The eldest lady, Gongsun Hui, comes from a noble family background, so she certainly wouldn’t spoil Wang Luomiao without principle. She left her to sulk by herself. Then she happily shared a meal with Wang Luoyi and Wang Shouzhe, enjoying a pleasant and harmonious atmosphere of laughter and joy. "Eldest sister-in-law, this is the pork belly of the Iron-backed Wild Boar, simmered to perfection, tender but not greasy, soft but not mushy, melting in the mouth. Please have a taste." Wang Shouzhe placed a good piece of meat on Gongsun Hui’s plate with the public chopsticks, vividly describing the flavor. "Gulp." Wang Luomiao, who was sulking on the side, swallowed a mouthful of saliva. "Sister, did you cook this stir-fried inner tenderloin yourself?" Wang Shouzhe praised as he ate, "The control of the heat is truly refined, fresh and delicious, as if tasting a celestial delicacy." "Just eat, where do you get so much to say?" Wang Luoyi rolled her eyes at him, then glanced sympathetically at Wang Luomiao, whose mouth was about to drool. "Brother, Miaomiao wants to eat too." Wang Luomiao finally couldn’t hold back and pounced towards the dining table, crying out. Unfortunately, her little head was stopped by Wang Shouzhe with a single finger, who smiled and said, "Call me good brother, or there’s nothing for you to eat." "Good brother." Wang Luomiao finally couldn’t resist the temptation of the food and completely surrendered. Only then did Wang Shouzhe chuckle, pick her up, and place her on the chair, serving her meat and vegetables. The little girl, incredibly hungry, ate ravenously, enjoying the meal thoroughly. After the meal with drinks and contentment, the family had some tea and chatted for a while. In the evening, as Wang Shouzhe was about to leave, the servant Wang Gui was carrying a large pile of things, including meat, clothes, shoes, socks, and so on. Wang Luoyi usually enjoyed leisure, not stepping out the door lately, so with nothing better to do, she had been sewing quite a few clothes for him. Wang Shouzhe accepted them with appreciation while urging Wang Luoyi once again to cultivate diligently. He even advised Gongsun Hui to cultivate well, not to delay her cultivation. Wang Shouzhe sat cross-legged in his room, entering cultivation mode. Daily cultivation of the "Profound Origin Technique" was an essential task, and the path to the Spirit Platform was always walked step by step, allowing no slacking. However, today’s cultivation was different from usual. Usually, the Profound Origin Technique was used to circulate energy throughout, refining the body’s blood and Qi, strengthening the physique and the Profound Qi, and at most, consuming one Minor Primordial Cultivation Pill a month to aid in cultivation. But this time, Wang Shouzhe held a Spirit Stone in his hand. The Spirit Stone in his palm was slightly cold, and he could feel the mysterious and profound energy contained within it. He channeled his Profound Qi, making contact with the Spirit Stone. The energy within the Spirit Stone was activated, emitting a faint light. Wang Shouzhe quickly absorbed the energy into his body. "Hiss! It’s intense!" The energy provided a strong stimulation to the body, making him tremble all over for several seconds. Not wanting to waste it, he endured the peculiar feeling and started circulating the energy throughout. With each complete circulation, the blood and Qi within his body surged and boiled, as if undergoing a Bone Marrow Purify and cleansing, while the Profound Qi generated from the Qi Sea swelled and purified incrementally. After more than two hours, four complete circulations. Wang Shouzhe’s internal meridians and acupoints were swollen and painful, so he slowly retracted the cultivation technique, daring not to continue. The swelling pain of his internal meridians and acupoints indicated he had reached his limit. If he forcibly continued cultivation, it would not only be unbeneficial but also harmful to his body. It’s necessary to take a break, allowing his body functions to gradually recover before proceeding with the next cultivation session. Therefore, inner cultivation can only adhere to a rhythm of once per day. Using Wang Shouzhe’s understanding as a transmigrator, it’s like the body needs to cool down and recover, needing to supplement with meat to nourish the blood and Qi, without overexploitation. However, the result of this cultivation was quite satisfying for Wang Shouzhe, with most of the blood and Qi in his body consumed, the newly generated Profound Qi in the Qi Sea becoming increasingly rich and pure. It should be known that his diet had been too good recently, leaving his blood and Qi vigorous and abundant. Even with persistent daily cultivation, he couldn’t completely consume the blood and Qi. Yet today’s cultivation gave him a faint sense of blood and Qi deficiency. This should be due to the assistance of Spirit Stone energy in cultivation. Wang Shouzhe glanced at the Spirit Stone, which had dimmed slightly, feeling grateful for the substantial help the Spirit Stone’s energy provided, both replenishing part of the blood and Qi and working with the Profound Qi to enhance stimulation to his internal acupoints, achieving body strengthening. At this rate, it won’t take long to reach the peak of the sixth layer of the Qi Refining Realm and attempt to break through to the seventh layer. Unfortunately, despite great progress, this cultivation method is extremely extravagant. A single Spirit Stone is worth over a hundred Qian Gold; how long can it last him? Currently, it’s impossible to estimate, but it’s believed that long-term use of Spirit Stones for cultivation will undoubtedly be a massive expense. Wang Shouzhe thought of his eldest niece, Wang Lici. Recently, under his tireless "encouragement," she not only started to show ambition but also awakened a peculiar foodie talent. Upon thinking this, he couldn’t help but smile with relief. At the break of dawn the next day, Wang Shouzhe got up to practice body techniques, combat skills, swordsmanship, string control, and other skills. Previously, as the Young Clan