Chapter 1095: Enhance Family Heritage

Wang Mingren surprisingly acquired three Divine Ability Fruits at once; it was unknown how he managed to obtain them.

Wang Qingshan explained, "Uncle Mingren exchanged the Divine Ability Fruits for a large number of contribution points. As for the Fuxin Fruit Tree, he said he bought it from a fellow sect member at a high price. I'm not entirely clear on the specific details, but given Uncle Mingren's character, there's no issue with how he acquired them."

Wang Qingshan explained, frankly admitting that he was also greatly startled when he received these items from Wang Mingren. Back when he mastered a minor divine ability, he was almost unrivaled among those of the same cultivation level. The Fuxin Fruit ripens every six hundred years. The three Divine Ability Fruits can enable the Wang family to cultivate three strong clan members, and the Fuxin Fruit Tree itself can bolster the family's foundation. Within a hundred years, when its fruits mature, the Wang family will obtain five Fuxin Fruits. The Fuxin Fruit Tree also increases the chance of forming a Core by ten percent.

Wang Mingren had truly gone all out to mend his relationship with the family.

Wang Changsheng said with a smile, a gratified expression on his face, "Uncle Mingren has shown his sincerity. These items will all be converted into merit points. If he wishes to exchange for any family resources, he can use those merit points." He was extremely pleased that Wang Mingren had finally seen the light.

Wang Ruyan took the storage bead bracelet from Wang Changsheng, scanned it with her divine sense, and remarked with some surprise, "Uncle Mingren has truly shown his sincerity this time. I didn't expect him to send back so many items, all of which enhance the family's foundation and will greatly benefit the growth of our clan members."

Besides the Divine Ability Fruits and the Fuxin Fruit Tree, there were also other cultivation resources such as Marrow Cleansing Fluid and Meridian Opening Talismans. These resources are especially suitable for Foundation Establishment cultivators, as they can enhance their strength and greatly benefit their future cultivation.

Wang Mingren truly lived up to being personally mentored by Xu Zihua. With these items, the Wang family could select and intensively cultivate several clan members, the elite among the elite.

Wang Ruyan smiled sweetly, "Alchemy and array formations are indeed our family's weaknesses. Since Uncle Mingren has a way to help us cultivate alchemists and array masters, that would be excellent." Even with the Zhenhai Sect's legacy, it was difficult to cultivate third-rank array masters and alchemists by merely studying the ancient texts. Since Wang Mingren claimed to have a method, he likely did.

"I thought so too," Wang Qingshan said excitedly. "I've selected fifty cultivators from the clan members in the Eastern Barren Lands to go to the Northern Frontier Immortal Cultivation Realm. Uncle Mingren and his group will also be transferred to the Northern Frontier. With their help, the family's strength at the Northern Frontier outpost should grow, and the family's development should improve significantly."

Wang Changsheng suddenly remembered something and asked, "Qingshan, the family has acquired an Earth-grade cultivation technique, the Lihuo Sword Art. Do you want to change your cultivation technique? The spirit arts accompanying this Lihuo Sword Art are quite powerful."

Wang Qingshan cultivates a Profound-grade technique. Among the Wang family's Core Formation cultivators, Ye Haitang cultivates a Heaven-grade technique, Wang Mengbin cultivates an Earth-grade technique, and the other Core Formation cultivators practice Profound-grade techniques. Profound-grade techniques typically have more bottlenecks. However, Wang Qingshan's cultivation speed is relatively fast compared to other Core Formation cultivators, mainly because he has comprehended sword intent, making it easier for him to cultivate sword spirit arts or sword cultivation techniques. The spirit arts and divine abilities that accompany cultivation techniques are quite powerful; Wang Mengbin and Wang Qingling are prime examples of this. Wang Qingling relies entirely on her spirit beasts in combat; if her spirit beasts suffer heavy damage, she can only flee. Wang Mengbin, however, is different; his attacks are powerful despite his cultivation level not being particularly high.

