Chapter Seventy-Four: Hold It Down
The high-level leaders of the Chen family were reluctant to see Tu Xuanxiu build a foundation, but they were worried that the Tu family's power would grow too fast, and finally evolve into a situation where the branches were strong and the roots were weak.
After all, the Chen family has also fallen into a period of weakness since its establishment.
It was a dark and dull time.
For more than ten generations, only one new foundation building monk has emerged.
At that time, the other forces in Haichang City more or less had some small calculations.
He no longer even fully obeys Chen's orders.
When the wind and rain were drifting, the old enemy Meng family took advantage of the weakness and invaded on a large scale.
At the critical moment, the Great Elder of the Chen Clan at that time took a biased sword and advanced to the Great Perfection of Foundation Building with the Demon Dao Secret Technique.
In the end, he used the technique of self-explosion and forcibly replaced the two elders of the Meng family.
The Meng family suffered heavy losses, and the remaining people were helpless in the face of the third-level array, so they had to stop their horses and withdraw in disgrace.
If it weren't for the Great Elder sacrificing his life to die, the Chen family would have almost been wiped out by a strong enemy.
After this battle, the Chen family learned from the pain and began to tighten the internal defense and suppress the subsidiary forces.
Today's Chen family is thriving, and the five major foundations coexist.
But he still kept in mind the ancestral teachings, clamped down on several major vassal families, and never allowed their strength to expand excessively.
Other high-level officials were afraid of the butcher, but Chen Ping didn't care.
To put it bluntly, he is not afraid of the slaughter family becoming stronger.
Tu family, he can hold it down!
Therefore, he gave Tu Xuanxiu an unspoken hint.
When he lays the foundation, the crisis of the Tu family will be resolved.
Of course, Tu Xuanxiu had to be patient.
"Hmm, Tu Zhenxi's cultivation of metallic exercises, and Tu Xuanxiu's cultivation of wood attributes."
Chen Ping muttered to himself, his deep pupils glowing with a strange brilliance.
"Yun'er, I'll give you this turtle egg."
Back in the secret room, Chen Ping took out the blue water turtle egg and threw it to Xue Yun.
"Thank you Hiro!"
Xue Yun smiled and held the turtle egg.
"Okay, let's go down and cultivate!"
Chen Ping waved his hand angrily.
This blue water turtle is a good thing for Xue Yun, but he doesn't look down on it at all.
……
Time flies, and before I know it, another four months have passed.
"Huh?"
Chen Ping, who was cultivating, suddenly opened his eyes, and the divine sense that shrouded Yuxuan Cave discovered that something in the sky was flying quickly.
It's a transsonic paper crane.
A spell that can only be cast by a Foundation Monk.
Although this surgery is convenient, it has great limitations, and it will lose its efficacy if it exceeds 100 miles.
Intercepting the paper crane, Chen Ping read the contents.
The paper crane was sent out by Yiru, and a sentence was written on it.
"The Great Elder has returned to the family, Ping'er will leave immediately, and we will see you at the top of Fuge Mountain."
"Those big guys are back."
The corners of Chen Ping's mouth curled slightly, and he laughed.
In the past few months, he has been a little irritable to wait.
If the Great Elder hadn't come back within half a year, Chen Ping wouldn't be stupid enough to wait any longer.
The summons of the Heavenly Demon Bloodline Xuanhuo Crow and the Great Elder, there is no need to say more about which is more important.
……
Fuge Mountain, the top of the mountain.
On both sides of the mountain road are more than a dozen ancient trees high, and the inside is even more gloomy, like a terrifying old forest where birds and beasts are extinct.
After Chen walked about three teas, a huge cliff appeared on the right side of the mountain road.
This cliff crosses it, straight into the mountainside of Tianchi, the momentum is like the head of the dragon, the momentum is extraordinary.
At the tip of the cliff, there is a boulder six or seven zhang high, on which the dragon flies and the phoenix dances inscribed with several ancient characters of immortal text.
"The sky collapses, and the ground sinks and earthquakes".
