Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming-Chapter 641 - 330: Thunder-Lizard Island, Foundation Establishment Fruit Tree [Subscribe]

Chapter 641: Chapter 330: Thunder-Lizard Island, Foundation Establishment Fruit Tree [Subscribe]

The benefits of using Foundation Establishment Pills for Foundation Establishment are naturally too numerous to mention.

But for the Zhou Family Cultivators, the drawbacks of failing Foundation Establishment with a Foundation Establishment Pill are also plainly evident.

Except for Zhou Jiacheng, who initially failed and has since passed away, let’s not talk about him.

Zhou Zhengtao, who exchanged five thousand points of familial merit for a Foundation Establishment Pill only to fail at Foundation Establishment, is a living example.

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He had pieced together five thousand points of familial merit through borrowing, only to fail at Foundation Establishment.

This left him penniless overnight, and in debt for two to three thousand points of familial merit.

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For years, he has been working himself into the ground like a spinning top to repay the debt, rarely having a moment’s rest.

Even though he has been working hard to repay the debt, that two to three thousand points of familial merit is not something that can be cleared in ten or eight years.

By the time he would have paid off the debt normally, he would only have about a decade or two of life expectancy left.

Even his descendants would have a much lower starting point than those of other clan members because they wouldn’t inherit much from him.

The practice of borrowing to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills was originally a green light specially set up by Zhou Chun to help clan members exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills.

But now it seems that what was originally a good deed can turn bad if one’s luck is poor.

In light of this, with Foundation Establishment Pills now out of stock, Zhou Chun felt it was time to revise this temporary measure.

He quickly proposed a meeting of the Elders, inviting both Supreme Elders and the Elders from within Jiufeng Ridge to come over. He explained the situation with the Foundation Establishment Pills being out of stock, and suggested adjusting the amount of familial merit required for the exchange.

“Initially, the exchange of five thousand points of merit for a Foundation Establishment Pill was because the family was in a period of decline, and we needed to boost the clan members’ confidence, to motivate them to strive for this goal,” he said.

“But now the family has long emerged from the period of decline. Both the Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators and the Qi Refinement Realm Cultivators have more than doubled in number since then, and the difficulty for clan members to earn merit points has also decreased significantly.”

“Under these circumstances, if we continue to insist on this favorable policy of exchanging five thousand points of merit for a Foundation Establishment Pill, and also ensure ample supply, the family’s finances will sooner or later be drained!”

In Central Peace Hall, Zhou Chun spoke with conviction about the reasons for changing the exchange standard of Foundation Establishment Pills, and then looked towards the Elders.

In fact, he was not worried that his proposal would be rejected, because any Cultivator with common sense knew that a Foundation Establishment Pill costing five thousand Spirit Coins could not be found on the market.

The Zhou Family had previously implemented this favorable policy because several elderly Foundation Establishment Elders were nearing the end of their lives, and it was necessary to quickly nurture enough Foundation Establishment Cultivators to replace them.

Now that all of the Zhou Family’s Qi Refinement Realm Cultivators have been replaced with younger ones, and their number has more than doubled, there is no longer any need to maintain this pretense and the favorable policy.

“Then, in your opinion as Clan Leader, what should the new merit point standard for exchanging a Foundation Establishment Pill be?”

Indeed, not long after Zhou Chun finished speaking, Elder Zhou Jiahe, the fifth Elder, was the first to ask about the new standard, directly skipping over whether to agree or disagree with the change.

Hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately replied, “In my opinion, the exchange standard for a Foundation Establishment Pill should be raised to at least seven thousand points of familial merit.”

Upon hearing his response, Zhou Jiahe had yet to comment when Elder Zhou Jiarui, the fourth Elder, frowned and said, “Isn’t seven thousand points of merit too much? Usually, buying a Foundation Establishment Pill only costs seven to eight thousand Spirit Coins!”

“That’s true,” Zhou Chun acknowledged, “But Elder Zhou, you also know that without the family purchasing Foundation Establishment Pills on their behalf, even with that many Spirit Coins, Qi Refinement Cultivators might not be lucky enough to buy a Foundation Establishment Pill, and may not even live to take it!”

Zhou Chun continued, “Also, the recent purchases of Foundation Establishment Pills by the family have not been below eight thousand Spirit Coins each, and it’s expected that Foundation Establishment Pills won’t be available at normal prices for a while.”

What he said was the truth.

In fact, due to the wars that have struck Jingguo Country and Fengguo over the last century, causing significant loss of Foundation Establishment Cultivators, the market for Foundation Establishment Pills in nearby countries has seen a rush of panic buying.

Those cultivation families that lost Foundation Establishment Cultivators have been desperately buying Foundation Establishment Pills to recover their essence energy, using their reserves, and some Cultivators who profited from the wars were also willing to pay extra to purchase Foundation Establishment Pills.

This panic buying has driven up the sale price of Foundation Establishment Pills, with no expectation of a price drop in the short term.

However, even though Zhou Chun’s rationale made sense, Zhou Jiarui still couldn’t help but express his concerns, “But if we really raise it to seven thousand points of merit, I’m afraid it might easily dishearten many clan members.”

“That’s why I’m planning to stock up on various other Foundation Establishment Spirit Items besides Foundation Establishment Pills. Their exchange prices will only be half, or even less, of that of a Foundation Establishment Pill,” Zhou Chun sternly laid out his plans.

“This way, clan members can gauge their own capabilities and act accordingly, without having to stake everything on chasing a Foundation Establishment Pill, and also avoid the tragic situation of spending the rest of their lives in debt should they fail at Foundation Establishment!” Zhou Chun said with a solemn face, having already considered what Zhou Jiarui had mentioned.

“If that’s the case, then there won’t be much issue, but with that said, the demand and consumption for those Foundation Establishment Spirit Items will inevitably be huge. Will the family be able to ensure a stable supply?”