Banshee Family Training Record

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The news caused an uproar among all the Foundation Establishment cultivators in Caozhou City. Where would ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators find so many ways to earn mid-grade spirit stones?

Even for experienced talisman artists, even if they completely give up their personal rest and cultivation, and draw talismans day and night for a month, the net profit they end up with is only this number.

However, people with such skills are already rare, and there is also the risk that even a slight market fluctuation could wipe out all their hard work.

Not to mention the conditions Yun Chu'an offered, including quite flexible working hours, giving them ample time to rest and cultivate, promising a bright future. (The last sentence is a nonsensical string of characters and doesn't translate directly.)

At this point, Caozhou City was bustling with activity.

For Yun Chuan, this was an enormous expense. After all, he had taken advantage of Lian Yanzhang's influence to sell his products in Zhao, earning an average of about 100,000 spirit stones in net profit each month, which was only enough to pay the salaries of about 30 Foundation Establishment cultivators.

But he wasn't worried at all, because he already had someone in mind to buy these terracotta warriors and beasts.

After all, the war between the Emperor and the King of Qin is about to begin, and at that time, the only ones who will buy these things are the Emperor, who controls the high-grade spirit stones.

At that time, what he would gain was cultivation resources that were quite precious even for Nascent Soul cultivators.

So he wasn't flustered at all; it was the cultivators in Caozhou City who were anxious.

The exciting news instantly set the entire city of Caozhou abuzz with excitement, and many independent cultivators rolled up their sleeves, full of enthusiasm, hoping to secure a position within the city.

Yun Chu'an had already stopped interfering and handed over the remaining troublesome details to Zhu Yunqing. As for himself, he devoted all his time to cultivation.

For example, the Four-Colored Lotus was used to help Hua Caiyan break through to the Golden Core stage. After burning 300,000 mid-grade spirit stones, the little fox also successfully broke through.

Thus, the family gained another Golden Core cultivator.

With the five Golden Core cultivators stationed in Caozhou City, they could no longer cause any trouble. At this point, Yun Chu'an finally began to plan for himself.

Seclusion.

With a major battle about to change the world, he must possess the cultivation of a true Nascent Soul cultivator in order to cope with the increasingly fierce storms from the outside world.

Thus, the turbulent Caozhou seemed to have entered a state of calm. The executed families left in dejection, those who suffered heavy losses learned to be docile and lie low, while those who had wisely surrendered early on began to enjoy the wonderful fruits of their labor.

The assembly lines of the terracotta warrior and war beast factory roared, while cultivators in the city raced to hone their skills. The cultivation levels of the rogue cultivators were rising, and if they had the opportunity to advance to the Golden Core stage in the future, they would all become the most loyal and steadfast members of the royal party.

In other words, the Yun family's ironclad support.

Yun Chu'an paid no heed to any of this. Above Caozhou City, within the massive spirit-gathering array, he sat alone, quietly cultivating in seclusion.

In this enthusiastic atmosphere, time quietly slipped by. In the blink of an eye, a year had passed.

During this year, the Zhou emperor, ministers, and rulers of various vassal states in the capital finally ended their endless wrangling and reached an agreement. Subsequently, they each exerted their efforts to put pressure on the border of Qin from multiple directions, and finally began their offensive.

Against this backdrop, the Qin state had no choice but to devote more resources to defending against the powerful enemy from the east. All the Nascent Soul Pillars of State had to abandon their existing plans and focus solely on one thing: heading east to resist the formidable foe and securing a window of opportunity for their ruler, King Ying Xuan of Qin, to achieve a breakthrough.

The two sides fought fiercely at the border, consuming enormous amounts of resources every day. Sheng Linglong led the Jin people back to the front lines, but Yun Chu'an did not appear.

He is still in seclusion, still working on breakthroughs, slowly waiting for that decisive moment to arrive.

Time moves slowly forward, and in the blink of an eye, another half year has quietly passed.

Finally, on this day, atop the city of Caozhou.

