"Immortal Elder Shi, please take a seat." Xu Yueze saw that Shi Xuan and Xu Jingyi had entered together, so he quickly gave up the seat of honor.
Shi Xuan didn't stand on ceremony. He walked to the seat of honor and sat down, then said casually, "I heard from Jingyi that everyone has some questions for me?"
When the dozens of core Xu clansmen in the central hall heard this, they immediately looked at Xu Yueze. It seemed that they had already communicated all the questions in their hearts, and now they were waiting for the patriarch to speak. Xu Yueze coughed lightly, then said: "Immortal Elder Shi, we are very grateful that you are willing to bring our Xu family to the overseas cultivation world. However, I don't know how strong Immortal Elder Shi is compared to our family's Jinyi? How many experts in the overseas cultivation world are at your level? How many are more powerful than you? "
Shi Xuan said lightly, "I am currently at the Qi Gatherer stage, which is also known as the Void Breaking stage in Jianghu. My strength is a hundred times that of Jingyi's." For Shi Xuan, he didn't mean to be arrogant when he said this. He was simply stating the truth. However, the Xu clansmen all gasped. They had often seen Xu Jingyi's strength, so they knew very well what it meant to be a hundred times stronger than her. Just thinking about it was terrifying!
Of course, there were a few people who were clearly not convinced by Shi Xuan's words, and they all looked at Xu Jingyi. Seeing this, Xu Jingyi naturally nodded slightly. Just now, when they were asking questions about cultivation in the quiet room, Shi Xuan had inadvertently revealed his methods, which made Xu Jingyi feel that his methods were worlds apart from her own. She couldn't bring herself to resist at all.
Only then did the Xu clansmen calm down, and they looked at Shi Xuan in disbelief. In their hearts, Xu Jingyi was unimaginably powerful. How terrifying would it be to be a hundred times stronger than her? He could probably fight against ten thousand alone!
The youths who had embarked on the path of cultivation thought that although their clan's strength was at the bottom of the cultivation world, with someone like Immortal Elder Shi leading them, they wouldn't be bullied. Perhaps they would soon break through to the next realm and laugh at the top of the cultivation world. For a moment, their hearts were burning.
However, they immediately heard Shi Xuan continue, "In the World of Cultivators, there are many people whose cultivation is on par with mine. Just in the sect that I belong to, there are more than half a hundred of them. If you add the other large, medium, and small sects, and the Loose Cultivators, there should be close to a thousand of them." This was only in terms of the two realms of the Qi Channeling Realm and the Qi Channeling Realm, not in terms of battle power.
As soon as these words came out, the youths felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over their hearts, and they all hung their heads dejectedly. The faces of the Xu clansmen also didn't look good. They had thought that even if their clan's strength wasn't good, they would at least have someone to rely on. Who knew that this seemingly powerful Immortal Elder Shi was just an ordinary person in the cultivation world?
Shi Xuan didn't care what they were thinking, and calmly said, "There are many people whose cultivation is stronger than I's. Some are stronger than I's, and some are a hundred times stronger than I's. There are even those who can destroy a country with one strike." The latter was referring to cultivators who were above the Primordial Soul realm. Although Shi Xuan hadn't seen them in action, he guessed that if they attacked with all their strength, half of Middle Earth would probably sink.
The Xu clansmen felt as if they were listening to a myth. The kind of person who could destroy a country with a wave of his hand was completely beyond their imagination. After a long time, Xu Yueze trembled and asked, "Really?"
"I's master is Jindan Grandmaster. His strength is a hundred, no, a thousand times stronger than mine. There are still several realms above him. Think about it yourselves, is it true?" Shi Xuan didn't deny that he was Jindan Grandmaster's disciple. He told the truth without hiding anything. Then, he repeated what senior Daoquan Zi had said in the past, causing the faces of the Xu clansmen to darken.
Xu Yueze looked back at his clansmen, and then carefully said to Shi Xuan, "Immortal Elder Shi, this matter is of great importance. We need to think about it carefully. Please give us some time to discuss."
Shi Xuan nodded and said, "Then you guys go ahead and discuss. I will wait here." After saying that, he half-closed his eyes and sat on the chair, as if he was sleeping, as if he was not there.
The Xu clansmen didn't dare to object to Shi Xuan's words. They gathered on the other side of the hall and looked at each other. No one dared to speak first. After a while, it was Xu Jinyi who said, "Everyone, just say what you want to say. This is a matter of the whole clan. It concerns everyone's future. "
As the master of the clan, Xu Yueze took the lead and said, "I think it's better to stay. First, it's hard to leave our homeland. Second, there are countless experts in the Taoism world. If we go, we will only regain our previous status. We won't have as good a life as we have now. There are so many people who listen to us. Even the governor of Yangzhou and the An Kingdom Duke have to listen to us." Only one of his descendants had the aptitude and temperament to cultivate.
