Chapter 27: Opportunity!

The purpose of the ceremony was very simple:

it was to tell all the Chu family members openly and honestly:

This is the guardian beast of our family!

The huge snake head descended from the pitch-black clouds, looking down at everyone!

At this moment,

let alone the others in Qingyangzhen,

even those Chu family members had their breathing stall.

Even though almost everyone already knew in advance that the Beast God was a giant python,

seeing it at this moment still gave them an unprecedented sense of oppression!

Especially those who had never seen the Beast God before,

they were almost scared to the point of their eyes rolling back.

"Is this our Beast God?"

But regardless, everyone saw the appearance of the Beast God directly.

"I remember that when the Beast God saved us from the Ma family last time, it didn't seem to look like this!"

"And the body size was far from as massive as it is now!"

Someone said in confusion.

The Beast God’s body was at least 300 meters long now!

The Second Elder explained: "That’s because the Beast God’s bloodline has undergone atavism and its cultivation has improved!"

And indeed, as they said,

Long Yuan’s cultivation had indeed improved once again,

Under the influence of the dense Essence of Heaven and Earth released by the Saint-grade Heaven and Earth Essence Vein,

his cultivation base had already broken through to the mid-stage of the Sixth-Order Demon Emperor.

"All members of the Chu family must remember: if not for the Beast God, our Chu family would have long since perished, and we would not have today. Therefore, from this day forth, the Beast God holds the highest status in our Chu family. Anyone who does not respect the Beast God shall be dealt with according to clan rules, with absolutely no mercy!"

Chu Tianyang’s voice, imbued with energy, echoed in the ears of every Chu family member.

"We will strictly obey the Old Ancestor’s command!"

Long Yuan nodded.

The so-called grand ceremony only required him to make an appearance,

letting everyone know of his existence.

What he cared about more was the current completion progress of the system tasks.

After this period of development,

the population had grown from over 3,000 to over 5,000—a significant increase, but still about halfway to completing the task.

It looked like this task would take a long time to finish!

"This reward is not easy to get!"

Long Yuan estimated it would likely take about a year.

After all, as martial artists, many were focused solely on cultivation and rarely indulged in procreation.

Fortunately, the current Essence of Heaven and Earth was very dense,

which did not hinder his own cultivation in the slightest.

Having made his appearance,

Long Yuan returned to the thunderclouds. He would not participate in the management of the Chu family;

all he needed to do

was to have the Chu family help him quickly complete the system tasks.

At this moment,

the Long Di Palace was also floating within the thunderclouds.

Long Yuan swung his body,

instantly entering the palace.

"Sixth-Order Demon Emperor mid-stage!"

After Long Yuan left,

the voice of Elder Yao rang out in Chu Yan’s mind.

"Sixth-Order Demon Emperor?"

"Is the Beast God’s growth speed really this fast?"

Chu Yan exclaimed in wonder.

Not long ago, when they met, he was only a Fifth-Order Demon King, and now he had become a Sixth-Order Demon Emperor!

"Your Beast God is very mysterious; you cannot view him with conventional eyes!"

After the ceremony,

Chu Tianyang personally took a few clansmen, along with the essence stones given to him by the Beast God, and headed toward Yangcheng. They were going to establish their Chu family’s base there!

Just as Long Yuan had said,

his Ten Thousand Spirits Body had a very fast cultivation speed,

and he had now reached the early stage of the Fifth-Order Martial King realm.

Before leaving,

Chu Tianyang entered the thunderclouds to see Long Yuan one last time.

"When you enter Yangcheng this time, not only must you make the Chu family’s name known, but it would be best to obtain the inheritances of alchemists, artifact refiners, and array masters. Only by cultivating our own alchemists and artifact refiners will we hold the true path to power!"

Long Yuan instructed.

"Yes, Beast God!"

"If you encounter difficulties you cannot resolve, send word back immediately, and I will take action!"

After Chu Tianyang left,

Chu Jingyue entered the Long Di Palace with a few others.

They were the four Great Elders, along with three members of the younger generation of the Chu family!

They were Chu Zhan, Chu Shan, and Chu Liuying.

These were the three Chu family members with the most excellent character that Chu Jingyue had selected from the younger generation!

"Is this where the Beast God lives?"

Chu Zhan curiously examined the space inside the Long Di Palace.

If he hadn't seen himself walk into a grand palace at the start,

he would have thought he was still outside!

"And the Essence of Heaven and Earth here is much denser than at the family estate!"

"Greetings, Beast God!"

Seeing the giant python circling high in the air, everyone hurriedly bowed.

"Have you brought everyone?"

"Then let us begin!"

As Long Yuan spoke, balls of pure white energy appeared before everyone’s eyes.

There were exactly seven of them, no more, no less!

"Each of you choose one and begin the fusion!"

These were the remaining seven sources,

four of which were physical constitution sources,

and three were martial soul sources!

Rather than keeping such things,

it was better to use them as soon as possible to increase the Chu family’s foundation!

These sources were all Spirit-grade, and high-grade Spirit-grade at that, so they would not be inferior.

"You three little ones, choose first!"

Great Elder Chu Hongtu stroked his beard and said.

The other three elders also nodded.

"Hehe, in that case, I won't be polite!"

Chu Zhan stepped forward,

first bowing to the Beast God,

and after just a glance,

he held one of the sources in his hands.

Since you couldn't tell anything from the outside anyway, he might as well pick one at random!

Chu Shan and Chu Liuying also each chose one after bowing to the Beast God.

Although they were all under 20 years old,

Chu Shan appeared more composed.

Chu Liuying was the only girl among them; she was about the same age as Chu Zhan and the others, wearing a pale yellow long dress. Her figure was very slender and her appearance was average, but her eyes were bright and spirited!

Next were the four elders:

Great Elder Chu Hongtu, Second Elder Chu Hongxiao, Seventh Elder Chu Jianchen, and Eighth Elder Chu Yunfei!

The four of them also each chose one.

"Begin refining and fusing! I will assist from the side!"

Long Yuan said, looking at everyone.

Then, beams of light began to merge into their bodies.

Chu Jingyue, watching from the side, was incredibly excited.

With this, seven more powerhouses would be born in their Chu family!

Long Yuan also began to help them refine the sources.

During this time,