Please show your spirit to our ancestors

Chapter 172 The First Foundation Building Jade Slave

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However, no matter how inferior it is, two seventh-grade pills can solve the current problem.

The rebellious son Chen Ningtai is not in a hurry, as he still has many years to reach the peak of the foundation-building stage and there is enough time for him to plan. On the contrary, the adopted son Chen Ninghe is about to break through and needs the support of the Transcendent Pill the most.

Although Ning He and Cui have a deep relationship, it is absolutely impossible for him to completely give up Cui, both emotionally and morally.

But for Chen Xuanmo, this doesn't matter. Anyway, he also recognizes the Chen family as Chen Ninghe and participates in the ancestor worship ceremony every year. This is enough.

To Ning He, the old man of the Cui family was not only his savior, but also the brother who grew up with him. He was also one of the ancestors of the Cui family, so it was natural for him to take care of the younger generation. It was normal for him to help the Cui family when they were in trouble.

This shows that he is affectionate and righteous.

Spending a lot of effort to cultivate Chen Ninghe will bring far more benefits to the Chen family than support. The increase in high-end combat power is already a huge benefit, not to mention the extra purple energy generated during his annual sacrifices, which is already worth the price of the money.

just.

Chen Xuanmo was also a little worried.

The process of a demon beast advancing to the fifth level is extremely dangerous. Can one orange mark alone ensure Ning He's smooth advancement? If one mark is not enough, can he provide a second or even a third mark in time?

After all, Chen Ninghe is different from Zhong Liye. The latter is an orthodox genius cultivator with three spiritual roots and holds the mark of the righteous way. Even without the blessing of purple energy, the probability of forming a pill is very high.

Although Chen Ninghe has a trace of crane blood, he is still classified as a spiritual bird or a vicious bird.

His cultivation relies entirely on the innate instincts inherited in his blood, which is somewhat similar to biological genetic information. Due to factors such as hybridization, it is normal for this genetic information to be incomplete.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Xuanmo decided to play it safe and wait until at least the amount of purple energy in his hands exceeded three thousand strands, preferably five thousand strands. It would be safer to let Chen Ninghe try to advance. After all, if he failed, all his previous efforts would be wasted.

"Swish, swish, swish!" Chen Xuanmo quickly wrote down his opinion, "During this period of time, let Ning He return to Cui's Golden Light Tower to practice and polish his foundation."

Chen Ningtai was speechless.

Originally, he thought that after his father accumulated an additional two thousand strands of purple energy, he would be able to start Brother Ning He's path to promotion, but his father was obviously more cautious than him.

He immediately accepted the order and said, "Yes, father."

After a pause, Chen Ningtai hesitated and said, "Brother doesn't like to return to Tianjian Peak. The main reason is not because of Cui's family, but because he doesn't like the owner of Shuiyue Tower stationed in Cui's family."

In fact, although Chen Ninghe often stayed at Chen's after he recovered from his injury, he did not stop going back to Cui's. It was just that once he returned to the Jinguan Tower, he would easily miss the people around him, and his mood would often be low for a long time, so he rarely went back.

But since the owner of Shuiyue Tower moved to Cui's house, he has occupied the Golden Light Tower to practice. After all, this tower is not only beneficial to gold-type cultivators, but also has considerable benefits for water-type cultivators.

It's nothing if you just borrowed it temporarily, but the fact that you occupied it every day and didn't pay made everyone in the Cui family angry but unable to say anything.

Chen Ningtai had heard Cui Xiuming, the head of the Cui family, complain secretly several times, saying that the owner of Shuiyue Tower had a very arrogant and domineering personality.

"We still have to go back." Chen Xuanmo continued, "Tell Ning He that we can't let someone else take over our nest. Let him and the owner of Shuiyue Tower squeeze into the same tower to practice. Let's see who will be more uncomfortable."

"I understand, kid. I will discuss the tactical ideas with big brother." Chen Ningtai replied with a clear mind.

After finishing the arrangements for the seventh-grade Transcendent Pill, Chen Ningtai began to report on other situations.

Over the past year, the Chen family has made considerable progress in the development of the North Star Sea, especially after establishing relationships with the Yang family of Jiyang Island and the Zhang family of Qianliu Islands, the activities of Wuyun No. 1 have become increasingly smooth.

