Chapter 575 Subordinate Families
For a time, the disciples of the Lingxian Sect and the War God Hall were quite excited, and those who could buy as much as possible did so.
After all, what was shared was a seventh-tier delicacy, the giant scorpion, and the disciples' highest strength was only seventh-tier.
When the disciples cooked and tasted the scorpion meat they had bought, they discovered that this delicacy not only tasted excellent, but also had very mild energy. They estimated that even cultivators at the Suspended Illumination Realm could eat some seventh-order scorpion meat... It just might take longer to digest, and they might even need to go into seclusion for a period of time to refine the energy within.
Many disciples ate some themselves and then took some back to share with their family members or clansmen.
The families of these disciples are often affiliated forces of the Spirit Immortal Sect or the War God Palace. In the past, many family members have tried their best to send the most outstanding geniuses of their clans to these two forces. Since many resources within these two forces are simply impossible to find outside, after the disciples have been carefully cultivated and supported by their respective families to enter the ninth-level forces, they should naturally give back in kind by exchanging the rare resources of the sect and sharing some with their respective families.
However, in the past, very few of those resources could be used beyond one's level. They were usually exchanged when needed, and sometimes the disciples didn't have enough Xuan Stones and had to rely on the family for support. So, the family usually had to prepare well in advance when needed.
At this time, in order to prevent the resources needed by the family from being exchanged by others, the disciples often have to spend some points to reserve them and agree on a time period for the transaction.
The scorpion meat can now be used not only by those of higher levels, but also by those of three levels above them. This can lay a good foundation for the next generation of geniuses, allowing them to grow up earlier and saving them a lot of time accumulating profound energy.
For martial arts practitioners, they have more time to hone their combat skills; for alchemists, it allows them to break through earlier and has more time to refine their alchemy techniques.
This gives them a greater chance of entering the Temple of War Gods or the Spirit Immortal Sect.
Normally, the geniuses of affiliated families would cultivate diligently at home while waiting for the Spirit Immortal Sect and the War God Hall to recruit disciples. Unless they were truly unable to keep up with the recruitment of disciples by the two forces, they would rather wait patiently. In order not to fall behind, the valuable resources they needed would have to be exchanged by their clan elders within the forces.
At the same time, the stronger the affiliated family, the stronger the support for the disciples of both families. If they accept a mission from the sect, they can ask the family to send out skilled people to help.
They complement each other in this way.
As a result, many families quickly divided up the scorpion meat after obtaining it.
The young geniuses from the various affiliated families were overjoyed to receive the scorpion meat and immediately went into seclusion to cultivate.
If nothing unexpected happens, these geniuses will definitely have more opportunities to pass the next round of disciple recruitment by the two factions.
Even more so...
Many families gave earnest advice.
"Try to improve your strength as much as possible, quickly improve yourself in the outer sect, and once you meet the requirements to enter the inner sect, try to join the 125th Hall."
"I heard that Emperor Wu doesn't accept disciples, but he has several peak Spirit Transformation cultivators under his command, each with their own unique skills. Emperor Wu himself often appears to give lectures. He's still quite young, so he'll definitely take care of the new disciples. You should seize this opportunity."
"Zhong Danhuang's alchemy skills have earned him a place on the Sky Ranking, making him practically the third best in the Lingxian Sect. I've heard he's very gentle and always goes into great depth during his lectures. You should all try to join the thirteenth branch! If you can't join, you can go to the twelfth branch. Sang Danhuang there is also quite young and is Zhong Danhuang's master. Joining him will also bring you good fortune..."
"The Sang Clan Master distributed some seventh-tier scorpion meat to that clan, as did Palace Master Jiang. They were able to raise top geniuses like Zhong and Wu, so they are themselves top-tier figures and should try their best to join!"
"Hard work on yourself! As long as you don't die, train like there's no tomorrow! Both Hall Master Wu and Hall Master Jiang prefer disciples who can sweep through a group of opponents at the same level. I've inquired and found that, apart from the initial recruitment rules when the hall first opened, which weren't too rigid, any disciple who wants to join later must at least be able to fight two opponents at once, otherwise they won't pass the basics test!"
"Both Emperor Zhong and Emperor Sang appreciate alchemists with ingenious ideas, as well as solid foundations and steady techniques. Your foundations and techniques are both good, but you are somewhat aloof. When you apply to join these two lineages in the future, you must not remain silent. No matter what ideas you have about alchemy, no matter how bold they may be, you can speak them frankly!"
"The scorpion meat you have obtained now was acquired through the utmost efforts of your uncles and the others; you must not let them down..."
"Practice even harder, lest you miss out on your future!"
Amidst so many admonitions, countless young men and women from affiliated families are diligently cultivating themselves.
