"Father, True Person of Taiyi, as a Sect Leader on Earth, felt somewhat undervalued being just a mere soldier, didn't he?" Yans Ruxue spoke to her father, her tone carrying a hint of sympathy for True Person of Taiyi.

"Ah, so you were the leader of a sect," Yans Ruohong glanced at True Person of Taiyi, "But your Cultivation Base is far too weak. Most of my private soldiers are at the Transformation Cultivation level..."

"Father, Ruyu and I lack a steward in Xiaoxiang Courtyard, why don't we have the True Person serve as our steward..." Yans Ruyu suggested.

Yans Ruohong stared at True Person of Taiyi and asked, "Taiyi, would you be willing to be a steward?"

True Person of Taiyi glanced at Wang Xiaoqiang, seeking his opinion. Wang Xiaoqiang, feeling the questioning gaze, said, "Er, True Person, I think this arrangement works, why don't you settle down here for now..."

True Person of Taiyi hesitated, "Then, Little Qiang, what about you?"

"As for me, I have other plans..." Wang Xiaoqiang replied, though in his heart he thought, the Yans Family Sisters know I am at the Solidification Realm; I cannot stay here. I'd better find a place where no one knows me.

"Little Qiang, what are your plans?" Yans Ruyu asked.

"Why not just settle down here as well, Little Qiang? Father, could you arrange a position for Wang Xiaoqiang..." Yans Ruxue also said.

Yans Ruohong stroked his beard and mused, "Little Qiang lacks a Spirit Root. Staying in the Immortal Realm, there is absolutely no chance for advancement. It would be better for him to return to Earth."

After hearing this, Wang Xiaoqiang was deeply hurt. He looked up defiantly at Yans Ruohong and declared, "Having come to the Immortal Realm, I will not return to Earth without making a name for myself!"

"Make a name? Ha! What kind of name are you thinking of making, aiming to become the Supreme?" Yans Ruohong saw the boldness in Wang Xiaoqiang's tone and could not help scoffing, his tone laced with contempt.

The Supreme, in the Immortal Realm, was a figure who commanded the winds and clouds, a person listed on the Immortal Ranking.

"Supreme, my ass!" Wang Xiaoqiang was not one to hold his tongue. He intended to keep a low profile, but Yans Ruohong's disdain made it impossible for him to remain subdued.

Upon hearing this, Yans Ruohong burst out laughing. After laughing, he clapped his hands and said, "What a bold statement, but Little Qiang, I'll just regard it as a fool's dream. Well, there's a large sect to the north of the city, called Five Spirit Sect. I can recommend you to join them, and ten years later, I'll wait to see you trample the Supreme of the Immortal Realm under your feet..."

"What if I really manage to do it?" Wang Xiaoqiang asked coldly, seeing that Yans Ruohong's recommendation was actually just to make fun of him.

"And what if you fail?" Yans Ruohong retorted.

"If I fail, I will die before you," Wang Xiaoqiang said, each word deliberate.

"Good, that's the spirit," Yans Ruohong clapped his hands again, then added, "If you manage to do it, I'll marry my daughter to you..."

"Are you referring to Ruxue and Ruyu?" Wang Xiaoqiang glanced at the Yans Family Sisters, who quickly lowered their heads, their faces blushing.

"No," Yans Ruohong stood up and declared, "I'm referring to my third daughter, Yans Biluo..."

Yans Biluo!

Upon hearing these three words, the Yans Family Sisters couldn't help but raise their heads. Yans Biluo was the pride of the Yans Family, not only was she incredibly beautiful, stunning enough to overshadow cities and shame flowers, but she was also highly talented, possessing a Second Spiritual Root. At the mere age of sixteen, she had already reached the Void Transformation Realm, her potential was boundless.

In the Yans Family's current generation, there were no males, only the daughters Yans Ruxue, Ruyu, and Biluo. When Yans Ruohong passed away, the leadership of the family would definitely go to one of his daughters, without a doubt, it would be Yans Biluo.

Regarding Yans Biluo, a local poem once praised—

The Yans Family has a daughter named Biluo,

Wise and talented with a Second Spiritual Root;

Her beauty could embarrass the moon and startle the swans,

Coveted by thousands, yet unreachable.

...

Although Yans Biluo was such a desirable character, Wang Xiaoqiang had never met her, yet he haughtily said, "Marry your daughter? I'm not interested, but I will keep my promise..."

These words left the Yans Family Sisters unable to help but smile bitterly, and also caused Yans Ruohong immense annoyance. Previously, he did not know how many famous immortal figures had come to ask for Yans Biluo's hand in marriage, none of whom he had agreed to, yet this young man before him dared to say he was not interested.

"Father, let's settle it then, I'll take them down to rest," Yans Ruxue said, seeing her father was furious and held great hostility towards Wang Xiaoqiang, and she quickly spoke up.

"Wang Xiaoqiang, if you weren't a friend of my daughter, I would have crushed you to death right now. Humph!" Yans Ruohong pointed at Wang Xiaoqiang and bitterly spoke, then swept away, leaving the hall.

"With your level of cultivation, killing me would take another ten years of practice," Wang Xiaoqiang muttered under his breath, "Old man, I have the Penglai Immortal Sword, and killing you would be as easy as slaughtering pigs and dogs."

Ruxue, fearing that Wang Xiaoqiang might speak out of turn again, quickly led him and True Person Taiyi away.

