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Immortality Begins with Stacking Infinite Talents
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Arc 2The Xu Household Rises

The Xu Household expanded its businesses and influence, joined with the Yang Household through Xu Mingwei’s marriage, and established the Dragon Elephant Martial Hall while its leading members advanced in martial arts. As drought struck Qingjiang County, Xu Chuan guided the household’s efforts to aid and absorb struggling families, leaving the Bai Household newly joined as its vassal.

  • Xu Mingwei’s strength and the Xu Household’s growing prosperity drew attention, while Xu Mao was arrested after threatening Yang Zhao in the magistrate’s name.
  • Xu Mingyuan built a broad business network, and Xu Mingwei and Yang Ronghua agreed to marry after he reached Xiantian, with Yang Zhao securing a different bride for the Wen Household alliance.
  • The Xu Household founded its clan and welcomed Chen Daniu and Chen Ergou as vassals, then Xu Mingwei married Yang Ronghua after overcoming challenges from the Yang Household.
  • Xu Mingwei broke through to Xiantian and received the secret Xiantian Five Elements Creation Art from Xu Chuan, while Xu Mingyuan arranged a partnership with Gu Yiping to establish the Dragon Elephant Martial Hall.
  • Xu Mingwei and Gu Yiping defeated rival martial school masters at the hall’s opening, and Xu Mingwei later welcomed his son Xu Dezhao, whose bloodline Yang Shichang tested as exceptionally pure.
  • Xu Mingyuan and Wu Rushan agreed to marry, while drought damaged crops and drove villagers to sell their land to the Xu Household for work.
  • Xu Chuan explained his plans to protect crops and profit during the drought, and the Xu Household accepted the Bai Household as vassals after Bai Hua sought its help.
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Ch. 26Not Yet Twenty, with the Makings of a Grandmaster

Xu Mingwei defeated Xu Zhen in one punch, while Xu Chuan’s guest Yang Zhao revealed himself as Qingjiang County’s County Magistrate’s Deputy and had Xu Mao arrested for insulting him. The Xu Household’s Fruit Shop opened successfully, and its growing reputation established the family among Qingjiang’s New Aristocracy.

  • Xu Mingwei challenged Xu Zhen and sent the veteran fighter stumbling back with one punch, astonishing the onlookers.
  • Xu Zhen gave Xu Mingwei a Small Porcelain Bottle, then led the Xu Lineage members back to the Black Wind Martial Hall, leaving Xu Mao behind.
  • Xu Mao insulted Yang Zhao and invoked the County Magistrate’s Deputy’s name, but patrolling Yamen Runners recognized Yang Zhao, who ordered Xu Mao arrested.
  • Chen Daming took Xu Mao toward the County Yamen, while Steward Wang abandoned his gift delivery to report the arrest to the Xu Lineage.
  • Xu Chuan’s family discussed his connection to Yang Zhao, and Xu Chuan warned them not to misuse the official’s name.
  • The Fruit Shop drew crowds, Xu Mingwei’s reputation spread, and the Xu Household became part of Qingjiang County’s New Aristocracy.
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Ch. 27The Xu Family’s Business Strategy

The Xu Household used its ties to Yang Zhao and Xu Chuan’s business ideas to expand across Qingjiang County, becoming one of the county’s richest families. Three years later, Xu Mingwei and Xu Mingshu visited the Yang Residence, where Xu Mingwei invited the Yang family to the Xu Household’s Founding a Clan ceremony.

  • The Xu Lineage warned Third Master Xu to control Xu Mao and ordered its members not to provoke the rising Xu Household; after Xu Mao returned from prison and insulted his father, Third Master Xu broke his legs.
  • Xu Chuan urged Xu Mingyuan to use the household’s friendship with Yang Zhao to build partnerships, then gave him business plans and recipes for new ventures.
  • Xu Mingyuan opened and expanded restaurants, a distillery, clothing and shoe shops, and a perfume shop, with Yang Zhao helping resolve obstacles that did not involve breaking the law.
  • Over three years, the Xu Household built a wide business network, earned tens of thousands of taels a month, and hired hundreds of workers, servants, and guards.
  • Xu Mingwei and Xu Mingshu visited the Yang Residence with their Red-Gold-Eyed White Tiger, where Yang Shichang teased Xu Mingwei about marrying Yang Ronghua.
  • Xu Mingwei gave Madam Yang an invitation to the Xu Household’s Founding a Clan ceremony, and Yang Shichang offered to take him to see Yang Ronghua.
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Ch. 28Yang Zhao’s Troubles

