Cultivating Immortality in a Family: I Prove Immortality Through the Chaotic Dao Realm

Chapter 8 Entering the Valley and Planning

The journey was smooth and quick, and the two of them arrived at the entrance of Fenglin Valley on two horses.

Disciples of the Chen family were stationed at the entrance of the valley. Only after Chen Qian and his companion verified their identities were they able to pass through the great formation and enter the valley.

Upon entering the valley, Chen Qian clearly felt that the air was fresher and the spiritual energy was more active.

This made Chen Qian, who had always stayed in the mortal city, feel a little uncomfortable.

It's like someone from the plateau suddenly arriving on the plains, experiencing a bit of oxygen intoxication.

Speaking of which, Fenglin Valley is indeed a treasure land.

The Phoenix Cry Mountain spiritual vein in the inner valley was originally a third-grade low-level spiritual vein. With this spiritual vein, the Chen family members did not need to find another place to break through to the Core Formation stage.

Unfortunately, although the first ancestor of the family, Tu Yuangong, had a profound cultivation level, he was also upright but irritable and had many enemies.

As he approached his death, he was plotted against by his enemies, and his clan's territory was besieged.

Although the enemy was eventually defeated, the spiritual veins of Phoenix Cry Mountain were damaged, dropping two levels to only the second-tier high-grade.

That battle severely damaged the family's vitality, and the two Chen family members who were most likely to break through to the Core Formation stage also lost their lives.

From then on, the Chen family's fortunes declined, and it took them over a thousand years to recover.

Upon entering the outer valley, one is greeted by babbling brooks, shady trees, and exotic flowers, rare birds, and exotic animals—a scene straight out of a paradise on earth.

Numerous buildings dot the landscape, each with its own magnificent style and unique form, creating picturesque scenes at every turn.

Chen Qian lived here until he was twelve years old. Although he had been away for several years, he felt that little had changed.

The two arrived at Fengming Residence first, where Chen Qian rested for a while and waited for further instructions.

Fengmingju is a mountain villa for receiving foreign guests and visitors for temporary accommodation, so he is naturally not qualified to enter the inner valley at this time.

Chen Hongyuan then went into the inner valley to pay his respects to the head of the family.

Before long, Chen Hongyuan returned and led Chen Qian to pay his respects to Chen Hongwei, the manager of the outer valley.

After instructing Chen Qian to follow the steward's arrangements and telling him to cultivate diligently, Chen Hongyuan finally handed him thirty spirit stones before turning to leave.

Chen Qian did not refuse, and promised to repay the favor many times over in the future.

Chen Hongwei is older than Chen Hongyuan, but his cultivation level is only at the fifth level of Qi Refining, which means he has made little progress in his cultivation.

"Now that we've entered the valley, let's cherish this opportunity, cultivate diligently, and strive to break through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining as soon as possible."

"I'm the fifth son, so you can just call me Fifth Uncle."

Chen Hongwei was quite amiable. Six years ago, when Chen Qian was still living in the valley, he had never met Chen Hongwei.

I estimate he's working somewhere else.

The Chen family is currently facing a predicament both internally and externally. Only one person has reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and the family's development has not made much progress.

This actually makes the family members more united, because in a cultivation family, everyone prospers or suffers together.

Everyone understood that if the family could not be sustained and was reduced to a rogue cultivator, their situation would only become more difficult.

When Chen Hongwei heard about Chen Qian's experience, he felt that being struck by lightning and developing spiritual roots was truly a sign of good fortune. Although eighteen was only the beginning and he was already quite old, he still held out hope for him.

In this world of cultivation, children can have their spiritual roots tested as early as three to five years old, but they all begin to engage in cultivation around the age of twelve.

This way, you won't be too young, before your body has fully developed, nor too old, which would hinder your progress.

"You will be entitled to the same treatment as a twelve-year-old child in the initial stage of enlightenment, and you will not be required to perform miscellaneous tasks for three years. You will receive one spirit stone and one bottle of Qi Gathering Pill every month."

"Resources such as cultivation techniques, spells, and various arts of immortal cultivation can be selected from the Scripture Pavilion."

"It should be noted that you can only choose one cultivation method. If you need to change it, you need to have a legitimate reason."

There are no restrictions on learning in other areas.

"Once you reach the first, fourth, or seventh level of Qi Refining, you can come here to receive a one-time reward."

