A Celebration to Boost Morale and Keep Ambition in Check

Although the Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Yan Household, Ma Household, and Yun Household all failed in their attempts to Star Inlaying, which was a great blow to them.

Regardless, of the eight Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivators from the three families, four successfully advanced to the Foundation Establishment Realm after receiving the Kong Household's "Peacock True Spirit Star" projection imprint, achieving a success rate of 50%!

This is undoubtedly very good news for both the three servant Lineage and the Kong Household.

The attacks and destruction caused by the Third Tier Flame Sparrow Demon Beast had a significant impact on the Kong Household's expansion war and dampened the confidence of many.

Kong Wenxuan's decision to erect the remaining seven "County Boundary Stele" was not only to strengthen defense and early warning, but also to boost morale and revitalize the confidence that had been shaken and to expand the war effort.

However, its effect was still not as inspiring and morale-boosting as the fact and news that four cultivators from the three servant Lineage had successfully Foundation Establishment.

After all, the benefits of erecting eight "County Boundary Stele" and establishing a "Boundary Stele Barrier" cannot be fully realized unless the enemy reappears.

On the contrary, the successful Foundation Establishment of these four servant Lineage is a benefit and success that everyone can see and experience firsthand, which is more inspiring.

For the Kong Household, although they did not have any new Foundation Establishment cultivators, the addition of four Foundation Establishment cultivators to the three servant cultivator Lineage meant that Kong Household power and strength had been significantly enhanced.

In the ensuing expansion war, the Foundation Establishment combat power that the Kong Household could mobilize would be greatly increased, making it much easier to sweep away all the Demon Beast and birds in the Peacock County within a thousand-mile radius, and to survey and search for resource sites, spiritual materials, spiritual objects, and spiritual mines.

This allowed the Kong Household's expansionist wars to progress even more rapidly.

As for the three servant Lineage — Yan Household, Ma Household, and Yun Household —it goes without saying that they followed the Kong Household to develop Peacock County in the South Lake Mountains. After more than three years, their members suffered heavy casualties, and their Lineage strength declined again and again, almost reaching its limit.

Now, each of the three families has gained one or two Foundation Establishment cultivators. Although the number of bloodline cultivators in their Lineage has not increased, and may even have decreased, Lineage strength and influence have been greatly enhanced by these newly added Foundation Establishment cultivators, even far exceeding their previous peak.

After all, the Ma Household and the Yun Household were only Qi Refinement Lineage before. For many years, neither family had produced a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Their Lineage strength had always been at the bottom among all Bloodline Lineage, and they didn't even dare to touch a Second Tier resource, spiritual object, or product.

Now, both families have their own Foundation Establishment cultivators, and the Ma Household even has two Foundation Establishment cultivators. This has directly elevated both families from the lowest level of Qi Refinement Lineage to Foundation Establishment Lineage. This improvement in rank, strength, and power will undoubtedly have immeasurable benefits for the future development of the Lineage.

In the future, the Ma Household and Yun Household can now try to get involved in some Second Tier resources, spiritual objects, alchemy, artifacts, and talisman arrays that they previously dared not or were unable to obtain, in order to earn more resources and profits for their Lineage development.

Even the Yan Household, although they were already Foundation Establishment Lineage, now have two Foundation Establishment cultivators, which undoubtedly gives them more confidence than when they only had Foundation Establishment. They can also obtain more benefits.

Therefore, in truth, the morale and spirit of the three servant Lineage — Yan Household, Ma Household, and Yun Household— are the most uplifted, far surpassing that of the Kong Household.

Even for the cultivators hired by the clan leader from "Cuckoo Town" or even "Fire Crow County," the addition of four Foundation Establishment cultivators to the Kong Household was undoubtedly a significant blow.

Previously, the "Peacock County Seat" under construction was breached by Third Tier Flame Sparrow, resulting in heavy casualties among the Kong Household and three servant cultivator Lineage. This even aroused some covetousness among these hired cultivators towards the "Peacock County Seat" and the Kong Household.

Although the return of Kong Wenxuan and others later suppressed their covetousness.

However, the fall of "Peacock County Seat" and the heavy blow suffered by the Kong Household undoubtedly made these hired cultivators see the weakness of the Kong Household. As a result, in many subsequent missions and expansion operations, some hired cultivators began to be perfunctory and cheat the Kong Household out of Contribution Points, resources, Spirit Stone, etc.

Furthermore, some hired cultivators began stealing resources, spiritual objects, and minerals from the "Peacock County" area designated by the Kong Household.

These were undoubtedly hired cultivators who, having initially perceived the Kong Household as weak and incapable of suppressing them, had begun various tests.

Although clan leader Kong Changgeng dealt with several typical cases of these problems, he lacked sufficient power to suppress those above him, and it was clear that he still could not control the greedy hearts of many.

This was also a major reason why the clan leader readily agreed to the requests of the Ma Household, Yan Household, and Yun Household, supporting their Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivators in their attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

The results proved that the clan leader's choice was correct, even surprisingly good. He probably didn't expect that the three servant cultivator Lineage would make such a gamble, directly sending eight Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivators to attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, and in the end, four of them even succeeded, with a success rate far exceeding expectations.

After the four newly added Foundation Establishment cultivators suppressed the situation, those mercenary cultivators who had harbored covetous intentions and were testing the waters immediately had to put away their ulterior motives, revert to their submission to the Kong Household, and earnestly carry out their various tasks.

Therefore, in order to boost morale and suppress discontent, clan chief Kong Changgeng directly chose to hold a celebration banquet in the newly built "Peacock County Seat" after the ruins had just been cleared.

All cultivators who participated in the pioneering war were invited, including members of the Kong Household family, cultivators from the three servant cultivation Lineage, and a group of hired cultivators. The Ya Household's merchant caravan was also invited to participate in the celebration banquet.

As for the purpose of the celebration banquet, it was partly to celebrate the three newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Yan Household, Ma Household, and Yun Household, and partly because the expansion war was more than halfway complete. The patriarch took this opportunity to thank all the cultivators for their support, celebrate the current victory, and wish for a smooth completion of the second half of the expansion war.

A grand celebration was held, where the Yan Household, Ma Household, and Yun Household, three servant cultivator Lineage, distinguished themselves. The newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivators aroused the envy of many hired cultivators. The Kong Household also demonstrated its strength and influence, boosting the morale of the expedition team and suppressing the greed and covetousness of many hired cultivators.

As for the hired cultivators from various factions, as well as the invited cultivators from the Ya Household caravan, they ate and drank well at the celebration banquet and made a considerable amount of money.

Everyone enjoyed themselves, and all achieved their goals.