Setting Up a Tier 3 Array

Now that the Chen Clan can get a share of the profits, even if it dilutes the interests of both families, it will still increase their annual income by at least six thousand Spirit Stone.

Now that the Chen Clan has been promoted to the Purple Mansion Immortal Clan, Chen Nianzhi and the Old Clan Leader's salaries will also increase significantly.

Generally speaking, the annual salary of most sect and Lineage cultivators at the Purple Mansion is more than three thousand Spirit Stone, and those with good conditions can even receive five thousand Spirit Stone.

Without this fixed stipend, it would be quite difficult for cultivators of the Purple Mansion to cultivate, and it would be very difficult for them to cultivate to the middle and late stages of the Purple Mansion realm before their lifespan is exhausted.

This sum of Spirit Stone is quite substantial. Before acquiring the Geng-Metal Earth Vein, although the Chen Clan was the most elite Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan, their annual income was only slightly over nine thousand Spirit Stone.

If they could acquire a share of the Border Province Spiritstone Mine and the Xin-Metal Earth Vein, the Chen Clan's finances would be much more abundant. In addition, with the advancement of the Spirit Isle Lake Spirit Vein to the third tier, the Chen Clan's future surplus of Spirit Stone would definitely increase significantly.

After all, apart from rewards for merit and Lineage missions, the Spirit Stone stipend issued by the Lineage is fixed. Under such circumstances, every extra thousand Spirit Stone earned means an extra thousand Spirit Stone saved, which is pure profit for free.

Thinking of this, Chen Nianzhi nodded and said, "Then let's set the Promotion Banquet for three months from now. The Council of Elders handle the preparations."

"Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan and Purple Mansion Immortal Clan Nianchuan, you two go to Spirit Commandery Feng Commandery, Border Province, and make sure to inform all Xian Ling major immortal clans in these two prefectures."

Sending Chen Nianchuan and Chen Xianling to represent the Lineage in the other two prefectures of Border Province is actually a suitable choice.

The status of the Chen Nianzhi in the Lineage is now very different. Since they started cultivating years ago, it has been their top priority. They rarely deal with the trivial matters of the Lineage anymore.

The clan's Council of Elders can generally handle most matters, big and small; only more important issues will involve the two of them.

In fact, this is true for most immortal races in this world. The Clan Master and the ancestor are the strongest members of the immortal race, upholding the clan's reputation. However, apart from cultivation, these Clan Master do not need to handle clan affairs.

Apart from major decisions that might disturb the Clan Master, ordinary matters are naturally handled by the Clan Affairs Hall and the Council of Elders. These matters only need to be reported to the Clan Master at the year-end summary meeting.

Moreover, as Chen Nianzhi and the Old Clan Leader's cultivation levels gradually increase, the duration of each seclusion may gradually lengthen, and this reporting day may become once every few years, or even once every few decades.

Therefore, many things need to be handled by the elders themselves, and if they are not sure how to handle something, they should convene Council of Elders' meeting to discuss it.

Chen Nianzhi and the Old Clan Leader only concern themselves with important matters and rewards and punishments. If anyone abuses their power for personal gain, seeks personal profit, or does something that angers both heaven and man, then the two of them will naturally not let it go easily.

As long as Chen Nianzhi and the Old Clan Leader remain as pillars of Sea-Stabilizing Needle, the Lineage will not descend into chaos even if something major happens. The Foundation Establishment elders will remain united, and a situation like that of the Azure Sun Sect will not occur.

This is the power of example. They dedicate themselves to the Lineage and severely punish those who betray Lineage, so those below will naturally follow suit.

Getting back to the main point, Nianchuan and Xian Ling are both quite young, one extremely young and the other having Self-Foundation Establishment, and both have now broken through to the Foundation Establishment Fourth Layer.

Although the Chen Clan now has thirteen Foundation Establishment cultivators, only the two siblings and Chen Nianchuan are truly outstanding.

Others such as Nianfu, Nianfeng, and Nianzhen were somewhat inferior. Their temperament, aptitude, and lifespan were not particularly outstanding among Foundation Establishment cultivators. On the contrary, they were not as diligent in their cultivation as Chen Qinghao and Chen Qingwan of the Qing Generation.

Among the many elders of the Lineage, these two were considered to be of high importance and status. They were also favored by Chen Nianzhi and the Old Clan Leader, and were entrusted with delivering the invitations, which also showed respect to the various Lineage.

