Chapter 484 Family Development, Relief, Special Lottery

Chapter 484 Family Development, Relief, Special Lottery

Chapter 484 Family Development, Relief, Special Lottery
Ouyang Family Secret Chamber Meeting Room
The gray veil falls and the candlelight flickers.

Twelve bronze lamps surrounded the circular meeting room, and in front of each lamp sat an Ouyang clan member wearing a silver veil. The face under the veil was blurry, only the eyes were like cold stars, revealing a bit of strangeness and depth.

In the center of the hall, on a black jade table, lay a gilded jade slip - it was the imperial decree for the Fu family to be promoted to the sixth rank.

"The Fu family has been granted the sixth rank and can appoint three vassals." The Ouyang clan leader, who was sitting at the head of the clan, spoke in a hoarse voice like sand. "My elders, what do you think our clan should do?"

At the third seat on the left, a hunchbacked elder spoke slowly, his voice as venomous as a venomous snake: "The Fu family and our Ouyang clan have always had dealings. If our clan surrenders and offers a generous gift, we may be able to ask Fu Yongxuan to teach Qing'er how to form a pill."

The great elder nodded:
"Fu Yongxuan is practicing the Mysterious Scripture, which is the same as Qing'er's Nine Nether Cold Soul Art, and belongs to the same water-based school. He is indeed the most suitable for guidance. But..."

"Why would the Fu family help us? If Qing'er becomes a golden elixir, our clan will surely advance to the sixth rank, and then we will be out of the control of the Fu family. Is the Fu family really so generous?"

"Great Elder, that's wrong! The Fu family still owes us a big favor." The third elder retorted: "Don't forget, when the Xuanxiao Sect was besieging the Fu family, it was Qing'er who led the people without hesitation and killed three purple mansion cultivators of the Xuanxiao Sect. Otherwise, the Fu family might not have been able to hold on until the reinforcements arrived! This favor was personally acknowledged by Fu Changsheng."

"Favors?" A cold laugh came from the second seat on the right. It was a female cultivator with a blood-red mandala embroidered on her veil. "Heh... The least valuable thing in the world of cultivation is favors. If the Fu family turns against us, can our clan still come to collect the debt?"

The Ouyang clan leader suddenly raised his hand, and a black jade slip floated in his palm: "This is the Secret Record of Deep Spring Dan Condensation, which is a secret of our clan. It records the secret technique of forming a water-based elixir. If I present it to the Fu family..."

"Master!" the great elder interrupted, "This is one of the foundations of our clan, how can we easily leak it out?"

The eyes of the head of the Ouyang clan turned cold: "If Qing'er fails to form the elixir, all the secret records will be nothing but waste paper!" He stood up suddenly, his black robe billowing like the night tide, "Prepare the gifts of the black Yin cold jade, the dark blood sand, and this secret record, and I will go to the Fu family in person tomorrow!"

"Even if Fu Changsheng disregards our past friendship, the other party will definitely agree to this deal because of this generous gift."

Xuanyin Hanyu - a treasure produced from an extremely cold place, it can help practitioners of water-based techniques to smoothly overcome the calamity of their inner demons, and it is in short supply.

This price...

The Great Elder was about to retort.

The Ouyang clan leader waved his sleeves.

A photo-taking pod slowly unfolds.

However, dark blue patterns of the formation were seen flowing slowly on the stone wall, and the cold air of the underground spiritual veins condensed into frost mist. In the center of an ancient altar, a girl in plain clothes sat cross-legged with her eyes closed, surrounded by silky dark blue Dan Qi.

——Ouyang Qing, the rare genius of the Ouyang family in a thousand years, is only one step away from forming a pill!
Ouyang Qing's breathing on the altar became more and more steady, and the Dan Qi around her body gradually condensed, as if silently announcing - time is running out!

As soon as this scene came out.

No one had any more objections.

Ouyang Qing has been suppressing her cultivation for ten years. If she doesn't strive for the Golden Core stage, she's afraid that it will dampen her spirit.

"Let's make a bet." Clan leader Ouyang turned around and looked at the girl on the altar. His voice was as low as the abyss. "If we don't make a bet, our clan will always be relegated to the seventh rank..."

...

Cao Family Council Hall

In front of the long table made of golden nanmu wood, the scent of sandalwood wafts through the air.

The core members of the Cao family gathered here, with different expressions. They were dressed in luxurious brocade robes, with jade pendants swaying in their hair, giving off a sense of wealth. As a branch family, although they were only a seventh-grade family, they were backed by a fifth-grade master family, and their foundation was much deeper than that of an ordinary seventh-grade family.

In the center of the desk, a gilded jade slip quietly unfolded—

"The Fu family has been promoted to the sixth rank, and enjoys the right to select vassals."

