30: All members activated their spirits

Chu Jingyu chuckled at him, "You don't need to do anything special. This is a big family matter. If you found out later than outsiders, wouldn't it be a joke?"

Chu Shengfan scratched the back of his head, forcing a dry laugh with his grandfather and father.

After laughing for a while, Chu Jingyu suddenly said, out of the blue, "Everyone in the family is here; we can start."

"Start what?" Chu Shengfan was a little confused.

This time, Chu Qinhui answered him, "Ancestor Chu said he would perform the Spirit Awakening for all of our Chu family members. Now that you're also home, we can begin."

Upon hearing this, a look of pleasant surprise immediately appeared on Chu Shengfan's face.

"Quickly call Xiao Yuan in. Although there's no more snow, it's getting cold outside, so he shouldn't stay out for too long."

After a moment, Jiang Nian walked into the main hall, holding Chu Shenghan and Chu Shengyuan by their arms.

Chu Shengyuan didn't know what was about to happen and looked around the main hall curiously, even pointing at different places and saying something to the Flower Medicine Butterflies fluttering around him.

The Flower Medicine Butterflies occasionally responded to Chu Shengyuan, making him giggle ceaselessly.

If the Flower Medicine Butterflies had a status bar at this moment, it might show a helpless 'childcare' status.

Everyone in the family was now present in the main hall. Chu Jingyu and Chu Shengfan stood to one side.

The rest of the Chu family stood in a row before the Eight Immortals table. Chu Jingyu spoke loudly, "Please, Ancestor Chu, bestow your blessing."

Accompanied by Chu Jingyu's loud call, Chu Qinhui and the others bowed, even the youngest, Chu Shengyuan, was no exception.

Colorful light shone from the stone book on the Eight Immortals table, then drew out several thin, silken colored lines that drilled into the foreheads of Chu Qinhui, Jiang Nian, Chu Shenghan, and Chu Shengyuan, respectively.

This scene lasted for about half a minute. The colorful threads dissipated in the air, and the stone book gradually returned to calm.

On such an ordinary and peaceful night, all the Chu family members successfully awakened their spirits. They only needed to find a Source Beast to contract, and they would all become Contract Masters.

Having a small family also had its advantages; any benefits could be shared. In a large family, distant relatives might not even get the chance to have their spirits awakened.

After opening their eyes, the four first thanked Ancestor Chu. The younger Chu Shenghan and Chu Shengyuan had uncontrollable excitement and anticipation on their faces.

Chu Qinhui and his wife, on the other hand, were more composed, but their slightly upturned lips also showed their inner joy.

Although Ancestor Chu in the stone book did not utter a word throughout, the Chu family members did not think much of it, simply assuming that Ancestor Chu did not like to speak much.

After all, the requirement to awaken the spirits of all Chu family members was personally proposed by Ancestor Chu, his 'old self'; otherwise, the other Chu family members would not know what the current 'Origin Artifact' was capable of.

With the Spirit Awakening complete, to calm everyone's excited hearts, Chu Jingyu waved his hand, announcing that everyone should return to their rooms to rest. Tomorrow, they would go to Yu Town to apply to become a Noble Family, which was another major event that would change the destiny of the Chu family.

On this day, the lights in the Chu family compound went out very early, but only those residing in the rooms knew when they actually fell asleep.

"Family Chronicle

Jingyuan Dynasty, Yuanhe 3397

...September 19th,

All Chu family members survived the 'hunt' by the Eighth-Rank Noble Family Liu in Heyu Town, overcoming this tribulation and obtaining forty Source Spirits.

September 29th,

Ancestor Chu performed the Spirit Awakening ceremony for all Chu family members. From this point, all Chu family members became Contract Masters, forming the rudimentary shape of a Noble Family. Thereafter, the Source Spirits obtained daily increased."

Chu Mu, living in the stone book, idly flipped through the 'Family Chronicle' section and saw that the daily Source Spirit gain had increased.

From the continuous investigations over these past few days, he had also summarized several ways to increase Source Spirit gains.

First, hunting: as long as family members participate in hunting Source Beasts, they will receive different amounts of Source Spirits based on the Source Beast's tier and difficulty of handling.

However, it is currently unknown whether hunting Contract Masters will yield Source Spirits. After all, the Chu family members have not truly killed anyone yet. But even if it did, Chu Mu strongly disapproved of such behavior that created enemies everywhere.

Second, an increase in family industries will also lead to varying degrees of Source Spirit growth. Moreover, this growth is different from the windfall gained from hunting Source Beasts; it is an increase in the daily acquired quantity, which is more long-term.

Third, the advancement in strength of family members will also increase the daily maximum Source Spirit gain. For example, Chu Shengfan, and the other Chu family members who became Contract Masters today, all caused the fixed daily Source Spirit quantity to increase significantly.

Thinking of this, Chu Mu went to look at the current detailed family information.

"Chu Family

Tier: Ninth-Rank Humble Family

Family Members: Chu Jingyu (Intermediate Alien Tier)

Chu Qinhui (Spirit Awakened, Uncontracted), Jiang Nian (Spirit Awakened, Uncontracted)

Chu Shengfan (Mortal Rank Lower Tier), Chu Shenghan (Spirit Awakened, Uncontracted), Chu Shengyuan (Spirit Awakened, Uncontracted)

Family Industries: Ten acres of fertile land, thirty acres of ordinary farmland, one residence.

Family Location: Fuhe Village, Heyu Town, Zhiyao County, Qianling Prefecture, Jingyuan Dynasty.

Family Reputation: 10 (Nameless)"

Clearly, with the family's development, the various functions of the Nameless Book have become increasingly perfected, and the displayed content is more comprehensive.

"Origin Artifact: Nameless Book

Tier: Mortal Rank Lower Tier

Source Spirit: 43 points (Daily recovery efficiency 10 points/day)

Attribute Tendency: None yet.

Abilities: ..."

Today, awakening the spirits of the four Chu family members consumed forty points, leaving a total of 43 Source Spirits. It was enough to check the first two evolution routes of Chu Jingyu's Source Beast (Golden Jade Beast).

For the current Chu family, allowing the Golden Jade Beast to evolve and return to its peak state was undoubtedly the best choice. Therefore, today Chu Mu first chose the first evolution route to examine.

As for the other route, he could check it again in a couple of days when the Source Spirit quantity replenished.

Thinking this, 30 points of Source Spirit were deducted from the balance, and the corresponding evolution conditions and materials for the Gold-Veined White Jade Beast appeared on the book.

Perhaps it was because the Origin Artifact's functions were becoming more complete; although detailed information about the evolved form did not appear, an image of its evolved appearance did.

Compared to the current Golden Jade Beast, the Gold-Veined White Jade Beast after evolution underwent a huge transformation in its appearance.

Its entire body was like white jade, with golden patterns outlining mysterious symbols etched onto its carapace.

Its two iconic large pincers were still present, and its overall body size had grown significantly, making the proportion of its pincers no longer seem so strange.

Its tail end was slightly upturned, as if something like a tail was about to grow out.

Looking at the overall appearance of the Gold-Veined White Jade Beast, Chu Mu felt that it was gradually resembling the 'scorpion' type creatures of his previous life.

"Evolution Conditions: The Golden Jade Beast must at least reach Intermediate Alien Tier, and its double pincers must be hard enough to crack diamonds. If not, it can be tempered daily by applying Golden Sun Flower juice.

It can only evolve once the conditions are met. Forcibly evolving greatly increases the chance of failure, and even if successful, it will be naturally weak and unable to reach the normal strength of a Gold-Veined White Jade Beast.

Required Materials: Three pieces of Transparent Jade, two thirty-year-old Golden Spirit Grasses, seven Temperature Flowers, four River Sun Chrysanthemums.

Method of Operation: Crush the Golden Spirit Grass to extract its juice, add three hundred milliliters of water and boil. After two boils, add the Temperature Flowers and River Sun Chrysanthemums. Finally, once the liquid thickens, add the powdered Transparent Jade and stir for fifteen minutes to refine the evolution potion."