Yunzhou, Lingtao
Villa Lin Jiang took the tenth top-grade marrow cleansing pill and waited for the effect of the medicine to take effect. In his spare time, Lin Jiang clocked in the system.
"System name: Lifespan check-in system
host
: Lin Jiang Lifespan: 26/2390"
Looking at the system's lifespan remainder, Lin Jiang was very satisfied. As far as he knew, in the world of immortal cultivation, most of the immortals in the Qi training stage could live to more than a hundred years old, and the lifespan of the foundation-building stage doubled to about two hundred years. The golden elixir could live to five hundred years old, and the Yuanying ancestors could live to a thousand years old. Those who lived more than two thousand years had to be ancestors above the Shenhua stage, and Yunzhou did not have such a powerful existence.
In other words, if Lin Jiang had always been safe and sound and no accidents happened, he could live longer than the Shenhua stage.
"There is hope for immortality"
Lin Jiang sighed. How can he use up his lifespan if he clocked in every day? In terms of lifespan, no one in the Lin family can beat him, and no one in Yunzhou can beat him.
"Ouch, it's coming again."
Just a moment later, the effect of the top-grade marrow cleansing pill took effect. Lin Jiang's stomach ached so much that he hurried to the toilet. It took Lin Jiang half an hour to come out, holding his nose. It
was too smelly
. The top-grade marrow cleansing pill can help people cleanse their tendons and marrow and remove impurities from the human body. These impurities are discharged through the intestines, so the stuff is really too smelly. Lin Jiang was almost suffocated by his own poop.
"It's time for morning practice. I'm so diligent. I have to meditate for another hour."
Lin Jiang glanced at the time. The practice time he set for himself was up. One hour in the morning, one hour in the afternoon, and half an hour in the evening. Two and a half hours a day, it was really hard work.
"Not bad, Lin Die didn't lie to me, these three thousand spirit stones are worth it."
After an hour, Lin Jiang opened his eyes from meditation. The six top-grade marrow cleansing pills were used up, which was a great help to him. In the past, he could only run one big cycle in one hour, but now he can run three, and the efficiency has increased by 300%.
According to Lin Jiang's estimation, before he used the top-grade cleansing marrow pill, he would need at least 30 years to practice to the third level of Qi training. Now it is estimated that 10 years will be enough.
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It is another year-end family dinner. The ancestral house of the Lin family is not enough. Compared with the first time Lin Jiang attended nine years ago, the number of Lin family members has increased several times.
Lin Batian has worked hard over the years. From the previous nine sons and six daughters, he has now become fifteen sons and nine daughters. There are also two concubines who are still pregnant. Maybe there will be more brothers and sisters next year.
And many of the second and third generations of the Lin family have married, adding bricks and tiles to the Lin family, so that the Lin family's year-end party has become more than ten tables.
"Fifth brother, where are the twelfth and fourteenth brothers?"
Lin Jiang asked the fifth brother Lin Hai next to him. Why can't I see the twelfth and fourteenth brothers? They were still there last year. Could they be dead?
If they are dead, why didn't they invite them to the banquet?
"You only go home once a year, no wonder you don't know. Dad has made a new rule this year. Those who have not been tested for spiritual roots at the age of twelve will be expelled from the family and become ordinary clan members. Those behind will be moved to the front. Now the thirteenth brother has become the twelfth brother."
Lin Hai glanced at Lin Jiang. He was a little envious of Lin Jiang, who was guarding a manor alone and living a carefree life.
"Is that so?"
Lin Jiang sighed in his heart after hearing this. The society of cultivating immortals is really cruel. Without spiritual roots, you are not even eligible to participate in family gatherings. Life will definitely be difficult in the future.
"If you want to marry a wife in the future, you must marry an immortal cultivator, not a mortal."
Lin Hai taught sincerely that when immortal cultivators combine with immortal cultivators, the probability of their offspring having spiritual roots is very high. Like their father Lin Batian, all his concubines are immortal cultivators. Now there are more than twenty children, and seventeen of them are over twelve years old. Only two of them have not been tested for spiritual roots. This probability is very high.
In the second and third generations, some people married mortal women and gave birth to several mortals without spiritual roots. Now the Lin family has set a new rule. They are not even qualified to live in the mountain gate. They have to be sent to some manors. They may have enough food and drink, but they have no status.
"Fifth brother is right,"
Lin Jiang responded casually. It is impossible for him to marry a wife. Women will only affect the speed of his cultivation. Besides, isn't it sweet to spend some money and have a love affair for an hour? As long as your wallet and kidneys can support it, you can have a different love affair every day. It's super sweet.
"Ahem, Sixth Brother, listen to Dad."
After a while, Lin Hai coughed and reminded Lin Jiang to pay attention. Don't just bury your head in eating. If you anger the old man, you will be scolded again.
