Taking It Easy
A military drill broadened the horizons of the Yang Household youths, filling them with pride and elevating their sense of belonging to the Lineage to its peak.
After returning to the military camp with the Purple Moon Army, Yang Xuanwu did not linger but led the many youths back.
They traveled swiftly by Flying Boat, from north to south, returning directly to their Lineage.
Upon returning to their Lineage, the boys were dismissed by Yang Xuanwu, who told them to arrange their own next steps and do whatever they wanted.
As planned, Yang Yuhao arrived at Heavenly Water Cave, intending to use up his remaining half of the Heavenly Water Cave cultivation quota to improve his strength as much as possible before the Lineage Grand Competition and strive for a good result.
Most of the other youths followed the same plan. After watching the Purple Moon Army demonstration, their enthusiasm for cultivation soared. They all fantasized that one day they too could trample through the gates of Foreign Races cities, crushing their morale and forcing them to cower in fear.
A few days later, the Lineage's biannual meeting, held every five years, took place in the Discussion Hall.
Thick, purple-gold dragon-carved pillars support the magnificent palace.
Above the dome, nine purple crescent moons hung high, surrounded by countless star shadows, with streaks of starlight cascading down, illuminating the entire Discussion Hall with a bright and clear light.
Beside the white jade table, a group of Golden Core cultivators from the Yang Household sat upright, some in True Person, others as projections.
Yang Xuanwu was quite surprised to find that, without realizing it, the number of Golden Core Cultivators in his Lineage had grown to more than twenty.
People like Yang Xuan Ning, the former master of the Talisman Hall, Yang Tianyun, the former master of the Pill Hall, Yang Yukong, the former master of the Scripture Repository Yang Qiongye, the External Affairs Hall, and Yang Dangkai, the former master of the family, have all broken through to the Golden Core.
However, due to their varying aptitudes and comprehension, the quality of the Golden Cores they formed also differed.
Among them, the best quality Golden Core Elixir belongs to Yang Yuqi and Yang Yujin, both of which are Purple Golden Core.
Then there are the three Commanders of the Purple Moon Army, Yang Yukong and Yang Xuan Ning, who have all formed second or Third-Rank Golden Cores.
They were able to form Higher Vehicle Golden Cores without using Spirit Root Modification Resources, entirely due to their own understanding of the Dao of Heaven and Earth.
In this process, the Nine Great Legacy Grounds of the Yang Household played an extremely important role.
The Lineage heritage built up with substantial resources gradually revealed its true brilliance over time.
Apart from two Purple Golden Core and several Higher Vehicle Golden Core cultivators, the remaining Golden Core Cultivators had all formed mid- to Lower Vehicle Golden Cores.
Among them, Yang Qiongye was the most regrettable. When he broke through to the Golden Core stage, his Spiritual Power circulation went wrong, so he could only barely form a ninth- Seventh-Rank Golden Core one.
Ninth-Rank Golden Core Nascent Soul faces immense difficulty, let alone breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage. Even reaching the Middle Golden Core is extremely challenging. With the aid of abundant resources, the path of cultivation is still fraught with difficulty, and the path to immortality appears bleak.
Of course, Yang Qiongye, the protagonist, takes it all in stride.
His original cultivation aptitude was not very good. He was able to break through to the Foundation Establishment entirely because of his Lineage's support. They gave him the Blood Jade Limb-Rejoining Pill, which could regenerate severed limbs, so that he could regain his youth and continue his immortal path.
The same applies to their breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm. It was only because of their Lineage elders that Yang Tianyou specially approved nearly a million in various resources, forcibly pushing them to the Golden Core Realm.
Under these circumstances, Yang Qiongye was already extremely satisfied, and dared not ask for anything more.
"Alright, now that everyone is here, let's begin the meeting!" Yang Tianyou said with a faint smile, sitting upright in the main seat. To his left and right sat his wife Yunhua, and his Old Ancestor Yang Haoyu, respectively.
None of them looked serious, appearing quite casual. Lineage Small Meeting are different from large ones; everyone here is a familiar face they see every day, so there's no need to put on any deliberate air of authority.
It was the family head Yang Dangkai, who first reported on the current development of the Lineage.
Annual income, various industries, population size, number of Cultivators, resource reserves, etc.
More than an hour had passed by the time he finished speaking.
Yang Xuanwu listened very attentively throughout the process, and was extremely surprised afterward.
I never imagined that while he was away for so long, his Lineage's power would have grown to this extent.
It directly governs a population of seven million, commands a population of over thirty million, and has more than three thousand Cultivators under its command.
The annual net income is a full 1.1 million Low-Grade Spirit Stones. Keep in mind, this is the net income after deducting all expenses.
It's true that the Lineage is powerful, but such a large base requires a massive amount of resources to be consumed every year. Even so, it's incredible that they can still have such a huge net income.
Just as he was feeling surprised, Yang Tianjiu, a portly man to his right, chuckled and said, "Trade with the Demon Race of the Savage Wilderness Great Domain has been going quite smoothly and has been very profitable in recent years. I think we can increase our cooperation."
His words had barely faded when Yang Tianyun across from him frowned and said, "Won't this aid the enemy? After all, we'll have to fight the Demon Race sooner or later!"
"Fifth Sister, don't worry. Even if we don't trade with the Demon Race, others will do it. Otherwise, where would the Demon Race's Defensive Formations come from? They're not good at Formations!" Yang Tianjiu smiled faintly and comforted her.
Upon hearing this, Yang Tianyun nodded slightly and said no more.
Sitting at the head of the table, Yang Tianyou pondered for a moment before making a decision, "Let's do as Thirteenth Brother says. This matter will be left to the Commerce Hall to handle."
"Okay!" Yang Tianjiu nodded, unsurprised.
Just as Yang Xuanwu thought, the Lineage's economy was developing so well because of this God of Wealth managing things. Otherwise, given the Yang Household's aggressive and militaristic development methods, how could they possibly have a net income every year? They would more likely have a negative income.
Next, the senior members of the Yang Household discussed and finalized various Lineage matters.
This includes the attitude towards the disciples of Luochuan Sect Disciple during the upcoming grand competition.
Yang Tianyou waved his hand and said, "If the Luochuan Sect wants to save face, then give it to them. If they have the upper hand, have your clansmen hold back and go easy on them. This is the golden period for the Lineage's development, so we should try our best to maintain good relations with the Luochuan Sect."