The Xu family follows Taoism and seeks longevity

After Xu Zhifeng left, Xu Shengsheng was the only two people left in the meeting hall.

"Ancestor, what do you think of the letter sent by Yu'er asking us to upgrade our family's spiritual veins to the fourth-level low-grade?"

When the ancestor Xu Deming heard the clan leader's question, he did not answer immediately. Instead, he stood up and paced back and forth.

After a moment he said:
"Since Yu'er said so, we have to serve some snacks and put it on the agenda as soon as possible."

"Ancestor, I have a different opinion.

The Xu family has the highest level of cultivation right now, you are on the fourth level of the Purple Mansion. As for me, I am only on the second level of the Purple Mansion. It seems a bit early to upgrade my family's spiritual veins to the fourth level now.

The current situation is not peaceful. If the news about our Xu family's upgraded spiritual veins gets out, I'm afraid it will arouse the covetousness of some desperadoes. If it attracts the golden elixir monks to take action, that will be terrible.

Even if the two of us control the fourth-order formation, we will definitely not be able to withstand the attack of Master Jin Dan, so we should think twice about this matter. "

After hearing this, Xu Deming stood still, with a gloomy expression on his face, as if he was going through some difficult inner struggle.

"No, I understand Yu'er. Since he ordered us to do this in the jade slip, I think he must have his own considerations.

And it turns out that he did everything right, so I think we should follow what he said and upgrade the family spiritual veins as soon as possible. "

Seeing what the patriarch wanted to say, he stretched out his right hand to stop him, and then said:

"I understand your concerns. You are afraid that the Xu family will be too public and become the target of public criticism. But have you ever thought about it? As our Xu family continues to rise, we will encounter this kind of thing sooner or later. There is no use hiding. Sooner or later we have to face it. ”

This argument obviously convinced Xu Cheng, but he still responded:

"But Ancestor, it is not that simple to upgrade the third-level high-grade spiritual veins to the fourth-level low-grade spiritual veins, except for the fifty pieces of high-grade spiritual stones sent by Yu'er as spiritual guides.

There are still 200,000 medium-grade spiritual stones needed to invest in the formation, and at least one Jindan monk must be in charge of upgrading the spiritual veins. After the spiritual veins are upgraded, we must also consider the upgrade of the formation, otherwise the family will Facing greater troubles. "

Xu Shengsheng's concerns are right. If a fourth-level spiritual vein is only protected by a third-level formation, the safety risk will be very great. It is similar to a child holding gold in a busy city. Maybe some passerby will repair the gold. When Dan sees it, he will attack the Xu family.

"As far as the current situation is concerned, in addition to the 100,000 Yu'er brought back, we still have a gap of 100,000 for the 200,000 medium-grade spiritual stones. With the help of Zhikai, I also made a rough estimate of the existing spiritual stones in the family. inventory.

Without affecting the family's operation, only about 30,000 high-grade spiritual stones can be extracted, and the gap is still very large.

And most importantly, where can we find Jindan Zhenren and the fourth-level formation master? If these problems cannot be solved, it will be impossible to upgrade the family's spiritual veins. "

At this time, Xu Deming no longer moved around, but returned to his seat. After thinking for a moment, he said:
"Okay, then let's split up. You stay at home and take charge, while I go out to raise spiritual stones and find a suitable candidate for the golden elixir."

After hearing about raising spiritual stones, Xu Shengsheng asked:

"Ancestor, do you mean to sell the piece of red flame copper gold produced by the Tianchu Copper Mine?"

Now the Xu family seems to be quite wealthy, but most of it is real estate. There really aren't many that can be used to exchange for spiritual stones, so he can easily think of this thing.

"Well, the quality of the red flame copper and gold is as high as the fourth-level mid-grade, and the weight is sufficient. If it is brought to some large auctions, it will definitely fetch a good price. I don't say that it will definitely be able to make up the remaining gap, but selling it for 50,000 Middle-grade spiritual stones are still acceptable.

As for Jindan Zhenren, I plan to find Shopkeeper Xi from the Taiyang Tower branch in Familyfang City. Yu'er once told me that she is a trustworthy person. As for the fourth-level array master, I plan to go out this time. Go and visit Master Chu.

Since Yu'er and her apprentice have become Taoist couples, then we can barely be regarded as in-laws. It's not too much to ask the in-laws for help, right? "

Seeing that his ancestor had already planned it, Xu Shengsheng also agreed. In fact, if these problems are solved, it would not be a bad idea to upgrade the family's spiritual veins.

"After I leave, the family will be handed over to your care. It can take as little as one year or as long as two or three years. Before I leave, I have a few things to tell you."

"Ancestor, please speak." Xu Shengsheng sat up straight.

"First of all, most of the things Yu'er brought back to the family this time are very precious. You must keep them properly. The current family treasure house can be entered by clan members who have successfully built the foundation.

