Chapter 1: The Red Lantern Illuminates Clear Stream, The Moon is Brightest in One's Hometown

Ascending the Jade Palace

She was a woman dressed in beautiful silk, yet her expression was bitter and sorrowful.

Over and over, she repeated in a hoarse voice,

"My daughter is for sale for ten taels of silver."

The young daughter stayed close to her mother, looking no older than two or three.

A sign hung around the woman's neck, advertising the daughter for sale and the maternal love she was surrendering.

The mother and daughter stood right at the edge of the market's entrance. The young girl looked bewildered, blankly repeating after her mother.

"My father is a cultivator, I will have a spirit root."

"My father is a cultivator..."

In Clear Stream Market, which was primarily populated by cultivators, spending ten taels of silver to buy a little girl who might possess a spirit root was actually a reasonable price.

Usually, when a child was sold like this, it was because the woman's man—some unknown rogue cultivator—had been gone for a long time and likely died out in the wild.

However, under normal circumstances, cultivators wouldn't buy a little girl like this. After all, the grade and attribute of a spirit root couldn't be detected until the age of thirteen.

Ten years of raising her was simply too much trouble.

"Stop staring and stay close to me!"

Wang Rongyuan tightened the reins of his roan horse and warned the two young men trailing behind him in a low voice.

"Yes, Clan Uncle."

As a transmigrator, Wang Yulou, who possessed Innate Wisdom, was much sharper than his younger cousin, Wang Yu'an. He immediately averted his gaze and studied the other goods in Clear Stream Market.

"Uncle Rongyuan, we can buy a child who might have a spirit root for just ten taels of silver. Our Wang Clan isn't lacking in mortal silver, so why don't we buy her?" Wang Yu'an asked, puzzled.

"A big burden dragging along a little burden, who knows what the deal is with that girl's father?

"Have you forgotten what the family school taught you brats?

"Recite it for me, the Clan External Training Rules you little Qi Induction stage cultivators must follow when traveling outside!" Wang Rongyuan glared strictly at Wang Yu'an.

Within the family, Wang Rongyuan was renowned for his martial prowess and resolute will. His cultivation base was profound, and he held the position of Elder of the Law Transmission Hall.

It was precisely because of his considerable strength that he had taken on the task of escorting these two brats from the family's 'Yu' generation to Clear Stream Market.

Now that he spoke, his authoritative demeanor made even Wang Yulou feel a sense of awe.

Wang Yulou's younger cousin, Wang Yu'an, turned pale from fear. He stammered aggrievedly,

"When traveling, only take the main roads; when interacting, only associate with family friends; when buying and selling, haggle down ninety percent first.

"When trouble arises, retreat behind the crowd; when there's profit, let Fellow Daoists go first; when listening to words, only believe half.

"Always keep a Thousand-Mile Talisman ready on your leg, guard your whole body, guard your whole body..."

Under his uncle's pressure, Wang Yu'an, who was away from the clan's territory for the first time, was so frightened his mind went blank.

For a moment, he absurdly forgot the latter half of the Clan External Training Rules that the family had painstakingly taught for the Qi Induction stage.

Smack! Smack!

The reason why Qi Refining cultivators were called Qi Refining cultivators was that they had refined a breath of spiritual energy hidden in their dantians.

Seeing that this little brat Wang Yu'an dared to forget even the Clan External Training Rules, Wang Rongyuan immediately drew upon a stream of spiritual energy. He transformed it into a large, pale green hand and delivered two heavy slaps right to Wang Yu'an's cheeks.

The control a high-tier Qi Refining cultivator had over spiritual energy far exceeded Wang Yulou's imagination. Wang Rongyuan's two heavy slaps were perfectly balanced between disciplinary force and safety.

The sound of the slaps was crisp and loud, sending a tingle down Wang Yulou's scalp.

At the same time, Wang Rongyuan controlled his strength flawlessly, not harming Wang Yu'an in the slightest.

"Boohoo, Uncle, I was wrong, stop hitting me... boohoo..."

Having bid farewell to his parents and left the clan territory where he grew up, Wang Yu'an, whose personality was already flighty, had been practically bouncing off the walls the entire journey.

Now, his uncle's two heavy slaps had violently awakened him from his flighty dreams.

"Rongwen and your mother have spoiled you too much! You even dare to forget 'guard your whole body to preserve your Immortal Path'!"

Tapping Wang Yu'an in frustration at his lack of progress, Wang Rongyuan then looked at Yulou.

"Yulou, remind him more often in the future. This kid, sigh!"

Wang Yulou had transmigrated from twenty-first-century China, so he naturally understood Clan Uncle Wang Rongyuan's hopes for him and Yu'an.

This senior member of the family didn't have some special fetish for slapping people; he was purely just angry.

"Yes, Uncle. 'Guard your whole body to preserve your Immortal Path'—Yulou will definitely not forget!"

Saying this, Wang Yulou also gave Wang Yu'an a kick.

Reminded by his older cousin, Wang Yu'an finally reacted and repeatedly promised,

"Me too, I definitely won't forget, definitely won't forget!"

By copying Wang Yulou's declaration, the kid barely managed to set Wang Rongyuan's mind at ease.

Although this rascal Wang Yu'an was a bit flighty, Yulou had a cautious personality. With these two brats supporting each other in Clear Stream Market, there shouldn't be any major problems.

After all, the Wang Clan also had elders stationed in Clear Stream Market; they weren't entirely alone.

"Hmph. You guys wait for me here. I'm going to leave the roan horse and carriage at the stable."

Leading the roan horse, Wang Rongyuan stepped into the stable area on the outskirts of Clear Stream Market.

—

"Yu'an, does it still hurt?"

Wang Yulou asked with concern, looking at his cousin's swollen cheeks.

"Of course it hurts! It would hurt if he slapped you too!"

Holding his face, Wang Yu'an's eyes brimmed with tears. He felt incredibly wronged.

The two of them had grown up together and shared a close bond. He didn't mind Wang Yulou's concern; he just felt it was too unfair.

He had only forgotten half a sentence of the family rules. Did that really warrant a pair of heavy slaps?

"Dad, Mom, I miss you guys!"

"Uh, Uncle is also looking out for you. Every time Big Brother Yuming in the family school talks about his younger brother, his eyes well up with tears.

"For little juniors like us in the Qi Induction stage, once we leave the family's protection, we must be extremely cautious."

Wang Yulou reminded him, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

This younger brother of his had truly been spoiled rotten by his parents.

The Big Brother Yuming he mentioned was the second eldest of the 'Yu' generation, with cultivation at the early Qi Condensation stage. He cultivated within the clan's territory and worked part-time teaching the children who possessed spirit roots.