Wang Qingshan pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, Uncle Ninth, Aunt Ninth, I don't plan to change my cultivation technique. My master said that the grade of a cultivation technique only determines the speed and power of early-stage cultivation; it doesn't represent everything. The grade of a cultivation technique is like the spirit arts on the Heaven and Earth Spirit Arts List: for cultivators of the same cultivation level and spiritual power, the ranking's credibility is relatively high when performing spirit arts. However, in combat, the spiritual power and conditions of both sides are often vastly different, and environmental factors also play a role."

Modifying a cultivation technique requires a considerable amount of time; otherwise, many high-level cultivators would have changed their techniques. Only a small fraction of the Nascent Soul cultivators in Taiyi Immortal Sect cultivate Earth-grade techniques; most of them cultivate Profound-grade techniques. A cultivation technique primarily determines the early-stage cultivation speed and power. Wang Qingshan cultivates a Profound-grade technique. In a life-or-death battle, Wang Mingren, even with the same cultivation level, might not be Wang Qingshan's match. Of course, Wang Mingren's strength lies in his interpersonal skills. He was already at the eighth layer of Core Formation. Changing cultivation techniques would take at least fifty years, possibly even seventy or eighty years if slow, and he was unwilling to spend so much time on it. Among the Ten Great Sects of the South Sea, each sect boasts over a dozen Nascent Soul cultivators, yet it has never been heard that all these Nascent Soul cultivators practice Earth-grade techniques. The Five Spirits Cultivator, one of the Five Immortals of the Overseas, cultivates a Profound-grade technique and also possesses a five-spirit root. Yet, he still advanced to the Nascent Soul stage and established a formidable reputation in the South Sea, didn't he?

"It's good that you think that way," Wang Changsheng nodded with satisfaction, recalling how, back then, the family acquiring a Profound-grade technique was considered a huge gain. Now, the family even possessed Heaven-grade techniques, and the variety and quantity of their cultivation techniques were continuously increasing. This was the best proof of the family's growing strength.

After chatting for a while, Wang Qingshan excused himself to rest. He planned to enter seclusion to cultivate and strive for the ninth layer of Core Formation.

"My husband," Wang Ruyan asked, "How do you plan to handle the Divine Ability Fruits? There are only three."

"We'll hold a clan competition," Wang Changsheng replied. "The top three will be rewarded with Divine Ability Fruits. Regardless of whose descendant they are, the most capable will receive them."

With only three Divine Ability Fruits for hundreds of Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Wang family, there weren't nearly enough to go around. For the family to grow and prosper, it needed a sound system. He couldn't claim to achieve absolute fairness, but he would strive for relative fairness. Wang Changsheng summoned Wang Mengfen and instructed him to announce that a clan competition would be held three days later. All Foundation Establishment clan members would be allowed to challenge the Illusionary Demon Pagoda. The top thirty would receive generous rewards, with the top three specifically receiving Divine Ability Fruits and priority in forming their Core in the future.

Wang Mengfen readily agreed and immediately set about handling the matter.

"My husband," Wang Ruyan said, "it now seems that giving the Sword Robe Art to Uncle Mingren was the right decision. He has finally come to his senses and knows who truly cares for him. Given our close ties with the Myriad Swords Sect, it's normal that Taiyi Immortal Sect grew wary and didn't select Uncle Mingren for the Taiyi Five Prodigies. However, I think it's better if we have six backup plans. The Zhenhai Sect ruins should be utilized and not left idle. Also, regarding the Zhoushan Secret Realm, by my reckoning, it's time to open it."

"Our efforts have finally paid off," Wang Changsheng said. "Uncle Mingren has seen the light. Even if he can't be selected for the Taiyi Five Prodigies, our family will still benefit if he forms a Nascent Soul. It would be wonderful if we could obtain the Five Dragons Secret Realm. A Yellow-grade secret realm yielded Millennium Spirit Milk; I wonder what good things a Profound-grade secret realm would contain." The Zhoushan Secret Realm is a Yellow-grade secret realm, accessible to Qi Refinement cultivators. From it, they had obtained Millennium Spirit Milk and Black Sparrows. With the Millennium Spirit Milk, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan had overcome several difficulties during their Core Formation stage.

Wang Ruyan shook her head and said, "Whether we can gather all five Dragon Tokens is still unknown. In any case, we have the Azure Dragon Token, so if we can open the secret realm, we can send people in to search for treasures."