Hybrid Spiritual Plant Cultivation

Chapter 57 Showdown, stop pretending

Good news, the eclipsing rain has stopped.

Bad news, it's snowing.

Chen Jing left the spiritual field covered by the talisman formation and looked up at the sky.

The sky was gray, like thick cotton wool, suppressing everything.

The scattered clouds gradually gathered together, merging into an ominous dark grey curtain. The wind howled, sweeping up the dust on the ground, which jumped and rolled in the air like countless naughty elves.

The temperature dropped suddenly in an instant, and the world became both clear and hazy.

Chen Jing stretched out his hand, opened his palm, and felt the falling snow...

……

Watch the snow melt in your palms.

In the city of Fucheng.

Ying Huiyin was dressed in plain clothes, standing quietly in the corridor. The flying snowflakes were reflected in her eyes, and her gaze was deep and calm.

"Huiyin, you're back." Ying Chen said, smelling of alcohol and with a flushed face.

"Father."

"It's snowing, and my father's plan is imminent. It's not safe outside the city, so stay at home for the next few days."

Both my father and Chen Jing said it was unsafe when it snowed.

This made Ying Huiyin a little confused.

Seeing the question in his daughter's eyes, Ying Chen said, squinting at the sky, "Do you know where those mutated tree people came from?"

"Nine-fold Mountain Mysterious Scenery?"

"Yes and no, those tree people are the people outside."

Ying Chendao patted the snow that had fallen on his body, yawned with a hint of alcohol, and said lightly: "Anning Prefecture has been peaceful for too long. The Qingnang Sect is not good at fighting, and has trained its people into useless people. As your father, you have been fighting on the battlefield outside the domain, and have gained a lot of experience, so you can tell the difference.

The Eclipse Spirit Rain was not a natural disaster, but a great cultivator who had mastered the art of heaven and earth. He used a great magic to encompass the entire Anning Prefecture. However, I have only heard of such a great cultivator."

Ying Huiyin asked: "Why do you want to attack An Ning Mansion?"

"I don't know about this. How can we guess the every move of such a powerful person?" Ying Chen said leisurely, "But if it weren't for this, how could we have such a good opportunity now? You see, if the snow falls for ten days or half a month, the people will have no way to survive, and they will be catalyzed by hatred and turn into tree people one by one. When the city is in chaos, that will be our chance."

Ying Huiyin thought of the people outside and said, "If all the civilians are killed or injured, the Qingnang Sect will hold them accountable..."

"By then, I would have become the Lord of An Ning Mansion, so any responsibility I took would be worth it. Moreover, the Qing Nang Sect would most likely not hold me accountable, after all, the person who made the mistake is already dead, and I turned the tide, so I should have done a great deed and not made any mistakes!" Ying Chen laughed loudly, turned his head and said, "My dear daughter, in a while, you will be the Lord's daughter, and the huge An Ning Mansion will all be my Ying family's retainers!"

"I thought my father just wanted to come back for revenge, but I never thought he had such...ambitions."

Ying Huiyin's eyes trembled, and her hands hidden in her sleeves tangled the corners of her clothes with her fingertips. She said casually, "Besides sacrificing the people, is there no other way?"

"Revenge must be taken, and the family business must be taken back. I know you are dissatisfied with the Ying family, but that's because the Ying family is not ours. When your father accomplishes his mission, you will know the benefits. As for the common people..." Ying Chendao didn't care, and said, "So what if you turn into a tree man? Your father is not one of those useless people who have never been to the battlefield. No one in Anning Mansion can defeat me."

Having said this, he felt very satisfied, left a message saying that he would have dinner at 4 p.m., and then leisurely returned to his room.

Ying Huiyin looked at the snow falling heavier and heavier, and her heart began to grow gloomy.

She inexplicably remembered that when she and Chen Jing were setting up the talisman formation for the spiritual field, she asked why they had to do this, because the cost of the talisman formation, in terms of price, was already dozens of times the amount of spiritual plants produced by the spiritual field.

The loss rate is shocking.