His younger brother, Yuliu, had been assassinated by a rogue cultivator in a mortal town mansion while traveling for his studies—all because of his youthful temperament and greed for mortal pleasures.

As a Small Foundation Establishment Clan, compared to the Purple Palace Clans and the Left-Path Sects, the Wang Family was considered insignificant in the Wunan Basin.

But... to rogue cultivators living in precarity, the belongings on a Wang Family descendant were enough to make them risk their lives.

"Brother, look! There's a female cultivator over there not wearing any clothes."

However, Yulou's concern was entirely unnecessary.

The moment the rascal Yu'an saw the beautiful female cultivator, his face instantly stopped hurting.

A miracle cure!

Outwardly, Yulou looked a bit disgusted, but inwardly, he felt a measure of relief.

This kid Yu'an wasn't totally useless; he didn't forget Yulou when there was something good to see—he hadn't doted on him in vain.

Following Yu'an's gaze, Yulou noticed the female cultivator standing by a street stall at the edge of the market.

It was clearly early spring, yet this female cultivator seemed terribly hot. On her upper body, she wore only a silky, pale yellow bandeau, and her lower half was covered by a short silk skirt, its hem barely concealing the curve of her buttocks.

The items being sold at the stall were various stones and metals—materials used for artifact refining. Who knew where that rogue cultivator had scavenged them from, but the female cultivator was currently haggling with the stall owner.

"Don't stare blindly. Who knows, maybe she cultivates Charm Arts. If you fall under her spell, when I become a Qi Refining cultivator in the future, I'll have to weep for you at the family school."

Pulling Yu'an back, Wang Yulou forcefully turned his swollen, pig-like face away from the female cultivator's backside.

"You should be the careful one! I also have a dual spirit root. Although my metal and earth roots are slightly worse than your water and fire roots in terms of artifact refining talent, I'm stronger in magical combat!"

The swollen-faced kid retorted stubbornly, and as he spoke, he twisted his head back to look again.

The scantily clad female cultivator had completely enthralled the pure and innocent youth.

A female immortal wearing so little was something you'd never see within the clan!

A thirteen-year-old boy already had thoughts about matters between men and women. This was also why the family immediately sent them out to study after their spirit roots were tested.

They were meant to learn spells the family didn't possess, and ideally find a Dao Companion with supreme aptitude along the way to help make the Wang Clan bigger and stronger!

Seeing his younger brother acting so lovesick, Wang Yulou increased his strength. Using his second-layer Qi Induction cultivation base, he pressed down with both hands, forcefully suppressing the aroused youth.

"Brother, you're using your cultivation base to bully me..."

Wang Yulou shook his head. 'We had our spirit roots tested together, started Qi Induction together; you're only at the first layer, can you blame me?'

"I think you really need to be careful, Yu'an. The temptations outside are more than just these.

"The dazzling world blinds the eyes. Without a solid temperament, you'll capsize sooner or later. Yu'an, oh Yu'an, what are you going to do in the future?"

"Hmph, maybe she cultivated Charm Arts. Yes, it must be because of that."

There was no limit to a man's stubbornness. Yulou didn't even want to bother with his foolish younger brother anymore.

However, he didn't feel any disgust. Yu'an's disposition was actually very normal. After all, not everyone was like him, a transmigrator with Innate Wisdom.

—

The Wunan Basin, stretching over twenty thousand kilometers across, had an area roughly equivalent to the Eurasian continent on Wang Yulou's previous planet.

Within the basin, there were three Upper-Path Sects and seven Left-Path Sects, collectively known as the Ten Sects.

Below the Ten Sects were thousands upon thousands of cultivation families and sects of varying sizes.

Clear Stream Market was located in the northwestern part of the Wunan Basin and was affiliated with the Left-Path Red Lantern Illumination Sect. It was a market town catering to Qi Refining stage cultivators.

Because it had Foundation Establishment cultivators stationed there long-term, its reputation had remained solid for hundreds of years, and business was booming.

Within Clear Stream Market, the stable area on the outskirts was also bustling with people today.

Qi Refining stage cultivators could already fly using magical artifacts, but activating them required a constant consumption of spiritual power, and flying in the sky was far too conspicuous.

Therefore, even when Qi Refining stage cultivators traveled, they usually hurried along the ground instead of foolishly flying in mid-air.

However, the Wang Family actually owned shops, inns, and courtyards within Clear Stream Market. Parking a single roan horse was effortless; parking ten wouldn't be a problem.

Wang Rongyuan had made a special trip to the Clear Stream Market stable to do more than just park a horse.

After settling the roan horse and carriage, he quietly walked into the Beast Medicine Shop by the stable.

The shop owner was also a Qi Refining cultivator who looked rather shifty—in short, he didn't look like a proper person. Right now, he was lying on a chair enjoying a massage from a female Qi Induction cultivator.

"Old Wang?"

Seeing Wang Rongyuan enter, he waved the female cultivator away, propped himself up from the recliner, and asked,

"I was wondering why I kept hearing crows cawing today. You coming to my place definitely means no good news. Speak up~"

Wang Rongyuan boldly sat opposite the boss and made himself at home, pouring himself a cup of tea.

"A dog's mouth cannot spit out ivory. Lao Gui, any news on the item I asked you to find?"

Taking a sip of the eighth-grade Gu Family Spiritual Tea, Wang Rongyuan looked at the information broker named Lao Gui.

"The Three Friends of Wumeng said they don't know. The bandit leader at Echoing Water Shoals says he has news, but you have to give him fifty spirit stones first before he'll tell you.

"A-Patch-of-Red doesn't want money, but he also dabbles in the artificing path. If he found the item, he'd want to use it himself..."

Wang Rongyuan nodded while silently pouring himself another cup and continued drinking.

Counting the well-known rogue cultivators nearby on his fingers, the Qi Refining boss named Lao Gui spread his hands and said,

"Old Wang, that's the situation.

"The rumor about the remains of that Foundation Establishment cultivator from Hidden Dragon Abbey only surfaced once, but the small clans, rogue cultivators, and bandits around our Clear Stream Market have been searching for five years already.

"There's not a single other piece of news. This person might not even exist."

Wang Rongyuan poured himself yet another cup of spiritual tea and said,

"Keep looking. If it's found, I only want his artifact refining notes. A copied version will do; I don't want anything else."

Lao Gui shook his head in confusion.

"The people from Hidden Dragon Abbey can't even find it themselves. Do we rogue cultivators really have a chance?

