Please show your spirit to our ancestors

Chapter 216 Aunt Yunyi! It turns out you have had a crush on me for a long time
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And it is at the same time when the Sheshan Market Fair is about to open.

Hebei County.

Wufeng Mountain.

As the location of the main residence of the Yuwen family, a famous Jindan clan in Hebei County, Wufeng Mountain can be regarded as a landmark attraction in Hebei County.

The reason why [Wufeng Mountain] got its name is naturally because of its special shape.

It is composed of five adjacent but not continuous peaks. From a distance, it looks unusually neat, as if someone had deliberately arranged them.

These five peaks are not steep, but not low either. They are connected to each other by iron suspension bridges. The peaks are covered with lush vegetation and there are well-arranged pavilions scattered among them. From time to time, immortal cultivators roar by from the sky. In the spiritual fields, medicine gardens and flower gardens, you can occasionally see the busy figures of spiritual plant masters. It does look like a paradise of immortals.

As a powerful Jindan clan, the Yuwen family has lasted for hundreds or even thousands of years, and naturally has accumulated a profound foundation. The current head of the family, Yuwen Xingyun, is an ambitious and powerful figure who is determined to expand the family.

It also happened that two powerful neighbors, the Cui family of Hedong and the Dugu family of Donghai, both encountered misfortunes.

One was attacked by the Blood Soul Cult and suffered heavy losses. The Jindan ancestor died on the spot, while the other one was simply a lackey of the Blood Soul Cult. After the incident, his entire family defected to the Great Wu Kingdom and their whereabouts are still unknown.

Such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity naturally gave rise to strong ambitions in the Yuwen family.

In the past few years, they have used their high-quality grain variety [Yuwen No. 9] to aggressively advance into the Hedong and Donghai counties, and quickly captured market share with their marketing strategy of low prices and high quality.

Based on this, they continued to expand their own power and influence, constantly squeezing out the local forces of the two counties, absorbing the interests of the two places while also expanding their own territory.

Once the Yuwen family's grain varieties completely occupy the market and this situation continues for ten or eight years, the entire Hedong County and Donghai County will gradually become the shape of the Yuwen family, and it will be extremely difficult to expel them.

The Chen family had already keenly realized this, and thus launched the spirit seed improvement plan led by Chen Xinsong, and used the advantages of purple air and the old wooden box to greatly speed up the progress of the spirit seed improvement.

This is how the "Chen's White Jade No. 3" was cultivated using the common white jade rice as the base variety.

Three or four years ago, Chen’s White Jade No. 3 began to be sold to the public.

At the beginning, it was only promoted among in-laws and friendly families. Later, because the quality and yield of the spiritual rice it produced were much better than Yuwen No. 9, and the spiritual seeds were cheaper, and they performed well in terms of disease and pest resistance, it gained market recognition in a very short period of time and achieved fruitful results in the battle to protect the spiritual seeds.

After all, Yuwen No. 9's invasion time was still short and no deep path dependence had been formed.

at this time.

In the Chaori Hall located on Chaori Peak, the highest peak of Wufeng Mountain, a group of core elders and clan leaders of the Yuwen family are holding a meeting to deal with the increasingly fierce counterattack of Chen family's Baiyu No. 3.

"Master, I have secretly purchased Chen's White Jade No. 3 for three consecutive years for experimental planting, and recorded its performance in detail during the trial planting process. I have not found any obvious defects in this grain variety. Its quality, yield, and even its performance in disease resistance and resistance to adverse weather are better than our Yuwen No. 9."

An elder spiritual plant master in the foundation-building stage was holding a stack of sorted data and reporting the situation with a serious expression on his face.

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the Chaori Palace.

Many people originally thought that the Chen family had a shallow foundation and that they had just taken a chance and cultivated a seemingly high-quality grain variety, and then hastily brought it out to compete with the Yuwen family.