Patriarch Cao tapped the table lightly with his fingertips, his eyes sparkling: "The rise of the Fu family is inevitable. If our Cao family can become its vassal, we can not only get the protection of the Fu family, but also strengthen our ties with the Fu family. In the future, we may even have the opportunity to use the power of the Fu family to ask for more resources from the main family."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the audience was shocked!

The second elder whispered, "What the Patriarch means is... to use the power of the Fu family to feed back to our Cao family branch?"

Patriarch Cao nodded with a smile: "That's right. Fu Changsheng is a contemporary genius, and he is likely to enter the Nascent Soul stage in the future. If Xiang'er can go one step further and become his Taoist partner, our Cao family branch... may not be able to take the opportunity to grow stronger, and even break away from the shackles of the main family!"

Everyone's breathing quickened, and there was a fiery look in their eyes.

The Third Elder was silent for a moment, and finally said slowly: "In this case, our Cao family should indeed take the initiative to show goodwill. But the Fu family is now in full swing, and there are only three vassalages. Even though our Cao family has a good background, in the end, we are only a branch family, not the main family. I am afraid that the Fu family will look down on our Cao family."

The second elder stroked his beard and smiled:
"Third brother, you are worrying too much. Xiang'er and Fu Changsheng have a deep friendship. Xiang'er even miscarried a child for Fu Changsheng before, which caused her inner demon to condense and she failed to form the elixir. Fu Changsheng, for Xiang'er's sake, will give preferential treatment to our Cao family if we take the initiative to ask for affiliation."

This is the truth.

In order to resolve her inner demons, Cao Xianger entered secular training, and a few years ago announced that she would go into seclusion again to achieve the Golden Elixir.

Patriarch Cao waved his sleeves and stood up, saying loudly: "Pass my order--"

"Prepare 100 kilograms of spiritual tea and 10 sets of third-level talismans, and send them to the Fu family today!"

"Also, write a letter stating that—"

"The Cao family is willing to submit to the Fu family as a vassal, and will only follow the Fu family's lead!"

Everyone in the hall bowed their heads and accepted the order, with expectation in their eyes.

——They knew that this surrender was not just dependence, but also a gamble!
What is being gambled is the future of the Cao family’s branch!
...

Lei Family Meeting Room

There were thunder patterns coiled on the huge red pillars and a bronze thunder lamp hung in the hall. The flashing lightning reflected the different expressions of the people in the Lei family.

On the main seat, Clan Leader Lei was stroking the jade slip in his hand, his mouth raised with disdain: "Everyone, the Fu family has recently been canonized as a sixth-rank family, and it is said that they can also appoint three vassal families. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, the Seventh Elder, who was wearing the same trousers as the Lei clan leader, immediately agreed: "Even if the Fu family is promoted to the sixth rank, so what? The clan leader's nephew is a prince. Even if the Fu family is now in full swing, do they dare to go against the prince's mansion?"

The elders all nodded in agreement, looking proud.

Only the Great Elder had a gloomy expression. He tapped the armrest with his fingertips and said in a hoarse voice: "Everyone... is too optimistic."

"Optimistic?" The Seventh Elder sneered, "Is the First Elder afraid of the Fu family?"

The great elder slowly raised his head, his eyes like lightning, and looked directly at Chief Lei: "Chief, do you still remember the matter of Fu Ningning?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole room suddenly fell silent.

Fu Ningning, the daughter of Fu Changsheng, was once the first wife of the Seventh Prince, but she was tortured in the Prince's Mansion and almost died! Although she has been taken back by the Fu family, she has not recovered yet...

"The Fu family must hate the Prince's Mansion to the core!" The elder said coldly, "And my Lei family, because of our relationship with the Seventh Prince, has long been a thorn in the eyes of the Fu family!"

The Lei clan leader's expression changed slightly, but he soon snorted coldly: "So what? Do you think the Fu family dares to deal with us openly?"

"Openly? No." The Great Elder sneered, "They just need to do it 'according to the rules' - appoint my Lei family as a vassal, and then issue a conscription order in the name of the master family, sending my clan to execute the mission of death! Then, it will be a reasonable 'cleansing'!"

"Will the Prince's Mansion care?" He looked around at everyone, his eyes full of sarcasm. "Over the years, we have been unable to obtain a spiritual item for the Jindan Formation. If the Prince's Mansion really regarded us as blood relatives and foreigners, why would they do this? Moreover, with the passing of the old Prince, the Seventh Prince's Mansion is no longer as good as before, and even the protective princess has turned a blind eye to it. If this continues, let alone..."

"Great Elder, please be careful with your words!" The Thunder tribe leader slammed the table suddenly, and lightning exploded around him.

"That's right. If you don't know, you might think that the Great Elder's remarks just now were a spy sent by the Fu family." Seeing that Chief Lei was angry, the Seventh Elder followed and said, "How can you boost others' morale and destroy your own prestige like this?"

"Old Seven is right," the leader of the Lei clan snorted coldly and said proudly, "The prince has replied that he will give me a pill-forming spiritual object soon. Great elder, don't worry about it."

