Shengui Changsheng: Start from Zhenwuwei and add some points to cultivate immortality

The Fu family's assets have been shrinking in recent years. On the surface, it's due to poor management, but in reality, a large amount of resources has been embezzled by the third and fourth branches under various pretexts. In particular, the third branch elder, Fu Qingfeng, controls the family's spirit mines and markets, and the reported revenue each year is less than half of the actual income.

“No wonder they’re so eager to seize the position of family head.” Fu Shaoping sneered. “Once a new family head is appointed, all these messy accounts can be wiped clean, and they can continue to make money.”

He wrote down all these accounts but kept them quiet.

Now is not the time to take action.

He needs strength, manpower, and to establish his authority within the family.

All of this takes time.

……

On this day, Fu Shaoping was cultivating in his secret chamber when he suddenly heard a slight noise outside the door.

He opened his eyes, his brows furrowed slightly.

This secret room was known only to him and his few old servants. No outsider could possibly find it.

He got up, walked to the door, and opened it.

Outside the door stood an unexpected person.

Fu Shaoyun.

The fourth son of the main branch, having reached the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, is the most favored grandson of the fourth branch elder, Fu Qingyun, and was also a strong contender for the position of family head.

Fu Shaoping looked at him calmly.

"Fu Shaoyun, what are you doing here?"

Fu Shaoyun did not answer immediately, but looked him up and down, a complicated look flashing in his eyes.

"Fu Shaoping, do you know what people outside call you?"

Fu Shaoping said indifferently, "Useless young master."

Fu Shaoyun nodded: "Yes, good-for-nothing young master. Everyone has called you good-for-nothing since you were a child. I've called you that too."

He paused, then suddenly laughed.

“But that day in the main hall, when you took out the family head's token, I saw it. You're not a good-for-nothing.”

Fu Shaoping remained silent.

Fu Shaoyun continued, "A good-for-nothing wouldn't have that kind of look. I've only ever seen that kind of look on the patriarch. No, he's even more terrifying than the patriarch."

He looked at Fu Shaoping with a scrutinizing gaze.

Who exactly are you?

Fu Shaoping was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled.

“I am who I am, Fu Shaoping. The only son of the patriarch.”

Fu Shaoyun stared at him for a long time before finally sighing.

"Fine, if you won't tell me, I won't ask." He took out a jade slip from his pocket and handed it to Fu Shaoping. "This is the account of the fourth branch's embezzlement over the years. My grandfather thought I didn't know, but I actually remember it all."

Fu Shaoping took the jade slip and probed it with his divine sense.

The accounts inside were more detailed and the amounts were even more staggering than what he had found.

He put away the jade slip and looked at Fu Shaoyun.

Why are you giving me this?

Fu Shaoyun smiled bitterly: "Because my grandfather was wrong. Over the years, the fourth branch of the family has done too many shameful things by relying on their power. I have seen it all, but I am powerless to stop it. But I don't want the Fu family to be ruined by them."

He looked at Fu Shaoping with sincere eyes.

“Fu Shaoping, I know you want to reorganize the family. I’m helping you. Not for your sake, but for the sake of the Fu family.”

Fu Shaoping looked at him and remained silent for a long time.

Then he reached out his hand.

"welcome."

Fu Shaoyun took his hand and smiled.

……

With Fu Shaoyun's help, Fu Shaoping gained a deeper understanding of his family's situation.

The third and fourth branches are the two biggest cancers in the Fu family. Fu Qingfeng of the third branch controls the spirit mines and the market, embezzling countless sums every year; Fu Qingyun of the fourth branch controls the family's guards and external relations, enriching himself and eliminating dissidents.

Although there was conflict between the two branches, they were surprisingly united in dealing with the head of the family's lineage.

“Fu Shaotian, the eldest son of the third branch, is in the late Foundation Establishment stage. He’s a spoiled brat and nothing to fear. But he has a master who is an outer elder of the Qingyun Sect, in the early Golden Core stage,” Fu Shaoyun introduced. “Fu Shaojie of the fourth branch is in the mid Foundation Establishment stage. He’s a treacherous villain who likes to play dirty tricks.”

Fu Shaoping nodded and wrote down this information.

He thought for a moment and asked, "Are there any people in the clan who are loyal to the lineage of the patriarch?"

Fu Shaoyun sighed: "There are some, but they are all old, weak, sick, and disabled. The truly capable ones have all been bought off by the two families. After all, no one wants to follow a good-for-nothing young master."

Fu Shaoping smiled slightly, not taking it to heart.

"That's enough. As long as there are people, that's fine."

……

In the days that followed, Fu Shaoping began to act in secret.

He started with the elderly, the weak, the sick, and the disabled, organizing them to guard Fu Qingshan's secret chamber and the family's important supplies. Although these people were not strong, they were loyal and reliable.

Then, using the accounts provided by Fu Shaoyun, he began to collect evidence of the two families' crimes. He recorded every instance of embezzlement and every misdeed, categorizing and compiling them into volumes.

At the same time, he did not slack off in his cultivation.

