However, as Wang Rong stepped into the little paradise left by An Ning, Wang Jingyi moved.
She lifted her hand and gestured, easily controlling King Rongshi, a foundation-level cultivator, with her power. She pulled him down with just one hand.
"Never mind, Xiao Shi, I'll go in myself."
King Rongshi was raised by Wang Xianmou, and he was also raised by Wang Jingyi.
After years of leaving home to cultivate, Wang Jingyi had become a true disciple and a senior foundation-level cultivator with profound powers.
For most of the newly born Wang family members in the past hundred years, the old ancestor Jingyi within the Red Light Guiding sect was more like a legendary figure.
But in Wang Jingyi's heart, he still believed that he was a member of the Wang family, and only after that, did he become the true successor of Red Light Guiding sect.
Therefore, it was because of this that she dared to make a direct demand of Wang Xianmou, wanting to borrow the small cave realm left by An Ning to attempt to achieve the Purple Mansion.
I am a member of the Wang family, and I have talent, so it is only right that I should get this opportunity.
Now, Wang Jingyi has once again proven by her actions that she is not a white-eyed wolf who only hopes for family benefits but does not want to bear any responsibilities.
"Old Ancestor, I can do it." Wang Rongshi actually refused Wang Jingyi's suggestion, pleading earnestly.
"You are the strong backup of our family within Red Light Guiding sect, and if you encounter danger, it will affect the future of Wang family in Anbei. I, on the other hand, am just a dying person."
"If I can contribute one more force to the family in the last moments of my life, Old Ancestor, that is what Xiao Shi should do and also what Xiao Shi wants to do."
Wang Xianmou did not make a statement; no one can easily make such a decision.
The risk is there, similar to a special trolley problem.
The traditional trolley problem is the dilemma when the car comes, choosing who to die.
At this moment, the trolley problem they are facing is that there may be a quiet and high-speed trolley in front - An Ning may still be alive, but she is only waiting for someone to enter her main residence to deliver her.
The difficult choice for the Wang family is how to choose a person based on what criteria to go up and see, and the ethical dilemma is insoluble.
Sending Wang Rongshi in seems insufficiently compassionate — that's from the perspective of emotions.
What do you mean by compensation?
Wang Rongshi doesn't care about that kind of compensation!
The logic is simple; if Wang Yuming is capable and worthy, the Wang family will naturally support him.
If Wang Yuming is not capable, Wang Rongshi does not hope for the waste of the resources of the Wang family on him.
Letting Wang Jingyi go in seems a bit stupid — that's from the perspective of reason.
The Small Cave Realm is the domain of cultivators, and if An Ning is waiting inside for someone from the Wang family to fall into her trap, then Wang Jingyi may indeed face great danger upon entering.
There is no hierarchy between the two, both are correct. The former is reasonable from an emotional perspective, while the latter is reasonable from a rational perspective.
The blood relationship of affection has shaped the millennium foundation of Wang family in Anbei. From this point, Wang Jingyi who chooses to stop Wang Rongshi is a qualified member of the Wang family.
However, stability, patience, and reason are also the principles that have guided the Wang family through its trials and tribulations to today. From this perspective, letting Wang Rongshi go in is a reasonable and optimal choice.
However, as a senior foundation-level cultivator, Wang Jingyi naturally can see something from Wang Xianmou's silence.
Therefore, she did not continue to speak but simply grabbed her sword and straight into the small cave realm left by An Ning.
"Chief, Jingyi Old Ancestor..."
After waiting for two days and mentally preparing for two days, Wang Rongshi had already left a last will to Yuming, but he had never imagined that things would end up this way.
"Just wait."
Wang Xianmou shook his head, with a mix of various emotions in his heart.
Too much has happened, and it is impossible to remain completely rational.
Moreover, if Wang Rongshi were to go in for just a simple exploration, with his cultivation level, he might be misled and fail to discover any issues.
Starting from this point, it seems that Wang Xianzhou is the most suitable to go in.
Yes, theoretically, the best choice to explore the cave realm is Wang Xianzhou, but if you have Wang Xianmou do it, he won't be able to accomplish the task.
Human hearts are all made of flesh and blood.
It seems hard as rocks, Wang Jingyi also has her softness. Wang Xianmou is about to protect Yulou like a baby, so naturally she is more gentle - of course, their gentleness only applies to the Wang family.
In no time at all, Wang Jingyi emerged from the cave realm once again, with her face that was always calm and serene even holding a smile.
"Xianmao, everything is normal. An Ning indeed satuated, and Hongmei did not deceive us!"
Hongmei, who was full of anxiety, heard that her Daoist partner had indeed passed away, and the unease in her heart finally dissipated. However, due to the continuous mental pressure over the past days, she was so excited at that moment that she fainted!
Perhaps, becoming Hongmei's Daoist partner was the greatest blunder in the life of An Ning, the renowned female cultivator from Fulong Temple in Wunan, who was famous throughout the region.
Wang Xianmou excitedly stood up and asked, "What did you find?"
"What is the size of the small cave realm left by An Ning?"
The small cave realm is a place outside the world that can only be opened after achieving the status of Purple Mansion. According to the Wang family's inference, the size of the cave realm is closely linked to the power of the Purple Mansion.
However, An Ning did not truly become a Purple Mansion after all. She only succeeded in opening the cave realm, but failed to upgrade to the final level.
Therefore, Wang Xianmou is concerned that the size of this cave realm is too small.
Wang Jingyi did not reply; with another slash of her sword, she expanded the entrance of the small cave realm a bit more to slow down its repair speed.
"You go in and check it out yourself, and I will wait outside."
Wang Xianmou first recalled Yulou and then entered the small cave realm left by An Ning with her.
"This is the cave realm?"
