Two Years Later: The Initial Expansion Is Complete, Peacock County Seat Divided in Three
Peacock County Seat, located on the highest peak of the mountain range.
Kong Wenxuan saw the former patrol team captain Kong Yushan off at the door, and said sincerely, "Sixth Uncle, there's no need to rush to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage. The expansion of Peacock County is already more than halfway complete, and the expansion war will be finished in two or three years at most."
"At that time, we will be able to open up the ' Peacock Secret Realm.' Uncle Liu, when you break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage in the newly opened ' Peacock Secret Realm,' both the safety and the success rate will definitely be much higher than now."
"The high success rate of the Yan, Ma, and Yun families in Foundation Establishment this time is purely due to good luck."
"Sixth Uncle, you are members of the Kong Household. There's absolutely no need for you to gamble with your luck. You can wait for a better opportunity later."
Sixth Uncle Kong Yushan, who was also the captain when Kong Wenxuan joined the Lineage's hunting team, nodded and said, "Wenxuan, you are now the one with the highest cultivation in the Lineage, so I will listen to you and wait a little longer."
"Don't worry, Sixth Uncle. You can't go wrong by listening to me." Kong Wenxuan nodded quickly.
After finally getting Kong Yushan down the mountain, Kong Wenxuan immediately took out a communication Jade Slip from his Storage Bag and sent a message to the clan leader. At the same time, looking at the "Peacock County Seat" under construction at the foot of the mountain, he couldn't help but shake his head.
Of the three servant cultivation Lineage —the Yan Household, the Ma Household, and the Yun Household —and eight cultivators at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, four successfully Foundation Establishment under his guidance.
This was certainly beneficial to the Kong Household and to the war effort, boosting morale and suppressing discontent.
However, Kong Wenxuan did not expect that this would produce some side effects.
Some members of the Lineage who were also struggling at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer and had no confidence in breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage Realm, such as his sixth Kong Yushan, fifth uncle Kong Yuluo, ninth uncle Kong Yuchui, eighth aunt Kong Yuling, and thirteenth aunt Kong Yuqian, seemed to have seen some hope for Foundation Establishment and rushed to him, hoping to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage under his guidance.
Since the celebration banquet ended, he has dissuaded seven Lineage members from attempting to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage under his guidance.
As a result, he had to send a message to the clan leader, asking him to talk to the disciples in the Lineage who were at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, to persuade them of their "superstitious" ideas, and to tell them that they could wait until the war of expansion ended and the Lineage opened the "Peacock Secret Realm" before breaking through.
The success rate of breakthroughs achieved that way is actually much higher than when they are achieved through him.
Shaking his head, Kong Wenxuan turned and went back into the house, activated the defensive formation, took out the Second Tier "Shoushan Stone" spiritual material, summoned the "Yellow Earth Divine Sword," and continued to forge the sword and cultivate.
Previously, when he practiced sword cultivation, he never activated the formation. After all, as he was stationed here, he needed to maintain constant contact with the outside world and pay attention to the situation outside.
However, now that he has been repeatedly disturbed by these "superstitious" Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivators in his Lineage, which has even affected his progress in refining the "Yellow Earth Divine Sword," he has no choice but to activate the defensive formation and tell the visitors that he is in seclusion and should not be disturbed.
In any case, if the war of expansion really encounters an enemy that cannot be dealt with and he has to step in, the clansmen can naturally notify him through the "communication Jade Slip".
In fact, with the addition of four Foundation Establishment cultivators and the presence of the "Eight Directions Boundary Stele Markers" for vigilance and defense, the expansion war proceeded very smoothly for the next two years.
Throughout the two years, Kong Wenxuan only received one request for help, which was to deal with a Poison Valley infested with venomous insects.
The Poison Valley was filled with poisonous gas and teeming with venomous insects, including many Second Tier ones, some flying and Burrow Underground. The Kong Household and three servant cultivator Lineage, along with five Foundation Establishment cultivators, set up an array, but they were still unable to completely eliminate the Poison Valley. In fact, three people were injured by the insects, but they were able to avoid serious injury by taking antidote pills in time.
Therefore, in the end, they could only send a message to Kong Wenxuan for help.
Afterwards, Kong Wenxuan descended from the highest peak and came to this Poison Valley. He set up the "Lesser Five Elements Sword Formation," which took nearly ten days to completely wipe out the large number of various poisonous insects in the Poison Valley.
The entire process was also a huge test and trial for Kong Wenxuan.
After all, these were opponents quite different from the various Demon Beast, Demon Race, and cultivators he had faced and killed before. These poisonous insects ranged in size from calves to dust particles, each with different toxicities. Some could even corrode metal, and they could fly or burrow underground. There were tens of thousands of them.
In order to wipe out these poisonous insects, Kong Wenxuan pushed the "Lesser Five Elements Sword Formation" to its limit. After nearly ten days of honing his skills, his mastery of the sword formation became extremely refined and intuitive, significantly enhancing his combat power.
Fortunately, the tens of thousands of poisonous insects in that Poison Valley were the last tough spot in the thousand-mile-long "Peacock County" area designated by the Kong Household.
Less than three months after capturing the Poison Valley, good news began to pour in from the front lines of the war.
They have each explored the area marked by the Boundary Stele, reaching the border line spanning thousands of miles.
This pioneering war, which lasted for more than five years, almost six, has finally been initially completed.
When Kong Wenxuan received the news, he stepped out of his secluded house on the mountaintop and saw that the "Peacock County Seat" under construction below the mountain was already completed.
The entire Peacock County Seat covers an area of over fifty li (approximately 25 kilometers) and is mainly divided into three parts: one part is located on flat land at the foot of Longevity Mountain and beside Crystal Lake, another part is on Longevity Mountain, and the third part is in Crystal Lake.
Longevity Mountain and Crystal Lake are the names given by the Kong Household to the mountain and lake where they built the "Peacock County Seat". "Longevity Mountain" is named after the "Shoushan Stone" vein in the mountain range, and "Crystal Lake" is named after the "Crystal Stone" vein in the lake.
The county town is divided into three parts. The part built on "Longevity Mountain" is planned as a place for the descendants and clansmen of the Kong Household family to live. Now, many "Azure Cloud Bamboo" Spirit Plant have even been planted in this town, creating an environment similar to the Kong Household's original ancestral land, "Peacock Ridge".
The county town section, built on "Crystal Lake," occupies nearly one-third of the entire Crystal Lake area. In the Kong Household's plan, this area will be the main commercial district, including markets and shops, in Peacock County Seat.
These commercial areas were placed on "Crystal Lake" because the scenery there is better and can attract more people; at the same time, "Crystal Lake" is guarded by the Third Tier beast "Stone Disc Turtle", which can suppress and deter all kinds of troublemakers.
Finally, the county town area built on the shore occupies more than half of the entire county town area. It is the most complex and comprehensive in function, with residential neighborhoods, shops, and various institutions that operate the county, such as the county government, county warehouse, and county prison.