The Xu family follows Taoism and seeks longevity

After Xu Zhifeng finished reporting the incident, he and Xu Zhinan left.

This exchange meeting held in Family Square City requires a lot of manpower. In addition to the lack of foundation-building monks, there is also a large gap in Qi-training monks, so the two have to select some Qi-training clansmen who are free in the family and have not retreated. Let’s go to Fangshi together.

Xu Zhixin spoke next. He and Xu Zhiqiang are now jointly in charge of the family spiritual object hall, and they also encountered many problems.

"Patriarch, in the past year, there has been a large surplus of the magic weapons produced by the family, and the second-level magic weapons are particularly serious. Last year, there were more than 180 second-level magic weapons refined by the family's second-level weapon refiner. All these spiritual objects were transported to the shops in Fangshi, but less than thirty pieces were sold, and the rest were returned to the family spiritual object hall.

As the family grows and grows, and our Xu family is founded on the art of weapon refining, nearly half of the clan members choose the art of weapon refining. In fact, not only the second-level magic weapons cannot be sold, but also the large number of first-class magic weapons produced every year. This trend has also gradually appeared in the level of magic weapons. "

He brought up a very difficult problem that the Xu family faces in its current development, that is, the unsaleable value of spiritual objects. This situation has become more and more obvious with the development of the Xu family.

The number of monks in a place is limited. Take Taoyuanfang City as an example. There are more than 10,000 monks living there, but 99% of them are Qi-training monks. There are only a handful of foundation-building monks. In addition, not everyone Everyone has a demand for magical instruments, so it is normal for the Xu family's magical instruments to be slow in sales.

Replacing a second-level magic weapon is not a simple matter. Take the second-level low-grade magic weapon, which is the lowest grade. Each one requires tens of thousands of spirit stones. Foundation-building monks will consider it carefully. In addition, The Xu family is not the only one selling magical artifacts in the market. The Taiyang Building next door to his house also sells them, and they are all high-quality products.

In addition, as the scale of the city continues to expand, many second-level weapon refiners have come to settle down. Their skill in weapon refinement has also attracted many foundation-building monks to come to them to refine magic weapons. This made the Xu family's magical artifacts even more unsalable.

But you can't refuse the weapon refiner to come to the market just because of this, right? Doesn't that mean you're choking and giving up eating?

Therefore, the family had to find other ways to solve this problem. In fact, Xu Zhiqiang and the others had been thinking of a way since they took over the family spiritual object hall.

For example, they once approached the weapon refining supervisor of Taiyang Tower and wanted to sell their unsalable second-level magic weapons at a reasonable price, but this request was rejected. Taiyang Tower had its own dedicated weapon refining master. Enshrinement and the output of magical instruments are all quantitative, and supply and demand are just balanced. If the number of magical instruments is increased rashly, this balance will be broken.

In the end, shopkeeper Xi came forward and promised to purchase some magical artifacts produced by the Xu family, but the price was very low because they also wanted to make a profit. Each branch has a profit target every year. If it fails to reach it, everyone including the shopkeeper will All the monks were in bad luck, and they had to pay fines and fines.

However, the Xu family was unwilling to do so. After all, refining weapons also had material costs and labor costs. These second-level magic weapons were purchased by the family from raw materials in the market and then brought back to the family to be refined by the Foundation Establishment clan members. If the price is too low, not to mention the contribution of the clan members, even the cost of raw materials will not be covered.

However, as the patriarch of the clan, Xu Shengsheng had obviously learned about this matter from other channels and had a solution. He waved his hand to Xu Zhixin to sit back, and then said unhurriedly:

"Well, I've heard about this for a long time, and it's really time to resolve this matter! There are more and more weapon refiners in the family. If the magic weapon remains unsaleable for a long time, it will dampen the enthusiasm of the clan members to learn the art of weapon refinement. It will shake the foundation of the family.

Therefore, I came up with a solution, which I now propose for your reference. If there is anything unreasonable, you can feel free to raise it. "

After finishing speaking, Xu Shengsheng first picked up the spiritual tea placed on the table next to him and took a sip before continuing:

"A few days ago, I also visited the cities in other counties of Jincheng Prefecture and found that the demand for second-level magic weapons everywhere is not large and is basically in a saturated state. The situation in Dahefang City, which is directly managed by Baiyi Sect, is better. , but in view of our relationship with Baiyimen, it is very inappropriate to rashly open a shop there to sell magical artifacts.

Therefore, I visited some other prefectures in Yongzhou, such as Wuwei Prefecture, Tiannan Prefecture, Liangping Prefecture, etc., and finally I found a place suitable for selling family magic weapons! "

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhixin couldn't hold himself back any longer. He stood up, cupped his hands excitedly and said:

"Clan leader, I wonder where this place is?"

