256: One hundred children with spiritual roots, a family tree of fifth-order spiritual treasures.

In the past, Xia He took a stage-breaking pill to break through to the Late Stage of Qi Refining, and Zi Lan took a foundation establishment pill to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage. Xiao Ran had failed twice and suffered damage to her Dantian, but after taking the foundation establishment pill he gave her, she still successfully broke through.

This time, Hu Lingzhao lacked sufficient foundation, yet after taking the foundation establishment pill he gave her, she still broke through on the first attempt!

Whether it was the stage-breaking pill or the foundation establishment pill, they shared one common trait: they were obtained as System rewards.

"Could it be that the foundation establishment pills rewarded by the System are different from others—that they guarantee a Breakthrough, or at least greatly increase the probability of a Breakthrough?"

If that were truly the case, Liu Xuan would have to re-evaluate the Medicinal Pills rewarded by the System!

For a Medicinal Pill like the foundation establishment pill, if a single one guaranteed a Breakthrough, its value would be at least ten times higher.

Currently, there wasn't enough data to confirm his theory, but Liu Xuan estimated that it was likely close to what he thought; items produced by the System certainly had their unique qualities.

"Congratulations, Junior Sister Xiao, your Xiao Family has added another Foundation Establishment Cultivator!" Having witnessed a Foundation Establishment Cultivator successfully break through by chance, Immortal Master Yue Li was in a very good mood.

"Immortal Master Yue, you've guessed wrong!" Xiao Ran glanced at Liu Xuan beside her and smiled. "The person who broke through is not a disciple of our Xiao Family, but rather a Dao Companion my husband recently married."

"A Dao Companion?"

Immortal Master Yue Li looked at the two of them. She had assumed Liu Xuan had married into the Xiao Family, so hearing that Liu Xuan had other Dao Companions left her feeling quite puzzled.

Having other Dao Companions was one thing, but for one to break through to a Foundation Establishment Cultivator right on Xiao Family territory was truly very interesting.

However, this was their personal business. Although she was interested, she had no intention of inquiring about it to their faces. She would be staying here for a long time, so there was no rush to find out.

To become Xiao Changfeng's grandson-in-law while only at the Qi Refining stage, and to have another Dao Companion break through to a Foundation Establishment Cultivator—for a mere Qi Refining Cultivator to possess two Foundation Establishment Dao Companions at once, her gaze towards Liu Xuan was filled with curiosity.

"Ahem~"

"Lingzhao has just broken through and still needs to consolidate her cultivation. In a few days, when she exits seclusion, I will have her come to pay you a visit."

"Easily done, easily done!"

The three chatted for a while longer. Yue Li politely declined the invitation from Liu Xuan and Xiao Ran to stay in the Sect and took her people to reside in Red Pine City.

...

Three days later.

The expansion of the market array had been planned, and construction officially began. A large number of Red Pine Sect Cultivators, along with countless Mortals, busied themselves.

At the same time, the Red Pine Sect was also expanding various facilities, leading to a shortage of manpower.

Fortunately, Cultivators fleeing from border counties like Yongning were arriving in a steady stream, and the Sect sent people to bring them over, which ensured the smooth progress of the various projects.

Red Pine City was now considered Shen Yunshu's property; she paid for all the expansion costs, and some scarce Materials could also be procured through her from the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Liu Xuan utilized this connection to purchase many Materials for building a large Artifact Refining Workshop at a low price; generally speaking, it was a win-win situation.

As for the Yongning Merchant Alliance, it now belonged to the Dual Cultivation Hall, and Liu Xuan openly and honestly utilized the Sect's resources to fully develop the Yongning Merchant Alliance.

Benefiting from the chaos at the border, the Yongning Merchant Alliance was no longer limited to developing in Yongning but was expanding to surrounding counties, including those of the Nether Fire Sect and Peach Blossom Sect.

For example, Foundation Establishment Families like the Yongning Lu Family also became part of the Merchant Alliance.

War was approaching; the storm was about to arrive. The entire Red Pine Sect, and even the three great Nascent Soul Sects, were permeated with a tense atmosphere.

...

Half a year later.

West Courtyard.

The "battle" at Liu Xuan's place was also incredibly intense; human lives were created at the drop of a hat.

It was a bit exhausting, but it was all worth it!

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for the birth of your 208th descendant, Tier 3 Spiritual Root. Obtained Fourth-Grade Low Grade Bloodline Spirit Beast, Archaic Savage Bull.]

