Beast-controlling fairy clan.

Chapter 509 Thirty Foundation Establishment Monks [Subscription Request]

On the second day after Zhou Mingde came out of seclusion, the invitations to the Golden Elixir Ceremony that had been prepared long ago were filled with the date and sent to various forces and individuals.

Because it had been prepared for several years in advance, the Golden Elixir Ceremony was scheduled to be held three months after he came out of seclusion.

And just one month after he came out of seclusion, most of the Zhou family's foundation-building cultivators gathered on Tuyun Ridge to attend the family meeting.

At this time, the Zhou family had as many as twenty-six cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage!
The oldest foundation-building cultivator among them is Zhou Zhengyuan, who is over 230 years old and may pass away at any time, so he did not participate in today's family meeting.

The youngest foundation-building cultivator is named Zhou Simu, and he is twenty-seven years old this year.

As a cultivator of the "Si" generation who is only 27 years old and not a cultivator with top-grade spiritual roots, Zhou Simu is naturally a standard second-generation immortal.

His father is Zhou Xintie, the best cultivator in the Zhou family's crafting skills. He has already cultivated in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, and he exchanged his personal military exploits for a Foundation Establishment Pill on the battlefield.

And he did not disappoint his father's expectations. He successfully established his foundation in one go and became the youngest foundation-building cultivator in the Zhou family.

At his age, with the support of his parents, as long as he does not die prematurely, he will definitely have at least one chance to reach Purple Mansion in the future!

This kind of thing is not an isolated case and will happen more often in the future.

Zhou Chun himself had no aversion to this kind of thing.

Because as long as there are people, this kind of thing is inevitable.

What he could do was to try his best to provide good training conditions for other ordinary members of the tribe, so that they would not fall too far behind others in the initial stage.

Whether these ordinary tribesmen behind can make it out depends on their own luck!

Anyway, in the world of cultivating immortals, as long as one has passed the spiritual root test, a true genius will never be buried.

At this moment, Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde were sitting high up, looking at the Zhou family's Purple Mansion cultivators and Foundation Establishment cultivators gathered below. They all had complicated feelings and were filled with emotion.

To date, the Zhou family has three Jindan-stage cultivators, namely Zhou Chun, Zhou Mingde, and Lin Hongyu.

There are six Purple Mansion cultivators, namely Zhou Daoyi, Zhou Daoquan, Lin Wan'er, Zhou Zhengyong, Zhou Xinlan, and Xu Fu.

There are as many as twenty-six foundation-building monks, namely: Zhou Zhengyuan, Zhou Zhengqing, Zhou Xindie, Zhou Xintie, Zhou Xinyan, Zhou Xinyi, Zhou Xinheng, Zhou Xintong, Zhou Xinchen, Zhou Sizhen, Zhou Siyu, Zhou Simiao, Zhou Sijun, Zhou Sihan, Zhou Xinfu, Zhou Siming, Zhou Sipu, Zhou Yuanyuan, Zhou Yuanquan, Zhou Yuanbin, Zhou Yuanliang, Zhou Yuanxia, ​​Zhou Yuanping, Zhou Yuansheng, Zhou Yuanlian, and Zhou Simu.

In addition, there are four foundation-building cultivators, Zhang Liang, Liu Heng, Li Qi, and Lin Rongsheng, who are controlled and driven by the Zhou family.

Among them, Zhang Liang and Lin Rongsheng both married into the Zhou family after establishing their foundation and became external relatives.

Li Qi, like Xu Fu and Liu Heng, successfully built his foundation by obtaining the Yuan-Building Fruit thanks to the efforts of the Zhou family's loyal warriors in the wilderness.

There are a total of sixteen Zhou family foundation-building cultivators present today, and the remaining ten were too busy to come for various reasons.

At this time, after carefully observing the Zhou family elites sitting below, Zhou Chun, the clan leader, finally spoke.

"Everyone has been informed of the reason why I have gathered all of you here today, and you are prepared for it, so I will not elaborate on it."

