Longzang

Chapter 579 Lucky Day (Thanks to Alliance Leader Xiaoran Volcano)

The moment they were bathed in sunlight again, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth above the training ground suddenly became richer. Hundreds of cultivators had a profound enlightenment at the moment the sunlight returned to the earth, their state of mind reached a new level, and their foundation for cultivation was naturally established.

Just now, Xu Wenwu's tribulation descended, and the tribulation clouds covered the entire training ground. The power of the tribulation made all the cultivators sway precariously. Many people had already given in and fainted, while others were determined and persevered until Xu Wenwu successfully overcame the tribulation.

As the heavenly tribulation dissipated, the oppressive killing power of heaven and earth that had been weighing on the cultivators also disappeared. The Dao power that had been suppressed for so long burst forth, and the foundation of their Dao was thus forged.

These cultivators barely escaped the Heavenly Tribulation, and those who made it to the end all benefited to some extent. Some who had originally formed un-Dao Foundations finally succeeded, while the rest saw a slight improvement in the quality of their Dao Foundations, and some even developed Earth-rank Dao Foundations.

The cultivators who come to Qingming to form their foundations, apart from some in the VIP area who are there to gain prestige, are mostly those who were already deemed hopeless in establishing their Dao foundation and are now trying their luck in Qingming. Normally, one should be overjoyed to achieve a template Dao foundation, let alone an Earth-rank Dao foundation that retains a sliver of hope for advancing to the Dharma Aspect stage.

The young man from the Xu family was closest to Xu Wenwu, so he naturally benefited the most. Thus, he forged more than two hundred foundations in one go, including several celestial foundations and half of them were earth foundations.

Of the eight hundred youths from the Xu family who came, the proportion who had achieved the Foundation Establishment stage was unbelievably high, and their quality was also quite remarkable. Although they had borrowed the power of Xu Wenwu's Heavenly Tribulation, it was still astonishing. These people truly lived up to their reputation as direct descendants of Immortal Lords, possessing exceptionally high cultivation potential. Moreover, among them were two girls destined for the Foundation Establishment stage, making it even more astonishing.

In the end, 600 out of the 3,000 Dao soldiers of the Taichu Palace achieved Dao Foundation. These Dao soldiers were all from the battlefield. Their talent might not have been great, but their will was extremely strong. Therefore, the proportion of them who survived to the end was far higher than that of other groups, and the proportion of them who achieved Dao Foundation was quite high.

Most of the more than four thousand civilians in Qingming were from the battlefield. About a thousand of them survived to the end and then achieved the Dao Foundation of five hundred.

Finally, there were the rogue cultivators. Their willpower was quite weak. Most of them, upon seeing the heavenly tribulation approaching, didn't even consider whether it was their own tribulation, and simply fainted from fright. Of the 1,500 people, less than 200 survived to the end, and then achieved the Dao Foundation stage at number 100.

Proportionally speaking, the rogue cultivators were undoubtedly much worse, about the same as the Cui family disciples. However, after their success, they caused the biggest commotion, with everyone either crying or shouting with joy.

The ancestors, whose descendants had successfully established their Dao foundations, were also moved to tears, marveling at the divine intervention of heaven and earth and the divine intervention of their ancestors, for their family had finally produced another outstanding generation, capable of leading the family out of the countryside and into the county town.

However, when they went to retrieve their people, they were told that these younger members were now Qingming's people, and that they had signed a blood pact! If they wanted to retrieve their people, they should come back in thirty years.

Several venerable elders of the local Daoist sects were stunned and furious. They had clearly signed an ordinary contract, not a blood pact. When they heard the news of the success, they were all prepared to break the contract. At worst, they would just pay a hundred taels of immortal silver. Did Qingming think he could eat people?
Therefore, the old man was quite angry and argued with reason. Then the Qingming cultivator pointed out to them that after the last word of the first line of the contract, there was a black dot the size of a grain of sand. When magnified, the words "blood contract" could be seen, and it was written in ancient runes with the power of words!

The rogue cultivators then realized that the so-called blood-drop contract unlocking was not unlocking at all, but rather signing it directly when the blood was dripped! Whether they read the rest of the content or signed their names was completely irrelevant.

Moreover, the contract contains over 1,400 clauses, effectively eliminating any potential loopholes. The entire document outlines Qingming's rights, the obligations of the signatories, and the dire consequences of breach of contract.

The section on liability for breach of contract alone contains over three hundred clauses. Those who breach the contract will not only face their own demise, but will also bring disaster upon their families and future generations.

One of the vows they made included this clause: if they break this vow, may none of their descendants for the next eighteen generations possess the aptitude for cultivating immortality.

Once they understood parts of the contract, the rogue cultivators realized they had been tricked. They cried and wailed, but it was too late. With this kind of breach of contract liability, even if the signatory wanted to break the contract, his parents and descendants would certainly not allow it.

This would affect the future of their descendants for eighteen generations, and the entire family would not agree to them breaking the contract.

