Chapter 129
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Chapter 129: Not Bad
Li Xiaojun looked at Chen Bufan, feeling a mix of emotions.
It was the first time he met his son-in-law, and he didn’t really know how to interact with him.
Chen Bufan looked to be in his thirties and was dressed in formal attire, which really made an impression.
"Dad, Bufan is greeting you," Li Nianjun said to Li Xiaojun.
"Oh, oh, no need to mind that," Li Xiaojun quickly replied to his son-in-law.
"Dad, I heard from Nianjun that you just returned to Taihuang Star, is that right?"
Chen Bufan changed the topic and asked Li Xiaojun to ease the awkwardness between them.
"Yes, I just got back," Li Xiaojun nodded.
"Dad, since you’re back, you should stay well with us. Let Nianjun and me take care of you," Chen Bufan said to Li Xiaojun.
Li Xiaojun looked into Chen Bufan’s sincere eyes and nodded.
"Alright, then I will take you up on that."
"What do you mean take you up on that? From now on, this is your home, and we are all your family," Chen Bufan warmly said to Li Xiaojun.
"Good, good," Li Xiaojun nodded, feeling satisfied with this son-in-law.
"Fusheng, have you greeted your grandpa?" Chen Bufan asked his son Chen Fusheng.
"Dad, I already greeted grandpa," Chen Fusheng quickly nodded.
"Dad, what do you want to eat tonight? I’ll have the children cook for you," Chen Bufan inquired.
"Anything is fine," Li Xiaojun replied with a smile.
Here, he felt the long-lost warmth of family, and he truly enjoyed it.
…
As time passed, more and more people arrived, quickly exceeding a hundred.
Among these people were Li Nianjun’s children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and even great-great-grandchildren.
There were also Li Nianjun’s son-in-law, grandsons, granddaughter-in-law, and so on.
"Great-great-grandfather, did you come back from Autumn Rain Star? Can you tell us what it’s like there?"
"Ancestor, how old are you? You look so young!"
Li Xiaojun quickly found himself surrounded by a group of children, all of them filled with curiosity about him.
These children ranged from seven or eight years old to three or four years old.
"Yes, it’s Autumn Rain Star, it’s very big, much larger than Taihuang Star…"
Li Xiaojun shared stories they had never heard before.
Until the sky was nearly dark.
"Dad, it’s time to eat. Everyone, let’s eat," Li Nianjun called to everyone.
Soon, over a hundred people gathered in the yard, surrounding tables set up for the meal.
The entire villa felt lively and bustling.
After finishing the meal, everyone bid farewell to the elder Li Xiaojun before heading back to their homes.
"Dad, from now on, you should stay here," Chen Bufan led Li Xiaojun to the main bedroom on the right side of the villa, which had been tidied up.
"Alright," Li Xiaojun nodded, gladly accepting his son-in-law’s kindness.
"Bufan, where do you work now?"
In the living room of the villa, the close-knit family group sat around watching TV, and Li Xiaojun asked Chen Bufan.
"Dad, I’m currently the clerk in Honghe City," Chen Bufan respectfully replied to Li Xiaojun.
"Clerk, not bad," Li Xiaojun nodded in satisfaction.
A clerk is just one level below the City Lord.
"I heard from Nianjun that you are from the Chen family of the Immortal Domain, which Immortal Domain?" Li Xiaojun asked Chen Bufan.
"Dad, I’m from the Chen family of the Fanjingshan Immortal Realm. I’m just a collateral branch of the Chen family in the Immortal Domain," Chen Bufan said with a smile.
"Dad, don’t listen to him; although he is from the collateral branch of the Chen family in the Immortal Domain, he is now even more important than the direct line," Li Nianjun interjected, supporting her husband.
"Oh? Why is that?" Li Xiaojun asked in surprise.
"Isn’t it because all our children have spirit roots!"
Li Nianjun said to Li Xiaojun, "I don’t know why, but both of our children have spirit roots, though they are just low-level spirit roots, and we are very content. However, later we discovered that our daughter’s children also have spirit roots, and one of my grandsons, like me, surprisingly has top-grade spirit roots. Because of this, our line in the Chen family is highly valued. Bufan also became the current clerk of Honghe City with the family’s help."
Hearing his daughter’s words, Li Xiaojun suddenly understood.
Li Nianjun and Chen Bufan’s descendants having spirit roots was connected to him.
Last time, after the system upgrade, he strengthened the spirit roots of all his bloodline descendants born afterward.
Those without spirit roots were upgraded to low-level spirit roots.
Bloodline descendants born with low-level spirit roots were directly enhanced to top-grade spirit roots by the system’s triple upgrade.
That night, Li Xiaojun had already fallen asleep.
In another room, Li Nianjun and Chen Bufan were talking.
"Bufan, look, this is a gift my dad sent for the children. What do you think it is?"
Li Nianjun handed a piece of immortal essence stone to Chen Bufan.
Today, Li Xiaojun had given almost all the underage children a piece of immortal essence stone.
"What is this? I’ve never seen it before," Chen Bufan took the immortal essence stone and examined it curiously.
"I sense that this stone holds powerful energy, much denser than the spiritual energy in top-grade spirit stones. This is likely a superior grade spirit stone," Chen Bufan said to his wife.
"Superior grade spirit stone? You mean this is a superior grade spirit stone? If it really is, that’s incredibly valuable," Li Nianjun responded.
Although both of them were Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators, they had never seen a superior grade spirit stone.
Typically, after superior grade spirit stones are mined, they are usually taken by the upper echelons of the Cultivation Alliance. Ordinary lower-level cultivators consider themselves lucky just to see top-grade spirit stones.
"According to market value, one superior grade spirit stone can be exchanged for one hundred top-grade spirit stones, ten thousand middle-grade spirit stones, or one million low-grade spirit stones, worth ten billion in cash," Chen Bufan said to his wife.
"Ten billion? I saw that dad sent out over ten pieces of this kind of superior grade spirit stone to the children. Doesn’t that mean…" Li Nianjun was stunned!
"No, this is too precious; we can’t keep it. Tomorrow, you should collect all this kind of spirit stone back from the children and return it to dad," Chen Bufan said to his wife.
"Okay, I’ll return it to dad tomorrow," Li Nianjun nodded.
"Nianjun, what do you think dad’s cultivation level is?" Chen Bufan asked his wife.
"I don’t know, but he is at least stronger than I am," Li Nianjun shook her head.
Her Nascent Soul level is completely unable to see through her dad, which suggests he is at least a Transformation stage cultivator.
"You think he’s so powerful? How did he end up with my mother?" Chen Bufan found it hard to understand.
His mother-in-law, He Sixue, was just an ordinary person, so how could his powerful father-in-law have chosen her?
"Why do you care how my dad chose my mom? My mom never remarried for her whole life; doesn’t that speak well for her? What woman can be so devoted as my mom?"
"Hehe, true. Without my father-in-law and mother-in-law, I wouldn’t have such a wonderful wife like Li Nianjun," Chen Bufan said with a grin.
