The Xu family follows Taoism and seeks longevity

Chapter 6 Family Meeting
  The great elder Xu Shengwei was extremely happy. This spirit testing conference not only detected 23 children with spiritual roots, but also three of them had three spiritual roots. In all previous spirit testing conferences, any one with three spiritual roots was blessed by the ancestors. .

Not to mention that one of them has the top qualification among the three spiritual roots, which is comparable to the second spiritual root. How long has it been since the Xu family has such a qualified member?

When Xu Zhengwei reported it to him, he thought it was a lie. He felt like he was dreaming! He slapped himself to confirm that it was true.

Xu Shengwei has a springy face and smiles when he meets everyone. Everyone in the Xu family was shocked by the elder's actions. You must know that the clan leader has been in seclusion all year round, and most family affairs are handled by the elder.

The First Elder has always been famous for being old-fashioned and stubborn. He often gets angry and dislikes his clan member Hua Lingshi for his lavish spending, and rarely talks or laughs. Could it be that he is obsessed with his behavior now, or is he just growing old?
  In the evening, the family council was held. All the monks who were in the advanced stage of Qi training and above were present. The clan leader also came, but none of the foundation-building monks attended.

As long as the clan members were on the clan mountain and not in retreat, they all participated. The monks stationed in the city and the transportation team did not participate.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, the great elder glanced at the clan leader first. After he nodded, the great elder stood up and said:

"Everyone, I invite you to attend the meeting today. I mainly want to tell you about this spirit testing conference and the family business situation."

"Twenty-three people with spiritual roots were measured today, including 13 people with five spiritual roots, seven with four spiritual roots, and three with three spiritual roots. Among them, Xu Zhilong, who has the better qualifications, has the three spiritual roots of metal, water, and earth. The best golden spiritual roots are eight inches and two inches long. The remaining two three spiritual roots have decent qualifications, and the others have average qualifications."

"Is this really true? The golden spiritual root is more than eight inches tall. This qualification is rare!" one of them said.

"Yes, yes, the family will definitely cultivate it vigorously!" someone echoed.

"Maybe our Xu family will have a fourth foundation soon, and then we can catch up with the Wei family and become the first family in Taoshui County." Someone else said.

"Ahem, everyone, be quiet and listen to what the great elder continues." Seeing that everyone's topics were getting more and more crooked, the patriarch said quickly.

After Xu Shengwei briefly talked about the testing situation of Linggen, he began to focus on the current situation of family operations this year.

"The Spirit Testing Conference will cost five hundred spirit stones this year. The transport team will die this year with two mid-stage Qi-training monks. The demon hunting team will kill one late-stage Qi-training monk and three mid-stage Qi-training monks. Two hundred spirit stones will be paid in the mid-term. Each person will receive a pension of 300 spirit stones in the later stage of Qi training, and two teams of various healing and spiritual elixirs for a total of 500 spirit stones, totaling a total cost of 1,800 spirit stones."

"In the early stage of Qi training, a monk's monthly salary is one spiritual stone, which is twelve spiritual stones a year; in the middle stage of Qi training, the monthly salary is three spiritual stones, which is thirty-six spiritual stones; in the late stage of Qi training, the monthly salary is ten spiritual stones. Stones, one hundred and twenty spiritual stones per year; monks who have perfected Qi training receive twenty spiritual stones per month, and two hundred and forty spiritual stones per year."

"In the early stage of the foundation building period, there are fifty spiritual stones per month and six hundred spiritual stones per year; in the middle stage of the foundation building period, one hundred spiritual stones per month and one thousand two hundred spiritual stones per year; in the later stage of the foundation building period, there are three hundred spiritual stones per month. Thirty-six hundred spiritual stones per year.”

"Currently, there are ninety people in the family who are in the early stage of Qi training, eighty-six in the middle stage, twenty-three in the late stage of Qi training, and five who have reached the perfection stage. Two are in the early stage of foundation building, and one is in the late stage of foundation building."

"The salary alone costs 12,936 spiritual stones. In addition to the 3,000 spiritual stones maintained by the Clan Guardian Array, the miscellaneous expenses total 2,000 spiritual stones. There are also every ten We contribute a lot of resources to Baiyi Sect every year, which is equivalent to 30,000 spirit stones, and we divide it equally into 3,000 spirit stones every year."

"So this year we spent 20,936 pieces of spiritual stones. We are now unable to make ends meet, and we are almost unable to provide salaries to our clan members."

