Chapter 123 Yicheng Trial 4 That's a very serious statement. ...
That's a very serious statement.
Xie Jiaoyue answered honestly: "I haven't had much contact with you, Ancestor, so it's hard for me to judge whether you are a qualified Ancestor."
The patriarch himself made no attempt to hide it: "Having managed the Xie family to this point, I am certainly an unqualified patriarch, but I don't care. I never liked being this patriarch in the first place. If it weren't for that back then... never mind. In short, I don't like managing a family. I just want to find a nice place to live in seclusion."
Actually, it's quite easy to tell.
The ancestor usually doesn't concern himself with anything and doesn't like being disturbed, unlike other people's ancestor.
Xie Jiaoyue was infected by the ancestor and gradually slumped into the chair. As soon as she slumped down, the chair behind her automatically adapted to her movement and turned into a recliner, which was extremely comfortable.
"Since the Ancestor doesn't like getting involved in affairs, why did he summon Jiaoyue this time?"
The patriarch said casually, "When your father died, he used his great kindness to the family to give your mother the position of acting clan leader. Your mother has now reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and I plan to make her the true clan leader of the Xie clan."
Upon hearing this, Xie Jiaoyue nearly slipped off her chair and fell to the ground.
"Does the Ancestor want me to go to the Eastern Region without any worries?"
Xie Jiaoyue knew perfectly well that Gong Shirao was not the best choice for the Xie clan's current election of a clan leader. Giving Gong Shirao the position must have taken her feelings into consideration and wanted to put her at ease with the family.
The patriarch raised his head and looked up at Xie Jiaoyue, who had already stood up: "Not only that, I want you to be completely bound to the Xie family. Once you reach the Golden Core stage, this position of patriarch will become yours."
She laughed happily: "Then I can finally step down and be free!"
Xie Jiaoyue spun around in place: "I've only just established my foundation, how can you be so confident that I can become a Golden Core cultivator, Ancestor?"
Cultivating immortality is extremely difficult, with only one in ten surviving. Therefore, although there are still some cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage, their numbers decrease significantly once they reach the Golden Core stage.
Upon reaching the Golden Core stage, one becomes one of the top cultivators in the entire region, capable of becoming a clan ancestor or the head of the Heaven and Earth Bureau in various places.
For example, in their remote southwestern region, every director is at the Golden Core stage, although there are slight differences, none are at the Nascent Soul stage.
The patriarch was there, demonstrating the Xie family's strengths: "Generally speaking, there are only three paths to joining a prestigious family: birth, marriage, and becoming a guest elder. I think you can understand that only the first path can earn the true trust of a family and allow you to rise to the top. Although you have become a rising star, even if you join a top-tier family, or even a heavenly family, you will only be a pawn in someone else's game and will not truly be valued. Wouldn't it be better to cultivate a Xie family from scratch?"
Xie Jiaoyue quickly made a decision and felt that what the ancestor said made a lot of sense.
Rather than spending a long time fighting among other powerful families, it would be better to become the queen of the Xie clan. After what happened before, the Xie clan now implicitly respects her, and it won't be difficult for her to ascend to the throne when she reaches the Golden Core stage.
Being alone is not suitable for her; she has businesses to manage and a large amount of spirit stones waiting for her to earn, all of which require someone to support her.
In the end, Xie Jiaoyue agreed, but she had one condition: Gong Shirao had to be supported by the patriarch to ascend the throne, so that she wouldn't have to worry too much, and to show her the Xie family's sincerity.
After finishing up with the Xie family, Xie Jiaoyue mentally organized the things she still needed to do before going to Yicheng.
She walked very fast, and her friends couldn't fall behind.
Feng Qianqian is most suitable to stay in the Phoenix Clan and doesn't need her to worry about her, but she wants to emphasize to Feng Qianqian's parents that they should fix the seal on the Phoenix Clan's territory and not let outsiders in casually, especially Chu Xingjin.
Xin Xiuying and Gongshi Moyu are both alchemists. Since the Director of Xidi City praised Xin Xiuying, she could try sending them both to Xidi City for further studies. She could ask the Sword Master Qingyuan if she could do him a favor.
Xie Xinghui... This person doesn't seem to like cultivating all the time. Giving him some spirit stones and letting him go out to travel is the most suitable option.
Jin Wan has already taken over the new restaurant in Yicheng, so she doesn't need to worry about it.
In the end, Xie Lingliu was the only one left.
Xie Jiaoyue discovered that her second achievement was already looming. As long as Xie Lingliu could completely sever any possibility with Chu Xingjin, the second achievement could be completed.
If Xie Lingliu is determined to become a parasitic vine, then this task will be difficult to complete. After all, it means that as long as Chu Xingjin gains power, Xie Lingliu could still become part of Chu Xingjin's harem.
However, Xie Jiaoyue respects other people's hobbies and pursuits and will not comment casually. She plans to give some spirit stones so that Xie Lingliu and Xie Xinghui can travel together.
After tidying up, Xie Jiaoyue had almost walked back to her own residence from the ancestor's place.
It's amazing how long it's taken, and how many friends she already has by her side.
How did the plot develop at this point in the original book?
Xie Jiaoyue rarely indulged herself to rest for a while. Lying on the bed, she stared blankly at the bed curtains, her mind flipping through the original plot page by page.
In the original book, at this point in time, Chu Xingjin's cultivation level was slightly higher than it is now, but he had not yet reached the Golden Core stage.