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for reaching one hundred descendants with Spiritual Roots. Achievement "Prosperous Immortal Clan" reached. Obtained Fifth-Grade Spirit Treasure, Longevity Immortal Clan Genealogy.]

[Archaic Savage Bull: A Fourth-Grade Low Grade Bloodline Yao Beast, possessing the Divine Ability of Giant Strength and the Divine Ability of Immortality. Every movement contains terrifying giant strength, breaking ten thousand laws with a single force. Moreover, its defense is extremely strong, its vitality is thick, it is extremely difficult to kill, and it is known as immortal.]

[Longevity Immortal Clan Genealogy: A Fifth-Grade top-tier Spirit Treasure that can record the Soul imprints of the owner's kinsmen and descendants. Effect 1: Can impart knowledge through the genealogy and increase the potential of clansmen. Effect 2: Those whose Divine Souls are in the genealogy are protected by it; they cannot be subjected to Possession or Soul Searching, and their Divine Soul strength is increased to a certain extent. Effect 3: Increases the Spiritual Root of everyone in the entire clan by one grade; can select one Cultivation Technique as the core clan technique, increasing the clansmen's Comprehension Ability for this technique. Effect 4: Possesses a Small World with a diameter of ten thousand meters, which can store Materials and expand with the Host's cultivation. Effect 5: ...]

A top-tier auxiliary Spirit Treasure; just the ability to increase the Spiritual Root of the entire clan by one grade made it priceless.

"Husband!" "Husband! What's wrong with you?"

Seeing Liu Xuan staring blankly while holding the wailing child, Xiao Ran asked curiously.

This child was born to Xiao Ran. Giving birth no longer had any impact on a Foundation Establishment Cultivator's body. She got up, tidied her clothes, and took the child from Liu Xuan's arms.

"How cute! What name should we give him?"

Giving birth for the first time, Xiao Ran felt it was very magical; the more she looked at him, the cuter she found him.

Liu Xuan regained his senses and took a look. The little guy was different from all the previous children; he was plump and tender right after birth, and his pair of large eyes were exceptionally lively.

Xiao Ran was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, so while he was in the womb, he had been nourished by Foundation Establishment magic power, giving him a different starting point than ordinary children.

"Husband, let's call him Yun'er, Liu De Yun, how about that?" Xiao Ran thought for a moment, holding the child, and asked Liu Xuan.

"Fine! I'll listen to you."

Liu Xuan nodded. He had lost interest in naming children, and since Xiao Ran was willing to name the child herself, he was more than happy to let her.

After giving birth, Xiao Ran's personality suddenly became exceptionally gentle. She did not hand the child over to Liu Miao but instead stayed with him every step of the way, keeping him by her side at all times, even placing him next to her to play while she Cultivated.

...

Star Space.

Liu Xuan first claimed the Fourth-Grade Archaic Savage Bull. With a flash of black light, a large black water buffalo appeared in the room, its muscles bulging; one look told you it was very powerful.

Like Little Green and Big Green, this Archaic Savage Bull started at the Early Foundation Establishment Stage, and it looked silly, even dumber than Big Green and Little Green.

Ignoring the three guys staring at each other with wide eyes, Liu Xuan couldn't wait to claim the spirit treasure genealogy.

With a flash of spiritual light, a book made entirely of jade fell into Liu Xuan's hands, and at the same time, countless profound pieces of knowledge flooded into his mind.

With Liu Xuan's current cultivation, he couldn't refine ordinary Magic Treasures, let alone a Fifth-Grade Spirit Treasure.

However, the Longevity Immortal Clan Genealogy belonged to a special category of auxiliary Spirit Treasures, and since it was produced by the System, Liu Xuan mastered it directly.

With a thought, the genealogy transformed into a beam of immortal light and merged into Liu Xuan's Divine Soul. He felt his whole body lighten, as if he were soaking in a hot spring, feeling incredibly comfortable.

On the first page of the genealogy, a name gradually took shape: Clan Chief of the Longevity Immortal Clan: Liu Xuan.

The immortal light of the genealogy illuminated his entire Sea of Consciousness, spreading to his Dantian dao foundation and the blood pill in his chest. Liu Xuan felt his talent had also improved by a level, and his Divine Soul had gained an additional layer of indestructible defense.

"If I had had the Fifth-Grade spirit treasure genealogy back when Xiao Changfeng attempted Possession, I'm afraid the System wouldn't have been triggered at all!"