The ancestor has completed the elixir, and the Qin family has been promoted!

After the ancestor closed his eyes for a month, Qin Ruyu finally returned home.

A year ago, not long after Qin Ruqing left Nanling, Qin Ruyu also left Nanling, but he went north.

After the Qin family occupied the entire Nanling market, if they wanted to continue to grow, they had to expand outward. Because Qin Ruqing went to Xiling, and Qin Ruyu, as the young patriarch candidate of the family, was also assigned an important task, which was to be responsible for the affairs of the Beiling branch.

To put it bluntly, as long as Qin Ruyu can steadily and steadily settle the Qin family's branch in Beiling and get on the right track, his position as the young patriarch will basically be secured.

He had been gone for more than half a year. Now that the Hundred Clans Conference was about to start, he finally returned home at the urging of his parents.

When Qin Ruqing saw her brother, she found that he had changed a lot.

Compared with the previous Qingzhu boy, the current brother was more calm and domineering. It seemed that he had been running around a lot after managing clan affairs, and his momentum had also been cultivated.

However, when he saw Qin Ruqing, the domineering brother immediately smiled and became the obedient brother before. He opened his arms, and then, like every time before, Qin Ruqing rushed into her brother's arms.

When he hugged her, he found that the girl had grown a lot taller. She used to be just up to his chin, but now she was almost up to his nose.

"Qingqing has become prettier, and... she's also grown a lot taller."

As soon as Qin Ruqing heard that she had grown taller, she curled her lips, pulled away from Qin Ruyu's arms, and sat down on the stool angrily.

Qin Ruyu was obviously not surprised by Qin Ruqing's reaction. She shook her sleeves and sat down gracefully with a smile on her face.

Qin Ruqing knew from her brother's expression that he knew that she didn't like people saying she was tall, so he said that on purpose.

After a walk outside, her brother, who used to be a good guy, had turned into a sinister person. The confrontation between the brother and sister was not painful or itchy.

After chatting for a few words, they soon talked about serious matters.

"Brother, I sent you a message after I got home, but why didn't you come back? And you came back much later than scheduled. What happened?"

Qin Ruqing was just asking out of concern, but Qin Ruyu actually nodded. His face became serious, and he said,

"There has indeed been some changes in the Qin family's opening of a branch in Beiling."

Qin Ruqing exclaimed. Following his brother's narration, Qin Ruqing knew the whole story.

It turned out that when Qin Ruyu first went to Beiling, the progress was indeed smooth. The Qin family's medical model was very novel, and the first to be opened in Beiling was the Qin's Medical Clinic. This East, West, and North Ridge had never appeared before, but it was beneficial to the people. The Qin family's move was equivalent to taking root from the grassroots, and the settlement was very smooth.

The problem occurred half a year after the Qin family settled in Beiling. At that time, the Qin family clinic and alchemy shop had already gained a certain reputation in Beiling, but from then on, troubles seemed to gradually come.

At first, it was because the elixirs sold by the Qin family were too cheap, which caused dissatisfaction among other elixir families in the city. They actually joined forces to squeeze out the Qin family.

Regarding this, Qin Ruyu's way of dealing with it was to raise the price appropriately. After all, each place has its own environment. The Qin family can fight a price war in Nanling because the Qin family is strong and has the financial resources. Even if the Zhang and Han families are dissatisfied, they dare not say anything.

But Beiling is not the base camp of the Qin family. It is common for the Qin family to suddenly move in and disrupt the existing market, causing exclusion. Therefore, Qin Ruyu didn't think it was a big deal.

Qin Ruqing also thought that there was nothing wrong with his brother's practice of raising the price appropriately. The quality and operation mode of the Qin family's elixir are there. Even if the price difference is not big, it still has strong competitiveness.

But as Qin Ruyu continued to talk, Qin Ruqing's brows gradually wrinkled. If the way those people opposed the Qin family at the beginning was still fair business competition, then the subsequent practices gradually became despicable.

The problems Qin Ruyu encountered later included but were not limited to: being accused of falsely accusing the Qin family of selling problematic pills, which resulted in poisoning; people often causing trouble in the store, and once someone almost lost their lives; because of too many reports, the relevant departments of the Beiling Xianpin Bureau had to come down for inspection...

