The Xu family follows Taoism and seeks longevity

Let’s not talk about where Xu Zhiyu went after escaping the pursuit of the giant-tailed iguanas. Let’s talk about the Xu family, which is hundreds of thousands of miles away from the Lingxiao Sect. It is very lively now!

Nanfeng Mountain, Xu family meeting hall.

At this time, the hall was filled with nearly twenty foundation builders from the family in order of seniority and order. Except for those like Xu Zhikai and others who were far away from the family and could not return, who were stationed in Taoyuanfang City and guarded the red copper veins in the sky and could not leave, All the remaining family foundations are here.

It turns out that today is the day when the Xu family’s triennial family annual meeting is held. This is also the system reformed and formed after Xu Sheng became the patriarch. In the past, the Xu family’s annual meeting was once a year. At that time, the family was small and there were not many affairs. The family monks Except for a few people, everyone is relatively leisurely, so it is very reasonable to hold it once a year. However, when the family grows in size, the once-a-year system becomes somewhat inappropriate.

Although the number of monks in the family has increased significantly over the years, the territory of the family has also increased a lot, and the manpower needed has also increased accordingly. Moreover, after the family has been reformed, the number of family members has increased, and the number of family tasks has also increased. .

For example, the newly established Lingtian Hall manages not only the few acres of third-level spiritual fields and dozens of acres of second-level spiritual fields on the family mountain, but also the hundreds of acres of first-level spiritual fields. Those idle ones have not been rented. Many spiritual fields have also been opened up on the spiritual veins that have gone out, and these also need to be managed and guarded by the clansmen.

Therefore, there are very few family monks who stay on the family mountain. They basically manage the family property outside. They rarely return to the family when there is nothing to do. As for cultivation, the place where they are guarding has their own spiritual veins that can be used for cultivation.

It's rare for everyone to get together today, and the ancestors and clan leaders haven't shown up yet, so the clan members who are usually close to each other are also looking around and whispering.

"Brother Thirty-eight, when Fangshi changed defenses last time, before leaving, I asked you to ask the clan leader for news about Brother Eleven and the others who are far away in Tianyuanfang City. Have you asked about this?"

The first person to speak was Xu Zhinan, who was a second-level middle-grade weapon refiner in his family. Xu Zhiyu had originally considered her last time when he was choosing candidates for Tianyuanfang City. Unexpectedly, she withdrew voluntarily in the end, just because of his refinement skills at that time. The weapon skills and cultivation level happened to be stuck in a very important place, so the final spot fell to Xu Zhiqiang.

"Why didn't you ask? After you asked me, the first thing I did when I returned to the family was to find the clan leader, but he said that Brother Eleven and the others had not sent messengers to the family in the past six months. But calculating the time, it is estimated that in the past two days There will be new news coming from the left and right, you can stay with the clan for a few more days, and then you can ask the clan leader in person."

The person who answered the question was Xu Zhiqiang, who was at the fourth level of his family's Foundation Establishment. He was also the first among the Foundation Establishment clan members to grow a long beard. Whenever he talked to people, he would always stroke his beard with his right hand and look at it. It sounded a bit joyful, but the people present had long been accustomed to it.

"I really want to visit the largest market in the Qin Kingdom! Just hearing what the clan uncles described in the communication talisman is already so beautiful. What would happen if I actually saw it?" the family's only 'successor' Xu Jizu, a monk of his generation, said with emotion and longing.

When Xu Zhiyu sent messengers to his family before to convey news, in order to reassure the family and clan members, he always reported good news but not bad news. He tried his best to portray Tianyuanfang City as a holy place, and tried his best to briefly mention the hardships he and others encountered. When this news was conveyed to the tribe through Xu Shengsheng's mouth, they began to yearn for that paradise-like life and wanted to see it. Especially the newly established monks in the family were extremely eager to see it.

"Yes, I also heard that there is a place called Ten Thousand Beasts Tower in Tianyuanfang City. They actually carry out a gambling form that uses fighting beasts to determine the outcome. It can be said that it is similar to our Xu family's 'Meteor Ticket' , I really want to go and watch it!”

Xu Zhijie, the youngest of the "Zhi" generation in the family, said this. He is also the only one in his family who has successfully built the foundation with the help of the foundation-building talisman. The foundation-building period was not long. He succeeded half a year ago. After completing the training, he was out of seclusion, just in time for the family's annual meeting.

