Reborn with a Space: Building a Fortune Amidst Famine

Chapter 1613: Fate

Qi Wen was seeing Xiao Ho now, and their meeting was because they both felt a mutual aversion.

When Qi Wen arrived at the border city, she found it quite lively and seemingly prosperous.

By chance, Qi Wen discovered Xiao Ho. After all, there were only a few cultivators in this city.

Under normal circumstances, cultivators being in the Mortal World is against the rules.

Xiao Ho also noticed that a cultivator had come to the city, and she hurried out.

Qi Wen saw a familiar face. ”I am Tan Qiweng.”

She hadn’t expected it to be Qi Wen. They were about the same age. Seeing that Qi Wen was already a high-level cultivator, Xiao Ho could only feel a surge of emotion.

”Greetings, Senior.”

Qi Wen waved her hand. She suddenly seemed to understand why Gu Ersheng had said her fate lay here. His whole family and Xiao Ho shared quite a deep karmic tie.

”Senior, please rest inside the residence.”

Qi Wen nodded. They could be considered acquaintances, so she might as well see what kind of fate was here.

Xiao Ho respectfully led the way in front. The guards and maids who had come searching all let out a sigh of relief when they saw the Madam.

Xiao Ho didn’t say anything, and the people below knew that the Marchioness usually didn’t like to talk. They all respectfully followed at the side, though they were extremely curious about the middle-aged woman behind her.

After entering the City Lord Mansion, Xiao Ho invited Qi Wen to take the main seat and sent a voice transmission to her four sons, asking them to come.

”Senior, how do you have time to come to the Mortal World?”

”I came out to wander a bit. Are you living well here in the Mortal World?”

Xiao Ho smiled. After all these years, she still hadn’t formed Foundation Establishment. The Spiritual Energy in the Mortal World was not enough for her to build a foundation, and she didn’t want to return to the Cultivation World.

She had already let it go. The ten-plus years of living together with Lu Anning had been happiness. She had experienced what it felt like for a woman to be loved.

A cultivator in the Qi Refinement Realm has a lifespan of a hundred and fifty years; that was already enough.

But all four of her sons had Spirit Roots. She didn’t have a Spirit Testing Stone, so she didn’t know what kind of Spirit Roots they had, but they could all cultivate using the Cultivation Technique given by their benefactor, and now the eldest and the second were already cultivators in the Qi Cultivation Fifth Level. The third and fourth were at the Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer.

Her heart had struggled countless times. She knew full well just how cruel the Cultivation World was. Her sons could live as wealthy idle men here in the Mortal World, and their whole lives would be smooth.

In the Cultivation World, they might advance further, but they would also have a much greater chance of perishing and having their Dao extinguished.

”Senior, I feel quite happy being a mortal.”

”Is that so? Then why did you let your sons cultivate?”

”I want them to live long lives, free of illness and calamity.

Actually, I’ve thought about letting them go to the Cultivation World. But I know what a hardship it is to be a Loose Cultivator. They might muddle through an entire lifetime and still have no hope of advancing.

There’s an even greater chance they’ll die over resources. So I’ve always been torn.

I’m a renegade from the Xuantian Sect; I don’t have the face to let my children return to Xuantian.

But what can other sects give the children? They’d be better off staying here in the Mortal World.”

Qi Wen could understand her thinking; in truth, this was the mindset of most people in the Cultivation World.

It really was like that. The situation here was rather special. It was genuinely very realistic and dangerous.

The four Lu Family children already knew that a high-level cultivator had come to their home, and they were truly excited. Every man has the desire to go out and make his way.

The four brothers also knew that their nation’s border was the Barrier between the Mortal World and the Cultivation World. Now that they all had cultivation, they could cross it entirely.

But their mother did not agree; she had told them many things about the cruelty of the Cultivation World.

The four of them hadn’t wanted to upset their mother, so they had never acted on it.

They had never expected that there would suddenly be a high-level cultivator at home. Although they didn’t know how high her cultivation truly was, it was certainly far beyond theirs.

