Top Luck: Leading the family to cultivate immortality

Chapter 215
A few days later, there was movement from the only two remaining courtyards, but it was not the aura and coercion of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Lin Xingshun and Lin Xingyao walked out of the courtyard one after the other. The time between them was only a quarter of an hour.

In Lin Shilu's cave, Lin Tianming and four other members of the Foundation Establishment tribe were sitting around a stone table. In the center of the courtyard, Lin Xingshun and Lin Xingyao stood side by side, looking discouraged and frustrated.

At this point, Lin Shihua sighed helplessly, and then spoke to comfort him.

"Xingshun, Xingyao, you two don't need to be discouraged. Although you have failed once, there are still examples of successful foundation building for the second time. If you practice hard, if you can get the heaven-defying treasure, there is still a glimmer of hope for a breakthrough."

"Yes... uncles, don't be discouraged..." Lin Tianming also spoke to comfort him.

What Lin Tianming and the two said were just words of comfort. Most people have heard of examples of successful second foundation building.

But this possibility is too small. For those who have failed once, it will be even more difficult to break through the foundation building a second time. The difficulty is doubled, and it also needs the help of heaven-defying treasures, which are at least level [-] and above.

The two of them are just children of the foundation-building family, and even third-level treasures are rare. Even the Yuanying forces may not have such heaven-defying things as fourth-level auxiliary foundation building.

Lin Xingshun and Lin Xingyao, who knew this well, had already accepted the outcome. They nodded, bowed respectfully to the others and said in unison:
"The younger generation has learned the lesson. We have accepted the result and will not lose our Taoist heart."

Hearing this, Lin Shihua nodded. Although the two failed to break through, their Taoism was strong and they could be entrusted with important tasks in clan affairs.

After regaining his composure, he said: "Well... you two are injured, so you should retreat first and heal your wounds!"

"The younger generation will leave!"

Lin Xingshun and his wife bowed to several people one by one, then left the small courtyard together and disappeared at the top of the main peak of Qingzhu Mountain.

The matter of the nine tribesmen's breakthroughs has been settled. Seven people succeeded in breaking through, while Lin Xingshun and Lin Xingyao failed to break through.

This result has exceeded expectations. Although it is a bit regretful, overall I am still very satisfied.

Ren Yuxuan and Lin Tianyue have already broken through. It will take at least more than a month to consolidate their cultivation. They will not be able to escape in a short time.

Lin Tianming and his grandson also stood up to say goodbye. Seeing that they were leaving, Lin Shihua also wanted to leave with them.

After the three of them greeted Lin Shilu, they walked out of Lin Shilu's cave courtyard together.

The three of them were talking and laughing all the way, feeling quite happy.

Soon, the three of them returned to the cave and were busy with their own affairs.

Two months later...

On this day, more than twenty clan members gathered together in the main hall of the family elders' meeting.

At this time, the main hall was full of people, and the tribesmen chatted with each other in twos and threes, or discussed the recent events in the world of immortality, or exchanged cultivation or leisure skills.

The lively scene gives people a sense of the secular world.

In the main hall, at a high position, there are six chairs side by side. Five tribesmen are already sitting on them. Only the middle seat is still empty.

Three of the five tribesmen looked like middle-aged monks, namely Lin Shilu, Lin Shihua, and Lin Shigong.

The other two tribesmen had gray hair on their temples, their goatees were already graying, and they looked senile. They were Lin Shigang and Lin Shihe.

At this time, they are nearly 120 years old, and there are only a few years left before the deadline for Qi Refining monks.

The five generations of clan members started chatting. Lin Shihe held Lin Shigong's hand and murmured about the past when they were young. Lin Shihua interjected a few words from time to time.

Lin Shilu on the side listened quietly and rarely spoke.

Due to the big age difference between him and Lin Shigong and others, he is only over 90 years old now, not even a hundred years old. He knows nothing about the lives of these brothers in their youth. He only learned from the mouths of a few brothers. Know some.

Below it, more than 20 chairs were divided into several rows, and they were filled with monks. Among them, there were about the same number of Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining clan members, with more than ten in each.