Xu Mingwei learned that Qi-Inducing Pills could help him reach Xiantian and promised to marry Yang Ronghua after meeting Xu Chuan’s requirements. Meanwhile, Yang Zhao faced pressure to secure the Commandery Commandant post through a Wen Household marriage alliance, but he decided to seek another way rather than sacrifice his daughter’s match with Xu Mingwei.

  • Yang Shichang told Xu Mingwei that Qi-Inducing Pills could aid a breakthrough to Xiantian and suggested that marriage to Yang Ronghua might help him obtain them.
  • Xu Mingwei and Yang Ronghua affirmed their affection, and Xu Mingwei promised to marry her after reaching Xiantian and winning Xu Chuan’s approval.
  • Xu Chuan agreed to ask about Qi-Inducing Pills and told Xu Mingwei to prepare for the Xu Household’s clan founding ceremony.
  • Yang Zhao learned he could return to the Commandery Seat and compete for Commandery Commandant with Wen Household support, which required a marriage alliance involving both Yang Chang'er and Yang Ronghua.
  • Madam Yang urged Yang Zhao to honor Yang Ronghua’s understanding with Xu Mingwei, and Yang Zhao resolved to discuss marrying another clan daughter or an adopted daughter into the Wen Household.
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Ch. 29The Ninth-Rank Aristocratic Clan

Yang Zhao arranged for Yang Ronghua to marry Xu Mingwei, using the engagement as a cover to escape the Wen Household alliance, while Yang Shichang remained bound to an arranged clan marriage. Xu Chuan learned about the Commandery Seat’s clan rankings, and the families prepared to announce the marriage at the Xu Household’s Founding a Clan ceremony, which had now arrived.

  • Yang Zhao persuaded Yang Wenfeng to accept Yang Rongchun as the bride for the Wen Household alliance instead of Yang Ronghua.
  • Yang Zhao told Xu Chuan that he had claimed Ronghua was already engaged to Xu Mingwei, and Xu Chuan agreed to help keep the story consistent.
  • Yang Zhao explained the nine informal ranks of Aristocratic Clans and revealed that the Yang Household was Sixth Rank.
  • Xu Chuan and Bai Jing brought the Three Letters and Six Rites to the Yang Residence, and both families set Xu Mingwei and Yang Ronghua’s wedding for the second day of the second month.
  • Yang Shichang warned Xu Mingwei to treat Ronghua well, and Xu Chuan decided to announce the marriage at the Xu Household’s Founding a Clan ceremony.
  • The day of the Xu Household’s Founding a Clan ceremony arrived.
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Ch. 30Founding the Clan and Opening the Ancestral Hall

Xu Chuan and his family hosted officials, clan leaders, and prominent guests for the founding of the Xu Clan and the opening of its ancestral hall. After the ceremonies, the gathered guests reflected on the Xu Household’s rise and the achievements of Xu Chuan’s five children.

  • Chen Ergou and Chen Daming arrived with their families, and Xu Mingyuan greeted them before directing them to Uncle Chen, who would preside over the ceremony.
  • At noon, Xu Chuan and the other Xu Clan descendants offered sacrifices to Heaven and Earth as Uncle Chen read the invocation.
  • Uncle Chen recited a prayer for the newly built ancestral hall, then announced its opening as servants carried the ancestral tablets inside.
  • Guests discussed the Xu Household’s humble origins and praised Xu Mingwei, Xu Mingyuan, Xu Mingxuan, Xu Mingshu, and Xu Mingxian for their accomplishments and reputations.
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Ch. 31Uncle Chen's Request

The Xu Clan celebrated its recognition as an aristocratic clan with a banquet, where Xu Chuan announced Xu Mingwei’s upcoming marriage to Yang Zhao’s daughter. After the guests departed, Uncle Chen asked Xu Chuan to accept the Chen Household as vassals, and Xu Chuan agreed on the condition that the Chen sons proved loyal and diligent.