After listening, Qin Ruqing said decisively: "You are obviously being targeted intentionally."

Qin Ruyu nodded, "I think so too. So I postponed my return home and have been investigating this matter. Later, it was found that the one who had been targeting my Qin family behind the scenes was one of the two major silver families in Beiling, the Ren family."

"Why is the silver-making family in Beiling targeting us?" Qin Ruqing frowned, "But it is also an elixir family, do our industries overlap?"

Qin Ruyu shook his head, "No. This family is obviously comprehensive in nature and does not specialize in just one thing. Even if there are elixirs among the disciples, the market in Beiling is so big, and my Qin family has just moved in, so it is far from a threat!"

This is strange.

After thinking for a while, Qin Ruqing said in a decisive voice: "There are several possibilities for this matter."

"First, our Qin family offended the Ren family at some point in time, causing it to take revenge. But this possibility is relatively low, because the Qin family has never had any business dealings with this family, let alone any in-laws, so how could they have offended them?"

"Second, the Qin family did not offend this family, but the enemy that the Qin family offended happened to be related to or friendly with this family. The enemy of a friend is also an enemy, so they started to make things difficult."

"As for the third one..." Qin Ruqing pondered for a moment, but did not say anything. Qin Ruyu raised an eyebrow and said gently, "Is there anything you can't say in front of your brother?"

Qin Ruqing smiled, but his eyes were serious, "The third is the most serious situation. This family received a signal from above. Although there is no grudge, they still want to sabotage."

Qin Ruyu fell silent after hearing this. Ren's family is already a silver product. To be able to issue orders to Ren's family, what level must the superiors be?

If it is true as Qingqing said, this third situation is indeed the most serious one.

After finishing speaking, Qin Ruqing stood up and stretched his waist lightly. "However, if the enemy comes, we must stop him. If there is really someone secretly targeting the Qin family, it will not be just this time. We can just wait patiently."

"As for the division of Beiling, it doesn't matter if it is not smooth. Anyway, the Xiling market has almost been taken over by our Qin family. I also fought for a ten-year bonus period for the Qin family, which is enough for us. Beiling... let's put it aside for now. When the trouble is solved, everything will naturally come to fruition."

Qin Ruyu was originally full of worries, but when he heard Qin Ruqing's words, his worries were instantly interrupted.

He looked at Qin Ruqing with some complexity. He thought he had grown up well enough, but he didn't want his sister to always fly far ahead.

Calm, composed, confident, and strong.

Well, with someone like his sister, the Qin family doesn't have to worry about the future. He just needs to be at ease and do his best to protect his sister.

-

Seven days after Qin Ruyu returned to the clan, the registration for the Hundred Clans Conference was almost over. The fifth Zi Yan even sent someone to mention it in a subtle way.

The matter of forming a pill is no small matter. It may take only a few days at the shortest, but it can take up to half a year at the longest. If the Qin family does not register in time, they may miss this Hundred Clans Conference. It is good to register as a silver-grade family, but if it is too late, the entry-grade family is enough, and they will not suffer any discrimination in this regard. I hope the Qin family can make a careful decision.

Qin Ruqing knew the pros and cons, and had already decided in her heart that if there was still no movement in the secret room of Xianyingju after waiting for a few more days, she would go and sign up directly.

As a result, on the last day of the deadline in Qin Ruqing's mind, there was finally an obvious movement in the secret room.

That day, Qin Ruqing was discussing the affairs of the Ren family in Beiling with Qin Deming and several elders, and suddenly everyone raised their heads.

A strong breath shook out from the highest position of the Qin family's territory, with a strong sense of presence. This breath made everyone's heart tremble, and they almost trembled instinctively.

But soon, after they reacted to what this meant, everyone stood up at once, looked at each other, and without any words, began to rush madly towards the ancestor's Xianyingju.

The sky above Xianyingju was thick with dark clouds, and it was getting darker. Rumbling sounds came from the clouds, and lightning flashed, brewing a terrifying momentum.

The elder's face was extremely serious: "This is the Jindan thunder tribulation. The ancestor has reached the most critical moment."

