Please show your spirit to our ancestors

Chapter 211: Chen's Foundation Increases Rapidly
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The first person who caught Chen Xuanmo's eyes was naturally his most beloved eldest son Zhong Li Ye.

At this time, Zhongli Ye stood solemnly among the crowd, with the purple aura emanating from his body being the most vigorous. He was a typical top brother on the list.

It’s not that his cultivation is higher than that of other Jindan cultivators, but he was brought up by Chen Xuanmo with great care since he was a child, and in his heart he regards Chen Xuanmo as his father. Naturally, his mentality is very different from that of other worshippers who are only maintained by a piece of contract.

The second is Chen Xuanmo’s favorite adopted son, the golden-feathered crane—Chen Ninghe.

After being promoted to the fifth level, his purple energy also became as thick as smoke, only slightly inferior to Zhongli Ye's.

"Good good."

You are worthy of being my, Chen Xuanmo’s, beloved son Ning He. The three thousand strands of purple energy were not wasted.

After entering the fifth level, he could contribute about 400 strands of purple energy every year, which would pay off in seven or eight years, and it would be pure profit from then on.

Apart from this man and the crane, the Fairy of Flowers, Master Xuanyang, Master Changsheng, Master Jinguang, and Fairy Taiyue, as the family's guest officials, can only contribute half of the purple energy. But even so, each column of purple energy is still very thick, far exceeding the family's foundation-building elites.

Especially Fairy Taiyue, even if she only contributed half of the purple energy, it was about three-quarters of the Golden-Winged Crane. Obviously, her strength has been significantly improved compared to before.

It’s no wonder, Fairy Taiyue originally had a high level of cultivation and powerful strength.

In addition, she had previously teamed up with Chen to carry out many operations against the Blood Soul Cult, gaining a large amount of merit contribution points. Later, she guarded Xihai County for many years, fighting against the Blood Soul Cult and sea beasts, so naturally she also gained a lot.

In addition, Chen Ningtai has also been providing her with resources through Zhuge Linglong for a long time.

With the combination of various factors, Fairy Taiyue had abundant resources for cultivation, and her cultivation naturally improved by leaps and bounds.

Moreover, this time she came to the Chen family to offer sacrifices and contribute purple energy, and she has already formed a bond with the Chen family. From now on, Chen Xuanmo can provide her with purple energy marks to help her practice, allowing her to break through to the middle stage of the golden elixir faster and more steadily.

Apparently, inviting powerful practitioners to become family worshippers, guest officials, or household generals is the fastest way to accumulate purple energy.

However, doing so would be a huge test for Chen's ability to make money. Not to mention anything else, just the temporary offerings would cost tens of thousands of spirit stones a year.

Although Chen makes a lot of money now, his expenses are also very high.

A bunch of people with four spiritual roots want to achieve golden elixir, how can they do it without a massive amount of resources?

Could it be possible that we could learn from the Blood Soul Sect and perform blood sacrifices and blood-devouring to obtain resources?

Chen Xuanmo's gaze lingered on a group of Jindan cultivators for a while before he looked at his sons Chen Ningtai, Chen Ningzhuo, and Su Yuanbai.

The amount of purple energy they could contribute was much less, making it seem inconspicuous.

But the Chen family today is no longer the same Chen family as before. Both the population size and quality have undergone tremendous changes, and the total amount of purple energy produced is also huge.

After a moment, the purple energy was completely absorbed.

Chen Xuanmo counted the total amount of purple energy he absorbed this time, and it reached a staggering 3436 strands in one breath, which was close to three and a half orange marks. If he saved it for three years without spending a penny, perhaps he could change the color of the mark again.

It’s just that too much purple energy was consumed last year. Even though the purple energy harvested this time is astonishing, the total amount only reached 3631 strands!
What a pity~
Chen Xuanmo felt regretful.

If only all Jindan cultivators could recognize him as their father, then the amount of purple energy produced during today's ancestor worship would surely increase dramatically.

Of course, Chen Xuanmo also knew that this was pure fantasy.

Although money is useful, not every Jindan cultivator would bow down for five thousand spirit stones.

It is already not easy to get five Jindan monks to come to worship the ancestors this time. If we force it, it would be a bit greedy.