  • Xu Chuan hosted the inauguration banquet and announced that Xu Mingwei would marry Yang Zhao’s daughter on the second day of the second month next year.
  • Bai Jing told the other women that Xu Mingwei was betrothed and deferred discussion of marriages for the other sons.
  • Bai Jing and Zhou Ming counted congratulatory gifts worth more than eighty thousand taels and sent them to the storeroom.
  • Uncle Chen sent Chen Ergou and Chen Daming’s families away after they visited the Xu Household.
  • Uncle Chen asked Xu Chuan to take the Chen Household as vassals, and Xu Chuan agreed if Uncle Chen’s sons accepted the household’s standards of loyalty and duty.
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Ch. 32The Xu Household Comes to Claim Its Bride

Chen Daniu, Chen Ergou, and Chen Fangfang joined the Xu Household as vassals after Chen Ergou divorced Xu Yan, while Chen Daming refused. Months later, Xu Mingwei’s wedding procession set out to claim his bride from the Yang Household, where Yang Shichang’s cousin prepared to challenge the Xu family.

  • Chen Daniu and Chen Ergou agreed to join the Xu Household with Chen Fangfang, while Chen Daming chose to return home with his family.
  • Chen Ergou divorced Xu Yan after she refused to join the Xu Household, leaving her seventy percent of their estate.
  • Xu Chuan welcomed Chen Ergou and Chen Daniu, and Xu Mingyuan offered Daniu work; two months later, Uncle Chen died and the Xu Household held his funeral.
  • On the second day of the second lunar month, Xu Mingwei prepared to marry into the Yang Household, and Xu Chuan told him to ride the White Tiger to impress the guests from the Commandery Seat.
  • Xu Mingwei’s wedding procession set out with his siblings, drawing crowds in Qingjiang County who came to see the White Tiger.
  • At the Yang Residence, Yang Shichang’s cousin vowed to make the Xu Household prove itself before letting the groom’s party claim the bride.
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Ch. 33A show of strength, a tiger in the way

Xu Mingwei’s wedding procession reached the Yang Household, where he and Xu Mingshu overcame challenges from the bride’s relatives. After Xu Mingwei defeated Yang Shihui and recited a poem for the bride, the procession was allowed inside.

  • Xu Mingshu had Little White roar as the wedding procession entered Azure Cloud Street, startling the Yang Household.
  • Qi Wenzhi challenged the Xu Household, but Xu Mingshu sent Little White flying at him and knocked him down with the tiger’s tail.
  • Yang Shihui challenged Xu Mingwei, who defeated him with a powerful punch and earned permission to enter the Yang Residence.
  • Yang Shichang then asked Xu Mingwei to compose a poem urging the bride to finish dressing, and Xu Mingwei recited one that won cheers and applause.
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Ch. 34Wedding and Breakthrough

Xu Mingwei married Yang Ronghua, and the Yang Household arranged for Yang Zhao’s transfer while recognizing Xu Mingwei’s strength and potential. Two months later, Xu Mingwei broke through to Xiantian and learned that Yang Ronghua was pregnant, leaving Xu Chuan delighted by both developments.

  • Xu Mingwei defeated Yang Shihui, then married Yang Ronghua in a grand ceremony at the Xu Household.
  • Yang Zhao entrusted Yang Ronghua to Xu Mingwei, and Yang Shihui praised Xu Mingwei’s extraordinary talent and strength.
  • Yang Zhao arranged for his transfer papers and later advised Xu Chuan to help the Xu Household grow beyond Qingjiang County.
  • Two months later, Xu Mingwei sensed Heaven and Earth, drew qi into his body, and broke through to Xiantian.
  • A maid told Xu Mingwei that Yang Ronghua was pregnant, and Xu Chuan rewarded the Xu Residence’s servants, maids, and guards.
  • Xu Mingwei privately told Xu Chuan about his breakthrough, and his father asked him to explain it in the study.
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Ch. 35The Xu Family’s Legacy

Xu Chuan revealed the Xu Household’s secret method for entering the Immortal Way through martial cultivation and arranged for Xu Mingwei to manage the household while he pursued a breakthrough. The family celebrated Yang Ronghua’s pregnancy, and Xu Mingyuan returned with a lead on a martial art that could help Xu Mingwei reach the xiantian realm.

