Chapter 64

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Madam Gong Sun Hui, born into a noble family, naturally would not indulge Wang Luomiao without principles.

She left her to sulk on her own.

Then, she and Wang Luoyi and Wang Shouzhe, the brother and sister, enjoyed their meal together, chatting and laughing in a very harmonious and happy manner.

"Madam, this is the belly of the iron-backed wild boar, cooked to perfection. It's tender and not greasy, soft and not mushy, melting in your mouth. Please try it," Wang Shouzhe used the communal chopsticks to pick a piece of good meat for Gong Sun Hui, vividly describing its taste.

"Swallow." Wang Luomiao, who was sulking on the side, swallowed her saliva.

"Sister, is this stir-fried inner loin cooked by you?" Wang Shouzhe praised while eating, "The cooking skills are truly exquisite, fresh and tender, as if tasting the delicacies of the immortals."

"Just eat your food, why so many words?" Wang Luoyi gave him a glare, then looked at Wang Luomiao with sympathy, as the little girl's saliva was almost dripping.

"Brother, Miaomiao wants to eat too." Wang Luomiao finally couldn't hold it any longer, pouncing towards the table.

Unfortunately, her little head was stopped by Wang Shouzhe's finger, who said with a smile, "Call me good brother, or you won't get any."

"Good brother." Wang Luomiao finally couldn't resist the temptation of the food and surrendered completely.

Wang Shouzhe then chuckled, picked her up, and placed her on a chair, giving her meat and vegetables. The little girl was starving and ate voraciously, making this meal incredibly delicious.

After a satisfying meal, the family drank tea and chatted for a while.

By evening, when Wang Shouzhe returned, the servant Wang Gui carried a large pile of things, including meat, clothes, shoes, and socks.

Wang Luoyi, who was usually quite leisurely, had recently not left the house and had sewn many clothes for him. Wang Shouzhe accepted them with a smile and again urged Wang Luoyi to practice diligently.

He even asked Gong Sun Hui to practice diligently and not to neglect her cultivation.

That night.

Wang Shouzhe sat cross-legged in his room and entered a state of cultivation.

Cultivating the *Xuan Yuan Jue* every day was an essential task. The path of the spirit platform was always built step by step, allowing no slack.

However, today's cultivation was different from usual.

Usually, he relied on the *Xuan Yuan Jue* to circulate the energy in his body, refining his blood and qi, strengthening his physique and spirit energy. He would take a small *Pei Yuan Dan* once a month to aid his 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 it contained.

He circulated his spirit energy and made contact with the spirit stone.

Suddenly.

The energy in the spirit stone was activated, emitting a faint light. Wang Shouzhe quickly drew the energy into his body with his palm.

"Hisss! Intense!"

The energy was highly stimulating to his body, making him tremble for a few moments. He couldn't waste it, so he endured the strange sensation and began to circulate the energy through his body.

With each circulation, his blood and qi surged and churned, as if he had undergone a thorough cleansing. The spirit energy in his qi sea grew stronger and purer.

After more than two hours and four circulations,

Wang Shouzhe's meridians and acupoints were painfully swollen. He slowly stopped his cultivation, as this indicated he had reached his limit.

If he continued to force his cultivation, it would be harmful rather than beneficial. He needed to rest and let his body functions gradually recover before he could practice again.

Therefore, internal cultivation could only be done once a day. From Wang Shouzhe's perspective as a穿越者 (穿越者 means "穿越者" in Chinese, which can be translated as "穿越者" in English, but in this context, it means "穿越者" as a person who has traveled through time or dimensions), the body needed to cool down and recover, and he needed to supplement his diet to strengthen his blood and qi, without overworking it.

However, the results of this cultivation session were very satisfying. Most of the blood and qi in his body had been consumed, and the new spirit energy in his qi sea had become even thicker and purer.

He had been eating well recently, and his blood and qi had always been abundant. Even with daily cultivation, he couldn't fully consume his blood and qi.

But this session of cultivation made him feel a slight deficiency in his blood and qi.

This should be the effect of the spirit stone's energy. Wang Shouzhe looked at the slightly dimmed spirit stone and felt deeply moved. The energy from the spirit stone was extremely helpful, not only replenishing his blood and qi but also enhancing the stimulation of his acupoints, thus strengthening his body.

At this rate, it wouldn't be long before he reached the peak of the sixth level of the Qi Refinement stage, and he could attempt to break through to the seventh level.

Unfortunately, although the progress was significant, this method of cultivation was very luxurious.

A single spirit stone was worth hundreds of gold, and he couldn't estimate how long it would last. However, he believed that long-term use of spirit stones for cultivation would be a huge expense.

However...

Wang Shouzhe thought of his niece, Wang Lici. Recently, under his persistent "encouragement," she not only became more ambitious but also awakened a unique talent for eating.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

He took a bath and went to sleep.

