A Sexagenary Cycle in the Blink of an Eye (2)

The next morning, news spread that the Lineage Assembly would be held ahead of schedule. The Yang Household Members who were qualified to participate in the meeting began to make intensive preparations, hoping to make a good impression at the meeting. If they could catch the eye of the Lineage's higher-ups, their future path would be much easier.

A month later, the Lineage Assembly was held as scheduled.

In the magnificent Discussion Hall, hundreds of Yang Household Members were seated in their respective positions, arranged in several rows.

Directly in front, in the main seat, Yang Tianyou sat upright, his gaze majestic as he surveyed the many clansmen below, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

Today, the Yang Household is renowned for its abundance of talent, not only producing numerous cultivation geniuses but also achieving comprehensive development in all aspects of Hundred Arts of Cultivation.

Each of the various departments, including alchemy, formation, weapon crafting, talisman making, Spirit Cuisine, and beast taming, has its own representative figures, with the younger generation emerging one after another.

The An, Huang, and even Ling generations all have outstanding members who are active in various fields, contributing their own light and heat to the rapid development of the Lineage.

Withdrawing his gaze, Yang Tianyou spoke softly, "The Lineage Assembly shall now begin!"

As soon as the voice fell, the expressions of the many clansmen became serious, and their attention became focused.

The patriarch Yang Dangkai, stood up. He was over two hundred years old, but Golden Core Cultivators have a lifespan of five hundred years. If converted to the age of Mortals, he would only be middle-aged at this age. Although his hair was gray, his complexion was rosy and his eyes were bright. Every move he made was filled with the demeanor of a superior.

As usual, Yang Dangkai took out a Jade Slip and began to recount the current state of the Lineage's development.

Because it was Lineage Assembly, he spoke in great detail, covering all aspects of the Lineage's development.

Finance, military, territory, population...

It took Yang Dangkai a full half-day to finally put away the Jade Slip in his hand and sit back down.

During this time, Yang Tianyou quietly observed his clansmen below.

Some people were initially focused, but later became distracted. Although their eyes remained fixed on Yang Dangkai, their minds clearly wandered elsewhere.

These clansmen may think they have concealed it well, but in Yang Tianyou's eyes, it is full of loopholes.

Yang Tianyou labeled these clansmen as unreliable and incapable of being trusted.

If one does not pay attention to the specific circumstances of their Lineage, the consequences can be disastrous if they hold a high position.

Of course, it should be understood that Yang Tianyou's assessment of someone as unsuitable for important positions was at least directed at the deputy hall master level.

For most of the clansmen, this is an unattainable goal. Given the current size of the Yang Household, the position of deputy hall master must be at least Golden Core Cultivator.

Don't assume that cultivators of this level are common just because the Yang Household has a large number of Golden Core cultivators.

In reality, Golden Core Cultivators are quite prestigious throughout the entire Lu Wu Realm; on average, there might not be even one in a thousand cultivators.

While some members of the clan were distracted, others were completely absorbed.

Those clansmen who listened to the patriarch's report while pondering in their hearts were all secretly remembered by Yang Tianyou.

If these people demonstrate any outstanding performance in the future and this news reaches him, then Yang Tianyou might personally step in and promote one or two of them.

Even if the position he is promoted to is not high, its significance is extraordinary.

Being promoted by Yang Tianyou means that he has entered the vision of the highest level of the Lineage. Other family members will definitely look at him differently, and his future career path will be smooth sailing.

Actually, this was just fortuitous opportunity, only it was hidden quite deeply.

Many people always complain that they lack opportunities, which makes it difficult for them to realize their ambitions.

However, opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared, and chances are often hidden in the little things in life.

Often, people may not even realize that it's not that the opportunity hasn't arrived, but rather that they themselves have missed it at some point.

A Lineage Assembly lasted for ten days, during which Yang Household Members put forward one suggestion after another and discussed and passed a series of decisions.

First, there's the Lineage's overall development goal: the Chaotic Sea.