"I now declare that this family meeting officially begins!"

At this point, Zhou Chun glanced at Zhou Xinyi and said slowly: "Xinyi, please report the current situation of the family first!"

"Yes, junior, I obey."

Zhou Xinyi responded respectfully, then stood up, holding the documents in his hands and began to report on the current personnel and material situation of the Zhou family.

"The Zhou family currently has three blessed lands of spiritual mountains on the bright side, namely Tuyun Ridge, Jiufeng Ridge, and Zhuye Island. Zhuye Island is the family's enclave."

"The family currently has a total of 576 monks from our own clan and 148 monks from outside our family. Among them, there are 26 foundation-building monks from our own clan and 2 foundation-building monks from outside our family."

"At the same time, there are a total of twenty-one second-level monsters registered in the family."

"There are currently thirteen species of rare monsters raised in the family, namely, Horned Winged Snake, Cloud-Stepping Dragon Colt, Red Flame Vajra Monkey, Red Flame Dragon Python, Wind Shadow Dragon Snake, One-Horned Dragon Lizard, Red-Eyed Dragon Vulture, Dragon Claw Monitor Lizard, Dragon Scale Horse, Green-Faced Ghost Ape, Iron-Feathered Eagle, Fragrant Musk Deer, and Five-Colored Pheasant!"

"There are currently eight kinds of rare monster insects raised by the family, namely the Black Armor Golden Feather, the Flying Fire Scorpion, the Blue Moon Butterfly, the Corpse Moth, the Jade Spirit Bee, the Golden Winged Black Bee, the Blue Cloud Centipede, and the Silver Silkworm."

"Currently, the family has opened up a total of 238 acres of medicinal fields, of which there are 1,586 spiritual herbs over 200 years old, and 1,758 spiritual herbs over 100 years old."

"The rare spiritual trees currently planted by the family include eleven species, including the Zhuyuan fruit tree, purple mulberry tree, snow jade pear, purple cloud apricot, red jujube, and Qingning tea tree."

"In addition, the family can now produce second-level magic talismans, self-produce elixirs for foundation-building cultivators, self-produce second-level mid-grade magic tools, and self-produce high-level formations."

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Zhou Xinyi's report was very detailed, and Zhou Chun and others listened very carefully.

The Zhou family of today is no longer the Zhou family of the past.

When they first arrived at Jiufengling, the Zhou family was extremely poor. Most cultivators who have stayed in the family for a few years know what the family is like.

But now the Zhou family not only has a large number of members, but also has huge assets and owns countless spiritual objects.

If he didn't look at the statistical data in his hands, even Zhou Xinyi, a cultivator who had been acting as the clan leader for a long time, would not be able to remember all of that information.

Moreover, a lot of information is updated every year. Even if he remembers the previous data, it is difficult to match it with the latest data.

Just from looking at these data, you can see how well the Zhou family has developed over the years.

Zhou Chun still remembered that when he first arrived at Jiufengling, his family did not have any rare spiritual beasts to show off.

The then clan leader Zhou Daoyi gave him a rock turtle egg, which made him smile with joy.

At that time, the family's medicinal fields had not yet been developed. After he returned to the family, he personally participated in the development and sowing of the medicinal fields.

However, after nearly two hundred years of development, the Zhou family already possesses as many as thirteen rare species of monsters. Although they dare not say that every member of the family can own one of these rare monsters, it is not a problem to ensure that those outstanding members of the family have one of these rare monsters.

You know, those who can be called a population mean that they have been able to reproduce within the Zhou family and have the ability to reproduce offspring.

In fact, the Zhou family has many other rare monsters that cannot form populations.

Speaking of those magical medicines, the seeds of magical medicines sown by Zhou Chun and his two generations back then, those that have not been picked yet have now become century-old magical medicines.

As long as these spiritual medicines are left untouched, they will be able to grow into spiritual medicines that are over 500 years old in another 200 to 300 years.

By that time, they will become a very valuable asset to the Zhou family!