I'm afraid that if they don't know the depth, they will see some high-level treasures when they enter, and then go outside to show off, they may cause unnecessary trouble to my Xu family. You should pay attention to this and see if you can think of a way to avoid it. "

After listening to the ancestor's words, the head of the Xu family began to lower his head and think deeply. He had not considered this issue before because there were no high-end treasures in the family treasure house, but it was different now.

Not to mention anything else, those third-level elixirs Xu Zhiyu brought back from abroad are very valuable, and this time there is one that records secrets that only the top forces in Xuanzhou Continent are qualified to know. The value is simply immeasurable.

"Ancestor, now that I've said this, I also have some immature ideas that I want to talk to you about."

After getting the other party's permission, he continued:

"I feel that the family's current treasure house can no longer adapt to the family's development situation. In the past, most of the family treasure houses only stored first- and second-level spiritual objects, but now there are not many of them that exceed third-level spiritual objects. So I suggest that in the family spiritual objects On the mountain, look for a secret place to store high-level treasures.

For example, the jade slip that Yu'er carved from the Sutra Pavilion of Taiyang Tower, the fourth-level Ling Zhifu inheritance he got from nowhere, and the set of "Yishui Muyuan" that can be cultivated to the realm of false infants. "Gong", these spiritual objects are of great value and need to be stored separately. "

"Okay, I agree with your idea. From now on, we will only store some first-, second-, and less precious third-level spiritual objects in the family treasury, and put the rest in the new treasure trove!
This is more secure, and you have to remember that you are not allowed to reveal this new treasure house to anyone. The specific location is only controlled by the two of us and Yu'er. "

Xu Deming approved his idea.

But since he mentioned third-level spiritual objects, he remembered something again and asked:

"Sheng, what is the level of the highest-ranking alchemist in the family now?"

"Ancestor, the one with the highest level of alchemy in the family is Zhijuan. She is already a second-level high-grade alchemist. Since receiving the guidance of the alchemist from Taiyang Tower, her alchemy skills can be said to have made rapid progress."

"How is her cultivation now?"

"Foundation building is at the sixth level. I heard that I will be in retreat soon to break through to the later stage of foundation building."

Seeing that the ancestor was silent after asking, Xu Shengsheng was a little confused. After a while, he still mustered up the courage to ask:

"Ancestor, do you have any plans for this?" "Yes, since Zhijuan cannot break through to the third-level alchemy master for the time being, then I wonder if we can use the third-level elixirs in the family treasury that are temporarily unused. He also took some of them out and sold them. After all, what Yu'er brought back this time was not just a few or dozens of plants, but hundreds of them.

To store elixirs for a long time, special wooden boxes are needed, especially for high-level elixirs. Hundreds of wooden boxes made of third-level spiritual wood cost a lot of money. "

Xu Shengsheng thought for a moment and agreed to the matter. He took out the storage bag brought by his grandson, but they were shocked. There were so many third-level elixirs of various types, making them suspicious. Did Xu Zhiyu rob the elixir garden of some force?
Xu Deming then took the opportunity to ask about the current development status of his family's cultivation of immortality and various arts.

“In terms of alchemy, in addition to Zhijuan who is a second-level high-level alchemist, Zhiling and Zhixin are also second-level low-level alchemists respectively, not to mention first-level ones, and there are still more than a dozen of them.

Basically, they provide more than half of the elixirs that family monks take now.

In terms of making talismans, Zhisong is a second-level high-level talisman maker, and his Taoist companion is a second-level mid-level talisman maker. In addition, the family also has a different surname to build a foundation for worship, and his talisman-making skills have also reached the second-level low level.

Maybe it's because Zhiyu is also a talisman maker. Among the family monks, there are many people who choose talisman making as their major. Apart from the weapon refiners, they are the most talisman makers.

In terms of formations, there are much less. Except for the brother and sister Zhizhi Zhisheng, the rest of the tribe knows nothing about formations. This thing is really too talent-intensive.

But the good news is that both of them, brother and sister, have been promoted to second-level formation mages, and under my persuasion, Zhisheng has agreed to open a class for the family specifically to teach formation techniques. When the time comes, I will come forward to mobilize the clan members. , I believe there will be many formation masters in the family in the future.

As for the weapon refining that is the foundation of our family, there are a lot of people studying it. Except for the two of us who are third-level formation mages, there are countless second-level formation mages. There are more than a dozen of them, and there are enough first-level ones. There are about a hundred people, and currently, it is considered to be the most developed among the family's various arts of cultivating immortals.

The rest are miscellaneous, the most noteworthy is the spirit planter technique. Zhitai studied hard the spirit planter inheritance that Yuer brought back, and finally succeeded in breaking through and becoming a second-level spirit planter a year ago.

Not only that, he also actively spreads the spiritual planting technique to other monks in the family. Now there are seven or eight people learning from him. Not only does he not find it annoying, he actually enjoys it. "

Hearing that there were monks who were so concerned about the development of the family, Xu Deming smiled a little more and at the same time ordered:
"Such a family monk must be rewarded. This is a good role model. If the family monks are like him, then why should our Xu family not be prosperous?"

