Top-level Qi Luck: Leading My Clan to Cultivate-Chapter 372 - 226 Call to Action_2

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Spirit Turtle Mountain is now the territory of the Chen Clan, having proliferated here for more than three hundred years. Among the many Qi Refining Families, it is considered to be one of the more long-standing families.

Due to the relatively dense spiritual energy of Spirit Turtle Mountain—although it cannot compare with the land of Foundation Establishment families—it is among the best treasured lands of the numerous Qi Refining Families’ territories.

The entrance to the Chen Clan’s mountain.

At this time, Lin Xingzhong, accompanied by two clan members, had finally arrived at the territory of the Chen Clan after a full day’s travel.

With the appearance of the three, the Chen Clan members patrolling the mountain’s entrance immediately took notice.

Chen Yusong, who was responsible for patrolling the entrance, relaxed his vigilance upon seeing that they were Lin Family members.

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In recent years, the Lin Family has strongly supported several Qi Refining Families, and because the Chen Clan has always been a vassal and sided with the Lin Family since the battle at Luoyun Mountain, it was naturally favored by the Lin Family as a key entity to support.

Such actions were taken after the family had made its considerations.

With the Lin Family’s current strength, they already occupied roughly sixty percent of the Luoyun Mountain Range’s territory, and their population accounted for about fifty percent.

Even if they were opposed by all the families of Luoyun Mountain, they were strong enough to confront their combined forces and could even achieve an overwhelming victory if need be.

However, over the years, the Lin Family had not done so. Instead, they allowed the Sun Family and Luo Family to recover their strength and nurtured some other Qi Refining Families loyal to the Lin Family.

Because the family needed a stable environment—if things were handled too harshly, it would not only provoke public anger but also be unfavorable for the development of Luoyun Market.

After all, the Lin Family took the lion’s share of the market’s profits, and their overall strength far surpassed the others. As long as they developed steadily, there was no need to be utterly ruthless.

Besides, keeping these families around would serve as a buffer against external forces.

The only potential threat was the two Foundation Establishment families of the Sun and Luo Families. After all, they had a certain amount of territory and various levels of Foundation Establishment Cultivators. If they managed to cultivate a Golden Core Cultivator, the situation would immediately flip.

But such a possibility was extremely slim; the Luo Family, before the battle at Green Bamboo Mountain, was already weaker than the Lin Family.

Even if they did not suffer much loss during the battle, with their strength and resources, it was practically impossible for them to cultivate a Golden Core Cultivator.

The same held true for the Sun Family. Although Sun Dingxian of the Foundation Establishment Eighth Level survived the war, and along with Foundation Building Fourth Level’s Sun Dingfeng, the Sun Family remained powerful.

But at that time, Sun Dingfeng was seriously injured. Given his age, it would be good enough if he could maintain his cultivation level; there was no chance for him to reach Golden Core.

As for Sun Dingfeng, being more than ten years older than Lin Shilu, even Lin Shilu did not have much confidence in such a rapid progression.

With the diminishing family fortune of the Sun Family, whether Sun could advance to the late stage of Foundation Establishment in his lifetime was in question.

Under these circumstances, the threat the Sun and Luo Families posed to the Lin Family was not significant.

The Lin Family only needed to guard against the growth of the Sun and Luo Families and discreetly weaken their power, preventing their rapid development, to avoid any dangers.

Outside the mountain gate of the Chen Clan.

Chen Yusong walked out from within the Protective Clan Formation with a smile, warmly greeting Lin Xingzhong from a distance.

“Haha… I didn’t expect a visit from a Daoist of the Lin Family. I am Chen Yusong, and I greet the three Daoists!”

Lin Xingzhong chuckled, approaching with the two clan members and making a gesture with his hands clasped in front as a way to return the greeting.

Both parties were enthusiastic. Lin Xingzhong did not belittle them for being a Qi Refining Family nor did he look down on someone in charge of patrolling the gate because of the difference in cultivation.

Such an approachable yet noble guest made Chen Yusong very happy.

After exchanging pleasantries, Chen Yusong directly asked about the purpose of Lin Xingzhong and the others’ visit.

Lin Xingzhong chuckled and said, “Lin Mou has come today to discuss an important matter with Daoist Chen Yuqiang. I wonder if Daoist Chen is within the clan?”

Seeing how solemn Lin Xingzhong was and that he had no intention of revealing anything, Chen Yusong did not dare to ask further, lest he upset Lin Xingzhong and affect the relationship between the Chen Clan and Lin Family.

He said with a smile, “Our Clan Leader happens to be within the clan these days, so the three esteemed Daoist friends may follow me into the mountain gate to rest for a moment. I will then inform the Clan Leader to come and receive you.”

