Time passed unknowingly. When Li Xuangang came out of the Alchemy Pavilion on the top of Dan Peak again, it had been three months since the fifth uncle Li Changqing and the thirteenth brother Li Xuanyuan left the family.
In the three months since Li Xuangang officially took over the family affairs, everything was going according to the plan he had made before.
Whether it is the Li family's properties outside Taiqiu Mountain or the tasks issued in the family's internal charity hall, they all progressed very smoothly without any mistakes.
Therefore, as the new chief elder of the family, Li Xuangang has gained a lot of prestige in the hearts of many clan members.
For example, Li Yuxian, who ranks third among the jade generation!
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Strictly speaking, Li Yuxian is not outstanding among all the members of the Li family. Whether it is cultivation talent or combat strength, he is not as good as many other monks of his generation.
Compared with his elder brother Li Yuheng who had already tried to break through the realm of foundation building, he was far inferior.
The only thing he can use is his attainments in alchemy. He is the first member of the Yu clan in his family to step into the ranks of alchemists, and he has practiced alchemy to the first level.
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If his cultivation level can successfully enter the ninth level of Qi Refining, he might be able to become a new second-level alchemist of the Li family.
Therefore, facing Uncle Jiu who introduced him to the way of alchemy and whose cultivation was extremely powerful, Li Yuxian had more admiration than the other clan members.
When Li Xuangang finished refining a new batch of Ten Thousand Qi Pills and walked out of the Alchemy Pavilion, Li Yuxian, who had been waiting here for a long time, immediately came forward to greet him.
And very naturally, he took the storage bag containing the Ten Thousand Energy Pills from the former's hand.
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The Jinyuan fruit on Taiqiu Mountain is ripe, and from a distance, the mountains are covered in golden patches.
Li Xuangang and Li Yuxian walked on Danfeng, walking down the mountain along the red red grass on both sides of the road.
One person is in front, one person is behind, and Li Yuxian is slightly behind.
"Yuxian..."
"Yes, Uncle Jiu."
Li Xuangang tilted his head and said this while observing the growth of red grass in the surrounding medicine gardens.
"Take these Ten Thousand Energy Pills to the Shanggong Hall for storage. In addition, you can also make statistics on the family tasks released in the Shanggong Hall during this period. The summary jade tube will be sent to me in a few days.
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Li Yuxian kept walking, followed behind, and listened carefully.
After Li Xuangang finished speaking, he responded:
"Uncle Jiu, don't worry, Yuxian has written it down."
Li Xuangang's initial evaluation of Li Yuxian was not high, but now his views have changed somewhat.
Through these three months of getting along with each other, he found that Li Yuxian was very prudent in handling affairs, and the tasks he assigned could be completed well.
And in a vague way, the latter's behavior style actually has a hint of his eighth uncle Li Changji.
Therefore, after making sure that Li Yuxian had heard his request clearly, Li Xuangang temporarily put aside the affairs of Shanggong Hall, believing that he could sort things out for him.
The weather in Taiqiu Mountain is very good today. The sunlight shines on Danfeng, stretching out the shadows of Li Xuangang and Li Yuxian very long, like two long black swords placed at an angle.
Li Xuangang chatted with Li Yuxian all the way, sometimes about cultivation, and sometimes about the progress of the latter's alchemy.
Of course, the most talked about thing is the handling of family affairs in Shanggong Hall.
Following this topic, Li Xuangang suddenly thought of something, so he suddenly asked:
"Previously, Yuxian was in charge of affairs in the family alchemy pavilion in Mangshanfang City?"
Li Yuxian was a little surprised by Uncle Jiu's jump in topic, but he quickly came to his senses and responded:
"Well, that's right... I stayed there after Uncle Jiu left Mangshanfang City and came back to retreat to prepare for a breakthrough to the foundation-building realm. But not long after, Uncle Chang Ji recalled me to the family.
, let me assist him in managing family affairs at the Shanggong Hall, and also assist him in refining alchemy on the Dan Peak."
"For me to be able to become a first-level high-grade alchemist so smoothly, my uncle Changji gave me a lot of advice."
Li Xuangang slowed down a little, remembering in his mind the time when he recommended Li Yuxian to his eighth uncle.
At that time, he was speaking lightly, thinking that he was just saying it casually, but he didn't expect that his eighth uncle actually took this matter to heart and transferred Li Yuxian back to the family to focus on training him.
