1: Chapter 1: Establishing a Family, System Activation

On Hidden Dragon Island, newly built pavilions and towers stood in Qianlong Valley. Several figures moved between them, all heading toward the central Council Hall.

Inside the Family's Council Hall, Li Luochen sat in the main seat, his eyes slightly narrowed as if waiting for their arrival.

Several people entered the hall one after another, taking their seats and cautiously observing Li Luochen.

Once everyone had entered and was seated, Li Luochen opened his eyes and swept his gaze over them.

"Very well, now that everyone is here, I officially announce the establishment of the Hidden Dragon Island Li Family."

Hearing his words, the people in the hall cheered.

"Finally, we aren't Loose Cultivators anymore, sob..."

"It's done! Our Qianlong Li Family has finally become a cultivation Family!"

"Greetings, Family Head!"

"Greetings, Family Head!"

Once they calmed down, they all called out their greetings to the Family Head.

From the main seat, the middle-aged Li Luochen smiled and said, "Over these years, through everyone's continuous efforts, our Li Family finally has the capital to establish ourselves."

"We have now purchased this Hidden Dragon Island. A Low Grade Rank One Spiritual Vein has been nurtured on the island, and we have opened up twenty mu of Low Grade Rank One spiritual fields and thirty mu of ordinary spiritual fields. We can now be self-sufficient."

"Li Yanlong, Li Yanhu, you both are at the third level of Qi Refining. Each of you will look after five mu of the Low Grade Rank One spiritual fields."

"Li Yanfeng, you take the three little ones and look after the ordinary spiritual fields."

"Changfeng, Changqing, Changling, you must listen to your third aunt. Do you understand?"

"Good. Today the Family is established, so I will set the generation names for our Li Family cultivators. Remember them well."

"I belong to the Luo generation. Your names contain the characters 'Yan' and 'Chang'. Thus, we shall set the Family's generational Legacy with these sixteen characters: Luo, Yan, Chang, Wen, Ren, Zhi, Yi, Cheng, Jiang, Xin, Bu, Xu, Yong, Lin, Xian, Dao."

The six people quickly replied, "Yes, Family Head!"

Li Luochen waved his hand and said, "We all hail from the Hidden Dragon Island Li Family and share the same Bloodline. Now that we have established a cultivation Li Family, we must work together with one heart and strive for the rise of the Family."

"Li Yanlong, Li Yanhu, you are no longer children; it is time to marry and have children. If any of you can bring back a Loose Cultivator Dao Companion with a Spiritual Root, I will reward you with Medicinal Pills to Cultivate to the fourth level of Qi Refining."

"Li Yanfeng, the same goes for you. If you can have a Loose Cultivator with a Spiritual Root marry into our Li Family, I will provide the resources for you to Cultivate to the third level of Qi Refining."

As for the three children of the Chang generation, Li Luochen did not say much. They were still too young—the oldest was only ten—so it was too early for marriage.

Li Yanfeng said awkwardly, "Third Uncle, I'm still young. Besides, you're not getting any younger yourself. When are you going to bring back an aunt for me?"

She was only in her early twenties and was in no hurry to find a Dao Companion.

Li Yanlong and the other young man nodded quickly in agreement. They weren't very old either; one had just turned thirty, and the other was only twenty-six.

In the Mortal world, they would have had grown children by now, but the cultivation world was different. If there was hope for Foundation Establishment, one might not necessarily choose to marry and have children.

Li Luochen smiled and didn't say much. If the Opportunity arose, he certainly wouldn't miss it.

In the past, he was just the lowest-level Spirit Farmer among Loose Cultivators, and no one looked up to him. Even now, he was just the minor head of a tiny cultivation Family; people still wouldn't look his way.

Furthermore, he was already over forty. In his previous life, he would have been a handsome middle-aged man, but the cultivation world looked at cultivation level and Spirit Stones. There were plenty of charming older men there.

However, Li Luochen was not in a hurry. As a transmigrator, he also had a Golden Finger.

