"Want to watch? What's going on, there was no such precedent in previous years." Mo Danyan said casually.

  Mo Dashi smiled and said nothing.

  Mo Danyan's face froze for a moment before he said, "Is it because of Mo You?"

  Mo Yu, also known as Mo Shi San's style name.

  "Lao Wu, it seems you're still not muddled," Mo Dashan said with his eyes slightly open.

  Mo Danyan stroked his beard and said, "Who's being muddled? I'm just too lazy to bother with that usually! I heard Mo You that girl is very unwilling. Third brother, you and Old Six, aren't you pushing a duck onto the shelf again?"

  Mo Dashi opened his eyes and said, "Old Five, what are you talking about! The child of the Hua family, I have sent someone to investigate, has exceptional talent, and will definitely be a pillar of the Hua family in the future. Moreover, Mo You is Old Six's daughter, and Old Six attaches great importance to this marriage."

  "This old six, isn't one enough for him?!" Mo Danyan said furiously.

  Mo Dashan shook his head and said, "Old Five, do you still remember what happened back then?"

  "Third brother, I just don't believe you're not heartbroken. Mo Xiu was the most outstanding of their generation back then. My own Xiao Er is good, but can't compare to her. Now she's ended up in such a state, it's a huge loss for our Mo family and also deeply painful for me as her uncle." Mo Danyan became more agitated as he spoke, as if recalling something.

  "Old Fifth, don't forget that I'm the clan leader. If even you feel heartache for me, how can I not feel pain? It's precisely because of this that I have high hopes for this marriage between our families."

  "Uh, how should I put it?" Mo Danyan hesitated.

  "The Huas and our Mos have been in Luoyang for many years, knowing each other inside out. We wouldn't make the same mistake as when Mo Xiu was married off to that scoundrel." Mo Dashan said slowly.

  Mo Danyan nodded subconsciously and couldn't help but say: "But You'er doesn't want to."

  Mo Dashi looked at Mo Daonian with an inexplicable expression and said, "Old Five, you've been stuck in the Qi Refining stage for many years, and your mortal heart is getting heavier. What do we cultivators yearn for the most? It's ascension to immortality, it's living as long as heaven and earth! Everything that helps achieve this goal should be tried with effort. As for Mo You, that girl found a talented dual cultivation partner, supporting each other on the path of cultivation, isn't that a fortunate thing? And for our Mo family, being able to further our relationship with the Hua family..."

  "Third Brother, I'm afraid what comes next is the real reason you're supporting this marriage!" Mo Danyan suddenly interrupted Mo Dashan's words.

  Mo Dashi was taken aback for a moment, then sighed and said, "What you said is right."

  "Third Brother, there's no need to be so anxious, after all, a forced melon is not sweet." Mo Danyan said discontentedly.

  Mo Dashi shook his head: "Fifth brother, you have been obsessed with alchemy for many years and have neglected many things in the clan. Do you know that our Mo family's crisis is already at hand?"

  "What?" Mo Dainian's face turned serious.

  "We, the three of us, are all that's left of our generation. Old Six is narrow-minded and won't amount to much. I was hurt by what happened with Mo Xiang and still haven't recovered. It's hard for me to make progress now. As for the next generation, two of the most promising children have either died or been injured, and it's unlikely that anyone else will achieve greatness. If we don't prepare for the future, the Mo family is doomed."

  "The third generation's Xiao Shi, Xiao Shiwu are both excellent dual-spirited roots, and then there's Xiao Jiu that girl, who is an extremely rare ice-spirited root." Mo Danyan said discontentedly, his voice lowering.

  "Xiao Shi and Xiao Shi Wu are indeed dual-spirit roots, but after all, they're still young, and their future is still uncertain. After all, for cultivators, talent, opportunity, mental state, enlightenment, and technique are all indispensable; many people with excellent talent spend their entire lives stuck in the Qi Refining stage. As for Fei Yan, her prospects are indeed limitless, but she's naturally cold and detached, and with her talent, it's likely that she won't stay in the clan in the future either. If you want to rely on her, who knows when that will be?" Mo Da Shan said calmly.

  Mo Danyan couldn't help but say, "Third Brother, why must you worry unnecessarily? The four major families of Luoyang City, to be honest, are nothing more than small, insignificant families in the current Cultivation world. They aren't that much stronger than us either. Is it really necessary to bring up the topic of alliance through marriage at this time?"

  Mo Dashi's eyes swept across Mo Da Year and he said, "Fifth brother, you probably don't know yet, but the spiritual mine on Luo Yang Mountain that our four families share is almost depleted!"

  "What?" Mo Dainian shouted in a loud voice.

  "That Ling mine was originally a small Ling mine, barely enough for our four families to use. Now that it's about to be depleted, once we start looking for new Ling mines or other resources, it will inevitably involve the distribution of benefits. In the Cultivation Realm, everything is decided by cultivation strength, and our Mo family has never had an advantage. If the other few families join forces, I'm afraid we'll be squeezed out of living space." Mo Daxian said slowly.

  Mo Da Shan looked thoughtful, and Mo Da Nian threw out another sentence: "Hua Bai Cheng said that one of their clansmen, while accidentally entering the Luo Yang mountain range, mistakenly entered a valley and discovered the Huo Yun stone vein."

  "Fire is hidden in the stone veins! I understand." Mo Dainian's mouth corners moved slightly, but he didn't say anything else. He shook his sleeves and left the pavilion.

  Mo Daxun gazed at Mo Dayan's receding back, slowly stood up and walked out of the pavilion, letting the swirling snowflakes gently fall onto his body, only to quickly disappear without a trace on the intricately embroidered dark-patterned wide sleeves of his robe.

  "Grandfather, what's wrong? Are you tired?" Mo Qingchen asked as he returned from the east wing and saw that his grandfather had not come back yet. He didn't let Yunzhi have dinner first, but instead practiced the Orchid Finger technique for a while, then went to watch Yunzhi sweep the snow in the courtyard. Suddenly, he felt like building a snowman, but just as he started, he saw Mo Danyan walk in with a deep expression on his face.

  Mo Danyan stretched out his sleeve and swept the stone bench covered with snowflakes, then sat down with a plop. He didn't respond to Mo Qingchen's words, but instead looked at the snowman in the courtyard with a carrot nose and said, "Girl, is this your handiwork?"

  "Yes, Grandpa, isn't it fun?" Mo Qingchen didn't know what had happened, and seeing that Mo Danyan hadn't said anything else, he also enthusiastically echoed.

  Mo Danyan stretched out his big hand and pinched Mo Qingchen's increasingly chubby cheeks, saying: "Girl, you're really clever."

  Mo Qingchen wrinkled his nose and said, "Grandfather, you're actually teasing me. I still can't get the hang of absorbing energy into my body. I'm probably the clumsiest person since the establishment of the Morning Sun Hall."

  "My daughter is not stupid, she has always been like this, and it's good." Mo Dainian said, his eyes gazing into the distance, lost in thought.

  "Grandpa——" Mo Qingchen found Mo Danyan to be somewhat strange today, and softly called out.

  Just then, there was a knock at the door and a voice said: "Qingchen, open the door, I'm Hu Tou."

  Mo Qingchen's face changed, and Hu Tou spoke with a sobbing voice!