Please show your spirit to our ancestors

Chapter 103: Men become beautiful! Nothing to do with women
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Just when Chen Ningzhuo was confused by the wind, Chen Ningtai began to report what happened in the family.

After a long chatter about trivial matters, he finally got to the point: "Father, we have found the nephrite mine we need. Preliminary exploration shows that the reserve is not small."

What?
Chen Xuanmo started awake, and his drowsy brain suddenly woke up, but his mind was still a little confused.

He clearly remembered that after giving Zhong Li Ye three golden marks last year, he did not give him the Jingyun mark.

Did he remember it wrong?
Or did Jing Dongdong use the only gold seal and jade pendant in his family’s stock?
Chen Ningtai added, "Although Jingyun did not find the golden mark last year, he felt a little guilty about his family's failure in two explorations, so he went out to explore the nephrite mine as planned. He discovered a nephrite mine under an uninhabited island in the section where the Hengduan Mountains extend to the East China Sea."

“However, there were some amphibious beasts near that island—[Saltwater Crocodiles]. Jing Yun only teamed up with the Foundation Building Puppet to drive them away at that time. Later, Yu Ling took over the family mission and cooperated with Lei Yu to wipe out all the saltwater crocodiles, which added a lot of spiritual meat, crocodile skins and other supplies to the family.”

Chen Xuanmo remembered.

The previous nephrite mine exploration plan included those island areas. Unexpectedly, Jingyun found the nephrite mine without relying on the golden mark.

After the surprise.

Chen Xuanmo calmed down.

If you think about it, this is normal.

In this world, not every family has the protection of a heroic ancestor. Does that mean they can't live or develop?
To explore the nephrite mine, first of all, there must be a nephrite mine in that place. The golden mark only increases the probability of discovering the nephrite mine. There is a nephrite mine on the island, so it is reasonable for Jingyun to explore it without relying on the golden mark.

This is the same as when he and Chen Ningzhuo went to the sect to catch the traitor, because the traitor was already there, and even without the purple energy, there was a possibility of catching him.

Of course, even if he understood all this, Chen Xuanmo had to praise that Jingyun was named right and that he had pretty good luck.

The most important thing is that although that island area is remote, it still belongs to the periphery of Linhaiwei. It would be reasonable to reclaim it a little and then directly incorporate it under the jurisdiction of Linhaiwei.

"According to the previous strategy, I have dispatched tribesmen to carry out preliminary excavation. Later, some mortals will be relocated there to build an island town. The mined nephrite ore will also be stored in preparation for subsequent plans." Chen Ningtai reported again.

"Buzz!"

Chen Xuanmo agreed.

Nowadays, due to the shortage of jade slaves, the market has entered an extremely hungry state. The price of first-generation second-hand jade slaves has been hyped up to eight hundred spirit stones per piece. If it is a brand new jade slave that has not been "used", it is not uncommon to sell it for one thousand or twelve hundred yuan, and there is often no demand for it.

This made Chen Xuanmo secretly sigh that there are really a lot of rich people in this world. After all, Chen was too young and too poor before, and he didn't know how strong the foundation of this world is.

And it is precisely because the jade slave market is tight and crazy that the Cui family is even more certain of the correctness of the ban strategy, and they have adopted the attitude that as long as the Cui family exists, you, the Chen family, will never be able to obtain the raw materials of nephrite.

Moreover, they are now very proud and have never taken the initiative to talk to Chen about this matter, as if the high-priced monopoly acquisition or the ban was just a casual move, with a sense of ease and ease as if "I banned you, what does it have to do with you".

This was also part of Cui's strategy. Whether he took the initiative to approach Chen, or showed that he was struggling or was too concerned about the deal, he would lose the initiative and be led by Chen.

In short, this is just like the game of Poker that Chen Xuanmo played in his previous life. No matter how bad his cards are, since he has already placed the bet, he has to pretend to be rich and powerful and bet until the end of time.

It’s a pity that Cui didn’t know that Chen had a sure win in his hand and was not afraid of competing with Cui in this regard.