The conference decided that over the next sixty years, it would provide support to the Chaotic Sea with five thousand direct Cultivators and fifteen thousand subordinate Cultivators.

The Mortal population is ten million.

Low-Grade Spirit Stones, 300 million.

Two million Middle-Grade Spirit Stones.

And other types of supplies.

These are just the overt support; in secret, Yang Tianyou will also mobilize Upper-Grade Spirit Stones, high-level War Flying Vessels, high-level Forbidden Artifact Law Treasure, and even Water-Fire Dao Soldiers to support the Chaotic Sea, striving to create a sea area belonging to the Yang Household within sixty years.

Second, in terms of the training of clan members.

Previously, the Yang Household implemented the [Three-Month Twelve Stars] sequence training system.

The Twelve Stars selected clan members at the Qi Refining Realm, while the Three-Month selected clan members at the Foundation Establishment Realm. With the Yang Household family's rise to the Commandery-Level Power, this system is clearly outdated and it's time for optimization and upgrading.

After discussion among the clansmen, it was finally changed to the [June Twenty-Four Stars] sequence training system.

In June, the program targets clansmen at the Golden Core Realm. Those who meet the requirements will have the resources needed for their advancement to the Nascent Soul Realm borne by their Lineage.

The evaluation is held every 240 years in June, and the evaluation criteria take into account various qualities such as personal talent and interpersonal relationships.

The Twenty-Four Stars are evaluated every 120 years, using the same criteria as those used in June.

The [June Twenty-Four Stars] sequence training system is clearly not something that Commandery-Level Power can afford.

This system is clearly benchmarked against Province-Level Powers, and only such powerful forces with deep foundations can undertake a talent development system of this scale.

However, given the current size of the Yang Household, even if this system gets out, no one will say anything; ultimately, strength determines everything.

In addition to the talent cultivation system targeting Foundation Establishment Cultivators and Golden Core Cultivators, the Qi Refining cultivators, who constitute the largest number, have naturally not been forgotten.

Ultimately, the conference decided that if Qi Refining cultivator wanted their Lineage to bear all the resources for their advancement to Foundation Establishment, they had to pass the eighth level of the Trial Tower.

Once someone passes the eighth level, regardless of how many people are in the family, the Lineage will provide the resources for their advancement to Foundation Establishment.

Third, the Purple Moon Army expanded its ranks.

The Lineage Assembly decided to expand the Purple Moon Army to five thousand men within sixty years, with three thousand of them going to the Chaotic Sea to participate in the war to attack the Spirit-Suppressing Sea Region.

Two thousand people remained with the Lineage, some guarding the border, others forming patrol teams to patrol the Lineage's territory.

If this plan is followed, the Yang Household's military expenditures will increase at least threefold.

After all, according to the Purple Moon Army's standards, apart from the cultivators themselves...

The necessary Pills for cultivation, standardized Battle Armor, War Beast training, War Flying Vessels, War Law Artifacts, logistical supplies...

The resources required for this series of resources are enormous.

If it weren't for the vast resources accumulated by the Yang Household through repeated fortuitous opportunity, the support of the two newly acquired prefectures, and the cash cow that is the Purple Moon Merchant Association, they simply wouldn't be able to support the Purple Moon Army, this money-devouring Giant Beast.

After all, the Purple Moon Army's combat strength is comparable to that of Province-Level Power, which is far superior to the cultivator army trained by Commandery-Level Power like the Luochuan Sect.

The two are not even in the same league in terms of combat strength.

If the plan is followed, the Purple Moon Army can indeed expand to five thousand men. Even without relying on War Flying Vessels, they can still fight against cultivators in the Spirit Transformation Late Stage by forming their own ranks.

This is only the combat strength of the army when it was first formed. If it goes through a period of accumulation and the soldiers' cultivation level increases by several levels, it will be much stronger.

Five thousand Purple Moon Army could easily surround and kill a Great Perfection Spirit Transformation cultivator at the Great Perfection stage.