Cultivating Immortality Starts with Rubbing a Computer

Chapter 16 New Year
"One pound of spiritual sand is pretty good, enough for Yuanshen No. 1 to undergo a comprehensive upgrade."

Fang Jun carefully examined Fang Qiheng's storage bag and muttered to himself.

Although Lingsha is not a rare earth-type spiritual material, it costs only one gram for a low-grade spiritual stone. More importantly, Beixin Town does not produce this thing.

If one wants to obtain spiritual sand, one must either wait for foreign cultivators to bring it in for trade, or send cultivators from the Fang family out to purchase it.

However, Fang Jun currently does not advocate that the Fang family cultivators carry a large amount of spirit stones when going out, after all, the risk is too great.

Waiting for foreign monks takes time and is full of uncertainty.

This harvest solved the urgent problem.

In addition to the spiritual sand, there were also some scattered items in the storage bag, with a total value of about three hundred low-grade spiritual stones.

Fang Jun handed these items to the Fang family and asked them to exchange them for the cultivation materials they needed.

"Time is still too tight. The method I've researched to control monks hasn't been completely successful yet."

Fang Jun sighed inwardly. He knew clearly that simply threatening the cultivators' lives without directly controlling their "spirits" would ultimately be unreliable.

Monks are not ordinary people. They possess great power and wisdom. If they are exploited too much, they will inevitably provoke resistance.

Even if you are extremely powerful, there is no guarantee that the control methods will not be cracked.

After all, what really drives monks for a long time is profit.

Only by letting them see tangible benefits can you make them work for you willingly.

Even though Fang Jun seems to be exploiting the Fang family cultivators now, the Fang family can still tolerate it.

The reason is that they believe in the "pie" painted by Fang Jun - they believe that Fang Jun, who has the blood of the Fang family, will definitely bring them greater benefits once he joins the Shanyue Sect in the future.

This expectation became the driving force for their endurance.

Rebels like Fang Qiheng, in the final analysis, are motivated by changes in the power structure within the Fang family after Fang Jun came to power.

Fang Qiheng's faction suffered severe losses and their future hopes were completely shattered. For them, rebellion was the only way out.

Even if we don't resist now, it is only temporary tolerance, and there are still variables in the future.

The human heart is complex and cannot be simply summarized as life or death.

Simply killing is not management after all.

Even though the monks' power is from top to bottom, wealth is still from bottom to top.

Fang Jun also understood this principle, so when he came to power, he still appointed Fang Tianxiong's people and did not really start a massacre.

……

More than half a year has passed since Fang Jun became the head of the Fang family.

The New Year of the Immortal Cultivation World has quietly arrived, and Beixin Town is shrouded in a festive atmosphere.

The streets were lined with red lanterns, and auspicious cloud patterns drawn by talismans flickered in the night sky. The monks cast spells, causing snowflakes to condense into crystal lotus flowers in the air and slowly fall.

The mortals of the Fang family were busy preparing sacrifices, praying for good weather in the coming year and that their children would stand out in the awakening ceremony.

"Dad, why are you tapping your feet?" A child, about six or seven years old, looked up and tugged at his father's sleeve, his young face filled with confusion. The child's father stopped, squatted down, and gently patted the child's shoulder. His tone was filled with a hint of nervousness and anticipation: "Because the Spiritual Initiation Ceremony is coming. This is related to your future. If you succeed, you will be a high-ranking monk. If you fail, you will still be a mortal."

The child blinked and asked, seemingly understanding, "What is a monk?"

My father's eyes grew deep, as if he were recalling something. "Monks are the best of men, great men, and immortal beings. They can fly, call the wind and rain, and even live as long as the heavens and the earth."

The child's eyes suddenly lit up, and he clenched his fists and said excitedly, "I want to be immortal too!"

The father smiled and ruffled the child's hair: "Okay, okay, when the awakening ceremony begins, you will have a chance."

At the same time, in the Fang family's meeting room, Fang Qicheng and Fang Qihe were standing in front of the window, looking at the lively scene outside.

Fang Qicheng sighed, "It's the annual Spiritual Awakening Ceremony again. Thinking back to fifty years ago, I was just a child, standing on the Spiritual Awakening platform, feeling uneasy."

Fang Qihe nodded in agreement, "Yeah, we were so young back then. Thinking back on it now, it really seems like a lifetime ago."

Fang Qicheng pondered for a moment and asked, "By the way, should we inform the Patriarch about this Spiritual Awakening Ceremony?"

According to convention, the spirit awakening ceremony is usually presided over by the head of the Fang family, which is the power of the head of the Fang family.

It signifies that you are the guide for those children on their path to immortality, and that you have a bond of friendship. Whether or not this is useful is hard to say, but legend has it that there were cultivators who, after achieving immortality, appreciated this bond and returned the soul awakener who had helped them.

Fang Qihe shook his head. "No need. The Patriarch is still in seclusion and shouldn't be disturbed. You can take charge."

……

The Qiling Platform is located in the square in front of the Fang family's ancestral temple. The platform is three meters high and is made of green rock. It is engraved with ancient runes and emits a faint spiritual light.

The Fang family members had already gathered around the Spirit Awakening Platform. Children, led by their parents, lined up in long queues, awaiting their fate.

The core of the awakening ceremony is a huge awakening stone. The stone surface is as smooth as a mirror and can sense the spiritual roots in the child.

The quality of their spiritual roots determined their future potential for cultivation. Beside the Spiritual Awakening Stone stood several Fang family elders, holding jade slips, ready to record each child's test results.

"The awakening ceremony begins!" With Fang Qicheng's loud shout, the entire square suddenly became quiet.

The first child was pushed onto the platform by his parents. He stood timidly before the stone, his small, trembling hand pressing against it. After a moment, the stone flickered, then dimmed.

"No spiritual roots." The elder announced expressionlessly.

The child's parents paled and silently pulled their child back. The next few children experienced similar results: the light from the Spiritual Awakening Stone was so dim it was almost invisible.

Until a little girl in red walked onto the platform. She was not at all nervous, and her little hand firmly pressed on the spirit-awakening stone.

In an instant, the Qiling Stone burst out with dazzling light, and three strands of gold, blue and green lines could be vaguely seen in the light.

"Gold, water and wood, the three spiritual roots!" There was a hint of excitement in the elder's voice.

Suddenly, there were exclamations in the square. The parents of the little girl in red were so excited that tears welled up in their eyes and they hugged their child tightly.

Fang Qicheng was about to say some congratulations when suddenly, the communication token on his waist vibrated violently.

He took out the token, scanned it with his spiritual sense, and his expression suddenly changed: "The envoy of the Dahe Sect actually arrived on New Year's Day!"

(End of this chapter)