Lin Tianming was among them, with Lin Tianfeng and Lin Tianhong sitting next to him, and around him were Lin Tianyue and other tribesmen who had recently broken through the foundation building.

More than two months have passed since Lin Tianhu made the first breakthrough. Their cultivation has been consolidated, and they have come out of seclusion after stabilizing the first level of foundation building.

The purpose of gathering together this time was obviously to hold a major family meeting and to celebrate the seven newly established members of the clan.

Lin Tianming sat and chatted with a group of Tianzi generation clan members, and the Xingzi generation clan members also began to whisper among themselves. Everyone was in a good mood.

In a lively atmosphere, the clan members are communicating with each other while waiting for the arrival of Lin Shikang, the owner of the last chair, and the clan meeting will officially begin.

A quarter of an hour passed.

As a hearty laugh came, the entire hall instantly became quiet.

When they saw the visitor, the tribesmen stood up and saluted with clasped fists to greet Lin Shikang who was approaching.

Lin Shikang has not appeared for six years. When he appears again, he gives people the illusion of an ordinary person.

Lin Tianming knew that this was an illusion that could only occur after his cultivation had reached an unfathomable level, and his aura was condensed to the extreme.

Lin Shikang glanced at the entire clan, and after his eyes intertwined with these juniors, he strode towards the empty chair in the high seat with excitement on his face.

When he walked past Lin Tianming, a flash of light flashed in his tiger eyes, revealing an imperceptible aura.

Lin Tianming nodded towards Lin Shikang, feeling very happy and thinking secretly. "Third Grandpa has lived up to expectations. He has been in seclusion for six years and successfully achieved the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment."

Just as he was wandering in the sky, Lin Shikang had already walked in front of Lin Shilu and the others. The same sharp eyes came out and were noticed by the three of them.

None of the three people said anything. After all, this matter was very big and the fewer people knew about it, the better. It was enough that only Lin Tianming, the most core clan members, knew about it.

Lin Shihua, who knew this well, had a rosy face, and pulled Lin Shikang's clothes to the middle of the high position. Lin Shigang and Lin Shihe sat on the left and right respectively. He, Lin Shilu, and Lin Shigong sat casually on the left and right sides.

Lin Tianming turned his eyes at this time and looked at the several generations of clan members sitting in high positions. The seats were not arranged according to their cultivation level, but according to their seniority and age.

Lin Shikang is the oldest and has the highest cultivation level, so he naturally sits in the middle. Lin Shihe ranks fifth, and Lin Shigang ranks seventh. They are older than Lin Shigong, who is ninth. Plus the few longevity of the two, I'm afraid it won't be a few years, so it's natural to sit on the left and right sides of him.

Lin Tianming was very familiar with the two elders Lin Shigang. They were respectively the heads of important institutions of the family. The clan members in their youth often received their guidance, so they were said to have made extremely outstanding contributions to the stable development of the family.

Now the deadline is approaching, it can take a few years, or it can take a year or two, and people can't help but feel sad.

A cup of tea is over.

As Lin Shihua's loud voice came from the scene, the noisy hall suddenly became silent. Everyone looked at Lin Shihua, waiting for his instructions.

"I haven't called everyone together for a long time. Today is really a good day. Most of the core members of the family are gathered here. Such a grand gathering is rare."

After Lin Shihua sighed, the loud voice continued to echo in the hall. All the tribesmen present listened attentively, and some people chimed in from time to time.

Lin Shihua nodded with satisfaction.

The family has indeed not held such a large-scale clan meeting for many years. In the past, some policies and major clan affairs were often discussed with several generations of clan members. Only Lin Tianming occasionally attended and made some suggestions. Most of them None of the juniors participated.Although the family's major decisions are basically made by several generations of clan members plus Lin Tianming, the clan members in the Qi Refining Period have no sense of participation at all and directly implement the clan leader's decisions every time.

If this continues for a long time, it may dampen their enthusiasm and be detrimental to the stable development of the family.

The clan meeting this time was very intensive. The main purpose was to get together, let the clan members participate, keep in touch with each other, and discuss some important matters with the clan members.

