51: Chapter 51 Father, is this our new home?

Ye Changge smiled noncommittally after hearing that.

True Dragon Bloodline? It was likely just a way for the Li Family to flatter themselves.

However, the quality of the spirit fish in this lake was indeed excellent,

rich in Spiritual Qi and extremely sought after in all the major markets,

making it a stable and handsomely profitable industry.

He then inspected the spirit fields and medicinal fields distributed near several small Spiritual Veins.

There were nearly a hundred mu of spirit fields, mostly planted with the Rank 1 spirit grain "White Jade Rice."

The medicinal fields, over thirty mu in size, mainly grew common Rank 1 Spirit Medicines and were quite meticulously maintained.

Regrettably, within the entire range of Longmai Mountain, there was no stable Earth Fire Vein,

and thus no Alchemy Rooms or Artifact Refining Rooms had been built.

Ye Changge felt a slight sense of regret; he had been thinking of opening an Alchemy furnace nearby in the future,

and selling the finished products to Qingxuan Immortal City through the channels of the Hundred Herbs Pavilion.

It seemed this matter would require further deliberation.

In addition to the industries on Longmai Mountain itself, the external assets the Li Family had managed over the years were also quite substantial.

Three Ye Family deacons, holding the newly inventoried Jade Slips, reported to Ye Changge:

"Senior Ye, the preliminary inventory is complete.

The Li Family has a total of ten shops in White Bird Market and three smaller surrounding markets. However, they all pay rent annually."

"There is also one small Profound Iron Mine and two Red Copper Mines,

all located a hundred miles away from Longmai Mountain."

Ye Changge nodded. Except for the Talisman shops,

the other storefronts were of no use to him.

If any of his future descendants showed talent in other areas, they could be reopened then.

...

While Ye Changge was taking inventory and planning for the future at Longmai Mountain,

the news of Ye Changge suppressing the two Foundation Establishment Old Ancestors of the Li Family single-handedly

and forcefully seizing Longmai Mountain

swept through several surrounding cultivation families and markets.

Initially, the various powers who heard the rumors didn't believe them at all.

"Absurd! How old is that kid from the Ye Family? He could actually kill Li Yuanhao?"

"Li Chengyun aside, that old fellow Li Yuanhao is at the Foundation Establishment Mid-stage!"

"Could it be that the Ye Family offended someone who wants to overpraise them to their doom?"

In White Bird Market, the news spread like wildfire through wine shops and teahouses, and Cultivators were buzzing with discussion.

"Have you heard? The Li Family of Longmai Mountain is gone!"

"How is that possible? The Li Family had three Foundation Establishment Cultivators!"

"It's absolutely true! It was done by that Ye Changge of the Ye Family!

Supposedly, with just one man and one eagle, as soon as the Talisman Array was deployed, the two Old Ancestors of the Li Family were finished!"

"A Talisman Array? This kid was unknown before; he must have had some Opportunity!"

"He's simply a Prodigy. Now that the Ye Family has swallowed the Li Family, their power has skyrocketed. I'm afraid White Bird Market will be under the Ye Family's thumb from now on..."

Despite the initial skepticism, as the Ye Family children began to officially move into Longmai Mountain

and take over the Li Family's various industries,

the ironclad facts were laid bare, leaving people with no choice but to believe.

For a time, everyone in several small surrounding families felt endangered while also harboring their own secret thoughts.

Those who previously had decent relations with the Ye Family began to ponder how to deepen their connection and send congratulatory gifts.

Those who were close to the Li Family or had old grudges were filled with trepidation,

fearing that they would be the Ye Family's next target for settlement.

The Chen Family of Liuyun Valley.

Inside the assembly hall.

As one of the five False Core Families under the jurisdiction of the Lingxiao Sect,

although the Chen Family was the weakest among the False Core Families, they still had a False Core Immortal Master presiding over them,

and seven or eight Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

The depth of the Family's heritage was not something a Foundation Establishment Family could even compare to.

