129: Young Eagle Academy

To the west of Lake Heart Island, there was a courtyard that once served as the residence for the younger generation of the Chen Family's direct lineage, named Fledgling Eagle Courtyard.

After the Chen Family was wiped out, Xiao Ran rented it out to the Law Enforcement Team's Disciples for living and Cultivating, indirectly reducing the Sect's expenses.

Not long ago, it was cleared out again and given by Xiao Ran to Liu Xuan as the Liu Family's residence.

"Wow! This place is so beautiful, and we can even play in the water!"

The Fledgling Eagle Courtyard was built on the edge of Lake Heart Island, with some of its buildings extending into the lake. Standing on the waterside pavilion, the vast, misty lake surface was all that met the eye.

"Sister, keep an eye on them, don't let them fall into the lake," Liu Xuan said to his sister, Liu Miao, beside him.

Daocheng, Eldest Son, Ninth Son... these children from the Sect had rarely left home before, and their playful spirits were high.

"Mm!"

Liu Miao nodded helplessly. There were too many children; she found it difficult to keep track of all of them.

With so many children, adults inevitably had moments of oversight, and Liu Xuan didn't want to dampen the children's spirits.

So, he communicated with the imprint in his Divine Soul and summoned the Myriad Longevity Black Tortoise.

If the children really fell into the water, it could rescue them immediately.

The Liu Family's move involved dozens of people, and there were many matters to handle: residence allocation, Material configuration, and identity tokens for everyone to enter and exit the Lake Heart Island Formation... Liu Xuan used his Formation authority to process identity tokens for everyone, then handed all the miscellaneous tasks over to She Xiaorong, Lin Yiyi, and Lin Anqi.

She Xiaorong was the Merchant Alliance's Vice Alliance Master, and there was a Merchant Alliance branch by the lake. With the Merchant Alliance's assistance, various miscellaneous tasks were handled very conveniently.

Lin Anqi and Lin Yiyi were the leaders of the Concubines Liu Xuan brought from the Sect. With their assistance, it was less likely for internal conflicts to arise.

When a Family's population grew, troubles were bound to increase. Currently, besides Liu Xuan, the Liu Family consisted only of children and women, which meant even more problems... Just the crying and fighting of children required several people to be specifically assigned to watch them at all times.

There was also no shortage of power struggles among the various maids, with covert and overt conflicts arising from uneven distribution of benefits, though none of these had reached Liu Xuan directly.

These were all minor skirmishes that She Xiaorong, Lin Yiyi, and Lin Anqi could resolve.

With the Liu Family settling on Lake Heart Island and exclusively occupying the Fledgling Eagle Courtyard, they would next take over the industries surrounding White Crane Lake.

Overall, everyone would benefit; it was merely a matter of who gained more and who gained less, so internal conflicts would not be significant... Inside a waterside pavilion.

Liu Xuan took out his beast taming pouch, and as a gray light flashed, a black beehive appeared in the room.

"Buzz buzz buzz~"

Tens of thousands of Black Crystal Bees scattered, a dense, dark mass. Fortunately, Liu Xuan did not have trypophobia.

"Wuwu~ I'm finally out!"

The Black Crystal Bee Queen flew to Liu Xuan's side and hovered, transmitting a Divine Thought that was somewhat happy and somewhat wronged.

Although the beast taming pouch could hold living creatures, the space inside was limited, the air was thin, and there was no Spiritual Qi, making it incredibly stifling to stay in.

"You've actually become a bit smarter!"

Liu Xuan hadn't paid much attention to the Black Crystal Bee Queen after he gave her to Lin Xue'er and the others to raise. In his impression, the Black Crystal Bee Queen was very foolish and could only be communicated with through Divine Soul.

Now that she could transmit such clear, human-like emotions, it seemed that the improvement in her cultivation also had the benefit of increasing her intelligence.

"Mm!"

"Got smarter!!"

The Black Crystal Bee Queen nodded repeatedly, greatly pleased by Liu Xuan's praise.

Alright! Liu Xuan overestimated her. After a simple communication, he found that the Black Crystal Bee Queen's intelligence was at most that of a seven or eight-year-old child.

"From now on, you will live here. You are not allowed to go out without my command, and you are certainly not allowed to harm anyone!"

