Self-Reliance?
After the discussion about the Spirit Veins was completed, Yang Tianyou spoke again, "Old Ancestor, what are your plans regarding the threats from the Goldwater Sect and the Three-Leaves Sect? Have you reached any agreements with Golden Core Cultivators like True Person Bai Long and Senior Feng Yuezhi on this matter?"
"Of course there's an agreement; otherwise, wouldn't our Lineage's two million Spirit Stones have been wasted?"
Yang Haoyu smiled faintly and explained, "We've already divided the tasks with True Person Bai Long for dealing with the three major Golden Core Forces, including the Goldwater Sect!"
"The Cloudglow Sect is responsible for keeping a close eye on the Three-Leaves Sect. If this force joins forces with the Goldwater Sect to launch an attack, True Person Bai Long and the others will not stand idly by."
"We Feng Household are fighting together against the Goldwater Sect. It just so happens that Yellowstone Market is near the border of the two counties. A thousand miles further east is the Deep Dark Rift Valley, and beyond that is Jinshui County."
"After discussing it with Feng Yuezhi, we decided that each family will send fifteen Foundation Establishment to guard Yellowstone Market!"
"At the same time, gather another sum of Spirit Stones to upgrade the Spirit Veins of Yellowstone Market and set up a higher-level Defensive Formation."
"In this way, even without Golden Core Cultivator presiding over the formation, they can hold out for a while until reinforcements arrive."
"Of course, in my estimation, the probability of the Goldwater Sect actually breaking ties with my Yang Household is not very high."
"It's unlikely that we'd rashly start a war with other Golden Core Force cultivators for the sake of a few Foundation Establishment Cultivators."
"The more likely scenario is that they'll openly deploy their forces to intimidate us and give the sect disciples an explanation. Even if they do fight, they'll definitely choose a better opportunity, not this inopportune moment."
Yang Haoyu also possesses keen insight, enabling him to discern the enemy's ultimate intentions and make accurate deductions amidst complex and treacherous situations.
Indeed, as she said, after the Golden Core cultivators of the Golden Core Goldwater Sect returned to their sect, the Golden Core Cultivators of the Goldwater Sect discussed the matter and finally realized that if a fight really broke out, it would actually benefit other Golden Core Cultivators in the vicinity.
Moreover, the Yang Household Feng Household are not to be trifled with; their Clan-Guarding Array are extremely formidable.
Thus, their decision was exactly the same as Yang Haoyu had guessed.
The primary method is coercion, providing sect disciples with an outlet for their frustrations.
At the same time, cultivators at the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining levels began to frequently cross the line to provoke and create friction, attempting to use the power of lower-level cultivators to suppress the Yang Household. After all, the latter had just risen to prominence, and the quantity and quality of their lower-level cultivators were major weaknesses.
During this process, the Golden Core Cultivators from both sides refrained from intervening, lest the situation escalate and become unmanageable.
Having said that, after listening to Yang Haoyu's words, Yang Tianyou asked, "Old Ancestor, how should we handle the relationship between our Lineage Feng Household?"
"What do you think?" Yang Haoyu smiled and looked at him, asking in return.
"Marriage alliance!" Yang Tianyou uttered two words.
"That's exactly what I was thinking." Yang Haoyu winked.
Then, the grandfather and grandson looked at each other and burst into laughter.
After laughing, Yang Tianyou asked, "Does the Old Ancestor have any suitable candidates for marriage?"
"Have!"
"Who?"
"Yang Tianwang!" Yang Haoyu uttered a name that Yang Tianyou hadn't expected.
"Fifteenth Brother?... Isn't this a bit too early? Right now is the time for him to focus on his cultivation. Is it inappropriate for him to get married so suddenly?" Yang Tianyou offered his opinion.
"It's alright, I've thought about this too, but after considering it all, he's still the most suitable!"
Yang Haoyu explained, "First, the Tian Wang is Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the Tianxia Generation, and he's about to become the head of the Beast Taming Hall. Coupled with his close relationship with you, this will best demonstrate our respect for the Feng Household, leaving them with absolutely nothing to say!"
"Secondly, the Tian Wang has now become Beast Tamer. His cultivation level is actually closely related to the growth of his Bonded Spirit Beast, the Earth Vein Rock Rhino. His own cultivation can actually be put on hold! Therefore, as long as we help him nurture the Giant Mountain, the Tian Wang's cultivation speed will not fall behind."
After hearing the Old Ancestor's explanation, Yang Tianyou nodded in understanding and said nothing more. He smiled and said, "Then let Fifteenth Brother wait to welcome his bride!"
Next, the two discussed the Lineage's basic development plan. Some plans were decided immediately, while others were to be discussed with the Grand Elders first.
