Chapter 450

When Su Fan arrived at the cave dwelling of Zixu Shangren, he found that both the Great Elder and the Clan Leader were there.

"Xiao Jiu! Why are you here?"

The Clan Leader was somewhat surprised to see Su Fan arrive.

"Eh! Xiao Jiu, your cultivation..."

Suddenly, Clan Leader Su Wanjun's expression froze, and he pointed at Su Fan, somewhat unsettled as he spoke.

"Hmm! I had some insights a while ago, so I broke through."

"Hiss!"

Upon hearing this from Su Fan, the Great Elder and the Clan Leader immediately gasped again. Although they knew that Su Fan was a reincarnated soul, this cultivation speed was simply too fast.

"Then Xiao Jiu, doesn't that mean you will soon be able to open the Purple Mansion?"

The Great Elder asked.

"That's right." Su Fan nodded.

Upon hearing this, the Great Elder and the Clan Leader exchanged glances, as if they had made some decision.

"Xiao Jiu, with your cultivation speed, I'm afraid you will reach the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment before me. In that case, we plan to go to the Yan State to purchase a piece of Profound Yang Warm Jade for you."

The Clan Leader looked at Su Fan and said earnestly. After he finished speaking, the Great Elder also nodded repeatedly. Since Su Fan's cultivation was going to surpass his and the Clan Leader's, this Profound Yang Warm Jade should naturally be given to Su Fan to use.

They were very clear that the higher Su Fan's cultivation was, the better it would naturally be for the Su family. If he could recover to the cultivation of his previous life, the Su family would truly rise to the heavens.

After all, in the entire Zheng State, there were no Nascent Soul cultivators.

Therefore, as the high-level members who knew Su Fan's situation, they naturally hoped that Su Fan would recover as quickly as possible. Thus, even if all the Su family's resources were used for Su Fan, they would have no objections.

Because they knew Su Fan's character; in the future, when he recovered to the cultivation of his previous life, even a single hair plucked from his leg would be enough to keep the Su family full.

"Clan Leader, Great Elder, I already have full confidence in opening the Purple Mansion; I don't need the Profound Yang Warm Jade. Clan Leader, you should take that Profound Yang Warm Jade."

Su Fan felt a warmth in his heart upon hearing the Clan Leader's words. Regardless of what the Clan Leader and the others were thinking, their starting point was always the hope that he would be well.

However, he truly didn't need it.

"Clan Leader, you don't need to worry. For me, opening the Purple Mansion is actually not difficult at all. My own realm is already there; I can open the Purple Mansion without any auxiliary treasures."

"Moreover, Clan Leader, you should be clear that using treasures like the Profound Yang Warm Jade can indeed increase the possibility of opening the Purple Mansion, but it is not without influence, especially on future breakthroughs to Golden Core, Nascent Soul, or even Primordial Spirit."

"I have confidence in Golden Core and Nascent Soul, but the Primordial Spirit is no small matter, so there cannot be any flaws."

"Therefore, I cannot and do not need to use treasures like the Profound Yang Warm Jade."

"Clan Leader, you need it more than I do. And today, I came here because I also want to discuss something with you."

"Yuntai Mountain in Yu County has reached its limit. Next, our Su family will inevitably develop rapidly. The ancestral land has begun to restrict us; we need a spirit vein for the Su family to develop."

"I intend to conquer a third-tier high-grade spirit vein as the future territory of our Su family."

"What?"

Both the Clan Leader and the Great Elder were shocked by Su Fan's lofty aspirations. There were not many third-tier high-grade spirit veins in the entire Zheng State, only a dozen or so.

Hearing that Su Fan wanted to conquer a third-tier high-grade spirit vein, they naturally understood that it was impossible to attack a third-tier spirit vein occupied by human cultivators.

After all, with the Yunyang Sect currently stationed there, low-level cultivators could fight, but not on a large scale, especially not between families above the Foundation Establishment stage. It couldn't be for the sake of competing for spirit veins. If it were ownerless, it would be fine, but if it had an owner, anyone who dared to act rashly would be struck by the Yunyang Sect.

It was precisely because of this that the Zheng State cultivation world had such peace.

Most of the fighting was controlled within a manageable range.

So if they were to attack a third-tier high-grade spirit vein, they could only compete for it from the demon race. A third-tier spirit vein would have at least third-tier demon beasts, and certainly not just one or two.

A third-tier high-grade spirit vein very likely had more than five third-tier demon beasts.

The Taihe Mountain Range back then had several third-tier demon beasts, which were comparable to the Purple Mansion stage.

"Xiao Jiu, we should still deliberate on this. We know your personal combat strength is powerful, but a third-tier high-grade spirit vein must have third-tier high-grade demon beasts, which are no less inferior to late-stage Purple Mansion cultivators."

Su Wanjun advised.

"Clan Leader, don't worry. Since I have this idea, I have also made full preparations. I will wait until I open the Purple Mansion before taking action. Moreover, Clan Leader, you know that I am a reincarnated soul."

"Now that I have recovered some memories, I have also obtained a trump card left behind from my previous life. Even if I encounter a Golden Core cultivator, I can suppress them."

"So a mere third-tier spirit vein is nothing. It's just that to conquer this spirit vein, we need people to guard and develop it. Relying on our Su family alone, I'm afraid we won't be able to handle it."

Su Fan saying this was also to dispel the worries of the two.

Sure enough, as soon as Su Fan's words came out, the expressions of the Clan Leader and the Great Elder turned to joy. A trump card left behind by a Nascent Soul cultivator must be extraordinary. In that case, they didn't have to worry.

However, the two of them immediately thought about the current situation of the Su family; controlling a third-tier high-grade spirit vein was not that easy.

First of all, a third-tier spirit vein couldn't just be this one third-tier high-grade spirit vein; there must be other lower-level spirit veins.

Take the Taihe Mountain Range, for example. There were more than thirty spirit veins of various sizes, and there were no fewer than ten thousand cultivators living on the Taihe Mountain Range, with several thousand permanent residents.

As for mortals, there were even more now, no less than several million.

This was also formed by the continuous development of the Taihe lineage over the past hundred years.

In addition, the Zheng State had repelled the demon race several times without suffering much loss, and more and more cultivators trusted the Taihe lineage.

Many loose cultivators would settle in the Taihe Mountain Range, and even some small families were willing to come here.

Regarding this, the Taihe lineage naturally welcomed them. After all, the more mortals there were, the more spirit roots would be produced, and the more disciples their lineage could recruit.

In this world, the survival of mortals was quite harsh, subject to various threats.

Compared to the Taihe lineage, the Su family was much weaker. Currently, the Su family's mortals only reached about five hundred thousand, and this was after a surge in the past twenty years.

But now, there were no extra spirit veins in Yu County. Mortals didn't need spirit veins to survive.

But cultivators needed them, and mortals needed protection from cultivators, so the villages and towns of mortals were all built on spirit veins.

This was also the biggest reason restricting the expansion of the mortal population.

Otherwise, the mortal population could have surged on a large scale long ago.

The Su family's cultivators now only numbered about one hundred and fifty, less than two hundred. How could they control a third-tier high-grade spirit vein?

They would inevitably need other cultivation families.

"Xiao Jiu's meaning?"

"Among the several major families in Yu County, there are some that are relatively close to our family. We can invite them to come along. At worst, we can give them some benefits."