Wuyun No. 2 has also initially established a firm foothold in the Southern Liang Kingdom and is steadily and gradually expanding its territory. It has already reached preliminary trade agreements with some small families to exchange what the two countries have. Of course, the scale of such transactions is extremely small and is only a tentative operation.

In addition, Chen Ningtai also mentioned the operating conditions of Jinwufang Market last year.

Through the drainage effect of "The Romantic Swordsman and the Pretty Master", Jintailou has initially established a foothold in Jinwufang City, and its reputation is gradually accumulating, and it has also attracted many repeat customers.

Of course, if Jintailou wants to become a truly established business, it will still take a long time of accumulation and sedimentation.

After talking about these trivial matters.

Only then did Chen Ningtai mention the cultivation of spirit seeds and the progress of the foundation-building puppet, which Chen Xuanmo was most concerned about.

Chen Ningtai first called Chen Xinsong in and asked him to report on the progress of the spirit seed cultivation.

Chen Xinsong didn't know about Chen Xuanmo's spirit yet, so he was a little puzzled when he heard this request. He muttered to himself, "My great grandfather had clearly heard it once a few days ago, why did he have to hear it again?"
But he still reported to Chen Ningtai honestly: "Grandfather, ever since I got that old wooden box, it seems as if I was assisted by God. I have made great progress in the cultivation of original seeds. It is even incredible. I have cultivated three high-quality grain varieties with an acreage yield exceeding that of [Yuwen No. 9]!"

When this matter was mentioned, Chen Xinsong was still a little dazed. He felt that the experiments in breeding good varieties in the past two years had been so smooth as if it were a dream. He could only secretly sigh that the old wooden box was too magical, and it was a great fortune for his family to obtain this treasure.

In fact, Chen Xinsong had no idea that although this old wooden box was indeed very magical and even the Yunyang Sect could not produce such a treasure, if Chen Xuanmo had not invested a golden mark on it, greatly amplifying the effectiveness of the old wooden box, it would have been absolutely impossible to achieve such results in a short period of time.

Of course, this is also because the breeding of good varieties itself is highly random. Sometimes, excellent original varieties cannot be screened out for many consecutive generations, and useless efforts are made year after year. Sometimes, several good original varieties are discovered in a year, which depends a lot on luck.

This kind of thing that relies on luck and probability happens to be in line with the purple qi profession, so the effect is naturally very significant.

Subsequently.

Chen Xinsong also elaborated on his next plan from a professional perspective: "The three high-quality original seeds have passed my closed indoor cultivation and small field experiments. In the spring of next year, I will conduct large-scale field planting experiments in our three Chen's farms."

"However, grain safety is a serious matter. We must conduct several field trials to ensure that the new grain is problem-free before we can officially change the grain, replace the original grain in batches, and gradually promote it to the outside world."

Chen Xuanmo also understood a little bit about the complexity of grain cultivation. This kind of thing is the lifeline of many small families. Once a mistake occurs, the family that purchased the grain will suffer heavy losses. Even if compensation is paid, it will greatly affect the prestige of the Chen family.

Seeing that Chen Xinsong acted cautiously and slowly, he was very satisfied.

This child is really outstanding. When he reaches the foundation-building stage, we can consider letting him join the core group of elders of the Chen family. By then, we won’t have to hide many things from him.

Then, Chen Xinsong listed a series of plans, which seemed to be well organized.

"That's enough." Chen Ningtai nodded in appreciation, quite satisfied with his performance, "Xinsong, you did a good job, go and reunite with Linglong more."

"Yes, great grandfather."

Chen Xinsong still had some doubts in his heart, but he did not show it. He bowed and left respectfully.

After Chen Xuanmo learned about the progress of Chen's grain, Wang Qianqian could no longer contain her excitement and began to introduce her progress in puppetry: "Grandpa, our family's first-generation prototype jade slave of the foundation-building level has been successfully developed."

As she spoke, she tapped the storage bag lightly, and a figure appeared in front of her out of thin air.

It was a tall woman with long beautiful legs and outstanding temperament. She was wearing a set of fairy armor with exquisite workmanship, but with large areas of hollowing out. The decorative effect was obviously greater than the actual combat effect...

and many more!

Chen Xuanmo, who was in the heroic spirit state, suddenly focused his eyes.

Why does this woman look so familiar? Her image and temperament are also similar... Isn't this "Pretty Master" Liu Qingyan?
In fact, Chen Xuanmo had to admit that the boy Wu Yongliang from the royal family did have some artistic skills. He drew the image of Liu Qingyan in his book very vividly, even showing her temperament and armor in combat state to the fullest.

