80: Family grand plan, comprehensive improvement

“Closed-door Cultivation?”

Hearing this, Shen Qiming and Shen Zongdao were both stunned.

They had thought Shen Yuanmo would immediately start expanding the Family business or study the Rank Four Array Diagram.

Unexpectedly, his first order of business was Closed-door Cultivation.

“Yuan Mo, your current cultivation level...” Shen Zongdao was puzzled.

Shen Yuanmo was already at the Late Foundation Establishment Stage, capable of killing even Late Golden Core Stage cultivators. Was Closed-door Cultivation necessary now?

“Old Ancestor, my Closed-door Cultivation this time has two purposes,” Shen Yuanmo explained. “First, to attempt to reach Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, and second, to comprehend Wei Qianshan's Core Formation Insights.”

“More importantly, I need to make the most optimal plan for all the resources we acquired this time.”

“I need an absolutely quiet environment to fully digest that Rank Four Array Diagram and deduce the most suitable Family Protection Grand Array for the Shen Family.”

“At the same time, I must tailor a Foundation Establishment Breakthrough plan for my father and the Shen Qifa.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Qiming and the Shen Qifa, Shen Qifa, stiffened, their eyes erupting with incredible light.

“Yuan Mo, you... what did you say? Tailor a Breakthrough plan... for us?” Shen Qiming's voice trembled.

He had been stuck at the Ninth Level of Qi Refining for many years. Limited by Aptitude and resources, he had been unable to take that final step, and this had almost become a Heart Demon.

Now, Shen Yuanmo actually said he would help him achieve a Breakthrough?

“That's right.” Shen Yuanmo nodded firmly, looking at his father and the Shen Qifa.

“Father, you have toiled for the Family for many years, and your Foundation is solid. What you lack are only high-quality Medicinal Pills and more complete Cultivation Techniques.”

“Shen Qifa, you are devoted to the Pill Dao, and your Divine Sense far surpasses others at the same stage, but your magic power cultivation is slightly lacking.”

“None of these are problems.”

“From the Wei Family's treasure vault this time, we obtained several Rank Three Spirit Medicines, including the Purple-Veined Dragon Blood Ginseng, which can increase the chance of Core Formation.”

“I will use it as the main ingredient to refine a batch of foundation establishment pills for you.”

“Coupled with the most suitable subsequent Cultivation Techniques I have deduced for you, I have ninety percent confidence that I can help you successfully reach Foundation Establishment within three months!”

Ninety percent confidence!

Within three months!

The two phrases exploded in the minds of Shen Qiming and Shen Qifa, leaving them completely dumbfounded.

Foundation Establishment was an insurmountable chasm. Before Shen Yuanmo reached Foundation Establishment, the Shen Family, aside from the Old Ancestor Shen Zongdao, had never produced a second Foundation Establishment Cultivator, leading to a generational gap and nearly causing the Lin Family to exterminate them.

Yet now, Shen Yuanmo said he had ninety percent confidence that they could achieve a Breakthrough within three months?

For Shen Qiming and Shen Qifa, this was simply a fantastic tale, utterly unbelievable.

“Yuan Mo, this matter... you can't joke about this!” Shen Qiming's face was flushed with excitement. He grabbed Shen Yuanmo's arm, terrified that this was merely his son trying to comfort him.

“Father, I never joke,” Shen Yuanmo's tone was calm yet resolute, filled with convincing power.

“Good! Good! This is wonderful!”

The Shen Qifa, Shen Qifa, who was usually rigid and stubborn, could no longer control his emotions, and tears of excitement streamed down his face.

He suddenly knelt down and bowed deeply to Shen Yuanmo.

“Grand Elder's great kindness! Qifa will never forget it!”

“Shen Qifa, please quickly rise!” Shen Yuanmo hurriedly helped him up.

The other clan members in the great hall watched this scene, their eyes filled with envy and fanaticism.

The Grand Elder could actually “manufacture” Foundation Establishment Cultivators now.

What heaven-defying means were these?

The Shen Family was truly about to soar into the sky.

“Did everyone hear that?” Shen Zongdao stepped forward, scanning the crowd with a booming voice.

“Yuan Mo has poured his heart and soul into the Family; we cannot drag him down!”

“Qiming!”

“Starting today, you will step down from all miscellaneous duties. You and Qifa will join Yuan Mo in Closed-door Cultivation and strive with all your might to reach Foundation Establishment! Family affairs will temporarily be jointly managed by the Fifth Elder and me!” Shen Zongdao decided decisively.

“Yes, Old Ancestor!” Shen Qiming nodded heavily, his fighting spirit higher than ever before.

“Fifth Elder!”

“I am here!” A shrewd and capable middle-aged Elder stepped forward.

“Immediately inventory all resources and store them! Following Yuan Mo's previous rules, resources are to be supplied without limit to all clan members! Let me be clear: anyone who dares to waste resources or neglect their cultivation will be dealt with by Family Law, without exception!”

“Yes!” The Fifth Elder accepted the order.

“Furthermore, make copies of all the Jade Slips detailing the Wei Family's industries and connections, and distribute them to all Managers. I want you to take over all the Wei Family's businesses in Baiyue Prefecture in the shortest possible time! The Medicinal Pill business must achieve a monopoly!”

“Yes!”

Command after command was issued methodically from Shen Zongdao's mouth.

The entire Shen Family, this machine that was somewhat excited due to the massive gains, began to operate efficiently once more.

Everyone understood that an unprecedented great transformation was about to unfold within the Shen Family.

And the core of all this originated from the calm-faced young man standing in the center.

“Father, Old Ancestor.” After everyone's emotions had slightly calmed down, Shen Yuanmo spoke again.

“During my Closed-door Cultivation, the Family's safety is paramount. Although we destroyed the Wei Family and deterred Prefecture City, there's no guarantee that desperate criminals or forces from further away won't target us.”

“Therefore, the first thing I must do before entering Closed-door Cultivation is to completely overhaul and upgrade our Family Protection Grand Array!”

He looked at the crowd, speaking clearly, word by word.

“What I intend to set up is a Rank Three Top-Tier Grand Array capable of resisting attacks from a Nascent Soul True Lord!”

“What?!”

The crowd, which had just calmed down, was once again stunned by the bombshell Shen Yuanmo had dropped.

Rank Three Grand Array!

Resisting Nascent Soul attacks!

Their imagination could no longer keep up with the Grand Elder's pace.

“Yuan Mo, can this... really work?” Shen Zongdao was also a little worried.

“The resources required for a Rank Three Top-Tier Grand Array capable of resisting attacks from a Nascent Soul True Lord, I fear...”

It would definitely be an astronomical figure.

Even if they poured the entire Wei Family's treasury into it, it would probably just be a drop in the bucket.

“Resources are not the problem.” Shen Yuanmo smiled confidently.

“The Wei Family's treasury, plus the apology gifts sent by the various families in Prefecture City over the past few days, should be just enough.”

“The real issue is the Array Core.”

“Setting up a Rank Three Grand Array requires a Rank Three Spiritual Vein as support. The Rank Two High Grade Spiritual Vein here in Linjiang City simply cannot sustain it.”

Hearing this, the hopes that had just flared up in everyone's hearts were immediately halved.

That's right, without a Rank Three Spiritual Vein, everything was just empty talk.

“However...” Shen Yuanmo changed the subject.

“I have my own solution.”

He took out an item from his Storage Ring.

It was a crystal the size of a human head, translucent throughout, emitting terrifying Spiritual Qi fluctuations.

A High-Grade Spirit Stone! No! It was even purer than a High-Grade Spirit Stone, with Spiritual Qi so dense it was almost tangible... a Top-Grade Spirit Stone!

The moment this Top-Grade Spirit Stone appeared, the Spiritual Qi concentration in the entire deliberation hall instantly surged by more than tenfold!

Everyone felt all thirty-six thousand pores on their bodies open up, and their cultivation Bottlenecks subtly loosened.

“This... is this a Top-Grade Spirit Stone?!” Shen Zongdao cried out involuntarily, his eyes nearly popping out.

He had only ever seen records of this item in ancient texts!

A single one was enough to drive a Golden Core Family mad!

“This was found in the deepest part of the Wei Family's treasury. It is their Family's Family Protection Treasure, a Top-Grade Earth Attribute Spirit Stone,” Shen Yuanmo explained.

“With it as the core Array Core, supplemented by our Family's Rank Two High Grade Spiritual Vein, it is enough to support a Rank Three Top-Tier Grand Array!”

Looking at the Top-Grade Spirit Stone, no one doubted Shen Yuanmo's words anymore.

All that remained in everyone's hearts was endless pride and anticipation.