267: Ten years later, the clan has developed

Strolling through Cloud Mist Mountain, Xu Qing felt an unparalleled sense of ease.

Accustomed to Cultivating, this rare moment of slowing down brought a unique perspective on life!

Along the way, Xu Qing passed among many Xu Clan members like a mere visitor. Due to Xu Qing's deliberate concealment, they didn't even sense anyone passing by.

Seeing the Xu Family thriving, with every Xu Clan member busy Cultivating and no signs of the profligate young masters often found in novels, Xu Qing was very pleased. This indicated that the Xu Family rules were well-enforced.

Before long, Xu Qing arrived at the Elder Council.

He didn't alarm anyone, but instead went to the back hall of the Elder Council, a small pond only a hundred feet in size, with no rare fish within.

The Third Grandpa was leisurely fishing, though he was seated there, his fishing line had long since passed through layers of the Void Realm, reaching the Endless Sea. Fishing in the deep sea had become the Third Grandpa's pleasure.

"Third Grandpa!"

Xu Qing called softly.

"Clan Chief!"

Xu Ming was startled, dropping his fishing rod and preparing to rise and bow, but Xu Qing stopped him.

"Third Grandpa, there are no outsiders here, no need for such formalities!"

Xu Qing said with a smile.

"Propriety cannot be abandoned!"

Xu Ming said solemnly.

"It's fine, no one will know! Even if they do, who would dare to say a word?" Xu Qing said, his face stern, then he smiled.

Seeing this, Xu Ming shook his head helplessly. With Xu Qing's support, he walked towards the small pavilion.

"When did you emerge from seclusion?"

"Just two days ago!"

Arriving at the small pavilion, after they both sat down, Xu Ming poured Xu Qing a cup of tea.

"Try it! When your Uncle Song was doing trade, an Emperor Sect offered it to him. It seems to be a leaf from a Dao Comprehension Tree!" Xu Ming said with a benevolent smile.

Xu Qing took a shallow sip, and his entire mind became clear and ethereal, as if entering a state of unity between heaven and man. No wonder Dao Comprehension Tea could help people comprehend the Dao; in this state, it was most suitable for beings to comprehend the Dao.

However, its effect on Xu Qing was negligible!

"It seems your Cultivation has already surpassed the Emperor Realm!" Xu Ming's face showed a proud expression.

"As the saying goes, 'an old person in the Family is like a treasure.' This small achievement of mine still couldn't be hidden from you, old man!"

Xu Qing couldn't help but smile.

Xu Ming chuckled, "Are you subtly criticizing me, young man?"

"How dare I!" Xu Qing quickly feigned grievance.

Xu Ming smiled and shook his head, then changed the subject, "Tell me about the Realms beyond the Emperor Realm, and the world beyond the continent!"

"Alright!"

Xu Qing nodded, "Beyond the Great Emperor, there are Dao Severing, Dao Master..."

Xu Qing told Xu Ming everything he knew and could speak about, which took over an hour. A brand new world unfolded before Xu Ming.

Facing those high and mighty powerhouses, Xu Ming felt his own Great Emperor Realm was incredibly insignificant, merely an ant in the River of Time.

Xu Qing saw through Xu Ming's thoughts, so he changed the topic, "Third Grandpa, tell me about the Xu Family's situation!"

"Alright!"

"Over these years, our Xu Clan members..."

Xu Ming told Xu Qing about the current situation of the Xu Family, which took about two hours.

Xu Qing also gained a clear understanding of the Xu Family.

After decades of management, the six main branches of the Xu Clan's core members had already produced their eighth generation, and the main branch had also seen the birth of its seventh generation. For example, Xu Jiang and his peers are now only in their fifties, but they already have grandchildren.

Furthermore, to increase the population, over the past seven years, ten thousand Xu Clan members were placed in a Secret Realm with a ninety-fold time acceleration within the World Ancient Plum. A group of talented men and women were also selected from the outside world and sent in, utilizing the time flow inside to catalyze the growth of the Xu Clan's population.

To prevent the main branch from losing its reverence due to the long time, members of the main branch would go in annually to lecture, teach, and conduct various ideological work.

This approach yielded significant results, and just three years ago, all Xu Clan members were moved out.