But what about Wang Qianqian's foundation-building jade slave? Isn't this plagiarizing Liu Qingyan's illustration?

Without waiting for Chen Xuanmo to respond, Wang Qianqian excitedly took the initiative to introduce: "I think the "Romance Sword Fairy and Pretty Master" created by my great grandfather is very interesting. I used Liu Qingyan's image to create the first generation of jade slaves to pay tribute to you, great grandfather..."

But before she could finish her words, Chen Ningtai, Chen Ningzhuo and everyone else in the room looked at Wang Qianqian, their eyes wide open, filled with shock and disbelief.

"This..." Chen Jingyun asked the key question for everyone, "Madam, what did you say? That, that book... is it from my great grandfather? That...?"

"Huh?" Wang Qianqian was also a little surprised, "Don't you all know?"

"I don't know!" Chen Ningtai said with a strange look on his face, "I've never heard my father mention this. Fourth Brother, what about you?"

Chen Ningzhuo hurriedly said: "I haven't heard my father mention it, but I have been following that book recently. It is indeed written, very well written, very good to read..."

As he spoke, sweat began to form on his forehead.

Chen Ningtai glared at him and said, "Fourth Brother, what father created is an artistic treasure that has never been created before and will never be repeated. How can it be described with just three words: 'extremely beautiful'?"

"..." Chen Daoling and Chen Daoyuan looked at their father in silence.

Dad, you obviously criticized that book a lot in private, saying that although "The Romantic Swordsman and the Pretty Master" is a best-seller, it is absolutely cultural dregs and is very harmful to young people. Just look at our Chen Xiuyang and you will know!
But in the blink of an eye, Dad has changed!

"Madam, since no one knows, why do you know it?" Chen Jingyun asked curiously, "Could it be that your great grandfather told you privately?"

Hearing this, Chen Xuanmo, who was standing there pretending to be dead and was so embarrassed that he was about to scrape out a three-bedroom apartment, was also stunned.

Yes~ How did Qianqian know about this?

He couldn't help but prick up his ears in curiosity.

"It's very simple. Didn't Xiu Yang say that he found the book in our Sutra Library? I looked at the date the manuscript was completed and I can roughly confirm that it was written more than two hundred years ago." Wang Qianqian explained leisurely.

"Let me combine the language style and word usage in the book. There are some special words passed down by my great-grandfather. Also, don't you think that Xuanyuan Baifa's style of doing things and his habit of dealing with crises..."

Qianqian, stop talking!
Chen Xuanmo, in the heroic spirit state, let out a silent cry.

Only now did he understand what it felt like to be truly socially dead, especially in front of his descendants. The most outrageous thing was that his ancestor had been dead for forty years, and yet he was still being dragged out to be whipped!

After listening to Wang Qianqian's analysis, the core members of the Chen family suddenly connected all the details that they had not noticed before, and they all suddenly realized.

It turned out to be the case.

Chen Ningtai also suddenly reacted.

He was saying it ~ Why would a child like Xiu Yang appear in their family's eldest lineage... He is not at all as steady and down-to-earth as Chen Ningtai? It turns out that the root of the problem lies with his father!
"But speaking of it, my great grandfather's aesthetic is really...ahead of its time." Wang Qianqian pondered the words and sentences, "The design of this set of armor is also very beautiful. I'm already trying to figure out how to turn it into a spiritual weapon."

Pretty as hell, I copied it too!

Moreover, the advertising design was copied from those third-rate web games in the previous life that had pop-up windows.

Besides, Qianqian's relatively petite figure cannot handle this set of armor.

After so many years, this was the first time that Chen Xuanmo had any evil thoughts towards his great-grandson's wife who "dug up his ancestors' graves" and "scattered his ancestors' ashes."

Chen Xuanmo quickly directed the Xuanmo Spirit Sword to vibrate and write: "How much does the first generation prototype jade slave cost, and how is its performance?"

Forcibly change the subject.

When this is mentioned.

Wang Qianqian immediately became professional, frowning as she said, "In fact, in terms of pure combat power, it is about the same as our Foundation Establishment puppet, but her realism is unparalleled. If you don't observe carefully, you can't tell whether it is a real person or a puppet."

