Song Dynasty, Ningzhou.

Ping'an County is one of the 72 counties in Ningzhou. It is mostly mountains, rivers and hills and has a sparse population. Lianhua Island is the only lake island in Ping'an County.

The Lotus Island is named after its appearance resembles a blooming lotus, and there are many lotus plants on the island.

In the early morning, a scorching sun rose from the east and shone on the Lotus Island, bringing a hint of warmth to Lotus Island.

In the center of the island, there is a vast courtyard, pavilions, towers, and garden corridors abound.

In the middle of the yard, there is a small lake dug by hand. A large area of ​​white thick fog covers the entire lake, and it is impossible to see clearly what is inside.

As time goes by, the white mist gradually dissipates.

There is a large piece of green lotus growing in the lake, and a lotus-shaped stone platform stands in the center. There is a two-story green pavilion on the stone platform. Above the entrance of the pavilion, a blue plaque about twelve feet long, with three golden words "Qinglian Pavilion" written in a flying and phoenix.

In a room on the second floor of Qinglian Pavilion, a young man in his blue shirt sat cross-legged on a blue futon.

The young man in blue shirt had a sword-like eyebrows, beautiful eyes, and dark hair shawls, giving people a very comfortable feeling.

The young man in blue closed his eyes slightly, and his breathing between his nose showed a certain rhythm. As he swallowed, breathed and breathed, blue light appeared around him, and a faint blue light enveloped his body.

Time passed little by little, and blue light spots poured into his body.

The young man in blue opened his eyes and a shimmer ejaculated in his eyes.

"I finally entered the fifth level of Qi Refining."

Wang Changsheng let out a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on his thin face.

"Uncle Jiu, breakfast is ready."

A respectful man's voice came from outside.

Wang Changsheng smiled slightly and said, "Qiusheng, bring the breakfast in!"

Wang Changsheng pushed the door and walked out, and walked downstairs.

A young man in his twenties in his blue shirt pushed the door and walked in, holding a blue tray in his hand.

There was a bowl of white rice, a plate of clear vegetables and a plate of tofu on the tray. It was fragrant and made people feel excited.

"Uncle Jiu, this is Qiuyue's breakfast for you. Do you want to see if it suits your appetite?"

Wang Qiusheng arranged the food and stood aside, looking extremely respectful.

Wang Changsheng frowned slightly and said, "Didn't I say that? Let's use breakfast together, why did you only bring me that one?"

"My father repeatedly reminded me that Uncle Ninth is an elder, and my grandson must serve me carefully and not neglect Uncle Ninth. My grandson must not dare to have a meal with Uncle Ninth. I hope Uncle Ninth will understand."

Wang Qiusheng's face tightened and he explained carefully.

Wang Changsheng sighed lightly, shook his head, and said, "Forget it, you go down and use breakfast! Come and clean up the dishes after using breakfast."

"The grandson obeys the order."

Wang Qiusheng immediately agreed, gave a deep gift, and stepped back out of Qinglian Pavilion.

Five hundred years ago, Wang Yuangang, the ancestor of the Wang family, brought his family to Changping County, Ningzhou to settle down.

At that time, the Wang family was only a family of seven. However, under the protection of two foundation-building monks, the population of the Wang family increased by more than ten times in less than a hundred years. Although only a few lucky people had spiritual roots, it also laid the foundation for the later Wang family.

After hundreds of years of development, the population of the Wang family has been doubling, and the number of immortal cultivators has continued to increase. So far, there are 145 immortal cultivators in the Wang family and more than 100,000 clan members without spiritual roots.

The Wang family’s family is located in Qinglian Mountain in Changping County. Most of the Wang family members with spiritual roots live in Qinglian Mountain.

Qinglian Mountain originally had a first-level upper-grade spiritual vein, but with the efforts of the ancestors of the Wang family in previous dynasties, the first-level spiritual vein has been cultivated into a second-level lower-grade spiritual vein, which can provide sufficient spiritual energy for foundation-building monks.

As for more than 100,000 people from the Wang family who have no spiritual roots, they are distributed in three counties in Changping County, namely Ping'an County, Qingyun County, and Qingzhu County.

The current head of the Wang family is Wang Mingyuan, and Wang Changsheng's father. Wang Mingyuan has four spiritual roots and is not well qualified. However, he is fair in his work and humble in his treatment. He was elected by most of his clan members as the head of the Wang family, responsible for handling all the affairs of the family.

Wang Yaozong, the foundation-building monk of the Wang family, rarely appears on weekdays and goes into seclusion for many years to practice.