Qin Deming saw a large group of people surrounding Xianyingju, and shouted: "Everyone, get out of my way. You are not allowed to enter the area of ​​Xianyingju!"

The clan leader's words were still effective, but some people were a little slow in action, and some brave ones were even wandering around the outer perimeter of the lake island.

Qin Ruqing narrowed his eyes, pinched a spell with one hand, and golden light flashed from his fingertips. The golden light bounced into the air and quickly spread. After wrapping the entire Xianyingju, the smoke condensed and formed a barrier.

This barrier is different from ordinary barriers. The temperature inside is normal, but the outside is scorching hot. There is even a faint golden flame like light smoke at the outermost position.

Qin Ruqing amplified his voice and said lightly: "Once this fire is touched, it is not easy to extinguish. At the least, it will refine the flesh and blood, and at the worst, it will burn the soul. We are all blood relatives of the tribe, so please take care and don't lose your life in your own home. That would be ugly, right?"

Qin Ruqing did not scold loudly like the clan leader and the elder, and his voice was even a little gentle. But everyone who heard it changed their faces, and they spontaneously left Xianyingju without Qin Ruqing emphasizing it a second time.

Not long after the tribe members retreated, the ancestor also appeared from the secret room. She stood on the highest peak of the Qin family, her white robe spotless, holding an unbending sword, as if waiting.

But the thunder in the clouds did not fall for a long time, as if brewing a greater momentum. Seeing this, the ancestor suddenly raised his eyes and jumped up. The thunder seemed to be angry and roared down with thunder.

Next, one after another, the white figures looked so small against the background of the thick thunder. However, no thunder could defeat that tiny figure.

The Qin family members were all shocked by the scene of fighting against the sky.

Soon, the thunder that was as dense as rain suddenly stopped, and the roar suddenly stopped, bringing a panic-stricken silence.

The elder murmured, "The last one..."

The last one is also the strongest one. If they can pass it, the Qin family will have one more powerful Jindan cultivator, and will be promoted to the silver level.

Qin Ruqing's eyes were fixed on the cloud layer. Soon, her pupils shrank, and a thunderbolt ten times stronger than the previous one struck down at a ninety-degree angle, directly knocking the ancestor to the ground, and the earth began to tremble and shake.

Not only did all the Qin family members worry, but several powerful auras scattered around the Qin family's territory were even more nervous than the Qin family.

The Han family ancestor murmured: "There will be thunder tribulation after the formation of the golden elixir. Qin Wenxuan is actually about to form the golden elixir."

"I thought that the Han family was only temporarily defeated in the battle in the secret realm. Who would have thought that this step back would lead to step-by-step retreat. The Qin family has developed a powerful force. Even if my Han family has been secretly accumulating strength and there are two foundation-building people in the family, I am already in the late stage of foundation-building and am far behind the Qin family."

"If Qin Wenxuan succeeds in forming the golden elixir, the Han family... I am afraid will never catch up with the Qin family."

To the west, Hao Gou, who is now the patriarch of the Zhang family, looked at the direction of the Qin family's territory with a complicated expression.

Golden elixir thunder tribulation. Is the Qin family going to upgrade so soon? That's right. Three years ago, the Qin family had already built three foundations. It was only a matter of time before they were promoted to silver grade. But no one could have thought that this day would come so soon.

Now, as long as Qin Wenxuan succeeds in forming the elixir, Nanling will probably really be named Qin from now on.

But... Hao Gou straightened his sleeves casually. What's the matter with the surname Qin? The Zhang family and the Qin family have a grudge, but he, Hao Gou, has no grudge against the Qin family. Of course, now that the Zhang family is his, it means that the Zhang family and the Qin family have no grudge.

When Qin Wenxuan forms the elixir and the Qin family is promoted to silver grade, he will go up to curry favor with them. It would be wonderful to be a subsidiary family of a silver grade family. Apart from anything else, the young lady feeds him poison every month, so she will definitely believe that he is sincere in currying favor with them.

On the other side, in the direction of the Xianpin Office, the fifth Ziyan commented calmly to the recorder.