"Moreover, those bandit cultivators are backed by prominent families. If a prominent family obtained the remains, they definitely wouldn't sit by and let the artifact refining notes leak out."

Noticing there was no more spiritual tea in the pot, Wang Rongyuan stood up, ready to leave.

"Just keep looking. Bandits are bandits, and prominent families are prominent families. Once the remains are found, they'll definitely pass through the hands of the bandits; there will be an opportunity."

Staring at Wang Rongyuan's departing figure, Lao Gui clicked his tongue slightly.

Could it be that the Wang Family's Foundation Establishment Ancestor within the Red Lantern Illumination Sect knew some special information?

As he pondered, he picked up the teapot.

"I'll screw your grandma!"

Lao Gui's voice was so loud that Wang Rongyuan, who was already out the door, heard it. He smiled slightly and quickened his pace.

'Gu Family's eighth-grade spiritual tea?'

'Guaranteed to drink it all!'

'If I didn't drink it all, wouldn't the five spirit stones I gave you as an information fee be wasted?'

'There wasn't a single bit of useful information. Merely drinking your pot of spiritual tea was already very generous of me!'

—

"Let's go, I'll take you to eat first. We have properties in Clear Stream Market too. It's your first time here, so I'll show you the way."

Wang Rongyuan patted Yulou's shoulder, then gave Yu'an's backside a kick.

"Walk faster, I have to take you to formally acknowledge your master later."

"You're just playing favorites, aren't you?"

Yu'an felt aggrieved, but he didn't dare say it out loud.

"Uncle, why are there so many people in Clear Stream Market? I remember Big Brother Yuming saying there were only a few thousand cultivators here."

Following closely by his clan uncle's side, Yulou asked softly.

"Not bad, you noticed the crowd size is unusual. Yu'an, learn from Yulou.

A sudden influx of people usually means there's been a change, that some special event is occurring.

When traveling outside, your eyes must observe six—no, ten—directions, and your ears must listen to eight."

Wang Rongyuan first tapped Yu'an as a warning, then explained.

"The Red Lantern Illumination Sect changed its sect master the year before last. The new sect master hails from a massive merchant family in Wunan and is quite adept at business management. He set a new business plan for all the markets under the sect's control.

One of the rules is that the Merit Hall will dispatch a branch to rotate through its affiliated markets, facilitating trade for rogue cultivators and small families.

The reason the number of cultivators here has surged recently is that the Merit Hall branch will arrive in Clear Stream Market in half a month. Many merchant firms usually only found in large markets will also pay a sum of spirit stones to travel alongside them."

'Hailing from a massive merchant family, a new business plan.'

As someone who used to work a nine-to-six grind every day, Yulou sensed something amiss.

'What is the Red Lantern Illumination Sect up to?'

Before he could think further, Wang Rongyuan led the two of them into a restaurant named Flavorful Bistro.

"It's Elder Rongyuan! Elder Rongyuan is here!" Seeing him, the head waiter broke into a beaming smile and ran over, shouting his welcome.

"What are you shouting for?!"

Wang Rongyuan disliked this kind of superficial greeting. After reprimanding the waiter, he led Yulou and Yu'an into the back hall.

A plump, middle-aged man wearing a purple brocade robe came forward to greet them, giving Wang Rongyuan a deep bow.

"Elder Rongyuan, you didn't even notify me of your arrival; I haven't had time to prepare any good dishes."

This beaming, fat man was the person in charge of the Wang Clan's interests in Flavorful Bistro: an external Qi Refining cultivator named Tang Nianqiu.

His cultivation was at the early Qi Condensation stage, having broken through by relying on a Great Breakthrough Elixir. As a result, he had completely lost the possibility of advancing any further.

Logically speaking, as a fellow Qi Refining cultivator, he should be considered a peer of Wang Rongyuan and had no need to be so excessively polite.

However, Wang Rongyuan was only seventy years old and had already reached the high-tier Qi Refining stage. He was one of the very few foundation establishment seeds in the Wang Clan.

The difference in their status was massive.

"No need for that. These are Yulou and Yu'an. They will be learning support arts in Clear Stream Market from now on, so there will inevitably be times when they encounter trouble. When that happens..."

Before Wang Rongyuan could finish, Tang Nianqiu put on an excited expression. Looking at Yulou with sheer admiration, he said,

"Oh? This must be Yu'an! Truly worthy of being our Wang Clan's Qilin child. Brother Rongwen raised a fine son!"

'I'm Yu'an!'

'Crap, I've become a stand-in!'

Yu'an's swollen cheeks instantly flushed bright red, looking like glowing red lanterns, while Yulou could only stand to the side and smile awkwardly.

"Hahahaha, you've mistaken them! This is Yulou; that one over there is Yu'an!

Yu'an, Yulou, come meet your clan uncle, Nianqiu."

Unable to hold it in, Wang Rongyuan introduced them while stifling a laugh.

Tang Nianqiu took one look at Yu'an's swollen, pig-like face. Suppressing his confusion, he spoke with forced familiarity to cover up his massive blunder.

"Ah, they're both Qilin children of the Wang Clan of Anbei Kingdom. My old eyes are failing me."

The best disciples stayed home, the slightly worse ones went to sects, and the worst went out to guard properties and expand the family's reach.

Yu'an and Yulou both possessed dual spirit root aptitudes. In the Wunan Cultivation World, these were cultivation seeds with a high chance of reaching Foundation Establishment!

How could the Wang Clan bear to send them into a sect to toil for the established sect disciples?

"Alright, let's eat first. Bring us half a pot of Gu Family Spiritual Tea to start, along with two kilograms of spirit rice. Right, what spiritual food have you prepared today?" Wang Rongyuan asked.

"We are a bit short on heavy meat dishes. We have three ninth-grade Water Essence Chill Ducks and a pair of hind legs from an eighth-grade Steel-Backed Spirit Pig. As for the rest... we still have a ninth-grade wood-attribute dumb donkey slaughtered a few days ago. We're only missing three cuts and the tail; the rest of the meat is still available.

We certainly don't lack spiritual vegetables; we have everything we should. What do you think?"

As the chief manager of Flavorful Bistro, Tang Nianqiu naturally knew exactly what spiritual ingredients were available in the kitchen.

Wang Rongyuan pondered for a moment before replying.

"Duck isn't satisfying, and these two kids won't be able to chew through eighth-grade pig trotters. How about this: make some braised donkey intestines, a portion of clear-stewed donkey meat, and whip up a stir-fry with whatever nice spiritual vegetables you have. How many spirit stones in total?"

"Ah, Elder Rongyuan, you're treating me like an outsider! How could I charge..."