It is worth mentioning that among the more than 3,000 strands of purple air that were newly recorded this time, nearly 100 strands of purple air were gathered from the branch base in the North Star Sea.

The branch base over there has been developed for nearly three years, and now everything is on the right track. The tribesmen who moved to the island have gradually adapted to life on the island.

As the branch bases develop slowly in the future, the amount of purple energy gathering over there will surely increase.

Coming back to his senses, Chen Xuanmo's attention fell on the Xuanmo Spirit Sword again.

Under the baptism of a large amount of purple energy, Chen Xuanmo could clearly feel that the quality of the Xuanmo Spirit Sword had been greatly improved, and it was making firm strides towards the level of magic weapon.

After processing the purple qi harvest.

Chen Xuanmo's heart, which had been throbbing due to the surge of purple energy, gradually calmed down.

He put his hands behind his back and began to stroll among the descendants who filled the ancestral hall. He looked at this child, then at that little brat. Well, it feels really good to have a house full of descendants.

Even though he is just a heroic spirit now, he can feel that his bloodline continues in his children.

Afterwards, he tested two babies in swaddling clothes, and as expected, both were children with five spiritual roots.

Even with the help of the Purple Jade Plate, it can only guarantee a significant increase in the probability of having a child with five spiritual roots. Even if a golden jade plate is used, even if both parents have four spiritual roots, there can only be a considerable probability of conceiving a child with four spiritual roots.

After walking around in circles and listening to Chen Ningtai's rare passionate sacrificial speech, the tedious sacrificial ceremony finally came to an end and everyone left.

As usual, several core members of the family moved to Chen Xuanmo's study - Moxiang Pavilion.

The core family meeting officially begins.

Chen Ningtai continued to chatter about the family's development and changes over the past year, and began to insert data reports that gave Chen Xuanmo a headache: "Father, some of the gains from the black market suppression campaign we organized last year have been fully counted."

"In that battle, the sect wiped out a total of six Blood Soul Envoys, and the Merit Hall was awarded 31 Merits. According to the agreement with the Purple Yin Sect Master, we, as the organizer and planner, can get half of it, which means we get 2 Merits and a contribution value of ."

"There was some controversy on the Blood Guardian side because one was killed and the other escaped. But Senior Jin Guang and several other seniors helped to argue with the Sect Master, saying that our plan was already a tight net and it was only because Sect Master Ziyin was careless that one of the Blood Guardians escaped."

"Therefore, Sect Master Ziyin finally agreed to settle with our Chen family according to half of the merits of the two blood guardians. We will get 36 merits, and the contribution value is ."

Huh? Jin Guang and the others actually offered to help? It seems that the salary was not given in vain.

Chen Xuanmo felt much better.

Come to think of it, it is true. Youyue escaped from the hands of old ghost Ziyin. What does it have to do with my Chen family? Why don't you give me the contribution of the Chen family in the settlement and planning?
"Afterwards, through interrogation, reconnaissance and other means to obtain intelligence, the sect and our Chen family actively cooperated and wiped out a total of six Blood Soul Envoy bases, killing or capturing many Blood Deacons, Blood Guards, and Blood Soldiers, severely damaging the organizational structure of the Blood Soul Cult and curbing the Blood Soul Cult's rampant momentum."

"Our Chen family gained and settled 36 merits and contribution points from this."

"Among the rest of the spoils of war, such as blood evil materials and techniques, our Chen family has calculated 60 merits and more than contribution points."

Although Chen Xuanmo felt a headache after listening to the data, he cheered up again when he thought that these merits and contribution points could be exchanged for the treasures that the Chen family depended on for survival.

He noticed that in the last spoils distribution settlement, the amount of contribution points was far greater than the value that should correspond to seventy-eight merits, and asked casually.

Chen Ningtai explained that it was because there were many low-level materials in the captured spoils that could not be converted into merit.

"In addition, we also gained some from our reports. At that time, we cooperated with the Law Enforcement Hall in the black market and found many blacklist monks hiding in aristocratic families and evildoers of the Blood Soul Sect. According to statistics, we have obtained a total of 22 merits and more than contribution points."

Finally, Chen Ningtai concluded: "To sum up, the total merits and contributions that our Chen family gained last year amounted to 185 merits and more than million contribution points."

After listening to this, Chen Xuanmo suddenly felt a sense of security as if his wallet had suddenly become full, and his heart was filled with emotion.

