"Ahh, Childe Cui, why are you..."
On the next early morning, Zhang Tie saw Uncle Zhong after feeding the birds in the manor of Lord Guangnan's Mansion with a big basin of boiled wheat. At the sight of Zhang Tie's look, Uncle Zhong became a bit amazed.
Zhang Tie's look remained unchanged; what changed was his qi. The fruit of brilliance that he took last night contained a lot of spiritual energy. With such a great increase in spiritual energy, his battle strength surged once again. Additionally, he had grasped the flight skill of divine dominator and reached the highest level of some immortal rune skills. Zhang Tie's qi had changed both internally and externally. All these changes were reflected in Zhang Tie's temperament and qi.
As a knight, Uncle Zhong's knight's consciousness was very sensitive. Additionally, Uncle Zhong could see Zhang Tie these days. Therefore, he could sense Zhang Tie's changes very clearly. Only overnight, Uncle Zhong had felt that Zhang Tie's eyes became more profound and his skin became brighter as if there was a vigorous light of life flowing inside his body. Additionally, Zhang Tie's qi became steadier like a mountain. Additionally, an invisible strength was surging inside Zhang Tie. As long as a knight approached Zhang Tie, he would feel the invisible stress.
Uncle Zhong didn't know what had happened to Zhang Tie, but he did feel that something had happened to Zhang Tie last night, which made him amazed. Did "Childe Cui" master a secret skill overnight? But it was too fast! "Uncle Zhong thought to himself.
Zhang Tie replied with a smile as he solved Uncle Zhong's doubt, "I broke through a bottleneck in cultivation last night. Uncle Zhong, you really have a good eyesight. You've figured it out right away!"
Zhang Tie's words were partly true and partly false. Besides himself, nobody else could know the details.
After hearing that Zhang Tie broke through a bottleneck in cultivation last night, Uncle Zhong revealed a surprised look. Although he wondered what kind of secret method bottleneck could make Zhang Tie have such a great change overnight, Uncle Zhong would never ask Zhang Tie about it. Because the bottleneck of a secret method was one of the biggest secrets of a knight. If a knight didn't tell it to his relatives and disciples, of course, others wouldn't ask for trouble.
"Childe Cui is really a talent. I've just heard from Miss that Childe Cui had reached the realm of connecting with the heavens through fist skill in the opening ceremony of Iron-Dragon Sect a few months ago. I've not imagined that you could break through another bottleneck after coming to Xuanyuan Hill. Given Childe Cui's age, you must have a bright future. Congratulations!" Uncle Zhong praised Zhang Tie sincerely.
"Hoho, it's a fluke, it's just a fluke!" Zhang Tie replied modestly as he touched his bald head.
As a knight, of course, Uncle Zhong knew how hard it was for a knight to break through a realm. When Zhang Tie came to Xuanyuan Hill, he still treated Zhang Tie respectfully for the sake of Bai Suxian; now, as he knew more about Zhang Tie, this loyal and diligent old man of Lord Guangnan's Mansion completely respected Zhang Tie from the bottom of his heart. Such a son-in-law was really hard to find. It was not a polite saying that Miss Zhang could match Zhang Tie with Miss. Zhang Tie could promote to an earth knight at such a young age, win an airboat from Feng Yexiao, one of the four elders of Taiyi Fantasy Sect, earn a bounty land from the Earth-elements Realm and found his own sect. It was said that Zhang Tie was almost as old as Miss Zhang; even a bit younger than Miss Zhang. With such a great achievement, he would definitely promote to a shadow knight in the future. It was not a polite saying that Zhang Tie would definitely promote to a shadow knight in the future.
'However, how many heavenly knights are there in Taixia Country? A heavenly knight could support a top major clan in Taixia Country. Childe Cui really has a limitless potential. Miss Zhang really has a good vision. '
"Oh, I've already had someone inquire about what Childe Cui told me yesterday..." Uncle Zhong said as he took out a name card and gave it to Zhang Tie, "This is the address of Immortal Farming Manor..."
Zhang Tie took the well-made name card and threw a glance at it, "It's also in Gold and Power Market?"
"Gold and Power Market is one of the most prosperous places in Xuanyuan Hill. Besides the seed bank of Finance Minister's Mansion, Immortal Farming Manor is also here. Childe Cui, I'm afraid that only Immortal Farming Manor could do that in South Border besides the seed bank of Finance Minister's Mansion. If it's in South Border, Lord could also collect those plant seeds in South Border. However, the quantity of plants in South Border is always limited and could not meet Childe Cui's requirement. All the plant seeds in the seed bank of Finance Minister's Mansion are the national reserve of Taixia Country. They're not sold outside. Therefore, it would be troublesome to get them. By contrast, Immortal Farming Manor is a bit easier.
"What's the background of Immortal Farming Manor?"
