Immortal Cultivation: Starting as a Fortune Cultivator - Chapter 6

The next day arrived quickly.

Just as Ye Qingxuan thought he would cultivate slowly within the Ye family for a long time to come, an unexpected turn of events occurred.

“Ye Qingxuan, this is your reward for placing first in yesterday’s assessment. Keep it safe.”
“Also, the Family Head wishes to see you. Come with me.”

Ye Qingxuan, who had just stepped out to head for the Transmission Hall, was stopped by the sudden appearance of Ye Yonglun.

Ye Qingxuan was taken aback but hurriedly accepted the small purple pouch Ye Yonglun tossed to him and quickly followed.

Once beside Ye Yonglun, he couldn’t help but ask:
“Uncle, why does the Family Head want to see me?”

Ye Yonglun paused, thought for a moment, then slowly shook his head:
“I don’t know the specifics, but it seems to be related to a spot for something called a ‘Blessing Cultivator’.”

Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan became thoughtful, muttering to himself:
“Blessing Cultivator?”

Led by Ye Yonglun, the two soon arrived at the family’s council hall.

Three people were already inside. One was a middle-aged man seated at the head position, who carried an air of authority without any visible anger.

This man was the current head of the Ye family—Ye Yuhong, a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator.

Two others stood in the center of the hall, both from the same batch of Ye family youths as Ye Qingxuan.

Their names were Ye Qingbi and Ye Qinghe. While Ye Qingxuan knew their names, he wasn’t familiar with them.

They all shared one common characteristic: they each possessed an Earth spiritual root.

“Family Head, I have brought Ye Qingxuan.”

Upon entering the council hall, Ye Yonglun bowed respectfully to Ye Yuhong.

Ye Yuhong glanced at Ye Qingxuan and nodded slightly.
“Good. You may leave.”

After Ye Yonglun withdrew, Ye Yuhong began examining the three youths.

Although Ye Qingxuan felt a bit nervous inside, he remained calm on the surface.

The other two, however, were already trembling with fear.

After all, they were just twelve-year-olds summoned to see the Family Head first thing in the morning—who wouldn’t be nervous?

Seeing their reactions, Ye Yuhong decided not to keep them in suspense. He relaxed his stern expression and said with a light laugh:

“Heh, don’t be nervous. The reason I called you here today is because our Patriarch has obtained a spot for a ‘Blessing Cultivator’ within the Profound Heaven Sect. I wanted to ask if any of you would be willing to go to the Profound Heaven Sect and become a Blessing Cultivator.”

Ye Qingxuan’s mind stirred:
“Blessing Cultivator? Patriarch? Profound Heaven Sect?”

He had learned a bit about the Profound Heaven Sect from the library. It was one of the three hegemonic powers of the Eastern Domain, and likely a top-tier existence in the entire Di Xuan World.

But he didn’t know the relationship between his family and the Profound Heaven Sect.

Also, wasn’t the Ye family a Golden Core family? How was there a Patriarch in the Profound Heaven Sect?

And what level must someone be for the Golden Core Family Head to address them as ‘Patriarch’?

Though filled with big questions, Ye Qingxuan didn’t recklessly show them.

The other two were even more clueless, simply standing there dumbfounded and at a loss.

Seeing the three weren’t responding, and thinking it wasn’t exactly a secret anyway, Ye Yuhong began to explain proactively:
“This Profound Heaven Sect is…”

From Ye Yuhong’s explanation, Ye Qingxuan gradually gained a clear understanding:

So it turned out!

Their Ye family was a vassal force of the Profound Heaven Sect.

As one of the three hegemonic powers in the Eastern Domain, the Profound Heaven Sect’s sphere of influence covered twenty-one major provinces, including the Green Province where the Ye family resided.

Most small and medium-sized forces within these twenty-one provinces chose to dependence on the Profound Heaven Sect for survival, and the Ye family was no exception.

It was precisely by relying on the rules and order established by the Profound Heaven Sect that a mere Golden Core family like the Ye clan could occupy a sizable spiritual land within the Eastern Domain’s Green Province and maintain a heritage lasting ten thousand years.

With the Profound Heaven Sect presiding over everything, while cultivators from various forces might skirmish outside, none would dare rashly attack and annihilate another established power.