  • Bai Jing and Yang Ronghua discussed preparations for the baby and reminisced about Xu Mingwei’s childhood.
  • Xu Mingwei asked Xu Chuan which xiantian martial art to study, and Xu Chuan explained that Yunnu alone among the brothers had the aptitude for immortal cultivation.
  • Xu Chuan took Xu Mingwei to a secret chamber in the Ancestral Hall and taught him the Xiantian Five Elements Creation Art, which could turn martial qi into magic power and improve spiritual roots.
  • Xu Chuan told Xu Mingwei to keep the secret method hidden, then arranged for him to temporarily manage the Xu Household while Xu Chuan pursued a xiantian breakthrough.
  • Xu Mingwei visited Yang Ronghua and began practicing the secret art, while Xu Mingshu and Xu Mingxian congratulated her on the pregnancy.
  • Xu Mingyuan returned with news that a middle-aged martial artist might sell the Xiantian Dragon Elephant Art, though Xu Mingwei had already secretly reached xiantian.
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Ch. 36"Xiantian Dragon Elephant Art"

Xu Mingyuan traveled to Liuyun County to negotiate for the Xiantian Dragon Elephant Art and discovered that its seller was a former Dragon Elephant Sect member hoping to revive the sect. He offered the Xu Household’s support in establishing a Dragon Elephant Martial Hall and invited the man to Qingjiang County to discuss it.

  • Xu Mingyuan and Xu Mingxuan discussed the seller’s refusal to part with the Xiantian Dragon Elephant Art, and Xu Mingyuan decided to visit Liuyun County.
  • Xu Mingyuan traveled to Liuyun County with Xu Mingxuan, Chen Daniu, and two guards, then waited at the White Poplar Inn for the seller.
  • Xu Mingyuan learned that the bearded seller possessed the original art and suspected he had belonged to the Dragon Elephant Sect.
  • Xu Mingyuan warned the seller that reviving the Dragon Elephant Sect could invite its enemies and offered the Xu Household’s help establishing a Dragon Elephant Martial Hall.
  • The seller asked how the hall would support itself, and Xu Mingyuan invited him to stay with the Xu Household to discuss the plan.
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Ch. 37Reaching an Agreement

Xu Mingyuan negotiated with Gu Yiping to establish the Dragon Elephant Martial Hall with support from the Xu household, while Xu Chuan advised his sons on expanding the family business and urged Xu Mingyuan to marry. Gu Yiping accepted an arrangement that preserved an independent inner school for the Dragon Elephant Sect while the Xu household managed the outer school.

  • Gu Yiping introduced himself to Xu Mingyuan and agreed to visit the Xu household to discuss terms for carrying on the Dragon Elephant Sect.
  • Xu Mingyuan consulted Xu Chuan, who advised him to balance Gu Yiping's demands, plan business expansion, and consider marriage.
  • Xu Mingyuan and Xu Mingwei developed a detailed plan as responsibility for the Xu household's affairs shifted to them.
  • Xu Mingyuan told Gu Yiping that Qingjiang County's three martial arts schools might resist a newcomer, and offered the Xu household's funding and support in exchange for access to the sect's teachings and recipes.
  • Xu Mingyuan proposed dividing the Dragon Elephant Martial Hall into an independent inner school and a Xu-managed outer school, with the Xu household receiving seventy percent of the proceeds.
  • Gu Yiping accepted the arrangement and agreed to a partnership with the Xu household.
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Ch. 38A whole family of freaks (two chapters in one)

Gu Yiping completed the martial arts manuals and medicinal cuisine recipes for the Xu Household, then trained Xu Mingwei and his younger siblings. As Xu Mingxian and Xu Mingshu displayed striking talent, Xu Mingyuan expanded the household’s businesses and preparations for the future.

