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Hidden Dragon Mountain.

Three hundred years have passed, and the former Canglong Mountain has changed greatly.

The Canglong Mountain Road, which was originally dug to serve as a thoroughfare between the Chen and Mi states, was widened several times under the persistent maintenance and development of several generations of the Zhang family. It is now wide enough to accommodate eight carriages running in parallel. It is a man-made miracle that will benefit the two countries for thousands of years.

The Canglong City, located in the center of the Canglong Mountain Road, is the city with the strongest business atmosphere in the two countries.

Even though it is restricted by its geographical environment, the population of Canglong City exceeds one million. Coupled with the caravans traveling back and forth between the two countries, its prosperity is no less than that of the capitals of the two countries.

But compared to the prosperity of mundane business, what really makes Canglong City famous is that there are immortals here!

Canglong City is divided into inner city and outer city.

The outer city is where millions of people live.

The inner city is a market specially for those who practice Taoism.

Thanks to the fact that Zhang had drawn a portion of the spiritual energy from the spiritual vein here, the concentration of spiritual energy here is no weaker than that of a first-level spiritual vein.

In addition, it is located on a major transportation route between the two countries, so it has attracted a large number of independent cultivators and immortal cultivation families to settle here, making it a small immortal city.

There are as many as 50,000 permanent cultivators, and with the floating population, the population can even exceed 100,000 during its peak period. It is truly worthy of the title of the largest cultivation market in the seven nearby countries.

A hundred miles east of Canglong City, there is a mountain that is shrouded in white fog all year round. The shape of the mountain top resembles a dragon's head. From a distance, it looks like a dark dragon emerging from the clouds.

It's really strange.

And inside this white fog, there is another world.

The east and south rivers intersect at the foot of Longshou Mountain, and then flow towards the northwest.

A huge building complex spreads outward from the intersection of the two rivers, stretching over fifty miles!
There is a building every five steps and a pavilion every ten steps.

The waist of the corridor is unobtrusive, and the eaves and teeth are high.

Everyone is holding on to the terrain and fighting each other.

There are countless honeycomb vortices in the water.

The luxury and grandeur of its architecture is far inferior to that of the Chen Kingdom's palace, which has been expanded several times.

This is the clan land of the Canglong Zhang family.

Today, the clan territory is decorated with lights and colors everywhere, and every member of the Zhang family who received the letter is filled with joy.

Because today is the 200th birthday of Zhang Tianyi, the third-generation head of the Canglong Zhang family.

As the third generation head of the family, Zhang Tianyi has a very good talent for cultivation. He is now in the late stage of foundation building, and has opened 107 of his Zhoutian acupoints. He is only one step away from the Purple Palace.

As long as Zhang Tianyi breaks through the Purple Mansion, the power of the Zhang family will surely rise to a higher level, and those who rely on the Zhang family for their livelihood will naturally be able to gain more benefits.

Therefore, all the Zhang family members who were qualified to attend this birthday banquet put their best efforts, hoping to stand out during the gift-giving session.

In addition to the Zhang clan members who came back to celebrate the birthday, a total of 23 immortal cultivation families from the seven nearby countries also sent their important clansmen to attend the banquet, and even the foundation-building masters of the Purple Mansion Sect such as the White Lotus Sect came to celebrate the birthday! The disciples of the Canglong Zhang clan were all proud of the current glory of the family.

But at this moment, Zhang Tianyi, the birthday boy, did not show up.

He has more important things to do.

There is a platform on the waist of Longshou Mountain. This is the place with the most spiritual energy in Canglong Mountain. After being amplified by the third-order spirit gathering array, even a Jindan Zhenren can practice for a short period of time here.

At this moment, there is a small courtyard on this platform, and in front of the courtyard, there is a huge azure monster that is three meters tall and more than ten meters long!
The strange beast looks like a deer, but it has dragon scales and its four hooves are like dragon claws. White cloud flames are wrapped around its four ankles, and an even bigger cloud flame is floating above its head, extending from the top of its head along its back to its tail, turning the original deer tail into a huge torch.

And judging from its aura, this strange beast has reached the late Purple Mansion stage of cultivation, and is not far from the False Pill stage!

A spiritual beast of this level, to put it bluntly, could wipe out the entire Canglong Zhang family's territory as long as it released its divine power!

But at this moment, the spirit beast was lying on the ground very obediently, quietly waiting beside a black-clothed woman who was more than eight feet tall.

Zhang Tianyi, the patriarch of the Zhang family who is considered to be a powerful figure in the eyes of outsiders, is now respectfully paying his respects to the woman in black with several younger members of the family.

"Senior, this is a small gift from the young people of our Zhang family. Please accept it!"