Finished talking about Cui's story.

Chen Ningtai started talking about the plan to hunt down the blacklisted people again: "Father, according to the intelligence we have collected over the years, there are a total of seven blacklisted people who have shown signs of activity in several counties near us in recent years."

"I have made cards according to their characteristics and your instructions. Please decide which one we should hunt first this year."

As he spoke, Chen Ningtai took out seven cards and laid them out on the table in order.

Chen Xuanmo looked through the cards of the seven wanted criminals on the blacklist. Of course, he wanted to kill all seven of them. Then, with the remaining merits and contributions of his family, he could exchange them for the [Five Elements Formation] and have a slight surplus.

But he also knew that the current Chen family's energy and purple energy were not enough to support Chen Xuanmo's plan, so he had to hunt selectively and prioritize.

After a while.

Chen Xuanmo picked out two cards of wanted criminals on the blacklist.

These two guys have active records in Donghai County.

The Donghai County is the large county under the jurisdiction of Linhaiwei, which is currently governed by the Chen family. It is mainly composed of coastal guard cities, and its terrain is like a big upright melon. The immortal cultivation families and small sects in it are mainly composed of the forces under the jurisdiction of Wanhua Palace and Wuhen Mountain. Now that Linhaiwei is mixed in, the forces under the jurisdiction of Yunyang Sect have also got involved.

Therefore, Donghai County can also be regarded as "our own territory".

"Father, I have obtained information about the 27th [Poisonous Hand Demonic Doctor] on the blacklist from the sect. The technique he practices is the [Yi Wood Rejuvenation Technique] of the Wood Element. He is very good at healing and detoxifying. He is also an expert in medicine, so he has become a well-respected doctor."

Chen Ningzhuo added, "But I don't know when this person's mind became twisted. He secretly captured people to experiment with various strange medical techniques and human experiments. Sometimes an experiment would kill hundreds or thousands of people, including some immortal cultivators. Therefore, this person is on the blacklist!"

"Although this person is also extremely cunning, he is much easier to deal with than the others on the blacklist. I suggest you start with him."

Chen Xuanmo did not agree with this suggestion. Instead, he wanted to catch another wanted criminal on the blacklist first.

"This person's real name is unknown, and his origin is unknown. He is known as the Thousand-Faced Demon Lord." Chen Ningzhuo understood and explained in detail to his father, "It is said that in the world of immortal cultivation, no one has ever seen the true face of the Thousand-Faced Demon Lord. He has thousands of incarnations, tall or short, fat or thin, ugly or handsome, and even male or female!"

"This is a notorious flower-stealing thief. As long as he has his eyes on someone, no matter if they are from a cultivation family, mortal women, or even female disciples of a sect, he will never let them go. And no matter if they are unmarried women, married women, sect stewards, or family ancestors... as long as he thinks they are pretty, he will do everything he can to steal their flowers."

"In particular, Wanhua Palace, one of the three major sects, has suffered the most. According to the secret information I have, in the past thirty years, nine female disciples of Wanhua Palace have been killed by them, and one of them was an inner sect deacon."

"The most abominable thing is that this man looks extremely handsome when he is picking flowers, and he is good at sweet talk and certain secret techniques, which makes many victims unable to forget him!"

"He also has an outrageous hobby. He would tattoo a peony on the buttocks of any woman he had ever picked up. Because of the special pigment and the deep piercing, the peony was difficult to remove. Even after ten or twenty years, it would still be vivid."

"This also led to some women who were insulted by them being unable to face their husbands afterwards, or being unable to marry at all, and thus embarking on the path of suicide."

As Chen Ningzhuo started to introduce himself, Chen Xuanmo became more and more angry, and he could no longer tolerate such people living in the world.

As a time traveler, Chen Xuanmo worked diligently all his life and married Yao Qiuping as his wife.

As a result, this native Thousand-Faced Demon Lord was so willful and reckless, and had no respect for this world at all. The senior sisters in Wanhua Palace had nine victims, so how could they tolerate him?

