Chương 47: Chapter 77 : Becoming an immortal’s disciple

Tang Xian smiled and nodded. After cupping his hands to everyone, he led the group of constables out of the residence. The others saw him off at the gate and watched as the carriage gradually disappeared into the distance. Jiang Huanyu frowned and said, "This newly arrived county assistant magistrate seems somewhat rigid." Huang Yunxiao laughed.

"He is indeed like that, but he is still much easier to get along with than that old fellow Su Jingshan."

"Come on. This is my first time visiting your new residence. Take me around properly." …… That evening, the family sat together for dinner.

"Father, I plan to take my younger brother and sister to the county city with me. I'll also have their spirit roots tested while we're there," Jiang Wenfeng said after hesitating for a moment. He still hoped that among his younger siblings, someone would be able to join the Immortals' sect. Hearing this, Hu Yufen silently looked at Jiang Huanyu. Beside her, Jiang Wenping and Jiang wenchen also stopped moving their chopsticks. Jiang Huanyu picked at the rice in his bowl, but his heart was tangled.

He also hoped that one of the children would possess the aptitude for immortal cultivation and enter an Immortal sect. But the methods of immortal cultivators were beyond what mortals could imagine. He was worried that the matter of the bloodline and the system would be exposed because of it. Yet if he gave up this opportunity, it would be no different from shutting himself in.

Setting aside how much the family could grow by relying only on several dozen mu of farmland and the orchard, just the resources needed to cultivate future descendants would become a major problem. More importantly, the system existed within his sea of consciousness. Even though he had now reached the Acquired Realm, his lifespan was only around one hundred and fifty years at most. What if he died of old age one day? The system would most likely disappear with him.

If you come across this story on Amazon, it's taken without permission from the author. Report it. What would the family do then? After his thoughts struggled for a while, he finally made a decision. This path of immortality had to be cultivated! Not only did the children have to cultivate, but he and his wife also had to find an opportunity to cultivate as well.

"Tomorrow, we'll first take the ox cart to town and buy a horse carriage." Jiang Yuan looked at his eldest son, Jiang Wenfeng, and said, "You can now be considered an official, more or less. You can't keep riding an ox cart in and out every day. It doesn't look proper."

"His mother, tonight, find Wenping and Chen two decent sets of clothes." Hu Yufen nodded in agreement.

"Father, I… won't go." Just then, Jiang Wenyan, who had been silent at the side, suddenly spoke.

"That day in the Imperial Apex Hall, His Majesty issued an imperial decree. Your son was confined to the house for ten years."

"If I leave this time, I fear I'll implicate Elder Brother and all of you." Confined to the house!? His words left Jiang Yuan and the others completely stunned.

"Why didn't you say this before?" Hu Yufen asked anxiously. She clearly could not believe that Emperor Yu had also issued such a decree. Jiang Wenyan smiled bleakly.

"Your son never planned to leave home before."

"As long as Master is still here, your son won't go anywhere." Jiang Yuan did not know whether his words were true or false. He sighed softly and said, "Since that is the case, let Chen and Wenping go." His second son did not even possess a ninth-grade bloodline. Thinking about it, he likely would not possess the spiritual roots needed for immortal cultivation either. Early the next morning, Jiang Yuan drove the ox cart and brought the three children to Cloudwater Town.

After buying a horse carriage, he temporarily left the ox cart at Huang Qingzhou's martial arts hall, then hurried nonstop toward Willow County. Tomorrow would be the day the Ascension Pavilion opened its doors to recruit disciples. As the steward of the Ascension Pavilion, Jiang Wenfeng had to arrive in Willow County before tomorrow. Inside the carriage, Jiang Wenfeng looked at his younger brother and sister before him and silently prayed in his heart.

"Elder Brother, is becoming an immortal's disciple fun?" Jiang Wenping suddenly tilted her head and asked. Fun? Jiang Wenfeng smiled helplessly, not knowing how to answer. After a long while—"Becoming an immortal's disciple means you can cultivate immortal arts and become a very powerful immortal." Jiang Wenping looked as if she half understood, then turned toward Jiang wenchen, who was sitting cross-legged beside her with his eyes closed.

"Is cultivating immortal arts this boring too?" She and Jiang wenchen were twin siblings, but their personalities were worlds apart. Jiang Wenping was clever and active, the kind of little girl who was strange, lively, and full of tricks. Jiang wenchen, however, had been introverted since childhood. Apart from practicing martial arts, he seemed uninterested in everything else. Because of this, Jiang Wenping had always felt that there was something wrong with this younger brother's head.

"It should be… even harder than this," Jiang Wenfeng said with some uncertainty. Father had once said that effort and reward were equal. Immortals were powerful, so if one wanted to become an immortal, one probably had to work even harder.

"Ah!?"