Eternal Immortal Clan: It All Started When I Married My Junior Sister!

192: Having another daughter will bring prosperity to the family!Chen Xu swirled the wine cup in his hand, gazing at the clear liquid within, and smiled faintly: ”What does Elder Xu think?”

”Hehe, how would I dare to presume.”

Xu Sen laughed it off: ”But with the world in chaos now, although staying in a secluded corner is safe, it’s ultimately not a long-term plan.”

”With City Lord Chen’s astonishing and earth-shattering strength, wouldn’t it be a pity if you didn’t venture out?”

This was both a probe and an incitement.

Venture out? Where to?

To the north lies the desolate and uninhabited Beiming Wilderness.

To the south is Tianyu Holy Land; to the east and west are territories of various major powers.

Any movement is bound to cause friction.

Chen Xu set down his wine cup and looked deeply at Xu Sen: ”I’m a lazy person; I don’t like running around.”

”As long as others don’t provoke me, I just want to plant flowers, tend to grass, and live a peaceful life in this city.”

”But if someone thinks my life is too comfortable and insists on causing me trouble...”

Chen Xu paused: ”Then I wouldn’t mind visiting their home and helping them tear down a few houses while I’m at it.”

Xu Sen’s heart tightened, and the chopsticks in his hand trembled slightly.

The warning in those words was too obvious.

This was telling him, and through him telling the Ascending Immortal Gate behind him, as well as other restless forces.

Don’t provoke me, or I can strike at your lairs too!

If it were before, Xu Sen would have scoffed at such a threat.

But after witnessing that palm strike, he had no choice but to believe.

An Integration Stage Great Expert who has mastered Spatial Law, if truly determined to cause destruction,

would be nothing short of a disaster.

Even a major Sect like the Ascending Immortal Gate might not be able to defend against such elusive methods.

”Of course, of course.”

Xu Sen quickly raised his cup to cover his embarrassment: ”City Lord Chen’s love for peace is a blessing for the Northern Region. I will definitely convey these words to the Sect Leader and several other Fellow Daoists.”

”Then I’ll trouble Elder Xu.”

Chen Xu raised his cup in acknowledgment.

This meal lasted a full two hours.

Both sides were probing each other, playing a game of push and pull.

Xu Sen wanted to pry out Chen Xu’s master and Origins,

as well as the details of that Divine Ability.

Chen Xu, on the other hand, evaded the questions, occasionally asking a few counter-questions about the situation in the Central Continent.

This made Xu Sen dare not say too much, fearing he might reveal his hand.

Not until the sun set in the west did this superficially harmonious but inwardly discordant banquet finally end.

”Thank you for your generous hospitality, City Lord Chen.”

At the entrance of the City Lord’s Mansion, Xu Sen cupped his hands in farewell, his smile still bright on his face,

but it unmistakably carried a sense of relief: ”Meeting you today has been most enlightening. If there is an opportunity in the future, you are welcome to visit our Ascending Immortal Gate in the Central Continent.”

”Certainly.”

Chen Xu nodded with a smile.

Xu Sen did not linger further. With two Elders who had long been on pins and needles, he transformed into three streaks of light and shot into the sky.

This time, they flew very fast.

Not as composed and unhurried as when they arrived.

Instead, there was a sense of haste, as if ”this is no place to stay.”

Only when those three streaks of escaping light completely vanished at the horizon,

did Ba Dao, who had been standing behind Chen Xu all along, let out a long sigh of relief, plopping down on the steps and wiping the cold sweat from his forehead: ”Goodness, I really thought a fight was about to break out.”

”That old fellow’s aura was too terrifying; I almost couldn’t even hold my knife just now.”

Although Xu Sen had been suppressed by Chen Xu, for Ba Dao and others who were only at the Void Refining Stage,

the Late Stage of Body Integration was still an insurmountable mountain.

”If a real fight had broken out, our City Protection Grand Formation probably wouldn’t have held for long.”

Chen Daoxuan also wore a grave expression: ”Father, after Xu Sen returns, could it be that...”

”It won’t.”

Chen Xu turned around, the smile fading from his face, revealing a trace of weariness.

That palm strike earlier seemed effortless,

but in reality, it consumed nearly thirty percent of the Spiritual Qi within his body.

It also greatly drained his mental energy.

After all, that was an Immortal Artifact refined for a thousand years.

