Long Yuan took a deep breath, feeling completely refreshed, as if parched land had finally met a sweet rain. "Finally, I can cultivate!" The Saint-grade Heaven-Earth Essence Vein was radiating an overwhelmingly dense essence of heaven and earth! where even if he wanted to cultivate, the environment simply wouldn’t allow it! "And those physique origins and martial soul origins must also be used by the Chu family members!" Physiques and martial souls shared a similar function, both providing a boost to cultivators’ combat power or cultivation speed. so when cultivating martial skills and divine abilities, they progressed faster than physique holders. Therefore, in some ways, martial souls had an advantage over physiques, which also made martial soul holders rarer than physique holders! But that was for others. For Long Yuan, physique or martial soul were just tools to nurture the Chu family! [Race]: Mystic Ice Crystal Serpent [Realm Cultivation]: Peak Fifth-Tier Demon King [Physical Cultivation]: Peak Fourth-Tier Demon Sect [Current Mission]: Guardian family population surpass 10,000 (3650/10000) [Mission Reward]: One-time bloodline reversion, Saint-grade superior cultivation technique “Star Body Refining Art”, Saint-grade superior defense formation “Sun Moon Star Formation” [Guardian Family Level]: Three stars (Host cultivation speed increased by 30 times!) Looking at the newly appeared mission, Long Yuan’s head ached. The rewards were very satisfying, superior Saint-grade cultivation method, Saint-grade formation, but this mission was quite difficult to complete! “Still nearly 6,000 people short!” “Looks like it’s going to take some time!” “And why is the Guardian Family Level still only three stars?” “Chu Tianyang and Chu Yan have both broken through to peak Fourth-Tier Martial Sect, so why hasn’t the family reached the requirement to become a four-star family?” Long Yuan couldn’t figure out exactly what the requirement for a four-star family was. “Now that the Chu family has two peak Fourth-Tier Martial Sect experts stationed, it’s time to vigorously develop!” “We must expand outward; no more hiding in Qingyang Town!” The system’s rewards could indeed bring a leap in the Chu family’s strength, but for long-term development, they had to rely on themselves! “These five spirit-level physique origins and three martial soul origins must be promptly used on them!” “Besides that, cultivating alchemists and medicine masters is fundamental for long-term growth!” Chu Tianyang’s voice echoed outside the Dragon Emperor Palace. Chu Tianyang arrived with Chu Jingyue and other senior members to thank the Beast God for his contributions to the Chu family. Long Yuan also stated his demands, “Now that the Chu family’s conditions have improved, we must rapidly increase the family population. Those who can take concubines should take concubines quickly, those who can marry wives should marry quickly, those who can let others marry into the family should do so, and those who can have children must have children. The first priority is rapid population growth!” “Only with a large population base is there a greater chance of producing geniuses, and the Chu family can prosper even more!” “But one thing: Chu family women must never marry out!” If they married out, they would no longer be Chu family members, but become members of another family. This was something he would never allow! “One more thing: the Chu family must begin expanding beyond Qingyang Town!” “After all, there are already two peak Fourth-Tier Martial Sect experts in the family. Qingyang Town cannot contain us, and with me stationed here, any problems you cannot solve, I will handle myself!” The larger the territory of a force, the more resources it can obtain. This was a virtuous cycle! Otherwise, even with the system, Long Yuan couldn’t possibly sustain all the Chu family members alone! “Yes! Following the Beast God’s orders!” Chu Tianyang and the others said seriously. Although this was the Beast God’s mission for them, it was obvious even at a glance that the Beast God could gain nothing from these tasks; the Chu family would be the ones benefiting. After breaking through to peak Fourth-Tier Martial Sect, Chu Tianyang had already planned expansion! As the Beast God said, they couldn’t be confined forever to the small place called Qingyang Town! looking at Chu Jingyue, he said: “If there’s nothing else, you all may leave first. The clan leader stays!” After everyone withdrew, Chu Jingyue stood there somewhat nervously, not knowing why the Beast God had kept him alone. Suddenly, a sphere of golden radiant energy appeared before his eyes. “You will understand once you absorb and fuse it!” Then Long Yuan began helping Chu Jingyue refine the physique origin. The following days in Qingyang Town were peaceful, though many kept inquiring about the Chu family’s situation. Chu Jingyue emerged from seclusion, his face glowing with vitality, spirit invigorated, his trembling body full of excitement. “I finally understand why the ancestor once wept tears of joy!” He stretched out his palm, radiating waves of golden light. “Superior spirit-level physique—Golden-Light Physique!” He could feel that, compared to before, not only had his cultivation greatly increased, reaching peak Third-Tier Martial Master, but more importantly, his combat power had risen several tiers. Even against ordinary Fourth-Tier Martial Sect early or mid-stage experts, he was confident he could contend. At this moment, his admiration for the Beast God surged like endless rivers, unstoppable like a flooding Yellow River! “Qingyao, do you see? I have a physique now too!” Chu Jingyue clenched his hands tightly and murmured to himself. That sealed memory in his mind was once again unveiled. He recalled the pain and resolute farewell of his wife Liu Qingyao when she left him and the just one-month-old Chu Yan! But both he and the Chu family were too weak, Original content can be found at novel·fiɾe·net utterly powerless to change anything, only able to watch her leave with tears! with a son possessing a saintly physique, and himself with a spirit physique, there was now a chance to find her! “As the clan leader, you must not only have strong leadership skills but also powerful cultivation and combat strength!” “This Golden-Light Physique is for you!” “You must lead the Chu family to rise!” Long Yuan’s voice sounded in his ear, then gave him a few more instructions, after which Chu Jingyue left the Dragon Emperor Palace! “The Beast God said to select seven family members with potential and absolute loyalty to the Chu family; he has fate to give them!” “Could it be another special physique?” Though somewhat unbelievable, after all, it was the Beast God; his supernatural methods were beyond comprehension! And it just happened to himself! Chu Jingyue felt this matter must be carefully considered, since these were special physiques, extraordinary indeed! “Yannan is clever, but she’s too young!” “We can also choose from the elders, but which elders should be chosen?” Those who became elders must be loyal to the family, especially after the recent family crisis, none of the elders had betrayed the clan, which said a lot! he couldn’t be biased! For a while, he couldn’t think of suitable candidates. Putting aside cultivation thoughts, Chu Jingyue started moving around the family. Arriving at the training ground, he saw Chu Zhan fighting several other Chu family members. Chu Jingyue’s eyes lit up: “Chu Zhan is definitely one of the most representative of the younger generation!” “Hm, he can be preliminarily decided!” someone with dark clothes hurriedly and anxiously found Chu Jingyue.