The Great Elder sighed inwardly.

Every time the Seventh Prince asked for something, he would make this promise, and every time he said it would be in the near future. However, more than ten years have passed, the Lei family is almost emptied out, and there is still no sign of the Dan-forming spiritual object.

Seeing that he could not persuade Chief Lei and others, the Great Elder thought to himself that he had to pave a way out for the Lei family as soon as possible.

...

Huangjia Yunxia Peak

At the top of Yunxia Peak, there is a purple mist.

Above the Huang family's ancestral land, a towering formation connects heaven and earth. Countless golden runes flow in the void, gathering all the spiritual energy within a hundred miles radius into the white jade cave on the top of the peak.

Outside the cave, the elders of the Huang family stood quietly waiting, their expressions solemn and expectant.

"The Immortal has sent a message that Yuehua has already condensed the false elixir, and the next step is to sprint for the golden elixir. Our Huang family will be promoted to the sixth rank in no time!" The Huang clan leader stood with his hands behind his back, and his black robe rustled. He looked at the direction of the cave with a burning gaze. Yuehua was protected by Immortal Xiao himself, and this time the elixir would definitely be successful!
The great elder next to Patriarch Huang was not so optimistic. Although Yuehua had Master Xiao to protect her, whether she could withstand this wave of thunder tribulation depended on herself. The golden elixir thunder tribulation was always extremely dangerous.

At this moment, a ray of spiritual light flew over from afar, landed on the palm of Patriarch Huang, and turned into a gilded jade slip.

——The Fu family was promoted to the sixth rank and enjoyed the right to select vassals!
Patriarch Huang glanced at it, casually threw the jade slip to the second elder, and snorted, "This Fu family is really lucky. They were promoted to the sixth rank before us."

The elder took the jade slip and frowned, saying, "Master, the Fu family is now in the limelight. Should we send someone to congratulate them, so as to avoid..."

"No need!" Patriarch Huang waved his hand, his eyes full of pride, "When Yuehua Dan is successfully formed, my Huang family will be promoted to the sixth rank, and then we will be on an equal footing with the Fu family. Why should we care about their faces?"

The second elder nodded slightly: "What the Patriarch said is absolutely right. Since Master Xiao has made his move, it means that there is a peak Jindan standing behind our Huang family. The Fu family... is not worthy of us making friends with them."

When everyone heard this, they all smiled proudly.

Huizhou Prefecture.

After offering sacrifices to the ancestors.

Fu Changsheng led the elders of the clan to the meeting hall.

After everyone took their seats.

Fu Changsheng said in a deep voice:

"The imperial decree has been issued. Our Fu family is now a sixth-rank family with both power and responsibility. The first thing to do is to select elite troops to go to the Demon Suppression Pass."

"Yongrui, tell everyone about the situation at Demon Suppression Pass."

Almost everyone present heard of Demon-Suppressing Pass for the first time.

But when I heard the name, I felt it was a dangerous place.

"Yes, father."

Fu Yongrui took a step forward, unfolded a map that was glowing with light, and pointed his finger at a blood-red fortress mark.

"Everyone, please take a look."

Fu Yongrui threw out three image stones from his sleeves, and a blood-red illusion suddenly appeared above the map - a dark wall more than a thousand feet high, with ancient runes all over the surface, and dark golden light flowing in every mark. That was the Demon Suppression Pass built by the monks of the Tiannan Continent ten thousand years ago after they joined forces to resist the invasion of the demons.

"This pass has stood since ancient times."

"Back then, when the demons were rampant, the monks from the Great Zhou, the Far West, the Eastern Wasteland, and the Northern Frontier put aside their past grudges and worked together to build this city. Every brick and stone inside the city is soaked in the blood of our ancestors."

In the illusion, countless deformed monsters were crawling outside the dark city wall, some with spider-like compound eyes, and some with white bone spurs protruding from their backs. The most terrifying one was the three-headed, six-armed demon in the center of the picture. Every time it took a step, a deep pit with purple smoke corroded the ground.

"Although the Demon-Suppressing Pass is dangerous, it is also a place of opportunity. Inside the pass, there is the 'Wanfa Pavilion', which houses the manuals of cultivation techniques left by the cultivators of various races in the past; the 'Tiangong Workshop' is still in operation and can refine ancient spiritual tools; there is also the 'Blood Battle Monument', which records the names of the heroes who slayed demons throughout the ages. Those who comprehend the inscriptions on the monument can gain insights into magical powers."

The voice just fell.

Fu Yongshang's eyes lit up: "If we can open up the trade route, we can make a lot of money just by reselling the goods in the interior!"

"There is no such good thing in the world. Once you enter the Demon Suppression Pass, you will stay there for ten years. During this period, you are not allowed to enter or leave. The supplies you carry will also be used up during these ten years. Moreover, more than half of the people who enter the Demon Suppression Pass cannot get out."

