Sea Cultivation: Giant Ships and Heavy Artillery Knock on the Door to All Races

Chapter 234: Thirty Years of Extension, Major Reforms in the Lin Family

After the auction,
The family gathered all the golden elixir seeds and gave each person a second-level longevity elixir.

This pill was obtained through exchange from other forces at an auction. The quantity is small, and it is not enough for every foundation-building cultivator of the Lin family to have one.

Therefore, only those with golden elixir seeds can get one for free, while the remaining second-level longevity pills require the foundation-building elders to exchange them themselves with a lot of contribution points. It is on a first-come, first-served basis, and the last one in line will not get any.

For those who have never taken a second-level life-extending spiritual object before, refining this pill for the first time can increase their lifespan by about thirty years. The specific increase depends on personal foundation, ranging from twenty to thirty years.

"Longevity Pill! There's actually such a good thing as a Longevity Pill!"

Longevity pill is more of a general term. Generally speaking, any spiritual object/pill that can almost reach the current limit of longevity by refining one can be called a longevity fruit/pill.

The power of time is a very high-level power with many limitations. A cultivator cannot increase his lifespan indefinitely by continuously taking longevity spiritual objects.

Often, the best effect is achieved only when taken for the first time at each stage, and then the upper limit will be reached very quickly, and the effect will rapidly decay and weaken. Therefore, it is best to take each stage only once, which is the most cost-effective.

Lin Qianfan did not encounter this kind of spiritual object when he was refining Qi, and the Lin family did not have such reserves at that time. It was equivalent to missing a precious opportunity to increase longevity, which was a pity.

After building the foundation, eating first-level life-extending spiritual objects will no longer have any effect. The medicinal power is not enough to extend the lifespan of second-level creatures.

Lin Qianfan did not hesitate and took and refined it immediately.

There is only one of this thing, and it is not certain whether you will encounter it in the future. The family provides it free of charge and is not allowed to transfer it to others.

A mysterious power of time quickly cleansed Lin Qianfan's entire body, from his body to his dantian, and from his dantian to his sea of consciousness.

The absorption was very fast, and there seemed to be no change in his whole body, still as young as before, but the essence of his life had greatly changed, increasing by about one tenth, without any side effects.

"Increasing your lifespan by thirty years in one go, truly impressive!"

The production conditions of longevity spiritual objects are extremely harsh, and it is difficult to achieve large-scale cultivation. They are often only found in secret realms that have not been opened for decades or even hundreds of years, so getting this opportunity depends on luck. This time I can only say that I was lucky.

If the Lin family had not held this auction and controlled the lifelines of many forces' development and promotion, this kind of thing might not have flowed into Lin Qianfan's hands. Often, only the Nascent Soul forces could stably obtain low-level life-extending spiritual objects to supply their core disciples.

Increasing lifespan does not directly increase Lin Qianfan's strength, but the original lifespan limit of over 200 years has become over 300 years old, which makes Lin Qianfan younger in disguise. It can be regarded as a positive correction, and naturally it also increases some foundation.

The additional thirty years of lifespan this time also became a part of Lin Qianfan's life essence, so it will be taken with him when he forms the pill in the future. It will just be a postponement of the promotion, not an expansion in the same proportion.

The next day,

Under the leadership of Lin Qianxue, the Xiancheng Lin family and Yanglongwan jointly carried out a major reform within the family.

The most important point is to change the age of adulthood for the tribe members from 20 to 22.

In fact, the Lin family had changed it once before the beast tide. At that time, the Lin family was in good development and had sufficient economic conditions. Under the joint leadership of the third elder and Elder Tao, the age of adulthood was changed from 18 to 20, which was equivalent to adjusting from the standard of the bottom-tier Jindan force to the standard of the medium-sized Jindan force.

Now, not long after, it has been raised to twenty-two years old, which is equivalent to applying the standards of large Jindan forces in advance.

So there was actually some resistance to this matter, but because the Fish Dragon Islands had developed very well during the ten years of the Beast Tide, Lin Qianxue finally argued for it and finalized the matter against all odds.

