78: urging marriage

Of course, besides those old monsters whose Lifespan was nearing its end choosing to go for the Thousand Longevity Pill, more forces convened high-level meetings.

Because everyone knew that this Xuanhuang Immortal Assembly, while seemingly a grand event hosted by the Xu Family, was in fact an overt scheme by the Xu Family to rule the Profound Ancient Thirty-Six Domains.

Everyone knew this, but which of the local forces dared to refuse to attend?

The group of powerhouses that appeared from the Xu Family a few days ago was enough to sweep across the Profound Ancient Thirty-Six Domains.

What lay before them now was a choice: to submit or to remain neutral.

Submission was naturally good, but it also meant losing freedom; neutrality, while offering freedom, carried the risk of the Xu Family's reckoning.

Regarding this newly emerged hegemon, they did not know its style of conduct. If it was like the former Mystic Ancient Divine Hall, that would be fine; they would only need to outwardly pledge allegiance. But if the Xu Family was overbearing, then they would not be able to remain aloof.

Of course, only the powerful Venerable Realm forces had such worries. As for the weaker forces, they didn't need to consider this issue at all.

They only had one consideration: what kind of treasure to offer to gain the favor of this new hegemon, thereby seeking benefits for their backing force.

Cloud Mist Mountain!

"I didn't expect that the first to fully comprehend the rules would be Second Uncle!"

Looking at Xu Liang, who was solemn below, Xu Qing was somewhat amazed.

Because the Xuanhuang Immortal Assembly was imminent, Xu Qing, for the first time, gathered many high-ranking officials, and with Xu Liang's participation in this meeting, he knew everything about him.

Just today, Second Uncle emerged from seclusion, his Cultivation reaching Sealed Venerable Perfection, and his order rules had reached Perfection. As soon as he made a Breakthrough to Profound Venerable, he would be an invincible existence in the Profound Venerable Realm.

Of course, saying invincible wasn't quite right, because in Xu Qing's view, the so-called invincible in the same realm could only be one, as invincibility is unique, and Second Uncle clearly hadn't reached that step yet.

"What? Brother Liang has actually reached this step?" Xu Song looked surprised.

Xu Jie and the others were no less astonished. After all, although their Cultivation had reached the Perfection Realm, their comprehension of rules had only just reached thirty to forty percent, and this was thanks to the Heaven and Earth Dao Pagoda.

This was also where their shortcomings lay.

"It was also a trace of Origin power left by Divine Lord of Punishment that allowed me to reach this step so quickly. If I had comprehended it myself, I don't know when I would have reached this point!"

Xu Liang shook his head, a rare smile appearing on his stern face.

Xu Qing heard this and chuckled, "That's also Second Uncle's brilliance, otherwise how could he have gained the recognition of this supreme giant!"

The Divine Lord of Punishment was a supreme existence from several eras ago who had reached the end of the Saint Realm and almost became a Great Emperor. However, in his era, an ancient Disciple, who had been Sealed, emerged and defeated the Divine Lord of Punishment, seizing the Great emperor fruit of that generation.

After this defeat, the Divine Lord of Punishment's Origin shattered, and he ultimately died with regret, transforming into Dao.

And this Divine Spear of Punishment, carrying his unwillingness, passed through several eras and was obtained by Second Uncle. Now that Second Uncle has obtained this Divine Spear of Punishment, it means he has taken on the Karma from a Great Emperor.

In the future, he might encounter this Great Emperor or the Legacy left by him, and at that time, a great battle will be unavoidable.

But Xu Qing didn't care; he believed that when that day arrived, the Xu Family would surely have grown into a behemoth.

"Let's get to business!"

As Xu Qing's voice fell, the entire hall became silent.

"The reason I called you all here this time is for the Xuanhuang Immortal Assembly! Do any of you have any suggestions?" Xu Qing asked with a smile.

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces showed excitement.

The purpose of Xu Qing hosting the Xuanhuang Immortal Assembly was self-evident: to unify the Profound Ancient Thirty-Six Domains. As members of the Xu Family, no one would not wish for their Family to be powerful.

The Profound Ancient Thirty-Six Domains, with an area exceeding a billion li, such a vast territory, all to be ruled by the Xu Family—how could it not excite everyone?

