Chapter 29 Origin

A cultivator from the Xu family's tenant farmer background?

He knew in his heart that the Xu family was the largest surname near Wuliang Mountain.

Because they are backed by the Xu family, a Foundation Establishment clan, even their mortal clan members are top-tier individuals.

In addition, the family rewards those who give birth to members with spiritual roots, so many members of the Xu clan are numerous and wealthy.

As a result, many ordinary people of other surnames attached themselves to these clansmen, some as servants and others as tenants, renting their land.

If any of these people's descendants become cultivators with spiritual roots, they will naturally embark on the path of cultivation.

However, the Qingming Sect has a rule that if mortal clansmen who do not belong to any family have spiritual roots, they must report to the Qingming Sect.

They would select those with the best spiritual power to join the Qingming Sect, while the others would go to various families.

Moreover, it must be voluntary. If anyone is forced, they will be investigated and punished without mercy. In fact, in the past few decades, as far as he knows, three Foundation Establishment families were uprooted by the Qingming Sect because they were forced to join their own families without being reported to the sect.

Now, without sufficient strength, no one dares to challenge the formidable reputation of the Azure Nether Sect.

Therefore, nowadays, most families dare not recruit cultivators from other families at will, and they all use the name of offering sacrifices, in order to avoid being held accountable by the Qingming Sect.

However, compared to rogue cultivators whose nature is unknown, they are more at ease with these Xu family tenants or cultivators who were born into slavery.

The most important reason was actually that they knew each other inside and out, plus the whole family was in the hands of the Xu family.

"Fellow Daoists!"

Xu Yuanlang clasped his hands in a fist salute to the two men, who looked surprised and quickly bowed in return.

"Young master... there's no need for that, we're just servants."

"Sigh, we're all cultivators, what's wrong with calling each other 'fellow Daoist'?"

Xu Yuanlang smiled and pulled the two of them up, patting them on the shoulder without any hesitation. The two of them immediately felt tears welling up in their eyes.

"What are your surnames?"

"Young master, my surname is Yang!"

The older Yang Changyun quickly spoke up, patting his shoulder reproachfully.

"Just call me Fellow Daoist. We're both at the Qi Refining Realm. You keep calling me Young Master, as if I'm some kind of Golden Core family member."

"Yes, young... fellow Daoist!"

Yang Changshui almost bit his tongue, but finally hurriedly spoke up. Seeing the two of them, he smiled and chatted for a few more minutes.

After letting the two of them go about their business, Xu Zhenguang led him to the backyard.

"Uncle Zhenguang, who made them so strictly adhere to hierarchical rules?"

For the first time, Xu Yuanlang showed anger, his face turning almost completely black.

Although these people were born into tenant farmers, they are now cultivators, cultivators, cultivators!

Putting aside everything else, the probability of their descendants developing spiritual roots is dozens of times higher than that of other mortals.

Furthermore, the Xu family already had a strategy to win over these cultivators from tenant farmer backgrounds. Generally speaking, the more outstanding ones would marry female cultivators from the Xu family.

Once offspring are born, they will be fully integrated into the Xu family within two or three generations.

Even those who are lazy and idle can marry women from the Xu family who have a higher status in the mortal realm, and all they need to do is have children. This is also to ensure that these people are as united as possible with the Xu family.

However, the two people in Liuyunzhai were completely different.

"I'm basically not in the shop on weekdays. Zhenyao manages everything here. Aren't you being overly suspicious?"

Upon hearing the name Xu Zhenyao, he immediately pictured a chubby man.

Xu Zhenguang is a formidable fighter, but he is generally not very sensitive to these kinds of things.

"Don't worry, Uncle Zhenguang. Think about it carefully. Cultivators who come from tenant farming backgrounds are often humiliated by the wealthy Xu family when they are in the mortal world."

Okay, even if these people were young at the time and didn't remember much, if they were still humiliated like this after becoming cultivators, most of them would not tolerate it, as they would naturally have murderous intent when they possessed weapons.

I know that my family is large and powerful, and these cultivators generally can't cause any trouble.

But what if, by some chance, someone endures humiliation and manages to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm? They would definitely retaliate immediately.

Xu Zhengguang broke out in a cold sweat after hearing what he said, and quickly rubbed his hands together.

"Is it really that bad?"

"It's not that serious? Even without considering these things, you should know that the family has repeatedly emphasized the need to win over and recruit cultivators from other clans as much as possible."

"Are all of Zhenyao Uncle's actions considered appeasement and wooing?"

Xu Zhengguang was speechless when a soft laugh rang out from the backyard.

As soon as Xu Yuanlang turned around, he saw Xu Zhenyao strolling towards him. Just like he remembered, he had a round figure, a pair of shrewd little eyes, and two slanted downward-pointing beards.

"Yuan Lang, that's not right of you. A cultivator born into a family should know the hierarchy and respect between superiors and inferiors."

Otherwise, they won't have any sense of awe. If we give them equal status, they will definitely become even more greedy. They won't remember our kindness; they will only feel that it's what they deserve.

The resentment stemming from their social status won't be resolved with just a few words. Yuen Long, you're still too young.

Xu Zhenyao's cultivation level was only at the fourth level of Qi Refining, but the confidence and composure he had cultivated over decades as the manager of Liuyunzhai were far superior to Xu Yuanlang's.

"Uncle Zhenyao, how many people are insatiable?"

Xu Yuanlang was not intimidated, but slowly opened his mouth to ask the question again. Xu Zhenyao seemed not to have expected that he would not be intimidated, and snorted coldly and shut up.

"It's probably less than 10%! Even if it's 10%, do we really have to push the remaining 90% to the opposite side of the Xu family just for that 10%?"

Uncle Zhenyao, I understand your concerns very well, and I also know that people's hearts are unpredictable.

However, the more you treat them like servants, the more disloyal they will become in the future. We should just distinguish between the bad ones among these monks.

Although a family may be powerful, it is but a grain of sand in the entire cultivation world. While some members of a family can reach the top, the vast majority are born into independent cultivation families.

Xu Yuanlang's voice was earnest, but Xu Zhenyao gave a cold laugh and stroked his beard with his fingers.

"Are you implying that I, as an elder, must obey the orders of a junior?"

"No, I'm only thinking of my family."

Xu Zhenyao's face instantly filled with displeasure, and he then spoke up.

"I'm the manager of Liuyunzhai, and I'm in charge here!"

Xu Yuanlang looked at the other person, who seemed to have no intention of communicating properly. Suddenly, an idea struck him, and he spoke up.

"Uncle Zhenyao, I remember your father was a monk who came from a tenant farmer family. You don't still mind, do you?"

"you……"