Cultivating with a broken meridian is incredibly difficult at every step. But with the accumulation of his previous lives and the secret techniques of the "Netherworld Contract Scripture," he managed to raise his cultivation speed to the level of an ordinary person.

Six months later, he opened his sixth meridian and reached the fourth level of Qi Refining.

Another six months passed, and he reached the fifth level of Qi Refining.

In the third year, he reached the sixth level of Qi Refining.

In the fourth year, he reached the seventh level of Qi Refining.

In the fifth year, he reached the eighth level of Qi Refining.

When his cultivation level broke through to the eighth level of Qi Refining, the entire Fu family was shocked.

That good-for-nothing young master, that born with a useless meridian, actually cultivated to the eighth level of Qi Refining?!

The third and fourth wives began to feel uneasy.

They had a vague feeling that the ever-silent boy was quietly weaving a vast net, and they were all prey within it.

……

On this day, Fu Shaoping was cultivating in his secret chamber when he suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside the door.

The person who arrived was Fu Shaoyun. He was pale and his eyes were full of panic.

"Fu Shaoping! Something terrible has happened!"

Fu Shaoping opened his eyes: "What is it?"

Fu Shaoyun, panting heavily, spoke rapidly: "The third and fourth branches have joined forces! They're trying to force you to abdicate! Tomorrow, they'll hold a clan meeting and demand your removal as acting clan head on the grounds that you 'have accomplished nothing during your tenure as acting clan head and your cultivation is too low'!"

Fu Shaoping looked at him, his gaze calm as still water.

"anything else?"

Fu Shaoyun was taken aback, not expecting him to be so calm.

"And...and also...they invited an outer sect elder from the Qingyun Sect, Fu Shaotian's master, to back them up! That person is at the early stage of the Golden Core realm. If he shows up tomorrow, no one will dare to object!"

Fu Shaoping stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the sky outside, which was gradually darkening.

"tomorrow……"

he murmured.

Then, he turned around and looked at Fu Shaoyun.

"Fu Shaoyun, you've been with me for five years, do you believe me or not?"

Fu Shaoyun answered without hesitation: "I believe you!"

Fu Shaoping nodded: "Okay. You'll see tomorrow."

……

The next day, at the main hall of the Fu family.

All the prominent members of the clan were present.

The main hall was packed with the Third Elder Fu Qingfeng, the Fourth Elder Fu Qingyun, the direct descendants of each branch, and dozens of representatives from collateral branches.

The most conspicuous figure was an elderly man in a gray robe sitting at the head of the table. His face was gloomy and his aura was deep; he was none other than Xuan Mingzi, an outer sect elder of the Qingyun Sect, who was at the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

Fu Shaoping slowly walked into the main hall.

His steps were unhurried, and his gaze was calm as still water.

Behind him, only Fu Shaoyun followed.

"Fu Shaoping, you've finally arrived." Fu Qingfeng sneered, "Today, we're going to..."

Fu Shaoping raised his hand, interrupting him. "Third Elder, there's no need to say anything. I know what you're planning."

He took a thick stack of account books from his pocket and threw them on the table.

“These are the accounts of the third and fourth wives’ embezzlement over the years. Every single entry and every single matter is clearly documented.”

Everyone was taken aback and looked at the account books.

Fu Qingfeng's expression changed slightly, then he sneered: "Nonsense! These accounts are clearly forged by you!"

Fu Shaoping ignored him and continued to take out more evidence from his pocket.

"These are witness testimonies from the third branch of the family who illegally established a spirit mine and stole spirit stones."

"This is physical evidence of the fourth branch of the family colluding with foreign enemies and betraying the family's interests."

"This is evidence of Fu Shaotian's crimes of forcibly taking women and disregarding human life."

"This is irrefutable evidence that Fu Shaojie framed his own clan and embezzled family property."

One by one, the pieces of evidence were laid out before everyone.

The hall was deathly silent.

Fu Qingfeng and Fu Qingyun's faces turned deathly pale.

They never expected that this good-for-nothing young master had secretly collected so much evidence!
“You…you…” Fu Qingfeng pointed at Fu Shaoping, his finger trembling.

Fu Shaoping looked at him, his gaze calm as still water.

"Third Elder, the spirit stones you embezzled are enough to feed the entire Fu family for ten years. The people you killed are enough to fill the mass grave outside the city. You betrayed the family's interests, causing the Fu family's status in Qingyang City to plummet."

He walked step by step toward Fu Qingfeng.

"Do you think you can force me to abdicate today?"

Fu Qingfeng took a step back, his face contorted with bravado but his heart pounding with fear: "You, you don't have the nerve to be so smug! Senior Xuanmingzi is right here. What can a piece of trash like you, a mere eighth-level Qi Refining cultivator, do?"

Xuanmingzi stood up and looked coldly at Fu Shaoping.

"Boy, I don't care whether your evidence is true or false. But Fu Shaotian is my disciple, and I'm going to protect him today."

His aura surged, and the pressure of the Golden Core stage instantly enveloped the entire main hall!
Everyone felt short of breath and unable to move!
Fu Shaoping remained standing.

He looked up at Xuanmingzi and suddenly smiled.

