Cultivation: I Can Reincarnate Into Various Worlds-Chapter 736 - 374, Celebration ceremony, the world’s joys and sorrows

Although the Jing'an Ding Family's stance left Xu Xing disappointed, he decided not to dwell on it too much.

After all, the Ding Family Ancestor's cultivation was only at the Free Immortal Realm.

If the Jing'an Ding Family truly decided to provide him with the resources to cultivate to the Free Immortal Realm, it was conceivable that for the next several thousand years, the entire Jing'an Ding Family might have to tighten their belts to support him alone.

The representative of the Mount Wanshou Ding Family, even with the authority to decide this matter, wouldn't easily agree. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

This issue was of great importance.

It could potentially affect the Jing'an Ding Family's fortune for ten thousand years.

Should he fail to achieve immortality, it would mean all prior investments were for naught.

But if it were Ding Jingqin or Ding Jingyu, Ding Feng might have agreed...

Xu Xing sighed inwardly.

The Jing'an Ding Family might have seemed impartial in giving him the Ascending Immortal Token to Mount Wanshou, but that was because the talent he had revealed at the time was not enough to shake the ruling foundation of the high-level members within the Jing'an Ding Family.

Had things proceeded as expected, he would have become a disciple of the Golden Moon Court. After successful cultivation, he would have returned to the Jing'an Ding Family to become a member of the House Elders, strengthening the family's power.

However, he rejected the family's arrangement, participated in the Ascending to Immortality Convention, and received the favor of the Void Immortal Power. His growth path had become uncontrollable.

In other words, by joining the Golden Moon Court, he was a "minister" of the Jing'an Ding Family; but as a disciple of the Void Immortal Power, he had the potential to become the "lord" of the Jing'an Ding Family, ruling over the entire family.

The concubine lineage served as ministers while the direct descendants ruled. This was an unchangeable principle for any family, and the Jing'an Ding Family was no exception.

Therefore, if Xu Xing had been a family disciple from the direct descendant lineage like Ding Jingqin, the Jing'an Ding Family's representative at Mount Wanshou might have agreed to the Void Immortal Power's proposal and supported his cultivation to Free Immortal with the entire family's strength.

But it's for the best.

If the Jing'an Ding Family had really agreed to the Void Immortal Power's proposal, the favor I would owe them would have been too heavy.

That would not be a good thing.

Xu Xing let go of his resentment and didn't harbor any grudge against the Jing'an Ding Family.

Supporting one person to become an immortal with the whole family's strength might seem like a good thing, but it actually wasn't.

Not achieving immortality would have been one thing.

But having become an immortal, he would bear a karmic debt to the entire family.

He would have to serve the family for his entire life.

Now, as a disciple of a Free Immortal, the only debt he owed the Jing'an Ding Family was for that single Ascending Immortal Token.

Once that favor was repaid, he could roam freely in the Immortal Realm, unbound by such obligations.

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"It's good that you understand the family's difficulties... After I return to the Golden Moon Court, I will write to the family and arrange for different resources to be allocated to you..."

"While these resources cannot support your ascension to the Immortal Realm, they represent the family's goodwill."

Ding Minxiu carefully observed Xu Xing's expression. Seeing his usual composure, her worries momentarily eased, and she smiled, saying,

"The Jing'an Ding Family might not be able to provide Xu Xing with resources for a breakthrough to the Free Immortal Realm, but they could still supply him with more than enough resources for cultivation below the Immortal Realm."

In short, they couldn't let such a promising candidate for immortality bear a grudge against the family.

"I understand."

Xu Xing nodded and agreed.

Family cultivators usually accepted assistance from their families after joining a sect.

If he were to decline, he would seem uncooperative, and the Jing'an Ding Family would not forget it.

If word of conflict with the family over such a trivial matter reached Mount Wanshou, the sect would look down on him, deeming him an ungrateful and petty individual.

"Let's return to the Golden Moon Court first. I will notify the other Ding Family cultivators to hold a reception for you."

Ding Minxiu smiled.

"By the way, Jing Yu, you should also interact more with Jing Ren. Since you came in the same batch, it's not good to be so distant."

Ding Minxiu glanced at Ding Jingyu beside her and hinted.

Previously, because Xu Xing hadn't expressed his intention to join the Golden Moon Court, both Ding Jingyu and Ding Jingqin had kept their distance and subtly excluded him.

As an experienced member of the Ding Family's direct descendant lineage, she had long been well aware of this.

But things were different now; Xu Xing was no longer the person he once was.

Although Xu Xing wasn't taken as a disciple by the Void Immortal Power, his status among the Ding Family cultivators in the Golden Moon Court was still firmly among the top three.

Ding Jingyu's future in the Golden Moon Court had a foreseeable limit. The fact that she had managed to reach her current status already spoke volumes about her capabilities.

Meanwhile, Xu Xing's current status as the Shaking Light Court First Disciple already placed him far above her.

In short, if Ding Jingyu were to continue excluding Xu Xing at this moment, it would seem rather tactless.

"I was a bit shy before... Brother Jingren also wasn't very talkative; he was meditating the entire journey to Mount Wanshou..."

Ding Jingyu pouted.

Her Second Aunt's pragmatism made her a bit uncomfortable, as if she had lost face in front of Xu Xing.

「Back at the Golden Moon Court.」

Xu Xing, Ding Jingyu, and Ding Jingqin bid each other farewell. Holding their waist tokens, they entered their respective Cave Mansions.

Although the Little Boulder Technique was called a 'minor' immortal law, for someone of his current realm, its power was far from weak.

Eager to build on his recent comprehension, he planned to meditate and thoroughly master this minor immortal law, integrating it into his repertoire of combat techniques.

「Five days later.」

Xu Xing received a talismanic message and emerged from his Cave Mansion. As arranged, he attended the celebratory banquet Ding Minxiu had organized for him.

"Our Jing'an Ding Family has been establishing its roots in the Golden Moon Court for over four thousand years. Now, Ding Family cultivators make up more than twenty percent of all cultivators in the Golden Moon Court..."

"Our Jing'an Ding Family has members among both the House Elders and Deacons."

At the waterside pavilion beside the Cold Moon Pavilion, Xu Xing met Ding Jingyu and Ding Jingqin once more. Under Ding Minxiu's guidance, the three of them paid their respects to the renowned Ding Family Members attending the banquet.