Wang Xiaoqiang and True Person Taiyi were taken to a guest room. Although Wang Xiaoqiang had angered the Master of the Yans Family, upon learning that Wang Xiaoqiang had risked his life to save Yans Ruyu, his anger had somewhat subsided, and he then instructed the servants to take good care of them.

After Wang Xiaoqiang and True Person Taiyi entered the guest room, Ruxue expressed her apology to Wang Xiaoqiang, "Little Qiang, don't be upset. My father is just like that, and moreover, people from the Immortal Realm have certain prejudices against Earthlings. Since my father is a layperson, his slight contempt for you is somewhat inevitable…"

Wang Xiaoqiang said, "It's okay, it won't be long before I make him change his opinion of me."

"I hope so," Ruxue chuckled and then instructed the servants to serve good wine and dishes to the two of them.

Soon, a table full of lavish dishes and wine was served.

The Yans Family Sisters sat with them.

Looking at the food they had never seen before, both were somewhat hesitant to start eating. True Person Taiyi pointed at a platter of fruit and asked, "Miss Yans, what fruit is this? It looks like a human face."

"This is Ginsengfruit, a specialty of the Immortal Realm. The fruit contains Wood Element Spiritual Qi which, when eaten, can help enhance one's cultivation base, especially beneficial for those with a Wood Element Spiritual Root."

"Hmm, since I have a Wood Element Spiritual Root, I'll eat more then." True Person Taiyi immediately picked up a Ginsengfruit and started eating it, rather inelegantly.

Wang Xiaoqiang picked up a large chunk of meat, saw that the bones in the meat were bigger than chicken bones, not like pig bones, and even larger than cow bones, and couldn't help but ask, "Hey, what kind of meat is this?"

"This is meat from a demon beast. Try it, it's really tasty. After a demon beast dies, its demonic power dissipates. Eating its meat not only has no adverse effects but can also increase the strength of the physical body... This is quite helpful for those who practice Body Refinement…"

"Body Refinement?" Wang Xiaoqiang asked in surprise. "What kind of cultivation method is Body Refinement?"

Ruxue explained, "Body Refinement is a method of cultivation different from Qi Refinement. It involves training the physical body. Once the physical body is sufficiently developed, one can also seek the path of immortality. Little Qiang, as someone without a Spirit Root, you might consider trying Body Refinement…"

"Sister, stop, for most cultivators, Body Refinement is too cruel," Yans Ruyu said with a furrowed brow.

Wang Xiaoqiang, intrigued, asked, "How is it cruel?"

Ruxue explained, "Body Refining Cultivation actually originated with the Divine Demons of the Ancient Continent. Those divine demons practiced cultivation through Body Refinement. However, the method is quite cruel; exactly how it is practiced, I'm not entirely clear. But Little Qiang, if you truly have great perseverance, once you reach the Five Spirit Sect, you can choose a Body Refinement method to practice. Then, cultivating both Qi and the body together, you might become a true talent in the Cultivation World and perhaps achieve something great…"

Wang Xiaoqiang nodded, remembered Ruxue's words, and then placed the piece of demon beast meat into his mouth, took a bite, and found it tender, delicious, and fragrant, much better than any meat from Earth.

Yans Ruyu personally poured Wang Xiaoqiang a glass of wine and said, "Here, Little Qiang, try this wine from the Immortal Realm…"

Wang Xiaoqiang picked up the glass, took a sip, and found the wine rich and exquisitely sweet, so he praised, "This wine is excellent!" and then began to drink heartily.

With their fill of food and wine, True Person Taiyi went to sleep, and so did Wang Xiaoqiang. After a short nap, Wang Xiaoqiang woke up, heard the pitter-patter of rain outside, realized it was raining, and got out of bed.

He walked out the door and strolled back and forth through the Yans Family Estate, along the beautiful corridor.

When he reached the gate of an exquisite little courtyard named Biluo Courtyard, he couldn't help but think, Could this courtyard be the residence of Yans Biluo, the third daughter of the Yans Family? Hmm, I should go in and see what this Yans Biluo really looks like. Is Yans Ruohong trying to fool me with a dinosaur-level daughter?

He stepped into the courtyard and immediately heard the sound of a melodious zither, deeply moving. Wang Xiaoqiang followed the sound through a corridor and arrived at an octagonal pavilion surrounded by bamboo.

The music was indeed coming from the pavilion, but it was surrounded by a thin layer of gauze, as if separated by a mist, barely revealing the silhouettes of two women, one seated and one standing.

Being new and not knowing the rules—or rather, being a simple farmer at heart, without a care for rules—Wang Xiaoqiang directly lifted the gauze and barged into the pavilion.

Upon entering the pavilion, Wang Xiaoqiang was instantly dumbfounded.

He was petrified!

Before him, he saw a graceful woman playing the zither, with a face that could—make the moon hide, fish sink, and nations topple!

Most crucially, her aura was like that of an Exiled Fairy, untainted by the mundane world.

Wang Xiaoqiang had seen and been with many women—perhaps enough to fill a truck—but those women paled in comparison to the one before him.

Even Ruxue and Ruyu were no match for this woman.

As Wang Xiaoqiang was transfixed by her beauty, he heard the maid standing next to the woman exclaim, "Ah, who is so bold to intrude into Biluo Pavilion?!"

The stunning beauty, who had been focused on her music, also changed her expression then turned her head to look at Wang Xiaoqiang, her eyes showing a mix of surprise and faint anger (to be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote or send in a monthly ticket on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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