ATPnovel Chapter 103 Clan Elder's Foundation Establishment
Chapter 103 Clan Elder's Foundation Establishment
The golden cudgel suddenly disappeared. Chen Chunan sensed something and knew that the Mind Monkey had returned and stolen it. Chen Chunan sighed and got up from the cloud bed.
"Take it if you want, I don't know what's so great out there anyway."
Chen Chunan shook his head, and then planned to invite the three clan elders and the seven clan elders.
The Chen clan originally had eight elders, but after several hardships, only three and seven elders remain.
Both elders are now at the peak of Qi Refining, so Chen Chunan plans to have them enter the Foundation Establishment stage as well.
Although it was mentioned last time, the two elders obviously didn't take it to heart, or rather, they were unwilling to occupy the resources.
Theoretically, the lifespan of Qi cultivation is 180 years, but there are records of people living past 200.
Even with the loss of lifespan due to hidden injuries, it is still at least 150 years.
The Chen family has existed for over two hundred years, and the average lifespan of their ancestors who achieved perfect spiritual cultivation was one hundred and fifty to one hundred and sixty years.
In Chen Chunan's view, the two clan elders were no more than a hundred years old, which is roughly equivalent to fifty or sixty years old in later generations.
Even by average, that's equivalent to about 60 years old.
Fifty or sixty years old is the prime of life, how can you just give up like this?
The more Chen Chunan thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed, and he muttered to himself:
"To reach the pinnacle of Qi Refining in a resource-scarce family like the Chen clan, their talent and comprehension are truly exceptional! We must give these two elders more responsibility; we can't let them rest on their laurels!"
未几
The elders of the three and seven clans walked into the courtyard with smiles on their faces.
Before Chen Chunan could even speak, the Third Elder, beaming with joy, announced, "Clan Chief! Except for Yun Feng, all the other promising young talents in the clan have successfully established their foundations!"
Chen Chunan was somewhat surprised: "They all successfully established their foundations? Four at once? What's wrong with Little Fatty? Did he fail to establish his foundation?"
"Chen Yunfeng hasn't reached the Qi Refining Perfection stage yet, but judging from his progress, he should be able to successfully establish his foundation this year."
"That's good. By the way, I came here this time for the two elders to establish their foundations."
"Foundation Establishment? Elder, you know that He Ting and I are both nearly a hundred years old. Why waste this resource?"
"Hey! Elder, you're mistaken. I'm asking you, what is the lifespan of a Foundation Establishment cultivator?"
"Theoretically, a Foundation Establishment cultivator has a lifespan of five hundred years."
"That's more like it! Foundation Establishment cultivators live for five hundred years. You're not even a hundred yet. Successfully establishing your foundation is equivalent to a mortal turning twenty. Twenty is the perfect age to explore! The vast world offers endless possibilities!"
The Third Elder exchanged a bewildered glance with the Seventh Elder, Chen Heting: "Heting, is that how it's calculated?"
"What the clan chief said seems to make some sense."
Chen Chunan quickly seized the opportunity: "They say that having an elder in the family is like having a treasure."
You can build a foundation and also take care of your descendants for hundreds of years.
Even if I don't live to 500, but only 400, that's still 300 years left.
Those who have been with the Red Thread for three hundred years might have already reached the Nascent Soul stage! The five immortal seedlings now are probably all at the Golden Core stage.
"If Yunling cultivates with me, her achievements will only be greater. How prosperous will the Chen family be then? Don't you want to see that scene? Wouldn't that be wonderful?"
The scene described by Chen Chunan moved the two elders greatly. They were not afraid of death and were willing to contribute to the clan.
But what they really wanted to see was the family truly prosper.
Seeing that the two were very interested, but were hesitant to speak, he noticed that they were quite interested but were reluctant to say anything.
Chen Chunan continued, "And then there are Yun Song and Yun Han. One is the great-grandson of the First Elder, and the other is the great-grandson of the Second Elder. Don't you always feel sorry for the Clan Chief and the others? You didn't take care of their descendants until they grew up to be independent. Can you close your eyes in peace when you leave this world? Don't you feel guilty when you go down to see the Clan Chief and the others?"
