Three Years of Development, a Lineage on the Verge of Bankruptcy
Chencang presents "Lineage Cultivation: Starting from the Peacock Bloodline" exclusively for the first time!
"Chief!"
In the Lineage council hall, because of Kong Wenxuan's emergence from seclusion, the several Foundation Establishment cultivators in the clan had gathered again. Kong Wenxuan first greeted the clan leader, then looked at the remaining people and said with a smile:
"Second Elder, Second Aunt, Third Aunt, congratulations on successfully advancing to the Foundation Establishment Realm!"
The Lineage currently has six Foundation Establishment Foundation Establishment Realm, including Kong Wenxuan, are actually in the family. The eldest uncle, Kong Yushuo, is not currently in the family but is investigating the situation in the southern mountains outside of "Demon-Suppressing Pass".
Since his eldest uncle, Kong Yushuo, successfully Foundation Establishment two years ago, he has spent most of his time either protecting the cultivators in the clan during their Foundation Establishment process or exploring the situation in the southern mountains.
If the Lineage wants to expand its territory in the southern mountains and build "Peacock County", it needs to have a sufficient understanding of the geography, Demon Beast, and spiritual resources of the southern mountains.
Only in this way can suitable locations be chosen for expansionist wars, and Peacock County be established to develop the Lineage.
Therefore, after successfully Foundation Establishment, my uncle devoted most of his time to exploring the mountains to the south.
And within the entire Kong Household, he was undoubtedly the most suitable person to do this.
Firstly, my uncle has been leading the Lineage's service team in the southern mountains for many years. Although their operations have been mostly within a few hundred miles outside of "Demon-Suppressing Pass", this time the Lineage needs to expand their territory to a depth of more than a thousand miles, which is a place they have never been before.
But my uncle has experience living and surviving in the southern mountains, so he is naturally more suited to explore the southern mountains.
Secondly, my uncle successfully Foundation Establishment and forged the "Crimson Fire Divine Sword," mastering the sword techniques and supernatural Divine Ability of Thunderclap Sword Qi. His combat strength was strong enough, and his speed was fast enough.
Even if they encounter powerful Demon Beast or enemies in the southern mountains, they can still escape and flee even if they cannot kill them.
For all these reasons, my uncle took on the task of exploring the depths of the southern mountains to find suitable land for the Lineage Lineage expand their territory. Now, he spends most of his time in the southern mountains rather than in the Lineage.
Therefore, when Kong Wenxuan emerged from seclusion, the Lineage's Foundation Establishment cultivators gathered, but his eldest uncle was not present.
"Congratulations! Congratulations!" The two elders, seeing Kong Wenxuan emerge from seclusion, all smiled and congratulated him, saying, "Wenxuan, it seems you've gained a lot this time, and your cultivation has greatly improved!"
Kong Wenxuan nodded with a smile and said, "Finally, the ' White Metal Divine Sword ' has been upgraded to the Second Tier Spirit Artifact level, stabilizing my Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivation. In the future, when fighting enemies of the same level, I won't always be held back by First Tier Law Artifact."
After exchanging greetings with smiles, the group began to talk about the current situation of their Lineage.
Actually, the main purpose was to let Kong Wenxuan understand the current situation of the Lineage so that the right time to expand the territory could be determined.
"After three years of development, the Lineage now has six Foundation Establishment cultivators, fifteen Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivators, twenty-seven Qi Refining Late Qi Refining cultivators (Qi Refining Seventh Layer to Eighth Layer), fifty-eight Qi Refinement Middle Level cultivators, and sixty-three Qi Early Qi Refinement cultivators."
"Among them, the forty-three who Early Qi Refinement are basically cultivators whose bloodlines were newly awakened over the past three years when ordinary clansmen worshipped the ' Peacock True Spirit Star ' and were refined by the power of the True Spirit Star. They are currently still studying and cultivating in the Lineage's lecture hall."
Second Elder Kong Changlan first told Kong Wenxuan about the current situation of cultivators in the clan. The total number has reached 169, which can be considered a peak since the Lineage established itself in "Peacock Ridge".
However, this is mainly because the time is too short. It has only been three years since the Lineage Star Inlaying. Even if ordinary people in the Lineage worship the "Peacock True Spirit Star" every year, the number of awakened bloodline cultivators has exceeded twenty on average, which is several times the number that Kong Wenxuan and his group awakened each year.
However, with only three years available, the number of bloodline cultivators who can awaken their powers is still limited.
Moreover, these newly awakened cultivators can only study and cultivate in the Lineage's lecture hall. They are all at the Early Qi Refinement Refining. It will take them at least several years to develop combat power.
Currently, the main fighting force of the Lineage still relies on six Foundation Establishment cultivators, fifteen Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivators, and twenty-seven Late Qi Refining cultivators. This excludes the First Elder Kong Changsen, who has suffered severe injuries and is now in his twilight years.
As for the fifty-eight cultivators at the Middle Qi Refinement, they are far from being able to stand alone on the battlefield. At most, they can only follow behind the Late Qi Refining cultivators, forming a "True Spirit Battle Formation" to assist and enhance the combat power of the Late Qi Refining cultivators.
Moreover, not all of these cultivators in the Middle Qi Refinement are suitable for the battlefield. At least half of them are only suitable for logistical support, manufacturing, and transportation.
Therefore, the number of Qi Refinement cultivators capable of fighting in the Lineage has decreased even further.
"The combat strength of Qi Refinement cultivators has ultimately failed to grow."
"That's right!" At this moment, the second aunt Kong Yujin, also nodded and said, "Only three years have passed. Although the entire Lineage has developed very rapidly in these three years, the time is still too short."
"If we had thirty years, we could definitely train several hundred Qi Refinement cultivators, and even form several hundred-man battle formations to charge into battle."
Sitting opposite her second aunt, Kong Yujin, her twin sister, her third aunt Kong Yuyin, said, "But we don't have thirty years. Although the Lineage has developed rapidly in the past three years, it is all based on two foundations: one is the ' Peacock True Spirit Star,' and the other is the large amount of Five Elements spiritual materials, as well as the resources of pills, artifacts, and talismans that you brought back from Bifang Commandery City."
"Over the past three years, you have already used up most of the spiritual materials and resources you brought back. The resources and spiritual items that the Lineage's ancestral land, ' Peacock Ridge,' can produce are just a drop in the bucket. So, let alone waiting another thirty years, even if we wait another three years, the Lineage will probably not be able to sustain itself and will go bankrupt!"
"Therefore, my suggestion is that we must launch an expansionist war within a year at the latest."
"Only by developing a sufficiently vast spiritual land in the southern mountains, occupying enough resource points, and building a ' Peacock County ' belonging to our Kong Household, can we prepare the resources and spiritual objects needed for the Lineage's continued rapid development and growth."
"Instead of letting the Lineage stagnate due to the bankruptcy of its finances and resources, thus becoming unable to continue growing and developing."
"Leaving aside other matters, let's just talk about us Foundation Establishment cultivators. Now that we've successfully Foundation Establishment, if we want to continue cultivating and advancing, we need to devour and refine more Second Tier Five Elements spiritual materials. And right now, what our Lineage lacks most are these Second Tier Five Elements spiritual materials!"
Third Aunt Kong Yuyin voice.