He scribbled a few lines on the desk: "The purple energy is abundant now, so let's start with the Thousand-Faced Demon Lord. If there is extra purple energy, we can deal with the Poisonous Hand Demon Doctor."

As the old father gave the order.

Chen Ningtai and Chen Ningzhuo naturally agreed.

However, before dealing with the Thousand-Faced Demon Lord.

Chen Ningtai reported another important matter, that is, Chen Xuanmo’s second grandson Chen Daoan is now eighty years old. His cultivation has reached the middle of the ninth level, which is still some distance away from the peak.

But Chen Daoan seemed unwilling to wait any longer. He hoped to apply for a foundation-building pill from his family and try to break through to the foundation-building stage.

Chen Ningtai had already prepared the Foundation Establishment Pill for him. He hoped that his old father would use the purple energy to protect Daoan because of his lifelong contribution as a professor in the clan school.

Chen Xuanmo was slightly startled.

Daoan is already eighty years old.

No wonder when I saw him today, I felt that he looked much older.

Although cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage can live longer than ordinary people due to their practice, it is difficult for them to live beyond a hundred years old. Before the age of seventy or eighty, they can still maintain good body functions by relying on the nourishment of spiritual energy, but once they are over eighty, their body functions will rapidly age.

Chen Xuanmo accepted the application without any hesitation and decided to lend him a helping hand.

soon.

In the family's retreat room that is connected to the middle-grade spiritual vein.

Chen Xuanmo felt a lot of emotion when he saw Chen Daoan, who had gray hair, obviously more wrinkles on his skin and looked a little old.

His third son, Chen Ninghui, died in a battle of magic when he was in his thirties, leaving behind Chen Daoan as the only descendant. In order to keep the only descendant of the third son, the family made him a professor in the clan school.

Time flies by so fast~

While Chen Xuanmo was sighing, Chen Daoan had already resolutely swallowed the foundation-building pill and entered a breakthrough state.

Ugh!
Chen Xuanmo sighed softly in his heart.

Daoan, this kid, has a foundation that is even worse than Daoling. Even with the help of the Foundation Establishment Pill to help him break through, his chance of success is at most 50%. Fortunately, Chen Xuanmo has the Purple Qi, which can help him.

As long as Daoan can break through the foundation building, it doesn't matter even if it consumes more purple energy and the plan to destroy the Thousand-Faced Demon Lord is postponed for a year or two.

With Chen Xuanmo's blessing, a purple mark gradually condensed on Chen Daoan's forehead, and then the purple became more and more intense, and finally turned into a golden mark.

As soon as the mark was formed, it disappeared into nothingness with a "pop" sound, and Chen Daoan fell into enlightenment.

However, his breakthrough process was only 30% complete before he came out of the state of perception. His body began to tremble slightly, and he looked like he was about to fail in the breakthrough.

Chen Xuanmo, who had been waiting by his side, hurriedly added a golden mark on him.

However, unexpectedly, the golden mark did not break, and Chen Daoan's physical condition continued to decline.

Not long after, he spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turned pale as he opened his eyes, his eyes were filled with turbidity and disappointment.

Foundation building failed!

Failed!
Chen Xuanmo couldn't believe it either. How could he fail with the help of the golden mark?

What shocked him the most was that the second golden mark was not activated!
And just as Chen Xuanmo was distracted.

Under the huge backlash of the failure in building the foundation, Chen Daoan's body could not bear it. He swayed and fell backwards, falling to the ground with a "thump". His breath stopped and his eyes slowly closed!

He, is dead! Seeing his grandson die in front of him, but being unable to do anything, even though Chen Xuanmo was used to seeing life and death, his mood was still silent for a long time.

As Chen Daoan died, the golden mark on his forehead suddenly exploded, but the energy within it did not disappear. Instead, it turned into wisps of purple air and returned to Chen Xuanmo.

This was the first time Chen Xuanmo had seen such a strange phenomenon.

