Ye Yongzhang asked: "Shoushan, what's the situation over there with the Hu family?"

In addition to recruiting casual cultivators, the Ye family also plans to unite with the Hu family to resist the erosion of the Shen family. If the Hu family joins, the pressure faced by the Ye family will be much less.

Ye Shoushan shook his head and said, "The Hu family didn't give any definite information. They just said they would think about it again."

The Hu family, who is also a foundation-building family, is not having a very good life now. The Shen family's wanton expansion has more or less eroded the interests of the Hu family.

However, the head of the Hu family is a cautious old fox. The Shen family's main target now is the Ye family, and the Hu family does not want to openly confront the Shen family who is in full swing.

The Shen family's expansion began ten years ago when Shen Changhuan was promoted to the elder of the Wuji Sect. The Shen family, which was originally strong, became even more unscrupulous in its expansion after having a backer.

The Ye family originally had people serving in the Wuji Sect, but they died in an attack by the beast tide thirty years ago. As a result, the Ye family lost a backer in the Wuji Sect.

The ancestor of the Ye family died fighting for the Wuji Sect, so the Wuji Sect would not treat the Ye family badly. In addition to paying out pensions, they also promised to protect the Ye family.

Even so, there is a profound meaning in it. The Wuji Sect promised to preserve the Ye family, but it did not make corresponding commitments to the property under the Ye family's name.

In addition, Shen Changhuan has been promoted to the elder of the Wuji Sect. The other elders of the Wuji Sect have long heard about these small actions done by the Shen family. But they all turned a blind eye and closed one eye. There is no need to do it for a small thing. The Ye family went to provoke an elder.

There are also people from the Hu family serving in the Wuji Sect, but unfortunately it is only a deacon position. Compared with the elder Shen Changhuan, the status is very different.

The positions in the Wuji Sect are hierarchical. The most basic level is the disciples, the top level is the deacons, the top level is the elders, and the highest level is the leader.

Although there are still refinements, the overall level is like this.

The deacon of the Hu family belongs to another camp of elders. Even if he wanted to report the expansion of the Shen family, he was stopped. All he could do was try his best to ensure that his family would not be annexed by the Shen family.

Due to the pressure from the Shen family, the Hu family did not dare to openly confront the Shen family. Therefore, they had an ambiguous attitude towards the Ye family's request for help.

It’s not like the Hu family doesn’t know the truth behind the loss of lips and teeth. If the Ye family is later annexed by the Shen family, the Hu family will face the pressure of the Shen family alone.

But they are just helpless now. If it really comes to that point, they can still talk to Wuji Sect and there will be no danger of annihilation.

Ye Yongzhang sighed and said: "Shoushan, please go and communicate again. We must win over the Hu family. If the Hu family stands on the same line as us, we can buy more time."

He turned to Ye Yongkang and asked: "How is Shouyi doing? How sure are you of being promoted to deacon?"

Ye Shouyi was sent to the Wuji Sect as a registered disciple when he was in his twenties. Now he has been in the Wuji Sect for more than thirty years, and his current position is only an inner disciple.

Ye Shouyi, Ye Shouyuan and Ye Shoushan could be said to be the original hope of the Ye family. However, the Ye family did not have enough resources at that time and could only devote all their efforts to cultivating one person.

Therefore, Ye Shouyuan voluntarily gave up and proposed to station himself in the Kung Fu Pavilion, abandon all worldly things, and concentrate on practicing.

Ye Shouyi went to Wuji Sect and became a registered disciple.

Only Ye Shoushan has received the family's efforts to cultivate him, and his current foundation-building cultivation level has something to do with the family's cultivation and the other two giving way.

"Shou Yi has now reached the perfection level of Qi Refining and is only one step away from foundation building. But with his current savings, it is not enough to replace a foundation building pill." Ye Yongkang said.

Hearing this, Ye Yongzhang looked happy. This can be regarded as one of the few pieces of good news. "Tell him not to worry about the Foundation Establishment Pill. We will find a way for him. How far is it now?"

"There are still about five thousand spiritual stones left. Shouyi has three thousand spiritual stones in his own savings, plus the two thousand spiritual stones he borrowed from the Wuji Sect, there is still a gap of five thousand spiritual stones." Ye Yongkang said.

Ye Yongzhang's expression turned bitter. Five thousand spiritual stones is not a small amount of money. He gritted his teeth and said, "Tell him not to worry. We will help him make up for the remaining spiritual stones."

Ye Yongkang also knew that there were not many spirit stones left in the family now, and said: "Shouyi also knows that the family is in difficulty now. If the family really can't get the spirit stones, he can wait another ten years."

The Wuji Sect will refine a furnace of foundation-building pills for its subordinate forces every ten years. These foundation-building pills can be obtained using spiritual stones or sect contribution points.

The price of a foundation-building pill is 10,000 spirit stones, which is also 10,000 sect contribution points.

The normal price would be okay, but sometimes there are many monks who want to build foundations, and the supply of foundation-building pills exceeds the demand, so the price is much higher.

"No, now not only Shouyi can't afford it, but we can't afford it either. Tell him not to worry. The family will definitely find a way to make up for the remaining resources." Ye Yongzhang raised his hand and interrupted.

The family now needs someone who can speak out in the Wuji Sect. If Ye Shouyi serves as a deacon in the Wuji Sect, the crisis the Ye family faces now will be much smaller.

What the Ye family needs most now is time. Even if helping Ye Shouyi build the foundation this time will seriously damage the Ye family's vitality, as long as it can be exchanged for a certain buffer time, the Ye family can accept it.

"The Wuji Sect's Foundation Building Pill should be completed within this year. We must seize the time." Ye Yongzhang said.

If it is decided that the Foundation Establishment Pill will be used this time, then time will be tight.

Fortunately, Ye Yongzhang himself is a talisman seal master, and he can refine his own talismans in his spare time to supplement the family's expenses.

Now in order to collect enough spiritual stones for Ye Shouyi, Ye Yongzhang now has to spend most of his time refining spiritual talismans.

Second-level spiritual talismans are valuable, especially with Ye Yongzhang’s foundation-building strength, the refined second-level spiritual talismans can be sold for a lot of money.

But refining spiritual talismans is a time-consuming task after all. In this year, Ye Yongzhang could only refine two or three spiritual talismans at most.

The three of them discussed this matter, and the only thing left was how to collect the five thousand spiritual stones that were still vacant within a year.

Ye Yongzhang was still a little worried, "The Foundation Establishment Pill has always been a must-have for monks, and there may be a lot of risks in winning the 10,000 spirit stones.

We still have to be prepared with both hands and prepare as many resources as possible to prepare for emergencies."
Chapter completed!