The cultivators residing in Caozhou were all engaged in their daily cultivation, work, trade, and competitions. The sky above was a clear blue, and the golden sun shone brightly on the earth, seemingly no different from any other day.

However, on that very morning, a sudden rumble of thunder echoed high in the sky. The thunder in the clear sky startled the many residents below, who all looked up at the sky, and soon they all determined the source of the thunder.

It was actually in the sky above the capital, inside the most central spirit-gathering vortex array.

A terrifying thunder rumbled there, as if some enormous primordial beast was gradually awakening from its slumber, sending chills down one's spine.

Those with keen eyes noticed that the lightning appearing in the huge vortex was golden, and of a quality far superior to that of the Golden Core stage, clearly emanating from a higher realm of pressure!

"Is that the City Lord?"

On the street, a monk exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be...?"

"The City Lord has broken through?"

"Are we going to have another Nascent Soul cultivator in Caozhou?"

Throughout the streets and alleys, numerous cultivators were discussing this endlessly. Even Golden Core cultivators from many aristocratic families, who originally had important matters to attend to, came out to gaze at the wondrous sight high in the sky, their faces filled with awe.

They were all in disbelief. After all, the birth of a Nascent Soul cultivator was a once-in-a-century event in the entire Central Plains, something that deserved a personal celebration from the Zhou Emperor.

And today, right here in their Caozhou, is a new Nascent Soul about to be born?

Unaware of what was happening, Zhu Yunqing stopped what she was doing in the palace, stepped out, and gazed at the sky with a face painted with tear-stained makeup, her eyes filled with worry.

Everyone's hearts were heavy, everything hanging in the balance above, on the person inside the Spirit Gathering Array.

They didn't have to wait long. Soon, a thunderclap resounded high in the sky. Then, countless golden lightning bolts appeared, condensing in the sky and eventually forming a thunder giant a thousand meters tall.

The giant wore a golden helmet and armor, and held a Guan Dao (a type of halberd). It looked like a giant terracotta warrior that was a thousand meters tall. Even though it was just floating in the sky, the rumbling power it exuded was enough to make people tremble with fear.

Inside the palace, Nie Ningshuang followed behind Zhu Yunqing, gazing at the sky with curiosity and anticipation. Upon seeing the thunderous giant, her eyes lit up with joy, and she cried out, "Look! His giant!"

She was overjoyed and exclaimed, "I've seen that move before! Back when we were besieging the Yellow Python Ancestor, everyone transferred all their spiritual power to him, and then he used this move to grow this big in an instant!"

"And now, he can use it without so many people working together." As she spoke, her eyes sparkled with excitement and anticipation. "He must have broken through!"

The others nodded in agreement, their eyes filled with anticipation.

Then, they saw Yun Chu'an put away his thousand-meter-tall thunder giant form, leap into a streak of light, and rush down to the palace, arriving beside them.

A confident smile played on his lips as he glanced at everyone present, nodding slightly. No words were needed; everything was understood without them.

Seeing his smile gave everyone a sense of confidence.

"Well done!"

Ye Jinglan took a step forward, walked to his side, and gently patted his shoulder, her tone full of admiration: "You haven't been cultivating for fifteen years, have you?"

Yun Chu'an nodded, his heart filled with emotion.

In fifteen years, he traversed a path that many exceptional talents might not be able to complete even in 150 years.

Today, he has truly broken through and stepped into the Nascent Soul realm.

Chapter 784 The Grown-Up Stepdaughter

When Sheng Linglong, who was on the front lines, heard the news from the rear that her husband, Yun Chuan, had successfully emerged from seclusion and broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, she was overjoyed.

In an instant, she was so excited that she almost burst into tears.

Without regard for anything else, she immediately rushed back from the front lines to Caozhou City to meet him.

In the palace, upon seeing Yun Chuan, she immediately rushed forward, embraced him tightly, buried her beautiful face in his shoulder, and let her tears fall onto his shoulder.

Since her father's death, she has lived in constant fear and trepidation every day, afraid that if she makes a mistake, she will no longer be able to steer the great ship of Jin, and all the hard work of her ancestors and father will have been wasted on others.