He turned his head and glanced at Li Yuxian behind him, and found that although he was not as dazzling as Li Yuheng, he was extremely down-to-earth and possessed a quality as stable as a mountain.
Facing Uncle Jiu's gaze, Li Yuxian didn't know what he meant and just continued to look at him respectfully.
Looking back, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Li Xuangang now finally understood why there was a trace of his eighth uncle in Li Yuxian.
He is calm in everything he does and has a steady personality. His cultivation level is not high but not low either. He is one of the few alchemists in the family.
He is not good at going out to perform specific tasks for the family, but he is able to handle the affairs of Shanggong Hall in an orderly manner.
Unknowingly, Li Xuangang discovered that Li Yuxian was very close to the characteristics of his eighth uncle.
Thinking of this, he inevitably thought of Li Yuheng who was in retreat and breaking through the realm.
Yu Heng is the clan member with the highest spiritual talent in the family for seven hundred years. What do the fifth uncle and the eighth uncle think about him?
Why did the eighth uncle spend so much time training Yuxian to handle family affairs?
Li Xuangang was thinking about this and began to speculate about the intentions of the fifth uncle and the eighth uncle regarding family inheritance.
Among the people of the Yu clan, Li Yuheng's talent is too high. Are they worried about something?
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After walking down Danfeng Peak, the two of them passed through the Lingtian and continued walking up Mount Taiqiu. Wherever they passed, the tribesmen held their hands in front of them and saluted.
Li Xuangang also smiled and nodded in agreement.
As the two climbed up the mountain of Taiqiu Mountain, the concentration of spiritual energy surrounding them slowly increased, and the higher they climbed, the more obvious it became.
After a while, Li Xuangang took Li Yuxian to the medicinal gardens with the highest concentration of spiritual energy in Taiqiu Mountain.
He took out the family token and closed the guardianship restriction of the medicine garden. The next moment, a large dazzling golden color filled Li Yuxian's eyes.
He glanced sideways at Ninth Uncle Li Xuangang and got the hint from his eyes.
So he nodded, walked into the medicine garden, and bent down to inspect the golden source fruit near him.
After waiting for a while, he returned from the medicine garden, raised his hands to Li Xuangang and said:
"Uncle Jiu, the Golden Source Fruit here is fully mature and has reached the quality of the main medicine for refining the Ten Thousand Qi Pill."
Li Xuangang withdrew his spiritual consciousness, and then waved to Li Yuxian to step out of the restricted area of the medicine garden. After the latter stood beside him, he reopened the protective restriction of the medicine garden.
While turning around and walking in the direction of Shanggong Hall, he asked Li Yuxian behind him:
"How do you think it should be handled, Yuxian?"
Li Yuxian did not answer immediately, but followed for a while before speaking:
"The Golden Source Fruit cannot be advanced, and the family will lose more than it loses by waiting any longer."
"If we only look at the extent of utilization of the medicine garden, Uncle Jiu may need to immediately issue a family mission to harvest Jinyuan fruits and plant a new batch of Jinyuan fruits at the Shanggong Hall."
"But according to Yuxian's point of view, although it is important to harvest Jinyuan fruits and plant a new batch of Jinyuan fruits, it is not necessary to harvest them all."
"The family also has a small medicinal garden. You might as well keep the Jinyuan fruits in it and keep planting them to extend their life."
Hearing this, Li Xuangang became a little interested. He did not stop and continued to ask:
"Tell me the details!"
Li Yuxian did not dare to hide anything, so he immediately stated the reason for his arrangement:
"Although the level of a non-upgradable spiritual plant will not improve no matter how long it is planted, its medicinal effect will be stronger than that of the same kind that has just matured."
"So in order for a second-level alchemist to break through to the third level, when he tries to refine the Ten Thousand Qi Pill for the first time, he will undoubtedly be more likely to succeed by using a longer-lived Golden Source Fruit, and he will also be able to convert his achievements faster.
The pill rate has increased to 40%."
"Therefore, if there is a member of the family who wants to break through from the second-level alchemist to the third-level alchemist in the future, the family can provide him with a sufficient number of golden source fruits that are long enough and have greater medicinal effects to help him improve his progress.
success rate.”
Li Xuangang did not interrupt and motioned for him to continue.
