Arrangements for Heading to the White Cloud Mountain Range

Ling Pengyun was somewhat surprised to hear about the number of cultivators of the "Wan Generation in the Clan Mountain.

"Two years ago, there were only about ten members of the Wan Generation in the clan. How come there are so many Wan Generation in just two years?"

Ling Pengshan could understand what Ling Pengyun said, since Ling Pengyun had been busy with other things lately, either in seclusion or traveling between the Boundless Sea Region Cultivation World. Naturally, he was unaware of some of the Lineage's minor affairs.

Then, Ling Pengshan explained, "After the seven years of recuperation following the Small Demon Uprising, the number of mortals under our command has grown from over 400,000 to 500,000."

"Starting a few years ago, four or five people with Spirit Root have emerged from among these mortals every year. This is even though half of these 500,000 mortals are not yet old enough to be tested for Spirit Root. Otherwise, the number of people with Spirit Root born each year would probably double."

"In a few years, when the more than 200,000 young mortals of the Lineage reach the age of eight, the number of those among them who possess Spirit Root will surely experience an explosive growth."

"At that time, the number of cultivators in the Lineage will also be able to recover."

Upon hearing this, Ling Pengyun's face lit up with joy. "This is wonderful news!"

"By the way, what are the aptitudes of those thirty-six members of the Wan Generation in the mountains? Are there any who will achieve great things?"

Ling Pengshan said somewhat helplessly, "There are some, but few. After all, these thirty-six members of the Wan Generation are all born into mortal families and their aptitude is relatively poor. Most of them have only four or Five Spirit Root. However, with the help of the Lineage's abundant resources, their future Dao Path will not be too bad. They should have no problem entering the middle or late stages of Qi Refining, but Foundation Establishment will be difficult, and there is basically no hope for them."

"There is only one person with the potential to become a talent, and that person is Ling Wanduo, who is ranked eighteenth among the Wan Generation. He is also the oldest among the thirty-six Wan Generation members in the Clan Mountain. Now, Wan Duo is already fifteen years old."

"He has reached the peak of the Qi Training Fourth Layer Refining with his Three Spirit Roots of earth, wood and fire. In addition, he also has the aptitude for Law Technique Spell Cultivator and is skilled in earth-type magic. He has already comprehended the Earth Thorn technique and Earth Shield Art Law Technique to perfection."

"If nothing unexpected happens, Wan Duo should have no problem breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm. He can be considered a talent."

The joy on Ling Pengyun's face vanished instantly, replaced by a frown. "So, out of the thirty-six clansmen, only one will succeed? A success rate of nearly thirty to one might be normal for those large forces with many cultivators, but it's too low for our Ling Clan."

"Now, including the clansmen who manage shops in various markets, there are only about two hundred people. The success rate is thirty to one. What kind of nonsense is this?"

"In the future, we will increase the birth incentives for ordinary people to encourage them to have more children."

"We will also urge the members of the Xiao Generation and Peng Generation who work for the Lineage outside to have children. If they give birth to someone with Spirit Root, the reward of Spirit Stone for childbirth will be doubled."

"The three of you are the banner of the Lineage, and you must take the lead. In the future, you should all pay attention to finding a partner and having children."

"After all, if both parents are cultivators, their children are more likely to have Spirit Root and higher aptitude."

Upon hearing this, Ling Pengshan, the master of the house, had a flash in his eyes, and a scene appeared in his mind where he was playing chess with a beautiful female cultivator under a green tree.

Thinking this through, a smile crept onto his face, and he nodded in agreement. "Understood, Eighth Brother."

Ling Penglin and Ling Pengqiu, who had never considered finding a partner before, have begun to take this matter seriously.

"We've had enough of the small talk; it's time to get down to business."

"I plan to go to the White Cloud Mountain Range to expand our clan's territory. It will be difficult for me to expand our clan's territory in the White Cloud Mountain Range by myself alone."

"Given the current weakness of the clan's cultivators, we can only adopt the arrangement of having everyone involved as soldiers. Peng Lin, Peng Qiu, and the thirty-one clan members of the Wan Generation who have entered the Qi Refining Realm in the mountains are all participating."

