Lingxiao Immortal Clan.

'It's time to return to the family.'

Seeing that everything in the Cold Spirit Minor Realm had been dealt with, Ling Pengyun took the opportunity to use the Netherworld Blade to silently evade the detection of the high-level protective formation of the Cold Spirit Minor Realm, and broke through the void to leave the place.

Soon after.

Deep within the endless void river lies the Celestial River Realm.

The summit of "Cangxuan Mountain," the stronghold of the Cangxuan lineage established by the family and other forces in the Cangxuan Realm, including Xinghai Pavilion.

'Finally back.'

Ling Pengyun returned to his old haunts after decades, and his mood couldn't help but feel a little more relaxed.

He then walked to a familiar cave and knocked on its door.

Boom boom boom! ! !
Waiting for a while.

The cave gate opened, and an old man with black hair streaked with white and his body exuding a fragrant aroma of elixir walked out with a look of delight.

"Pengyun? You're finally back! By the way, have Siyi, Cheng Xia, Cheng Mie, and the other kids returned?"

The old man asked with concern in his eyes.

And this old man was none other than Ling Yunhong, the old patriarch of the family.

Although his cultivation level is quite high, he has recently entered the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm and his alchemy has reached the fifth-grade upper level. He is particularly skilled and has even acquired many items that can increase lifespan.

However, as time goes by, his age inevitably increases, and he has even been cultivating Taoism for four or five thousand years.

Therefore, he inevitably appears somewhat old.

Fortunately, he has a long lifespan and is at least two or three thousand years away from his death.

But Ling Pengyun still felt it wasn't enough.

“Grandpa Yunhong, Siyi and the others are still in the Qingxia Realm, but don’t worry, I will definitely bring them back to see you when I return next time.”

"By the way, Ancestor Yun Hong, these are three top-grade fifth-rank Ice Profound Longevity Pills that I obtained from the General Affairs Hall of the Ice Profound lineage of the Refining Void Immortal Sect in the Qingxia Realm many years ago. Their effects are particularly good. Each one can increase a cultivator's lifespan by at least a thousand years, and three pills can be taken at the same time."

"This can increase lifespan by a total of three thousand years."

"With these three items, Ancestor, your remaining lifespan can be increased to five thousand years. This is a particularly good amount of time, probably enough for you to reach the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, or even a higher realm."

With a beaming smile, Ling Pengyun handed over the three Ice Profound Longevity Pills that he had acquired at great expense years ago to Ling Yunhong.

In addition, they are ice-blue in color, and it is said that they were made by the fifth-level top-grade alchemist elder of the Ice Profound lineage, using the flesh and soul of a Nascent Soul stage demon beast as the main ingredients, along with various rare spiritual materials, making them particularly extraordinary.

Moreover, this pill is extremely difficult to refine, and its spiritual materials are rare, so its value is quite high, with each pill being worth nearly five thousand fifth-grade spirit crystals.

Three of them amount to 15,000 spirit crystals, which is more valuable than the entire fortune of an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator.

Secondly, even cultivators of the Ice Profound lineage find it difficult to purchase such items, and there are even limited purchase quotas available.

If Ling Pengyun hadn't become a Nascent Soul guest elder of the Bingxuan lineage and hadn't attracted the attention of the Bingxuan lineage with his excellent skills in weapon crafting and spiritual plant cultivation, it would have been difficult for him to obtain such rare items from the Bingxuan lineage, even if he had the money.

"Ice Profound Longevity Pill?"

"These are good things, and they have indeed been of great help to me. Pengyun, I won't stand on ceremony with you. But don't worry, I won't take them for nothing. These are some extra pills that I have made in recent years while helping my family or other people with their alchemy."

"Furthermore, I am aware that these pills are not enough, but in the future, I will definitely continue to make up for the shortfall in profits."

At this moment, the old patriarch Ling Yunhong looked at the three Ice Profound Longevity Pills and his expression lit up. Then he took out many pills from his storage bag and handed them to Ling Pengyun.

'Grandpa Yunhong is still the same as ever; no matter how much we younger generations give him, he doesn't want us to suffer any loss.'

Seeing this, Ling Pengyun couldn't help but smile wryly.

Moreover, no matter how he pleaded, he was unable to persuade the old patriarch Ling Yunhong to take back the large quantity of pills.

Left with no other choice, Ling Pengyun had to accept it.

Then, he discussed with the old patriarch Ling Yunhong the family's affairs in the Tianhe Realm and the recent situation in the Tianhe Realm.

