Qi Ingestion Dao.
Land of Ancient Shu.
Hu Family.
The Hu Family's ancestor had originally been nothing more than an ordinary mortal. By a stroke of luck, he obtained the inheritance of a Qi Ingestion rogue cultivator and entered the Dao. For the family to develop all the way into its present Dao Foundation lineage had truly cost countless tears and blood.
Moreover, the clan's inheritances were rather mixed; they even possessed Esoteric Treasury methods...
Because of this, they had suffered greatly. Back then, Hu Guichen, a peerless genius who had forged his Dao Foundation at an early age and was a seedling for the Purple Mansion, had been lured away by the Horse-Head Vajra Temple of the Secret Treasury Domain to become a monk, receiving the Dharma name Dorje...
By this point, the Hu Family had completely forbidden the inheritance of Esoteric Treasury methods within the clan, fearing them as they would snakes and scorpions.
Black Tea Mountain.
A continuous stretch of buildings stood here, the ancestral grounds of the Hu Family.
The spiritual aura here was abundant, and after many years of cultivation, there were now swathes of spirit fields and numerous buildings, all protected by formations. It was truly an immense family estate.
"Very good..."
A ray of [Root Earth] brilliance descended, revealing a middle-aged man in black robes. He was Hu Zhaoming, the current head of the Hu Family, a Mid Dao Foundation cultivator who cultivated the [Root Earth] Ever-Dark Cloud Scripture. Looking at the Spirit Rice and tea trees in the spirit fields, a trace of relief appeared on his face. "That Unwavering Profound-Heart Tree should produce seven Mind-Changing Leaves this year. The offering for the Cliff-Top Attendant will barely be enough to meet the requirement..."
Following behind Hu Zhaoming was a youth in the