Lingxiao Immortal Clan.

at the same time.

The Hunyuan lineage, within the inner territory.

Inside the Black Stone Valley.

"By the way, Wantong, if you hadn't befriended Fellow Daoist Hunjin early on and used him to find out in advance that the lease on Black Stone Valley was about to expire, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to lease this treasure land so smoothly."

"This is a great achievement and deserves a reward. Here, take these mid-grade fifth-rank cultivation medicinal foods."

"In addition, after a while, I will find an opportunity to get you a high-quality mid-grade fifth-tier breakthrough spiritual item."

After taking out several portions of mid-grade fifth-level cultivation medicinal diet from her storage bag and giving them to Ling Wantong, Yan Siyi also made some promises to him.

"Since the spirit of Ancestor Siyi has been of great benefit to me, I will not stand on ceremony with you."

"Thank you very much for this. Please accept my bow."

Upon hearing this, Ling Wantong's eyes lit up. After accepting the medicinal food, he immediately expressed his gratitude.

A mid-grade fifth-tier medicinal diet and a mid-grade fifth-tier breakthrough spiritual item are comparable to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

His cultivation level was only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Indirectly, the effects of consuming such spiritual items beyond his level were stronger.

Most importantly, those two spiritual objects are of extraordinary help to him now.

After all, he had been stuck at the peak of the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm for a long time and urgently needed spiritual items to break through to the next level, as well as high-level resources to hone his cultivation.

In addition, in recent years, he has privately spent a lot of money collecting such spiritual objects.

However, because those spiritual items were quite valuable, he didn't manage to acquire many.

Therefore, Yan Siyi's gift of such a spiritual object to him was nothing short of divine assistance.

"Why are you being so polite with me, child?"

Yan Siyi said with a smile.

She then considered that the original protective formation of Blackrock Valley had been dismantled, which greatly reduced the defensive strength of Blackrock Valley, and this was really inappropriate.

In addition, when she led people to infiltrate the Qingxia Realm in her early years, she had made preparations and brought several high-level formations from her family.

She then took out one of the earth-attribute fifth-order superior-grade formations called "Earth Rock Formation," and set it up in the valley using the fifth-order superior-grade spiritual vein of Black Stone Valley.

That formation is better suited for defense.

Moreover, although it is a simple array that relies solely on various array flags, it cannot compare to the special spiritual vein arrays that are specifically set up based on the spiritual vein origin of this place.

However, its high grade, coupled with the abundant spiritual energy nurtured by the Black Stone Valley's spiritual vein, is sufficient to help it remain open for a long time.

Indirectly, the formation can also unleash considerable power, and can even easily block one or two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

Moreover, it erected a massive, thick defensive light barrier that protected the entire Blackrock Valley.

Blackrock Valley's defensive capabilities also surged.

It is even better than when the original owner of this place rented it out.

After all, the original owner of this place had only set up a low-grade fifth-order formation here.

In addition, there are several acres of high-level, empty spirit fields within Blackstone Valley.

And such precious fields can accelerate the growth of spiritual plants.

Therefore, Yan Siyi and Ling Wantong immediately found some high-level spiritual plant seeds and planted them inside.

The two then built some simple cave dwellings before stopping their work.

Blackrock Valley has regained some of its popularity.

“Wantong, the spiritual energy here is quite rich, which is more suitable for my cultivation. I plan to stay here permanently in the future.”

"As for the cultivation cave I previously rented in Hunyuan Immortal City, please help me cancel the lease. This will reduce some expenses."

"You will remain in Immortal City to oversee the family business there, as it is essential to manage the family's operations there. After all, the family business is growing larger and larger under your management and cannot function without you."

"Also, rest assured, the family will continue to renew the lease on the fifth-grade low-level cave dwelling that they rented for you in the market. You will definitely not be treated unfairly because of the appearance of Black Stone Valley."

"By the way, if you ever encounter any trouble in the future, remember to send me a message immediately."

