134: Four Halls

"Riding Clouds and Driving Mist, Dividing Spirit and Transforming Thought..."

Mo Xuan looked at the changes on the panel. Riding Clouds and Driving Mist came from the Cloud Jiao's Golden Core. With a thought, he could condense clouds and mist, travel on them, and move at extreme speed.

"However, this Divine Ability is still slightly inferior to my Wind Manipulation talent."

Mo Xuan thought to himself. Wind represents extreme speed, and after advancing to the Mid Golden Core Stage, his exploration of the Wind Manipulation talent had progressed further, making his speed much faster than it was in the Early Golden Core Stage.

"But it does have a much higher 'cool factor'..."

In Mo Xuan's previous life, Riding Clouds and Driving Mist was heard to be a method of an Immortal, an indispensable tool for embodying Immortal demeanor and an ethereal aura.

"Dividing Spirit and Transforming Thought, this Divine Ability is quite interesting."

This Dividing Spirit and Transforming Thought was clearly a Divine Soul-type Divine Ability, which should have come from the Three-Eyed Green Wolf. However, with Mo Xuan's Golden Core Stage cultivation, using this Divine Ability had considerable limitations.

"Moreover, there's no Opportunity to use it yet, so there's no need to rush."

Mo Xuan stretched his 150-zhang body to its fullest.

Feeling the Spiritual Qi in the world, he nodded silently.

The Zhou Family had taken over the entire Qingyuan Lake and the Spiritual Peaks surrounding it. Naturally, they had many methods to gather Spiritual Qi, such as setting up Cloud Gathering Formations and improving Spiritual Veins.

"Uncle Xuan."

Zhou Licheng and the other two flew forward, arriving not far from Mo Xuan, and respectfully saluted him.

"How has the Family been recently?"

Mo Xuan looked at the three and nodded, then asked in a low voice.

Zhou Licheng and the other two exchanged glances, and Zhou Licheng spoke:

"Everything in the Family is still good."

Since the birth of Zhou Xiuyuan, the Disciple of the 'Le' generation of the Zhou Family had successively started their own families, either with Cultivators from nearby families they knew or with Loose Cultivators, forming Dao Companionships.

Zhou Licheng and the others did not forcibly interfere with the marriages of the Family's younger generation.

Over the past decade or so, the Members of the Zhou Family had also steadily increased. As of now, there were already fifty-four descendants of the 'Xiu' generation.

Among those who reached the age for spirit testing, thirty Disciple had cultivation talent.

Among them, Zhou Xiuyuan had the highest cultivation talent. During the spirit testing, he lit up seven gems on the spirit testing plate, emitting a golden light.

Among the remaining twenty-nine, those with lower-tier talent were the most numerous, at fifteen individuals. The remaining fourteen had middle-tier talent, and among these fourteen, those with middle-to-lower-tier talent were the most common.

As the Zhou Family grew, its former management model gradually changed under Zhou Licheng's decision.

Currently, the Zhou Family is divided into four halls: the Spiritual Plant Hall, the Formation Hall, the Affairs Hall, and the Dao Protection Hall.

Each hall is overseen by one of the Zhou Family's four Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Zhou Licheng serves as the Head of the Zhou Family and concurrently as the Head of the Affairs Hall. The Disciple of the Affairs Hall manage the Zhou Family's various mundane affairs and maintain its daily operations.

The Spiritual Plant Hall is managed by Xia Chuxue. The Disciple of the Spiritual Plant Hall also Cultivate the Spiritual Plant Legacy, taking it as their duty to Cultivate Spiritual Plants and Spirit Medicines, and manage Spiritual Fields and medicinal gardens.

The Formation Hall is overseen by Zhou Liyue. The Zhou Family now also possesses a second-tier Formation Legacy. This second-tier Formation Legacy was acquired by the Zhou Family at a considerable cost from a Foundation Establishment Stage Loose Cultivator, and Zhou Liyue's Formation cultivation also successfully advanced to the second-tier.

Zhou Liyue presides over the arrangement and maintenance of various Formations throughout the Zhou Family, assisted by the Disciple of the Formation Hall who also Cultivate the Formation Legacy.

As for the Dao Protection Hall, Zhou Leren holds the position of Hall Master. However, Zhou Leren spends most of his time honing his cultivation in Tianshui City. The affairs of the Dao Protection Hall, including the cultivation and management of the Zhou Family's beast tamers, as well as escort and garrison duties, are handled by Bei Hai, a newly affiliated Foundation Establishment Early Stage Loose Cultivator, who serves as the Deputy Hall Master of the Dao Protection Hall and a Guest Elder of the Zhou Family.