Zhang Tianyi said, and then the five carefully selected young men of the Zhang family behind him immediately came forward holding the brocade box and opened it in front of Qun Yao.

Suddenly, a hazy spiritual energy spread out, and it was seen that each of the treasures in these brocade boxes was at least third-level!

Although it is not very attractive to Qun Yao, who is in the middle stage of Jindan, it is still a considerable fortune for the Zhang family today.

Compared with these treasures, what Qun Yao was really observing were these five younger generations of the Zhang family.

The five of them also held their heads high and chests puffed out, accepting Qun Yao's inspection like soldiers.

To be honest, these five people are all very strong.

Although they are only thirty years old, each of them has reached the late stage of Qi Refining.

But soon, Qun Yao shook her head.

None of these five people's talents caught her eye.

Cultivation relies more on the accumulation of resources. Those with superficial spiritual power can do so. But if they go to Yulong Mountain and have the same treatment as them, they can cultivate to the late stage of Qi Refining at around 20 years old and plan to build the foundation.

The five youngsters of the Zhang family immediately looked disappointed. Some of them wanted to say something but were glared at by Zhang Tianyi.

Suddenly there was a sound of drums.

"You guys are thoughtful too..."

Qun Yao waved her hand and placed five brocade boxes in front of Cong Yun. Cong Yun glanced at them indifferently, then opened his mouth and swallowed the five brocade boxes into his stomach.

Seeing that the treasures that their family had collected with great difficulty were directly fed to the spirit beast, the five youngsters of the Zhang family could hardly hold back.

But due to Zhang Tianyi's attitude, they didn't dare to say anything.

But Qun Yao's next words made their eyes burn with excitement again.

“These things can be considered as rewards.” Qun Yao waved her hand, and two crystals, one yellow and two red, emitting spiritual light flew out first. They were the spiritual essences of earth and fire attributes!

The essence of heaven and earth, three pieces!
This means that the three have established their foundation!
And then, the last treasure that Qun Yao took out made Zhang Tianyi breathe rapidly.

I saw that it was a translucent jade bottle, filled with pills emitting rich spiritual energy.

It turned out to be a whole bottle of third-level elixir!

With this elixir, he can make the final breakthrough in building his foundation and become a Purple Mansion Master who can enjoy five hundred years of life!
"Thank you for your gift, senior!"

Zhang Tianyi excitedly put away the two spiritual essences and the third-level elixir, and then respectfully retreated with the five younger generations of the Zhang family.

When they were walking down Longshou Mountain and about to meet other members of the Zhang family, Zhang Tianyi and his party held their heads high.

The five younger generations of the Zhang family who were following behind Zhang Tianyi were even more excited. They stared at the storage bag on Zhang Tianyi's waist, wishing they could take the spiritual essence of heaven and earth for themselves right now.

At this time, the other four Zhang family foundation-building cultivators who had been waiting for a long time came forward.

After seeing the five people following Zhang Tianyi, he realized that none of the offspring they had selected had been selected.

But it doesn’t matter. Since I can’t go to Yulong Mountain for further studies, I might as well stay and inherit the family business.

The chief elder, Zhang Tianhe, who was also in the late stage of foundation building, asked, "How is it, how many spiritual essences did Senior Qun Yao reward me this time?"

"This is not the place to talk."

Zhang Tianyi said lightly, and then took the lead and walked forward.

Seeing this, others immediately followed.

When they arrived at the residence where Zhang Tianyi lived, the five foundation-building monks sat down one after another, and servants immediately served them spiritual tea.

As for the five younger generations of the Zhang family, they were standing obediently at the door at this moment, looking into the lobby nervously and expectantly.

Zhang Tianyi picked up the teacup with an elegant posture, showing the demeanor of a patriarch of a large clan.

After rinsing his mouth with the spiritual tea, he said calmly amid the anxious gazes of the others: "I am lucky to have fulfilled my mission this time. Three plants!"

Hearing Zhang Tianyi's words, the four elders of the Zhang family immediately showed joy on their faces.

Zhang Tianhua, the second elder of the Zhang family who was in the middle stage of foundation building, said excitedly: "Three spiritual essences. The spiritual vein has also condensed a piece of earth-attributed spiritual essence over the past hundred years. In addition, we were lucky enough to get a wood-attributed spiritual essence a few years ago. It's just enough for our five families to share!"

Not only Zhang Tianhua, but the other three foundation-building elders also had a look of joy on their faces.

They were worried before that the amount of spiritual essence would not be enough for their five rooms to share.

Although with the Zhang family's current power, it would not be difficult to obtain another spiritual essence in the future, but who can guarantee the time?

You should know that among the current generation of the Zhang family, the foundation-building elders of three of the five main branches are already old, and it is difficult for them to break through.