Although he is one generation higher than Xu Jizu, in terms of age, he is still a few years younger, but this is very common among immortal cultivating families. Because his seniority is not ranked according to the general situation. If calculated purely based on the sixty-year lineage, he should be ranked as the "successor". However, because his father is a "righteous" monk, he is ranked as the "successor". 'Zi generation.

Because of his young age, the brothers and sisters of the "Zhi" generation also treated him well. There were several older brothers who wanted to echo his words, but before he could say anything, there was a cold expression. A hum came.

"Hmph! Watching the beast fight, I think you went there to bet on the outcome, right?"

The speaker was Xu Deming, the ancestor of the Xu family. He led the family patriarch Xu Shengsheng, who was half a step behind, out of the back hall, and then glared at Xu Zhizhong who had just spoken, with a very unhappy look on his face.

After everyone saluted the two elders, they originally planned to wait for them to take their seats before they returned to their seats. However, after waiting for a while, they found that they were standing there motionless, and they all felt that there should be something to be announced. .

Sure enough, two breaths later the clan leader spoke.

"After discussing with my ancestors, we decided to amend Article 20 of the family rules. No descendant of the Xu family is allowed to participate in any form of gambling activities. Otherwise, once discovered, all the salary for the year will be confiscated for the first time and all the salary for the second time will be confiscated. The family salary for the next five years will be directly confiscated, and at the same time, they will be assigned to work hard in various spiritual mines for three years as a warning to others. If they are stubborn and unrepentant, they will lose their cultivation and be expelled from the Xu family! "

After Xu Shengsheng's words fell, the entire meeting hall was eerily silent, with only the chirping of the family-raised cranes hovering above the meeting hall in stark contrast.

The people below looked at each other with surprised expressions. They all felt that this punishment seemed a bit harsh, but since it was a decision jointly made by the two elders of the Zifu family, they could not raise objections to it, and they believed in the modification. Clan rules don't happen for no reason, maybe something happened that they don't know about.

"Clan leader, has something happened?" Xu Zhengji, the only monk of the family's "ordinary" generation, asked. He asked the thoughts of everyone present.

"You will understand this in the future. Now let me ask you, do you remember the clan rules just announced?" Xu Shengsheng did not answer his question, but reiterated it again very seriously.

"I understand!"

The answer was so loud that it startled the crane that landed on the roof, then flapped its wings and flew away.

"Patriarch, my grandson has something to ask me!" Xu Zhifeng asked. As a monk in the family who broke through Foundation Establishment earlier, he has now reached the sixth level of Foundation Establishment and is one step away from the later stage of Foundation Establishment. "explain!"

"When the clan members go to Taoyuanfang City to perform family tasks, many clan members want to have fun, so they will spend two spiritual stones to buy a 'Meteor Ticket' to try their luck as a matter of fun. I don't know if this behavior is necessary. Ban them all?" To put it bluntly, the Xu family's meteor tickets are a disguised form of gambling.

"Of course it must be banned. After you each go back, inform your Qi Practitioners of the newly revised clan rules and ask them to strictly abide by them. If there is any violation, I will tolerate it, and the clan rules will not tolerate it!"

"Yes!" Everyone's answer this time was obviously much more serious.

Next, Xu Deming and Xu Shengsheng first sat on the two futons placed side by side above them. After waving their hands, everyone below them also sat down one after another.

"I've called you here today, firstly, to amend the clan rules just announced, and secondly, I have something good to tell you!" the ancestor of the Xu family said. Now he and the clan leader cooperate tacitly, one has a white face, and the other has a red face.

The news announced by the clan leader just now made everyone confused and a little depressed. Now that they heard the good news, they naturally smiled and started asking and guessing.

"Could it be that the family has decided to increase their salary?" someone said.

"Impossible, the family's salary is horribly high now. I went to other counties for training before and made friends with a monk who was also from the Zifu family. His family's salary is less than half of ours. How can it still be increased? What?" Some people think it's impossible.

Looking at the people talking about each other, Xu Deming, who was sitting above, did not scold them. On the contrary, he felt that such a scene was good, and those who cultivated immortals did not necessarily have to be serious and strict. Seeing that although everyone was talking enthusiastically, they didn't guess the topic, so he coughed twice and waited for everyone to turn their attention to him again before speaking:

"Okay, stop guessing. It seems like you can't guess either! Then I'll tell you straight away."

He didn't see any movement at this point. Two wooden barrels made of identical spirit wood appeared in front of everyone's eyes. They were filled with spirit fish and shrimps. Everyone was puzzled by this scene.

