Longevity Reward Redemption: The Immortal Clan Starts with Farmers

99: Moonstone Marrow, Spirit Crystals are plentiful!Chen Changsheng took Old Kuai and Chuanwen, driving two carriages straight toward the Local Chieftain’s territory.

”My Lord, this is the Clan Chief of our Shi Clan—Yu!”

Old Kuai’s wizened frame made the tough woman beside him look exceptionally mighty and imposing. She was two heads taller than Old Kuai, her hair styled in small braids trailing behind her head, her entire being exuding a fierce wildness.

”Sister... Sister Yu, these are the supplies we brought for you. Does this look like enough?”

Even Chen Changsheng was momentarily dazed upon seeing such a fierce woman who resembled Zhang Fei. Once he recovered, he quickly gestured to the two carriages of supplies behind him to hide his embarrassment.

Sister Yu and her people turned their gazes toward the two carriages, their eyes lighting up. The wagons held the salt and iron they currently lacked the most.

”You are friends of the Shi Clan. You are much more generous than those people before; those people only knew how to deceive us!”

Sister Yu walked up to Chen Changsheng and patted his shoulder, looking delighted.

Chen Changsheng gave a sheepish laugh and pointed at the two carriages of supplies.

”As long as we trade, you can have as much of this stuff as you want! However, Sister Yu... about the spirit crystals we agreed on?”

Sister Yu was a straightforward person. Hearing that Chen Changsheng wanted spirit crystals, she clapped her hands. Soon, a burly man dressed in animal skins arrived carrying a leather pouch.

”Your spirit crystals, three thousand of them. Not one less!”

Sister Yu tossed the leather pouch to Chen Changsheng. He caught it with a smile and opened it to find a pile of shimmering spirit crystals, approximately three thousand in number.

”Thank you, Sister Yu. I won’t be coming next month; the lad who went into your clan will handle the trade instead. As I said before, however many spirit crystals you have, we have the supplies to match!”

Chen Changsheng cupped his hands. Without counting the spirit crystals, he tossed them directly to Chuanwen and pointed with a smile at Zhao Song, who was monitoring Old Kuai’s entry into the Shi Clan.

”Splendid! Our Shi Clan is willing to do business with you!”

Seeing that Chen Changsheng had put the spirit crystals away without counting them, Sister Yu looked pleased. She then clapped her hands, and a subordinate soon arrived carrying a small wooden box.

”This is a gift from our Shi Clan to our guest!”

Sister Yu brought the wooden box to Chen Changsheng’s side and opened it, revealing five flowers emitting a faint white light. When Chen Changsheng saw these five flowers, his eyes narrowed, and a sharp glint appeared.

”What is this?”

Chen Changsheng asked with a look of confusion. Sister Yu tilted her head back proudly.

”This is the holy flower of my Shi Clan. It can neutralize a hundred poisons and restore one’s health!”

”Oh? It truly is a wondrous item! Then I must thank Sister Yu. For our next trade, we shall bring a gift in return!”

Chen Changsheng feigned great joy as he tucked away the wooden box containing the holy flowers. After arranging the time for the next trade with Sister Yu, he led Zhao Song and Chuanwen out of the valley.

”Father, a full three thousand spirit crystals! Now Eldest Brother and Third Brother won’t lack cultivation resources!”

Chuanwen was clearly in high spirits. He looked back at the departing tribespeople and said with a smile:

”I didn’t expect such poor tribespeople to be sitting on treasures like spirit crystals!”

Chen Changsheng only gave a faint smile. He then pointed to the small wooden box Chuanwen was holding and said with a sigh of emotion:

”Compared to spirit crystals, what you are holding in your arms is the true treasure!”

Chuanwen looked down at the wooden box, his face full of confusion. He couldn’t help but ask:

”Isn’t this just a medicinal herb that can detoxify? Those tribespeople are just ignorant and treat it like a holy object!”

Chen Changsheng narrowed his eyes. Indeed! The Shi Clan people had truly underestimated this flower. This wasn’t some holy flower, but a first-grade Spirit Medicine—moonlight grass!

It possessed the property of neutralizing a hundred poisons, and it could also nourish the body and slightly strengthen one’s Physique. But none of that was the most important part!

