41: Chapter 41 Departure from Huoyang County

Two months passed after the turmoil.

Since the night True Monarch Qingyue led her Disciples to retreat, the sky over Jiangyuan City had completely changed.

The spirit fields, mineral veins, and shops that had belonged to the Wang and Li families for hundreds of years all passed to the Jiang Family.

Even the small families that had been attached to those two families came to the door one after another with heavy gifts, submitting their letters of allegiance with humility.

Nowadays in Jiangyuan City, only the voice of the Jiang Family could be heard.

The Clan Chief Jiang Nan was so busy every day that his feet barely touched the ground, yet a smile always hung on his face.

The warehouse was piled high with Spirit Stones and various Heaven And Earth Treasures, making this Jiang Family Clan Chief, who was accustomed to a lifetime of frugality, walk with a lightness in his step.

The only annoyance was that, according to the laws of the Yan Kingdom, Cultivator families were required to hand over fifty percent of all their output to Yanjing.

Every time he checked the accounts, Jiang Nan felt a pang of heartache.

But even so, the remaining fifty percent was enough to increase the Cultivation resources for all the Disciples of the Jiang Family several times over.

There were plenty of Medicinal Pills and a choice of any Cultivation Technique, though this did not include the Cultivation Techniques and spirit gathering pills rewarded by the System to Jiang Feng.

Even the usually mischievous younger generation were driven by this atmosphere, each of them holding their breath and engaging in diligent closed-door cultivation.

The entire Jiang Family took on a new look.

Jiang Feng stood on the highest roof of the main residence, overlooking the city that was now completely surnamed Jiang, his eyes calm.

In a few months, the bellies of Su Wan and Zhang Yuniang had already slightly rounded.

Even beneath the Immortal Qi-wafting celestial dress of Yuan Chu, a hint of pregnancy was vaguely visible.

The appearance of the three prospective mothers made the entire Jiang Family backyard lively and joyous.

But for Jiang Feng, it was somewhat difficult to endure.

With the Physical Body reinforced by the System, his Qi and blood were extremely vigorous, surging endlessly every day with nowhere to vent.

Especially when facing Yuan Chu's increasingly holy and stunningly beautiful face, and those ethereal eyes that seemed to see through all his thoughts, Jiang Feng felt somewhat restless.

He could see it, but he couldn't eat it.

These days were impossible to live through.

Jiang Feng's gaze crossed the city walls of Jiangyuan City and cast toward the more distant east.

There was the direction of Huoyang Commandery.

Jiangyuan City was too small.

The pond was too small to raise a true Dragon, and it could not satisfy his ambition.

The true meaning of the Many Children, Many Blessings System lay in quantity, in casting a wide net.

Now that Jiangyuan City was surnamed Jiang, the women in the city with any slight beauty were either related by blood or marriage, or had mediocre Aptitude, and could no longer provide him with high-quality rewards.

It was time to go to a broader world and sow the seeds of the Jiang Family.

At night, in the council hall.

The candles were bright, and the core figures of the Jiang Family were gathered together.

Jiang Feng, Ancestor Jiang Xuan, Jiang Nan, Young Master Jiang Chen.

"I am going to Huoyang Commandery."

Jiang Feng got straight to the point, and his words made the atmosphere in the hall become serious.

Jiang Nan frowned and was about to speak, but was stopped by a look from Ancestor Jiang Xuan.

Old Ancestor Jiang Xuan sat cross-legged on the main seat. Ever since that night when he played the role of the Golden Core Great Perfection, his Aura had become increasingly steady and restrained, possessing a bit of the demeanor of an expert, but those cloudy old eyes were currently staring at Jiang Feng without blinking.

"Reason." Ancestor Jiang Xuan's voice was hoarse.

"Jiangyuan City is stagnant water; Huoyang Commandery is the living fish pond." Jiang Feng did not shy away from his ambition. "Now that the Jiang Family has no rivals in Jiangyuan City, staying any longer will only erode the sharpness of our Jiang Family Disciples."

Jiang Feng paused, his gaze sweeping over Jiang Nan and Young Master Jiang Chen.

"The goal of my Jiang Family should never just be a tiny Jiangyuan City; even Huoyang Commandery is nothing more than a stepping stone. My goal is to make the Jiang Family a long-lived Family that no one in the entire Qingzhou, or even the Spirit Realm, dares to provoke!"

