40: Chapter 40 Six Years

Having Family members to help share the workload certainly makes life easier.

Su Yang could finally invest more time into the foundation establishment pill formula and Spells, even finding leisure time to study Formations.

Once he mastered Formations, the Su Family would possess all four major cultivation arts.

This meant a steady stream of capital and a profound Family Foundation.

Even in the Cultivation World, families capable of mastering all four major cultivation arts simultaneously were extremely rare.

Cultivators with average talent were busy cultivating to raise their cultivation levels, leaving them with no energy to study cultivation arts.

Those with great talent needed to seize every moment to Cultivate even more, striving to become powerful figures to protect their families, and likewise had no time or energy to learn cultivation arts.

Only those Cultivators stuck in the middle tier would attempt to learn cultivation arts in order to obtain more cultivation resources.

And at this level, they would be filtered once again by their talent for the arts themselves.

This resulted in Alchemists, Artifact Refiners, and the like being incredibly scarce in the Cultivation World, let alone cultivation families that could master all four arts at once.

Most cultivation families either purchased their resources externally or hired Guest Elders skilled in the arts.

The Su Family could simultaneously produce Medicinal Pills, Talismans, Magical Artifacts, and Formations. As long as they stayed low-key and developed slowly, they would one day stand at the peak of the Cultivation World!

Therefore, Su Yang strictly ordered the Family to act with a low profile.

Having just wiped out two families, the Su Family was currently at the height of its fame.

Under Su Yang's strict requirements, the Family's servants and Guards did not dare to act ostentatiously during this period.

A few newly joined Guards didn't take Su Yang's words seriously, acting overbearing within the county. They not only engaged in brawls but also harassed women from respectable families.

That very day, they were publicly punished by Su Xuanming and expelled from the Su Family.

This thunderous handling of the matter finally suppressed the restlessness deep within some people's hearts.

As Family affairs settled, the servants returned to their duties.

Six years passed in the blink of an eye.

Within the Su Family estate, the Su Clan Academy and Su Clan Martial Arts Hall were established to Cultivate Su Family talent, advancing both civil and martial paths.

Su Xuanming's chamber of commerce also established its Foundation in Qingyuan County.

The monthly Medicinal Pill auctions at Drunken Immortal Tower were moved to the Su Clan Chamber of Commerce, and martial arts Medicinal Pills were also sold there.

Drunken Immortal Tower now only dealt in Immortal Delicacies and Fine Wines.

Despite no longer having Medicinal Pills to attract them, customers still flocked there in an endless stream, making it the premier gathering place for the powerful and wealthy.

Business at Golden Night Tower grew increasingly bleak. Four years ago, it was converted into an ordinary restaurant; it no longer accepted only spirit crystals, nor did it sell Yao Beast meat or Spirit Wine.

The recipes for immortal delicacies and Spirit Wine were all sold to Drunken Immortal Tower.

Golden Night Tower's downfall wasn't due to suppression by the Su Family, but rather because the number of Martial Artists and Cultivators settling in Qingyuan County had increased, including Martial Arts Grandmasters and Late Stage Qi Refining Cultivators, along with the families or organizations behind them.

Competition from multiple factions made it impossible for the several Martial Artist families behind Golden Night Tower to sustain themselves.

The Innate Martial Artists and Martial Arts Grandmasters of the past were top-tier experts in Qingyuan County, but in today's Qingyuan County, they were no longer enough.

Out of options, Golden Night Tower could only pivot and become an ordinary restaurant.

They weren't like the Su Family, who, after six years of change, still remained at the top of Qingyuan County.

...

Su Family, Inner Courtyard.

An exquisite three-year-old girl stood before a Big Black Ox, staring intently as it slowly chewed its fodder.

The girl's name was Su Xuanling, Su Yang's fifth child, now three years old.

When naming her, he thought of Su Xuanjing's lively and cute appearance as a child, so he chose 'Ling' for her name, signifying agility and cuteness.

As it turned out, whether it was because Su Yang was terrible at naming or for some other reason, Su Xuanling's personality was very quiet, the complete opposite of Su Xuanjing.