Even with the Divine Ability granted by the System and the rule suppression of ”One Palm, One World,” instantly severing the opponent’s connection and imprisoning it was no easy task.

But he had to pretend nothing was wrong.

Only in this way

could he truly frighten this old fox.

”He’s a smart man. The smarter someone is, the more they overthink, and the more timid they become.”

Chen Xu looked at the distant sky, his voice low: ”Before figuring out my background, the Ascending Immortal Gate will not only avoid causing trouble but will even try to show goodwill and help us block some of the prying from other forces.”

”This is the power of deterrence.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Daoxuan nodded thoughtfully.

His gaze toward his father held even more admiration.

Not just martial prowess; this calculation of human nature and control over the situation

is the true Foundation that keeps the Chen Family invincible.

”Alright, everyone disperse.”

Chen Xu waved his hand: ”Dao Xuan, repair the broken roof. Having a hole there is an eyesore.”

”Also, notify everyone to strengthen the guard.”

”Although Xu Sen has left, the waters of the Northern Region are only just beginning to muddy.”

With that, Chen Xu, hands behind his back, slowly walked toward the backyard... Time, sometimes passes extremely slowly, like a blunt knife cutting flesh.

Sometimes it passes astonishingly fast, fleeting like a white steed’s shadow.

Since Xu Sen’s ”visit,” Zhenyuan City did not face the expected storm.

Instead, due to the mutual wariness between the two major powers, coupled with the firm stance Chen Xu displayed, this contentious place actually became a rare haven in the chaotic world.

Not long after Xu Sen returned, the Ascending Immortal Gate sent a generous gift.

Nominally to congratulate the Chen Family on their relocation, it was actually tacit acknowledgment of Chen Xu’s rule over Zhenyuan City.

As for Tianyu Holy Land, that Vice Holy Master Gu seemed truly hurt, or perhaps the front lines were too tight to spare any hands.

In any case, throughout this year, not even a word of condemnation was sent, as if they had completely forgotten they had a place called Zhenyuan City.

Without external enemies harassing them, Chen Xu lived quite comfortably this year.

Every day, besides his unwavering cultivation, he handled some major Family affairs.

The remaining time was mostly spent in the backyard of the City Lord’s Mansion.

Chen Xu did not break his promise regarding Zhao Lingyan’s dream of a ten-thousand-acre medicinal garden.

Although there wasn’t that much open space within Zhenyuan City, he directly used his means to level a Spiritual Mountain outside the city.

He set up a Spirit Gathering Grand Formation, opened up three thousand acres of fertile land, and entrusted it entirely to Zhao Lingyan’s care.

For Zhao Lingyan, who possessed the ”Hundred Flowers Jade Body,” it was like a mouse falling into a rice jar.

This year, she practically lived in the medicinal garden. Not only did the originally delicate and hard-to-Cultivate Spirit Medicines have an extremely high survival rate in her hands, but their growth cycles were also shortened by more than half.

Of course, besides tending to flowers and plants, Zhao Lingyan did not forget another important matter.

At this moment, in a pavilion in the backyard of the City Lord’s Mansion.

Chen Xu held an ancient scroll, but his eyes occasionally glanced to the side.

Zhao Lingyan was leaning on a soft couch covered with thick animal hides, peeling a Spirit Fruit. Her belly was already prominently swollen; her originally delicate face had become fuller, appearing more prosperous and gentle.

”Husband, this little one is kicking me again.”

Zhao Lingyan frowned slightly, gently stroking her belly, but a smile was on her face.

Chen Xu set down the scroll, placed his hand on her belly, feeling the strong life force pulsating within, and couldn’t help but smile: ”With this much activity, it seems this one is restless. Probably even more troublesome than that boy Dao Chu in the future.”

”That won’t do.”

Zhao Lingyan chuckled softly, ”If it’s a boy, fine, but if it’s a girl, what would it look like jumping around all day?”

”What’s wrong with a girl?”

Chen Xu raised an eyebrow, ”My daughter, even if she wants to poke a hole in the sky, I’ll be the one handing her the pole from below.”

Hearing this, Zhao Lingyan gave him a reproachful look, but her heart felt sweet.

After a year of being together, she had long understood this man’s temperament.

To outsiders, he was a decisive executioner; to his own, he was an extremely protective Family Head.

Just as the two were chatting idly, Zhao Lingyan suddenly turned pale, and the Spirit Fruit in her hand rolled to the ground.

”Husband... it hurts...”

