Ordinary People: Starting with the Chen Clan

He now has two paths to take. The first is to enter Huangfeng Valley through the family's recommendation quota, and rely on family connections to obtain a better spiritual land to accelerate his cultivation.

Based on his current understanding of cultivation techniques, the spiritual veins in the ancestral land were not performing at his full potential; he estimated that he was only achieving about 80% of his cultivation efficiency.

Even in a major sect like Huangfeng Valley, located on the outskirts of Mount Ling, it would be far better than his home. These limitations will become even more pronounced in the later stages of Qi Refining.

This is why ordinary cultivators in sects often cultivate much faster than independent cultivators and clan cultivators.

Once his cultivation reaches the ninth level of Qi Refining or above, given his magical abilities, even if he were a magic weapon, he would have great confidence in obtaining the Foundation Establishment Pill through the sect's grand competition.

However, this path was not easy to walk. Although their branch of the Chen family in Xizhou was not large, it was divided into nine houses, and there were certainly more than just a few people of similar age to him.

There are more than eighty people with cultivation talent. Besides the few who are close to him, there are two others with good cultivation talent, or rather, those from wealthy families.

Although there are no geniuses with dual spiritual roots, they all demonstrate some other talents in various arts and crafts while maintaining a decent level of cultivation.

Although the two were not as amazing as him, their cultivation speed was not much different from his. After all, these two were not lacking in pills, spirit stones and other things. One had just entered the sixth level of Qi Refining and the other had entered the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Most importantly, the second and fourth branches, to which they belong, account for only slightly less of the branch than the first branch.

Even with the support of the other three branches, his words might not carry the same weight. Moreover, it's uncertain whether the other branches will fully support him, since each branch only contributes a few spirit stones.

One would have to offend the most powerful families for the sake of an outsider, which is a world of difference. If they were to be resented for this, they would be hindered when it came time for their own family to recommend someone.

That would be a losing proposition, so Chen Xuanzhou never had high hopes for this recommendation qualification.

The end of this year is the final deadline for recommendations, but there is only one spot available. He is now even inferior to his fellow clansman who is at the fifth level of Qi Refining, simply because one of the other's uncles is in the Foundation Establishment sequence within the sect.

The only other path was through the Ascension Ceremony, but since he had chosen the Ascension Ceremony, he was no longer prepared to choose Yellow Maple Valley.

Although Huangfeng Valley is the Chen family's stronghold, even if he joins, he will only be a dispensable person in the early stages. Even if he successfully establishes his foundation and becomes a main branch, apart from obtaining the incense burner's recognition as his master, there will not be much change.

Taking power is basically impossible, since the original interests have already been divided up. He would have to start from scratch and gradually build up his manpower and influence in Huangfeng Valley.

Most importantly, Huangfeng Valley has no core inheritance. Although it secretly contains the Qingyuan Sword Technique, a technique that leads directly to the Nascent Soul stage and even has a sequel in the Spirit Realm, it does not have a Wood Spirit Root.

His cheat ability is destined to be tied to a family, and he also needs a rich foundation and inherited skills to play its due role.

Therefore, the first choice is naturally the Hidden Moon Sect. Although the sect is somewhat dominated by women and its cultivation methods are mostly for women, its core is the dual cultivation method, which is very suitable for his cheat ability.

As someone destined to become a sect leader and establish their own lineage, as an example, one can only open the door wide and ensure that everyone benefits. Practicing dual cultivation techniques is not something one should do.

Only in this way can one maintain both family ties and spiritual cultivation. Moreover, this also allows branches to be integrated into the Hidden Moon Sect, and in such an atmosphere, the idea of ​​expanding and multiplying can be realized.

Otherwise, relying solely on this small base without external intervention, when will it ever be possible to double the clan's size and ensure the continuation of the family line, allowing the Chen family's bloodline to flow throughout the entire Yue Kingdom?

The next Ascension Ceremony is three years away. If he doesn't solidify his foundation and doubles his drug intake by then, he should be able to reach the tenth level of Qi Refining.

With his mastery of magic, martial arts, and talismans, securing a top-ten ranking and obtaining a Foundation Establishment Pill would be no problem. Given his talent for comprehension, he has mastered far more than just one footwork technique.

He not only mastered the technique through his condensed pearl comprehension, but also integrated it into his own understanding. He was confident that his speed surpassed that of Han Li, not to mention his unpredictable and mysterious abilities. He also incorporated the Taoist Big Dipper and the sixty-four hexagrams into his understanding.

One step forward has already led to several subsequent changes.

Given his three spiritual roots, the probability of him successfully establishing his foundation with just one Foundation Establishment Pill is not small.

Because up until now, he has cultivated step by step, and when he was comprehending the essence of the pearl, he checked his body and found that he did not have much elixirs.

Even if you start taking double the amount of pills now, the amount of pill poison won't be that exaggerated in just a few years. If you still can't successfully establish your foundation by then, even with the Foundation Establishment Pill and the Condensing Pearl, it's just fate.

He accepted that he couldn't have the golden touch.

He didn't believe that he could get what he wanted just by trying, nor did he think that he was the protagonist after transmigrating and that the incense burner should belong to him.

As for Han Tianzun taking five, six, seven, or eight pills to successfully establish his foundation, in his opinion, it was mainly because he had consumed too many pills since the beginning of his cultivation, and talent accounted for at most half of the blame.

A month passed in the blink of an eye. When Chen Xuanzhou came to the hill again, he saw that the six people had already gathered. He wasn't too surprised to see that the little fat boy was still there.

"It seems you've already discussed it. I won't say anything more. This time, I'll only use the Vajra Shield, the Continuous Fireball Technique, and the Spirit Eye Technique."

And you'll be choosing the location, how about that?

Hearing Chen Xuanzhou say this, the six of them showed little relief. After being shrouded in his demonic power for so many years, they were no longer the innocent young men they once were.

The group moved their mouths slightly, as if they were discussing something.

Finally, Chen Xuanhong, who had the highest cultivation level, stepped forward and said, "Then the location will be set in the forest near Hanyue Pool. We'll go and make the arrangements first, and you can come back in half an hour."

After saying that, he led the remaining five people down the mountain. This was Chen Xuanzhou's way of training them: to use everything that could be used, as long as they could win, that was victory.

Half an hour later, Chen Xuanzhou took a step and headed towards a mountain hollow in the distance. His speed was almost comparable to that of a mid-level flying magic weapon.

The valley was not large, only about five or six miles in circumference. Although the sun was high in the sky, a layer of white mist hung in the air, obscuring the view. Only a few groves of slightly eerie fir trees stood there.

Chen Xuanzhou stopped, his ghostly speed now gone. It wasn't that he had reached his limit, but rather that he was restraining himself; otherwise, these little kids wouldn't have a chance to play.