Chapter 8
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Chapter 8: Lingrui Gathers Qi
Yang Lingrui accepted the jade bottle without any hesitation and drank it in one gulp, immediately beginning to meditate and digest it.
Although he didn’t know exactly what this was, he could be sure that whatever the Elder gave was certainly a good thing.
“This spiritual power is so pure and so powerful!”
As he started to digest the spirit liquid, he felt its strength.
In just a few breaths, he effortlessly broke through the sixth Qi node, and then the momentum intensified, directly pushing through the seventh Qi node as well!
Yang Lingrui realized this spirit liquid was extraordinary. He quickly cleared his mind and concentrated fully, preparing to attack the Qi nodes with all his strength.
It took Yang Lingrui a full five hours to completely digest the spirit liquid, waking up only when night fell.
At that moment, he had already opened eleven Qi nodes in his body!
He was just one step away from condensing a vortex of spiritual energy!
Upon awakening, Yang Lingrui hurriedly knelt before the Elder, who had always been guarding him.
“Disciple Yang Lingrui, thank you for granting me this treasure, Elder!”
Yang Guanfeng smiled and helped him up, saying gently, “Lingrui, you are a good seed. The future of the Yang Family for the next hundred years will depend on you.”
“Lingrui understands! I will surely cultivate diligently, live up to the Elder’s expectations, and not disappoint the family’s hopes!”
Yang Lingrui replied respectfully.
But then something crossed his mind, and he asked, “Elder, about today, I should tell my brother and sister…”
Hearing this, Yang Guanfeng became interested and asked in return, “How do you plan to say it?”
Yang Lingrui thought for a moment before raising his clear eyes.
“I will tell them the truth; they are the closest people to me and will be the pillars of the Yang Family in the future. There should be no secrets!”
“Good! Lingrui thinks well. Go back and rest now.”
“Disciple takes his leave.”
After this simple conversation, Yang Guanfeng set aside his only concern.
He had worried that, at such a young age and not being from the main branch, Yang Lingrui, who was now receiving special training, might become arrogant because of his talents.
But now it seemed he had overthought it.
“It looks like I underestimated the younger generation of my Yang Family,” Yang Guanfeng chuckled to himself, shaking his head.
When Yang Lingrui returned to his room, Yang Linghu and Yang Lingqing approached him curiously.
Upon learning that he had received a gift from the Elder and had broken through eleven Qi nodes, both of them nearly jumped for joy.
They were even more excited than if they had broken through themselves.
“Lingrui, you did great! You will soon become the backbone of our Yang Family!”
“Good job, kid! You’ve already taken a big lead!”
Yang Linghu said as he put his arm around his shoulder. “Little Qing, it looks like our family will soon have another Gathering Qi cultivator!”
Facing his brother and sister’s praise, Yang Lingrui’s face turned a bit red, and he smiled shyly.
“Brother Hu, Sister Qing, I will definitely work twice as hard in my cultivation from now on!”
The next day, Chen Yang noticed the changes in Yang Lingrui’s spiritual energy.
“Wow, this kid is really impressive! He’s about to successfully open his Qi meridians. The spirit liquid is indeed effective.”
Seeing that Yang Lingrui was about to gather Qi, Chen Yang recalled a previous thought.
With one more Gathering Qi cultivator, the taxes would definitely increase. Can the Yang Family handle that?
That evening, after the children returned home,
Chen Yang finished work and was brought to a room by Yang Guanfeng.
Old Yu followed closely behind and entered, saying, “Master, what did you call for me?”
“Are everything and everyone ready outside?”
Yang Guanfeng asked.
Old Yu nodded and replied, “Everything is prepared—location, wood, stones, and various materials have been transported out of the city. The new spiritual field is also ready, just needs spirit instilled to stabilize it.”
“Good, we’ll put it on hold for now. We’ll start construction once the secret realm closes and the outskirts stabilize. We can’t delay for too long; otherwise, our family foundation will be drained by the dynasty.”
“Yes, I understand,” Old Yu agreed.
The two then discussed some details before Old Yu left.
From their conversation, Chen Yang learned that Yang Guanfeng had long been considering moving the entire family.
He was just waiting for the right opportunity.
Lingrui gathering Qi would be a good opportunity.
His plan was to inform the mayor about Lingrui’s progress, then pay the full tax amount for this additional cultivator for the year.
Following that, they would move the Yang Family out of Willow Leaf Town, allowing Yang Linghu and Yang Lingqing to break through outside.
This way, outsiders would see the Yang Family producing another Gathering Qi cultivator and paying a high tax amount.
However, due to the burden of taxes, they would decide to relocate outside of town.
Three Gathering Qi realm cultivators would be strong enough to protect a small family in this area, so it seemed trouble-free.
This would also conceal Linghu and Lingqing, granting the Yang Family hidden combat strength that outsiders wouldn’t know about, as a backup plan.
Having traveled extensively, Yang Guanfeng understood the importance of keeping hidden cards. For now, no one in the Yang Family knew about the relocation, only Old Yu was quietly working behind the scenes.
The future development of the Yang Family outside of town would rely on this old man.
After Old Yu left, Yang Guanfeng wandered back and forth in the room for a long time.
His heart was filled with expectations for the future, yet also with a hint of uneasiness.
Leaving Willow Leaf Town had its pros and cons.
On the plus side, without the dynasty’s heavy taxes, the family could develop faster.
But at the same time, they would lose the dynasty’s protection and would have to rely on themselves in the future.
Relocating the Yang Family was just the first step, the easiest step. There would be many problems and troubles to face afterward.
At such moments, he often thought of Old Yu.
Without the old man’s hard work over the years, the Yang Family would never have reached its current status.
Yang Guanfeng would often reflect on what would have happened to the Yang Family today if he hadn’t jumped into Fish Ridge River to save someone back then.
He had made up his mind to reserve a spot for Old Yu in the family shrine.
He would be the first outsider to be honored in the shrine of the Yang Family.
Time continued to pass, and this last Qi node was indeed challenging.
Even with Chen Yang’s full support, it still took the talented Yang Lingrui three days to open it.
When the spiritual energy truly flowed through his body, the boy experienced the wonderful sensation of being a cultivator realizing the wonders of the world for the first time.
That night, Yang Lingrui successfully condensed a vortex of spiritual energy in his dantian.
After five more days, he began constructing his Qi Palace.
With guidance from Yang Guanfeng and Old Yu, on the sixth day, Yang Lingrui completed his Qi Palace and condensed his first thread of spiritual power in life!
At the same time, this also signified the birth of the third Gathering Qi realm cultivator of the Yang Family!
“First level of Gathering Qi! Two Elders, Brother and Sister, I did it!”
As soon as Yang Lingrui opened his eyes, he joyfully announced to the four people around him.
Yang Linghu and Yang Lingqing embraced him, tears of joy overflowing from their conversation.
Cultivation may sound easy to say, but the monotony and struggles were something only they understood deeply.
Yang Guanfeng and Old Yu wore expressions of great satisfaction.
To have such a result made all their previous efforts and hardships worthwhile!
At this moment, the Small Secret Realm outside had already closed, and all external cultivators had left.
However, for caution’s sake, Yang Guanfeng chose to hold off on announcing this for a month.
After a month, he would send Old Yu to inform all the powers in Willow Leaf Town.
“Today, the Yang Family celebrates! We will hold a feast to welcome our guests!”
