Chapter 3 Family Congress

  "Your current strength is too weak, so you must accelerate your improvement! The Xianyao Sacred Cauldron has many divine techniques left behind by the Xianyao Saint, but you can only cultivate them after breaking through to the Xuanyuan Secret Realm!" Xianyao sat on the mountain top and casually beckoned with his hand, a large apple flew over from the air, he took a bite and said.

  "Divine Merit?" Xiao Ling was clearly unfamiliar with these terms. In the secular world, many people only knew about martial arts, which were divided into two levels: Earth Level and Heaven Level.

  Like the Qu Yunhou Mansion, there is a top-notch martial art that is extremely powerful and has an absolute skill. The Divine Merit is a strange name for ordinary people, only a few people have heard of it, but almost no one has seen it.

  "These are useless to you now, focus on cultivating! By the way, bring over some medicinal herbs and I'll refine some elixirs for you to boost your strength!" Xīao quickly finished eating the big apple and licked his lips.

  Xiao Ling spread his hands and said helplessly: "I'm just a household servant, I can get very few resources, where can I go to find any medicinal materials?"

  He said with a carefree expression: "You deal with these yourself! I'm going to sleep!"

  As he spoke, Xiao Yao jumped down from the mountain top and disappeared without a trace.

  Xiao Ling let out a sigh of helplessness, gazing at the vast and beautiful landscape before him. His conversation with Xiao Yao earlier had left him bewildered, unable to comprehend many things, but one thing was clear: this world was enormous, far beyond his current imagination or reach.

  This makes Xiao Ling even more eager to see what this world is like. And all of this requires a foundation of possessing super strong power.

  Xiao Ling used to think that having a transcendent status in the Qi Yun Hou Mansion was already the best, but now Xiao Ling has completely changed his mind. Now, the Qi Yun Hou Mansion is just a stepping stone for Xiao Ling, and using this stepping stone can make him fly even higher.

  Xiao Ling's eyes suddenly opened, and a strong smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Immediately afterwards, the Xiao Yao Shen Ding emitted a brilliant golden light, which then suddenly contracted and transformed into an extremely small wine cup shape, entering Xiao Ling's brow.

  "When I go back, I will definitely shock everyone!" Xiao Ling coldly laughed repeatedly. From now on, he wanted to let all the people who doubted him know that he, Xiao Ling, had always been a genius, and no one could surpass him.

  The Qi Yun Hou Fu family meeting was a big deal for the Xun Yang City, and every year's family meeting, Qi Yun Hou Xiao Qi Yun would let the slaves and housekeepers in the Hou Fu compete with each other. The winning side will receive a very generous reward.

  Moreover, the family servants and slaves who were not granted a surname would also be granted one or promoted in rank if they performed exceptionally well. Once they were granted a surname, their status would rise accordingly. Therefore, many of the family servants in the Qi Yun Hou Fu worked hard to cultivate themselves, hoping to stand out at the family gathering and gain the attention of the Qi Yun Hou.

  Of course, the martial competition is only one part of the family gathering. In addition to this, every family gathering will announce some important things, such as abolishing the surname bestowed on some poorly performing house slaves, or which house slaves are being summoned to lead troops and fight battles.

  No matter what, for the servants of the Qi Yun Hou Fu, as long as it is beneficial to them, they will all scramble to seize it. Moreover, Qi Yun Hou also adopts a strategy of survival of the fittest, motivating all the servants to work hard and cultivate themselves.

  Xiao Ling had only stayed in the Xianyao Cauldron for a short while, but in reality, two days had already passed. This day was also the day of the Qi Yun Hou Fu's family gathering.

  Xiao Ling just returned to the Qi Yun Hou Fu, inside the Qi Yun Hou Fu had already been bustling with activity. Many servants saw Xiao Ling and revealed a scornful smile.

  However, they also do not dare to say anything openly now. As Xiao Ling is a house servant with a conferred surname and a high status, even if Xiao Ling's conferred surname is to be revoked, before the revocation, these house servants without a conferred surname cannot treat Xiao Ling in any way, otherwise it would be blasphemy against the Xiao family name and disrespect to Qi Yun Hou.

  Xiao Ling sneered at these sarcastic smiles, his heart coldly laughing. Now that his vision had broadened, these people were just a few jumping clowns in his eyes.

  "Isn't this our genius? You haven't been seen for days, won't you be hiding and crying because you know your surname is going to be revoked today?" Just as Xiao Ling was walking towards his room, a young man in his early twenties blocked his way and sneered.

