Great Song Dynasty, Ningzhou.
Ping'an County is one of the 72 counties in Ningzhou. The territory is mostly mountains and hills with a sparse population. Lianhua Island is the only lake island in Ping'an County.
Lotus Island is named after its shape resembles a blooming lotus, and there are many lotus flowers planted on the island.
In the early morning, a scorching sun rises from the east and shines on Lianhua Island, bringing a touch of warmth to Lianhua Island.
In the center of the island, there is a very large courtyard with pavilions, pavilions, gardens and corridors everywhere.
In the center of the yard, there was a small artificially dug lake. A large white thick fog covered the entire lake, making it difficult to see what was going on inside.
As time goes by, the white fog gradually dissipates.
There is a large blue lotus growing in the lake, and a lotus-shaped stone platform stands in the center. There is a two-story blue pavilion on the stone platform. Above the entrance of the pavilion, there is a blue plaque about ten feet long, with the words "dragons and phoenixes" written on it. There are three golden characters "Qinglian Pavilion" on it.
In a room on the second floor of Qinglian Pavilion, an eighteen or nineteen-year-old young man in blue shirt sat cross-legged on a green futon.
The young man in blue shirt has sword-like eyebrows, handsome features, and black hair shawl, giving people a very comfortable feeling.
The young man in blue shirt closed his eyes slightly, and the breathing between his nose showed a certain rhythm. As he inhaled and exhaled, dots of blue light appeared around him, and a layer of faint blue light enveloped his body.
As time passed, blue light points poured into his body.
The young man in blue shirt opened his eyes, and a flash of light shot out of his eyes.
"Finally advanced to the fifth level of Qi Refining."
Wang Changsheng let out a breath, and a smile appeared on his thin face.
"Uncle Ninth, breakfast is ready."
A respectful male voice came from outside.
Wang Changsheng smiled slightly and said: "Qiu Sheng, bring breakfast in!"
Wang Changsheng opened the door and walked out, heading downstairs.
A young man in his twenties in a blue shirt opened the door and walked in, holding a cyan tray in his hand.
There is a bowl of white rice, a plate of green vegetables and a plate of tofu on the tray. The aroma is fragrant and will whet your appetite.
"Uncle Jiu, this is the breakfast Qiuyue made for you. See if it suits your appetite."
Wang Qiusheng put the food on the table and stood aside, looking extremely respectful.
Wang Changsheng frowned slightly and said, "Didn't I tell you? Let's have breakfast together, why did you only bring me my share?"
"My father has repeatedly told me that Uncle Ninth Uncle is an elder, and my grandson must serve him carefully and not neglect him. My grandson will never dare to eat at the same table with Uncle Ninth Uncle. I hope Uncle Ninth Brother will understand me."
Wang Qiusheng's face tightened and he explained carefully.
Wang Changsheng sighed lightly, shook his head, and said, "Forget it, go down and have breakfast! Come back and clean up the dishes after breakfast."
"My grandson obeys."
Wang Qiusheng immediately agreed, bowed deeply, and walked backwards out of Qinglian Pavilion.
Five hundred years ago, Wang Yuangang, the ancestor of the Wang family, brought his family to settle in Changping County, Ningxia.
At that time, the Wang family was only a family of seven. However, under the protection of the two foundation-building monks, the population of the Wang family increased more than ten times in less than a hundred years. Although only a few lucky ones had spiritual roots, it also laid the foundation for the subsequent Wang family. foundation.
After hundreds of years of development, the population of the Wang family has continued to double, and the number of immortal cultivators has continued to increase. As of now, the Wang family has 145 immortal cultivators, and there are hundreds of thousands of clan members without spiritual roots.
The Wang family is based in Qinglian Mountain in Changping County, and most of the Wang family members with spiritual roots live in Qinglian Mountain.
Qinglian Mountain originally had a first-order high-grade spiritual vein, but with the efforts of the ancestors of the Wang family, the first-order spiritual vein has been cultivated into a second-order low-grade spiritual vein, which can provide enough spiritual energy for the foundation-building monks.
As for the hundreds of thousands of Wang family members who have no spiritual roots, they are distributed in the three counties of Changping County, namely Ping'an County, Qingyun County, and Qingzhu County.
The current head of the Wang family is Wang Mingyuan, who is also Wang Changsheng's father. Wang Mingyuan has the fourth spiritual root and his qualifications are not good. However, he is fair and courteous and is elected by most of the clan as the head of the Wang family. He is responsible for taking care of the family's affairs.
Wang Yaozong, the foundation-building monk of the Wang family, rarely appears in public on weekdays and practices in seclusion all year round.
Wang Changsheng's mother Liu Qing'er is a casual cultivator with three spiritual roots, and her qualifications are slightly better than Wang Mingyuan.
At that time, Wang Changsheng's grandfather, Wang Yaozu, did not agree to Liu Qing'er's entry, because Wang Yaozu planned to let Wang Mingyuan marry the legitimate daughter of the Zhao family in Guangyang County to strengthen the relationship between the two families. The Wang family and the Zhao family were about the same strength, and the founders of the two families were foundation-building ancestors. They are good friends again, and this marriage will be beneficial to both parties.
