Lingxiao Immortal Clan.

at the same time.

Other forces and cultivators in the Tianhe Realm also learned of the recent feat of the Cangxuan lineage.

In an instant, the reputation of the Cangxuan lineage spread throughout the entire Tianhe Realm.

In the hearts of the people, its prestige even surpassed that of the Radiant Star Immortal Sect, making it the strongest force in the Heavenly River Realm.

After all, the Radiant Star Immortal Sect had previously found it difficult to kill the Silver Moon Bear Lord, who was at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, and to annihilate the Silver Moon Barbarian Bear clan.

In addition, when the Cangxuan lineage annihilated the Silver Moon Barbarian Bear clan and countless ordinary demon beast forces under its command, they did acquire many treasure lands.

But managing those prime locations is another matter entirely.

Even though they have cultivated many disciples in the Tianhe Realm over the years, and they also plan to send many people from the Cangxuan Realm to the Tianhe Realm to help, it is still difficult for them to perfectly manage those spiritual lands for the time being.

The Cangxuan lineage is facing a similar predicament in the Tianhe Realm as when dealing with the treasure lands of the Ghost Domain.

However, compared to the shortage of spirits in the Ghost Realm, this matter is easier to resolve, since it only involves finding people to take care of some ordinary spirit lands.

While reliable spirits may be hard to find in this world, reliable oxen and horses are plentiful.

Furthermore, the Cangxuan lineage intends to expand and grow stronger.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Cangxuan lineage offered numerous benefits to encourage its disciples to reproduce and began recruiting disciples with good aptitude.

The Cangxuan lineage has a great reputation, so this matter was like a bomb, directly detonating the entire Tianhe Realm.

now.

In a certain place in the Heavenly River Realm, in an ordinary market town.

"Judging from the current situation, the strength of the Cangxuan lineage will definitely not stop there. If I can enter this lineage, perhaps I can take this opportunity to gain some good fortune."

After hearing from the outside world that the Cangxuan lineage intended to recruit cultivators, a middle-aged ordinary cultivator couldn't help but be moved and decided to join the Cangxuan lineage.

And there are quite a few cultivators who have this idea.

Therefore, even though the Cangxuan lineage has relatively strict requirements for recruiting disciples, a large number of ordinary rogue cultivators still flock to the various places under the Cangxuan lineage to select disciples.

This was also a good thing for the Cangxuan lineage, as they were able to select many good items and quickly resolve their manpower shortage.

From then on, disciples of the Cangxuan lineage appeared in various treasure lands throughout the Tianhe Realm.

Moreover, those precious lands were planted with spiritual plants to varying degrees, becoming a stable source of profit for the Cangxuan lineage.

In addition, the Cangxuan lineage also gives preferential treatment to some of the more reliable direct disciples in the Cangxuan Realm, directly bestowing some spiritual lands in the Tianhe Realm upon them as places for cultivation.

After all, those were their own people, and many of them had made outstanding contributions during the previous chaos.

They can be considered the foundation of the major powers in the future, and they are worth cultivating.

As for the disciples from the ordinary Cangxuan Realm, and the disciples recruited by the Cangxuan lineage in the Tianhe Realm, the benefits are fewer, but still quite generous compared to other forces.

After all, the Cangxuan lineage doesn't have much in the world right now, except for spiritual lands and spiritual stones.

This is also a benefit brought about by various major wars.

……

at the same time.

Within a third-tier treasure land under the Cangxuan lineage, numerous new cave dwellings have been built.

Furthermore, a special array was set up, and a spirit plant garden was established, in which a large number of spirit plants were planted.

Many plant growers are also busy working on it, accelerating the growth of the plants.

The spiritual energy here is extremely rich, enough to support multiple Golden Core cultivators in seclusion, making it truly an excellent cultivation ground.

"The family is really good to us clansmen who have made contributions during the various wars. I never expected that I would be assigned a third-level spiritual land as a place to cultivate when I have just entered the Golden Core stage. There are also many ordinary disciples recruited by the family in the Tianhe Realm to help manage the spiritual land. This kind of treatment is really comfortable."