Looking at the vast, barren land, covered in endless wasteland, and the oppressive, dark-red sky above, Yulou was stunned for a moment.
The cave realm, the cave realm, he did have expectations for it, but after actually coming in and seeing the appearance of the cave realm, the gap between expectation and reality was too large.
However, in the midst of the barren cave realm, there is a pool. Around the pool, within a radius of tens of meters, there is abundant life.
Wang Xianmou opened his mouth to comment while flying in the air with Yulou.
"The half-li square land, An Ning failed to upgrade to the Purple Mansion, which has a reason. Her cave realm is really too small."
Speaking, he flew with Yulou towards the center of the cave realm.
"There are all kinds of magical beasts!" As soon as he landed, Yulou immediately felt the difference.
Just when he was in the sky above the cave realm's edge, he couldn't even feel the spiritual energy of this place.
But only when he reached the edge of the pool did Yulou realize that there were actually five kinds of spiritual creatures in the center of An Ning's small cave realm!
In the midst of this vibrant cave realm, various spiritual creatures are scattered everywhere.
The pool is a nine-grade water element spiritual spring, and the water in it seems to carry a dominant purifying force.
The ground is composed of earth element nine-grade spiritual soil, and above the spiritual soil grow many spiritual herbs, flowers, and trees.
Among them, there are two special red wood trees that are identical to the red wood trees of Hongshu sect. These things are bisexual.
"Ha ha ha, yes, all are spiritual creatures, all are spiritual creatures."
Wang Xianmou was laughing so hard that his mouth almost split open. Although An Ning's small cave realm is small, there are quite a few spiritual creatures within it, which could adequately meet the needs of many foundation-level cultivators in the future of the Wang family.
The biggest crisis of the Wang family has been completely resolved like this!
After giving away a large amount of family resources to Red Light Guiding sect, the Wang family was forced to allow many practitioners to advance to foundation-level.
The logic remains the same; Red Light Guiding sect is directed to bestow favors on lower-level cultivators, causing these cultivators to start advancing in large numbers to foundation-level. The scale of the increase in new foundation-level cultivators is so significant that it even causes the price of foundation-level spiritual food in the Wunan Basin to double.
If the Wang family had not followed, then their relatively superior position in the competitive landscape would have declined, so the Wang family had to follow.
But even if they followed, the problem wouldn't be solved, and new problems might arise.
Because of the insufficient resources, Wang Xianzhou, who is over 160 years old, had to go back into battle once again to earn spirit stones for the Wang family.
Now, with the revitalization of An Ning's small cave realm, the Wang family's future transition period of several decades will be smoother and better!
"That's the spiritual body of An Ning Master, right?"
Yulou noticed that among the many spiritual plants, there was one special plant.
The plant had lush leaves, but the source of those leaves was at the junction of the spiritual spring and the spiritual soil. By absorbing the spiritual energy of both nine-grade spiritual beasts, it grew a large flower bud.
The slightly transparent giant flower bud, quietly seated among the trees, with tightly closed pale yellow petals, Yulou could notice the human-shaped contour inside.
Therefore, he inferred that this was where the remains of An Ning, the famous foundation-level cultivator from Fulong Temple, were located.
It is indeed worthy of being a major transmission of the great lineage that has been passed down in Wunan for hundreds of years. Even death will have to be dealt with in such a unique way, physically speaking, it dies in a variety of ways.
So, why did An Ning Master, you fall in love with Hongmei?
Hongmei is a very deceptive person. At first, Yulou thought he was an outstanding Qi cultivator who would definitely achieve foundation-level cultivation in the future.
But as Yulou's understanding of Hongmei deepened, he realized that Hongmei was someone who appeared to have strong strength but whose heart was weak and uncertain.
After learning about his Daoist partner An Ning, all the doubts about Hongmei became reasonable.
"Yes, we must not show disrespect. An Ning is a cultivator with a good reputation. By the way, I actually had a brief encounter with her."
With Yulou, Wang Xianmao walked towards the flower bud. On his way, under the control of his wood magic, the various spiritual plants left by An Ning made way for them.
When they reached the flower bud, Wang Xianmao deeply bowed, paying his respects to An Ning's remains.
"Seventy years ago, I was the array-maker at the Daoist Alliance in Lotus City. One day, while exchanging items at the Daoist Alliance's Fairy Skill Pavilion in Lotus City, I encountered An Ning. I took a distant look at her."
I didn't expect that seventy years later, I would still have such an encounter with her.
"Not to become a Purple Mansion, no matter how much you enjoy life for a while, in the end, you will only be a dried bone in the grave."
Yulou nodded silently. In this world, the foundation-level cultivators can avoid the loss of their lifespan by hiding in their own cave realms and thus escaping from the world.
In this way, the lifespan of over seven hundred years for the cultivators of the Purple Mansion can easily be extended to a thousand years, or even ten thousand years.
What is eternal life and endless vision? This is eternal life and endless vision!
"An Ning Daoist friend, the Anbei Kings must treat your daughter well. As for your Daoist partner Hongmei, well... I'll also send him to foundation-level. What can he do?"
Before opening the flower bud and obtaining An Ning's legacy, Wang Xianmou ultimately decided to give Hongmei a chance.
The causal affairs are illusory and intangible, and cannot dictate Wang Xianmou's decision. The reason why he is willing to give Hongmei the chance to reach foundation level is simply because Hongmei is too useless.
If Hongmei had some backbone and a firm will, Wang Xianmou would have eliminated the root of the problem!
Under his wood magic, the pale yellow flower bud slowly bloomed, revealing the true appearance of An Ning's remains hidden within.
As An Ning's remains slowly revealed their true form, Yulou's face also changed color.
It smells, an indescribably foul smell, foul enough to make one feel dizzy.
