Xianxia: Establishing an Immortal Clan Through Simulation (Patreon)

Chapter 29: 2,300 Lower-Grade Spirit Stones

Time passed quickly amidst cultivation.

In the blink of an eye, more than half a year had gone by.

On this particular day, Lin Zichen was, as usual, cultivating in his small courtyard when a guard delivered a message.

The clan leader had summoned him to the assembly hall.

Without much thought, Lin Zichen got up and headed toward the hall.

As soon as he stepped inside, he felt the gazes of many uncles and elders fixed on him.

"Ah, Zichen is here! Come, sit beside me," called his eldest uncle warmly.

"Thanks to Zichen, we’ve all had it much easier these days."

"Absolutely. Those 20 acres of mid-grade spiritual fields are like an endless treasure trove! Ten acres are dedicated to growing mid-grade spiritual herbs, while the other ten are used for lower-grade herbs. Every two or three months, we can harvest a batch. By now, the herb pavilion has over 10,000 lower-grade spiritual herbs in storage—and that’s with us actively training family alchemists!"

The smiles on the faces of the Lin family’s senior members grew wider, and their eyes softened as they looked at Lin Zichen.

Originally, they had placed great importance on him.

Now, even more so.

In their hearts, Lin Zichen’s safety and well-being were more valuable than their own lives.

"Today marks the Lin family’s annual review day. While everyone has witnessed our development over the years, it’s important to hear a detailed report. Elders, starting with the First Elder, please share your summaries."

As Lin Zichen sat down, Lin Shoucheng, the head of the Lin family, introduced the meeting's theme.

Every year on July 1st, the senior members of the Lin family gathered to review the past year’s progress and set goals and directions for the upcoming year.

The First Elder rose without objection, glanced around, cleared his throat, and spoke confidently:

"This past year, the Lin family’s overall strength has grown significantly. The number of Prenatal realm warriors has more than doubled, now totaling 132, including:

42 warriors at or above the fourth stage of the Prenatal Realm.

18 warriors at or above the seventh stage of the Prenatal Realm, and

5 warriors at the Peak Ninth Stage of the Prenatal Realm, on the verge of breaking through to the Master Realm.”

"Thanks to the mid-grade spiritual fields and the family’s foundational resources, we managed to trade for three Breaking Sect Pills in Bianjiang City, hundreds of miles away, just last month.

"Within the next half to one month, we can expect the Lin family to produce three new Master Realm powerhouses."

"Additionally, the average cultivation level of our younger generation has also—"

As the First Elder continued, the family seniors gained a clearer picture of the Lin family’s overall strength.

At present, aside from lacking sufficient Master Realm experts, the Lin family was already comparable to a typical second-rate power faction in every other respect.

Such progress made the smiles of the senior members grow even brighter.

Indeed, how many families across the entire Qianyuan Country could boast such explosive growth?

Once the First Elder finished summarizing the changes in cultivation levels among the family members, the Second Elder and Third Elder took turns outlining the spiritual field yields and family income over the year.

This part especially caught Lin Zichen’s interest.

Particularly the latter—it was the primary source of his spirit stone income.

"The Lin family’s annual income has skyrocketed from the original 2,500 lower-grade spirit stones to a staggering 23,000! And that’s with 10 acres of mid-grade spiritual fields still growing mid-grade spiritual herbs, which haven’t even reached harvest season yet. If those were factored in, this number would be even higher. Additionally, the newly added low-grade and mid-grade spiritual fields haven’t been in full operation for an entire year yet."

"According to the Third Elder’s projections, even if the number of spiritual fields remains constant, the Lin family could generate an average of 50,000 lower-grade spirit stones annually just from these fields alone."

The more Lin Zichen thought about it, the brighter his eyes shone.

Fifty thousand lower-grade spirit stones. Even after accounting for the family’s existing spiritual field income, if he only received one-tenth of that, it would still amount to more than 4,000 lower-grade spirit stones.

For him, that was an astronomical figure.

"It's unfortunate that the Lin family is about to welcome its third Master Realm powerhouse. From now on, I can’t afford to use the simulation recklessly."

Lin Zichen sighed with a hint of regret.

Still, he had no choice.

After all, even if he didn’t turn over the spiritual fields generated by the simulation, he couldn’t efficiently utilize them on his own. It made more sense to hand them over to the family. This way, he could enjoy a share of the profits without having to worry about managing them.

In the end, it didn’t matter—all benefits stayed within the family.

"Zichen, this is your share of the spiritual field income, a total of 2,300 lower-grade spirit stones."

While Lin Zichen was lost in thought, the Second Elder’s gentle voice suddenly pulled him back.

Looking up, he saw a cloth bag brimming with spirit stones being handed to him.

"2,300?" Lin Zichen blinked in surprise.

"Considering your contributions to the family, this amount is nothing."

Sensing Lin Zichen’s confusion, Lin Shoucheng, seated at the head of the table, smiled as he explained.

The other senior members nodded in agreement, their expressions filled with approval.

Lin Zichen didn’t hesitate. Without any pretense, he took the hefty bag of spirit stones and stored it directly into his system space.

Seeing this, many senior members of the Lin family couldn’t help but feel a tinge of envy. However, none of them were surprised.

Although they were high-ranking members of the Lin family, most of them didn’t even own a storage bag. Even if they did, it was usually of lower grade, with barely a cubic foot of space—too small to store the bag of spirit stones Lin Zichen had just received.

But Lin Zichen? He had extra storage space as if it were nothing.

After the meeting concluded, Lin Zichen didn’t immediately return to his courtyard. Instead, he visited his parents and spent the afternoon playing with little Lian’er before heading back to his residence.

Over the past six months, though Lin Zichen hadn’t used the simulation frequently and didn’t receive cultivation boosts directly, his talent and threefold cultivation speed had allowed him to steadily advance to the seventh stage of the Prenatal Realm He was now just a step away from the eight stage.

"With 2,300 lower-grade spirit stones, plus the 120 I had left over, this should be enough to take my cultivation to a new level, right?"

"If I’m lucky, this could even bring a revolutionary transformation to the Lin family as well."

Excitement flickered in Lin Zichen’s eyes.

With the family about to welcome its third Master Realm powerhouse, he knew this was the perfect opportunity to make full use of the spirit stones.

Once the Lin family solidified its position as a second-rate power, he wouldn’t get such a chance again.