As one of the managers of the family spiritual object hall, he felt a lot of pressure when looking at the second-level magic weapons piled in the warehouse due to slow sales.

"Don't be anxious, listen to me slowly, do you know about Yehuang Mansion?"

Everyone nodded in unison to show their understanding.

Yehuang Mansion is located at the westernmost end of Yongzhou. It is at the junction with the Western Barbarians. It is regarded as the border area of ​​the Qin State. It is relatively desolate. There are very few casual cultivators who live there. This is because it is far away from the Hengduan Mountains and is surrounded only by desolate deserts. There is no way to They make a living by hunting monsters and collecting elixirs, and there is no stable channel to obtain cultivation resources.

And I heard that the relationship between Qin and the Western Barbarians is not good. The Western Barbarians often cross the border and rob homes and homes. To get there, you need to cross a tens of thousands of miles wide and completely invincible desert. If you are not careful, you will be killed. It is possible to lose your way and be trapped inside. Qi training and foundation building monks dare not set foot in it easily. Therefore, the monks have heard a lot about that place, but not many have actually been there.

"I went to Yehuang Mansion this time and discovered that there is still a big gap between the rumors and the facts. The place is actually not desolate, and the Western Barbarians are not as scary as the rumors say. The largest market there is called Huangsha Fang City is extremely prosperous. Compared with Dahefang City of Baiyimen, it is definitely far beyond it.

There are many caravans of Western Barbarians living in Fang City. They will purchase a lot of Qin's special products and sell them back, including various magical weapons. It turns out that although the appearance of the Western Barbarians is the same as that of our Qin people, their ability to learn the various arts of cultivating immortals is much different. The various talismans, elixirs, formations, and magic tools they use are all bought back from Qin. of. "

Hearing this, Xu Zhiyu was a little confused and interrupted:

"Clan leader, I have a question. Have they always relied on purchasing their immortal cultivation resources? Then this Western Barbarian country is very rich!"

"You can also say that, but they rarely pay spiritual stones when purchasing resources. Most of them pay through various minerals. They have few other things, but there are many spiritual minerals. It can even be said that they are everywhere. They will use all kinds of minerals to pay for them. The minerals are mined, then refined, and then the trade is brought about!”

"The ground is full of ore? Isn't this too exaggerated? If so, in addition to our Qin State, there is also Han Su State in the south. These countries have no intention of being tempted?" Xu Zhixin asked, in his opinion Come on, it's a miracle that a country like this located on a mine can continue to exist.

"Of course other countries are jealous. I have read records. It seems that 20,000 years ago, our Qin State, together with Jin State, Wei State, Han Su State, Chen State, and Zheng State, formed a six-nation coalition and attacked the Western Barbarians from three directions. The country launched a surprise attack, intending to divide the mineral resources after annihilation. However, they did not expect that the Western Man country relied on the geographical advantage and blocked them at all levels. In addition, it promised many benefits to the surrounding Wei, Qi, and Yan countries, and finally finally After defeating the six-nation coalition, I don’t know how the countries negotiated with each other, and finally they began to coexist peacefully. The trade between the Western Barbarians and neighboring countries has become more and more frequent, and everyone is in peace."

After listening to his grandfather tell a story about the past of the Western Barbarian Kingdom, Xu Zhiyu brought the topic back to Yehuang Mansion. "Then what the clan leader means is that our Xu family will send several second-level weapon refiners to set up shop in Huangshafang City, refine magic weapons and sell them to the Western Barbarians, and then exchange them for a large amount of crude ore to bring back. The family should sell it in the family market or other markets, right?"

Xu Shengsheng smiled and nodded. This was what he thought.

In the end, everyone discussed this matter for a long time, and finally reached a preliminary agreement. After the exchange meeting is over, they will formally propose it at the clan meeting to select reliable candidates, and the clan leader will personally lead the trip to Huangshafang City. shop.

However, this matter may not go so smoothly. The family is developing rapidly, and not many people may be willing to leave their hometown. However, Xu Shengsheng has his own way of dealing with it and will make them go obediently.

Seeing that the problem was solved, Xu Zhixin resigned in a happy mood, and there were only three people left in the conference room. At this time, Xu Zhengji spoke.

"Patriarch, just two days ago, a silver star fruit tree on the Guwei Mountain that I am responsible for managed suddenly became ill. Zhitai and I were at a loss what to do, and finally had to ask Gao Lingzhifu from Fangshi for help. After he came , the spiritual fruit tree was quickly healed!"

