The Interests Behind the Contest of Arts and the Development of the Kong Household's Qi Refinement Cultivators
Kong Wenxuan preached, summoning the "Five Elements Divine Swords" to form the "Great Five Elements Sword Formation," which generated the "Great Five Elements Destruction Sword Light," instantly overwhelming the entire audience.
Foundation Establishment cultivators from all sides reacted by unleashing various defensive Spirit Artifact and Divine Ability Qi Refinement, while Qi Refining cultivators were trembling and on the verge of losing their footing.
The three cultivators at the Purple Mansion Stage —Bi Fangling Bifang Silk the Bi Household, Ya Zhaoying of the Ya Household, and Jiao Jingxuan of the Jiao Household —looked at the "Great Five Elements Sword Formation" in the sky and felt the terrifying sword light within it, which was held back but not released. Their faces all showed a hint of fear.
They mentally calculated their own abilities and strength, wondering how much of a chance they had against the terrifying destructive sword light in the sky, and based on this, they deduced Kong Wenxuan's strength and methods, their expressions varying.
Finally, seeing that some Qi Refinement Refining cultivators were about to fall in the congratulatory processions, Kong Wenxuan withdrew the power and sword intent of the "Great Five Elements Sword Formation" and stopped pushing the sword power downwards, only maintaining the sword formation in the air.
Then he raised his voice and said, "To thank all fellow Daoists for coming to offer their congratulations, I will now offer my humble opinion and speak about the Dao of the Five Elements."
Kong Wenxuan, a cultivator at the Purple Mansion Stage, had only just begun his cultivation journey. He had been following the path outlined in the "Five Elements True Scripture" transmitted by the "Five-Colored Divine Light," walking on the broad road paved by predecessors. He hadn't needed to forge his own path at all. How much understanding and insight could he possibly have about the "Way of the Five Elements"?
His so-called preaching was nothing more than picking up some superficial parts of the Five Elements True Scripture and combining them with his own cultivation experiences and feelings over the years, and just casually talking about it.
In any case, cultivators in this world all cultivate through bloodline. At least in the lower stages, they rely on the power of their bloodline and its inheritance. They each have their own path, and few are the same as the "Five Elements True Scripture" inherited by the Kong Household. Naturally, it is difficult to gain much from his so-called "preaching".
For example, the Bi Household and Ya Household both practice the Fire element, the Jiao Household practices the Earth and Wood elements, the He Household practices the Feng Shui element, and the Fu Household practices the Earth element.
Although they are all within the Five Elements, they each have their own inclinations and paths.
For example, both the Bi Household and the Ya Household cultivate the fire element, but one uses Calamity Fire and the other uses yang fire, so naturally they have different focuses and different paths.
Therefore, the rudimentary understanding of the Five Elements that Kong Wenxuan spoke of did not hold much appeal for these cultivators from various schools of thought who each had their own paths.
Unless he shares the essence and true inheritance of the Five Elements True Scripture, it might greatly benefit these cultivators and become a huge attraction for them.
But Kong Wenxuan would never do something as foolish as revealing his family's heritage.
Therefore, Kong Wenxuan's sermon ended quickly, only scratching the surface. In any case, he had already demonstrated his power, allowing these neighbors and colleagues, the "True Spirit Lineage," to truly understand the strength and methods of the Kong Household, a newly promoted Eighth-Grade True Spirit Lineage. That was enough.
Next, after the sermon, came the discussion of the Dharma.
This is another crucial step that all parties attach great importance to.
Preaching is a display of the prestige and strength of the Kong Household's top combat force, while discussing the Principle is a display and contest of the Lineage's inheritance and continuation of strength.
Each family, including the Kong Household, selected three Late Qi Refining cultivators to take turns fighting each other, with the winner determined by the outcome.
This debate is limited to Qi Refinement cultivators engaging in combat and discussions, both to accommodate the Ninth-Grade True Spirit Lineage and to maintain harmony among them.
However, the importance of this argument is by no means less.
