3: [17] positions, only children make choices, I want them all!
Soon, a burly, honest-looking young man was led into the main hall.
"Jiang Chen greets the Family Head and all the Old Ancestors!" Jiang Chen was somewhat flustered; he had been cultivating and was suddenly brought here, still a bit bewildered.
Jiang Zhan didn't waste words, directly handing him the Spirit Ascension Pill and saying in a deep voice:
"Jiang Chen, this is the supreme good fortune bestowed upon you by the Imperial Son. Take it."
Although Jiang Chen didn't understand what it was, out of absolute trust in the Family Head,
he didn't hesitate at all, took the Medicinal Pill, and swallowed it in one gulp.
The moment the Spirit Ascension Pill entered his stomach, Jiang Chen's body trembled violently.
An indescribably terrifying energy exploded within him,
as if splitting heaven and earth, instantly washing over his limbs and bones!
"Ah—!"
Jiang Chen let out a painful roar, his skin began to crack inch by inch,
golden blood seeped from the cracks, and he seemed to have turned into a fragile porcelain object about to shatter.
But then, a vast vitality surged from within him, rapidly repairing his broken Physical Body.
Rumble!
A brilliant golden divine light shot up from Jiang Chen's crown, directly piercing through the dome of the Deliberation Hall and penetrating the clouds!
Jiang Zhan's eyes burst with fiery brilliance, and with a casual lift of his hand, all the phenomena in the sky were completely obscured.
"This, this is... the Eternal Star Soul Divine Physique!"
An Old Ancestor who had delved deeply into various Physiques exclaimed with a trembling voice, "One of the evolution paths of the Meteorite Battle Physique!"
"That's right, it's definitely the Eternal Star Soul Divine Physique! Jiang Chen's Divine Soul is bound to the Natal Star of the Primordial Star River.
Even if his Physical Body dies, he can revive by residing on a Primordial Star! Our Jiang Family's Old Ancestor Jiang Wudao once possessed this Divine Physique!"
"One Medicinal Pill creates a Divine Physique! This is too terrifying!"
"No! Didn't you hear Jiang Yuan say? This Spirit Ascension Pill can enhance anything below a Holy Body, meaning if we initially look for Family Disciples with a Divine Physique, our Jiang Family will gain another Holy Body!"
"Hiss—"
All the Old Ancestors couldn't help but gasp.
A Holy Body, rumored to be able to contend with a Great Emperor upon Major Achievement.
Although not all Holy Bodies can achieve this, more often it requires personal accumulation.
However, it's no exaggeration to say that one Holy Body is equivalent to a Peak Major Achievement Quasi-Emperor expert!
Even within the Jiang Family,
a Peak Quasi-Emperor is definitely a heavyweight!
Approximately an incense stick later, the golden light on Jiang Chen's body gradually receded, his transformation complete, and his Realm rapidly leaped from the 7th Realm [Unity Realm] to the Peak of the 9th Realm [Law Realm] in a very short time!
"I... what is this...?" Jiang Chen felt the changes within his body, his face filled with surprise.
"Jiang Chen!"
Jiang Zhan said in a deep voice, "From today onwards, you are a Core Disciple of my Jiang Family. The Family will spare no resources to Cultivate you. You only need to remember that everything you have is bestowed by the Imperial Son."
"Yes! Jiang Chen... thanks the Imperial Son for the grace of rebirth!"
Jiang Chen came to his senses, knelt down before Jiang Yuan without hesitation, kowtowed three times heavily, his eyes filled with fervent admiration and gratitude.
"Today's matter must not be leaked for now. You may withdraw first; we still have words with the Imperial Son."
"Yes!" Jiang Chen bowed to Jiang Yuan and the others, respectfully taking his leave.
After Jiang Chen left, the Third Elder immediately rushed forward to Jiang Zhan, speaking excitedly.
"Yuaner, your Innate Procreation Saint Body is simply an unprecedented auspicious sign for our Jiang Family!"
"Just now you said you needed to find a Heavens Proud Daughter with a score of 90 or above?"
Jiang Yuan nodded somewhat reservedly: "Yes, that's what the System requires."
