bookbashuk Chapter 149 Thriving, the Protagonist Goes Up the Mountain
Chapter 149 Thriving, the Protagonist Goes Up the Mountain
Inside the cave, Zhang Lingyu was examining his disciples' studies.
After asking around, it was almost impossible to find any fault with it.
Wang Menghan has been a cultivator for a full year now. Perhaps because her parents are both cultivators, her aptitude is already comparable to that of the inner disciples of the Nascent Soul sects in the Jade Light Pavilion.
"At this rate, I should be able to break through to the second level of Qi Refining in less than a year."
Zhang Lingyu watched the small figure practicing sword techniques in the courtyard and nodded in satisfaction. When the girl got tired, he called out, "Menghan, you can rest for a while."
"Master, I want to practice a little longer."
The girl wiped the sweat from her forehead and smiled:
"Master, you always cultivate so diligently, how can your disciple fall behind?"
"Aren't you right, Qingling?"
Qingling is a little blue phoenix. Three months ago, Zhang Lingyu took Wang Menghan to inspect Liuyun Mountain. His disciple took a liking to one of the blue phoenixes at first glance, and it was the one with the purest bloodline.
Although he brought these blue phoenixes back from Qingfeng Mountain, they are now under the family's control. Seeing that she liked them, Zhang Lingyu took it upon himself to exchange them for him with contribution points.
He realized that he was sometimes too busy with clan affairs and spiritual practice to take good care of this disciple, so he could only find her a companion.
Hearing Wang Menghan's call, Qingling on the courtyard wall chirped happily a few times.
"Um?"
After practicing swordsmanship with the girl for a while, Zhang Lingyu noticed that the jade pendant at her waist was slightly warm. She knew that there was something in the clan that needed to be decided. So she gave some instructions and went to the main hall.
Upon entering the main hall, one could see several cultivators reporting on the family's recent situation to Zhang Yuanlin. They bowed respectfully upon seeing him enter.
"Greetings, Chieftain."
"Uncles, there's no need for such formalities."
Zhang Lingyu responded, and then the old man waved his hand and said:
"You may all leave now. The clan chief and I still have something to discuss."
"Yes."
After the group left in a hurry, a smile appeared on Zhang Yuanlin's face:
"Lingyu, Xingfu brought good news from Yanxing Market. Our Divine Intoxication has been booming since it opened. Many cultivators have been ordering dozens or even hundreds of jars from us in advance."
"That's really good news!"
Since the family meeting ended six months ago, various businesses have started construction one after another. The Zhang family opened a shop in Yanxing County selling elixirs and magical artifacts, and another restaurant.
As expected, the shop faced suppression from various sides as soon as it opened. Although they dared not make a move in the market, they somehow got wind of it and wanted to ambush the shop on the road. They even hired two Foundation Establishment bandits.
Fortunately, Zhang Lingyu learned in advance through the intelligence system and suggested to the clan that a Foundation Establishment cultivator should be present to escort the goods. Therefore, Lin Yan and Zhang Xingyao escorted the goods together that time.
This battle not only killed the two bandit cultivators, but also helped to find out the forces behind them.
Perhaps knowing that the Li family of Yuguang Pavilion was backing them, the latter gradually reduced their underhanded tactics.
Although the shop's business improved a little later, it still didn't take off significantly.
As for the good business of Shenxianzui, most of its customers are independent cultivators. Word spread from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and it gradually built up its reputation.
"It seems we still need to send more people."
Zhang Lingyu nodded and suggested:
"By the way, Second Grandfather, I remember there are already a few people in the 'Yuan' generation who are ready for training. Why don't we send two or a few new cultivators who have joined our family to help Uncle Fifteen?"
"Okay, I'll make the arrangements in a bit."
Book lovers are all in the discussion area, chatting about the charm of Xianxia novels.
Zhang Yuanlin had the same idea. After learning about the matter, his expression turned somewhat serious, and he continued:
"Lingyu, the disciples from those vassal families have already arrived on the mountain. Where would you like to place them?"
After unifying Yingchuan County, the number of vassals of the Zhang family increased rapidly, but there were few cultivators of their own clan, making it impossible to monitor them in real time. Therefore, Zhang Lingyu came up with a solution.
That is to have the vassal families send their best members to Qingya Mountain to cultivate, with the official explanation being that they would be able to better help the family grow stronger after they achieved success in their cultivation.
This can actually be considered a form of constraint.
The purpose was to prevent them from receiving the best resources in the clan, otherwise, once they reached the Foundation Establishment stage, they would threaten the Zhang family's position.
However, they initially faced opposition from many clansmen, not only because they were using the Zhang family's resources, but also because they were worried that these people would become a major threat once they returned to the family after completing their studies.
Zhang Lingyu directly stated that the disciples of the Qi Refining Clan who came to the Foundation Establishment Clan for cultivation were almost identical to the members of the Zhang Clan in every aspect.
If they were given the choice to stay with the Zhang family or return to their own family, which was lacking in resources, what would they choose?
Most people would definitely choose to stay with the Zhang family, since their cultivation might not improve much even after several years if they returned to their own families.
If they insist on taking it back, the family has its own ways of dealing with it.
"Since we're already up the mountain, let's meet them first."
"it is good."
Before long, more than twenty men and women entered the main hall. Upon seeing Zhang Lingyu at the head of the table, they immediately knelt down and bowed, saying, "We greet Senior Zhang."
"No need for formalities, please stand up and speak."
Zhang Lingyu raised an eyebrow, noticing there was another person inside. She secretly transmitted her voice to the old man beside her, asking, "Second Grandfather, why are there a few more people?"
"There are a few more women; they were all sent up the mountain by the Huang and Du families."
Zhang Yuanlin laughed:
"These were originally intended to be given to you as maids, but since you didn't accept them, we can't let them return to the clan, so we simply left them on the mountain."
Zhang Lingyu understood the intentions of these families. If he accepted them and successfully fathered a child, their positions would be even more secure.
However, after he refused, the Huang family did not pursue the matter further, and instead turned their attention to Zhang Lingtai and other unmarried members of the clan.
Both Zhang Lingyu and Zhang Lingbi married a woman from the Huang family and a woman from the Du family, respectively.
He had no objection to this; on the contrary, he encouraged them to get married. There were too few cultivators of the Zhang family surname. Although he had encouraged the clansmen to marry more women in the past two years, it would take several more years to see results.
"Have you decided where you'd like to go for your training?"
Zhang Lingyu looked at the twenty-odd people below and said:
"Don't worry, you can choose freely, and your daily cultivation is no different from that of my family. If you make great contributions, you will still be rewarded. You don't need to worry about them bullying you. If they do, you can report it to the Department of Punishments."
"This clearly shows they're treating us like members of the Zhang family!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was overjoyed. Ever since they stepped into Qingya Mountain, they had realized that this place was far superior to their own. Not to mention how rich the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was, even their daily food and clothing were on a completely different level.
By this time, many people were already planning how to stay with the Zhang family and not go back, but some people remained steadfast in their resolve, remembering the words of their elders, and decided to return to build their own families after they had achieved success in their cultivation.
Zhang Lingyu took in everyone's expressions from above. He smiled and said nothing more. After they had all chosen their places, he sent them off to their respective locations.
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