Before Yulou nearly passes out, the elder of the family, whose mind is in turmoil, finally comes to his senses. He casually calls forth a gust of wind, blowing away the smell in the air continuously.
"This..."
Only when Yulou, who was almost overwhelmed by the smell, could no longer keep his eyes open did he finally see the true appearance of An Ning's remains.
The seated An Ning had black hair and was wearing a bright yellow spiritual robe. Although the wrinkles beneath her elderly skin were as if etched in, they were all black.
In some areas, the skin has begun to peel off, revealing a peculiar white flesh beneath.
The alternating black and white skin is extremely smelly, and Yulou felt very cold.
"It may well be her daughter, Zhuo Linhui."
Wang Xianmou made a seemingly unrelated judgment in the first moment.
"Elder, why is An Ning's remains so unbearable. It's too much."
Yulou also realized the problem.
After a cultivator reaches the foundation level and dies, their physical body can remain uncorrupted for many years.
An Ning immortal's method of storing her remains is clearly very special. Her remains should not be so disheveled.
The only possibility is that her flesh had already gradually rotted during her lifetime.
Perhaps it was because she used the essence of her life to give birth to her child that An Ning had to leave such an unsightly appearance.
"If I remember correctly, An Ning should have lived for almost five hundred years, which is why she had such a big reputation."
She tried all kinds of longevity methods, but still couldn't truly advance to the Purple Mansion.
Who would have thought that a woman who had always pursued the path of cultivation, at the end of her life, would choose to find a Daoist partner.
"You have to know that seven decades ago, she looked like a woman in her twenties. It's hard to imagine, really hard to imagine."
Wang Xianmou also felt a sense of melancholy. An Ning was just a little bit away from the Purple Mansion, and she had already succeeded in opening her small cave realm.
But it was just this little gap that made her end up in her current state.
"Yulou, also pay your respects to her. Our Wang family has received the legacy of An Ning, and we should be grateful to her."
Wang Yulou stood solemnly, took a few steps forward, and approached the remains of An Ning. He bowed deeply in respect.
Suddenly, a voice came from An Ning's corpse.
"Red eyebrows, I didn't expect that you would be able to successfully reach foundation level before you were ninety years old."
Lin Yao, you've grown up. Alas, my daughter, I won't be able to see you anymore. You have to...
In Yulou's surprise, Wang Xianmou pointed to the yellow petal part where An Ning's remains were located and nodded in approval.
An Ning didn't come back to life, she just left a backup plan.
"You should find a good husband as soon as possible, don't be like me, who struggled and sought the Dao all my life, only to realize at the end that the Great Dao has no door."
The Great Dao has no door, cultivating to be a scam!
There are only a limited number of supreme cultivators in the universe. To become one more, it would require the approval of the Heavenly Realm's Primordial Peach Garden. If the Heavenly Realm's Primordial Peach Garden does not allow you to achieve Dao, no amount of cultivation will be effective.
Red eyebrows, since you were able to reach foundation level before ninety years old, the cave realm I left for you will be of use. It will begin to collapse when you are two hundred and ninety-three years old.
The four-vein foundation cultivation is not easy to obtain, you must hurry.
Firstly, use this cave realm to help Lin Yao advance to the practice stage as soon as possible. Then enter the Daoist Alliance, and then start cultivating the foundation of Dao.
After escaping from the Tian She School, if you become a foundation-level cultivator and then join another major sect, it is impossible for you to have a chance of becoming a foundation-level cultivator.
Your chance to reach the Purple Mansion lies within the Daoist Alliance. Join it early, and my inheritance of spiritual refinement will help you establish a firm foundation.
Take good care of Lin Yao, you useless thing!”
Red eyebrows' wife is dead, and he still harbors deep resentment towards her, which seems to indicate that they had real feelings for each other.
After cursing him as a waste, An Ning's last words also came to an end.
Wang Xianmou condensed his divine consciousness and scanned the flower petals that carried An Ning's last words, finding that there was a set of extremely secretive special array within it.
"An Ning friend, you are amazing."
"If it was two years later, the array would have disappeared."
"If only one foundation-level cultivator came, the array would not be triggered."
When someone touches her remains, the array will self-destruct.
I brought you in here just to broaden your horizons. By chance, you found yourself in front of her, standing next to me.
I'm at foundation level, you are in the practice stage, which fits the situation of bringing Lin Yao in before Hongmei reaches foundation level at ninety years old.
So, it is because of this that we heard An Ning's final instructions to Hongmei and Lin Yao.
Ha, by chance, Yulou, do you think this is just a coincidence?”
The elder looked deeply at Yulou, but Yulou was lost in thought about An Ning's last words and didn't notice the elder's gaze.
"Elder, in An Ning's last words, she said that the Great Dao has no door, cultivating to be a scam, and becoming a Purple Mansion requires the approval of the Heavenly Realm's Primordial Peach Garden. These words are truly so?"
Seeing Yulou asking like this, Wang Xianmou was taken aback for a moment, and then he smiled and explained.
"The Great Dao is a closed door to most people, including me, and perhaps even Jingyi may not have a chance."
"Throughout her life seeking the Dao but never achieving it, when An Ning died and her cultivation was dispersed, she naturally believed that cultivating to be a scam, and it left her with countless regrets."
As for becoming a foundation-level cultivator requiring the approval of the Heavenly Realm's Primordial Peach Garden, that is sheer nonsense. In terms of achieving Dao, who would willingly accept being controlled by the Daoist Alliance?
Even if the immortals on the Heavenly Realm's Primordial Peach Garden are powerful, they cannot control everyone in the world!
For example, like you, under the control of the mysterious great cultivator, as long as the resolve is strong enough, one can break free. This is the best example."
