Ghost Baleful Intent Pearl

Each family would receive five spirit stones a month. Nine had fallen in total, meaning an additional expenditure of nearly fifty spirit stones every month from now on—more than six hundred in a year.

That would consume nearly half of the Lineage's annual income. After this round of spending, even the remaining spirit stones had come from dipping into their stored reserves.

This time, the Old Ancestor had truly spared no expense to comfort the younger members of the Lineage.

The disciples were shocked by the Old Ancestor's lavish gesture, but at the same time, they felt somewhat envious.

They had contributed as well; they simply had not died. Could it be that the Lineage had no rewards for them?

As expected, the Feng Lineage's Old Ancestor continued, "Every clansman or disciple who performed outstandingly this time will receive one opportunity to cultivate in the Yin Tomb behind the mountain for one month."

The instant the Feng Lineage's Old Ancestor finished speaking, the chief disciples and stewards from the various branches below first went blank, then their faces broke into delighted expressions.

The Feng Lineage's cultivation techniques followed the path of Yin and coldness. Although they could cultivate normally by breathing in and refining spiritual qi, if they could borrow the naturally formed Yin-cold qi between heaven and earth, their cultivation would proceed even more smoothly.

That was also why the Feng Lineage had remained entrenched in this place. This was the site of ancient tombs, where Yin qi was especially dense and abundant.

Particularly within the Yin Tomb behind the mountain—it was where the Yin qi was thickest, and also the Feng Lineage's forbidden ground.

In previous years, only Feng Zaiyu, the current Lineage Head, and the two Old Ancestors could enter and cultivate there at will.

Other disciples