Family Rise by Daily Intelligence

Chapter 203: Chapter 144: Ancestral Relics, Breakthrough, Green Serpent Evolution

Family alliances are a common means for noble families to bind together.

Since the Fu Family has already advanced to become a noble family, it should also begin to expand its network.

In theory.

When it comes to marriage, it should be eldest brother Fu Changren’s priority. However, with the well-known fact of his dantian being destroyed, and his cultivation in ”Dragon Elephant Wisdom Skill” showing little progress, the choice of alliance fell onto the third brother. After all, the third brother is somewhat renowned as a brewer, and marrying the Lin Family’s pseudo Spiritual Root legitimate daughter is acceptable.

Nodding immediately:

”Meizhen, I personally have no objections to this, but it’s best to talk to the third brother first, and also arrange a time for him and the Lin Family’s girl to meet. Let’s see if they find each other agreeable.”

It would be unfortunate if a marriage alliance turned into enmity.

Liuu Meizhen replied with a smile, then handed over two items and a list of gifts:

”Husband, the items for the gifts have been recorded, but the ones from the Lei and Wu Families remain unopened. The box with a white base and thunder pattern is from the Lei Family, and the other is from the Wu Family. They were very insistent that their gifts must be opened personally by you.”

Oh?

Fu Changsheng scanned it with his Divine Sense.

He found layers of restrictions on it, obviously unopened.

Fu Changsheng felt a bit curious.

He immediately handed the box containing the Cangming Stone, obtained from a small trade meeting, as well as other purchased materials to Meizhen for them to be recorded. After glancing at the list of gifts from Meizhen and seeing that they were of no use to him, he returned the list to her:

”For the gifts on the list, Meizhen, you can directly store them; I have no use for them.”

Finally.

He instructed:

”By the way, once Grandmaster Yu exits seclusion, he’s likely to start repairing the Ten Thousand Ghosts Array map. Whatever he needs that the clan has, Meizhen, you may allow him to take.”

Liuu Meizhen was stunned for a moment and surprisedly asked:

”Husband, are you going to enter seclusion?”

”Yes, the handover of the Yunshan County fief is in three years. The fief is not far from the Ten Thousand Mountains and the Southern Barbarian Tribe. I must take advantage of this time to enhance my strength as much as possible, so I must rely on you, Meizhen, to handle clan matters.”

”Okay, you go ahead and enter seclusion without worry.”

The family finally ate a dinner together.

Fu Changsheng did not see Molan and the fourth sister, Changli. Upon inquiry, he learned that they had been in seclusion since returning from Penglai Mountain.

After instructing about clan affairs and chores.

Fu Changsheng entered the secret chamber and activated the array.

A familiar mechanical sound resonated in the Sea of Divine Sense:

”Ding”

”You have handed over a Tier Two Top-Grade Cangming Stone and many gifts to the clan, earning you three hundred and twenty Contribution Points.”

Subsequently, the Contribution Points on the panel soared from one thousand five hundred eighty to one thousand nine hundred. Seeing the replenished Contribution Points, Fu Changsheng was delighted.

With a wave of his sleeve.

The boxes from the Lei and Wu Families appeared before him.

He was very curious.

What gifts would these two families present?

A technique was infused into the Lei Family’s white-bottomed box with thunder patterns, opening it to reveal an ancient jade scroll inside. Placing the jade scroll against his forehead.

A stream of information flowed into his mind.

After a while.

Fu Changsheng opened his eyes cheerfully:

”It’s actually the Sacrificial Refining Technique for the Nine-Transformation Divine Lamp.”

In Cyan Lotus Mountain.

He had obtained this item from Elder Lei’s hands, but because there was no corresponding Sacrificial Refining Mantra, it had been shelved.

This item was also obtained by the Lei Family’s ancestor from the Qingxu Sect ruins. When Elder Lei had lit the lamp, he had summoned a sliver of Otherworld Phoenix consciousness to descend.

According to the jade scroll, the higher the user’s cultivation of the Nine-Transformation Divine Lamp, the stronger the power sacrificed, and the more formidable the summoned Phoenix consciousness.

With his Early Stage of Foundation Establishment cultivation, at worst, he could summon a Phoenix of Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment prowess:

”This is indeed an unexpected joy.”

Fu Changsheng was very pleased, seemingly acknowledging the understanding nature of the newly appointed Lei Clan Leader:

”I wonder what the Wu Family has sent?”

Speaking of which.

The Wu Family was also pitiful, deceived by the Lei Family’s ancestor for years without knowledge, and even with their ancestor having died at Qingcheng Mountain, they were still kept in the dark.

A technique was infused into the box.

With a creak.

The box opened.

Inside lay a black, unremarkable spherical unknown object.

At the bottom of the box was placed a yellowed jade scroll, clearly noting the origin of the item, as it was serendipitously obtained by the Wu Family’s ancestor in an Ancient Cultivator’s Cave Mansion.

But this black object.

The Wu Family had researched it for years, yet knew not what it was.

However.

When cultivating while holding this item, it was akin to cultivating with a Tier Two Spirit Vein, so this item was only ever used by successive Wu Clan Leaders, and was always kept in a clan secret land, never taken outside or shown to others:

”Such a miraculous effect.”

The Wu Clan Leader presented such a grand gift, evidently seeking to erase past grievances of the Wu Family colluding with the Lei Family’s scheme of using a borrowed knife to kill.

Fu Changsheng curiously touched the box’s item, and suddenly, a surge of rich Spiritual Qi flowed from the spherical object into his body. Slightly sensing it, he found this Spiritual Qi exceedingly pure:

”It’s truly a treasure.”

Fu Changsheng revealed a pleased smile.

Holding it in hand, examining it closely, scanning back and forth with his Divine Sense, he vaguely felt that the black exterior of this spherical object was just an outer shell.

Immediately controlling his True Essence.

A Sword Aura struck the spherical object.

”Ding!”

The spherical object was indeed as described in the jade scroll, indestructible.