Seeing the elder brought up the mysterious supreme cultivator, considering that there could be no one else spying on the small cave realm, Yulou also dared to speak frankly.
"Elder, the person controlling us might be Fu Jiao. He came too quickly and dealt with it too carelessly."
"Also, if..."
Wang Xianmou frowned and interrupted Yulou, saying.
"Wait, wait until the results of investigating Guo Yayue's matter come out before guessing the mastermind behind it. It's not too late."
No matter what, Fu Jiao's subordinates are not of the caliber of Guo Yayue, and Muyu Chunze's appearance does not seem to be a fake.
If it were Fu Jiao who was up to something, he could have collaborated with Muyu Chunze.
Perhaps realizing that his words were too insensitive, the elder added an explanation.
"The high-level cultivators like to talk nonsense, but what Fu Jiao said on the day he came was actually true."
"What did he say?" Yulou asked.
"If there's a fight, it will be helpful to your master in achieving cultivation. You should understand this."
Fu Jiao would certainly not help your master in achieving cultivation. So it's highly unlikely that it was him.
Moreover, what you said about the purpose of controlling you being to incite chaos is just a speculation."
Yulou felt a sense of helplessness and asked from a different angle.
"If we think about it from the opposite perspective, Fu Jiao has lost his physical body and is now inhabiting a dragon corpse. Now nobody wants to provoke him."
If a battle were to break out, he could freely intervene and easily sway the outcome of the fight. He could even change camps and interfere with the master's cultivation to achieve immortality."
Yulou didn't know that Fu Jiao had actually discussed switching allegiances with the elders of the family.
He really guessed it out based on his intuition.
As long as the great cultivators live well, they will naturally have people offering tribute to them. Cultivators like Zhou Fu Jiao, who are on the brink of death, are not willing to be contaminated by their peers.
Since he is already on the brink of death, why would anyone want to provoke him?
Let him jump as he pleases!
Wait until he's completely cooled off, then make a list of the Zhou family members to seek revenge!
Yulou's analysis is really reasonable, Wang Xianmou thought for a while before slowly opening his mouth.
"Firstly, practice qi, Yulou. The family sent you to Qingxi Pavilion, hoping that it would be safe there."
"But now, the situation between the Tian She School and the Red Lantern Sect is unclear, and you have encountered such a great disaster. I intend to send you directly to the Drip Water Cave after you practice qi, where you can begin your true cultivation."
As for the mysterious cultivator, just like you said, no one would want to interfere with Zhou Fu Jiao.
Given the situation of our Wang family, it is Zhou Fu Jiao. We are powerless to do anything. If it's not Zhou Fu Jiao, we are still powerless."
Your current priority is to cultivate well in the small cave realm, and don't worry about the rest."
Yulou remained silent and returned to this place.
No one will help the weak uphold justice. Your notion of justice is not shared by everyone, nor does it bring benefits to others."
The elder's avoidance and cold handling are the only course of action in a situation where there is no power to act.
Let go of attachments and move forward. Focus on cultivation first!
"Yulou understands!"
——
In the end, two more people joined Yulou in cultivating in An Ning's small cave realm.
Don't know anything, but Wang Yuan'an is indeed reliable and stupid.
Gray-haired and almost reaching the end of his life in a few years, but as long as he can break through, Wang Rongshi can extend his life.
Wang Yuan'an is a semi-kylin of the Wang family and is extremely reliable, so naturally, he would be given an opportunity.
Wang Rongshi has proven his loyalty to the Wang family through his actions, and the elder has given him an opportunity.
The small cave realm is independent of the world outside, unaffected by the restrictions in the laws of heaven and earth that state practitioners at the qi level cannot take pills or train for more than a certain number of hours.
Zhou Yingxi was able to start practicing at the initial qi cultivation stage at just sixteen years old, all because she could cultivate in Fu Jiao's small cave realm.
This is also the biggest difference between the Purple Mansion Sect and the foundation-level sects. The Purple Mansion Sect can significantly increase the possibility of cultivating to foundation level among its members by shortening the time it takes for practitioners at the qi level in their families to achieve foundation level.
The sooner one practices qi cultivation, the sooner one can achieve foundation level.
However, for the Wang family, which has just obtained its first small cave realm, how to allocate the pills for practitioners at the qi level has become a new problem.
The elder is capable of alchemy, but he cannot reside in the small cave realm permanently.
Wang Rongwen, father of Wang Yuan'an, is also capable of alchemy, but he has taken on the mission of hunting demons in the Western Sea and is no longer in the small cave realm.
Other cultivators in the family who can be one hundred percent trusted are not many, and each has their own affairs to attend to.
It's impossible to find outsiders to refine pills—oh, does the Wang family have a small cave realm now? Do they need to refine pills for qi cultivators?
So in the end, the task of customizing pills for the three qi cultivators in the small cave realm for the family fell on Wang Xianzhou, who was retired and had almost nothing to do in the family.
On one hand, Wang Xianzhou was strong enough, even though he was practicing qi, he could easily break open the small cave realm and bring people in and out.
On the other hand, his skill in alchemy was high enough to refine a series of foundation-level pills.
One day, Wang Xianzhou was soaking in the spring pool and sleeping, and Wang Yuan'an quietly walked over to him and said in a respectful manner.
"Grandpa, my elder brother says that the fire gourd purification pill has just the right strength, so we can refine it in this way."
Wang Xianzhou opened his eyes, still half-asleep, and asked with a smile.
"Alright, go and ask your Uncle Rongshi. How does the Four-Dragon Purification Pill I customized for him feel."
"Asked and answered, Uncle Rongshi said it's very good." Wang Yuan'an hurried to reply.
"Mine?"
