Many people had permanently settled here.
This caused the population to continuously grow, making the entire city increasingly prosperous.
Even the two great families from Qingyang City, the Li and Zhou families, had relocated here.
The Myriad Domain Merchant Guild, which spanned the entire human world, had also established a branch here!
Inside the Dragon Emperor Palace floating within the thunderclouds above Qingyang City,
Chu Jingyue stood before Long Yuan, reporting the events occurring at the Cangyan Sect.
"Beast God, our ancestor instructed me to ask you—should our Chu family directly relocate to the Cangyan Sect?"
Long Yuan withdrew his consciousness from the Heart Refining Pagoda and said, "That place is worthless. After plundering all its resources, see if we can sell it off!"
As the saying goes, a mountain's worth isn't in its height but in having immortals.
As long as one's strength is sufficient,
it doesn't matter where the family is located!
What's wrong with Qingyang City?
It has beautiful scenery with clear waters and green mountains.
Moreover, once the Chu family becomes this world's number one family,
this city will naturally become the world's foremost city!
"But with our family's population growing so rapidly, I fear our current territory won't be enough to accommodate everyone!"
Chu Jingyue expressed his concern.
He'd heard some major families had populations numbering in the hundreds of thousands or even millions—
where would all those people live?
Although the Chu family ruled this city,
if they wanted it to become more prosperous,
they'd need to attract more residents. They couldn't endlessly expand the city's boundaries!
At that scale, even their protective formations might struggle to cover such a vast area!
"Don't worry. Soon I'll create a spatial realm for you all. Then it won't matter if you have tens of thousands or even hundreds of millions of people—there will be plenty of space!"
"So don't concern yourself with such matters. Focus on developing the family and cultivating diligently. I'll handle those problems for you."
"Create a spatial realm?"
Chu Jingyue was shocked.
The Beast God could accomplish something of that magnitude?
What level of cultivation and power would that require!
Long Yuan had already considered this plan when breaking through to Demon Emperor.
And now he absolutely had the capability—
in truth, any being who reached the Eighth-Tier Demon Saint could create spatial realms.
His current cultivation had reached the peak of Demon Emperor,
with his physical body cultivation at the pinnacle of Divine Beast level.
Creating a spatial realm would be effortless!
Moreover, the family he protected needed to maintain absolute prestige!
Long Yuan gazed beyond the Dragon Emperor Palace,
contemplating when he might go out to explore.
However, whether in his past life or current one,
he'd always been somewhat reclusive,
disliking unnecessary travel.
He simply wanted to quietly complete the tasks assigned by his system,
then happily collect his rewards!
Chu Tianyang returned to Qingyang City.
As for the Cangyan Sect's territory,
he'd handed it over to the Myriad Domain Merchant Guild for auction—
it would undoubtedly fetch an excellent price.
"Did you retrieve all their legacies?"
"Anything of value was brought back!"
"We completely emptied their resource vaults!"
Chu Tianyang answered excitedly.
The accumulated wealth of a Sixth-Tier sect was truly beyond their imagination.
Beyond cultivation techniques, martial skills, pills, and essence stones,
they'd obtained alchemist inheritances, artifact forger legacies, and formation master knowledge.
They'd even acquired a physique detection stone and martial spirit testing stone—
as the names suggested,
these treasures could identify clan members with special physiques or martial spirits,
which were absolutely essential for the family's long-term development!
"Nothing was overlooked?"
"Absolutely not. One of our clansmen contracted a Treasure-Seeking Mouse spirit beast with an incredible ability to detect valuables. That little fellow helped us locate all the deeply hidden vaults!"
"Oh? Contracted a Treasure-Seeking Mouse?"
"Did someone obtain a Beast Tamer inheritance?"
Long Yuan expressed surprise.
Among martial artists existed a branch called Beast Tamers,
who could contract spirit beasts,
not only possessing formidable combat power themselves
but also ganging up on opponents with their spirit beast entourages—utterly unreasonable!
However, Beast Tamers were rare,
as their inheritance seemed to have vanished.
Long Yuan was curious—had someone in the Chu family actually obtained a Beast Tamer legacy?
"The inheritance was obtained in the Nine Heavens Mountain Range, though unfortunately it's incomplete."
"Nine Heavens Mountain Range?"
"That place actually contains such legacies?"
Chu Tianyang explained: "As our family developed, we've come across certain secrets."
"Legends say that countless years ago, the Nine Heavens Mountain Range housed a massive power—the Yunxiao Sect, which reached the prestigious Eight-Star rank with legendary Martial Saint experts presiding!"
"But for unknown reasons, it was annihilated overnight, with even its ruins disappearing!"
"So over the years, many have ventured into the mountains hoping to discover legacies that could elevate them instantly!"
Considering this world's dangers,
an Eight-Star sect could be wiped out just like that—
what terrifying power would that require?
Compared to an Eight-Star sect,
their Chu family still had a long way to go!
Nine Heavens Mountain Range?
Long Yuan vaguely recalled something.
"Probably something I heard from passing martial artists when I stayed in the mountains before."
He then said: "In that case, have some clansmen search the area. Any discoveries could strengthen our family."
many clansmen frequently trained in the Nine Heavens Mountain Range,
but encountering opportunities depended entirely on individual luck!
Chu Tianyang then began cultivating within the Dragon Emperor Palace—
this time, he aimed to break through to Sixth-Tier Martial Emperor!
At the Thundercloud Sect,
Chu Xiuran finally emerged from seclusion.
"Martial King—I've now firmly established myself at the Martial King realm!"
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"It's time to return to Qingyang Town!"
Now that he'd reached Martial King,
it would bring honor to his family.
Never again would they face near-annihilation like before!
"I wonder how Yannan is doing!"
But as he exited his secluded chamber,
he found not only his master but even the sect leader and ancestral elders waiting outside.
"Master, what's happened?"
Chu Xiuran asked in shock.
"It concerns your family."
"What? Our family? What's wrong with the Chu family? Master, what happened?"
Chu Xiuran urgently questioned.
Had they faced extermination again?
"The details are unclear. You'll have to see for yourself."
Sect Leader Xiao Zhentian said: "Come, we'll accompany you."
Chu Xiuran felt incredulous.
What major event had occurred?
Even the sect leader and ancestral elders were personally involved!
His anxiety immediately skyrocketed.
Chu Xiuran immediately flew toward Qingyang Town.
when he stood before the massive Qingyang City's gates, he was stunned.
When had this enormous city appeared?
Where was Qingyang Town?
Xiao Zhentian, Meng Wu, and others followed closely.
their expressions immediately became reverent,
as they'd heard the Chu family's Beast God was a Seventh-Tier Demon Venerable powerhouse.
Facing such an expert,
the slightest disrespect could bring fatal consequences!