Eternal Beast Taming Family

The moment he woke up, he anxiously searched around his body for something.

A spark of inspiration emerged from the void before him, followed by a spatial rift that was gradually torn open. A golden document struggled to emerge from the rift.

Yue Chen quickly took the document in his hand, carefully read through the text, then put it in his bosom and ran towards the center of the old house outside the courtyard.

At the heart of the old house is an extremely spacious hall, whose architectural style and exquisite materials reveal the family's past glory.

However, due to the lack of servants to clean the corners of the old house, weeds and withered branches have gradually appeared. It looks somewhat dilapidated.

The main hall at the very center was quite clean and tidy, and one could still vaguely see some of its former glory.

Young Yue Chen hurried towards the central council hall, where whispers and discussions could be heard emanating from within.

"If you ask me, brother, why don't we just take out this pill formula and cooperate with the Xu family? What's wrong with that?"

They are the most powerful force here, and they control our family's most crucial Wilderness Spirit Flower. If we don't cooperate with them, we won't be able to produce the Enhancement Elixir, will we?"

"Third brother, how much have you taken from the Xu family? Are you here to act as their advocate? They want us to hand over the ancestral formula just because they control one of the medicinal herbs. Let me tell you, I will absolutely not agree."

"You're being very assertive. If we don't hand it over, our whole family will starve. Xiao Chen, Xiao Cheng, and Xiao Yun's generation are at a stage where they consume a lot of resources."

"Hindering their advancement in cultivation level would be the greatest sin we elders could commit."

Seemingly touched a nerve by these words, no sound came out of the hall for a long time.

Instead, an old voice appeared.

"This pill formula must absolutely not be handed over. Given the Xu family's style of doing things, even if we did hand it over, they might reward us with some things if they were in a good mood."

If they're unhappy, they probably won't even let us have a sip of soup. Having the prescription in our hands at least gives us some hope.

Now that the royal family is in power and the world is at peace, I, the old man, refuse to believe that our family members, even if they travel far, cannot find another place that can supply this wild spirit flower.

If that doesn't work, try modifying the prescription and see if you can find other medicinal herbs as substitutes.

No sooner had these words been spoken than Yue Chen appeared outside the hall. It was clear that after his grandfather finished speaking, the hall fell into a momentary silence.

He understood the silence; although the "Wilderness Spirit Flower" wasn't a high-quality spiritual material, it only grew near Falling Star City.

This might explain why their ancestors, despite possessing immense power, chose to settle in Falling Star City.

Moreover, improving the pill formula is an even more difficult task. These formulas have been passed down from generation to generation. If they could be easily improved, they wouldn't only try to improve them when they are forced into a desperate situation.

It should be noted that their family was once a powerful and influential family of physicians, but due to changes in the ingredients, many of their advanced pill formulas were lost and sealed away in a high-end pavilion.

Having fallen so low, all they have left to sell are these "Zengguang Lingdan" pills.

Yue Chen's figure appeared at the entrance of the hall, instantly attracting the attention of more than a dozen people inside. Upon seeing him, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly froze.

The elders in the family looked at each other, even exchanging glances, unaware of how much of their argument Yue Chen had overheard.

The old man coughed lightly and smiled at Yue Chen, "Little Chen, have you finished your cultivation homework for today? What brings you here? Is there something you want to buy? You could have just told Butler Mu."

As one of the younger generation in the family who had advanced to the Spirit Rank at a young age, Yue Chen held an extremely important position in the family and was regarded as the hope for the family's revival.

He is also the most promising person in the family to advance to the Domain Rank in the past few hundred years, so no matter how much the rest of the family cut back on their own spending, they will not skimp on any of his resources.

This is also the main reason why Second Uncle became silent after being rebuked earlier. They are not afraid of lacking cultivation resources, but they are afraid of holding back Yue Chen, this promising talent.

Looking at the loving gazes of so many elders, Yue Chen felt a pang of sadness and suddenly wondered whether he should take out the patent document he was carrying.

In the eyes of the elders in the clan, the patent application was essentially no different from handing over the formula directly; it was just a matter of handing it over to a more powerful force.

The family's rights and interests in Danfang did not seem to be effectively protected, relying entirely on the conscience of another force.

Seemingly sensing that Yue Chen was in a bad mood, the old man quickly walked down the steps and headed towards Yue Chen.

He asked softly, "What happened to Xiao Chen? Tell Grandpa, and Grandpa will stand up for you."

"Thump"

Yue Chen knelt heavily on the hard stone floor, closed his eyes, took the document from his robes, held it above his head, and said in a trembling voice:

"I...privately applied for a patent for the formula of the Enhancement Elixir in the Dream Realm. Here is the document."

The Yue family members were certainly familiar with the terms "dream world" and "patent," since the Chu family had published many patents in the dream world, and they could view them for a fee, and apply for authorization for an even higher fee.

Moreover, the Chu family has cracked down on many unauthorized sales forces, and with the Chu family's deliberate publicity, this matter has caused quite a stir in both dynasties.

Patents have thus come into the public eye. Although everyone is curious about how much protection a patent provides, no one has actually applied for one.

After all, who knows whether the Chu family protects its own patents and others' patents with the same level of protection?

Therefore, after hearing Yue Chen's words, Yue Mingshu, the current head of the Yue family, was somewhat bewildered.

With trembling fingers, he took the document from Yue Chen's hand, read its contents, and confirmed that it indeed contained the formula for the Zengguang Lingdan (Enhanced Spirit Pill).

"You...you really...applied for a patent for the formula?"

"Yes." Yue Chen's head hit the ground, and his voice came out muffled.

The rest of the people in the lobby also came over. The third uncle seemed to be more open-minded.

"I think this is a good idea. Rather than letting the Xu family benefit, it's better to offer it to the Chu family."

Furthermore, if the Chu family truly wants all the major powers to actively apply for this patent, they will inevitably need to protect our Yue family, which would actually create a new turning point in our family's crisis.

The third brother became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he could already see a bright future for the family.

The others were also somewhat swayed by his words, and their gazes all turned to the old man.

"Father, what the third son said makes sense!"