"Alright, the medicinal power of Golden Fruit and Stone Flower is very compatible with my essence, practicing them makes one day's progress equivalent to four days!"
Wang Yuan'an said with admiration shining in his eyes.
Wang Yuan'an is very impressed by Wang Xianzhou. His admiration for Wang Xianzhou has reached a certain extreme.
Based on the different essence of the three, Wang Xianzhou refined three different pills for them.
Exclusively provided, so exclusive that it was tailored to an individual. After consuming the exclusive elixirs, cultivation feels like progressing by a thousand miles in a single day.
Wang Xianzhou's customized formula for refining pills even matches the three of their qi cultivation methods.
This is Wang Xianzhou's level. It can be said that his alchemy skills are undoubtedly at the master level.
"That's good. Wait until you break through to the eighth layer of qi cultivation or the power of the medicine declines, then I'll customize new pills for you. Go and cultivate."
Looking at Wang Yuan'an's departure in the background, Wang Xianzhou smiled.
He turned around and couldn't sleep.
Gazing at the dim deep red sky, Wang Xianzhou cleared his mind.
As one gets older, they often fondly recall the good old days.
He is afraid of recalling the past.
The Wang family, by sheer coincidence, has obtained a small cave realm. In the future, Jingyi sister has a chance to challenge the Purple Mansion.
Everything is getting better, but only oneself. The only thing one can do is to soak in the spring pool and sleep.
You said you were going to refine pills for the three juniors?
Don't joke around. I, Wang Xianzhou, am capable of alchemy, but refining elixirs for them at the qi cultivation stage—does that count as work?
No, it's retirement!
Wang Xianzhou doesn't feel old, but he is truly getting old.
Forget about it. Sleep, sleep. More sleep can nourish the body.
Living for a few more years might even allow the Wang family to enter the Purple Mansion.
——
In Qingxi Pavilion, at the House of Refining Edge, the red-browed woman who had been away for many days finally returned.
He pushed open the door and saw a clerk sleeping behind the counter. At that moment, he was filled with anger and started to scold him.
He couldn't control his own destiny and lost too much too many times in the process of making one choice after another.
So, facing a young boy whose life he could control, the red-browed woman, in a sudden fit of rage, vented her frustration in a forceful and satisfying outburst.
"I won't do it anymore! Damn it, a job that earns two spiritual stones a month, and you still expect so much!"
The red-browed woman swore horribly, but the young clerk did not tolerate her, and simply ran away.
Looking at the empty House of Refining Edge, for some reason, the red-browed woman suddenly thought of the day when Yulou and Wang Yuan'an paid their respects to their master.
He had no expression on his face, picked up a chair, and placed it in the position where he had sat when he paid his respects to their master.
The red-browed woman sitting on the chair had a serious expression, but slowly, she began to smile, then continued to adopt a stern expression, a smiling one, and an unsatisfied one.
Suddenly, he stopped his performance, covered his face, and silently cried.
No one can, ever step back into the river that has already flowed away.
Jing Ninghao, carrying a heavy heart, returned from outside. Seeing her father had appeared, she was overjoyed. However, upon closer inspection, she found that her father was actually shedding tears.
"Father, are you alright? Have you been injured?"
Ninghao was worried and worried, so she hurried forward and pulled Red Eye's arm, asking in a hurry.
The already shattered Red Eye, seeing her daughter so caring for her, was even more devastated.
"An Ning! An Ning! An Ning! My An Ning!"
An Ning cursed Red Eye as a waste, but still gave her the real opportunity to achieve enlightenment.
Red Eye had once wished for An Ning's real death, but now, he could no longer contain his emotions.
A good partner in cultivation is a good partner, and a good daughter is a good daughter.
And what about him?
He has destroyed his own life step by step, and along the way, he has also destroyed his daughter's life.
He indeed is a waste. Besides possessing some charm skills and cultivation talent, he is useless in every other way.
"An Ning? Father, who is An Ning?"
It was the first time Jing Ninghao had heard her mother's name. Looking at her daughter's face filled with worry, Red Eye cried out while sobbing.
"An Ning is your mother! My cultivation partner!"
Seeing her father in such a state, Jing Ninghao instantly realized what was going on. She trembled and asked.
"Mother, where is mother?"
Red Eye raised his head, tears were swirling in his eyes. He activated his cultivation method, stopped the tears, and looked at his daughter.
"Daughter, I've arranged a marriage for you. How do you feel about Wang Yuan'an?"
I'm sorry, child. I am a waste, and I have ruined your destiny.
Jing Ninghao shook her head forcefully. She didn't like Wang Yuan'an and even more didn't want to talk about a sudden arranged marriage at this time.
"Father, I am dedicated to the cultivation of Dao and do not want to marry anyone. Right now, I just want to know what happened to my mother."
Looking at his daughter's determined face, Red Eye was taken aback.
Jing Ninghao's eyes and eyebrows are full of the appearance of An Ning.
The same determination, the same pursuit of Dao, and the same unwillingness to have a cultivation partner.
He got up, despondently wanting to find a place to escape, but the House of Refining Edge was too small; he couldn't escape.
"Mother, what's wrong? Father, is something wrong with her?" Jing Ninghao asked repeatedly without stopping.
"She's dead, Ninghao."
From now on, we father and daughter can only rely on each other for survival.
But I can't protect you for eternity, so I want to arrange a marriage for you with Wang Yuan'an.
The Wang family is large and prosperous. If you join the Wang family, you will have a secure future for the rest of your life.”
Red Eye was human after all. At this moment, he transformed from a cold-hearted cultivator into an ordinary father.
He is no longer the cultivation master Red Eye, the small disciple of the Heavenly Cobra Cult, nor the cultivator full of aspirations for qi cultivation.
He is now just a father who has made too many mistakes.
