Chapter 173 Discussion_2

"Do you think the announcement about the Family Elite Ten is true?"

"Nonsense, how could it not be true? Everything's written so clearly on the notice; is there even need for doubt?"

"Exactly, it's blatantly posted right at the entrance of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, how could it be false?"

...

As the crowd regained their composure, they discussed the matters mentioned in the announcement animatedly.

The first person who spoke was visibly excited as he said to a fellow clan member:

"The clan's subsidy is really not small, one hundred Spirit Stones a year for the Fourth Level Qi Practice, plus the basic stipend provided by the family. In one year, one can save up a substantial amount of Spirit Stones and quickly enhance one's cultivation."

But then, thinking of his own age—over forty and still at the Fourth Level of Qi Refinement—he said with a mix of helplessness and regret: