The Old Ginger Was Spicier

When Meng Bohai left the rear hall of the Xinghua Village Meng Family, only Clan Leader Meng Jingshan and the younger Meng Haoran remained. A sadness had settled over the room.

To ease the inexplicably sorrowful mood, Meng Haoran rose and refilled Meng Jingshan's cup with hot tea.

"Clan Leader Jingshan, to be honest, you're in excellent health, and it hasn't even been ten years since you entered the Golden Core Realm. Even if your Golden Core is flawed, you're still the foremost cultivator in Qingyang County Territory!"

Meng Haoran continued gravely, "The Xinghua Village Meng Family is in an excellent position right now. As long as you keep steering this great ship of ours, even if we don't reach the rank of First-Rank Cultivation Family, surely we can become a Sixth-Rank or Seventh-Rank Cultivation Family within your lifetime. By then, we won't be confined to little Qingyang County Territory. We may even have a place in Qinghe Commandery Territory!"

Meng Haoran still could not understand why Meng Jingshan wanted to step down as clan leader. That was why he tried to dissuade him. For as long as Haoran could remember, Jingshan had held the position.

Now Jingshan had suddenly announced that he would resign. Neither Meng Bohai nor Meng Haoran could accept it at once.

"Hao Ran, you needn't worry. The Xinghua Village Meng Family has risen to an Eighth-Rank Cultivation Family, and the Cauldron Source Power we receive far exceeds what we had as a Ninth-Rank Cultivation Family. Besides, our people have already brought the strength of Qingyang County Territory and Chiyang County Territory together. Whether this old man remains clan leader makes no difference. I might as well pass the position to a younger member of our family!"

Meng Jingshan explained, "The cultivation goods we produce already