Chapter 47 What is Ren Dan ?

"The Jiang family was wiped out? How is that possible? Weren't they stronger than our Xu family?"

Xu Yuanlang's first reaction was disbelief. The Jiang family, Xu family, and Dian family were on good terms, with the Jiang family being the strongest. Now, upon suddenly hearing that the Jiang family had been wiped out, he hurriedly asked for clarification.

"Clan leader, what happened? How could the Jiang family have been wiped out so suddenly?"

The clan chief looked thoughtful for a long time before speaking.

"I was still wondering if it was the Li family, but when I heard you say that Li Luojing was plotting to harvest the relics of cultivators near Jiangjia Market, I realized it was true."

All the clues have come together. According to the information I received, Jiang Xushang went missing two years ago. Then, the Jiang family market was attacked by a group of cultivators. When the situation became critical, the market asked the Jiang family for help.

However, the Jiang family cultivators sent out to provide support were ambushed and killed on the way. The Jiang family's eldest elder died in battle, and the patriarch desperately escaped back. He died of illness five days later in the Jiang family's mountain. When we received the news, we rushed over there.

However, it was too late. The Jiang family's ancestral mountain had already been breached. The Li family used the excuse of driving away the rogue cultivators who occupied the Jiang family's ancestral mountain to seize the second-tier spiritual vein.

We and the Dian family each sheltered a portion of the Jiang family cultivators. Although the Jiang family cultivators are not all dead, without Foundation Establishment cultivators, they are like rootless duckweed, drifting aimlessly in the wind.

Based on the information you provided, we can deduce that Jiang Xushang, who was in charge of Jiangjia Market, was definitely lured to that nameless valley and then killed by the second-order formation set up by Li Luojing.

Knowing that the Jiang family's market town was easily breached without him, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, the Li family immediately attacked the market town while simultaneously setting traps along the route between the Jiang family's territory and the market town. The Jiang family's elite forces were subsequently slaughtered.

In the end, the patriarch sighed, a hint of heartache flashing across his face. The Jiang family and their Xu family had been on good terms for generations, and his own wife was a member of the Jiang family, yet everything had fallen apart in an instant.

More importantly, now that the Jiang family has been wiped out, only the Xu and Dian families remain, and even combined, their strength is insufficient.

"Patriarch, once the Li family has absorbed the Jiang family's power, they will definitely target our Xu family. Our family needs to come up with a plan to deal with this."

The clan chief sighed and waved his hand helplessly. He knew that he was powerless to do anything about it.

"Clan leader, I'm afraid we'll have to find a way to get the Cao family to teach the Jiang family a lesson before they'll behave. I'll try to get the Cao family to take action this time."

Xu Yuanlang had a sudden thought and revealed his plan. The clan chief forced a smile and patted him on the shoulder.

"Your idea is good, just do what you can."

Xu Yuanlang knew that the clan chief did not believe him, which was normal. He would wait until he succeeded before making any decisions.

He chose to take his leave and left the clan chief's courtyard with the other clansmen. After he left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yuan Lang, this is your little nephew! He belongs to the Ling generation, and his name is Ling Hua, Xu Ling Hua."

Xu Yuanzhen lifted up his son, showing him off proudly, and then gently patted the little guy's head.

"Call me Uncle!"

"Uncle! I wish you good fortune!"

Hearing the little guy's soft, sweet voice, everyone raised their eyebrows in surprise, and Xu Yuanlang was also delighted.

"Good, good. It's a pity that I used up all my spiritual treasures when I escaped back to the mountain this time."

"How about this, Linghua, I'll keep your gift for now and give it to you when I return from the Cao family."

Xu Linghua fiddled with her chubby little hands, then looked up amidst the puzzled looks of the crowd.

"Uncle Twenty-Three, I want two."

"Haha, this little money-grubber."

Everyone burst into laughter, but in the end, Xu Yuanlang reached out and gently shook hands with him.

"Okay, let's pinky swear!"

Xu Yuanjing suggested holding a welcome banquet for him, but Xu Yuanlang didn't care.

On the way, he suddenly noticed that there were many more cultivators on the mountain.

"Huh? There are quite a few unfamiliar faces on Wuliang Mountain. Are these people from our Xu family?"

It's no wonder Xu Yuanlang was suspicious. If these people were all children, that would be one thing, but they might be newly arrived members of the clan with spiritual roots.

However, most of them were already adults and still possessed spiritual energy.

His question caused everyone to fall silent, and finally Xu Yuanzhen spoke in a low voice.

"Let's talk about it at the banquet."

"What? Use the golden beetle's spiritual aperture to let them cultivate? Is that even possible?"

Xu Yuanlang, who knew the origins of these people, was greatly surprised and looked at his clansmen beside him in disbelief.

The idea that one must have spiritual roots to cultivate is an unshakable truth for these cultivators. They never imagined that even this truth would be shaken one day.

"Two years ago, the Grand Elder had already trained some people, and over the years the number has been increasing sporadically. The entire Xu family has about two or three hundred people."

It has now been discovered that apart from their slow cultivation speed, which is even slower than that of cultivators with five spiritual roots, they are no other different.

These people may not be particularly strong, but they can effectively supplement the family's manpower shortage.

Xu Yuanlang nodded, but he was not at ease. He said with some concern.

"These golden beetles are of unknown origin, and we don't know if they will cause any unrest in the future."

"The Grand Elder and the others have checked it, and there's nothing wrong, so don't worry."

Xu Yuanjing made the promise in a very casual manner, and Xu Yuanlang forced a smile.

After staying on the mountain for a few days, he was summoned by the clan chief, who handed him a letter.

"Go to the Cao family's Nanping market and find our Xu family's shop. Give them this letter, and the clansmen in the market will arrange the follow-up matters for you."

After receiving the gift, Xu Yuanlang solemnly bowed to the clan leader. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something and hurriedly stopped.

"Chieftain!"

"Um?"

The clan chief looked at him with a puzzled expression.

What is Ren Dan (人丹)?

The clan chief's expression changed drastically. He opened his mouth to refute Xu Yuanlang, but Xu Yuanlang spoke first.

"Clan leader, although you said you would tell me when I reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, I am now at the seventh level of Qi Refining. In addition, I escaped from the hands of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. I believe I am capable of fighting against someone at the ninth level of Qi Refining."

Moreover, I know this trip to the Cao family will be fraught with danger, and I, as the clan leader, do not wish to leave with unanswered questions.

Xu Yuanlang's words silenced him. He looked at Xu Yuanlang, who was bowing beside him. Xu Yuanlang was no longer the naive young man he once was. It was not easy to survive a life-or-death situation, let alone escape from the hands of Li Luojing, a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"You know what a legacy is, right?"

The clan chief suddenly spoke earnestly, and Xu Yuanlang nodded.

"When a cultivator dies, their cultivation vanishes, and their soul returns to the wilderness!"

Before he could finish speaking, he was startled and his eyes widened in shock.

You mean...?

"The so-called human pill is a part of a cultivator's cultivation after death. It is the enlightenment of another person, the spiritual root of another person, and the past of another person."

That's why I was so alarmed. Consuming it would be like inheriting someone else's property, ruining my future and even risking possession.