The second update on the 9th! There is another update later, and I will make up for the chapter on August 5th.

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As soon as Ling Yun woke up, he smelled the strong aroma of food, and he had long felt hungry.

For the decisive battle of life and death, Ling Yun never ate again after breakfast yesterday. He slept for twelve hours. It was already the afternoon of September 1st, so it would be strange if he was not hungry.

"So you will be hungry too? I thought you would be no longer in the world!"

Ye Xingchen heard that Ling Yun was hungry and immediately stopped thinking about anything else. She turned around and entered the house and did not forget to make fun of Ling Yun.

"How can I do it? It's still early for me to reach the fasting period."

When a practitioner reaches the fasting stage, he can eat wind and dew and drink dew. He does not need to eat for a long time, but Lingyun is not yet in the middle stage of Qi training, so of course he needs to eat to fill his stomach.

"I knew you would be hungry, and the food was ready for you long ago. You sit down first and I'll go and serve you the meal."

After entering the house, Ye Xingchen went to the kitchen without delay and served Ling Yun’s meal.

Two large plates of cooked beef, two whole roasted lamb legs, stewed whole chicken, steamed sea fish, snow-white lobster meat, and even king crab...

Of course, there are some exquisite dishes and soups made by Ye Xingchen himself.

Ye Xingchen went in and out of the kitchen and brought all kinds of food to the table one by one, which made Ling Yun saliva look.

"Why are all meat?"

Before eating, Ling Yun couldn't help asking.

Ye Xingchen smiled and said, "You had a big fight last night and you will definitely be overdrawn in your physical strength. If you don't eat meat, you will definitely not be able to fill your stomach."

"Then do you eat?"

"I've eaten at noon and am not hungry now."

"Then I'll eat it!"

After saying that, Ling Yun was not polite, and grabbed a roasted lamb leg and started to feast on it.

Ye Xingchen didn't say anything, just sat opposite Lingyun with a smile, watching him eat and drink, and the wind swept away the remaining clouds. These things were originally prepared by her specifically for Lingyun.

An hour later, Ling Yun finally got full. At this time, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon and the sun had set.

"You can really eat it!"

After dinner, Ling Yun wiped his mouth and washed his hands. Ye Xingchen packed up the dishes, bowls and chopsticks, and joked with a smile.

"I haven't had dinner in two days."

After Ling Yun was full, he walked slowly in the house and responded.

He looked at Ye Xingchen's movements of packing dishes and tableware very quickly and skillfully. He knew that she must have taken care of her mother like this for eighteen years, and his mind was deeply touched.

I have to say that this feeling is really good, quiet and comfortable, and you don’t have to think about anything outside, and it’s very comfortable and leisurely.

However, such days can only be short for Ling Yun now, and he has to deal with everything outside.

"Lingyun, the cultivator has reached the fasting stage. Can he really not have to eat for a long time?"

Ye Xingchen packed up the dishes and chopsticks, came back after washing his hands, and asked the first question.

"kindness."

Ling Yun nodded seriously. Now Ye Xingchen has practiced the Void Star-Star Art and is already a real cultivator. Of course, Ling Yun wants to explain to her.

"The most important thing for a cultivator is to build the foundation. The so-called foundation building means to integrate one's essence, energy, spirit, breath, and spirit... After the three are truly integrated, they can obtain the Dharma body. What people breathe is the essence of heaven and earth, the essence of the universe, and the action is to take action. In this way, the foundation of cultivation will be laid solidly."

"As the saying goes, a building that can be built only when a strong foundation is laid. Therefore, laying a solid foundation for cultivation is called foundation building."

"After building the foundation, as long as the state is stable and practice for a while, the human body will naturally reject human food. Because these things pass through the intestines, they will definitely leave various filthy impurities in the body, which will be very troublesome to relieve it. When the cultivator is completely unwilling to eat, he will reach the fasting stage."

"At that time, the monk's body would be filled with the essence of the heaven and earth's energy and universe, and he had no idea of ​​eating at all. Because there was no need to eat at all, the monk's body would feel full at all times. Therefore, the fasting period was not to endure hunger, but to have no need to eat at all and could not have the idea of ​​eating."

Ye Xingchen nodded after hearing this, but asked again: "But, isn't there a saying that a hundred days of foundation building is built? You have to go through a Qi training period, so what's going on?"

Ling Yun nodded with a smile: "There is such a saying, but that kind of foundation building is just a name. Unlike the real foundation building of our monks, they only feel the flow of air in their bodies. Without going through the stages of refining essence into qi, refining qi into gods, and even without even the spiritual consciousness, they claim to have successfully built the foundation. It is useless in combat, and can only be regarded as a false foundation building."

Then Ling Yun found a bamboo chair and sat down, turned his head to look at Ye Xingchen, and smiled and said, "You have now practiced the Void Star-Star Art and are also a cultivator. The Ren and Du meridians have been opened long ago. As long as you break through to the nineteenth stage and rush out the spiritual consciousness of the eyebrows with one qi, you will be the real realm of qi cultivation. The magical powers you display at that time are the real magical powers, and you will know at that time."