These words made Jiang Nan's breathing quicken, and even Ancestor Jiang Xuan, who was to the side, saw a glimmer of light ignite in his eyes.

"Second brother, I will go with you!" Jiang Nan stood up excitedly.

"No, big brother, you must stay behind." Jiang Feng shook his head. "Jiangyuan City is our Foundation; you must be here to oversee it. The newly acquired industries and mineral veins here all need you to organize and manage them, providing us with a continuous supply of backup resources."

Jiang Feng looked at Young Master Jiang Chen again: "Young Master Jiang Chen, you will come with me. Yue Yao has gone to the Qingyun Sect, and I lack someone who can fight by my side; you are just right."

Now, with resources piled up, Young Master Jiang Chen had already achieved a Breakthrough to Qi Refining Layer 9.

Young Master Jiang Chen suddenly looked up and nodded heavily: "Yes, Second Master!"

In these past few months, he had witnessed the changes in the Family with his own eyes and seen the methods of Second Master, and he was filled with admiration. Being able to follow by Second Master's side had always been his wish.

"As for safety..." Jiang Feng smiled. "Su Wan, Yu Niang, and Yuan Chu will all go with me. The children are about to be born, and I must watch over them."

Once these words were spoken, Jiang Nan was taken aback: "Second brother, how can this be? The sisters-in-law are heavily pregnant; how can they go to the unfamiliar Huoyang Commandery to take risks?"

"Precisely because of this, they must follow by my side." Jiang Feng's tone was firm, leaving no room for his brother to argue. "By my side is the safest place."

What he didn't say was that Yuan Chu's combat power was unfathomable, a huge trump card.

And as for Jiang Feng himself, after two months of being nourished by the gestation of his offspring, although his Cultivation had not changed, his Qi, blood, and Physical Body strength had reached a new level. He no longer regarded ordinary Qi Refining Cultivators as a threat.

Ancestor Jiang Xuan had been silent, and only now did he speak slowly.

"Go."

Ancestor Jiang Xuan took a deep look at Jiang Feng: "The future of the Jiang Family is on you; go ahead and do it. I will stay here in this ancestral land, guarding Jiangyuan City for you, guarding the root of the Jiang Family. As long as I do not die, Jiangyuan City will not fall into chaos."

The matter was settled just like that.

The plan was finalized, and they would depart in three days.

Jiang Feng took Young Master Jiang Chen, along with his three heavily pregnant wives, Su Wan, Zhang Yuniang, and Yuan Chu, and took the first step, heading to Huoyang Commandery to scout the path.

...

Meanwhile, in Huoyang Commandery.

Inside the commandery city, deep within a heavily guarded mansion, it was lifeless and gloomy.

This was the Qin Family.

On the main seat, a middle-aged man who looked seventy percent similar to Senior Brother Qin Feng, but whose Aura was even gloomier, was tapping his knuckles on the table one after another.

On the purple sandalwood table in front of this middle-aged man, traces of fingerprints were clearly visible.

"Offended a Senior expert?"

Patriarch Qin Hai, who was also the biological father of Senior Brother Qin Feng, suddenly stopped his movements and laughed in a low voice, his laughter cold and sinister.

"My son is an Inner Sect Disciple of the Qingyun Sect, and behind him is the Qingyun Sect. In the Yan Kingdom, what kind of expert would dare to touch him?"

"The excuse True Monarch Qingyue brought back is truly ridiculous. Golden Core Great Perfection? Why didn't she say a Nascent Soul old monster? In this Huoyang Commandery, you can't even find a shadow of a Golden Core; where would she find a Great Perfection!"

Sitting below, an old man who looked like an advisor said in a low voice: "Patriarch, the Sect's attitude is ambiguous, only saying that this matter is over and forbidding further investigation, which in itself is very suspicious."

"Hmph, suspicious?" Patriarch Qin Hai snorted coldly. "The Sect won't pursue it, but I will!"

"My son cannot die in vain."

Patriarch Qin Hai stood up and paced slowly in the hall, the Aura of his Late-stage Foundation Establishment leaking out, making it difficult for the advisor to breathe.

"Pass on my order, send people to investigate."

"Turn over every city under the jurisdiction of Huoyang Commandery for me."

Patriarch Qin Hai stopped his steps and said coldly.

"I want to see which deity dares to kill the son of me, Patriarch Qin Hai!"