Cultivating Immortality in a Family: I Prove Immortality Through the Chaotic Dao Realm

Chapter 71 The Family's Reward!
"Xiao Qian, we really owe you a lot for this."

He patted Chen Qian on the shoulder affectionately and smiled gently.

"I won't say anything more. You have made contributions to the family, and the family will naturally not treat you unfairly."

"The main reason I came here with Hongwei today is to announce the rewards the family has given you."

Chen Hongwei smiled and nodded, but didn't say anything. Since Chen Hongming had come in person, it was more appropriate for him to announce the reward.

Chen Qian was naturally happy to receive the reward, partly because it represented the family's recognition, and partly because he had indeed put in a lot of effort yesterday.

That bomb alone is worth five hundred spirit stones.

We can't let him lose money.

Chen Hongming didn't keep anyone in suspense and made the announcement directly.

"First, because you accurately detected the arrangements of the Lu, Zhou and Wu families, promptly notified the Ancestor, and assisted the Ancestor in severely injuring two Foundation Establishment cultivators, your contribution in yesterday's battle can be described as outstanding."

"Therefore, after discussion and deliberation by the family patriarch and the elders, it has been decided that you will be awarded 10,000 points of family contribution."

"Hmm! So much?" Chen Qian was a little surprised; the reward for first place was quite generous.

That's equivalent to ten thousand spirit stones.

With a few thousand more spirit stones, you could buy a genuine Foundation Establishment Pill.

Although it is too early to consider Foundation Establishment, Chen Qian can foresee that although his cultivation has no bottlenecks, he will need a great deal of accumulation.

Even compared to the lowest level of Foundation Establishment cultivators, the difference in total mana between a peak Qi Refining cultivator and a peak Qi Refining cultivator is at least three times.

Not to mention Chen Qian, whose total magical power at each realm is several times greater than that of other cultivators of the same level.

He needs to accumulate such a vast amount of magical power, which will take a considerable amount of time.

If Chen Qianru wants to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, he might need far more than one Foundation Establishment Pill without using other resources.

However, Foundation Building Pills are not something you can just buy whenever you want.

Currently, there are basically only three ways to obtain it.

The first step is to exchange with the sect to which they belong; naturally, the Chen family would go to the Beast Taming Sect.

Each Foundation Establishment family is required to offer varying amounts of family specialties and spirit stones every year, but there is only one opportunity to exchange them every five years, and if not exchanged in the current period, they will not be replenished after the expiration.

When Chen Hongming went to the Beast Taming Sect to exchange for supplies, the Lu family and others were unsure whether they had exchanged for Foundation Establishment Pills. The timing of each family's exchange was a closely guarded secret, and other families could only make a rough guess.

However, they still meticulously designed this scheme, largely in order to take a gamble and see if they could intercept the Chen family's Foundation Establishment Pill.

In fact, this year was indeed the year when the Chen family could exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills, but Chen Ruiang had already secretly exchanged them and successfully brought the Foundation Establishment Pills back to the family.

The second way to obtain them is through the high-level auctions held every few years in the major immortal cities of Li Kingdom, where some occasionally leak out and are auctioned off.

However, it is conceivable that the competition will be extremely fierce, and only a few families will be able to win the auction.

The third method is to obtain the various refining materials needed for the Foundation Establishment Pill and have a high-level alchemist refine it.

This path requires a great deal of good fortune, as the main ingredients for refining the Foundation Establishment Pill are extremely rare and difficult to find in the wild.

None of these methods are simple, which is why there are so few foundation-building major repairs in each family.

Without waiting for Chen Qian to recover from his surprise, Chen Hongming continued his announcement.

"Secondly, the family will reward you with a larger and better-equipped courtyard house in the inner valley."

This was not unexpected for Chen Qian. He had already advanced to the mid-stage of Qi Refining, and if he could cultivate within the range of a second-tier spiritual vein, it would definitely greatly increase his cultivation speed.

