Starting with the creation of the Immortal Clan through the compilation of the family genealogy.

Chapter 123 The Development of the Tianyan Sect
Time flies, and several months have passed in the blink of an eye.

The Tianyan Sect, a rising star on the land of Qingzhou, is developing rapidly at a speed that exceeds everyone's imagination.

The outer gate area was bustling with activity and activity all day long.

The sect currently has 346 disciples, but the core of its operation is not these newly entered outer disciples, but the more than 30 Yunni Township militiamen who were the first to follow Meng Xihong and whom he has long regarded as family.

They are now the true inner foundation of the Tianyan Sect.

These people are no longer ordinary disciples, but have been entrusted with important responsibilities. After rigorous loyalty tests and ability screenings, they have been assigned to various key positions in the sect.

The Hall of Merit, the vital heart of this sect, is now jointly managed by He Wen and several meticulous and fair-minded "elders" he has selected.

They meticulously execute all sect missions, record disciples' merits, and exchange cultivation resources.

It is precisely because of these absolutely loyal "insiders" that the Hall of Merit is able to truly distinguish between rewards and punishments, eliminating the possibility of corruption and favoritism.

The Foreign Affairs Hall, responsible for external affairs, is jointly managed by Zhao Tieshan, who has extensive connections, and Fang Henwan, who is experienced in the field. It serves as the sect's eyes and claws for reaching out to the outside world.

The Huimin Pharmacy, which has now grown to 61 stores, serves as their base and eyes and ears throughout southern Qingzhou.

The intelligence gathered, opportunities discovered, and enemies identified by the Foreign Affairs Hall will all be transformed into dangerous yet opportunistic missions in the Hall of Merit, waiting for the disciples to seize them with their strength and courage.

Zhao Tiezhu, the hunter who once dreamed of owning a magical flying sword, is now the captain of the "Demon Hunting Team" under the Foreign Affairs Hall. With a yellow-rank flying sword bestowed upon him by the sect leader hanging at his waist, he chases the wind and lightning through the mountains and forests, hunting demon beast materials for the sect in exchange for merits.

Sun Daniu, who was of average talent but honest and hardworking, practiced diligently day and night in the Body Refining Hall. With his indomitable spirit, he managed to cultivate the "Furnace Scripture" to the fourth level, becoming the most inspiring "Senior Brother Daniu" among the new disciples.

As for the more than 300 new disciples who passed the "Path of Inquiry" test, under the guidance and encouragement of these "big brothers," they either entered the Body Refining Hall or the Qi Refining Hall, and the entire sect was filled with a heated atmosphere of competition.

However, beneath this seemingly prosperous facade, Meng Xihong had a deeper scheme at play.

Besides the Hall of Merit and the Hall of Foreign Affairs, a department that is not open to the public and is little known even within the sect has been quietly established in secret—the Heavenly Shadow Hall.

This is a sharp blade belonging solely to Meng Xihong, a fang hidden in the shadows by the Tianyan Sect.

The core members of the Heavenly Shadow Palace were all carefully selected absolute warriors from those thirty-odd local militiamen.

Their sole purpose is to carry out shady missions: spying, assassination, and protecting the core bloodline of the Meng family.

The first hall master of Tianying Hall was He Wen, whom Meng Xihong had high hopes for.

His keen insight and clear mind were born for this shadow.

One inside, one outside; one light, one dark; they work together seamlessly.

Any movement in southern Qingzhou, whether it be government decrees, sect activities, or martial arts secrets, will be screened at every level and eventually reach Meng Xihong.

Everything is under his control.

A hidden realm, the Meng family courtyard.

In the herb garden in the backyard, Bai Muyun was carefully tending to a bright green spiritual herb.

She is now at the peak of the sixth level of Qi Refining, and with the blessing of the [Immortal Bone] and the "Spiritual Plant Enlightenment" technique, her understanding of pharmacology is becoming increasingly profound.

After countless attempts, she has successfully turned Meng Xihong's original business idea into reality and established a mature and tiered body-refining medicinal bath system.

