New Affiliated Family

"Greetings, Patriarch. Greetings, Sister Yang Liu..."

Yang Yuanhong respectfully bowed to the two of them, then walked over to Chen Yang.

"Yang Family disciple Yang Yuanhong kowtows to the Immortal Venerable!"

"All that the Yang Family has today is thanks to the Immortal Venerable's protection! During today's grand sacrifice, Yuanhong is permitted to see the Immortal Venerable's true face and comprehend the Immortal Venerable's grace upon the Yang Family. My heart is deeply moved, and I dare not ever forget..."

He had been practicing this speech since the day he learned to speak and had long since memorized it by heart.

Yang Yuanhong knew he was different from the other disciples of the Yang Family.

His father, the Patriarch, his second uncle, his youngest uncle, and Sister Yang Liu-all of them had only received their bestowed names after beginning their path of cultivation or achieving some measure of success.

But his name had been decided by the Immortal Venerable at the very moment of his birth.

Born within the family's Restricted Grounds, personally nurtured by the Patriarch, and cared for by all the elders-all these things allowed Yang Yuanhong to clearly feel his extraordinary significance to the Yang Family.

This also instilled in him an incredibly strong sense of mission from the moment he could form memories.

After finishing his recitation, Yang Yuanhong kowtowed three more times to Chen Yang, then turned his head to look at Yang Lingqing.

Seeing the Patriarch nod, a smile spread across his young face, revealing a mouthful of white teeth. He turned back and asked with eager anticipation: "Immortal Venerable, the Patriarch checked my body earlier and said my Qi Channels have already begun to form! I came here today to ask the Immortal Venerable to take a look. How much longer until Yuanhong can step onto the path of cultivation?"

After saying this, Yang Yuanhong felt a little nervous inside.

This was his first formal audience with the Immortal Venerable. Previously, he had only ever stood far outside the ancestral hall, secretly peering in.

He did not know if such a request was overstepping his bounds, or if it would displease the Immortal Venerable.

Suddenly, there was a soft sound as light bloomed from Chen Yang's form.

As this gentle halo of light drifted down, Yang Yuanhong felt an invisible force descend upon him.

He quickly followed Yang Lingqing's prior instructions, sat cross-legged on a prayer mat, and calmed his mind to enter a state of meditation.

Chen Yang extended his consciousness into Yang Yuanhong's body, carefully sweeping over him from head to toe.

The result was exactly as the boy had said: all of his Qi Channels were already connected, and his twelve Qi Nodes had taken their initial form.

His innate physical gifts, combined with the Spirit Pearl refined within his heart, caused Yang Yuanhong's cultivation foundation to grow and develop at a speed far exceeding ordinary people!

Now, at merely four years of age, the state of his Qi Channels was already comparable to that of Yang Lingqing, Yang Lingrui, and the others when they were seven or eight.

Based on this progress, combined with Yuanhong's current physical condition, he should be able to begin his cultivation in about two more years.

This was equivalent to being nearly four years ahead of others right at the starting line!

And with the Yang Family's current resources, four years was enough for Yuanhong to reach at least the third level of Qi Gathering. This would place him far ahead of his peers, allowing him to easily join the ranks of the Wangchao's top-tier geniuses!

Whether for Yang Yuanhong personally or for the future development of the Yang Family, this was undoubtedly a tremendous piece of good news.

However, the sole problem lay in how to conceal and protect Yang Yuanhong's terrifying talent.

The Yang Family already had Yang Lingrui and Yang Lingshu displayed openly as two highly talented young cultivators.

If another prodigy with even more heaven-defying aptitude like Yang Yuanhong were to emerge now, it would be difficult not to attract covetous eyes.

The higher powers were not fools. A mere Qi Gathering family occupying a small patch of land like Songshan Mountain, lacking in resources, yet producing genius after genius?

With the tragic precedent of the Li Family's ancestor, Li Yuande, Chen Yang had to treat this matter with the utmost caution.

After careful consideration, he transmitted a thought to Yang Lingqing.

"In three years, Yuanhong will begin his cultivation."

Receiving the command, Yang Lingqing smiled, stepped forward, and patted little Yuanhong's head.

"Stop worrying. The Immortal Venerable has issued a decree. You may begin your cultivation in three years."

"Really!?"

