I established the Eternal Immortal Clan by taming beasts.

"Dad, are you sure the environment here can really be improved?"

Lin Xuanjing stared at the Black Tooth Swamp, a place teeming with poisonous swamps and miasma, his brows furrowing into a deep frown.

Even through the protective aura, he could feel the overwhelming stench of decay.

It smelled of poisonous miasma, humus, and some kind of eerie, malevolent aura; inhaling it made one feel dizzy.

Lin Che stood beside him with his hands behind his back, his gaze passing over the daunting swamp and landing on the deeper area shrouded in gray-green mist.

There, a few faint, eerie lights could be seen flickering, whether they were the eyes of some kind of demonic beast or the reflection of poisonous miasma in the sunlight.

"If things can't be improved, what's the point of bringing you here?"

Lin Che didn't turn his head, his tone indifferent: "Sightseeing?"

Lin Xuanjing choked for a moment, then awkwardly touched his nose.

Two and a half years have passed since the Aoki Chamber of Commerce was established.

With various channels gradually being streamlined, the operation of the chamber of commerce has become more stable;

The major restaurants in Chuyang City have also begun to purchase high-end ingredients from the Lin family in bulk, and those second-tier spiritual dishes have already firmly established themselves in this area.

The production of Spirit Herbs Valley has also gotten on track. Batch after batch of spiritual herbs are harvested, dried, and stored, and then refined into bottles of pills by alchemists and placed on the shelves of Qingyun Pavilion.

The Lin family's various businesses finally entered a stage of stable development.

Lin Che was finally able to free up his hands to move forward with the next step of the plan.

Develop Blacktooth Swamp!

This swamp covers a vast area, stretching across the southeastern corner of Chuyang City, bordering the outer edge of the Fulong Mountains.

Because it is shrouded in poisonous miasma and malevolent energy year-round, it is rarely visited by humans. Even the most daring rogue cultivators only dare to operate on the outskirts and would never dare to venture deep into the area.

But Lin Che knew that this seemingly useless and desolate land held a true treasure.

According to the results of Qingxuan Realm Spirit's secret investigations over the years, the Black Tooth Swamp contains one third-order spiritual vein, two second-order spiritual veins, and several first-order spiritual veins.

It's just that due to the pollution of the poisonous energy, the spiritual energy of the spiritual veins is suppressed and distorted, making it impossible to use normally.

Once the purification is successful, the Lin family will gain a third-tier spiritual vein and several low-tier spiritual veins!

This is of paramount importance to the development of the family.

Lin Che never forgot that his family's foundation was spirit beasts.

Large-scale cultivation of spirit beasts requires sufficient spiritual veins as support.

Over the years, he has extracted so many spirit beasts from the secret realm that the Shattered Star Lake territory is already somewhat stretched thin.

If they keep digging like that, anyone will realize something's wrong.

How can such a small Shattered Star Lake nurture so many high-level spirit beasts?

Blacktooth Swamp is undoubtedly an excellent reason.

As long as the Lin family successfully develops this area, dispels the poisonous miasma, and purifies the polluted spiritual veins.

Outsiders, and even members of the Lin family themselves, would associate the suddenly appearing spirit beasts with this newly opened territory.

They assumed that the head of the family was farsighted and had laid out plans here early on, secretly hiding a cultivation base.

As thoughts raced through his mind, Lin Che took something out of his storage bag.

The sealed box containing the plant was opened, revealing its contents.

It looked like a lotus plant that had been transplanted in its entirety.

Lin Xuanjing immediately came over and looked at him curiously.

He was stunned.

That lotus flower... didn't seem to be alive.

Its stems are pale like withered bones, and upon closer inspection, they actually have bone-like textures;

The petals were the same color, layered upon layered, as if carved from some unknown bone.

The entire lotus plant stood there, emitting a faint, cold halo, exuding an indescribable eeriness.

But just then, he suddenly noticed that the surging poisonous miasma and malevolent energy around him were slowly converging towards the lotus flower.

The grayish-green mist seemed to be drawn in by some force, being drawn into the petals in wisps, while the lotus's bone-white color faintly revealed a very pale, almost transparent jade color.

Lin Xuanjing's eyes widened.

"This is... a third-tier spiritual object? And it can absorb poisonous energy?"