Lin Jiang nodded and said he would not eat anymore. He was at the second level of Qi training and could not eat much. It was not because he was not good at measuring, but because all the food today was full of spiritual energy. If he ate too much, he would explode and die. If he died from eating, it would be too unfair to the system.
"Big brother, second brother, you have to work hard this year. This may be your last chance. Learn more from the third brother..."
Lin Batian said to the big brother Lin Shan and the second brother Lin He. He was a little worried. The big brother Lin Shan was already fifty-seven, and the second brother Lin He was also fifty-five.
They were at the tenth level of Qi training a few years ago, and they are still at that level now. In the past few years, they have all taken the foundation-building pill once, but they did not succeed in breaking through. If they don't break through again this year, they may not have the chance to reach the foundation-building level.
“Fifth brother, why did Dad say that this year is the last chance for the eldest and second oldest?”
“Sixth brother, don’t you read books normally?”
“No, why would I read that stuff?”
“You, forget it, let me tell you something, there is a saying that there is a sixty-year deadline for breaking through from the Qi training stage to the foundation building stage, which means that if you don’t break through before the age of sixty, there is basically no hope of building a foundation in this lifetime, because after the age of sixty, even if you use more pills, your Qi and blood will decline, and the effect of the foundation building pill will be greatly reduced.”
“Isn’t the eldest brother only fifty-seven? There are still three years left.” “
What do you know? A foundation building pill is worth nearly twenty thousand spirit stones, how can you take it casually? The eldest and second oldest have already used it once, so they are not qualified to use it again. Dad gave them a chance because they have been running the family for many years, and even if they have no merits, they have worked hard.
And failing to break through after taking the foundation building pill is very harmful to the body, and it often takes three to five years to recuperate. If you force yourself to take it twice in a row, you are in danger of death, do you understand?”
"I understand, I understand, thank you for your advice, Fifth Brother,"
Lin Jiang replied repeatedly. With that said, the eldest and second sons really didn't have much time left, but Lin Jiang felt that this statement would definitely be useless to him. He could live for more than 2,000 years now, and it would take another 1,000 or 2,000 years for his blood and qi to decay, so he was not in a hurry.
"The family's library has a lot of books on common sense in cultivating immortals. Take a look when you have nothing to do. It will be good for you."
"Yes, Fifth Brother, I'll go borrow it after dinner."
Lin Jiang nodded. It seems that he really has to go and read some books, otherwise he will still be a novice after more than ten years of cultivating immortals, which is a bit embarrassing.
On Lin Batian's side, after teaching the eldest and second sons, he stopped talking and didn't stare at Lin Jiang and scold him. After all, he had too many children and couldn't manage them all. If his children didn't live up to their expectations, he could only be invisible.
After the dinner, all the clansmen dispersed in twos and threes. The Lin family's territory was not small, and the adult children would be sent out to guard and do things in various places. They were not often seen on weekdays, so the family gathering at the end of the year was a good time for everyone to get together.
Lin Ying jumped up to Lin Jiang. She didn't have a very good relationship with her other brothers and sisters. The age gap between the eldest and the second oldest was too big, and she felt that the younger brothers and sisters behind her were too immature. So, apart from her biological brother Lin Jiang, she had a good relationship with Lin Die.
"Third sister, this is this year's spiritual stones, 300 pieces."
Lin Jiang took Lin Ying to find Lin Die and gave most of this year's income to Lin Die to pay off the debt.
"Sixth brother, I don't lack spiritual stones. You can use them first and practice harder."
Lin Die shook her head. She was the first one in the second generation of the Lin family to build a foundation. She was loved by Lin Batian and cultivated her with all her strength. In addition, her mother's private property was not small, so she didn't lack spiritual stones.
"You have to accept it, you have to pay back what you owe, that's the rule"
"Sixth brother, it seems that you didn't listen to what dad said just now. You will be twenty-seven after the Chinese New Year, and there are still many years before the sixty-year limit. You are only at the second level of Qi training, use this spirit stone to buy Qi Condensation Pills"
Lin Die hated him for not fighting for it. Among all the brothers and sisters, her relationship with others was mediocre. On the contrary, she often went to Lingtao Villa with Lin Ying to ask for money, so she had a good relationship with Lin Jiang. She sincerely hoped that Lin Jiang could break through the foundation-building period.
"Brother, I think what the third sister said is right"
"Right bullshit, it's not like you're going to die if you don't break through the foundation-building period at the age of sixty. Besides, as for the spirit stones, we can earn more if we don't have them. In two years, my Lingtao Villa can still increase its income"
Lin Jiang shook his head and stuffed the spirit stones directly into Lin Die's hand. He, Lin Jiang, didn't have the habit of owing others. He felt light without debts, but he couldn't sleep at night and couldn't enjoy his meals if he had debts.
After stuffing the spirit stone in the bag, Lin Jiang pulled Lin Ying up and ran away, not giving her a chance to regret. It was time to pay his respects to his cheap mother, who had been very kind to him. Lin Jiang was also steadfast in his filial piety.