As soon as he had finished speaking, Chen Yusong sent out a message, and then gestured for them to follow him, leading Lin Xingzhong and the other two into the Chen Clan’s Protective Clan Formation.

Entering the Chen Clan’s mountain gate, Lin Xingzhong and the others walked within the Chen Clan’s territory, observing their surroundings.

The Chen Clan’s land was not large, estimated to be only about ten to twenty percent of the Lin Family’s territory. A large plot of flat land on the mountain top housed quite a few courtyards, perhaps a few dozen, scattered across different corners of the mountaintop.

It was the first visit for all three of them to the Chen Clan, and seeing the internal state of the Chen Clan, it was apparent that they could not compare with the Lin Family.

However, the Chen Clan’s infrastructure was fairly good. At least the important institutions and defense mechanisms were in place, there was a hint of historical presence, and the basic elements of a family were established.

Many small Qi Refining Families didn’t even have a Protective Clan Formation, and their territories often changed.

These families had few members and relatively low strength, just over a dozen members opening up a few Spirit Fields constituted a small family.

And there were quite a few such small families in the Luoyun Mountain Range. Although called families, in reality, they were not much stronger than Loose Cultivators.

Throughout the walk, Chen Yusong was very enthusiastic, introducing the Chen Clan’s situation to Lin Xingzhong and the others.

Before long, the four of them arrived in front of a large hall made of green stone.

Chen Yuqiang, the Clan Leader of the Chen Clan, was already waiting at the entrance.

Upon seeing Lin Xingzhong, he immediately came forward to greet them. After exchanging pleasantries, he invited the three inside the hall to rest.

Inside the hall, Lin Xingzhong sat in the high seats with Chen Yuqiang, sipping tea and chatting leisurely.

Soon, Chen Yuqiang tentatively inquired about the purpose of Lin Xingzhong and the others’ visit.

Lin Xingzhong had no intention of hiding anything. With a grave expression, he directly informed them of the Lin Family’s judgment and asked the Chen Clan to send members to the Luoyun Market to strengthen the market’s defensive capabilities.

Upon hearing what Lin Xingzhong said, it suddenly dawned on Chen Yuqiang, and he couldn’t help but start to view the Lin Family with even more regard.

He had also noticed the changes in the Demonic Beasts of Luoyun Mountain recently and had been secretly guessing the reasons.

His speculation was similar to what the Lin Family had said, but this made him even more worried.

After all, even the Lin Family was taking this so seriously; clearly, the destructive power of the beast tide was extremely formidable. With the Chen Clan’s limited strength, how would they survive the crisis?

Thinking of these concerns, Chen Yuqiang was deeply troubled. Facing the demands presented by the Lin Family, he had no choice but to take them seriously.

After all, the Chen Clan had been supported by the Lin Family over the years and had developed quite quickly. Plus, they had a share of the market’s profits, so it was reasonable to deploy members to strengthen the defenses of Luoyun Market.

Whether it was due to the pressure from strength or to fulfill the Chen Clan’s obligations, it was necessary to deploy some family members.

After much thought and faced with Lin Xingzhong’s mix of soft and hard tactics, Chen Yuqiang readily agreed, promising to send five Qi Refinement Fifth Level cultivators and two members above the Qi Refinement Seventh Level to the Luoyun Market within the agreed time.

With satisfactory results negotiated on this matter, Lin Xingzhong was very pleased and promptly revealed some more important information, also casually giving Chen Yuqiang a few pointers.

Chen Yuqiang was overjoyed, knowing that as long as they closely followed the Lin Family, the Chen Clan could, given a few more decades, cultivate their own Foundation Establishment members. At that time, they would be able to become the fourth Foundation Establishing Family of the Luoyun Mountain Range, fulfilling the Chen Clan’s centuries-old aspiration.

With these thoughts, Chen Yuqiang was so excited that he repeatedly thanked them.

Lin Xingzhong waved the matter off. Disclosing some information to a family loyal to the Lin Family was no big deal.

After exchanging a few more courteous words, Lin Xingzhong broached the subject of leaving.

Their task was heavy, and time was pressing. Each small team had to visit at least two or three Qi Refining Families, and the more families they could mobilize to resist the tide of beasts, the less pressure there would be on the Lin Family and the smaller the losses for the Luoyun Mountain Range would be.

As a result, they had to hasten their pace and quickly move on to the next family, continuing to call on more Qi Refining Families to join the fight against the beast tide.

Chen Yuqiang also knew the situation was urgent and did not detain Lin Xingzhong and his companions, personally seeing them off from the Chen Clan’s territory.