According to the spiritual plant manual Chen Changsheng had redeemed from the Family treasury, this moonlight grass was merely a companion plant. Buried beneath where they grew was a piece of moonlight stone marrow, which contained moonlight stone milk!

This moonlight stone milk was the true treasure of the cultivation world. A single drop of stone milk could help a Cultivator in the Qi Refinement Stage Breakthrough a level!

Generally, a piece of moonlight stone marrow contained at least a hundred drops of stone milk. If Chen Changsheng could get his hands on that moonlight stone marrow, it would likely be enough for his two sons to Breakthrough from the first level of Qi Refining to the Ninth Level of Qi Refining in just one month!

This was a treasure of the cultivation world, possessing the miraculous effect of allowing a Cultivator to change their fate against the heavens!

However, Chen Changsheng would not tell Chuanwen these things. Once leaked, not only would disaster befall the Shi Clan, but the Chen Family would likely be implicated as well.

But with such a treasure appearing before him, it was impossible for Chen Changsheng not to be tempted. However, he could not be hasty; he needed to plan slowly!

”If you want to know what miraculous effects this thing has, I’ll tell you once you break through to the Innate Realm!”

Chen Changsheng said to Chuanwen with a chuckle. Chuanwen’s face immediately fell. Although his Aptitude was better than Chen Changsheng’s Trash-tier level, he was still far behind Chuanwu and Chuanjie. It would still take a few years of tempering before he could Breakthrough to the Innate Realm.

”Zhao Song, you will be responsible for the subsequent trades with the Shi Clan. You must make sure to win the Shi Clan’s favor and secretly search for the location where the Shi Clan’s holy flowers grow!”

After teasing Chuanwen, Chen Changsheng spoke to Zhao Song with a quite serious expression.

Chen Changsheng’s plan was simple: do his best to build a close relationship with the Shi Clan and see if he could trade for the moonlight stone marrow. If that didn’t work, he would let Chuanwen handle it!

Chuanwen was sinister and ruthless. He believed that if he left the matter to him, whether through theft or robbery, the moonlight stone marrow would eventually belong to the Chen Family!

The group returned to the valley exit, where Steamed Bun and the others were already waiting with horses.

”Zhao Song will stay in the Jade Dragon Mountain Range to be primarily responsible for the trade. Steamed Bun will provide support, while Chuanwen will go to Longkou County to prepare supplies and provide backup at any time. The trade must be kept secret; there must be no accidents!”

Chen Changsheng mounted his horse and gave instructions to the people around him before leaving. They all understood the importance of this trade and nodded in agreement.

Chen Changsheng felt at ease with the steady Zhao Song. With Steamed Bun and Chuanwen providing backup, there shouldn’t be any accidents. Thus, after giving his instructions, he took the spirit crystals and moonlight grass back to Kaoshan Village.

Inside the Chen Family Courtyard House in Kaoshan Village!

As soon as Chen Changsheng entered the courtyard gate, he heard Chuanwu scolding Chuanjie:

”Third Brother, although your Aptitude is extraordinary, you must still work hard in your cultivation. Don’t get obsessed with Spells! Come and take your spirit crystals!”

Chuanjie, sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard, replied without looking up while reading a Flying Sword Secret Manual:

”Eldest Brother, there are only so few spirit crystals. If you let me use them all for cultivation, what will you use? If you don’t use them, I won’t either!”

Then came Chuanwu’s angry roar:

”Chen Chuanjie! Your extraordinary Aptitude is the hope of our Chen Family. If you don’t seize all resources to Cultivate hard and hold up the sky for our Family, but instead worry about such trivial matters, you truly disappoint me!”

As soon as Chen Changsheng heard this, he knew that Chuanwu must have seen that there weren’t many spirit crystals and saved them all for Chuanjie!

Chuanwu put the Family first, while Chuanjie was a person of deep feeling and would never accept his elder brother making sacrifices for him. So, the two brothers were at a stalemate.

”Haha, you two rascals, stop arguing. From today on, your father will cover your cultivation resources. Aren’t they just spirit crystals? There’s plenty to go around!”