The Longevity Family: Starting From The Branches And Leaves

Chapter 285: Gains and Plans

A sudden snowfall, fluttering and swirling, symbolized the official arrival of winter.

Under the leaden sky.

Snowflakes the size of goose feathers silently fell, landing on the four-season-like-spring dome that enveloped the entire Yudie City, making a faint rustling sound as they settled.

The entire inner city was warm like spring, with lush greenery, devoid of any hint of the outside cold.

Inside the cultivation chamber.

Chen Ling slowly exhaled a breath, having rested for half a month, his spirit and soul only recovering about fifty percent.

Fortunately, he faintly felt that the original soul tree in his sea of consciousness seemed to have grown quite a bit.

His own divine soul had also been elevated to a height of sixteen thousand zhang.

Was it because the yellow soul leaves absorbed Cao Weiye's divine soul?

Or was it due to a new understanding and enlightenment of the divine soul in the extreme environment of life and death, a deeper integration of the divine soul's origin and the Golden Lotus Law Manifestation?

Chen Ling speculated in his heart.

Regardless, this was also his second gain from the Battle of Breaking the Tiger City.

As for the first major gain, it was naturally the complete elimination of the threats from the Cao and Du families in the future.

The final result of the battle.

Du Wei was killed by Patriarch Zhao.

As for the final situation between Patriarch Cao and Patriarch Wang, it was quite unexpected.

He learned from Patriarch Zhao that in the final battle, Patriarch Wang actually had the absolute upper hand.

Cao Yuntian was forced to activate the spatial transmission Treasure Weapon on his body, the Bloodthirsty Abyss Passage, and escaped into it.

Patriarch Wang also pursued him.

Although this result was not the best situation Chen Ling had hoped for, it was still quite ideal.

However, Chen Ling was quite worried that Patriarch Wang had also entered the Bloodthirsty Abyss.

But thinking that Patriarch Wang was an old monster who had lived for thousands of years, he felt relieved.

But how should he mention this matter to Wang Xi?

She was currently pregnant, and this matter would be quite a blow to her.

Chen Ling was thinking about finding a suitable opportunity.

"Ah! I hope the Chen family can have stable development in the future!"

Chen Ling sighed softly.

With the current situation, the Chen family is considered safe in the Western Wilderness.

It must be mentioned that killing Cao Weiye this time was a close call, but the gains were considerable.

Although Cao Weiye's soul cultivation was stronger than his, with the help of the Origin Soul Tree, he was fortunate enough to have the last laugh.

However, he was worried that Cao Weiye would self-destruct his Nascent Soul, prompting the Platinum Ape to launch a full attack and destroy his Nascent Soul as well.

It was a bit regrettable.

However, besides obtaining Cao Weiye's storage ring, the most important gain was the memories absorbed by the Soul Leaves.

This person has been cultivating for less than eight hundred years and has already reached the Nascent Soul Great Perfection stage. His profound blessings are truly astonishing.

The main cultivation method, the "Indestructible Blood Soul Art," is actually an Earth Rank Low Grade technique.

It was obtained unexpectedly when he entered the Blood Demon Abyss for trials.

Fortunately, he had not cultivated the Soul Dao Origin yet. Otherwise, even with the help of the Soul Tree, Chen Ling would not be his opponent.

"The soul domain cultivated by the Indestructible Blood Soul Art is indeed powerful. I wonder if I can cultivate it myself?"

Chen Ling muttered to himself.

From Cao Weiye's memories, he himself possessed the Soul Dao Spirit Root.

Even when he reached the Nascent Soul stage, his cultivation speed in the Soul Dao was still more than twice as fast as an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator!

Chen Ling was somewhat surprised, but also felt it was only natural.

After all, it was a rare sight to see a Soul Dao Spirit Root, and his cultivation and comprehension far surpassed ordinary cultivators, which was within reason.

Fortunately, he could make some improvements as long as he had enough merit points. The cultivation speed would not be a problem.

However, Cao Weiye's experience in condensing the soul domain was of great reference value to him.

With his current soul cultivation, the soul domain he condensed would definitely be powerful.

In addition to the three main cultivation techniques, there were also two flame attribute techniques: the Profound Rank High Grade "Golden Leaf Fire Art" and the Profound Rank Middle Grade "Dark Fire Art."

The grade of these techniques was not low.

Although Chen Ling couldn't use them, most of his family members, including his wives and children, were mainly of the fire attribute, so they would definitely come in handy in the future.