Even though it’s only a two-year improvement, the difference is actually huge!
The family's education/training system is a purely expenditure-intensive institution that consumes a huge amount of spirit stones every year, but does not directly create value. Especially in the past two or three decades, the number of newborns/enlightened monks has continued to grow, and the expenses of family education have become increasingly huge.

The early twenties are the golden time for practicing Qi Refining Realm. At this time, the expenses for practicing resources such as elixirs and spirit stones are not small. It will cost a huge amount of money to support them for two more years. At the same time, since they work two years less, they will produce a lot less profit. Especially now that the Lin family is in a period of rapid development and is very short of manpower, this difference is actually four years, which is a huge investment.

But in the end it was decided to train for two more years!
Because as they get older, their knowledge system becomes more complete, their learning and adaptability become stronger, and it becomes easier for them to be trained to become talents based on their potential.

By training them for two more years, they may learn abilities that they could not accumulate in the previous four or five years, thus becoming more competitive.

What the Lin family lacks now is not ordinary clansmen who are only related by blood but have no abilities, but elite clansmen who are proficient in many aspects, can stand on their own, and even have the potential to build a foundation. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the training of enlightened monks.

Once they have received more comprehensive and in-depth training, they will fully enter management positions in the future and completely replace those old guys who were previously incompetent. The Lin family will usher in an explosive growth, so huge investment in education is a necessary investment.

If the family makes sufficient investment in this regard, ordinary members of the family will have a higher desire to have children and will be willing to have children. Only then can the family's high birth rate be maintained in the future.

Only by moderately strengthening the shortage of numbers in the family system can the family be more likely to produce geniuses and maintain its status for a long time.

Raising the training period by two years is only the premise to lay the foundation. On this basis, the family has optimized the internal training mechanism.

The family power strictly adheres to the "pyramid structure" system. When there are more people in the Qi Refining Realm, it is natural to develop more potential Foundation Establishment cultivators, thereby giving birth to more Golden Core cultivators.

Only when the Jindan cultivator has reached a certain level can he look forward to the Yuanying stage, so the restrictions on the number of foundation-building seeds and Jindan seeds need to be relaxed.

The way to relax the limit on the number of seed sequences is not to lower the assessment requirements, which remain strict, but to strengthen the training mechanism.

The family has specially opened a new institution for this purpose: [Lin's Academy]

Outstanding graduates from the ethnic schools of the North and South Islands, regardless of their background, can be directly admitted to the Lin School to continue their training as long as they can meet certain quantitative assessment standards. Their parents do not need to bear additional training expenses, as the family will bear all the costs.

In addition, if there are outstanding scholars who can complete the study ahead of time, they can also graduate early and enter the Lin School early.

Even the foundation-building forces under the Lin family can recommend the most outstanding children in their clan to come to the Lin family academy to receive the same training, but the prerequisite is that they bring their own dry food, and this educational "dry food" is quite expensive.

The younger generations of these three forces compete on the same stage, learn from each other, promote each other, and influence each other. With this period of intensive training, they will naturally develop more comprehensively and it will be easier for them to successfully build a foundation in the future. These experiences will also make the relationship between them closer and more intimate, which can be said to have many benefits.

I believe that every foundation-building force under the Lin family is willing to spend the money on dry food and is unwilling to fall behind in this matter.

The teachers at the Lin Family Academy will no longer be the teachers in the late stage of Qi Refining in the clan school, but will be taught by a small number of Foundation Establishment elders who are permanently stationed there, as well as by most of the Foundation Establishment elders who are already serving in various places and will serve concurrently.

For example, when Lin Qianfan is free, he will be arranged to teach them a lesson.

The contents of the courses taught by the elders are also different, so that the younger generations can be exposed to the most realistic world of cultivation, the most cutting-edge practical skills, and the most appropriate diversified concepts in advance. At the same time, the Lin family can also use this to strengthen its control over the foundation-building forces under its command.

Their most outstanding descendants are all students of the Lin family academy. These outstanding descendants are all registered disciples of the Lin family's foundation-building cultivators. Many of their ideas in their youth were influenced by the Lin family.

Under the influence of multiple parties, they will only become closer to the Lin family in the future, thus making the connection between the two sides closer, allowing them to become true members of the Lin family system and truly loyal to them.

