Everlasting

Not long after, more than a dozen monks from the family who were in the late stages of Qi training arrived at the family hall.

Because it was the New Year's Eve, except for the eldest elder who was guarding Pingyang County, most of the family monks had returned to the clan. Even the second elder had put down his business in Yuyangfang City and returned to Qingyuan Mountain to participate in this event. clan meeting.

The person who presides over the clan meeting is the third elder who is responsible for clan affairs. He is the link of the family and has a certain understanding of all aspects, and he has the clearest understanding of the family's financial situation.

I saw that he no longer looked sad as before, and he rarely smiled.

"Let's discuss a few things at the clan meeting today."

"The first thing is that through everyone's efforts in the past few years, the family's foreign debt has been paid off."

"Also, the success rate of the Naqi Pill this year is also very good, probably more than 1,600 spiritual stones can be sold."

After hearing the third elder's narration, everyone couldn't help but show excitement.

One thousand six hundred spirit stones poured into the family treasury, which meant that the family was rich, and the spirit stones and salary owed to them could be gradually repaid.

But at this moment, the third elder said again.

"The clan leader's injury has not improved yet, and there is a risk of further deterioration if it continues."

"I heard that Taoist Jiang from Tianxu Mountain made a pot of pulse-nourishing pills a few years ago in order to treat his disciples, and now there are still three pills left."

"So I plan to keep this money. When I collect enough money, I will have someone take it to Tianxu Mountain to buy a pulse-nourishing pill to shorten the healing time for the clan leader."

When everyone heard this, they looked slightly stunned, but they didn't say anything.

The Nourishing Pulse Pill is a second-level high-grade elixir that can cure the injuries of the bones and veins of the foundation-building monks. For the Chen family, the most important thing at the moment is that the patriarch recovers as soon as possible.

Chen Nianzhi listened quietly. He knew that if the salary was not reissued all year round and the borrowed money was never returned to the clan members, even if everyone said nothing, they would probably complain in their hearts.

The most important thing is that if the salary is not paid for a long time, it may greatly affect the cultivation progress of the monks of the Chen family. Thinking of this, Chen Nianzhi said.

"The family treasury has been empty in recent years, and the merits in our hands are not enough."

"Let's do this. From now on, I will put thirty spiritual peaches into the family treasury every year in exchange for family merit."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look stunned. Although the exchange ratio between family merit and spiritual stone was one-to-one, actually using it was two different things.

The family treasury is almost empty now, and even if there are meritorious deeds, they are worthless. Chen Nianzhi gives out thirty spiritual peaches every year in exchange for merit deeds. This is simply paying out of his own pocket to revitalize the family treasury.

At least until the family deficit is eliminated and the family treasury is replenished, these achievements are of little use to Chen Nianzhi.

But for the monks in the clan, this is a great thing. Spirit peaches can improve their cultivation, and are even more useful than spirit stones.

One spiritual peach is worth five spiritual stones, and thirty spiritual peaches are worth one hundred and fifty spiritual stones. With these thirty spiritual peaches every year from now on, everyone will have some hope of practicing.

"No." Third Elder Chen Qinghao shook his head immediately and said: "When the spiritual peaches are put into the warehouse, what will happen to your practice?"

"It doesn't matter. I have already reached the ninth level of Qi training. From now on, it's just a matter of time and effort."

"Besides, there are still a lot of spiritual peaches left from the spiritual peach tree."

Chen Nianzhi said resolutely. Everyone paused for a moment after hearing the words, but finally stopped trying to persuade him.

"You."

The third elder patted Chen Nianzhi on the shoulder, shook his head helplessly, then looked at the crowd and said:

"The second thing to announce is about the appointment of the eighth elder."

"Since Nian Zhi has broken through to the ninth level of Qi training, according to the clan rules, he will serve as the eighth elder of the family. Do you have any objections?"

The second elder, Chen Qinghe, smiled and said: "One more elder in the family has alleviated the family's dilemma. How can we have any objections?"

The second elder, who had a very high position in the family, spoke up, and everyone present naturally smiled and agreed.

So at the age of eighteen, Chen Nianzhi became the first ninth-level qi-training monk in Nianzi's generation, and officially became one of the family's leaders.

The meeting was carried out in an orderly manner, and the content was mainly used to arrange various matters for next year. It lasted for three hours before ending.

After the meeting was over, the third elder specially kept Chen Nianzhi behind.

"Think of it, don't go back to Lingzhou Lake after the new year."

"oh?"

Chen Qinghao saw Chen Nianzhi's confused look and said with a smile: "After the New Year, it is the time for the mortals of the family to test their spiritual roots once a year."

"I can't get away from here, so I want you to test the children's spiritual roots."

Hearing what he said, Chen Muzhi nodded.

Testing spiritual roots for mortals is not an easy task. Generally speaking, the most effective method is to use a soul measuring board to detect spiritual roots.

However, the soul-detecting plate is a second-level high-grade magical instrument, worth thousands of spiritual stones. Generally, weak cultivating families are reluctant to buy it. Naturally, the Chen family does not have the spare money to buy this thing.

In addition to the soul-measuring board, the ninth-level qi-training monk's true qi is so harmonious that he can barely sense his spiritual roots.

However, this is a crude method. The probability of detecting the spiritual root is only 80 to 90%, and the properties of the spiritual root can only be vaguely sensed.

The method used by the Chen family to detect the spiritual roots of mortals is actually this crude method. Nowadays, the Chen family has very few monks at the ninth level of Qi training. Chen Nianzhi has practiced to the ninth level of Qi training, so he was simply captured by the third elder and arranged for testing. Linggen’s errand.

"Read it..."

After coming out of the clan treasure hall, Chen Qingmeng suddenly stopped Chen Nianzhi, looking a little hesitant to speak.

Chen Muzhi paused and realized that the Sixth Elder seemed to be waiting in front for a long time. He quickly stepped forward and cupped his hands.

"I've met Uncle Twenty-Six."

"You are already the elder of the family, so you don't have to be so polite in the future."

Chen Qingmeng had a melancholy look on his face. Looking at the young Chen Nianzhi in front of him, he felt increasingly melancholy.

As the only first-level alchemist in the Chen family, Chen Qingmeng's talent is actually not bad. He was born with the second spirit root. He was very energetic when he was young. He started practicing qi at the age of twelve. As early as 37 years old, he had already achieved a breakthrough in qi training. Nine floors.

Later, he accumulated more than ten years of internal energy and reached the peak of Qi refining. Based on this talent alone, at least among the Chen Jiaqing generation, he is second only to Chen Qingyuan, who joined the Qingyang Sect.

Today, Chen Qingmeng is only in his early fifties. According to Shouyuan, who is at the peak of Qi training, he is still in his prime, but now his hair has turned gray, and he looks particularly old, with a gloomy air.

It stands to reason that with the help of the Foundation Establishment Pill, even if Chen Qingmeng fails to break through, his energy will not decline like this. The current appearance is probably due to the psychological and mental pressure caused by the foreign debt owed to the family that cannot be repaid in this lifetime.