"As for the cost, it's a bit high. At the foundation-building stage, the energy impact during the battle is extremely powerful, and pure nephrite can't support it at all. I used fifth-grade diamond scale jade, several other materials, and nephrite, and repeated many experiments before I finally mixed a new material that basically meets the requirements. This alone consumed a lot of our time and purple energy."

"Especially this prototype jade slave. The materials alone cost a total of 50,000 spirit stones. Adding the previous annual investment, the cost is even more shocking."

"However, if we produce more than ten at a time, the cost can be reduced to about 20,000 spirit stones per piece."

The cost is 20,000 per piece?
Everyone fell into deep thought.

Even Chen Xuanmo couldn't help but think about it secretly.

The foundation-building puppet that he exchanged in the sect consumed four [Merits] and 12000 contribution points.

This is actually a kind of welfare that the sect gives to meritorious disciples, and the price is actually quite cheap.

If the outside world wants to obtain a foundation-building puppet, they can only occasionally encounter it at an auction. Most of the auction prices are over 20,000 spirit stones, and some are even sold for around 25,000 or 26,000 spirit stones.

But even so, it is obvious that the cost of an ordinary foundation-building puppet is far lower than that of a foundation-building jade slave.

Of course, the positioning of the jade slave is different from that of ordinary foundation-building puppets, so it is normal for the cost to be higher. But this one is a prototype after all, so there should be a lot of room for optimization.

Soon, Chen Xuanmo gave further instructions: "Qianqian, you are responsible for continuing to polish the jade slave puppets. Produce them at a rate of one jade slave puppet every two years. First, it will be supplied to the family. Second, it can continuously improve the technology, find problems during use, and optimize costs. Third, it can also meet the customization needs of some high-end customers."

"Grandpa is indeed wise and thoughtful." Wang Qianqian flattered him and nodded repeatedly, "I think so too. It is extremely uneconomical to rashly mass-produce now. It is better to continue to polish the craftsmanship and optimize the technology and cost. Our Liu Qingyan version of the foundation-building jade slave can be placed in the Jinwufang City store as a clerk and serve as our family's signboard."

The Chen family members nodded repeatedly, indicating that this plan was very safe and feasible.

Subsequently.

Wang Qianqian continued to report: "However, thanks to our family's breakthrough in jade slave technology, the performance of the second-generation Yuquan Realm and third-generation Qifu Realm jade slaves we can produce has also been greatly improved. The combat power of the Yuquan Realm jade slaves has reached the sixth level of the Qi Refining Stage, and the combat power of the Qifu Realm jade slaves has reached the ninth level of the Qi Refining Stage. They can now be mass-produced."

Nowadays, the first generation of jade slaves are still being sold on the market. Their average combat power is only at the third level of the Qi Refining Stage. Even some collector's edition jade slaves are only at the fourth level of the Qi Refining Stage, but they are made of more luxurious materials and have more refined details.

"The first generation has been sold for long enough. Now that we have accumulated the third generation technology and have the preliminary fourth generation of foundation-building jade slaves, we have accumulated enough technology and can officially start selling and promoting the second generation of Yuquan jade slaves."

This is what is called producing one generation, storing technology for one generation, and polishing technology for one generation. Even when polishing the fourth generation, we can already pre-research the fifth generation of Yu Nu.

"This is easy to handle." Chen Ningtai was also a little excited when he heard it. "Our agency sales contract with Shangguan is about to expire. Shangguan will also send people to watch our 10th anniversary celebration of Sheshan Market and renew the agency contract for the next ten years. I can just catch up with Brother Yuntai and study how to better promote the second generation of jade slaves."

Hearing this, Chen Xuanmo, who was in the heroic spirit state, glanced at Chen Ningtai.

In fact, according to Chen's current size and strength, it can already choose to sell jade slaves on its own.

However, considering that the Shangguan family is an old Jindan family, its influence ultimately exceeds that of the Chen family. In addition, everyone has always cooperated happily, so it is still a win-win situation.

Therefore, there is nothing wrong with the second-generation Yu Nu choosing to continue its cooperation with Shangguan, but when the third generation goes on sale in the future, we will have to have a good chat about it.

It's also a coincidence.

At the same time, in Yixianfang City, Yixian Tower.

The top floor is Dengxian Pavilion.

The gauze curtains swayed, the copper stove emitted fragrance, and the curling smoke lingered in the pavilion.

As the best private room in Yixian Building, Dengxian Pavilion is usually reserved only by the most distinguished guests.

