Not long after, more than a dozen monks from the family who were in the late stages of Qi training arrived at the family hall.
Because it is the New Year's Eve, most of the family monks have returned to their clan except for the eldest elder who is guarding Pingyang County. Even the second elder has put down his business in Yuyangfang City and returned to Qingyuan Mountain to participate in this event.
clan meeting.
The person who presides over the clan meeting is the third elder who is responsible for clan affairs. He is the link of the family and has a certain understanding of all aspects. He has the clearest understanding of the family's financial situation.
I saw that he no longer looked sad as before, and he rarely smiled.
"Let's discuss a few things during today's clan meeting."
"The first thing is that through everyone's efforts in the past few years, the family's foreign debt has been paid off."
"Also, the success rate of the Naqi Pill this year is also very good, probably more than 1,600 spirit stones can be sold."
After hearing the third elder's narration, everyone couldn't help but show excitement.
The family treasury has an influx of 1,600 spirit stones, which means that the family is rich, and the spirit stones and salary owed to them can be gradually repaid.
But at this moment, the third elder said again.
"The patriarch's injury has not improved yet, and there is a risk of further deterioration if it continues."
"I heard that Taoist Jiang from Tianxu Mountain made a furnace of pulse-nourishing pills a few years ago in order to treat his disciples, and now there are still three pills left."
"So I plan to keep this money, and when I collect enough money, I will ask someone to take it to Tianxu Mountain to buy a pulse-nourishing pill, which will shorten the healing time for the clan leader."
When everyone heard this, they looked slightly stunned, but they didn't say anything.
The Nourishing Pulse Pill is a second-level high-grade elixir that can treat the injuries of the muscles and veins of the Foundation Establishment monks. For the Chen family, the most important thing at the moment is that the patriarch recovers as soon as possible.
Chen Nianzhi listened quietly. He knew that if the salary was not reissued all year round and the borrowed money was never returned to the clan members, even if everyone said nothing, they would probably complain in their hearts.
The most important thing is that if the salary is not paid for a long time, I am afraid it will greatly affect the cultivation progress of the monks of the Chen family. Thinking of this, Chen Nianzhi said.
"The family treasury has been empty in recent years, and the merits in our hands are not enough."
"Let's do this. From now on, I will put thirty spiritual peaches into the family treasury every year in exchange for family merit."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look stunned. Although the exchange ratio between family merit and spiritual stone was one-to-one, the actual use of it was completely different.
The family treasury is almost empty now. Even if there are meritorious deeds, they are worthless. Chen Nianzhi gives out thirty spiritual peaches every year in exchange for merit deeds. This is simply paying out of his own pocket to revitalize the family treasury.
At least until the family deficit is eliminated and the family treasury is replenished, these achievements are almost of little use to Chen Nianzhi.
But for the monks in the clan, this is a great thing. Spirit peaches can improve their cultivation, and are even more useful than spirit stones.
One spiritual peach is worth five spiritual stones, and thirty spiritual peaches are worth one hundred and fifty spiritual stones. From now on, with these thirty spiritual peaches every year, everyone will have some hope of practicing.
"No." Third Elder Chen Qinghao shook his head immediately and said: "When the spiritual peaches are put into the warehouse, what will happen to your practice?"
"It doesn't matter, I have already broken through to the ninth level of Qi training. From now on, it's just a matter of time and effort."
"Besides, there are still a lot of spiritual peaches left from the spiritual peach trees."
Chen Nianzhi said firmly. Everyone paused for a moment after hearing the words, but in the end they stopped trying to persuade him.
"You."
The third elder patted Chen Nianzhi on the shoulder, shook his head helplessly, then looked at the crowd and said:
"The second thing to announce is the appointment of the eighth elder."
"Since Nian Zhi has broken through to the ninth level of Qi training, according to the clan rules, he will serve as the eighth elder of the family. Do you have any objections?"
The second elder, Chen Qinghe, smiled and said: "One more elder in the family has alleviated the family's dilemma. How can we have any objections?"
The second elder, who has a very high position in the family, spoke up, and everyone present naturally smiled and agreed.
So at the age of eighteen, Chen Nianzhi became the first ninth-level qi-training monk in Nianzi generation, and officially became one of the powerful people in the family.
The meeting was carried out in an orderly manner, and the content was mainly used to arrange various matters for next year. It lasted for three hours before ending.
After the meeting was over, the third elder specially kept Chen Nianzhi behind.
"Think of it, don't go back to Lingzhou Lake after the new year."
"Oh?"
Chen Qinghao saw Chen Nianzhi's confused look and said with a smile: "After the New Year, it is the time for the mortals of the family to test their spiritual roots once a year."
"I can't get away from here, so I want you to test the children's spiritual roots."
Hearing what he said, Chen Nianzhi nodded.
It is not an easy task to detect spiritual roots for mortals. Generally speaking, the most effective method is to use a soul measuring board to detect spiritual roots.
However, the soul-detecting plate is a second-level high-grade magic weapon, worth thousands of spiritual stones. Generally, weak cultivator families are reluctant to buy it. Naturally, the Chen family does not have spare money to buy this thing.
In addition to the soul-measuring board, the ninth-level qi-training monk's true qi is so harmonious that he can barely sense the spiritual roots.
However, this is a crude method. The probability of detecting spiritual roots is only 80 to 90%, and the attributes of the spiritual roots can only be vaguely sensed.
The method used by the Chen family to detect the spiritual roots of mortals is actually this crude method. Nowadays, the Chen family has very few monks at the ninth level of Qi training. Chen Nianzhi has practiced to the ninth level of Qi training, so he was simply captured by the third elder and arranged for testing.
Linggen’s errand.
"Think of it..."
After coming out of the clan treasure hall, Chen Qingmeng suddenly stopped Chen Nianzhi, looking a little hesitant to speak.
Chen Nianzhi paused and found that the Sixth Elder seemed to be waiting in front for a long time. He quickly stepped forward and cupped his hands.
"I've met Uncle Twenty-Six."
"You are already the elder of the family, so you don't need to be so polite in the future."
Chen Qingmeng had a melancholy look on his face. Looking at the young Chen Nianzhi in front of him, he felt increasingly melancholy.
As the only first-level alchemist in the Chen family, Chen Qingmeng's talent is actually not bad. He was born with the second spirit root. He was very energetic when he was young. He started practicing qi at the age of twelve. As early as 37 years old, he had already achieved a breakthrough in qi training.
Ninth floor.
Later, he accumulated more than ten years of profound energy and has completely reached the peak of Qi refining. In terms of this talent alone, at least among the Chen Jiaqing generation, he is second only to Chen Qingyuan, who joined the Qingyang Sect.
Today, Chen Qingmeng is only in his early fifties. According to Shouyuan, who is at the peak of Qi training, he is still in his prime, but now his hair has turned gray, and he looks particularly old, with a twilight air.
It stands to reason that with the help of the Foundation Establishment Pill, even if Chen Qingmeng fails to break through, his energy will not decline like this. The current appearance is probably due to the external debt owed to the family that cannot be repaid in this life, and the psychological and mental pressure.