14: Branch return

“Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully investing in a green Luck clansman, triggering a tenfold Investment Return, and receiving a bottle of Marrow Cleansing Pill as a reward!”

“Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully investing in a green Luck clansman, triggering a twentyfold Investment Return, and receiving ten bottles of Spirit Yuan Pill as a reward!”

...“Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully investing in an orange Luck clansman, triggering a one hundred and fiftyfold Investment Return, and receiving five bottles of Marrow Cleansing Pill, three bottles of Spirit Breaking Pill, three top-tier Spirit Grade Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills, and three top-tier Spirit Treasures as a reward!”

...“Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully investing in a yellow Luck clansman, triggering a five hundredfold Investment Return, and receiving one scroll of Profound River Talisman King's Talisman Crafting Art, three top-tier Marquis Grade Cultivation Techniques, one bottle of Marquis Breaking Pill, and one top-tier Marquis Grade Spirit Gathering Array as a reward!”

Listening to the System's voice in his mind, Xu Qing's face revealed a satisfied smile!

He hadn't expected that investing only nine Marrow Cleansing Pill would yield such generous rewards; it truly lived up to its name as the System!

Especially his cousin, who had given him so many surprises!

He was already eager to enter closed-door Cultivation to properly digest the gains of these past few days!

Fortunately, Xu Jiang and the others also needed to refine the Marrow Cleansing Pill, so the vast training ground quickly had only Xu Qing left!

However, he didn't rush into closed-door Cultivation. Instead, he made a trip to the East courtyard, connected with Wang Dong and the others, gave Xu Song a few instructions, and then entered closed-door Cultivation!

Inside the secret chamber, Xu Qing took out a tranquil white lotus. He didn't use the Spirit Gathering Array because its movements were too noticeable, and with Wang Dong and the others still around, it could easily attract their attention!

The tranquil white lotus had a fivefold Spirit gathering effect, and with the ten bottles of Spirit Yuan Pills returned, it was enough for Xu Qing to Cultivate!

However, he didn't rush to Cultivate; instead, he organized his gains from this period!

A few days ago, the System returned a scroll of Alchemy and a scroll of Artifact Refining. Now, it had also returned a scroll of Talisman Crafting, all of which had reached the top-tier King Grade!

In the Martial Dao Realm, besides Martial Artists, there were also many auxiliary Martial Artists. These Martial Artists each had their unique strengths, with Alchemy, Artifact Refining, and Array Formation being revered, followed by Talisman Crafting, Puppets, and Beast Taming!

Besides these, there were many other auxiliary professions, though not as prominent as the top six, they were all indispensable parts of the Martial Dao Realm!

“Whoosh!”

A cyan scroll appeared in his hand!

What he held was the scroll of Alchemy, a collection of essential Alchemy techniques left by an Alchemist King named Qinghe!

This Alchemist King Qinghe was no ordinary Alchemist King, but a first-class Alchemist King capable of refining Heavenly King-level Medicinal Pills!

The Alchemist's Realms are divided into: Mortal Grade Alchemist, Profound Grade Alchemist Great Master, Spirit Grade Alchemist Grandmaster, Marquis Grade Alchemist Great Grandmaster, Alchemist King, Alchemist Venerable... And Alchemist Kings are further divided from low to high into third-class, second-class, and first-class, corresponding to the King Conferring, Profound King, and Heavenly King Realms, respectively!

It contained over nine hundred Pill Formulas he had collected, as well as his Alchemy experience. If this Alchemy technique were to spread, Alchemists throughout the entire Southern Continent and even the Ming Domain would go crazy for it!

After all, currently, there were only two or three Alchemist Kings in the entire Southern Continent, and all of them were third-class!

Similar to the Qinghe Alchemy Technique, the Ancient Spirit Artifact Refining Technique also came from an ancient Artifact King, Ancient Spirit Artifact King, who was also a first-class Artifact King. It recorded over a thousand methods for refining various grades of Origin Artifacts, as well as the Artifact King's experience!

The Profound River Talisman Crafting Art was also like this, coming from the ancient first-class Talisman King Profound River, recording over a thousand Talisman crafting methods and experiences!

Xu Qing was not interested in these three scrolls of Legacy. Whether it was Alchemy, Artifact Refining, or Talisman Crafting, all required effort. With that effort, he could Cultivate more clansmen, and the System would automatically return rewards!

However, these three scrolls of Legacy could be used to Cultivate or recruit relevant talents!

Putting away the three scrolls of Legacy, Xu Qing began to comprehend the Minor Non-Phase Finger.

Time flies, years pass like shuttles!

A month had passed in a flash!

Inside the secret chamber, a figure sat cross-legged on a pure white lotus, the Origin Qi concentration around him already comparable to that of the top aristocratic Families in Fengyan County!

In this month, Xu Qing had changed a lot!

His Aura became increasingly sharp, coupled with his superior pressure, even standing there, he could awe others!