The Yuwen family themselves started out by relying on spiritual seeds. They have a long history in cultivating spiritual seeds and have accumulated rich experience in cultivation. Therefore, the core members of the Yuwen family have more or less some understanding of spiritual seed cultivation.

For this reason, they are all very clear that similar "high-quality" grain varieties will appear from time to time during the grain breeding process.

However, this grain variety, which seems to be very excellent at first glance, often encounters various unexpected problems once it is planted on a large scale. For example, it is not cold-resistant enough, and when planted in some areas with low winter temperatures, large areas of it will freeze to death.

For example, due to poor disease resistance, the seedlings were originally growing well, but suddenly they were infected with Linggu disease and died on a large scale.

Another example is attracting insects. Although the plant performs well in other aspects, it is inexplicably particularly attractive to insects. The situation is even more serious once it enters the filling period. Once planted, a lot of time and energy must be spent on expelling insects. If the expelling of insects is not timely, the yield will be affected.

Etc., etc.

In the world of cultivating immortals, any strange and bizarre situations can occur to the spiritual seeds.

In fact, the birth of any high-quality spiritual seed needs to withstand the test of a long time. It does not need to have the highest production capacity, but it must be the most stable, without obvious shortcomings, and have strong universality. Only in this way can it be popularized and avoid the risk of reduced production or even extinction of the immortal cultivation families that purchase the spiritual seeds.

However, the words of this spiritual plant master elder immediately shattered the fantasies of the elders.

This means that Chen's Baiyu No. 3 has superior performance over Yuwen No. 9 in all aspects and has become a completely mature new grain variety.

How could they not be shocked?
An impatient foundation building elder couldn't help but questioned directly: "Elder Jianwu, you didn't conduct a comprehensive experiment, did you? Did you use the black blight plants that occasionally appear near Hebei County?"

"Humph!"

The elder spiritual plant master known as "Elder Jianwu" immediately frowned upon hearing this and snorted in displeasure: "Elder Wenhong, are you questioning my spiritual plant master's level?"

"No, no, no, I really just find it incredible." Elder Wen Hong looked grim. "The Chen family has only been established for a few hundred years, and has been involved in the field of spiritual seed cultivation for even shorter periods of time. With such a shallow foundation, how could they possibly be able to cultivate high-quality grain varieties like Chen's White Jade No. 3?"

The others also agreed.

Although everyone is not a spiritual plant master, they are knowledgeable and experienced, and they always feel that this matter is a bit strange.

There are people in the immortal cultivation families who are willing to spend time cultivating grain varieties, but the grain varieties that are widely circulated in the cultivation world today are the products of artificial cultivation for many years, and their performance in all aspects is very good, so it is not easy to surpass them.

Generally speaking, it is considered lucky for a family of immortal cultivators to spend hundreds or even thousands of years to select and cultivate a high-quality grain variety.

The elder spiritual plant teacher sighed deeply: "Although this matter is bizarre, it is not uncommon in the history of the cultivation world. There are always some families who are lucky enough to produce high-quality grains easily."

The cultivation of spiritual seeds depends on technology, time and scale. The larger these three scales are, the more likely it is that high-quality grain varieties will appear. But in addition to these, there is another factor that cannot be ignored and has a very big impact on the results, and that is luck.

Luck is the most unreasonable thing.

Some people are lucky and can pick up seventh-grade elixirs just by strolling around. Some can even survive being knocked off a cliff and pick up the golden elixir!

When luck is high, a dog can mutate a random hole in the ground and produce high-quality grain.

There was silence in the Chaori Palace.

One has to admit that the Chen family's rise to prominence was somewhat bizarre and involved a lot of luck.

It is said that the deceased founder Chen Xuanmo was a descendant of the Tianyuan royal family who fell into misfortune.

Perhaps, this is the time when the family's fortunes are at their peak!

