I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 74: Spiritual Vein

Looking at this book, Lin Qing felt like a treasure hunter in the desert, not only discovering a large amount of water, but also finding something as valuable as gold.

But when Lin Qing looked at Zhao Xiu, he felt somewhat puzzled. With such powerful things left by his ancestors, how did the Zhao family end up in such a state of decline?

"Don't your descendants study formations?" Lin Qing asked.

Zhao Xiu, who had just recovered, sighed and said, "Senior Lin, how could we not study them? But formations are truly obscure and difficult to understand. The cultivators in our clan are only first-class formation masters, which is already a great fortune. Moreover, we don't have the resources. There was an ancestor who studied formations and achieved quite a lot with the full support of the clan. But that ancestor suddenly fell, and the clan declined as a result."

Lin Qing nodded. The formations left behind were like adding the finishing touch to a painting, greatly benefiting a prosperous family. However, it was not a lifeline. On the contrary, for a declining family, studying formations was like a vampire, even alchemy would be more beneficial than that.

If he didn't have the Goldfinger, he would never have been able to easily break through to the middle-grade second-class.

Taking a deep breath, Lin Qing looked at the book in his hand and didn't take it for himself. In the following days, Lin Qing copied the book word for word and then returned the original book to Zhao Xiu.

Seeing this, Zhao Xiu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you, Senior Lin."

At this moment, Lin Qing looked at him and said, "Our agreement still stands, and rest assured, I will never sell this book to others."

"Senior is joking," Zhao Xiu said with a smile.

In the past two days, he had also found out the truth of the matter. It turned out that there was a spy in the clan, with the shadow of the Wang family behind it. Faced with Lin Qing, he immediately attributed this account to the Wang family.

"Zhao Xiu, I'm about to go back. Do you want to return with me on my flying boat, or do you have other plans?" Lin Qing asked.

Zhao Xiu smiled and said, "I will naturally return with Senior."

Lin Qing nodded and then took Zhao Xiu to fly towards the Red Sun Immortal City.

As for why Zhao Xiu wanted to return with Lin Qing, the reason was simple. If he were alone, he might not be able to go back.

On the flying boat, Zhao Xiu did not ask Lin Qing any more questions and remained quiet. Lin Qing sat calmly at the front of the flying boat, but he felt the cruelty between the families in his heart.

During his time at the Zhao family, Lin Qing not only copied the books, but also learned a lot about the internal conflicts among the three families.

The reason why the Wang family, after breaking through to Foundation Building, started to pressure the Zhao family and attempted to swallow them up was simple. It was because there was only one first-class spiritual vein in the Bilin River where the three families were located. This spiritual vein was divided into three when it reached the Bilin River, which was originally enough for the three families. However, after the Wang family's cultivators broke through to Foundation Building, this spiritual vein was no longer enough, so they had to fight for it.

The Wang family's attempt to swallow the Zhao family could be seen as seeking benefits, but it was also an inevitable result of the spiritual vein dispute.

Spirit veins are extremely precious resources for both sects and clans. They are the creations of heaven and earth. In the entire Zhao Kingdom, there are countless mountains, rivers, and fields, but only a few possess spirit veins. Spirit veins not only produce spirit stones, but also nourish cultivators, greatly enhancing their cultivation efficiency. They have many advantages compared to ordinary spirit stones. The derived spirit fields are essential for maintaining the industries of clans and sects, while the rivers near the spirit veins can give birth to spirit fish, which provide many benefits when consumed by cultivators.

Discovering a spirit vein is a great opportunity for any cultivator. They can directly extract all the spirit stones from the vein and make a fortune, or establish a clan and gradually develop it into a century-old foundation. Cultivators classify spirit veins based on the abundance of spirit stones and spiritual energy. In the Zhao Kingdom, the lowest grade is a first-grade inferior spirit vein, which is also the most common type within the kingdom. The highest grade is a third-grade superior spirit vein, located in the Wuji Sect. With this spirit vein, it can support the cultivation of three cultivators in the later stage of the Violet Palace without the need for any spirit stones, not to mention other unknown benefits.

The grade of a spirit vein is not fixed. For example, if all the spirit stones contained in a first-grade superior spirit vein are extracted, the vein will soon decrease in grade or even become useless. The best approach is to mine a portion of the vein each year, which allows for the acquisition of spirit stones without reducing the grade of the vein. To improve the grade of a spirit vein, more spirit stones can be continuously invested into it. The more spirit stones there are, the more spiritual energy will be generated, increasing the possibility of raising the grade.

However, the amount of spirit stones required to improve the grade of a spirit vein is substantial. It is said that the Wuji Sect has been trying to upgrade their third-grade superior spirit vein to a fourth-grade, but they have not succeeded so far.

As for the first-grade superior spirit vein in the Bilin River, it is said that when the Zhao family ancestors arrived, it was a second-grade inferior spirit vein, but its grade has been lowered due to continuous mining of spirit stones.

In terms of spirit veins in the Zhao Kingdom, a first-grade superior spirit vein is considered quite high. However, the most fatal aspect is that this vein can only support the cultivation of a cultivator in the early stage of Foundation Building.

Previously, all three families in the Bilin River were Qi Refining cultivators and could coexist. But now, due to this spirit vein, only one family in the entire Bilin River can exist at a time. This is an irreconcilable contradiction that cannot be resolved. Although the deadline has been postponed for now, the outcome will inevitably be determined in the future.

As for the Li family, they have long joined the Wang family, and the two families have become one through marriage.

To preserve their foundation, the Zhao family must either have a cultivator in the Foundation Building stage who can compete, or they must move away from this place. However, it should be known that for a cultivation family, spirit veins are of utmost importance. They cannot be moved or separated. Even with spirit stones, it is impossible to create a spirit vein out of thin air. Spirit veins are the foundation for the survival of a cultivation family and the driving force behind its cohesion. Without spirit veins, a cultivation family can be said to be in name only.

Currently, there are over a hundred cultivation families of all sizes within the Zhao Kingdom, and it can be said that all available spirit veins have been occupied. The Zhao family has nowhere else to move, and their strength is not enough to annex other families. For them, the only option is to persist in this place, with the entire family's pressure resting on the cultivator with the greatest potential, Zhao Xiu.

Lin Qing glanced at Zhao Xiu, who had been silent since boarding the flying boat, knowing that he understood all of this better than anyone else.

This visit to the Zhao family has naturally brought many benefits to Lin Qing, and Zhao Xiu has also changed a lot.

However, whether Zhao Xiu can break through the Foundation Building stage and exchange strength for a chance of success is uncertain.

Standing on the flying boat and looking down, Lin Qing thought about the affairs of the three families in the Bilin River and also thought about her own family. Although Chiyang Immortal City is good, it is not a long-term solution to live under the control of others. But where should she seek a family foundation? At present, she has no clue.

Although the vast land is good, where is my home?

(End of this chapter)