He has made too many mistakes, and now all he can do is to minimize the burden he places on his daughter.
"My mother, my mother."
"But father, daughter, daughter, I have not seen her yet. Daughter has not seen her yet."
Jing Ninghao murmured softly, and her eyes immediately reddened.
Gently touching her daughter's hair, suddenly, Red Eye remembered that he had a painting.
That was more than twenty years ago, when he traveled the world with An Ning. In a small town, he found a painter and had a portrait made.
He pulled out the painting from the deepest part of his storage bag, unfolded it, and handed it to Jing Ninghao.
"She is your mother."
Jing Ninghao looked closely at the painting, which showed a man and a woman embracing under a peach tree.
The peach blossoms were in full bloom. A woman of twenty years, dressed in a red robe with snake patterns, was holding a flower and smiling, her eyes and eyebrows looking exactly like Jing Ninghao's.
By the woman's side, there was a tall and handsome man. He had his left arm around the woman and held an open fan in his right hand, displaying a dashing and refined appearance.
On the fan, there were two small lines of characters.
"Desiring to know you, may our lives never fade."
This verse was written by An Ning herself.
In reality, there is no such thing as too many why's.
An Ning does things without considering others' opinions.
Jing Ninghao, sister, wiped away her tears and looked at the painting before turning to her father.
She noticed that her father's red robe was indeed the same as the red dress worn by the woman holding a flower in the painting.
But the difference was too great.
"Well, I gained some weight later." Red Eye awkwardly explained.
Jing Ninghao was caught off guard by Red Eye's explanation, which made her both want to laugh and cry. She choked back tears and asked another question.
"So, my mother... what kind of person was she?"
Red Eye fell into a memory as he looked into his daughter's expectant gaze.
"She, she was a cultivator dedicated to the path of cultivation, a master of alchemy, and I..."
——
In the cave, by the spiritual spring.
Wang Yulou sat opposite Wang Xianzhou, the elder, who watched Yulou's breakthrough in qi cultivation while half-closed his eyes to doze off.
Suddenly, Yulou's qi began to unstable, and Wang Xianzhou's eyes opened instantaneously.
It's time to breakthrough.
The breakthrough from the Refining Qi stage to the Qi Condensation stage actually doesn't have a major bottleneck. The only bottleneck is that the heavens and earth limit the cultivation ceiling for Qi Refining cultivators.
In the case where the upper limit is locked, spiritual elixirs cannot be used, and most cultivators with five or four spiritual roots lose the possibility of breaking through to the Qi Condensation stage.
However, if one enters a cave heaven, they can definitely break through by continuous cultivation and taking elixirs over a long period of time.
For this breakthrough, Yulou took four elixirs.
But unlike the farming cultivation, Yulou's four pills taken were not to help him breakthrough. The breakthrough through elixirs is not a lack, but self-breakthrough is the best choice.
Because cultivators will always encounter bottlenecks at some point, overcoming the initial bottleneck by oneself can increase the experience of break-through and facing bottlenecks for practitioners.
Therefore, this time, Yulou did not take any elixirs that directly enhance cultivation or help with breakthroughs. Instead, he took auxiliary elixirs.
Among the four pills, one is a drug that stimulates meridians. By using the method of stimulating meridians, it assists in breaking through successfully.
The width of the meridians won't change, but through the stimulation of elixirs, it can allow the spiritual force within the meridians to move faster. This can help cultivators increase some success rate when they break through.
One of the pills is a drug that increases the speed of absorbing spiritual energy, allowing for a continuous and large influx of spiritual energy from the outside during the breakthrough process.
If we compare cultivators to water buckets that can hold spiritual energy, the breakthrough from Qi Condensation to Refining Qi is like adding a new band to the bucket to hold more water.
The refining of Qi is a process of lengthening the board, while the final breakthrough is the process of adding new rings to the board.
Increasing the speed of absorbing spiritual energy during the breakthrough can be compared to the effect of using a hammer to accelerate beating the wood, making it easier and more stable to make new rings for the bucket, thus achieving the breakthrough.
The third pill is a drug that enhances the sensitivity of one's consciousness. The effect is also quite simple: by temporarily boosting one's consciousness, it helps the breakthrough seeker better grasp their own breakthrough progress and changes.
The fourth pill is the most unique. It is an external application pill, to be precise, not a pill but a patch. Wang Xianzhou applied it all over Yulou's body.
The effect of this pill is not complex either. Its medicinal power enters Yulou's body through the skin, providing continuous energy to the body and mitigating the speed of accumulated consumption during the breakthrough process.
The breakthrough is not just about testing it when you have nothing to do, and if you can break through, great. If not, it's okay.
The cultivator's body is the foundation of cultivation, and the accumulation of essence and qi has its peaks and troughs. If a breakthrough fails, one needs to take a good rest and recover for a while before attempting another breakthrough.
With the supplement of elixirs, even if Yulou's breakthrough fails, the time he needs to rest can be significantly shortened.
For cultivators at a slightly higher level, breakthroughs can be influenced by the location and time. If a cultivator skilled in water refining attempts to break through to the qi condensation stage in the center of the desert in Dongmo, they have no chance at all.
The same principle applies. When Wang Xianmao initially broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage, he chose it during the late March spring—wood law, you see.
As Yulou's breakthrough is from Qi Condensation to Refining Qi, there's no need to worry about time. However, Wang Xianzhou has nothing to do, so he optimized the qualities of the pills according to Yulou's talents, spiritual roots, and physical condition.
This results in each of the four breakthrough elixirs Yulou took being one-of-a-kind, the type that no one can buy, completely customized.
In summary, the selection and refinement of these four types of elixirs are full of details and experience, reflecting the level and heritage of the Wang family.
