Han Clan Immortals: I have a hundredfold energy-gathering bottle

That's how families are; blood is thicker than water, and they're naturally close.

Even though he had been away from home for a long time and was not the original owner of this body, the blood flowing in this body felt incredibly close to him when he returned here, and he naturally merged back into the clan, and this arrangement did not feel abrupt.

Han Jieliu accepted the token and elder's robes, his expression remaining unchanged.

He had no objection to the job assignment. Compared to the duties of overseeing and inspecting, the position Han Jinwei assigned to him was much more leisurely, and he had more time to cultivate and explore.

What he wants to know now is the true strength of the Han family and whether they can gain a foothold in Huannan.

Han Jieliu put the two items away and asked Han Jinwei.

"Clan leader, I have been away from the clan for a long time and know very little about the family affairs. How does the current situation of the cultivators in my Han family compare with the other two families in Huannan Ridge?"

Han Jinwei nodded in approval.

"Now that Liu'er has returned to the clan, he should naturally understand these things."

He then looked at Han Jieliu and Han Jieyu.

"Including you, there are five orthodox Qi Refining cultivators in my Han family. I am the only one of the 'Jin' generation, there are two of the 'Chi' generation, and you and Jie Yu are the two of the 'Jie' generation."

"In addition, there are six mixed-qi cultivators with the surname Han, three mixed-qi cultivators from other surnames, over a hundred cultivators at the embryonic breathing stage, and tens of thousands of mortals from the three towns and eleven villages."

He paused for a moment before speaking.

"Both the Yuan and Wang families have more than ten righteous cultivators each, regardless of whether they are of mixed qi or embryonic breathing, and their size is almost twice that of my Han family."

"There are three members of the Wang family and six members of the Yuan family at the mid-stage of Qi Refining. My Han family currently only has one member at the mid-stage, and I need to stay in the mountains at all times to guard against the Yuan family's movements."

Han Jieliu knew this from the map of Huannanling.

The Yuan family was the most powerful, its territory resembling a long snake, running along two mountains and dividing the Huananling Mountains from south to north, thus placing the Wang family in the west and the Han family in the east.

Their own family and the Wang family had always subtly supported each other, but neither was allowed to expand into the Yuan family's territory. They could only agree that whichever family was attacked, the other would provide support.

However, the current patriarch of the Yuan family is cunning and ambitious, and intends to expand. In addition, with the emergence of Yuan Yingtuan, the strength of the Yuan family has already surpassed the combined strength of the two families.

From this perspective, the changing situation in Huannan and the future of the family are hanging by a thread.

After learning all this, Han Jieliu discovered that the situation in his family was even worse than he had imagined.

The only way to break the deadlock now is for me to reach the mid-stage of Qi Refining, and then use my sect background and superior combat power to restrain the two mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators from the Yuan family, so that the situation in Huannan Ridge can be restored to balance.

Han Jinwei was naturally aware of the current situation, but he did not want to confront the Yuan family directly, which is why he sent himself eastward to search for a way out in the direction of Mengtan Mountain.

Han Jieliu didn't say anything, but just quietly pondered in his mind.

The collective and individual interests are intertwined, and honor and disgrace are shared. This is a principle that I understood long ago in my previous life. If it weren't for the support of spirit stones from my family, I wouldn't have been able to break through to Qi Refining so quickly in the sect. Naturally, it's a relationship of mutual support and mutual benefit.

He then asked.

"Chieftain, how many spirit stones does your family earn in a year?"

"Including hunting demonic beasts and harvesting spirit bamboo, the annual output of spirit stones is around two hundred. However, after offsetting the costs of maintaining the formation, family stipends, and offerings to the upper sect, the remaining amount at the end of the year is only around one hundred."

Seeing that Han Jieliu was about to expose the clan's true colors, Han Jinwei remained silent, somewhat helpless.

So poor... These hundred or so spirit stones are the annual output of a Qi Refining Clan.

Han Jieliu was used to staying in the sect and didn't understand the hardships of the small clans outside. Two words popped into his mind.

No wonder there's such a big difference between sect cultivators and ordinary rogue cultivators. A sect cultivator of the same realm can easily deal with two or three rogue cultivators.

