Xiahou Secret Realm.

The residential area for direct descendants.

The direct descendants of the Xiahou family are not defined by bloodline or status.

Instead, they are categorized based on aptitude, talent, and cultivation level.

This is a rule set by Xiahou Wushuang, the patriarch of the Xiahou clan.

As long as someone is a descendant of the Xiahou family, after birth, the direct line of the Xiahou family will send someone to test them. As long as they have dual spiritual roots or above, or possess a spiritual body, they can obtain the status of a direct descendant.

However, in order to prevent them from becoming loyal followers and then just loafing around and waiting to die.

Every ten years after the start of cultivation, an assessment will be conducted. If one fails the assessment three times, one will lose one's status as a direct descendant.

Therefore, over the years, the direct descendants of the Xiahou family have become a veritable treasure trove of talent.

Those who grow up to be direct descendants are all good.

The fact that Xiahou Jing had advanced to the Dao Integration Realm was known even to outsiders.

As members of the Xiahou family, they naturally knew this as well.

Moreover, they also knew that the ancestor intended to arrange for the younger generation to become Daoist partners with the elders and true disciples of this generation.

The Xiahou family considered a generation to be a thousand years.

Those born four hundred years ago are considered the new generation. Therefore, both Xiahou Jian and Xiahou Meng belong to the latest generation of the Xiahou family.

The oldest among them is no more than four hundred years old.

After several days of selection, the list of invited elder disciples has been widely circulated.

Therefore, on this day...

The latest generation of legitimate daughters of the Xiahou family gathered together.

However, Xiahou Meng did not attend.

Although they were all legitimate daughters of the new generation, she stood out and became the Holy Maiden of the Nine Saints Sect. Therefore, her status and the treatment she enjoyed were higher than those of the legitimate daughters present.

There were about 100 people attending the party.

The oldest among them is nearly four hundred years old, and his cultivation has reached the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage.

The youngest was only in his twenties or thirties, and his cultivation level was only at the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment stage.

"Sister Yu Ying, you're always the most well-informed. Why don't you introduce the situation of this group of elder disciples to everyone?" Xiahou Qingyue said with a light laugh.

Xiahou Yuying is nearly three hundred years old and has reached the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage.

She was good at gathering information, which is why she had an excellent relationship with the legitimate daughters.

"Okay, then let me introduce it!"

Xiahou Yuying did not refuse: "There are a total of 164 elder disciples invited this time. I will not mention the female disciples for the time being, as I believe no one will be interested in them. I will introduce the male disciples instead."

Of these male disciples, we'll skip the four Holy Sons, as I'm sure you all know them. Instead, let's talk about the other eight outstanding elder disciples.

First is Chu He, a disciple of Elder Chu Zhiyu of the Void Realm. It is said that Chu He is a descendant of Elder Chu from a mortal family and was directly taken into the True Inheritance Hall as a disciple by Elder Chu.

The opponent not only possesses a single fire elemental root, but also a blazing sun elemental body.

He is now 420 years old, but thirteen years ago he went into seclusion to comprehend the divine will, and there is a high possibility that he has advanced to the Nascent Soul stage. He is also the one with the highest cultivation among the many elders' disciples.

Furthermore, regarding his character, he is humble and polite, deeply loved and respected by the other true disciples under Elder Chu. Therefore, in my opinion, he is a good choice, and all of you sisters should consider him!

"This Chu He is so outstanding, we are not worthy of him. Only Sister Yu Huan can win him over!" a legitimate daughter said flatteringly.

The "Sister Yu Huan" she mentioned was named Xiahou Yu Huan. She was the most powerful among the legitimate daughters, having reached the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage, and was not much older than Chu He.

"Alright, stop teasing me. Choosing a cultivation partner isn't about cultivation level, Sister Yu Ying, please continue!"

Xiahou Yuhuan smiled dismissively.

Upon hearing this, Xiahou Yuying nodded: "Let's talk about the second person. This person is also a disciple of Elder Dongxu, named Chen Tianyang. He also has a single spiritual root. Although he is not a spiritual body, his swordsmanship talent is extremely heaven-defying. He is only at the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage now, but when he fights, even ordinary Nascent Soul level nine people may not be his match. Moreover, he is only close to three hundred years old, and advancing to the Divine Transformation stage is not a problem."

As for his personality, he's somewhat aloof, but that's normal; those who practice swordsmanship generally have a certain pride!

Xiahou Yuying then continued her introduction, and the female members of the direct lineage present listened attentively.

"Sister Yu Ying, you've worked hard. Have some water."

Xiahou Yuying took the teacup and took a sip: "Now there's only one left. This elder's true disciple is named Gao Yan. He's a rather special case because he rose through the ranks from the outer sect!"

"He was promoted from the outer sect, does that mean he has poor aptitude?" someone asked curiously.

"That's not it!"

Xiahou Yuying shook her head: "I guess there was a mistake when the test was conducted. This person seemed unremarkable in the first few years after entering the outer sect, but after the sixth year, he began to break through and soon broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage, advancing to the inner sect."

Within a few years of becoming an inner disciple, he broke through all obstacles and condensed his Golden Core.

Elder Xiao Lingyue noticed him because when he underwent his tribulation, he attracted a hundred acres of tribulation clouds.

Everyone present knew that the larger the scale of the tribulation clouds during a tribulation, the deeper the opponent's foundation.

Xiahou Yuying continued, "After he survived the Tribulation of the Three Nine Heavens, Elder Xiao Lingyue took him as his disciple."

"Sister Yu Ying, what kind of spiritual root and physique does he have?" someone asked.

Xiahou Yuying shook her head again: "I don't know either, because after he became a true disciple, he was never retested, but I can be sure that he should have a single spiritual root and also possess a spiritual body."

Because a few years after becoming a true disciple, this person mysteriously broke through to the Nascent Soul stage.

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