Two years passed quickly.
Ziyue Island, meeting room.
Han Daojing sat on the main seat, and a dozen Han family cultivators sat on both sides.
Ye Xue and Han Benfu were closest to Han Daojing, so Han Daojing convened a clan meeting to learn about the family's development.
"Uncle Daojing, our clansmen in the outer sea have reached 157 people, including five Jindan cultivators, twenty-seven foundation cultivators, forty-five Qi refining cultivators, and the rest are mortals."
Ye Xue held a thick book and spoke loudly.
The Han family brought many Qi-refining cultivators to the open sea. They got married and had children, and gave birth to many mortals. Liu Weiwei and Han Benzhi both gave birth to two children without spiritual roots, who lived on Purple Moon Island. In addition, two people with spiritual roots also appeared among the 20,000 mortals.
The Han family allowed them to keep their original surnames and taught them how to practice. They grew up eating Han family food and wearing Han family clothes. The surname was not important, they were still Han family cultivators.
Han Benxian married a cultivator from the Zhu family and had four children, only one of whom had spiritual roots.
The number of clan members is constantly increasing, and as time goes by, the number of Han family members will increase.
It costs thousands of spirit stones to teleport a tribe member from the inner sea to the outer sea, which is not cost-effective. It would be better to use the spirit stones to encourage tribe members to have more children and add fresh blood to the family.
If the Han family openly recruits monks, they will definitely be able to recruit a large number of low-level monks. However, the recruited monks do not have much sense of belonging to the Han family. They are the kind of people who will always be by your side. If they encounter trouble, these monks are not reliable at all and there may even be spies.
It is for this reason that the Han family did not recruit monks on a large scale. Instead, they encouraged childbirth and reproduction among mortals to produce fresh blood, which is more reliable.
"Uncle Daojing, we now have 3,480 acres of spiritual farmland, which are mainly used to grow spiritual medicines for the Qi Refining Stage. We also have 500 acres of orchards, and the spiritual fruits are not yet ripe."
Han Changxin stood up and reported truthfully.
The Han family now controls five islands. They rent one island to the Zhu family, and the remaining four islands are guarded by the Han family cultivators themselves. The spiritual fields bring the greatest income. This is not to say that no spirit stones can be earned from hunting monsters, but after the beast tide, the number of monsters has dropped sharply. The Han family has limited manpower, and the monster hunting team does not have many people, so the income is naturally not much.
"We currently have three stores in Haoran City, a weapons store, a pill store, and a monster material purchasing store. The weapons store has the highest profit. The puppet beasts produced by our family are widely praised, and the sales of second-level puppet beasts are very large."
Liu Weiwei stood up and said that after the Han family settled in Ziyue Island, they began to increase their development efforts and bought a shop to sell elixirs. Han Benfu, Han Changxin, and Han Changlu can all refine second-level elixirs. The Han family's elixir shop's business is okay, but the profit is not as good as that of the weapons shop.
This is not to say that the medicine shop does not make money, but there are many medicine shops in Haoran City, and each medicine shop has its own repeat customers. The Han family's medicine shop has not been open for long, so naturally there are not many repeat customers.
"Uncle Daojing, our annual income last year was 117,325 spirit stones, and our expenditure was 78,426 spirit stones. This year, our family's income is expected to reach a new high."
Han Changjun said excitedly that the outer sea was rich in immortal cultivation resources, and the Han family's annual income here was several times that of the inner sea, allowing them to support more clansmen.
"It seems that our family has developed well and the income is so high."
A somewhat delighted male voice suddenly sounded.
Ye Xue and Han Benfu were very familiar with this voice, and they both looked outside.
Han Changming and Ye Xin walked in with faint smiles on their faces.
They stayed on the seabed for more than a year, and only after Han Debiao had almost recovered did they return to Ziyue Island.
"Dad, Auntie, you are finally back."
Han Benfu said excitedly that it had been three years since Han Changming and the other two left Ziyue Island. Logically, they should have returned long ago, but they hadn't returned yet. Ye Xue and Han Benfu were very anxious, worried that something might have happened to Han Changming and Ye Xin. When they saw them return safely, Ye Xue and Han Benfu finally put their minds at ease.
Han Daojing heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Han Changming and Ye Xin, and said with a smile: "If you don't come back, the clan leader and I will go to Penglai Market to look for you."
"We were delayed by something and will be back a little late. I hope everything is alright in the clan!"
Han Changming smiled and said that they brought back many magic weapons this time, especially the golden berries. Han Changming could start refining the golden elixir and jade liquid to allow Ye Xue and Han Benfu to reach the golden elixir stage.
"Everything is fine in the clan, nothing much to do. Let's end today's clan meeting here! You guys go and get busy! Chang Ming, Ye Xin. Come with me, I have something to ask you."
Han Daojing asked Ye Xue and others to leave, and he took Han Changming and Ye Xin to Han Zhangxiang's residence.
Han Zhangxiang was talking to Han Debiao, and they had smiles on their faces.
"Now that you are here, please sit down! I already know what happened. Changming, please tell Daojing about it!"
Han Zhangxiang said with a smile.
Han Changming responded and briefly described their experience.
Upon learning that they had provoked people from the Hehuan Sect, Han Daojing frowned.
"Lin Xuan and Qingyan Zhenren may not know your true identity, but Cheng Guangbei definitely knows. Once he leaks the news and the Yuanying cultivators from the Hehuan Sect come looking for us, we will be in trouble. The best way is to kill Cheng Guangbei and deny it to the death."
Han Daojing frowned and said that Han Changming and the other two had gained a lot, but also got into trouble. However, Han Zhangxiang and Han Debiao had already killed the cultivators of the Hehuan Sect, and had already provoked the Hehuan Sect. It was just a matter of time before they were exposed.
"That's not necessary. Fellow Daoist Cheng and I have known each other for many years. If it weren't for his invitation, we wouldn't have such a big harvest. People should know how to be grateful. I can't do things that forget about principles just for the sake of profit."
Han Changming said seriously, there is nothing to say about dealing with the enemy. Cheng Guangbei once saved Han Changming and his wife and two others. Unless Cheng Guangbei is cruel, Han Changming will not harm Cheng Guangbei. This is his bottom line.
"If we don't kill this man, he may report us to the Hehuan Sect, and we'll be in trouble. Although Penglai Island and the Righteous Alliance are two different forces, the Hehuan Sect's Nascent Soul cultivator wants to cause trouble for us, and the Righteous Alliance can't do anything about it."
Han Zhangxiang frowned and said that if the Nascent Soul cultivators directly destroyed them and then fled back to the territory of Penglai Island, the Righteous Alliance would be helpless.
"If Cheng Guangbei wanted to inform on us, he would have done it long ago. Besides, he is a free cultivator who travels all over the world. Who knows, he might have already made a backup plan. If we go to hunt him down, his companions will spread the news. Of course, the concerns of the clan leader and Uncle Daojing are not unreasonable. We can get along more with the Yuanying cultivators of the Righteous Dao League. In this way, even if the Yuanying cultivators of the Hehuan Sect want to attack us, they will be a little afraid."
Han Changming said confidently that he planned to have more contact with Ling Xiao Zhenren, which could be regarded as a way to gain a backer for himself and the Han family. With the support of a Nascent Soul cultivator, the Han family would be more confident.
The organizational structures of the Righteous Alliance, Penglai Island, Sanxian Island and HSBC Merchant Alliance are similar. They are all composed of multiple forces, which are divided into many small groups. The Han family rented an island from the Righteous Alliance, but did not receive the favor of any Nascent Soul cultivator.
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