"Speaking of holding banquets, I am reminded of the Foundation Establishment banquet of my Lineage nearly forty years ago."

"Back then, the Lineage produced three Foundation Establishment in a row, and I was the one who ran the errands. I never imagined that the Lineage would change so much in just forty years."

Chen Nianzhi said with a smile, "Forty years have passed in the blink of an eye, and now I am an old patriarch."

Given his current status, it's no longer appropriate for him to send out invitations, because even the Purple Mansion Immortal Clan can't afford it, let alone the Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan.

The group discussed the matter further, taking the opportunity to address some important issues, which took a whole day to complete.

"..."

After arranging everything, Chen Nianzhi and the Old Clan Leader began to set up formations for the Darksteel Mountain Daoist Grounds.

After observing the terrain, the Old Clan Leader spoke to Chen Nianzhi.

"This Darksteel Mountain Spirit Vein is connected to the Geng-Metal Earth Vein, so it would be best to use a metal-attribute Law Treasure as Array Instrument."

"Only in this way can its maximum power be unleashed."

Chen Nianzhi's eyes flickered slightly as she took out a third-tier Law Treasure.

It is the Sumeru Vajra Banner, a third-tier Law Treasure that combines offense and defense. The Divine Ability it contains, the Glazed Vajra Barrier and the Sumeru Heaven-Extinguishing Seal, are both metal-elemental Divine Ability.

The Old Clan Leader glanced at it, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "This treasure is Bu Fan powerful. You should keep it to increase your combat strength."

"Now that I have broken through to the Purple Mansion, this item is merely icing on the cake for me."

"This Xuan Tie Mountain will be one of the family's greatest assets in the future. Using it to set up a third-order formation to protect the Xuan Tie Mountain's ley lines is making the best use of it."

Chen Nianzhi shook his head and said, "Although this treasure is good for both offense and defense, it has the Luofu Vajra Seal for defense and is not lacking in offensive methods. Although this item is useful, it is no longer particularly significant."

Seeing his opinion, the Old Clan Leader agreed with him and began to set up Mountain-Protecting Array.

The two worked together for several days and finally completed the setup of the grand formation. Chen Changxuan looked at the formation with a joyful expression and said.

"With this great formation protecting us, even if cultivators from the Purple Mansion attack in the future, it will likely be able to hold them off for a while."

"Um."

Chen Nianzhi nodded and smiled slightly.

Once this formation is set up, it is already quite Bu Fan. After being amplified, the two Divine Ability of the Sumeru Vajra Banner will become much more powerful, making it difficult even for the Purple Mansion cultivator to break through it in a short time.

However, the Spiritual Qi of Tier 2 high-grade Spirit Vein is ultimately insufficient. In the future, it will need to be upgraded to Third-Order Spirit Vein in order to unleash the full power of this formation.

However, this would require 300,000 Spirit Stone, and even if the Chen Clan were to advance to the Purple Mansion Immortal Clan, it would still take them twenty or thirty years to gather that amount of Spirit Stone.

Fortunately, the Chen Clan seized a large number of Tier 2 heavenly materials and earthly treasures from the Geng-Metal Earth Vein. Once they sell them, they can raise most of the money.

With a little extra support from the Lineage, the Darksteel Mountain Daoist Grounds can be upgraded to the lower third rank within five years.

With the addition of Third-Order Spirit Vein, the scale of the Spirit Field in the Darksteel Mountain Ore Vein will expand again, bringing more income to the Lineage and creating a virtuous cycle.

Of course, the main reason for this is that the Chen Clan possesses the Heaven-and-Earth Spirit Root, which saves them the trouble of advancing through the Spirit Vein of Peaceful Sun City, Qingyuan Mountain, and Spirit Isle Lake.

Otherwise, even advancing just two Third-Order Spirit Vein would force newly promoted Purple Mansion Immortal Clan to tighten their belts, requiring a hundred years of frugal living to accumulate enough Spirit Stone.

"..."

After setting up a third-order grand formation at Darksteel Mountain, the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Lineage were finally freed.

The Chen Clan left five Foundation Establishment cultivators— Chen Qingwan, Chen Nianchuan, Chen Nianzhen, Chen Nianfu, and Chen Nianfeng— to guard the area, while the rest returned to Qingyuan Mountain and various Spirit Vein.