"As for the income." Xu Shengwei had a headache again, "This year's income is not much different from previous years. First of all, the family's largest source of income is the Weapon Refining Pavilion currently opened in Taoshuifang City. After excluding the cost, the actual income now is only seven per year. A thousand spiritual stones, the rent of a shop in Fangshi is three thousand spiritual stones.

The second largest business is the dozen green fruit trees on the clan mountain and several other spiritual fruit trees, which can bring in three thousand spiritual stones every year.

The third is that the transportation team earns two thousand spiritual stones every year, while the demon hunting team is mainly composed of members of the grinding tribe, and their income is not stable. Most of the loot belongs to the team members, and a small part is brought back to the family. It is about one thousand to three thousand spiritual stones every year, and this year's income is two thousand spiritual stones.

Calculating this, there is still a gap of about 4,000 spiritual stones in the family's finances this year. If we could rest on our laurels before, but now there are almost 4,000 spiritual stones missing every year, the family treasury only has 10,000 spiritual stones. To prepare for war, nothing can be done.

If the spirit testing conference had not been adjusted to once every six years, we would not have been able to persist according to the previous testing method of once every three years. Now we must make changes!"

After listening to this, everyone looked heavy. They just knew that the family could not make ends meet, but they did not expect it to be so serious.

Faced with this situation, it is natural to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. However, the family has tried every possible way over the years, but to no avail, otherwise it would not be able to make ends meet.

After a moment of silence, Xu Shengwu, the captain of the demon hunting team and a cultivator with perfect qi training, stood up and said, "The income of the demon hunting team used to be ours. If we die or get injured in battle, we still need family pensions. From now on, we should split the accounts in half with the family!" "

After saying this, the crowd started talking. After all, there were many monks in the late stage of Qi training who were members of the demon hunting team. It was related to their own vital interests. It didn't matter if they had to contribute part of it themselves, but how to explain it to those members in the middle stage of Qi training?
  However, no one raised any objections. After all, the family treated them well.

Xu Shengwei showed a pleased smile. It seems that the clan members still support the family. Although the family has always maintained a demon hunting team, the most dangerous work is completed by the demon hunting team every time. As the sharp blade of the family, it is natural to have the best. treatment, so he did not agree to Xu Shengwu's request.

"Should we reduce some people's salaries?" Someone else in the crowd suggested.

Xu Shengwei waved his hand: "No, it's only forty years since the Beast Tide. Cutting the clan's salary now will dampen the clan's enthusiasm for cultivation. The most important thing now is to improve the family's strength. I will discuss this matter with the clan leader and several elders. Let’s all disperse.”

After everyone dispersed, only the patriarch Xu Zhengzhao, the great elder Xu Shengwei, the third elder Xu Shengpeng, the fourth elder Xu Shengwu, and the sixth elder Xu Shenghua were left. The third elder sighed and said to the elder: "It seems there is still no good way, otherwise We old guys are going to hunt monsters to earn spiritual stones?"

"You have some bad ideas!" the great elder said with a glare.

"Do you think I don't want to go? The real generation hasn't grown up yet, and the family is now supported by a few of our old bones. What will happen to the family if something happens to us? I'm getting more and more confused."

"Yes, third brother, things haven't reached that point yet." The sixth elder advised.

"Why didn't you arrive? There were too many people in the clan just now, and the great elder was embarrassed to say that the two foundation-building elders and ancestors have not received their salaries for several years. We can't continue like this, right?"

The patriarch Xu Shengzhao saw several elders arguing, stood up to break up the fight, and said to them.

"I have reported the family's situation to the two foundation-building elders and ancestors. Their opinion is to start the plan."

After listening to the clan leader's words, everyone fell into deep thought with solemn expressions. After a long time, the great elder finally spoke:
  "Now that Ancestor and the others have decided, let's implement it, but we must plan carefully. Those monster beasts are not easy to mess with. We must think of a foolproof strategy. Fourth child, this matter depends on your monster hunting team."

"Don't worry, brother, we have already explored the road, we just need to take action."

"Don't be careless. You must find out the cultivation level and number of the monster beasts. Don't be afraid of trouble and inquire more!" the third elder said.

"Okay, this matter has been settled. I'll leave the rest to the Fourth Elder. Let's discuss it again after we find out more about it!"

The clan leader finally set the tone, and everyone dispersed.

(End of this chapter)