When he first transmigrated to this world, he was just an eighteen-year-old youth. His Family was slightly better off than ordinary folk; he was the third son of the Li Family Town's mayor.

He had thought he could live a life of comfort, but one day he saw someone flying through the sky and knew this world was not simple.

Having heard from many elderly people that cultivators existed in this world, he set his heart on cultivation.

Just as this thought appeared, a mechanical voice echoed in his mind—a sound he remembered vividly to this day.

"Ding! Your family farming reward system has arrived. The Newbie Gift Pack has been issued. Please establish a Family as soon as possible to fully activate the System."

The voice disappeared after repeating three times. Had it not been for the three items appearing before him, Li Luochen would have thought he was hallucinating.

The three items were a life spirit fruit, the Five Elements True Spirit Art, and a marrow cleansing dharma pill.

When he picked up these three items, their functions appeared in his mind.

life spirit fruit: Consuming it allows an ordinary person to birth a Spiritual Root. Very suitable for the host.

Five Elements True Spirit Art: A Five Elements attribute Cultivation Technique. It can be split into five separate techniques: Gold Spirit Art, Wood Spirit Art, Water Spirit Art, Fire Spirit Art, and Earth Spirit Art. It can be cultivated until Qi Refining Perfection.

marrow cleansing dharma pill: Allows a person with a Spiritual Root to Cultivate magic power during their very first cultivation session.

These three items were perfect for Li Luochen. Consuming the life spirit fruit birthed a Five Elements Spiritual Root, which happened to be perfect for practicing the Five Elements True Spirit Art.

By directly consuming the marrow cleansing dharma pill, he broke through to the first level of Qi Refining, thus stepping onto the path of cultivation.

He originally thought he was a child of Luck and could achieve Immortal Ascension with these opportunities. However, after reaching the first level of Qi Refining, it took him five years just to break through to the second level.

This made him realize he wasn't some chosen child of Luck. Later, he took a merchant ship passing by Hidden Dragon Island to other islands. After witnessing the cruelty of the cultivation world, he found a cultivation market and became a Spirit Farmer.

At the same time, he remembered his Golden Finger, the Family Farming System. The last sentence seemed to be telling him to establish a Family as soon as possible.

After much inquiry, Li Luochen learned how a cultivation Family should be established and what the requirements were.

First, a cultivation Family needs people—at least five or more cultivators.

Second, it needs territory. This was the overseas cultivation world; even ordinary islands were held in the hands of powerful cultivation forces.

For example, Hidden Dragon Island, though just a small ordinary island of about twenty square kilometers, required one thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones to purchase.

Hidden Dragon Island was located in the southeast corner of the Beimen Archipelago, only a thousand miles from the mainland cultivation world. Yao Beasts rarely appeared in the vicinity; otherwise, Li Luochen might not have been able to protect it.

Even so, relying on his skills as a Spirit Farmer, Li Luochen spent thirty years finally scraping together enough Spirit Stones. While purchasing Hidden Dragon Island, he also saved enough resources to nurture a Low Grade Rank One Spiritual Vein.

Over the years, Li Luochen returned to Li Family Town every five years to test the Spiritual Roots of the Li Bloodline descendants, seeing if there were any clansmen who could Cultivate.

His old father was very gratified, feeling his son had become successful and had not forgotten his kin.

Thus, the father gave his full support and issued a Family rule encouraging the Li clansmen to have more children.

Even so, in thirty years, only six clansmen with Spiritual Roots were born.

Including Li Luochen himself, there were now seven clansmen.

Five years ago, Li Luochen purchased Hidden Dragon Island and began nurturing a Spiritual Vein on it, finally succeeding today.

The Spiritual Vein was nurtured, the spiritual fields were opened, the Family had its vein and industry, and there were enough clansmen. Li Luochen could no longer hold back and established the cultivation Family today.

Now that the Family was established, he waited for the System that had been silent for thirty years to activate.

Just as he was waiting anxiously, the familiar yet strange mechanical voice rang out in his mind once more.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for establishing a cultivation Family. The family farming reward system is officially activated."