The three elders gritted their teeth: "Alright, alright, clan leader, stop talking! I'll build the foundation, okay? Let's start today!"
The seventh elder gritted his teeth and said, "My spiritual power has also reached the twelfth level. Let's give it a shot. If we really can't succeed, then so be it!"
Chen Chunan shook his head: "With me here, you can't die even if you want to!"
The reason why lower-level families are limited to the age of Foundation Establishment is simply due to the decline of Qi and blood.
Fearing that failure to reach the Foundation Establishment stage would result in death and waste the family's efforts in nurturing them, depriving clan members who are over the age limit of the right to reach the Foundation Establishment stage is cruel, but also tragic.
But Chen Chunan possessed pure Yang Qi, so he wasn't afraid of this problem at all.
The three elders and the seven elders were also decisive people. They immediately sat down to regulate their breathing, calm their minds, and prepare for foundation building.
After about half an hour, the two elders finally calmed down completely.
The three elders took out two high-grade Foundation Establishment Pills from their storage rings and handed one to the seventh elder.
The two then consumed Foundation Establishment Pills and began their foundation-building process.
The aura surged continuously, the spiritual energy compressed and expanded, collapsed and then erupted again.
The originally gentle spiritual energy, under this operation, made the dantian and every part of the body's meridians feel full of burden.
What surprised the two elders, who had never reached the Foundation Establishment stage, was that their spiritual power was extremely profound due to their long cultivation.
This should have been one of my strengths, but everything needs to be just right, not too much or too little.
Under the next surge of spiritual energy, I am determined not to be able to withstand it!
"I really shouldn't have listened to the clan leader's nonsense about Foundation Establishment. I could have taken care of things for several more decades. Sigh~"
As soon as the Third and Seventh Elders had this thought, a gentle, spring-like Qi entered their bodies from the back of their hearts.
The meridians and dantian, which were originally riddled with cracks, were nourished by this qi, just as parched earth received sweet rain.
Overjoyed, the three elders and the seven elders quickly focused on their inner energy and continued to compress their spiritual power to transform it into magical power.
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Three days later
Two powerful auras, centered on themselves, blew the dust around them into tiny ripples.
The three elders and the seven elders are undergoing the final physical transformation.
The gray hair is turning black, and the skin and muscles that were once loose are gradually regaining their elasticity and luster.
After the physical transformation was complete, two eight-foot-tall illusory figures of Dao foundations suddenly appeared.
The sudden appearance of the phantom image shocked the Chen clan members of Yunyang Ridge, who all went outside to see it.
"My dear wife! My dear wife! Come quick! Another member of our clan has successfully established his foundation! This foundation is definitely more than six feet six inches long! It's a top-grade foundation; he'll at least become a Nascent Soul cultivator!"
"My God! It's truly a blessing from Heaven! Our Chen clan is getting better and better! Our Gouwazi has three spiritual roots, so he'll be able to reach the Foundation Establishment stage someday. I wonder if he can reach that level too."
In a large courtyard to the west, Chen Yunhan stared wide-eyed: "Could this be that Fatty? He's so lazy, how come his Dao Foundation is eight feet tall! I'm only six feet six inches! I'm not having it!"
Chen Deqian rolled his eyes: "Don't be so unconvinced! In terms of spiritual root, I'm much stronger than you! In terms of comprehension, I'm the fastest at cultivating magic among the five of us! And I'm only six feet six inches tall, aren't I?"
Chen Yunhan stiffened her neck, about to retort, when Chen Qingyan walked over with a strange expression on her face.
"Deqian, Yunhan, it's not that chubby kid! That kid hasn't even reached the twelfth level of Qi Refining, how could it be him? But you'll never guess who it is!"
Chen Deqian's eyes widened instantly, and he poked his head out halfway: "Who is it? Stop keeping me in suspense, tell me!"
Chen Qingyan solemnly stated, "It's your great-grandfather and seventh great-grandfather!"
As soon as Chen Qingyan finished speaking, Chen Deqian shook his head incessantly: "Impossible! My great-grandfather is almost a hundred years old! That age is well past the optimal age for Foundation Establishment."