Yan Siyi gave instructions to Ling Wantong.

In recent years, Ling Wantong has managed his family business in Hunyuan Immortal City very well.

Moreover, he could generate considerable profits for the family every year, which made Yan Siyi extremely trusting of him.

In addition, in his early years, he rented a fifth-grade low-level cultivation cave with decent spiritual energy in Hunyuan Immortal City for him to cultivate in.

"Ancestor, please rest assured. As long as I am here, I will never allow the family's business in Hunyuan Immortal City to run into trouble."

"At the same time, the younger generation will do their utmost to continue expanding the family business."

Ling Wantong assured him.

In addition, Blackrock Valley is also a suitable place for him to cultivate.

However, the fifth-grade low-level cave dwelling that the family rented for him in Hunyuan Immortal City was not bad.

In addition, he is currently in need of financial gain, and he can earn a considerable salary by helping the family run their business.

Moreover, unlike high-level spiritual chefs like Yan Siyi, he could not make a profit even in Black Stone Valley, which was far away from Hunyuan Immortal City.

Therefore, he had no objection to continuing to oversee the family business in Hunyuan Immortal City.

He then immediately left Blackstone Mountain and headed to Hunyuan Immortal City.

'This child's current demeanor does indeed resemble Cheng Yuan's back in the day.'

'I wonder how far this child can manage the family business in Hunyuan Immortal City.'

Yan Siyi watched Ling Wantong's departing figure, her brows furrowed with curiosity.

Then, gazing at the empty Black Stone Valley, she couldn't help but think of her husband, Ling Pengyun.

'The separation from my husband as we journey on the path of cultivation is truly unbearable. I wonder when he will be able to shed his profound Nascent Soul stage and enter the Clear Cloud Realm.'

She murmured to herself, lost in thought.

In addition, the Cold Spirit Minor Realm is, after all, just a small realm under the control of the Frost Immortal Sect of the Clear Cloud Realm.

Indirectly, it became difficult for her to communicate with Ling Pengyun, who was in the situation, and she was unaware of Ling Pengyun's current situation.

"By the way, it's been a while since I've contacted Cheng Xia and Cheng Mie, or the clansmen who traveled with them to the Qingxia Realm. I should ask them how they are doing."

Yan Siyi thought for a moment and immediately took out a high-level communication mirror and infused it with some spiritual power.

Soon, the phantom images of her eldest son Ling Chengxia and youngest son Ling Chengmie with Ling Pengyun appeared on the communication treasure.

"Mother, is there something you need that you used the communication artifact to find us?"

The phantom images of Ling Chengxia and Ling Chengmie, somewhat puzzled, curiously used the communication mirror to ask Yan Siyi.

"What are you two saying? Does your mother only look for you because something has happened?"

"Moreover, you two children have been wandering around for hundreds of years since you entered the Qingxia Realm, and you haven't come back to visit your mother in the Hunyuan lineage's territory. Can't your mother use the communication mirror to talk to you?"

Yan Siyi said with a hint of blame.

Centuries ago, after Ling Pengyun discovered the truth of the Qingxia Realm, he considered that the Qingxia Realm was a prosperous place for cultivators to develop their skills.

He not only arranged for Yan Siyi to enter Qingxia Realm, but also arranged for his two offspring, Ling Chengxia and Ling Chengmie, as well as a few reliable members of the family to come here.

However, most people, including Ling Chengxia and Ling Chengmie, are not skilled in any special crafts.

Moreover, they are not good at running the family business.

After much deliberation, they came together and set off to explore the Qingxia Realm.

Sometimes, they act as independent cultivators, assisting major powers in dealing with opposing forces.

Sometimes, they would assist forces that discovered larger territories, helping them expand their domains, and so on.

Although such things are dangerous, and they are often injured or even seriously wounded, they are still very dangerous.

However, their strength was considerable, and they knew their limits, so their lives were not in immediate danger.

