The Longevity Family: Starting From The Branches And Leaves

Chapter 80: Mining Expert Meng Ping Returns (Seeking to Continue Reading)

Chen Ling did not expect that the disheveled person in front of him was none other than his father-in-law, Chu Xiong.

He quickly got up to greet him and asked Qingtang to prepare some dishes, rearranging the banquet to welcome his father-in-law.

Chu Yuyu's eyes were filled with tears as she looked at Chu Xiong, choked up and unable to speak.

Fortunately, He Yunxiu was there to comfort her, preventing her from crying out loud.

Instead, Chu Xiong casually said, "Dad is back safe and sound, don't cry."

His gaze swept over Chen Ling, as if he was looking at his son-in-law, becoming more and more fond of him.

As soon as he returned to the market, he contacted Shen Zhen.

When he heard that Chu Yuyu had already married, he was not surprised.

After all, when he left, he entrusted Shen Zhen to marry Chu Yuyu if there was a suitable family.

With Shen Zhen's connections in the market, he believed that he could find a good family for Chu Yuyu.

Now it seemed that Shen Zhen had indeed lived up to his expectations.

He was quite satisfied with Chen Ling's situation.

Not only did he have a late stage Qi Refining cultivation, but he also had land.

Such a son-in-law was hard to find even if you held a lantern.

Although it seemed like he had many wives and concubines, it was normal for a man to have multiple wives and concubines.

"The food was prepared hastily, please forgive me, father-in-law."

After the food and wine were ready, Chen Ling politely raised his fist and said.

"Son-in-law, no need to be polite, I and Meng Daoist are not strangers!" Chu Xiong laughed heartily.

He appeared extremely generous.

"Chen Daoist is young and already has such a large family business. It is truly an honor to meet you today." The cultivator surnamed Meng raised his wine cup and said politely.

Chen Ling smiled. Since he came with his father-in-law, he naturally had to give face.

But unconsciously, he had already grown to become someone that even Meng Ping, a late stage Qi Refining wandering cultivator, envied.

While smiling and drinking, he secretly observed Meng Ping.

Meng Ping was tall, wearing a slightly faded blue robe, with handsome eyebrows and elegant manners, appearing not very old.

He didn't seem to come from a wandering cultivator background.

According to Chu Xiong's introduction, the two of them met while mining and became friends through adversity.

Meng Ping was attacked in the mine, and if it weren't for Chu Xiong saving his life in time, he would have died long ago.

So Meng Ping also showed great respect for Chu Xiong.

Of course, what surprised Chen Ling the most was that Meng Ping turned out to be a mining expert.

The reason he encountered danger was because he used his personal abilities to find a third-grade Jin Yang ore.

It was just that he was accidentally targeted by other wandering cultivators and almost killed.

After three rounds of drinking, everyone became more and more friendly.

"Brother Chu, since the harvest this time was not great, and the Chen family is short of manpower, let's not take risks in the Yunmeng Marsh in the future!" Shen Zhen raised his cup and kindly said.

"Ah, there were about a hundred cultivators who went with me to the Yunmeng Marsh this time, but only a few of them made any gains. There are only a dozen or so who managed to survive."

"I'm about to turn sixty soon, I'm afraid I won't have a chance to reach Foundation Building!"

"I won't force it anymore!"

"In the future, take good care of Yuer, it can be considered as making up for these years of guilt!"

Chu Xiong finished his cup of wine, feeling helpless like a hero at the end of his road.

For cultivators like him, if they couldn't reach Foundation Building before the age of sixty, they basically had no chance in the future.

Shen Zhen chuckled and said, "As long as you understand."

"Chen Daoist, I have an earnest request! I hope you can agree!"

At this moment, Meng Ping stood up, his expression solemn as he raised his fist towards Chen Ling.

"This?"

Chen Ling was slightly taken aback, not expecting Meng Ping to suddenly say such a thing.