  • Gu Yiping handed Xu Mingwei a collection of martial arts manuals and medicinal cuisine recipes, and Xu Mingwei sparred with him, revealing that he had reached Xiantian before turning twenty.
  • Xu Mingwei asked Gu Yiping to guide Xu Mingshu and Xu Mingxian in the Little Dragon Elephant Art, and Gu Yiping taught them its forms and breathing method.
  • Xu Mingxian quickly grasped the harmony of form and intent, then joined Xu Mingshu in sparring against Gu Yiping, who recognized both siblings as exceptional talents.
  • Xu Mingyuan bought ingredients for the medicinal cuisine and began establishing the Xu Household’s herb shop, smithy, carpentry shop, school, and other businesses.
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Ch. 39The Stirring of Many Affairs

The Xu Household’s new school, trades, and martial training programs inspired hope among its servants, while the Xu brothers benefited from the Dragon Elephant Sect’s Medicinal Cuisine. Xu Mingwei learned that the family’s Martial Arts Hall was nearly ready and considered how the Xu Household could strengthen its standing.

  • Servants praised Xu Mingwei’s school and household trades, and families rushed to register children for apprenticeships and martial training.
  • After three months of using the Dragon Elephant Sect’s Medicinal Cuisine, the Xu brothers had advanced in martial arts, and Xu Mingwei urged Xu Mingxuan and Xu Mingyuan to keep training.
  • Xu Mingwei considered revealing the family’s chance to cultivate immortality to Xu Mingyuan, but kept silent because Xu Chuan had told him to wait until they reached Xiantian.
  • Xu Mingyuan suggested that a Xu brother seek a government post, and Xu Mingwei warned that the household would show no mercy to anyone who threatened it.
  • Xu Mingyuan reported that the Dragon Elephant Martial Hall would be completed in half a month, with a first group of trainees selected and five First-Class Martial Artists hired as instructors, though few wealthy families had shown interest.
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Ch. 40Xu Chuan’s Innate Talent

After months of training at the Jade-Cold Pool, Xu Chuan broke through to Xiantian and returned to the Xu Household, where he reunited with his family and assessed his children’s progress. He privately told Bai Jing about his breakthrough and decided to keep it secret as another hidden strength for the household.

  • Xu Chuan sensed the power of heaven and earth at the Jade-Cold Pool, cleansed his marrow, and reached Xiantian.
  • Xu Chuan descended the mountain and was welcomed at the Xu Household by Bai Jing, his children, and Gu Yiping.
  • Xu Chuan discussed the upcoming opening of the Dragon Elephant Martial Hall and asked Xu Mingwei to assess his siblings’ martial progress.
  • Xu Chuan urged Xu Mingyuan to work harder in the Martial Way, while acknowledging his contributions to the Xu Household.
  • Xu Chuan told Bai Jing that he had become a Xiantian Martial Artist and asked her to keep the news private.
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Ch. 41Dragon-Elephant Martial Arts Hall

At the Dragon Elephant Martial Hall’s grand opening, Xu Mingwei challenged the Wang Clan’s Black Wind School Master to defend the new hall’s standing. Xu Mingwei revealed he had recently reached Xiantian and forced the veteran to concede, then invited another senior to test him.

  • Xu Mingwei welcomed guests to the Dragon Elephant Martial Hall as rival clans watched the Xu Household’s attempt to enter Qingjiang County’s martial-hall business.
  • The Black Wind School Master challenged the hall’s instructors, and Xu Mingwei stepped forward to fight him himself.
  • Xu Mingwei revealed his Xiantian True Qi and matched the veteran school master’s Black Wind Palm in their opening clash.
  • Xu Mingwei’s relentless attacks wore down the Black Wind School Master, who accepted Xu Mingwei’s offer to end the test and returned to the Wang Clan’s side.
  • Xu Mingwei asked whether another senior would offer him pointers as the crowd watched him with unease.
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Ch. 42One Battle Shakes Qingjiang

At the Dragon Elephant Martial Hall’s founding, Xu Mingwei revealed his Xiantian strength and Gu Yiping defeated two school masters at once, forcing Qingjiang County’s powerful households to back down. Xu Chuan heard the news and expected a period of peace, then decided to make Shitou a stronger bow.

