The Longevity Family: Starting From The Branches And Leaves

Chapter 85: Cooperating with the Fang Family (Seeking to Continue Reading)

Afterward, Chen Ling brought Chu Xiong and Meng Ping to a protruding rock on the right side of the mountain hollow.

Chen Ling placed the Geomagnetic Sword Formation Disk in his palm, and then placed eight middle-grade spirit stones into the slots on the formation disk.

Immediately, the formation disk emitted a brilliant sword light.

As Chen Ling recited an incantation, eight formation flags shot out from the formation disk in eight different directions along the mountain hollow, shining in the void like sharp swords.

"Descend!"

Chen Ling lightly shouted, and a stream of spiritual energy flowed into the formation disk from his hand. The formation disk suddenly emitted a dazzling light. In the next second, the eight formation flags plunged into the ground like eight dragons, disappearing from sight.

At this moment, the spirit stones in the slots on the formation disk flickered.

He could clearly feel that within a three-li radius centered around him, a faint mist enveloped everything, and within the mist, there seemed to be traces of sharp sword energy.

As long as he had the intention, he could activate the sword formation.

"Father-in-law, Meng Daoist friend, from now on, I will leave the Black River Hollow to you. Take your time with the mining, safety comes first!"

While speaking, Chen Ling handed a bag of spirit stones and the Geomagnetic Sword Formation Disk to Chu Xiong.

The bag of spirit stones contained seventy middle-grade spirit stones, enough to activate the sword formation six times and the mist illusion formation for three months.

"Son-in-law, you just need to rest assured and take care of Yuer. We, Luo Daoist friend and I, will take care of managing this place for you!"

Chu Xiong took the formation disk and the bag of spirit stones, and said a little anxiously.

Knowing that Chu Yuer was about to give birth, he naturally hoped that Chen Ling would stay by Chu Yuer's side at all times.

"Master, although this vein is dozens of zhang deep, the soil in this hollow is loose and easy to mine. Coupled with the assistance of the Flame Thunder Bead, it will take less than ten days to build the mining tunnel and start mining."

Meng Ping pointed to the mountain hollow below his feet, his face filled with confidence.

He had also clearly felt the power of the sword formation and the range it covered.

He was completely relieved.

After all, the members of the Meng family were always in danger on this wasteland.

In addition, finding this vein was also based on the clues provided by Chen Ling, so it couldn't be considered his credit.

He also wanted to achieve results as soon as possible.

Chen Ling waved his hand and said, "No rush, let's first build the fish ponds on the river. Take it step by step."

"The key is not to let others discover the existence of the vein, so that we can mine it for a long time."

"Understood, Master!" Meng Ping replied with a fist salute.

On the mountain path, the members of the Meng family who had finished their meal had already chosen a flat area below the hollow and started cutting wood, moving stones, and building their dwellings.

The Meng family, who had been wandering all year round, seemed very skilled in all of this.

Meng Ping also took out two yellow runes from his storage bag, infused them with spiritual energy, and suddenly a burst of yellow light flashed, turning the runes into two yellow-armored warriors.

Under Meng Ping's command, they began to assist the clan members in building houses.

After observing the surroundings for a while, Chen Ling noticed that this place had a remote location and thin spiritual energy.

If it weren't for the river passing through, it wouldn't attract people's attention at all.

It was no wonder that Meng Ping didn't discover the vein when he passed by here.

In less than half an hour, the main structure of a row of rooms had taken shape.

After giving some instructions to Meng Ping, Chen Ling left the Black River Hollow alone.

Chen Ling was quite satisfied with Meng Ping's efficient and meticulous work.

...

On the way back, Chen Ling didn't dare to delay and activated the Flowing Cloud Robe, flying back to the Chen family at full speed.

From a distance, it looked like a dot of light.

The dot of light moved extremely fast, covering dozens of zhang in the blink of an eye.

When Chen Ling returned to the Chen family, he felt that a considerable amount of spiritual energy had been consumed in his body.

Passing by the original Qin family courtyard, he saw Shen Zhen accompanying a beautiful woman in her thirties, dressed in a white dress, walking out.

Originally, Shen Zhen insisted on having Chen Ling move into the main courtyard, but Chen Ling was used to living there and had no intention of moving.

