Chapter 747

Chapter 747: Distribution of Interests

Year 6420 in the Xia Calendar, Haigang City

Twenty-one late-stage Void Achieving cultivators arrived at Lin Jiang’s villa estate, gathering there to seek the treasures needed to break through to Tao Achieving.

Lin Jiang and Cao Ying sat at the head of the table. Lin Jiang looked around; everyone was really there in person. Even the busiest ones made time to come because it was important to them.

"Now that everyone is here, I won’t waste your time. Many of you are leaders in various fields, tangled in worldly affairs and very busy."

"Today, I gathered everyone to discuss how to help you all break through to Tao Achieving. Since the Qi Refining Stage, we have been used to taking pills to improve our cultivation, especially the important pills for breaking through, which are rare strategic pills owned by various sects and forces and are not easily sold."

The Building Foundation Pill and the Five Elements Golden Fruit Pill can help users increase their success rate by about thirty percent. This number is not fixed, but these are still the pills that cultivators rely on the most.

"When you reach the Void Achieving Stage and want to advance to Tao Achieving, there are no Building Foundation Pills anymore, because throughout history, few have reached Tao Achieving. There is not enough experience accumulated, and each Tao Achieving is a combination of talent, hard work, and luck…"

"Right now, I have three spiritual herbs that can help you reach Tao Achieving. There are no recipes or pills, only spiritual herbs, which theoretically can increase your chances by two to three percent. They are the Creation Divine Lotus, the Wind Spirit Herb, and the Yin Rainbow Flower."

"Among these three herbs, the Creation Divine Lotus is the most precious. It is said to have some qualities of the legendary Blue Lotus of Creation and contains a strong chaotic aura. Therefore, I will give this Creation Divine Lotus to Lin Ying. Do you have any objections?"

Lin Jiang saw that everyone had arrived and spoke eagerly. At the end of his speech, he firmly decided to give the Creation Divine Lotus to Lin Ying and waited for their reaction.

The group of Void Achieving cultivators had no expressions; there was no whispering among them. They already knew in advance that all these things belonged to Lin Jiang.

"Brother, I should leave this for them. Their chance is greater than mine; we shouldn’t waste this treasure."

Lin Ying spoke up; among the Void Achieving cultivators, she was only a few years younger than Lin Jiang but much younger than the others. She had already broken through to Void Achieving during the era of cultivation. While she was in a deep sleep, she was nearly four thousand years old. Although she took a longevity treasure, her lifespan was still quite short compared to others.

"Are you saying that your lifespan is short, so you want to give it to them?"

"Yes."

"That’s wrong. If your lifespan is short, then it should be given to you first. The others have at most a little over two thousand years, and they have two to three thousand years before reaching the five thousand-year limit of Void Achieving. They have plenty of time to wait for the next batch."

"Besides, when it comes to achievements, you are not lacking at all. During the era of cultivation, it was you who held everything together. This is what you deserve, and no further explanation is needed."

"Sister Lin Ying, you cannot refuse. This is what you deserve, and if you don’t take it, no one else can have it."

Cao Ying said from the side, understanding Lin Jiang’s thoughts. If Lin Ying is unwilling to take it, then there should be no distribution at all; no one should have it.

"Tenth Ancestor, please accept it."

"Tenth Ancestor, this is what you deserve."

The other Lin family members also urged her, saying that no matter what, the Lin family should take their share first, and they were all pleased. Seeing this, Lin Ying also stopped refusing.

"There are two remaining magical herbs. You will share them, and I will not participate. The rules for sharing are the same as in the era of cultivation: age, talent, achievements, and the total score determine who gets them. Do not worry if you do not get any; these magical herbs have backups, and they will mature in the next three to five hundred years. You can share the next batch, which will have even more. I cannot guarantee everyone will receive some, but at least half of you will have a chance."

"Also, after reaching the Tao, the effects of the pills are much smaller. You can try other methods. Once your cultivation is achieved, it will happen naturally…"

Lin Jiang continued speaking. He decided not to participate in the sharing and to take his time, thinking he might break through on his own.

After Lin Jiang finished speaking, he walked out of the meeting room. Cao Ying then took over, using artificial intelligence. She asked everyone to input their age, cultivation (breakthrough time), and achievements after recovering spiritual energy into the computer. Then, the artificial intelligence would score them. This is quite fair and just.

If the number is still greater than two, the rest will be decided by a lottery. Lin Jiang wants to ensure absolute fairness in this area.

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"Is everything settled?"

"Yes, the magical herbs belong to Zhou Yuan and Lin Hongcong."

"What was the reaction of the others?"

"For now, there is no sign of discontent because hope still exists. They are all very young and have at least two or three thousand years left to live, so they can wait for several batches of spirit medicine."

Cao Ying said this is the reason they are not unhappy, because they are still young and can definitely wait for the next batch or even the one after that. There are plenty of opportunities.

"Maybe the next batch will have more people reaching the later stage of Void Achieving."

Lin Jiang sighed, saying that now there are more than fifty people at Void Achieving. In a few hundred years, there will be even more people reaching the later stage of Void Achieving, and they will have to compete with the new generation of cultivators. By then, they will not be competitive due to their age.

"This is something we cannot help; there aren’t enough resources, so some people must be sacrificed."

Cao Ying said that nobody ever has enough resources. There’s only so much to go around; if someone takes some, then someone else has to sacrifice, and it can’t be shared evenly.

"We don’t know what is happening with the Demon Queen. If she breaks through to the eighth rank…"

"Eighth rank? Maybe I should also try to break through."

Cao Ying said that after that battle, she actually suppressed her own cultivation level; otherwise, she would be facing a breakthrough to the Transmigration Stage now.

"Wait a little longer, it’s not time yet."

Lin Jiang shook his head. He didn’t know how powerful an eight-tier Demon Queen was. If the Space Mother Ship couldn’t handle her, he needed to find another way. No matter how strong the Demon Queen was, she couldn’t destroy them immediately. They still had a chance.

The Void Achievers dispersed. They couldn’t obtain the elixir yet because it wasn’t ripe. They also needed more time to solidify their skills; it would take about twenty to thirty years to officially break through.

"Sixth Patriarch"

Lin Huafei did not leave; he came back to find Lin Jiang, ready to talk about the elixir.

"Hua Fei, what do you want to say?"

"It’s about the elixir."

"Do you have any objections?"

"I have no objections about the distribution. The senior brothers guarding the front line worked hard and deserve their share. I came to discuss how Alchemy can combine with technology with the Sixth Patriarch."

"Didn’t you say before that science-based medicine and Alchemy are incompatible? It doesn’t work after the third level."

"Yes, Sixth Patriarch, but that was almost two hundred years ago. Today’s technology is very different from before; modern pharmaceutical technology has its advantages…"

Lin Huafei excitedly talked a lot about the pros and cons of Alchemy and medicine, and how they could be combined, with a hint that he wanted money.

"What support do you want?"

"Sixth Patriarch…"

Lin Huafei was very direct about what support he wanted; over the years, Lin Jiang’s generous backing of space projects had given him funding hundreds of times more than the projects he managed, and he felt quite envious.

This support wasn’t just about asking for a little more money; it was also tied to fame, status, power, and wealth. Who wouldn’t want more? They weren’t saints without desires.

So, taking this opportunity, Lin Huafei wanted to ask Lin Jiang for more benefits. After thinking for a moment, Lin Jiang agreed to him with a discount on the number Lin Huafei mentioned.