The System Arrives: Leading My Clan to Become the Strongest

157: Chapter 157 Lu Xin Breaks Through to the Void Refinement RealmWhile the Ancestral Court spent two months in full swing preparing for the Human Race Grand Competition, for Qingyun Mountain in the Deep part of the Great Wilderness, it was a golden period for the entire Family to undergo a complete transformation and see their foundation skyrocket.

Before the afterglow of the phenomena from Jiang Suhai’s successful Breakthrough to Nascent Soul had even faded, the Jiang Family, relying on the overwhelming prestige of having six Nascent Souls presiding over them, pushed the boundaries of their Land Reclamation a full three hundred miles further into the Deep part of the Great Wilderness.

The Clan Members, who previously only dared to linger within a hundred miles of Qingyun Mountain, were now like unsheathed sharp blades under the protection of Nascent Soul Cultivators, hacking through the ancient dense forests and slaying ferocious Desolate Beasts.

Fortified outposts reinforced with high-level Formations were scattered like stars across the newly reclaimed territories. Spirit Gathering Arrays, Spirit Guiding Formations, and defensive Formations were layered upon one another, tightly locking the escaping Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within the lands controlled by the Jiang Family.

The main vein of Qingyun Mountain had long since completed its transformation under Jiang Chen’s methods. Combined with the continuous integration of low-tier Spiritual Veins during this period, the fifth-tier spirit vein had completely ascended to a sixth-tier High Grade spirit vein. The Spiritual Qi at the core of the Spiritual Vein was so dense it almost liquefied; the mountain mists never dispersed, and every step revealed flowing spiritual light. An ordinary Cultivator meditating here for one day would equal three months of hard cultivation in the outside world.

Not to mention the seven fifth-tier Spiritual Veins and twelve natural Spiritual Springs found successively during the Land Reclamation. Jiang Chen used his great Divine Ability to draw them all in, connecting them to the main vein. This caused the Spiritual Qi concentration of the entire Qingyun Mountain to triple again compared to two months ago. Even ordinary spirit fields at the foot of the mountain could grow three-hundred-year-old Spirit Medicines, their fragrance lingering for dozens of miles.

The deep cooperation with the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower added the most crucial spark to the Jiang Family’s explosive growth.

Steward Wen Yiluo kept her promise, not only continuously sending essential Medicinal Pills like foundation establishment pills, barrier-breaking pills, and condensing gold pills into the mountain at cost price, but also sharing information on Yao Beast nests, ancient remnant Formations, and hidden mining spots in the Deep part of the Great Wilderness. This allowed the Jiang Family to return fully loaded from every Land Reclamation expedition, avoiding countless dangers.

In return, the Jiang Family prioritized supplying the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower with the rare Profound Iron, Nine Heavens Spiritual Wood, and high-level Desolate Beast Cores harvested during Land Reclamation. The bond between the two parties had long since transcended that of ordinary allies, becoming a symbiotic relationship where they shared both glory and prosperity.

Under such uniquely endowed cultivation environments, the cultivation of the Jiang Family Clansmen rose steadily like bamboo shoots after rain, without any further Bottleneck or constraints.

During this period, another twenty people from the Jiang Family broke through to the Golden Core stage.

Previously, Jiang Feng and Jiang Xueqin, who had entered the Golden Core stage at only twelve years old, were already one-in-a-million Geniuses. Nourished by the High Grade Medicinal Pills distributed by the Family and the sixth-tier spirit vein over these two months, they broke through the barriers of the Initial Golden Core Stage and Golden Core Middle Stage, standing firmly at the Golden Core Late Stage. Their refined Aura far surpassed Cultivators of the same rank; their every move carried the demeanor of young Prodigies, making them the most dazzling twin stars of the Jiang Family’s younger generation.

The remaining fifteen Golden Core Cultivators in the clan also took a step forward. Half reached the Golden Core Middle Stage, and three with superior Aptitude even touched the threshold of the Golden Core Late Stage, only waiting for an opportunity to break through once more.

Most astonishing was the scale of the Foundation Establishment Cultivators. In just two short months, the original team of over a hundred Foundation Establishment members skyrocketed again, with the total number surpassing the two-hundred mark. Among them, over fifty had entered the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, and over thirty had reached the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, ready to attempt the Golden Core stage at any time.

Even Jiang Fu, who had only reached Foundation Establishment after turning fifty, broke through to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage through sheer perseverance, becoming a model of inspiration for the clan.

The entire Jiang Family’s Cultivator echelon, from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core, was full at every level. Their foundation was so deep that it had long since surpassed ordinary noble families at the edge of the Great Wilderness; even compared to medium-sized Sects, they were not inferior.