The outcome of the debate will not only affect the reputation and prestige of the Kong Household, a newly promoted Eighth-Grade True Spirit Lineage, but also the distribution of interests, rights, and power among the various "True Spirit Lineage" within the "Bifang Commandery".
Only by demonstrating sufficient strength in this discourse and legal discussion can the Kong Household further expand its influence, power, and prestige within Bifang Commandery, thereby securing even greater benefits.
The distribution of various businesses in Bifang Commandery City, the location, number, and size of shops in the market, will all be determined in this debate.
Their victory in the debate over the law meant that the descendants of the Kong Household could occupy a larger share of various businesses in Bifang Commandery City and obtain more and better locations for shops in the market.
These business shares and shop locations originally belonged to certain individuals, and now they naturally need to be relinquished.
This involves the "True Spirit Lineage" that lost in the debate giving up their shares and shop locations, etc.
Therefore, for cultivators from other "True Spirit Lineage," this "debate on the law" is equally crucial; otherwise, their own interests, rights, and prestige will be damaged.
Therefore, the Qi Refinement cultivators brought by each family to participate in the celebratory banquet were basically the best among their Qi Refinement families, just to demonstrate their skills, strength, and prestige during the "discussion on the law" at the banquet.
Soon, the venue for the debate was set up, and all the Qi Refinement cultivators participating in the debate had been selected and entered the venue.
The three Late Qi Refining cultivators from the Kong Household who participated in the debate were Kong Wenchang, Kong Wenyin, and Kong Huancai, all of whom were at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer.
Kong Wenchang, Kong Wenyin, and Kong Wenxuan were of the same generation, but they were already ranked outside the top 100 in the Kong Household's Wen generation, and they were more than 20 years younger than Kong Wenxuan.
Since Kong Wenxuan successfully Star Inlaying for his Lineage and developed Peacock County, creating the "Peacock Secret Realm".
The Kong Household's development is getting better and better every day. Not only has the number of clansmen increased more than tenfold, but the Lineage cultivators who have awakened their bloodline is also increasing year by year with the help of the "Peacock True Spirit Star" and the "Ancestral Spirit Mountain Peak" in the secret realm.
Today, the number of cultivators in the Kong Household is approaching five hundred.
Among them, the number of cultivators of the "Wen" generation is the largest, exceeding two hundred. The number of cultivators of the "Huan" generation, which is one generation below the "Wen" generation, is also close to two hundred. Even the number of cultivators of the "Yu" generation has increased, now exceeding fifty.
It can be said that Kong Wenxuan's successful Star Inlaying greatly increased the success rate of awakening among his peers and descendants, which is why there are so many cultivators of his generation, a situation far exceeding that of the Chang and Yu generations.
Even some younger but older members of the Yu generation have benefited from this, with a significantly increased success rate in awakening. This has led to an increase in the number of Yu generation cultivators in the Lineage, now exceeding fifty.
Among the more than 400 Qi Refinement cultivators across these three generations, there were quite a few at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer. Yet, they chose Kong Wenchang, Kong Wenyin, and Kong Huancai to represent the Kong Household in the debate, which speaks volumes about their methods and strength.
In particular, Kong Huancai, as the first person of the next generation of the Lineage with the character "Huan" in his name, was able to surpass many elders of the "Wen" and "Yu" generations to obtain the qualification to discuss the law. His methods and strength are undoubtedly even more impressive.
Furthermore, because Kong Huancai had previously served as a minor official under Kong Wenxuan for a period of time, he knew him somewhat and knew that Kong Huancai was the person in the family with the most awakened bloodline "Peacock Feather" after him, possessing a total of four "Peacock Feather Peacock Feather" in four colors: blue, black, red, and yellow.
It can be said that Peacock Feather Kong Huancai is only missing a white gold peacock feather to catch up with Kong Wenxuan and also cultivate the complete "Five Elements True Scripture".
Therefore, the Lineage specifically arranged for him to be placed by Kong Wenxuan's side as an attendant and messenger, hoping that Kong Wenxuan would provide him with more guidance and instruction.
Kong Wenxuan naturally provided some care and guidance, so he had a clear understanding of Kong Huancai's abilities and was confident in his abilities.