Family Cultivation: I Farm and Raise Fish under the Sea

Late at night, in a courtyard on the hillside.

"What are you planning to hide this matter for much longer?"

"Ah... Let's talk about it later, if Li could establish his foundation..."

"Hmph, sooner or later we'll have to settle this matter with the Chen Family."

Ye Yuchan's face was frosty.

In the following days, Lu Li spent his time either cultivating in the cave or accompanying his mother in the courtyard on the hillside.

The spiritual energy of the second-order Spirit Vein was much stronger than that of Golden Qilin Island, which had become somewhat insufficient for him, requiring the aid of medicine pills every time he cultivated.

Time flew by until the day of the clan gathering.

Early morning.

Lu Li walked out of the cave and headed towards the back mountain.

Along the way, he encountered several clan members who greeted him kindly.

Each clan meeting was held in a grand hall on the back mountain, a tradition of the Lu Family to highlight the selfless contributions of some ancestors and to strengthen the clansmen's sense of belonging to the family.

For hundreds of years, numerous ancestors of the Lu Family had left their acquired secret techniques in the Dharma Transmission Hall, gradually deepening the foundation of the Lu Family.

Lu Li confidently made his way along the mountain path.

Halfway there, he saw a stunning figure appear at the fork ahead.

The woman, in her twenties, wore a light-colored Daoist robe, her stature proud and her demeanor elegant, her cultivation around the eighth level of Qi Cultivation.

"Is it comfortable for you, the youngest brother, to be stationed at Golden Qilin Island for the first time? I heard you even faced an attack by evil cultivators."

Lu Qingqing approached, looking concerned.

Seeing her, Lu Li smiled, but his expression was somewhat uneasy, "You worry too much, Sister, everything was fine thanks to the timely rescue by our family."

Every time he saw Lu Qingqing, he remembered the fear of being dominated by her when he was a child, and even now the memory made him shudder.

Lu Qingqing, being several years older than him, had been extremely curious as a child and insisted on using Lu Li for her experiments.

Back then, Lu Li was too young to resist...

Of course, the two also had a very good relationship, often running wild across Mystic Moon Island.

Sensing Lu Li's aura, Lu Qingqing frowned, "Younger brother, it seems you've been slacking off in your cultivation lately."

Lu Li smiled, "I've been learning artifact refining recently."

He replied casually, without revealing anything about the Hidden Spirit Technique.

Lu Qingqing sighed, "Li, you should prioritize cultivation. You need to take up a portion of the family's responsibilities. Of all the younger generation in the Lu Family, only you and I have hopes of achieving Foundation Establishment."

Lu Li nodded.

In the midst of their conversation, they reached an open space.

A majestic and solemn hall stood in the center of the plain.

The hall, dozens of meters long, was built from a pale-blue wood.

Due to being permeated with spiritual energy, the wood had not rotted for hundreds of years.

Lu Li sniffed the air, detecting a faint fragrance.

The two entered the hall together.

Several family cultivators were already scattered inside, and his parents were sitting in one corner.

On a high platform in the distance, densely packed ancestral tablets filled the space, very solemn, with the most central one bearing the name of Lu Changge, the first ancestor of the Lu Family.

At this moment, some of the elder family members smiled warmly upon seeing the two arrive.

As prominent figures of their generation, they naturally stood out.

"Li, Qing Qing, come over here."

Ye Yuchan smiled.

Lu Li and Lu Qingqing approached and sat down behind a table where their mother was.

He began to look around; the family cultivators present were still the same as in previous years.

The Lu Family had practiced an elite training system for hundreds of years.

Only family descendants with medium or higher affinity for Spiritual Energy are considered core members, others are peripheral members with no right to attend the clan meeting.

Those with a Spirit Root affinity under 20 are considered useless for cultivation, 21-40 are low-grade Spirit Roots, 41-79 are medium-grade Spirit Roots, and 80 and above are high-grade Spirit Roots.

In the entire Lu Family, only Lu Qingqing has reached high-grade talent.

In Lu Li's generation, only nine people possess medium or higher qualifications, and they all refer to each other as siblings.

Among them, a few had parents who were ordinary islanders and were only taken to Qingling Peak for uniform cultivation after their Spirit Roots were detected.

Lu Yuling was among them.

Soon, some cultivators from the family walked in one after another, and the hall began to buzz with activity.

Lu Li glanced around and counted eighteen people present, including the nine from his generation, leaving only the old ancestor and three clan elders in their eighties who had not yet arrived.

A girl in a pink dress was also among them.

After arriving at the hall, Lu Yuling looked around.

Upon seeing Lu Li and Lu Qingqing sitting in a corner on the left, her eyes lit up, and she walked over.

"Qingqing Sister, Sixth Brother, you both came really early."

Lu Yuling came briskly and sat down next to them.

Lu Li smiled slightly, "Ninth Sister, your cultivation level has indeed grown quickly; you're almost at the sixth level of Qi Cultivation."

Hearing this, Lu Yuling became excited, "Hunting spirit beasts on the sea not only allows us to gather resources faster but also enhances our combat experience."

"Sixth Brother, have you considered joining us? I've earned nearly a thousand Spirit Stones this year."

"If you delay a few more years, Sixth Brother, I might catch up to you, what's so great about Golden Qilin Island..."

She boasted somewhat.

Lu Li smiled upon hearing her words, "I'm used to being lazy alone; I'll consider it after completing the task of guarding Golden Qilin Island."

He calculated in his mind that the sea exploration this year had almost garnered him ten thousand Spirit Stones, and that was just within a few hundred miles of the shallow sea.

A large amount of Spiritual Liquid had been fed to spirit beasts, causing Iron Pillar to advance by leaps and bounds.

If he mentioned this, it might scare both Lu Yuling and the family members to death.

Of course, he had no intention of revealing this, as accidental leakage could cause serious trouble.

While they were conversing, a powerful figure accompanied by three white-haired elders walked in.

It was the old ancestor Lu Tiande and the three clan elders.

"Descendants pay respect to the old ancestor, wishing him eternal blessings."

Lu Li stood up along with everyone else and bowed his head respectfully.

Lu Tiande chuckled, "Today is just a regular clan meeting, no need for excessive formalities."

He then walked up to the high platform, took out three sticks of Spiritual Incense, and solemnly placed them in the incense burner.

"Descendant Lu Tiande prays to our ancestors."

"May the Lu Family prosper and flourish!"

"May the descendants of the Lu Family continue unbroken!"

"May the Lu Family's luck endure forever!"

...

Lu Tiande looked solemnly at the ancestral tablets of the family elders, Lu Changge, Lu Qingfeng... those who had made significant contributions to the family.

Lu Li, being among the attendees, also felt as though a mystical lineage bond linked everyone present.

This was the path of family inheritance.

Without the protection of the family, his cultivation wouldn't have progressed so smoothly.

"In the future, I'll try to help develop the Lu Family as much as possible."

Lu Li thought quietly to himself.

After venerating the ancestors, Lu Tiande descended from the platform and sat at a table below, the three clan elders following suit.

"Please, everyone, take your seats."

The clan members all sat down cross-legged, and at that moment, some beautiful mortal maids walked in carrying platters of fruit and jugs of wine.

After placing a jug of Spiritual Wine and a small plate of Spiritual Dates on everyone's table, they withdrew.