Clan Cultivation: Starting with Building an Island Immortal City

”Captain Long, do you know which Clan’s boat this is? It’s so imposing.”

Long Tao gazed intently, his expression subtly serious, then he suddenly realized and slapped his forehead:

”Oh, my memory! Clan Head Li, that’s the Xuan Yu Clan’s ’Floating Palace,’ also called the ’Peacock Bright King’s Carriage,’ a Magical Artifact capable of traversing land, water, and air. Tomorrow is the first day of next month, and according to the Jianggu Council’s rotation rules, the Xuan Yu Clan is to be stationed at Thousand Sails Ferry next month, responsible for all inspections and dispatching. This must be their team coming to take over, but I wonder which adult is leading them this time.”

”Xuan Yu Clan?”

Li Yinglong chewed on the name, looking at Long Tao, waiting for more details.

Long Tao smiled and explained:

”Clan Chief, you should know, this Xuan Yu Clan is indeed one of our Hundred Clans of the Southern Border, and a major Clan, but they... are quite special.”

”In our Southern Border, most tribes prioritize men, like our Angry Dragon Clan; but there are exceptions, such as the Red Barbarian Clan, and this Xuan Yu Clan, which are among the few matriarchal clans where women are revered.”

He paused, organized his words, and continued:

”The Xuan Yu Clan worships a Buddhist Protector God from the Xi Chan Buddhist Kingdom—the Buddha Mother ’Mahamayuri Vidyarajni Bodhisattva.’ They advocate the combination of beauty, strength, and wisdom. The women of their Clan, regardless of age, are all very beautiful and love beauty. They are skilled in weaving, dyeing, embroidery, and making exquisite ornaments, especially fond of gorgeous peacock feather decorations.”

”But you must not be fooled by this flamboyant appearance! The Mahamayuri Vidyarajni they worship is not some auspicious bird of peace and prosperity, but a War God who governs beauty, illusionary dances, and death! It is a fierce existence capable of devouring giant snakes and deterring all evil! Therefore, influenced by their faith, the women of the Clan are all proud and unyielding, never believing that women are inferior to men, always striving to be superior, and quite formidable in their methods.”

”Within their Clan, the Saintess and the Grand Priestess hold the highest status, followed by the ’Five-Colored Feather Lords,’ who are the strongest women in the Clan; as for the men of their Clan, they are mainly responsible for physical labor such as guarding, hunting, and construction within the Clan, and unless they are exceptionally outstanding, able to become the Saintess’s Protector or manage rituals, it is difficult for them to enter the core.”

Li Yinglong listened, nodding slightly.

In the Major Thousand Worlds, there was nothing new under the sun; matriarchal clans had also existed on Blue Star in his previous life, so he didn’t find it particularly surprising.

However, to revere the peacock as a War God, and for the Clan’s customs to be so fierce, was quite distinctive.

Seeing Li Yinglong’s calm expression, Long Tao added, half-jokingly:

”So, Clan Head Li, when we enter the ferry port later, we should keep our distance from these ’female peacocks.’ They are beautiful, but they are covered in thorns. Good men don’t fight with women, lest we invite trouble.”

Saying this, he chuckled to himself.

Li Yinglong also smiled upon hearing this:

”Captain Long is right; that’s exactly how it should be. When traveling, it’s best to avoid unnecessary trouble.”

While they were chatting and laughing, they saw that wherever the magnificent Xuan Yu Clan tower boat went, other boats of various colors scattered, actively making way for it, clearly quite apprehensive of it.

Seeing this, Long Tao also quickly ordered the helmsman to adjust course, following behind several other equally sensible boats, dutifully lining up in the queue waiting to enter Thousand Sails Ferry.

However, amidst these yielding boats, one boat stood out particularly.

Not only did it not give way like the other boats, but it even adjusted its course, actively going against the sparse flow of descending boats, slowly approaching the beautiful and majestic Peacock Tower Boat.