Ordinary People: Starting with the Chen Clan

Chen Shangyu was also curious about Chen Xuanzhou's concern for the growth of the clan's size.

Nowadays, even matters concerning the fate of a family are linked to the growth of the family's population.

This can no longer be explained simply by saying that one cares about family size.

However, Chen Shangyu didn't take it too seriously. Even if the other party had designs on the Chen family, it was up to him to worry about it until after he had established his foundation.

Otherwise, in another ten years, he'll probably be nothing but bones in a grave, and he won't care what becomes of the Chen family.

The two then discussed for a long time the contribution that could be calculated from having children, and Chen Shangyu was more experienced in this regard.

Originally, Chen Xuanzhou had envisioned that such contributions could be calculated directly based on the quality of the child's spiritual root and spiritual body.

At most, we can add a special talent for various skills later.

However, Chen Shangyu immediately pointed out that the costs of having children are completely different for men and women.

This is a point that Chen Xuanzhou did overlook: a man can impregnate more than ten women at the same time, while a woman has to carry a pregnancy for ten months.

This not only requires more energy and vitality, but the bond between the two is also naturally much stronger.

Furthermore, there is a saying that if a mother possesses spiritual roots, the probability of her child also possessing spiritual roots is higher.

Although this claim cannot be proven, Chen Xuanzhou is still willing to believe it.

Ultimately, the two could not reach a conclusion, as this concerned all the cultivators of the entire Chen family, so even with Chen Xuanzhou's current status and position, it was not appropriate to make a decision on a whim.

Moreover, even if Chen Xuanzhou was very confident in his wisdom, he was not so arrogant as to believe that his considerations were without any errors.

Ultimately, it will require discussions among all branches of the family and all clan elders to arrive at a solution that best suits the Chen family.

Chen Xuanzhou didn't care too much about this; ultimately, it was up to who made the decision, and he didn't care who was in charge.

He only cares about the speed at which his family's strength grows. If he weren't still too weak, he would want to promote this technique to the entire family.

Besides "Blood Refining Divine Light," he also has "Demon Slayer Technique" that needs to be promoted so that the Chen family cultivators have enough Blood Condensation Five Elements Pills to condense Demon Slayer Pills.

Chen Xuanzhou would naturally not allow anyone in the Chen family to cultivate the "Demon-Slaying Technique," otherwise, once the method of condensing the Demon-Slaying Pill was promoted, it would surely sow the seeds of internal strife.

He selected two practitioners for this set of techniques. One was a family member who was raised in a free-range manner and was chosen by the Chen family as a future vassal.

Such a person doesn't require much management from the Chen family. They can simply wait until the person eventually dies of old age, at which point the Chen family can collect the body.

There's no need to hide the fact that the Chen family coveted the Blood Condensation Five Elements Pill within him; they can just talk about it openly.

For them, there was no loss whatsoever. Without cultivating this "Demon-Slaying Technique," they wouldn't even encounter someone in the Foundation Establishment stage, let alone gain lifespan and strength, which were real and tangible benefits.

However, this method would inevitably make it impossible to gather enough Blood Coagulation Five Elements Pills in the short term.

In order to raise the flock of sheep, he couldn't do something short-sighted like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs; he wasn't Han Tianzun.

The other party is someone who only needs to eat his fill and not worry about his family; he only needs to collect one set of the technique. He needs a continuous stream of people to practice this technique.

The Chen family showered him with endless offerings, allowing him to condense the Five Elements Elixir through blood.

Therefore, in order to obtain enough Blood Coagulation Five Elements Pills in a short period of time, they have no choice but to cultivate them themselves.

Chen Xuanzhou planned to capture the treacherous cultivators through entrapment and use them as food, then make use of them by passing on the "Demon-Slaying Technique" to them.

With the Blood-Transforming Blade hovering high above their heads, their motivation to cultivate would surely astound even themselves.

. . .

Chen Xuanzhou sat in the main seat, looking around at the nine people around him. He had not expected that everyone's ideas about the arrangement of the "Demon Slayer Technique" would be so different from his expectations.

"Clan leader, this 'Demon-Slaying Technique' is a double-edged sword; if used improperly, it may harm oneself!"

The one who spoke was a middle-aged man who was relatively young, with a hint of youthful spirit on his face.

He was sitting to Chen Xuanzhou's left, which shows his status and position.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuanzhou didn't rush to reply. Instead, he looked around at the others, but no one responded to his gaze.

Neither Chen Shangyu nor Chen Shangxian responded.

Seeing this, Chen Xuanzhou stopped waiting and said directly, "Uncle Houze, please unfold it and explain in detail."

"The patriarch wants to cultivate a group of Blood Condensation Five Elements Pills to add some Core Formation cultivators to the family, which is naturally a good idea."

However, the patriarch should also know that there are no secrets in this world. Once others know the true purpose of the Blood Condensation Five Elements Pill, our Chen family will inevitably become the target of everyone's criticism.

Whether it's the secret method for finally condensing the evil core or other secret techniques to increase the probability of foundation establishment, I'm afraid even core-forming cultivators will be tempted to attack us.

Furthermore, the patriarch may not have realized that my Chen family doesn't actually need that many Blood Coagulation Five Elements Pills.

The side effects of the Demonic Pill are too great. Condensing the Demonic Pill might not be so tempting for us. Rather than being a mindless puppet, we would rather simply pass away peacefully.

Faced with Chen Xuanzhou's piercing gaze, Chen Houze neither dodged nor confronted him. Instead, their eyes met for a moment before they withdrew.

"What did you say?"

The other eight people exchanged glances, but in the end, everyone's gaze fell on Chen Shangyu.

"Houze's words are quite prudent. Our Chen family has only been rising in power for a few years, so we should prioritize stability."

Faced with Chen Shangyu's apparent opposition in this situation, Chen Xuanzhou simply nodded calmly without offering any further comment.

Such a bland performance even made Chen Shangyu's mouth slightly agape.

"Compared to this cultivation technique, Patriarch, there is actually a more important problem that we need to solve."

Although Chen Houze was somewhat surprised that Chen Xuanzhou agreed to his idea so easily, he did not delve into it. Instead, he changed the subject and brought up other issues.

Chen Xuanzhou remained silent, but simply picked up a cup of tea and gestured towards it.

"Ahem!" Chen Houze cleared his throat and continued, "Currently, the clan's population has increased significantly, but the clan's assets have not increased much."

It's alright now, but in a few years, when the younger generation grows up, the resources they consume will increase exponentially. With the family's current resources, it will be impossible to support them.

Chen Xuanzhou held the cup and slowly stroked it.

He hadn't really considered this much, because with his memories from his previous life, he knew that before long, the entire Yue Kingdom would be in perpetual turmoil.

Therefore, he subconsciously focused all his energy on developing the family's strength, and as for other things, he could only talk about them after the invasion of the demonic path.