The Longevity Family: Starting From The Branches And Leaves

Chapter 101: Opening Up (Seeking Subscriptions)

Early in the morning, just as the sky was beginning to brighten,

Chen Ling was eating breakfast when Shen Zhen arrived at the door.

"Uncle Shen, it's so early, let's have breakfast together!" Chen Ling said with a smile.

"I've already eaten!" Shen Zhen replied with a smile, finding a seat in the hall.

He Yunxiu got up and brewed a cup of spiritual tea for him.

"Master, there are currently just over 500 people in the clan, including 113 cultivators."

"Some of them are staying in the clan to refine Qi embryos, while others are going to the mining site. This time, there are only 41 people who can accompany us on the expedition, including me and Qin Tong. There are a total of four Qi Refining cultivators in the later stage, and the rest are in the early and middle stages, with the majority in the early stage."

Shen Zhen picked up a tea cup, took a few sips, and then handed Chen Ling a list of clan cultivators.

Chen Ling took the list and scanned through it. Among them were 23 cultivators from the Qin family and 18 from the Meng family.

The overall strength of the Qin family was much higher than that of the Meng family.

After putting away the list, Chen Ling asked, "Are the equipment and artifacts sufficient?"

In his mind, the main goal this time was to clear the mountain forest basin discovered by Meng Ping and the surrounding area of several miles, which would be enough to meet the annual development range specified by the Star Sword Sect.

With over 40 Qi Refining cultivators, plus Li Yourong and Qing Tang, as well as the cultivators stationed in the Black River Basin, including his father-in-law and Meng Ping, their strength was already more than enough.

"Everyone is equipped with medium-grade armor, ten medium-grade magic arrows per day, and as for other artifacts, they will be distributed according to their cultivation level," Shen Zhen explained.

"In addition, in terms of rewards, killing a first-stage early-stage demonic beast will earn you 20 contribution points, a mid-stage beast will earn you 80 contribution points, and a late-stage beast will earn you 300 contribution points."

"These contribution points can be exchanged for spiritual stones, spiritual land, artifacts, and elixirs in the future!"

Shen Zhen introduced slowly.

Chen Ling took out a storage bag and threw it to Shen Zhen, smiling, "Uncle Shen, there are over 200 medium-grade Flame Thunder Beads in there, distribute them to everyone."

Taking the storage bag, Shen Zhen was slightly stunned. He scanned it with his divine sense and his eyes widened. With over 200 Flame Thunder Beads, it would be more than enough to kill several second-stage demonic beasts.

A medium-grade Flame Thunder Bead would sell for three or four medium-grade spiritual stones, and just this bag alone would be worth nearly a thousand medium-grade spiritual stones.

Chen Ling was being too generous!

Thinking back to when Chen Ling was so humble and submissive in order to buy a few more low-grade spiritual stones for his artifacts, Shen Zhen still vividly remembered it.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Ling had soared to become a second-stage Refiner.

He could casually take out hundreds of medium-grade artifacts without even blinking as the head of the family.

Fortunately, his decision back then was so correct!

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After finishing their meal, Chen Ling, Li Yourong, Qing Tang, and Shen Zhen walked out of the house.

At this moment, the entrance of the Chen family's courtyard was already crowded with people, bustling and lively.

The Chen family cultivators were all spirited, wearing black armor, standing in line, waiting for Chen Ling to arrive.

On the open space to the right, a medium-sized cloud boat of about ten zhang was quietly docked, with Qin Tong standing on the deck.

This cloud boat was rented from the Wanbao Tower.

The monthly rent was 90 medium-grade spiritual stones.

A medium-sized cloud boat cost several thousand medium-grade spiritual stones, and the Chen family had just been established not long ago, so they didn't have the ability to buy one yet.

"Is everyone here?" Chen Ling scanned the crowd and asked Qin Tong.

"Master, everyone is already here." Qin Tong quickly cupped his hands.

"Everyone is here, let's set off then." Chen Ling said.

He then took the lead and stepped onto the cloud boat, with the others following closely behind.

"Dad, I want to go too!"

At this moment, Xiaoping'an, who had followed He Yunxiu out of the gate, saw the tall cloud boat in front of him and couldn't help but be overjoyed. He danced and shouted.

"When you grow up, I'll take you there!" Chen Ling's gaze swept over He Yunxiu, Chu Yu, and others who were waving goodbye while holding Chun'er.

"An'er, don't make trouble. Your father has important matters to attend to!" He Yunxiu reached out and pulled little Ping'an, looking at Chen Ling with tender eyes.

This time of pioneering could last as short as half a month or as long as several months.

In all the years they had been together with Chen Ling, they had never been apart for such a long time.

After Chen Ling waved to them to go back, she shouted to Qin Tong, "Let's go!"

The next second, the cloud boat turned into a black stream of light, rising into the sky and shooting towards the west.

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"Ah! If a man in his lifetime could marry two beautiful Foundation Building cultivators like our family head, it would be worth it!"

A mid-level Qi Refining clan member said in a mosquito-like voice.

"Our family head is a second-tier artifact refiner. If you don't look at yourself, you're just a bird. But our family head is truly a role model for us. There are actually three Foundation Building Dao companions in our family!"

"If I could have a Foundation Building female cultivator in this lifetime, it wouldn't be a loss!"

Beside him, a thin cultivator also had an envious expression, with drool almost flowing from the corners of his mouth.

"Husband, these two guys from the Meng family have quite the guts!"

"We need to manage the atmosphere in our Chen family!"

In the private room of the cloud boat, Li Yourong heard their conversation clearly and smiled at Chen Ling.

Chen Ling nodded. Although he knew what they were talking about was something every man considered normal, he was the head of the family, and Li Yourong and the others were all Foundation Building cultivators.

In the cultivation world, the hierarchy was clear, and it was not something that two Qi Refining cultivators like them could privately discuss.

"Now that the family has gradually grown, all aspects of the system need to be improved accordingly!"

Chen Ling pondered.

In general, a Foundation Building family was like a small sect, with things like the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall and the Law Hall.

But the Chen family had been established for too short a time, and Chen Ling had not inquired too much about it in his daily life.

He had completely entrusted it to Shen Zhen and Qin Yelian to manage.

They were also acting within the framework of the original Qin family.

But with the addition of families like the Meng family, the rules and systems of the original Qin family also needed some changes.

"The situation now is completely different from before. For the family to survive, we not only need income and combat power, but also resources and information!"

"However, we can only take it step by step. First, we need to take down this spiritual vein. Once we have a solid foundation, everything else will be easier!"

Chen Ling weighed it in his heart.

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After the time it took to burn a stick of incense, the speed of the cloud boat gradually slowed down.

The Black River Hollow ahead was already clearly visible.

Dozens of stone houses were orderly distributed in the valley, and the river was divided into fish farms by giant breeding nets.

The changes compared to three months ago were enormous!

As the cloud boat descended into the valley.

"Greetings, Family Head!"

When Chen Ling and the others walked out of the cloud boat, Meng Ping and Chu Xiong, along with other clan members, came to greet them.

"Thank you, son-in-law and friend Meng, for your hard work! How is the situation in the mountain hollow?" Chen Ling asked directly.

"Family Head, following your instructions, I arranged several clan members to guard near the mountain hollow, but there are often demonic beasts appearing there, so we didn't get too close."

"In addition, there have been other aristocratic families active in this area these past few days, but they haven't gone to that mountain hollow!"

Meng Ping reported slowly.

(End of this chapter)