Fu Yongrui's dark and solemn expression:
"According to the intelligence we have, in recent years, the demons have launched seven night attacks. At the most dangerous time, the demonic energy had penetrated into the third line of defense. The defenders lost nearly a hundred Purple Mansion monks and nearly a thousand foundation-building monks."

There was a sound of people gasping for air in the hall.

Fu Yongshang couldn't help but ask: "Why are the casualties so heavy?"

"It is said that a new species of demon has appeared this time - the 'Shadow Demon'. This demon is invisible and intangible, and specializes in attacking the spiritual consciousness of monks. What's more troublesome is that" he paused, "there are signs that the demons are trying to open up the underground passage."

Therefore, going to Demon-Suppressing Pass is likely to be dangerous.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became solemn.

Fu Changsheng's eyes swept across the elders present, and finally fell on the map that Fu Yongrui unfolded. The image of the Demon Suppression Pass was like a sharp sword, hanging in everyone's heart.

"Everyone has heard it." Fu Changsheng said slowly, "The Demon Suppression Pass is both a crisis and an opportunity. Since my Fu family has been promoted to the sixth rank, this responsibility cannot be shirked. However, those who are willing to go to the Demon Suppression Pass will be rewarded handsomely by the clan. When they return from the Demon Suppression Pass, the leader Zifu will be the first choice to form a pill in the future."

This statement came out.

Everyone present was immediately excited.

Gan Muwan slowly stood up, the silver bells rang slightly, and the poisonous insects in her hair trembled like whispers. She whispered, "Father, your daughter-in-law is willing to go to Zhenmo Pass."

Everyone's eyes turned.

"I practice Gu Dao, which is rare in the Great Zhou. The cultivators in the Northern Frontier are the best at this art." She tapped her fingertips, and a translucent heart-eating Gu appeared on her palm. "If I can learn from the secret art of the Northern Frontier, perhaps I can complete the remaining chapters of my clan's Hundred Gu Sutra."

Fu Changsheng shook his head: "No! You are only in the early stage of Purple Mansion, how can you withstand the erosion of demonic energy?"

In the shadow of the corner of the hall, Ouyang Fei slowly stood up, his black robe falling silently. His face was pale, and there seemed to be a layer of shadow between his brows, as if he had not seen the sun for many years. His voice was low, but it revealed an unquestionable determination:
"Master, I'll go."

Among all the people present, Ouyang Fei was one of the few veteran Purple Mansions.

However, Fu Changsheng learned from intelligence that Uncle Fei had a body that was immune to all poisons and had not yet awakened. Going to the Demon Suppression Pass would not be beneficial to him. In addition, he also wanted to find a way for Uncle Fei to awaken. If he went to the Demon Suppression Pass and came back ten years later, it would be too late:
"Uncle Fei, although you are in the late Purple Mansion stage, the Demon Suppression Pass is extremely dangerous. If there is no countermeasure, even a high-level cultivator may not be able to escape unscathed..."

Ouyang Fei raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a very faint smile, which seemed to be self-deprecating, but also seemed to be sarcastic: "Dangerous? Haha..."

He raised his hand, and his sleeves, as white as night, slowly slid down, revealing a pale wrist. On that wrist was a dark chain pattern that flickered faintly, as if countless tiny insects were swimming under it.

"Master, have you forgotten that we first met in the Cave of Ten Thousand Demons? I hid in the Cave of Ten Thousand Demons for thirty years to avoid my enemies."

With just one word, the hall suddenly became silent.

The Cave of Ten Thousand Ghosts - a notoriously dangerous place in Jingzhou, filled with gloomy aura and rampant ghosts. It is full of unknown numbers. If they stay there for a long time, the resentful souls will wail day and night, and the soul will be affected and unable to find peace.

But Ouyang Fei lived there for thirty years.

His eyes swept over the crowd, and his voice was calm and almost indifferent: "Have you ever seen ghost energy condense into water and drip into a pool? Have you ever heard that the cold wind can freeze even the soul when it scrapes the bones?"

He paused and tapped the table with his fingertips. A wisp of black mist overflowed from his sleeves and condensed into a tiny black snake, which coiled around his palm.

“I’ve seen it, I’ve smelled it, and I’ve…survived it.”

Ouyang Fei flipped his palm, and the black snake broke into pieces, turning into wisps of demonic energy, which he easily dispersed.

“So, when it comes to danger, I’m afraid no one here understands it better than me.”

Just when everyone thought that Ouyang Fei was the best candidate, a low thunder sound was suddenly heard from the corner, like thunder rolling in the distant mountains.

"Master, I'll go."

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, only to see Fu Changlei holding the Thunder Mace with one hand and slowly standing up. He was a burly man, with faint blue lightning patterns on his skin, and lightning flickered in the depths of his eyes, with an imposing manner that was captivating.

