Bifang Commandery City, a Different Mindset
Bifang Commandery is governed by the Bi Household, Sixth-Grade True Spirit Lineage known as "True Spirit Bifang," and comprises five counties.
These were Fire Crow County, Black Crane County, Cuckoo County, Wildebeest County, and Pit Viper County. Of course, now that the "True Spirit Du Household" of Cuckoo County has been destroyed, Cuckoo County has also been occupied by the "Fire Crow" Ya Household and even renamed "Cuckoo Town". So, in reality, "Bifang Commandery" only has four counties left.
Bifang Commandery City is located northwest of Cuckoo Town, more than 20,000 li away. Even if the Kong Household's "Peacock Feather Boat" flies at full speed, it will take at least ten days to fly there. If it needs to rest, recover its Law Power, or encounters other events along the way, the time will be even longer.
Therefore, the servant Lineage in the former Cuckoo County rarely went to the county seat. Any transactions or business could be handled directly in the "Cuckoo County City".
The "Treasure Tower" opened by the Du Household in the county town can basically solve the needs of most of the Bloodline Lineage for resources, spiritual objects, elixirs, Law Artifact, talismans, etc.
Even if they occasionally encounter goods that are not available in the "Treasure Tower," they only need to inform the "Treasure Tower," Du Household family will send a caravan to Bifang Commandery City regularly to purchase them and then resell them to the servant Lineage who need them.
Of course, it was inevitable that the Du Household made a considerable profit during this process.
Therefore, very few people in the Kong Household had actually been to Bifang Commandery City. They included the clan leader Kong Changgeng, the eldest elder Kong Changlan Kong Changsen, the second elder Kong Changlan, the third elder Kong Changfeng, as well as the eldest uncle Kong Yushuo, the second Kong Yujin, the fourth uncle Kong Yuzhen, and the fifth uncle Kong Yuluo.
Moreover, they had mostly only been there once or twice, and it was usually the clan chief who led them there to broaden their horizons.
After all, the Kong Household had once been wealthy, and the clan leader had never forgotten his ambition to elevate the Lineage back to the position of "Ninth-Grade True Spirit." He also worried that if the clan members remained confined to the countryside, their knowledge would be limited, their minds would be narrow, they would forget the glory of their ancestors, and they would lose their ambition to revive the Lineage and regain the position of "Ninth-Grade True Spirit."
Therefore, whenever there is an opportunity, the clan leader will usually take some promising Lineage cultivators to "Bifang Commandery City" 20,000 miles away, so that they can see the vast world outside and see the real prosperity and wealth, thereby inspiring their fighting spirit and ambition.
Unfortunately, such opportunities are rare, since the Lineage previously only had the patriarch as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and there were many times and many things that required his help.
This time, however, the Kong Household's return to Bifang Commandery City brought a different feeling and a different situation.
Their Kong Household was no longer an ordinary Bloodline Lineage without a name, title, or status, but Ninth-Grade True Spirit Lineage that had successfully Star Inlaying in the "Celestial Stars True Spirit Diagram".
Famous, renowned, and influential!
Even the gates to enter "Bifang Commandery City" no longer require queuing with ordinary Bloodline Lineage to enter through the side gate; instead, one can directly enter the county city through the main gate.
The clan leader, the second elder, the eldest uncle, the second aunt, and the eldest brother—these were the only five people who came to Bifang Commandery City with Kong Wenxuan this time. At this moment, they all stood tall and proud, some with reserved expressions, others with proud expressions, and their eyes were filled with barely concealed excitement.
Upon entering the county town, Kong Wenxuan and his companions followed the Ya Household's procession led by Ya Zhaoying and went first to the prefect's residence to deliver their visiting cards and leave their communication information.
Then the two families split up. The Ya Household had their own villa in Bifang Commandery City, Ya Zhaoying and the others went directly to the Ya Household's villa.
However, the Kong Household had no place to stay in this county town and could only stay in the town's inns.