【Host: Xu Qing】

【Age: Sixteen】

【Identity: Young Master of the Xu Family】

【Cultivation: Yuan Ling Realm Middle Stage】

【Aptitude: Eternal】

【Physique: Chaos Dao Body】

【Luck: Golden】

【Power: Silver Family! (Weak!)】

【Family Luck: Flourishing】

【Talents: Investment Return, Plunder Luck, Heavenly Secret Obscuration, Superior Pressure!】

He checked his System panel and found that his Luck, power, and Family Luck had all changed!

His Luck had changed from orange to golden. Such Luck could only be possessed by Marquis Realm powerhouses or those Geniuses!

And his power had also jumped from an unranked Family to a Silver Family. Generally, such a power must have a Yuan Ling Realm powerhouse within the Family!

And the Family Luck had also become flourishing, which was a huge improvement, lacking only the condensation of a Family Luck Spirit!

“Ding! Detected that the host's Family has one Yuan Ling Realm, two Yuanhai Realm, seven Zhenyuan Realm, and over a hundred clansmen. Please complete the Cultivation of Zhenyuan Realm Martial Artists as soon as possible to complete the first stage of the mission!”

“Ding! Detected a yellow Luck clansman in the host's Family, available for investment!”

“Eh? What happened?”

Xu Qing frowned!

In just one month, how did the number of clansmen increase so much, and several more Zhenyuan Realm appeared!

Xu Qing no longer had the mood to continue closed-door Cultivation, so he walked out of the secret chamber!

“Young Lord!”

As soon as he exited the secret chamber, a servant came forward. This was the servant Xu Song had arranged for him!

【Name: Qian Duoduo】

【Age: Twenty-five】

【Cultivation: Body Tempering Third Layer】

【Aptitude: Mortal Grade Primary】

【Physique: None】

【Luck: Orange (Originally white, but encountered a noble person in his fate, greatly increasing his Luck)】

Xu Qing's unintentional scan actually discovered such a remarkable person. Wasn't the noble person this guy mentioned him?

“Tell me about the changes in the Family this month!”

So, Xu Qing didn't rush out, but came to the study and sat down!

“Reporting to the Young Lord, this month, many clansmen came to join the Family. I heard from the Karma Elder and the External Affairs Elder that these people were originally clansmen from the four towns of Xu City! Now that the Chen and Su Families have been destroyed, they heard the news and came back to seek refuge!”

“In addition, the Grand Elder and the Patriarchal system Elder have already exited their closed-door Cultivation!” Qian Duoduo reported truthfully!

Xu Qing nodded, took out a bottle of Body Tempering Pill and a Marrow Cleansing Pill!

“As my servant, a Body Tempering Realm Cultivation is too low!”

Xu Qing's voice echoed, and he had already walked out of the courtyard!

“Thank you for the Young Lord’s reward! Thank you for the Young Lord’s reward!”

Qian Duoduo excitedly knelt down to express his gratitude!

His voice trembled with excitement, and his eyes gleamed with surprise. This reward was an unexpected joy for him; he had never imagined he would receive such precious Medicinal Pills.

Watching Xu Qing's receding figure, he quickly put away the Medicinal Pills and swiftly chased after Xu Qing.

“I didn't expect the main branch to prosper!”

“Who isn't saying that? But it's good. Now Xu City belongs to our Xu Family, and we have returned to the main branch. Let's see which Families or powers dare to displease us!”

“I heard a few charming ladies arrived at Qing Si Workshop. Is anyone coming along tonight?”

“...” On the training ground, a group of people gathered in twos and threes, bragging and chatting, resembling a bustling market!

Xu Qing's face was gloomy as he silently walked towards the Hall of Deliberation.

“Go, find the Grand Elder, the Elders of each hall, and the Branch Leader of each branch! And bring Hai Dagui to see me!”

“Yes, Young Lord!”

Sensing Xu Qing's expression, Qian Duoduo dared not say more and quickly ran out to notify!

On the other side, the West courtyard!

Here, it had already been renovated and had become the residence for the Xu Family's branch Disciples!

And in a certain courtyard, the high-ranking members of the four branches gathered here!

There were six Zhenyuan Realm Cultivators in total, the strongest of whom had already reached the Zhenyuan Realm Late Stage!

“Everyone, we have been in the main branch for over half a month now, and besides the pitifully small Origin Stone subsidy, there are no other resources! You all have seen it; those people from the main branch not only have Origin Stones for Cultivation but also Medicinal Pills for assistance. This is too unfair, isn't it?”

The speaker was Xu Sen, the Family Head of the Xu Family's Qingyang Town branch!

“Ultimately, we people from the branch families are just sinners, so the resource tilt is normal!”

An old man beside him said faintly!

At these words, the expressions of the other three branch clansmen varied!

“Cousin Xu Sen, if you have any thoughts, just say them directly. Everyone here is from our branch families, there's no need to hide anything!”

Xu Lou, the Family Head of the Luoyan Town branch, said!

The Family Heads of the other two branches also echoed in agreement!

Xu Sen heard this, a surge of pride in his heart, “Currently, the main Family only has three Zhenyuan Realm Cultivators, while our four branches have seven. Why don't we strive for some benefits for our clansmen and Disciples!”