"The family rules don't allow elders to eat for free. If I eat on the house today, and Rongwen comes to eat for free the day after tomorrow, how much profit will Flavorful Bistro have by the end of the year?

Just tell me how many spirit stones it costs. And no discounts!"

'Uncle, if you have a problem with me, just say it directly!' Yu'an grumbled inwardly.

"Four and a half. I'll just charge you..."

Tang Nianqiu's eyes darted around; he figured he had to at least drop the fraction.

"Alright, I'll give you five. Hurry up and serve the food. These two brats have been traveling with me for over a day to get to Clear Stream Market, and they're starving!"

Pulling five quail-egg-sized low-grade spirit stones from his robe, Wang Rongyuan signaled Tang Nianqiu not to dawdle.

Seeing the spirit stones, Tang Nianqiu looked embarrassed, but he pocketed them with lightning speed before smiling.

"Elder Rongyuan, please head upstairs. You two little Qilin children, please head up as well. Right this way, haha."

Wang Rongyuan went upstairs without looking back, and Yu'an foolishly followed with his swollen, pig-like face.

Yulou, however, gave a polite bow to Tang Nianqiu before heading to the second floor.

Once the three of them were gone, Tang Nianqiu dropped his fawning smile, flicked his sleeves, and hurried to the back kitchen to urge the cooks along.

—

"Old Tang is generally reliable. He's a disciple of Uncle Xianhe and has been part of the Wang Clan for nearly a hundred years.

By the way, you two should call him Granduncle Xianhe. It's a pity you're both so young; you never got to see Granduncle Xianhe's majestic presence back in the day."

Wang Rongyuan's gaze held a trace of melancholy, as if he could still see the commanding presence of his clan uncle.

Wang Xianhe had been one of the three Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Wang Clan's 'Xian' generation. He passed away over twenty years ago, so naturally, Yu'an and Yulou had never met him.

Generational inheritance in a cultivation family wasn't determined by biological parentage, but by centuries; a new generational character was adopted every hundred years.

On the surface, Yulou and Yu'an were only a month apart in age, but in terms of strict bloodline seniority, Yulou was actually Yu'an's great-grandfather.

"They taught us in the family school that Ancestor Xianhe spent his entire life excelling in the path of animal husbandry. He elevated our Wang Clan's ninth-grade wood-attribute spiritual object, the Wild Donkey Plain, into the eighth-grade Dumb Donkey Plain. Arranging for his disciple to be the manager at Flavorful Bistro is only proper," Yulou said.

Yulou greatly admired Ancestor Xianhe. The man had spent his entire life elevating the family's foundation by a whole tier; saying his work benefited countless generations to come was no exaggeration.

In the Wunan Cultivation World, the biggest difference between families, immortal sects, and rogue cultivators lay in whether they controlled spiritual objects, and how many they possessed.

Every spiritual object could continuously produce corresponding spiritual plants, spiritual ores, and other resources. They were essentially the cultivation world's means of production.

It was precisely because they held the Dumb Donkey Plain—a sustainable source of spiritual donkeys—that the Wang Clan had a steady basic income. This asset allowed them to weather numerous rises and falls, passing down their legacy for over a dozen generations in the Wunan Cultivation World.

"Yu'an, learn from Yulou. The lessons taught in the family school all contain profound principles. Extracting the macro from the micro—Yulou understands this. But you..."

Wang Rongyuan glanced at Yu'an and sighed, utterly frustrated with his lack of progress.

"Uncle, Yulou is just a bit smarter, but I'm not stupid either! I also have a dual spirit root!"

The moment Yu'an said this, Yulou couldn't bear to look and turned his head away.

The two of them had grown up together, attended the family school together, and traveled to Clear Stream Market to learn support arts together.

They shared blood-tied kinship and a sincere, profound friendship.

Because of this, Yulou simply couldn't bear to watch.

'Brother, aren't you just asking for a beating?'

Wang Rongyuan remained silent. Instead, the large, pale green hand was summoned once again.

Beat him first, talk later!

The pale green spectral hand struck left and right, cleanly demonstrating a Qi Refining cultivator's exquisite control over spiritual energy.

The force was absolutely perfect—leaving Yu'an stunned without causing permanent brain damage.

Smack!

"Ah!"

Smack!

"Ah!"

Smack!

"Uncle, stop hitting me! I know I was wrong!"

Smack!

"Boohoo, I want to go home..."

Yu'an had just turned thirteen that year, having recently left the Wang Family Mountain where he grew up.

The moment he stepped into the outside world, his clan uncle greeted him with a loving ten-hit combo.

Who could endure that?

"Alright then, you want to go home, right?

Are you formally applying to me, the Third Elder of the Law Transmission Hall, to change the Dao Path the clan has assigned to you?"

Looking at the weeping Yu'an, Wang Rongyuan asked coldly.

"Uncle Rongyuan, Yu'an didn't mean that. He doesn't understand anything; he's still a child!"

Startled, Yulou hurriedly tried to smooth things over for his brother.

'Still a child.'

Anyone from his past life knew the sheer weight of that phrase. It sounded utterly obnoxious, but it worked wonders!

"It is exactly because he doesn't understand anything that we can't let him be harmed!"

Wang Rongyuan closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and continued.

"You two have the rare dual spirit root aptitude in the 'Yu' generation. You have more talent than those with three or four spirit roots, and you don't face the immense pressure of those with a single spirit root.

The clan spent a massive sum to find a teacher capable of passing on support arts tailored to your specific spirit roots. This was done in the hope that you will succeed and bring new support art inheritances back to the family.

But if you end up losing your life out here out of sheer ignorance, it would be better for you to return to the clan and raise donkeys, living as an idle, ordinary clan member."

Hearing he might be banished to raise donkeys, Yu'an didn't even dare to cry anymore.

The best stayed home to inherit the family teachings; the slightly worse went to a sect to fight for opportunities; the worst were stationed at external properties or roamed the world as rogue cultivators—still retaining a faint, illusory chance to change their fate.

But the absolute worst outcome was staying home to raise donkeys. One might not even break through the Qi Induction stage in their entire life doing that. It was the menial work assigned to ordinary four-spirit-root or five-spirit-root clan members!

"Uncle, I know I was wrong. I don't want to go back. I know my mistake."

Yu'an, sporting swollen cheeks, sniffled and pathetically admitted his mistake.

"And where did you go wrong?"

Under Yulou's worried gaze, Uncle Rongyuan finally gave Yu'an a chance to redeem himself.

Yulou knew all too well that just now, Uncle Rongyuan had been entirely serious.

