Gu Changhuan quickly took out a Storage Pouch from his cloth bag.
Yes, his Storage Pouch was not hanging on him, but was placed in his small cloth bag used for books.
This cloth bag was made by Fang Yurong, and in Yuqing Town, Gu Changhuan used it to carry books when he went to the clan school.
"You need to open the Storage Pouch with Spiritual Qi, and then think about the item you want to take out."
Gu Wanhao said, and a short sword appeared in his hand.
So that's how it is!
Gu Changhuan followed what Gu Wanhao said, mobilizing the faint Spiritual Qi within his body, thinking of the few Spirit Stones in the Storage Pouch, and then ten Spirit Stones appeared in the air, clattering to the ground.
Gu Changhuan was slightly embarrassed; it seemed his control was not precise enough, which was why the Spirit Stones appeared in the air instead of in his hand.
"Try pointing the opening of the Storage Pouch at the Spirit Stones on the ground."
Gu Wanhao said again.
Gu Changhuan aimed the opening of the Storage Pouch at the Spirit Stones on the ground, and with a slight turn of Spiritual Qi, the Spirit Stones were drawn into the Storage Pouch.
How convenient!
This way, he only needed to carry a Storage Pouch when going out in the future!
Gu Wanhao stroked his beard and nodded.
He handed the short sword in his hand to Gu Changhuan, "Just like you controlled the Storage Pouch earlier, Changhuan only needs to inject Spiritual Qi into the spirit sword to control it. Be aware that we control the sword, not hold it like Mortals."
"Changhuan understands."
When Spiritual Qi was injected into the spirit sword, a faint light shimmered on its surface.
Gu Changhuan used all his Spiritual Qi, and the spirit sword finally trembled and left Gu Changhuan's palm, feeling like a newborn child struggling to learn to walk.
"Mm, not bad! That's enough.
You just started to Cultivate today, and the Spiritual Qi in your body is not enough to support the spirit sword in combat; being able to barely control the spirit sword is already quite difficult."
Gu Wanhao was always generous with his praise for Gu Changhuan, and of course, Gu Changhuan was indeed performing very well.
At this moment, Gu Wanhao seemed to suddenly remember something and said to Gu Changhuan:
"Changhuan must remember that Storage Pouches cannot recognize a master, so we must protect our Storage Pouches;
otherwise, all our possessions will be handed over to others."
Upon hearing this, Gu Changhuan immediately imprinted it firmly in his mind.
It was already past noon, and Gu Changhuan's Cultivation was still shallow, so he couldn't abstain from food yet. Gu Wanhao took Gu Changhuan to the dining hall.
There were over three hundred Cultivators and Mortals on Bifeng Mountain, and apart from the four Foundation Establishment Stage experts, everyone else needed to eat.
Along the way, Gu Changhuan noticed that the Mortals on Bifeng Mountain all wore gray robes. Although they were doing manual labor, each of them had a rosy complexion and was incredibly robust.
Gu Wanhao noticed Gu Changhuan kept looking at the Mortals on the mountain and explained,
"Because our Gu Family has not been established for long and lacks manpower, some simple and rough tasks are given to Mortals to do.
These Mortals also carry the Gu Family Bloodline. They all voluntarily come to the mountain to work, and each year they are given a small amount of spirit grains and some gold and silver, so that when they get old or no longer wish to work, they can leave Bifeng Mountain and become wealthy individuals among Mortals."
So that's how it is; this is indeed a mutually beneficial method.
It both alleviated the Family's population shortage and brought the Family's Cultivators closer to the Mortals.
Upon arriving at the dining hall, Gu Wanhao, being very generous, ordered many dishes. One should know that ordering extra dishes in the dining hall cost money.
The "money" here, of course, was not the gold and silver of the Mortal world, nor the Spirit Stones used by Cultivators, but rather the Gu Family's Family contribution points.
Typically, one Low-Grade Spirit Stone could only be exchanged for one Family contribution point, which showed the value of Family contribution points.
However, this exchange was one-way, meaning Spirit Stones could be exchanged for contribution points, but contribution points could not be exchanged back for Spirit Stones;
this was to prevent those with a large number of contribution points from emptying the Family's treasury, serving as a form of insurance;
moreover, the use of contribution points was not limited to purchasing food. Medicinal Pills needed for the Gu Family's Cultivators' Cultivation, methods used for Cultivation, and other Magical Artifacts, Spirit Beasts, spirit talismans, etc., could all be obtained with contribution points.
It could be said that contribution points were indispensable necessities for the Family's Cultivators.
Cultivators like Gu Changhuan, who had just entered the Qi Training Stage, were given one hundred contribution points and twenty Spirit Stones each month.