  • The Wu Household Head and the Heavenly Dragon School Master discussed how to challenge the Dragon Elephant Martial Hall after Xu Mingwei defeated the Black Wind School Master.
  • Gu Yiping accepted a challenge from the Heavenly Dragon Hall Master and the Black Tiger School Master, then revealed his Xiantian cultivation and fought them both.
  • Gu Yiping blocked the two school masters’ strongest attacks and defeated them, leaving the crowd silent and the five great Aristocratic Clans to depart.
  • News of Xu Mingwei and Gu Yiping’s victories spread through Qingjiang County, helped along by Xu Mingyuan.
  • Xu Chuan heard the news at the Xu Household’s residence, judged that the county would remain peaceful for a while, and decided to make Shitou a more powerful bow.
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Ch. 43Frost Bow, Cloud-Piercing Arrow

Xu Chuan arranged for a powerful bow and arrows to be forged for Xu Mingwei, who named them the Frost Bow and Cloud-Piercing Arrows. Later, Yang Ronghua gave birth to a son, and the family named him Xu Dezhao.

  • Xu Chuan learned that Li Zhi had joined the Dragon Elephant Martial Arts School and urged Xu Mingyuan to have Master Gu train him.
  • Xu Chuan commissioned a secret, powerful bow for Xu Mingwei, expecting it to let him kill a late-stage Xiantian Martial Artist from long range.
  • Xu Mingyuan presented Xu Mingwei with the newly forged bow and arrows, which Xu Mingwei named the Frost Bow and Cloud-Piercing Arrows.
  • After Yang Ronghua went into labor, Xu Mingwei waited anxiously outside until a maid announced the birth of a boy.
  • Xu Mingwei comforted Yang Ronghua, while Bai Jing held the newborn and Xu Chuan asked about his name.
  • Xu Mingwei named his son Xu Dezhao, following the family generation sequence.
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Ch. 44Third-Generation Talent

After Xu Dezhao’s birth, Xu Chuan assessed the seven fate talents revealed by the genealogy while Bai Jing arranged a meeting between Xu Mingyuan and a young woman from the Wu Household. Xu Mingyuan reluctantly agreed to meet her, insisting that the final marriage decision remain his.

  • Xu Chuan celebrated Xu Dezhao’s birth by rewarding the household servants and guards.
  • Bai Jing urged Xu Chuan to arrange Xu Mingyuan’s marriage to the Wu Household’s second daughter, and Xu Chuan agreed to let her speak with their son.
  • Xu Chuan examined the seven fate talents associated with Xu Dezhao and considered which ones suited himself and the Xu Household.
  • Bai Jing told Xu Mingyuan she would invite Madam Wu and Miss Wu to visit, and he went to Xu Chuan to protest.
  • Xu Chuan persuaded Xu Mingyuan to meet Miss Wu, and Xu Mingyuan agreed on the condition that he would make the final decision.
  • Xu Mingyuan told Xu Mingwei about the arrangement, and Xu Mingwei approved of the Wu Household as a match.
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Ch. 45Would You Marry Me?

Xu Mingyuan met Wu Rushan during a visit arranged between the Xu and Wu Households, and their awkward introduction turned into a sparring match. After they bonded over the Xu family’s past and Wu Rushan’s martial talent, she asked him to marry her, leaving him stunned.

  • Madam Wu and Wu Rushan arrived at the Xu Household, where Bai Jing welcomed them and introduced Xu Mingyuan to his prospective bride.
  • Bai Jing took Madam Wu aside, leaving Xu Mingyuan to show Wu Rushan around.
  • Wu Rushan challenged Xu Mingyuan to spar, and he discovered that she was a Third-Rate Martial Artist.
  • After the spar, Xu Mingyuan praised Wu Rushan’s talent and told her about his father’s belief that men and women were equal in a household.
  • Wu Rushan asked Xu Mingyuan to marry her, and he stood dumbstruck.
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Ch. 46Marriage

Xu Mingyuan agreed to marry Wu Rushan in a political alliance between the Xu and Wu Households, and the families publicly announced their engagement at the Xu grandson’s one-month celebration. The other aristocratic households met with the Wu Household afterward, while Qingjiang County remained peaceful.

  • Xu Mingyuan accepted Wu Rushan’s proposal that they marry for their households’ mutual benefit, and Xu Chuan approved the match.
  • The Wu Household agreed to the marriage alliance, and Wu Rushan’s mother told her the news and learned that she approved of Xu Mingyuan.
  • A month later, the Wu Household attended the Xu grandson’s one-month celebration, where Xu Chuan announced Xu Mingyuan and Wu Rushan’s betrothal and wedding plans.
  • The Fang, Wang, He, and Cao Households visited the Wu Household the next day, but Qingjiang County stayed calm.
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Ch. 47Fire Virtue Bloodline

Xu Chuan discovered that Xu Dezhao had a Ninth Rank False Fire Virtue Bloodline, and Xu Mingwei asked the Yang Household to test whether Dezhao had inherited its special bloodline. Yang Zhao borrowed a Bloodline Stone, and Yang Shichang arrived at the Xu Household to carry out the test.