Outside were all of Liu Xuan's women and children, so Liu Xuan had to give her a strict order on this point.

"Master, rest assured, those outside are the young masters and mistresses, I will absolutely not harm them!"

"Mm!"

Liu Xuan nodded in satisfaction. The Black Crystal Bee Queen's intelligence was growing, making it much easier to command her in the future.

"Master, when can I Breakthrough?" the Black Crystal Bee Queen asked.

She felt that the accumulation within her body was already full, and she could Breakthrough and advance at any time.

"In a few days! I'll tell you when the time is right."

Liu Xuan brought the Black Crystal Bee Queen out this time precisely because she was about to Breakthrough to become a Foundation Establishment Yao Beast.

The commotion of a Foundation Establishment Breakthrough was not as exaggerated as Core Formation, but it was still significant.

Liu Xuan had read relevant descriptions: a Foundation Establishment Breakthrough involved Spiritual Qi gathering into clouds, and Spiritual Pressure covering an area of several miles.

If she were to Breakthrough directly now, everyone on the island would know that someone or a Yao Beast had achieved Foundation Establishment.

Liu Xuan had already thought of a way to conceal this, but it would still require a few days of preparation... Half a month later.

The situation in Yongning grew increasingly chaotic. Official forces in some small towns were annihilated, and there were continuous instances of Families being wiped out in various places.

Furthermore, some Families claimed to have been robbed by Robber Cultivators, but in reality, they were merely using this as an excuse to transfer assets and hide their clansmen.

Xiao Ran was furious; various pieces of information were a mix of truth and falsehood. Sometimes it was impossible to distinguish between genuine Robber Cultivators and true victims.

The hidden Foundation Establishment Cultivator from before had shown signs of reappearing, further fueling the Robber Cultivators' Aura.

According to rumors, this Foundation Establishment Cultivator was a Disciple of a Golden Core True Person from a Nascent Soul Upper Sect, and this Golden Core True Person was the future Sect Master of the Red Pine Sect.

The rumors' veracity was unknown, but clearly, some believed them, and some even openly stood against the Sect's tyranny because of them.

Xiao Ran was swamped with work. The cloud-breaking flying boat would be out for several days at a time, occasionally returning only to depart again the next day with people.

Outside, the situation was ever-changing, but it had no impact on Liu Xuan. He spent his days on Lake Heart Island Cultivating, drawing Talismans, caring for his Concubines, and teaching the children martial arts in his spare time.

Within half a month, everything at the Fledgling Eagle Courtyard had stabilized. Some maids focused on Cultivating while also looking after the children; some participated in Merchant Alliance affairs; and some took over the management of the White Crane Lake industries...

With Liu Xuan's status as a Core Disciple and Xiao Ran's unreserved trust, everything proceeded with almost no resistance.

Talisman Quiet Room.

An ice blue Talisman gradually took shape. As Liu Xuan stopped writing, the spiritual light receded, and a first-tier high-grade ice blue soul-stabbing talisman was successfully drawn.

Picking up the Talisman, the touch was icy cold, not just in temperature, but an icy sensation that penetrated directly to the Soul.

"Divine Sense is truly useful!"

After days of accumulation, Liu Xuan had fully developed Divine Sense, covering a range of three meters... This range of Divine Sense was not very helpful for combat, but it was perfectly sufficient for drawing Talismans.

With the assistance of Divine Sense, Liu Xuan could easily complete first-tier high-grade Talismans, countless times easier than before.

A first-tier high-grade ice blue soul-stabbing talisman was comparable in value to a first-tier high-grade Talisman, selling for at least thirty Spirit Stones each.

With Divine Sense, Liu Xuan could draw more than ten Talismans a day without any problem, earning three hundred Spirit Stones a day, ten thousand Spirit Stones a month, and a hundred thousand a year!!

Apparently, it wasn't that simple.

The Materials for the ice blue soul-stabbing talisman were only available from the Bai Family in the Red Pine Sect. The output of first-tier high-grade Materials was limited, so it was impossible for Liu Xuan to keep drawing them.

Moreover, the more Advanced the Talisman, the more time and effort it required. While Liu Xuan, with his Divine Sense, could indeed draw more than ten a day, he would have to draw continuously without rest or Cultivation...