Qin Guanbao also felt a bit helpless.
He had been in charge of the family for nearly a hundred years, and every time at this moment, some family members would come to him, trying to gain some support and guarantees, which greatly annoyed him.
How could he give such guarantees?
As the Family Head, even if he couldn't treat everyone exactly equally, he couldn't blatantly help a particular junior, or else he would lose his authority.
Once the people's hearts were dispersed, it would be difficult to lead the team, which in the long run would not benefit the family's development.
The Qin Family sent their juniors to the Beast Taming Sect to use the Sect's power to cultivate more outstanding disciples, rather than wasting resources.
If a mediocre person was sent to the Sect, not only would it waste a spot, but it would also consume a lot of the family's resources.
A mediocre person could not bring much return to the family, so what was the point of sending them to the Sect?
If the juniors from each branch were indeed excellent, they could pass the assessment and stand out among many disciples without needing his help.
Besides, when had it ever been someone else's turn to use his backdoor?
And what were those people who wanted to use his backdoor offering?
Just some ordinary spiritual wine and magic artifacts, or some ordinary spiritual materials containing spiritual energy. Did the Family Head of the Qin Family lack such things?
If they wanted to treat him to spiritual wine, they could go directly to the Baihua Pavilion in the Commandery.
If it were at the Baihua Pavilion, he might actually have agreed when he was in high spirits.
But at home, such tricks were useless.
Qin Guanbao looked at Qin Long, signaling for him to speak.
After all, this guy had a stubborn personality, never visiting places of debauchery, let alone inviting such a senior to go along.
"I came to the Family Head to ask for some spirit pills to speed up my son's cultivation, hoping to advance further by the end of the year."
Qin Long smiled, "In this way, even if he joins the Sect, he wouldn't be at the lowest level of cultivation, which would greatly benefit his future growth!"
"Very well."
The Old Family Master smiled slightly; this was no big deal. He asked, "What pills do you want? I remember there are a few bottles of Qi Gathering Pills in the storeroom. Why not take them all? Maybe they will help your son break through to the second level of Qi Refining by the end of the year."
"That's not enough."
Qin Long said, "I also need two bottles of Yellow Bud Pills, one Breaking Barrier Pill, one Essence Yuan Pill, one Soul Nourishing Pill, Marrow Cleansing Liquid, one Bone Strengthening Pill, one Enchanting Fragrance, one Middle Grade Sealing Spirit Talisman, one Soul Shaking Talisman, and one Spiritual Beast Bag."
"Hmm?"
The Old Family Master was stunned for a moment, then sat up straight, a bit surprised, "Why do you need so many things at once? The Qi Gathering Pills are fine, but the Yellow Bud Pills are used only by those in the middle stage of Qi Refining. Your son doesn't need them yet.
The Breaking Barrier Pill is for the boy to advance to the middle stage of Qi Refining, which is understandable. But the Essence Yuan Pill, Soul Nourishing Pill, Enchanting Fragrance, Sealing Spirit Talisman, you're thinking way ahead. He hasn't even been confirmed to enter the Sect, and you're already considering helping him tame his lifebound beast.
Those things are one thing, but the Marrow Cleansing Liquid and Bone Strengthening Pill are not cheap. Do you really want me to exchange them for you?"
He advised, "It hasn't been easy for you to accumulate some merits over the years. Using so many at once, don't you want to heal your injuries?"
"There's no way I can recover anyway."
Qin Long smiled faintly, "Rather than wasting it on me, it's better to pave the way for my son, so he can go further in the future, unlike me, who had to leave the Sect in disgrace."
The Old Family Master sighed in his heart at these words but didn't persuade him further, "Alright, in that case, I'll go to Tieling County for you later."
Kun City was just a small, remote town. Besides the Qin Family, there were only two other cultivator families, the Wang Family in the west of the city and the Huang Family in the north.
In such a small town, there were just these three small families stationed, without many special products. Naturally, it was not worthy for cultivators to stop by, so if they wanted to buy things, they had to go to the cultivator market in the Commandery.
And for a family attached to the Beast Taming Sect like the Qin Family, if they bought things from shops run by the Beast Taming Sect, they might not get much discount, but at least they wouldn't be scammed and could get a relatively fair price, which was already quite good.
There were many cases of fake goods in the cultivation world. If they were deceived with fake items, they could only blame themselves for being unlucky.
Qin Long nodded, "Then I'll trouble you, Ninth Uncle. I'll go to the Scripture Pavilion to pick a spell for Feng first, and then I'll collect the pills from the storeroom."
"Hmm, go ahead."
Qin Guanbao waved his hand, indicating the father and son to be at their own ease and then placed his palm on the black panther beside him.
However, as soon as Qin Long and his son left, he felt a bit restless.