Another tall young man immediately retorted, "But if we stay here, even if we obtain countless treasures and land, what's the use of staying here? We will still become a pile of dirt in a hundred years. If we go to the Taoism world, we might become a real immortal in the future. "
A weak young man in front of him sneered and said, "You think you can definitely break through the realm and become an immortal. How do you know that you will not become a stepping stone for others? Everyone, touch your heart and ask, are you willing to live that kind of life where you have to rely on others? "
He took a step forward and continued to ask in a loud voice, "I believe that everyone has clearly seen what happened on the river today. That scene of tens of thousands of people worshiping, revering, and praising … Don't you cultivators yearn for that? Do you want to reach such a stage one day? "
The young men's lips moved slightly, but they couldn't refute. When they thought of the scene on the river and thought that they could have such a day in the future, they all trembled with excitement and cultivated even more diligently.
The weak young man chuckled and said, "What if you go to the Taoism world? There are countless people whose cultivation is higher than yours. Any one of them can easily defeat you. I'm afraid it will be very difficult to enjoy the admiration of the world. I'm afraid that in the end, you will spend the rest of your life in the eyes of others looking down on, despising, and relaxed! "
The young men were silent for a long time. Then someone retorted without much confidence, "We will also improve. And the elders in our family can also get life-prolonging pills. "
The weak young man immediately retorted, "Life-prolonging pills, are you sure you can get them with your cultivation? And speaking of progress, you haven't been very fast all these years. Think about it, which is easier and which is more difficult! "
Then he looked around and said loudly, "In Yangzhou, we enjoy all the glory, splendor, and wealth. How happy and comfortable we are. But if we go to the Taoism world, we will become ordinary people and live a mediocre life. Maybe one day our whole family will be exterminated. Although we have the protection of Immortal Master Shi now, how long can he protect us? "His words made the clansmen nod.
Xu Jingyi wanted to say something, but when she saw the expressions of her clansmen, she finally remained silent. Seeing this, Xu Yueze hurriedly stood up and said, "Now everyone, tell me your decision. Do you want to go or not?"
Those clansmen who had no hope of becoming immortals in the first place had no reason to hesitate. None of them answered. As for the youths and their kin, two scenes flashed across their minds. They were all in the Leaving Aperture Realm, but one was worshipped and praised by countless people, with beautiful young ladies willingly throwing themselves into his arms. The other was someone else's follower, with the possibility of being hunted down by others and being looked down upon for the rest of his life.
In the silence, one of the young men finally stood up and slowly said, "I don't want to go either."
Once someone took the lead, the rest naturally felt no pressure. The voices of "don't want to go" came one after another, and each voice made Xu Jingyi's face turn a little pale.
In the end, except for Xu Jingyi and her parents, the others all said no, including Xu Tianqi.
Suddenly, a faint voice sounded, "Then, Jingyi, do you want to go or not?" It was Shi Xuan who opened his eyes. His gaze seemed to be stripped of concealment, and he asked directly in his heart.
The Xu clansmen looked at Xu Jingyi anxiously and nervously, and all of them shook their heads, indicating that she would not answer. Their beautiful life was built on Xu Jingyi, a fairy.
Xu Jingyi slowly looked around the clansmen. Her father and mother were worried and afraid that she would not go, because they felt that it was good enough to live a peaceful life. If she went to the World of Immortals, it was very likely that she would die in the hands of others. As for the other clansmen, they were worried that after she left, the Xu family would be greatly weakened and would no longer be able to maintain the current situation. They were worried that they would no longer be able to live such a beautiful life, and they were afraid that they would no longer have the opportunity to enjoy the praise and respect of ordinary people in the future.
She closed her eyes, and all the past appeared in her mind. These were all specific small things: when she was a child, her father did not forget to give her a gift after returning from a long journey, and then used his beard to tie her face; there was the warmth of her mother combing her hair while nagging; there was the anger and helplessness of her parents after she was mischievous; there was the joy of playing with her siblings …
Little by little, drop by drop, all of them were so unforgettable. A tear quietly fell from the corner of Xu Jingyi's eye, and then she replied to Shi Xuan in a hoarse voice, "Master Shi, please understand, Jingyi will not go." Hearing this, the expressions of the Xu family members relaxed.
Shi Xuan stood up when he heard this, and his heart was filled with complicated emotions. Using people as a mirror, one could see oneself, and this was the original meaning of the mortal world. To him, Xu Jingyi's decision could not be said to be good or bad. It was understandable that she chose to leave home to cultivate, or choose the warmth of family. However, this made him sigh with emotion. Previously, Dafang's death had made him realize that if the path was wrong, then it was useless to persist. Now, Xu Jingyi's choice made him understand his own heart. He was indeed a person who placed cultivation as the most important, and would never give up his own path for the desires of others.
Shi Xuan originally wanted to say a few more words, but in the end, it turned into a long sigh, and at the same time, he strode out of the central hall and disappeared into the air.
Xu Jingyi leaned against the door, and looked at him with a dazed expression. It seemed that the long sigh was still echoing in her ears, and at the same time, she could not help but sigh.
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