171: Chapter 171 Monopoly

Su Yang, Qin Jiangmei, and Su Xuanling moved with the speed of lightning, taking their positions at the three corners of the core area of the Su Family territory.

Their expressions were solemn as their hands simultaneously changed through a series of hand Seals.

Dozens of Formation Flags shot out from their sleeves, landing precisely at each designated position of the Formation.

As the flags landed and the Formation was completed, an invisible barrier quietly rose, completely isolating the movements inside from the outside.

Su Yang lifted his hand, and the Second-Stage Spiritual Vein, which had been sealed by layers of Formations, hovered above his palm.

Amidst the flowing spiritual light, he moved the Spiritual Vein to the core center of the Formation.

"Activate the Formation!"

The three of them simultaneously channeled their spiritual power into the Formation.

In the next moment, the spiritual patterns on the ground lit up one by one, and a soft yet brilliant golden pillar of light rippled out from the center of the Formation, slowly lifting the entire Spiritual Vein before steadily lowering it deep into the ground.

As the Spiritual Vein sank inch by inch into the soil and stone, the light of the Formation faded from bright to dim, gradually disappearing.

The moment the Spiritual Vein completely took root deep underground.

The Spiritual Qi throughout the entire Su Family territory, like a long-dormant river suddenly awakened, surged forth like a rushing spring tide.

In the courtyard, all the Spiritual Plants and trees swayed without any wind, their leaves shimmering with a layer of warm, crystalline radiance, as if stretching their bodies and breathing contentedly.

The heavenly spirit fruit tree swayed its silver-white leaves, rejoicing at the change in Spiritual Qi in this place.

The hawks kept on the side raised their heads and cried out, their eyes brimming with unprecedented vitality and spirituality.

The spiritual spring in Ting Lake seemed to be boiling, continuously gushing out spring water.

"Moo——"

Even the Big Black Ox, soaking in the lake water, couldn't help but let out a loud bellow.

This feeling was simply too comfortable!

The schools of Seven-Colored Treasure Fish suddenly accelerated their swimming, and the entire lake surface shimmered with rainbow-colored light.

A faint mist of Spiritual Qi rose from the ground, swirling like thin gauze between the pavilions and towers, enveloping the entire Family territory like a newly opened fairyland, thick with Spiritual Qi.

However, the outside world, separated by only a wall, remained calm and peaceful.

The wind passed through the alleys, birds chirped over the eaves, and everything was as usual.

Not a single trace of excess Spiritual Qi leaked outward, and no one knew that beneath this seemingly ordinary land, a Second-Stage Spiritual Vein had already been quietly buried.

Su Yang and the other two did not stop there; they continued to strengthen the Formation.

In the inner courtyard, Ruan Ning, holding the sleeping Su Xinrui, felt the suddenly rising, dense Spiritual Qi within the Family territory and couldn't help but sigh in admiration: "What dense Spiritual Qi. Cultivating in this kind of environment, why worry about not being able to reach Foundation Establishment within sixty years?"

The current Spiritual Qi concentration of the Su Family was comparable to the residence of a Personal Disciple of the Dao Xuan Sect.

In the past, she could only envy and look up to it; she never expected that she would now be able to enjoy such treatment herself.

Wei Yan felt the same, and she smiled spiritedly: "It is far more than that. With the current momentum of the Su Family, we will definitely become a Golden Core Family in the future!"

"When the time comes, we can embed the earth vein crystal essence into the Spiritual Vein, causing it to advance to the Third Stage. Perhaps we might even have a glimmer of a chance to glimpse the legendary Nascent Soul Realm."

These words were by no means an exaggeration. During these days, she had been cultivating the Dao Origin Hunyuan Scripture taught by Su Yang, and she was once again shocked by the Legacy Dao techniques of the Su Family.

The dao foundation she had built turned out to be a sharp sword wreathed in cold moonlight and biting frost!

This sword-shaped dao foundation not only significantly improved her Comprehension Ability in the sword dao and her Cultivate speed, but also helped her seize this opportunity to realize a kind of sword aura.

A dao foundation that fits oneself is the strongest dao foundation.

This sword-shaped dao foundation fit her perfectly, causing her cultivation during this period to advance by leaps and bounds, with insights into the sword dao constantly emerging.

The key points of sword techniques that were difficult to understand in the past were now suddenly clear, allowing her to draw inferences and frequently experience Epiphany.

Now, if she were to meet Jiang Wuyu again, she would not need Song Baiqing's assistance; she was confident that she could completely defeat him with a single move of the Myriad Swords Returning to the Ancestor!

