Chapter 35: The Eldest of the Ye Family
Ye Zhan Tian put away his dark thunder claw martial arts technique.
"When the martial arts conference is over, we will have a life-and-death struggle with Yunjia Fortress. The strength of our Yejia Fortress is still far from enough." Ye Zhantian shook his head and sighed, although the family's strength had increased significantly after obtaining the Lei Emperor's secret manual, it was still impossible to reverse the disadvantage.
With Yunjia Bao, it's already an endless battle!
A group of elders all had worried looks on their faces.
"The Qi Gathering Pills in the family have all been distributed and used up, the mine in the back mountain has been seized, and the shop set up in Donglin County has also been closed. We must think of a way to get some more Qi Gathering Pills, as they are essential for cultivation." Ye Zhanlong said that in half a month, they would be fighting against Yunjia Fortress, and now was exactly when they needed a large amount of pills to boost the strength of their people, but Yejia Fortress was now empty-handed.
"If all else fails, I and Zhan Tian can go to the Lianyun Mountains to hunt some 7th or 8th rank demonic beasts. We can exchange them for some elixirs." Ye Cangxuan thought for a moment, with their 9th rank strength, hunting 7th or 8th rank demonic beasts should be easy and they could still make a lot of money.
"No way!" Ye Zhan Long said hastily, "The area outside Ye Manor is filled with spies from Yun Manor. If they find out that the two clan leaders are going out to hunt and kill demons together, they will definitely send people to ambush them."
Ye Cangxuan and Ye Zhantian are the pillars of the Ye family village, they absolutely cannot have any accidents.
"What should we do then?" Ye Zhantian asked, looking at everyone.
Everyone is at a loss what to do.
Listening to his father and uncle's conversation, Ye Chen thought of the Cong Qi Dan in his Qian Kun bag. Due to the flying knife incident, he couldn't use these pills himself, so he planned to give them to his father. However, it was a bit hard to explain their origin, as they were Ah Ling's secret. Ye Chen didn't want to reveal this, but now that Ye Jia Fortress was at a critical moment of life and death, if the fortress was destroyed, Ye Chen would either die in battle or be left alone and helpless. This was not the time to keep secrets. In the past, Ye Jia Fortress had exhausted its wealth to help Ye Chen recover from his injured meridians, so he felt responsible for the current predicament of the fortress.
"Father, I have some more here, take it and let our clansmen use them." Ye Chen said after a moment of thought.
Ye Zhan Tian couldn't help but laugh, and with a loving pat on Ye Chen's head, he said: "The little bit of Gathering Qi Dan you have is just a drop in the bucket. You'd better keep it for yourself." As the clan leader, he was well aware that with so many people in the Ye family fortress, they needed to consume a large amount of medicinal pellets every day.
"Father, I have 53 Cong Qi Dan here." Ye Chen said seriously.
"53 pieces, can still be used for a day or two, what's this, Condensing Pellet?" Ye Cangxuan thought his ears had gone bad, his face full of shock.
One Condensing Energy Pill is equivalent to several hundred Gathering Energy Pills!
53 pieces, that's tens of thousands of Gathering Qi Pills! Comparable to the Ye family's accumulation of over a decade!
Everyone felt dizzy.
"Chen'er must be mistaken, it's a Gathering Spirit Pill, not a Condensing Spirit Pill!" Ye Zhan Tian said with a smile. How could Ye Chen possibly take out 53 Condensing Spirit Pills? After all, the Gathering Spirit Pills that Ye Chen usually used were provided by his family.
A Li on Ye Chen's shoulder twitched its mouth, possibly thinking that Ye Zhan Tian and the others were too surprised, inexperienced, and hadn't seen the world; 53 Condensed Qi Pills weren't a lot, were they?
"The child didn't say wrong, it's indeed the Condensing Qi Pellet." Ye Chen confirmed once again, taking out all the Condensing Qi Pellets from his Qian Kun bag.
A thick fragrance wafts and disperses.
Everyone's mind was shocked, and it really was a Condensing Qi Pill! With these Condensing Qi Pills, the family's strength would definitely be able to rise to another level.
"Chen Er, where did you get so many Cong Qi Dan?" Ye Zhan Tian's voice trembled, unable to conceal the excitement in his heart. To be honest, all the assets of the Ye family put together were not worth as much as these Cong Qi Dan.
"The kid picked it up outside the fort." Ye Chen's face flushed with heat; he had lied again.
Ye Zhan Tian and the others looked at Ye Chen, this lie was a bit too clumsy, but since Ye Chen didn't want to say anything, they also didn't pursue it. Ye Chen took out so many Cong Qi Dan, they immediately thought of their ancestors, could it be the blessing of their ancestors?
"Chen Er, these Concentrated Qi Pills, have you really decided to contribute them to the family?" Ye Cangxuan asked Ye Chen, "So many Concentrated Qi Pills should be enough to support your cultivation all the way to the 9th rank."
"Yes, Uncle. Chen Er is no longer young. The nest is overturned, and there are no intact eggs. This matter concerns the life and death of our family, I am willing to contribute these Cong Qi Dan to the family." Ye Chen said solemnly, in fact, he didn't need these Cong Qi Dan at all, because the Xuan Qi scattered from the flying knife was even more pure than the Xuan Qi contained in the Cong Qi Dan.
Ye Cangxuan laughed and said: "Good, with such a son in the Ye family, why worry that the family will not prosper." The more Ye Cangxuan looked at Ye Chen, the more he liked him.
"Sixth Uncle, I have a proposal. When I was seventeen, I also took over as the head of the family. I want to pass on the position of family head to Chen Er, is it possible?" Ye Zhan Tian heard Ye Cang Xuan praising Ye Chen and felt especially proud in his heart.
"It's indeed the case, let Chen'er be the clan leader and temper himself. If there are any places that aren't right, we old guys can also help support him." Ye Cangxuan nodded and said.
"Father, this is absolutely unacceptable, a great war is coming......" Ye Chen said in horror. Ye Chen had originally seized the position of successor to prevent it from falling into Ye Kongyan's hands, but he had never thought about what would happen if he became the patriarch of the Ye family estate.
"What's wrong with that? When I first took over as the head of Yejia Fortress, it was also in a precarious situation. At that time, the old patriarch could only focus on breaking through to the 9th rank, and only War Dragon and a few other brothers helped me. You're not young anymore, and we old guys are still around to help." Ye Zhantian said resolutely, "It's settled then!"
"Father......" Ye Chen wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Ye Cangxuan and others.
"Don't worry, Chen Er. Although Ye Jia Pu has thousands of clan members, everything is well-organized and each matter is handled by someone. Except for some major decisions, it won't affect your cultivation at all." Ye Cangxuan said with a warm smile.
Ye Chen wanted to say that he didn't mean it at all, but many elders had already made up their minds, and arguing would be futile. This kind of feudal family patriarchal dictatorship was really frustrating, and a wave of powerlessness rose in his heart.
In a family, the patriarch is the highest authority, unless the patriarch is impeached by a collective vote of two-thirds or more of the elders and three-quarters or more of the family members. At other times, what the patriarch says goes, and no one can refute it, unless an older generation of patriarchs intervenes.
"In a few days, I will announce this news to our clan members." Ye Zhantian said with a smile.
It seems that this patriarch, Ye Chen, has no choice but to take on the role. However, as the patriarch, he only makes major decisions and doesn't interfere with minor matters within the clan, which won't affect his cultivation, so it's not too bad.