"Let's leave aside the three elders of the Xiao Generation who are living in the mountains, as well as the other one or two hundred clansmen who run shops in various places. Once those clansmen follow me to fight, the business of the Lineage's shops in various markets will also be affected."

"Expanding the territory is not something that can be done overnight; the rear must be stabilized."

"Peng Shan, you are good at managing the Lineage, so you may remain in the mountains to manage the Lineage and increase the training of the remaining young clan members of the Wan Generation."

"Once those young clansmen break through to the Qi Training Third Layer, you should send them to the Five Elements Marketplace in the White Cloud Mountain Range to find me and join the team expanding our territory."

"In addition, after I leave, you should send someone to bring back Peng Liang's sister-in-law Wen Nianling, to stay with you and oversee the Lineage."

"I'll also leave you the clan's Spirit Beast Immortal Spirit Crane King, and these three Third Rank Low Grade Black Flame Fire Phoenix Talisman."

"This token belongs to the Spirit Talisman Old Ancestor. Once it is crushed, the Spirit Talisman Old Ancestor will immediately come to provide support. I have already discussed this matter with the Spirit Talisman Old Ancestor."

After speaking, Ling Pengyun took out three Spirit Talisman Cave depicting a black Fire Phoenix pattern and a token inscribed with the word "Spirit Talisman Cave" from his Storage Bag and gave them to Ling Pengshan.

Originally, Ling Pengyun only had a Black Flame Fire Phoenix Talisman, which was given to him by the Spirit Talisman Old Ancestor during his Golden Core Ceremony.

However, during his trip to Serpent Dragon Lake a year ago, he purchased two Black Flame Fire Phoenix Talisman from the Spirit Talisman Old Ancestor.

When Ling Pengshan, Ling Penglin, and Ling Pengqiu heard that Ling Pengyun planned to expand the clan's territory, they all strongly agreed.

With its current territory, the Ling family could hardly support a Golden Core cultivator to become a true Golden Core clan.

Although the Ling Clan currently possesses Golden Core cultivators, their foundation is at least ten times weaker than that of the other five major Golden Core Force in the Yan Kingdom.

In terms of Spirit Vein alone, the Ling Clan cannot compare.

The Ling Clan family only has about fifty First Rank Spirit Vein and two second-tier Spirit Vein.

However, those Golden Core Force control several vast continents, with at least three thousand First Rank Spirit Vein, nearly a hundred Second Rank Spirit Vein, and one Third Rank Spirit Vein.

As for Cultivation Method techniques and scriptures, they are incomparable.

If the Ling Clan is content with the status quo, they can only be strong for a short time and will not be able to stand in the Cultivation World for thousands of years like the five major Golden Core Force of the Yan Kingdom.

However, Ling Pengshan, Ling Penglin, Ling Pengqiu all had different expressions.

Ling Pengshan looked worried, pondering the dangers Lineage 31 young members of the Wan Generation might face as they followed Ling Pengyun into the White Cloud Mountain Range.

Ling Penglin was worried about how many Spirit Vein her Lineage would occupy in the White Cloud Mountain Range in the future, and whether she would be able to refine so many formations to set up in those Spirit Vein with her lifespan.

Ling Pengqiu, a staunch advocate of war, felt a burning desire to follow Ling Pengyun and carve out a world for the "Ling Clan, the Golden Core Family" in the Baiyun Mountains.

At the same time, he searched for the Half-Jiao's soul and integrated it into his Lifebound Magic Item, the Fire Dragon Red Cloud Fan, to enhance his own strength.

After a while, Ling Pengshan's face showed even more worry.

He hesitated for a moment, then spoke.

"Eighth Brother, expanding the clan's territory in the White Cloud Mountain Range is a dangerous undertaking. Isn't it too risky to send all the Wan Generation members who have just entered the Qi Refining with you?"

"Those thirty-odd members of the Wan Generation in Clan Mountain are the talents that the Lineage has painstakingly accumulated over the past seven years. If something happens to these talents, the Lineage will truly face a talent gap."

"Currently, the Xiao and Peng generations of the Lineage who are living outside are not young anymore. Before long, they will grow old. These Wan Generation members are the successors of the Xiao and Peng generations."