Seeing that Uncle Jiu did not refute him, Li Yuxian felt confident, so he continued:
"Uncle Jiu, you should also know that in order to maximize the income of their own medicine gardens, the general forces will almost never leave golden source fruits that cannot be advanced to grow in the medicine gardens for too long, and even if they do, they should
Keep it for your own use and won’t let it flow into the market.”
"In this way, if our family does not keep a batch of longer-lived Golden Source Fruits, it will be difficult for the family to collect a sufficient number and age in the market if another member of the clan becomes a third-level alchemist in the future.
Jinyuan fruit is used as an alchemy material."
"When the time comes, I'm afraid I will have no choice but to rely on my alchemy talent and experience like Uncle Nine to break through to the level of a third-level alchemist."
"Hmm...and there are still enough Golden Source Fruits in the warehouse of Shanggong Hall. Harvesting less Golden Source Fruits from that small medicine garden will not be a big deal for the refining of the Ten Thousand Qi Pills that the family has taken over.
Impact."
"Using the Golden Source Fruit income from a small medicine garden in exchange for an opportunity to increase the success rate of a third-level alchemist's advancement is worth it in Yuxian's opinion."
"However... Yuxian's cultivation is not enough, his vision is not broad, and he does not know enough about the relevant family operations. Just listen to what these Ninth Uncles say. These are just some of my personal opinions, and they may be different.
Omissions, are there any thorough considerations?"
In Taiqiu Mountain, due to the ripening of the third-level spiritual plant Jinyuan Fruit in the medicine garden, the air is filled with a special smell belonging to the high-level spiritual plant.
This smell makes the group of earth horses and turtle beasts at the foot of Taiqiu Mountain restless. They always want to break free and run up the mountain to find the source of the smell.
Li Xuangang listened quietly to all of Li Yuxian's statements, but did not respond. Instead, he walked directly into a side room in the Shanggong Hall.
Seeing that Uncle Jiu didn't respond, the confidence in Li Yuxian's heart disappeared, and he wondered if he had really made any omissions.
Therefore, when he followed Li Xuangang into the side room, he was still a little uneasy.
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There is a large wooden table in the side room, with a pile of classics placed on it, and next to the classics there is a furnace of unlit sandalwood.
Li Xuangang took out two jade tubes from the wooden stand behind the wooden table and carved something on them with the family token.
When he finished recording, he threw the two jade tubes to Li Yuxian who was standing at the door.
The latter reached out to take it with a hint of doubt. Before he could immerse himself in his spiritual consciousness to check, Li Xuangang said:
"I will do as you asked Yuxian regarding these Golden Source Fruits. Inside these two jade tubes are the family tasks I issued. You can take them out and put them in the lobby later."
"From now on, you will be responsible for the harvesting and storage of Jinyuan Fruit. Well... if there is nothing else, you can leave!"
Li Yuxian was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, but then he realized that Uncle Jiu had accepted his suggestion.
He felt happy, so after Li Xuangang finished speaking, he took the two mission jade tubes in his hands, bowed and said:
"Uncle Jiu, please leave Yuxian."
Li Xuangang nodded, and Li Yuxian understood. He put down his hands, turned around, opened the door and left. Before leaving, he closed the door again to isolate it from the lobby outside.
After Li Yuxian left, the side room fell into silence.
Li Xuangang sat down on a wooden chair next to the wooden table, was silent for a while, and then showed a smile.
Finally, he shook his head slightly with a smile, began to take out the classics on the table, and began to deal with some of the family's affairs outside the mountain and in various major markets.
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The Tianhe River that crosses the entire Chaoyang Continent is sometimes calm and sometimes turbulent, with many dangers hidden in between.
But these dangers are not a big threat to this fourth-level low-grade treasure ship of the Li family in Taiqiu Mountain.
With the presence of two foundation-building stage elders of the Li family and dozens of clansmen in the late stage of Qi Refining, it is enough to withstand the attacks of those fourth-level low-grade monsters in the Tianhe.
And even if you encounter a fourth-level mid-level monster, it will be easy for the treasure ship to escape!
In the midst of the excitement at the port, the behemoth ship belonging to the Li family in Taiqiu Mountain was leaving Hengduanfang City of the Corpse Sect and starting to return to the port of Tianhefang City.
But Li Xuangang, who is still staying on Mount Taiqiu, still doesn't know that his fifteenth brother Li Xuanshan on the treasure ship is bringing him good news!