Chapter 20: Returning Home (Part 1)

  Half a month later, Luo Yu had a preliminary grasp of those five spells, but was still a bit far from releasing them instantly.

  On this day, Luo Yu and his brother received a message from the elder of their clan and came to Fang City together. They walked into an independent small courtyard in Yun Tian Inn, where they saw three elders already seated beside a stone table in the courtyard. Luo Yu and his brother hurriedly bowed and paid their respects: "Greetings to the three elders!"

  "Get up, you two wait over there." Huang Daichuan waved his hand.

  Luo Yu and the other person then walked to one side, where they exchanged greetings with their siblings in the clan. This was Luo Yu's first time coming to receive resources distributed by the clan since she joined; in previous years, she had been unable to come out, so her brother had taken her place.

  The resources allocated by the clan and the subsidies provided by their parents could only barely support Luo Yu's siblings' cultivation. This was because the two did not take elixirs, and the spiritual energy density in the outer peaks where they were located was not high. In order to maintain their cultivation speed, they could only work hard on the Spirit Gathering Disc. As a result, the consumption rate of spirit stones was astonishing. Zi Ye had already gone hunting to earn spirit stones, and Luo Yu was also considering ways to increase their income, and would start making preparations as soon as she returned home.

  After half a stick of incense, Huang Luoxue and Huang Luo Yi walked into the small courtyard together, but it was unknown how they met. A white-clothed figure floated out of the dust, and a red-clothed beauty with many charms appeared, making all the clan brothers' eyes widen in amazement. Thinking that if he could marry one of them, it would be a dream come true, but thinking about their noble status, this idea was dispelled. However, he could consider Luo Yu beside him instead. Although the little girl was young, she had already shown signs of being a beauty, and previously, her talent was said to be not very good, but seeing that she had now cultivated to the fifth layer, it seemed that she was not bad after all. Well, he should make his move quickly, or else someone else would snatch her away.

  In the Xiu Zhen world, same-clan marriages are not rejected, as long as they are not direct relatives, and it is believed that this can be a good way to continue the excellent qualities of the large family.

  Feeling something was amiss, Luo Yu turned her head to look and found that a clansman was staring at her with an unblinking gaze, his eyes gleaming like a wolf eyeing its prey. Luo Yu felt a chill run down her spine and hastily hid behind her brother's back.

  "Now that everyone is here, let's begin." The three elders nodded in satisfaction at the two women, "Xiao Wu and Xiao Jiu, come forward first."

  Xiao Jiu had just successfully built his foundation, and Xiao Wu Luo Yi had already reached the 11th layer of Qi refinement. Looking at the most outstanding disciples of this generation, who were all his nieces, made the three elders very happy. At this moment, he was thinking about whether he should also take a wife from the first house to give birth to a child with excellent qualifications.

  The two girls took over the storage bag and distributed the resources according to their cultivation level, with Luo Yu being the last one. Because her fellow clansmen who had lower cultivation levels than hers were all miscellaneous disciples and couldn't go out.

  "Xiao Shi San, I originally thought you wouldn't be able to stay in the sect, but who would have thought that not only did you manage to stay, but you also became an outer disciple so quickly. Very good!" The Third Elder smiled at Luo Yu, "Before coming here, our clan didn't anticipate this situation, so we still prepared according to the original plan. Do you have any dissatisfaction?" The last sentence suddenly turned severe.

  "No, no!" Lu Yu waved her hand repeatedly. Who dares to be dissatisfied? You don't give me anything, I don't dare say I'm not satisfied, Lu Yu muttered in her heart.

  Unexpectedly, the three elders burst out laughing: "Don't bully our little Thirteen anymore. Here are 10 pieces of mid-grade spirit stones. This is Elder's personal gift to you, which should make you happy." As they spoke, they took out a handful of sparkling spirit stones, slightly larger than the low-grade ones she usually used, but with spiritual energy that was hundreds of times stronger.

  Luo Yu couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time, hastily stepped forward to thank him, took the storage bag and mid-grade spirit stone.