"The Lineage cannot afford to lose these members of the 'Wan Generation in the Clan Mountain."

Seeing Ling Pengshan's expression, Ling Pengyun smiled and said, "Of course I won't let those thirty-one members of the Wan Generation who have entered the Qi Refining Clan Mountain follow me to their deaths."

"I have now entered the Golden Core stage. I can easily open up several first- and Second Rank Spirit Vein in the White Cloud Mountain Range on my own. I just need these thirty-six clansmen to guard the Spirit Vein."

"Peng Lin and Peng Qiu, you two will come with me as well."

"The Demon Beast Uprising decades from now will be the time for our Ling Clan to boldly expand our territory in the White Cloud Mountain Range."

Upon hearing this, Ling Pengshan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Just now, he could tell that Ling Pengyun planned to lead those members of the Wan Generation to fight against the Demon Beast of the White Cloud Mountain Range.

"That's good. We'll leave everything to Eighth Brother." Ling Pengshan's face immediately lit up with a smile.

"Since you all agree, then quickly make arrangements for this matter. Prepare all necessary items for battle, such as Healing Pill, Pill Refining, and Spirit Talisman Cave."

"Especially array formations and materials for setting up array formations, we will have no shortage of spiritual mountains to occupy in the White Cloud Mountain Range in the future."

"If those Spirit Vein are not protected by formations, they will probably be reclaimed by the Demon Beast before long."

Ling Pengyun made the arrangements.

Ling Pengshan, Ling Penglin, and Ling Pengqiu all expressed their understanding and immediately left the Council Hall, heading to the Lineage Clan Repository to select the war supplies that the Lineage had been preparing for years.

Two years ago, Ling Pengyun had already revealed to the three of them that their Lineage would follow the example of the five major Golden Core sects in the Yan Kingdom and go to the White Cloud Mountain Range to develop new ancestral lands.

He also instructed the three of them to prepare some war supplies for the Lineage in their spare time.

This also resulted in the Ling Clan storing a large amount of war supplies.

There are a thousand pills, more than three thousand Spirit Talisman Cave, a hundred pieces of materials for setting up formations, and about twenty finished formations.

Of course, most of these spiritual creatures are first-tier, with very few being second-tier.

As for the safety of the Ling Clan Lineage after Ling Pengyun, a Golden Core True Person, left, the Ling family members were not too worried.

The fact that the Ling Clan already had Golden Core Realm Old Ancestor in charge had already spread throughout the entire Cultivation World of the Yan Kingdom as early as last year during Ling Pengyun's Golden Core Ceremony.

Even several neighboring Great Country knew about this matter.

Righteous Path cultivators, unless they are mentally deficient, would never provoke the Ling Clan.

After all, Ling Pengyun, this Golden Core True Person, has only temporarily left the Lineage, not disappeared.

As for Devil Cultivator, there's even less need to be wary of them.

The Devil Cultivator in the entire Yan Kingdom were basically integrated into the Poison Blood Demon Sect Demonic Sect by the Golden Core Realm Poison Blood Old Ancestor.

Currently, the Poison Blood Demon Sect, along with the Demon Beast of the Purple Scorpion Mountain region, is launching a massive attack on the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.

The three major forces have reached a critical moment in their confrontation, and the probability that the Poison Blood Demon Sect will abandon the huge prize of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect and instead attack the Ling Clan is extremely small.

Anyone who isn't stupid wouldn't do that.

This would only create another Golden Core enemy for the Demonic Sect, forcing Ling Pengyun to join the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect and attack the Poison Blood Demon Sect.

Even if the Poison Blood Demon Sect cultivators did come, with Ling Pengyun's three third-tier Black Flame Fire Phoenix and the Spirit Talisman Old Ancestor as trump cards, the Poison Blood Demon Sect wouldn't gain much advantage.

After all, the Black Flame Fire Phoenix was made from Black Flame True Fire, which is extremely effective against Devil Cultivator.

With the three Black Flame Fire Phoenix unleashed, even the Poison Blood Old Ancestor dared not confront them head-on.