Seven years in the outside world equated to over six hundred years inside. In six hundred years, the Xu Clan's population had surged from the original ten thousand to over seven hundred thirty thousand, spanning nineteen generations, with an average of thirty years per generation.

These Xu Clan members, under the arrangement of Xu Ming and others, dispersed in all directions, establishing various branch families to expand the Xu Family's lineage.

The entire internal world of Cloud Mist Mountain, excluding the central area, was divided into eight regions, named after the eight characters of 'Universe, Flood, Desolation, Heaven, Earth, Mystery, Yellow'. The various branch families of the Xu Family were placed in these eight regions, establishing cities.

By now, the Xu Family's main ancestral hall already contained over a thousand branch Family genealogies. In the future, when outstanding Disciples emerge from these branch families and return to the main branch, they will use these genealogies to trace their lineage back to the main branch.

Aside from the number of Xu Clan members, many Geniuses emerged from within the Xu Clan. The fifth generation included Xu Ji, Xu Qian, Xu Chun, Xu Yuan, and others; the sixth generation included Xu Linghuang, Xu Yuqing, Xu Huang, Xu Fen, and others.

Most surprising were the two young ones, Xu Huang and Xu Fen. They were from the families of his cousins, Xu He and Xu Hai. Their ages were similar to Xu Linghuang's, and Xu Qing had seen them at birth, when their Aptitude was only that of a Saint.

Unexpectedly, one had a fortuitous encounter on Heavenly Soldier Peak, and the other had a fortuitous encounter in the Scripture Pavilion. They suddenly rose, becoming Prodigies no weaker than Xu Linghuang and the other two.

One can only say that life's circumstances vary.

When luck strikes, it cannot be stopped!

Besides the young Geniuses, the number of those above the Saint Realm within the Xu Family had increased significantly, and even the number of Quasi-Emperors had grown considerably.

After Xu Qing generally understood the situation, he mentioned to Xu Ming that he wanted to go out and travel.

Before leaving, Xu Qing left all the Dao fruits and emperor fruits to Xu Ming, and spent 10 trillion to exchange for a batch of Cultivation levels for various minor Realms from Saint King Realm to Dao Severing Realm, as well as a batch of Chaos spirit crystals and primeval crystal ore veins.

Some were rewards for subordinate forces, and some were for the Xu Clan members to use.

Of course, there were conditions for wanting these Cultivation rewards. Excluding management, others who wanted rewards had to go out and create a career, either establishing a kingdom or a Sect to rule a region, or going to the three major star rings to conquer myriad races... there were many tasks, and it was up to their individual abilities to exchange for them with family points. Xu Qing would not provide gratuitous aid!

And this batch of Cultivation was enough for the Xu Family to use for a long time. If all of it were used, it could at least lead to the birth of thirty Dao Severing Realm cultivators and one hundred Great Emperors within the Xu Family.

Of course, this was just a conservative number. Xu Qing exchanged for much more Cultivation than this. To avoid waste, there was generally a limit once one obtained Great Emperor Cultivation. Unless one made an exceptionally great contribution, even family points could not be used to exchange for subsequent Cultivation.

This also avoided the phenomenon of some high-ranking officials seeking benefits for their descendants.

After Xu Qing left Xu Ming, he went to his Second Uncle's residence. His Second Uncle, who usually had an impartial and stern face, was now beaming with a relieved smile.

His cousins, Xu Ji and Xu Yang, were not present; they had gone to the Dongxuan Divine Continent with his younger brother. It could be said that all the Geniuses in the Xu Family who were making a name for themselves in the outside world had gone with them.

He, like Xu Ming, asked about the situation in the outside world, and Xu Qing patiently explained it again.

Xu Qing had a meal at his Second Uncle's place, then bid farewell and left.

"Qing'er, do you think that when a person reaches a certain Realm, can they resurrect those who have already died?"

Before he left, his Second Uncle asked.

Xu Qing paused his steps, smiled, and said, "Yes!"

Then he left Cloud Mist Mountain.

Xu Liang looked at Xu Qing's retreating figure, then at the jade box on the table, which Xu Qing had left for him.

Inside were four Dao fruits of Innate Firmiana Simplex, and also a storage ring.