"Don't remind me whether it's a loss or not. My heart is about to break..." He felt pain all over his body and muttered something incomprehensible like he was not even worthy of carrying shoes in a greenhouse.

"Why should we do it, then?"

"Do not ask."

"You can't even ask if it's 100% done? Then I'll help you pay 20% of the cost of the talisman."

“Because we want to give the people visible hope.”

...on Qingniu Mountain.

Chen Ding summoned the core figures of the secular branches and gathered them together, saying, "The winter snow is coming, and I have prepared some elixirs for the disciples of each sect, Gu'er."

In public, Chen Gu took out bottles of pills from his storage bag and piled them on the table.

Even though the representatives of the mortal branches had received some hints, they could not take their eyes off the elixir.

You know, in the first half of this year, they were not even qualified to eat Peiyuan rice.

No wonder everyone says the master has made a fortune, he really has made a fortune!

Chen Gu immediately distributed these pills one by one and received words of gratitude in return.

Chen Ding said: "Anning Prefecture has encountered a great chaos, and many families in the cultivation world have been destroyed. Then they came to my Chen family. There are not many cultivators in my Chen family. Fortunately, Jing'er is very talented and can suppress these outsiders. But in the long run, some hidden dangers are inevitable. Only by making our own family strong can we suppress outsiders and make it easier to drive them."

"Could it be that the head of the family... wants to grant us the method of cultivation?" A branch representative asked excitedly, unable to contain himself.

"Exactly."

Chen Ding nodded and said with a smile: "From now on, everyone in my Chen family can practice cultivation!"

Everyone was in an uproar, looking at them in amazement and disbelief.

Even though the cultivating families are being exploited by the powerful families, if they want to be qualified to be exploited, they must have strong reincarnation skills.

As long as one embarks on the path of cultivation, whether it is status, resources, or the increased lifespan and strong physique brought by the cultivation itself, they are all leaps that are out of reach in the ordinary world.

"However." Chen Ding suddenly stopped smiling, and said in a dignified manner, "After practicing, there are some rules that need to be agreed upon in advance. If you follow them, you will be taught the practice method. If you violate the clan rules, you will be severely punished. Then don't blame the master for not respecting blood ties!"

"It's all up to the master's orders!"

Everyone expressed their obedience. Family rules and regulations were something that should be taken for granted in this era.

Chen Ding then took out the book he had prepared long ago from his arms, read it out in a majestic voice, and then passed it on for everyone to read.

Everyone found out.

These clan rules are actually not much different from the existing clan rules.

If we use Chen Jing's modern thinking to understand it, and put aside the clauses such as loyalty and filial piety that emphasize spiritual construction, this clan rule is actually very close to the labor contract of later generations, it's just that the terminology of this era has been changed.

The clan rules describe the resources that the head family needs to provide.

Provide every generation of every branch with the opportunity to embark on cultivation, as well as all resources during the Spirit Accumulation Period, and calculate the contributions of the tribesmen based on their merits.

It also explains the contributions that the branches and offshoots must provide, for example, the monks who receive supplies must participate in the cause of reclaiming and maintaining new spiritual fields, and must serve as clan soldiers to fight for the family when necessary.

This is the basis.

On this basis, the calculation of major and minor works is refined.

In addition, at the instruction of Chen Jing, it was repeatedly emphasized that clan rules would severely punish those who abused their power over ordinary people.

For the people in the branch clan, this clan rule is no different from giving away benefits for free.

After all, their own branches also have similar family rules.

After all the branches of the Chen family left happily, Chen Ding continued to gather and take in people from other families.

Similar conditions are also offered to outsiders. Of course, compared with our own family members, the welfare benefits of these outsiders are definitely not at the same level, but they still have room for advancement.

For a family with a different surname that has already lost its roots and can only die slowly, this is a free gift. There is no reason for them to refuse.

This is the end.

The Chen family has completely stopped pretending. I have money, but I share it with everyone. If we hang out together, I guarantee we will have a good life.

This has only one purpose.

Either they unite to survive this disaster, or turn into ashes and disappear.

(End of this chapter)