"The aquatic products here are all raised in the spiritual lake in the back mountain. The spiritual lake was previously regarded as a forbidden area and the tribesmen were not allowed to easily set foot in it. It was all for these spiritual fish and shrimps. These two spiritual creatures were cultivated by Yu'er outside. They were brought back to the family when they were young, and their grades are as high as the third level. These two aquatic products are produced by sucking the spiritual energy from the lake, so the longer they grow, the more abundant the spiritual energy in their bodies will be. Different auras among different places can be directly refined by us. In other words, we can quickly increase our cultivation level by eating this kind of spiritual fish and shrimp, and there is no erysipelas or drug resistance that may be left behind after taking the elixir. worries.

This thing was originally best eaten when it has grown to the third level, but the waiting time is really too long, at least about one Jiazi, so after discussing with the clan leader, I caught some from the spirit lake that had just grown to the second level. I’ll give you some spiritual fish and shrimps to taste. I think you’ve done a good job at your job in the past three years, so this time is a reward for you. But if you still want to eat it next time, you need to use your family’s contribution points in exchange for it. Yes, after discussing the specific exchange standards with the clan leader, I will inform the family spiritual object hall.

Okay, Zhiyou, you are the shopkeeper in charge of the family's three restaurants, so I will leave these fish and shrimps to you to cook, but you have to do it faster. You see, your peers are drooling! " Xu Deming said at the end, looking at the tribesmen who were staring at the aquatic products in the barrels and said jokingly.

But what he said was true. When everyone present heard about the efficacy of spiritual fish and shrimp, they were first surprised, then happy, and couldn't wait to try it. If it is true as the ancestor said, then for them, this is another There is one more shortcut to break through to a higher realm.

After Xu Zhiyou left with the two barrels, everyone's attention returned to Xu Shengsheng, because he started to discuss the next topic, which was also closely related to everyone present.

"As our Xu family continues to grow and develop, many Zifu families in surrounding counties have made marriage requests to us. After careful consideration, my ancestor and I discussed it again and again, and decided to choose the An family, which is adjacent to our family, as the marriage partner. , I’m also asking for your opinions now, you can speak freely.”

"Ancestor, patriarch, I heard that the An family's only Zifu ancestor is on the verge of death. His lifespan is only thirty years. The family situation can be said to be in the sunset. With the development momentum our Xu family is showing now, we should definitely look for Those Zifu families who are also on the rise are marrying each other, so that they can achieve a strong alliance, which is most beneficial to the development of the family, so I ask the two elders to think twice!"

Xu Zhengji said that he was opposed to marrying with the An family, and this also represented the opinions of most of the clan members present. They all believed that the Xu family could find a more powerful cultivating family to marry.

"I think it's good to marry the An family. Firstly, their family's territory borders our Xu family, and they are at odds with each other. No matter whose family is attacked, reinforcements from the other family can come immediately. Secondly, it's because The An family is weak and may be in danger, so we should get closer to their family. If there are changes to the An family in the future, our Xu family can be the first to respond in order to seek sufficient benefits."

There are also people who agree to marry the An family, and Xu Zhiyi, who just spoke, is one of them. Although his cultivation level is not high, he is very strategic and has a strong sense of the overall situation. He is regarded as one of the strong contenders for the next clan leader, so he came out. After the voice, several people also echoed.

Little did they know that Xu Deming and Xu Shengsheng had the same idea. If the Xu family wanted to develop and grow in the future, they had to make arrangements in advance, and the gradually declining An family became their goal. The next issue was finally passed, because no matter what aspect you consider, this is a sure-profit deal.

Next, the heads of the Xu clan's halls reported one by one the work results of the past three years and the prospects and goals for the next three years. The patriarch Xu Shengsheng made comments one by one based on the performance. If there are any difficulties, corresponding solutions will be given.

Time passes quietly and unconsciously!

By the time everyone was attracted by the aroma of the fish and shrimp that Xu Zhiyou had cooked and brought back, the sun was almost setting. Finally, at the suggestion of the ancestor Xu Deming, everyone showed off their magical powers and went to the top of the main peak of the Clan Mountain to drink wine and eat meat. Enjoy the sunset and feel so happy!

And the efficacy of those spiritual fish and shrimps did not disappoint them. The spiritual energy contained in a second-level spiritual fish or shrimp is enough to be worth half a month of meditation practice by an early-stage foundation-building monk. And today The Xu clan members present each ate at least three pieces, which was equivalent to saving one and a half months of hard work. This was beyond their imagination, so they all made up their minds to accumulate more family contribution points and redeem them. This rare treasure assists cultivation. (End of chapter)