Clan Cultivation: Starting from Foundation Establishment on Mount Luoxia

Li Chijing quickly presented the jade slip containing detailed observation data and inferences from Li Tongya.

Li Xiaoyao quickly browsed through the pages, and Li Mutian also came over to take a look.

After a moment, the two brothers looked at each other and saw the seriousness in each other's eyes.

Li Xiaoyao put down the jade slip and said in a deep voice, "Just as I expected."

"I read it in the beginner's manual during my free time in seclusion, and one of the points clearly mentioned it."

"When a world successfully advances, the first to receive its blessings from the will of heaven and earth will inevitably be the native races."

"Enlightenment and the enhancement of innate talent are the natural laws governing the workings of Heaven, and are perfectly normal occurrences."

He stood up, walked to the simplified map of the Sunset Realm hanging in the hall, and gently traced it with his finger: "Now, this is just the beginning."

"As the Sunset Realm continues to develop over the next century, its fundamental nature will continuously strengthen, and the fortune of heaven and earth will climb to a certain peak..."

"The awakening rate of these native people's spiritual roots will become higher and higher. I'm afraid that by then, it won't be surprising if three or two out of ten people have the aptitude for cultivation."

"It is even highly likely that it will give birth to those who are favored by the heavens and earth—that is, the so-called 'children of destiny'."

Li Mutian's expression was serious: "Children of destiny... are often accompanied by great opportunities, but are also prone to causing great trouble."

"If it clashes with the Li family's values, or even leads to conflict, it would indeed be a problem."

"Therefore, we must take preventative measures and not let things drift."

Li Xiaoyao turned around, his gaze sharp. "My suggestion is to take a two-pronged approach."

"For the vast majority of ordinary indigenous people, the main approach should be appeasement and assimilation. The existing management strategy should be adjusted immediately."

"Weren't they unaccustomed to long hours of work before? We can set production targets."

"If they can complete it within the stipulated time, we will improve their treatment."

"For example, we can adjust the working hours from the current three shifts to four hours of work per day, with two shifts rotating, and one day off every ten days."

Li Chijing quickly took notes.

"At the same time, we should appropriately increase their pay and provide them with some living supplies as a welfare benefit."

"We will gradually apply the mature system we use to treat ordinary people to them: grant them personal freedom within a certain range and popularize basic cultural knowledge among ordinary people."

"In addition, every now and then, we will draw a few representatives from among them to visit our ordinary towns, so that they can see with their own eyes how stable and prosperous life can be after naturalization."

Li Xiaoyao's tone carried a calm and calculating quality: "We need to create a sense of disparity in them through comparison, and make them yearn for our lifestyle."

"Then, we instill the concept of starting a family and building a career in them—marriage requires a dowry, a new house, household items, and ideally, their own land or livestock."

"When children grow up, they need to go to school, hire teachers, become top scorers in exams, and obtain positions of power."

"Let those with poor grades become thugs, bandits, hooligans, beggars, or the like."

"We need to make them feel these material needs and the resulting economic pressures, and occupy most of their thoughts and energy."

"And for those indigenous geniuses who showed spiritual talent early on."

A cold glint flashed in Li Xiaoyao's eyes.

"Don't hesitate, bring them into our Li family!"

"From a young age, they are nurtured and given better treatment and mindset than ordinary indigenous children, but they also undergo systematic education and brainwashing... no, indoctrination, so that they recognize themselves as 'disciples of the Li family' from the bottom of their hearts and are loyal to the Li family."

"When they grow to be thirteen or fourteen years old, we can arrange for them to marry ordinary women from the Li family, establish family ties, and deepen their sense of belonging."

He paused, his voice turning cold: "Of course, if there are a few stubborn individuals who, despite years of education, still harbor rebellious intentions... keeping them around would only cause trouble. Just turn them into puppets and make use of their waste."

"The specific criteria, how to select and educate, you brothers (Changhu, Tongya, Xiangping, and Chijing) should hold a private meeting to carefully discuss and come up with a plan, and then report it to me and the eldest brother for final decision."

"Yes, Second Uncle!"

Li Chijing responded.

Li Mutian added, "This matter concerns the long term, so we must proceed with utmost care. Chijing, once you're down there, immediately gather your elder brothers and discuss this carefully."