"I practice ancient thunder magic. Thunder magic is profound, extremely strong and masculine, and is the nemesis of demonic energy." Fu Changlei's voice was low, but every word was like thunder. "What's more, I practice both magic and body, which is enough to deal with the likes of the demons."

He raised his hand and clenched it. Suddenly, a bright lightning flashed from his palm. The electric snake seemed to have a spirit, moving between his fingers, and then suddenly exploded, turning into thousands of tiny arcs of electricity, illuminating the entire hall.

"In addition, I am also a quasi-fourth-level talisman formation master." Fu Changlei said calmly, "The Demon Suppression Pass needs talisman and formation practitioners. If I go there, I will be assigned to the rear to make talismans and set up formations, and I may not go to the front line."

Everyone felt relieved after hearing this.

——Talisman practitioners and formation practitioners are extremely valuable on the battlefield, not to mention talisman and formation masters. The Demon-Suppressing Pass will not let them take risks easily.

"If I encounter special circumstances, I also have the power to protect myself." Fu Changlei added, "The Thunder Escape Technique can travel a thousand miles in an instant. With the Thunder Talisman in hand, even the peak Purple Mansion master cannot stop me!"

Fu Changsheng pondered for a moment, his eyes swept between Ouyang Fei, Gan Muwan and Fu Changlei, and finally nodded slowly.

"Okay, Chang Lei is well versed in the way of thunder and is good at talisman formations. He is the best candidate."

He paused, and then said, "Chang Lei, when you go to the Demon Suppression Pass this time, you can select fifty foundation-building disciples on your own, with priority given to those with fire, gold, and earth spiritual roots."

Fu Changlei clasped his fists and said, "I accept your command."

Fu Chang was afraid that no one from the Foundation Establishment Clan would go, so he hesitated for a while and said:
"Chang Lei, for the clan members who followed you to the Demon Suppression Pass, the family contribution points converted from their meritorious service at the Demon Suppression Pass will be doubled. For those who died in the battle, their direct bloodline can obtain a foundation-building pill to ensure the cultivation path of their descendants. If they have made great contributions, they can be granted high-level skills."

As soon as these words were spoken, many people in the hall had bright eyes!
——Foundation-building pills! High-level skills! These are all great rewards that can change the fate of a cultivator!

Fu Changsheng added: "In addition, if you can come back alive after the ten-year period, the clan will grant you the 'Purple Mansion Priority'!"

——Purple Mansion is the breakthrough that foundation-building cultivators dream of, and "priority" means that the family will do its best to provide resources to help them achieve Purple Mansion!

In this way, there should be countless disciples who come to respond to the call.

Fu Changlei's eyes lit up, and he said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Patriarch, within a month, I will select elite soldiers and generals, and will never bring disgrace to the Fu family's reputation!"

Fu Changsheng nodded and looked at Meizhen again: "Meizhen, before they set out for the Demon Suppression Pass, you personally take Changlei to the storehouse to get three ancient 'Golden Light Talismans', and prepare a hundred Demon Repelling Talismans and fifty bottles of Qingxin Pills."

"In addition, I will take the opportunity to go to the Wanning Chamber of Commerce while I am in Wuzhou Zhenshi to purchase the 'Demon Purifying Pill' and several Buddhist spiritual tools."

No one had any objections.

After all, the journey to Demon-Suppressing Pass is full of dangers, and more resources are needed to save one's life.

"The second topic is how to choose among the three vassal families?" Fu Changsheng glanced at the crowd.

"According to the Great Zhou law, a sixth-rank noble family can choose three vassal families to be its vassal and pay 30% of the annual tribute. What do you think?"

Fu Yongrui, who was in charge of intelligence, unfolded a jade slip and projected the detailed information of the other nine seventh-rank families in Huizhou Prefecture.

Upon hearing this, Fu Changli, who had been guarding Pingshan County, was the first to speak:
"Master, I suggest choosing the Wu family, the Cao family, and the Ouyang family."

The eldest daughter of the Wu family leader married Fu Yongpeng, so the two families were considered relatives. The Cao family had always been on good terms with the Fu family because of Cao Xianger. As for the Ouyang family, when the Xuanxiao Sect attacked, Ouyang Qing led her clansmen to support them despite the danger.

These three families are all on good terms with the Fu family.

Fu Changli is an elder in the clan. He is one of the four cultivators who witnessed the massacre at Luofeng Mountain by the southern barbarians more than a hundred years ago.

In his opinion.

Nothing is more important than loyalty.

Fu Yongshang was playing with the jade abacus in his hand with a smile on his face.

"Uncle San is right, but the distribution of spiritual veins in the three counties and eighteen counties of Huizhou Prefecture is not clear now." He waved his sleeves, and a translucent map of mountains and rivers appeared in the air, with seven flashing spots of light. "The Wu family, Cao family, and Ouyang family mentioned by Uncle San are all concentrated in the west of Wuzhou, adjacent to us."

