Nanyafzhou, Lushan of the State of Yu.

lush mountains are densely forested, with clouds and mist swirling around. Birds fly endlessly through the air. It is one of the most famous fairyland sanctuaries in Yuguo Tai City County.

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This mountain range stretches over three thousand miles, and is the largest sacred mountain in the southeastern three counties of the Yu state. The mountains are imbued with abundant spiritual energy and are home to all sorts of rare and precious celestial herbs.

Even mythical creatures rarely seen in the mortal world, have thrived in this fairy mountain, adding a touch of vibrancy to this desolate and remote mountain paradise.

On Mount Emei, the peak with the most abundant spiritual energy is Tiantai Peak.

This peak is over three thousand zhang high. There's a grand protective formation on the mountain that locks away spiritual energy, having already cultivated three-level spirit veins. The spiritual energy here is far more abundant than outside the mountains.

On the top of Tiantang Peak lived a family of cultivators, namely the domineering Zhang family from near Lushan.

Zhang Zhixuan sat calmly under the Moon-Gazing Pavilion. A stream of spiritual spring continuously gushed out, producing wisps of white spiritual energy. Beams of azure light gathered the spiritual energy, converging it onto a stone platform three feet above the spring.

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Zhang Zhixuan sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, his mind tranquil and focused as he chanted the Lingjue. His chest rose and fell rhythmically, and from his mouth billowed three-foot long blasts of freezing air.

His face kept shifting between pale and flushed, the two colors swirling continuously, eventually converging above his head at the three major acupoints: Shen Ting, Mei Chong, and Cheng Guang. They transformed into streaks of purple-green cloud vapor, which rose gracefully into the sea of clouds.

Zhang Zhixuan smiled inwardly. Today, as he cultivated by the Spirit Spring, his heart and mind trembled, and he couldn't help but use the abundant spiritual energy in the spring to break through the Xuan Guan.

This time, his cultivation went smoothly. Although it took a lot of effort, he successfully broke through the barrier unharmed.

Although Zhang Zhixuan has now opened up his Xuan Guan, he still needs to slowly nurture his true essence.

Once a slight misstep occurs, it is possible to lose all previous progress and suffer severe damage to one's cultivation. It can even lead to injury in the meridians.

If the acupoints become blocked again, the next time they are cleared it will be even more difficult.

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"With such a surge of purple qi, it's certain that this person has a deep foundation. Xuan’er possesses such an anomaly, she will surely succeed in establishing her foundation. In another ten years, our family might gain another foundation-building elder."

The speaker was a middle-aged Taoist priest. Dressed in a blue Taoist robe, he had an air of otherworldly refinement as he walked step by step towards the Moon Viewing Pavilion.

Zhang Zhixuan closed his eyes tightly. Hearing only the sound, he knew it was his seventeenth uncle, Zhang Menglian.

The Zhang family has lived in Lushan for over four hundred years. Through the efforts of three generations of cultivators, they have cultivated a third-rank lower-grade spirit vein on Tianting Peak, enough for three foundation-building cultivators to practice.

The cultivation of a cultivator is divided into nine realms: innate, Qi refining, Foundation Building, Purple Mansion, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Divine Soul, Returning Void, and Union with the Dao. They are also known as the Nine Ranks of Seeking the Dao.

In this world of cultivation, achieving the level of a primordial spirit allows one to ascend to the celestial realm and become an enviable immortal.

Cultivators who want to cultivate, it's best to practice in a spirit vein. Otherwise, they can't absorb enough spiritual energy, their magical powers will gradually decrease, their physical bodies will slowly decay, and finally they will transform into ordinary people.

For example, a Qi Refinement cultivator must practice in a spirit vein of level three or above to improve their mana and cultivation. If they cultivate in a lower-grade spirit vein, the spiritual energy supply will be insufficient, and they can only refine spirit stones every day, consuming a large amount of Xianxia resources.

A third-rate inferior spiritual vein is generally enough for three cultivators at the early stage of foundation establishment to cultivate.

cultivators at the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages are also like this; those in the Divine Soul stage must enter a blessed land of cultivation.

The lower realm lacks blessed lands of immortal cultivation, so Yuanshen cultivators cannot stay in the lower realm for long and must find a way to ascend as soon as possible.

Now, the Zhang family has only one cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage, and that is the patriarch Zhang Leqian.