Although they are the highest decision-makers in the Lineage, standing too high is not entirely a good thing. Their control over details becomes much weaker. This is when the roles of the Foundation Establishment elders and the family head are truly demonstrated.
If Yang Haoyu and Yang Tianyou were responsible for the strategic planning, then the family head and elders were responsible for the detailed tactical planning. Only with a good division of labor could the Lineage thrive.
After leaving Purple Moon Mountain, Yang Tianyou went to the Agriculture Hall and found his fifth brother-in-law Yang Lihe, squatting on the ground in a Spirit Field, examining a spirit medicine.
He handed over the two Gu Insect he had obtained from Lin He, the Thousand-Foot Fire-Pincer Centipede and the Mountain-Binding Spider, to Yang Lihe, asking the latter to nurture them. After asking him some questions about the Formless Insects, he left the Agriculture Hall.
Back in his courtyard, Yang Tianyou released his Spirit Beasts.
From left to right, there is Yuan Ba, who is about ten feet tall, covered in Scarlet Gold hair, with bulging muscles and a fierce look on his face, but is actually somewhat simple-minded.
Standing seven feet tall, draped in colorful feathers, with a fiery Crown atop his head, and possessing Golden Eyes and iron claws, Xuan Yin Feng Lin Xuanyin.
The Fengling is the size of an ordinary Wild Wolf, with dark blue fur that looks like a mixture of darkness and Storm. It has a pair of blue wolf eyes that are sometimes arrogant and sometimes cute.
And atop its head, Ruoqing gracefully spread her icy blue wings, her body radiating an aura of Ice, resembling Ice Phoenix.
With pure white fur, dense wrinkles, drooping eyelids, and a listless demeanor, it resembled an old monkey nearing its end—this was Tongming.
Suspended in mid-air, its wings folded, it resembled a condensed cloud of Black Fog, a Black and White Incarnation the eerie and terrifying.
Finally, there's Zhiming, with pure black fur, a body size of just over a foot, chubby, and with a pair of large, fluffy ears.
The seven Spirit Beasts each possess unique abilities, specializing in fire, the Five Elements, Musical Dao, Body Techniques, Storms, darkness, Concealment, Ice, Wisdom, Detection, Curses, the uncanny, and Listening to the World.
Combined with Yang Tianyou's combat prowess and his versatile Talisman Dao, this team is clearly capable of adapting to any environment.
Moreover, once Yang Tianyou advances to the Golden Core, these Spirit Beasts will receive some benefits. With the assistance of the Jade Register Heavenly Book and the Heavenly Scripture and his resource allocation, they will likely advance to the Golden Core stage very soon.
At that time, Yang Tianyou alone will be equivalent to eight Golden Core Combat Strength, which is incredibly formidable.
However, before that, there is still one problem to be solved: as he advances to the Golden Core, the Jade Register Heavenly Book may refine the Qi of Creation again to enhance the True Spirit Strength.
If you don't know how, that would be terrible.
Yang Tianyou's current True Spirit Strength should be at the peak of the Early Golden Core stage.
After breaking through to the Golden Core, reaching the Middle Golden Core will not be a problem.
However, if he wants to withstand ten Life-Bound Spiritual Objects of the same level, his True Spirit Strength must at least reach the Nascent Soul Level; otherwise, he will have to give up a few Life-Bound Spiritual Objects.
This is why, in the Cultivation World, the higher the level, the more likely each cultivator only has one or two Life-Bound Spiritual Objects —their True Spirit cannot withstand them.
Where did you get so many Spirit Items to enhance your True Spirit Strength?
Moreover, even if it were used, the improvement would be mostly limited, at most one or two minor realms. As one's cultivation level increases, this improvement would quickly be erased.
Therefore, just in case, Yang Tianyou should start keeping an eye out for similar Spirit Items now.
The Five-Element Spirit-Transforming Talisman is alright, but you can give up on it if it really doesn't work.
However, the Twin Blades, Starlight, and the Seven Bonded Spirit Beasts are things that cannot be given up.
The first two embody a part of his Blade Dao.
The latter seven are not only close family members, but also an integral part of the Unrivaled Divine Ability power of the Star-Chart Disk; none of them can be omitted.
Furthermore, the seven Spirit Beasts are also related to his future Great Dao, and he absolutely cannot give them up.
"Another task added. Speaking of which, I'm getting poorer and poorer; I can hardly afford to feed you all anymore..."
Yang Tianyou stroked his chin, a mischievous smile gradually forming on his lips. He looked at the Spirit Beasts and said softly, "How about you each learn a Hundred Cultivation Arts and become self-reliant?"