The Wang Clan's ancestral teachings were crystal clear: descendants who weren't smart enough, or who were too flighty, had no value in being cultivated!

"The Immortal Path is obscure, and the way is hard to find; aptitude and talent are like floating duckweed. The heart that seeks the Dao must be as firm as stone; even with five mottled energies, an immortal can still be formed."

Yu'an recited the family's admonition in a low voice.

"Our Wang Clan has passed down its legacy for over twelve hundred years. We've seen and interacted with as many geniuses as carp crossing a river.

But the most formidable among them all was Shen Guang Perfected Man, who was born in the same era as our founding ancestor, Xuanjing.

When Founding Ancestor Xuanjing had just reached early Qi Refining, he entered the West Sea to hunt demonic beasts and had a chance encounter with Shen Guang Perfected Man, who was also at the Qi Refining stage.

At that time, Shen Guang Perfected Man had been stuck at the early Qi Condensation stage for many years because of his five spirit roots.

Twelve hundred years have passed since then. Those so-called single-spirit-root geniuses the Wang Clan knew of mostly died at the Purple Palace hurdle. Even if they passed it, not a single one ever achieved Golden Core.

The number of dual-spirit-root cultivators whose Dao Path was cut off, vanishing into the river of time, is countless. I myself have a dual spirit root!

You little brat, how dare you be complacent just because you have a dual spirit root?

Does your heart that seeks the Dao amount to nothing more than slacking off and relying on your aptitude?"

The tale of Shen Guang Perfected Man was the Wang Immortal Clan's favorite story to recount to its youths.

This was because the Wang Clan's founding ancestor, Wang Xuanying, had personally witnessed Shen Guang Perfected Man struggling to break through even the early-level Qi Refining stage due to his five mottled energies.

If you have five spirit roots, do not despair; Shen Guang Perfected Man still attained Golden Core!

If you have a dual spirit root, do not be complacent; countless dual-spirit-root cultivators never even break through to Foundation Establishment!

Just as the family teachings stated: the Immortal Path is obscure, immortal karma can be encountered but not sought, and aptitude and talent are both like floating duckweed.

In this vast cultivation world, sects and immortal families were fiercely intertwined, and cultivators were as numerous as hairs on an ox.

Only with a firm Dao Heart could one walk the path to the end.

Even with five mottled energies, attaining Golden Core was not impossible!

"I won't dare be complacent! I won't dare slack off ever again!"

Under the threat of being kicked back to the family to raise donkeys, Yu'an's brain spun frantically, practically granting him a third of Yulou's typical sharpness.

"Hmph! You..."

Tang Nianqiu's timely appearance interrupted Wang Rongyuan's tirade. The chief manager of Flavorful Bistro had surprisingly brought the teapot up to the second floor personally.

"Ah, Elder Rongyuan, the Gu Family Spiritual Tea you asked for. One full pot, and it's our top-quality new harvest. Take your time, everyone, please enjoy."

Seeing Tang Nianqiu's overwhelming hospitality, Wang Rongyuan stood up, grabbed his arm, and invited him to sit.

"Nianqiu, you're being far too polite. Come, sit down and eat with us. These two boys will inevitably need to trouble you in the future."

As the manager of Flavorful Bistro, Tang Nianqiu naturally wouldn't dine with the customers. He politely declined.

"Brother Rongyuan, I am also a member of the Wang Clan. I'm just so happy to see you all today. Please, take your time eating. If Yu'an and Yulou ever need anything in the future, I will definitely do my utmost to help!"

Watching the astute chief manager leave, Wang Rongyuan glared at Yu'an, who was still wiping his nose.

"Drink your tea!"

Yulou quickly picked up the teapot and poured a cup for his clan uncle first.

"After you, Uncle Rongyuan."

Then, he poured a cup for Yu'an.

"Yu'an, Uncle Rongyuan just wants you to be vigilant.

"Now that we're in Clear Stream Market, there are plenty of immortal clan disciples here who are more powerful than us, and the stationed guard is a Foundation Establishment senior.

"The clan spent a fortune to hire a teacher for us. We need to keep a low profile and learn our support arts, then return home successfully as soon as possible. That is the proper path."

As he spoke, Yulou shot Yu'an a look.

'Foolish brother, aren't you going to quickly find an excuse to step down?'

Fortunately, Yu'an wasn't completely stupid. He caught Yulou's meaning and stood up with his teacup.

"Uncle Rongyuan, I was wrong. I made you worry.

"I will definitely be more careful and work harder in the future. I absolutely won't be complacent or self-satisfied!

"I offer this tea in place of wine to toast you; please forgive me!"

Wang Rongyuan swept a glance over these two clowns. Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, he scolded them playfully.

"Where did you two brats learn this bullshit polite talk? We are all family. I was just too angry.

"With my earth and wood spirit roots, I learned formation arrays when I was young. That formation array teacher had a mediocre relationship with our Wang Clan and strung me along for ten whole years."

'Earth and wood?'

Yulou instantly caught the crucial detail.

'Sure enough, studying civil engineering is a dead end; changing worlds doesn't make a difference!'

A cultivator's support art was often their core productive force when walking the cultivation world. Without the backing of clan resources, rogue cultivators treated their support arts as importantly as their own lives.

Wang Rongyuan had suffered enough losses, which was why he hoped these two kids from the clan wouldn't repeat his mistakes.

Speaking of this, he looked at Yu'an.

"Sigh. This time, your father and I contacted a Master Artificer who rents a shop from our Wang Clan in Clear Stream Market. His mastery of the Fire Method Metal-Stone Artificing Way has reached the pinnacle of the Qi Refining stage.

"More importantly, his focus is on refining metal and stone artifacts, which perfectly matches your metal and earth spirit roots.

"It looks like we spent one sum to buy the learning qualifications for both of you, but this sum... Forget it, let's not mention it. Eat!"

Once a Wang Clan descendant passed the age of thirteen and their spirit roots were tested, there was a reason they had to be 'diverted'.

There was an upper limit to the total amount of spiritual energy a young Qi Induction cultivator could draw into their body each day, which was directly related to their aptitude. For example, Yulou could only cultivate for six hours a day; any more, and he would hit the limit for a dual spirit root.

Yu'an's aptitude was indeed slightly better than Yulou's; he could cultivate for about six hours and twenty minutes a day.

By sending out the young cultivators in the clan with decent aptitude early, they could use their time outside of those six hours of cultivation to learn different support arts.

By the time they had learned their support arts well enough, they would be close to or already at the Qi Refining stage. Then they would return to the clan to practice the truly hardcore secret Dao methods and inherited support arts that only Qi Refining stage members learned.