In addition to these three main cultivation techniques, Cao Weiye also had a purple flame called the Spirit Flame.

After being defeated by the Qianlei Sword Pill, Ling Yan was collected by Cao Weiye into the Fire Tribulation Pool in his storage ring.

This Fire Tribulation Pool is made from Rank Four Supreme Grade Earth Fire Stones and contains Earth Fire Spirit Liquid.

"What a good thing!" Chen Ling felt delighted.

After two consecutive battles, the Frost Crystal Flame and the Five Absolute Thunder Flame were greatly depleted.

This time, the Five Absolute Thunder Flame fell to Rank Two again.

If it could be nurtured in this Fire Tribulation Pool, the recovery speed would be several times faster.

"This Purple Spirit Flame is a Rank Four Supreme Grade flame. Besides possessing powerful Purple Flame attacks, it also has the ability to recover and evolve quickly."

"Let the Frost Crystal Flame devour it!"

Chen Ling pondered for a moment. Both flames had a significant effect on him now.

If the Five Absolute Thunder Flame devoured it, the attributes of the Purple Spirit Flame would not be fully utilized.

But the Frost Crystal Flame could not only enhance itself, but also integrate with the attributes of the Purple Spirit Flame.

The growth of the flames had many factors:

They could absorb fire attribute Spiritual Treasures from the heavens and earth, or be nurtured by the secret techniques of fire attribute cultivators, or by fire attribute spiritual veins, magma, and so on.

The fastest way was to integrate with other flames.

"I still need to improve my strength as soon as possible!"

Chen Ling picked up the spirit tea on the desk and took a few sips, muttering to himself.

He originally thought that without the threat of the Cao and Du families, he would be able to live a peaceful life.

But that was just his wishful thinking.

From Cao Weiye's memories, he discovered a huge secret.

In five years, the Hai Clan was likely to invade the Ancient Divine Continent.

Only Cao Weiye and two other Soul Formation cultivators in the Lanyue Sect knew about this information.

That's why Cao Yuntian was so eager to have Cao Weiye kill the Rank Five Demon King and quickly pass the Soul Formation Thunder Tribulation.

This was also in preparation for the war with the Hai Clan in five years.

"Five years!"

Chen Ling felt a buzzing in his sea of consciousness.

Although the Western Wilderness and the Hai Clan were not adjacent, there were no eggs under a toppled nest.

"Ah! Whether this is true or not, let the Soul Formation families of the Ancient Divine Continent worry about it! I need to arrange the affairs of the family and develop as soon as possible!"

Chen Ling shook his head slightly and sighed.

Then, with a thought, he took out Cao Weiye's storage ring and summoned the Frost Crystal Flame to refine the storage ring.

While the Frost Crystal Flame was refining, he poured himself another cup of spirit tea and leisurely walked to the window.

Although it was morning, the sky was gloomy and snowflakes were falling.

There was no formation in the area above the square.

This was a space specially left by Chen Ling at the request of the children.

The entire square was covered in white snow.

Xingyue, Xingsu, Xinglei, Xingzu, and the other ten or so children were playing on the square, building snowmen and having snowball fights.

Xingyue reached out her two tender little hands and grabbed a handful of snowflakes to put on the snowman's nose.

The small snowflakes fell on her rosy face, but they didn't mind.

Laughter and joy filled the air as they played happily.

Chen Ling took two sips of spirit tea.

Looking at the energetic children, he felt relaxed all over.

Next, they should be able to live a peaceful life for a while.

With Zhao Laozu's cultivation level, as long as his injuries recovered, he could prepare to pass the Soul Formation Tribulation at any time.

And he was a Thunder Ape Battle Body, so the Thunder Tribulation would not cause fatal injuries to him like it would to other spiritual root cultivators.

The difficulty of the Thunder Sea Tribulation was also much lower for him with the assistance of the Battle Body.

Furthermore, Wang Laozu had imparted his own experience of Transcending Tribulation to him, which would increase his success rate by one or two percent.

As long as Zhao Laozu successfully Transcended Tribulation, the Chen family would be as stable as Mount Tai in the Western Wilderness!

Then, Chen Ling began to contemplate the future planning of the family.

He wasn't very interested in establishing a sect.

Firstly, the current system still measured the status of guest disciples based on their family affiliation.

Secondly, he had no interest in the troublesome task of managing a sect.

