togophonebook Chapter 71: Marrying into the Family
Chapter 71: Marrying into the Family
After taking a deep breath, Qin Zhixue withdrew her gaze.
Having chosen to embark on the path of immortality, she naturally knew that only by wholeheartedly pursuing the Dao could she achieve something.
As for the rest...
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Yang Jiuli and Tang Yifan returned to Sendai.
The test is now complete.
Of the ninety-one people here, all except Qin Zhixue possessed low-grade spiritual roots.
Most of them are inferior spiritual roots.
Jiang Li, the envoy of the Azure Flame Immortal Sect, only took in a few menial disciples with little interest before departing on his Azure Scale Winged Python.
Surprisingly, Liu Yuelong did not go to the Qingyan Immortal Sect to become a menial disciple.
Instead, a girl from the Liu family named Liu Yue'er went to the Qingyan Immortal Sect.
Lu Wenzheng was found to have a low-grade spiritual root, but unfortunately, his compatibility was only 24, so he did not qualify as a menial disciple.
Even so, he was still considered one of the more outstanding among this batch of promising young talents!
"Unfortunately, I'm still a bit short of having a low-grade superior spiritual root," Lu Wenzheng said regretfully, watching Jiang Li and the others walk away.
Those who were taken to the Immortal Sect all possessed low-grade superior spiritual roots with a compatibility level of up to 30.
Lu Wenzheng was only 6 points less compatible with him.
This very difference is the gap between the immortal sects and the mortal world.
Given time, the achievements of the two sides will be worlds apart.
This left him feeling disappointed.
"It's alright!" Lu Bingzhi patted Lu Wenzheng's head and said, "Entering a cultivation sect and having high-level spiritual veins does make it easier to improve one's cultivation. However, as a menial disciple, bound by sect rules, you're not necessarily more free than a rogue cultivator. You still have a chance!"
"Yes!" Lu Wenzheng nodded.
But it's impossible not to feel a sense of loss.
"Hehe, although you are not destined for the immortal sect, there are countless paths to immortality. Our Zhou family welcomes many guests. If you are interested, you may join our Zhou family." At this moment, Zhou Li stroked his beard and walked to Yang Jiuli, Tang Yifan and the others with a friendly expression.
From the very beginning, Zhou Li had his eye on Yang Jiuli and Tang Yifan.
To be precise, they've set their sights on Tang Yifan.
At this moment, he stroked his beard as he approached, addressing everyone but his gaze was fixed on Tang Yifan.
Beside Zhou Li was a scholar with the fifth level of Qi Refining.
Two middle-aged men at the eighth level of Qi Refining followed them.
Immediately, Tang Yifan, Yang Jiuli, and Lu Wenzheng all looked at Zhou Li.
Liu Yuelong glanced at Zhou Li indifferently, seemingly having no intention of joining the Zhou family.
"Hehe, Steward Zhou, may I ask what kind of treatment the Zhou family offers, and what their requirements are?" Lu Bingzhi stepped forward and bowed.
"Join my Zhou family and you will receive a low-grade spirit stone and some spirit rice every month... You can also learn my family's high-grade cultivation techniques..." Zhou Li stroked his beard and laughed. "Hehe, my Zhou family has a second-tier spiritual vein... Cultivating in my family will definitely be twice as effective with half the effort."
He was full of confidence.
"One spirit stone per month..." Upon hearing this, Lu Bingzhi narrowed his eyes slightly.
Yang Jiuli nodded slightly.
For a cultivator from a small clan, one spirit stone is already a lot!
The Zhou family also provides a spiritual vein that offers ample spiritual energy for cultivation, and it's considered to include food and lodging.
On Earth, this is equivalent to an elite earning 20,000 a month without a mortgage, living a relatively comfortable life!
Over the course of a year, one can accumulate enough to create a low-grade magic artifact.
"A mid-grade immortal cultivation technique!" Lu Wenzheng's eyes lit up.
He practiced the basic cultivation method of the Lu family, which was of low grade.
If one has a mid-grade cultivation technique, the speed of cultivation will definitely be faster.
Tang Yifan wasn't particularly moved by this; he just felt a sense of awe and wonder.
"Haha, if young friend Tang joins my Zhou family, he will receive a monthly stipend of two low-grade spirit stones," Zhou Li said to Zhou Yifan with a smile.