"It was truly a stroke of luck that I followed my family to participate in the chaos in places like the Ghost Realm."

A family cultivator who had just entered the Golden Core stage due to a chance encounter during the previous chaos looked at the cultivation place that had temporarily become his own, his brows furrowed with excitement.

Third-tier treasure lands are extremely valuable and incredibly rare; they can even serve as the main strongholds of Golden Core forces.

Even Golden Core cultivators under powerful forces like the Radiant Star Immortal Sect would find it difficult to acquire such a treasure land on their own, even if they devoted their entire lives to it.

Under such circumstances, the fact that the family's cultivator was rewarded with such a precious place upon first entering the Golden Core stage undoubtedly brought him many conveniences.

Furthermore, not only does he not need to worry about the spiritual energy required for cultivation, he can also make some profits by taking advantage of this treasure land.

His future path will be smoother.

However, he did not indulge in pleasure because of this.

After all, he was no ordinary person, having made outstanding contributions amidst the chaos of the past. His resolve to pursue the Dao was extremely firm, and he intended to reach a higher realm.

Furthermore, there was a mission involved when his family granted him the sacred land.

He must make significant progress in his cultivation every hundred years; otherwise, the sacred land will be reclaimed.

Therefore, the newly promoted Golden Core cultivator of that family simply used the Cangxuan lineage to bring his family members from the Cangxuan Realm to this spiritual land, and then quickly entered the spiritual land to cultivate in seclusion.

Such examples continue to occur in the spiritual lands of families, and even in the spiritual lands of other forces within the Cangxuan lineage.

Indirectly, the overall strength of the Cangxuan lineage has been steadily improving.

In addition, because the Cangxuan lineage allocates a large amount of benefits each year to reward those who produce spiritual roots, their disciples are making faster progress in reproduction.

In addition, the Cangxuan lineage has a large number of disciples. Even though the probability of spiritual root practitioners is relatively low, over time, the Cangxuan lineage will have millions more spiritual root practitioners under its command every year.

……

Decades have passed in the blink of an eye.

The number of spiritual root practitioners under the Cangxuan lineage has increased by nearly 10%.

This number is extremely terrifying, and the Cangxuan lineage now has even more manpower at its disposal.

Furthermore, some of the more talented individuals significantly enhanced the overall strength of the Cangxuan lineage due to their faster cultivation progress.

at the same time.

Cangxuan Realm.

In the Northern Wilderness cultivation world, in the Ling clan's Lingxiao Secret Realm, Lingxiao Valley.

This day marks the annual spirit-testing ceremony.

Within Lingxiao Valley lies a Spirit Testing Hall, equipped with an incredibly powerful fifth-order array. This array can not only test the spirits of ten thousand people simultaneously but also delve deeper to determine whether a child possesses a spiritual root.

It can even detect whether someone possesses various special spiritual entities or talents in a wide range of arts.

Therefore, many clansmen who had been cultivating in seclusion in the secret realm for many years sent some of their offspring who had reached a certain age to the Spirit Testing Hall to test their aptitude.

In addition, children whose spiritual roots have already been tested at various spiritual testing sessions in the outside world will also be sent here to test whether they have other talents.

As a result, many children have gathered outside the Spirit Testing Hall.

They came from all over the place, dressed in different clothes, and most of them were innocent and naive, extremely curious about the legendary and extraordinary Spirit Testing Hall.

'I wonder if that grand hall truly contains such a unique and powerful spirit-testing array, and whether I possess special aptitude that would allow me to become one of the legendary immortals.'

'...'

They all thought to themselves.

In addition, a group of powerful members of the family were stationed outside the main gate of the Spirit Testing Hall to maintain order.

In the distance, some elder cultivators were watching their children's performance in the Spirit Testing Assembly with bated breath and casting expectant glances their way.

At that very moment, the doors of the Spirit Testing Hall slowly opened.

A middle-aged man dressed in the robes of an elder of the Ling clan, whose cultivation had reached the Nascent Soul stage and who exuded a dignified air, slowly walked out.

"I've met the Great Elder."