"What the ancestor said is that my nephew also thinks about it in the same way. Zhitai spent a lot of time teaching the people's spiritual cultivation skills, which delayed his cultivation. I have specifically looked for him, and the family will give him some subsidies to promote cultivation. The elixir is for him to improve his cultivation."

"Okay, you did a good job on this matter! Anything else? Go on!"

"Yes, the family also has a different surname to build the foundation for worship. His name is Sun Qijin. He is proficient in raising spiritual silkworms. He has cultivated several kinds of precious spiritual silkworms for our Xu family over the years.

In particular, the centipede golden silkworm he cultivated has now evolved to the second-order high-grade silkworm. According to him, as long as it evolves once more, it will successfully become a third-order spiritual silkworm.

The silk produced at that time will be the best material for refining third-level inner armor. He is considered one of the most outstanding talents among the unpopular immortal cultivators. Moreover, his qualifications are also good, and he has now reached the fifth level of foundation building. "

Xu Deming was also very satisfied after hearing this. The development of the family depends on walking on multiple legs.

"Whether he is unpopular or not, as long as it is beneficial to the development of the family, then he should have more support and encouragement. By the way, I remember that Sun Qijin was introduced to our Xu family by Yu'er.

He was alone at the beginning, but does he have a Taoist companion now? If you haven't gotten married yet, then find someone from the senior generation or the next generation to win over him. Otherwise, it will be difficult for such a skilled monk to stay in the same family for too long. There must be a bond, preferably It's a marriage. "

Xu Shengcheng wanted to laugh when he thought that he and his ancestor were talking about marriage and winning people's hearts.

In the past, when the Xu family was weak, the two of them and the deceased Xu Shengxiao all thought about doing this and beating that one. However, after the family developed, it was more about scheming, but this also proves that the Xu family is indeed developing well.

"Ancestor Rongzhen, in fact, Sun Qijin already has a sweetheart, and she is a female cultivator from my Xu family. However, neither of them seems to be in a hurry to get married, so they have been delayed."

"Oh? Who does he like?"

"Zhizhi, they have known each other for more than ten years, but they have never shown it to the public."

"Okay, in that case, don't worry about them, just let nature take its course!"

"Yes, ancestor!"

Next, Xu Deming learned about the family's industry from Xu Shengsheng's mouth. The rest was fine, but there was no Zifu monk in charge of Family Square City, which was always a major shortcoming.

Although Taiyang Tower is in charge, most young people do not dare to act arrogantly, but the prestige of the Xu family is also weakening day by day. This will not be good for a long time. When Taoyuanfang City is mentioned in the future, people will probably think of Taiyang. The building is open.

"I have also thought about this matter. I think it is enough to let Xu Daoyou and his wife, who have been worshiped by our Xu family in the past few years, sit in charge of the city."

Xu Shengsheng suggested that in fact, Xu Daoyou and his wife were Xu Zhiyu's parents, and they were called so because they wanted to conceal their identity.

"Fellow Daoist Xu? Could it be that he has broken through the Zifu stage?"

Xu Deming was shocked when he heard Xu Shengsheng address the two of them as fellow Taoists. In the past few years, the two of them were only at the seventh level of foundation building, but now they have broken through the Zi Mansion. Isn't this a little too fast?

"Yes, they both broke through at the same time. While you were in retreat, he came to me and gave me five thousand middle-grade spiritual stones, saying that he was preparing to break through on the third-level spiritual veins in Fangshi. I didn't think much about it. I agreed, and later I found out that the couple had a breakthrough together.

Afterwards, I also asked them to find out the whole story. I learned that they had fled from the Yue Kingdom to avoid being hunted by their enemies, and that their cultivation had already reached the ninth level of Foundation Establishment. They were afraid that their enemies would trace their whereabouts, so they told the outside world. Claiming that he is a seventh-level cultivation base. "

"In this case, will there be any hidden dangers if the couple is allowed to stay in Fangshi?"

Xu Deming asked with some confusion. He always felt that the appearance of these two couples was a bit too strange, and the choice to join the Xu family as a worshiper was even stranger.

"No, the management of Fangshi will not be handed over to them. They will only be asked to come forward to intimidate when something happens. Normally, they just practice on the third-level spiritual veins.

And I also said hello to Shopkeeper Xi from Taiyang Tower. She said it was no problem. She didn’t care at all about the two monks who had just entered the Purple Mansion Realm. If there was anything unusual, she would take action. "

Hearing what Xu Shengsheng said, Xu Deming felt relieved, but still asked:

"In this case, while I haven't left yet, you can go to Fangshi again and give Zhixin Zhifeng and the others another warning. The Xu family are outsiders after all, so they must be careful."

"Yes, ancestor, I will go later."

This played into Xu Shengsheng's plan, because Xu Zhiyu had brought a lot of things to his parents, and when he went this time, he just handed them over to them at once. (End of chapter)