“I suggest you choose the noble families in the other fiefdoms of Wuzhou.

Firstly, different fiefs require different resources to be collected.

Secondly, if our family wants to grow and develop, we must expand outward and avoid concentrating resources.

In addition, the selected family should be able to complement the vacancies of our family's cultivation arts. At present, our family's four major auxiliary cultivations, namely, alchemy, instruments, talismans, and formations, as well as winemaking, beast control, and spiritual plants are relatively complete, but the other aspects are almost blank."

This statement came out.

Everyone nodded.

Liu Meizhen said:
"According to the court's decree, in order to be promoted to the fifth rank, in addition to accumulating enough court merit points, it is more important to cultivate three sixth-rank families in the fiefdom. At present, the highest vassal family in Jingzhou is only eighth rank. Even if they have our support, it is unknown when they can be promoted to the sixth rank."

"This time, we have been chosen by three vassal families, which is a rare opportunity for us."

Liu Meizhen looked at Fu Yongrui.

Fu Yongrui coughed lightly and said:
"According to the intelligence we have, the Ouyang family is using all of their resources to help Ouyang Qing reach the Golden Core stage. In addition, Patriarch Wu has also obtained a Golden Core spiritual object. The Huang family is favored by Master Xiao, who has given them a Golden Core spiritual object and personally selected Huang Yuehua to assist her in reaching the Golden Core stage."

"If the Fu family is to be promoted to the fifth rank in the future, these three families should be the first choice."

after all.

According to the imperial decree.

Once a golden elixir is born in the clan, the clan can be promoted to a sixth-grade family as an exception.

If they choose these three families, it would be equivalent to picking up a ready-made bargain and satisfying the first condition for promotion to a fifth-grade family in a short period of time.

Upon hearing this, Fu Yongshang's eyes lit up and he sincerely admired:
"The mistress is still thoughtful!"

Everyone looked at Fu Changsheng, waiting for his final decision.

Fu Changsheng tapped the table with his fingers, and after a moment of silence, he suddenly said, "The Lei family must be chosen."

There was a moment of silence in the meeting room.

Then everyone remembered something.

Ningning married into the Prince's Mansion, but was tortured to the point of nearly losing her life. Although she survived, the trauma she suffered has not healed to this day. The Seventh Prince Zhou Xuanming was one of the culprits, and now even Ningning's own son Zhou Kanger has been expelled from the palace.

but.

The Seventh Prince's Mansion did not offer any explanation or apology to the Fu family from beginning to end.

How could the head of the family, who has always been protective of his own people, tolerate this?

Everyone looked at each other quickly.

They also wanted to seek justice for Ningning, but even though the Seventh Prince's Mansion was not as prosperous as before, it was still the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty and could not be easily offended.

No one present dared to speak.

Only Fu Changli gritted his teeth and whispered:
"Master, we must avenge Ningning for all the crimes she has endured, but it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. With the current strength of our Fu family, I am afraid it is not enough to cause a rift with the Prince's Mansion."

Everyone was silent.

Obviously everyone thought so.

Liu Meizhen glanced at her husband, and after some consideration, she said:
"I think that my husband's appointment of the Lei family as a vassal family is killing two birds with one stone."

Everyone blinked, confused.

Liu Meizhen smiled and said:
"The Lei family is a blood relative of the Seventh County King, and the Lei clan leader is the Seventh County King's maternal grandfather. Ever since Zhou Xuanming inherited the palace, the Lei family's resources have been flowing into the palace. What they are seeking is a pill-forming spiritual object."

"According to the information obtained by the Dark Hall"

"The Seventh County Prince's Mansion has obtained a pill-forming spiritual item for Chief Lei."

"If Patriarch Lei breaks through to the Golden Core stage, it will be a disguised way to increase the chances of our Fu family's promotion to the fifth rank."

It’s a good opportunity to use Zhou Xuanming’s power to disgust the other party.

Everyone heard this.

His eyes lit up.

Liu Meizhen continued:
"In addition, the Seventh Prince's Mansion is just using its relationship with the Lei family. Otherwise, Zhou Xuanming would not have thought of asking for a Jindan spiritual object for his grandfather only now, after inheriting the palace for decades. The Lei family became our vassal family in accordance with the court's regulations, and no one can find fault with it."

The Seventh Prince's Mansion would definitely not launch a massive revenge against the Fu family just because of such a small matter.

"Ten thousand steps back."

"Our fiefdoms are in Jingzhou and Wuzhou, not in the Seven Commandery. No matter how long Zhou Xuanming's hands are, he can never reach the other states."

Zhou Xuanming was just a concubine's son.

He has no roots at all in the Prince's Mansion.

After inheriting the palace, the forces that were originally friendly with the palace also looked down on him. After all, Zhou Xuanming had not yet condensed the golden elixir. Moreover, since the death of the old prince, the princess had thrown the Seventh Prince's Palace out of the window.

