High School Student with Immortal Race System

Prompted by a feeling, Yang Shen opened the system in his mind.

"Family Name: Jianghuai Yang Family (Martial Arts Gate)"

"Martial Arts Gate: When equipped, it enhances family members’ understanding and comprehension of Martial Arts. They become particularly adept at passing various evaluations and selections, and it also increases the regard they receive from official mortal authorities to a certain extent."

"Family Reputation: 1598"

(You have become the most brilliant top genius within a thousand-mile radius. Many people are discussing your name, and books compiled about your family’s origins are selling widely. However, this concept has not yet been accepted by other families. Please continue your efforts to increase your family’s reputation.)

Yang Shen curled his lip at the word "compiled."

’How can they call it "compiling"... That’s called embellishing!’

’At most, it was just a little *heavily* embellished.’

Thanks to the media blitz from the bestselling books, the concept of the "Jianghuai Yang Family" was now officially public. At least among the younger generation, Yang Shen’s current identity was that of a genuine "lost scion of an ancient Martial Arts Clan."

A clan with a lineage traceable back hundreds of years and a foundation built on various "Family Inheritance Skills."

’So, what’s the practical significance of all this?’

First, it provided the perfect cover for his various "novel techniques."

Second, his personal reputation now converted to family reputation at a much higher rate. Over a single summer vacation, the "Jianghuai Yang Family’s" reputation had increased more than sixfold.

Of course, these numbers on paper still had to be converted into actual rewards through quests.

Yang Shen really hoped the next main quest would be directly related to "Reputation," figuring he could complete it on the spot.

"Previous Main Quest: Establish an Ancestral Residence (1/1)."

"The family’s development has reached a new stage and requires a stable ancestral residence as a foundation. The Host must select a location and establish the ancestral residence. Requirements: Must satisfy the four major needs of ’Residence,’ ’Defense,’ ’Cultivation,’ and ’Worship.’"

"Quest Reward: One Family Heirloom."

Previously, Yang Shen had been using his spare time to set up the Ancestral Residence Array. His talent for arrays wasn’t particularly good; he was simply relying on the fact that no one on Cyan Blue could break them, so as long as they worked, that was good enough.

However, covering such a large area had cost him a great deal of effort.

Currently, the entire Yang Residence was situated within a massive two-in-one array, combining an Alarm Array and a Spirit Gathering Array.

The former provided the basis for "Defense," while the latter satisfied the need for "Cultivation." Of course, in Yang Shen’s plans, he still intended to go underground in the future to activate the Qi Storage Pavilion.

But that was a matter for another time.

As for enveloping the entire Cangwu Garden, Yang Shen didn’t have that level of skill yet. An eighty-mu area was simply too large; on the Cultivation Side, it would qualify as a "small-scale Sect array."

Additionally, for the ten-mu Spirit Field connected to the backyard, besides the physical walls, Yang Shen had also set up an Illusionary Array. It was the most complex array he could currently deploy, and it was mentally exhausting.

Without entering through the correct passage, intruders would lose their sense of direction. It was equally effective against more intelligent beasts.

Creatures with particularly simple minds, like insects, were unaffected.

In the future, the main ancestral residence array would need to be gradually upgraded by Yang Mo and Yang Man, who were both already very close to the second stage of Qi Cultivation.

The four major needs were now fully met. For "Residence," there were dozens of available rooms. For "Defense," there were the arrays and Long Jiu. For "Cultivation," there was the Martial Arts Arena and a place for meditation. And for "Worship," there was an entire ancestral hall.

With the three bows Yang Shen had just offered to his ancestors, the ancestral residence, capable of supporting the family’s foundation for a hundred years, was now complete.

And now, it was time for Yang Shen to claim his reward: the Yang Family’s third "Family Heirloom."

Inside the ancestral hall, Yang Shen selected "Claim."

Just like the previous times, the Family Heirlooms were always physical objects. A brilliant ball of Spiritual Light appeared before Yang Shen.

With practiced ease, he reached his hand inside, grabbed hold of an object, and pulled it out.

’Holy shit... It’s so heavy!’

’How can it be this heavy!’

Having learned his lesson from pulling out the Heart-Inquiry Stone Mirror last time, Yang Shen had braced himself thoroughly, but he was still utterly shocked.

He was at the Early Innate Stage; with his current power, he should have been able to lift even a solid millstone with one hand like a dumbbell.

’What is this thing’s weight? What the hell is so heavy?’

’A family heirloom truck?!’

However, when the object was fully revealed, Yang Shen was still completely baffled.

It was... a filthy "pottery jar."

The moment the pottery jar appeared, its immense weight bore down. Yang Shen quickly switched to using both hands, terrified that this "Family Heirloom" would shatter the instant it emerged.

However, even when he used both hands and sank into his stance, veins bulging on his arms, the pottery jar was still absurdly heavy!

Yang Shen roared, "Lift!!!"

It didn’t budge...!

The pottery jar landed on the floor with a dull THUD. Fortunately, it didn’t break.

The floor didn’t break either... which defied all laws of physics.

"What the fuck, is that even possible?"

’Not even the densest metal should be this heavy!’

’From the sound, it even seemed to be empty...’

The pottery jar bore no markings, only mottled traces of dirt, as if it had been buried underground for ten thousand years.

It was earthy brown all over, like the soil itself. The craftsmanship was not refined; on the contrary, it exuded a primitive aura, and one could faintly make out the jumble of palm prints covering its surface.

