Chapter 67 Distributing Lingtao

After receiving the spirit peach, the elder uncle showed a faint smile. "With this spirit peach, perhaps I may truly have a chance to glimpse the Zi Mansion realm in this lifetime."

Chen Changxuan had only broken through to the seventh layer of Foundation Establishment a few years prior. By all reasoning, advancing to the ninth layer would require at least 30 more years of cultivation.

After reaching the ninth level of Foundation Establishment, he would still need to temper his spiritual power and refine his meridians with true essence—a process that would consume another 20 years. Only then could he achieve perfection in his cultivation and touch the threshold of breaking through to the Purple Mansion.

He was already 1 100 and 20 years old this year. 50 years later, he would be over 1 100 and 70 years of age, with only a single opportunity to break through to the Purple Mansion. The odds of success were likely exceedingly slim.

But now, with this spirit peach, the speed of his cultivation and tempering of spiritual power would be greatly accelerated. In 30 years, he might be able to attempt a breakthrough to the Zifu realm, granting him 1 more opportunity to impact the Zifu.

Breaking through to the Violet Mansion realm was not as perilous as the Foundation Establishment breakthrough. Even if 1 failed, it would only result in severe depletion of vital energy. After several decades of recuperation, the experience gained from the previous attempt would instead increase the chances of success by 10 to 20 percent.

With this spiritual peach as a treasure, the old clan leader could already glimpse a sliver of light upon his path of cultivation. He now felt 30 percent confident he could break through to the Purple Mansion Realm before his lifespan reached its end.

After handing the spirit peach to the Old Patriarch, Eldrin smiled faintly and turned his gaze toward Lior and Chen Qingwan.

"In order to refine the Soul Convergence Pill, I have already used 12 of this year's spirit peaches, leaving no extras to spare."

"However, the spirit peaches ripen once every 3 years. For each subsequent harvest, Elder Uncle shall take 12, while Aunt Qingwan and Uncle Lior (Person Name) may each claim 6."

"Absolutely not." Lior's expression shifted slightly as he immediately shook his head in refusal. "These spirit peaches are incomparably precious. They could easily fetch 200 spirit stones, with many willing buyers. It would be better to take them directly to the Yuyang Market for sale."

Hearing this, Eldrin couldn’t help but chuckle. “Uncle Lior, you know how precious these spirit peaches are. Why would I sell them instead of keeping them for our own cultivation?”

"Very well, I shall convert it into an internal price of 1 100 family contribution points and deposit it into the clan treasury."

"From now on, all clan cultivators may directly exchange their contribution points for it. This serves both as my gesture of goodwill toward the clan and as a means to nurture our fellow cultivators."

Lior exchanged a glance with Chen Qingwan before nodding in agreement.

At this price, they could afford to exchange for 1 or 2 Spirit Peaches each year going forward. Consuming them would significantly accelerate their cultivation speed.

A Foundation Establishment cultivator could significantly enhance their cultivation by refining a single second-order spirit peach, while for an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator, consuming 1 would greatly advance their power—saving nearly 7 or 8 years of arduous cultivation in 1 go.

For the younger generation of cultivators in the clan, with these second-grade spirit peaches now available in the clan treasury, the number of cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refinement would likely increase significantly.

After settling the matter of the Spirit Peaches, the group rose to leave the council hall. Just before departing, he was stopped by Chen Changxuan. The old clan leader held him back and said.

"Your Spirit Isle Lake (Location) is already a second-grade spirit vein. The Twofold Solar Ascension Array alone may no longer be sufficient to ensure its complete protection."

“The Meng family has just delivered a piece of blue-veined steel, enough to forge a second-grade array disk. I shall accompany you to Spirit Isle Lake (Location) and rearrange a complete mountain-protecting array.”

Eldrin (Person Name) nodded upon hearing this and said, "Very well."

After Spirit Isle Lake (Location) advanced to a second-order spirit vein, the concentration of spiritual energy had far surpassed previous levels.

A first-grade, upper-tier spirit vein could only open up 3 mu of spirit fields, but a second-grade, lower-tier spirit vein was sufficient to cultivate 20 mu of spirit fields.

