Family Rise by Daily Intelligence

Chapter 255: Chapter 161: The Aftermath, Another Retainer, Tallying the Gains (Part 3)

That is to say.

The status Fu Changsheng offered was the highest, just below him!

The other party could have easily imprisoned him like the Cloud Soaring Tribe and the Ping Family did.

Shi Shutong, who had been treated like a slave for fifty years, was for the first time given the treatment of a human, and it was an exalted Elder position. His eyes turned misty, and he said moved:

”Patriarch above, please accept Shutong’s bow!”

Before he finished speaking.

A familiar mechanical voice echoed in Fu Changsheng’s mind:

”Ding”

”You have recruited a Tier Two Alchemist for the clan, earning two hundred contribution points.”

At the same time.

The clan contribution points on the panel instantly jumped from one hundred ninety to three hundred ninety.

Fu Changsheng, with a smile on his face, handed a bottle of pills to Shi Shutong:

”Elder Shi, no need to be courteous. This is an Illusion Jade Pill. Although it is not of high tier, it is extremely effective for healing meridian injuries.”

”Thank you, Patriarch!”

Shi Shutong gratefully accepted it with both hands.

Since he had already chosen to take refuge with the Fu Family, he no longer held back. With a pat on his storage bag, an ancient jade scroll slowly floated towards Fu Changsheng.

As the jade scroll appeared.

Fu Changsheng’s eyes lit up.

This jade scroll was clearly the Foundation Establishment Pill Recipe Elder Kunm had exchanged for fifty thousand Spirit Stones in the Ghost Market. He hadn’t expected Shi Shutong to hand it over so readily.

Instinctively, he scanned his surroundings with his Divine Sense.

Not daring to examine it here, he quickly accepted it and stored it in his storage bag. Simultaneously, with a flip of his right hand, an Elder Token appeared in his hand. A technique was imprinted into the token, which flashed with a spirit light, and a row of numbers appeared:

”Elder Shi, this is an Elder Token, take good care of it. The value on the token is the contribution points for your presented jade scroll, which can be exchanged for any items within the clan.”

Elder Shi, somewhat excited, accepted it with both hands.

When his gaze fell on the string of numbers on the token, his body shook:

”Patriarch has given too much!”

Shi Shutong felt gratitude in his heart.

At the same time.

The familiar mechanical voice once again echoed in Fu Changsheng’s Sea of Divine Sense:

”Ding”

”You have added a Foundation Establishment Pill Recipe for the clan, earning five hundred contribution points.”

The next instant.

The contribution points on the panel instantly changed to eight hundred ninety!

Fu Changsheng never expected the system to reward so much for the Foundation Establishment Pill Recipe. However, considering its importance and special nature in their Great Zhou, it was understandable.

With these eight hundred ninety contribution points, he could proceed with the Double Lottery. It had been several years since the last draw.

Upon returning to Supreme Profound Peak.

Fu Changsheng settled Shi Shutong in the Water Curtain Cave behind the mountain. Given Shi Shutong’s sensitive status, it was better to stay out of sight for the next few years. Additionally, with Grandmaster Yu watching over the Water Curtain Cave, even if Shi Shutong had any thoughts, he wouldn’t escape their notice.

After settling Shi Shutong, Fu Changsheng immediately took out the Ghost Cherry Pill Recipe and handed it to him:

”Elder Shi, study this pill recipe carefully. Once your injuries have healed, please assist me in refining a batch of Ghost Cherry Pills.”

”Yes, Patriarch!”

Seeing that the pill recipe was Tier Two Low-Grade, Shi Shutong felt no pressure.

After bidding farewell to Shi Shutong, Fu Changsheng privately informed Grandmaster Yu of his situation before leaving the back mountain and returning to the secret chamber at the summit of Supreme Profound Peak.

Having slain Ping Xingyu.

He had not yet had the opportunity to account for the spoils.

After activating the Secret Chamber Array.

With a pat on his storage bag.

Ping Xingyu’s corpse suddenly appeared before him.

”Hiss hiss hiss”

Seeing the corpse.

Xiaoqing, which had transformed into a ring coiled around Fu Changsheng’s right forefinger, immediately flashed with a green glow, hovering over the corpse, ready to devour it.

Fu Changsheng hurriedly stopped him:

”Xiaoqing, wait!”

Then, with a pat on his storage bag, a beam of dawn light flashed, and the Human Emperor Banner appeared in his hand. With a gentle shake, a white light flashed and Autumn Cicada’s figure emerged.

Autumn Cicada was already Quasi-Second-Tier.

Even with a Tier Two Divine Soul, it couldn’t be digested.

Fortunately.

During her time inside the Human Emperor Banner, Autumn Cicada had discovered a technique for Ghost Soldier cultivation. With a mouthful, a stream of Yin Spiritual Power descended on Ping Xingyu’s corpse. From the crown of Ping Xingyu’s head, a wisp of milky Divine Soul rose, and with a change in Autumn Cicada’s technique, it was instantly absorbed into the Human Emperor Banner:

”Master, if there are no further orders, I will return to the banner to refine this ghost soul.”

”Hmm, after refining the Ghost Soldier, take care to meditate and adjust your breath. Before long, I will have the Ghost Cherry Pill you need to break through.”

Upon hearing this, Autumn Cicada was overjoyed:

”Thank you, Master!”

She and Xiaoqing had been with the master the longest. Now that Xiaoqing was already at Tier Two Mid-Stage, her prolonged inability to break through left her anxious when her master engaged in Dharma Combat and she couldn’t assist. Now, finally, a breakthrough opportunity had arrived.

Autumn Cicada joyfully returned to the Human Emperor Banner.

Once the Divine Soul was extracted.

Fu Changsheng then told Xiaoqing:

”Xiaoqing, go ahead.”

”Hiss hiss!”

Xiaoqing immediately opened his mouth, and a suction force descended as Ping Xingyu’s corpse shrank and was promptly consumed by Xiaoqing. The green light on Xiaoqing flashed as he entered the Cloud Ring Purple Immortal Tower to begin refining.

Fu Changsheng’s gaze then fell on the storage bag in his hand.

Imprinting a technique into it.

A flash of dawn light.

Revealed was a box with a white base and a cloud pattern.

Opening the box.

Neatly arranged before him were forty Middle-Grade Spirit Stones, with a court mark at the bottom of the box, showing that these forty spirit stones were rewards Ping Xingyu had earned in the Demon Cave battle.

Fu Changsheng smiled.

With these forty Middle-Grade Spirit Stones.

The Ten Thousand Ghost Array in the mountain could be activated at full speed when needed.

It finally eased his urgent worries.

Just as the thought crossed his mind.

The familiar mechanical voice again echoed in his mind:

”Ding”

”You have added forty Middle-Grade Spirit Stones for the clan, earning three hundred contribution points.”

In the next instant.

The clan contribution points on the panel surged from eight hundred ninety to one thousand one hundred ninety.

Seeing the contribution points return to four digits, the smile on Fu Changsheng’s lips deepened.

With another pat on his storage bag.

A flash of dawn light.

This time, a box with a white base decorated with runes appeared:

”Could it be there’s a talisman inside?”

A hint of doubt crossed Fu Changsheng’s mind.

Imprinting a technique onto the box, it opened accordingly.