"The thunderstorm is quite powerful. If Qin Wenxuan can survive this, she will not be considered weak in the Jindan stage."

The cold and arrogant recorder did not pay much attention to Qin Wenxuan. He just wanted her to finish the Jindan stage quickly, so that the Qin family could come and register directly.

The fifth Zi Yan stared for a while, and suddenly his eyebrows moved, and he said lightly:

"The thunderstorm is over, and the Jindan is completed."

"The situation has been decided. I think it will be what the little girl wants. There is nothing to see. The Qin family will come to the door to offer the product in a few days. Let's go." In

the Qin family's territory, the thunderclouds dissipated and the sky was bright.

Under the gaze of everyone in the Qin family, the old ancestor in a white robe walked out of the golden light. The white robe was stained with dust, and the jade hairpin that the old ancestor wore in his hair had been shattered and dissipated in the thunderstorm. His black hair was scattered, and he looked a little wolfish.

However, who cares about this? The aura coming from the ancestor clearly tells everyone that the golden elixir has been formed.

All the Qin family members knelt down excitedly. The ancestor smiled and raised his hand, saying in a calm voice: "Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission."

Some sentimental old clansmen, upon hearing this, actually burst into tears.

Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission. The Qin family will prosper!

*

After the excitement, the senior leaders of the Qin family gathered together and finally began to discuss the matters after the ancestor formed the elixir.

Qin Deming first said: "The registration deadline for the Hundred Races Conference is approaching. I will submit the promotion letter to the Immortal Product Bureau tomorrow. After the letter is submitted, the Immortal Product Bureau will send someone to assess it. But... according to the normal process, it will take at least a month. Calculating the time, it is actually a bit late!"

Qin Ruqing sat in the seat closest to the ancestor, but he smiled and said: "Time should not be a problem. There are people who are more anxious than us. Dad, as long as you submit the promotion letter, you will definitely catch up!"

Just kidding, the Immortal Product Bureau has sent people to ask several times. Moreover, Qin Ruqing now knows the truth about this Hundred Races Conference, which is related to the allocation of quotas in the Guixu land. Qin Ruqing was 100% sure that if she got into the top ten of the conference, Nanling Xianpin Bureau would definitely benefit, and it was estimated that it was related to Guixu.

With the same interests, how could the Xianpin Bureau dare to delay? Maybe they could hand over the materials and the matter would be done in the next two days.

Qin Deming didn't know about Guixu yet, but after hearing what his daughter said, he had some guesses in his heart.

It should be that his daughter and the Xianpin Bureau reached some kind of tacit understanding. He didn't know what it was, but he was sure that the Xianpin Bureau would not deliberately prevent the Qin family from upgrading, but would help them. In this way, things would be easy to handle.

The Great Elder also said: "First, the Sixth Elder laid the foundation, and then the Old Ancestor formed the elixir. The Qin family has two happy events coming to the door. We should celebrate and show the power of our Qin family."

I don't know when it started, but the Great Elder's attitude towards Qin Ruqing in the meeting became respectful. Now that Qin Ruqing's seat was confirmed, he even directly called him the Sixth Elder.

He took the initiative to bring up the celebration, which was also a way to show goodwill to Qin Ruqing. After all, the Qin family held a banquet to celebrate, and they also congratulated Qin Ruqing for laying the foundation.

Sure enough, Qin Ruqing laughed when he heard it, and the Old Ancestor nodded with satisfaction.

"The last two times the clan leader and the six elders laid the foundation, the Qin family did not celebrate in a big way, which was to keep a low profile. Now that I have formed the elixir, the Qin family is about to be promoted to the silver grade. The Qin family should celebrate well and let Nanling and the entire southern region family take a good look at the style of our Qin family!"

"In that case," the ancestor's white fingers tapped lightly on the armrest twice, "In that case, the organization of the promotion banquet will be handed over to Qin Deming and the eldest elder together!"

Before, the second branch had evil intentions and was suppressed many times by Qin Ruqing and the ancestor. Now, Qin Dehao has put away his anger, and the eldest elder has returned to his former fairness. Naturally, the ancestor will not be stingy about reusing the second branch. Using both kindness and force is the principle of running a family.