It was as if the two had taken each other's names.

Su Yang thought about changing the child's name, but his wife flatly rejected the idea.

Qin Jiangmei said that such a coincidence might be the work of fate; a name opposite to one's personality was a way for destiny to balance itself out.

However, Su Yang quite liked Su Xuanling's personality.

The Su Xuanjing of his ideals should have been like Su Xuanling—gentle and quiet, just like her mother.

As for the Big Black Ox in front of Su Xuanling, it was a gift Su Xuanjing had bought for her younger sister at the market.

Yes, the first time Su Xuanjing went to the Cultivation Market, she bought a Big Black Ox to give to her sister.

Furthermore, it was a Yao Beast, though its species was unknown.

Aside from its thick hide and sturdy build, it seemed to have nothing special about it.

Su Xuanling quite liked this Big Black Ox; she watched it eat grass every day with great interest.

Su Yang had also watched the ox for a few days, and after confirming it was a good-natured ox with a gentle temperament, he felt at ease letting his young daughter near it.

At that moment, footsteps were heard outside the courtyard.

Two handsome young men walked into the Inner Courtyard side by side.

The taller one with bronze skin bowed respectfully to Su Yang, his eyes burning with intensity as he said, "Family Head, for this trip to the market, Ziyao wishes to accompany Brother Heng!"

The two were An Ziyao and Xuan Heng.

The Su Family's business in the Cultivation Market had fully expanded; they made a trip there every year to trade cultivation resources between the two regions.

Su Yang turned his gaze to An Ziyao and said softly, "Are you ready?"

"I am ready!"

An Ziyao's tone was solemn.

He was going back to avenge his mother!

After cultivating with the Su Family for six years, he was now a Qi Refining Second Layer Cultivator and an Innate Realm Perfection Martial Artist.

Perhaps cultivating for another year or two would be safer, but he didn't want to wait anymore. He feared the Ghost Foot Gang would flee or be wiped out by some other power.

Every time the Su Family went to the Cultivation Market these past years, they would check on the Ghost Foot Gang to see if they had fled.

Perhaps because the journey was long and arduous, or because their Gang was relatively weak, or perhaps because they wanted to continue enjoying their luxurious life in the small town, they had not left Yunmeng Ruins for six years.

"Since you have made your decision, then go."

Su Yang nodded in agreement.

After all, with Xuan Heng at the Fourth Layer of Qi Refining to back him up, no matter how powerful the Ghost Foot Gang was as a Martial Artist Gang, they would be no match for the two of them.

Having said that, Su Yang looked at his eldest son.

Xuan Heng stood tall with a resolute face, his entire being radiating a sharp aura, like a Flying Sword about to be unsheathed.

"You're not a child anymore; it's time you found a girl to marry. Don't just think about cultivating and competing all day; the Family needs you to carry on the line."

Su Yang said crossly.

He had started pressuring his son to marry last year, but this rebellious son had repeatedly refused.

The new chapters of the bloodline genealogy required second-generation offspring to be unlocked.

He had finally waited for Xuan Heng to reach adulthood, but the boy had nothing but cultivation on his mind.

As soon as these words were spoken, Xuan Heng's sharp aura instantly deflated.

"Father, it's not that I won't marry, I just don't want to start a Family so early. Plus, I want to find a girl I like, rather than having one arranged by the Family."

Xuan Heng explained in a low voice, for fear of provoking his father.

Just then, another handsome young man with a refined temperament walked into the courtyard and laughed heartily at the scene.

"Brother, you're not young anymore; it's time to marry. Stop being so stubborn."

"Get lost!"

Xuan Heng glared at Su Xuanming, telling him not to add to the trouble at a time like this.

Su Yang then looked at his second son, his eyes suddenly lighting up.

"Speaking of which, Xuanming, you're sixteen this year too. Should I have your mother look for a girl for you?"

"No problem! I'm not as picky as Eldest Brother."

Su Xuanming's response took Su Yang by surprise.

"However, I hope my wife is a Cultivator, so she can stay by my side for a long time."