If they hadn't trained a foundation-building person for their lineage before they passed away, their lineage would be in danger.

According to their understanding of their companions who have worked with them for hundreds of years, when that day really comes, these relatives will definitely not show mercy.

At most, they would eat in a more elegant manner because of the previous friendship and blood relationship.

And now that they have five spiritual essences, it is just right for them to cultivate one person to build the foundation. In that case, even if they pass away, their lineage will still be able to occupy a high position in the Zhang family and ensure the prosperity and wealth of their lineage.

At this time, Zhang Tianxing, the fourth elder with the least remaining lifespan, poured cold water on him and said, "But quite a few branches have returned this time, and they are all clamoring to start a clan competition..."

"Clan competition?" Zhang Tianyi and others frowned.

The so-called clan competition is a system established by Zhang Xiong, the first patriarch of the Zhang family. Under normal circumstances, the family will hold a meeting every half a century, and will also hold a meeting after collecting the essence of heaven and earth.

All Zhang family disciples under the age of thirty, regardless of the main or branch lineage, must compete on the same stage, and the winner will obtain the Spirit Essence Foundation.

The original intention of this system was to ensure the vitality and ambition of the new generation of disciples in the family. In addition, with the supervision of the elders, the clan competition at that time was very attractive.

But with the passage of time, this system has developed into a system that exists in name only and has not been held for nearly two centuries.

After all, if it can be passed down privately to blood relatives, who would be willing to share it with outsiders?

What if a strong man suddenly appears from one of these branches and collateral lines, and their descendants are not strong enough, and their spiritual essence is taken away by someone else, how big of an impact will that have on the stability of the family?
If the smaller clan replaces the larger clan more often, won't the entire family be in chaos?

The collateral branch is the collateral branch, and the main vein is the main vein.

The main responsibility of the collateral line is to provide for the main line, thus ensuring the continuation of the family inheritance.

Only when the main line develops well can the family become stronger, thereby improving the living conditions of the side branches.

And this is the thinking logic of the fifth branch of the Zhang family and the operating logic of the Zhang family today.

In other words, this is the essence of the family ecosystem.

"These side branches don't understand our painstaking efforts at all, and they're always thinking of making trouble!" said the great elder Zhang Tianhe, pinching his brows, his words full of dissatisfaction with the side branches.

The third elder Zhang Tianchong said in a gloomy tone: "But now that they have brought up the ancestral rules, we can't just sit there and do nothing. Do we really have to do as they wish and hold a clan competition?"

Zhang Tianhua said bitterly: "These ungrateful people, don't they think about how they can live such a good life! If it weren't for us working day and night, how could they enjoy the peaceful life?

Now that they have grown strong enough, they want to ride on our heads!
This is no longer an ordinary side branch, we must strike hard!"

The elders from the fourth house were talking about it, and even the younger ones from the fifth house who were standing outside looked indignant.

A mere side branch, actually wants to snatch my opportunity?
You are totally rebellious!

dong dong...

At this time, Zhang Tianyi knocked on the table to attract the attention of others, and then said: "You can't write two Zhang characters with one stroke. After all, we have the same ancestor. Don't exaggerate."

The third elder Zhang Tianchong asked, "Brother, what do you think we should do?"

Zhang Tianyi stroked his beard and smiled, saying, "They are dancing so happily because they want the essence of heaven and earth, right? Forget about the essence of heaven and earth, but we can compensate them with other things.

It’s just that we, the main clansmen, don’t have much surplus food at home, so we can only give it to those clansmen who are really in need.”

Zhang Tianhe's eyes flashed, and he understood Zhang Tianyi's plan, and asked: "Then how do we tell which tribesmen are really in trouble?"

Zhang Tianyi laughed and said, "My Zhang family was a family that passed down farming and studying in the mortal world. We would not shout unless we had no other choice. So the ones who shouted the loudest are the ones in trouble... Baotong!"

Zhang Baotong, the grandson of Zhang Tianyi, who was waiting outside the lobby, immediately walked into the lobby and bowed, "Grandpa, do you have something to tell me?"

Zhang Tianyi waved his sleeves and said, "We are kindhearted and cannot bear to see our poor relatives. Find out which of our clansmen are the poorest, and then give three farms to each family! Remember, it must be done beautifully, so that outsiders can see the family tradition of our Zhang family!"

Zhang Baotong immediately responded: "Yes!"

Seeing this, how could everyone not understand Zhang Tianyi's plan?
You know, when facing a group expressing their demands, the best way is not to suppress them all at once, but to divide them...

As long as they divide the group, they will have plenty of ways to deal with those troublemakers afterwards!

"Brother, Gao!"

"Brother, hard!"