She clutched her belly, a fine layer of sweat instantly appearing on her forehead.

Chen Xu’s expression changed. His figure vanished on the spot, and the next moment, he had scooped Zhao Lingyan up in his arms and rushed toward the already prepared delivery room.

”Someone! Call the midwife! Notify the Pill Room to bring the prepared Qi-Soothing Pills!”

Chen Xu’s voice echoed throughout the entire City Lord’s Mansion.

Instantly, the originally quiet mansion became bustling.

As Zhao Lingyan’s suppressed cries of pain came from the delivery room, the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi began to stir strangely.

Not a violent chaos, but a gathering like joyful cheering.

Countless visible green specks of light surged from all directions, passing through walls and entering the delivery room. That was the essence of plants and trees, the purest Life Origin.

Several pots of Spirit Flowers placed in the courtyard for decoration now defied seasonal patterns, budding and blooming at a visible rate.

In the blink of an eye, the entire backyard of the City Lord’s Mansion became a sea of flowers, filled with an exotic fragrance.

”This is...”

Chen Daoxuan, who had hurried over, couldn’t help but stop in his tracks, his eyes full of astonishment: ”A hundred flowers blooming simultaneously? What kind of Physique is this?”

Chen Xu didn’t speak, just stared intently at the delivery room door.

”Waa—!”

A loud cry shattered the anxious wait.

The cry was vigorous and penetrating, even causing the hundred flowers in the courtyard to tremble slightly.

Immediately after, a greenish beam of light shot directly from the delivery room roof into the clouds.

A huge illusory image of a green lotus faintly appeared in the sky, slowly rotating and sprinkling specks of spiritual light.

”She’s born! She’s born!”

The midwife rushed out holding a swaddled bundle, her face full of joy: ”Congratulations, City Lord! Congratulations! It’s a daughter! And... and this child was born with opened spiritual apertures, clutching a lotus petal in her hand!”

Chen Xu quickly stepped forward and took the bundle.

The little infant in his arms had skin as white as jade, not wrinkled like a typical newborn.

Just as Chen Xu’s finger touched the child’s skin,

the long-awaited System notification sound exploded in his mind like celestial music.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, on the joyous birth of a daughter!]

[Detecting offspring’s Aptitude... Detection complete.]

[Offspring’s name: Undecided (suggested to follow the ’Ling’ generation)]

[Bone Structure: Innate Yi Wood Spiritual Physique (Mutated)]

[Grade: Heaven Rank Supreme!]

【Evaluation: This girl has inherited the Hundred Flowers Jade Body characteristics of her mother and, after being baptized by the host’s Primordial Violet Qi, has undergone a beneficial mutation. She is naturally attuned to the Great Dao, born as a Pill Dao Grandmaster and a Spirit Plant Saint. If carefully nurtured, her future achievements are limitless, possessing the potential for Immortal Ascension!】

Chen Xu’s hand trembled slightly, a flash of ecstasy flickering in his eyes.

Heaven Rank Supreme Grade!

Before he could fully process his joy, the System’s reward prompt sounded again.

【Ding! In recognition of the host giving birth to a Heaven Rank Supreme Grade descendant, and with the Family’s Luck currently on the rise, a critical hit reward has been triggered!】

【Reward One: The ancient pharmacopoeia ’Shennong’s Compendium of Herbs’ - Incomplete Manual.】

【Description: This is a Legacy left behind by the ancient Shennong. Although an Incomplete Manual, it records cultivation methods for three thousand rare Spirit Medicines and eight hundred long-lost Pill Formulas. Practicing it in conjunction with the Yimu Spirit Physique yields twice the result with half the effort.】

【Reward Two: Special Divine Object Seed - Jianmu Sprout (Unique).】

【Description: The Jianmu, the ladder to heaven, upon which gods ascended and descended. This is the last Jianmu seed in the world, containing the most primitive World Rules and vitality.】

【Effect: Plant it at the core of the Family’s Spiritual Vein to absorb the free energy of Heaven and Earth, purify Spiritual Qi, and stabilize space. Upon reaching full maturity, it can transform into an independent World Pillar, connecting the myriad realms of the heavens, and even channeling Immortal Spirit Qi.】

Boom!

The moment he saw the second reward, Chen Xu felt as if his brain had been struck by a heavy hammer.

Jianmu!

This is a legendary thing! According to ancient texts, the Jianmu was the bridge connecting heaven, earth, and gods, severed and lost since the primordial era. Who would have thought the System would directly give a seed?

