Protect Our Patriarch

Book 1: Chapter 69: Ancestral heritage passed down through the family

His momentum when he erupted was quite impressive, even more fierce than what he had seen from Qian Master a while ago.

It was very clear that Wang Xiaohan had accumulated a lot of strength and experience.

But because he had failed before and his will was too depressed, he only wanted to guard the twenty acres of spiritual fields until he died.

"Hehe~" Wang Shouzhe ignored his momentum and anger, calmly said, "Liu Shenghao of Liu Clan and Zhao Daoyuan of Zhao Clan. These two names, Grandpa Liu is not unfamiliar with, right?"

Wang Xiaohan was shocked and gradually suppressed his momentum, returning to the appearance of an old farmer. He said solemnly, "Both of these people are on the path of the spiritual platform. There are rumors that within five years, they will try to break through to the spiritual platform realm. They are our clan's biggest trouble."

"But you don't need to worry too much, Shouzhe. After you marry the daughter of Liu Clan, the three spiritual platforms of Liu Clan will definitely find a way to protect us. As long as our clan can hold on until the spiritual platform realm, we will be able to establish a firm foothold."

The three spiritual platform ancestors of Liu Clan and their blood relationship with Wang Clan were very deep, especially Liu Xuanfu, who had developed in the Purple Mansion Academy for many years. Her strength was probably unfathomable.

Moreover, she and Ancestor Long Yan were also cousins.

Oh, it turns out it was about this. No wonder he could be so calm and content being a salted fish.

Wang Shouzhe analyzed that after Grandpa Liu Wang Xiaohan failed to break through, he had a typical self-blaming and ostrich-like mentality, not daring to shoulder any responsibility. This kind of person is also very common in modern society on Earth, such as those who suffer a huge blow to their confidence after a failed business venture and never recover.

The best way to deal with such a person is to cut off all their hope and sever the last straw that they rely on for comfort.

Wang Shouzhe smiled playfully, playing with the simple teacup in his hand. "It's a pity, I already have exact information. Both Zhao Clan and Liu Clan have secretly prepared 'Heavenly Spirit Pills'. Liu Shenghao and Zhao Daoyuan are both polishing their skills at the last moment and are ready to launch an attack on the spiritual platform realm at any time. As long as one of the two families succeeds, our Wang Clan will have no foothold."

"If I were the head of Liu Clan or Zhao Clan, once the clan had two spiritual platform ancestors, they would definitely hide this fact and look for opportunities to secretly attack and kill me before the end of the mourning period. Even if Liu Clan's daughter feels ashamed and angry, she probably won't help me seek revenge."

...He was very clear that both the Liu and Zhao clans regarded him, Wang Shouzhe, as a thorn in their eyes. They didn't dare to make a move now, either because the timing was not right or because they couldn't bear the backlash from Ancestor Long Yan.

If two Lingtai realm ancestors from the same family worked together, how could they fear the crazy retaliation of Ancestor Long Yan, who had one foot in the coffin?

Of course, they would rather wait for Ancestor Long Yan to collapse on her own, which would be less risky.

But how long could their patience last? No one knew for sure.

Once a second ancestor appeared in the clan, ambitions would inevitably rise along with morale.

"How is this possible, how is this possible! How could they be so fast?" Wang Xiaohan's face was full of fear and despair. In his eyes, Wang Shouzhe was the last hope of the clan.

If he died, the Wang clan would truly be finished.

"As long as they are willing to invest resources and speed up their cultivation progress, it's normal." Wang Shouzhe sipped his tea calmly and said, "If I were the head of the Liu or Zhao clan, I would make the same choice. Using smoke bombs to confuse the enemy and secretly exerting all your strength is just a common tactical method."

"So ruthless, so ruthless." Wang Xiaohan trembled all over, but his eyes gradually became firm. He stood up suddenly and said, "The only plan now is to sell the clan's precious treasures and exchange them for a Heavenly Spirit Pill. Your Sixth Uncle will risk his life to charge into the Lingtai realm again, hoping for the protection of Ancestor Zhouxuan. If I fail this time, I'll die!"

He stood tall and straight, fearless of success or failure, and full of vigor and determination. This old man, who had lived for sixty-five years, had finally stood up again, just like he did back then, carrying all the burdens.

Precious treasures?

Wang Shouzhe was slightly puzzled and asked, "Does Sixth Uncle mean to sell the Zhouxuan Sword? It is the only relic of Ancestor Zhouxuan and is now enshrined in the ancestral hall. If it is sold, regardless of success or failure, the soul of the clan will be sucked out."

