180: Chapter 180 Meeting the Ancestor

“Haha, you helped our Chen Family Cultivators silently enter this Gold Scorpion Spiritual Vein, preventing all the Gold Scorpion Gang's Foundation Establishment cultivators from escaping or hiding, allowing our Chen Family to capture them all. Isn't that a contribution?” Chen Qingyuan was in a very good mood at this time and had the leisure to chat with Zhao Changshun, this Qi Refining Stage Cultivator.

“This... this counts as a contribution!” Zhao Changshun could hardly believe his ears. His initial plan was merely to earn a miner referral fee.

“Of course. Speak your mind. As long as your request isn't excessive, our Chen Family can agree to it.” Chen Qingyuan looked at Zhao Changshun, wondering if this low-level Qi Refining Stage miner would have any ambition.

However, to Chen Qingyuan's surprise, Zhao Changshun didn't ask for spiritual stones, pills, Magical Artifacts, or Cultivation Techniques, but instead made a request that was utterly insignificant to the Chen Family.

“Senior, could you grant me the position of a mining supervisor in the mining area?”

Such a position as a supervisor deep within the mining area was something even Chen Family Disciples were unwilling to do. Most of the time, they would employ some suitable rogue Cultivators to manage it.

However, Zhao Changshun's request was only for a supervisor position, which greatly surprised Chen Qingyuan.

“Haha, you know yourself well and understand discretion. Very good. Since that's the case, you can be the head of the Gold Scorpion Spiritual Vein Market management. This is much better than a mining area supervisor.” Chen Qingyuan nodded. Zhao Changshun was just a rogue Cultivator at Qi Refining Stage Sixth Level, and a supervisor position was indeed sufficient.

“Ah!” Surprise descended upon Zhao Changshun. He never expected that Chen Qingyuan would actually let him be the Market supervisor. One must know that the benefits and treatment in the Market and the mining area were worlds apart.

However, this position, which was unattainable in the eyes of such rogue Cultivators, was utterly insignificant to the Chen Family.

“Thank you, Senior, thank you, Senior!” Zhao Changshun quickly knelt down and repeatedly expressed his gratitude.

Half a day later, after the Chen Family left dozens of Foundation Establishment cultivators to guard the Gold Scorpion Spiritual Vein, Chen Qingyuan led the remaining Foundation Establishment clansmen back to the Qingya Mountain Range. As for the Blood Hidden Gate Spiritual Vein, Family Cultivators would naturally be dispatched to garrison it later.

Two days later, in the Qingya Mountain Range, Main Spiritual Vein.

Chen Jiancang rose from the Spirit Field, looking at the new Spirit Field, which was about six mu in area, feeling very satisfied.

In these Spirit Fields, Chen Jiancang had been successively planting some carefully selected second-tier spiritual plants over the past few days. However, the growth cycle of second-tier spiritual plants is quite long; even the shortest ones take two to three years to barely mature.

However, Chen Jiancang was not in a hurry at this time. He estimated that when the Spirit Fields on the Little Cloud Mountain Spiritual Vein side were all mature, it would be enough to support his Breakthrough to the Perfection of Qi Refining Ninth Layer.

At that time, he would use the experience gained from refining foundation establishment pills rewarded for harvesting yellow bell flowers to refine enough foundation establishment pills for his Breakthrough, and then the Foundation Establishment Stage would not be so out of reach.

After breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, his lifespan would be at least over 250 years. At that time, the Golden Core stage would be within reach. However, with his current energy, wanting to plant more spiritual plants would be somewhat beyond his capacity.

“After breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, I should be able to manage more Spirit Fields. At that time, I will plant as many as possible,” Chen Jiancang mused in his heart.

Just at this moment, a Dan Hall Disciple hurried to the periphery of the Spirit Field and triggered the array Restriction.

“Jiancang Pill Master, the Hall Master asked me to inform you to quickly go and see her.”

“The Hall Master is looking for me?” Although Chen Jiancang had doubts in his heart, he still didn't dare to delay in the slightest and hurried to the Dan Hall in the Main Spiritual Vein.