"Now the family's model is sufficient. Man'er and Xi'er, one manages the household affairs while the other manages external matters, ensuring the family's management is in order. This is enough," Chen Ling thought to himself.

Becoming a sect can indeed attract more talents in a short period of time. However, Chen Ling does not value this. What he needs is an abundant amount of incense value.

To recruit talents, it is better to spend time marrying wives and having children. Or to enhance the cultivation of his wives and concubines.

Currently, Wang Xi, Qing Tang, and Wan'er are all approaching Core Formation.

With the improvement of their cultivation, the family contribution value will also increase. Moreover, after Core Formation, there will be other cultivation techniques to consider.

Also, after Chu Yu and Qin Yelian's sense of belonging to the family reaches 250%, it seems to have reached its peak and rarely increases.

Their spiritual roots have only reached Middle Grade spiritual roots.

In other words, the chance of achieving Core Formation in the future is quite slim.

But there is no other way.

Chen Ling can only do his best to help.

After all, they have come a long way together!

And from Cao Weiye's memories, he also knows about the situation of condensing Nascent Soul.

There are three qualities.

False Infant, Nascent Soul, and Golden Nascent Soul.

False Infant, also known as Half-step Nascent Soul, is not considered a true Nascent Soul cultivator.

The combat power of a cultivator who condenses a False Infant is only half that of a Nascent Soul cultivator, but their lifespan is one or two hundred years longer than a Gold Core cultivator.

And their cultivation will only be at the early stage of Nascent Soul, making it difficult to make progress later on.

A regular Nascent Soul cultivator, with better quality Nascent Soul, has a 20-30% chance of entering Soul Formation.

A Golden Nascent Soul has a 40-50% chance.

"With Yun'er and You Rong's constitution, there is a high probability of achieving a Golden Nascent Soul," Chen Ling murmured.

Although it is still a long way for him to transform his Gold Core into a Nascent Soul, it is better to be prepared considering the progress of Wang Yun and Li You Rong's cultivation.

It can also be considered as a long-term plan.

After all, the materials and auxiliary items for the Infant Condensation Pill need to be prepared in advance.

In addition, they both have the Dao Body, which increases their chances.

As for himself, in order to condense a Golden Nascent Soul, he needs to improve his spiritual roots to the Earth Grade spiritual roots, then everything will be secure.

"This matter is not urgent, it can be prepared slowly," Chen Ling only pondered the cultivation situation of his wives and concubines.

As a Gold Core cultivator, his lifespan is relatively long, several hundred years is enough for him to make sufficient preparations.

However, according to Cao Weiye's memories, the Sea Clan will attack Ancient God Continent within five years. Whether it is true or not, it still needs to be treated with caution.

Therefore, it is necessary to quickly improve the overall strength of the family.

If everything goes according to plan, with Chen Ling's current rate of increasing his value by about 10 points per month, it may take ten years or even longer to enter Nascent Soul.

This is already a very astonishing speed for an ordinary Gold Core cultivator.

According to the normal cultivation speed, even with a Supreme Grade Spirit Root, ignoring the bottleneck of each realm, and with sufficient resources, it would take at least a hundred years to go from the early stage of Gold Core to the late stage.

Sometimes, when encountering bottlenecks, it may take more than ten years to make any progress.

This is also a very normal situation.

But for Chen Ling, with the system, these situations can be almost ignored.

As long as he marries wives and has children to increase his incense value, everything else is not a problem.

"But now there is another problem. As my own cultivation improves, the higher the cultivation of the wives I marry, the greater the rewards."

"It's not easy to marry a Gold Core female cultivator!"

"In addition, we need to strengthen the family's defensive measures. With five years of preparation, even if the Sea Clan really invades, we will have the power to defend ourselves."

Drinking tea leisurely, Chen Ling gradually formed a rough plan in his mind.

First, naturally, is to quickly improve his own and his wives' cultivation, striving for someone in the family to successfully enter Nascent Soul within five years.

Secondly, resources should be invested to cultivate a Rank Five formation master among Yue Zhang, Qi San Tong, and Feng Jia San.

Lastly, there is the point allocation plan. Try to allocate points to improve the refining, alchemy, or puppetry skills to the Rank Five level, so as to have the confidence to protect themselves.

For Chen Ling, the refinement of a Rank Five Dao Weapon currently does not have much effect.

The virtual fire tripod is already sufficient.