In addition, the old patriarch Ling Yunhong was, after all, a high-ranking member of the family, and his cultivation and skills were quite good. Moreover, in recent years, he had been cultivating in the spiritually rich fifth-grade spiritual land of Cangxuan Mountain.

Moreover, his family's inheritance was barely enough for him, so he had no intention of going to places like the Cold Spirit Minor Realm for the time being.

Therefore, in recent years, the family has entrusted him with the management of the family's affairs in the Tianhe Realm.

This matter was not difficult for the old clan chief Ling Yunhong, and he handled it exceptionally well.

In addition, the family is a top-tier power in the Tianhe Realm, enough to intimidate all sides and develop peacefully.

Therefore, the family's development in the Tianhe Realm has been getting better and better, and they have not encountered any troubles.

Moreover, they successively made a lot of money by taking advantage of various spiritual sites or markets, and even cultivated a number of Nascent Soul cultivators.

Furthermore, the family gathered enough resources and sought the help of the family's array master Ling Penglin and the fifth-tier top-grade array master 'Elder Xingqing' from Xinghai Pavilion to set up special arrays, and successively cultivated many high-level spiritual veins in the Tianhe Realm.

Even the spiritual vein of Lingxiao Valley, deep within the family's ancestral land "Lingxiao Secret Realm" in the Cangxuan Realm, was upgraded to the fifth-order top-grade realm.

"Furthermore, given the current development of the family, and considering that Pengyun, Siyi, and others bring back a large number of rare spiritual items from the Cold Spirit Realm and the Clear Cloud Realm every now and then, it is estimated that the family will be able to cultivate another fifth-grade top-quality spiritual vein in a few hundred years."

"And by then, the spiritual foundation of our family alone will probably be enough to rival that of the powerful Radiant Star Immortal Sect."

The old clan chief, Ling Yunhong, said with a hint of excitement.

After all, the speed at which such a fifth-tier top-grade spiritual vein is cultivated is extremely astonishing. In fact, looking at all the major forces in the entire Tianhe Realm, it is estimated that only a family can accomplish this. As for forces such as the Star Sea Pavilion within the Cangxuan lineage, or the Radiant Star Immortal Sect, although they are quite strong, their potential is relatively small due to the limitations imposed by the development of the Tianhe Realm, and their speed in cultivating high-tier spiritual veins is relatively slow.

However, it is worth mentioning that the Radiant Star Immortal Sect is, after all, an old top-tier Nascent Soul power in the Heavenly River Realm, with a history of tens or even hundreds of thousands of years.

In addition, he was a beneficiary during the chaos in the Heavenly River Realm, so he now has two fifth-grade top-quality spiritual veins, and his foundation is still quite strong.

"This is an unexpected delight."

Upon hearing this, Ling Pengyun's eyes lit up immediately.

After all, a fifth-grade top-quality spiritual vein is quite valuable and can bring a lot of benefits. Moreover, the cultivation environment for the family's high-ranking members who reside in the Cangxuan Realm can be improved, which is of great help to their cultivation path.

In addition, the family's foundation in the Tianhe Realm and Cangxuan Realm was particularly good in the past.

However, there are currently no top-grade fifth-order spiritual veins. As for the top-grade fifth-order spiritual land of Cangxuan Mountain, it is shared by the Cangxuan lineage and is not exclusive to the family.

Although there is a fifth-grade top-quality treasure land in the ancient ghost domain of the Milky Way, it is a ghost land, and righteous cultivators cannot maximize its benefits.

However, it would be good for cultivating spirits.

Upon closer examination, the family currently possesses two top-grade spiritual lands, one on the righteous path and one on the ghost path, both at the fifth rank.

According to the old patriarch Ling Yunhong, the three major forces that jointly established the Cangxuan lineage—Xinghai Pavilion, Zhengdao Alliance, and Wushang Buddhist Sect—as well as Yaoxing Immortal Sect, have all made progress in recent years.

Over the years, Xinghai Pavilion has benefited greatly from its connection with the family. In fact, Xinghai Ancestor was taken to the Cold Spirit Minor Realm by Ling Pengyun at an early age and gained considerable profits.

Moreover, Xinghai Pavilion has produced many talented individuals. As a result, many powerful figures have emerged in Xinghai Pavilion in recent years. Even Elder Xingqing, a fifth-order top-grade array master of Xinghai Pavilion, obtained a profound array technique from the Cold Spirit Small World with the help of the Xinghai Ancestor. With the power of array, he broke through the limits of his aptitude and entered the perfect Nascent Soul realm.

Therefore, Xinghai Pavilion currently has two cultivators at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.