Third Elder Jiang Shouzhuo waved his hand: "You are the Imperial Son of my Jiang Family, what's wrong with marrying a few Heavens Proud Daughters? If you ask me, ten, even a hundred, is nothing!"
Another Old Ancestor interjected, "If you ask me, Family Head, right now, immediately, list all the Saintesses, Divine Maidens, and Imperial Daughters from all Holy Lands, Divine Dynasties, Immortal Families, and Primordial Divine Mountains! We'll screen them one by one!"
"Screen what! Only children make choices, our Jiang Family wants them all!" Jiang Shouzhuo said with wide, angry eyes.
"That's right! With the Jiang Family's foundation, what's wrong with marrying a few more Imperial Sons Consorts? Who dares to object!"
"Betrothal gifts! We must prepare the most generous betrothal gifts! We must let the entire Emperor Immortal Great World know that being able to marry our Jiang Family Imperial Son is a blessing cultivated over eight lifetimes!"
The Old Ancestors were completely frenzied, all talking at once, arguing incessantly. Their enthusiasm for pimping for Jiang Yuan was even greater than for finding wives for themselves.
Jiang Yuan stood aside, watching these Old Ancestors who were usually so majestic,
now acting as if they were on stimulants, brainstorming for his lifelong affairs. He felt a little smug and also a little warm inside.
They didn't treat him differently because of his rise or fall, or his failure to Awaken a Holy Body.
They had always treated him well, and even better.
Jiang Zhan's face was also flushed with excitement. He made a decision.
"Issue the Family Head's command!"
"Effective immediately, Imperial Son Jiang Yuan's resource treatment will be at the [17]th tier!"
"Seal all information about what happened in the Deliberation Hall today, including the matter of Jiang Chen's Holy Body, as the Family's highest secret. Those who leak it will be killed without mercy!"
"Establish an Imperial Son's Wedding Preparation Team! I will personally serve as the team leader, with the Third Elder and Fifth Elder as deputy leaders. Effective immediately, the entire Family will mobilize to find all top-tier Heavens Proud Daughters in the Great World—no! Also in the Middle Thousand Worlds and Minor Thousand Worlds! We must select the best Dao Companions for the Imperial Son!"
"If any Holy Land or Divine Dynasty obstructs, without exception, kill them!!"
"If any Family member submits information on a Prodigy child not already in our records, their resource benefits will be raised by one tier!"
The so-called 17th-tier resources correspond to the Jiang Family's internal resource supply table.
Normally, the highest is the 16th tier, which corresponds to the 16th Realm Heavenly Emperor Realm.
No one in the Emperor Immortal Great World has yet managed to Breakthrough to this Realm.
And the 17th Realm is the legendary [Immortal]!
In the Jiang Family, all resources can be used with priority.
This treatment means that even the Family Head, or Jiang Yuan's Emperor Realm father, would have to wait for Jiang Yuan to finish using them!
At this moment, Jiang Yuan's importance within the Jiang Family surpassed all previous Jiang Family members throughout history!
Third Elder Jiang Shouzhuo added: "Not just one, but the first batch of Dao Companions, the more the better!"
"Right! The more the better!" Jiang Zhan nodded heavily, his eyes blazing with brilliance.
According to Jiang Yuan, having one child grants one reward, including Spirit Ascension Pills.
Perhaps the probability isn't high, but what about ten, or a hundred?
The Jiang Family does not lack resources!
And they can afford to support them!
As long as enough Prodigies emerge from the Jiang Family,
in less than a century, the Jiang Family will become the sole Dominator of the Emperor Immortal Great World!
And all this hope rests on Jiang Yuan alone.
Jiang Zhan walked up to Jiang Yuan, patted his shoulder, and spoke with unprecedented solemnity:
"Yuaner, from today onwards, you don't need to think about anything, you don't need to do anything. Your only task is to take good care of your body. The Family will clear all obstacles for you!"
"Uncle, I understand. For the future of the Family, I... will not shrink from my duty!"
Looking at Jiang Yuan's tragic expression of "If I don't go to Hell, who will?", Jiang Zhan and the Old Ancestors were moved beyond words.
Look! What magnanimity! What responsibility!
Truly worthy of being the Imperial Son of our Jiang Family!
"You've suffered, child. In the future, you'll have much more to endure."