On the contrary, the Rank Five puppet master is more practical.

After all, as long as the Cold Spirit Crystal Flame can successfully integrate with the Rank Four Supreme Grade Purple Spirit Flame and evolve into Rank Five, there is a high chance.

In addition, with his powerful soul, he also has the ability to refine and control Rank Five puppets.

Of course, the refinement of Rank Five puppets also requires the consumption of the power of the origin.

Fortunately, he now has the Thunder Origin.

If the Cold Spirit Crystal Flame can successfully reach Rank Five, I wonder if the Flame Origin will be born?

Chen Ling is quite looking forward to it.

Sitting by the window, he drinks tea while his thoughts wander.

Unconsciously.

The imprint on the storage ring has been completely removed by the Cold Spirit Crystal Flame.

With a roll of divine consciousness, a smile appears on his face.

A pile of spirit stones, nineteen Supreme Grade spirit stones, one hundred and thirty-six High Grade spirit stones, and several Middle Grade spirit stones.

Several pieces of fiery red ore.

Six pill bottles.

A red light shines on a Treasure Weapon, resembling a square alchemy furnace, with shining golden runes on the surface, and inside it is sealed with the aura of scorching flames.

Three Rank Four Treasure Weapons.

Eight jade scrolls.

And some other miscellaneous items.

The ores are all fire attribute ores, and most of them are Rank Four earth fire stones.

Chen Ling will never complain about the lack of materials for refining.

However, from Cao Weiye's memory.

These earth fire stones were thrown into the Fire Tribulation Pool by him to enhance the Purple Spirit Flame.

That's just right, they can all be used to enhance the Cold Spirit Crystal Flame and the Five Ultimate Thunder Flame.

As for the pill bottles, except for two bottles of Haoyuan Pills, the other four bottles are valuable Soul Refining Pills.

Chen Ling's spirits are lifted just by looking at them. These things alone are worth several million spirit stones.

With a thought, he takes out the Fire Tribulation Pool from the storage ring.

As his divine sense sweeps over it, the moment his divine sense touches the Fire Tribulation Pool, a purple light flashes violently, and a scorching purple flame rises, about to incinerate his divine sense.

"The Purple Spirit Flame still has such a powerful attacking power!"

Chen Ling frowns, quickly retracting his divine sense and pondering for a moment.

The Purple Spirit Flame was pierced by the Sword Marrow, so it is definitely impossible for it to recover so quickly.

With a thought, a blue flame falls directly onto the Fire Tribulation Pool.

Immediately, a purple flame rushes out.

But the Cold Spirit Crystal Flame directly pounces on it, and the two flames intertwine and devour each other.

Chen Ling's divine consciousness sweeps over it, and this Purple Spirit Flame is roughly at the level of Rank Three now, and it will take some time for it to recover.

It's a good opportunity to devour it.

After a stick of incense, the two flames gradually weaken, but the dimness of the Purple Spirit Flame becomes more apparent.

Obviously, it can't withstand the continuous devouring and absorption by the Cold Spirit Crystal Flame.

After another quarter of an hour, the Purple Spirit Flame is completely swallowed by the Cold Spirit Crystal Flame.

The Cold Spirit Crystal Flame shines brightly, with faint purple light flashing in the blue light.

[Reminder: The Cold Spirit Crystal Flame has absorbed and integrated a Rank Four Supreme Grade Purple Spirit Flame, gaining the attribute of accelerated evolution.]

[Accelerated Evolution: Can quickly absorb fire attribute spiritual energy and enhance its own level.]

Seeing the prompt on the screen, Chen Ling's face is filled with satisfaction.

As for the seal on the Fire Tribulation Pool, based on Cao Weiye's memory, he quickly recites a spell.

The square lid with engraved runes on the Fire Tribulation Pool slowly rises.

A wave of scorching heat rushes over, instantly sweeping through the entire cultivation room.

Strands of scorching flames burn within it, like fire spirits, occasionally rising.

Without waiting for Chen Ling's command, the Cold Spirit Crystal Flame directly shoots into it.

With a thought from Chen Ling, a thunderous flame shines.

The Five Ultimate Thunder Flame also flies into it.

At this moment, the Fire Tribulation Pool contains abundant fire attribute earth fire liquid, enough for them to recover at the same time.

As for whether the Cold Spirit Crystal Flame can reach Rank Five, he can only wait until it completely integrates with the Purple Spirit Flame.

(End of this chapter)