Confined to one's home at the start, studied for ten years, and became a saint and ancestor.

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Fengmenshan.

It is only about 60 miles from the capital.

There is a family here that exists like a sect.

Zhang family.

Most families develop in cities, while only sects build their sects on mountains.

The Zhang family used to be a family based in the city.

But ten years ago, their family patriarch suddenly announced that the entire clan would move to Fengmen Mountain.

Although the patriarch is an authority, he cannot do whatever he wants in everything.

This decision, which shook the very foundation of the family, should have been met with opposition.

However, none of the Zhang family's senior members questioned the matter; everyone supported the relocation.

Thus, ten years ago, the Zhang family came to this relatively isolated mountain and established their clan there.

That stay lasted for ten years.

In the past decade, the Zhang family has not been affected by the contraction of its family power; on the contrary, the family's strength has grown stronger and stronger, with experts and young talents emerging one after another.

They did not keep a low profile about this; while in the mountains, they actively participated in various major events in the martial arts world of Daxia, and the Zhang family members were active throughout Daxia.

After gaining fame, they began to recruit many disciples, seemingly wanting to develop their family into a sect.

Regardless of their purpose.

Therefore, the reputation that the Zhang family has built up over the years has led to countless people responding to the call for disciples.

Moreover, the Zhang family's expansion momentum is extremely strong.

Most sects consider it good if they accept disciples once every three years.

At first, they harvested once a year, but eventually they even opened the mountain once every six months.

Very frequently.

This also allowed the Zhang family to absorb a large number of exceptionally talented individuals.

Although they haven't played a role yet.

But with such a foundation, everyone felt that the Zhang family would have a place in the Great Xia Dynasty in the future.

However, those powerful families scoffed at their actions.

By accepting so many disciples, they've made their family neither a family nor a sect!

Once those geniuses grow up, how they conduct themselves will be a major headache for the Zhang family.

It would be good if they could maintain their superior strength.

If a force emerges that can rival them.

In their eyes, the Zhang family was doomed sooner or later.

It's like doing someone else's wedding dress for nothing!

It's true that they accept many disciples, but that doesn't mean everyone will be free from conflict and wholeheartedly grateful to the Zhang family.

It's important to understand that the Zhang family only considers qualifications when selecting people, without looking at anything else, which increases the chances of finding ungrateful individuals among them.

Whether the Zhang family couldn't understand it or had absolute confidence, they didn't stop this seemingly overly eager approach.

Such a grand display, in many people's minds, besides being a sign of poor judgment, is primarily due to...

This has led to speculation about why the Zhang family has such wealth.

After all, the patronage of each martial artist is no small sum.

The way the Zhang family operates is something even major sects can't withstand if they continue like this.

Moreover, the Zhang family had no reputation before, so their sudden rise to prominence is like that of a nouveau riche.

Some say the Zhang family received some extraordinary inheritance.

Some say that the Zhang family was once a powerful clan of a previous dynasty. During the turmoil of the world, the family hid their treasures, and later generations lost sight of the location of the treasures. Now, their descendants have rediscovered them by chance.

Some even claimed that the Zhang family was supported by forces from other countries.

Regardless of the version of events, there is no doubt that the Zhang family prospered and possessed countless treasures.

Otherwise, how could their family members suddenly rise to prominence, and how could they have the confidence to support so many geniuses?

Recruiting talented individuals requires having the means to support them.

After all, talent needs continuous investment until it matures.

Therefore, there will always be people who have other ideas.

The Zhang family's covetousness has never ceased since he made his high-profile debut.

However, the Zhang family's influence has grown stronger over time, which shows that those who tried to take advantage of the Zhang family have failed.

This also adds a layer of mystery to the Zhang family.

Later on, ordinary forces no longer dared to have any designs on the Zhang family.

This also means that most forces have recognized their strength and no longer consider them easy targets.

The Zhang family is seen by outsiders as incredibly powerful and possessing profound resources. Young talents who enter the family are destined for great success and rapid advancement.

However, they did not know what kind of hellish place those selected young talents were in, or how desperate they were.

In their hearts, the Zhang family, who were incomparably powerful and noble, were utterly subservient.

"Your Excellency, your dinner is ready. Would you like to enjoy it?"

Zhang Yuanwang, the patriarch of the Zhang family, had his once proud head droop and his body bent at a ninety-degree angle ever since the Zhang family rose to fame in the martial arts world of Daxia.

The person he was bowing to was a figure shrouded in a black robe, revealing a pair of eerie green eyes.

"Okay, very good, come on up!"

Upon hearing his words, the other party uttered a series of harsh praises.

"Yes!"

Zhang Yuanwang bowed and responded like a servant.

Then he clapped his hands.

Several young men and women, covered in blood and in a daze, were carried up in large porcelain bowls!

Chains hung from the porcelain bowl, binding the group of people securely.

"Zhang Yuanwang, the Zhang family, you will all die a horrible death!"

"You collude with foreign races and harm your own kind. You will go to the eighteenth level of hell, and your entire clan will be boiled in oil!"

"You wait, someone will soon discover what you've done, Zhang family. I'll be waiting for you on the road to the underworld!"

The young men and women seemed to be quite clear about what they were about to face.

Upon seeing Zhang Yuanwang, despite their dejected state, they mustered their remaining energy and began to hurl insults.

Zhang Yuanwang remained expressionless, and even seemed to want to laugh.

This wasn't the first time he'd experienced such insults.

At first, I felt something and had some emotions, but after hearing it so many times, I got used to it.

When they first started doing this kind of thing, they were forced into it, struggled and were filled with anxiety.

But the more they did, the better; nothing happened, and their family even received more and more benefits.

As a result, they became more and more adept at it, and even performed more actively.

After all, the better you do, the more rewards the alien race will give you.

Now, the members of their family are increasingly satisfied with their current situation.

As for the few who seemed out of place, they were all dealt with proactively to prevent any unforeseen circumstances.

This situation has taught them a lesson.

Has a conscience, but no ambition.

Without conscience, development becomes smooth.

Given the current situation, the Zhang family is destined to rise to prominence.

Zhang Yuanwang's reaction further broke the defenses of the young men and women, intensifying their resentment.

"Jie Jie Jie!"

"Good, good, that's it! Keep it up, it's delicious!"

The figure shrouded in black robes, holding a large knife and fork, looked at the young man and woman in their current state with a greedy glint in his eyes, and plunged the knife and fork into the head of one of the girls.