He had been thinking about not finding an excuse to leave the family, and an opportunity had just presented itself.
The pills and resources Qin Long requested were not all available in the family and had to be bought in the Commandery.
Sigh!
The Old Family Master let out a long sigh.
It was fate.
He had intended to stay quietly at home, but Qin Long had to come to him.
Reaching down to touch the storage bag at his waist, it seemed that the Spirit Stones he had painstakingly saved up were going to leave him again.
The Baihua Pavilion, he hadn't been there for nearly a year. He wondered if Miss Fuxiang still remembered him.
Miss Fuxiang, born from an alien race, had a natural fragrance that left a lasting impression.
And there was Miss Xianglan, Miss Xiangjun, and Mei Ruoxue from the Plum Garden. As the saying went, "A single red among the snowy plum blossoms." Her name matched her perfectly, a true beauty. He had missed them for quite some time.
The Family Head couldn't sit still, got up, paced back and forth, and finally made up his mind to arrange the family's affairs in the next few days and then go to the Commandery, taking the opportunity to visit his beloved ladies.
He wondered how big the papayas from the Western Regions were?
The Old Master had roamed widely throughout his life, seeing much of the world, but he had never been to the faraway Western Regions. This time, he planned to see it for himself, to broaden his horizons.
......
The Scripture Pavilion was actually just a small attic for storing various books.
The Qin Family was just a small family, and the cultivation methods they collected were not particularly outstanding. So, although there were some prohibition techniques arranged on the second floor, the supervision was not strict. The first floor was visited daily by family members, coming and going, reading various books.
However, since it was a place of family heritage, it was still guarded by an elder from the family, watching over the Scripture Pavilion's secret books.
This elder was Third Uncle, as mentioned by Qin Feng, also a cultivator at the second level of Foundation Establishment.
But unlike Family Head Qin Guanbao, he didn't get the chance to go to the Beast Taming Sect back in the day, so he didn't cultivate the Beast Taming Sect's techniques and didn't have a spiritual beast accompanying him. His strength was far less than that of the Family Head, and even a bit inferior to Qin Long.
This was the greatest regret of Third Uncle's life.
Later, his son had not competed well against Qin Long and had to cultivate at home. Now, his grandson finally had a chance, but Qin Long's son had opened his spiritual acupoint too. By the end of the year, their families might have to compete once more.
Third Uncle's expression darkened.
Although his grandson was a year older than Qin Feng, he had not opened his spiritual acupoint much earlier than Qin Feng, just a month ago. In such a short time, his grandson might not necessarily be able to surpass this youngster Qin Yang.
However, since Qin Long had personally come, even if he felt a bit uncomfortable, he couldn't say anything. He directly opened the prohibition on the second floor, allowing the father and son to pick the cultivation methods.
In fact, the family didn't hide anything about the juniors' cultivation. They even hoped the juniors' techniques were as strong as possible.
It just depended on their choices.
If they believed they had a chance to join the Sect, they could choose an attribute-less technique to cultivate. After entering the Beast Taming Sect, switching to the Sect's techniques would be more straightforward.
If they didn't think they could compete with others, or didn't want to suffer as an outer disciple in the Beast Taming Sect and preferred to live a carefree life in the family, they could choose techniques that suited their desires.
Among the family's collection, besides the Five Elements Technique, there were a few other decent methods.
Although not particularly rare in the cultivation world, they were much more powerful than attribute-less techniques.
Qin Long took his son to the second floor to pick a cultivation method, but Third Uncle didn't follow.
They were family, and with Qin Long's status, he wouldn't secretly take a few methods. There was no need, as Qin Long practiced techniques taught to outer disciples by the Beast Taming Sect, which were far superior to those in the family's collection.
On the second floor, Qin Feng curiously looked around.
It was his first time there.
In fact, most family members never had the chance to visit because not everyone could open their spiritual acupoint. Those who did after adulthood were deemed of low talent, with limited future potential, even if they cultivated.
Though the family didn't abandon such individuals and taught them cultivation techniques, they could only help manage the cultivation of various spiritual objects in the family's fields.
Examining the second floor carefully, Qin Feng was greatly disappointed.
The place was almost empty, except for two bookshelves and a few chairs.
"Heh heh..."
Qin Long chuckled, "Our Qin Family is weak, with few accumulated techniques over the years. We have a dozen or so, but they are quite ordinary, not precious.
That's why I want to send you to the Sect, so you don't waste your life here, managing a few fields like other family members."
Qin Feng nodded.
He understood his father's deep affection, so he had been diligent in cultivation and learning other knowledge over the years.
P.S.: The kitchen god's book has not finished yet. There will be one chapter of the beast for now, and double chapters next week.