The Dao Protection Hall is a hall within the Zhou Family dedicated to combat cultivation, specializing in the beast taming Legacy, which is why it is led by Zhou Leren, the strongest member of the Zhou Family.

Zhou Xiuyuan also joined the Dao Protection Hall.

Among these four halls, in addition to the Zhou Family's own Cultivators, there are also many Cultivators with different surnames. After all, although the Zhou Family has added over fifty Disciple of the 'Xiu' generation, they are all still young, their cultivation is insufficient, and some have even just embarked on the path of cultivation.

Over the years, as the Zhou Family's strength grew, Zhou Licheng relaxed some restrictions and absorbed many external Cultivators with different surnames to become Guest Elders of the Zhou Family.

The Zhou Family's formidable strength, abundant resources, and excellent reputation naturally attracted a large number of Loose Cultivators.

However, the Zhou Family currently does not have many clan members. If too many external Cultivators with different surnames were recruited, there might be a risk of the guests overshadowing the hosts. The extent of this is controlled by Zhou Licheng, the Head of the Family who has managed the Zhou Family for many years, so Zhou Liyue and the others do not need to worry about it.

Over the past decade or so, the Zhou Family has even held several Immortal Ascension Conferences in Feiyue City, conducting spirit testing ceremonies for children aged six to twelve. If someone is found to have cultivation talent and is willing, they can be absorbed into the Zhou Family and receive Immortal Family techniques.

After reaching the age of sixteen, they must undertake tasks for the Zhou Family and contribute to it.

After all, the Zhou Family is not a Saint; it naturally has its own motives.

After the news spread, it attracted many Loose Cultivators and Mortals to settle in Feiyue City, hoping that their descendants would encounter this immortal fate/opportunity of the Zhou Family.

Only by being a Loose Cultivator themselves could they understand the difficulties of being a Loose Cultivator.

The four essentials of cultivation are wealth, Dao Companion, methods, and land. As long as one crosses the threshold of the Zhou Family, it is like getting a ticket for a giant ship, not like them, drifting on a vast ocean in a small bamboo raft, liable to capsize at any moment.

However, how far one can ultimately go still depends on one's talent and Opportunity.

Feiyue City has expanded several times over, becoming the largest city in the surrounding towns, with Immortals and Mortals living together, already having a hint of the atmosphere of Qianye City and Wanping City.

Zhou Licheng, imitating the Xuanqing Sect's approach, established a Karma Hall in Feiyue City. If the Zhou Family had needs, they would issue tasks in this Karma Hall. Whether it was the Zhou Family, other families, or Loose Cultivators, all could accept the tasks and give them a try.

The Zhou Family had an excellent reputation and was generous, so half of the Loose Cultivators residing in Feiyue City came for the Zhou Family's Immortal Ascension Conference, while the other half came for the tasks in the Karma Hall.

The Zhou Clan Trading Firm, founded by Zhou Lexin of the Zhou Family, had also expanded considerably. If there were daily needs, tasks could also be posted in the Feiyue City Karma Hall, inviting Cultivators to accompany them.

After all, the Zhou Clan Trading Firm had discovered quite a few spiritual items among Mortals over the years, and occasionally purchased many spiritual treasures from various families in Qingyuan Town, traveling between various towns.

After years of development and gradual changes, the current situation was formed. The Zhou Family's operations were too vast, but its rise was too short. In the short term, Zhou Licheng could only achieve this much.

Zhou Licheng recounted the changes within the clan over the years to Mo Xuan one by one. Zhou Liyue and Xia Chuxue were also by his side, occasionally adding a comment.

Mo Xuan nodded repeatedly. There is specialization in every field; some things seem simple, but doing them well is extremely difficult.

If the Zhou Family had continued as it was initially, with unclear divisions, then as the number of clan members increased, internal strife would inevitably arise, hindering the Family's development.

This current arrangement was quite good.

Although he had the System, he could only know the general strength of the Zhou Family. He was not so clear about the intricate details.

"When Le Ren returned last time, he said he wanted to give Uncle Xuan a surprise. I wonder how that's going now."

After the three finished discussing the Family's situation, they chatted with Mo Xuan for a while. When Zhou Leren was mentioned, Zhou Liyue chuckled.

"Oh?"

Mo Xuan was slightly surprised.

"A surprise... Could it be the method for Immortal Ascension?"

"Cough~"

"Dream on."

Mo Xuan shook his head and laughed, thinking that even if he sold that kid Zhou Leren, it wouldn't be enough.

"Hmm?"

Just then, Mo Xuan let out a soft sound of surprise.

With a thought, he summoned the System panel.

"Clan Fortune Points: 93..."