The next morning, as the sky was just beginning to brighten, Wang Shouzhe got up to practice his body techniques, combat skills, swordsmanship, and archery. As the young clan leader, he had a small training ground not far from his courtyard, where he spent his entire childhood.

His achievements at such a young age were not just due to his bloodline and status as the young clan leader. His basic body techniques, combat skills, swordsmanship, and archery were all highly refined. Even the Wang family's secret techniques, the mid-grade *Willow Fluff Body Technique* and the mid-grade *Wang Family Xuan Yuan Sword*, had reached a certain level of mastery.

This was due to the strict supervision and encouragement of his father, Wang Dingyue, and his own efforts.

These techniques and skills of the clan were brought out by the ancestor Zouxuan when he traveled south with the expansion order, with the approval of the Longzu Wang family.

The inheritance of techniques and skills was a very important foundation for a clan. For example, the main cultivation technique of the Wang family, the *Xuan Yuan Jue*, has the *Qi Refinement Chapter* and the *Spirit Platform Chapter*, which are sufficient for clan members to reach the end of the spirit platform path and enter the path of the heavens.

However, the inheritance of techniques and skills was always very strict. First, clan members were not allowed to spread them outside. Second, if someone was found to have learned them secretly, it would be a major issue.

Married women were also not allowed to teach these techniques to their husbands' families, and any husband's family with a bit of intelligence would never make such a request and would even prevent such things from happening.

Otherwise, at best, there would be a case of death, and at worst, a good marital relationship would completely break down, and both sides would become mortal enemies.

The family that secretly learned the techniques would lose its credibility and would have no place to stand. No family would dare to marry into a family that didn't understand the rules, as no family wanted their secret techniques to become someone else's due to marriage.

The ancestor Zouxuan was from the Longzu Wang family, and the Longzu Wang family was a branch of the Daqian Wang family from a thousand years ago. Therefore, although the *Xuan Yuan Jue* of the Wang family was only a mid-grade technique, it was considered a good technique in the Changning Wei region.

At most, one-third of the families had core inheritance techniques that reached the mid-grade level.

Speaking of the ancestor Longyan, she initially cultivated the *Wang Family Xuan Yuan Jue*. When she reached the Spirit Platform stage at the Purple Mansion Academy, she was taken as a disciple by the Immortal Ice Lan and began to cultivate the high-grade *Xuan Bing Jue*. Because the *Xuan Yuan Jue* cultivated a balanced and righteous spirit energy, it was easier to switch to other techniques.

However, even the capricious and domineering Longyan would never dare to teach the *Xuan Bing Jue* to the family. Doing so would not only be detrimental to the family but would also put the family in a dangerous situation.

With the means of the Purple Mansion Academy, the Pingan Wang family could be destroyed in a moment, and no one would dare to say a word.

Putting aside the topic of the inheritance of techniques for now.

Wang Shouzhe had been busy with clan affairs recently, but he had not neglected his seated cultivation. However, his body techniques and combat skills had indeed fallen behind. Cultivating the realm without practicing body techniques and combat skills was just a hollow shell.

Not to mention Wang Shouzhe, who was a pillar of the clan on the path of the spirit platform, even any male member of the clan had to diligently practice body techniques and combat skills.

Previously, the requirements for female members of the clan in this area were less strict, which is why someone like Wang Lici, who was lazy and a foodie, had a high-level cultivation of the second level of the Qi Refinement stage but was just a hollow shell, only able to bully commoners.

However, Wang Luqiu gave him a lot of pressure and motivation. That girl's middle schooler aura was still very scary, and she spent a lot of time on cultivation every day.

If he, Wang Shouzhe, was accidentally overtaken by her in the future, what would his face be like? Just seeing how she belittled her own brother, Wang Shoulian, you could tell the result wouldn't be good.

Fight!

Wang Shouzhe began to practice with sweat pouring down his face.

His personal servant, Wang Gui, also practiced with him. For some reason, his motivation to practice was stronger than before, and he was very determined.

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At the same time.

In the largest training ground of the main residence, a group of young men and women were also sweating and pouring out their youth.

Wang Luqiu's young and somewhat domineering voice rang out: "Wang Luojing, why are you being so lazy? Is being a spirit insect master so great? If you don't practice your combat skills and body techniques well, when I, the peerless and invincible lady, get close, I will suppress you in a moment."

"Wang Shouyong, Wang Shoulian, the clan's ranking is about to begin, and the path to the emperor is gradually becoming clear. If you don't fight, how can you compete with the various geniuses for a chance at the heavens?"

"I, Wang Luqiu, will crush all my contemporaries, spill blood, and dominate the world."

Sister!

Wang Shoulian's eyes were full of tears, and his heart was filled with regret. He shouldn't have given Wang Luqiu the handwritten copies of the legendary stories that circulated among the boys.

What kind of middle schooler has she become? Talking about "suppressing geniuses" and "dominating the world."

Our family is just a ninth-rank minor noble family in the countryside.

Do we really need to set such grand life goals?

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