At this moment, Xu Wenwu had already consolidated his Dao foundation. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, he tried firing two shots at the nearby mountain.

Xu Wenwu's chariot had two cannons, unlike the chariot from the outer world he described. Xu Wenwu only said the reason was a personal obsession.

Two cannon shots blasted out, leveling the hilltop by several inches and blasting out several scouts, startling Wei Yuan. The scouts included members of the Wu tribe, the Xu family, the Zhao state, and the Jin state. The scouts scattered in disarray, trying to escape, but Zhu Yuanjin easily subdued them all with a single point and dragged them away.

Wei Yuan was deeply troubled by Xu Wenwu's foundation, so he strictly forbade him from using it recklessly until he had consolidated it, and he was absolutely forbidden from showing it to outsiders.

From the moment Xu Wenwu began building his foundation, Wei Yuan, mindful of the Gatling gun and rocket launcher in Xu Wenwu's toad-like hand, had long ago mobilized the power of his domain to shield the surroundings. However, he never expected that Xu Wenwu would do something even more outrageous when he finally completed the foundation building.

The Enlightenment Conference was a resounding success, and Wei Yuan was incredibly busy. There was still one last group to appease: the VIP guests. He flashed into the midst of this group of spoiled young masters.

Most of these people were extremely excited. There were a total of thirty super VIPs, each of whom had paid five thousand taels of immortal silver. Among them, twenty-three had formed their Dao Foundation. Excluding the nine who were already capable of advancing to the Dao Foundation, the remaining proportion was also quite explosive, proving that Wei Yuan's investment of his luck was worthwhile.

In fact, Wei Yuan only placed two strands of Qi on them at most, and the income generated by each strand of Qi far exceeded all previous instances of using Qi.

When Wei Yuan appeared, even the most arrogant playboys immediately became obedient. Ever since Wei Yuan's great victory over the Wu Clan, annihilating a million enemies, rumors began to circulate in the martial arts world that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Wei Yuan would be the future master of the Tai Chu Palace.

Even disregarding the future, just looking at the present, Wei Yuan is one of the strongest Dharma Aspect cultivators of the younger generation. It's said that he has at least eighty to a hundred lives of cultivators of the same level on his hands. Not to mention these spoiled brats, even the elders of their families who rely on him have to be respectful and dare not be disrespectful in the slightest when they see Wei Yuan.

Of course, there was also a strange rumor circulating in the martial arts world that Wei Yuan would be the next abbot of the Great Treasure Flower Pure Land Buddhist Kingdom. Somehow, this rumor never reached Wei Yuan's ears.

Facing this group of dull-witted, simple-minded, and physically weak little patrons, Wei Yuan was quite approachable and earnestly answered the questions of the seven little patrons who had not yet formed a Dao foundation.

Wei Yuan pointed out that many natural Dao foundations actually have various problems, making them very difficult to cultivate, but the rewards are not proportional.

The template for the Dao foundation of Qingming is refined and can fully unleash the potential of cultivators while reducing unnecessary difficulties, which is actually a good choice. For example, the Great Bright Demon Subduing Sword and the Immortal Sword Pseudo-Sun are both good options.

Wei Yuan even conjured one for them to see. Of course, this wasn't the original version, but rather the one Zhang Sheng had crafted. Following the naming conventions of the outer world, this sword could be called the Super-Great Bright Demon-Subduing Sword.

The high quality and beautiful design of this immortal sword deeply impressed the seven foolishly wealthy customers. They unanimously chose the Great Bright Demon-Subduing Sword, and then readily paid a deposit of five thousand immortal silver coins, planning to come back next month.

After appeasing the sponsors, the results of this Enlightenment Conference have been tallied. A total of 1,800 new cultivators have advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage, a remarkably high proportion. The main reason for the low numbers is the presence of independent cultivators and members of the Cui family.

The Cui family can't find many qualified cultivators anymore. Every time they send over, they're all mediocre ones. The success rate of them achieving the Foundation Establishment stage this time is even lower than that of these rogue cultivators, which is really a bit difficult for Wei Yuan.

In the end, Qingming added nine hundred Dao Foundations, bringing the total number of Dao Foundation cultivators close to seven thousand. Apart from the Xu family youths, all of whom had combat Dao Foundations, only fifty of the remaining six hundred Dao Foundations were combat Dao Foundations, and the rest were template Dao Foundations.

At this point, Qingming's strength was once again approaching its peak, but the gap in elite troops was not so easy to fill.

With a new batch of Dao Foundation members, Wei Yuan was able to implement many of his plans.

At this moment, Yu Zhizhuo sent a message that the first brocade weaving workshop had been completed and was operating successfully in its initial stages, and asked Wei Yuan to go and take a look.

Upon hearing this news, Wei Yuan's spirits lifted, and he secretly felt that today was truly his lucky day. Not only did he acquire a war chariot, but he also built the first workshop in the history of this world.

(End of this chapter)