This isn’t just a reward; it’s delivering a Sea-Calming Needle to the Chen Family, even a ladder to higher realms!

”Good! Good! Good!”

Chen Xu uttered three ’good’s in a row, his laughter shaking the surrounding leaves.

He looked down at the little girl in his arms, his gaze so tender it seemed to drip with affection. ”You little one, you’ve brought your father a great gift.”

The infant seemed to understand his words, actually opening her mouth and giggling. The smile was pure and flawless, melting Chen Xu’s heart.

”Father, give your sister a name,” Chen Daoxuan approached, looking at the exquisitely carved little baby with affection.

Chen Xu pondered for a moment, looking at the sea of flowers around them and the hint of spiritual aura between the child’s brows.

”Let’s call her Chen Qingluan.”

”May she be like the Azure Luan divine bird, soaring through the Nine Heavens, bestowing blessings for ten thousand generations.”

...Zhenyuan City was good, prosperous and splendid, but it was ultimately just a bridgehead for the Chen Family’s outward expansion.

For Chen Xu, the true stronghold would always be Tianxuan City, which carried the Chen Family’s earliest memories and Foundation.

Moreover, that hot ’Jianmu Sprout’ in his hand absolutely could not be planted in a place like Zhenyuan City, crowded and full of prying eyes. Only the core Forbidden Ground of Tianxuan City, reinforced multiple times and completely privately owned by the Chen Family, was the best soil for this divine tree to grow.

So, after Chen Qingluan’s full moon, Chen Xu made a decision—to return to the capital.

Apart from leaving Chen Daoxuan to continue holding Zhenyuan City, responsible for resource allocation and daily management there, Chen Xu took Zhao Lingyan and their daughter, along with a large batch of scavenged rare Spirit Materials, and boarded a flying vessel back to Tianxuan City.

Several days later.

When the familiar city walls appeared in sight, Zhao Lingyan stood on the deck holding the child, her eyes filled with both curiosity and apprehension.

This was her first time going to that legendary Chen Family ancestral land, that iron fortress her husband had built with his own hands.

”Don’t be nervous,” Chen Xu put his arm around her shoulder, pointing at the city below, which, though not as luxurious as Zhenyuan City, exuded an aura of solemnity and solidity. ”That’s our home.”

The flying vessel slowly descended.

Chen Daochu, having already received the news, led a group of clansmen to welcome them in the square.

Seeing Chen Xu step off the flying vessel, everyone bowed in unison, their voices shaking the heavens.

After some greetings and settling in, Chen Xu did not rest. Instead, he dismissed everyone, taking only Zhao Lingyan with him, and headed straight for the Forbidden Ground in the back mountain.

This was the core of Tianxuan City’s Spiritual Vein. Usually, no one was allowed to enter except Chen Xu.

Passing through layers of Formation Restrictions, the two arrived at a massive underground cavern.

In the center of the cavern, a Supreme Grade Spiritual Vein, coiled like a sleeping dragon, emitted a soft glow—the result of Chen Xu’s countless resource investments over the years.

Though dense, it lacked some vitality.

”Husband, why have you brought me here?” Zhao Lingyan was somewhat puzzled. The Spiritual Qi here was dense, but for her, who had just given birth, the pressure was slightly overwhelming.

”To give you a great opportunity, and to give our Family a future.”

Chen Xu smiled mysteriously, flipping his hand to produce the purple-gold box rewarded by the System.

The moment the box opened, an ancient, primordial aura instantly filled the entire cavern. The aura was not domineering but carried a grandeur akin to the Origin of all things.

Inside the box lay a seed shaped like a walnut, its entire body a withered brown, covered with dry, cracked patterns, looking like a dead object.

But the moment Zhao Lingyan saw the seed, her entire body trembled violently.

As a Hundred Flowers Jade Body, her sensitivity to plant vitality was extremely acute.

In her eyes, this was not a seed but a slumbering green sun! The sheer volume of vitality contained within made her feel an impulse to prostrate in worship.

”This... what kind of seed is this?”

Zhao Lingyan’s voice trembled.

”Jianmu.”

Chen Xu uttered the two words lightly, then without explanation, waved his hand.

The seemingly dried seed slowly floated out and landed at the very center of the Spiritual Vein.

”With the Spiritual Vein as soil, and Luck as water. Grow!”