"Senior Xuanmingzi, do you know that this is the Fu family?"

Xuanmingzi sneered: "So what if I know?"

Fu Shaoping continued, "Do you know that the Fu family has an ancestor who is at the late stage of the Golden Core realm?"

Xuanmingzi's expression changed slightly.

Fu Shaoping took out a token from his pocket and held it high.

That was the head of the household's order.

"Before the ancestor went into seclusion, he left a will: If anyone bullies the Fu family, they can enter the ancestral land with this order and ask the ancestor to come out of seclusion."

He looked at Xuanmingzi and said, word by word:

"Xuanmingzi, would you like to give it a try?"

Xuanmingzi's expression changed completely.

He was in the late stage of the Golden Core realm, two whole minor realms higher than him. If they really fought, he would surely die.

He stared at Fu Shaoping, his eyes filled with resentment, but in the end he dared not make a move.

"Fine! Fine!" he gritted his teeth and said, "Fu Shaoping, I'll remember you!"

With a flick of his sleeve, he transformed into a streak of light and vanished into the horizon.

Fu Qingfeng and Fu Qingyun collapsed to the ground, completely exhausted.

Their last support is gone.

Fu Shaoping turned around and looked at everyone in the hall.

"Fu Qingfeng of the third branch and Fu Qingyun of the fourth branch have embezzled family assets, harmed their own clansmen, and betrayed their interests. According to the clan rules, they should be executed!"

"Fu Shaotian, Fu Shaojie, and others aided and abetted the evildoers; they shall all be punished!"

"The rest of you, if you can repent and hand over the ill-gotten gains, will be forgiven!"

He glanced at the crowd and said calmly:
Does anyone have any objections?

The hall was deathly silent.

After a long while, someone took the lead and knelt down.

"We...have no objections!"

More people followed suit and knelt down.

Fu Shaoping watched all this with a calm expression.

He walked to the bedside and took Fu Qingshan's hand.

"Father, you can rest assured now."

On the bed, a tear slowly slid down the corner of the man's eye after he had been in a coma for five years.

……

Three days later, at the ancestral home of the Fu family.

Fu Shaoping knelt before an ancient stone tablet and respectfully kowtowed three times.

Behind him, Fu Shaoyun stood with a complicated expression.

"Senior Brother Fu, is the Ancestor really... still alive?"

Fu Shaoping stood up, brushed the dirt off his knees, and said calmly, "I don't know."

Fu Shaoyun was taken aback: "You don't know? Then what you said that day..."

"You're lying to Xuanmingzi." Fu Shaoping's expression remained unchanged. "The ancestor does exist, but he has been in seclusion for a hundred years. Whether he is dead or alive, no one knows."

Fu Shaoyun opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything for a long time.

He tricked a Golden Core cultivator? And he actually succeeded?

This senior brother is incredibly bold!

Fu Shaoping ignored his shock and turned to walk deeper into the ancestral land.

"Let's go take a look."

……

Deep within our ancestral homeland lies an ancient ancestral hall.

Inside the ancestral hall, the memorial tablets of the Fu family's ancestors are enshrined. The top tablet is inscribed with the four large characters "Founding Ancestor of the Fu Family".

Fu Shaoping stood in the ancestral hall, his gaze sweeping over the memorial tablets.

Suddenly, his gaze fell on a memorial tablet in the far corner.

The memorial tablet had a name engraved on it:
"Fu Qingming".

Fu Shaoping's heart stirred.

Qingmingzi?
The old man who gave him the map on page four?
He approached the memorial tablet and examined it carefully.

The memorial tablet was very old, clearly quite a few years old. But strangely, there was no dust on it, as if someone wiped it frequently.

He reached out and gently touched the memorial tablet.

In that instant, a profound and ancient thought entered his mind:
“Young man, the fact that you were able to find this place means you have reached this stage. I am Fu Qingming, the third patriarch of the Fu family, a Golden Core cultivator at the Great Perfection stage, who died 1,300 years ago.”

"In my lifetime, I encountered a mysterious man. He called himself 'Ye' and said that a thousand years later, a descendant named Fu Shaoping would come here. He asked me to leave behind a message—"

"Page five, time to turn the page. I'll be waiting for you at the end. — Ye."

As the thought dissipated, the light on the memorial tablet dimmed as well.

Fu Shaoping stood there, motionless for a long time.

It's Ye again.

His presence can be seen on every page.

On this page, he waits for himself at the end.

Where is the end...?

He took a deep breath and solemnly bowed to the memorial tablet.

"Thank you, ancestors."

……

After leaving his ancestral home, Fu Shaoping's life returned to normal.

The influence of the third and fourth branches of the family was completely purged. Although Fu Qingshan had not yet woken up, his injuries had stabilized and he only needed time to recuperate. Fu Shaoping officially took over as head of the family and began to drastically reorganize the family.

He reformed the family's management system, distributing power among the various branches to prevent any one family from becoming too powerful. He investigated all the properties and recovered most of the embezzled assets. He also established a scholarship system to encourage family members to cultivate diligently and bring honor to the family. (End of Chapter)