Wang Daoyuan wished he could immediately rush forward and register with the First Elder. However, the Clan Leader was still talking on the platform. Later, they still had to pay respects to the ancestors, so he could only suppress his urge to rush forward.
By the time he finished the process of paying respects to the ancestors absent-mindedly, it was already midnight. Wang Daoyuan was so anxious that he couldn't wait until dawn. He immediately followed the First Elder to the Executive Hall.
The Executive Hall was where the Elders handled the clan's affairs. Wang Daoyuan followed the First Elder into the Executive Hall and found that there was already someone waiting.
After that person bowed to the First Elder, he said to Wang Daoyuan, "Seventh Brother, why are you here?"
Wang Daoyuan was ranked seventh among his peers, and the person talking to him was Wang Daocheng, who was ranked fourth.
Wang Daocheng was the eldest grandson of Ninth Great Uncle Wang Shoude, and Wang Daoyuan learned talisman crafting from Ninth Great Uncle. The two of them often met, so they were very familiar with each other.
Wang Daocheng had just turned twenty years old, and according to the clan's rules, he had to go out to do things.
However, although Wang Daocheng had a second rank talisman master as his grandfather, he himself wasn't cut out for talisman crafting. Moreover, he didn't know anything about the hundred arts of cultivation. His cultivation speed could be considered average, and he was currently at the fifth layer of Qi Refining.
His only specialty was that he was tactful and experienced in dealing with people. He was a good seedling to be a shopkeeper.
However, being a shopkeeper was a lucrative job. Moreover, it was a job that only people with experience and merit could do. It was impossible for him, a young brat, to be a shopkeeper.
If he wanted to be a shopkeeper, he had to find a shop to gain experience. However, the relationships between old shops were complicated, and the shopkeepers focused on nurturing people who were close to them. It would be very difficult for him to make a name for himself.
A newly opened shop didn't have that many relationships. It was easy to draw on a blank piece of paper, and it would be easier to make a name for himself.
Therefore, he came to the Executive Hall early to register.
Seeing his Fourth Brother here, Wang Daoyuan wasn't surprised. A new shop was a shortcut to making a name for oneself. Anyone with a bit of ambition wouldn't want to miss it.
Wang Daoyuan replied, "Fourth Brother, you're also clear about my situation. Continuing to stay in Jade Spring Peak would only be a waste of time. It would be better for me to leave earlier to do some work and save up more spirit stones for the next generation."
The Great Elder returned to his seat and registered the two of them.
When Wang Daoyuan announced that he was a first-rank low-grade talisman master, First Elder and Wang Daocheng were both startled.
The First Elder asked, "What's the success rate of refining a low-grade Tier 1 talisman?"
In order not to be in the limelight, Wang Daoyuan concealed a little bit of his strength and answered, "Just reached 40%."
First Elder stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Not bad, having such attainments at a young age, your talisman crafting talent can also be considered to be above average.
However, you've just turned sixteen, which is still far from the age set by the family. Although the family did not explicitly forbid children under the age of twenty from going out to work, there was no precedent for this. Are you going out of your own free will? "
"Replying to the Great Elder, I did volunteer to go out in advance to do something."
"That's good. Since you're willing, the clan rules don't explicitly forbid it, and the clan is short on manpower, we'll let you be.
Since you're not yet twenty years old, you'll still receive two spirit stones per month for underage disciples. Go back and pack up. Three days later, you'll go to Clear Glass Market with Ninth Brother. "
Wang Daoyuan let out a sigh of relief. He had finally taken the first step towards his small goal. He didn't have to worry about the spirit grains falling into his hands.
After thanking First Elder, he hurried back to his abode.
He actually didn't have much to pack. It was just some talisman paper, spirit ink, and a low-quality talisman brush. He threw them all into the hut within the space of the spirit pearl and finished packing.
Jade Dragon Spring was located at the top of Jade Spring Peak. The water was abundant, forming a pond around half a mu in size around the spring.
The spring water flowed out of the pond and rushed between the mountains. It was called Jade Dragon Stream. The stream water was rich in spirit energy and was very suitable for irrigating the spirit fields. Therefore, more than eighty percent of the Wang family's spirit fields were on the two banks of Jade Dragon Stream. The clan members' abodes were also on the two banks of the stream, places that weren't suitable for developing spirit fields.
The stream water flowed to the foot of the mountain and gathered with several other streams, forming a pond. The shape of the pond was like a bow placed on the ground, hence the name Sleeping Bow Pond.
The pond water flowed out in the southwest direction of Jade Spring Peak. This was Qing Li River. Qing Li Prefecture was named after Qing Li River.
Wang Daoyuan and more than ten clan members followed Ninth Granduncle down Jade Spring Peak and came to Sleeping Bow Pond.