Simultaneously, forces affiliated to the Profound Heaven Sect, like the Ye family, mostly sent the most talented members of their clan to cultivate within the Profound Heaven Sect.

This not only provided these talented clansmen with a better cultivation environment but also granted them the sect’s protection, preventing premature death!

However, once sent to the Profound Heaven Sect, these clansmen couldn’t be entirely considered Ye family members anymore.

Because upon entering the Profound Heaven Sect, they had to swear a Dao Oath to the sect, forbidding them from acting against the sect’s interests.

The more powerful the sect, the stronger its methods of enforcement—a key reason why top-tier forces could prosper for generations.

The more powerful the sect, the more unbreakable its internal unity became. None of its high-level cultivators were short-sighted.

Trying to plant spies or moles in a hegemonic power like the Profound Heaven Sect?

Facing moles sent by hostile forces, a hegemon like the Profound Heaven Sect would only welcome them with open arms.

You dare send a mole? They dare accept them, making sure your ‘meat bun’ ends up feeding the dog, never to return.

Precisely because of this, Ye family members who joined the Profound Heaven Sect could not be fully considered Ye family cultivators.

For example, the Ye Patriarch in the Profound Heaven Sect was a Nascent Soul cultivator, yet the Ye family could still only be called a Golden Core family.

Even so, vassal forces like the Ye family would still send their most talented members to the Profound Heaven Sect.

First, for the future of these clansmen; staying with the family would only waste their talent.

Second, to provide the family with a powerful backer, enabling better development.

Although these clansmen grew up cultivating within the sect and, bound by their Dao Oath, couldn’t betray the sect—forcing them to prioritize the sect over the family—they could still shelter and support their own family as long as it didn’t conflict with the sect’s interests.

As long as the family’s strength improved, they could gather sufficient resources to retain higher-talented disciples and cultivate even stronger experts.

This time, for instance, the Nascent Soul Patriarch in the Profound Heaven Sect had secured a ‘Blessing Cultivator’ spot for the Ye family.

A Blessing Cultivator forms a contract with a piece of spiritual land, creating their own domain and becoming the master of a ‘Blessed Land’.

By leveraging their Blessed Land, Blessing Cultivators can cultivate vast amounts of resources. The higher the grade of the Blessed Land they control, the more and higher-grade resources they can produce.

Therefore, becoming a Blessing Cultivator could bring significant resources to one’s family.

However, to become a Blessing Cultivator, one first needed an Earth spiritual root. Secondly, they had to practice a special secret technique from the Profound Heaven Sect before starting regular cultivation.

When a cultivator practicing this secret technique reached the peak of Qi Refining, they could choose a spiritual site to form a contract, break through to Foundation Establishment, and thus become a Blessing Cultivator.

Furthermore, the minimum standard for becoming a disciple of the Profound Heaven Sect was a Triple spiritual root. The Blessing Cultivator path was the only exception, allowing direct entry into the sect without this restriction.

The secret technique for becoming a Blessing Cultivator were basically monopolized by the various hegemonic powers.

At this point, Ye Yuhong paused for a moment.

By now, Ye Qingbi and Ye Qinghe were captivated by his words, their faces showing clear interest.

Ye Qingxuan, however, looked somewhat peculiar, silently repeating in his mind:

“Blessed Land?”

Simultaneously, a part of his consciousness involuntarily drifted towards the space within his mind.

Ye Yuhong didn’t mind their expressions, giving them time to process the information and think!

Below, Ye Qingxuan snapped back to reality, lost in thought.
The Profound Heaven Sect, as an Eastern Domain hegemon, had existed for over a million years. Having its backing would allow him to develop safely for a very long time.

But the Ye family was already a vassal of the Profound Heaven Sect, located within its territory. Barring major accidents, it could also provide him a safe environment to develop.

He had an eternal lifespan; resources could be accumulated slowly. The only things that truly attracted him were the hegemonic power, the Profound Heaven Sect, and… the strange reaction from within his mind the moment he heard the words “Blessed Land”…

Moreover, if being a Blessing Cultivator sounded so good, how could such a spot be easily obtained? There must be some catch or limitation!

Thinking this, Ye Qingxuan’s mind stirred. He looked at Ye Yuhong, who had paused, hesitated for a moment, but still spoke up to ask:

“Family Head, what are the impacts and limitations for the Blessing Cultivator themselves?”