Clan Cultivation: Starting with Building an Island Immortal City

7: The Chronicles of the Universe, The Five Elements Spirit Control TechniqueA month’s time passed in a flash.

The sky over Linhai City had already changed color.

The Lin Family, once a dominant sea merchant, along with the so-called ”Immortal Master” they colluded with, had completely vanished, becoming mere gossip for tea talk in the streets and alleys.

Their vast Family assets, including shops in the city, dock warehouses, farmlands outside the city, and even several trade routes and more than a dozen sea vessels traversing the seas, were all taken over and reorganized by the Li Family with swift and decisive measures.

The Li Family’s prestige was soaring.

Every day, gentry, merchants, and Jianghu guests came in an endless stream to pay respects, seek cooperation, or even pledge allegiance, making their gates as bustling as a marketplace.

The Family’s population also swelled, with nearly a hundred newly absorbed servants, guards, accountants, and craftsmen. The once slightly cramped residence now seemed a bit crowded, and Li Qingshan was already looking for a new Family estate.

The morale within the Family was high, and everyone’s face glowed with the flush of surviving a calamity and finally being able to hold their heads high.

On the System panel, Family prestige soared all the way to [Slightly Famous (500)], and the loyalty of most core Family members significantly increased.

At the same time, Li Yinglong also received an additional reward from the System:

[Long-Lasting Family Fortune (Group Buff): Activated after Family prestige reaches the standard; all Family members (including servants and other non-Family personnel) with loyalty above 50 receive a small, permanent increase in Cultivation speed.]

This reward came very suddenly; one second Li Yinglong was meditating, and the next he received the System notification.

This also made him understand that this [Family Revitalization System] was not just a shrine as it appeared on the surface; there were many hidden potentials yet to be unearthed.

However, this System took a cold and aloof approach, not actively giving hints, but only providing them as appropriate after he had done something.

Li Yinglong deeply understood the principle that a tall tree catches the wind and was not carried away by victory.

He handed over all external miscellaneous affairs to his eldest son, Li Qingshan, to oversee, and promoted Uncle Zhong and two other outstanding collateral disciples who also had [Management Talent] to assist in management.

Li Qingshan was steady, honest, and reliable, and possessed the [Talent for Managing a Family] talent. Although handling the complex affairs brought about by this expansion was slightly challenging, he managed them in an orderly manner.

As for his second son, Li Qingchuan, ever since he deserted on the battlefield outside the city that day, he had been feigning illness and staying in his small courtyard, rarely daring to show his face.

Li Yinglong neither questioned nor criticized him, nor did he assign him any tasks. This complete cold shoulder, however, made Li Qingchuan even more anxious than any punishment.

Inside the secret chamber, the oil lamp was lit again.

Li Yinglong and Li Qingzhu sat facing each other.

After a month of diligent Cultivation, aided by Spirit Stones, both of them looked much better. Although they had not yet entered the Qi Refining Second Layer Realm, they had reached the Qi Refining First Layer Great Perfection. The only thing lacking was the depletion of Spirit Stones.

Most of the aged and weary look on Li Yinglong’s face had faded, his gaze grew deeper and more profound, and even his hair had started to turn from white to black.

Li Qingzhu’s cheeks were a little fuller, no longer looking malnourished, and her eyes were clear and focused.

On the stone platform between them, two items were placed:

One was the tattered qiankun bag retrieved from Liu Yi’s corpse.

The other was an old jade box, about a foot long, taken from a hidden compartment in the deepest part of the Lin Family’s secret room. It was locked with steel, and Li Yinglong had forcibly broken it open with his overlord spear.

”Qingzhu, let’s see what this fellow and the Lin Family have hidden as their Family fortune.”

Li Yinglong first picked up the qiankun bag.

His spiritual sense entered it more smoothly than when he opened Li Qingzhu’s mother’s qiankun bag last time.

The space inside the bag was not large, only half a zhang square, and there were very few items.