Porter's Immortal Cultivation: I Have Level 5 Full Inscriptions

Chapter 159 Noble Families

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Yang Silang remained silent; this was the reality in Shun Kingdom.

Fortunately, the "weighing" part was just a way of complaining; they were just talking non-stop.

When the two rode their horses to the east gate of the provincial capital, dozens of people had already gathered outside the city gate. They were all people from the outer circle of the aristocratic families who had appeared during the last exploration of the secret realm.

These are all people who are preparing to attend the treasure appreciation event today. Having attended twice in a row, many of their faces look familiar. They simply nod to each other as a greeting.

Today's treasure appreciation event is not being held in any of the merchant guilds in the city, but in a manor outside Huang Family City. It is said that there is a secret realm entrance in that manor that has existed for hundreds of years and is the most important secret realm of the Huang family.

After waiting for a while, Su Zhixiu arrived first, and the three of them immediately urged their horses forward.

Pei Zhuangbai and the other two were deputy commanders. They were stationed in a garrison outside the city, which was closer to the manor and they did not need to make the round trip.

The three left the crowd and went ahead. Ji Jinliang complained again, but he changed the subject.

"Miss Su, your family owns a large business guild, wouldn't it be more convenient for you to practice Taoism?"

"Putting everything else aside, if it comes to buying supplementary pills, they have more access than ordinary people."

After all, the three of them had gone through life and death together, so Ji Jinliang wasn't as reserved when he spoke. With Yang Silang around, Su Zhixiu didn't hold back either and laughed.

"Brother Ji, people see that my Sanjiang Chamber of Commerce is a large and powerful business, and they think that we are a great merchant with connections everywhere."

"Actually, which of these top ten chambers of commerce in the provincial capital doesn't have a powerful family as a shareholder?"

"Without the approval of powerful families, how could the business have grown to such a scale?"

"Don't let my appearance as a young lady from a chamber of commerce fool you. My father is just a manager. The Sanjiang Chamber of Commerce may be surnamed Huang or Wu, but it is definitely not surnamed Su."

"Do you think a head manager like him would violate the boss's orders and secretly buy cultivation materials for himself? Wouldn't that be courting death?"

"Our harvest, such as the bell-backed tortoise shell, can be sold in the Chamber of Commerce because the buyers are all from prominent families or major sects."

"You could say I'm better informed than most people, but cultivating the Dao isn't so easy. Otherwise, I wouldn't have had to go to the meeting so eagerly last time, only to be chosen by Mo Xinlian and almost become a laughing stock."

Ji Jinliang was surprised for a long time, then looked somewhat dejected and clicked his tongue.

"Good heavens, is it really that difficult for me to cultivate the Tao?"

Yang Silang turned to look at Su Zhixiu, wanting to see what insightful opinions this young lady had.

Su Zhixiu didn't want to respond, but seeing Yang Silang staring at her, she blushed and felt compelled to say something.

"There are ways to cultivate the Tao."

"There is a path called the 'marriage into a family.' Noble families also need to absorb new blood and are willing to regularly select good men from outside to marry into the family. However, once they enter, they have to change their surname and are not free for life. No matter how uncomfortable they are, they can never leave the noble family."

Ji Jinliang seemed to recall the memories of being manipulated and controlled by Grandma She, and shuddered.

"I don't want this one. Who knows if I'll be paired with someone beautiful or ugly? If she's virtuous, that's fine, but I've heard that some noble ladies are very arrogant and treat their husbands like cattle. In the end, I'll be cuckolded and dare not speak out. That's not appropriate."

Su Zhixiu smiled again.

"There is another way, which is to be reborn as a farmer in the territory of a major clan. If one is innocent for several lifetimes and has talent, one will be absorbed into the clan. This is called the path of hard labor."

He rolled his eyes at the weight.

"If I had the ability to be born into the right family, wouldn't it be better to be born directly into a prominent clan?"

Su Zhixiu clapped her hands, looked around to make sure no one was paying attention to them, and whispered.

"There's still a way. Shun Kingdom is currently in turmoil, with several rebel kings running rampant across the provinces. They don't prohibit Taoist magic under their command."

"The Yan Kingdom has undergone earth-shattering changes. Several ancient aristocratic families have been wiped out. This is called a chaotic world. There is no order, so naturally there will be no prohibition on the Dao. This is the most opportunity."

Ji Jinliang was too exhausted to even roll his eyes, and pointed to the tip of his own nose.

"Miss Su, do you think I look like a dragon among men?"

"Why do you think that I, a mere Steel-Dirty Grand Martial Master, could survive in the Yan Kingdom before I began cultivating?"

Su Zhixiu giggled a few times and clapped her hands.

"Brother Ji, then there's nothing I can do."

"If you are unwilling to be a member of a noble family, nor a slave to one, and dare not venture into places where your family has been destroyed, how can you cultivate the Tao?"

Yang Silang frowned.

The so-called path of marrying into a family, the path of hard labor, and the path of chaotic times are so similar to the choices I faced when I was learning martial arts: the path of reincarnation, the path of military service, the path of selling myself, and the path of gold and silver!

But it's more difficult; the road is narrower.

Seeing Yang Silang frown, Su Zhixiu put away her mischievous smile and whispered.

"Actually, there is another path called the Path of the Loose Cultivator, but it is also quite dangerous."

"When my dynasty established its rule over the world, thirty new major families and two hundred minor families were established, which means that almost all the old families of the previous dynasty were wiped out."

"These aristocratic families all retain some resources; some are descendants who fled and control one or two hidden realms; others have changed their identities and gone to other countries to hide. Which family doesn't possess some kind of magical technique?"

Ji Jinliang's eyes lit up when he heard this, but then dimmed again, and he muttered something under his breath.