Some conservative elders had already started to back out. After exchanging glances, they sent out representatives to say, "Elders, Patriarchs, since the Chen family's fortunes are on the rise and they have developed better spiritual seeds, why don't we avoid their attention and withdraw from the spiritual seed market in Hedong County and Donghai County?"

"No!"

Immediately an elder jumped out to refute.

"Once we withdraw from the spiritual seed market in these two counties, people will be left with the impression that Yuwen No. 9 lost to Baiyu No. 3. By then, not to mention the spiritual seed market in Hedong and Donghai counties will be in jeopardy, even our base camp Hebei County may be hit by Baiyu No. 3."

The elders all held different opinions, discussed a lot, and even argued with each other.

At this time, the head of the family, Yu Wen Xingyun, who had been silent all the time, coughed, and the scene immediately became quiet.

He glanced at the whole audience with a dignified look, and then said calmly: "No matter how lucky the Chen family is, it is just a foundation-building family with insufficient resources."

"No matter what, we have to suppress the Chen family's momentum and cool them down before they really rise."

The scene was silent, as if everyone was listening to the patriarch's next decision.

This Yuwen Xingyun is no simple character. He takes charge of the family as the inheritor of the third spiritual root of the family. He wants to implement his will throughout the entire Yuwen family during the foundation-building period, so that the family's strength will continue to increase under his unified will in the next few hundred years.

Over the years, Yuwen Xingyun has indeed gained a high prestige in the clan by relying on countless correct decisions and successful plans, and has also won the respect and love of all clan members. Everyone is willing to believe that the Yuwen clan will become stronger and stronger under his leadership.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If the Yuwen family can annex any one of the Hedong and Donghai counties, they will have a great chance of becoming a double golden elixir family.

Finally, Yuwen Xingyun set his sights on the elder spiritual plant teacher: "Elder Jianwu, do you have any good ideas?"

The elder spiritual plant teacher stepped forward and said respectfully, "Clan leader, I suggest that we launch the Yuwen No. 11 grain variety to compete with the Chen family's White Jade No. 3. The performance of the Yuwen No. 11 grain variety is stronger than that of the No. 9 grain variety in all aspects. With the prestige and connections of our Jindan clan, we will never lose to the Chen family."

As a Jindan clan with profound cultural heritage, the Yuwen No. 9 that they promote to the outside world naturally cannot be their best grain variety. In fact, they have long cultivated the Yuwen No. 11 spiritual seed, and its comprehensive performance is comparable to that of the Chen family's White Jade No. 3.

As the elder spirit plant teacher further elaborated, Yuwen Xingyun frowned: "If it is just equal in performance, our Yuwen family can't gain any advantage. In terms of connections and prestige, the Chen family has a local advantage in Hedong County and is much stronger than us."

"Speaking of wealth..." When it comes to wealth, Yuwen Xingyun couldn't help but reveal envy, "Their jade slave business is really profitable, and the Great Wu Culture has been booming in recent years, so it must have made a lot of money!"

Having been the head of a family for so many years, he knew how to calculate the economic accounts. Based on the information he had collected, it was not particularly difficult for him to roughly estimate the annual gross profit of Yunu and Dawu Culture.

Every family envied the Chen family's jade slave business. Although the jade slave business in the Great Wu Kingdom and surrounding areas was gradually saturated and sales were not as fierce as in the first few years, its income was still enviable.

Everyone said that the Chen family was very lucky. The young man of the family married a wife casually, and she even inherited the skill of refining puppets. He also had a daughter who was a genius with three spiritual roots and became a disciple of Master Xuanyang.

If he had known that Wang Qianqian was so outstanding, he would have gone to intercept her long ago. With his status as a third spiritual root seed of the Jindan upper clan, how could he possibly be defeated by that young man Chen Jingyun?

Think about this.

Yuwen Xingyun said to the spiritual plant master again: "Elder Jianwu, I remember that our family has already cultivated Yuwen No. 13, right? It is said to be much stronger than No. 11."

