Qin's promotion When she
returned home that day, the scene of the clansmen hugging and crying that Qin Ruqing had imagined did not appear at first.
After the joy of the first meeting, everyone showed a kind of hesitant attitude towards her, both surprised and panicked.
Even her parents, although they had tears in their eyes when they saw her, did not rush to her directly like before.
Qin Ruqing saw her mother lift her feet, but she looked around, a hint of hesitation appeared on her face, and she took it back.
Qin Ruqing understood.
The clansmen were not alienated from her. It was just that they didn't know how to face her.
"Our Qing'er, you defeated the ancestor of the God of Transformation!" Similar sentences must have appeared in their minds.
"Even if the descendants of the Jinpin family are from the Jinpin family, they have to perform the three bows and nine kowtows ceremony when they see the old ancestor. Do we have to perform such a ceremony for Qing'er? She is young, wouldn't this reduce her luck?"
But if she continues with the previous attitude, it will be absolutely impossible!
Her strength is here. In the world of cultivating immortals, strength is the sky! It is the rule! It is the highest of all!
So this attitude, no matter how you look at it, you can't take it lightly, nor can you take it too seriously.
Qin Ruqing understood and couldn't help but smile in her heart. She deliberately said playfully:
"Why, Qingqing hasn't been home for several years, but the elders are so unfamiliar with me when they see me?"
After she said this, Luo Xian, the biological mother, finally couldn't help it. She rushed up and hugged Qin Ruqing's neck and started crying (Qin Ruqing was taller than Luo Xian).
Qin Deming also stood beside Qin Ruqing, stretched out his hand, and patted her head with emotion and relief.
The actions of the biological father and mother broke the stiff atmosphere, and the elders dared to speak.
The third elder who had the best relationship with Qin Ruqing and loved her the most since she was a child said, "Hey, it's really because you have changed so much that we are a little timid in our hearts, afraid that if we get too close to you
, we will bother you~" "Yes, you are so successful, we don't know what to say!"
Finally, the ancestor smiled and said, "You are making it difficult for Qingqing! Stop these pretense, you should still be the same as before! The child's success is also a glory for the Qin family. You have gained face, but you are still polite to her. Even I think it's unacceptable."
With the ancestor's words as a foundation, everyone really relaxed.
So they prepared to hold a welcoming banquet.
"There are still countless people outside who want to visit us and give us gifts. Before, the ancestor Qingqing had not returned yet, so we could have declined them all, but now, we have to give an explanation. There are also rewards from subordinate families and worshippers. The Qin family has finally been vindicated after years of injustice, and we have to express a happy attitude to the people below. These are all things."
Qin Deming mentioned this matter when they sat down together to continue drinking tea and chatting. He is now very stylish as the patriarch, and he is no longer as timid as before.
Qin Ruyu sat in the row behind Qin Deming, and handed a list to the ancestor in due course.
Although the Qin family has been "closed to visitors" recently, they have kept records of the noble families who have expressed their opinions. And Qin Ruyu is doing this record-keeping work.
The ancestor took it but didn't look at it. Instead, he handed it to Qin Ruqing next to him.
She sat in the same row as the ancestor.
Qin Ruqing was reluctant at first, but all the elders said, "This is what should be done, otherwise it would be inappropriate."
Although Qin Ruqing didn't quite agree with this "inappropriateness", she still sat according to their wishes. She just insisted on sitting on the right and let the ancestor sit on the left seat to distinguish between the elders and the younger ones.
Qin Ruqing took the list and took a look at it. She saw that it was divided into categories, detailed and orderly. The gifts presented by each family and the information conveyed were recorded in detail. At a glance, one can tell which families are opportunistic and which families are sincere in times of trouble.
This list is indeed well made, and my brother has also grown.
Qin Ruqing gave Qin Ruyu an admiring look, then closed the list and said, "Right now there is something more important than holding a banquet and giving gifts."
"Oh, the verdict on the Fang family has come out. Is there any other change in the future?" The third elder hissed in surprise.