Thinking of this, he immediately said, "I have observed that everyone in the clan has arrived. Except for Xingyuan who is guarding Luoyunfang City from afar, and Xingrong from Qianchuanfang City, almost all the core clan members of the family are here."

After hearing this, Lin Tianming looked at the clan members in the hall.

Sure enough, it was a gathering of elites. There were 16 members of the Foundation Establishment clan alone. Among the remaining twenty or so Qi Refining clansmen, except for Lin Shigang, who was approaching his end, the rest were all cultivators of the eighth level or above of Qi Refining. for.

They either hold important positions in the family organization, or they are talented and young potential tribesmen. In such a big battle, the tribesmen participating are indeed the elite forces of the family.

He even couldn't help but guess that the current strength of the Lin family was definitely among the best in the entire Wei Kingdom's world of immortality. Even the Xihe Li family of the Jindan family, excluding the Jindan clan members, might not be able to match the Lin family.

"How shocked would external forces be if they saw the Lin family's strength?" Lin Tianming thought to himself.

While he was wandering in his thoughts, Lin Shihua took out a book made of animal skin, flipped through a page and said;
"No more nonsense, I will first report the basic situation of the family, and then we will discuss a few major matters."

"First of all, let's start with the size of the clan. After more than ten years of stable development, the family currently has 870 registered clan members, including six from the Shi generation, 130 from the Xing generation, 730 from the Tian generation, and 32 from the secular generation. There are 300 mortal towns, and the number of mortals is estimated to be about [-] million."

After hearing this, all the clan members couldn't help but get excited. Judging from the current number of clan members, in the more than ten years since the end of the Qingzhu Mountain War, the policy of encouraging childbirth and supporting mortals to get married has achieved results.

After the Battle of Qingzhu Mountain, the Lin family obtained the mortal towns of the Jin family and the Wu family. The total number of mortals once reached 200 million. As the size of the mortals expanded, the test of spiritual roots was changed from every three years to once a year.

Only more than ten years have passed, and the family has already recovered its vitality. The number of clan members has nearly quadrupled, and the number of mortals has increased by nearly one million. The overall strength is far greater than before, even greater than the three major families combined before the war. The strength is even stronger.

It is conceivable that although such explosive growth will not last long, it is not difficult to maintain weak natural growth.

The lively atmosphere finally calmed down. Lin Shihua chuckled and continued to report.

"Now the family's vitality has been completely restored, and the overall strength has further increased dramatically. This is not only reflected in the number of clan members, but also in terms of quality."

"After a wave of clan retreats some time ago, there are currently 18 foundation-building monks in the family, and there are nearly [-] clan members with Qi training levels above seven, and the number is still growing."

Before he finished speaking, except for a few tribesmen who knew about it, the vast majority of the tribesmen were extremely shocked by the news and began to exclaim in surprise.

"Eighteen?"

"Are you sure it's eighteen? Did you pronounce it wrong?"

Many tribesmen looked ecstatic, and they couldn't believe this result for a while.

A few months ago, although they had guessed that the family action was an attempt by the tribe to break through the foundation building, they never imagined that it would be such a large-scale foundation building, let alone that the number of people in the family in the foundation building period would soar.

"Wrong pronunciation? How could a dignified foundation-building monk pronounce it wrong?"

There were also some tribesmen who quickly accepted the breaking news. While they were overjoyed, they whispered to the tribesmen around them to convey their joy.

After hearing Lin Shihua's announcement about the clan's situation and seeing the ecstatic scene of the clan members, the atmosphere was exaggerated. Lin Shigang and Lin Shihe, who were sitting in high seats, had slightly red eyes and couldn't help crying with joy.

"Fifth brother, seventh brother, haven't you already known this?" Lin Shigong said, holding Lin Shihe's hand.

Lin Shihe raised his sleeves, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and then said: "Third brother, Shi Gong, we are just too excited. Seeing the prosperity of the family, after the two of us passed away, we also had the dignity to go see our ancestors. .”

