The Longevity Family: Starting From The Branches And Leaves

Chapter 82: Raising Fish Openly, Mining in Secret (Seeking Further Reading)

Meng Ping poured spiritual wine for everyone, and the four of them drank a cup.

"As for the second step, we need to set up a formation and send people to try mining," Meng Ping continued.

"The third step is to assess the grade and scale of this vein and determine whether our family's strength can handle it. If the grade is not low, should we cooperate with other forces?"

After three rounds of drinks, Shen Zhen continued speaking.

Now that the Qin family members who joined the Chen family are all from his wife's lineage, he is wholeheartedly planning for Chen Ling.

Chen Ling nodded. With Shen Zhen's strategizing, he saved himself a lot of trouble.

He smiled and said, "Uncle Shen, for this matter, I will need you to put in more effort. Let Ye Lian handle the affairs in the market for now."

The affairs of selling magical artifacts in the market are relatively simple. Shen Zhen is currently responsible for the production of magical artifacts and is too busy to handle it.

Shen Zhen nodded.

Of course, the most important thing now is to determine whether there is a vein in that wilderness valley.

The four of them continued discussing the surrounding situation while eating.

In their view, although the Qingyang Sect has been making secret moves, the Star Sword Sect has already formed an alliance with the Lan Yue Sect.

They even gave half of the annual output of the Split Gold Vein to the Lan Yue Sect for free.

It's like paying protection fees.

The Qingyang Sect probably wouldn't dare to take drastic measures.

That's what they say, but Chen Ling knows in his heart that his own safety can only rely on himself.

So he must quickly improve his strength.

After the banquet, Luo Ping and Chu Xiong went to explore the vein.

Shen Zhen stayed behind to discuss other matters of the family with Chen Ling.

Things like treatment of guest elders and rewards for contributions from family members.

Shen Zhen also listed the situations of several families, including the Qin family, for him.

Chen Ling didn't have much opinion on these matters and told him to arrange them according to the original system of the Qin family.

Disciples and elders in the family receive cultivation resources based on their contributions.

Guest elders and elders also have differences in cultivation level and rank.

After Chen Ling gave his approval to various rules and regulations, Shen Zhen left.

Chen Ling then went to the cultivation room and took out the "Eighty-One Forbidden Spiritual Arts" to read slowly.

During this time, he had accumulated 32 incense values.

But he wasn't in a hurry to allocate them.

There is still more than two months left, which should be enough.

...

Two days later.

The cold wind of early spring made people's faces ache, and sporadic snowflakes fell from the sky.

The Chen family's courtyard was warm as spring.

"Reporting to the family head, after my survey in the past two days, I have found that within the range of that mountain valley, there is a small Split Gold Vein, most likely a derivative vein of the medium-sized third-grade Split Gold Vein in the Yunmeng Marsh."

"This place is the hidden Gold Carp Water Absorption Bureau in the mountain valley. The vein is concealed, and the surrounding mineral gas is mostly absorbed by it."

"And the third-grade Split Gold Vein is eight or nine hundred miles away from it, so there is a high possibility of the existence of third-grade Golden Sun Ore in this vein."

Meng Ping said excitedly.

He had passed by this place before but didn't pay much attention to it.

He didn't expect that there would be a Gold Carp Water Absorption Bureau hidden in the mountain valley.

Chen Ling's eyes widened slightly when he heard this, and he swallowed his saliva before asking, "Can you determine the location?"

He never expected that this would be a small Split Gold Vein, let alone a Gold Carp Water Absorption Bureau.

He didn't understand these things, but he understood the value of third-grade Golden Sun Ore.

The fist-sized Golden Sun Ore that Meng Ping gave him the day before yesterday was worth tens of thousands of spiritual stones.

As long as this small vein can produce several tens of jin, then it's a go.

"It's located in the southwest of the mountain hollow, several tens of zhang deep, with a length of about five or six zhang. As long as we start mining, the output will completely meet our family's demand for ore for the next ten years." Meng Ping took a sip of spiritual tea and replied seriously.

Chen Ling thought for a moment and solemnly advised Meng Ping, "No one else must know about this matter!"

With the current strength of the Chen family, it is simply impossible to possess this vein.

Originally, Shen Zhen planned to cooperate with others, but that plan is no longer feasible.

If people were to know that this vein contains third-grade Jin Yang stone, it could bring disaster to the Chen family.

"Master, rest assured, I understand this matter!" Meng Ping replied cautiously.

Chen Ling nodded. Now that Meng Ping and his family are all in the spiritual land, and their sense of belonging to the Chen family has reached 72%, there shouldn't be any problems.

Then, Chen Ling took out a sound transmission talisman and sent a message to Shen Zhen, asking him to come to the house for a discussion.

After that, he took out a spiritual robe from his storage ring and handed it to Meng Ping, smiling, "This Qingshi Ling Forbidden Robe has a decent defense power and is perfectly suited for your earth attribute. I'm giving it to you now as a reward for discovering the vein!"

"Thank you, Master, for your reward," Meng Ping thanked him with a cupped fist, a hint of joy in his eyes.

He could feel Chen Ling's recognition in his heart.

In recent years, no Foundation Building cultivators have appeared in the Meng family, and they have been wandering around, with no other aristocratic families willing to take them in around the market area.

Now, they have finally found a place for their family to settle down.

Naturally, he will cherish it even more!

Soon, Shen Zhen hurried over.

"Uncle Shen, Meng Daoist friend has already determined the specific location of the vein."

After Shen Zhen took his seat and Qing Tang served tea, Chen Ling got straight to the point.

Shen Zhen's face lit up with joy upon hearing this, "That's great!"

"However, there have been some changes in the situation. I want to buy this mountain hollow and the surrounding land for several li from the sect first."

"But we will use breeding spirit fish as an excuse."

"As for the vein, we will secretly mine it when the time comes."

"Do you think this plan is feasible?" Chen Ling asked Shen Zhen in a serious tone.

Shen Zhen picked up the teacup, took a few sips, thought for a moment, and nodded, "Master, this method is also worth considering."

"But it's best to set up a formation and not let outsiders notice."

Shen Zhen's tone also became unusually cautious.

Chen Ling glanced at Shen Zhen and Meng Ping, smiling, "Then let's settle it like this."

"Uncle Shen, you go to the miscellaneous affairs hall to meet the fifth elder and buy that mountain hollow."

"At the same time, buy fish fry and let some clan members go there to raise fish."

"Meng Ping, you will arrange manpower to go and mine. It doesn't matter if the progress is slow, as long as it's enough for our family to use."

"Furthermore, I will go and set up an illusion formation and a geomagnetic sword formation."

That mountain hollow is located in the wilderness, with no formations for defense. It would be too dangerous.

The family doesn't have a geomagnetic sword formation, only a Jin Gang sword formation, which is relatively safe.

Then, Chen Ling, Shen Zhen, and Meng Ping discussed the specific details and the allocation of personnel.

The fish breeding aspect is just a cover, so a dozen or so people are enough.

As for mining, the Meng family members have more experience, so the personnel will mainly be selected from the Meng family.

Of course, these clan members will not be treated unfairly.

As for the specific situation, Chen Ling let Shen Zhen handle it.

After that, Chen Ling gave some more instructions, emphasizing the need to keep everything confidential and ensure the reliability of the clan members.

Once news of the vein leaks out, with the current strength of the Chen family, it would definitely be a big trouble.

(End of this chapter)