More importantly, such an old-brand Family had deep foundations,

and if truly necessary, they could completely cultivate another Pseudo-Core Cultivator in a short period.

There would be no gap in power.

"Hmm? The Li Family of Longmai Mountain is gone?"

The speaker was the current Grand Elder of the Chen Family, Chen Tianhai, who possessed a cultivation of Foundation Establishment Perfection.

Usually, while the Old Ancestor was in seclusion, all matters of the Family, large and small, were handled by him.

At this moment, he listened to his subordinate's report, his brows lifting slightly.

Below, a deacon at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage bowed and reported.

"Yes, Grand Elder."

He thought for a moment and waved his hand:

"Keep watching them and report back to me if anything happens."

Although he didn't care much about such a Foundation Establishment Family,

it was still a Family with three Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and a Family of nearly a hundred years had vanished just like that.

It still warranted some attention.

The deacon hesitated and said:

"Grand Elder, do we need to give them a warning? After all, Longmai Mountain isn't too far from our Liuyun Valley. If we let them develop..."

Chen Tianhai shook his head.

"No rush. The Li Family's destruction was their own doing; the Ye Family's counterattack was perfectly reasonable.

If word got out, wouldn't we be mocked by other families?

As long as they don't threaten the status of my Chen Family, let them be."

"Yes, I understand."

The deacon bowed and withdrew.

...

Three days later, Longmai Mountain.

The remaining members of the Li Family had all moved out

and were settled in the territory of a Qi Refining Family that was previously their subordinate.

The Spiritual Qi there was thin, a world of difference compared to Longmai Mountain,

but to have kept their lives was already a great fortune.

As for the Li Family's former external retainers,

after careful screening, as long as their backgrounds were clean,

Ye Changge indicated they could stay.

After all, the Ye Family was currently in a stage of rapid development and needed people.

That day, Ye Changge rented a large flying boat

and brought all his wives, concubines, and children over from Biluo Lake.

The flying boat landed slowly on the main peak's square of Longmai Mountain.

The hatch opened, and a group of children poured out, chirping and chattering.

"Daddy!"

"Father!"

Ye Zhi, Ye Xiu, Ye Ruyi, Ye Tian, Ye Chen... and twenty other children,

children of all sizes swarmed forward, surrounding Ye Changge in the middle.

Ye Changge was all smiles.

He crouched down, picking up Ye Ruyi with one arm and Ye Zhi with the other.

These two were his first two daughters among all his children to possess Spiritual Roots,

and he doted on them exceptionally in his daily life.

"Daddy, is this our new home?"

Ye Zhi blinked her big eyes, curiously looking at the towering peaks around her.

Ye Ruyi also asked in a milky voice, "It's so big and pretty here!"

Ye Changge kissed his two daughters' little faces and laughed.

"Yes, this is our new home. We'll be living here from now on."

"Yay!" the children cheered and jumped for joy.

Ye Kaishan and Luo Yuehua also stepped off the flying boat.

Looking at the grand scale and rich Spiritual Qi of Longmai Mountain before them,

Ye Kaishan's heart was filled with pride.

He was truly impressive.

"Changge,"

Ye Kaishan walked to his son's side and looked around.

"When have you decided to hold the Mountain Opening Ceremony?"

Ye Changge thought for a moment and said:

"Let's wait a few months. The Family has just taken over, and many matters haven't been sorted out yet.

Besides, I need to make a trip to the Lingxiao Sect to handle the procedures for the transfer of the spiritual land."

At that moment, the group passed by a spirit field.

Several Farming Cultivators were busy in the field.

Seeing Ye Changge and his group, they quickly stopped their work and bowed respectfully:

"Greetings, Old Ancestor! Greetings, Madam! Greetings, Young Masters and Young Misses!"

These people were the Farming Cultivators and handymen previously employed by the Li Family.

After Ye Changge took over, not only did he not dismiss them,

but he also increased their compensation by twenty percent.

For these low-level Cultivators, it didn't matter who the head of the Family was; what mattered was how many Spirit Stones they could earn to support their families.