This is undoubtedly the highest contribution the Chen family has ever received from a sect. We are extremely grateful to the Blood Soul Sect for helping the Chen family grow and develop.

However, when Chen Xuanmo thought of the top-grade spiritual vein that was worth a sky-high price, he couldn't help feeling depressed.

After much effort in setting up such a big game and earning so many contribution points, I could only exchange them for about half a high-quality spiritual vein.

It can be seen how difficult it is for ordinary foundation-building families to cross the class and become a Jindan upper clan. Even if you can afford such a high price, the sect may not be willing to exchange it for you. After all, the top-grade spiritual veins are the foundation of the sect. As long as there is one more righteous law, the sect can add another Jindan inheritance.

The Hedong Cui family does have a top-grade spiritual vein for the gold element, but the Cui family protects that top-grade spiritual vein as if it were their lifeblood. They held on and refused to sell it even when they were surrounded by wolves in the most difficult times. Naturally, they will not give it up now no matter what.

But for Chen, top-grade spiritual veins are also a necessity. Since he can't afford to exchange them for the moment, he can only explore outside the Southern Wilderness and try his luck.

However, the Southern Wilderness is extremely dangerous. There are even seventh- and eighth-level monsters lurking in the depths, and there are more than one of them. Not to mention the small Chen family, even the old monster Ziyin doesn't dare to go deep into it rashly.

After all, although Yuanying Stage True Immortals are powerful, they are not omnipotent. Once they rashly go deep into the Southern Wilderness and are caught alone and then surrounded, Yuanying Stage True Immortals may also perish there.

Otherwise, since the vast Southern Wilderness region is so rich in resources, why didn't the Great Wu Kingdom expand its borders there?
It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I can’t.

With the current strength of the Chen family, it is best not to go more than 5,000 miles deep into the Southern Wilderness while maintaining relative safety.

But this brings up another problem. The relatively safe areas on the edge of the Southern Wilderness have been visited by humans countless times.

It is impossible that there are still some high-quality spiritual veins that look very conspicuous for Chen to pick up.

The only solution now is to rely on the special effects of the orange mark and try your luck in a relatively safe area to see if you can get lucky enough to encounter a hidden high-quality spiritual vein.

It can be imagined that the probability of success by relying on luck is definitely not high.

One orange mark requires one thousand purple qi, and now Chen Xuanmo can only make three orange marks with all his body combined.

It is undoubtedly a foolish dream to think that you can find a top-grade spiritual vein worth millions of spirit stones with just three orange marks.

This is bound to be another expense that requires long-term consumption. Every year in the future, I will have to spare a thousand strands of purple energy to use on this matter. I just don’t know when I will be able to get lucky.

And just as Chen Xuanmo was thinking.

Chen Ningtai continued to report: "Father, I am thinking that although our behind-the-scenes plan to severely damage the Blood Soul Sect can be called secret, the Blood Soul Sect still has a blood guardian and a quasi-saint son missing. I don't know if the quasi-saint son will send people from overseas after getting the news."

At this point, Chen Ningtai looked worried and couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "I have a feeling that the Great Wu Kingdom will not be peaceful in the coming years. I think our family needs to prepare for a rainy day and find a way to improve the family's combat effectiveness and ensure the safety of our clan members as much as possible."

Ah!
Chen Xuanmo commanded the Xuanmo Spirit Sword to tremble slightly, indicating his agreement.

However, just as he was about to listen to the specific ideas of this rebellious son, Chen Ningtai coughed twice and continued, "My son imagines that if our family can own five high-grade spiritual veins, and upgrade the basic class five-element tower into five real five-element towers, and upgrade the five-element formation into a large five-element formation, even a Nascent Soul cultivator will be defeated if he comes."

"However, high-quality spiritual veins are too rare, and the exchange price is too high. This is a goal that cannot be achieved in the short term. I would like to get a medium-sized armed treasure boat first."

"The 'Fen Tian' in the sect is pretty good. It can attack or defend. Even if we face a Jindan cultivator, we don't have to be afraid. With Brother Ning He's help to contain and intercept, we may even be able to kill the Jindan cultivator directly!"