After listening to Liu Meizhen’s analysis.

Fu Changli's face flushed instantly, he stood up, and bowed solemnly to Fu Changsheng:
"Master, I'm really sorry. I just judged you by my own standards!"

At the beginning.

He also believed that Fu Changsheng was seeking revenge.

Everyone present felt ashamed.

Fu Changsheng waved his hand:
"Third brother, you and I are family, why should we be so polite? Please stand up quickly."

There are only three of them left out of the four cultivators back then. It is because they have been through hardships together that Fu Changli dares to say things that others dare not say. If the entire Fu family becomes a one-man show with him, without any advice, the Fu family will be in danger in the long run!
After all, no one can make mistakes without being a sage.

He doesn't think every decision he makes is right.

After Fu Changli stood up, Fu Changsheng knocked on the table and said:
"Among the three vassal families, choose the Lei family, the Ouyang family, and the Huang family."

"As for the Wu family, we are related by marriage. Choosing the Wu family is just the icing on the cake, and the matter of Wu Laozu's Dan formation."

I'm afraid it's unlikely to succeed.

Otherwise, after ancestor Wu obtained the spiritual object for forming the golden elixir, he would not have been so slow in preparing for the golden elixir.

There are only a few reasons.

Firstly, Patriarch Wu is old, and his blood and energy are definitely not as strong as those of young people, which greatly reduces his chances of forming a pill.

Secondly, in recent years, the Wu family has been trying to curry favor with the Fu family in various ways, which also shows that the Wu family themselves understands that their promotion to the sixth rank is a long way off.

Seeing that the two major issues of Demon Suppression Pass and the vassal family had been settled, Fu Changsheng tapped the table three times with his fingertips, and the small discussions in the hall immediately subsided. He swept his eyes across the faces of each elder present and spoke slowly:
"The third topic is the Sixth Rank Family Celebration."

"According to the 'Great Zhou Family Rituals', a newly promoted sixth rank official must perform 'three openings and six ceremonies'. First, the ancestral temple is opened to pay respect to the ancestors, then the gate of the mansion is opened to welcome guests, and finally a banquet is held to entertain guests. But a few days ago, the Wuzhou Zhenshi Office sent a secret letter, mentioning that the imperial concubine was seriously ill, and the court issued a clear order that all states should not be extravagant in weddings or funerals."

"So we don't need to make a big fuss about this celebration. All we need to do is get together with the relatives and aristocratic families to congratulate us."

He doesn't need to waste time here and can concentrate on retreating and striving for the Golden Elixir.

Fu Changsheng no longer participated in the discussion of trivial matters at the celebration. He found an excuse and left the meeting hall. He was promoted to a sixth-rank family and received two special lottery chances. He couldn't wait.

After returning to the secret room in the patriarch's mansion and closing the magic circle, he entered the Five Elements Space directly with a thought.

The scene in front of me suddenly changed - the sky was clear, the stars were shining, the sea of ​​clouds was rolling under my feet, and the Mountain and River Cauldron stood in the center of the space. The Taotie patterns on the body of the cauldron moved like a living thing, and the two energies of Xuan and Huang intertwined into the shape of a dragon, coiling around the mouth of the cauldron and emitting spiritual light.

"Master!" A clear and sweet voice came from the void.

Qiu Niang, in fluttering red clothes, floated down from the clouds, tiptoed lightly, and landed in front of him, with curved eyebrows and a smile. She put her hands behind her back, tilted her head, and looked mysterious.

Fu Changsheng raised his eyebrows, knowing that she had hidden some strange things again, so he deliberately didn't ask, but stood with his hands behind his back and said indifferently: "Girl, what bad ideas are you holding up again?"

Seeing that he was not taking the bait, Qiu Niang stamped her feet and said angrily, "Master, you are so boring! People get good things and come to offer them treasures eagerly, but you——"

Before she finished speaking, she could not help feeling proud. She flipped up her sleeves and spread out her palms. Twenty elixir pills the size of longan were floating in the air.

The whole body of the pill is round, with the black and yellow energies wrapped around its surface. The patterns on the pill are like the veins of mountains and rivers, and faintly one can see the shadows of miniature mountains and rivers flowing inside the pill. The aura is majestic and restrained, as if it contains endless creation.

"The Xuanhuang elixir produced by the Mountain and River Cauldron Transformed into the Dragon Pool!" Fu Changsheng's eyes lit up.

The Xuanhuang Elixir is an ancient secret. The elixir is dark yellow in color, and contains the yin and yang energies. It can harmonize the five elements in the cultivator's body, balance the foundation of Taoism, and make the magic power circulate like the cycle of heaven, endlessly.

He had already taken nine pills before.

