Chapter 1220: Massive Advancement, Chen Qinger Enters the Sword Path

"Hongxue, these pills are the amount needed for the next few years," Chen Chuyang handed some pills to Hongxue and told her to handle them.

The financial authority on Longshe Shan is in Shang Hongxue's hands; she controls many people's futures, as well as the delivery of the Chen Clan's pills and the Shang Clan's pills, all handled by Shang Hongxue. Even the pill trades with Qi Ruohua and other factions are given to her.

Some are given to Shang Hongchen to handle, but the pills remain with Shang Hongxue; Shang Hongchen assists her with certain matters. The two sisters work together, managing everything neatly. Shang Hongchen is more adept at this kind of work, saving Shang Hongxue a lot of time.

Other matters are handled by Aunt Liu Yuer; Liu Yuer oversees the spiritual medicine issues and the cultivation of Dragon Tooth Rice and Dragon Blood Rice. These two are of utmost importance, affecting the Foundation Establishment of the Chen Clan and the Shang Clan, and the future of both families.

Although the Chen Clan and the Shang Clan have begun successfully planting Dragon Tooth Rice and Dragon Blood Rice, the yield is limited, mainly due to a lack of spiritual energy, which prevents rapid growth and expansion of the crops.

Compared to before, it's much better; the Shang Clan and the Chen Clan have limited territories, but in recent years they've expanded, multiplying their holdings many times. Yet land is still finite; good lands are either occupied by major sects or belong to the Great Qi Dynasty, all belonging to their own people, so they cannot seize land that belongs to their own.

On the Great Qi Dynasty side, they have also begun planting Dragon Tooth Rice and Dragon Blood Rice, making them one of the best-selling items within the Great Qi Dynasty. Though their effects are not as strong as pills, they have no side effects and can be consumed continuously.

Dragon Tooth Rice is relatively easy to plant; its conditions are simple and not too demanding.

But planting Dragon Blood Rice is not so simple. In any case, other places cannot compare to Longshe Shan, especially after Longshe Shan's Advancement to the mid‑grade spiritual vein, when abundant spiritual energy nourished the Dragon Blood Rice, increasing its yield and also enhancing its effects.

The cultivation of these two expanded the territory; Liu Yuer managed it, and with a few more helpers she could naturally do more, especially as her daughters grew and could assist. With her children nearby, except for her eldest daughter Xiao Qian'er who hides in the Pill Refining Hall to refine pills and rarely comes out.

One son and one daughter have grown up, and the girl Qingmeng also stays by her side, along with Hu Yueer and the three of them, as well as Chen Qinger's younger sister. This sister has been on the mountain constantly, rarely leaving; she has grown fond of this place, spending her days either practicing swordsmanship or helping Liu Yuer.

She spends most of her time practicing swordsmanship; Chen Qinger does not yearn for life outside, for she knows the outside lacks the dense spiritual energy of this place, which is far more suitable for cultivation. Over the years she has been on the mountain, gradually losing a sense of presence.

Or rather, she is very compliant, causing no trouble and not standing out, yet her sword path has already entered the gateway.

Advancement is swift; sword practice is like that—it requires staying seated, stabilizing oneself, not being affected by the outside, and a steady sword heart, which is better than everything else.

Her sword path has entered; she has begun to glimpse the Five‑Elements Sword Path, and that sword heart is firm. Only a swordsman who can endure solitude is a true swordsman.

Her cultivation level rises with the sword path, and with Chen Chuyang's resources never lacking for her, her cultivation soars and directly enters the first tier of the True Person Realm. Though not extremely strong, she is not weak either.

Primarily she is a sword cultivator, a pure sword cultivator; having followed Chen Chuyang for a long time, she naturally understood the core of sword cultivation. She gradually made herself a sword cultivator, not merely someone who practices swordplay, and placed the core on cultivation and breakthroughs.

"Brother Chuyang, you broke through again?" Chen Qinger looked up, shocked, and asked.

Chen Chuyang smiled and said, "Yes, did you notice?"

Chen Qinger said wordlessly, "Your aura is too obvious; I couldn't help but see it."

"Brother Chuyang, you really are a monster."

"Thank you for the compliment." Chen Chuyang glanced at Chen Qinger, nodded with satisfaction: "Your cultivation hasn't lagged these years; you've already condensed a sword heart. It seems you've found your own sword path."

Chen Qinger smiled and raised her head: "That's for sure; you defy destiny. As your younger cousin, I can't be too inferior."

"From now on, I am a true swordsman."

From now on, her cultivation path will be exceedingly smooth and also... rapid.

"Congratulations."

"Mutual congratulations."

Chen Chuyang and the other congratulated each other, then Chen Chuyang led Shang Hongxue into the room, eager for intimacy.

Chen Qinger, seeing this, said wordlessly: "This elder cousin really can't hold back; as soon as he leaves the sect, he thinks of such things. Are these things really that enjoyable?"

She was very curious: Is that kind of thing really that captivating?

She hasn't tried it, nor experienced it.

Tianwai Longshe Shan.

Qinglong Daoren emerged from the sect again, now holding a batch of pills; in the past three years he hasn't done nothing—pill refining, cultivation, and advancing his cultivation.

Following the plan, after emerging, Qinglong Daoren glanced at Longshe Shan and happened to see Elder Xinran once again taking action against Lan Tiansheng. Poor Lan Tiansheng faced another attack, with periodic ambushes—one person, one goat alternating, without any official business.

Lan Tiansheng was tortured terribly; his appearance was gaunt, extremely haggard, his whole body exuding fatigue and discomfort.

He felt as if the torment would drive him mad; over three years, the torment he wished to experience was truly miserable.

"Lan Tiansheng is truly miserable."

Qinglong Daoren glanced and could naturally see Lan Tiansheng's misery; his cultivation had plummeted severely, his demonic power almost completely gone.

In three years, he hasn't been spared from torment; he had no time to rest. Either he was on guard against danger or watching his surroundings, unwilling to relax, nerves taut, constantly watching, fearing an attack could arrive at any moment.

"These three youngsters have improved a lot; Huang Yan, in particular, has shown the most noticeable progress—his overall strength has increased greatly, and his cultivation likewise."

"In these three years, Huang Yan has completed his own metamorphosis."

A complete rebirth is no exaggeration; he received forging from Qinglong Daoren and endured hardships from Chen Qinglian and Qi Haoyang. His strength now can counter many of Chen Qinglian's techniques; no longer like before, where a single move would be unmatched and he would be taken down.

"My two sons have improved noticeably."

Qinglong Daoren glanced at the two; their cultivation had risen two tiers, each advancing two levels.

In three years, two tiers—neither fast nor slow—they steadied themselves, not rushing breakthroughs, but strengthening their own tempering, enhancing divine abilities and bodily forging, allowing their strength to be fully elevated.

With a solid foundation, subsequent cultivation relates to that foundation.

The two remembered Chen Chuyang's words and acted accordingly; Huang Yan also followed them, naturally able to experience the taste of it.