At this moment, the banquet had already started in the pavilion, and expensive dishes were served one after another.

At the main seat, Lu Qingxuan, who was wearing a light and elegant palace dress, lifted a strand of hair from her temples, revealing a beautiful face. She smiled at a young man in a brocade robe sitting in the guest seat and said, "Brother Shangguan, what do you think of the [Chess Immortal Slave] that our Lu family has launched?"

The young man in brocade robe is named Shangguan Yulong. He has regular features and a sturdy build. His temperament is quite similar to that of a young man from a wealthy family.

Beside him, two women dressed in maids' attire were kneeling.

They poured wine and served Shangguan Yulong food, and served him wholeheartedly. If one did not look carefully, it would be difficult to recognize that they were actually two jade slaves.

Shangguan Yulong ate a grape peeled by Yu Nu, then leaned back slightly, his sitting posture becoming more comfortable.

His eyes swept over the so-called [Chess Immortal Slaves] on display in the center of the field. His gaze was full of disdain and he sneered: "Haha, Senior Sister Qingxuan, you are joking. Just relying on these few crudely made puppets of yours, you are worthy of being called [Chess Immortal Slaves]? Do you think you can compete with the jade slaves produced by Chen's?"

It is not known when it started, but it became popular within the Yunyang Sect to use the title "senior sister" instead of "senior sister", but the junior sister is still the junior sister and will not be called the junior sister. Later, it gradually spread throughout the Great Wu country.

Such blunt words made Lu Qingxuan's smile freeze, and anger appeared in her beautiful eyes.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Lu Haobo, the current head of the Lu family, hurriedly laughed and said, "Mr. Shangguan is worthy of being the direct descendant of the Qinghe Shangguan family and the current [President of the Jade Slave Association]. His vision is exquisite and unique."

As he spoke, he also quickly winked at Lu Qingxuan. Now is not the time for you to act like a spoiled brat. If you want to do business, you naturally have to behave like a business person.

The overall situation is important! The overall situation is important!

Lu Qingxuan took a few deep breaths before she managed to regain her smiling expression: "I admit that in terms of realism, our Yixian slave is temporarily inferior to Yu Nu..."

"Yes, we're short of a lot of chips!" Shangguan Yulong interrupted without any politeness.

"Yes, there is a big gap." Lu Qingxuan gritted her teeth secretly, but still smiled and said, "However, our Yixian slaves also have their own advantages. First, their combat power has reached the fifth level of Qi Refining Stage! The combat power of Chen's jade slaves is only equivalent to the third level of Qi Refining Stage, and the collector's edition is only the fourth level of Qi Refining Stage. In terms of practicality, they are far inferior to our Yixian slaves."

Shangguan Yulong remained unmoved and looked increasingly lazy.

Lu Qingxuan continued, "Second, our price is cheap. We don't sell it for 998, we don't sell it for 688, we only sell it for 388!"

"Third, our technology will also grow in the future. As long as we give us time, our level of anthropomorphism will catch up with Chen's sooner or later."

Shangguan Yulong finally became a little impatient: "Senior Qingxuan, you asked someone to find me here to discuss something, just to talk about these boring things?"

"Fifty percent. Your Shangguan Group's sales channels are the exclusive channel for selling our Yixiannu. We are willing to split the sales revenue with you fifty-fifty." Lu Qingxuan finally gritted her teeth and said her offer. "I have found out that Chen Group only gave you one-third of the share!"

"Senior Qingxuan, as the president of the Jade Slave Association, I am still very busy." Shangguan Yulong waved his sleeves, stood up leisurely, and said with a smile, "I'm rushing to Sheshan Market to have tea with Chen Ningtai."

Lu Qingxuan's face looked very ugly.

Finally, she gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, you guys take 60%! We will occupy the market even if we don't make any money!"

"Seventy percent."

Shangguan Yulong smiled very sincerely.

"Junior Brother Shangguan." Lu Qingxuan stood up suddenly, his face as cold as ice, "You mean, for every Yixian slave we sell, our Lu family has to make a loss and pay you money?"

"call!"

Shangguan Yulong casually blew away a strand of hair that fell from his forehead and looked at her with a half-smile, meaningful expression: "Why not? Is Senior Sister's purpose to make money? Not to squeeze the Chen family?"

"you!"

Lu Qingxuan's eyes were blazing with fire.

This damn meaningful smile~! I really want to beat him to death!!!
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(End of this chapter)