Qin Dehao sat at the bottom and straightened his back uncomfortably. The eldest elder's face flashed with excitement and he responded loudly.

Qin Ruqing thought about it and said, "Previously, the Qin family recruited two affiliated families, and they were very loyal and good. Now that the Qin family is about to be promoted, the best way to show the family style is to show favor to the subordinates. If we can give some benefits to the subordinate families below, we can also let the people of Nanling and even the entire Nanyu family take a good look at the strength of our Qin family."

This is indeed a direction that has been ignored by everyone-affiliated families.

If you want to effectively show your own strength, you usually go in two directions.

Otherwise, find a stronger family than your own, defeat it, and step on others to get to the top. Then the reputation of your own family will directly replace the defeated family and rise.

This method is very effective, but the disadvantage is that it is easy to overturn, after all, they are stronger than you.

As for the other method, it is to show favor to the subordinates as Qin Ruqing said.

But this direction is also difficult to implement, because if you want to show your strength by showing favor, then the degree of your favor must be so great that it makes everyone jealous.

It must make the onlookers jealous, sour, and feel inexplicable. On the one hand, they are amazed at the Qin family's wealth and on the other hand, they are jealous of the two affiliated families. If this effect can be achieved, it will be the best.

Sure enough, Qin Ruqing's words were affirmed by everyone, but the fourth elder couldn't help but hesitate, "If this is the case, the Qin family will inevitably have to bleed back. Moreover, how to show favor is also a problem." The

Qin family has been very poor for a long time, and it won't be rich for long now, so many senior executives are instinctively hesitant when they hear that they are going to bleed.

Qin Ruqing actually dared to propose this plan, so she had naturally thought about how to implement it. She smiled calmly and said,

"Don't worry, Fourth Elder. Showing favor to the lower class does not necessarily mean that my Qin family will open up the clan treasury."

The Fourth Elder said, "Oh," and the Second Elder was impatient and urged, "Okay, Qing girl, I know you have a good brain, don't keep me in suspense, and tell me quickly!"

Qin Ruqing turned her head to look at the ancestor above her: "After the ancestor formed the pill this time, not only has his strength increased greatly, but his alchemy skills must have also improved. Previously, I brought back a lot of four-leaf Ganoderma lucidum from the small floating space. The Qin family is not short of raw materials for the foundation-building pill now. In this case, why not let the ancestor officially start refining the foundation-building pill, and then reward the Cheng Yan family with a foundation-building pill in public at the promotion banquet. . If these two clans have foundation-building seeds in their families, and obtain this foundation-building pill, they will be able to build the foundation. By then, as long as the conditions within the clan are sufficient, they will be able to enter the high-grade family and become a true aristocratic family. "

Qin Ruqing raised her lips and smiled, and said loudly: "What reward can be more shocking than personally supporting a high-class family? "

Don't talk about anything else, let's just say one thing. In a big place like Nanling, the only serious family so far is Qin Zhanghan. If the Qin family can personally support one of them, it will be a subordinate family under their own family. What a deterrent effect...

Moreover, the Qin family now has the ancestors and Qin Ruqing, so there is no need to worry about being unable to suppress the families below.

As expected, as soon as this plan came out, it was immediately recognized by the top management. Don't say anything else - it costs less! And the effect is great!

The ancestor laughed directly, "You know how to spend a small amount of money to do a big thing."

And from the outside, it doesn't seem that the Qin family is spending a small amount of money. The Qin family doesn't care much about the four-leaf Ganoderma lucidum now because Qin Ruqing directly pulled a large handful back from the small floating air this time, and the Qin family really has no shortage of it.

But if it is put outside, people will still fight for it. What's more, there are only a few alchemy masters of the level of the ancestor in the entire southern region.

After this matter was confirmed, everyone couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. Now that the ancestor has formed a pill, and with the resources that Qin Ruqing had snatched back from the small floating air before, their Qin family really has the foundation and strength.

Wherever they go, they can hold their heads high and say proudly, we are the silver-grade Qin family!

The meeting had been about happy events, but the development of the family was not always about happy events.

Qin Deming and Qin Ruqing looked at each other. They still had to report the troubled family in Beiling to the ancestor.