As for the Qi Refining stage, the Jiang Family had a complete gap because the lowest cultivation among the Clan Members was now at the Foundation Establishment Realm. No new Clan Members were joining the Qi Refining stage, mainly because the number of ordinary Jiang Family members was too small, and the birth rate could not keep up with the Jiang Family’s pace of development.

However, since Jiang Chen decreed that Jiang Family women with cultivation were not to marry outside the Family, the number of new Clan Members with Aptitude increased. It was just that they were still too young to begin Cultivating.

At the end of these two months, several astonishing Aura fluctuations came from the depths of Qingyun Mountain, announcing that various powerful experts who had been in seclusion were emerging one after another.

The first to appear were the five Jiang Family Elders who had been in seclusion for Breakthroughs.

Previously, under Jiang Chen’s orders, they had all set aside Family affairs and entered their Immortal Caves for seclusion.

With Jiang Chen sparing no expense on Heaven And Earth Treasures and providing all necessary cultivation resources, they were able to set aside all worldly matters and focus on breaking through.

After several months of hard cultivation in seclusion, absorbing the pure Spiritual Qi of the sixth-tier spirit vein, the five Elders finally reached Perfection in their efforts today.

Five thick Golden Core Peak Auras soared into the sky from the five seclusion Immortal Caves. Golden light shone brilliantly, piercing the clouds. Their Aura was far stronger than those of ordinary Golden Core Cultivators.

The hair and beards of the emerging five Elders were surrounded by spiritual light, and Spiritual Qi surged around them like a tide. Their cultivation had completely stabilized at the Golden Core Peak Great Perfection. The Golden Cores within their Dantians were round and translucent, with restrained spiritual light. They were only one step away from condensing a Nascent Soul and joining the ranks of high-level Human Race Cultivators.

“We thank the Clan Chief for his generous gifts!”

The five Elders walked out of their Immortal Caves and immediately saw Jiang Chen standing in the clouds. They bowed in salute, their voices filled with gratitude and awe.

If not for Jiang Chen, they would never have been able to break through to the Golden Core stage in their lives, let alone touch the threshold of the Nascent Soul, and certainly not lead the Jiang Family to its current state of prosperity.

Jiang Chen raised his hand slightly, and a gentle force lifted them up. A look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

“Elders, there is no need for such ceremony. Your great progress in cultivation is the Jiang Family’s greatest source of confidence. In the future, I will have to trouble you all with protecting the Family.”

“We would go through fire and water without hesitation!”

The five Elders responded in unison, their Aura as grand as a rainbow.

Half an hour after the five Elders emerged, a terrifying Aura suddenly erupted from the core of the Qingyun Mountain Spiritual Vein, causing even the six Nascent Soul Ancestors’ expressions to change.

That Aura was vast and boundless, deep as the starry sky, carrying a pressure that transcended the Nascent Soul stage. Yet it was gentle and did not harm anyone. With a light sweep, it enveloped the entire Qingyun Mountain, causing the Desolate Beasts in the mountains to prostrate themselves on the ground, not daring to make any movement.

It was Lu Xin!

Ever since the Jiang Family Spiritual Vein ascended from the fifth-tier to the sixth-tier, Lu Xin had merged her Divine Soul with the Spiritual Vein’s Origin, entering a deep state of seclusion. She took the opportunity of the Spiritual Vein’s transformation to temper her own cultivation.

She was already a Spirit Transformation Realm Cultivator, far exceeding the combat power ceiling of the Great Wilderness’s edge. This time in seclusion, she used the massive vitality of the sixth-tier spirit vein and her own Luck to break through the Bottleneck in one go, completing an epic Breakthrough.

The spiritual light at the core of the Spiritual Vein withdrew toward the center like a tide. The vast pressure that had enveloped the entire Qingyun Mountain suddenly contracted, turning into an extremely gentle golden halo that slowly landed on the Spiritual Vein’s spring eye.

As the spiritual light receded like a tide, a slender and upright figure slowly walked out from the Spiritual Vein’s spring eye.

Lu Xin was dressed in a light green dress, her figure graceful and upright, her appearance pure and transcendent. With an ethereal and elegant look in her eyes, she appeared just like a teenage girl of fourteen or fifteen.

Her long hair cascaded down, her skin was as white as jade, and her temperament was as pure as spiritual jade. Although she was only at the age of a young girl, she emitted a vast pressure that would make even a Nascent Soul bow their head.

Deep within those clear eyes lay a depth and steadiness that belied her age, as if she had already seen through the Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence and shared a symbiotic existence with the entire Qingyun Mountain Spiritual Vein.

From the Spirit Transformation Realm, she broke through to the Void Refining Realm in one fell swoop!

No one would have imagined that this girl, who appeared to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, was actually a Void Refining Powerhouse standing at the peak of the Great Wilderness.

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