After all, it is difficult to produce talents by working in isolation!
In addition, the family also allocated special funds to train children who are willing to engage in the art of cultivating immortals such as alchemy formations, weapon talismans, etc.

It is difficult to gain a foothold in the world of immortal cultivation for a long time just by relying on cultivation. After all, the paths of most people are very short, and they will come to the end after walking a certain distance. At this time, they need an immortal art to make a living for a long time.

What the archipelago system needs most at present is someone who can master a magical skill and engage in production work, so the family has increased its training efforts.

This training is not only for underage members of the tribe, but also includes those who have already reached adulthood. Even if they show talent or interest in certain areas after adulthood, they can still receive some resource support to make their alternative growth path smoother.

It's also worth mentioning that, because many foundation-building cultivators in the Falling Star Secret Realm have performed very poorly, the clan has now required every foundation-building cultivator to practice a technique in addition to their basic Qi training. (Old foundation-building elders are exempt from this requirement.)
It doesn't necessarily have to be a soul-spirit technique. After all, the special situation in the Falling Star Secret Realm is rare and not easy to replicate. You can also choose to practice physical techniques. Anyway, the purpose of this is to strengthen its comprehensive attributes, so that everyone can survive more easily when encountering big things.

The foundation-building cultivators of the Jindan forces must behave properly and not act like a casual cultivator building his foundation. It is not only embarrassing, but sometimes it can even cost one's life.

Families who choose to practice multiple techniques will not be charged additional contribution points, and will even receive appropriate support for some cultivation resources.

It is much easier for a foundation-building cultivator to go back and strengthen a certain shortcoming than to break through from scratch, so as long as the supply of resources can keep up, it is not difficult for them.

The family's current economic situation is relatively good, and while pursuing quantity, they also need to take into account quality. This quality is not only about the level of cultivation, but also about comprehensive abilities. At least every foundation-building cultivator who leaves the Lin family should be able to represent the basic dignity of the Lin family.

Expenses alone are not enough, they cannot last long.

No matter how rich your family is, it will eventually run out, so this time we have a corresponding open source plan to make you earn spirit stones.

The beast tide that lasted for ten years really reshuffled the local situation in the Western Regions, or it could be said that it has reshuffled the situation several times in recent decades.

The reshuffle will naturally wash out the forces with less capabilities. Some Jindan monks of the inferior Jindan forces died on the front line, and they were naturally eliminated directly. Now they have been replaced by the up-and-coming Jindan forces that have made meritorious contributions in recent years and have recently moved in.

They have just arrived, and although they look ferocious, their ecological niche is actually not high. It will take some time for them to adapt to the rhythm of the local Jindan forces, and they need to buy a lot of things.

In addition, there are some forces that have barely retained their Golden Core status, but have actually weakened.

For example, some people who originally had three Jindan cultivators became just one Jindan cultivator, and they were not doing as well as Zhang Chaoyang.

For example, the New Business Alliance, which used to have the largest number of Jindan cultivators, has become much less vocal in recent years, and has even disappeared.

It's not just because their internal problems have never been completely resolved, but more importantly, there have been many opportunities in the past decade for everyone to compete on the same stage. They have not been able to show any dominance and are often the ones who just run along, watch, and play.

They were unsuccessful in the competition of the first, second or third levels, which almost caused them to lose all the remaining glory left by the Yunshang Alliance.

To sum up, a large amount of profit distribution flowed out of the market. After these profit shares entered the market, they were tacitly divided up by the powerful Jindan forces that have gradually become stronger in recent years.

Although the Lin family was not the most dazzling one among them, it still ranked among the top and grabbed a large amount of profit distribution.

Therefore, the Yulong Islands will have to work together as a whole and unite their forces to accomplish great things. In the future, the Yulong Islands will have to not only produce a large amount of products to ensure basic domestic demand, but also deeply process and manufacture a large number of goods for export to earn money from other forces in the Western Regions.

To put it simply, it is an industrial transformation, from a small workshop model to a large factory model, centralizing and scaling up scattered industries, reducing costs and increasing profits, and impacting those newly emerging Jindan forces.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Lin family's goal is to make the export price of the Lin family lower than their cost price and colonize them through commercial means. The Lin family's goal is to become a replica of the Yunshang League, a partial copy.

(End of this chapter)