"Yuwen Thirteen!?" The elder spirit plant master's face sternened slightly, and he said seriously, "This spirit seed has only been cultivated for more than ten years. Although I have carried out many experimental plantings and found no problems, it has never been tested in many regions for large-scale pilot planting experiments. It is not safe to promote it directly."

"Isn't it the same with Chen's Baiyu No. 3? With their scale and strength, it is impossible for them to carry out large-scale pilot planting." Yu Wenxingyun frowned, "Could it be that they can do it, but we can't?"

"Clan leader, it's not that we can't do it, it's just that there are some risks. Although the risks are not big, there are still some hidden dangers." The elder of the spiritual plant master looked solemn, "To be safe, please give me another ten years to test it."

It's not that he was overly cautious, but this was the process of cultivating spiritual seeds. It was very common for experimental planting to take more than ten to twenty years, and it was not uncommon to spend fifty to sixty years if you were more cautious.

This is also because the planting conditions of spiritual fields in the world of immortal cultivation often vary greatly. Different concentrations of spiritual energy, spiritual fertilizers produced by different families, different water, spiritual veins with different properties, and extremely different climatic conditions, soil conditions, and the distribution of spiritual beasts such as snakes, insects, rats, ants, etc. between different regions...etc., will have a great impact on the results of trial planting.

"Ten years? No, that's too long." Yuwen Xingyun pondered, "I received news that during the Chen family's Sheshan Market Fair, they will invite Master Changsheng from the Yunyang Sect, Master Ziluo from the Wanhua Palace, Master Yinhuai from the Wuhen Mountain, and Princess Jiayue from the royal family as guests to attend and test the quality of Chen's White Jade No. 3 on the spot."

"Once the three Jindan cultivators from the spiritual plant world and Princess Jiayue endorse it, Chen's Baiyu No. 3 is bound to become famous. How can our Yuwen No. 11 compete with it?"

Yu Wen Xingyun didn't know how much money Chen spent to invite three great masters from the spiritual plant world and Princess Jiayue to endorse it, but he estimated that it was definitely not a small amount.

With such a huge investment, the goal must be huge. Chen's ambition is definitely not limited to Hedong County and Donghai County. He must want to counterattack Hebei County.

Yu Wen Xingyun's words naturally caused an uproar again.

The elders discussed the matter one after another, their faces looking very solemn.

They all sensed a dangerous atmosphere and were aware of Chen's evil ambitions.

"However, this is also an opportunity for our Yuwen clan." Yuwen Xingyun's eyes were sharp, with excitement surging in his eyes. "The gathering of the three major sects' Jindan spiritual plant masters is a rare event. There will definitely be many spiritual plant masters who will come to support us. Our Yuwen clan can take this opportunity to challenge them and use this to ask the three major spiritual plant masters to help test our Yuwen No. 13, and completely suppress Chen's Baiyu No. 3!"

Upon hearing this, the eyes of the elders suddenly brightened, and they all praised the clan leader for his brilliant plan.

In this way, not only can the Chen family's White Jade No. 3 be suppressed in public, but it is also equivalent to laying eggs in another's nest. The best part is that the Yuwen family does not have to spend half a spirit stone to ask a Jindan spirit plant master to test and endorse it. Chen family will pay for it all!

Just as the patriarch said, this is a godsend opportunity.

As a result, everyone's eyes fell on the spiritual plant master Elder Jianwu, their eyes were burning, as if torturing his soul.

"Although there is some risk, we cannot retreat at this moment." Elder Jianwu said thoughtfully.

There was also a gleam of excitement in his eyes.

Yuwen No. 13 was the product of his extreme luck, and was also the best performing of all the rice-type spiritual species currently held by the Yuwen family. Although the final large-scale multi-regional test had not yet been conducted, that was only to be prepared in case of an emergency.

If this plan succeeds, he, Yuwen Jianwu, will become famous all over the world, and the family genealogy will have to open a separate page for him!
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Same time period.

