Five Years of Wind and Rain, Through the Passing Years!
A few days later--
Northern Province -- Baxuan Immortal City -- Qin Palace
Qin Xiao sat upright in the rear hall, concentrating on his cultivation. Roughly speaking, five years had passed since Qin Lu left...
Over the past five years --
Every day, Qin Xiao lived on thin ice, having to manage his subordinates, maintain the Lineage's development, and be wary of the Nangong Clan and Gao Clan...
Furthermore, one must also focus on self-cultivation and strive to become as strong as possible!
Qin Xiao knew his own aptitude was poor. He had spent a great deal of effort to Breaking Condensing Qi back then, and he had thought that reaching the Qi Condensation would be enough for him...
But they discovered that their father had already silently shouldered everything...
Therefore, he became even more diligent and assiduous in his spiritual practice!
He would even cultivate in the back hall whenever he had free time, and whenever he saw the soul tablet representing Qin Lu on the altar...
An unconscious prayer would arise in my heart, a prayer for my father's well-being...
Over the past five years, with the help of abundant resources, he has managed to break through from the Qi Condensation Second Layer Qi Condensation Fourth Layer, making rapid progress in his cultivation...
Not only him--
The rest of the second generation of Qin have all made extremely rapid progress in the past five years!
Even Qin Wen, whose aptitude was never good, managed to cultivate to the True Martial Ninth Realm, but unfortunately his natural talent was simply too poor...
Despite using Qi Condensation Pill and numerous Origin-Nurturing Spiritual Object, I still cannot Qi Condensation!
Ultimately, as if resigned to his fate, he focused on assisting his elder brother Qin Xiao in handling political affairs, becoming increasingly taciturn, as if he had always been...
Always a disappointment!
Of the six brothers, he was the only one who couldn't Qi Condensation...
Even his own daughter Mingwan, became a scourge that nearly brought down the Qin Clan, ultimately dying a tragic death, a parent outliving their child...
His son Mingyi, also progressed slowly in his cultivation due to his relatively poor aptitude...
He's now in his twenties, but he's only at the True Martial Eighth Realm!
Let's take a look at the other brothers.
The eldest brother, Qin Xiao, has been diligently cultivating his skills over the past few years and has made rapid progress. His eldest son, Qin Minghan, is the leader among the three generations of the Qin family!
As early as four years ago--
He had already Breaking Condensing Qi, becoming the first Qi Condensation cultivator among the three generations of Qin, and now he has even reached the Qi Condensation Second Layer...
Currently stationed in Boundless City!
Since the conclusion of the Hundred Lineages Grand Competition, the Qin Clan has moved the market into Boundless City, making it the largest trading center in the Northern Province...
Baxuan Immortal City, not far from Boundless City, serves as a residential area for cultivators.
Many independent Warrior settled here, becoming direct descendants of the Qin Clan, and their offspring could be registered as military households...
You can also travel freely within the Northern Province!
In addition to enjoying a better cultivation environment, there are no extra fees required, truly making the name of the Immortal City more and more fitting for its people, who are Warrior.
Even the guards patrolling the streets are all Warrior at the fourth level of the True Martial Four Realms!
Whether they were peddlers, laborers, or innkeepers and servants, they were all Warrior had entered the True Martial Realm...
It truly fulfilled Qin Lu's dream of a sacred place for cultivation!
Perhaps they are not strong, but with such a massive number, they represent an extremely terrifying force, increasing the probability of a nascent immortal being born...
It transcends the mundane world!
No wonder those Dao Foundation forces can mobilize thousands of cultivators so easily; at this rate, they'll be here in no more than a century...
The Qin Clan will most likely be able to do the same!
In the past five years alone, more than a dozen children have been diagnosed with spiritual auras exceeding one inch, and all of them have been admitted to the Daoist Learning Academy for study...
Once these children reach adulthood, some will be assigned to various legions as mid-level officers to earn resources...
If one is fortunate enough to become Qi Condensation cultivator, one will serve as the commander of a legion or a high-ranking general!
There are also some students-
They might break away and establish their own power base under the Qin Clan's rule, such as Lineage, sect, or gang; they would act as pioneers...
They carved out a territory in the desolate mountains and wilderness of the Northern Province!
As subjects under the Qin Clan, they were provided with land and shelter by the Qin Clan, but in return, they were required to pay taxes annually...
Pay 30% of the annual harvest as a spiritual tax!
That's fair.
Some students who graduated from the Daoist Learning Academy, if they had no one to rely on, could also enter the Qin Clan and voluntarily become their servants...
This is also currently the most promising one!
The Qin Clan was established only a century ago, and its descendants were few in number. Therefore, servants had access to more power, and some benefited greatly...
They could even become retainers of the Qin Clan, assuming they were of decent talent!
The Qin Clan would even help him condense his Qi Condensation, and he could redeem his indenture at any time, regaining his freedom and becoming a servant of the Qin Clan...