Chapter 1208: Secret Competition

That Daoist expert was a true Daoist expert. Although he had not yet reached the Earth Immortal Realm, he was at the peak of Spirit Refining and was very famous in the Liu Han imperial court.

He himself came from the Celestial Master Dao, which has a long inheritance, far longer than the Liu Han imperial court. The entire Celestial Master Dao has produced more than a dozen Immortals.

You must know that Immortals might not count for much in the Great Qin era, but in the Liu Han period, even in the peak Martial Emperor era, the weakest Earth Immortal among Immortals was an extraordinary existence.

The current Daoist school, after the demise of Great Qin, almost all the major Daoist sects left.

Those that remained were originally just branches of the Daoist school, but now they have become the backbone of the Daoist school in the Jiuzhou.

And the Celestial Master Dao has now become a top-tier major sect of the Daoist school in the Jiuzhou.

As the junior brother of the current Celestial Master of the Celestial Master Dao, True Person Ziyin would become a guest of honor for families wherever he went, and his cultivation had reached the peak of the Spirit Refining Realm.

Such a Daoist expert's evaluation of that disciple of the Zhuge family immediately raised the Langya Zhuge family to a very high position.

The bearing of an Immortal—how could it not make the Zhuge family famous?

You must know that a Golden Core cultivation is enough to protect the safety of a second-rate family for hundreds of years, and a Spirit Refining Realm expert can even allow a second-rate family to advance to first-class.

The Zhuge family is barely first-class in the entire Liu Han, and even that is because of the evaluation of True Person Ziyin; otherwise, it could only be considered a second-rate family.

Its influence cannot go out of Xuzhou. In Xuzhou, there are at least seven or eight families stronger than the Zhuge family.

But once the Zhuge family produces an Immortal, even if it is an Earth Immortal Realm expert, then the Zhuge family will change and have hope of impacting a top-tier family.

After all, an Immortal, even if it is an Earth Immortal Realm expert, if no accident occurs, can live for ten thousand years.

Ten thousand years is enough to bring the Zhuge family to a higher position. After all, the Liu Han imperial court is now less than ten thousand years old.

Once an Immortal breaks through, the Zhuge family will have the inheritance of an Immortal. Immortals cultivating family disciples will also be endless; at least within ten thousand years, there will be no interruption.

Spirit Refining Realm experts can only live for a few thousand years. Once a new Spirit Refining Realm powerhouse cannot appear in the clan within a thousand years, the scholar-official family will slowly weaken.

This situation has happened too many times in Liu Han. In the peak period, many families had Spirit Refining Realm experts, but because of accidents or other situations, they could not be successfully succeeded, so many top-tier families slowly fell to the level of first-class or even second-rate.

And as the spiritual energy in the Jiuzhou becomes less and less, cultivation is becoming more and more difficult.

In the early Liu Han period, there were quite a few Earth Immortal Realm experts, and many top-tier families even had existences that broke through to impact Immortals.

However, five thousand years have passed, and now almost no Earth Immortals have been born.

Even if there are, most are Daoist disciples, and then they soon left the Jiuzhou.

The inheritance of the Jiuzhou will also become less and less, and the lack of spiritual energy in heaven and earth makes some experiences left by Immortals for impacting the Earth Immortal Realm of little use.

The Spirit Refining Realm is already the top powerhouse.

The Langya Zhuge family has not yet given birth to a Spirit Refining Realm powerhouse, but there are quite a few in the Golden Core Realm, which is why the Zhuge family can barely reach the first-class existence.

Because now the Langya Zhuge family has a full eight Golden Core Realm cultivators, and several of them are true Daoist practitioners.

It seems that the Zhuge family has inherited the Daoist school.

This is also why True Person Ziyin of the Celestial Master Dao went to the Zhuge family when he came to Xuzhou.

Of course, it also has to do with that Qilin child of the Zhuge family.

But regardless, in the past few decades, the Langya Zhuge family has been quite lively.

After all, the words of that True Person Ziyin set off waves, which could not be eliminated for a while.

After all, that True Person Ziyin said that the Qilin child of the Zhuge family has a chance to impact the Earth Immortal Realm and wants to accept him as a disciple on behalf of his master.

True Person Ziyin is the junior brother of the current Celestial Master and is also a direct descendant of the Celestial Master Dao. Once he accepts him as a disciple on behalf of his master, then the status and position of that Zhuge Qilin child will be different.

The influence of the Celestial Master Dao in Liu Han is even stronger than some top-tier families, not only because of the foundation of the Celestial Master Dao, but also because of their powerful strength.

Families are the representatives of Confucian literary Dao. Although Liu Han respects Confucianism alone, in fact, the Daoist school is the most terrifying.

The Daoist school itself has the longest inheritance, and its strength is also the most unfathomable.

Liu Han respects Confucianism alone, but has never suppressed the Daoist sect. Even the domineering Martial Emperor never suppressed the Daoist sect on the surface, which shows the terror of the Daoist sect.

As one of the top Daoist sects in the Jiuzhou today, the Celestial Master Dao has powerhouses as numerous as clouds. No one knows how many powerhouses the Celestial Master Dao has.

As for Immortals, there are even more than those born in the Liu Han imperial court.

After all, dozens of Immortals, and most are still alive; who knows if they have advanced to a higher realm.

Such a Daoist sect, the Liu Han imperial court does not dare to provoke, let alone other forces.

Once the Zhuge family has a connection with the Celestial Master Dao, then the Zhuge family can truly become a first-class family in name and reality, and even reach a top-tier family in the future. Many people feel there is no problem.

However, if the Zhuge family really reaches this point, for Xuzhou, and even some surrounding families, that is not a good thing.

After all, whether it is Xuzhou or the three states of the East Sea, the benefits and resources are only so large. Once the Zhuge family advances to a top-tier family, it will only divide the benefits and resources of other families.

Those families naturally do not want to see this.

For resources and benefits, families can fight until their heads bleed.

If the Zhuge family advances, it will have a certain impact on those first-class or even top-tier families.

Don't look at the families facing the imperial power of Liu Han; they will mostly unite, but that is only to deal with external forces. Between them, they are not as harmonious as they appear on the surface.

Many times, the competition in the dark has even reached the level of bloody slaughter.

The Mi family in Xuzhou has had their merchant caravans looted by various mountain bandits and outlaws many times. You must know that the Mi family is a first-class family in Xuzhou, and their strength is very powerful.

Ordinary mountain bandits and outlaws, hearing the name of the Mi family, will instantly retreat.

And those big outlaws and mountain bandits, many of them know the true strength of the Mi family, so they will not provoke them even more. After all, looting a caravan does have a good harvest.

But facing the Mi family's counterattack, they absolutely cannot bear it.

However, in fact, the Mi family has received too many attacks, especially the caravans, which are frequently attacked.

These mountain bandits and outlaws are many times under the orders of other families.

It is nothing more than limiting and reducing the financial power and strength of the Mi family.

After all, with the wealth of the Mi family, I am afraid that it will not be long before they can impact a top-tier family. ===== CHAPTER 1209 =====