Zhang Leqian had already established his foundation a century ago, but unfortunately, thirty years ago he fought with someone and injured his root. Not only did his cultivation regress greatly, but his dantian was also damaged, so he could no longer easily fight others. He could only sit by the spirit spring every day to prolong his life and recover his vitality.

Because the chieftain was seriously injured, Zhang's family had already seen a sharp decline in prestige and a significant reduction in their power over the past thirty years.

Their shops in the market have decreased from twenty-four to eight.

Even the second-tier spiritual vein, Jiuhua Mountain, which was occupied two hundred years ago, has long been surrendered to others.

Most of the clan retreated back to their ancestral home in Lush Mountain, gathering around their gravely injured chieftain for warmth and support, barely managing to maintain the dignity of a foundational clan.

If no one in the family establishes a foundation within the next sixty years, once the clan leader passes away, they will likely be unable to keep even their ancestral spiritual veins.

The family would also be on the verge of ruin. Even if someone could barely survive, they would probably become the most vulnerable and unsupported lone cultivator in the immortal cultivation world.

Tiantai Peak boasts three spirit springs on its tier-three lower grade spirit vein, all usable for cultivation. One of them happens to be located under the Moon Viewing Pavilion.

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Although the spiritual spring gushes forth with endless spiritual energy, no single mouthful of the spiritual spring can be used for a long time.

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If the Spirit Spring is overused, it will run dry. Recovering it would require a huge amount of manpower and resources, making it clearly unprofitable.

Besides the spirit spring occupied by Zhang Leqian, the head of the clan, the remaining two spirit springs are used to sustain the cultivation of over a hundred cultivators in the family.

Therefore, every spiritual spring needs a period of rest. During the spiritual spring's rest time, cultivators will use formations to gather the spiritual energy and use it to cultivate and nurture the spirit veins.

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The spirit spring under the Moon Viewing Pavilion is relatively abundant in inspiration, but it can only be used for six hours each day. Continuous use for six days requires a four-day break.

The Zhang family now has a total of thirty-seven cultivators in the middle stage of Qi refining. Besides five people over eighty years old, there are as many as thirty-two Qi refining period cultivators who are eligible to use the spirit spring for cultivation.

Therefore, within a month, even for underage Qi Condensation cultivators like Zhang Zhixuan, who enjoyed preferential treatment from their families and were allowed to use the spirit spring for cultivation three times, the total time wouldn't exceed three days.

Seeing Zhang Zhixuan break through his cultivation, middle-aged Taoist Zhang Menglian wore a look of satisfaction on his face. He felt that the family had successors and was gradually regaining its former glory.

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Zhang Zhixuan gradually lost the purplish-blue complexion on his face. As he slowly retracted his cultivation, he said: "Uncle Seventeen, you are overpraising me. With the current situation of our family, it is extremely difficult to even preserve ourselves, let alone provide foundation-building pills for the cultivators in the clan."

Even if the young nephew could cultivate to the ninth level of Qi Refinement, without a Foundation Establishment Pill, the probability of establishing a foundation would be one in ten thousand.

The middle-aged Taoist priest, after hearing Zhang Zhixuan's words, let out a long sigh and said with a wry smile: "Things have come to this, what can be done!"

"If you want to achieve something in your journey, it probably depends more on yourselves."

Zhang Zhixuan said with a self-deprecating smile: "Uncle Seventeen, what brings you here?"

The middle-aged Taoist said, unperturbed, "According to your age, you could still cultivate at home for another two years until you turn eighteen and contribute to the family."

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But now our clan is short-handed. On the orders of my nineteenth younger brother, I'm here to discuss with you the possibility of your returning to the mountains ahead of schedule to contribute to the family.

According to family rules, cultivators do not have to bear miscellaneous duties before they reach adulthood at the age of eighteen, and they can continue to cultivate in the mountains.

Until he reached the age of eighteen and achieved academic success, he would not descend the mountain to contribute to his family.

This is because cultivators before the age of eighteen are not only weak in cultivation, but also often lack knowledge, character, and experience. Even if they reluctantly leave the mountain, they are not very useful and easily become prey to hostile cultivators.

They also lack the ability to face the various threats in the Xianxia world.

The Zhang family's cultivators have always been governed by strict rules and regulations.

Zhang Zhixuan is only sixteen years old and has not yet come of age, so Zhang Menglian's tone was very gentle and did not force him to leave the mountain gate.

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