Hearing this made the people of this generation feel even more bitter, but there was nothing they could do about it.

Cultivation to immortality is inherently difficult, but among the hundreds of millions of monks in the world, how many can truly achieve immortality?
Seeing the bitter looks on their faces, Lin Shihe said again: "Third brother, ninth brother, you don't have to feel sorry for us. The day we gave up on foundation building, today's outcome has been determined. We have already figured it out over the years."

"Right now, the family's strength has greatly increased, and we are in a state of prosperity. We don't have anything to worry about. It's just that the talents and cultivation of our two descendants are too poor. If there are descendants with outstanding talents in the future, I hope you can take care of them more. .”

Both of them currently have several children, but only one direct blood relative has spiritual roots, and it is the worst of the five spiritual roots. They don't have much time, and they will not be able to see a gifted descendant born in their lifetimes. I can put my hope in my grandchildren or great-grandchildren.

It's normal for them to have these thoughts. As elders, thinking more about future generations is the last thing they can do.

Lin Shikang, who knew this well, nodded, held Lin Shihe's and Lin Shihe's hands tightly, and stated that he would help their juniors as much as possible, which made them feel relieved.

After a cup of tea, the mood of several people gradually stabilized, and Lin Shihua continued to preside over the clan meeting.

After scanning everyone, he waved his hand, and the entire hall returned to calm.

"The number and specific cultivation levels of the Foundation Establishment clan members in the family are strictly prohibited from being revealed to outsiders. Anyone who violates this will be subject to family rules!"

After saying these sharp words, Lin Shihua suddenly looked coldly and shouted softly: "Do you understand?"

"Respect the decree of the patriarch!" All the descendants responded in unison, and the loud voices echoed in the hall for a long time before gradually dissipating.

He nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "Fifth brother and seventh brother have been the directors of Chuan Gong Hall and Sutra Pavilion for more than fifty years. As they are getting older, it is not appropriate for them to work hard for the family anymore."

"Next, let's discuss the candidates to replace them. They need to be at least seven levels of Qi refining and must be no more than 80 years old. If you have a candidate, you can speak freely. You can recommend it or self-recommend!"

After hearing this, most of the clan members had already guessed this matter. After all, everyone knew the age of the two clan elders Lin Shihe. It was only a matter of time before the new heads of the two major clan organizations were re-elected.

These two chiefs hold high positions and have generous family salaries. If they can take over their positions, they will not only be able to rise to the top of the family, but also get some resources to speed up their cultivation.

As a result, many tribesmen spoke up, some recommending themselves, and some recommending other tribesmen.

Half an hour later, after discussions among the clan members, some candidates were quickly selected.

Among them, there are a few tribesmen who have the loudest voices, including Lin Xingshun and Lin Xingyao, who failed to break through and build the foundation.

The two of them are younger, less than 60 years old, and their cultivation is Qi Refining Dzogchen. Since they failed to build the foundation, they have little hope of building the foundation again in this life.

In this way, you don't have to spend too much time on cultivation. If you can serve as the director of the Sutra Pavilion and the Chuan Gong Hall, you can focus on cultivating the family's younger generations with peace of mind, which is extremely suitable.

As expected, several generations of clan members in high positions whispered among themselves, and after some discussion, decided on the matter.

Lin Shihua then stood up and asked Lin Xingshun and Lin Xingshun for their opinions.

Such an errand was indeed suitable for them. Lin Xingshun and his two men naturally would not refuse and quickly agreed to the matter.

The juniors are not surprised by this. Although there are dozens of clansmen who meet the requirements, being the leader will take a lot of time to practice. Unless they are those clansmen with average talents and little hope of building foundations, they will compete for these two. Location.

And the paths between the two of them were almost cut off, so it was a blessing to take over the position of chief executive.

As the two confirmed, Lin Shihua nodded and announced the matter.

A group of clan members also congratulated each other, and Lin Xingshun and the others quickly stood up and clasped their fists in return, acting very politely.

The replacements for Lin Shigang were selected, and the matter came to an end. Lin Shihua continued to preside over the clan meeting.

(End of this chapter)