So Qin Deming took the initiative to bring up the matter. After talking about Ruyu's experience in Beiling, he finally mentioned the Ren family in Beiling, frowning and saying:

"This family is a big silver family in Beiling. They had no dealings with our Qin family before, and there was no conflict in business. But they have been causing trouble in our Beiling branch. I don't know why?"

When the name of Beiling Ren Clan was mentioned, the smile on the ancestor's face slowly faded, and the great elder also showed a hint of suspicion.

The ancestor and the great elder were the two most experienced people in the Qin family and knew the most things.

The great elder looked at the ancestor, hesitating whether to speak. Without waiting for him to speak, the ancestor sighed and took the initiative to explain.

"This Beiling Ren Clan, if I remember correctly, should be one of the affiliated families of the Fang Clan of Dongyu Yingzhou."

The Fang Clan of Dongyu Yingzhou. The most famous family in Dongyu Yingzhou was not the Fang Clan, but the Qin Clan.

This Fang Clan was the culprit that forced the Qin family to leave their homeland!

Sure enough, when the ancestor said this, everyone's face changed. The second elder said anxiously: "Then, if that is true, the Ren family is against us, doesn't it mean that the Fang family has also... discovered our whereabouts?"

After the former Qin family abandoned the name of aristocratic family and fled their homeland Yingzhou, in order to give the family a chance to breathe and prosper, the ancestor and the former patriarch specially picked the most remote and inconspicuous poor and remote place.

Yes, it is Nanling.

Although Nanling is beautiful, it is actually the smallest and most remote. Even the hot Xiling is just because of the bad climate. The place is very large. From Qin Ruqing's trip, it can be seen that there are more big families in Xiling than in Nanling.

Now that the Ren family is looking for trouble, it is very likely that the old enemy has discovered the traces of the Qin family and may be deliberately targeting them. The Qin family is inevitably panicked.

Qin Ruqing listened to the noise below, her face turned cold, and she said, "Even if it was instructed by the Fang family, so what? The Qin family is getting stronger and stronger, and they will participate in the Hundred Clans Conference later. It is inevitable that they will clash with the Fang family. Could it be that the Qin family really wants to shrink in Nanling for the rest of their lives!"

She found that the Qin family's old problem was a bit like being scared by someone. They used to be conservative, and it got better after being rectified, but when they heard about their old enemy, the Fang family, they immediately turned into a frightened bird and subconsciously wanted to shrink.

This reminded Qin Ruqing of a word, PTSD. The Qin family is now a bit like being PTSD caused by the Fang family.

The old ancestor had been silent from the beginning. After hearing Qin Ruqing scolding the people below, he finally sighed, raised his eyes and said, "As the Sixth Elder said, even if it is really the Fang family, so what? Now that the Qin family has become strong again, it is not up to the Fang family to do whatever they want!"

In order to boost the confidence of the clan members, Qin Ruqing deliberately said in a relaxed tone, "The Qin family is going to hold a promotion banquet this time. Isn't the Ren family from Beiling? That's perfect. We will deliberately send an invitation letter to them to see what their attitude is."

The second elder nodded, and suddenly thought of something, staring, "What if the Ren family deliberately finds trouble at our banquet?"

Qin Ruqing smiled and spread his hands, saying humorously, "Then let them find it!"

"Didn't I say before that there are two ways to show the power of the clan, one is to show favor to those below, and the other is to step on others to get to the top. The Qin family is only using one method now, and the effect is just not enough. If the Ren family dares to be the first to come forward, don't blame us, the Qin family, for taking a two-pronged approach and stepping on him to make a name for ourselves!"

*

In the 3160th year of Qianyuan, Qin Wenxuan, the ancestor of the Qin family, formed an elixir.

The Qin family formally submitted the promotion documents to the Xianpin Bureau. After the qualification review by the Xianpin Bureau, the Qin family was officially promoted to silver grade, recorded in the Book of Heaven and Earth, and announced to the four regions.

The silver grade Qin family of Nanling held a promotion banquet to celebrate the foundation of its sixth elder and the ancestor's formation of an elixir, and the joy of the family's promotion. They invited all the noble families in the southern region and became very popular.