All the cultivators present knew that the data and information reported by Zhou Xinyi today were actually reserved and did not tell the complete situation of the Zhou family.

There is no public data on the mines, sacred mountains and other things in the wilderness, as well as the servant monks trained by the Zhou family there.

These are the hidden powers of the Zhou family, and only the real top leaders of the family can know and master them.

At this moment, the hearts of the many Zhou family cultivators who had listened to Zhou Xinyi's report were extremely uneasy.

Monks like Zhou Mingde and Zhou Chun, who had personally experienced the entire process from nothing to something, all felt a surge of satisfaction and pride in their hearts.

Because the Zhou family's current foundation was created by them from scratch, bit by bit, and it is soaked with their sweat and blood.

They are like parents raising their children, watching their children grow up day by day and finally become successful people with great achievements!

The satisfaction and pride they feel from this kind of harvest are more joyful and satisfying than if they obtained a powerful magic weapon or some precious spiritual object.

Zhou Mingde, Zhou Chun and others couldn't help but smile, and were truly happy for the Zhou family's current achievements.

Although those younger generation Zhou family foundation-building cultivators did not fully experience the creation process of the Zhou family from scratch, they also witnessed and participated in the great revival of the Zhou family and also felt a sense of participation in it.

Now that they have discovered that the Zhou family's wealth has become so substantial and the family business is so prosperous, they are also excited, honored, and filled with pride.

They are proud to be Zhou family monks!
Although cultivators are relatively selfish, humans are emotional animals after all, and many times, for the sake of certain emotions, even those Nascent Soul cultivators who have lived for a thousand years will risk their lives to protect certain things.

Just like the deceased Qingxiao Zhenren, in order to protect the Taoist heritage of Qinglian Temple, he could have lived a few more years, but he chose to self-destruct his Nascent Soul and destroy the space transmission channel.

On the Zhou family's side, when the Zhou family cultivators are truly proud of their surname and bloodline, then when the family is in danger and when the family needs them, most of them will fight to the death to protect their inner pride!

Just like the Jiang family, a family of immortal cultivation that was destroyed by the Zhou family, when they were facing the crisis of destruction of the family, there were also clansmen loyal to the family who dared to fight hard against the powerful enemy!

Therefore, when Zhou Chun saw the shining light in the eyes and expressions on the faces of the younger generations below, he couldn't help but nod repeatedly in his heart, feeling even more satisfied and happy.

People’s hearts can be used!
He sighed in his heart, and his expression gradually calmed down. He said calmly: "After Xinyi's report just now, I think you all have a general idea of ​​the current situation of the family." "It is no exaggeration to say that my Zhou family can now firmly sit on the position of a Jindan family with this family background!"

"These are all accumulated through the hard work of several generations of our family. They are precious wealth that can be passed down to future generations!"

At this point, Zhou Chun paused for a moment, and then continued, "But you all should also know that if you just sit back and do nothing, then even mountains of gold and silver will be eaten up one day. If we indulge in our past achievements, lose our enterprising spirit, and are only satisfied with the status quo, then the wealth and prosperity before us will be like a passing cloud, and it will soon disappear!"

Hearing his words, the Zhou family cultivators sitting below were startled, but soon calmed down.

Then Zhou Chun continued, "The family's current financial resources are indeed quite substantial, but as you all know, the number of cultivators in the family has also increased many times, and the number of mid- and high-level cultivators has also increased significantly compared to before."

"To support so many family monks and train them well, the money and resources required are not a small amount!"

"Especially as you all know, prices in the entire Tianling world are abnormal right now, and many of the family's businesses have been affected and their income has dropped sharply."

"Until now, the family's annual expenditure has exceeded its income, and it has fallen into a situation where its income is not enough to cover its expenses!"

When he said this, Zhou Chun's tone suddenly became much heavier.

The smiles on everyone's faces in the hall had disappeared.

Feelings cannot be eaten, this is an easy-to-understand truth.

The youngest Zhou family cultivator who is able to attend here today is 27 years old. No one would fail to understand this truth.