Ye Xingchen nodded when he heard this, and his beautiful eyes showed infinite expectations.

Ling Yun now really opened the door to Ye Xingchen and allowed her to embark on the road to cultivation.

The two chatted for a while and communicated with each other. Then, Ling Yun suddenly began to talk about the main things.

"Xingchen, what's the situation outside now? What's going on in the capital?"

Ling Yun knew that although Ye Xingchen lived in seclusion here, he kept in touch with the outside world at all times.

Ye Xingchen smiled and said, "Of course there is movement, there is a lot of movement!"

"You destroyed the two major families of Sun and Chen, but not only the capital, but the entire China was shocked!"

Then, Ye Xingchen sat down and began to tell Ling Yun in detail the news that had been heard from outside the whole day.

The Sun and Chen families have been completely destroyed.

Among the eight major families in China, these two families have been removed from the list. Aside from the Qin family in the Qinling Mountains, two of the seven major families in the capital have gone, and now only five major families are left.

The Long family, the Ye family, the Ling family, the Cao family, and the Li family.

Because the Sun and Chen families were destroyed by the Ling family, the Ling family instantly became the third place in the secular family of China, temporarily ranking third.

Before the Ling family fought a life-and-death battle, the Cao family had already married and formed an alliance with the Ling family, showing their attitude. Now that the Ling family has won a great victory, the Cao family naturally has also risen with the flow, completely overshadowing the Li family, ranking fourth among secular families in the capital.

After the Li family learned about the news of Sun Chen's destruction, they immediately sent people to split into two groups, going to the Ling family and Cao family respectively. Although what they had discussed was not known to the outside world, this was definitely a signal.

As for the Longye family, they acted as usual and did not show any attitude about this matter, as if this matter had not happened.

Ye Xingchen's narration illustrates the general situation in the entire capital.

Ling Yun nodded after hearing this, and asked again: "What about my Ling family? My grandfather and my father, is there any news?"

What Ling Yun cares most about now is naturally the Ling family’s affairs and his most important relatives.

"Everything is as you expected. Now your family is in charge of the matter, your second uncle, Ling Yue. He is working hard to deal with the matter after the life-and-death battle, and it seems that he is not affected by Ling Zhen's incident at all."

"Now, the women and children living in the Sun and Chen family have all left the capital. If nothing unexpected happens, they should have returned to their original homes."

"According to the agreement for the life-and-death battle, your Ling family is accepting the assets of the Sun and Chen families on the surface. As for personnel transfers from senior management, I have not received any news yet. However, that is inevitable. The Ling family has risen strongly. Even if the Longye and the two families want to secretly stop it, it will be useless."

Hearing this, Ling Yun smiled, and of course he understood what Ye Xingchen meant.

All the struggles in the world are nothing more than property, power, and reputation. Fighting for life and death, fighting for these things.

After the destruction of the Sun and Chen families, the huge assets controlled by their two major families, except for those they secretly transferred, will of course be occupied by the Ling family. This is undoubtedly the main part.

Anyway, those assets belonged to the Ling family eighteen years ago.

Assets are substance, but their essence is power.

Now that the Sun and Chen families have collapsed, this will inevitably lead to a power vacuum in the top leaders in China. Of course, someone needs to fill the vacancy.

However, power and assets are different, so it is definitely impossible to complete the replacement in a short period of time. Instead, it needs to be adjusted gradually, so as to avoid causing too much shock.

It is not just power, even if it is the assets of the Sun and Chen families, because the size is too large, even if the Ling family wants to accept it, it will not take three to five days, at least three to five months, or even a year or two.

Everything takes time and can't hurry.

However, the general trend of the rise of the Ling family has been formed, and those are no longer important, unless the Longye family or other families who are eager to take over the ranks, they also want to get a share of the pie and take action to grab it.

If that is the case, Ling Yun will certainly not allow it, and there will definitely be another battle between dragons and tigers.

"Grandpa Ling and Uncle Ling and others all closed their doors to thank the guests after they got home. I didn't receive any news here."

"However, judging from your second uncle Ling Yue's performance, it seems that the problem is not very big. The two of them chose to thank the guests behind closed doors, and they should be just digesting the pain."

"You have to deal with these things after you get home and slowly enlighten them."

Ye Xingchen finished all the information she knew.

"kindness."

Ling Yun nodded, looked thoughtful, and frowned and said, "That's all."

Now that Sun Chen has been destroyed, Ling Yun and even the Ling family have no enemies in the capital, Ling Yun’s immediate priority is naturally to handle the affairs of the family well.

"Lingyun, congratulations, now that the Ling family has truly risen, the three-legged tripod of China has been formed. The direction of the Ling family will go next depends on you!"

Ye Xingchen's beautiful eyes shone brightly and said happily. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!