The Longevity Family: Starting From The Branches And Leaves

Chapter 106: Increase in Wife's Sense of Belonging and Cultivation of Wood Source Dan Technique (Please Subscribe)

Over a month later.

The entire mountain valley has undergone a complete transformation, with the original jungle being replaced by a large number of houses and fields.

Chen Ling also gave the mountain valley a new name, Chen Family Valley.

Under Meng Ping's planning, the mountain valley is divided into three areas.

The central area is within a one-mile radius of the spiritual vein at the foot of the mountain.

This is the source of the spiritual vein and the place with the most abundant spiritual energy in the entire mountain valley.

The second area is a one to ten-mile radius outside the spiritual vein, where various cultivation sites, spiritual fields, workshops, and medicinal gardens are concentrated.

The outermost area, where the spiritual energy is relatively thin, is where ordinary people live.

"Master, the spiritual vein has been connected! It is a first-grade top-quality spiritual vein dominated by fire spiritual energy!"

In front of the spiritual vein gorge, Meng Ping reported to Chen Ling with a happy expression.

Chen Ling nodded, his face filled with joy, and took a deep breath.

He could clearly feel the abundant fire spiritual energy flowing into his body.

In addition to fire spiritual energy, there is also a little water, metal, and wood spiritual energy.

This spiritual vein seems to be destined for the Chen family.

Not only Chen Ling, Li Yourong, and He Yunxiu, who are the main cultivators, practice fire attribute techniques, but also most of the Qin and Meng families have fire attribute spiritual roots.

This rich fire spiritual energy is perfect for them.

In this month, not only have most of the buildings in the mountain valley been completed, but Chen Ling has also purchased a second-grade top-quality formation, the Azure Dragon Sword Formation, from the Wanbao Tower.

This formation can cover an area of about twenty to thirty miles in diameter.

With this formation, the overall security of the Chen Family Valley has greatly increased.

However, it is also quite valuable.

It cost nearly five hundred medium-grade spirit stones, almost depleting the medium-grade spirit stones in his possession.

There are only four top-grade spirit stones and several hundred low-grade spirit stones left.

He feels that these spirit stones are really not easy to come by!

"Master, several wives and other clan members have already arrived! They are waiting in the main mansion."

At this moment, a clan member quickly came to report.

"Good, I'll go over right away."

Chen Ling said with a smile.

After arranging the formation and the spiritual vein, Chen Ling let Qingtang bring the whole family over.

It is almost noon now.

The sky is clear and blue.

The scorching sun shines on the entire mountain valley, and a winding stream flows around the mountain valley like a golden ribbon.

The whole mountain valley is full of vitality, bustling and prosperous.

On the main street in the south of the mountain valley, there is a delicate and magnificent courtyard in the middle.

The plaque on the gate reads "Chen Family".

This is Chen Ling's new residence.

The layout of the courtyard is similar to the original small courtyard, but this courtyard has three sections and sixteen rooms, occupying a larger area.

In order to save expenses, Chen Ling also had people move the excess furniture from the Qin family over.

There is not much emphasis on other decorations!

When Chen Ling entered the house, he was greeted by He Yunxiu and her whole family.

"Husband, is this our new home from now on?"

He Yunxiu poured a glass of water for Chen Ling, her tone somewhat dreamy and incredulous.

Her eyes, like autumn water, were full of tenderness!

Her belly has already started to show.

It should be noted that a little over a year ago, they were still struggling in the impoverished area of cultivators in Hongye Lane.

Now, the spiritual energy here is abundant, the streets are clean and spacious, and in her eyes, it is like a brand new world.

But all of this belongs to them!

She firmly believes in Chen Ling's abilities, but she never expected such earth-shattering changes in such a short period of time.

Not only did he become the head of the family, but he also had his own spiritual land and spiritual vein. All of this made her feel like she was in a dream.

Chen Ling smiled and said, "From now on, our whole family will live here peacefully, without having to run around and worry!"

[Prompt: He Yunxiu's sense of belonging to the family has reached 130%, and the value of the golden incense +3.]

[Prompt: Chu Yu's sense of belonging to the family has reached 110%, and the value of the golden incense +1.]

[Prompt: Qin Yelian's sense of belonging to the family has reached 110%, and the value of the golden incense +1.]

Looking at the prompts on the panel, Chen Ling sighed. Even cultivators need a house and land!

But thinking about it, this is normal. He Yunxiu, Chu Yu, and Qin Yelian are all relatively low-level cultivators.

Their requirements are not high, they just hope that Chen Ling can provide them with a place to settle down and cultivate.

Now, Chenjiaao has completely met their needs.

"Husband!"

"Husband!"