While the Righteous Path Alliance and the Supreme Buddhist Sect have not developed much in recent years, they have cultivated many powerful individuals and even produced a Nascent Soul Perfection expert by relying on the powerful Cangxuan lineage.

The two Nascent Soul stage cultivators from those two major forces were also old acquaintances: the old sword cultivator "Zhengyuan Laodao" from the Righteous Path Alliance, and "Wuliang Fojun," the disciple of Wushang Fojun, the sect leader of Wushang Fojun, who possessed the Bodhi Treasure Body.

It is also worth mentioning that the current leaders of Star Sea Pavilion and other forces are still familiar faces, and they are all well aware that Ling Pengyun's strength is unfathomable.

Therefore, the relationship between Star Sea Pavilion and other forces and families did not dissipate as their strength increased; on the contrary, it became increasingly close.

This is a good thing.

"Furthermore, if we calculate this carefully, and add myself and that ghost-path sword cultivator, Brother Pengxing, wouldn't our Cangxuan lineage, this great alliance, now have five Nascent Soul Perfection cultivators, plus one Nascent Soul Perfection ghost cultivator, totaling six Nascent Soul Perfection combatants?"

'Such a foundation is truly terrifying, even comparable to the foundation of a Nascent Soul cultivator at the peak of the Void Transformation realm in an ordinary scattered cultivation force like the Hunyuan lineage, far surpassing that of the Yaoxing Immortal Sect.'

'Most importantly, the Cangxuan lineage has now united as one, which indirectly gives us a real chance to dominate the entire Tianhe Realm.'

Ling Pengyun's eyes lit up.

However, he doesn't really want to do that for the time being.

The reason is that the old patriarch Ling Yunhong said that the Yaoxing Immortal Sect has become particularly sensible in recent years. Not only has it directly submitted to the Cangxuan lineage, intending to act as a subordinate force of the Cangxuan lineage, but it is also willing to offer a large number of pills every year.

This move is especially commendable.

'That Shining Star Immortal Sect does have some brains.'

Ling Pengyun couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

In addition, the Yaoxing Immortal Sect has a veteran fifth-level top-grade alchemist like Yaoxing Daojun, who often helps the family and the Cangxuan lineage refine pills, making him a major tycoon for the family and the Cangxuan lineage.

Under such circumstances, destroying the Radiant Star Immortal Sect would bring less benefit than keeping it alive.

After all, neither the family nor the entire Cangxuan lineage has any fifth-tier top-grade alchemists for the time being.

The family's strongest alchemist is the old patriarch Ling Yunhong, but his alchemy skills are at the upper level of the fifth rank.

The strongest in the Star Sea Pavilion is the Star Sea Ancestor, but he is not very good at refining ordinary pills. He is only good at refining high-level breakthrough spiritual items.

Like the Supreme Buddhist Sect, the Righteous Path Alliance possesses fifth-tier high-grade alchemists.

In addition, the Yaoxing Immortal Sect has been developing well in recent years. Its spiritual veins are rich and its family often obtains a large number of high-level spiritual materials from the Qingxia Realm.

Therefore, in recent years, it has cultivated several late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators with good aptitude, who can be considered promising seedlings for the Perfect Nascent Soul stage.

Given the right opportunity, or with the assistance of enough high-level spiritual objects to help them break through to the next realm, they have a chance to reach the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.

By then, the Yaoxing Immortal Sect will have as many as three Nascent Soul Perfection cultivators, since the Yaoxing Immortal Sect currently has two Nascent Soul Perfection cultivators: Yaoxing Daojun and his disciple.

However, opportunities and high-level breakthrough spiritual items are hard to find. In addition, the Yaoxing Immortal Sect knew that Ling Pengyun had mastered spatial opportunities, so he often asked his family for news about high-level breakthrough spiritual items.

They were even willing to pay a premium for a large number of high-level cultivation pills and other such items.

'This is a good deal.'

Ling Pengyun raised an eyebrow slightly, quite interested in the deal, since he had recently acquired a large number of high-level Nascent Soul cultivators' souls in the Qingxia Realm.

And it has already been handed over to Ancestor Xinghai.

Perhaps it won't be long before Ancestor Xinghai is able to refine it into many high-level breakthrough spiritual items.

Under such circumstances, it's possible that not only will the family's predicament of needing high-level spiritual items be resolved, but the family may even be able to save some spiritual items needed for breaking through to higher realms.

'If some are left over by then, it wouldn't be impossible to sell them to the Radiant Star Immortal Sect. After all, with their strength, even if one or two more Nascent Soul cultivators were to emerge, they wouldn't be able to cause much of a stir.'

Ling Pengyun secretly made his calculations. (End of this chapter)