After causing chaos in the Xie family, he used their resources to enhance his talent even further. Upon entering the clan school, he became the undisputed number one, gaining the approval of Mayor Guo. He even obtained a token from the headmaster of the clan school before coming to the Qingyuan Secret Realm, and successfully connected with the Gongshi clan with the token.
As expected of the protagonist, no matter what, he still follows the predetermined path, using the Xie family and then the Gongshi family.
Although Chu Xingjin's own cultivation progress was not much different from that in the original work, his reputation and the number of people who followed him were completely different.
In the original novel, Chu Xingjin was the hope of the Southwest Region, admired by everyone. Feng Qianqian stood by Chu Xingjin's side, Xie Lingliu helped Chu Xingjin manage Xie Jiaoyue and the other members of the Xie family, Jin Wan and Chu Xingjin became sworn brothers, and Qingyuan Sword Master also successfully became Chu Xingjin's first master.
Apart from Xie Xinghui and Gongshi Moyu, everyone else in the original novel revolved around Chu Xingjin.
That makes sense; Xie Xinghui is probably not qualified enough.
As for Gongshi Moyu, there is very little description of him in the original work, so Xie Jiaoyue doesn't really understand him.
But these people are not in good condition.
Feng Qianqian's cultivation level is far lower than it is now. Xie Lingliu and Jin Wan gave all the resources they had to Chu Xingjin, while Qingyuan Sword Master did not get a single Heaven-level spiritual sword.
Chu Xingjin was like Xie Jiaoyue's capital city in her previous life, absorbing everything around it.
They enrich themselves while causing suffering to others.
And now, all these people are surrounding her.
That's more like it! If we follow her, everyone else will eat meat too!
She will definitely let them know that following her is far better than following Chu Xingjin!
After reading the plot, Xie Jiaoyue's eyes lit up. She sprang out of bed, opened the Spirit Companion, and her fingers flew up and down as she contacted each item on her list, planning cultivation opportunities for her friends.
By the time everything was finished, it was already dark.
Xie Jiaoyue did not say goodbye to her friends, nor did she disturb her mother or inform Gongshi Moyu. Alone, she pushed open the door under the cover of night and quietly left the Xie clan's territory, departing from Jinling City and heading towards Yicheng.
This was the first time she had been separated from her friends, and not wanting to experience too much sadness, she decided to travel alone.
The first time they went to Yicheng, they were a large group of people, so they couldn't travel very fast. But this time, she traveled alone, day and night, and arrived in Yicheng at noon on the second day, taking only two-thirds of the time it would have taken before.
It's too late.
Director Wan had instructed that the Yicheng training ground would begin at dawn, and everyone would enter together at that time.
Xie Jiaoyue entered Yicheng with the nameplate given to her by Director Wan. This nameplate was very versatile. After detecting that Xie Jiaoyue had entered Yicheng, it automatically guided her to the training ground.
The midday sun was quite strong, so Xie Jiaoyue walked along the shade of the trees next to the shops to avoid the still intense early autumn sun, while taking out the Spirit Communication Mirror to try to contact Director Wan.
Unable to reach her, Director Wan seemed to have anticipated Xie Jiaoyue's contact and had specially left her a recording.
【Jiaoyue, I originally wanted to personally escort you to the training grounds, but who knew the demonic seal in Yicheng had loosened again? I had to deal with it. Just follow the nameplate. When you arrive, show the nameplate to my junior brother, and he will let you in.】
At this moment, inside the training ground.
A dozen or so people had been cultivating all morning, and now it was lunchtime. They were sitting together, each holding a small bowl filled with spiritual food specially prepared by the training ground. It was made from a variety of spiritual materials, and was not only delicious but also able to quickly replenish the cultivators' physical strength and spiritual energy.
Sitting in the very center was Gongshi Yu. Although he had gained nothing in the Qingyuan Secret Realm, as the son of the Grand Elder of the Gongshi Clan, he did not need these things to adorn himself. He could sit in the center even if he had nothing.
Moreover, he was not entirely ignorant; he also possessed a single spiritual root and cultivated diligently, ranking among the top cultivators in Yicheng.
With both factors combined, he would naturally be placed at the very center.
There is also a Wang family in Yicheng, which is a branch of the same lineage as the Wang family in Jinlingcheng. Wang Qingshan is the most promising disciple of the Wang family in Yicheng in this generation, and he is expected to lead his family to surpass the Wang family in Jinlingcheng in the future.
He eagerly sidled up to Gongshi Yu.
He peeled a grape for Gong Shiyu: "Young Master Yu, I heard that there are twenty of us coming to the training ground this time, and we are still one short. Do you know who it is?"
Gong Shiyu didn't eat the grape and pushed Wang Qingshan's hand away with a hint of disgust.
"I don't know, it doesn't matter who it is, it can't be Xie Jiaoyue."
Everyone around knew that Gong Shiyu had a good relationship with Chu Xingjin, who had recently disappeared, so naturally he disliked Xie Jiaoyue.
Wang Qingshan withdrew his hand, still smiling: "Even if it's Xie Jiaoyue, it doesn't matter. This is Yicheng. What can she do to cause trouble here?"
"Everyone knows that Jinling City is a poor place. If she finally gets the chance to come to Yicheng's training ground, she certainly wouldn't dare to offend our Young Master Yu."
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