  Damn it, you're kidding me! Although the blood relationship is unknown how far apart, but from the clan's seniority, the three elders are indeed her grandfather. Thinking of this, Luo Yu was speechless (╯□╰)o.

  The currency in the Xiu Zhen realm is divided into four categories: upper, middle, lower, and extreme-grade spirit stones. The denomination of the currency is 100, but few people exchange one piece of mid-grade spirit stone for 100 low-grade spirit stones, because the amount of spiritual energy between them is roughly the same, but the high-grade spirit stone has a higher purity of spiritual energy.

  Luoyu's annual allowance was 500 low-grade spirit stones and 5 bottles of Condensed Qi Dan (a medicinal pill that enhances cultivation during the Refining Qi stage). Now, she has an additional 10 pieces of mid-grade spirit stone. Although this might be less than a tenth of Luoxue Luo Yi's allowance, Luoyu was still very happy - after all, being content is what matters most. Moreover, if she were to become a clan elder, she would also allocate most of the clan's resources to more talented younger generations.

  It is said that in the past, there was a medium-sized sect with a Five Spirit Root waste disciple who suddenly made rapid progress, surpassing all the geniuses. At that time, the high-level members of the sect were in an uproar and decided to treat all disciples equally, distributing resources fairly. Back then, if you weren't a Five Spirit Root, you wouldn't even dare open your mouth to speak to others. Unexpectedly, except for that lone genius, no more miracles appeared, and the original geniuses without massive resource support became ordinary people. The high-ranking cultivators in the sect became fewer with each passing generation. A sect can't be supported by one person alone, and in the end, the entire sect disappeared into the river of history. That lone genius never appeared again.

  He might be locked up or even killed, after all, people like him usually have precious things and secrets hidden on them. Luo Yu thought darkly in his heart.

  The three old men stroked their long beards and said, "This year everyone's performance has been good, and we must continue to work hard in the future. Now, except for Xia Qi and Xia Shi San, everyone else will return to the mountain gate to continue their cultivation."

  Everyone was surprised, if they left behind to start a small stove, it should be Luo Xue and Luo Yi, the two girls. Why are these two not very eye-catching? No matter how they pondered in their hearts, everyone still bid farewell according to the words. Before leaving, Miss Luo Yue glared at Luo Yu fiercely.

  After the scene had cleared up, it was discovered that Huang Luoxue and Huang Luo Yi hadn't left. The three elders looked at the two girls, waiting for their explanation.

  "I have built a foundation and can now travel down the mountain. I will return home to visit my mother." Huang Luoxue's voice was cold and clear.

  The three elders nodded slightly and then turned their gaze to another person.

  "Third Uncle, I want to go home and see my parents. It's been 4 years since I've been back home, I miss them." Huang Luo Yi pouted: "Third Uncle, just tell my master that my mother misses me so much she's fallen ill, and definitely wants to see me. That way, Master will agree to let me go home for a visit."

  "Nonsense! Your mother is a cultivator, how can she fall ill like an ordinary person?" The three elders were at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

  "Then you help me find another reason to persuade my master. Third Uncle, I want to go home, I must go home—" Huang Luo Yi pulled at the sleeve of the Third Elder, coquettishly pleading with him.

  Since that time he fell into the water, Little Wu no longer stuck to him like before. Now seeing Little Wu acting spoiled like when she was a child, San Lao's heart softened. As the first child of the three brothers, Huang Luo Yi still received San Lao's doting love. "Alright, stop shaking. I'll advise your master, but whether or not she agrees isn't something I can control" Saying this, San Lao used his divine sense to record a voice message and sent it out.

  Soon, the Sound Token brought news of Shui Yue Feng's agreement, and Huang Luo Yi finally smiled with joy.

  At this, the three elders finally remembered the brother and sister who had been in the background for a long time: "Before you came, your parents had already told me to let you two follow me home. You two stay at the inn, we will set off tomorrow at dawn." The brother and sister hastily agreed.

  He turned his head and said to the two women: "If you don't have anything to prepare, then stay at the inn for one more night. If there's something urgent, go and take care of it quickly."

  The two women just said they were ready and stayed there.