  Xiao Ling's sword-like eyebrows shot up, and he snorted: "Xiao Ya, I, Xiao Ling, have always been a genius blessed by heaven. Even if my cultivation is completely destroyed, it's still not something that trash like you can compare to!"

  "Am I trash? You're now completely ruined, yet you still dare to speak so boldly here! It's simply seeking death!" Xiao Ya was furious and about to take action. Xiao Ya was also a member of the imperial guard, having cultivated to the Divine Spirit Secret Realm at the age of twenty, making him a prodigy as well.

  "Want to fight? Wait for the family gathering's martial arts competition and go fight there! Whoever is causing trouble, I don't mind letting him suffer a bit!" Just then, an old man shouted angrily, and instantly everyone present was frightened.

  "Yes, sir!" Xiao Ling looked at the old man and bowed his head respectfully.

  Xiao Ya saw the old man, but didn't dare to move. However, looking at Xiao Ling's eyes, which were extremely venomous, "At the martial arts competition, I will definitely trample you under my feet!"

  "Then try it!" Xiao Ling still had that imposing aura, making many people uncomfortable just by looking at him. A cultivator who had lost everything, yet still didn't know how to restrain himself. After the Xiao family was abolished, he wouldn't even be able to stay in the Qi Yun Hou Fu.

  "Alright, the family meeting is about to begin, you all go prepare!" The old man took a deep look at Xiao Ling, with a hint of regret in his eyes.

  This old man is named Xiao Yang, the general manager of Qi Yunhou, with strong and powerful strength, cultivating to the eighth layer of Shen Ti Secret Realm, with extremely high prestige in the Qi Yunhou Mansion!

  "Yes." Xiao Ling bowed and left, he knew his current situation, many people must want to trample him underfoot, watching him change from a genius to a humble servant.

  However, Xiao Ling will let everyone know that a genius is a genius and cannot be compared to those jumping clowns.

  And the family reunion is his best stepping stone!

  Inside the Qi Yun Hou Mansion, there is a huge square. In the center of the square, there is a hundred-meter-long and hundred-meter-wide arena. On the east side of the square, there is a huge throne, which is the position of Qi Yun Hou.

  At this time, a large number of servants from the Qi Yun Hou Fu and some low-ranking slaves and maids had already gathered in the huge square.

  The Qi Yun Hou Mansion, with a strict hierarchy of status levels, the lowest being slaves and maidservants, followed by un-surnamed house servants, then surnamed house servants, next are members of the Xiao clan who possess the bloodline of the Qi Yun Hou, and finally the Qi Yun Hou himself.

  At this level, the officials are one grade higher and can kill people! The family members who were granted surnames have the power to decide the life and death of their servants and maidservants! So, this completely shows the status of the family members who were granted surnames.

  These people who have gathered in the square are also divided into several camps according to their ranks. When they engage in martial arts, it is done by camp!

  Apart from all the slaves and servants of the Qi Yun Hou Mansion, some first-class families in Xunyang City were also invited to watch together, but their status was far from comparable to that of the Qi Yun Hou Mansion.

  The Marquis of Qi Yun's manor is a behemoth compared to those top-notch families, and the Marquis of Qi Yun can easily crush them millions of times with just a casual pinch!

  Xiao Ling arrived at the square, amidst the sounds of disdain and ridicule, and walked into the Ding camp of the Xisi family.

  However, Xiao Ling did not contact anyone and sat alone on one side, completely ignoring the surrounding situation.

  "Hum! Still thinking he's a genius? He's just a waste, and when Qi Yunhou announces the abolition of his Xiao surname, he'll be in for a world of hurt!"

  "Genius? Ha! In no time, you'll be groveling at my feet like a bear dog! I, Xiao Na, will definitely become the brightest star in the Xi family this time!"

  "What's going on?"

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  In the Xī family camp, many of the Xī family soldiers secretly sneered and hated that they couldn't immediately teach Xiāo Líng a lesson. Roulin was a genius, now that's what I call refreshing!

  If this were during Xiao Ling's heyday, who would dare think like that? Just thinking about it could bring a painful beating!

  At this time, they were completely unscrupulous. If there was any scruple, it was that Xiao Ling had not yet abolished the surname Xiao.

  Xiao Ling was naturally very clear about their thoughts. In the Qi Yun Hou Fu, when they were in power, everyone would come to fawn on them, but when they lost power, it was a case of "when the wall falls, everyone pushes"!

  But now that Xiao Ling had cultivated to the Golden Body Realm, these thoughts of the surname-bestowing family servants were simply laughable to him!

  "Look, the Eldest Young Master and Second Young Master have arrived!"

  At this moment, many servants exclaimed, and their voices were filled with envy and admiration!