"Father, True Person of Taiyi, as a Sect Leader on Earth, felt sowhat undervalued being just a re soldier, didn't he?" Yans Ruxue spoke to her father, her tone carrying a hint of sympathy for True Person of Taiyi.
"Ah, so you were the leader of a sect," Yans Ruohong glanced at True Person of Taiyi, "But your Cultivation Base is far too weak. Most of my private soldiers are at the Transformation Cultivation level..."
"Father, Ruyu and I lack a steward in Xiaoxiang Courtyard, why don't we have the True Person serve as our steward..." Yans Ruyu suggested.
Yans Ruohong stared at True Person of Taiyi and asked, "Taiyi, would you be willing to be a steward?"
True Person of Taiyi glanced at Wang Xiaoqiang, seeking his opinion. Wang Xiaoqiang, feeling the questioning gaze, said, "Er, True Person, I think this arrangent works, why don't you settle down here for now..."
True Person of Taiyi hesitated, "Then, Little Qiang, what about you?"
"As for , I have other plans..." Wang Xiaoqiang replied, though in his heart he thought, the Yans Family Sisters know I am at the Solidification Realm; I cannot stay here. I'd better find a place where no one knows .
"Little Qiang, what are your plans?" Yans Ruyu asked.
"Why not just settle down here as well, Little Qiang? Father, could you arrange a position for Wang Xiaoqiang..." Yans Ruxue also said.
Yans Ruohong stroked his beard and mused, "Little Qiang lacks a Spirit Root. Staying in the Immortal Realm, there is absolutely no chance for advancent. It would be better for him to return to Earth."
After hearing this, Wang Xiaoqiang was deeply hurt. He looked up defiantly at Yans Ruohong and declared, "Having co to the Immortal Realm, I will not return to Earth without making a na for myself!"
"Make a na? Ha! What kind of na are you thinking of making, aiming to beco the Supre?" Yans Ruohong saw the boldness in Wang Xiaoqiang's tone and could not help scoffing, his tone laced with contempt.
The Supre, in the Immortal Realm, was a figure who commanded the winds and clouds, a person listed on the Immortal Ranking.
"Supre, my ass!" Wang Xiaoqiang was not one to hold his tongue. He intended to keep a low profile, but Yans Ruohong's disdain made it impossible for him to remain subdued.
Upon hearing this, Yans Ruohong burst out laughing. After laughing, he clapped his hands and said, "What a bold statent, but Little Qiang, I'll just regard it as a fool's dream. Well, there's a large sect to the north of the city, called Five Spirit Sect. I can recomnd you to join them, and ten years later, I'll wait to see you trample the Supre of the Immortal Realm under your feet..."
"What if I really manage to do it?" Wang Xiaoqiang asked coldly, seeing that Yans Ruohong's recomndation was actually just to make fun of him.
"And what if you fail?" Yans Ruohong retorted.
"If I fail, I will die before you," Wang Xiaoqiang said, each word deliberate.
"Good, that's the spirit," Yans Ruohong clapped his hands again, then added, "If you manage to do it, I'll marry my daughter to you..."
"Are you referring to Ruxue and Ruyu?" Wang Xiaoqiang glanced at the Yans Family Sisters, who quickly lowered their heads, their faces blushing.
"No," Yans Ruohong stood up and declared, "I'm referring to my third daughter, Yans Biluo..."
Yans Biluo!
Upon hearing these three words, the Yans Family Sisters couldn't help but raise their heads. Yans Biluo was the pride of the Yans Family, not only was she incredibly beautiful, stunning enough to overshadow cities and sha flowers, but she was also highly talented, possessing a Second Spiritual Root. At the re age of sixteen, she had already reached the Void Transformation Realm, her potential was boundless.
In the Yans Family's current generation, there were no males, only the daughters Yans Ruxue, Ruyu, and Biluo. When Yans Ruohong passed away, the leadership of the family would definitely go to one of his daughters, without a doubt, it would be Yans Biluo.
Regarding Yans Biluo, a local poem once praised—
The Yans Family has a daughter nad Biluo,
Wise and talented with a Second Spiritual Root;
Her beauty could embarrass the moon and startle the swans,
Coveted by thousands, yet unreachable.
...
Although Yans Biluo was such a desirable character, Wang Xiaoqiang had never t her, yet he haughtily said, "Marry your daughter? I'm not interested, but I will keep my promise..."
These words left the Yans Family Sisters unable to help but smile bitterly, and also caused Yans Ruohong imnse annoyance. Previously, he did not know how many famous immortal figures had co to ask for Yans Biluo's hand in marriage, none of whom he had agreed to, yet this young man before him dared to say he was not interested.
"Father, let's settle it then, I'll take them down to rest," Yans Ruxue said, seeing her father was furious and held great hostility towards Wang Xiaoqiang, and she quickly spoke up.
"Wang Xiaoqiang, if you weren't a friend of my daughter, I would have crushed you to death right now. Humph!" Yans Ruohong pointed at Wang Xiaoqiang and bitterly spoke, then swept away, leaving the hall.
"With your level of cultivation, killing would take another ten years of practice," Wang Xiaoqiang muttered under his breath, "Old man, I have the Penglai Immortal Sword, and killing you would be as easy as slaughtering pigs and dogs."
Ruxue, fearing that Wang Xiaoqiang might speak out of turn again, quickly led him and True Person Taiyi away.
