The message was personally sent by the Clan Chief, Seventh Uncle, and its general meaning was that the Family had detected two Cultivators with Spiritual Roots during this year's Immortal Seed detection.
One of them even had a Three Spiritual Root.
This made Seventh Uncle overjoyed, as with these two Immortal Seeds, the number of Cultivators in the Family would increase from seven to nine.
For the Family, this was a great cause for celebration.
Besides this, there was another matter that Seventh Uncle did not explicitly state in the message, but instead asked him to come to the Discussion Hall on Yuquan Peak to discuss it in person.
Chen Changsheng did not know what the specific matter was, but from Seventh Uncle's cautious and solemn attitude, it was clear that it was even more significant than the addition of two new Immortal Seeds to the Family.
He did not delay and immediately prepared to go to Yuquan Peak.
However, just as he reached the entrance of his Immortal Cave, he thought of something else and immediately returned to the Immortal Cave, opening the secret chamber's stone door.
After entering, he once again arrived in the growth space of the Creation Immortal Gourd.
He hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he cast a Spell and directly destroyed this space, causing mountains to collapse and stones to shatter, completely burying this space.
He even used so much force that he directly broke through to Jade Spring Lake, which was then immediately submerged by the lake water.
But this was for the best.
Chen Changsheng thought very clearly: since the Creation Immortal Gourd was already in his possession, and there was nothing else in this space,
Then it was better to destroy it. This way, even if someone discovered something amiss in the future, they wouldn't find any clues.
After all, the Creation Immortal Gourd was of great importance, and he had to treat it with caution.
After completing the aftermath work, Chen Changsheng then left the secret chamber, even destroying the stone steps and stone door, completely burying everything.
At that time, he would only need to re-arrange the Immortal Cave, and there would be no other impact.
With everything settled, he then headed to the summit of Yuquan Peak.
The gourd that was originally hanging at his waist was also stored in his Dantian Qi Sea. He would not let a second person know about this supreme treasure, no matter who they were.
Although the Family had spared no effort in cultivating him, and he was not an ungrateful person, this item was indeed too significant and was his greatest secret.
It could not be easily shown to outsiders.
Soon, he arrived at the Family's Discussion Hall. As soon as he arrived, he saw that, including the Clan Chief, Seventh Uncle, Fourth Uncle Chen Chenshui, and Sixth Uncle Chen Chenren, were all present.
However, Chen Changxing and Chen Changming, who were also of the Chang generation, had not arrived. Instead, a pair of teenagers, about thirteen or fourteen years old, stood slightly reservedly to one side, looking at Chen Changsheng with curiosity.
"Changsheng, you're here. Have a seat."
Seventh Uncle, who was seated at the head, said with a smile.
Chen Chenshui and Chen Chenren also nodded to him. Although both were mature and steady, their eyes were filled with joy at this moment.
Seventh Uncle continued, "Let me introduce you. These are the two Immortal Seeds with Spiritual Roots newly detected in the Family this year: Chen Changying, who possesses Water, Wood, and Earth Three Spiritual Roots, and Chen Changzhi, who possesses Gold, Water, Wood, and Fire Four Spiritual Roots."
"Both are thirteen years old."
As they were not much younger than Chen Changsheng, they were also of the Chang generation.
Seeing this, Chen Changsheng also smiled and nodded to the two. He was very happy that the Family was producing so many Immortal Seeds.
Chen Changying and Chen Changzhi were a bit shy, but they still said, "Hello, Young Clan Leader Brother."
Apparently, before Chen Changsheng arrived, Seventh Uncle had already introduced him, letting them know that he was currently the Young Clan Leader.
"Alright, Chenren, take Changying and Changzhi down. Changsheng and I will talk about the recent happenings in the Family."
"Okay."
Chen Chenren also knew about the situation in the Family, so he didn't say much and left the Discussion Hall with Chen Changying and Chen Changzhi.
In an instant, only three people remained in the Discussion Hall.
Seventh Uncle's message said it was a great joy, but at this moment, the atmosphere was quite heavy.
"This matter was originally meant to be kept secret for a while, but things are progressing too quickly. It won't be long before it's impossible to conceal it, even if we wanted to."
"Seventh Uncle, what exactly is the matter?" Chen Changsheng became increasingly confused.
Sixth Uncle Chen Chenshui directly said, "It's like this: recently, for some unknown reason, the water level of Jade Spring Lake suddenly stopped dropping and instead started to rise."
"Originally, this would be a good thing, and even a great thing, resolving the Family's worry about their future residential area turning into a desert."
"But precisely, the rate at which the Jade Spring Lake's water level is rising is extraordinarily fast!"
"In just these few days, the water level has risen by almost a foot. If it continues at this rate, within five years, the volume of water in Jade Spring Lake, if not doubled, will at least increase by nearly half."
Upon hearing this, although Chen Changsheng showed no expression on the surface, his heart was in turmoil.
The water level of Jade Spring Lake is rising. Could it really be related to the Creation Immortal Gourd?!
It wasn't that he was overthinking.
Before the Creation Immortal Gourd matured and fell, the water level of Jade Spring Lake had been continuously declining.
The decline was so severe that the Family was even worried that their future residential area might directly disappear and turn into a desert.
But precisely, within these few days when the Creation Immortal Gourd matured and fell, the water level suddenly started to rise again.
How could it be such a coincidence?
He had suspected this before, wondering if the growth of the Creation Immortal Gourd had absorbed a large amount of water from Jade Spring Lake, but he didn't have evidence and dared not jump to conclusions.
But now, he felt that it was most likely the case.
Although normally this would be unlikely—how could a gourd absorb so much water?
But one must know that this Creation Immortal Gourd was no ordinary gourd. Although he couldn't pinpoint its origin, it was definitely a supreme treasure.
It might even have been growing for thousands or tens of thousands of years. During this process, it absorbed a large amount of water from Jade Spring Lake, and now that it had matured, the water level was gradually recovering.
This was not impossible.
After all, the Creation Immortal Gourd cannot be described by common sense. Otherwise, how could ordinary wine, when put into it, directly turn into Spiritual Wine with extremely rich Spiritual Qi?
"No, Sixth Uncle, isn't the rising water level of Jade Spring Lake a good thing for the Family? Why are you still worried?"
Coming back to his senses, Chen Changsheng couldn't help but ask.
Chen Chenshui shook his head and said, "It is a good thing, but the rising speed is too fast. Given the current situation of our Chen Family, it is best if Jade Spring Lake remains as it is, neither rising nor falling."
"Even if it rises, if it's slowly, it might not be a bad thing, especially since Changsheng will have grown up by then."
"But if the water level rises at this speed, by then, Jade Spring Lake will no longer be something our Chen Family can control!"
Seventh Uncle also said, "Exactly. A man's fault is his treasure, not his crime. If it were the Chen Family of several decades ago, with a Foundation Establishment Old Ancestor in charge, there would be no worries at all."
"But now, our Chen Family is in decline. Counting the two newly added Immortal Seeds, we only have nine Qi Refining Cultivators. Maintaining the current Jade Spring Lake residential area is already our limit."
"But once the Jade Spring Lake's water level rises, people will covet it, especially..."
"The Jin Family!"
