Clan Cultivation: I Transmigrated With My Smartphone
Chapter 107 Urging Marriage (Part 1)

Chapter 107: Chapter 107 Urging Marriage (Part 1)

The Grand Elder stepped into the Purple Mansion, and the entire family was rejoicing.

This joy was akin to a country in a previous life successfully creating an atomic bomb.

A country with a bomb and a country without are practically two different countries.

Even if there are very few so-called bombs, their significance is immense.

Specifically referencing Ukraine with bombs and Ukraine without bombs.

The emergence of a Purple Mansion Great Cultivator in the Lu Family holds significant deterrent meaning for other Cultivation Immortality Clans.

This meaning cannot be replaced by twenty Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

The Grand Elder has just turned two hundred years old, with over two hundred more years to live, meaning he can protect the Lu Family for over two hundred years, ensuring a nearly worry-free safety as long as the Lu Family doesn’t court disaster.

Immediately, the Lu Family held a grand feast, celebrating enthusiastically.

This festivity was akin to celebrating the New Year.

Fine wine, Spirit Medicine, Spirit Fruit, and the like were brought forth in succession, eaten and drunk to the heart’s content.

Lu Jinxiu said, "With the Grand Elder becoming a Purple Mansion Cultivator, we should invite the Ye Family, Wu Family, Sun Family, Zhao Family, Qian Family, and others, and hold a grand feast for all under heaven. When the family produced a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, we still held a grand feast; now that a Purple Mansion Cultivator has emerged, we should celebrate all the more!"

Lu Jinwen also said, "In the past, to transition peacefully, we handed over many industries to the Ye Family, Wu Family, and others. Now it’s time to reclaim some of them."

Lu Dao’an also said, "It should be so!"

The Grand Elder didn’t respond directly but turned to Lu Xuanji and asked, "Xuanji, you are the Clan Leader, what do you think?"

"I think we should keep a low profile," Lu Xuanji said. "Back then, when the Lu Family had just suffered a calamity and was at a low point, that’s when, after Xiaoxue and I entered Foundation Establishment, we needed to host a grand feast to show wealth and display authority. Only then could we deter certain destabilizing factors!"

"But now, the Lu Family’s situation is improving, and there’s no need to deliberately display authority; instead, we need to keep a low profile to avoid excessively provoking those families!"

"As for some of the family’s industries, it’s possible to reclaim some, but it’s best not to ask for others."

"Of course, this isn’t the most important issue; rather, with the Grand Elder stepping into the Purple Mansion, there are concerns about how the stipend should be distributed, as the Second Grade Spirit Vein is no longer sufficient and needs upgrading, yet there’s still no money."

He started to enumerate family issues with his fingers.

Low profile first.

After the Grand Elder stepped into the Purple Mansion, he too needs resources for cultivation and upgrading, which requires funding, thus increasing expenses.

But how to increase expenditure? This is a big issue.

In the past, for a safe transition, some industries were handed over to the Ye Family, Wu Family, and others. Now that the Lu Family has a Purple Mansion cultivator, can these be taken back?

Some can be, but most cannot.

The hardest part is extracting money from someone else’s pocket.

There are some weak Cultivator Clans nearby, but can the Lu Family take action to seize their industries?

No!

If action were truly taken, it wouldn’t just violate the Dan Yang Sect’s regulations and break unwritten rules but would also face hostility from surrounding Cultivation Immortality Clans.

The current situation of the Lu Family is like a previous life’s Rabbit Country having nuclear bombs, able to truly stand up without fearing threats from other countries, but keeping a low profile is paramount to avoid making enemies everywhere.

The Grand Elder nodded and said, "Xuanji is right! I’ve become a Purple Mansion Cultivator, but it’s only the first level, and my combat power is mediocre at best in the same realm. If there were industrial disputes with other families leading to sword fights, I wouldn’t be able to win."

"As for the Lu Family’s four Foundation Establishment Cultivators, only Xuanji can hold his own; as for the others, let’s forget it!"

"The Lu Family has a foothold with the Purple Mansion, but there’s no capital for arrogance. We can’t defeat the Purple Mansion of the Ye Family, Wu Family, Sun Family, and their Foundation Establishment Cultivators outnumber ours... The Lu Family is very weak now, focusing on stability, not on blind expansion!"

Seeing the Grand Elder speak like this, everyone nodded fervently.

All changed their stances, agreeing with Lu Xuanji.

Father Lu Jinwen breathed a sigh of relief, as it was the Grand Elder supporting Xuanji.

The Grand Elder’s age shows, entering his twilight years with limited lifespan, he started relinquishing some power, ceding it to Xuanji; but as the Grand Elder stepped into the Purple Mansion and his lifespan soared, who knows if his mindset will change, or if he’ll seek to regain power.

If the Clan Leader and Grand Elder have opposing views, even leading to drastic conflict, would the Grand Elder veto the Clan Leader, or would the Clan Leader dismiss the Grand Elder?

Luckily, the Grand Elder had no desire to wield supreme power.

Lu Jinxiu said, "But now that there’s one more Purple Mansion, and with the increase of Foundation Establishment cultivators, various expenses are on the rise. Yet the family currently has no money!"

Everyone was slightly troubled.

No money!

Money is important.

But the allocation of money is even more crucial; as the saying goes, ’It’s not about scarcity, but about imbalance.’

Many families have been torn apart due to uneven distribution, causing conflicts, even leading to family collapse.

Resources are limited. Should they be prioritized for Qi Cultivation cultivators, striving to purchase more Foundation Establishment Pills, increasing the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators in the family, or should they be inclined towards Foundation Establishment cultivators to expedite their progression?

Is it better to allocate more resources to lower-level cultivators or to higher-level cultivators?

If lower-level cultivators receive fewer resources, they’ll be dissatisfied;

If they receive more, upper-level cultivators will be dissatisfied.

Such distribution of benefits is a major issue.

If not handled well, it could lead to family alienation at the least or internal conflict at the worst.

In the past life, many relatives fought fiercely over the elderly’s inheritance; in this world, many Cultivation Immortality Clans became sworn enemies due to benefit distribution.

If a Cultivation Immortality Clan has only twenty or so cultivators, with close blood relations and fewer people creating fewer problems, even if the distribution is unfair, the issues aren’t significant;

But for a thousand-year-old established family like the Lu Family with over two hundred cultivators and many shallow bonds, improper distribution causes significant trouble.

This is also the biggest problem Lu Xuanji faced as Clan Leader.

This issue could be hidden or controlled initially.

But as the Grand Elder steps into the Purple Mansion, and the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators increases, the problem will expand and even become more intense.

"The family’s resource shortage, in simple terms, is about increasing income and reducing expenditure!"

The Grand Elder said, "Reducing expenditure is currently not feasible; increasing income is up to you... Xuanji, it’s all up to you!"

With that, the Grand Elder laughed.

"Grand Elder, I’ve cultivated some Spirit Medicine to supplement the household, but it still needs some more time!" Lu Xuanji said.

"That’s not what I’m talking about!"

The Grand Elder laughed, "Xuanji, it’s time for you to get married, to find a Dao Companion?"

Upon saying this, the Grand Elder seemed to remember something and scolded Lu Jinwen directly, "You’re Xuanji’s father, you should be arranging your son’s marriage. If Xuanji’s not anxious, you should be! Once a female cultivator from the Ye Family marries him, wouldn’t they have to provide a dowry, and wouldn’t the Lu Family have money again?"

Scolded by the Grand Elder, Lu Jinwen lowered his head, speechless.

His son was grown, and the old father couldn’t control him anymore.

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