Moreover, they made a considerable profit.

As a result, their cultivation has improved considerably recently.

Ling Chengxia had even entered the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, his strength had greatly increased, and he was already considered one of the top figures in the current family. As for Ling Chengmie, a beast tamer, he used his powerful beast taming skills to cultivate three or four mid-grade fifth-tier guardian spirit beasts.

Therefore, even though his cultivation is slightly weaker than Cheng Xia's, and he is currently still hovering in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, his strength should not be underestimated.

The rest of the clansmen who ventured out into the world also made decent progress in their cultivation.

However, what they did was dangerous after all.

In addition, Ling Chengxia and Ling Chengmie are both descendants of Yan Siyi, and Yan Siyi also has a good relationship with the other members of her clan who have ventured out.

She was extremely worried about this and would frequently use the communication mirror to inquire about their situation.

"Mother...we've just been too busy."

"Also, Mother, don't worry, once we're done with this busy period, we'll definitely come back to the Hunyuan lineage's territory to see you."

"..."

Upon hearing this, the Ling brothers, Chengxia and Chengmie, felt somewhat guilty and quickly comforted him.

"That's pretty much it."

Yan Siyi was relieved after hearing this.

She then inquired in detail about the recent situation of the two brothers and the other clansmen who had ventured out, and then told them about their rental to Blackstone Valley.

"Once you have finished what you are doing and wish to return to the territory of the Hunyuan lineage, you can come directly to Black Stone Valley."

"I thought you had built some cave dwellings..."

Yan Siyi said with longing.

"A fifth-tier, high-grade Blackstone Valley? That's a wonderful place."

Upon learning everything, the Ling brothers were overjoyed and couldn't help but feel happy.

Afterwards, Yan Siyi spoke with them privately for a while before stopping the communication.

'The things Cheng Xia and Cheng Mie are doing these days are truly worrying.'

'Furthermore, I need to find a way to help them more, otherwise I really can't rest easy.'

Looking at the silent communication mirror, Yan Siyi secretly made up her mind.

In addition, although Ling Chengxia and Ling Chengmie's cultivation levels are extremely high, not much lower than Yan Siyi's, the resources they require are of higher value.

In addition, Yan Siyi is currently lacking resources, and she also lacks high-level spiritual objects to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, so she is unable to help them with cultivation resources.

However, it is still possible to help them find some guardian spirits and healing spirits.

Therefore, she immediately sent a message to Ling Wantong, who was in Hunyuan Immortal City, to help search for such spiritual objects.

And ask them to help search for more spiritual herbs that can be used to brew high-level medicinal cuisine.

In this way, she can also use her powerful culinary skills to prepare more valuable medicinal dishes and earn profits.

Afterwards, Yan Siyi returned to her cave to meditate or prepare medicinal cuisine.

Black Rock Valley then returned to calm.

……

In a blink of an eye.

Decades pass.

This day.

The Cold Spirit Minor Realm.

The Chaoyue Immortal Sect's headquarters is located atop Chaoyue Hill, a fifth-grade high-ranking hill.

Inside a cave.

"Pengyun, this is your salary from the sect this year."

With a joyful expression, the old Daoist Chaoyue handed a bulging storage bag to Ling Pengyun, who was meditating there.

"I never expected that the sect would give me such a much higher salary this year than in previous years."

"It seems that the sect's business has been doing better recently."

After Ling Pengyun took it and examined it carefully, he was immediately shocked.

It contains numerous spiritual items, all of considerable value.

It even contains not only dozens of low-grade fifth-rank pills, a dozen mid-grade fifth-rank pills, and several high-grade fifth-rank cultivation pills.

In addition, there is a large quantity of high-grade spirit wood bark that can be refined into talismans.

Most importantly, this salary is worth significantly more than the salary the sect gave Ling Pengyun last year.

Moreover, this has happened frequently in recent years.