From this point of view, the entire process of helping a cultivator build a foundation in the Bai Bao Ge only selling for a few hundred crystal stones is actually very cost-effective.
Under Wang Xianzhou's watch, Yulou's qi began to slowly regain order from chaos and gradually stabilized.
Finally, Yulou opened his eyes, and a row of big white teeth broke through the face covered with black medicinal ointment.
"Uncle, I did it!"
Eighty-seven days.
In just eighty-seven days, Yulou achieved the effect of eight years of cultivation outside in the small cave heaven, successfully breaking through to the Qi Condensation stage.
"Ha ha ha, go inside and clean up!"
Seeing the success of Yulou's breakthrough in the Wang family, Wang Xianzhou roared with laughter and casually threw Yulou into the Spirit Spring Pool.
"Taking a bath? What a waste of the spirit spring."
Wang Xianzhou waved his hand and said.
"What's the problem? It's here to be used. I soak in it every day, and you can soak in it as well."
The spirit spring has many uses, but this one in the small cave heaven is not easily carried away, and it's mainly used for watering.
The spirit spring can be collected directly during the cultivation of elixirs, and only a little is needed.
So, it just happens to be used for taking a bath——waste utilization, but the waste is the extra nine-grade spirit spring water.
A few days later, Wang Xianmao, who had received the news of Yulou's breakthrough to the Qi Condensation stage, arrived at the small cave heaven.
However, the first thing he did when he arrived here was to lead a few people to eat.
"Come on, pickled donkey meat, have a few more pieces, hahaha." Wang Xianmao smiled and gave some meat to Yulei.
Yulei also broke through to the Qi Condensation stage a couple of days ago, and he has better natural talent than Yulou. The reason he broke through after Yulou is that the difference in talent due to time spent in cultivation is leveled out after entering the small cave heaven. With two lifetimes of experience, Yulou is more steady and naturally made the breakthrough first.
As for Rongshi, he left long before that, when he successfully broke through to the Qi Condensation stage two months ago.
"Ancestor, my brother is going to the Drip Water Cave. Where do I go? Now that Miaofeng Mountain has been destroyed so much, it's not possible for me to go there."
Before testing the spiritual roots of the two people on the day, the tribal leader had arranged for Yulou to either take the Red Light Route or the Wang Jingyi Route.
As for Yulei's arrangement, however, it's to go to Miaofeng Mountain——Yulei said he would remember it forever. It's almost an obsession.
"You should join the Fulong Monastery! The Fulong Monastery practices both fire and earth cultivation, and its tradition of refining the path is extremely profound. There's also a legacy in the field of metal law."
There are many Fulong Monastery methods in Anning's legacy that you can use. After you join the Fulong Monastery, you can practice openly.
I have already made contact with a Daoist friend from Fulong Monastery. I plan to use two positions of the Red Light Path Inner Disciple to exchange for one position of the Inner Disciple of Fulong Monastery.
"Alas, everyone in Quwnan is speculating about when the Red Light Path will go to war with the Sky Snake Sect. Many people have even started placing bets. Otherwise, why would there be a need for a two-for-one exchange?"
The tribal leader said with a pained expression.
Such exchanges of disciples to other forces are actually a way for large families to distribute risks in cultivation.
If Yulei can establish a foothold at Fulong Monastery, Wang family may have another branch in the future.
"I'm going to Fulong Monastery... That means..."
Yulei looked at his older brother with a bit of embarrassment. Now he has become the one who can enter a better sect.
"It's more or less the same. Drip Water Cave is also a sect under the Red Light Path system. Yulou can join Red Light Path whenever he wants in the future."
The sect itself is just a specific form of organizational mode. If Miaofeng Mountain cuts off too harshly, the Qi Condensation disciples can run away without any burden.
As long as they are still within the Red Light Path system, such things are nothing big deal. Of course, if you get too many benefits from the sect, you have to first repay what you owe the sect before leaving.
Wang Xianzhou first cultivated at home, then joined a small sect for cultivation, and then became an Inner Disciple of Red Light Path. Then he jumped into the body of a Daoist Alliance and became a dragon.
"Xianzhou, Yulei's situation at Fulong Monastery is different from what he was doing in Red Light Path. This time, I've taken a lot of secret teachings from our family with me. You'll be escorting him there, teaching him to remember them well."
"When you enter Fulong Monastery, Yulei, focus on cultivation and reach the peak of Qi Condensation as soon as possible. As for the opportunity to build a foundation, we'll see when the time comes."
Wang Xianmao, looking at Yulei who was about to set off for thousands of miles away, felt a sense of reluctance. This child left home young and now had to go to distant places... Ah.
"So urgent?" Yulou understood what the tribal leader meant - they all brought secret manuals.
"I have no choice. I'm afraid that if I wait too long, the Red Light Path will start a war, and the Daoist friend from Fulong Monastery won't exchange anymore!"
The tribal leader sighed and shook his head, "What do you call being forced by circumstances? This is exactly what it is."
Yulei was momentarily dazed. Now he finally understood that he was going to leave the small cave heaven and head straight to Fulong Monastery...
"I'll take him back to meet Luwan. It's only right to see her before leaving," Wang Xianzhou said from the side. Grandmaster Xianzhou understood Yulei's thoughts.
"Yes, of course."
Wang Xianmao naturally agreed, no matter how urgent it is, it won't get to the point of not letting Yulei meet his mother.
Wang Rongwen went to the Western Sea, Wang Yulan went to Fulong Monastery, and Luwan was left alone in the family. As an elder, how could Wang Xianmao bear to not even let Yulei see his mother?
Yes, although it's urgent, it hasn't reached such a level.
Soon, the small gathering ended. Wang Xianmao picked many spirit herbs, spirit flowers, and spirit materials and packed them into storage bags. Then he broke the small cave heaven and took the group outside.