The seven colors of true essence that were originally occupying different parts of the body were blended into a chaotic color. Mei Zhen once said that if he could continue to refine enough Xuanhuang Lingdan, there would be a certain chance of cultivating the chaotic Taoist foundation recorded in ancient books!
"This time, as many as twenty were born."

Not bad!

Fu Changsheng's face was full of joy, and then he saw the panel tremble slightly, and then a line of text appeared:

[Shanhezhen Clan Cauldron: Level 29 (100/)]

Obviously.

This was just as he expected. Once the number of Xuanhuang Lingdan produced in the Dragon Pool reached 100, the Shanhe Zhen Clan Ding could be upgraded.

Fu Changsheng raised his hand and put twenty Xuanhuang Lingdan into the bottle. With these twenty Xuanhuang Lingdan, the quality of the golden elixir he condensed would definitely reach a higher level!
Fu Changsheng's figure flashed, and he appeared and stood in front of the wooden house on the top of Lingshan Mountain.

The wooden house is made of thousand-year-old sacred wood, and bronze wind chimes are hung on the eaves. The sound of the bells is soothing when the breeze blows. Pushing the door open, the house is simply furnished with only a cushion, a table, and a green lamp.

"call--"

Sitting cross-legged on the cushion, his mind moved slightly and a warm light appeared in his chest.

next moment!
A white jade seal of a sixth-grade family whizzed out of his body and floated in the air. The seal was square, with the words "Fu's Chengtian" engraved on the bottom. Nine mysterious air currents were wrapped around the seal, and the color was as deep as ink, with a faint dark golden color, which was completely different from the luck he had seen before.

"Hey, what's going on?"

Fu Changsheng frowned slightly.

He originally thought that when a family was promoted to the sixth rank, the amount of luck that was added would be at least over a hundred. After all, when a family was promoted to the seventh rank, there were dozens of new lucks. But there were only nine in front of him!
"wrong!"

He looked carefully, and suddenly his eyes fixed with a hint of surprise.

Although these nine strands of luck are few, each one is as condensed as substance, deep in color, and contains mysterious light. They are far more pure and heavy than the previous ones!
"The family's luck...has also been upgraded?"

His mind raced, and he soon figured out the key point -

As the family's rank rises, the nature of its luck will also transform!

If so, the tribesmen who had been blessed with good fortune before can now receive the baptism of higher-level good fortune again!
"interesting!"

Fu Changsheng raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and he already had a plan in mind.

He stretched out his hand and grasped it, and the jade seal slowly fell back into his palm. Nine strands of dark golden luck moved like living things, as if responding to his thoughts.

"There are only nine strands of luck, and we need to distribute them well..."

but.

The most important thing at the moment is to redeem the special lottery.

Take a deep breath.

Fu Changsheng's thoughts fell on the panel and he said directly:

"Redeem for a special prize draw!"

"Buzz——"

This time, the lottery halo appeared in five colors, and the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth intertwined and rotated, and finally turned into an ochre-colored jade box, simple and heavy, with cracked patterns on the surface faintly revealing a primeval atmosphere.

"Hmm?" Fu Changsheng raised his eyebrows, "It's quite different from the previous jade box."

He touched the jade box lightly with his fingertips, and a strong force of the earth flowed through his meridians, causing the circulation of his spiritual power in "Nine Heavenly Stars Sutra" to stagnate slightly.

"Crack!"

The restriction was broken, and the box was opened at once——

"boom!"

The inner veins of the Five Elements Space roared, and the originally dense spiritual energy suddenly boiled. There was no dazzling vision in the box, only a handful of seemingly ordinary soil, but it showed a strange texture of five colors. Each grain of sand seemed to have life and slightly undulated, sometimes showing a metallic luster, sometimes oozing out the green wood spirit, and then turning into water mist and rising.
The system screen flickered violently, and the analysis text appeared gilded:

【Five Elements Spiritual Soil】

[Level: Lower Heaven Grade (Incomplete)]

[Source: The soil transformed from the origin of the five elements during the collapse of the ancient wilderness]

【characteristic:
1. Can evolve a small five-element cycle on its own, increasing the efficiency of cultivating spiritual plants by a hundred times

2. Give spiritual plants the possibility of changing their five elements

3. Suppress the earth veins, and permanently increase the purity of spiritual energy within a radius of miles by %]

Fu Changsheng's pupils suddenly shrank.

This seemingly plain spiritual soil is actually much more valuable than the previous star tree species! It should be noted that in the current cultivation world, spiritual soil that can simultaneously nourish the five elements has long been extinct. The enlightenment tea tree of the Great Zhou royal family, known as the "source of all things", is said to be planted on a palm-sized fragment of five-element spiritual soil.
Make big money!

"The system's lottery..." He stroked the spiritual soil and suddenly chuckled, "First, the seeds are given, then the fertile soil is given. It seems like there is a destiny in the dark."

Fu Changsheng's eyes fell on the panel. He still had a chance to draw a special lottery!

(End of this chapter)