Moreover, since young cultivators like Yulou hadn't yet learned the clan's inherited support arts or secret Dao methods, going out to learn a trade wouldn't risk leaking the clan's inheritance.

Therefore, sending the clan's cultivators out to learn trades, ensuring everyone who should learn did learn, killed two birds with one stone.

Of course, this cultivation path was only available to the most promising immortal Dao seeds of the Wang Immortal Clan. In a single generation, perhaps only five or six would have this opportunity.

After all, the tuition fee alone for Yulou and his brother was so high that it made Wang Rongyuan's heart ache just thinking about it.

Too expensive!

"Cooked by the master chef at Flavorful Bistro, the taste of this spiritual donkey meat is excellent indeed!"

Yulou took a bite of the clear stewed donkey meat, and a rich fragrance instantly filled his mouth. As the meat entered his stomach, spiritual energy spread out, and he subconsciously wanted to draw the qi and refine it.

The spiritual energy provided by the spiritual donkey meat didn't need him to control it at all; it naturally transformed into his own.

Just one bite of donkey meat was equivalent to him cultivating for seven and a half minutes.

Yulou looked at Yu'an and found that the pig-headed kid had stopped crying and was fervently moving his chopsticks.

Delicious, purely delicious—in short, it was delicious!

"Haha, the spiritual energy that spiritual food transforms into is entirely separate from the daily upper limit your spirit roots can bear.

"A dual spirit root cultivating for six hours yields six hours of cultivation base. Eating spiritual ingredients worth four or five spirit stones also equates to six hours of cultivation base.

"Once you reach the Qi Refining stage, everyone in the clan has a monthly quota for spiritual ingredients. At that time, you can eat as much as you want!"

Seeing the two kids eating happily, Wang Rongyuan smiled as he explained.

They were both qilin children of the Wang Clan. The reason the Wang Immortal Clan had weathered the storms for so many years was precisely because generation after generation of young people had gradually grown up, taken on heavy responsibilities, and developed the clan to where it was today.

Yulou was inwardly sharp and outwardly cautious, his mind as deep as an abyss, while also highly valuing family ties. He was a good kid who could shoulder the clan's burdens.

Yu'an was passable, but at least he recognized his mistakes and was sensible enough to improve. Hmm, he was okay.

Yulou, on the side, was rapidly calculating in his head.

A dual spirit root Qi Induction cultivator, without any bottlenecks, would take eighteen years to step into the Qi Refining stage, putting them roughly in their early thirties.

Calculating based on the time it took the twenty or so Foundation Establishment cultivators in the clan's history to go from the Qi Refining stage to the Foundation Establishment stage, it took an average of seventy-seven years. This made the average Foundation Establishment age one hundred and twelve—still under the golden Foundation Establishment age of one hundred and twenty.

Looking at the data, the Wang Clan's resource distribution model for its descendants was actually quite reasonable!

The Wang Clan still couldn't afford the luxury of Qi Induction disciples eating spiritual food regularly.

Furthermore, if they started counting from Founding Ancestor Xuanjing, taking every three Foundation Establishment Ancestors as a group, the average Foundation Establishment age for each group was continuously decreasing.

From one hundred and twenty-three in the beginning down to one hundred and eight in the most recent group, the median age was constantly dropping.

This showed that the Wang Immortal Clan's resource distribution model was still constantly improving over its twelve-hundred-year history, and its total amount of resources was continuously increasing!

Worthy of being an immortal clan that could pass down its legacy for a thousand years. Even if it was only at the bottom rung of immortal clans, it still had real substance!

"Uncle Rongyuan, have some tea. The two of us can't drink too much; the spiritual energy I've absorbed is already nearing my daily induction limit."

Yu'an looked at the clever Yulou and almost ground his back teeth to dust. Right now, he wished he had a magical artifact that could immediately take him back a moment so he could steal Yulou's sycophantic idea.

'We are both Uncle Rongyuan's juniors, why are you such a try-hard?'

"Ah, hahaha, you guys drink, and finish all the meat and vegetables.

"I'm not lacking this bit of spiritual energy. Although the Gu Family likes to mix ordinary tea into their spiritual tea to sell, this pot is brewed with genuine ninth-grade spiritual tea."

A certain clan uncle, who had already secretly drunk his fill of the eighth-grade spiritual tea, replied like this.

Hearing this, Yu'an instantly felt ashamed.

'What a great Uncle Rongyuan!'

'Sure enough, I was too insensitive.'

—

After eating and drinking their fill, Wang Rongyuan walked with an overbearing, swaggering gait, leading the two so-called Wang Clan qilin children towards their true destination—Forge Peak Residence.

Forge Peak Residence was opened by Householder Redbrow, Zhong Tianshuo, a Qi Refining stage master of the Fire Method Artificing Way.

This Householder Redbrow possessed a cultivation base at the tenth layer of Qi Refining and had mastered an unknown fire-method artifact refining technique, excelling most at refining metal and stone artifacts.

In terms of his mastery over refining metal and stone artifacts, Zhong Tianshuo was quite famous in several nearby markets. He could be considered a top-tier Master Artificer among Qi Refining stage cultivators.

"Brother, look at how Clan Uncle is walking. Isn't he violating our clan rules? Isn't he walking too arrogantly?"

The swollen-faced kid shrinking by Yulou's side asked in a low voice.

Yulou frowned, realizing that Yu'an's condition was quite serious.

'Child, some things simply cannot be said aloud, understand?'

"Cough! Cough!"

Wang Rongyuan coughed twice, dropped his overbearing swagger for a normal walk, and adjusted his expression, naturally putting on the guise of a stingy rogue cultivator.

'Wasn't I just a bit too overjoyed that the Wang Clan has successors, and accidentally got a little carried away?'

"Yu'an, you little bastard, you remember the clan rules clearly when it comes to policing me. Good, very good!

"I hope you can adhere to the clan rules yourself in the future. Yulou, keep an eye on him. If you find him violating the rules, record it for me!

"Next time I see you, you will report to me privately, and I will handle it!"

Yulou replied respectfully.

"I will strictly follow Uncle's Sacred Decree!"

Walking behind the two, the swollen-faced kid's red face instantly turned green. He wished he could slap himself.

He looked pitifully at Yulou and put on a crying face.

Gently patting his shoulder, Yulou spread his hands to indicate—Cry? Crying is useless!

'Brother, there's no helping it. You're too flighty; you can't become an immortal if you're too stupid.'

"We're here. This is the place. How about it? This shop belonging to the master that the Patriarch and I picked out for you is beautiful, right?"

