Eight Foundation Establishment Cultivators in One Clan
Chen Nianzhi remained silent and quietly handed a Origin-Gathering Pill to Chen Nianchuan.
Chen Nianchuan took the Origin-Gathering Pill, bowed solemnly to Chen Nianzhi, and then strode out. His back view was both domineering and resolute.
Chen Nianzhi watched from afar, feeling an inexplicable heaviness in his heart. More than twenty years ago, the Sixth Elder, Chen Qingmeng, had also bid him farewell here, giving him his alchemy notes.
Even now, at his peak, and with the help of the Origin-Gathering Pill, Chen Nianchuan only has a 20% chance of success.
"Brother Nianchuan."
Watching his retreating figure, Chen Nianzhi suddenly spoke, offering her blessings.
"With the legacy of your father, you will surely achieve great things!"
Not far away, the figure suddenly stopped, turned around and looked at Chen Nianzhi deeply, revealing a smile.
"With your blessing, I will surely be able to Foundation Establishment."
"Hahaha."
He suddenly burst into laughter, regained his resolve, and strode away.
"..."
After bidding farewell to the people of Qingyuan Mountain, Chen Nianzhi led the siblings Xian Ling Xian Yan back to Spirit Lake Isle. After returning to Spirit Lake Isle, the two siblings began their seclusion to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Two months passed in the blink of an eye. One day, Chen Nianzhi was awakened from her seclusion and a smile appeared on her face.
As expected, Chen Xianling successfully broke through to the Foundation Establishment realm, becoming the sixth Foundation Establishment cultivator in the Lineage.
Her brother's successful breakthrough seemed to boost her sister's confidence. Just three days later, Chen Xianyan also took that step, becoming the seventh person in the Lineage to reach the Foundation Establishment.
Not long after, two messages also came from Qingyuan Mountain.
That Chen Qingyu was useless; even though he obtained the Foundation-Building Pill, he still failed to Foundation Establishment.
It is said that upon hearing this news, Chen Changming, who was already 117 years old, collapsed to the ground, unable to bear it any longer, and passed away on his sickbed a few days later.
On the contrary, Chen Nianchuan was a pleasant surprise. He carried on his father's legacy and went to his death with a belief that he would survive at any cost. He actually succeeded in Foundation Establishment and became the eighth Foundation Establishment cultivator in the Lineage.
Chen Nianchuan is similar to Lin Baixi of the Lin Clan back then. Both of them Self-Foundation Establishment before the age of fifty. Their future potential is probably no less than that of Xian Yan and Xian Ling, who Foundation Establishment before the age of thirty.
With three more Foundation Establishment added at once, the manpower became more abundant, and the Lineage celebrated with lanterns and decorations.
With more Foundation Establishment cultivators, some rules needed to be established. Chen Nianzhi and the Old Clan Leader convened a meeting of the Lineage's Foundation Establishment cultivators.
The meeting resulted in the revision of the rules, stipulating that only Foundation Establishment cultivators could become Lineage elders from now on, and that the Lineage's Spirit Vein would be guarded by several Foundation Establishment elders in rotation.
Just like the Foundation Establishment cultivators guarding Darksteel Mountain and Yuyang Market, they can be rotated every five years in the future, and even if necessary, two or three Foundation Establishment cultivators can be sent to replace the Old Clan Leader to guard Peaceful Sun City.
In addition, the Lineage also developed a fifth Second-Order Spirit Vein, which is Yang Yuanqing's cave dwelling.
Considering that the Ten-Thousand-Li Great Wilderness would inevitably be Beast Turmoil sooner or later, the Chen Clan did not develop this Spirit Vein too much. They only opened up a dozen acres of Spirit Field outside the cave to grow Spirit Rice and arranged for a Foundation Establishment cultivator and several Qi Refining Cultivator to be stationed there.
Although this Spirit Rice is not very valuable, it can be harvested once a year, and can be temporarily discarded if Beast Turmoil occurs.
Moreover, the cultivation of Spirit Rice in this Ancient Cultivator Abode can bring in several hundred Spirit Stone every year, which can not only solve the problem of Spiritual Qi for a Foundation Establishment cultivator, but also greatly reduce the financial pressure on the Lineage.
