69: Chapter 69 Kunpeng Refining Technique

As the cry of the last infant echoed in the delivery room, the System's notification prompt rang in Ye Changge's mind right on time:

【 Ding! Congratulations to the Host for reaching forty offspring, you have gained one draw opportunity! 】

【 Bloodline effect improved: Offspring Spiritual Root quality + 3%! 】

Ye Changge felt joy in his heart, but looking at the newborn's wrinkled little face in his arms, and then thinking of the long list of children needing names, he suddenly felt a hint of... a headache.

"With so many children, names are also a problem." He rubbed his brow, pondering, "Should I create a generational naming chart? Otherwise, as the generations of grandchildren and great-grandchildren go on, the names might get repeated and chaotic."

However, this was not urgent; there was something else he was looking forward to even more right now.

After comforting the concubine who had just given birth and temporarily handing the task of naming to Lu Shiyin and several cultured concubines, Ye Changge returned to the quiet room.

With a thought, the familiar golden big wheel appeared in his Sea of Consciousness, and the text in the center had changed to 【 Offspring 40/50 】.

"Start the draw!"

The wheel spun rapidly, and after five breaths, it slowed down and stopped.

The pointer landed squarely and precisely in the 【 Cultivation Technique 】 area!

【 Ding! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique — 《 Kunpeng Refining Art 》! 】

"Another Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique!" Ye Changge's eyes lit up, and he quickly clicked to open the detailed introduction.

【 《 Kunpeng Refining Art 》 】

【 An ancient mighty figure observed the Kunpeng's posture of devouring the heavens and eating the earth, and uniquely created the "Dao of Eating" cultivation method. 】

【 No need for deliberate meditation and hard training; simply place Heaven And Earth Treasures into the body, and the Cultivation Technique will operate on its own, refining their essence, tempering the Physical Body, and strengthening Qi and blood. 】

【 Cultivated to Major Achievement, the Physical Body is comparable to an ancient Kunpeng, swallowing stars and devouring the moon, breaking all laws with force! 】

"A divine Body Refining technique for AFK training!" Ye Changge was overjoyed.

This Cultivation Technique was practically tailor-made for him! In the future, when the System draws some unused Heaven And Earth Treasures, Medicinal Pills, or Magical Artifacts, or when he is taking a break from practicing the 《 Yin Yang Creation Art 》 or 《 Ten Thousand Soldiers Dragon Control Canon 》, he could completely throw the excess resources into the 《 Kunpeng Refining Art 》 for refining. It would not be wasted, and it could steadily and "automatically" improve his Physical Body strength.

"Moreover, with a stronger physique and vigorous Qi and blood, perhaps... things might be more lasting in certain aspects?"

A smile curled at the corners of his mouth.

Without further hesitation, he immediately accepted the Legacy.

Hum—!

A majestic and profound stream of information poured into his Sea of Consciousness. Grand scenes of an ancient Kunpeng fighting in the Nine Heavens and swallowing the universe appeared, accompanied by the unique operational path of how to convert the essence of external objects into nourishment for the Physical Body.

A moment later, the Legacy ended.

Ye Changge slowly opened his eyes, a flash of bright light passing through them. He felt his Qi and blood surging faintly, and his control over every inch of his Physical Body seemed much clearer.

"Good! With this Cultivation Technique, after Foundation Establishment, practicing both body and technique, my Foundation will be even more solid!"

He clenched his fists, feeling the surging power within his body, and was full of confidence for the future.

He now held multiple high-rank Cultivation Techniques, and his own path of cultivation had become very broad.

These Cultivation Techniques could also serve as the Family's heritage in the future, available for descendants with predestined affinity and Aptitude to study. Why worry about the Family not flourishing?

...

Under Lu Shiyin's meticulous preparation, news of the Ye Family's auction at White Bird Market gradually spread.

To build momentum, Ye Changge brought out several second-rank High Grade Talismans he had drawn himself as promotional highlights, which indeed attracted the attention of many Cultivators.

The market was already a place where people gathered, and with the Ye Family's current rising reputation, for a time, Cultivators coming to inquire and book seats arrived in an endless stream.