Behind the Sheshan Market, there is a pavilion made of white stone on the mountainside which is shrouded in clouds and mist and looks like a fairyland.

There is a white jade table in the pavilion, on which are placed some exquisite cakes and spiritual fruits.

A man and a woman sit on either side.

The woman has a graceful figure, elegant temperament, and a dot of crimson on her forehead, which makes her even more beautiful and charming.

She is none other than the famous royal noble, Princess Yunyi!

The man was handsome, dressed in a flowing green robe, looking like an immortal. He held the teacup in his hand, frowning slightly as he thought from time to time, making his eyes look even deeper like a deep pool.

This boy must be Chen Xiuyang, the direct descendant of the Chen family.

In fact, Chen Xiuyang's facial features are quite three-dimensional and well-proportioned. He has bid farewell to the immature state of his youth and has dressed up seriously. His image and temperament are both top-notch.

No wonder, his father Chen Xinyuan didn't have any other talents, just one word: handsome!
If we just talk about appearance, Chen Xiuyang who possesses the wind spiritual root is even better than his master. Even within the Chen family, which is full of handsome men and beautiful women, he is definitely the best.

Even Princess Yunyi, who was used to seeing young talents, couldn't help but feel a little dazed and absent-minded every time she saw Chen Xiuyang's profile in recent years.

This made her despise herself, and at the same time she couldn't help cursing in her heart, Chen Xiuyang, Chen Xiuyang, why are you getting more and more handsome?

I, Yunyi, still like your unruly and immature look back then. At least you wouldn’t make me distracted all the time and affect my work attitude and efficiency.

"Aunt Yunyi." Chen Xiuyang grabbed a piece of cake and started eating it in big mouthfuls, not stopping his mouth. "Why did you insist on asking me to meet you in this shabby place? What do you want to discuss with me? If you want to intercede for someone to change the ranking, it will definitely not work."

Chen Xiuyang is very busy now. As the head of Dawu Culture, he controls the jobs and future of hundreds of immortal cultivator employees. He is always thinking about making Dawu Culture bigger and stronger.

The fact that Dawu Culture can have its current status is inseparable from the efforts of Chen Xiuyang. Over the years, he has been insulted and beaten by countless fairies who are dissatisfied with his ranking, but he has always maintained an unwavering original intention.

"call!"

Princess Yunyi saw that he was eating too fast and couldn't help but said with concern: "Eat slowly, don't choke."

"..." Chen Xiuyang stopped his movements immediately and looked at Princess Yunyi with suspicion, "Aunt Yunyi, you are not planning to do anything bad to me, are you? I heard from Brother Liang that you have been secretly in love with me for a long time!"

What! ?

Princess Yun Yi froze completely, her cheeks twitching unnaturally.

Damn Wu Yongliang! Damn Chen Xiuyang! They are all bad people!!
Seeing this scene, Chen Xuanmo, who was floating on the side and watching in the form of a heroic spirit, couldn't help but smile kindly.

I can't believe it~ It turns out that Princess Yunyi has long been attracted to Xiuyang. No wonder she has come to Dawu Culture every year in recent years, saying that she is investigating the market, but it turns out that she has ulterior motives~
Sure enough, good looks have a huge lethal effect on female monks.

OK OK~
If that's the case, it will be easier.

After all these years of contact, Chen Xuanmo can be said to know Princess Yun Yi very well. In his opinion, she is a top-notch and high-quality daughter-in-law for the family.

Come on, come on~ Let your ancestors lend you a helping hand, and try to capture Princess Yunyi on the spot, and make it a fait accompli!
Of course, Yun Yi, you can be a little more domineering and make our Xiu Yang a fait accompli.

Chen Xuanmo's mind moved, and he began to infuse purple energy into Chen Xiuyang on the spot, strand by strand... In just a moment, Chen Xiuyang's body was filled with a thousand strands of purple energy, and the mark on his forehead quietly transformed into orange.

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(End of this chapter)