Upon seeing this, the powerful members of the families guarding the spirit-testing gate became serious and quickly bowed in greeting. "It's getting late. The spirit-testing competition is about to begin. First, arrange for ten thousand children to enter the main hall."

"I only hope that some talented people will emerge from this group of children, just like in previous years."

The First Elder, Ling Chengyuan, looked at the many children who needed their spirits tested, and a hint of emotion appeared on his face. He then slowly gave instructions to the family experts guarding the gate.

This spirit testing competition is of utmost importance to the family, and if the aptitude of the children at the competition were to be leaked, it would surely cause a lot of trouble.

Therefore, just to be on the safe side, Ling Chengyuan personally oversees the annual spirit testing conference every year.

Moreover, although he still resides in the Cangxuan Realm year-round, all sorts of miscellaneous matters concerning his family in the Tianhe Realm, as well as various affairs in the Ghost Realm, are gathered here.

He was essentially managing three locations all by himself.

I'm still quite busy on weekdays.

However, he was quite content with it and had long since accepted it as a part of his life.

Moreover, he always aspired to make his family stronger.

He was filled with anticipation for this spirit-testing event.

"I'll take care of it right away."

Upon hearing Elder Ling Chengyuan's instructions, the powerful family members guarding the gate immediately arranged for ten thousand children who were positioned at the front to enter the massive Spirit Testing Hall.

As soon as the children entered the main hall, they found that it was filled with mist, making it impossible to see their surroundings or even whether their companions were beside them.

'What the heck is this cloud of fog...?'

They couldn't help but feel a little scared.

"Don't panic. This is a concealing mist created by the spirit-testing array in the main hall. It can greatly conceal your situation. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator might not be able to see through this mist."

"In this way, your qualifications can also be hidden."

Elder Ling Chengyuan followed closely behind and entered the main hall, where he comforted the children.

Immediately afterwards, he took out a special array plate and activated the spirit-testing array in the spirit-testing hall.

'The battle begins!'

Buzz! ! ! !

With a deep rumble, special array patterns suddenly appeared on the ground of the Spirit Testing Hall, flowing into the children's bodies to deeply examine their internal conditions.

However, the power of that great formation was indeed formidable, and the matter was over in an instant.

The children's bodies also began to shimmer with special light.

Even the array patterns that had previously flowed into their bodies reappeared and, based on their aptitude, coalesced into some characters, which were extremely easy to understand.

He possesses the five spiritual roots but lacks a spiritual body, making his aptitude ordinary.

He possesses five spiritual roots and a fifth-grade alchemy aptitude, indicating some potential for development.

Five spiritual roots aptitude...

……

With dual spiritual roots of water and wood, a second-grade pharmacist talent, and a second-grade aptitude for body cultivation, he also possesses the special spiritual body, the White Jade Body, which is beneficial to both the path of pharmacist and the path of physical cultivation. He can pursue the path of dual cultivation of body and spirit, making him a promising candidate for the Nascent Soul stage.

With a metal-attribute celestial spiritual root, possessing the aptitude for the Heavenly Rank Arrow Cultivation Path, and also having a superior Qi-breaking and Metal-shattering spiritual body, he is an excellent Nascent Soul seedling with a high probability of reaching the Nascent Soul stage. He deserves careful cultivation.

"Our family has been quite lucky this year. Unexpectedly, two of the first batch of children who underwent spirit testing have become Nascent Soul cultivators. It's truly a great start."

The First Elder, Ling Chengyuan, looked at the two children with special talents and couldn't help but feel a little more affection for them.

He immediately called them over and asked them for their names and other information.

The child who possessed the White Jade Body was named Ling Feixiang. He belonged to the Fei generation of the family and was eight years old this year. He was a descendant of a Foundation Establishment member of the family. His ancestors had some connection with the direct line of the family, so his generation name was relatively high.

In addition, perhaps because he possesses a special spiritual body, he is quite tall and already has a somewhat robust appearance, making him a good candidate for body cultivation.

The child who possessed the Shattered Gold Spirit Body was named Ling Guangming. He was of ordinary birth and of common generation, and was eight years old this year.