"The Phoenix Forest Academy within the valley hosts monthly lectures by elders, clan elders, or guest elders—all high-level Qi Refining cultivators. The content is diverse, and you can choose to attend lectures according to your needs. Once you receive your family identity token, you can check the relevant course information within it." "You must keep your family identity token safe; it is your only proof of identity."

"After distribution, a drop of blood is dripped onto the fingertip to officially activate it."

"In addition, if you encounter danger while traveling in the future, you can activate a restriction inside the nameplate. The family's formation will immediately know that you are in danger. Although it cannot pinpoint the exact location, it will give you a general direction, making it easier for the family to dispatch manpower for search and rescue."

Finally, Chen Hongwei solemnly said, "Remember, the path to immortality and enlightenment requires specialization and focus. Never try to do too much at once."

"Thank you for your guidance, Fifth Uncle."

Subsequently, Chen Hongwei helped Chen Qian obtain an identity badge, receive basic resources, and then took him to the arranged accommodation.

This is a sizable detached courtyard with bedrooms, a kitchen, a cultivation room, and a quiet room for making talismans, refining elixirs, and practicing various arts. The courtyard itself has stone tables and benches, where one can enjoy tea and admire flowers in leisure time; it is quite spacious and tranquil.

The living environment was excellent, and Chen Qian was quite satisfied.

The fact that the Chen family has such a good living environment is actually due to their current economic downturn. The more than one hundred family members living in the outer valley are mostly members with relatively low cultivation levels, who are in the early stages of Qi Refining.

Even including the women and some children under the age of twelve, there weren't many people.

Once they are over twelve years old, those without spiritual roots will be arranged to live in Fenglin City or other towns where mortals gather.

Therefore, the place is quite large, making arrangements is naturally easier, and the conditions are relatively better.

After making his way around, Chen Qian arrived at the quiet room and opened the small package of basic resources he had been allocated.

There are three things inside.

One spirit stone, one bottle of pills, and one light blue, low-grade first-tier magic robe.

With this spirit stone, Chen Qian now possesses a total of fifty-three spirit stones.

Don't underestimate this small amount; it already surpasses the vast majority of low-level rogue cultivators.

Most of them were gifts from the major financier Chen Hongyuan.

The pills are Qi-gathering powders suitable for use in the early stages of Qi cultivation. One bottle contains ten pills.

Cultivation pills can greatly accelerate the cultivation progress of cultivators. However, regardless of the grade of the pill, while providing pure spiritual energy, they all contain trace amounts of impurities.

These impurities are erysipelas.

If one consumes excessive amounts of elixirs during cultivation, it can lead to the accumulation of toxic substances, which can have extremely serious negative effects on cultivation.

One is that the effects of similar types of pills will gradually decrease, and the second is that they will accelerate the formation of cultivation bottlenecks.

Therefore, many cultivators with poor aptitude who want to take shortcuts will face the situation that they can no longer make any progress after reaching a certain level of cultivation.

Besides cultivating some secret techniques or consuming certain extremely rare natural treasures, the most important way to eliminate elixirs is through improving one's cultivation level and expelling them from the body during the process of cleansing the marrow and refining the essence.

However, these erysipelas will not have any effect on Chen Qian; on the contrary, they will become an asset.

Because of his chaotic spirit body, he can absorb and refine any energy produced by the pills. Even some energy that cannot be used can be incorporated into the Gray Pearl World to become resources for the world's growth.

Given the current growth rate of the Gray Pearl World, Chen Qian could cultivate to the peak of the Qi Refining stage without any bottlenecks.

However, to advance to the Foundation Establishment stage, the Gray Pearl World must grow to a size of about ten miles in radius.

This not only requires a massive energy supply, but also necessitates the further evolution of the fundamental rules of the Gray Pearl world.

How can the evolution of the rules of the Gray Pearl world be promoted? Through feedback, Chen Qian knew there were at least three ways.

The first is the improvement of one's own cultivation, leading to the birth and strengthening of one's direct bloodline. This can increase the speed at which the Gray Pearl World devours chaotic energy.

The second method is to absorb as many external substances as possible and inject them into the chaos pool of the Gray Pearl world. This will not only increase energy but also allow the Gray Pearl world to analyze and absorb the underlying rules formed by these substances.

The third approach is to broadly cultivate various arts and crafts related to immortality. Ultimately, any skill is an application and manifestation of the rules of the world.

The Gray Pearl World cannot obtain information from the outside world on its own, but Chen Qian can. He has learned it, and the Gray Pearl World will naturally learn it as well.

(End of this chapter)