Chu Yu and Qin Wumei, who were behind He Yunxiu, also called out to him with smiles on their faces.

"You each find a room to settle down."

"Wumei, you will be in charge of the family's spiritual medicine garden and pill hall in the future."

Chen Ling said with a smile.

All the spiritual medicines in the spiritual medicine garden were transplanted from the original Qin family's spiritual medicine garden.

Of course, there were inevitably some losses during the transplantation process, but there was no way around it.

Qin Wumei immediately agreed with joy in her heart!

"Dad, how could you forget about me!"

Little Ping'an, who was behind everyone, stared at Chen Ling with wide eyes and pouted.

After more than two months, Little Ping'an had clearly grown taller.

Chen Ling reached out and picked him up, smiling, "Did you bully Chun'er?"

"She only knows how to snatch things from me and doesn't play with me!" Little Ping'an complained.

"As the older brother, you have to let her have it!" Chen Ling pinched Little Ping'an's nose and said with a smile.

Then Chen Ling sat in the main seat, took a sip of water, and said, "Yunxiu, make a good meal for lunch. I'll invite Uncle Shen, Uncle Yue, Meng Ping, and Chu Gui to come over for a drink!"

He Yunxiu responded and went to help, leaving Chu Yu to take care of the children.

Qing Tang and Qin Wumei went to tidy up the rooms.

Chen Ling played with Chun'er and Little Ping'an again.

Chun'er still had baby fat on her face and looked at Chen Ling with a smile, which was very cute!

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"Family Head, the population of the Chen family has reached nearly 1,500. In addition to the cultivation resources for cultivators, the monthly consumption of rice, grain, and clothing is also considerable. Now, the prices in Jinshanfang City are much higher than in other places. I'm thinking, can we trade with the Western Hundred Beasts Sect in the future."

After three rounds of drinking, Shen Zhen said to Chen Ling.

Chenjiaao is less than 300 miles away from Jinshanfang City, and the border with the Western Hundred Beasts Sect is only about 400 miles away.

For cultivators, 400 miles is not a great distance.

However, most of the area from Chenjiaao to the Western Hundred Beasts Sect in the west is relatively desolate.

Not as prosperous as the eastern region of the Star Sword Sect.

The journey is relatively risky!

During this time, with the departure of the demonic beasts, the remaining members of the Qin family have also returned to the Wangjiafang market.

This has brought the population of the Chen family to about 1,500.

Chen Ling thought for a moment and felt that with the current high-pressure situation of the Qingyang Sect on the Star Sword Sect, coupled with the continuous arrival of other forces from the Metallurgical Alliance, the advantage of the Chen family's artifacts in the Jinshanfang market would gradually be lost.

After all, most of the other artisans in the Chen family are of the first-grade inferior level, and there are only a few of the middle-grade level.

The overall level of artifact refining is far inferior to that of the refining families in the Metallurgical Alliance.

The reason why the sales are still good now is mainly because the Qingyang Sect has blocked the passage to the Yunmengze mine, causing the price of ore to increase significantly.

Only by producing a complete set of artifacts can the Chen family have profit margins.

Once the Metallurgical Alliance finds other sources of ore, the advantage of the Chen family's artifacts will be lost in the future.

Therefore, overall, developing towards the Western Hundred Beasts Sect is also a good choice for the future development of the family.

Of course, considering the current situation in the west, the risk is still not small, so we need to purchase a medium-sized cloud boat.

"But the Hundred Beasts Sect focuses on beast taming, so their demand for artifacts may not be high, right?" Meng Ping frowned and said.

Shen Zhen stopped and said, "You don't understand this. The disciples of the Hundred Beasts Sect number in the thousands, and only about ten percent of them are beast tamers. Most of them still rely on artifacts for battle."

"Moreover, battle armor, robes, and other things are necessary for cultivators of any type."

"Besides, the area where the Hundred Beasts Sect is located is relatively lacking in mining resources and artifact artisans. There are not many markets, but the relationship with the Qingyang Sect, Su Yun Sword Sect, and others is still harmonious."

"Originally, the Qin family had already started to develop sales channels for the Hundred Beasts Sect, but the production volume did not increase, so it was abandoned."

"In addition, if we cultivate spirit grains or spirit medicines in our Chen family's valley, the production will definitely be considerable, and we can also sell them together with the artifacts."

These words from Shen Zhen made everyone suddenly enlightened.

After all, Shen Zhen came from a business background and had seen and experienced a lot.

"Uncle Shen, since you have experience in this area, you will be in charge of it. As for the Jinshanfang market, let Ye Lian manage it in the future," Chen Ling said with a smile.

Shen Zhen clasped his fists in agreement.

