Immortal Cultivation: Starting as a Fortune Cultivator - Chapter 10

After saying goodbye to his parents, Ye Qingxuan returned to Cloudmist Mountain.

Led by Ye Yonglun, he found the family head, Ye Yuhong, who had been waiting for some time.

“Greetings, Family Head!”

Ye Yuhong looked at the two bowing figures and gave a slight nod.
“Yonglun, you may leave now.”

“As you wish, Family Head!”

Without another question, Ye Yonglun obeyed the order and left the hall.

Once he was gone, Ye Yuhong turned his scrutinizing gaze to Ye Qingxuan.
“Have you thought it through? Once you go to the Xuantian Sect, take the Dao Oath, and formally join, there will be no turning back.”

Ye Qingxuan met Ye Yuhong’s gaze without flinching and nodded firmly.

His decision was made; there was no point in hesitation.

The only ties that truly bound him in this world were his parents. So, Ye Qingxuan made a single request:

“After I go to the Xuantian Sect, I hope the family can take good care of my parents.”

Hearing this plea, Ye Yuhong let out a soft laugh.
“Set your mind at ease on that matter. The direct family members of any clansman who awakens a spiritual root will receive the family’s care and will no longer be assigned mandatory tasks outside the city.”
“As for your parents, I will issue the necessary orders. I can guarantee they will live in wealth and security within the Ye Immortal City!”

Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan bowed respectfully to Ye Yuhong.

“Qingxuan thanks the Family Head!”

Seeing this, a trace of appreciation flashed in Ye Yuhong’s eyes.
“There’s no need for such formality. Rise.”

As he spoke, Ye Yuhong took out a simple, ancient-looking ring and handed it to Ye Qingxuan.
“This is a storage ring. Inside are the spirit herb seeds, the alchemy inheritance, and thirty thousand low-grade spirit stones the family promised you.”
“Once you reach the Xuantian Sect, begin your cultivation, and step into the Qi Refining realm, you will be able to refine and use this ring.”

Seeing the storage ring, Ye Qingxuan’s eyes lit up. He hadn’t expected to get a storage ring for free.

“Thank you, Family Head!”

After expressing his gratitude, Ye Qingxuan happily took the ring and began examining it in his hands.

He felt genuine gratitude towards the Ye family and the Family Head before him.

He felt fortunate that in this life, not only did he have loving parents, but also a family that treated him well.

Family Head, don’t worry. I won’t let you down, Ye Qingxuan vowed silently in his heart. As long as I exist, the Ye family will endure.

“Family Head, I have brought Ye Qingxiao.”

At that moment, Ye Yongqing entered, bringing Ye Qingxiao with him.

Ye Qingxuan looked curiously at the new arrival, while Ye Qingxiao secretly winked and made faces at him.

Seeing that Ye Qingxiao had arrived, Ye Yuhong smiled slightly.
“Yongqing, you may attend to your duties.”

“As you wish, Family Head!”

Once Ye Yongqing had left, Ye Yuhong looked at Ye Qingxuan and Ye Qingxiao.

“Good, everyone is here. Let us depart. The Xuantian Sect is separated from us by three entire continents—it is no short journey!”

With that, Ye Yuhong directly summoned a flying shuttle, swept up Ye Qingxuan and Ye Qingxiao, and left Cloudmist Mountain.

Meanwhile, outside the Ye family’s Transmission Hall, a young girl was stomping her foot in frustration, muttering to herself:
“You coward, Ye Qingxuan! We agreed to compare our cultivation speeds, but you got too scared to even show up at the Transmission Hall! Just you wait, I’m going to find you and drag you out, hmph!”

After this outburst, she stamped her foot again and hurried off up the mountain, though it was unclear what she planned to do.

High in the sky, under a clear, cloudless expanse.

Inside a silver flying shuttle, Ye Qingxuan examined the vessel with great curiosity. The shuttle was spacious and very comfortable.

Its speed was incredible—so fast that the scenery outside became a dizzying blur, making Ye Qingxuan feel slightly lightheaded.
A transparent energy barrier covered the open-top shuttle, protecting those inside from any buffeting winds.