Moreover, he had sharp eyes and amazing eyesight. He said that he had long mastered the use of a regular bow and arrow, and he often went hunting in the mountains with his father, where he was able to shoot down many wild animals.

In addition, due to the long history of the family, there are many generational names today, such as "Soaring Ambitions to the Clouds," "A Career of Ten Thousand Miles to Flourish," and "The Wind Rises and the Clouds Fly."

May the blessings of heaven and earth bring prosperity and abundance; may the jade flowers and spiritual light illuminate the profound mysteries of the universe; may our ancestors shine brightly and our lineage prosper forever.

Subsequently, Elder Ling Chengyuan considered that the two children were still young and their temperaments were not yet settled. If they were properly nurtured, they could become pillars of the family.

He planned to place him under the tutelage of some Nascent Soul stage experts in the family who were skilled in archery, pharmacism, and body cultivation, and to provide them with focused training.

"To be able to cultivate alongside a Nascent Soul expert? If my parents knew, they would be overjoyed."

Because both of Ling Feixiang's parents were cultivators, he was already somewhat familiar with the cultivation world despite his young age. He was extremely happy about learning from powerful figures and would grin foolishly.

"By the way, senior, while I am training under those powerful figures, am I allowed to go home to see my parents and others?"

Ling Guangming didn't know much about the Nascent Soul stage, but he could vaguely understand that following those powerful figures would lead to a better future. However, he was worried because he couldn't see his parents and others because of this.

"You're quite homesick, but don't worry, you can certainly go home to visit your family. In fact, after this spiritual test, I can instruct the family cultivators to bring your parents and the rest of the family to live in some of the ordinary villages and towns in our secret realm."

"In this way, you can go home to visit your family more quickly in the future, and your parents and others will be safer. After all, our family's secret realm is guarded by a large number of powerful people, and there are even powerful formations to protect it."

"Therefore, you only need to stay in the family and cultivate quietly, and strive to reach a higher level. In this way, your parents can live a better life, and you might even be able to get some treasures that can prolong their lives for them."

"By the way, Dumbo, don't be too happy yet. The path of cultivating both body and spirit is extremely difficult. You have to concentrate."

Elder Ling Chengyuan patted Ling Feixiang on the head and gave him some instructions, and then comforted Ling Guangming.

"Flying Elephant is not afraid of difficulties; the more difficult the task, the more it likes it."

Little Lingfei is a bit simple-minded, but full of energy.

"It would be good to bring my parents to the secret realm. I will certainly live up to your expectations and will make the most of my time to cultivate in the future."

Xiao Lingguang was overjoyed.

"Two silly kids."

Seeing their various expressions, Elder Ling Chengyuan couldn't help but smile.

After recording the aptitudes of Ling Guangming and the other children who were being tested, he temporarily dismissed them and then summoned another group of children to the main hall for spirit testing.

The array for testing spirits was quite fast, and even though there were many children being tested, it only took a few days to complete.

During this period, although no Nascent Soul cultivators with exceptional talent like Ling Guangming and Ling Feixiang emerged, some Nascent Soul cultivators did appear, which was in line with Elder Ling Chengyuan's expectations.

He was then completely satisfied.

Instead, he arranged for Xiao Ling Feixiang and Xiao Ling Guangming to cultivate alongside some of the Nascent Soul cultivators in the family.

Life gradually returned to normal.

……

Hundreds of years have passed.

What Elder Ling Chengyuan did not expect was that, in the days that followed, perhaps because both Xiao Ling Feixiang and Xiao Ling Guangming had rather special personalities.

Furthermore, the Nascent Soul cultivators who guided them were all very dedicated.

Their potential far exceeded everyone's expectations, and their cultivation progress far surpassed that of ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators.

They reached the Foundation Establishment stage in just a few years and achieved the Golden Core stage in several decades.

In just one hundred years, they actually reached the Nascent Soul stage.

Moreover, since they were the same group whose spiritual roots were discovered at the same time, they also formed a deep friendship and often went out to cultivate together or to gain experience.

They also earned a fearsome reputation, and were known as the "Twin Heroes of the Ling Clan" in their time. (End of Chapter)