Everyone had seen the Fentian commanded by Chen Shiyun in the last black market war. Its performance was indeed impressive. Chen Shiyun also secretly provided some parameters of the Fentian. After Chen Ningtai learned about it, he was even more excited.

Chen Xuanmo thought about it for a moment and thought this was a good idea.

The speed of the treasure boat is very fast, especially the medium-sized treasure boat. Although it is still behind Chen Ninghe's cruising or burst speed, it is far beyond that of most Jindan cultivators.

Seeing that his father had no objection, Chen Ningtai took two steps back, shrank his neck and said, "It's just that the ordering speed of the medium-sized armed treasure boat is slow, so I took the initiative and placed an order with the sect's weapon refining hall in advance."

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As soon as Chen Xuanmo saw the cowardly look of this rebellious son, he had a bad feeling in his heart.

He quickly asked in a trembling voice, how many merits did this thing cost?
"Actually, it's not too expensive, especially compared to the top-grade spirit veins." Chen Ningtai spoke carefully, unconsciously taking a half step back. "Customizing the medium-sized armed treasure boat cost our family 90 merit points and contribution points."

"How many?"

Chen Xuanmo's heart trembled.

This thing is actually worth ten sets of Five Elements Formations and is much more expensive than those single-seat original Five Elements Towers.

However, after thinking about it, he finally realized it.

In fact, this price range is normal for a medium-sized Baozhou.

This thing is more powerful than the Golden Light Tower, and it is also a mobile war fortress that can be used for both attack and defense. It has a very strong actual combat effect and is a very practical war weapon. Although the price looks expensive, it is actually very cost-effective.

Moreover, compared to the family defense system that takes an unknown amount of time to complete a complete upgrade, this treasure ship can be ordered immediately and can directly form combat effectiveness after completion, so the cycle is undoubtedly much shorter.

In subsequent operations against the Blood Soul Cult, this medium-sized armed treasure ship may be able to achieve miraculous results.

Overall, this decision feels okay.

However, most of the merits that he had accumulated with great difficulty were lost in one go, and Chen Xuanmo felt inexplicably heartbroken.

He weakly shook the sword slightly, and a low sword sound came out, which was considered as his agreement.

So, what should we save up and exchange for the remaining merits and contribution points?

From which angle can we improve the family strength?

Chen Xuanmo couldn't help but start thinking.

"Father, I think a good horse needs a good saddle. It's useless for us to have only a bare medium-sized treasure boat."

"Wait? The naked version?"

The heroic spirit Chen Xuanmo couldn't help but be stunned.

Three hundred merits and you ordered a nude version?

A bad feeling instantly rose up in his brain.

Why does this scene seem so familiar? I, Chen Xuanmo, seem to have experienced it somewhere before?
"I thought that a medium-sized treasure boat must have some protection, right? So I chose a mobile version of the Five Elements Formation for our treasure boat. The price is not expensive. It cost 18 merits and contribution points."

"..." Chen Xuanmo was silent for a while.

Chen Ningtai continued, "I thought, since we already have a shield, we must have a powerful offensive weapon, right? I thought the Dragon Head Fiery Sun Cannon would be good, so I chose it. It's affordable and only requires 30 merits and contribution points."

"I was thinking, since we have spent so much merit and contribution points, shouldn't we strengthen the shell and keel of the treasure ship? Therefore, I used some of the contribution points to strengthen our family's medium-sized treasure ship a little bit in the design."

"In addition, I also took my father's Seven-Star Sword Formation into consideration. As the strength of future enemies continues to increase, the sword formation will sooner or later transform into a magic weapon level. Therefore, I spent a little bit of merit and contribution points and asked the Taiyi Sword Pavilion of the sect to help re-refine a set of magic weapon-level Seven-Star Sword Formation sword altars."

As Chen Ningtai talked non-stop.

Chen Xuanmo's heart was chilled to the extreme, and he couldn't help but tremble as he asked a soul-searching question.

Then, how much merit and contribution points does our family have left?
"That's all." Chen Ningtai laughed dryly. "Haha, the extra contribution points were used to strengthen the shell and keel."

"..."

Yes, yes, that’s the taste.

Chen Xuanmo once again experienced the feeling of his family having just received a large sum of demolition compensation, but before he could even open his eyes, his unruly son had squandered it all.

(No update on Sunday, continue on Monday morning~~haha)

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(End of this chapter)