"Brother, it's so high and hard!"

Facing the flattery of the crowd, Zhang Tianyi smiled and said, "When I was young, I only had a glimpse of the books left by my second uncle Zhang Wei. The one who truly possesses great wisdom is still him!"

"Then toast to our great uncle!"

"If it weren't for the legacy he left behind, and a Jindan Zhenren protected our Zhang family for three hundred years, how could our Zhang family be what it is today?"

"My Zhang family is what it is today, all thanks to the efforts of my great uncle!"

"Cheers to my great uncle! Hahaha..."

For a moment, the lobby was filled with laughter.

What they didn't know was that just outside the house, a pair of slightly sad eyes were watching all this.

"Ugh……"

With a sigh, the figure disappeared quietly.

On the other side, Cong Yun was complaining to Qun Yao.

“Madam, you are so kind to them! You give them a few spiritual essences almost every time they come. Now you even took out a whole bottle of third-level spiritual pills to help Zhang Tianyi break through to the Purple Palace, but all they paid was a few third-level spiritual objects…”

Qun Yao paused and said in a heavy tone: "They are Xiaofan's people. When Xiaofan is not here, I should take good care of them..."

Cong Yun sighed and said, "It's true that you take care of the Zhang family, but aren't you taking too much care of them? I heard that the Zhang family's reputation outside is not very good now... If it continues like this, I suspect it will have a bad impact on your reputation."

Qun Yao didn't say anything this time.

In fact, how could she not know what Cong Yun said?

But in Qun Yao's opinion at the time, this was not a big deal.

After all, all family forces throughout history have been like this.

Even within Yulong Mountain, there are countless stories of small families rising to prominence by relying on the support of a true disciple or a Jindan elder.

At that time, Qun Yao was only a Zifu. Although she was born in a big clan, she was not from Linglong Domain after all.

At that time, the Zhang family's worshippers, Gu Man and Miao Ling, had just passed away not long ago after they had established their foundation. In addition, with Zhang Xiong and Zhang Ping, the first and second generation heads of the Zhang family, in control, the Zhang family was somewhat restrained.

It was not until later, when the news of Qun Yao's advancement to the Golden Core realm came, that the Zhang family's behavior gradually became more unbridled.

But at this time, Qun Yao still didn't want to take action against the Zhang family.

Because Zhang Wei...

Whenever the Longmen tide came, Qun Yao couldn't help but think of Zhang Wei who risked his life to send her out of the Biyuan Sea storm.

Thinking of what he had said before that he had a good brother in the family, Qun Yao decided to take care of Zhang Wei's family for him.

Because he loved the house and everyone in it, he also became tolerant and indulgent towards the Zhang family, which led to their current situation.

But... this is the last time.

Qun Yao looked towards the south.

That is the direction of the Abyssal Sea.

The main reason why she gave such generous gifts to Zhang Tianyi and others this time was that this was her last time to come to the Zhang family.

Helping Zhang Tianyi, the most likely member of the Zhang family to achieve the Purple Mansion's foundation-building realm, is the last line of insurance she leaves for the Zhang family.

In another half decade, when the storm in the Biyuan Sea subsides, she will go to the other side of the Biyuan Sea to look for Zhang Wei.

Without her protection, given the Zhang family's current situation, they are likely to become the target of public criticism and be suppressed by all the nearby immortal cultivation forces.

This is true even with the protection of Master Zifu.

But he can still survive after all. With Master Zifu's lifespan, he can at least guarantee the Zhang family's prosperity and wealth for another three hundred years.

During this period, the Zhang family was able to change itself and was able to be reborn from the ashes and become a normal immortal cultivation family.

And this was what Qun Yao arranged for the Zhang family before she left.

"I hope Xiaofan won't blame me..."

Qun Yao sighed quietly, thinking about how her lover's family was in such a state now because of her help. She didn't know what Zhang Wei would think of her when he knew it, and she suddenly felt worried.

At this moment, Cong Yun, who had been lying on the ground calmly, suddenly stood up and looked at the void in front of him. His mighty face was full of disbelief.

Qun Yao asked curiously: "Cong Yun, what's wrong with you?"

Just then, a familiar voice sounded in her ears.

"Quan Yao, Cong Yun..."

Qun Yao was suddenly struck by lightning. Her tall body became extremely stiff, and then she turned her head mechanically.

Then, the void in front of him slowly twisted, and three figures, a man and two women, quietly appeared in front of him.

Looking at the man in the lead, Qun Yao's eyes slowly became wet.

Although the other person's appearance had changed greatly, she still recognized that he was the person she had been thinking about for three hundred years...

Zhang Wei raised his head, looked at the tearful girl in front of him, and said with a smile: "Long time no see."

(End of this chapter)