Leader, there was a small training ground not far from his courtyard. Here, he spent his entire childhood. His achievements at a young age were not merely due to his bloodline talent or the status of being the Young Clan Leader. His foundation in body techniques, combat skills, swordsmanship, and string control were all refined. Even the Wang Family’s secret, the middle-grade body technique "Willow Catkin Body Technique," and the middle-grade swordsmanship "Wang Family’s Profound Origin Sword" had reached a level of minor achievement. This was due to the urging and guidance of his strict father, Wang Dingyue, and his own hard work. All these cultivation techniques, body techniques, combat skills, etc., of the family were brought out by Ancestor Zhou Xuan when he went south with the Pioneer Order, with the approval of the Longzhou Wang Family. The heritage of cultivation techniques and combat skills is extremely important foundational capital for a family. For instance, the main cultivation technique of the Wang Family, the "Profound Origin Technique," has the "Qi Refining Chapter" and the "Spirit Platform Chapter," which are sufficient for clan members to reach the end of the Spirit Platform path and embark on the Path of Celestial Human. However, the inheritance of such techniques is always extremely strict. First, clan members are not allowed to disseminate them externally. Second, if someone is found secretly learning the inheritance, it becomes a major issue. Married women are also not allowed to pass the cultivation techniques to their husband’s family, and any sensible husband’s family would never make such a request, and would even prevent such things from happening. Otherwise, at best, there would be casualties involved in the case. At worst, the good kinship relations would be completely severed, turning both parties into mortal enemies. And the family that secretly learns others’ cultivation techniques and combat skills would lose its reputation and may no longer have a place to stand. Which family would dare to marry into a family that doesn’t respect the rules? No family would want its secret techniques to become someone else’s due to marriage. Ancestor Zhou Xuan originated from the Longzhou Wang Family, and the Longzhou Wang Family, a millennium ago, had ancestors that branched off from the Daqian Wang Family. Therefore, although the Wang Family’s Profound Origin Technique is only a middle-grade technique, it is considered a decent technique within the Changning Guard Region. At most, one-third of the families have their core inherited cultivation technique reaching the middle grade. Furthermore, Ancestor Longyan initially cultivated the "Wang Family’s Profound Origin Technique." When she finally advanced to the Spirit Platform after reaching the Purple Mansion Academy, she was accepted as a disciple by Binglan Ascendant and started to retrain with the upper-grade technique "Profound Ice Technique." The Profound Qi cultivated by the Wang Family’s Profound Origin Technique is harmonious and balanced, making it less difficult to retrain with other techniques. However, even for someone as willful and forceful as Ancestor Longyan, she would never dare to impart the "Profound Ice Technique" to the family. Doing so would not only be unbeneficial to the family but would rather put the family in a deadly situation. With the means of the Purple Mansion Academy, they could wipe out the Ping’an Wang Family in no time, and no one would dare utter a word. Let’s set aside the discussion of cultivation technique inheritance for now. Recently, Wang Shouzhe has been busy with clan affairs. Although he hasn’t neglected his sitting meditation and cultivation, he has indeed fallen behind in body techniques, combat skills, etc. Merely cultivating the realm without practicing body techniques and combat skills is just an empty shell at most. Not to mention a clan pillar like Wang Shouzhe who intends to follow the path of the Spirit Platform; even every male clan member must diligently practice body techniques and combat skills. Previously, the family’s requirements for girls in this regard were a bit less stringent, which is why someone like Wang Lici, who is a lazy foodie, even with the cultivation level of the second high stage in the Qi Refining Realm, is merely an empty shell, only able to bully commoners. However, Wang Luqiu gave him a lot of pressure and motivation. The girl’s middle school-like demeanor is indeed intimidating, spending a significant amount of time on cultivation every day. In the future, in case she really unexpectedly turns the tables, where would Wang Shouzhe’s dignity be? Seeing how she ridicules her brother Wang Shou Lian, one can tell the result won’t be good. Wang Shouzhe began practicing vigorously, sweating profusely. His personal servant, Wang Gui, also trained alongside him, inexplicably more motivated than before, full of fight. On the largest training field in the main residence, a group of young boys and girls was also sweating and spending their youthful energy. Wang Luqiu’s young yet somewhat domineering voice rang out: "Wang Luojing, why are you daintily slacking off? Is being a Spirit Insect Master really that remarkable? If you don’t train hard in combat skills and body techniques, when my Unrivaled Dominating Body gets close, I will suppress you in no time." "Wang Shouyong, Wang Shou Lian, the family’s sequence is about to open, the future Emperor Road faintly visible. If you don’t fight, how can you compete with the various Celestial Pride contenders for that sliver of heavenly opportunity!" "I, Wang Luqiu, will definitely sweep through my peers, shedding the blood of the Celestial Pride, and surpassing the present age." Wang Shou Lian was in tears, full of regret, thinking he should not have given those legendary story hand-copied manuscripts circulated among boys to Wang Luqiu to read. How has she become so middle school-like? Always mentioning "suppressing Celestial Pride" and "sweeping across the age." Our family is just a rural Ninth Grade Lower-Rank Noble Family. Must life goals be set so high?
