The reform of Immortal Martial Mountain may become the horn that sets off a new wave in the Cultivation Realm of Earth Civilization.

Wang Xuan believes this reform is necessary; on Earth, there is a population of over five trillion people. Ordinary people live well without worrying about food and drink, but there is always a higher pursuit.

They need opportunities, they need stairways to climb to great heights.

Otherwise, if resources remain in the hands of major sects and clans, ordinary people will surely harbor resentment, leading to internal chaos and the self-devouring of civilization’s luck.

Although these cultivation resources originally came from the top experts of various sects and families who have conquered lands on Earth and escorted the civilization on its journey.

The cultivation methods were also created by these original cultivators, who studied from low to high, creating the current cultivation system.

This epic achievement has benefited trillions of descendants.

But reform must be pushed forward; they understand this.

The human heart is greedy, never satisfied or fearful; what people possess is measured not by their ability and contribution, but by how far their reach and power extend.

This is also one of the natural laws.

The living territory of organisms is constantly expanding; it reaches dynamic balance only when encountering equivalent resistance.

Though the world is vast, no piece of land is without an owner.

Retreat an inch, and others will advance an inch; they won’t care whether it’s your polite concession. If you don’t show your sharp blade, the opponent’s claws will continue to probe outward.

Until you reach your limit of tolerance.

If even at your limit, showing a big knife poses no threat to others’ claws, then you’re in trouble, until you yield all territory, the opponent might stop.

The exploitation by capitalists, the oppression life imposes, are exactly the same principle.

The high-levels of Immortal Martial Mountain understand this; within the past Earth Civilization, ordinary people sought paths to become stronger from various sources, but there were too few ways.

Persistent confinement leads to the formation of a landslide lake, and without diversion, a flood is inevitable sooner or later.

Society needs upward steps; once the class solidifies and lower-tier people can’t climb up despite their efforts, violent reform is certain.

If that’s the case, they might as well proactively reform.

Broadly recruit followers and set fair and just yet high standards, allowing qualified youths both in talent and character to enter proudly.

This is the path to upward mobility, the dragon gate all aspiring to follow the cultivation path can leap through.

Lacking enough talent and effort to reach the threshold? An opportunity was given, but you didn’t seize it; it’s unreasonable to blame others, right?

After all, they always have hope, rather than despair with no sight of the dragon gate.

Immortal Martial Mountain intends to establish a standardized examination system in the Cultivation Realm, openly and fairly recruiting disciples, with true disciples selected from these followers.

Wang Xuan expressed gratitude before taking his leave from the seven elders, returning alone to Black and White Mountain.

Black and White Mountain, nearly seven hundred meters tall, covers an area of thirty to forty square kilometers, with various tree species remaining lush green in winter and the birds and beasts emanating a celestial aura.

Looking at the red lanterns and ribbons decorating everywhere, double-happiness symbols pasted all around, a festive atmosphere pervades.

The mountain bustling about not only with original servants of Black and White Mountain but mostly elderly dispatched from the main peak.

The marriage ceremony is exceedingly complex, enough to disorient most; each link cannot be in disarray, like a massive machine composed of thousands performing at specified times and actions, the difficulty is self-evident.

Wang Xuan doesn’t care about these; the ceremony is essentially handled by Immortal Martial Mountain; he just waits to become the groom.

Seeing him return, Chun Shui and Qiushui smiled sweetly, approached and saluted, saying: "Mountain Lord, you’re back; the mistress is lying in the little courtyard, do you wish to bathe and change first or see the mistress?"

Wang Xuan gently brushed the noses of the two girls, saying: "You two are becoming more and more like the old women of the mountain, speaking so formally; afraid I’ll punish you for mistakes? Or fear Lin Cheng seeing you acting coy and punishing you?"

Qiushui giggled: "Afraid of both."

Chun Shui’s smile, like a tranquil spring, was clear and calm, yet she said nothing.

They were among the earliest group to come to Black and White Mountain, possessing the greatest power aside from the butler, and even with a mistress, their influence remained significant.

As long as they don’t make mistakes, as the Mountain Lord’s cultivation level and status rise, they’ll also enjoy benefits.

In just six years, they’ve advanced their cultivation from Body Refining Seventh Realm to Earth Immortal Domain, something many seek but can’t obtain.

Thus, following Wang Xuan, they are genuinely fortunate.

Equally, they also fear losing, preferring to be proper and low-key, daring not to provoke Lin Cheng’s wrath.