Lin Che smiled and nodded, a hint of smugness in his eyes.

"That's right, this thing is called the White Bone Purifying Lotus, a special spiritual plant that I obtained from a secret realm many years ago. It grows in places filled with malevolent energy, but it is not harmed by the malevolent energy. On the contrary, it can absorb the malevolent energy and turn it into its own nutrients."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the dense, poisonous forest before him, a hint of longing in his voice:

"Over the years, I've cultivated many more using the original one. If we planted these lotuses all over the spiritual veins of this Black Tooth Swamp, what do you think this place would look like in the future?"

Lin Xuanjing followed his gaze to the poisonous swamp, and a different scene gradually appeared in his mind.

The poisonous miasma dissipated, and the black water became clear.

Under the sunlight, a wetland with lush vegetation spreads out, with clear streams meandering through it, and a misty atmosphere pervades the landscape.

The spiritual plants on the shore are lush and green, and the spiritual fish in the water swim leisurely.

In the distance, rows of spirit fields stood in neat rows, and spirit beast sheds were scattered in an orderly fashion...

That scene filled Lin Xuanjing with longing.

But he reacted quickly and realized something was wrong the next second.

She turned her head and stared at him with a suspicious look: "Dad, this planting work... you're not going to have me do it, are you?"

Lin Che looked at him, his smile growing even more benevolent.

He reached out and patted Lin Xuanjing on the shoulder with an expression that said, "You're a promising student."

"That's exactly what I mean."

"Huh?" Lin Xuanjing's expectant expression instantly vanished: "Dad, you..."

Without giving him a chance to refute, Lin Che continued, his tone persuasive and persuasive:

"Lotus purification takes time and is not easily revealed at the beginning, so it needs to be done by family members. Your brothers and sisters are all busy with foundation building recently. Who do you think is the most suitable?"

Lin Xuanjing opened his mouth, but Lin Che did not give him a chance to speak.

"Besides, you're the fastest and have the best perception in our family. This place, teeming with poisonous miasma and swarming with venomous insects and monsters, is the perfect place to showcase your abilities. Don't you think you're the most suitable?"

Lin Xuanjing blinked and nodded subconsciously.

It seems... that's indeed the case?

"very good."

Lin Che patted his shoulder with satisfaction, the force increasing slightly: "I'm leaving this to you. I have high hopes for you."

As he spoke, a storage bag fell into Lin Xuanjing's hands.

"Remember to investigate the location of the spirit vein's core and plant there. I'll leave the first and second-tier spirit veins to you; I'll go to the third-tier spirit vein deep inside."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Che's figure had already disappeared from the spot.

Lin Xuanjing was left alone, standing forlornly at the edge of the poisonous miasma, clutching the storage bag in his hand, looking completely bewildered.

He scratched his head, looked at the gray-green swamp in front of him, then looked down at the storage bag in his hand, feeling that something was wrong.

It seems like... I've been tricked?

But what my father said made perfect sense.

He is indeed the fastest and has the strongest insight; he is definitely the most suitable candidate.

But why do I always have this feeling of "being sold out and still counting the money for the seller"?

Lin Xuanjing sighed, resignedly opened the storage bag, and began to take stock of its contents.

Dozens of seedlings of the White Bone Purifying Lotus, several bottles of antidote pills, a jade slip for location tracking, and a simple hand-drawn map.

The map shows the approximate locations of several spiritual veins.

Lin Xuanjing carefully examined the items, put them away, and looked up at the swamp shrouded in poisonous miasma.

"Alright..." he muttered to himself, trying to cheer himself up: "Just consider it a learning experience."

With a light touch of his toes, his figure transformed into a streak of azure light, disappearing into the gray-green mist.

In the distance, atop a large tree, Lin Che stood with his hands behind his back, gazing in the direction his son had disappeared, a smile playing on his lips.

In that smile, there was a hint of relief, a hint of slyness, and a hint of... indescribable fatherly satisfaction.

The children are growing up, it's time for them to experience some challenges.

This place is nice.

He turned his head to look at the Azure Scaled Dragon.

The latter patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, boss, leave it to me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he darted off and followed.

Watching them depart, Lin Che drifted away towards the third-tier spiritual vein deep within the swamp.