Chapter 73 - Immortal Fate Of Longevity: Starting From Taking Care of Fellow Daoist Wife

Chapter 73: The Tai Family Spares No Mortals "Once a year!" Without hesitation, Xia Yijiao immediately responded, reducing Xia Changge's request by two-thirds of the time. For someone so young, she had an immense appetite. Xia Changge sighed, "My good daughter, with my cultivation level, if I were to shuttle between home and your sect, it would take me several months each time. How about this? Until your father reaches the Foundation Building Stage, I will visit you once every three years. After that, once a year. Can you let your father avoid a broken leg?" It would benefit Xia Changge to visit Xia Yijiao's sect. The things there were at least more complete compared to here. Xia Yijiao considered for a moment and then agreed, "That works, but I want to wait until after I turn fourteen, no, after my younger brother turns ten." She hesitated and decided to delay it for a while longer. "No, after you turn fourteen, it will be fine. We'll take care of your younger brother's birthday and make sure he's happy," Xia Changge adamantly refused. Xia Yijiao could accept waiting for four more months until she turned fourteen, but Xia Moxing had several more years until he turned ten. How could they delay it that long? "No, he is my blood brother! As his sister, I cannot miss his tenth birthday!" Xia Yijiao quickly retorted, refusing to back down. Now Xia Yijiao understood where her "privilege" lay and intended to make good use of it. Unfortunately... What should they do with a headstrong daughter? A good beating would do. Currently, Xia Yijiao was only at the third level of Qi Refining. When Xia Changge was present, she couldn't defy him. With Xia Yijiao's matters resolved, Xia Changge began studying the pill recipe that Xiao Wan had given him. The raw materials for these Gathering Qi Pills were worth around twenty spirit stones. One bottle contained ten pills, selling for two hundred spirit stones. An ordinary alchemist could produce seven or eight pills in one attempt. Twenty pills required three batches of pills to be made. With a cost of sixty spirit stones, they could be sold for four hundred spirit stones. Even with some additional costs, the profits were absurdly high. Xia Changge examined the complicated manufacturing process and felt a headache coming on. The difficulty of refining this pill was ten times greater than the previously volatile pill he had created. If he wanted to attempt it, he would need to try hundreds, maybe even thousands of times! Xia Changge couldn't bear it, nor did he have the financial means. Out of curiosity, An Ruoshui also took a look at the pill recipe. "Master, may I study it?" An Ruoshui tentatively asked. Xia Changge handed her the pill recipe. "You can, but don't casually spread it around. Also, don't focus too much on it. Currently, both of us cannot refine this pill." He had already memorized the contents of the pill recipe, so it didn't matter if they had it or not. "I understand, Master," An Ruoshui nodded, her thoughts already drifting elsewhere. For more than half a month, Xia Changge nervously waited without encountering any trouble. It seemed like the Tai Family was not taking any action. This made Xia Changge feel strangely puzzled. Could it be that he was overthinking it? Was Tai Ming just bluffing? It wasn't until a mortal arrived with a box to visit Xia Changge at his residence that he learned of the bloody methods employed by the Tai Family. Inside the box was a severed head. It belonged to Li Feng, the head of the Li Family Village. The eyes were still open, making it clear... After thinking for a moment, Xia Changge decided to inform Li You, who was still cultivating. Li You's mental resilience should be stronger than his sister Li Na's, right? "No!" Upon seeing Li Feng's head, Li You's face instantly turned pallid, his smile fading away. He couldn't believe things had turned out like this. Grandfather, who had been fine just a few months ago, had ended up like this today. "It's my fault, child. When the Tai Family came to take people away, I didn't agree to let you both go. This... is the Tai Family's retaliation," Xia Changge said with regret. Xia Changge couldn't believe that the Tai Family had become so ruthless as to spare not even mortals. Xia Changge couldn't help but wonder what the current state of the Li Family Village was. "Master, I don't blame you... The Tai Family attacked my loved ones over such a trivial matter. I can see what kind of family they are," Li You replied with bitterness after a while. At this moment, his heart was likely filled with hatred. "Child, rest assured. From now on, I will treat you as my own son and help you reach the Foundation Building Stage so you can seek revenge and settle the scores," Xia Changge said, patting Li You's shoulder. These words were a sincere expression of Xia Changge's true feelings. He didn't try to convince Li You to let go of his hatred. On the contrary, he fully supported Li You's quest for vengeance. Xia Changge concealed this matter from Li Na, as Li You had requested. Xia Changge knew that this was only the beginning. It wasn't just Li Na and Li You's parents. The parents of other children under Xia Changge's care might suffer the same fate as the Li Family Village. A ruthless person encountering such a situation might choose to turn a blind eye. After all, it was Tai Ming who dealt with these mortals, not Xia Changge. Wouldn't it be better for the children under Xia Changge to become orphans? It would make these people even more loyal to the Xia Family. But Xia Changge couldn't be so heartless. He immediately went to discuss the matter with Xiao Wan. After hearing about it, Xiao Wan was deeply moved but didn't have an immediate solution. "What do you plan to do about this? It's not like you can go and guard them one by one, right? Also... if you leave, won't there be enemies waiting for you at your residence? How will you deal with unexpected situations?" Xiao Wan sighed. There was no denying that Xia Changge was currently helpless. "Unless we can find the place where the Tai Family practices forbidden techniques and catch them red-handed, otherwise..." Xiao Wan said in a low voice. Her Xiao Family also couldn't dispatch dozens or twenty Qi Refining cultivators to stand guard. It would be difficult to achieve results, and it would also be seen as openly declaring war on the Tai Family. "The Tai Family has gone too far. I intend to go and confront them," Xia Changge said, finding a direction from Xiao Wan's words. If they could capture an important member of the Tai Family and read their spiritual world, they might acquire vital information. This would allow the Xiao Family to quietly plan their counterattack, which could be the best solution. Xia Changge couldn't tolerate the Tai Family's audacity. "Your strength... facing those people..." Xiao Wan worried that Xia Changge might lose control in his impetuosity and cause trouble for himself. She believed that Xia Changge would have a hard time dealing with a Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivator. "I have my trump card. As long as it is below the Foundation Building Stage, I am not afraid..." Besides, Xia Changge only planned to make a surprise attack. If things didn't look good, he definitely wouldn't take action. Xiao Wan sighed. "Let me lend you this." After saying that, Xiao Wan decided to lend Xia Changge her treasure, the Five Metal Soul Chime. (End of chapter)