At the southwest end of Sleeping Bow Pond was a ferry crossing called Sleeping Bow Ferry. Because most of the Wang family's disciples were in the Qi Disciple stage and couldn't fly, most of them traveled by spirit ship.
The spirit ship in front of them was ten feet long and three feet wide. It was made of low-grade spirit wood and was sturdy and durable. The spirit ship could completely rely on the power of the water and could also be driven by spirit stones or cultivators' spirit energy.
There were many rivers in Qing Li Prefecture. Most of the clans' nests were on the banks of Qing Li River and its tributaries. Large amounts of goods were transported by spirit ship. Jade Spring Peak was at the source of Qing Li River, so the spirit ship didn't consume any spirit stones.
The Wang family's ancestor, Wang Chengzu, spent his life either killing demonic beasts or on the road to kill demonic beasts. He could be said to be invincible in battle, but he didn't have any achievements in the Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation. He also didn't leave behind the Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation. The Wang family's Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation couldn't be ranked in the Qing Li River area.
Relying on the location upstream of Qing Li River, the consumption of spirit stones for transporting large amounts of goods was small. Transporting stones, spirit ores, spirit wood and other bulky goods was the family's pillar industry.
Qing Li River's water flow was gentle. Relying on the power of the water alone, it would take ten days to half a month for the spirit ship to travel from Jade Spring Peak to Qing Li City.
Wang Daoyuan and company had to do with the opening of the shop. They didn't have time to waste on the road. They took turns to use spirit energy to drive the spirit ship. In just a day and a half, Qing Li City was already in sight.
Qing Li City was built by Wang Chengzu.
Wang Chengzu made great contributions during the demonic beast invasion and obtained large amounts of resources. He built his clan on Jade Spring Peak. Before he was two hundred years old, he broke through to the Golden Core stage and became the only Golden Core cultivator in Qing Li Prefecture.
However, the Wang family's population was never prosperous. Wang Chengzu also didn't have the intention to expand.
This wasn't referring to the lack of descendants. Before Wang Chengzu was two hundred years old, he had more than twenty sons and more than ten daughters, but none of them were cultivators. It wasn't until he was three hundred years old that he had his first cultivator son — — Wang Zuxing.
At this point, the Wang family's luck exploded. Wang Chengzu gave birth to several cultivator children. Those mortal children's descendants also produced many cultivators. In a few decades, the Wang family quickly grew into a cultivation clan with fifty to sixty cultivators.
In addition, thanks to the mortal children Wang Chengzu gave birth to in his early years, the Wang family's mortals also grew to nearly ten thousand.
With more people in the family, they naturally had to buy more properties to support the large family. Since then, the Wang family started to expand rapidly. Wang Chengzu took the lead and built Qing Li City at the place where Qing Li River flowed into Qing Li River. Because this was the Wang family's territory, fifty percent of the shop belonged to the Wang family.
Qing Li City brought a large amount of spirit stones to the Wang family. The Wang family used the city as a stronghold and expanded towards the lower reaches of Qing Li River. In a few decades, the various factions of Qing Li River region either formed an alliance with the Wang family or directly became their vassals.
When the Wang family entered its heyday, Qing Li Prefecture almost became the Wang family's fief. People called it "Qing Li Wang Clan".
Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long. Three hundred years ago, the Heavenly Slash Mountain Range's demon beast rampage. The Zhao royal family resisted with all their strength. Although it was eventually settled, the Zhao royal family also suffered heavy losses.
At this time, the three major sects took the opportunity to rebel and overthrow the Zhao royal family. Wang Chengzu, as a guest elder of the Zhao family, was also involved and died in battle.
Wang Chengzu displayed his might in this battle. Together with his spirit beast, which was the Wang family's insignia, the dragonfish, he killed five Golden Core cultivators of the Cruel Sun Palace. After this battle, the Cruel Sun Palace, which was originally the strongest of the three major sects, became the last.
After the battle, the Zhao family was destroyed. A portion of the family members escaped from the country of Zhao. The three major sects dominated the country of Zhao and wantonly slaughtered the subordinate forces of the Zhao family. The Wang family was also among them.
Luckily, the one that took over Qing Li Prefecture was one of the three major sects, the Netherworld Sect. The Netherworld Sect and the Cruel Sun Palace had always been at odds. Wang Chengzu slapped the Cruel Sun Palace's face, so the Netherworld Sect liked the Wang family.
Furthermore, Wang Chengzu was only a guest elder of the Zhao family and had no marriage relations. After the war, the Wang Family asked someone to plead for leniency, so they were not exterminated. Furthermore, the Netherworld Sect also prevented the Cruel Sun Palace from taking revenge on the Wang family.
However, the Wang family also suffered heavy losses. More than half of the family's cultivators were lost. They also gave up a large number of mines, forests, and most of the shops in Qing Li City. Only five shops remained, and the Wang family became a subordinate force of the Netherworld Sect.
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