And Chu Xiong's injuries have also fully recovered. He mentioned to Chen Ling that he wanted to go to the mine.

Hearing this, Chen Ling's gaze couldn't help but sweep over Chu Yu, who was feeding Chun'er porridge at the next table, and saw her frown slightly.

Knowing that Chu Xiong had encountered danger in the mine last time, Chu Yu had been worried for several days and was not willing to let Chu Xiong go to the mine again.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Ling finally nodded and agreed.

After all, there are not many people in the Chen family who can be as capable as Chu Xiong in all aspects.

"Chu Keqing, you will be in charge of alchemy in the future. Also, see which disciples in the clan have talent in alchemy and teach them," Chen Ling said.

Chen Ling turned to Chu Gui and said, "Yes, Master of the House!"

Chu Gui, who was drinking and eating in silence, quickly put down his wine cup and smiled as he clasped his fists in response. He was quite satisfied with his current worry-free and risk-free life.

As for the planning and management of the subsequent spiritual land, Chen Ling entrusted it to Meng Ping. After all, Meng Ping had the knowledge and experience in this area.

Now that the spiritual valley had been planted, the timing was just right and time was relatively tight. Meng Ping quickly introduced his plan to Chen Ling. With the activation of the spiritual formation, the spiritual energy in the soil of the spiritual field would gradually become more abundant.

The spiritual field required professional spiritual planters for management. Currently, there were only a few spiritual planters in the Chen family, and they were unable to manage this spiritual land. Therefore, they had to hire some external spiritual planters first to carry out spring planting and manage the spiritual field.

These spiritual planters registered and had their identities listed in the miscellaneous affairs hall of the market, so there was some guarantee in terms of safety and reputation.

Chen Ling didn't understand this matter, but Chu Yu knew quite a bit about it. However, Chu Yu was busy taking care of the children and cultivating, so she couldn't spare any time. Therefore, Chen Ling let Meng Ping take full responsibility.

After determining the overall direction of family development in terms of refining tools, mining fields, spiritual medicine, and spiritual fields, Chen Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief. Being the head of a family was really not easy!

As for other matters, they could only be taken step by step in the future. It took hundreds of years and several generations of hard work for a Foundation Building family to stabilize. It couldn't achieve any results in just three to five years!

A lively discussion took place during the meal, and before they knew it, it was over.

Shen Zhen and the others bid farewell and left. Chen Ling was about to see them off.

He Yunxiu hurriedly walked over and carefully tidied his hair, smiling as she said, "As the head of the family, you should also have the dignity of a head of the family. Your hair is all messy!"

Chen Ling smiled. He really hadn't paid much attention to his personal appearance and dress.

After seeing off the four of them, he returned to the main hall. He Yunxiu and the others were busy tidying up.

Chun'er and Xiao Ping'an had just moved into their new home. They had been playing excitedly all morning and were starting to feel tired. He Yunxiu took them back to their room to sleep.

Chen Ling poured himself a cup of spiritual tea and sat comfortably at the entrance of the main hall.

The afternoon sun of spring crossed the courtyard, casting intersecting circles of light and shadow on the corridor.

A gentle breeze blew, and the spiritual energy around was unusually abundant.

Under the azure sky, birds occasionally flew by, emitting clear chirping sounds.

Chen Ling crossed his legs and took a sip of the spiritual tea. The rich spiritual energy and pleasant sunlight made him feel a bit drowsy.

He felt like he had never been so relaxed in body and mind before.

A faint sense of peace and accomplishment filled his heart.

Now he truly felt like the head of a family, with a complete transformation in his identity, status, and class compared to before.

"But I can't be complacent! The smoother things go, the more cautious I need to be!" Chen Ling reminded himself.

The development of the family had just begun. Although he had become the head of the family for several months, he didn't usually handle much of the affairs. Now, he felt that he hadn't fully adapted yet, and he had previously relied on Wang Hai's many arrangements in the market.

But here, everything had to start from scratch, relying solely on himself. So he had to be even more careful.

At least he had to quickly reach Foundation Building and improve his strength, which would give him a solid foundation.

He had a clear understanding of himself.

Although he had quickly killed a high-level Foundation Building cultivator not long ago, it was only possible because of the unexpected attack of his divine sense and the fact that the opponent was completely unprepared.

After all, although his divine sense was at the late stage of Foundation Building, each time he used it, it consumed a huge amount of energy.

It would take some time to fully recover his divine sense.

And once it was blocked by the opponent, it would be dangerous!

So unless it was absolutely necessary, he wouldn't easily launch a divine sense attack.

Chen Ling reclined on the wicker chair, sipping tea and calculating.

After finishing his tea, he went to the cultivation room.