After a long time, he seemed to come back to his senses and sighed heavily.

If his speculation is correct, the problem probably lies in accumulation.

Cultivation is not something that can be accomplished overnight. Daoan is not as good as Daoling in terms of accumulation of cultivation foundation or spiritual perception.

The reason why Dao Ling was able to activate the second golden mark and enter the second enlightenment-assisted breakthrough was mostly due to his daily accumulation and relatively solid foundation.

However, Daoan's foundation and perception were not enough to support his second enlightenment and assist in his breakthrough.

oh~~
Chen Xuanmo sighed deeply.

If Daoan didn't force a breakthrough this time and took good care of his health, he could probably live another ten years. However, he would probably spend these ten years in regret!
Well, everyone has their own destiny.

Chen Xuanmo sighed again and left.

Then, there was a funeral within the family.

Because Daoan was not a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage, the funeral was relatively small in scale, but all the relatives who were supposed to come came, and the atmosphere in the Chen family was depressed for several days.

The death of Chen Daoan also served as a reminder to those clan members who were getting carried away by Chen Daoling's success in establishing his foundation.

It was too difficult for a person with five spiritual roots to build a foundation. If he wanted to build a foundation in the future, even if his family could support him with foundation-building pills, he would have to think carefully to see if he had the foundation and accumulation.

……

After the first seven days.

The medium-sized spirit boat [Xuan Mo] started slowly and flew towards the East China Sea. After flying hundreds of miles out to sea, it flew north again.

Yungangwei.

This is the northern port of Donghai County. Compared with the remote small seaport in Linhaiwei that belongs to the Chen family, this one is more than ten times larger and more prosperous.

The total population of Yungangwei and its surrounding towns alone exceeds 700,000, of which at least 300,000 to 400,000 are migrant population.

To know.

The total population of Cangyi Guard under the rule of the Chen family just exceeded 60,000!
From this, it can be seen that Yungangwei is definitely a place where good and bad people mix together.

Chen Ningtai had already had in-depth discussions with the victims' families in advance and obtained some in-depth information that was not available in public intelligence.

Afterwards, he used the [Ancestral Divination Positioning Method] three times and, through triangulation, successfully locked the location of the Thousand-Faced Demon Lord in Yungangwei.

However, due to the large population and high mobility here, fishing out the Thousand-Faced Demon Lord is as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.

Moreover, the local boss here is a powerful immortal cultivation family with seven or eight foundation-building cultivators. This family is under the jurisdiction of Wanhua Palace, and Chen's activities are not going well.

Next to an uninhabited island more than a hundred miles offshore.

The Xuanmo Spiritual Boat was floating on the water, rising and falling with the waves. This was a temporary mooring on the sea in order to save spiritual stones.

After a fruitless search.

The family members participating in this operation are now gathering in the Xuanmo to hold a meeting and brainstorm.

"The best way is to find a beautiful monk and see if we can lure out that perverted Thousand-Faced Demon Lord." Su Yuanbai, who has become less arrogant and exudes a vulgar aura in recent years, made a suggestion when everyone was silent.

But Chen Ningtai just frowned slightly and did not respond immediately. He had considered this plan in depth.

But where to find the beautiful monk?

Could it be that we have to pick one of Chen's daughters or daughters-in-law to serve as bait?

What if something goes wrong with the plan? Wouldn’t it be too late to regret?

"Grandpa."

At this time, a young woman with a pretty face and a graceful temperament weakly raised her hand: "I agree with Old Master Su's proposal. I would like to take the initiative to take on this task."

"Wanqing, you..." Chen Ningtai looked stunned, but then shook his head seriously, "No, you are the daughter-in-law of my Chen family's eldest great-great-grandson. If I send you to seduce the Thousand-Faced Demon Lord, once the news gets out, won't my Chen family lose all face?"

That’s right, that graceful young woman was Shangguan Wanqing, who married into the Chen family.