"Master Fang, this is our Chen family's Master Chen Ling."

"Master, this is Master Fang He."

Note: The translation provided is a faithful representation of the original Chinese text. Some grammatical errors or awkward phrasing may be present as a result of the direct translation.

Upon seeing Chen Ling, Shen Zhen stopped in his tracks and introduced both parties.

"Greetings, Master Fang!" Chen Ling bowed respectfully.

With his powerful spiritual awareness, he could tell that the woman in front of him had reached the early stage of Foundation Building.

"Master Chen, I offer my respects!" The woman also smiled and returned the greeting with a pleasant and melodious voice.

She secretly assessed Chen Ling.

"Master Fang has come to visit for the matter of opening up a new cultivation tool next month."

"Master Fang wishes to exchange the spiritual herbs grown in our family for the cultivation tool. What do you think, Master?" Shen Zhen asked with a smile, speaking softly.

Regarding the matter of the cultivation tool, Chen Ling trusted that Shen Zhen would handle it well and said with a smile, "This matter, Uncle Shen, you can decide!"

"Hehe, Master Chen, my Fang family is located ten miles to the south. We mainly cultivate spiritual herbs, and there are various types. There will surely be something you need. I welcome Master Chen to visit." Fang He looked at Chen Ling and sincerely said.

With her experienced eyes, she could tell at a glance that dealing with Chen Ling would be more advantageous than dealing with Shen Zhen, who was an old hand at this.

"Definitely!" Chen Ling also smiled and clasped his fists.

As the family developed, they would definitely need a large number of spiritual herbs in the future. Being able to cooperate with the Fang family, a family specializing in spiritual herbs, would not be a loss.

"Now that I've met Master Chen, I have a suggestion. Why don't our two families cooperate for the spring cultivation this year?" Fang He's beautiful eyes gazed at Chen Ling as she spoke with a smile.

Entering the wilderness from the Wang family, large-scale cultivation was carried out in the spring and autumn every year.

Every prestigious family had cultivation tasks.

The land of the Star Sword Sect was developed by the Wang family and its eight Foundation Building families over the past twenty years.

The Fang family originally had two Foundation Building cultivators, but in the battle in the market, the mid-stage Foundation Building elder died.

At the same time, dozens of Qi Refining cultivators were killed, resulting in heavy casualties.

This greatly weakened the strength of the Fang family.

This year, Fang He could only seek cooperation with other families for the cultivation.

She also had many considerations in her mind.

On one hand, she didn't want to cooperate with families that were much stronger than the Fang family, to avoid being used as cannon fodder.

On the other hand, families with weak strength would also hinder the Fang family's progress.

Although Chen Ling was only in the late stage of Qi Refining, he was a second-tier alchemist and definitely had many cultivation tools.

Even the Luo family, which had two Foundation Building cultivators, couldn't gain any advantage against him.

His combat power was probably not low either.

This was one of the reasons why she personally came to the Chen family.

Upon hearing this, Chen Ling looked at Shen Zhen and smiled, saying, "Master Fang, I need to discuss this matter with my clan members. I will give you a reply tomorrow!"

He really didn't know much about cultivation.

He needed to ask Shen Zhen for more information before making a decision.

"Alright, I will await Master Chen's message!" Fang He looked at Chen Ling with anticipation in her autumn-like eyes before taking her leave.

"Uncle Shen, what is this cultivation you mentioned?" Chen Ling asked Shen Zhen after watching Fang He leave.

"Cultivation is originally a task assigned by the Wang family to each affiliated family. Each year, a family is required to cultivate at least twenty miles of land." Shen Zhen replied.

Upon hearing this, Chen Ling couldn't help but frown. This was troublesome!

Shen Zhen then explained the details of the cultivation process to him.

Cultivation was divided into the spring and autumn seasons.

Each cultivation period lasted approximately a little over a month.

The spring cultivation would begin in a month and a half.

The land cultivated during the cultivation could be managed by the family itself or exchanged with the sect for other resources.

...

After understanding the situation of the cultivation, Shen Zhen also suggested that they could cooperate with the Fang family. After all, the Chen family currently had few cultivators, and cooperating with an old prestigious family like the Fang family could also share the risks.

Chen Ling accepted Shen Zhen's suggestion.

(End of this chapter)