"Of course not. The Zhouxuan Sword is a symbol of our foundation. How could it be sold?" At this moment, Wang Xiaohan exuded a sharp aura, which had been suppressed for nearly twenty years. But at the critical moment of the clan's life and death, this aura, which he thought had been erased, emerged again, making Wang Shouzhe feel palpitations. Indeed, he was the Sixth Elder, who had once broken through the Lingtai realm."Our Wang's Clan, after all, was founded by Ancestor Zhouxuan himself with his fists and feet. Although we are now in decline, our foundation is still not comparable to the Liu's Clan and Zhao's Clan, who are just rebellious clans of slaves." Wang Xiaohan spoke confidently with his hands behind his back.

Having experienced the rebellion event in the past, Wang Xiaohan naturally hated the Liu's Clan and Zhao's Clan, even though they were just vassal clans and not slave clans.

So our family still has some hidden potential?

This made Wang Shouzhe more determined. His father, Wang Dingyue, died while seeking opportunities in the outer domain, which was probably just a cover-up. Even he, as his son, was kept in the dark, and Madam was probably also unaware.

"Don't blame me, Shouzhe. I actually wanted to take you to see it with your own eyes after you came to Prosperous Farm, but you have been too busy lately," Wang Xiaohan apologized.

Wang Shouzhe did not take it to heart. He used to be just a junior member of the clan, so it was impossible for him to know everything. And the more secrets the clan had, the better. He wished he had more hidden cards.

In this way, the pressure on him as the Clan Leader could be greatly reduced, and it might not be a bad thing to live comfortably like a salted fish.

Wang Xiaohan led him past twenty acres of spiritual fields and through a clear spiritual spring, and then opened a secret door disguised as a rock next to a mountain stream.

After entering, they found that both sides were rocky walls like blades, with only a narrow and cramped path leading to the end.

Following Wang Xiaohan through the narrow path, the view suddenly opened up. This was a hidden place like a paradise, with plenty of sunshine shining through the cave above and illuminating this concealed inner cave.

The interior was not very large, only about 1,000 square meters, about two acres of land. However, the clan had built a separate gathering spirit array here, and within the array were two acres of spiritual fields emitting a misty aura.

Judging from the concentration of spiritual energy gathered on these two acres of spiritual fields, they were far superior to the twenty acres of spiritual fields outside. Moreover, they were not planted with traditional white jade spiritual rice, but with precious spiritual herbs!

"These two acres of spiritual fields are actually of medium quality?" Even Wang Shouzhe couldn't help but be slightly surprised."That's right." A hint of pride appeared on Wang Xiaohan's face, "When Ancestor Zhuxuan established the?Prosperous Farm?, he discovered this hidden, independent mountain stream space, which happened to be the starting point of a small spiritual vein, and it also gathered a small spiritual cave. He then personally worked with several clan members to expand and excavate this place, spending a huge amount of money to build formations and divert the spiritual spring. After a lot of effort, two acres of spiritual fields were created. Through long-term nourishment from the separate gathering spiritual formation, careful management, they gradually became two acres of medium-grade spiritual fields."

Spiritual herbs mostly grow in places with spiritual veins and caves, and they gradually form the essence of plants after being nourished by spiritual energy for a long time. The more abundant the spiritual energy, the higher the probability of the growth of spiritual herbs.

In short, Wang Shouzhe had never encountered a spiritual herb in the wild in his life.

"Shouzhe, look, this area is all ten-year-old Purple Leaf Heshou, which was planted ten years ago. This area is twenty-year-old, thirty-year-old, and fifty-year-old." Grandpa Liu Wang Xiaohan pointed to the one-acre spiritual field that was divided into five small areas, each planted with different ages of Purple Leaf Heshou.

The older the Purple Leaf Heshou, the larger the area it occupies.

Wang Shouzhe knew that Purple Leaf Heshou was a common and conventional spiritual herb that was relatively easy to cultivate. Once it grew to fifty years old, it could be used as a medicinal ingredient for refining pills.

The main ingredient of the famous and popular?Small Peiyuan Pill?is the fifty-year-old Purple Leaf Heshou.

A fifty-year-old Purple Leaf Heshou weighs about one pound, and when combined with other auxiliary materials, it can be refined into five to ten Small Peiyuan Pills. If there are less than five pills, it means the alchemist is immature. If there are more than ten pills, it usually means the alchemist is a master.

However, the profit margin for refining Small Peiyuan Pills is quite thin, so very few alchemy masters would bother refining them.

Therefore, if one were to sell a fifty-year-old Purple Leaf Heshou, its value would typically be fifty Top Gold. Alchemists usually consider breaking even when they refine six pills, and start making money from the seventh pill onwards.

"With this one-acre field rotating like this, every ten years, our family will have a batch of fifty-year-old Purple Leaf Heshou mature," Wang Xiaohan said proudly, "Every ten years, we can harvest an average of eighty mature Purple Leaf Heshou."

Eighty?

Wang Shouzhe was secretly surprised. Wouldn't that be worth around four thousand Top Gold? That would be a huge income.

And this was just the output value of one acre of medium-grade spiritual fields.

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