"This is too much trouble, never mind. I'm too busy practicing martial arts anyway. Explore the infinite possibilities of Xianxia novels, all at p>"

"Miss Su, it's a pity that you have such talent."

Su Zhixiu shook her head with a smile.

"Brother Ji, you're being naive."

"Did you really think that only the three of us passed that trial?"

"Among those standing below the stage that day, there must have been some rogue cultivators, but they couldn't explain the origin of their techniques and couldn't stand out in the open."

"So what if I'm talented?" Her face darkened. "My father is also pressuring me..."

Su Zhixiu realized she had spoken out of turn and immediately shut up. It seems every family has its own troubles.

Yang Silang pondered to himself, "The path of the rogue cultivator?"

Perhaps in the future, if I want to acquire resources, I will have to start from this aspect.

Seeing that Su Zhixiu was in low spirits, Ji Jinliang immediately changed the subject and began to show off the two horses he had bought to liven up the atmosphere. The three of them chatted for a few more minutes, while the sound of horses' hooves echoed ahead.

Pei Zhuangbai and the other two also rushed over.

The group gathered together and chatted idly. Gradually, more and more young men and women on horseback appeared on the road; they were all participants in the gathering.

At this point, Pei Buqi was adept at social maneuvering and could chat with anyone, so they would adopt a polite, perfunctory attitude and casually agree with him.

Thus, the ride took about an hour.

A small town appeared ahead of the crowd, with the three characters "Huangjiazhuang" solemnly written above the town gate.

Yang Silang sighed inwardly.

Which respectable village has city walls and moats?

As he spurred his horse into the city gate, a thought crossed his mind: if nothing major happens in this world, the rule of aristocratic families will probably continue indefinitely.

Even a powerful figure like Emperor Taizu of the Shun Dynasty, who intended to promote Taoism throughout the world, didn't he also establish a bunch of new aristocratic families after founding the dynasty, thus making a compromise?

Why is cultivating the Tao so difficult?

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half a month later.

Inside the Wujing Pagoda.

Inside the Five Elements Fist training room.

The boulders on the roof looked even brighter.

Several five-colored stones were placed on the ground, with fine stone energy swirling and rising.

Yang Silang sat cross-legged on the ground.

"Grandma, I have mastered the Ruyi Tianzun Sutra that you taught me."

"Don't worry about my aunt. Its color has changed again, now it's like a chicken egg yolk. It's probably because it's been exposed to the sun a lot lately, and it's grown a bit more, about the size of an apple."

"Where should I look for the next step in my spiritual practice?"

On the round stone on the roof, the stone energy swirled and formed large characters. This time, the characters were much more regular, unlike those of a young child learning to write. At least the characters were straight and level, so there was no need to guess.

"Very good."

"rest assured."

"Nothing can be done."

Yang Silang was helpless. His grandmother was in much better condition than before. Now she would respond every three days and could reply with two words at a time.

However, it did not help him on his spiritual path.

He thought for a moment and then asked a different question.

This issue is somewhat related to the treasure appreciation event I attended in Huangjiazhuang last time.

The treasure appreciation event proceeded smoothly without any unexpected incidents.

Of course, that was a grand banquet for aristocratic families; he was just a bystander watching, and it had nothing to do with him.

Simply put, he has no need for those so-called divine weapons and martial arts techniques in the outer venue.

Yang Silang has the Golden Spear, the Mountain-Piercing Horse Armor, the River-Turning Toad Armor, and the Black Leather Inner Armor. His martial arts lineage follows the path of martial arts, and he has the Yellow Jade Fruit within his body. There's really nothing he needs to buy; that would be a waste of money.

There were many good things inside, and he could only look on with envy, but he wasn't qualified to buy them. Of course, he couldn't afford them anyway.

Even the most inconspicuous item inside can easily be worth thousands of gold coins. For example, a few ounces of oil from the brain of a tuna trout can help a person enter a meditative state, open the Niwan Palace (the area around the head), and generate the spirit.

Low-level materials are very expensive, and high-level materials are not cheap either, but the price increase is not that exaggerated.

For example, the Bell-Backed Tortoise Shell, a treasure, only sold for 10,000 gold at the treasure appreciation event. This is a material for those who have crossed four major realms above the Meditation Realm, after their soul has left their body and manifested its form, and are now in the Body Condensation and Object Control Realm.

Well, it actually seems a bit cheap.

Yang Silang suspected that the group had found precious Daoist cultivation materials by chance in the secret realm, but could only sell them to aristocratic families after going around in circles.

These bastards are probably ganging up to drive down the price.

After deducting 1,000 gold from the 10,000 gold, the Sanjiang Chamber of Commerce and the Treasure Appreciation Association jointly took a cut of 1,000 gold. Yang Silang got 5,000 gold, taking the lion's share, while Su Zhixiu and Ji Jinliang each split the remaining 2,000 gold.

Although I've made quite a bit of money and my wallet is bulging, it's not as bulging as I've imagined.

Those bastards are so ruthless.

The final treasure revealed at the inner venue was actually a complete yellow jade fruit. Since one could be produced in the secret realm, there was naturally a possibility that there was a second one.

This treasure truly deserves to be the grand finale.

Because the four great families set an astronomical price of 100,000 gold coins for it.

Yang Silang calculated that the bell-backed tortoise shell of the Body Condensation and Object Control Realm sells for 10,000 gold, and the Yellow Jade Fruit of the True Person Rebirth Realm after the Body Transformation Realm, after several times the price, should sell for 70,000 to 80,000 gold.

Perhaps the allure of immortality was too great, for this treasure sparked a fierce competition among families outside the four great clans. In the end, the Pei family won it by offering 150,000 gold coins.

He had no interest in spending money lavishly, but Yang Silang heard a piece of news at the meeting.