Chen Xu shouted lowly, his hands forming a complex hand seal, activating Tianxuan City’s entire Spirit Gathering Grand Formation, madly channeling vast amounts of Spiritual Qi into the seed.

At first, the seed showed no reaction, like a bottomless pit, greedily devouring all the surrounding Spiritual Qi.

One incense stick’s time, two incense sticks’ time... Just as the Spiritual Qi concentration in the cavern was almost drained, and even that Supreme Grade Spiritual Vein began to dim.

”Crack.”

An extremely faint, crisp sound echoed clearly in the silent underground space.

Immediately after, the withered brown skin cracked open a fissure.

A hint of tender green peeked out from the fissure.

The moment this hint of tender green appeared, the entire Tianxuan City shook violently!

The previously drained Spiritual Qi suddenly surged back with an even more ferocious intensity.

No, not just surging back. The sprout seemed to have become a massive Spiritual Qi generator.

It devoured ordinary Five Elements Spiritual Qi but exhaled a high-grade Spiritual Qi of exceptional quality, tinged with a faint cyan halo!

The sprout grew with the wind.

One foot, three feet, one zhang... In a short moment, it grew into a small tree three zhang tall.

The trunk was not the usual brown but displayed a metallic luster like bronze, naturally adorned with intricate Great Dao patterns.

The leaves were sparse, only a few dozen, but each leaf resembled a piece of Supreme Grade jadeite, with golden light flowing through its veins.

As this small tree took shape, that high-grade Spiritual Qi began to overflow, flowing along the earth veins to every corner of Tianxuan City.

Clansmen who were still Cultivating suddenly felt the Spiritual Qi around them become viscous. One breath now equaled ten from before. Many low-level Disciples stuck at Bottlenecks actually broke through on the spot under theflushing of this Spiritual Qi!

”This is the Jianmu...”

Zhao Lingyan staredfoolishly at the divine tree before her. She could feel the Hundred Flowers Bloodline within her cheering, resonating wonderfully with this tree.

Chen Xu did not stop. He took out a Jade Slip and solemnly handed it to Zhao Lingyan.

”This is the Incomplete Manual of ’Shennong’s Compendium of Herbs.’ The Wood-element Divine Abilities and cultivation methods recorded within are perfectly suited to your Physique.”

Chen Xu looked into his wife’s eyes, his tone serious. ”Lingyan, from today onward, this tree is entrusted to you.”

”It is the true Foundation of our Chen Family. With it, the Chen Family can endure for eternity; if anything goes wrong with it, the Spiritual Qi of Tianxuan City will wither.”

”You will Cultivate here daily. With the vitality QiOverflowed by the Jianmu, your cultivation and Hundred Flowers Jade Body will improve rapidly. At the same time, use the secret methods in this scripture to comb its meridians daily, aiding its growth.”

Zhao Lingyan took the Jade Slip, feeling its weight in her hand.

She originally thought she was just a weak woman who knew how to grow flowers, with tending the medicine garden for her husband being her limit. She never expected Chen Xu would entrust her with such a significant responsibility.

This was trust without reservation.

”Husband, rest assured.” Zhao Lingyan took a deep breath, her gaze becoming unprecedentedly firm. ”As long as I live, the tree stands. Lingyan will never let it suffer the slightest damage.”

Seeing his wife’s solemn expression, Chen Xu nodded with satisfaction.

He turned around, looking at the bronze small tree still slowlystretching its branches and leaves, ambition flashing in his eyes.

Now, the Jianmu was planted, and the Luck Golden Dragon soared in the sky.

Tianxuan City finally had theprototype of becoming a Holy Land.

Given time, waiting for this tree to grow into a towering giant, waiting for that Golden Dragon to fully solidify.

Then, what Ascending Immortal Gate, what Tianyu Holy Land.

In the Northern Region, even the entire Spirit Realm.

All would have to heed the Chen Family’s will!

”Dao Chu.” Chen Xu transmitted via Divine Sense.

”Father, what are your orders?” Chen Daochu’s voice immediately echoed in his mind.

”Seal off the back mountain. With this place as the center, designate a radius of ten li as an absolute Forbidden Zone. Apart from you, me, Dao Xuan, the Family Head and Matriarch, and Lingyan, anyone who trespasses will be executed without mercy.”

”Additionally, issue the order: the entire clan enters a cultivation consolidation period.”

”With the help of this Spiritual Qi tide, I want the Chen Family’s overall strength to rise to another level!”

”Yes!”