80: Chapter 80 The Silver Tongue

“Ah!”

Du Xiaoyue snapped out of her contemplation. Hearing Wang Bin’s question, she couldn't help but frown slightly. She had indeed never deeply considered this question.

If it were her who discovered a Spiritual Vein, she would logically report it to her School. However, doing so would significantly reduce the resources she could obtain.

“Junior Martial Uncle, in my opinion, establishing a Family would be more appropriate.

Sending one’s own Family members to mine has many benefits, as all resources can belong to the Family, and the confidentiality and security are much stronger.

However, the source of Family members is indeed a tricky problem.

To form a Family with dozens or even hundreds of Cultivators, it would take the efforts of several generations, or even more than a dozen generations.

After all, even for Cultivators, most children born do not have Spiritual Roots, which is not an easy task.

Moreover, you currently do not have a territory with a Spiritual Vein, making it difficult to sustain the Cultivation needs of numerous Family members.

If you were to become an Elder within the School after reaching Golden Core, the Disciples you recruit might lean towards the School when faced with such immense temptation of benefits. There are too many uncertain factors, and the loyalty of Disciples is hard to guarantee. What should be done?”

Du Xiaoyue blurted out all the thoughts that had just appeared in her mind. After speaking, she herself felt that the plan of Transmigration through the Demon Beast Mountain Range to develop by the sea seemed a bit unreliable.

Wang Bin listened to Du Xiaoyue’s analysis and nodded in agreement. Her analysis was indeed very reasonable.

Of course, he was not an ordinary person and already had a plan in mind.

“Xiaoyue, your analysis is good. In fact, establishing a Family and taking on Disciples can be done simultaneously. You should know that this is the embryonic form of a School.

Many Schools initially developed from a few people, gradually expanding their Family while recruiting Disciples externally.

Just like our current Four Seas Commerce League, it also follows this model.

That’s why I made up my mind to develop a Family. Now you should understand why I want to buy Pregnancy Pills, right?”

“Ah! But buying sixteen Pregnancy Pills would cost one thousand six hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stones!

That’s enough to exchange for two Foundation Establishment Pills. Such a large amount of Spirit Stones, if converted into other Cultivation resources, might even be enough to Cultivate a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator.

You might as well give me these Spirit Stones and let me buy two Foundation Establishment Pills. Perhaps I could even Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment directly with them.”

Du Xiaoyue still had some words unspoken. She secretly thought that if Wang Bin invested so many Spirit Stones and the sixteen children born in the end all had no Spiritual Roots, it would all be for naught.

“Oh? That’s not impossible! Giving you two Foundation Establishment Pills is not difficult for me, but you would have to become my Dao Companion and bear me a few children.

Both our Spiritual Roots are quite good, so having more children should greatly increase the chances of them having Spiritual Roots!”

Wang Bin saw that Du Xiaoyue was also joking with him and felt that this was a good opportunity to test her attitude.

He knew in his heart that to develop a Family, he indeed needed someone like Du Xiaoyue.

Although he was now at the Late Foundation Establishment Stage, his combat power far exceeded hers, and Golden Core was within reach, not to mention his ability to produce Spirit Liquid at low cost.

Theoretically, as long as he was given a hundred years, establishing a Golden Core Family would be as easy as turning over his hand.

It was just that his understanding of the Cultivation World and various aspects of West Sea City was limited. If Du Xiaoyue could join, it would perfectly compensate for this shortcoming.

As for why she must become his woman and bear him children, rather than simply being recruited as a subordinate, the reason is actually very simple.

Only in this way would she truly become his trusted confidant. Just like Huang Youcai of White Cloud City, although he was respectful to him and acted much to his liking, if he were to rise in status in the future, helping him out and giving him some benefits would naturally be no problem.

But no matter what, he certainly couldn't be as close as his own son. For example, if both of them were poisoned and on the verge of death, and he only had one antidote, he would undoubtedly save his son without hesitation.

That’s the principle. If Du Xiaoyue became one of his own, he could rest assured in letting her know many secrets in the future and could fully Cultivate her.

Otherwise, she would only be able to work methodically and receive a fixed salary, just like now.

“Really give me two Foundation Establishment Pills?”

Du Xiaoyue’s face showed astonishment, somewhat disbelieving. It was only her second meeting with Junior Martial Uncle Senior Uncle Qingmu!

Did she have some special Physique that could help male Cultivators Breakthrough their Bottleneck?

But she thought carefully, and she didn’t detect anything.

Was it because he was attracted to her beauty? That also seemed unlikely. At least her colleague Li Ziqi was more charming and had a better temperament than her.

Moreover, she firmly believed that if Junior Martial Uncle Senior Uncle Qingmu announced that he would give two Foundation Establishment Pills to anyone who became his Dao Companion, hundreds or even thousands of Qi Refinement Stage female Cultivators would probably flock to sign up within a day.

“Um, Junior Martial Uncle, may I ask what you see in me?

I don’t believe I have such high value, and you should also be aware of the preciousness of Foundation Establishment Pills.

How many Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators spend their entire lives desperately seeking a Foundation Establishment Pill? Some can’t afford it, and even more simply don’t have the quota to buy it, unable to purchase it even if they wanted to.”

Du Xiaoyue went through an intense internal struggle and finally mustered her courage to weakly ask this question.

“Xiaoyue! I am determined to develop my Family, so I must increase the number of Family members. Therefore, finding a few more Dao Companions is only reasonable.

As for why I chose you? I just asked casually. If you are willing, I don’t care about these two Foundation Establishment Pills.

Of course, we actually have quite a bit of fate.

When I first came to the West Sea City shop, it was you who attended to me.

I have lived around the Demon Beast Mountain Range for decades, and it’s rare for me to come to West Sea City, yet I happened to meet you.

Secondly, it’s about the eyes. I think you look very much in line with my aesthetic standards.

But the most important reason is the two Lei Sha Pearls you recommended to me last time, which helped me greatly at a critical moment, and can even be said to have saved my life.

I can’t tell you the specific situation, and even if you don’t agree to become my woman today, I would still give you a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Besides, I just asked you many questions, which was actually also testing you.

I found that you have unique insight and extraordinary knowledge. Having lived in West Sea City for decades and worked at the Four Seas Commerce League for so many years, you are well-versed in the prices of various Cultivation resources here, and your knowledge of Cultivation common sense is much richer than mine.

And I have been confined to the vicinity of the Demon Beast Mountain Range, knowing very little about the overall situation of West Sea City.

I don’t lack Cultivation resources now; what I lack most is talent.

Although I have already found four Dao Companions, they are all very obedient and hardworking.

But they all come from Mortal countries and know almost nothing about the Cultivation World. The help they can currently provide for me to establish a Family is very limited, and I don’t have time to slowly wait for them to grow.

That’s why I took a liking to you. How about it, are you satisfied with this answer?”