Chapter 1

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Da Qian Longchang 3145 — April 9th.

In the Wang family of Ping'an, the former head, Wang Dingyue, passed away in his prime.

After the seven-day mourning period, Wang Shouzhe, the legitimate son of the main lineage, succeeded as the new patriarch according to national laws and clan rules, under the supervision of Lady Wang Gongsun Hui and the elders of the clan, after informing the ancestors.

The Wang family is a ninth-rank Xuanwu lineage as rated by the Da Qian state, with influence limited to the Changning Guard's Ping'an Town, making it a minor lineage.

However, their ancestors were once prominent, tracing back to the Da Qian Wang lineage.

A thousand years ago, an ancestor left the Da Qian Wang lineage for unknown reasons and traveled thousands of miles to Longzuo County, where they established the Longzuo Wang family, laying the foundation for the clan.

At that time, the Longzuo Wang family was a renowned and influential lineage.

Unfortunately, good times do not last forever.

After the glory, the family's power gradually declined.

Later.

In the 3000th year of Longchang, Wang Zhouxuan, a talented member of the Longzuo Wang family, moved south with his family to Changning Guard, establishing a settlement at the confluence of the Sixping Mountains and the An River. He pioneered a new human habitat, founding the Ping'an Wang family.

At his peak, the ancestor Zhouxuan reached the late-stage Lingtai realm and wielded immense power in Ping'an Town.

What made Ancestor Zhouxuan prouder was his granddaughter, Wang Longyan, who showed exceptional talent, reaching the seventh layer of the Qi Refinement realm at eighteen. She was admitted to the prestigious Zifu Academy and broke through to the Lingtai realm at thirty, reaching the mid-stage Lingtai realm before sixty, earning the academy's high regard.

Wang Longyan and Liu Xuanfu of the Shanyin Liu family were known as the "Changning Twin Beauties," renowned far and wide.

Additionally, Wang Qiongyuan, a great-grandson of the ancestor, also showed remarkable talent, reaching the Lingtai realm at forty under the ancestor's guidance and becoming the clan's patriarch.

At that time, the Wang family had three Lingtai realm cultivators, making them a powerful force in the Changning Guard region.

Until the 3095th year of Longchang, when Ancestor Zhouxuan was 145 years old, a sudden beast disaster erupted in the depths of the Sixping Mountains, with Ping'an Town being the first to suffer.

To protect the family's century-old legacy, Ancestor Zhouxuan personally held back a fifth-stage beast, the Golden-Winged Sun Swallower, waiting for reinforcements.

The battle was extremely fierce. Although the Golden-Winged Sun Swallower and the beast disaster were eventually defeated by the reinforcements from Changning Guard, the Ping'an Wang family suffered significant losses.

Not only did Ancestor Zhouxuan fall, but the fourth-generation Lingtai realm patriarch, Wang Qiongyuan, and the fifth-generation successor, Wang Xiaoshi, also died in the disaster.

The loss of two Lingtai realm cultivators greatly weakened the Wang family's power and prestige.

The obedient vassal families, the Liu and Zhao, began to plot to annex the Wang family's territory.

At this critical moment, Wang Longyan, a third-generation member of the Wang family, returned from the Zifu Academy and bravely faced the three Lingtai realm opponents of the enemy.

Despite being outnumbered, Wang Longyan killed the enemy's Lingtai realm ally, intimidating the Lingtai ancestors of the Liu and Zhao families.

Unfortunately, Wang Longyan was severely injured, her strength falling to the early-stage Lingtai realm, and her lifespan greatly reduced.

Nevertheless, Wang Longyan single-handedly shouldered the burden, barely protecting the Ping'an Wang family. The Liu and Zhao families, fearing Wang Longyan's wrath, adopted a gradual encroachment strategy.

Time passed, and another forty to fifty years went by. No new Lingtai realm cultivators emerged in the clan, and even the former patriarch, Wang Dingyue, had died.

All the burdens seemed to fall on the new patriarch, Wang Shouzhe.

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In the main residence of the Wang family, in an ancient and elegant courtyard.

"Master, no, Patriarch... The deceased are gone, please eat something. If you continue like this, your health will suffer. This meal was prepared by Lady Wang Gongsun herself." The personal attendant, Wang Gui, carefully held a purple sandalwood food box, his brows filled with worry.

"Phew~" Wang Shouzhe exhaled, putting down the "Wang Family Legacy," his eyes regaining some clarity. A thought crossed his mind, "I never expected a car accident to transport me to a fantasy world, and to become the patriarch of a declining Xuanwu lineage. Unfortunately, it looks like the burden is heavy."

It turned out that three days ago, the original Wang Shouzhe had fainted in front of his father's coffin from excessive grief. 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