"Of course. How could the Immortal Venerable's decree be false?"

"Hooray!"

Yang Yuanhong jumped up and down excitedly, then respectfully bowed deeply to Chen Yang. "Thank you for the decree, Immortal Venerable! Yuanhong will prepare diligently and will not disappoint the family's high hopes!"

Within three years, Chen Yang was confident he could complete his own realm breakthrough.

As long as he stepped into the Condensed Origin realm, he could shield and protect Yang Yuanhong's future path. This would prevent the boy from becoming a Dao Stone and cultivation resource in the eyes of the higher-ups, just as Li Yuande had been.

As for what Yang Yuanhong needed to do over the next three years, Yang Lingqing had already planned it out for him in advance.

Since he could not cultivate just yet, he would return to the basics and start with the most fundamental physical tempering.

The boy was naturally sturdy, and with Chen Yang's healing divine abilities, these three years could be used to maximize his physical Potential, forging an even more solid foundation for his future cultivation.

After the grand sacrifice ended, the area beneath Songshan Mountain grew lively once more.

This year, the attention drawn by the Yang Family's grand sacrifice was no longer limited to just the two towns.

Across the entire region of the four southern towns, and even Cuixi Town near the northern and southern borders, family heads came to visit.

Their requests amounted to two things: wishing to become affiliated with the Yang Family, and asking Liu Zihao to come out and set up Formations for them.

Two years had passed since the Huang Family became an Affiliated Family of the Yang Family.

During these two years, Yang Lingqing had sent Xie Chuan to Fengling many times to secretly investigate the Huang Family.

His main focus was to examine the living conditions of the mortals under their rule, as well as their level of recognition of the Yang Family as their main family.

It was precisely because the Yang Family was satisfied with the results of these multiple investigations that they bestowed upon Huang Lei a Pill to enhance his cultivation, allowing him to break through to the second level of Qi Gathering.

After all, with them being so far away, the Affiliated Family needed a certain level of personal strength guaranteed beyond just the protection of Formations.

Given the current situation in the Wangyue Region, with the Sect closed and only a scattered few minor powers running about, the second level of Qi Gathering was sufficient.

The Huang Family also possessed a connection with the Bamboo Grove Cultivator, which was enough for them to protect themselves within the Fengling territory.

This Yang Family grand sacrifice served as an inspection of the Huang Family's trial period. Whether to continue recruiting other Affiliated Families ultimately depended on the Immortal Venerable's attitude.

Judging by the results, the Immortal Venerable seemed extremely satisfied with this grand sacrifice, which was why he bestowed blessings upon all the mortals at the end.

After several days of receiving visitors and holding discussions, Yang Lingqing finally compiled a list and presented it to Chen Yang within the ancestral hall.

"The Lin Family of Liuye, the Chu Family of Qinghe, and the Wei Family of Baishi."

Chen Yang scanned the register. Yang Lingqing had carefully listed the current situation of each family, who had recommended them, and the reasons for their selection.

Lin Yu of the Lin Family had once gone with Yang Lingrui to explore the ancient tomb in Fengling.

But in the second layer of the cave, he encountered a rampaging evil entity and was severely injured. After returning to Liuye, his cultivation realm soon fell. However, this proved to be a blessing in disguise. After examining his physical condition, the Wangchao Cultivator decided not to dispatch him to the border to fill the front lines.

Now, with a second-level Qi Gathering cultivator like him in charge, the Lin Family had no major problems supporting themselves.

The Chu Family of Qinghe Town was personally recommended by Pan Baolu, the town head. The family currently had two first-level Qi Gathering cultivators.

This new town head's character was indeed exactly as Gao Hui had said-worthy of friendship.

Two years ago, he had borrowed two thousand Spirit Crystals from the Yang Family. This time, upon visiting, he repaid half of the sum and even used his Wangchao merits to offer numerous gifts of gratitude.

With his guarantee, there should be no major issues with the Chu Family.

As for the Wei Family of Baishi, Gao Hui had been strongly recommending them ever since he learned that the Yang Family had accepted the Huang Family as an Affiliated Family.

Aside from the fact that the Wei Family had a cultivator at the peak of the second level of Qi Gathering with decent combat strength, there was an even more important reason. A little over two years ago, the Wei Family had produced a cultivation seedling with rather good aptitude-and it was a young woman!

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