Chapter 8
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Chapter 8: The Invitation
“Sir, what is your name?”
Third Elder looked at Li Xiaojun and politely inquired.
“My name is Li Xiaojun.”
Li Xiaojun promptly replied.
“Mr. Li, all of your children possess top-grade spirit roots and will surely be accepted as disciples by the Immortal Sect. You wouldn’t want to be separated from your children, so I would like to invite your close-knit family group to live at Biyun Xianzong,” Third Elder said to Li Xiaojun.
However, her tone was serious, leaving no room for negotiation.
At that moment, Third Elder realized that nearly all of the couple’s children had spirit roots, and they were earth spirit roots.
This meant that controlling this couple was equivalent to controlling a constant stream of talented cultivators.
For the Immortal Gate, the talent of younger disciples is extremely important. If someone could continuously give birth to top-grade spirit roots, then in just a few years, Biyun Xianzong would undoubtedly rise to prominence.
Hearing Third Elder’s words, Li Xiaojun managed a bitter smile.
In this situation, did he have any chance to resist?
All of his daughters had top-grade spirit roots, so even if Biyun Xianzong didn’t see their worth, once the news spread, other Immortal Sects would.
Having one or two children with top-grade spirit roots could still be attributed to luck or coincidence.
But having seven children in a row with top-grade spirit roots was certainly not a coincidence.
“Immortal Master, we would like to go home to pack a few things and then we will follow you. Is that acceptable?” Li Xiaojun asked Third Elder.
“Of course, where is your home? I will take you there.”
“Just over there.”
Half an hour later, Li Xiaojun and his family of seven boarded the flying boat heading toward Biyun Xianzong.
As for their property in Honghe Town, Li Xiaojun handed it over to Wang Qiuyu’s family.
In the afternoon, Third Elder brought the entire family back to Biyun Xianzong.
Upon arriving at Biyun Xianzong, Third Elder first took Li Xiaojun and his family to meet the Sect Master, informing him of the events that had occurred in Honghe Town.
Upon hearing Third Elder’s account, the Sect Master was taken aback.
Moreover, this information was not kept secret from the other upper echelons of the Immortal Sect.
When the details about Li Xiaojun came to light, all the upper echelons were astonished.
Soon after, in front of everyone, they tested Li Xiaojun’s children for their spirit roots once again.
As expected, Li Xiaojun’s five children all had earth spirit roots.
Additionally, the Immortal Sect tested the talents of Li Xiaojun and Wang Qiuyu as well.
Li Xiaojun naturally had no spirit roots.
Wang Qiuyu only had mixed spirit roots of four types.
In this situation, everyone was puzzled about how Li Xiaojun and Wang Qiuyu could have children with earth spirit roots.
Meanwhile, many people from the Immortal Sect conducted some checks on Li Xiaojun and Wang Qiuyu, discovering that they were just ordinary mortals.
However, through the investigation of Li Xiaojun and Wang Qiuyu, many people discovered that the main reason these children possessed spirit roots likely came from Li Xiaojun.
Because the two children he had with his late wife also had top-grade spirit roots.
“Sect Master, I would like to take the child with fire-type earth spirit roots as my student.” In the hall of Bixiao Peak, a middle-aged elder said to the Sect Master.
“I want the child with water spirit roots,” another elder also stepped forward to say.
“That child with water spirit roots is only two months old, what are you thinking?”
“Can’t I at least secure her as my student first?”
“Sect Master, let me take the child with earth spirit roots as my disciple!”
In the hall, many began to compete for Li Xiaojun’s daughters.
These children’s talents were truly remarkable.
Earth spirit roots! As long as they were well-trained, their future achievements would surely surpass everyone present.
Among those present, only the Sect Master and the Elder had earth spirit roots, and their abilities ranked the highest in the entire Immortal Sect.
If they could take one of the earth spirit root children as a student and nurture her well, for the next thousand years, they wouldn’t have to worry about their family’s future without anyone to protect them.
“Everyone, quiet down.”
With the hall in uproar, the Sect Master had to stand up to restore order.