This is engraved by the patriarch of the Kai clan, Chen Xin, on the eve of his right sitting, and spent the last mana to encourage the descendants of the family to build a foundation.
It means that those who live on the top of Fuge Mountain are the pillars of the family, and they must take on the heavy responsibility of holding the axis.
Inherited for hundreds of years, Chen Xinyou should be able to look at it.
Although the foundation of the Chen family has been built for the sake of the family, although they have all done their best for the family, the basic principle of putting the interests of the family first can still be kept.
"Brother Ping, you're here too."
At the end of the mountain road on the other side, a dignified monk strode forward.
Two purple-green vine gourds were pinned to his waist, and his whole body exuded a natural and tranquil medicinal fragrance.
"Brother Kang."
Chen Ping arched his hand and said with a smile.
This person is the first person in the family, Chen Zhoukang.
His status is noble, he is a high-grade wood spirit root, an alchemist, the great-grandson of the Great Elder, a foundation building seed, etc., each of whom is envious of others.
Not to mention the fact that it has all the titles in one.
"I haven't congratulated you on winning the family competition."
Chen Zhoukang clasped his fists on his abdomen, looking like a humble gentleman.
"Thank you."
Chen Ping said calmly.
I've been listening to flattery too much lately, and I've long been used to it.
"Great-grandfather summoned, you and I will go together!"
Chen Zhoukang said to each other.
The top of Fuge Mountain is a retreat place for the family's foundation building monks, and it is not allowed for Qi practitioners to step into it in normal times.
When he met Chen Ping at this time, Chen Zhoukang naturally guessed that he was also summoned by Chen Xiangwen.
"Okay."
Chen Ping shrugged, there was nothing to do.
This is the only way up the mountain, is it possible to ask him to use the Escape Talisman to drill through the ground?
In this way, the two walked and chatted at the same time.
More often than not, it was Chen Zhoukang who was asking.
In his heart, he was extremely curious about this rookie of the family who was once unknown, but rose at a speed like a meteor.
"By the way, Brother Ping, do you still have seedlings of needle vines?"
Chen Zhoukang asked suddenly.
On the day of Dabi, he was also present to watch.
Chen Ping won with a sneak attack on the needle vine, which left a particularly deep impression on him.
Recently, he has been trying to refine the "Fu Shen Pill".
This pill can keep the soul clear, and it helps to get rid of distracting thoughts when cultivating.
And the Dan Yin of Fu Shen Dan is this needle vine.
Although the needle vine does not belong to the ancient xenomorph, it is also very rare.
He posted a reward in Haichang City for nearly a year, but no one has recognized it.
"No, that seedling is my occasional get, that's all. It's a pity that Dabi used it, and I originally planned to cultivate it to the second order. ”
A look of pain appeared on Chen Ping's face.
He still has two needle vine seedlings left, but how can he be willing to take out the deal.
This is a good thing to ambush the Yin people.
"What about the seeds? I won't take it for nothing, I'll give you spirit stones at the market price. ”
Chen Zhoukang asked sideways.
"Neither!"
Chen Ping shook his head, his expression already a little impatient.
"Oh, forget it."
Chen Zhoukang scratched the tip of his nose and said disappointedly.
This guy is really the same as rumored by the outside world, with a strange and evil personality, and he is not close to people.
Chen Zhoukang secretly commented, if this guy becomes an Elder Zhuji, the Qi Cultivation Clan below may have to suffer some hardships.
The council hall at the summit.
When Chen Ping and Chen Kangzhou walked in one after another, there were already more than a dozen monks sitting in the empty hall.
There are six positions on the top, from left to right, they are the eldest elder Chen Xiangwen, the second elder Chen Munian, the third elder Chen Xingchao, the fourth elder Chen Yiru, the patriarch Chen Tong, and the first-class guest secretary Zeng Tingxuan.
The six of them are all cultivators in the foundation building period!
Below them, standing in two rows were the five hall deacons such as Chen Qiudong and Chen Yu, as well as the three family elders with white hair.