Being with the king is like being with a tiger; they know the temper of this big tiger Wang Xuan, and also Lin Cheng’s disposition; both are good people.

Yet, seeing a pregnant tigress alongside, with two little rabbits easy to devour, who knows if it might incite anger.

Wang Xuan laughed heartily and gave each girl a flick on the forehead, saying: "Black and White Mountain is also your home; as long as no major mistakes are made, I won’t drive you away."

He doesn’t like those around him to be cautious like facing a fierce beast, fearing his anger might lead to catastrophe.

Fair reasoning, guarding principles, having certain rules, this is his way of conducting himself.

"We remember the Mountain Lord’s kindness." Chun Shui adjusted Wang Xuan’s attire; she stayed whenever needed and watched from afar when unnoticed.

Qiushui playfully stuck out her tongue: "We dare not make mistakes, if the Mountain Lord doesn’t want us, there’ll be nowhere for us to go.

After all, even though the world is vast, it’s hard to find another Mountain Lord so kind to us sisters."

There’s such goodness being by the Mountain Lord’s side; she even considered giving birth for him, but dare not say, especially since the mistress hasn’t expressed.

Alas, us sisters are clearly concubine maids, yet have no chance at all? The Mountain Lord indeed isn’t proactive.

It’s said men are fond of beauty; how can the Mountain Lord’s self-control be so strong? If only in previous years some seduction had been attempted.

What a waste of her innate seductive talent.

Wang Xuan went straight to the small courtyard halfway up the mountain; he tamed and merged the Spirit Vein obtained from the Ten Thousand Beasts Realm and the Spirit Dragon suppressed from the Evolution Realm into Black and White Mountain, making the little courtyard a focal point for spiritual energy influx.

Lin Cheng was groggy with sleep; she mostly slept and nourished herself, experiencing few of a normal pregnant woman’s troubles, but the primordial energy consumed to nurture a child is substantial.

Wang Xuan picked her up and held her in his arms, gently patted her large belly, and said: "Kid, stop fussing, let your mom rest."

He opened his mouth and spat out the Star Hall, placing it in the courtyard, and using his heart spirit to control the refinement of spiritual energy from the Star Hall.

"Hiss——"

Wang Xuan took a deep breath; the star power within the Star Hall and massive reserve of spiritual energy transformed into a dragon, compliantly entering his abdomen.

This flesh body has excellent roots, encompassing most of his peak-time talents, accelerating cultivation.

Even with a weakened flesh body, Wang Xuan’s Primordial Spirit power remains mighty, enough to suppress common Grotto Void True Immortals, albeit his combat power has indeed declined by two or three small tiers compared to earlier.

Primordial Qi transformed into dragons swimming through his meridians, one after another, turning his body into a dragon’s cave inhabited by these primordial qi-turned dragons.

He spent a full day compressing and refining spiritual energy to store more energy particles until his flesh body began crystallizing.

A flesh body with low strength starting to crystallize leaves a cultivator liable to become a stone, retaining thought but unable to move.

But Wang Xuan is unafraid.

He began running his self-created "Creation True Scripture" internally, allowing primordial qi to flow orderly, continuously enhancing flesh body strength and boosting blood and physique.

If combined with the Creation Domain and Time Domain, recovery time for his flesh body would just be a month.

"Time Spirit."

Wang Xuan’s heart spirit activating, summoning the Tower of Space-Time from the Primordial Spirit; it has the capacity to accelerate time, compressing thousands of years into an instant, yet without diminishing any lifespan.

It is precisely this indescribably formidable force enabling him to save vast amounts of time, reaching Half-Step True Tier within six years.

Even other true disciples of Immortal Martial Mountain need nearly a hundred years to reach this level.

The Tower of Space-Time is his ultimate confidence, it magnifies his wisdom, heart, and experience to infinite strength.

As the saying goes, even a pig living a thousand years becomes a spirit; Wang Xuan recognizes his not-low talent, consistently growing, establishing a foundation as a first in his generation.

Henceforth, without the Tower of Space-Time, he can still outshine his contemporaries, emerging as a peerless strongman.

With the Tower of Space-Time, his rise in power would be faster surely outstripping fellow sect elders in short order, core truths aren’t in question.

Progressing from Body Refining Seventh Realm to Half-Step True Tier took six years; reaching Grotto Void, Star Lord, Void, how long will it take?

Not long.