"But do we have to clean up the Fang family?" Qin Dexin was still injured, but he was still impressive when he mentioned the Fang family. His uninjured left hand made a downward chopping motion, and his eyes were sharp.
Qin Ruqing shook his head, "What are you thinking!"
"The Fang family is over. Even if there are follow-ups, they are all under our control."
Qin Ruqing first reassured everyone, then raised the corners of his lips and said slowly: "What I want to say is, of course, a great thing that is more important than the Fang family."
"Great thing?" This is strange, what good thing is more important than the fall of the Fang family?
Qin Ruqing raised his lips slightly, and uttered two words clearly with an inexplicable weight.
"Upgrade!"
What? ! The room suddenly became quiet.
"Our Qin family has been accumulating strength for a long time. Don't you think it's time to raise this grade?" Seeing the elders looking at each other, Qin Ruqing smiled and asked back.
It seemed that in her words, the Qin family's upgrade was as common as "The weather is nice today, let's go out and bask in the sun."
But others could not help but be surprised!
It can even be said that before Qin Ruqing mentioned these two words, they had never even thought about it in this direction.
Well, I have thought about it. But——
"Is it going to be upgraded now?" Qin Deming opened his mouth, "My daughter, I am not questioning your strength, but I also think that your promotion to the level of God Transformation is a sure thing. You have all the conditions in this regard, but is our Qin family still lacking something?" It's
not that they don't have confidence in Qin Ruqing, but they think that the Qin family's conditions are far from meeting the standards!
"Should we wait a few more years?" Even the most dignified and stable second elder spoke.
Qin Ruqing still shook her head, smiled, and said slowly: "No, it's now. Our Qin family must submit a letter and apply for promotion now!" With
such a firm attitude, no one else said anything.
In the Qin family's cognition, their family has indeed not yet reached the conditions for promotion to the gold grade, but Qin Ruqing said it was okay - she is now the most prestigious person in the Qin family, in a sense, she has surpassed the ancestor.
She has already stood in a position that no one could imagine, and is synonymous with miracles.
Since she said it's possible, maybe she can really do it?
"According to the rules of the family, there are several basic requirements for the promotion to the gold level. The most important one is the family's highest combat power, which must reach the level of transformation." The ancestor looked at Qin Ruqing with a thoughtful look, and there was even a hint of expectation in the depths of his eyes.
Could it be that Qingqing...
"Ancestor, I'm sorry to disappoint you. I didn't hide my strength." As if seeing through the ancestor's thoughts, Qin Ruqing smiled and shook her head, "According to the strength division of the cultivation world, I am indeed a Yuanying."
According to the strength division of the cultivation world... This seems to be a bit mysterious.
"Is it possible that there is no division according to the cultivation world?" The ancestor said.
Qi Rong, who was sitting in the back, looked confused, Lu Wei was thinking, and Tang Zifeng, after thinking for a while, said:
"But according to the division of the realm of Taoism?"
Everyone looked at him.
Tang Zifeng had a calm and composed temperament. With so many people looking at him, he also spoke calmly.
"When I accepted the inheritance in Guixu, the great power who gave me the inheritance said: The essence of cultivating immortals is to cultivate people, and cultivating people will definitely be realized in the specific pursuit of the Taoism of this person." "
Although the power division of the world of cultivating immortals is convenient and detailed, it is also a bit rigid and inflexible, and is not enough to define all the levels of the great powers."
"In ancient times and even before, the strength was not completely divided according to the level of cultivation, but more reference was made to the cultivator's understanding of the realm of the Tao. This is the real core."
After Tang Zifeng finished speaking, Qirong slapped his head and suddenly realized: "So this is what my sister meant? Then I remember that when I accepted the inheritance, the great man seemed to have said something similar to me. It was to focus on the understanding of the laws of the Tao."
Lu Wei also nodded: "It seems that the great men in ancient times valued this more."
The ancestor and other elders listened seriously, and occasionally showed a thoughtful look. Qin Dexin even leaned forward and wanted to ask more details. Unexpectedly, Qin Ruqing shook his head again:
"Xiao Tang is right, but I said that the Qin family can produce products now, but it has little to do with this."