"I understand."

Li Chijing nodded and continued to report on the next item.

"In addition, in the past six months, the number of independent cultivators and small families coming from outside, mainly from Yunzhou and other large planes with fierce competition for resources, either to seek refuge or to try to move in, has continued to increase."

"Currently, there are over three hundred newly relocated independent practitioners and eleven small families who have moved in completely."

"These small families each have anywhere from dozens to hundreds of members, and several to more than ten cultivators."

"Most of them are attracted by the fact that my Luoxia Realm is a newcomer, with vast territory, sparse population, and great potential resources. Moreover, the ruling family is relatively young and inexperienced, so they want to gamble on their future."

Li Mutian asked, "How does Changhu deal with these newcomers?"

Li Chijing replied, "What you mean is that since they've come, as long as their background is relatively clean and they don't have any obvious bad deeds, they should be allowed to stay."

"But they are not allowed to arbitrarily claim land in remote areas."

"Instead, we will place them uniformly on some small hills on the edge of the core area of ​​my Li clan, or near a few small branch spiritual veins."

"This way, we appear generous by giving them a foothold, while also keeping them under our watchful eyes for easier control."

"By bestowing small favors on a daily basis, while clearly demonstrating the authority of the law, we can gradually get them used to and accept the rule of the Li family."

Li Xiaoyao and Li Mutian exchanged a glance, both showing expressions of satisfaction.

"Changhu did the right thing."

Li Xiaoyao praised, "Distance creates beauty, but it also creates estrangement and risks."

"Placing them close at hand may seem like a constraint, but it also gives them the opportunity and a sense of security to integrate into my Li family system."

"Initially, strict control should be implemented, and after several years of observation, those who are confirmed to be reliable and willing to submit may be gradually granted more trust and authority."

"That's what we'll do. Tell Changhu to go for it; we support him."

"Yes."

Li Chijing noted down the instructions and prepared to continue reporting on the next financial issue, including the family treasury's income and expenditure, and the progress of resource extraction.

Just then—

Li Xiaoyao, who had been sitting at the head of the table listening intently, suddenly changed his expression!

His gaze suddenly rose, as if piercing through the heavy roof of Chengxia Palace and the clouds of Qixia Peak, and directly into the vast and boundless depths of the void beyond Luoxia Realm!

Upon advancing to the Purple Mansion realm, his grotto-heaven became deeply connected to the origin of this world, allowing him to perceive the Sunset Realm to an unbelievable degree.

He is not only the guardian of this world, but also, to some extent, the extension and representative of the will of Heaven in the mortal world.

Any external aura that could affect the stability of this world or reach a certain level of rank would trigger an instinctive warning from the world and be fed back to Li Xiaoyao's mind through some unseen connection.

At this moment, he could clearly sense that a massive, stable, and sophisticated interdimensional spaceship was quietly approaching in the void outside the Sunset Realm.

On the flying boat, an aura at the Purple Mansion level, not to be underestimated, stood out like a lighthouse in the night.

The other party seemed to have also noticed the gaze coming from the world below.

On the forward deck of the flying boat, an old man holding a whisk and wearing an ancient Taoist robe slowly opened his slightly closed eyes and calmly looked down at the Sunset Realm.

Two gazes met, one from below, carrying the scrutiny and vigilance of a newly promoted Purple Mansion; the other from above, carrying the composure and majesty of an ancient immortal sect envoy.

Crossing the barriers of the world, they meet across the vast void!

A glint flashed in Li Xiaoyao's eyes, and he no longer hesitated.

"Brother, Chijing, a guest has come from afar. I'll go and greet him."

Before he finished speaking, his figure had vanished from Chengxia Palace, leaving only a faint afterimage of the sunset glow, which slowly dissipated.

The next instant, outside the dimensional barrier of the Sunset Realm, in the vast void, a point of rosy light bloomed out of thin air, quickly outlining the figure of Li Xiaoyao (Shangyuan Zhenren) standing with his hands behind his back.

He was surrounded by radiant light, connected to the nascent energy of the Sunset Realm behind him, and quietly watched the huge immortal sect-style flying boat that was slowly decelerating and adjusting its posture.