The Meeting Underway
As the meeting began, Yang Tianyou scanned the Lineage's senior members below.
The head of the Commerce Hall is Yang Tianjiu.
The Artifact Hall, led by Yang Dangmo.
Wolf Pool, its master is Yang Xuande.
The Agriculture Hall, its master Yang Lihe.
Pill Hall, headed by Yang Tianyun.
The Formation Hall, headed by Yang Tianshi.
Talisman Hall, headed by Yang Xuan Ning.
The Academy, headed by Yang Xuanting.
Beast Taming Hall, headed by Yang Tianwang.
The Scripture Repository, managed by Yang Yukong.
Spirit Cuisine Hall, headed by Duan Hongyu.
The External Affairs Hall, headed by Yang Qiongye.
The Attendant Hall, headed by Li Yunhao.
The Contribution Hall, headed by Yang Qionglin.
The Purple Moon Army, Commander Yang Yusheng.
The head of the Law Enforcement Hall is Yang Tianxiong.
The Inspection Hall, headed by Yang Qiongchu.
Legacy Grounds Hall, headed by Yang Xuanyun.
With a total of eighteen branches, the division of authority among the Lineage has become increasingly clear, which also represents the growing strength of the Lineage.
Among these hall masters, Yang Tianxue, the former Academy, and Yang Xuanwu, the former hall master of Wolf Pool, went to Mo Province and Chaotic Sea to expand their Lineage' territory and establish their businesses. Therefore, they relinquished their original responsibilities and handed over their positions to Yang Xuanting and Yang Xuande.
Yang Xuanting is a magnanimous and broad-minded person who has made great achievements in cultivating the younger generation of the Lineage. He was once the deputy head of the Academy and took over as the head of the Academy a few years ago after obtaining permission from Yang Tianyou.
Yang Xuande is a calm and meticulous person, but he also has a decisive and ruthless side. He once followed Yang Tianyou into the Immortal-Demon Illusion Realm for a year to hone his skills and performed well. Therefore, he was appointed as the master of the Wolf Pool in the Combat Department.
In addition, of these eighteen halls, the last four— the Purple Moon Army, the Legacy Grounds Hall, the Law Enforcement Hall, and the Inspection Hall —were newly established in recent years.
The first two were established later, while the latter two were established earlier.
Yang Yusheng, the commander of the Purple Moon Army, is a resolute and decisive man with a magnanimous demeanor. He enjoys great prestige among the younger generation of the Yang family. In addition, he has considerable expertise in formations, which is why he was appointed as the commander of the Purple Moon Army.
Yang Xuanyun, the Legacy Grounds Hall, needs no introduction. She is mainly responsible for maintaining the Lineage's Nine Great Legacy Grounds and managing related matters.
Yang Tianxiong, the Law Enforcement Hall, is the clansman who once married into the Liu Household. He is capable and incorruptible, so at the suggestion of the family head Yang Dangkai and with the approval of Yang Tianyou, he was put in charge of the Lineage's enforcement power.
In recent years, the reputation of the Law Enforcement Hall has been excellent, and instances of abuse of power and dereliction of duty are extremely rare. Yang Tianxiong deserves much credit for this.
The final Inspection Hall, Yang Qiongchu, was Yang Tianyou's father. He held this position largely because of Yang Tianyou.
It wasn't out of favoritism, but rather because with his son as a powerful backer, Yang Qiongchu could act with great ease and without being hindered. His subordinates also dared not disobey him, which was extremely important for the supervisory authority.
These are the current high-ranking Lineage of the Yang Household family. Each of them has a cultivation level of at least Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, with most at Foundation Establishment Late Stage, and there are also two Golden Core Cultivators.
In addition, Yang Xuanyun, Duan Hongyu, and Yang Qiongchu are all extremely talented, and it is only a matter of time before they break through to the Golden Core.
Especially Yang Xuanyun, who has already Foundation Establishment Eighth Layer. If everything goes smoothly, she should be able to break through to the Golden Core within ten years.
The latter two are slower, but they are still enough to break through to the Golden Core stage before the Cold Tide arrives.
Looking down at the large group of people below, Yang Tianyou and the Old Ancestor exchanged a glance and both revealed a sincere smile.
Yang Tianyou turned his head, sat up straight, and said solemnly, "Alright, now that everyone is here, let's begin this Lineage Small Meeting."
"As per normal procedure, the patriarch will first introduce the basic situation of the Lineage's development in recent years."
Upon hearing this, Yang Dangkai stepped forward, bowed to the four people seated above, and then said with a smile, "In recent years, the Lineage has developed very smoothly, and the number of Mortals and Cultivators..."
Yang Dangkai spent about half an hour giving a brief overview of the Lineage's development.