It was as if ancient humans, tens of thousands of years ago, had crafted it in the most primitive way: cupping yellow mud in their hands and patting it into shape, bit by bit.

Or perhaps they were the marks left by the touch of human worship over countless eons.

On top sat a coarse, thick lid. The lid itself wasn’t too heavy, and Yang Shen curiously opened it to peer inside...

Inside was only... a handful of soil, not even enough to cover his palm.

"How can it be so heavy?"

Based on his experience from the last two times, Yang Shen raised his hand, bit his fingertip, and dripped a drop of blood onto the pottery jar.

The process was a bit bizarre, but this was how one bonded with the Family Heirlooms provided by the system. All the items belonged to the Yang Family lineage, not to him personally. ’It probably reads the permissions from the blood,’ he figured.

The next moment, the name and function of this "Inherited Family Treasure" surfaced in his mind...

"Earth Soil Pottery Jar"...

This pottery jar was a natural creation of heaven and earth, not made by human hands. It contained a handful of Earth.

Regardless of whether one possesses heaven-shattering Divine Power or peerless cultivation, anyone who attempts to move the "Earth Soil Pottery Jar" will feel a pressure that exceeds the limits of their own power, a weight as immense as the earth itself.

The "Earth Soil Pottery Jar" possesses three miraculous properties:

First: Earth Vein Recognition.

When buried underground, the Earth Soil Pottery Jar will begin to slowly assimilate the Earth Vein, making the bonded family the "Master of Earth Veins."

As the Master of Earth Veins, the family will be favored by the earth. Family members with an Earth Attribute Spiritual Root will receive a bonus to their cultivation. Additionally, any Spirit Flowers and Herbs or Spirit Monsters and Demonic Beasts born in this land will naturally be drawn to and submit to the family.

The family’s development can, in turn, nurture the Earth Vein. If there is sufficient Spirituality, it may even give rise to a "Mountain God" or an "Earth Deity."

Second: Earth Proliferation.

The Earth is the small handful of soil within the jar. It is a top-tier Earth Attribute Treasure of Heaven and Earth, something that can no longer be described as merely "rare," but as a "supreme treasure." The Earth Vein will nurture it, causing the amount of Earth in the jar to increase. Cultivators can take it for their use; as long as the Earth Vein is not depleted, the jar will continuously generate more.

Whether used for refining Magical Treasures or cultivating Innate Divine Techniques, Earth is exceptionally powerful.

Of course, you have to possess the relevant abilities to do so...

In reality, what Yang Shen had obtained was not just the Earth itself, but a Marvel of Heaven and Earth that could endlessly produce it.

If infused with Spiritual Power, the Earth will rapidly multiply into "fertile soil." If a cultivator provides enough Spiritual Power, it can dam a raging river or even fill a vast sea.

Third: if a cultivator were to wield it with great Divine Techniques... the Earth Soil Pottery Jar could also become a supreme, indestructible Divine Weapon.

A single blow from it would be like being struck by the earth itself.

Of course, this method of use is quite crude. The Earth Soil Pottery Jar itself does not grant the user such an ability; you would have to figure out how to do it on your own.

Only then did Yang Shen understand why it was so heavy. Forget him; even if the Martial Arts Venerable of Yanhua Country were to come, the Earth Soil Pottery Jar would still exhibit a weight beyond their limits.

Huh...?

’Then what if I put it on an elevator?’

Yang Shen wasn’t quite sure.

And with the reward claimed, the main quest updated once again.

Unfortunately, the "Family Reputation" quest that Yang Shen had hoped for didn’t appear. Instead, it was a "Family Members" quest.

"New Main Quest: Increase family members to 20 (10.7/20)"

"Quest Reward: One random Bloodline Seed"

Yang Shen frowned slightly...

’A Bloodline Seed... A completely new type of reward. I wonder what it is...’

’But anything from a main quest is bound to be good.’

As for increasing the number of family members... that wasn’t too difficult.

The current family composition was six members of the Yang Family, with the eight core disciples closely associated with them counting as "4."

Lin Yuebai, as a "long-term employee," counted for 0.2, and Long Jiu, as a "Guardian," counted for 0.5.

That made for a total of 10.7.

Since he hadn’t received a population quest until now, Yang Shen hadn’t been in a rush to add people. But if he put his mind to it, it would be quick.

The Yang Family now had a foundation and had made a name for itself. He possessed the Ancestral Lineage Spiritual Record, which could instantly trace bloodlines and identify "Distant Clan Members" who possessed a certain degree of talent.

In the past, even if he had found people, he couldn’t have afforded to support them, and they wouldn’t have been willing to join. But things were different now. Although Changshen Biotechnology wasn’t a large company, it still had jobs to offer.

Of course, even if these people shared the "Yang" surname, they weren’t necessarily reliable. Their loyalty probably couldn’t compare to a single hair on his eight core disciples.

A shared name didn’t guarantee a shared purpose. They would have to be slowly screened and nurtured. They wouldn’t be exposed to core secrets right away, and it was even less likely they would be taught Cultivation directly.

Yang Shen decided to put the matter on hold for now. It wouldn’t be too late to bring in more people once the Spirit Field began to yield a stable output.

Yang Shen closed the system, intending to move the "Earth Soil Pottery Jar" to the Spirit Field in the backyard.

If it needed to be buried, that was certainly the most suitable place for it.

He tried to move the "Earth Soil Pottery Jar" again. He found that while its weight exceeded the limits of his power, he could still tilt it slightly, allowing him to pivot it forward in a clumsy, rotating fashion...

It was just incredibly strenuous.

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