Today, finally, her man has successfully broken through to the Nascent Soul realm. Now, she can finally put her mind at ease and no longer worry that the Jin Kingdom will lose its right to stand as a vassal state.

The State of Jin is at peace.

It was because of this mindset that Sheng Linglong burst into tears of joy, clinging to Yun Chu'an and refusing to let go, wanting to vent all her emotions on him.

Yun Chu'an didn't have many words to comfort her, he just held her soft body and gently patted her back.

He maintained a smile until she had vented her emotions. Under the watchful eyes of Zhu Yunqing and the others who had rushed over to inquire, she left his embrace embarrassedly, wiped away her tears, and awkwardly changed the subject, asking him what his plans were next.

Yun Chu'an already had a plan, but he didn't rush to the Qin border to put pressure on them immediately.

Before anything else, he had to ensure the security of his own country.

Now that he possessed the power of a Nascent Soul cultivator to move mountains and fill seas, the next step was naturally to transform his homeland and native land into the way he desired.

On this day, atop Huai Mountain.

The earth rumbled and shook as if the ground were trembling. The little demons living deep in the mountains all turned pale, unable to imagine what had happened.

They all ran out of their nests and looked outside, only to see a huge mountain that had been lifted up from the ground and was now suspended in mid-air, slowly moving into the distance.

Countless rocks slid down from the mountaintop, crashing to the ground and stirring up clouds of smoke and dust.

Many of the surrounding demons were quite shocked. Watching all this, some were afraid of getting hurt and quickly moved away.

However, some dared not run away, but instead kept getting closer, trying to see which powerful force was behind such a massive, earth-shattering power.

Then they saw Yun Chuan sitting cross-legged high in the sky, chanting incantations. His body, so small in comparison, could lift mountains hundreds of meters high and weighing hundreds of millions of tons out of thin air, and manipulate them at will, making them move and suspend in the high sky.

This astonishing power shocked many of the lesser demons in the mountains. Some even knelt down and kowtowed to Yun Chu'an, as if worshipping the supreme deity in their hearts.

At this very moment, high in the sky, Yun Chu'an appeared to be casting a spell with all his might, concentrating intently on moving the mountain in front of him. However, in reality, the depths of his soul were already in turmoil.

"A little to the left, a little to the left, hey, I said left, not right! Back, back..."

"That's too much! Move back a little to the right. That's about right, then rotate to the left..."

"Stop using left and right! Use east, south, west, north, and the sundial to give directions! How can you not even understand something this simple!"

……

In Yun Chu'an's mind, different voices were arguing. Dongfang Yue, Hua Caiyan, Diao Suisui, Liu Mengshen and others stood on different mountain peaks, directing him to move the mountain in front of him to a suitable place.

Yes, they are currently undertaking a massive project: moving mountains and filling seas, and altering rivers.

This place used to be the border between the states of Jin and Zhao. After the fall of the state of Zhao, it has now become the border between the states of Qin and Jin.

Faced with the new situation of being at odds with the Qin state on all fronts, the layout of the border mountains naturally needed to be changed. Only in this way could it be combined with the underground spiritual vein network to form a brand-new defensive array to deal with any possible attack from the Qin state.

Currently, looking across the entire Jin Kingdom, only Yun Chu'an is capable of accomplishing this. Fortunately, he recently broke through to the Nascent Soul stage, and is at his most ambitious and enthusiastic time to try this out. Therefore, he called upon those in his family who had some free time to plan and arrange everything together.

And so, this scene unfolded before our eyes.

Boom——

Finally, with a deafening roar, the mountain, weighing hundreds of millions of tons, was placed on the ground by Yun Chu. It wasn't entirely safe and sound, but the whole process could be described as thrilling yet harmless, without causing too much damage.

High above, Yun Chu'an, having completed all of this, breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead. In truth, the entire process wasn't particularly taxing for him, given his rare Heavenly Spiritual Root.

However, this was his first time doing something like this, and he was afraid that if he made a mistake, he might mess it up and cause a major disaster, which would completely destroy the Jin Kingdom's border defenses.