Huh?
Seeing everyone looking at her, Qin Ruqing smiled calmly, "The ancestor just mentioned the rules of promotion. Now there is indeed such a rule, and our family now strictly enforces it. But, according to me, these rules were gradually supplemented and formulated by the later immortals, that is to say, they are not the initial rules at the beginning."
This... this seems to involve some great secrets. Everyone looked at each other, and the fourth elder stood up, drove the servants standing around farther away, and set up a barrier, and then felt relieved.
Although they couldn't hear anything in the first place, this level of secrecy always made people feel that they should be more careful, otherwise they would inevitably feel uneasy.
The old ancestor raised his chin towards Qin Ruqing and said seriously: "You continue."
Qin Ruqing chuckled: "In Guixu, I talked a lot with the only two Taoist masters in ancient times, Fusheng Taoist Master. He took me to travel through history, and I learned many secrets from it."
"The original rules of this family are one of the secrets I know."
"When the family system was first established, there were far fewer cumbersome regulations than now. There were only a few core rules. There is no need to say more about this. Just one point, the Taoist Master told me that the judgment of the family's grade is not entirely determined by the immortal products. Hey, after all, immortal products are also made up of people, and when they are tainted with human emotions, it is difficult to be completely fair..."
"So, the Taoist Master has a backup plan?" The third elder had a sense of déjà vu as if he had glimpsed the secrets of the ancient times and was actually excited.
"Well, it can't be said to be a backup plan, it can only be said that there is an extra judgment procedure."
She raised two fingers and said loudly: "The Taoist Master left behind two artifacts to assist the noble families in making judgments. Why don't you guess which one it is?"
Qin Ruqing asked everyone to guess, which must be because this artifact has the possibility of being guessed by them, or even that they may have seen it.
The ancestor frowned and tentatively gave an answer: "But the Book of Heaven and Earth?"
It is in the hands of the immortal, but it is not actually owned by the immortal, but an ancient inheritance. It is another artifact. The ancestor's first reaction was to think of the Book of Heaven and Earth.
The Book of Heaven and Earth records the history of the noble families and secrets of all directions. Since it is related to the noble families, it is hard to say that it is not an artifact left by the Taoist Master to assist in judgment.
Qin Ruqing smiled and lowered one of the two raised fingers.
This is what it means to guess right. It
really is the Book of Heaven and Earth! Everyone was shocked, but also had a sense of sudden enlightenment that made sense.
This answer was indeed understandable to everyone.
"What about the other one?" The ancestor asked again.
Others also started to guess, but all got negative answers.
Just when Qin Ruqing was thinking about whether to reveal the answer, a familiar low voice sounded.
"——But it's the artifact gold list on Mount Buzhou."
This voice... Qin Ruqing immediately looked in the direction of Xiao Tang.
Tang Zifeng just caught her gaze.
"Xiao Tang, how did you think of it!" The second thing is actually very difficult to think of, and it is difficult for ordinary people to associate it with it.
Tang Zifeng smiled and satisfied Qin Ruqing's curiosity immediately: "You said it was to judge the family system. They are both judgements, so what is the difference between judging geniuses and judging families?"
In his opinion, it was just a matter of engraving a few more inscriptions in the artifact. Judging geniuses is even simpler, after all, it only involves individuals.
Everyone suddenly realized it. Yes, in this way, the gold list on Mount Buzhou seemed to be born for judging the family system! Judging geniuses, on the contrary, seemed to be a by-product.
It must be said that Tang Zifeng's idea was simple and direct, but it hit the core.
Qin Ruqing clapped her hands briskly, feeling the pleasure of having achieved the desired effect by keeping the secret. "As expected of you, the great weapon refiner! So, now the answer is out--"
Her eyes sparkled, and her face once again showed that sign of wanting to do something good or bad.
"As long as we can get the recognition of both the Book of Heaven and Earth and the Buzhou Golden List, our Qin family's promotion will be set in stone. The Xianpin Bureau can't deny it even if they want to!"