Ye Changge was happy to see this. He had now entered the Foundation Establishment Realm, and his speed and success rate in drawing second-rank talismans had improved significantly, so he had indeed accumulated some stock.

Besides distributing them to his wives, concubines, and offspring for protection, as well as keeping them as strategic Family reserves, auctioning off a portion to exchange for Spirit Stones to supplement the Family's growing expenses was a virtuous cycle.

However, compared to the White Bird Market auction, what Ye Changge was more concerned about was the "Ten Thousand Treasures Auction" in Qingxuan Immortal City a year later.

At such a large-scale event, the treasures that would appear were definitely not comparable to those at White Bird Market, and there might be rare treasures that could help his cultivation or be of great benefit to the Family's development.

"I must go and take a look when the time comes. Besides, I also need to go there to refine the foundation establishment pill, and visit Xiao Zhi while I'm at it."

As a second-rank Medicinal Pill, the foundation establishment pill requires Earth Fire or Exotic Fire.

Ye Changge certainly did not have Exotic Fire, but perhaps he could draw one in the future.

Thinking of the foundation establishment pill, Ye Changge's brows could not help but furrow a bit.

Although the Old Ancestor was near the end of his lifespan, even longevity pills had little effect.

The Family possessed two pieces of Spiritual Land, which seemed glorious, but in reality, it meant a larger area needed to be guarded and more potential pressure to be faced.

If they lost the Old Ancestor who was at the Foundation Establishment Stage, relying solely on him and Lu Shiyin, both at the Foundation Establishment Stage, to stabilize the situation would not be easy.

"The Old Ancestor is advanced in years; this matter... should be done sooner rather than later."

Ye Changge looked at the rolling outline of Longmai Mountain outside the window and sighed softly.

The road was still long, and every step of the Family's rise required careful planning and steady progress.

Just as Ye Changge was planning the Family auction and foundation establishment pill matters at Longmai Mountain,

In a remote mountain hollow hundreds of miles away, the former third ancestor of the Li Family, Li Xuanfeng, was experiencing a completely different situation.

This place was called "Black Stone Ravine", originally the territory of the Wang Family, a small Late Stage of Qi Refining Family that relied on the Li Family.

The highest cultivation level in the Wang Family was only Late Stage of Qi Refining, possessing a barren first-rank Low Grade Spiritual Vein, with scarce resources, barely managing to keep the Family from falling apart.

Now, this Black Stone Ravine had become the dwelling place for Li Xuanfeng and his remaining clansmen.

The three second-rank Spiritual Veins, Dragon Transformation Lake, and hundred acres of Spiritual Fields of Longmai Mountain in the past had all become unreachable old dreams.

Before his eyes, there were only bare black stone mountains, pitifully thin Spiritual Qi in the air, and the unconcealable decadence and panic in the eyes of his clansmen.

In a crude stone house, Li Xuanfeng ended another round of circulation that yielded no progress, his face so gloomy it could almost drip water.

Here, let alone advancing his cultivation, even maintaining his Foundation Establishment Early Stage Realm appeared extremely difficult.

The concentration of Spiritual Qi was too low; every cultivation session was like squeezing water in a desert, with twice the effort for half the result.

The Spirit Stones and Medicinal Pills in his Storage Pouch, which were not plentiful to begin with, were being consumed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Ye Changge..."

He gritted his teeth.

There was also the disappointment of his delusion regarding the graceful Fairy Lu, which made him feel very uncomfortable whenever he thought of it.

Just then, the stone door was lightly knocked, and a clansman came to report.

The matter of the White Bird Market holding an auction.

"What?!" Li Xuanfeng raised his head abruptly, cold light surging in his eyes.

The Foundation Establishment pressure from his broken Dao Foundation leaked out uncontrollably around him, scaring the clansman into retreating repeatedly, his face turning pale.

An auction? Ye Changge! Did he think he wasn't glorious enough?

He seized my Li Family's Longmai Mountain Foundation, married the woman who should have been mine, Lu Shiyin, and now he wants to hold an auction with great fanfare to show off his wealth! Damnable! Simply damnable!