Chapter 57

Judging by the area of the Jiang family's current base, it was truly insufficient; it would be better to find a new family base capable of accommodating more clan members.

But which place would be better?

Jiang Daoxuan's eyes held a thoughtful expression.

After a few breaths, a sudden flash of inspiration struck his mind.

He remembered a nearby famous mountain: Cangwu!

It covered a vast area, spanning dozens of Shanfeng, with its main peak, Cangwu Shan, renowned across several surrounding cities—tall, steep, and easy to defend but hard to attack!

Moreover, being far from mortal cities, Cangwu Shan's spiritual energy concentration far surpassed that of Wudan City!

No matter how you looked at it, this place was perfectly suited as the Jiang family's new base!

Just as Jiang Daoxuan silently decided, the system's voice suddenly rang out.

【Ding~ Family mission triggered: Find a new family base!】

【Reward: Three Lower Earth-grade spiritual veins, One mu of Lower Earth-grade spiritual farmland, One set of Lower Earth-grade protective mountain array, One Lower Earth-grade spiritual spring, Three batches of Lower Earth-grade Longya rice seeds】

【Mission deadline: Within one hundred million years】

Seeing another family mission available, Jiang Daoxuan's face lit up instantly—he couldn't help but sigh that fate truly delivered a pillow just as he was sleepy; the system was incredibly thoughtful.

And the system's rewards made him almost drool.

Any single item from this reward, if taken to the outside world, would spark a massive uproar and be fought over by countless powerful cultivators and factions!

Because these items were utterly vital to any sect's development!

Once the new family base was established, bolstered by these treasures, wouldn't its spiritual energy concentration rival that of top-tier sects within the dynasty?

Those top-tier sects all had cultivators at the Sun Wheel realm guarding them, while the Jiang family didn't even have a single Nascent Soul realm cultivator—clearly showing the gap!

Jiang Daoxuan's heart grew increasingly heated.

Around Cangwu Shan, ferocious beasts swarmed, with Nascent Soul realm beasts guarding the area—so no sect dared make it their base!

But for him, these were no problem at all!

Thinking of this, Jiang Daoxuan immediately set off, soaring into the sky toward Cangwu Shan!

Not long after.

Jiang Daoxuan arrived at the main peak of Cangwu Shan.

【Ding~ This location detected as viable for a new family base. Confirm binding to Cangwu Shan?】

Hearing the system's prompt, Jiang Daoxuan had no hesitation—he immediately clicked confirm.

The next instant.

The system's voice continued.

【Ding~ Binding successful. Family base search mission completed.】

【Congratulations, host. Received: Three Lower Earth-grade spiritual veins, One mu of Lower Earth-grade spiritual farmland, One set of Lower Earth-grade protective mountain array, One Lower Earth-grade spiritual spring, One construction bonus pack】

Jiang Daoxuan nodded in satisfaction.

Because he had once read extensively through ancient texts, he was not unfamiliar with these items.

A spiritual vein was a vein buried underground that released spiritual energy, transformed the environment, and enhanced spiritual energy concentration in the air.

Spiritual farmland was fertile soil infused with pure spiritual energy, capable of cultivating plants and medicinal herbs—depending on its grade, it could reliably grow herbs of varying quality and shorten their maturation time.

As for the spiritual spring, it was spring water transformed by immense spiritual energy—not only could it irrigate spiritual farmland, accelerate herb growth, and increase yield and quality,

but drinking it directly could purge bodily impurities, expand meridians, and strengthen the physique, among other benefits.

Even when added to food, it could enhance flavor and endow dishes with partial characteristics of spiritual cuisine, offering many advantages.

Beyond this, for mortals, the spiritual spring's water was no less than a fountain of life.

Should one suffer a grave illness, merely sipping a small amount of spiritual spring water could restore the body to perfect health and eliminate all latent ailments!

Thus, even the spiritual spring's water alone could generate immense wealth—imagine the full scale of the spring's utility!

As for the final random reward, the Lower Earth-grade protective mountain array, named: Fuling Array!

Unless authorized by the array's master, any cultivator below the Star Wheel realm entering the array would have their realm suppressed by one full level!

But because this array required spiritual veins as its energy source,

the Fuling Array could not be deployed until the spiritual veins were buried.

Seeing this, Jiang Daoxuan's mind shifted.

Immediately, a palm-sized three-dimensional model appeared before him.

It was the model of Cangwu Shan!

According to the system's prompt, he could freely zoom in or out.

And by extending his finger to click on any point of the model, he could place all his newly acquired items exactly there.

Seeing this, Jiang Daoxuan's expression grew peculiar.

The strong sense of déjà vu made him wonder if he was somehow playing a simulation construction sandbox game.

He shook his head, dispelling the thought from his mind.

He then buried one Lower Earth-grade spiritual vein.

At that moment, the system's prompt sounded again.

【Initial fusion: Transforming the mundane into the spiritual, transforming Lingshan. Time required: Seven days】

Jiang Daoxuan swiftly withdrew his gaze.

It seemed the clan's relocation to Cangwu Shan could wait.

After all, his current cultivation base had reached Purple Mansion realm eighth layer.

Breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm was merely days away.

Now was the perfect time to use the spiritual vein fusion period to focus on his breakthrough.

Once the breakthrough is complete, notifying the clan and moving to Cangwu Mountain won't be too late.

Thinking of this, Jiang Daoxuan no longer lingered; he vanished instantly from his spot and began returning to Wudan City.

Nightfall.

Wudan City, Jiang Clan.

Inside the room, Jiang Yan sat cross-legged on the bed.

He slowly took out the two cultivation techniques granted to him by the clan chief.

Over these days, he had read them repeatedly and naturally realized these two techniques were top-grade Earth-tier powerhouses!

From initial shock, to confusion.

Jiang Yan finally understood the immense expectations the clan chief had placed upon him!

Precisely because of this, he could not let the clan chief down!

Yet, following the cultivation method of Pure Yang Technique, he circled the energy again and again.

But sadly, no miracle occurred; the result remained utterly unchanged.

All spiritual energy absorbed into his body vanished without explanation—without exception!

What on earth was going on?!

Jiang Yan's heart grew heavier; he unconsciously clenched his fists, gazed at the bright moon outside the window, and murmured: "Could it be that miracles never happen to me? Am I doomed to be a waste my whole life?"

"No! I am not!"

Jiang Yan gritted his Yaguan, shook his head urgently, dispelled his inner self-doubt, and immediately began a new round of cultivation!

Time slipped away slowly; Jiang Yan grew breathless with exhaustion, his entire body drenched in sweat, his clothes soaked—but still he gained nothing.

Yet, just as Jiang Yan's will was nearly at its limit, as if he would collapse in the next second, a sudden anomaly occurred.

A faint blue light quietly emitted outward.

The light was weak; if it had appeared in daylight, it would have gone unnoticed, but in the pitch-black night, it stood out sharply.

This sudden anomaly quickly drew Jiang Yan's attention.

He followed the source of the light, slowly lowering his head to look at his right hand.

There, the light was emerging from the ring he wore.

What is this?

The blue glow illuminated Jiang Yan's slightly bewildered face.

Before he could figure out what had happened, the light vanished again.

Immediately after, an ancient voice suddenly emerged from within the ring: "Boy, it seems you need some help."