The first level is the "standard medicinal bath" for all outer disciples. Represented by "Skin Tempering No. 1", this formula is inexpensive and mild in nature, and is sold at near cost price by the "Benefit-the-People Pharmacy" under the Tianyan Sect.

It is not for profit, but only to lay the foundation for the path of body refinement. It is the spark of hope that Meng Xihong spreads to all mortals in the world.

The second level is the "Essence Medicinal Bath." This bath, based on the standard version, adds a small amount of spiritual herb essence, significantly shortening recovery time after tempering and providing deeper nourishment to the body. This is the true core of the profit. Meng Xihong, well aware of the dangers of possessing a treasure, didn't keep this lucrative opportunity at his own Huimin Pharmacy. Instead, he chose to seek out Steward Qian and the "Hundred Alliance Chamber of Commerce" for in-depth cooperation.

Each batch of "essential medicinal bath" is released in extremely limited quantities through the Hundred Alliance Chamber of Commerce, via auction or targeted sales.

This move achieved three goals at once: it leveraged the prestigious reputation of the Hundred Alliance Chamber of Commerce to endorse the Tianyan Sect, and it also used "hunger marketing" to drive up the price of the medicinal bath to an astronomical level.

More importantly, it drew all covetous eyes to the powerful and strictly regulated Hundred Alliance Chamber of Commerce, buying the Tianyan Sect valuable time for development.

Of course, this also means that the Tianyan Sect's system, which allows mortals to possess power, has been officially put on the table, threatening the interests of those "reputable sects" in the cultivation world.

The highest grade is the "spiritual energy medicinal bath." This medicinal bath has a precious formula, which even requires the use of century-old spiritual herbs from secret realms, and is prepared by Bai Muyun herself.

It is no ordinary object, but the sect's true strategic foundation, which is never sold to outsiders.

This is an unparalleled reward prepared exclusively for the core members of the sect, and it is the foundation for cultivating future pillars of the Tianyan Sect.

Its very existence is a legend passed down orally within the sect, and the ultimate goal that all disciples strive to achieve.

From the training ground on the other side of the courtyard, muffled thuds echoed.

Meng Yanqing, who was nearly twelve years old, was shirtless, and his bronze skin revealed smooth and powerful muscle lines.

He simply threw punches and kicked, each strike carrying a heavy, mountain-like momentum, capable of shattering a blue stone the size of a human head from several feet away.

The eighth level of the Body Forging Chapter of the "Baking Furnace Classic," "Condensing Marrow and Blood," has been fully mastered!

Behind him, Ji Beichuan and Zhang Xianghua were also practicing silently.

After years of hard work, the two of them have finally broken through to the ninth level of the Body Tempering Chapter—the initial formation of the Precious Body!
With every gesture, his blood and qi surged like a dragon, and his physical body was as tough as a high-grade yellow-rank magic weapon, already at the peak of body tempering.

In the corner, ten-year-old Meng Yanwei held an ancient book and read it with great interest.

He was surrounded by a layer of righteous energy that was invisible to the naked eye. With Yun Songzi’s unreserved teaching and the assistance of the Human Emperor’s Banner, his literary cultivation had steadily entered the “Qi Nourishing” realm. His progress was so rapid that even Yun Songzi exclaimed that he was a “monster”.

However, what really gave Meng Xihong the creeps was his daughter, Meng Yanning.

This little girl, who was also only ten years old, not long ago, silently and without a sound, achieved Foundation Establishment in her sleep.

There were no unusual phenomena in the heavens and earth, no vortex of spiritual energy, and not even the slightest leakage of energy.

It all happened so naturally, and the distinction between immortals and mortals was naturally transcended.

Meng Xihong used his spiritual sense to probe, and found that the vast and noble aura deep within his daughter's soul had become increasingly solid.

It was as if her foundation building was merely the unconscious turning over of that great, dormant being.

A ten-year-old Foundation Establishment cultivator!

If this matter gets out, the entire cultivation world will go completely mad!
This discovery kept him up at night, and he could only treat it, like An'er's curse, as a huge secret, burying it deep in his heart.

As for Meng Xihong himself, after staying at the peak of the early Foundation Establishment stage for several months, he finally found an opportunity to break through.

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