Cultivation techniques aside, it seems that even cultivators in small families might not be able to afford all the necessary magical artifacts.

After a moment's thought, Han Jieliu patted his storage bag and took out several cultivation manuals he had exchanged at the Book Pavilion, as well as the talisman-drawing inheritance that Junior Sister Xue had given him—"Essentials of Talisman Drawing".

"Clan leader, before I returned to the clan, I exchanged some cultivation techniques and books that could be passed on to outsiders at the sect. There are six fetal breathing techniques and two qi refining techniques in total, covering various categories, which can help complete some of the clan's lineage inheritance."

"There is also a tradition of talisman drawing. Our clan is good at producing spirit bamboo and has prepared talisman paper. We can let our children learn the way of talismans. We will set up a talisman drawing hall and combine it with the spirit bamboo hall to sell in the East Coast market to increase the family income."

Han Jieliu spoke in a normal tone, as if he were recounting an ordinary matter.

Han Jinwei was startled when he looked at the two Qi-refining techniques and the talisman-drawing inheritance in his hands.

Even Han Jieyu, who was standing next to him, looked shocked.

The Han family currently has only three cultivation techniques that can lead to Qi Refining, and the only one that can lead directly to the late stage of Qi Refining is the most mainstream technique in the family, which is also the one that Han himself cultivates, "Building the Azure Spirit Yuan Technique".

This cultivation technique was obtained by Han Gonghe's ancestor from that deceased cultivator and has been passed down to this day as the foundation of the Han family.

Both of the two Qi-refining techniques that Han Jieliu took out were at this level.

In particular, the book "The Bamboo Extraction Scripture" records the method of forging a bamboo spirit sword for the Qi Refining stage, which is a rare method of wood-element sword cultivation.

Han Jinwei looked through it for a while and couldn't help but sigh.

"With such profound heritage, the fact that you revealed the secret to us is truly a great service to the family..."

If cultivation techniques are like this, one can only imagine the talisman inheritance worth hundreds of spirit stones.

Han Jinwei was not ignorant of value. He had been to the market before, but even a talisman inheritance of the Fetal Breathing level cost more than a hundred spirit stones. Not to mention the talisman drawing inheritance of the Qi Refining level, he was afraid that he would have to buy the entire Han family to afford it.

But caution seems to be a consistent characteristic of the Han family. Han Jin waved his hand lightly, the blue fabric under his sleeve fluttering, and immediately his brows furrowed as he asked.

"Is anyone else aware of this tradition?"

"No, this inheritance was bestowed by Zheng Qingfeng, who specifically stated that it could be passed down to the family."

Han Jieliu concealed his relationship with his junior sister and answered in this way.

"That's good. However, although we have the Xue family's favor, we cultivators still value strength above all else. Our Han family is not strong enough to even be a pawn for them, let alone attract any high-level cultivators. In today's world, this favor is just a one-time emergency measure."

As the head of the clan, Han Jinwei had much to think about and recounted a story to Han Jieliu.

"A hundred years ago, my Han family did not rise to prominence on Huannan Ridge. Instead, it was our ancestor Gonghe who, as a rogue cultivator, broke through to the Qi Refining stage and made rapid progress, even reaching the late stage of Qi Refining."

"The ancestor established the family and, based on his outstanding talent and the fact that his surname was the same, became a disciple of the Han family of Dongquan Peak at that time."

"At that time, the Han family of Dongquan also had two Foundation Establishment cultivators in charge, which overshadowed all the peaks of Xiaowei Mountain. They were incredibly powerful and could be considered the best among the upper sects. My Han family also benefited from this glory and prospered for a time."

"However, his newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator unexpectedly perished during a mission, and the murderer was never found. The other Foundation Establishment cultivator on the peak was already old, and the sudden news had too much of a shock, so he passed away not long after."

"After that, Dongquan Peak was suppressed by the other peaks and never recovered. To this day, no one has been able to cultivate to the Foundation Establishment stage."

"My Han family was implicated and lost its backer. We suffered a brutal massacre, and even our ancestor Gonghe was seriously injured and fell from his cultivation level. We had no choice but to flee to Huannan Ridge with the whole clan."