Even if you calculate it carefully, his current salary is almost double that of several decades ago when he first entered the Nascent Soul stage.

"The sect's business is indeed better than in previous years, but this is largely thanks to having a Nascent Soul cultivator like you overseeing our sect."

"Old Daoist Chaoyue said with a smile."

Ling Pengyun's cultivation level was high after all. In fact, within a realm like the Cold Spirit Minor Realm, as long as the Frost Immortal Sect's Void Refinement cultivators were of good quality, he would be among the strongest.

As a result, even though the Chaoyue Immortal Sect has been quite domineering in recent years, opening its shops throughout the markets of the entire Hanling Minor World, other forces have not dared to cause trouble.

The Chaoyue Immortal Sect, feeling quite confident, even dispatched some people to the Qingxia Realm to establish a base and collect high-level spiritual items.

Indirectly, this group gained more benefits.

Ling Pengyun is, after all, the core of this sect, and the sect's finances are also overseen by the old Daoist Chaoyue.

Ling Pengyun's salary and benefits naturally improved over time.

In addition, the Chaoyue Immortal Sect has also grown stronger through this, and recently, thanks to the substantial profits, it has cultivated a number of Nascent Soul cultivators.

The Chaoyue Immortal Sect is currently flourishing.

However, the old Daoist Chaoyue knew that all of this was brought about by Ling Pengyun, but Ling Pengyun's lifespan was ultimately limited.

Therefore, in order to prevent any unforeseen circumstances, he had been intentionally gathering resources, except when he was cultivating other talents in the sect.

And with the help of a special array, the fifth-grade superior spiritual vein in Chaoyue Mountain was upgraded to the fifth-grade supreme quality.

After all, if this matter is accomplished, the spiritual energy within Chaoyue Mountain will not only surge, but it will also greatly benefit the cultivation of the disciples of the Chaoyue Immortal Sect.

Moreover, high-level spiritual plant masters from sects such as Daoist Chaoyue can use this opportunity to perfectly utilize their most proficient spiritual plant skills and cultivate many high-level spiritual plants.

Indirectly, even if the sect passes away without Ling Pengyun in the future, it is entirely possible for it to continue to prosper.

However, upgrading to a fifth-grade top-quality spiritual vein requires a lot of resources.

Even the sects themselves are struggling to keep up; it would take at least tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years, to accumulate.

Indirectly, even though the sect's business is already quite good, Daoist Chaoyue has always been eager to expand his business.

He has devoted most of his energy to this matter in recent years.

He even looked somewhat exhausted, but his overall spirit and energy were extremely good.

Seeing his appearance, Ling Pengyun couldn't help but feel sorry for him.

After all, the old Daoist Chaoyue treated him well.

“Master, the matter of cultivating spiritual veins cannot be rushed. Moreover, you are already old, so you should not waste too much energy on sect business.”

"Instead of doing that, why not take a chance and strive to reach the peak of the Nascent Soul stage? After all, with the current financial resources of our sect, we have every opportunity to slowly collect high-level breakthrough spiritual items to assist you in your future attempt to reach the peak of the Nascent Soul stage."

"Moreover, if this matter can be accomplished, it will also benefit the development of our sect."

Ling Pengyun suggested.

"Ah, how could I not know about this? But I know the condition of my old bones."

"Although you helped me increase my lifespan by using some special longevity-enhancing spiritual items, my aptitude has reached its limit. I'm afraid that unless I have four or five high-level breakthrough spiritual items, I will have no chance to break through to the next realm."

"But how easy is it to get four or five high-level breakthrough spiritual items? It's impossible to collect them with the sect's financial resources alone, and there aren't many high-level breakthrough spiritual items in the Cold Spirit Small World either."

"Instead of wasting resources on me, it's better to save them for your cultivation or to nurture spiritual veins for the future of the sect."

"I am a Daoist master," said Chaoyue, with a hint of helplessness. (End of Chapter)