"Replying to Young Lord, I suggest that for this Immortal Assembly, in addition to the Thousand Longevity Pill, we also bring out several Profound Venerable-grade treasures to show the various forces the depth of our clan's foundation!" Xu Ming was the first to suggest.

Xu Jie nodded in agreement, "Precisely! I also suggest holding a Prodigy competition. I imagine some forces will bring their Geniuses, and at that time, we can have them compete. For this, I suggest opening the Ten Thousand Spirits Blood Pool Palace for the Disciple of the clan to Cultivate."

Xu Qing heard this and pondered for a moment; it was indeed a good idea.

However, to implement this, a suitable opportunity was still needed.

"Grand Elder's suggestion is acceptable! At that time, Xu Lin of Scripture Depository Hall and Xu Bai of Treasure Depository Hall, two paternal uncles, will take charge and select several Martial Skills and weapons for exchange."

"Yes, Young Lord!"

The two rose and accepted the order.

Xu Qing continued, "As for the Prodigy competition, there's no rush. The invitations have been sent out and don't mention this matter. We can announce this to the various forces after the Immortal Assembly, choose a date to hold the Profound Ancient Prodigy Competition, create a Prodigy Ranking, and offer prizes for the competition. I imagine many Prodigies will participate!"

The high-ranking officials heard this, thought for a moment, and felt that Xu Qing's idea was excellent.

At that time, with the Xuanhuang Immortal Assembly first, followed by the Prodigy Competition, the Xu Family's prestige would be greatly enhanced.

"Young Lord, what about the powerhouse configuration for this Immortal Assembly?" Xu Liang asked.

Although this Immortal Assembly was held within the Xu Family territory, it was not held within the Nine Peaks, but rather in the Profound Yellow Palace outside Seven Kill Peak, at the South Heaven Gate.

This Profound Yellow Palace was the former relay station. Though called a palace, it was equivalent to a massive city, large enough to accommodate a million people participating simultaneously.

"Third Grandpa, Second Uncle, and Hai Dagui will oversee it, along with ten Venerable Elders and the Star Guardian of the Seven Kill Lineage for central coordination!" Xu Qing had already made his decision.

Currently, the lowest strength of the Star Guardian is the Mystic King Realm. Although top forces can mobilize a thousand Mystic Kings, having one Profound Venerable, two Sealed Venerable Perfection, and sixteen Venerable powerhouses is enough to deter all forces.

"Yes!"

All the high-ranking officials responded in unison.

As for the banquet standards and other minor details, Xu Qing naturally didn't need to worry about them.

"One more thing, our clansmen are too few! After returning, each lineage should encourage more births. I think our Xu Family will dominate the entire Southern Four Hundred Domain Worlds in the future, but we only have over three thousand clansmen, which is too few!"

Finally, Xu Qing added.

Although the Xu Family's strength was increasing daily, the number of clansmen was too small. While there were many infants with King-grade Bloodline and Physique now, Xu Linghuang was the only Venerable-grade infant.

When she was born, she even triggered a System reward.

"Young Lord, I will go and supervise this matter immediately!"

Xu Ming paused, glanced at Xu Qing, who suddenly felt something was amiss.

"Young Lord, though you are the Young Lord of our Xu Family, you are in fact already the Xu Clan Chief. All that is lacking is waiting until you come of age and hold the capping ceremony!"

"Therefore, you should lead by example and marry a Young Mistress! I see that various forces are arriving this time, so why don't I find a few suitable matches for the Young Lord!"

As the oldest person in the main lineage of the Xu Family, Xu Ming was very concerned about the marriages of the younger generation. For this reason, Xu Jie and the other fourth-generation members had either remarried or already taken wives and concubines.

And Xu Qing's cousins of his generation all had wives. Now, only Xu Qing and Xu Yuan remained.

"Uh, let's discuss this later. Third Grandpa, uncles, I suddenly had some insights and will go into seclusion first!"

After Xu Qing finished speaking, he vanished from the throne.

Only Qian Duoduo was left awkwardly looking at the high-ranking Elders.

"That was close! I almost stepped into the grave of marriage!"

Under the Ancient Plum, Xu Qing patted his chest and let out a sigh of relief.

Marriage? Impossible to get married in this lifetime!