Simply put, it can be divided into four levels: economy, administration, Mortal population, and Cultivators.
In terms of finances, he only mentioned the Lineage's annual income, which was approximately 500,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones, an increase of 50,000 compared to a few years ago.
In terms of administration, he talked about the basic personnel appointments and mentioned a few rising stars of the Lineage, such as Yang Yuqi, Yang Xuanli, and Yang Yujin.
In terms of the Mortal population, compared with a few years ago, the population has increased by forty to fifty thousand, most of whom are newborns, and some have migrated from other places and been incorporated into the Yang Household's Directly Governed Territory.
Regarding Cultivators, the Yang Household currently has five Golden Core Cultivators, eight Tier Third Tier Spirit Beasts, and one Third Tier Tree Demon. They also have 134 Foundation Establishment Cultivators and 1,375 Qi Refining cultivators, including 300 Cultivators in the Attendant Hall.
The Purple Moon Wolf Clan has a total of 189 members, including one Third Tier wolf, 31 Tier 2 2 wolves, and the rest are First-Tier.
After listening to the patriarch's report, Yang Tianyou nodded slightly, and the former bowed before returning to his seat.
Then, Yang Tianyou spoke again, "This Lineage Small Meeting didn't have many things to discuss; there were mainly four matters!"
First, adjustments to the Lineage- based training system.
Second, it is a proactive plan for the Cold Tide War twenty years from now.
Third, the timing and specific plans for the Purple Moon Dharma Assembly.
Fourth, the final allocation of the two Spirit Root Modification Resources.
"Now, let's begin the discussion of the first matter..."
Two hours later, the four matters were finalized.
First, the Lineage's original Three Moons and Three Stars system has undergone a large-scale adjustment in order to keep up with the pace of development.
From this point forward, the Lineage will establish a two-tiered training system.
The First Succession Rank, [Moon Rank], has three slots, selected every thirty years. The clansmen who are selected will have Lineage resources provided for breaking through to the Golden Core stage.
The second tier, [Star Rank], has twelve slots and is awarded every ten years. The resources for selected clansmen to break through to the Foundation Establishment are provided by the Lineage.
The Twelve Stars of Three-Month will be a major target for the Yang Household Members for a long time to come.
Second, the plan for the Cold Tide War twenty years later.
Besides the Wolf Ancestor infiltrating the depths of the Savage Wilderness Great Domain as an inside agent, the Lineage will also send out a large number of spies into the Savage Wilderness Great Domain to scout out the enemy's situation and prepare for the upcoming great battle.
Intelligence has always been one of the most important factors in determining the outcome of a war.
Third, the Purple Moon Dharma Assembly.
Major powers in the Cultivation World usually hold regular celebrations such as Dharma assemblies and grand events. These events serve several purposes: first, to demonstrate their strength; second, to build a wide network of connections; and third, to enhance their reputation. In addition, there are many other hidden benefits.
In conclusion, holding such celebrations and ceremonies is well worthwhile, especially for powerful organizations; the stronger they are, the more importance they place on it.
To put it simply, the Dharma assembly in the Cultivation World is like a military parade in Mortal kingdom or a martial arts tournament in the secular world.
The earliest proposer of the Yang Household's Purple Moon Dharma Assembly was Yang Dangmo, but the latter only intended to hold Artifact Refining competition.
Later, Yang Tianyou felt that the Artifact Refining Dao alone was too simplistic, so he decided to expand the Artifact Refining conference into the Purple Moon Dharma Assembly.
Ten years later, it will be held in Yang Household Purple Moon City, open to the entire Lu Wu Realm, and will be held once every sixty years thereafter.
The Purple Moon Dharma Assembly is divided into two parts: magical combat and the Hundred Arts of Cultivation. The specific rules are very similar to those of the Yang Household family's Lineage Assembly, with martial arts competitions preceding literary competitions.
The martial arts competition is divided into six levels: three levels of the Qi Refining Realm and three levels of the Foundation Establishment Realm, corresponding to the early, middle and Late Stages of the realm respectively.
The competition of literary Hundred Arts of Cultivation is divided into seven categories: alchemy, formation, artifact crafting, talisman making, Spirit Cuisine, Spirit Plants, and beast taming, which are also divided into six levels.
After the Lineage Small Meeting, the Yang Household will start to promote this Dharma assembly through various Lineage channels and invite Golden Core and Nascent Soul Cultivators, third and Fourth Tier Alchemists and Artifact Refining Master from Luochuan Commandery and other prefectures to participate, either as guests or as judges.
In addition, the Yang Household will offer many treasures as rewards for the winners of the Dharma Assembly, striving to make the Purple Moon Dharma Assembly a major calling card for the Yang Household, so that people will naturally associate the Purple Moon Yang Household Purple Moon Dharma Assembly in the future.