So just now, he was under immense pressure and completed everything with a pounding heart.

Fortunately, the whole process was completed smoothly without any major incidents.

Further away, Guangzhi, the Fire-Blade Wolf, who was also responsible for measuring the mountain's boundaries, gazed at the mountain that had just descended, his face filled with amazement. Before him, there was still much dust and smoke that had been stirred up when the mountain fell.

At this moment, he was filled with shock. With his talent, he had followed Yun Chuan for fifteen years and had risen from the fourth level of Qi Refining to the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

In those prestigious families, this would be considered incredibly fast, and the person would definitely be groomed as a core member of the family, or even a future successor.

However, this talent meant absolutely nothing to his master, Yun Chu'an.

In the span of fifteen years, his master, Yun Chu'an, has actually risen from a mere Qi Refining Stage 3 kid to a powerful being in the Nascent Soul Stage, possessing the immense power to move mountains and fill seas.

To be on equal footing with those ancient monsters that are thousands of years old, or even...

He was far beyond his ability to defeat in a single blow!

In this situation, Guangzhi felt no jealousy or resentment. Long ago, when Yun Chuan, with his Qi Refining Level 3 cultivation, defeated him and the former Gray Wolf King Wuwei, forcing them to submit to the Huai Shan family, he had already decided in his heart that Yun Chuan was definitely not from their world.

What he never expected was that, despite having overestimated Yun Chuan's achievements as much as possible back then, he still greatly underestimated the level he could reach.

Therefore, at this moment, he felt nothing but awe and reverence.

Over there, Yun Chu'an didn't care what his little demons thought. He landed ahead, and then Dongfang Yue, Liu Mengshen, and Diao Suisui each transformed into a streak of light and rushed towards him.

Over the years, Liu Mengshen's cultivation has now reached the late Foundation Establishment stage. Even though this willow spirit still prefers to stand in the field basking in the sun and daydreaming, sometimes for an entire day, unlike human cultivators who have the habit of neglecting sleep and meals to cultivate diligently, with sufficient resources, she is now on the verge of breaking through to the Golden Core stage.

As for Diao Suisui next to her, this little snake demon has also worked very hard and has now successfully established her foundation, entering the early stage of foundation building.

She has been quite intelligent since childhood, knowing what she needs and wants. At this rate, it should only take her about ten years to advance to the Golden Core stage.

In fact, if everything goes smoothly, she might even advance to the Golden Core realm before Liu Mengshen. (The last two lines appear to be unrelated and possibly machine-generated gibberish.)

Yun Chu'an looked at the snake demon girl he had raised with admiration in his eyes. Noticing her adoptive father's gaze, Diao Suisui raised her little face, her pretty face flushed slightly, and her bright eyes sparkled with a strange light.

She had grown into a beautiful young woman, her slender waist swaying slightly, making Yun Chuan almost afraid to look at her directly, lest the evil fire within him ignite and cause him to lose his composure in front of everyone.

Chapter 785 Decisive Battle Against the Qin Army

Yun Chu'an turned his face away and stopped looking at her, but Diao Suisui seemed not to notice and had no intention of letting him go.

Her lithe and graceful body silently appeared beside him, and she reached out to take his arm and hold his hand, her voice filled with excitement: "Daddy, which mountain are we moving next?"

Yun Chu'an turned his face away, trying to calm himself down. He took out the construction drawings he had prepared in advance from his storage bag, then raised his hand and pointed to a majestic mountain peak a thousand meters high in the distance: "That one! We need to move it over there... Sui Sui, let's go, let's continue moving the mountain!"

As he spoke, he seemed somewhat dazed, grateful that he resembled a seasoned civil engineer. Of course, with his current abilities, he might be respectfully called a "Civil Engineering Master."

Without further delay, the group dispersed and went to the top of different hills to continue directing him.

Yun Chu'an, full of ambition, leaped into the air and arrived high in the sky. He chanted incantations and continued moving the mountain.

And so, another mountain, a thousand meters high, slowly rose up and was moved to a completely new place according to his wishes.