"Ah! I can have two pieces?" Tang Yifan's eyes widened, flattered and surprised.
He glanced at Zhou Li, then at the envious looks on the faces of the others, and muttered to himself, "Could I really be a genius?"
"Not bad, not bad!" Lu Bingzhi stroked his beard and nodded slightly, happy for Tang Yifan.
"May I ask, Elder Zhou, what are the arrangements for joining the Zhou family?" Lu Bingzhi inquired.
"Haha, ordinary people who join my Zhou family can either enter the herb garden to cultivate spiritual herbs according to their talents... or become apprentices in my Zhou family's businesses... If they have exceptional talent, they can also learn my family's puppetry techniques..." Zhou Li smiled slightly.
Lu Bingzhi nodded slightly.
Once you join the Zhou family, you naturally have to work for them; they can't just be kept around doing nothing.
"What requirements or restrictions does the Zhou family have?" Lu Bingzhi asked.
"Anyone who joins the Zhou family must sign a forty-five-year contract... during which time they cannot leave the Zhou family," Zhou Li said.
"A forty-five-year contract!" Tang Yifan exclaimed. "Isn't that selling yourself into servitude?"
Lu Bingzhi nodded slightly.
Joining a prestigious family naturally requires a contract.
Otherwise, wouldn't the Zhou family have been ripped off if they spent so many resources to train such talented people only to have them run away?
"Those who perform exceptionally well may remain as my family's retainers after their contracts expire... or even better, they may marry into my Zhou family."
Zhou Li said.
"Marrying into another family?" Tang Yifan's eyes lit up, and he murmured, "You can do that?"
"Haha, if young friend Tang were to join my Zhou family, he could immediately choose to marry a prodigy from one of our lineages," Zhou Li said with a smile.
"Ah! That's great?" Tang Yifan was stunned, feeling like he had been struck by good luck, and was completely bewildered.
"It seems the Zhou family has their eye on Yifan's inferior-grade superior spiritual root!" Yang Jiuli pondered for a moment and then understood.
Tang Yifan's low-grade spiritual root has a compatibility of 38, which is very close to that of a high-grade spiritual root.
If he marries a woman from the Zhou family, there is a high probability that they will have offspring with inferior-grade superior spiritual roots.
With enough effort, there is even a chance of giving birth to offspring with mid-grade spiritual roots.
Mid-grade spiritual root...
With the resources of powerful clans, the probability of reaching Foundation Establishment will greatly increase, and they will be cultivated as Foundation Establishment seeds.
Although these Foundation Establishment families number in the tens of thousands, the number of low-grade spiritual roots they can detect each year is also limited.
Those top-grade spiritual roots are even rarer.
Therefore, they also intend to collect the spiritual roots of some minor clans and raise them to reproduce.
Even if you can produce just one low-grade high-grade spiritual root, it's a win!
If a mid-grade spiritual root is born, the whole clan can celebrate!
After all, a mid-grade spiritual root is a potential Foundation Establishment seedling.
For any aristocratic family, each additional Foundation Establishment member adds to its foundation.
"If you feel that marrying one is not enough, two or three are also worth considering!" Zhou Li laughed heartily.
"Can I marry two or three?" Tang Yifan was stunned. Was this still considered marrying into the family?
Upon hearing Zhou Li mention that Tang Yifan could marry two or three women from the Zhou family, it was discovered that Zhou Li had suggested that Tang Yifan marry two or three women from the Zhou family.
Yang Jiuli smiled slightly.
The Zhou family is trying to use Tang Yifan as a breeding pig!
"Young friend, would you be willing?" Zhou Li asked Tang Yifan.
"The difference between inferior and superior spiritual roots is truly remarkable... If Brother Tang had cultivated earlier, he might have been able to join the immortal sect!" Lu Wenzheng, standing beside him, said with envy.
"Ninth Brother!" Tang Yifan looked at Yang Jiuli as if asking for the latter's opinion, as he was a novice and not sure what to do.
"Haha, if young friend Yang is willing, that's certainly possible!" Zhou Li stroked his beard, squinting at Yang Jiuli as he spoke, "However, your monthly salary will be lower. Once you and my Zhou family daughter give birth to a child with spiritual roots, your monthly salary will be increased..."