Wang Changsheng's mother Liu Qing'er is a casual cultivator with three spiritual roots and her qualifications are slightly better than Wang Mingyuan.

Wang Changsheng's grandfather Wang Yaozu did not agree to Liu Qing'er coming in, because Wang Yaozu planned to let Wang Mingyuan marry the daughter of the Zhao family in Guangyang County to strengthen the relationship between the two families. The Wang family and the Zhao family have similar strength, and the foundation-building ancestors of the two families are good friends. This marriage is good for both parties.

Wang Mingyuan just refused to agree, and looked like he would not marry Liu Qing'er. Wang Yaozu was so angry that he kept Wang Mingyuan shut down for three years.

Liu Qing'er waited for Wang Mingyuan near Qinglian Mountain for three years, which moved Wang Yaozu, and then let Liu Qing'er meet.

Liu Qing'er worked in a weapon refining shop for ten years and was an apprentice in weapon refining. 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 gold, water and soil. The main spiritual root is water. The sensitivity of the spiritual roots of water reaches 60. The qualifications among the same generation can only be considered ordinary. He practiced the "Yun Rain Art" passed down by the Wang family.

This technique is a first-level skill in character, which can be practiced from the first level of Qi refining to the ninth level of Qi refining. This technique is smooth, with few bottlenecks, and is very easy to break through.

Wang Changsheng entered the preaching hall at the age of five, read and read, and taught the knowledge of cultivating immortals by the 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 entered the fourth level of Qi Refining and could receive three kilograms of first-level medium-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 he was eighteen. The family provided resources to practice. If he failed to practice to the fifth level of Qi refining at the age of eighteen, he would have to contribute to the family in exchange for cultivation resources.

The Wang family is not making enough money now, so Wang Mingyuan can only let the younger generation come out to do things 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 that they should be allowed to practice until they were eighteen years old. The clan elders were willing to take out their monthly salary and subsidize them to the younger generation.

Wang Mingyuan believed that this was not a solution to the family's predicament. In order to convince 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 out to Ping'an County as the Tianshi for four years.

Ping'an County is the worst-in-class county among the three controlled by the Wang family. Wang Mingyuan set an example, and Wang Yaozong's approval, the voices of opposition disappeared.

Because of this, Liu Qing'er privately complained to Wang Mingyuan, saying that Wang Mingyuan only had the Wang family, the master, and no small family of his own.

When he was sixteen years old, Wang Changsheng left Qinglian Mountain and came to Ping'an County under his mother's reluctance to look at him reluctantly.

Ping'an County is relatively barren and sparsely populated, and is home to tens of thousands of Wang family members, scattered in the county towns and villages near the county town.

Wang Changsheng’s mission is to protect the mortals and people of Ping'an County from evil deeds and monsters.

Although the Wang family members who live in the secular world do not have spiritual roots, their ancestors have spiritual roots. Therefore, the descendants of these people have a high chance of having spiritual roots.

To this end, the Wang family sent cultivators to guard the three counties under its control and regularly inspected the spiritual roots.

For hundreds of years, more than a dozen people with spiritual roots appeared in the Wang family who lived in the secular world. Wang Yaozong's parents were mortals. Because they detected spiritual roots, they were sent to Qinglian Mountain for practice. Under the training of the family, they successfully built the foundation.

Because of the living example of Wang Yaozong, the Wang family attaches great importance to the tribesmen living in the secular world. Of course, the Wang family also attaches importance to other people. Although the chance of descendants born from mortals appearing in immortals is very small, the Wang family treats them equally. The Wang family sends people to the secular world to test whether the newborn has spiritual roots to replenish fresh blood.

The county magistrate of Ping'an County is appointed by the court. The Wang family will not interfere with the county magistrate's handling of government affairs. If there are evil demons and monsters in chaos, the Wang family will send immortal cultivators to deal with it.

The Wang family members who have no spiritual roots will not interfere, either in business or in politics, but if their descendants have spiritual roots, they must be sent to Qinglian Mountain.

Wang Changsheng has been in Ping'an County for three years and lives on Lotus Island on weekdays and rarely leaves Lotus Island.

There are no spiritual veins 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 realm. This is because he has taken a lot of spiritual valleys. If there is no spiritual valley, Wang Changsheng may not be able to enter the fifth level of Qi Refining in five years.

The price of spiritual pills is relatively expensive, and Wang Changsheng is short of money and chooses to eat spiritual valley.

He is now in the middle stage of Qi refining and is suitable for consuming the first-level medium-grade spiritual valley. The first-level medium-grade spiritual valley is ripe every two or three years, and the price is about one or two spirit stones.
Chapter completed!