They are now bragging about how prosperous the Zhou family is, but if the time comes and they can't even provide welfare and offerings to their family members, how can people truly love and be loyal to the family!
No matter how loud the slogans are, they are not as good as actually giving out money!

So when everyone knew that the Zhou family’s finances were beginning to run out of money, they realized the seriousness of the problem.

Zhou Chun also looked at everyone and said in a deep voice: "I have already notified you all before, asking you to think about how to create income for the family. I wonder if you have any good ideas?"

"If you have any ideas, please feel free to speak up. Whether it is feasible or not, it can give me and others some reference!"

After hearing what he said, there was a brief silence at the scene.

Then Zhou Xinlan said, "I think that the clan has a large number of people, but the spiritual land they occupy is relatively small. If possible, we should open up new spiritual land to divert the clan members. At the same time, we can also earn income by renting out the new spiritual land for cultivation and planting spiritual medicines!"

As soon as these words were spoken, many Zhou family cultivators could not help but nod their heads, obviously agreeing with what he said.

But Zhou Xinyi quickly shook his head and said: "Opening up new spiritual land is of course a good thing, but it is impossible for the new spiritual land to provide income for the family and resolve the urgent crisis!"

Then he explained: "Now Jingguo and even the surrounding countries have lost a large number of cultivators due to the war. I am afraid that no one will come to practice in each stronghold, not that there is no room for cultivation!"

After hearing his explanation, Zhou Xinlan fell silent, which was considered as agreeing with his statement.

But with Zhou Xinlan taking the lead, others have nothing to worry about.

So Zhou Xinyan, who was among the foundation-building cultivators, quickly spoke up and said, "How about increasing the express delivery fees of the 'Zhou Tong Tian Xia' business? The current express delivery fees are so low, I think raising the price by one-fifth or even one-third should be feasible. We can even try to expand express delivery business to other countries!"

He seemed to have done some relevant research, and his tone was quite firm and confident at this moment.

Zhou Xinyi nodded slightly at this time and said, "This method is not impossible. Many things are rising in price now, and express delivery is a business monopolized by our family. Even if some people are dissatisfied with the appropriate price increase, it should not cause any waves."

In fact, he had thought of this method and submitted it to Zhou Chun for approval.

However, Zhou Chun was not in a hurry to make a decision at that time, but asked to wait until after the family meeting.

He also knew the purpose of Zhou Chun's doing this.

The purpose is nothing more than to get more senior family members involved in making plans for the family, so as to avoid the formation of a one-man show within the family.

Although he didn't understand the significance of Zhou Chun's doing this, as a junior and subordinate, he just had to watch honestly.

So instead of trying to grab the credit, he gave some support to Zhou Xinyan's suggestions.

Sure enough, after seeing that Zhou Xinyi thought there was no problem, most of the others nodded in agreement with Zhou Xinyan's suggestion.

This brought a smile to Zhou Xinyan's face, and a sense of satisfaction of being recognized surged in his heart.

This also stimulated the desire of other Zhou family cultivators to express themselves. Regardless of whether their suggestions could be recognized or not, they all put forward their own suggestions and opinions.

This is the effect Zhou Chun wants.

He didn't want to organize any democratic symposium or democratic voting meeting, he just wanted to let these elite members of the clan, who usually practiced cultivation, have more exposure to family management affairs and give them a sense of participation.

Maybe people like Zhou Mingde would not understand the role of this sense of participation, but Zhou Chun understands how important it is.

When those clan members participate in the formulation of family rules and the decision-making of family affairs, even if they are just participating, they will wholeheartedly support the family.

Besides, the person who will be responsible for the management of family affairs in the future will have to be selected from these people. Letting them participate more in the decision-making of major family affairs now will also allow us to better see their level.

Why not do something that kills two birds with one stone?

At this time, everyone worked together, and with Zhou Chun and Zhou Xinyi's appropriate suggestions, they came up with a lot of ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

After discussing for a while, Zhou Chun waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's stop here for the discussion on how to increase income and save money for the family. Next, let's talk about revising the family rules."