The reason why the second-grade mid-tier spirit vein on Verdant Chariot Mountain (Location) had only been developed into 17 mu of spirit fields was that most of the spiritual energy was primarily allocated to support the cultivation of the family's practitioners.

Moreover, with the second-level spirit vein, the scale of the Azurefin Spirit Fish population could expand severalfold in the future.

Once their population stabilized, the Chen family's annual income from the spirit fields and spirit fish at Spirit Isle Lake (Location) would surge from the current 300-400 spirit stones to over 1,500 spirit stones.

This was even without considering Eldrin’s Purple-Striped Wild Goose (Demon Beast) and the spirit peach tree. If those 2 were factored in, the annual profits would likely double or even triple.

Moreover, as the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) spirit peach tree continues to advance in the future, the spiritual energy of Spirit Isle Lake (Location) will grow increasingly richer, and these benefits will continue to accumulate.

In truth, after the spiritual vein advanced to the second rank, the status of Spirit Isle Lake (Location) had already become second only to the 2 second-rank spiritual veins at Verdant Chariot Mountain (Location) and Pingyang City.

Verdant Chariot Mountain (Location) served as the ancestral ground for the family's cultivators and the primary training site for 70% of the Chen Immortal Clan (Organization) members. Without the spiritual veins of Verdant Chariot Mountain (Location), the Chen Clan cultivators would struggle to even gather the spiritual energy necessary for cultivation.

The mortals of Pingyang City were the foundation of the Chen Clan. To protect their mortal descendants, 60 to 70 percent of the spiritual energy from the city's low-grade, second-tier spirit vein was reserved to power the City Protection Array, making it a matter of utmost priority.

In the near future, this Spirit Isle Lake (Location) would become 1 of the clan's primary sources of revenue. With its specialty of producing Azure-Scale Spirit Fish, it would gradually surpass the earnings from the Yuyang Market and emerge as the clan's largest financial resource.

For the Chen Family, this had already become 1 of their 3 most vital lifelines. Without the protection of a second-level formation, it would no longer be sufficiently secure.

Without wasting any time, the 2 of them set off on their swords that very day. In just a single day, they flew over 5,000 li and arrived at Spirit Isle Lake (Location).

Arriving at Spirit Isle Lake, they spotted the siblings Silas and Caleb. Now 14 years of age, the 2 had progressed with astonishing speed in their cultivation, having both reached Qi Refinement, Mid Stage.

At 14 years old and the fourth level of Qi Refinement, while it couldn't compare to Eldrin's astonishing achievement of reaching the sixth level of Qi Refinement at the same age, this was still considered exceptional among those with dual spiritual roots.

If nothing unexpected occurs, given their talents and Eldrin's meticulous guidance, they will likely reach the ninth level of Qi Refining before turning 20-5. By 30, they should have fully tempered their meridians and gained the potential to attempt Foundation Establishment.

The 2 siblings were seeing their clan leader for the first time, and in that moment, they were struck with such fear that they stood frozen nearby, not daring to utter a word.

"Don’t be afraid. This is your ancestor." Chen Changyan approached, soothing the 2. "You should address him as Great-Grandfather."

"You usually call me that, don't you? Just go ahead."

Hearing this, the 2 siblings breathed a slight sigh of relief. Chen Silas (Person Name) called out sweetly, "Great Ancestor."

The old clan leader gazed at the 2 of them, his face blossoming like a flower as he examined them with evident satisfaction. "Both at the fourth level of Qi Refinement," he remarked with an approving glance. "It seems your cultivation has been quite diligent."

"Come, your Patriarch has a reward for you all."

He said, casually bestowing upon each of them a top-grade rank-1 magic tool.

After delivering the magical tools, he patted both their heads and said with a laugh, "Cultivate well and strive to break through to the ninth level of Qi Refinement soon. In the future, this old ancestor will fetch you 2 Foundation Establishment Pills (Spiritual Object)."

After speaking, he dismissed the 2 children and proceeded to chat with Chen Changyan.

Eldrin knew that although Elder Uncle Chen Changyan appeared perfectly healthy, he had only a few years left to live.

He was now 1 100 and 17 years of age, his vitality and physical body nearly depleted. Sustaining himself solely by a wisp of true qi that nourished his flesh, he remained functional for the time being. Yet once this true qi was completely exhausted, his final breath would fade away.