"Really? How many more spirit stones did he ask for this time?" When Xu Zhiyu saw his clan uncle mentioning this high-spirited husband, his grandfather's face looked a little bad, and his tone of voice was also bad.

"The blame lies here! He actually didn't accept any spiritual stones this time, but was polite to us. This made us wonder what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd. We felt it was very abnormal, so I rushed back to ask for it. You report this."

"This matter is indeed quite abnormal. Okay, I'll make a note of it. I'll ask Zhifeng and the others to do more research in the city! But I think this matter has something to do with Yu'er. He participated in the Lingxiao Sect True Inheritance Trial and helped one person become a The matter of true disciples has now been thoroughly publicized in the city, and Gao must have suddenly changed his attitude after learning about it."

"I'm afraid this is the only way to explain it clearly, Clan Chief!" Xu Zhengji flattered him.

"Okay, you boy, do you have anything else to do?" Xu Shengsheng scolded with a smile.

"Yes, after this incident, all the clan members, including me, believe that the family should now cultivate a spiritual cultivator of its own, and it is best to be a second-level spiritual cultivator. Otherwise, the development will inevitably be restricted. It happened last time I heard from you that Zhiyu and the others mentioned it when they came back from the summons, so I came to ask for details."

After Xu Zhengji finished speaking, both of them looked at Xu Zhiyu, waiting for his response. Their intuition told them that this matter should be closely related to him.

"Yes, when Zhijuan, Zhikai and I went out to hunt for treasures, we accidentally discovered a set of second-level spiritual plant husband inheritance. This time we returned to the clan and brought it back!"

Xu Zhiyu did not choose to tell the truth. The weight of the fourth-level inheritance was too heavy. Although the Xu family was no longer what it used to be, the news of the fourth-level inheritance would still cause trouble. In order to keep it secret, he could only say this. At the same time, he Xu Zhikai and Xu Zhijuan also said the same thing, saying that they found it among the debris. The two of them did not go into details, but just sighed that he was lucky.

"Really? This is so great, Zhiyu, you are just like the timely rain of my Xu family!"

Timely rain, what an unlucky name, it’s a bit unlucky! Xu Zhiyu thought, but the smile on his face remained unchanged. He took out his own replica of the second-level spiritual plant husband's inheritance jade slip from the storage ring and handed it to his grandfather.

"Okay, okay!" Xu Shengsheng just browsed it briefly and shouted happily. I don't know if he really understood it, or simply because the family has an extra inheritance that has never been seen before.

Seeing Xu Zhengji who was restless next to him and wanted to take a look, Xu Shengsheng smiled slightly and sent the jade slip over with his spiritual power.

"Wonderful, so wonderful! It is all-encompassing. It seems that although this inheritance is not of high grade, it is completely sufficient for our Xu family! When I return to my hometown in Weishan, I will tell Zhi Zhi the news. Come on, pick a few of them to learn the spiritual plant inheritance!" Xu Zhengji made the clan leader even happier.

"Well, yes!" Xu Shengsheng agreed to his request after thinking about it for a while. At the same time, he also decided to spread the news among the clan, so that those clansmen who have not mastered the skill can try to learn the spirit plant.

Seeing that the purpose of returning home had been achieved, and knowing that Xu Zhiyu's ancestors and grandson had not seen each other for several years, they must have a lot to say, so he proposed to resign.

"Okay, now we are the only ones left. Now tell me about your experiences in the past few years, and how you came up with the idea of ​​participating in the Lingxiao Sect's True Inheritance Trial. Don't you know how dangerous it is? ?”

When there were only two people left in the meeting hall, Xu Shengsheng took off the mask of the patriarch and began to interrogate him as an ordinary grandfather.

"Grandfather's grace"

Next, Xu Zhiyu began to briefly explain his experiences in recent years to his grandfather, focusing on the search for the golden elixir inheritance and what happened in the secret realm.

In the end, he handed over the golden elixir technique, the fourth-level weapon refining inheritance, and the complete fourth-level spirit planter inheritance to his grandfather. When he first saw these things, Xu Shengsheng was extremely shocked, but then he thought about what happened. He quickly calmed down and put these things into the storage ring given to him by his grandson.

Since Xu Zhiyu has made such a great contribution, Xu Shengsheng, as the patriarch, cannot do without any expression. As the patriarch, he entered 5 million family contribution points into his family token and told him that when the elder After the ancestor comes out of seclusion, he will be rewarded.

Xu Zhiyu didn't pay much attention to this matter. He had been to the family treasure house many times and was familiar with the treasures inside. He didn't believe that there were any spiritual objects in the family that could make his heart move.

However, he really miscalculated! (End of chapter)