Everything in the world of cultivation was truly astonishing.

After looking over the shuttle, Ye Qingxuan turned to Ye Qingxiao with a question.

“Qingxiao, are you coming to the Xuantian Sect with me?”

Facing the question, Ye Qingxiao just grinned without answering. Ye Yuhong chuckled and explained:

“Qingxiao is the most talented clansman our Ye family has produced in the last several hundred years. After deliberation among the elders, it was decided he should also join the Xuantian Sect.”

Ye Qingxuan suddenly understood. This was good news; at least he would have a companion in the Xuantian Sect.

Then, glancing at the rapidly flying shuttle, Ye Qingxuan asked Ye Yuhong curiously:
“Family Head, how long will it take for this shuttle to reach the Xuantian Sect?”

Ye Yuhong, who had been about to sit in meditation, opened his eyes and looked at Ye Qingxuan with amusement.
“You didn’t think we were going to fly all the way to the Xuantian Sect, did you?”

“Uh… Aren’t we?”

Faced with Ye Yuhong’s counter-question, Ye Qingxuan was somewhat bewildered!
Seeing his bewildered expression, Ye Yuhong flicked some nonexistent dust from his sleeve and calmly began to explain:
“This is a fourth-grade flying shuttle. It cannot tear through space. Relying solely on its speed, it might take decades to reach the Xuantian Sect, if we ever made it at all.”
“We are currently heading to the prefectural city of Greenwood Prefecture. From there, we will use the prefectural teleportation array to reach the commandery city of Daoguang Commandery. Then, we’ll use the commandery teleformation array to reach the provincial capital of Qing Province.”
“Finally, we will take an inter-provincial teleportation array, passing through the provincial capitals of three major provinces—Li Province, Mu Province, and Xing Province—before finally arriving at Xuan Province, where the Xuantian Sect is located.”

Ye Qingxuan was instantly dumbfounded.

He had read about the vastness of the Di Xuan Realm.

The realm was not only immense, but the restraints of space and various other suppressive forces were also far beyond anything from his previous world.

Now, experiencing it firsthand, he couldn’t help the awe that washed over him.

The Di Xuan Realm was divided into nine great domains. Each major domain was subdivided into ninety-nine provinces. Nine domains meant a total of eight hundred and ninety-one massive provinces, a testament to its sheer scale.

And this didn’t even include the vast seas that separated the inner five domains from the outer four.

Confronted for the first time with the true vastness of the Di Xuan Realm, Ye Qingxuan felt a surge of excitement.

Such an enormous world… one day, he would set foot in every corner of it and leave his own legend behind.

Of course, his main self didn’t necessarily have to be the one to do it all. Excitement was one thing, but he couldn’t let it cloud his judgment!

Once I reach the Xuantian Sect, I must find a method related to clones or puppets as soon as possible, Ye Qingxuan resolved fiercely in his heart.

Sending his true body out was too dangerous. Yet, the allure of this vast, expansive world was simply too great for him to ignore.

It was a pity he couldn’t manifest the Eternal Turtle clone from his mind. Otherwise, why would he need to seek out other clone or puppet techniques?

Shaking his head slightly, he reined in his wandering thoughts. Such things were still too distant for his current self.

Better to take things one step at a time.

For the rest of the journey, Ye Qingxuan asked no more questions. Instead, he quietly observed everything he could along the way.

Countless new sights and scenes flashed past his eyes. Unfortunately, the shuttle’s speed was too great for him to observe any of them in detail.

After a considerable time, they finally arrived at the prefectural city of Greenwood Prefecture. Without pause, Ye Yuhong promptly brought Ye Qingxuan and Ye Qingxiao to the prefectural teleportation array, which took them to the commandery city of Daoguang Commandery.

From there, they used the commandery-level teleportation array to reach the provincial capital of Qing Province. Finally, they utilized the massive inter-provincial teleportation array to leave Qing Province behind and travel across the provinces.