“Hall Master, you were looking for me?” Chen Jiancang asked curiously when he saw Chen Yin Su. Recently, Chen Yin Su had not commissioned him to refine Blood Nourishing Muscle Generating Pills again, and as far as he knew, the Hall Master could already refine Blood Nourishing Muscle Generating Pills herself.

“Chen Jiancang, the Old Ancestor wants to see you. Come with me to see the Old Ancestor.” Chen Yin Su's demeanor was gentle as she explained the reason.

“The Old Ancestor wants to see me?” Jiancang wasn't surprised by this but was merely slightly curious. After all, Chen Yin Su had told him the news that the Old Ancestor wanted to see him before.

Chen Jiancang followed Chen Yin Su into the core area of the Main Spiritual Vein. A large-scale Gathering Spirit Array was set up here, and the spiritual energy was dense, almost liquefying.

Walking forward was the main peak of the Qingya Mountain Range, which soared into the clouds, hidden within the mist. At the foot of the mountain was a naturally formed cave.

Chen Yin Su led Chen Jiancang directly into the mountain cave. There were no guards here, and it was exceptionally quiet. After winding through the narrow sloping path and going hundreds of meters underground, their vision suddenly opened up.

Here, the light of luminous pearls flowed. A pavilion stood near the spiritual pool spring. In front of the pavilion was a large medicinal garden where some high-tier spiritual plants, whose names even Chen Jiancang couldn't recognize, were growing vigorously.

“Old Ancestor, Chen Yin Su and Chen Jiancang request an audience.” Chen Yin Su stopped with Chen Jiancang in front of the pavilion and reported towards it.

Creak~

The pavilion was just an ordinary wooden building, somewhat decayed. The door opened, making a creaking sound.

Chen Jiancang looked up and saw a young man with an appearance and age similar to his own walking out of the pavilion.

“This is the Chen Family Old Ancestor?” Chen Jiancang became increasingly surprised. He had originally thought that Old Ancestor Chen Qing Yuan would be a white-haired, pale-faced old man full of the twilight energy of old age.

But he didn't expect that Old Ancestor Chen Qing Yuan actually had a technique to preserve youth, appearing with the face of a young man.

“Hahaha, this is the alchemy Genius of my Chen Family. Come quickly, let Old Ancestor take a look.” Chen Qingyuan had no airs at all. He enthusiastically walked forward, pulled Chen Jiancang's wrist, and said.

“Junior Chen Jiancang greets Old Ancestor.” Chen Jiancang didn't dare to overstep in the slightest. Despite having his hand held, he still respectfully bowed.

It was just this kind of facial contrast that somewhat astonished Chen Jiancang.

“Chen Jiancang, there's no need to be so reserved.” Chen Qingyuan said with a smile, seeing Chen Jiancang's somewhat reserved appearance.

However, his hands were already clasped onto Chen Jiancang's wrist, checking Jiancang's Aptitude.

“Hmm, although you have the Five Elements Mixed Spiritual Root Aptitude, the dense power of vital energy and blood in your body is different from ordinary people. Moreover, at such a young age, you have already broken through to the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, and your Foundation is not unstable. It seems your Aptitude might not be as bad as imagined.” Chen Qingyuan sensed it slightly and immediately ascertained all of Chen Jiancang's details.

Generally, those with Five Spirit Root Aptitude, even if supplied with an unlimited amount of pills to aid their cultivation, and even if their Realm improves, the quality of their spiritual energy is far inferior to Cultivators who break through normally.

Most of them have weak and unstable vital energy and blood, making them unsuitable for cultivation.

However, Chen Jiancang's Realm and cultivation were unusually condensed compared to ordinary people.

“You've taken quite a few Blood Nourishing Muscle Generating Pills, haven't you?” Chen Qingyuan asked.

He could only attribute the reason for Chen Jiancang's strong vital energy and blood and stable Foundation to Chen Jiancang having consumed a large amount of Blood Nourishing Muscle Generating Pills.

Otherwise, with the Five Elements Mixed Spiritual Root Aptitude, it would be impossible to have such physical quality now.

But what he didn't know was that the dense power of vital energy and blood in Chen Jiancang's body all came from the vital energy and blood mass rewards obtained when harvesting Blood Nether Vines.