Clan Leader's Instructions

"Ah, it's Bohai. Come in, quickly!"

The aged voice of Clan Leader Jingshan drifted out from the depths of the Spirit Spring.

Meng Bohai walked to the center of the Spirit Spring, intentionally or otherwise absorbing the faint spiritual energy of heaven and earth lingering in the surroundings.

"Clan Leader Jingshan, Lin Qingbai of the Lin Family came by earlier, bringing several bailiffs from the county office with him. Judging by our conversation, they must have discovered the corpse of Lin Jiangye."

Upon hearing this, Meng Jingshan finally hunched his back and emerged from the depths of the Spirit Spring.

"Heh, so what if the Lin Family found Lin Jiangye's corpse? As long as they haven't found any substantive evidence, Lin Jiangye's death has nothing to do with our Meng Family, nor does it have anything to do with Haoran!"

Meng Jingshan stretched out his wrinkled right hand, waving it gently through the air to mold the faint spiritual energy into various shapes, and whispered, "You and Haoran only need to remember this. Even if the Lin Family bites down hard and insists that Lin Jiangye's death is linked to us, tell them to produce evidence first. Otherwise, we shall report them directly to the county office for the crime of slander!"

Meng Bohai cupped his hands and said, "Bohai understands. I will coordinate with Haoran once I return."

"Ten years ago, a group of villains calling themselves the Black Mountain Bandits suddenly appeared within the borders of our Qingyang County. The three major cultivation families of Xinghua Village went deep into the Tianyang Mountain Range together. When our Meng clansmen were ambushed by the Black Mountain Bandits, we fired distress signals repeatedly, yet we never received any support from the Lin and Chen families."

Meng Jingshan recalled the events with deep pain, saying, "It was only then that I began to view the Lin and Chen families as the mortal enemies of my Meng Family. If one day my Meng Family can enter and take charge of Qingyang County Town, I will certainly use my position as Clan Leader to lead the Meng Family to step upon the ancestral tablets of the Lin and Chen families to rise to power!"

Meng Bohai nodded gently upon hearing this.

He could understand the meaning behind Clan Leader Jingshan's words.

Ten years ago, the Meng Family of Xinghua Village possessed three cultivators at the Half-step Foundation Establishment Realm and was only one step away from taking charge of Qingyang County Town.

However, while acting under the orders of the county office to suppress the Black Mountain Bandits, they had ventured too deep and fallen into an enemy trap. They fought to the death, yet never saw the support of the Lin and Chen families arrive.

From that moment on, the Meng Family tore off the mask of civility with the Lin and Chen families.

Whether it was business dealings or conflicts between clansmen, the Meng Family would never yield a single inch to the Lin and Chen families.

Meng Jingshan calmed his emotions slightly and asked, "How did the matter of finding sales channels for the Six-Pattern Wheat in the backyard go during this trip?"

Meng Bohai replied, "The results of searching for sales channels for the Six-Pattern Wheat this time were excellent."

After speaking, Meng Bohai briefly organized his thoughts and gave Meng Jingshan a summary of his and Meng Haoran's efforts to find a sales channel for the "Six-Pattern Wheat."

After listening to Meng Bohai's words, Meng Jingshan raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Gray Robe Jiang Lao? I have never heard of him. What kind of person is he?"

Meng Bohai replied, "This person is a black market merchant from Chiyang County, not someone using a forged identity. He is trustworthy. Furthermore, by entrusting the sales channel to him alone, we can both increase our resource income and alleviate some of the market pressure on our Meng Family."

Hearing this, Meng Jingshan smiled and replied, "You did well in this matter!"

According to the process Meng Bohai had just described, as long as they continued to rely on this method of selling, the Meng Family would be able to accumulate a certain level of cultivation resources within half a year.

By then, Meng Jingshan could attempt to break through from the Half-step Foundation Establishment Realm, where he had made no progress for many years, to the Foundation Establishment Realm!

"It wasn't just me; it was also that lad Haoran. Gray Robe Jiang Lao said that the reason he was able to reach an agreement with our Meng Family at a price of fifteen spirit stones per catty of Six-Pattern Wheat was precisely because of the Six-Pattern Wheat that Haoran cultivated!"

Meng Bohai explained, "The quality of the Six-Pattern Wheat he grows far exceeds that of the wheat on the market. Therefore, the spirit stones our Meng Family is harvesting now are all thanks to Haoran's daily hard work!"

Meng Jingshan nodded slightly as well, praising, "Haoran is indeed a fine lad. He was extremely intelligent as a child, and after growing up and stepping onto the path of cultivation, he has become steady. He is a bit like his father, Meng Liuhai!"

Meng Bohai echoed the sentiment with a smile.

Meng Jingshan turned and asked, "Bohai, what do you think of the lad Haoran?"

"What else is there to think? If given enough time to grow, I dare to assert here that his future cultivation realm and achievements will surely far surpass my own and rival those of his father, Meng Liuhai!" Meng Bohai replied.

During these two trips, Meng Bohai had seen a glimpse of the father in Meng Haoran.

"Bohai, I am already old enough. If I cannot break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, then the vast Meng Family will fall upon your shoulders."

Meng Jingshan said earnestly, "And if you cannot complete the task of reaching Foundation Establishment, then this burden will fall upon the shoulders of Haoran's generation!"

Meng Bohai murmured, "Clan Leader..."

Meng Jingshan waved his hand, stopping Meng Bohai from continuing, and said, "Each generation produces its own talents, and each leads the way for hundreds of years. Right now, I am at the helm of this Meng Family, but the future will always belong to you and Haoran's generation. Therefore, do not tilt all the family resources toward me; Haoran is also a good choice!"

Meng Bohai understood Meng Jingshan's words and nodded, "Bohai will remember this!"

Meanwhile, on the other side of the Meng Family, in the Meng Family's Spirit Plant Field.

Meng Haoran was casting the "Minor Cloud Rain Art" to nurture the Second-Tier Spirit Plant, "Six-Pattern Wheat," in this field.

Looking at this vast expanse of lush green "Six-Pattern Wheat," his mood could not help but improve significantly.

"In less than a month, this patch of spirit wheat will be mature. Once we sell them to Gray Robe Jiang Lao at the black market, we will be able to harvest a large sum of spirit stones again!"

Meng Haoran calculated in his head and whispered, "One catty of Six-Pattern Wheat can fetch fifteen spirit stones. And since we have reached an exclusive sales channel agreement with Gray Robe Jiang Lao, we can sell one catty for sixteen spirit stones. Just think of how many spirit stones this large field of Six-Pattern Wheat will yield!"

Thinking of this, Meng Haoran could not help but feel impatient.

Just as Meng Haoran was daydreaming about the future, something suddenly darted out from the Spirit Plant Field.

It was the spirit beast "Thunderfire Tiger" that Meng Haoran kept.

This time, when Meng Haoran went out, he had brought this "Thunderfire Tiger" along with him.

He knew that creatures like spirit beasts could not be kept in captivity, especially fierce spirit beasts like the "Thunderfire Tiger." They needed to be in the wild to cultivate their beastly nature so that they could grow.

When Meng Haoran cast his gaze upon the body of the "Thunderfire Tiger," he suddenly discovered something unusual.

"What is going on here?"

Having said that, Meng Haoran lifted his feet and walked toward the "Thunderfire Tiger."