Everyone understood that they had to join one of the two factions as soon as possible, and join the faction of the lineage leader or palace master they favored.
The new lineage leaders and temple masters are still very young, and they haven't been in their new temples for very long. After joining, you can see them often and receive their guidance.
However... just look at those mountain ranges/branch halls that have been established for hundreds or thousands of years. Once some more years have passed, the rules of each mountain range and each hall will be very stable, and the tests for accepting new disciples will also be very stable. But the lineage masters and hall masters will have even fewer opportunities to do things personally, let alone take the initiative to guide new disciples.
At that time, those in charge will be some senior cultivators who have reached the Spirit Transformation stage—of course, it's not that these senior disciples are bad at teaching, but no matter how good they are, they certainly won't be as experienced as the eighth-level Pill Emperors and Nirvana Palace Masters.
It would be even better if we could have more contact with the lineage masters/palace masters.
Of course, many geniuses in the past wanted to join early, and they definitely wanted to become disciples of Danhuang/Nirvana.
Both Zhong Wufu and Sang Jiang have publicly stated that they will not accept disciples.
The former couple was so deeply in love that they didn't want anyone else to distract them, especially since their nephew had already inherited their mantle. The latter, however, was essentially the former's mentor; with the Zhong-Wu couple setting such a high standard, who else could possibly catch their eye?
Neither side is accepting disciples now, yet so many young geniuses are still so eager... That's naturally because Zhong Wu is a top figure on the Sky Ranking, and Sang Jiang is related to both of them.
Many disciples from affiliated families worked hard to improve themselves, comparing themselves to their own past achievements and to the geniuses of other affiliated families.
They actually have a ranking system within themselves.
Those who work hard can improve their rank and have a better chance of entering the ninth level of power.
If you lose...
They themselves would also lose face.
These younger generation members were naturally resentful.
Everyone wants to reach the top.
Moreover, many of the affiliated families that rank higher internally will join together to provide valuable resources as rewards to these younger members, allowing them to improve their strength even faster...
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The affiliated families were working hard, and after Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan rescued their nephews, they also went into seclusion to work diligently.
They have basically returned to a "stay-at-home" lifestyle.
Their daily practice and life, and their affection for each other, returned to how they were before.
Very stable.
The days passed by in this routine.
Time flew by so quickly that neither of them could feel how fast the days had passed.
Perhaps because their cultivation level had increased and they would forget the passage of time each time they were immersed in cultivation, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan often found themselves in seclusion for several years at a time.
At this point, they would share the accumulated "lessons" with their respective factions and then continue their cultivation.
Perhaps they go into seclusion, perhaps they cultivate together in loving harmony, perhaps they hone their alchemy skills or martial arts techniques.
Before we knew it, a century had passed.
Zhong Cai has finally been reborn!
His cultivation was actually quite smooth—except for a period of time in the early stages when he was terrified due to insufficient defense, the only time he suffered was the period when he was unexpectedly separated from Wu Shaogan.
Since entering the Lingxian Sect and upgrading the ancient city to its highest level, Zhong Cai has rarely encountered any setbacks.
Although for alchemists, as long as their backing is reliable, they generally rarely encounter setbacks...
On Wu Shaogan's side, things were also uneventful.
Because of his talent, and because Zhong Cai was always by his side, his cultivation was always very smooth.
During these smooth days, Wu Shaogan's abilities also improved by leaps and bounds.
Although each minor realm within the Nirvana realm consumes a massive amount of resources and requires countless hours of accumulation and refinement, the exceptionally talented Wu Shaogan still breaks through faster than others.
This day marked the moment when Wu Shaogan's clone coalesced!
Wu Shaogan is currently in seclusion.
Zhong Cai did not enter a state of cultivation. Instead, he had been guarding the door ever since his old man, Wu, went to assist in the breaking of the primordial embryo.
To keep himself from getting too nervous, he even practiced alchemy here.
Refining pills takes several days, which is exactly what Wu Shaogan needs to do to break through to the late Nirvana stage.
Just right...
Zhong Cai was lost in thought, his mind preoccupied with Wu Shaogan. He was so engrossed in refining the eighth-grade pill he was most familiar with that he didn't even know what he was doing. He was completely focused on clearing his mind and reducing the chances of the pill failing.
He was very agitated.
Even when Wu Shaogan split his soul, his emotions weren't this unstable—perhaps because he had countless pills at the time.
However, he also gave Wu Shaogan a lot of pills that could stabilize his nascent soul or other things that were beneficial to it, but for some reason, Zhong Cai was a little emotionally unstable.
This anxiety couldn't really be called worry; he himself couldn't distinguish what kind of emotion it was, it was just... agitated.
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