Wang Xiaoqiang and True Person Taiyi were taken to a guest room. Although Wang Xiaoqiang had angered the Master of the Yans Family, upon learning that Wang Xiaoqiang had risked his life to save Yans Ruyu, his anger had sowhat subsided, and he then instructed the servants to take good care of them.
After Wang Xiaoqiang and True Person Taiyi entered the guest room, Ruxue expressed her apology to Wang Xiaoqiang, "Little Qiang, don't be upset. My father is just like that, and moreover, people from the Immortal Realm have certain prejudices against Earthlings. Since my father is a layperson, his slight contempt for you is sowhat inevitable…"
Wang Xiaoqiang said, "It's okay, it won't be long before I make him change his opinion of ."
"I hope so," Ruxue chuckled and then instructed the servants to serve good wine and dishes to the two of them.
Soon, a table full of lavish dishes and wine was served.
The Yans Family Sisters sat with them.
Looking at the food they had never seen before, both were sowhat hesitant to start eating. True Person Taiyi pointed at a platter of fruit and asked, "Miss Yans, what fruit is this? It looks like a human face."
"This is Ginsengfruit, a specialty of the Immortal Realm. The fruit contains Wood Elent Spiritual Qi which, when eaten, can help enhance one's cultivation base, especially beneficial for those with a Wood Elent Spiritual Root."
"Hmm, since I have a Wood Elent Spiritual Root, I'll eat more then." True Person Taiyi imdiately picked up a Ginsengfruit and started eating it, rather inelegantly.
Wang Xiaoqiang picked up a large chunk of at, saw that the bones in the at were bigger than chicken bones, not like pig bones, and even larger than cow bones, and couldn't help but ask, "Hey, what kind of at is this?"
"This is at from a demon beast. Try it, it's really tasty. After a demon beast dies, its demonic power dissipates. Eating its at not only has no adverse effects but can also increase the strength of the physical body... This is quite helpful for those who practice Body Refinent…"
"Body Refinent?" Wang Xiaoqiang asked in surprise. "What kind of cultivation thod is Body Refinent?"
Ruxue explained, "Body Refinent is a thod of cultivation different from Qi Refinent. It involves training the physical body. Once the physical body is sufficiently developed, one can also seek the path of immortality. Little Qiang, as soone without a Spirit Root, you might consider trying Body Refinent…"
"Sister, stop, for most cultivators, Body Refinent is too cruel," Yans Ruyu said with a furrowed brow.
Wang Xiaoqiang, intrigued, asked, "How is it cruel?"
Ruxue explained, "Body Refining Cultivation actually originated with the Divine Demons of the Ancient Continent. Those divine demons practiced cultivation through Body Refinent. However, the thod is quite cruel; exactly how it is practiced, I'm not entirely clear. But Little Qiang, if you truly have great perseverance, once you reach the Five Spirit Sect, you can choose a Body Refinent thod to practice. Then, cultivating both Qi and the body together, you might beco a true talent in the Cultivation World and perhaps achieve sothing great…"
Wang Xiaoqiang nodded, rembered Ruxue's words, and then placed the piece of demon beast at into his mouth, took a bite, and found it tender, delicious, and fragrant, much better than any at from Earth.
Yans Ruyu personally poured Wang Xiaoqiang a glass of wine and said, "Here, Little Qiang, try this wine from the Immortal Realm…"
Wang Xiaoqiang picked up the glass, took a sip, and found the wine rich and exquisitely sweet, so he praised, "This wine is excellent!" and then began to drink heartily.
With their fill of food and wine, True Person Taiyi went to sleep, and so did Wang Xiaoqiang. After a short nap, Wang Xiaoqiang woke up, heard the pitter-patter of rain outside, realized it was raining, and got out of bed.
He walked out the door and strolled back and forth through the Yans Family Estate, along the beautiful corridor.
When he reached the gate of an exquisite little courtyard nad Biluo Courtyard, he couldn't help but think, Could this courtyard be the residence of Yans Biluo, the third daughter of the Yans Family? Hmm, I should go in and see what this Yans Biluo really looks like. Is Yans Ruohong trying to fool with a dinosaur-level daughter?
He stepped into the courtyard and imdiately heard the sound of a lodious zither, deeply moving. Wang Xiaoqiang followed the sound through a corridor and arrived at an octagonal pavilion surrounded by bamboo.
The music was indeed coming from the pavilion, but it was surrounded by a thin layer of gauze, as if separated by a mist, barely revealing the silhouettes of two won, one seated and one standing.
Being new and not knowing the rules—or rather, being a simple farr at heart, without a care for rules—Wang Xiaoqiang directly lifted the gauze and barged into the pavilion.
Upon entering the pavilion, Wang Xiaoqiang was instantly dumbfounded.
He was petrified!
Before him, he saw a graceful woman playing the zither, with a face that could—make the moon hide, fish sink, and nations topple!
Most crucially, her aura was like that of an Exiled Fairy, untainted by the mundane world.
Wang Xiaoqiang had seen and been with many won—perhaps enough to fill a truck—but those won paled in comparison to the one before him.
Even Ruxue and Ruyu were no match for this woman.
As Wang Xiaoqiang was transfixed by her beauty, he heard the maid standing next to the woman exclaim, "Ah, who is so bold to intrude into Biluo Pavilion?!"
The stunning beauty, who had been focused on her music, also changed her expression then turned her head to look at Wang Xiaoqiang, her eyes showing a mix of surprise and faint anger (to be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote or send in a monthly ticket on Qidian (qidian). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian to read.)
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