"System, what capabilities do you have?"
"This system is a Family Uprising system. As your family rises, you can receive system rewards.
The system function has been activated, and the host's cultivation level has been forcibly locked and cannot be cultivated.
The host's cultivation level is locked according to the sum of the family members' cultivation levels.
It can be refreshed once a month.
Other capabilities will gradually be unlocked as your family becomes stronger, so please explore them for yourself."
"System, do you have any beginner's gift packs or something?" Ye Fan asked.
"A beginner's gift pack has been sent. Please claim it yourself."
"Open the beginner's gift pack."
"You have received a reward: Family Entry - Slight Potential: Cultivation qualification increased by 10 points (white level)."
To cultivate, whether in martial arts or in Cultivation, the prerequisite is talent.
Without talent, it's all just talk.
If neither of his sons could practice cultivation, then nurturing new talents would take many years, and that would be too late.
Fortunately, the system has solved this big problem now.
The functions of the system are quite simple; Ye Fan understood them quickly.
Develop the family, the more family members, and the stronger they are, the stronger Ye Fan's strength will be.
It seems the number of family members is very important.
Ye Fan is not interested in going it alone, he wants to fight battles with the family.
"If my family fights yours…"
"Not good, I must have lots of descendants."
Ye Fan once again redoubled his efforts, with a touch of spring all over the room.
The next day, Ye Fan woke up with dark circles under his eyes.
Su Yan was also tired. Ye Fan didn't wake her, but made breakfast by himself, some steamed corn buns and porridge.
Looking at the rapidly dwindling food supplies in the house, Ye Fan furrowed his brows.
He needed money to send his two sons to study martial arts, but where would he get such money?
Starting martial arts in their teens wasn't late, but if there was any further delay, it would be hard to achieve success.
Money, money, money... Ah, what to do!
Unable to think of any good solutions for the moment, Ye Fan decided to go to work in the fields.
The harvest from the fields would decide what they would eat in the following half year. Ye Fan couldn't delay that.
Today, he would carry buckets of water to water the fields.
Even though Ye Fan was mentally prepared, after several bucket-carrying runs, he found it hard to maintain his pace.
Tired, he was really tired.
"You still have the opportunity to refresh this month. Do you want to use it?"
Sum up? Now that the entire Ye family hasn't begun to cultivate, will there be any use?
Forget it; It's best to use it.
The next moment, Ye Fan felt a warmth suddenly gushing out from within his body, continuously transforming his muscles and flesh.
A quarter of an hour later, the warmth disappeared.
Ye Fan felt his body grow stronger by more than twice.
The strength of the body could also be overlaid?
"Refresh Complete. Objects to Add Up: Su Yan, Ye Jintian, Ye Jinhai."
As expected, physical bodies can indeed be overlaid/stacked, and it's not limited to blood relatives. Even the strength of his spouse can be added up.
Ye Fan, who was initially dismissive about the addition feature, now understood the power of the system.
The heavy physical work from before became effortlessly easy with his newly enhanced body. The work that would normally take a day was done in just one morning.
Just as he arrived home, he already could smell the aroma of food.
"My husband, it's time to eat." Su Yan looked at Ye Fan shyly, a bit embarrassed having just lost her innocence.
"Dad, I'll go to work with you in the fields this afternoon." Ye Jintian also walked out and said.
"No need, I already finished fetching the water."
Ye Fan waved his hand, looking at the admiration in his son's eyes and feeling very content.
The food was still the thin porridge and corn buns that were a little difficult to swallow, but Ye Fan still found it delicious.
Having a wife and children warmly at home, he hadn't thought he would actually be living this kind of life.
After helping Su Yan clean up the dishes, Ye Fan intended to rest a while.
...
The next day, Ye Fan got up early in the morning.
A fortified man is just that impressive. Pure conquest.
Seeing Su Yan still deep in sleep, Ye Fan had decided to look in the mountains today and see if he could hunt some game to exchange for money.
They certainly needed to learn martial arts, and it was preferable to go to the martial arts hall.
As for joining a martial sect, it was too dangerous, and Ye Fan had not considered it.
"Little Tian, just wait, in a little while, I'll send you off to learn martial arts."
Ye Fan patted Ye Jintian on the shoulder, his future prowess depending on him.
Ye Fan knew that Ye Jintian also wanted to learn martial arts as he often practiced with his wooden stick.
"Dad, can I really learn martial arts?" Ye Jintian was excited.
"Of course, this afternoon I'm going to take a look on the mountain to see if I can hunt some game. Remember to take care of your little brother and your Aunt Yan."
Hearing that Ye Fan intended to go into the mountains, Ye Jintian became immediately anxious.
In a high martial world, the beasts on the mountain were naturally not weaklings.
There were people in the village who went hunting on the mountain and never came back.
"Dad, I won't learn martial arts, don't go to the mountain." Ye Jintian didn't want Ye Fan to risk himself.
"It's alright, I won't venture too far in, just around the outskirts."
Knowing that his son was not ungrateful, Ye Fan was naturally comforted.
"Husband, wait a minute!"
The conversation between Ye Fan and Ye Jintian had woken Su Yan, and Su Yan came out of the room.
"Little Yan, sorry for waking you, go back to sleep for a while. Let's see if I can get some wild chicken or rabbit."
"Husband, you're going to the mountain for the money Little Tian needs for his martial arts training, right?"
Upon hearing Su Yan's words, Ye Fan thought Su Yan was worried about his safety: "Little Yan, don't worry, I'll just look around the outskirts."
Su Yan's face showed a hint of hesitation, but she quickly made up her mind.
"Husband, if it's money you need, I might have a way."
She finished speaking and turned back into the house.
When she came back out, she was holding a jade pendant in her hand.
The pendant was sparkling and translucent, with the character "Su" carved on it.
"Husband, this is the only thing of value I have left. You can pawn it, it should be enough for Little Tian's martial arts practice."
"Little Yan, no, this jade pendant must have a special meaning to you, I can't take it!"
As a modern man, Ye Fan didn't have the 'what's mine is yours' mindset.
"Husband, we're already a family, there's no need to worry about these things."
"I..."
Ye Fan hesitated.
After ongoing persuasion from Su Yan, Ye Fan clenched his teeth.
"Little Yan, I'll keep your kindness in my heart. I will definitely give you a good life in the future."
Ye Fan did not hesitate any longer, better sooner than later.
On the same day, Ye Fan took Ye Jintian and Ye Jinhai to the town.
The jade pendant was pawned for a whole hundred taels of silver, just enough to cover the tuition for the two children.
After careful consideration, Ye Fan chose the Iron Armor Martial Arts Hall between the two martial arts academies.
Fourty taels per person, with living costs not included.
He also spent five taels of silver to rent a courtyard.
From then on, the Ye Family began walking the path of martial arts.
"Congratulations, host. Your family has successfully touched upon martial arts and embarked on the path of a martial arts family. A long-term task has been generated, do you want to claim it?"
Oh? There's such a good thing?
Claim.
"Long-term task, Family Uprising One, Become a Martial Arts Family (Completed). You can claim the reward."