She was extremely keen on participating in family missions. Even if it was a hunting operation like this, where she could only assist with her cultivation level, she was unwilling to miss it and pulled her husband Chen Xinyuan to participate.

The reason why she was so active was simple: she had given birth to a precious son with extraordinary spiritual roots.

If that child wants to have a good future, the resources he consumes in the future will definitely far exceed those of his other peers.

Although Chen Xiuyang's family training sequence was not low and he could enjoy relatively more resources, it was still far from enough.

Just look at Aunt Yuling’s family contribution deficit and you will understand. Every extra resource given by the family is recorded, and sooner or later you will have to pay it back by making contributions and completing tasks!

As a mother, how could I bear to see my son suffer?

In other words, she wanted to create a better future for Chen Xiuyang through her own efforts.

In Chen Xuanmo's words, this is the legendary "Juan Ma"!

"That's right, Wanqing, you don't accept this task." Chen Xinyuan on the side was also a little anxious.

Are you kidding? He is letting his wife seduce the Thousand-Faced Demon Lord. If something goes wrong, will he still be able to live as a human being?
"Grandfather, it's not me who's going..." Shangguan Wanqing suddenly stretched out her hand and pushed her husband Chen Xinyuan, who was against the idea, to the front. "My husband has fair skin and a slender figure. If he dresses up well, he will definitely not be worse than the so-called young lady from a poor family."

Thinking back to the beginning, the reason why she could not forget Chen Xinyuan was, on the one hand, because he saved her life and they had similar personalities, but Chen Xinyuan's good looks was definitely a major factor as well.

"What?"

Chen Xinyuan felt numb all over.

The others were also very shocked. What did Shangguan Wanqing come up with?

"My husband, what's with that expression on your face? You don't want our Xiuyang to have no Golden Elixir Method to use in the future, do you?" Shangguan Wanqing frowned gently, "As a father, you have to fight for a better future for your child, right?"

Chen Xinyuan felt a chill in his heart, his back went cold, and he cried out in pain.

Once upon a time, Chen Xinyuan was a young man who lived freely and without much pressure.

Unexpectedly, after marrying Shangguan Wanqing, he gave birth to a child with special spiritual roots, and life became difficult.

His wife also changed from her gentle and lovely appearance before marriage, and urged him to practice hard every day, take on family tasks, and work hard to win a bright future for the small family in the clan.

So much so that two words kept echoing in his mind.

work hard!
Cough!

“It’s not that we can’t try.”

Chen Ningtai looked Chen Xinyuan up and down, thought about it for a while, and nodded, "Xinyuan is a man anyway, if something goes wrong, he won't suffer any loss."

What does it mean to not suffer a loss?
Chen Xinyuan was almost crying.

So if a man is taken advantage of, he is not at a disadvantage? With my five spiritual roots, I can only be a tool, right?
***
a few days later.

A luxurious merchant ship arrived at Yungang.

Among the passengers on this merchant ship, one woman stood out.

She is tall, with long and straight legs under her skirt, and she walks gracefully with swaying figures. Her facial features are particularly distinctive, with a straight nose and watery eyes that seem to contain a hint of affection. She looks heroic yet charming.

The way she dresses and the way she wears her jewelry all indicate that she comes from a wealthy or noble family.

The maid beside her was also a beauty, but compared to this young lady, she looked duller. She was a little short, and her facial features were not distinct enough.

Countless men who were secretly watching this young lady and her maid couldn't help but secretly judge them.

"Damn it, could you not glance at me so professionally, you stinky man?"

Shangguan Wanqing, who was dressed as a maid holding an oil-paper umbrella for her "husband", had her mouth twitching and was muttering to herself constantly.

Chen Xinyuan, Chen Xinyuan, I really didn't realize that you could be so crazy! ! ?
She really never expected that her husband would look much better than her, more charming and more seductive after wearing women's clothes.

What's even more outrageous is that he is addicted to pretending. Just a glance from time to time can make many men around him become lustful and unable to control themselves.

Shangguan Wanqing.

She was sore.

……

(End of this chapter)