Third-Tier Purple Mansion Stage Cultivation; Ya Zhaoying Comes to Offer Congratulations
Within the Peacock Secret Realm, atop Ancestral Spirit Mountain Peak.
The gates of the Kong Household were wide open, and in front of the ancestral tablets inside, a large number of offerings such as incense, candles, fruits, animal meat, and cakes were laid out.
Clan Chief Kong Changgeng led a group of over five hundred cultivators from the Kong Household to perform three kneelings and nine kowtows before the ancestral hall, paying homage to their ancestors and reporting the Kong Household's current achievements, glory, and splendor to them in order to comfort their forefathers.
Kong Wenxuan stood beside the clan chief, Kong Changgeng. This time, his status was elevated to the same level as the clan chief, and he was responsible for presiding over the various rituals and procedures of the ancestral worship ceremony together with the clan chief.
This was to highlight his status and achievements.
In fact, the clan chief originally intended to pass the position directly to Kong Wenxuan so that he could preside over the ancestral worship ceremony.
Kong Wenxuan had to persuade him repeatedly, explaining that he needed to focus on improving his own cultivation and didn't have the time or energy to manage Lineage affairs, before he finally gave up the idea of abdicating as clan leader.
After the ancestral worship ceremony and the offering of tribute to the ancestors concluded, the clan was immersed in the joy and celebration of the Lineage's promotion.
Kong Wenxuan remained on the "Ancestral Spirit Mountain Peak," contemplating his cultivation at the Third Tier Purple Mansion Stage, as well as the refinement and advancement of the "Five Elements Divine Swords."
His path of cultivation had long been intertwined with the "Five Elements Divine Swords," for forging the sword was equivalent to Qi Refining.
Nowadays, cultivators at the Third Tier Purple Mansion Stage can also use the "Five Elements Divine Swords" to devour and refine Third Tier Five Elements spiritual materials, and then use the "Five Elements Divine Swords" to advance to the Third Tier Treasure Artifact level, thereby feeding back into and boosting their own Purple Mansion Stage cultivation.
However, the Lineage had not anticipated that Kong Wenxuan would advance to the Third Tier Purple Mansion Stage so quickly, so they were still lacking in preparation for the Third Tier Five Elements spiritual materials.
Currently, the only Third Tier Five Elements spiritual material that can be fully supplied is the Third Tier "Crystal Stone" spiritual material produced at the bottom of "Crystal Lake" in Peacock County Seat.
This "Crystal Stone" spiritual material contains both water and earth elements, Spiritual Qi can be used to refine both the "Black Water Divine Sword" and the "Yellow Earth Divine Sword" simultaneously, thus advancing them to the Third Tier Treasure Artifact level.
It is considered a rare and precious Third Tier five-element spiritual material.
For Kong Wenxuan, he had already tested the destructive power of the "Great Five Elements Sword Formation Great Five Elements Destruction Sword Light" generated by the mutual restraint of the five elements in the "Rank Advancement Trial", and it was sufficient for now.
Therefore, it's not a problem that the first "Five Elements Divine Swords" to be refined and upgraded to Third Tier Treasure Artifact was chosen to be the "Yellow Earth Divine Sword" with stronger defense, instead of the more lethal "White Metal Divine Sword" or "Crimson Fire Divine Sword".
The only thing that made him hesitate was that this Third Tier "Crystal Stone" spiritual material contained the power of both water and earth elements. If he chose to use this Third Tier "Crystal Stone" spiritual material to consecrate his sword, he would have to consecrate two divine swords at the same time: the "Black Water Divine Sword" and the "Yellow Earth Divine Sword".
This not only requires twice the amount of spiritual materials, Law Power, and energy to perform the sword-consecration ritual, greatly increasing the difficulty of the ritual, but more importantly, it also doubles the time required.
Originally, for a cultivator at the Third Tier Purple Mansion Stage, refining a "Five Elements Divine Swords" to advance to the Third Tier Treasure Artifact level might only take five years, simultaneously raising their cultivation to the early stage of the Third Tier Early Purple Mansion Stage.
However, if one chooses to simultaneously refine and upgrade the "Black Water Divine Sword" and the "Yellow Earth Divine Sword," it may take ten years or more to complete the refinement and upgrade.
The advantage is that it allows one to upgrade two "Five Elements Divine Swords" at the same time without any change or waste in terms of total time, effort, and spiritual materials.
The only problem is that during these ten years, he has not possessed a Third Tier Treasure Artifact- level "Five Elements Divine Swords," which might cause him some trouble or hindrance when encountering battles or other similar situations.