The family will definitely take this into consideration. "Third, the family will reward you with fifty acres of first-grade mid-level spirit fields."

This reward is quite substantial.

Chen Qian's family isn't too large right now, but as more children are born and he marries or takes concubines, their daily expenses will increase.

In the past few months, Chen Qian has spent a considerable amount of money on body tempering and replenishing his body, all of which has been using the savings that Yun Xi brought as dowry.

Yunxi's mother also left behind dozens of acres of spiritual fields, which Yunyi did not want but left to her younger sister. The fields produce crops every year, which is why Yunxi is able to afford her daily expenses.

But this will obviously become insufficient as the family grows.

With this additional fifty acres, things will be much more comfortable.

Chen Qian wasn't worried. As long as his cultivation level increased, the daily expenses of his family would only be a small part of his life.

He can afford it now, but Yunxi keeps refusing.

"Fourth, the second and third floors of the family's library are now open to you. You can use your contribution points to exchange for related cultivation techniques, secret arts, and cultivation skills. Among them are many precious cultivation experiences collected by the family for advancing to Foundation Establishment and Core Formation, as well as information on rare and precious materials from various parts of Li Kingdom and even remote wilderness areas abroad."

These things can be considered the foundation of cultivation families, which is incomparable to the common and widely disseminated knowledge on the first floor of the Scripture Pavilion.

Chen Qian was naturally very interested, since his cultivation had a very important role in accelerating the growth of the Gray Pearl World.

Valuable spiritual practice experience can help avoid some detours.

The information on rare and precious materials is also quite good. At least during training, it can be used as a targeted tool. If the family members can obtain the latest information while outside, they can also modify or add to this information to gain contribution points.

"Fifth, the Ancestor will personally reward you with three requests. You can ask the Ancestor to help you hunt demons, refine weapons, or refine pills, or you can learn some of the cultivation techniques that the Ancestor is good at from him. You can consider these carefully yourself, there's no need to rush to decide."

After saying that, Chen Hongming asked Chen Qian to take out the family nameplate, helped him activate the relevant permissions, and injected another 10,000 contribution points.

Chen Hongwei, who had been listening quietly with a smile, waited until Chen Hongming finished speaking before continuing:
“Xiao Qian, your treatment was originally set at three years for your enlightenment period, but in less than a few months, your cultivation level has advanced so quickly that this standard is no longer appropriate.”

"Our family has four levels of treatment: elders, elites, formal members, and beginners."

"The family has decided to upgrade your treatment to the elite level, which is twenty spirit stones per month."

"In addition, now that you have advanced to the fourth level of Qi Refining, I have also brought you the second family reward."

"The reward is a mid-grade magic weapon flying sword and a first-tier mid-grade magic robe, plus three bottles of Qi-nourishing pills."

"This is an advance payment of your annual salary of 240 spirit stones, which I have also brought to you. This is the decision of the family elders."

"This booklet is the land deed for fifty acres of sacred land."

Chen Hongwei took out a large pile of items from his storage bag and placed them one by one in front of Chen Qian, explaining the specific composition of the reward.

He still found it unbelievable that Chen Qian had cultivated his cultivation to the fourth level of Qi Refining in just a few months.

Chen Qian naturally wholeheartedly supported the family elders' thoughtful decision and repeatedly expressed his gratitude.

After finishing his business, Chen Hongming didn't linger and got up to take his leave.

He had been away from home for over a month and had just gone through a long battle. He hadn't had a chance to rest since he got back. Although he wasn't completely exhausted, he was mentally and physically drained.

Chen Hongwei naturally got up and left as well.

As the two were about to leave, Yunxi and Momo naturally rushed out to see them off.

At the entrance of the courtyard, Chen Hongming bid a loving farewell to his daughters and instructed them, "If you can finish packing today, you can move into the inner valley at any time. You can communicate with the great formation through the family nameplate, and Senior Yanling will arrange for someone to come and assist you with the move."

After saying this, he stopped the three of them from seeing him off and then drifted away.

(End of this chapter)