Forge Peak Residence was located on the edge of Clear Stream Market, but it was actually the best location because it sat right next to the seventh-grade Clear Stream of Qin Rhyme—a seventh-grade spiritual object!

Put it this way: this shop near the Clear Stream of Qin Rhyme could bring the Wang Clan an annual rental income of two hundred and forty low-grade spirit stones!

Wang Rongyuan's annual clan stipend was only one hundred spirit stones!

Moreover, these two hundred and forty spirit stones were only the basic fee for the allocated use of the ninth-grade clear stream water and borrowing the escaping spiritual energy to cultivate—similar to a basic package.

If the tenant wanted to use more of the clear stream's spiritual objects or spiritual rhythm, they had to pay more, a lot more. It was a value-added service, with the payee being one of the Ten Sects of Wunan, the Red Lantern Illumination Sect!

This was also the reason why Foundation Establishment cultivators were stationed in Clear Stream Market long-term!

Standing in front of Forge Peak Residence, Yulou couldn't see the seventh-grade Clear Stream of Qin Rhyme behind the shop, but he noticed a Red Lantern hanging by the door.

"This Red Lantern... could it be?" He looked at his clan uncle.

"Correct. That is the command tally of the Red Lantern Illumination Sect. It signifies protection as an affiliate of the sect. It acts as both a form of protection and a deterrence, as well as a symbol of trust."

Wang Rongyuan stroked his beard, smiling and nodding.

Nowadays, if you wanted to be a dog for the Ten Sects, you couldn't do it without some skill!

Any dog released by the Ten Sects would be exceptionally formidable!

"Stay close to me. Let's go in."

Pulling an artifact token made of patterned mirror-silver from his pocket, Wang Rongyuan led the two brats directly through the shop's restrictions and walked into Forge Peak Residence.

"Old Zhong, I've brought you your disciples!" he called out loudly.

Beside him, Yulou's gaze was already captivated by the dazzling array of various metals, agate jades, and magical artifact blanks inside Forge Peak Residence.

Just like mortal men in his previous life liked guns and cannons, after being reborn into this immortal Dao world, magical artifacts were among the things Yulou liked best.

Magical artifacts were treasures that protected one's Dao.

It could be said that there was no cultivator who didn't like good, high-quality magical artifacts.

"Wang, when are you going to give me the eighth-grade Water Jade broken beads you promised to compensate me with last time?"

A deep male voice with a slight accent echoed out, sounding about thirty years old.

Then, a fat man wearing embroidered red clothes and sporting red eyebrows emerged from the back hall of Forge Peak Residence. It was precisely Householder Redbrow, Zhong Tianshuo.

Spiritual light flowed across the red embroidered clothes. As Yulou looked closer, he actually saw surging flames.

The flames danced as if possessing magic, leaving both brothers, Yulou and Yu'an, spellbound.

"Retract!"

Following his word, the flames on the red embroidered clothes instantly disappeared. Zhong Tianshuo waved his hand in dissatisfaction and continued.

"I don't have chairs. Stand if you have something to say."

"Brother Tianshuo, about that horse race betting last time... I didn't expect Lao Gui from the Beast Medicine Shop to be such a bastard, peddling his bullshit family-secret-recipe beast treasure pills to all the horse owners.

"This is... you know, right?" Wang Rongyuan smiled awkwardly and began to explain.

The Wang Clan currently had two Foundation Establishment cultivators: one was a Core Disciple of the Red Lantern Sect, and the other had joined the Red Lantern Sect to serve as an Outer Court Deacon after reaching Foundation Establishment.

Logically speaking, either of these two Foundation Establishment Ancestors could crush Zhong Tianshuo if they took action.

Wang Rongyuan completely didn't need to be this polite.

But... the Wang Clan truly needed Zhong Tianshuo's secret Fire Method Metal-Stone Artificing Way inheritance. They needed it very much.

The clan's secret inheritances were incomplete. Redbrow's inheritance held the value of supplementing the Wang Clan's secret artificing inheritances, and it was very easy to obtain, making it practically indispensable.

Many people had similar inheritances, but they wouldn't sell them, much less teach them to outsiders. The Wang Clan couldn't buy one even if they wanted to.

Since they were asking for a favor, and Wang Rongyuan had indeed caused Zhong Tianshuo a miserable loss during the horse race last time, he had no choice but to swallow his pride and try to smooth things over.

"What do you mean, 'right' or 'not right'!"

"Wang, you promised to compensate me with those eighth-grade Water Jade broken beads!

"Give them to me, and I'll take these two brats in. Teaching them for eight or ten years won't be a problem!

"If you don't give them to me, then take them somewhere else!"

Hearing Zhong Tianshuo speak like this, Yulou's heart sank.

Redbrow was not a simple character. He was clearly just a Qi Refining cultivator, yet he dared to be so unyielding in front of a Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan.

At Zhong Tianshuo's words, Wang Rongyuan's smile faltered.

He had many methods to resolve this matter, but because the Wang clan coveted Zhong Tianshuo's Fire Method Metal-Stone Artificing Way inheritance, he couldn't use most of them—not even a few threatening words.

Troublesome.

Troublesome.

Very troublesome!

"I definitely won't renege on the matter of the eighth-grade Water Jade broken beads. The name of the Wang Clan of Anbei Kingdom is well-known. Fellow Daoist Redbrow can rest assured."

His tone was neither too soft nor too hard, striking just the right balance, but Zhong Tianshuo wasn't buying it.

"So, where are the eighth-grade Water Jade broken beads?"

Left with no other options, Wang Rongyuan said,

"Isn't it because we haven't found a suitable artificer to refine that piece of Water Jade yet? Wait until it's finished being refined, and I'll give you the broken beads.

"Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Zhong, what reason would I, Wang Rongyuan, have to deceive you?"

Actually, Zhong Tianshuo had just been trying his luck.

After all, those were eighth-grade Water Jade broken beads!

Seeing Wang Rongyuan guarantee it like this, he believed him. It was just...

Hearing that the Wang clan really had a piece of eighth-grade Water Jade moved his heart even more!

"Find me to refine it! Whatever you want it refined into, you name it. Brother Wang, we are old friends. I'll refine it for you for free!"

Such a swift change in attitude.

Just a moment ago it was "Wang," and now it had instantly been upgraded to "Brother Wang." Householder Redbrow certainly knew how to change his tune.

"I'll discuss this with the Patriarch later and definitely give you a strong recommendation. After all, you are Yulou and Yu'an's master; we are all on the same side."