However, if this is the case, the Lineage will need to purchase a batch of suitable Third Tier spirit fire and spirit metal materials in Bifang Commandery City.
Before Kong Wenxuan could decide which divine sword to refine next, clan leader Kong Changgeng hurriedly sent someone to invite him.
It had been several days since the Kong Household had successfully advanced to the next rank, and everyone in Bifang Commandery who needed to know about it had already received the news, so they all sent people to congratulate them.
The first to arrive in Peacock County Seat to offer congratulations Ya Zhaoying, a cultivator from the Purple Mansion in the nearest town, "Cuckoo Town," representing the "Fire Crow" Ya Household.
Clan leader Kong Changgeng could naturally receive such a neighboring Purple Mansion Stage cultivator, given his status, but in terms of cultivation level, he was still First Tier below him. Therefore, he sent someone to invite Kong Wenxuan, who was also at the Purple Mansion Stage Realm, to receive them.
Moreover, it's obvious that if Ya Zhaoying were to come to offer congratulations, or even if other "True Spirit Lineage" from the county were to come later, they wouldn't be seeing his old face, but rather Kong Wenxuan, the "genius" who led the entire Kong Household to success.
Therefore, even though Kong Wenxuan didn't want to get involved in these troublesome matters, he had no choice but to step forward and entertain them.
The Kong Household is currently only a newly promoted "Eighth-Grade True Spirit Lineage", and has only Star Inlaying for more than twenty years. The Lineage's strength and foundation are still limited. If Kong Wenxuan is not included, the Kong Household's current strength and influence are probably not as good as the "Black Crane" He Household and the "Pit Viper" Fu Household, which are old "Ninth-Grade True Spirit" Lineage.
Not to mention compared to established Eighth-Grade True Spirit Lineage like the "Fire Crow" Ya Household and the "Wildebeest" Jiao Household.
Therefore, they no longer have the confidence to "do things their own way," and even Kong Wenxuan has to step forward to receive them.
"Fellow Daoist Kong, congratulations! Congratulations!" The Peacock Garden in Peacock County Seat is a manor specifically built by the Kong Household within the county town, serving as a showcase for the Kong Household to display their talents, receive guests, and hold events. Upon Ya Zhaoying Kong Wenxuan, Ya Zhaoying, who had come to offer congratulations, smiled and said, "When I first met you outside Cuckoo County City, I knew you were no ordinary person."
"However, even though I had overestimated you as much as possible, I never expected that in just twenty years you would have caught up and become a peer of the Purple Mansion, and even led your Lineage to successfully advance to the eighth rank!"
"In comparison, it seems as if I've wasted the last twenty years of my life."
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Ya!" Kong Wenxuan returned the greeting with a smile, saying, "Fellow Daoist Ya is too modest. Although I have only recently advanced to the Purple Mansion Stage, I can see that your aura and power have increased more than tenfold compared to before. You have probably already advanced to the Late Purple Mansion Stage."
"The path of cultivation always becomes more difficult and consumes more time and energy as you progress. In the past twenty years, I have only completed the Foundation Establishment Stage and luckily advanced to the Purple Mansion Stage. How can I compare to Fellow Daoist Crow's continuous progress in the Purple Mansion Stage stage?"
"In the future, I will need to learn more and seek guidance from Fellow Daoist Crow in my cultivation beyond the Purple Mansion Stage. I hope Fellow Daoist Crow will not find me foolish or troublesome at that time."
"Haha... I'm overjoyed to be able to exchange ideas and discuss philosophy with a genius like you, how could I possibly find it troublesome?"
"Just please don't find me annoying over the next few days."
As they spoke, Kong Wenxuan and the clan leader led Ya Zhaoying and the group of Ya Household she brought into the "Peacock Garden" to arrange their accommodations.
At the same time, through Ya Zhaoying, Kong Wenxuan and others also knew that with their Kong Household's advancement to the Eighth-Grade True Spirit position, the other True Spirit Lineage in Bifang Commandery, and even the Bifang Commandery Bi Household, the "Bifang True Spirit" of Bifang County, would probably send people to congratulate them.
The Kong Household now needs to prepare to receive these guests and host a banquet.
This has become a tradition in Bifang Commandery. When the "Fire Crow" Ya Household advanced to the Eighth-Grade True Spirit level, they followed the same path.
Therefore, the Kong Household also began to take action, making preparations to welcome guests from all sides and to hold a celebratory banquet.