The cultivation room was now half the size of the previous one and had several times more spiritual energy.

There weren't many other changes, except for the absence of the underground fire.

He sat cross-legged on the meditation cushion and opened the panel.

Incense Value: 120.

"120 Incense Value, accumulated over the past month. I should quickly improve my spiritual roots!" Chen Ling added a little to his spiritual roots behind his divine sense.

As the incense value rapidly decreases, a familiar and scorching heat flows into the meridians.

With the strengthening of the meridians, he has become accustomed to the pain brought by this scorching heat.

The airflow roams in the meridians, then lingers in the dantian, slowly merging into it.

Puff puff!

Within the meridians, two more acupoints open.

"I've reached ninety-eight!"

"With one more acupoint opening, I can prepare for Foundation Building!"

Chen Ling couldn't contain his excitement.

Between each breath, the speed of absorbing spiritual energy has noticeably increased.

It's worth noting that this place is the most abundant in spiritual energy in the entire Chen Family Valley.

Being the source of a first-grade top-quality spiritual vein, it's understandable that the spiritual energy here is abundant.

Chen Ling feels that his overall cultivation speed is now probably more than twice as fast as before.

After a stick of incense, Chen Ling finally exits this state of rapid cultivation.

His eyes flicker with a gleam as he scans the panel.

Incense value: 0

Spiritual roots: Four-grade inferior spiritual roots (metal, wood, fire, earth, 73/100) (+)

"At this rate, it will still take three or four months to enter the middle-grade spiritual roots."

Chen Ling's gaze shifts.

If everything goes smoothly, he will be able to do Foundation Building in half a year.

Next, he needs to prepare for Foundation Building pills.

"For the sake of caution, it would be best to have an extra two-line Foundation Building pill, or even a three-line Foundation Building pill," he ponders in his heart.

But a three-line Foundation Building pill, even the Wanbao Tower doesn't have it, let alone the Star Sword Sect.

"A three-line Foundation Building pill is indeed hard to find. I wonder where I can get it from?" Chen Ling contemplates.

Fortunately, the matter of Foundation Building pills is not urgent for now.

Suddenly, another thought arises in his mind. Among the various cultivation techniques, such as pill refining, artifact crafting, talisman making, and array formation, the most difficult and talent-dependent is undoubtedly pill refining.

But once successful, it is also the most profitable!

Not to mention, just one two-line Foundation Building pill costs over ten thousand spirit stones.

Of course, Foundation Building pill formulas are very precious and not something ordinary forces can possess.

But now his spiritual consciousness cultivation is not low, coupled with the already condensed Qinglian Thunderfire.

And there is also the cultivation technique "Wood Source Pill Art" for pill refining.

All the conditions are already in place.

As long as he adds a bit of "Wood Source Pill Art," he can start refining pills!

After all, sharpening the knife doesn't delay the cutting of firewood!

In the future, whether it's for himself or his family, a large amount of pills will be needed to enhance cultivation.

Especially for He Yunxiu and Chu Yu, their cultivation is still only at the third level of Qi Refining.

To speed up their progress, they need a large number of high-grade Qi Gathering pills.

And with Qin Wumei's pill refining speed, it is impossible to supply the needs of over a hundred cultivators in the clan.

If he can refine three-line Qi Gathering pills himself.

Then the problem will be solved.

Chen Ling takes a deep breath. Originally, he planned to improve his spiritual roots to the middle-grade before purchasing Foundation Building pills and preparing for Foundation Building.

But now his thoughts have changed.

In order to increase the probability of Foundation Building, he plans to try refining pills himself.

After all, it's just a matter of adding a little bit.

In this way, the original plan will also be postponed.

But the impact is not significant.

After all, the Chen Family Valley has already set up a second-grade top-quality formation, so there is still some security.

Although this will inevitably delay some time, to raise "Wood Source Pill Art" to a proficient level, conservatively estimated, it will take at least three hundred points, which is more than three months.

But spending three months to refine second-grade pills.

No matter how you look at it, it's worth it!

Then, the content of "Wood Source Pill Art" appears in his mind.

"Wood Source Pill Art" belongs to the ordinary-grade top-quality cultivation technique, which records the methods of refining over a hundred types of pills.

Most of them are first-grade pills, but there are also more than ten second-grade pills, such as the Yuan Nurturing Pill, the Tai Xuan Pill, and so on.

There is also a wealth of knowledge on material handling, identification, and other aspects.

The process of refining is similar to crafting artifacts, requiring material handling, control of heat, and material fusion.

It's just that the control of the flame requires more precision, emphasizing precise control of the heat.

Even a slight increase in heat will ruin the pill!

(End of this chapter)