“Everyone, these children are still very young. Except for Li Yuxin, who has turned six, the others are not yet old enough to cultivate.”
“So I suggest that these children be cared for by their parents for now and once they grow a bit more, we can assign them to disciples based on their contributions to the sect,” the Sect Master spoke to everyone.
Hearing the Sect Master’s words, everyone closed their mouths.
“And you don’t need to rush, the Li couple is still young and can have more children. If their future children are also earth spirit roots, you won’t just have one disciple, but two wouldn’t be a problem either,” the Sect Master addressed everyone.
Everyone nodded upon hearing this.
What the Sect Master said was correct; as long as Li Xiaojun and Wang Qiuyu were around, each of them could easily have a disciple, it just required some time.
And time, for cultivators, was not a big issue.
“Sect Master, I have made the most sect contributions over the years, so I would like to have Li Yuxin as my direct disciple. Is that acceptable?” At this moment, the Second Elder stood up and spoke.
Hearing the Second Elder’s words, the others remained silent.
“Sure!” After thinking for a moment, the Sect Master agreed to the Second Elder’s request.
…
“Dad! Aunt Wang!”
“Dad! Aunt Wang.”
In a cave residence on Bixiao Peak, Li Yuting and Li Yufei saw Li Xiaojun and the others.
“Yuting, Feifei, what brings you here?” Li Xiaojun smiled as he greeted his two daughters.
“I heard from my master that you all arrived, so I came to see,” the elder daughter Li Yuting said to Li Xiaojun.
“I came here with Master too…” Li Yufei chimed in.
“Are you all going to live here from now on?” Li Xiaojun looked at his two daughters with hope.
Since he was settled in this place by Biyun Xianzong, he naturally wanted to spend more time with his daughters.
Hearing Li Xiaojun’s words, Li Yuting shook her head.
“Dad, I cultivate at Biyou Peak and have my own cave, so according to the rules, I can’t stay here. But don’t worry, now that you’re at the Immortal Gate, I will definitely come to see you often.”
“I will too,” Li Yufei nodded in agreement.
Upon hearing his daughters, Li Xiaojun felt a little disappointed, but he knew he couldn’t change the rules of the Immortal Gate.
“Well, you need to come over to play often,” Li Xiaojun told his daughters.
“Okay!” The two daughters quickly nodded.
“Aunt Wang, can I hold the seventh sister?” Li Yufei asked Wang Qiuyu.
“Of course!”
……
Li Xiaojun and his close-knit family group settled at Biyun Xianzong’s Bixiao Peak.
Because of their special status, only the Sect Master, elders, and Li Xiaojun’s daughters could approach Li Xiaojun; others were not allowed nearby.
Li Xiaojun was just a mortal, so the Immortal Sect was wary of any hostile forces attempting to assassinate them.
With Li Xiaojun and his wife present, Biyun Xianzong could continuously produce disciples with top-grade spirit roots.
If Li Xiaojun were to die, it would be a tremendous loss for Biyun Xianzong.
“Sect Master, the memories of everyone in Honghe Town regarding that matter have been erased.”
“Additionally, the memories of those disciples who underwent spirit root testing have also been sealed, so currently, besides a few, not many people know about Li Xiaojun’s family.”
After all five of Li Xiaojun’s children tested positive for earth spirit roots on the same day, Biyun Xianzong sent several elders to handle the matter.
If it were demon gate cultivators, Honghe Town might have faced total destruction!
As a prestigious sect, Biyun Xianzong could only gradually erase the memories of the townspeople.
Li Xiaojun’s secret was too important; to prevent any leaks, Biyun Xianzong had paid a heavy price.
“Sect Master, we speculate that the reason Li Xiaojun and his wife can have children with earth spirit roots is likely due to Li Xiaojun’s presence.
So I suggest finding Li Xiaojun a few more wives, so he can have more children…” An elder approached the Sect Master with a suggestion one day.
“Is that really a good idea?” The Sect Master hesitated after hearing the elder.
“Sect Master, this concerns our Immortal Sect’s long-term plan; we should take it very seriously…”