Although he had a good relationship with his father-in-law, how could he agree to something without reason?

But out of respect for his father-in-law, he couldn't refuse immediately.

He could only smile and say, "Friend Meng, what is it? As long as it's within my abilities, I will definitely help!"

Meng Ping then took out a fist-sized ore from his storage bag and handed it to Chen Ling with a serious expression. He said, "As long as Chen Dao accepts my Meng family members, I am willing to offer this third-grade Jin Yang stone."

"A third-grade Jin Yang stone!"

Looking at the ore shining with golden fire and colorful light in front of him, Chen Ling couldn't help but exclaim.

Shen Zhen also widened his eyes. Both of them were familiar with treasures.

Naturally, they knew the value of this third-grade Jin Yang stone.

Especially Chen Ling.

Third-grade materials were extremely precious. If used well, in combination with a spiritual restriction of level five or above, they could be used to refine a high-quality or even top-grade spiritual weapon.

And this Jin Yang stone was extremely suitable for Li Yourong.

Not only was it hard in texture, but it also had the attribute of golden fire, which seamlessly connected with Li Yourong's spiritual roots and cultivation of the Nine Revolving Spirit Flame Art.

If a high-quality spiritual sword was refined, Li Yourong could easily crush a Foundation Building stage cultivator with the Fire Lotus Sword Technique.

【Reminder: By accepting affiliated clan members, you can obtain 30 Incense Points.】

A prompt appeared on the panel.

Although Chen Ling was not eager to expand his affiliated members, the tangible benefits in front of him made him tempted.

Moreover, Meng Ping was a talent in mining, and such talents were highly sought after in any clan.

As long as they could explore mineral veins, they could bring endless profits to the clan.

And he even offered this third-grade Jin Yang stone.

There was really no excuse for him to refuse.

"I wonder who else is in Meng Dao's clan?" Although Chen Ling was eager to obtain Incense Points, he still needed to understand everything clearly.

Seeing that there was hope, Meng Ping immediately explained the situation of his clan in detail to Chen Ling.

It turned out that the Meng family had also moved from the Metallurgical Alliance.

They were originally an affiliated clan of the Gu family, one of the three major Gold Core families in the Metallurgical Alliance.

But because the Gu family had a very bad reputation and often exploited their subordinate clans, Meng Ping was forced to bring some of his clan members to Yunmeng Marsh to start anew.

He originally thought that with his mining skills, he would be able to find mineral veins and lead his clan to a stable life.

But after several years in Yunmeng Marsh, not only did he not find any mineral veins, but they also had no fixed residence.

The clan members were scattered, and there were significant casualties.

Now they lived in the outskirts of the market in a forest, where there was no security at all.

The less than two hundred clan members lived in constant fear every day.

Coming to Chen Ling's spiritual land, where the land was vast and sparsely populated, with almost no one living nearby.

If they could move here, it would not only guarantee their safety but also help improve their cultivation in the future.

It was only then that he contributed the Jin Yang stone, which he had obtained at great cost and almost lost his life in the mine, to Chen Ling in exchange for the opportunity to become an affiliated clan of the Chen family.

Seeing the approving expressions in Shen Zhen and Chu Xiong's eyes, Chen Ling thought for a moment and finally nodded, saying in a deep voice, "Friend Meng, if you want to become an affiliated clan of my Chen family, you must listen to my arrangements in the future!"

"Of course!" Meng Ping hurriedly replied.

Just this winter alone, more than ten clan members had died in monster attacks. As long as there was a clan willing to accept them, he would agree to anything.

"Uncle Shen, you will handle this matter!" Chen Ling instructed Shen Zhen again.

Shen Zhen smiled and nodded. The Chen family was currently lacking labor, and it would be fine to have a few more people from the Meng family.

After finishing their meal, Meng Ping bid farewell and left in a hurry.

Shen Zhen also arranged accommodation for Chu Xiong.

The Chen family gradually returned to calm.

(End of this chapter)