"Immortal Farming Manor is on the back of Jiang Clan of Herbal Palace in Taixia Country. Jiang Clan of Herbal Palace is one of the top major clans in Taixia Country and the acknowledged head of the branch surnamed Jiang in Taixia Country. Many disciples of Jiang Clan have awakened the ancestral bloodline of Immortal Farming Manor and were born to be close to plants. Therefore, Jiang Clan is doing various businesses related to plants. Jiang Clan could monopolize 20% of the raw materials of major pharmaceutical factories across Taixia Country and the Pharmacists Union of Taixia Country. Almost 1/3 of the raw materials of grain storage in Class A cities across Taixia Country comes from Jiang Clan of Herbal Palace..."
After hearing Uncle Zhong's words, Zhang Tie took in a deep breath inside. Occupying 20% of the total trade volume of medicinal materials market in Taixia Country and 1/3 of the purchase volume of grains warehouse, one of the top 6 warehouses of Class A cities in Taixia Country, what a great business! If it was in a small country or a subcontinent, it might not be a big deal. However, Taixia Country was so vast and there were so many Class A cities across Taixia Country. Any of them would have an astronomical demand. If a clan could occupy such a large share in such a large market, its power might be bottomless.
The so-called clan head was the head of a family name. For instance, Jiang Clan of Herbal Palace was the acknowledged clan head of all the families surnamed Jiang across Taixia Country, which meant that all the clans and sects surnamed Jiang across Taixia Country had to follow the lead of Jiang Clan of Herbal Palace. Jiang Clan of Herbal Palace was the representative of all the families surnamed Jiang across Taixia Country. Sometimes, Jiang Clan might represent all the families surnamed Jiang across Taixia Country. If Jiang Clan held large-scale activities such as sacrificial offering in the ancestral temple, all the prestigious figures in the family surnamed Jiang across Taixia Country would be present. Jiang Clan would enjoy the incense offerings of all the families surnamed Jiang across Taixia Country. This was the clan head, the clan head, the clan head. If a clan became the clan head, its position and influence could not be described clearly in a few words.
Theoretically, the number of families surnamed Jiang across Taixia Country corresponded to the number of clans surnamed Jiang. However, in Taixia Country, not every family surnamed Jiang could become the clan head. There were at least three conditions for a clan to become the clan head. First, someone in this clan should awaken the most powerful and typical heavenly-level or even immortal-level ancestral bloodline of their ancestors so as to repeat the glory of their ancestors. Additionally, this bloodline could be passed on from generation to generation and become one of the characteristics of this clan. The second condition was that the family had to have great influence and power. No one in the family with the same surname could surpass them. If it was a loner or a small family, even if they had awakened the most powerful and typical ancestral bloodline, they would naturally not be able to become the head of the family. The third condition was that the clan that wanted to become the clan head had to obtain the acknowledgement of all the rich and powerful clans with the same surname as them. Only when these three conditions were met could a clan head become the clan head and become the role model of the clan head. For a clan to reach this step, it would be extremely difficult and it would take countless generations of hard work to reach this point.
The first condition was the reason why many major clans in Taixia Country such as Huaiyuan Palace attached great importance to the inheritance of clan bloodlines. Because ancestral bloodlines were the soul core of a clan's cohesion and influence and the ladder for a clan to reach a higher position.
All the major clans in Taixia Country had Jiang Clan of Herbal Palace as the clan head; however, Zhang Clan didn't have a clan head. It didn't mean that Zhang Clan in Taixia Country couldn't match Jiang Clan; instead, as a major clan in Taixia Country, the population of Zhang Clan was much greater than that of Jiang Clan of Herbal Palace. Actually, Zhang Clan was one of the most populous surnames in Taixia Country, including Tianlu Palace, Guanying Palace and Bairen Palace. Any one of Tianlu Palace, Guanying Palace and Bairen Palace could match that of Jiang Clan of Herbal Palace. However, as there were too many top major clans, there were too many people surnamed Zhang in the world. Therefore, it was hard for Zhang Clan to have a clan head.
If Tianlu Palace wanted to be the clan head of Zhang Clan, Guanying Palace and Bairen Palace would definitely not agree with it. Similarly, if Guanying Palace or Bairen Palace wanted to be the clan head, Tianlu Palace would definitely not agree with it. None of the top major clans could suppress the other two. Therefore, there was no clan head in Zhang Clan. However, it was no exaggeration to say that the clan head was the ultimate target of the top major clans in Taixia Country.
— — Without an emperor-level cultivation secret method, a major clan could never become the imperial household of Taixia Country. However, if a major clan could become the clan head, especially a major clan of Zhang Clan, it would influence hundreds of millions of people of the same surname in Taixia Country and enjoy the admiration of the people of the same surname in the world. It would bring honor to their ancestors and bring good fortune to their offsprings. They could definitely talk with the top sects and the imperial household of Taixia Country on an equal footing and stand on the top of the human world. (To be continued.)
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