  • Xu Chuan told Xu Mingwei that Xu Dezhao possessed the False Fire Virtue Bloodline, and Xu Mingwei wondered whether it came from the Yang Household.
  • Xu Mingwei asked Yang Ronghua about her family's bloodline, and she agreed to write to her family asking them to test Xu Dezhao.
  • Yang Shichang received Yang Ronghua's letter and discussed the bloodline test with Madam Yang and Yang Zhao.
  • Yang Zhao borrowed a Bloodline Stone and sent Yang Shichang to Qingjiang County to test Xu Dezhao.
  • Yang Shichang reached Dongxi Village and was escorted to the South Mountain Courtyard to meet Xu Mingwei.
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Ch. 48Yang Shichang Arrives

Yang Shichang visited the Xu Household, learned of Xu Dezhao’s pure Yang Household bloodline and Xu Mingwei’s Xiantian strength, then returned to the Commandery Seat. As a worsening drought drove villagers to sell their land, Xu Mingwei and Xu Mingyuan questioned Xu Chuan about the household’s growing purchases.

  • Yang Shichang tested Xu Dezhao’s bloodline and found it exceptionally pure, making him eligible to seek Yang Household martial arts instruction.
  • Yang Shichang sparred with Xu Mingwei, discovered that Xu Mingwei had reached Xiantian, and heard how he had defeated the Black Wind School Master.
  • Yang Shichang visited Xu Chuan, then left for the Commandery Seat; Xu Mingwei comforted Yang Ronghua and promised they would visit her family.
  • After three months without rain, crops withered, prices rose, and desperate Dongxi Village commoners sold land to the Xu Household for work.
  • Xu Mingwei and Xu Mingyuan asked Xu Chuan whether the household should keep buying land during the drought, and Xu Mingyuan wondered if his father meant to win the people’s hearts.
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Ch. 49The Great Drought

Xu Chuan planned to use the drought to strengthen the Xu Household’s land holdings while limiting crop losses with irrigation designs and other inventions. As other families struggled with their losses, Bai Fu went to the Xu Household to visit his daughter, Bai Jing.

  • Xu Chuan explained to Xu Mingyuan and Xu Mingwei why the household should buy land during the drought, then showed them designs for waterwheels, pipes, shade gauze, and other ways to protect crops and profit.
  • Xu Chuan inspected the medicinal herb fields and reviewed his improved medicinal cuisine, which he supplied to Xu Mingyuan and a few others.
  • Qingjiang’s aristocratic clans mocked the Xu Household for taking in people and buying land during the drought.
  • Bai Fu, Bai Hua, and Bai Fang’s household argued over their drought-stricken farmland, and Bai Fu agreed to ask the Xu Household for help.
  • Bai Fu reached the Xu Household’s mansion, where Bai Jing was surprised to see him and asked whether he had come to visit Zhao'er.
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Ch. 50Bai Jing's plans

Bai Jing gave Bai Fu money to cover the Bai Household’s losses from the drought and urged Bai Hua to make the household a vassal of the Xu Household. Xu Chuan approved the proposal, and the Bai Household joined the Xu Household, with Bai Hua’s son entering the Dragon Elephant Martial Hall.

  • Bai Jing gave Bai Fu two thousand taels and suggested that the Bai Household become a vassal of the Xu Household.
  • Bai Fu told Bai Hua about Bai Jing’s proposal, and Bai Hua agreed to discuss joining the Xu Household.
  • Bai Hua asked Xu Mingwei to accept the Bai Household as a vassal, and Xu Mingwei said he would consult Xu Chuan.
  • Xu Mingwei explained the Bai Household’s drought losses to Xu Chuan, who approved accepting them.
  • The Bai Household joined the Xu Household, and Bai Hua’s six-year-old son entered the Dragon Elephant Martial Hall.
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