Chapter 97 Family Change

In the side room of Fangmushan's meeting hall, there is a mahogany Eight Immortals table in the middle.

A teapot on the table kept emitting wisps of white clouds of smoke.

On both sides of the Eight Immortals table, a young man in green shirt and a middle-aged monk in Taoist robes sat and talked across from each other.

The young monk was Lin Shiming who came from the Earth Fire Palace, and the middle-aged monk was Lin Shiming's uncle Lin Houyong.

The eldest elder Lin Yuqing, his father and the fifth elders all went to Lingnan County at this moment. At this moment, the Lin family's family affairs, large and small, are also in charge of the uncle.

In two months, the family's clan meeting will be held again, and at that time, Lin Shiming's appointment as the head of the family will be announced.

This is also the third clan meeting that Lin Shiming has participated in.

"The clan meeting is coming soon, Shi Ming. I have something to tell you in advance." Lin Houyong's expression was obviously not particularly good.

"In the past three years, the monks in the family have not changed much. There are nine monks at the ninth level of Qi training, two more. In the later stage of Qi training, the monks broke through six, but lost six more, and there are still twenty-eight. There are forty monks in the middle stage of Qi training, not to mention there are two fewer than in the last three years, even six years ago, but there are now ninety monks in the early stage of Qi training, and there are twenty innate monks!"

After Lin Houyong finished speaking, Lin Shiming's face looked a little ugly.

It has been six years since the doubling of salaries was implemented. In the past three years, the salaries of family monks have doubled, and there are additional rewards for refining alchemy and weapon refining. However, the growth of monks is even slightly worse than the previous three years.

Although several monks were sacrificed, you must know that the newly added late-stage monks and mid-term monks include geniuses such as Lin Shiming, Lin Shijie, and Lin Shitao.

This is completely unreasonable for a foundation-building family.

Although the family was suppressed by the Li family, the Lin family's salary was distributed truthfully.

Even if the spiritual roots are a little different, it may be a little difficult for monks to increase in the later stage of Qi training, but it is absolutely impossible for monks to increase so little in the middle stage of Qi training.

This made Lin Shiming also feel a crisis, a family crisis.

He understood that this was related to the withdrawal of the family's demon hunting team from the Qingyun Mountains, and also to the waning of the family's enterprising spirit.

Family change is inevitable.

Otherwise, even if they reach the foundation building and the Zi Mansion, the Lin family will be just a castle in the air.

And how can the castle in the air fight against the Li family of the Zifu family? Even if it develops for another three hundred years, I am afraid that it will still be suppressed.

Maybe even disappear.

On that day, Lin Shiming negotiated with his eldest brother Lin Houyong for a whole day before leaving.

One day later, Lin Shiming appeared in Qinglian Pond again, and reported to the old patriarch Lin Xianzhi for a long time.

It wasn't until the changes took shape that Lin Shiming returned to the cave to polish his aura.

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Two months passed quietly, and Fangmu Mountain was once again decorated with lights and colors. Except for the monks who stayed in Lingnan County and Xing County Fang City, all the Lin family monks returned.

Three years ago, all the Lin family monks' faces were glowing with joy. Compared with the previous three years, their complexion was obviously better.

Talking briefly in twos and threes is so leisurely!

Lin Shiming is also among them at the moment, but he is now at the elder's seat. Along with him is the newly appointed elder, Er Bolin's rear guard, his eldest brother Lin Shijie.

As the auspicious time came, Lin Xianzhi attended the ceremony wearing a blue robe.

The Lin family first went to the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors. After the ancestor worship was completed, they returned to the meeting hall.

The highly respected Lin Xianzhi first announced:

"The Lin Family Meeting has begun again after three years. I announce that from today on, Queen Lin and Queen Yuan Lin will be forever promoted to the Supreme Elder of Foundation Establishment and enjoy the offerings of Foundation Establishment!"

"At the same time, Lin Shiming, the oldest generation in the family, will take over as the head of the family!"

Lin Xianzhi's voice was not loud and his words were quite plain, but in the hearts of the Lin family monks, he was full of majesty and unquestionable.

None of the Lin family monks had much objection to Lin Shiming's succession as head of the family. This matter had been foreshadowed even in the last three years of the clan meeting.