The four brothers came over and respectfully saluted, just as their mother had taught them.

Qi Wen looked at Xiao Ho’s four children and felt that she had raised them quite well.

”Rise.”

In front of each of the four brothers floated a Storage Bag. Inside was a Magic Sword, five hundred Spirit Stones, and a Third-tier Array Plate, as well as some ordinary talismans. She didn’t give anything else; sometimes giving too much was not a good thing.

”Thank you, Senior.” Xiao Ho sincerely felt grateful to Qi Wen.

The four were excited as they accepted them. From now on, they would also have Storage Bags.

They once again respectfully saluted Qi Wen.

”No need.”

Qi Wen was not one to meddle too much, but Gu Ersheng had said they had a karmic connection with the Xuantian Sect.

Qi Wen grumbled at him, ”Lord Golden Immortal, you’re practically a Demi Immortal already.”

The four brothers stood properly to the side; after all, their mother was standing there too.

”Qi Wen, take them back to the Xuantian Sect.” Gu Ersheng instructed.

”Then how is the sect going to resolve Xiao Ho’s matter?”

”Why are you worrying about that? Someone will naturally handle it.”

”Fine then. So you mean I can go back now?”

”You can. Don’t you feel that the time you spend grumbling has grown less and your mindset has become more peaceful?”

”My mindset was always fairly peaceful.”

Gu Ersheng said nothing, afraid that if he spoke the truth he’d be disliked.

”Do you all know your own Spirit Roots?”

The five of them—mother and sons—shook their heads.

”I have a Spirit Testing Stone here. All of you, come test.”

The two eldest had bone ages of sixteen already. To reach the Qi Cultivation Fifth Level in a place with such thin Spiritual Energy was decent enough; their Spirit Roots shouldn’t be too bad.

Lu Qinghai came over. As the eldest, he was a bit more steady than the other three.

He placed his hand on the Spirit Testing Stone. Earth and Wood Dual Spirit Roots, and the Spirit Root Values were very balanced, both at seventy percent. That was already very good.

”Seventy-percent Earth and Wood Dual Spirit Roots.”

Lu Qinghai excitedly saluted and stepped aside. He had finally learned what his Spirit Roots were.

Lu Qingna came over second. Likewise, seventy-percent Earth and Wood Dual Spirit Roots.

Could twins really have the same Spirit Roots? The three of them—brothers and sister—weren’t the same. Qi Hao and Qi Xuan weren’t the same either.

”Also seventy-percent Earth and Wood Dual Spirit Roots.”

Lu Qingna also saluted excitedly and stood by her eldest brother’s side.

Lu Qingbai came over third.

”Eighty-percent Water and Wood Dual Spirit Roots.”

The three brothers were all very envious of him. Eighty percent was certainly better than theirs.

Lu Qingbai smiled and stood by Second Brother’s side, waiting for his youngest brother to test his Spirit Roots.

He was sure his youngest brother also had Spirit Roots; their levels were the same among the brothers.

Lu Qingchuan came over. He wiped his hand on his clothes and placed it on the stone.

”Eighty-percent Water and Earth Dual Spirit Roots.”

He looked excitedly at his three elder brothers and his mother. He also had eighty-percent Dual Spirit Roots.

Su Yuanyuan put away the Spirit Testing Stone and looked at Xiao Ho.

”Senior, their Spirit Root Values are too good.” Right now Xiao Ho had even less idea what to do. It would be a great pity to bury such excellent Spirit Roots.

But she truly couldn’t bear the thought of them going to the Cultivation World as Loose Cultivators.

She looked at Qi Wen with pleading eyes. ”Senior.”

”I can take them into the Cultivation World. But whether they can enter the Xuantian Sect, that I cannot guarantee.”

The four brothers heard the Senior’s words and looked at their mother, excited.

”You taught the four of them the Xuantian Sect’s mental method, but Xuantian does not like to take in Loose Cultivators who already have cultivation. I’ll have to ask about it when we go back to know for sure.”