed a stone to the Xia family cultivators who came to greet them.
"This is a second-tier lightning crystal. Remember, it belongs to the Jin family, Jin Shengguang." After saying this, he led several people behind him inside.
Xia Liangdao, who was in charge of the matter, was taken aback for a moment, then quickly came to his senses and said loudly, "The Jin family, Senior Jin Shengguang, presents a piece of second-tier lightning crystal!"
Upon hearing this, Xia Yuhui, who was sitting upright in the main seat with her eyes slightly closed, immediately stood up, smiled, and quickly walked down.
"So it's Fellow Daoist Jin. I've heard so much about you."
At this moment, the person's identity information finally surfaced in his mind. This person was another Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Jin family, and was in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.
Seeing Xia Yuhui's humility, the man dared not be negligent and immediately returned the greeting, "I have long admired Brother Chi Lei's name. Today I have the pleasure of meeting you. You are indeed magnificent and have some of the style of Xia Wenpeng, the ancestor of the Xia family."
"Fellow Daoist, you flatter me. Come, come, please take a seat."
After arranging seats for the Jin family cultivators behind Jin Shengguang, Jin Shengguang himself took a seat at the top. This seat was reserved for Foundation Establishment cultivators and was not far from Xia Yuhui's seat.
"Fellow Daoist Jin, this is my uncle, Xia Guangyan, who is currently an inner disciple of the Guiyun Sect." After Jin Shengguang took his seat, Xia Yuhui called over Xia Guangyan and introduced him.
"Greetings, Brother Guangyan."
"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Jin. Your presence today is truly an honor for the Xia family."
After the three exchanged pleasantries, Xia Liangdao's voice rang out from afar: "The Akagi family, senior Akagi Yoshiaki, has delivered a second-tier ghost-suppressing talisman!"
Xia Yuhui hurriedly apologized to Jin Shengguang and rushed to greet him.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Akagi, for attending this grand ceremony," Xia Yuhui said with a smile.
With many people around, Akagi Yoshinari naturally didn't want to become a laughing stock, so he also smiled and said, "How could I dare? How could I possibly be absent from such a grand event?"
"Please take a seat."
Xia Yuhui naturally knew that the second-tier ghost-suppressing talisman was specifically designed to annoy him, but he figured he might as well take it. After all, the other party had given him a second-tier ghost-suppressing talisman, so how could he give them a hard time?
Before they could lead the person up, another shout came from behind: "Idle Cloud Recluse, Senior Hu Gu, has brought a second-tier Ghost-Suppressing Talisman."
Xia Yuhui was taken aback, "Hu Gu!"
The memory of a Foundation Establishment cultivator is astonishing; he instantly remembered the identity of the newcomer.
He first had Xia Guangyan lead Akagi Yoshiaki to a seat, and then hurriedly went to greet the newcomer.
"Fellow Daoist Xia, how have you been? It's been several years since we last met, and we've both already reached the Foundation Establishment stage." Hu Gu revealed a chilling smile as he spoke to Xia Yuhui.