"This small cave heaven is only for the three of you Qi Condensation cultivators of our Wang family. It's not that we are ungrateful, but because it involves too much."
Moreover, because the master has died, each time we enter or exit, we need to break through with violence. When repairing the small cave heaven, it consumes its own essence. The more we go in and out, the faster it will collapse."
Wang Xianmao explained helplessly, and Yulou understood this strategy very well.
The small cave heaven is too precious, and the secret of the small cave heaven must be kept by our Wang family.
As Wang Xianzhou was taking Yulei away, for some reason, Yulei suddenly turned his head and looked at his elder brother.
He is to be separated from Yulou for the time being, and it may not be temporary.
The two have grown up together, together to the Qingxiang Fang for cultivation, and it's already been ten years.
Yulou smiled and nodded at his silly younger brother, saying nothing more.
Linyao has also gone to Fulong Monastery. Yulei doesn't know if Yulei can seize the opportunity and win her heart, but the Wang family has done their best, giving him the best conditions.
He will meet old acquaintances in another place, Yulei, you have to grasp it well!
Wang Xianmao looked at the small cave heaven and confirmed that no one could notice its existence if they didn't know its location. Then he looked at Yulou and asked about his feelings on cultivating Qi Condensation.
"Yulou, do you feel any different after breaking through to the Qi Condensation stage?"
Yulou thought for a moment and sighed.
"The spiritual qi in the world is too sparse. Before, I didn't feel it, but now I am sensitive to it."
"Yes, when fighting, remember not to engage in combat easily in places where the spiritual qi is sparse."
After Wang Xianmao said that, he raised the item obtained from the Red Light Path after taking over the big cargo shop and presented it to a high-quality spirit tool for the Wang family.
This high-quality spirit tool is called Honglong Lantern, the emblematic spirit tool of Red Light Path. It can be used as a spiritual fire furnace, a magic artillery platform, or a flight artifact.
Flying in the Honglong Lantern within the domain of Red Light Path makes one the most dazzling figure wherever they go. Everyone can tell at a glance - it's someone from their own camp, and more importantly, someone from the core camp.
"Yulou, remember, but now we need to know where we are going."
Wang Xianmao smiled as he watched Yulou awkwardly climb onto the lantern, and said.
"Hahaha, I'm taking you to Drip Water Cave. Do you like this Honglong Lantern?"
"High-quality spirit tool, probably no cultivator would not like it."
Yulou felt that the tribal leader was teasing him.
"Yes, with eighty-eight restrictions and two divine skills, I intend to give it to you."
"The big cargo shop was you who managed it, and this Honglong Lantern was obtained through the big cargo shop. It should be yours."
Yulou, who had not received a gift for a long time, now has been given one. This is the extravagance of the Wang family, but it is not just the lavishness of the family, but also the importance of the tribal leader.
The reward from the Wang family isn't free; it cost over fifty thousand spirit stones!
"No, no, no, it's too precious. Moreover, the Honglong Lantern is an attack-type spirit tool, and Yulou can't use it in the short term!"
Yulou was really scared. The tribal leader's behavior seemed somewhat silly generosity.
With this Honglong Lantern, it would be great to use it for Uncle Rongjiang or Uncle Rongyuan when they reach the Foundation-Laying stage.
Yulou will only be able to practice Qi Condensation for the next few decades, so there's no need for a spirit tool.
"Moreover, the tribal leader, the big cargo shop is not me who managed it, but it is the family that gave me the opportunity and platform to grow. I am able to make some achievements. How dare Yulei take all the credit for himself?"
With the help of the Wang family's name and the platform of the Azure Skill Pavilion, Yulou was able to make some small achievements in Qingxiang Fang.
But he was too aware that if he left the Wang family, he would just be an ordinary small cultivator. Such a Yulei had no right to enjoy the glory alone.
Seeing Yulei's attitude, Wang Xianmao did not immediately respond but flew southeast for a long time before softly replied.
"Yulei, you can practice cultivation in Drip Water Cave and decide whether to return to the family after reaching Foundation-Laying stage."
Besides the high-quality spirit tool, Honglong Lantern, on your waist, the family's secret manual for water and fire laws, and An Ning's handbook of refining cultivation, I can teach you all of them.
Lastly, I'll give you five thousand spirit stones for your convenience.
"I don't know, what do you think?"
The biggest difference between spirit tools and magical tools is that spirit tools can be freely expanded and contracted. The big red lantern flies high in the sky, and Yulei sits comfortably.
He could see the flowing clouds in the sky slipping past him, and with an outstretched hand, he could almost touch the mist within the clouds.
In addition to trying to keep the clouds that were destined to leave, he wanted to pull on the tribal leader and ask why he was being pushed away.
But he never actually asked the question.
Yes, he has always been mature, steady, smart, reliable, wise, and agile since childhood.
Early wisdom, wisdom, ability, and even extraordinary excellence.
So, there doesn't seem to be much to ask about. (Don't feed shit, everyone should have more trust and patience for the author.)
"May I go back to see Uncle Rongyuan?"
Unexpectedly, Yulei brought up Wang Rongyuan. Wang Xianmao paused for a moment and calmly replied.
"You need to let go of emotional constraints if you want to achieve great undertakings."
"After leaving the family to practice in the clan, be a little more selfish, Yulou."
Yulei is finally about to leave the family to start cultivation, but the concept of this departure is different from what he had imagined.
Alas, I hope everyone can accept the plot arrangement and show more trust and patience in me, the author - I won't feed you shit. You can rest assured to keep reading.
I create with never lowering my own standards. Even if I update daily with one thousand words, I will also try my best to write, instead of intentionally watering it down, ，，，
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