Chapter 2606: Chapter 2609: The Five Great Families of Elixir Divine City

Canglan Domain.

A circular area centered around Canglan City, not counted among the thirty-two major domains.

Because it’s close to Canglan City, the number of strong individuals in the Canglan Domain is endless, and family powers are as numerous as the stars. In this Canglan Domain, any family with someone at the Unity Realm Stage can establish their own family. This has led to so many families in Canglan Domain that no one can keep track, as no one knows whether a small family you heard about today will still exist tomorrow.

Family powers in the Canglan Domain are divided into three levels: ordinary families, Saint families, Saint Monarch families.

This distinction is straightforward. Ordinary families are those with the strongest member at the Unity Realm, positioned at the lowest tier in Canglan Domain, whereas Saint families have saints within them, making them the most numerous in Canglan Domain.

As for Saint Monarch families, they are at the pinnacle.

Beyond the Saint Monarch level, whether there’s anyone in Canglan Domain, no one can say for sure.

At present, the Canglan Domain is extremely lively, with competitions from various domains about to take place. All the powerful families are preparing, while some other powers from the continent have come to witness the excitement.

After the Canglan Domain battles, the Grand Competition of the major domains will occur simultaneously with the Canglan Domain battles, and those already confirmed to participate in the final Grand Competition in Canglan City will first witness various battles in Canglan Domain.

This is something not seen in other major domains; in other domains, only combat power battles occur, no other aspects of competition, while battles among Array Masters, Pill Masters, Puppet Masters, etc., are exclusively held in Canglan Domain.

Having undergone so many years, the various domain battles in Canglan Domain are staggered, as there once was a genius who excelled in numerous fields but could not participate in more battles due to scheduling conflicts.

This is why, besides combat prowess, other domain competitions in Canglan Domain have attracted families seeking to recruit talented individuals from other domains to bring glory to their own families.

This is allowed.

Firstly, it allows talented individuals from other continents to gain benefits, and secondly, it helps discover and recruit talent. Many families in Canglan Domain have members from outside their lineage, acquired during each Grand Competition.

These battles, in fact, aim to allow everyone to showcase their talents maximally, so that those witnessing the battles from Canglan City can accurately record them, aiding better arrangements on the Extraterritorial Battlefield.

Elixir Divine City in Canglan Domain.

This is the first city in Canglan Domain to host a competition, specifically for Alchemy.

Pill refining is the most time-consuming among all competitions, and sometimes it takes days, even dozens of days, to concoct a single elixir.

Every city in Canglan Domain has Alchemy families, but the strongest are in Elixir Divine City.

Elixir Divine City boasts five Great Dao families.

Huo Family, Yan Family, Lei Family, Long Family, Feng Family.

Among the Five Great Families, one is the Magical Beast Clan—the Lei Family!

Although other families are of the Human Race, not all use Spiritual Fire. The Huo Family possesses an Innate Spirit Fire, the Yan Family has crafted their own Acquired Spirit Fire, while both the Long and Feng Families use Beast Flame.

Generally, Beast Flame is inferior to Spirit Fire, but these two families are exceptions. The Long Family has a Lifebound Dragon Flame, rumored to have been bequeathed by a Dragon Clan member above the Saint Monarch; the Feng Family possesses a Lifebound Phoenix Flame, also said to be left by a Phoenix Clan member above the Saint Monarch.

The Five Great Families of Elixir Divine City have the authority to directly supply elixirs to Canglan City, and apart from those cultivated by Canglan City itself, all the city’s elixirs come from these Five Families.

Canglan City requires an immense number of elixirs, with the Canglan Army alone numbering one hundred thousand.

These are the regular troops, where even the lowest members in the Canglan Army are at the Virtual Refinement Realm, while the strongest, the main commander of the Canglan Army, is at the Saint Monarch Realm.

Moreover, the Canglan Army has a reserve corps, consisting entirely of soldiers at the Divine Infant Realm, with Centurions at the Virtual Refinement Realm, Commanders at the Unity Realm Stage, leaders at the Late Integration Realm, and main generals at the Integration Realm Peak.

The exact number of this reserve corps is unknown, but every time they head to the Extraterritorial Battlefield, they deploy ten thousand Virtual Refinement Realm Peak warriors—a number unmatched by the entire continent—and the Canglan Army sends a thousand Virtual Refinement Realm Peaks and a hundred Integration Realm Peaks to the battlefield.

The leaders of these forces usually command all newcomers to the battlefield.

However, this time’s Grand Alchemy Competition might alter the dynamics of the Five Great Families.

An agreement exists among the Alchemy families of Canglan Domain: if any member of the Five Great Families fails to place within the top five of the Grand Alchemy Competition thrice consecutively, they will be replaced by the family that scores the most top-five placements over those competitions, thus transferring the right to supply elixirs to Canglan City.

This is a lucrative position, as Canglan City is never short of money, and more importantly, it enables connections with some of Canglan City’s powers.

Canglan City is divided into the Inner and Outer Cities; the Inner City houses direct descendants of Great Emperors, while the Outer City is composed of families of those employed in Canglan City or retired, with the most renowned being the Royal Mansions.

And if the elixirs of the Five Great Families are favored by the Royal Mansions, they can directly assign a family to provide elixirs exclusively to them, which becomes a major transaction.

Therefore, the title of the Five Great Families is sought after by all the Alchemy families of Canglan Domain.

This time, one family is in danger.

This family has twice failed to place within the top five of the Grand Competition. If they fail again this time, they might lose the title of the Five Great Families. Meanwhile, two non-Five Families made it into the top five in the previous two competitions, which has led to this family being targeted by two Alchemy families not weaker than the Five Great Families.

Huo Family of Elixir Divine City.

As one of the Five Great Families, the Huo Family resides near the center of Elixir Divine City.

Currently, the atmosphere in the guest hall of the Huo Family’s mansion is somewhat tense.

"Feng’er sister, why be so stubborn? If you agree to marry me, my Yan Family guarantees to help your Huo Family retain the title of one of the Five Great Families. How about it?"

In the center of the hall, a young man and a young woman face each other. The man’s face is full of smiles, with a sinister gleam flitting through his eyes, as his gaze wanders continuously over the woman’s body.

The woman glared angrily at the man, her eyes filled with disdain.

A burly middle-aged man sat at the head of the hall’s main seat, gazing at the young woman standing there, his expression calm, leaving no hint of what he might be thinking.

On the first seat to the left, a middle-aged man in white attire was resting his eyes, yet his mouth bore a confident smile.

"Feng’er sister, you should consider your Huo Family’s future. If your Huo Family loses the Five Great Families title, do you think the Cheng Family or that Qin Family, which relocated their branch from Lieyang Domain less than ten years ago, will allow the Huo Family to remain in Canglan Domain, threatening their status?"

The young man curved his lips into a smile, his eyes revealing an air of certainty.