Wizards in the world of cultivation

Chapter 77 The Steadfast Chen Family (Please continue reading)

Yuanxi Island, Chen Family.

A middle-aged man dressed in a fiery red robe slowly emerged from inside.

"Greetings, Ancestor." Chen Dong and the others respectfully paid their respects.

"No need for formalities, Liang'er, tell us about this matter." Chen Yuanzong gently flicked his sleeve, causing the group to stand up.

Upon hearing the message from his clan that a spirit stone vein might have been discovered, he quickly ended his seclusion and came out.

Spirit stone veins are the foundation of a powerful force. Even the smallest micro-vessel can yield hundreds of thousands of spirit stones, which is a decent income for the Chen family.

If it's a small vein, it could yield at least a million spirit stones.

With so many spirit stones, there's no need to worry about the next generation of Golden Core cultivators in the family being cut off.

Moreover, he could attempt to break through to the late stage of the Golden Core realm during his lifetime.

At the late stage of the Golden Core realm, one is already considered to be among the top in the Mingkong Islands.

Thinking of this, Chen Yuanzong's breathing became rapid.

However, the Chen family has always been prudent in their actions. When faced with major events, they conduct thorough investigations and analyses before deciding whether to take action.

It is this composure that has allowed the Chen family to endure for eight hundred years.

Many Golden Core families are short-lived, declining after one generation, but the Chen family has cultivated a second generation of Golden Core cultivators, ensuring that the family will not decline.

Therefore, he needs to personally understand the specifics of this matter before making a judgment.

“Great-grandfather, the discovery of this island that may contain spirit stone mines was entirely by chance.” Chen Liang explained as he handed over Su You’s intelligence jade slip.

Chen Liang was his great-grandson, so Chen Yuanzong naturally believed what he said even more.

As he listened to the account of the incident, Chen Yuanzong probed the jade slip with his divine sense. After a moment, he frowned and asked, "Is this all the information this person has?"

The above only contains an introduction to Su You's cultivation level and information about the island he leased from the Alliance for a hundred years. In addition, the information gathered from the investigation near Luoxia Island also details that Su You did not go out for more than ten years after stepping onto Luoxia Island, nor did he have any contact with other islands.

“Great-grandfather, this person is probably not a native cultivator of the Mingkong Islands, so we don’t have much information about him,” Chen Liang said, then explained his reasoning for believing there were spirit stone veins on the island.

"The probability of having a spirit stone mine on Luoxia Island is extremely high. I guess this person accidentally discovered the spirit stone vein on Luoxia Island, which is why he leased it for a hundred years."

Otherwise, this person, who appears to be a rogue cultivator with no power under his command, would not waste so many spirit stones to rent an island. With so many spirit stones, he could have rented some decent third-tier cave dwellings on Aurora Island.

Moreover, he possessed so many spirit stones, was able to use a second-tier top-grade formation in a place like Luoxia Island with a second-tier low-grade spirit vein, and hadn't left the island for decades. That's why his great-grandson suspected there was a spirit stone mine on the island.

Chen Yuanzong looked at Chen Liang and nodded in satisfaction, praising, "Liang'er is not bad. It's quite good that you can analyze these things from these details. However, Luoxia Island may not necessarily have spirit stone mines. Perhaps this person has had a fortuitous encounter and is carrying a large number of spirit stones. Moreover, a second-tier top-grade formation can be activated directly with spirit stones. Although the consumption is great, it can still be used."

Chen Liang is now one of the core disciples that the Chen family is fully cultivating. He has excellent spiritual roots, possessing both earth and wood spiritual roots. Moreover, he is also his great-grandson. When choosing the next generation successor in the future, he will definitely choose Chen Liang.

However, as a leader who needs to guide the family for hundreds of years, strength alone is not enough; sufficient wisdom is also required.

After offering his comments, Chen Yuanzong continued, "Regardless of whether there are spirit stone veins on Luoxia Island, this person must be eliminated. Now, take me there." Since the two sides have become enemies, there is no possibility of reconciliation, so naturally, they must be exterminated.

Although the Chen family adheres to a steady approach to inheritance, they only choose to be steady when facing high-risk periods. Facing a cultivator with only the initial Foundation Establishment stage, they are not enough to make a Golden Core True Person afraid. Even the second-tier top-grade array mentioned by Chen Liang is something that can be easily broken in his eyes.

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Sunset Island.

"Master, a Golden Core cultivator in the early stage is approaching Sunset Island," Xiao Bei suddenly reminded him.

While the energy pool inside the Wizard Tower isn't exactly overflowing, it's still capable of maintaining a scanning range of fifty miles around Sunset Island.

This also allows us to prevent enemy attacks in advance and respond promptly.

"They've finally come. Looks like they've taken the bait." Su You clapped his hands and laughed.

These Golden Core cultivators are all ancient monsters who have lived for hundreds of years. They are all cunning and treacherous, but when facing Su You, no matter how cunning you are, you still have to drink his foot bath water.

No one could have imagined that a Foundation Establishment cultivator would dare to fish for a Golden Core cultivator, and even be able to easily catch the fish after it took the bait.

Chen Yuanzong slowly approached Luoxia Island, but as soon as he got close, he noticed something was wrong.

The spiritual energy on Luoxia Island was unlike that of an island with only a second-grade low-level spiritual vein; it was even more abundant than the spiritual energy of Yuanxi Island, which had a third-grade low-level spiritual vein in the Chen family.

"It's a trap! Let's go!" Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Yuanzong immediately took out a yellowish-brown talisman from his pocket.

He didn't even notify Chen Liang and the others; even if he had notified them, they wouldn't have been able to escape this trap set for him.

Although they were the backbone of the family, even if they had perished, they could still be trained at some cost.

However, if he were to perish here, the Chen family would definitely decline. Without a Golden Core cultivator to oversee them, they would absolutely be unable to protect an island with a third-tier spiritual vein.

Unfortunately, Su You reacted faster, or rather, Beckham reacted faster.

It monitored Chen Yuanzong's every move at all times. As soon as it noticed that the other party's expression was strange, and before he even took out the talisman, it activated the array that was in a closed state.

In the blink of an eye, heaven and earth were turned upside down, time and space changed, and countless earth-yellow streams of energy were generated within the great formation.

Chen Yuanzong had just used a third-tier earth escape talisman when he crashed directly into the formation.

A third-tier formation, especially a high-grade one, doesn't just cover the surface; it covers everything in all directions, including the sky, the earth, and the underground, leaving no flaws whatsoever.

After failing to use the Earth Escape Talisman, Chen Yuanzong realized the terrifying power of this formation. The earthy yellow aura floating within the formation and the oppressive aura emanating from it made him tremble slightly.

His Chen family also possessed a third-tier low-grade formation. He had controlled formations for hundreds of years and was naturally aware of their power, but compared to the great formation before him, it seemed insignificant.

"It's at least a high-grade third-tier formation..." Chen Yuanzong was somewhat desperate, and couldn't help but shout into the depths, "Which fellow Daoist is joking with me? I am Chen Yuanzong from Yuanxi Island. I have mistakenly entered your cave. I am willing to make compensation and hope that you can be lenient."

(End of this chapter)