Wang Mingyuan refused to agree and acted as if he would not marry anyone other than Liu Qing'er. Wang Yaozu was so angry that he imprisoned Wang Mingyuan for three years.
Liu Qing'er waited for Wang Mingyuan near Qinglian Mountain for three years, and Wang Yaozu was impressed, and then Liu Qing'er came to meet him.
Liu Qing'er had worked in a weapon refining shop for ten years and was a weapon refining apprentice. When Wang Yaozu learned about this, he happily agreed to the marriage.
Wang Changsheng is the only son, ranking ninth among the same generation. He has the three spiritual roots of metal, water and earth. The main spiritual root is water. The sensitivity of the water spiritual root reaches 60. His qualifications are average among the same generation. He practices "Yun Yu Jue" passed down from the ancestors of the Wang family.
This exercise is a yellow-level first-level exercise that can be practiced from the first level of Qi Refining to the ninth level of Qi Refining. The advantage of this exercise is that it is stable, has few bottlenecks, and is easy to break through.
Wang Changsheng entered the lecture hall at the age of five, became literate in reading, and was taught the knowledge of cultivating immortals by his clan elders.
He started practicing at the age of eight and received ten kilograms of first-level low-grade spiritual rice every month.
At the age of thirteen, Wang Changsheng was promoted to the fourth level of Qi Refining and could receive three kilograms of first-level mid-grade spiritual rice every month.
When Wang Changsheng was sixteen years old, he was only at the fourth level of Qi refining. According to the clan rules, he did not have to do anything before the age of eighteen. The family provided resources for training. If he failed to reach the fifth level of Qi refining by the age of eighteen, he had to contribute to the family. In exchange for training resources.
The Wang family is now unable to make ends meet, so Wang Mingyuan can only ask the younger generation to work two years in advance to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.
This decision was opposed by some clan elders. The clan elders believed that the younger generation was the future of the family and should be allowed to practice until they were eighteen years old. The clan elders were willing to use their monthly salary to subsidize the younger generation. generation.
Wang Mingyuan believed that this was not a solution to the family's plight. In order to persuade the opposing clan elders, he invited Wang Yaozong out and held a clan meeting.
As the head of the family, Wang Mingyuan set an example and sent his son to serve as a Celestial Master in Ping'an County for a period of four years.
Ping'an County is the county with the worst conditions among the three counties controlled by the Wang family. Wang Mingyuan leads by example, and with Wang Yaozong's approval, the opposition disappears.
Because of this matter, Liu Qing'er privately complained about Wang Mingyuan, saying that Wang Mingyuan only had the Wang family in his heart and did not have his own family.
When he was sixteen years old, under his mother's reluctant eyes, Wang Changsheng left Qinglian Mountain and came to Ping'an County with five kilograms of spiritual cakes that his mother had made overnight.
Ping'an County is relatively barren and sparsely populated. Tens of thousands of Wang family members live in the county seat and in villages and towns near the county seat.
Wang Changsheng's mission is to protect the ordinary people of Ping'an County from evil spirits and monsters.
Although the members of the royal family who live in the secular world do not have spiritual roots, their ancestors do. Therefore, the descendants of these people have a high chance of possessing spiritual roots.
For this reason, the Wang family has stationed immortal cultivators in the three counties under its control to regularly test spiritual roots.
Over the past hundreds of years, more than a dozen people with spiritual roots have appeared in the secular Wang family. Wang Yaozong's parents were mortals. Because their spiritual roots were detected, they were sent to Qinglian Mountain to practice. Under the cultivation of the family, Successful foundation building.
Because of the living example of Wang Yaozong, the Wang family attaches great importance to the people living in the secular world. Of course, the Wang family also attaches great importance to other people. Although the chance of a descendant born from a mortal being a cultivator of immortals is very small, the Wang family treats everyone equally. The Wang family sends people to visit them every once in a while. The world tests whether newborns have spiritual roots, so as to replenish fresh blood.
The county magistrate of Ping'an County is appointed by the imperial court. The Wang family will not interfere with the county magistrate's handling of government affairs. If there are evil spirits and monsters causing trouble, the Wang family will send immortal cultivators to deal with it.
If members of the Wang family without spiritual roots are engaged in business or politics, the Wang family will not interfere. However, if their descendants possess spiritual roots, they must be sent to Qinglian Mountain.
Wang Changsheng has been in Ping'an County for three years. He lives on Lianhua Island on weekdays and rarely leaves Lianhua Island.
There is no spiritual vein on Lotus Island, and the spiritual energy is weak. The speed of practicing here is very slow. He has been in Ping'an County for three years and has only been promoted to a small level. This is after he has taken a lot of spiritual grains. If there is no spiritual grains, , Wang Changsheng may not be able to advance to the fifth level of Qi refining in five years.
The price of spiritual pills is relatively expensive. Wang Changsheng is short of money and chooses to eat spiritual grains.
He is currently in the middle stage of Qi refining, and is suitable for consuming first-level mid-grade spiritual grains. The first-level mid-grade spiritual grains are harvested every two to three years, and the price is about one or two spiritual stones.
Being a Celestial Master in Ping'an County had almost no chance of meritorious service. With a salary of one spiritual stone per month, the pound of spiritual grain he bought was quickly eaten. He had no choice but to eat food without spiritual energy.