"Cousin Wenxuan, although I've only been to this county town once, I know quite a few good places. After we get to the inn, come with me. For all you Chencang fans of Chencang, the latest chapter of ' Lineage Cultivation: Starting from the Peacock Bloodline ' has been released! I'll show you around..."
The eldest brother, Kong Wenzhang, smiled and said to Kong Wenxuan, then stepped forward to lead the way to the inn.
"We won't be staying at the inn in Gentle Wind Ward this time," the clan leader announced.
The eldest brother, Kong Wenzhang, immediately stopped and looked at the clan leader, asking, "Clan leader, why? Didn't we always stay at Gentle Wind Ward when we came here before? You even said you had acquaintances there..."
"In the past, our Kong Household was just an ordinary Bloodline Lineage, so of course we could only live in places like Gentle Wind Ward where ordinary Bloodline Lineage gathered, and we would only associate with cultivators from Bloodline Lineage of similar status and strength."
"But now, our Kong Household is already a ' Ninth-Grade True Spirit ' Lineage. If we were to stay at Gentle Wind Ward, we would not only lose our status for nothing, but it would also be inconvenient for us and the ordinary Bloodline Lineage living there."
"Now, we should check into the inn in Pill Flame Ward. That's where cultivators from the ' True Spirit Lineage ' who travel to and from Bifang Commandery City usually stay."
"On the contrary, people from ordinary Bloodline Lineage basically don't enter the Pill Flame Ward."
"Our Kong Household has now been promoted to a ' Ninth-Grade True Spirit ' Lineage. From now on, our main contacts and relationships will be with ' True Spirit Lineage, so staying at Pill Flame Ward will be more convenient."
"Moreover, although it's not explicitly stated, everyone basically knows that the businesses in Pill Flame Ward are all run by cultivators from the ' Bifang ' Bi Household, and living there offers many hidden benefits."
"Only True Spirit Lineage ' are allowed to live there; cultivators from other ordinary Bloodline Lineage have no way of getting in, even if they wanted to."
Upon hearing the clan leader's words, the eldest brother, Kong Wenzhang, immediately betrayed Gentle Wind Ward and said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go to Pill Flame Ward now!"
Although the clan chief Kong Changgeng had not visited Bifang Commandery City many times, he had clearly studied the geography, streets, customs, and rules of the county well.
With the clan head leading the way, the Kong Household members quickly arrived at Pill Flame Ward. This market was not far from the central prefectural governor's mansion in the county, which further demonstrated its special status.
And what one encounters and sees in this Pill Flame Ward is indeed that there are no ordinary people coming and going, and all those who talk and laugh are True Spirit.
Basically, each person is surrounded by some starlight, which represents their identity as a cultivator of the "True Spirit Lineage".
At this moment, the Kong Household members also activated the power of the "Peacock True Spirit Star" in their bloodline, either manifesting starlight between their eyebrows or being covered in starlight, as if wearing a starlight feather robe, thus demonstrating their identity as a "True Spirit Lineage".
In this way, they could walk around Pill Flame Ward without attracting attention.
They found an inn in Pill Flame Ward and checked in. The room rate was significantly higher than that of the inn in Gentle Wind Ward. Kong Wenxuan could see his elder brother, Kong Wenzhang, gritting his teeth in secret.
However, these were all necessary expenses, and no one said anything. They simply asked for a separate courtyard where the six members of the Kong Household could easily live and practice.
After tidying up in the courtyard, everyone gathered in the clan leader's house to discuss their next move.
The clan leader planned to take his eldest uncle Kong Yushuo, to the Pill Pavilion in Pill Flame Ward to see if there were any pills that could regenerate his uncle's severed limbs.
The Second Elder Kong Changlan, then looked at Kong Wenxuan and his second aunt, and said, "You two come with me to sell the Demon Beast materials we brought."
In fact, the Second Elder and Second Aunt Kong Yujin were mainly in charge of the transaction. The reason for bringing Kong Wenxuan along was simply to take advantage of his status Foundation Establishment cultivator.
As for the eldest brother, Kong Wenzhang, he was temporarily left to look after the house.