What's more, Lin Shiming has made a lot of contributions. Now Lin Shiming's contribution is higher than that of some elders in the family.

"Shi Ming, please report on the situation of the family monks in recent years!"

"Yes, seventh uncle!" Lin Shiming nodded, and then read again the data Lin Houyong gave him two months ago.

"In the past three years, there have been three foundation-building monks in the family, and two new foundation-building monks have been added, namely the first family head and Wu Bolin Houyong! What a joy to congratulate!"

"There are nine monks at the ninth level of Qi training. There are three more people. Lin Shiming, Lin Shijie, and the thirteenth uncle Lin Houwei. We are equally happy and congratulatory!"

"But!" Lin Shiming's eyes suddenly changed, and he bit the word very hard.

"In the late stage of Qi training, the monks broke through six people, but they lost another six people. There are still twenty-eight people. In the middle stage of Qi training, there are forty monks. Let alone the last three years, even there are two less than six years ago. There are ninety monks in the early stage of Qi training, and twenty innate monks!"

"What does this mean?"

"This shows that some monks in this generation have begun to enjoy themselves. Some monks think that they have four spiritual roots and five spiritual roots, and they have begun to stop making progress!"

"Some of the three spiritual roots have also begun to relax!"

"But the family's increased salary is not for you to pursue pleasure!"

When Lin Shiming said this, the faces of many young family monks suddenly changed.

Especially those monks who are in the early stage of Qi training and those who are in the middle stage of Qi training.

They were afraid that Lin Shiming would cancel the family's double salary system.

"The family must change!" Lin Shiming spoke again.

"The double salary value will be adjusted today!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone started to uproar, especially the thorn-headed monk among them, who kept underestimating him.

The next moment, the pressure from Lin Shiming, the ninth level of Qi training, appeared, followed by the pressure from all the ninth level elders.

Then came the pressure from Lin Xianzhi!

The pressure from the foundation building was not fully released, but everyone was a little scared at this moment.

They just remembered.

In the family, the foundation building had not yet enjoyed themselves, and the ninth level elders had not yet enjoyed themselves.

"From today on, the double salary will be cancelled, but the double salary for outstanding cultivators will be retained!"

"What is an outstanding cultivator? Those who advance two levels in the early stage of Qi training in three years are outstanding cultivators, those who advance one level in the middle stage of Qi training in three years are outstanding cultivators, and those who advance one level in the late stage of Qi training in six years are outstanding cultivators!"

"At the same time, those who can challenge and win by leaping levels are also outstanding cultivators!"

"Those who complete the assessment with four or five spiritual roots will have their salary tripled, and those who leap two levels will also have their salary tripled! Increasing in sequence!"

As Lin Shiming spoke, the young cultivators of the Lin family felt crazy.

Originally, they were still disgusted with the reduction of salary, but when they heard that leaping two levels could triple the salary, and completing four or five spiritual roots could triple the salary, most of them were immediately satisfied.

And the few who were not ambitious dared not say a word at this moment.

However, this was not over yet. Lin Shiming moistened his throat again and spoke:

"In addition, for those who are not talented but also want to enjoy the double salary of the family, they can choose to marry and have children. If you give birth to a five-spiritual root, you can restore the double salary for three months on the basis of the original reward. If you give birth to a four-spiritual root, you can restore the double salary for one year on the basis of the original reward. If you give birth to a three-spiritual root, you can restore the double salary for six years on the basis of the original reward. If you give birth to a double-spiritual root cultivator, you can restore the triple basic salary for ten years on the basis of the original reward. If you give birth to a heavenly spirit cultivator, you can restore the permanent triple basic salary on the basis of the original reward!"

As Lin Shiming spoke, the cultivators in the audience became more excited with every additional sentence.

It is difficult to cultivate, but it is not difficult to have children.

Lin Shiming also calculated that the children born by cultivators generally have better spiritual roots, and the probability of having spiritual roots is higher.

He got the inspiration for this reform plan from Lin Shizhong's father. Since mortals can do it.

Why can't some cultivators who don't make progress do it!

The Lin family, which has Lingnan County and gold, iron and stone mines, can fully afford the family's salary.

Now the family needs more cultivators and needs to make progress!