Although it didn't seem like much, a Qi Training Stage Cultivator could be full by eating one meal containing Spiritual Qi per day, and a set meal in the dining hall only cost one contribution point. So, as long as there wasn't excessive waste, one hundred contribution points were entirely sufficient to support the daily life of a Qi Training Disciple.
Of course, a Foundation Establishment Stage expert like Gu Wanhao was given one thousand contribution points by the Family each month.
However, Gu Wanhao was the Family's most outstanding Alchemist, and most of his contribution points were earned through the Family's Alchemy.
But when Cultivation reached Gu Wanhao's Realm, the demand for contribution points was far less than that of ordinary Qi Training Stage Cultivators.
After a while, the spirit dishes were brought up one by one.
Gu Wanhao ordered many dishes, clearly too much for just him and Gu Changhuan to finish. Especially since Gu Changhuan had just started to Cultivate, these dishes contained more or less Spiritual Qi, and he dared not eat too much for fear of bursting his stomach.
"Grandpa, isn't ordering so much too wasteful? Can we finish it?"
Gu Changhuan was a little worried. Although he had lived a life of luxury since childhood, he rarely wasted food.
"No matter, we can find a few people to eat together."
Gu Wanhao looked around and found a few familiar young faces.
"Changze, Changqing, Shiyou, boys, come over here. Accompany this old man for a meal."
The young men were not polite; they walked over and bowed to Gu Wanhao.
"Greetings, Elder."
"Greetings, Twelfth Uncle."
"Greetings, Twelfth Grandpa."
Gu Changhuan also stood up: "Greetings to all Clan Uncles and Clan Brothers."
Gu Wanhao stroked his beard, "All rise! No need for formality."
The few then greeted Gu Changhuan before sitting down.
"This is my direct grandson, Gu Changhuan.
Within the clan, the ranking for males and females is separate. Changhuan should be your Seventeenth Brother."
Gu Changhuan clicked his tongue slightly.
And he had sixteen Clan Brothers and an unknown number of Clan Sisters before him. This was truly a large Family!
"Seventeenth Brother, I am Gu Changze, ranked sixth in the Gu Family. You should call me Sixth Brother."
Gu Changze said with a playful smile, clearly the type of Cultivator who was good at dealing with people.
"Gu Family Chang generation, ranked ninth, Gu Changqing." Gu Changqing was quite handsome but didn't speak much.
"I am Gu Shiyou. Changhuan, just call me Little Uncle, like Changze and Changqing do," Gu Shiyou said.
His father was an Elder of the Gu Family's Wan generation, so he was one generation higher than his peers. He was also the youngest of the Gu Family's Shi generation, the same age as Gu Changze and Gu Changqing, only fifteen years old this year.
"Greetings, Sixth Brother, Ninth Brother, Little Uncle."
Gu Changhuan said dazedly, then suddenly remembered that the Spiritual Root Testing Ceremony hadn't started yet, and he should be the youngest in age and generation on the mountain right now!
So he instantly became disheartened.
"Changhuan, don't be unhappy! After the next Spiritual Root Testing Ceremony, you won't be the youngest in the Gu Family anymore!"
Gu Shiyou immediately saw Gu Changhuan's unhappiness and comforted him.
"Seventeenth Brother, when you have time, you can come see us at the teaching hall!
It'll be a good chance to introduce you to other clan members.
Don't worry, everyone will surely like our Seventeenth Brother," Gu Changze said with a smile.
"Since Sixth Brother has said so, I will definitely go when I have free time."
Gu Changhuan said earnestly. He was still very curious about the unknown, and he wondered which was stricter: the Elder of the teaching hall or the master in the Mortal world.
Gu Wanhao did not interrupt the juniors' conversation. He took out a pot of spirit wine from his Storage Pouch. Gu Changze, seeing it, no longer bothered to joke around with Gu Changhuan.
"Twelfth Grandpa, is this spirit wine?"
He stared at the wine pot with shining eyes, as if he had seen a peerless beauty.
"You boy are discerning. This is spirit wine brewed from the spirit peaches of that spirit peach tree in my courtyard, combined with red ginseng. It's called Scarlet Jade Spirit Wine. What? Do you want to try it, boy?"
Spirit wine?
Gu Changhuan looked at the light red spirit wine in Gu Wanhao's cup. If he ignored the aroma of the wine, this spirit wine felt more like the hawthorn ice drink he had at home.
"Changze thanks Twelfth Grandpa."
Gu Changze took the hint and pressed on.
Gu Wanhao took out three more cups and filled them one by one.
"Although this wine is good, it's too potent for you all. You can only drink one cup."
"However, Changhuan has just started Cultivating, so he can't even drink half a cup of this wine."
Gu Wanhao said with a smile.