Seeing that Wang Rongyuan wasn't committing, Householder Redbrow didn't press the issue. He looked at Yulou and Yu'an and said,

"Alright, have them draw a talisman and let me see. If their aptitude is too poor, don't waste my time.

"If you want to refine artifacts, you must first study talismans. If your talisman skills are poor, you won't be able to carve restrictions onto artifact blanks.

"Come, draw on these two pieces of yellow linen so I can see your talent in the Dao of talismans."

The Wang clan had paid the price for one inheritance but sent two disciples. Householder Redbrow was actually very dissatisfied.

'Freeloading off me, huh?

'I have to chase one away today—then it will be easier to negotiate conditions later and steadily get my hands on those Water Jade broken beads!'

Activating his spiritual energy, several red lines extended from Householder Redbrow, pulling over a table, chairs, yellow linen, and white-hair brushes from different corners of Forge Peak Residence and placing them in front of the two brothers.

Seeing this scene, Wang Rongyuan gasped inwardly.

'Such a level of spiritual energy control?'

'It is quite something.'

"Start together. You both know the Spiritual Attraction Talisman, right? I'm in a hurry!"

After saying this, Householder Redbrow resumed chatting with Wang Rongyuan.

"You shouldn't have gotten mixed up with that Lao Gui. He's a very bad sort. Last time he sold my daughter a purple sable, but as it grew, it turned into a purple-haired rat!"

As for the two kids drawing talismans, Wang Rongyuan naturally had confidence in them. They had started practicing half a year ago.

It was just a Spiritual Attraction Talisman—a piece of cake.

"Rest assured, Brother Zhong, I just taught him a lesson today.

"His screams at the time, heh, they were so loud. It's a pity you didn't hear them."

Wang Rongyuan crossed his arms over his chest and spoke with a hint of pride.

"Oh? Screams? You didn't go easy on him."

Hearing that Wang Rongyuan had vented his anger for him, Zhong Tianshuo immediately felt a sense of profound respect.

Worthy of being an elite of the Wang clan; he was truly fierce enough.

In Clear Stream Market, only the affiliated families of the Red Lantern Sect dared to act this wild. He, Zhong Tianshuo, didn't dare be so ostentatious.

"Indeed, it's a pity you weren't there. His howling could be heard dozens of zhang away."

Wang Rongyuan stifled his laughter, put on a proud expression, and continued to brag to Zhong Tianshuo.

Lao Gui: I'll screw your grandma! You drank half a tael of my eighth-grade Gu Family Spiritual Tea! Half a tael! All of it eighth-grade!

"Hey... this one of yours?"

"Yu'an, what is it? It's drawn quite well, isn't it?"

"His head... does he have some terrible disease?"

"Oh, I taught him a lesson on the way. It's nothing. If he's disobedient under your tutelage in the future, beat him as needed."

Yu'an's cheek twitched, almost ruining his talisman.

However, he had been fervently practicing the Spiritual Attraction Talisman recently. He had even delayed his cultivation to practice drawing talismans, which was why his cultivation base was one layer lower than Yulou's.

Therefore, even though the outside interference was hellish, it still didn't affect him.

Yulou beside him was different. From beginning to end, he had been concentrating entirely on his Spiritual Attraction Talisman.

Just at the moment the Spiritual Attraction Talisman was about to be completed...

An illusory white Jade Ruyi appeared in Yulou's mind. One end of the ruyi was filled with a golden glow, just like a progress bar.

His mind stirred slightly, and the golden light accumulated in the ruyi transformed into scattered specks of starlight and vanished.

His movements while drawing the Spiritual Attraction Talisman instantly became much more exquisite. It seemed ordinary, yet it was as smooth as if formed by nature.

The third to last stroke.

The second to last stroke.

The last...

The Spiritual Attraction Talisman was complete!

Which transmigrator didn't come with a golden finger?

The Jade Ruyi in his mind had only appeared after Yulou's spirit root was tested.

Its function wasn't complex; it simply accumulated experience points during the process of drawing talismans. After drawing fifty talismans or so, it could accumulate a small bar of golden light.

This golden light could be seen as a kind of small pity system.

Upon consuming it, a major failure could turn into a minor failure, a minor failure could turn into a success, and a success could turn into a perfect success.

As for what would happen if a full bar of golden light triggered the big pity system when the drawing was already a success, Yulou hadn't had time to try it yet.

During his half-year of practice, he had been failing constantly for the first two months and couldn't effectively accumulate golden light.

Later, because he had to cultivate and also had the golden finger pity system, Yulou had slacked off a bit on talismans and focused his energy on his Qi Induction cultivation.

After all, this was a world where one could cultivate to become an immortal. Wasn't immortal cultivation about seizing every moment?

As for whether this pity mechanism could be used in artifact refining, Wang Yulou was expectant, but he was also afraid to hope too much for fear of disappointment.

Artifact refining had high costs and a complex process, and the quality of the final product created a world of difference in value.

If the pity mechanism could be used in artifact refining, that would be wonderful.

Then, his future and the future of the Wang Immortal Clan might both undergo earth-shattering changes!

"Uncle Rongyuan, Senior Redbrow, my Spiritual Attraction Talisman is done!"

After drawing the last stroke, Yu'an happily held up his yellow linen, looking at Wang Rongyuan and Householder Redbrow. But...

The two Qi Refining stage seniors had stopped paying attention to him, instead turning their eyes to the piece of yellow linen in front of Yulou.

"This?"

Experts didn't need a moment of shock. Wang Rongyuan simply smiled, waiting for Householder Redbrow to speak.

Householder Redbrow rubbed his belly and shook his head.

"I'm getting old, being shown up by a little doll. I might not even be able to draw a Spiritual Attraction Talisman of this level. You're Yulou, right?"

Looking at the Spiritual Attraction Talisman in his hand, Yulou felt somewhat overwhelmed by the unexpected praise.

"Yes, Wang Yulou. Senior Redbrow, this talisman happens to be the best one I've drawn since I started. I normally ruin them quite often."

Yulou smiled honestly, downplaying the perfect mundane-grade Spiritual Attraction Talisman he had drawn.

"Yu'an's is also not bad. He hasn't lacked practice. Brother Zhong, come take a look."

Yu'an looked at Uncle Rongyuan, almost shedding tears of emotion.

'Uncle, you really do still love me!'

Wang Rongyuan: The Wang clan spent so many spirit stones! You must successfully acknowledge a master!

Picking up Wang Yu'an's Spiritual Attraction Talisman, it was above average, though below excellent. One could see the effort put into it.

Householder Redbrow looked at it again and again, and finally sighed.

"