"Many of the current family rules were established when the family was weak in order to protect itself. They can no longer keep up with the development of the family today. They will only severely restrict the lives and cultivation of the members, causing complaints from the members!"

"So the revision of the family rules is urgent. The sooner it is done, the better!"

After hearing what he said, the Zhou family cultivators in the hall suddenly became serious.

In the Zhou family, clan rules are the law, so amending the clan rules is like amending the law, and everyone understands its importance.

When it comes to such an important matter, it’s never too cautious!

But just as everyone was concentrating on listening to Zhou Chun's talk about how to revise the clan rules, he suddenly changed the subject and said, "Before talking about the clan rules that should be revised, I have also discussed with the Supreme Elder about re-arranging the status of the clan cultivators within the clan. We have temporarily determined a plan. Please see if you agree with it first."

As soon as these words were spoken, many of the Foundation Establishment cultivators suddenly changed their expressions, as if they realized something.

And the Zifu monks like Zhou Daoquan and Zhou Zhengyong sat firmly on the Diaoyutai without changing their expressions.

Zhou Chun seemed not to notice the changes in the expressions of the people below him.

Still talking to himself, "In the past, the Purple Mansion cultivator with the highest cultivation level in the family was only the Grand Elder Zhou Mingde, so the rule was established that Purple Mansion cultivators are Grand Elders and Foundation Establishment cultivators are family elders."

"But now there are three Jindan-stage cultivators in the family, six Zifu-stage cultivators, and as many as twenty to thirty foundation-building cultivators. The previous set of rules is obviously not feasible, and needs to be reformed!"

"Therefore, after discussion between me and Grand Elder Zhou Mingde, it has been decided that the standard for Grand Elders will be raised to the Golden Core Stage, and the standard for Elders will be raised to the Purple Mansion Stage. Clan members in the Foundation Establishment Stage will be changed to core clan members, and cultivators in the late Qi Refining Stage or those with excellent spiritual root qualifications and special talents in skills can be promoted to elite clan members as appropriate. The rest of the clan members will be ordinary clan members!"

Having said that, Zhou Chun did not look at the drastic changes in the expressions of those foundation-building cultivators, and continued, "Of course, although the foundation-building clansmen no longer have the status of elders, their treatment naturally cannot be completely distributed according to the treatment of the core clansmen in the past. My opinion is to reduce it by a quarter on the original basis!"

Upon hearing that their salaries would be cut by only one-fourth, the faces of those Foundation Establishment cultivators looked a little better, but they still had sad faces.

After all, Zhou Chun's plan dealt a heavy blow to them both in terms of appearance and substance.

They had been discussing enthusiastically how to increase their income and earn spiritual coins, but they never imagined that the first blow of cost-cutting would fall on them!

But in fact, any knowledgeable Zhou family foundation-building cultivator knows that this knife will come sooner or later!

After all, no Jindan family would have dozens of "elders"!
However, the reduction of their welfare benefits was something that some of them had not expected.

But in fact, from Zhou Chun's point of view, most of these family foundation-building cultivators have succeeded in building their foundations thanks to their family's influence.

If their family had not used various means to allow them to easily obtain spiritual objects such as Foundation Building Pills and Yuan Building Fruits, many of them would not have been able to successfully build their foundation.

Including their spiritual pets being able to advance to the second level, they also obtained the relevant spiritual objects from the family in a relatively easy way.
Since they benefited so much from the family during the foundation-building process, they should now cut some of their own welfare benefits in order to ease the family's financial pressure.

Moreover, even after the cuts, their welfare and offerings would not be much worse than those of the foundation-building cultivators from other Jindan families.

With their foundation-building strength and the support of the Zhou family, as long as they are willing to work a little harder, they can earn enough to make up for the reduced welfare benefits in other ways.

"This is my preliminary plan. If you think there is anything wrong with it, you can raise it now."

When Zhou Chun said this, he glanced calmly at everyone in the hall and said no more.

(End of this chapter)