After all, the Lineage currently has eight Foundation Establishment cultivators, and the annual salary of just six Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators is as high as 1,800 Spirit Stone, which is already the Lineage's biggest expense.
Furthermore, the Lineage has revised the salary standards, increasing the annual salary for those in the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage to four hundred Spirit Stone, and raising the annual salary for Chen Nianzhi and the Old Clan Leader to six hundred Spirit Stone per year.
This means that the annual salary for the eight Foundation Establishment in the Lineage is as high as three thousand Spirit Stone. These Spirit Stone are related to the cultivation progress of the Foundation Establishment elders in the family, so naturally they cannot be stingy in the slightest.
In addition, in order to cultivate rising talents and produce more Ninth Layer of Qi Refining cultivators in the Lineage, the Lineage has increased the annual salary of cultivators with Three Element Spiritual Root by 50%, and added an extra ten Spirit Stone to the annual subsidy for cultivators with Two Element Spiritual Root.
With the relaxation of birth restrictions in recent years, there are now more than 300 Qi Refining Cultivator in the Lineage, of which more than 80 are cultivators with Three Element Spiritual Root.
Although each of them received a small salary, increasing the salaries of so many cultivators by 50% would still be a considerable expense.
Fortunately, the Spirit Vein of Spirit Isle Lake has been upgraded to the Tier 2, and the scale of the Azuregreen Fish and the Spirit Field has doubled, bringing more than two thousand Spirit Stone to the Lineage every year.
In addition, the development of the Darksteel Mountain Daoist Grounds, the Darksteel Ore Vein, and the Darksteel Mountain Spirit Field have increased the annual income by more than a thousand Spirit Stone.
In summary, of the Lineage's five Second-Order Spirit Vein, excluding Peaceful Sun City which does not generate any income, the three Spirit Vein of Spirit Isle Lake, Darksteel Mountain, and the Ancient Cultivator Abode can bring the Lineage approximately four thousand Spirit Stone.
The Spiritual Qi of Qingyuan Mountain is mainly used to support the cultivation of the clan's cultivators. Only a dozen or so acres of Spirit Field can produce income, but the income is only two or three hundred Spirit Stone. The most important thing is that high-grade spirit medicine occasionally ripen on Qingyuan Mountain, which are useful to Foundation Establishment cultivators.
The tax revenue from Yuyang Market is also quite stable, bringing in 1,500 Spirit Stone for the Lineage every year.
Including the shop and the trade of the Five Elements Essence, as well as other miscellaneous income, the Chen Clan now earns more than six thousand Spirit Stone annually.
This is six times more than the poorest period of the Lineage thirty years ago. So even though the Lineage has seven more Foundation Establishment cultivators and the number of cultivators in the family has tripled, the Lineage still has a surplus of 1,500 to 1,600 Spirit Stone every year.
Having seized so many benefits, the Chen Clan's pockets began to bulge, naturally requiring them to send more cultivators to guard the area.
The fact that the Chen Immortal Clan was able to retain these gains means that their strength has reached the top level among the Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan, and they may even be qualified to challenge the Purple Mansion Immortal Clan in the future.
Fortunately, many of the cultivators of the "Xian Generation born from the Lineage's relaxation of birth restrictions have now grown up, with many already in their twenties and capable of contributing to the Lineage.
For Chen Nianzhi, life quickly returned to its usual tranquility. He already held a very high position in the Lineage, being one of the true top decision-makers, and there was no need for him to worry about trivial matters at the moment.
He had also grown accustomed to the scenery of Spirit Isle Lake, and meditating here suited his State of Mind perfectly.
"..."
Time flies by so quickly; six years have passed in the blink of an eye.
This year was another year of trading in the Five Elements Essence, but Chen Nianzhi no longer needed to spend several months traveling back and forth.
Chen Qingwan and Chen Qinghao led a team to Heavenly Ruins Mountain and successfully completed this trade.
"Clang--"
That day, Chen Nianzhi was absorbing the Sun-Moon Essence when he saw a sword light flying over. Chen Xianyan rode the sword light and landed in front of him.