The Su Family possessed such a top-tier Foundation Establishment Legacy, coupled with a rich accumulation of resources.

As long as the younger generation of the clan did not rashly invite disaster or trouble outside, and focused on development, it would not be difficult to steadily Cultivate to the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment.

Once a large number of Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivators emerged in the Family, there would always be those with exceptional talent who would succeed in the Golden Core Breakthrough.

Therefore, the Su Family's future as a Golden Core Family was no empty boast, but rather based on a solid Foundation with a promising future.

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Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, several months passed.

The Su Family had completely integrated the industries and Cultivate resources received from the Jiang Family and the Golden Feather Gang, and the two powers had since become history.

With the expansion of the Family's industrial scale, the Su Family became the veritable hegemon of Qingyuan, and Cultivators flocking to join the Su Family arrived in an endless stream.

Those Cultivators who were once arrogant and disdained to submit to a Qi Refining Family were now flocking to them, competing to join the Su Family.

They were unwilling to be servants of a Qi Refining Family, but were willing to become servants and dependents of a Foundation Establishment Family.

The Su Family was thus able to recruit a large number of Cultivators.

With the Forbidden Curse Sound Formation as a guarantee, the Su Family no longer needed to be as strict as before in selecting and employing people.

Even if the other party had slight flaws in character, such as being a bit greedy for money, as long as their ability was truly outstanding, the Su Family was willing to accept them.

It was fine to be greedy for small profits on a daily basis, but once someone betrayed the Su Family out of greed, or if their greed was so excessive that it endangered the Family, the Forbidden Curse would immediately be triggered, making them suffer the consequences.

This day, An Ziyao walked out of the Artifact Refining Room with heavy dark circles under his eyes, yet his steps were exceptionally light.

In the courtyard, Su Xuanjing was holding a piece of spiritual pastry, tasting it leisurely in small bites.

He saw her at a glance and, unable to suppress his excitement, his voice raised a few decibels: "Third Young Miss! I have succeeded in Spirit Attachment!"

Su Xuanjing's slender hand holding the pastry stopped abruptly, and her beautiful eyes widened instantly: "Really?!"

She put the pastry on the stone table beside her and said eagerly: "Quick! Bring it here for me to see!"

Without a word, An Ziyao flipped his hand and took out a Flying Sword with a chilling, cold light.

On the sword body, a complex and exquisite rune was steadily circulating with a warm, gentle spiritual light, the light contained within, flickering slightly like breathing.

Su Xuanjing stared at the flickering rune light, the look of surprise on her face even greater than An Ziyao's.

She raised her fair hand and gave An Ziyao a heavy pat on the back, as if with the wind, and crisp laughter rippled through the courtyard.

"Not bad, Ziyao! You have finally learned Spirit Attachment!"

Her eyes curved, and her tone was full of praise and relief, "The teaching method that Father reorganized is indeed powerful!"

"It is all thanks to the good teaching of the Family Head and the Third Young Miss." An Ziyao nodded humbly.

An Ziyao's success meant that the Spirit-Attaching Technique could be learned by others, and the Su Family could mass-produce Spirit-Attached Artifacts and spirit-attached puppets!

The two ran excitedly to Ting Lake to report this matter to Su Yang.

Su Yang smiled amusedly.

In reality, Su Xuanjing's Spirit-Attaching Technique could not be replicated; her ability to carve runes on other objects stemmed from her Fate [Myriad Manifestation Talisman Form].

But Su Yang's [Heaven Rewards the Diligent] had an even more Heaven-Defying effect, which was 'sure to succeed'.

The Spirit-Attaching Technique that others could not learn, Su Yang could forcibly learn through his Fate, and he could also reconstruct and dismantle this technique, turning it into a set of universal teaching materials that could be understood and learned by ordinary people.

[Myriad Manifestation Talisman Form] could not be learned, but [Heaven Rewards the Diligent] ensured that as long as one put in the effort, one would definitely succeed.

Su Yang became the bridge between Su Xuanjing and others.

The teaching materials he compiled were the only key to inheriting the Spirit-Attaching Technique.

If the outside world tried to replicate the Spirit-Attaching Technique, it would surely end in failure.

This not only allowed the Su Family to exclusively enjoy the technique, bringing continuous wealth, but also achieved a technological monopoly, making it impossible for outsiders to covet it.

Even if there were Su Family members who attempted to leak the teaching materials, they would trigger the Forbidden Curse Sound Formation, suffer the backlash, and their Divine Soul would be completely destroyed.