A Young Girl's Lament

Two months have passed since the first cycle of trial ranking rewards were distributed.

Purple Moon Mountain, Lineage Ancestral Hall.

An ancient and solemn temple, nestled against the mountains and facing the water, stands amidst the beautiful scenery.

In front of the ancestral hall, on the left and right, stand two statues of Purple Moon Wolves, howling at the sky with their manes flying, exuding great majesty.

In the main hall, countless memorial tablets were placed, and the rich aroma of incense turned into bluish-white smoke that swirled around.

At this moment, in the center of the ancestral hall, Yang Haoyu, along with more than a hundred Cultivators from the Yang Household, solemnly placed a large Four-Sided Great Cauldron.

Inside the large cauldron, there was Five-Colored Soil, and eighty-one sticks of incense were inserted.

May our ancestors bless our Purple Moon Yang Household, so that it may prosper and flourish!

As the Yang Household Members respectfully kowtowed, a strange aura suddenly appeared in the cauldron, and the entire ancestral hall seemed to tremble, its overall momentum becoming even more majestic and imposing, as immovable as a mountain.

After the Lineage's Fortune was suppressed by the large cauldron, the entire Purple Moon Mountain seemed to be affected as well.

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi flowing from the Third-Tier Spirit Vein is gentler and less violent, making it easier for people to refine and absorb.

At the Purple Moon Mountain, Yang Haoyu and Yang Tianyou sat facing each other. The former spoke with a sigh, "Speaking of which, Human Dao Fortune suppress and cleanse the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi is a common method used in the Myriad Nations Region."

Those empires all followed the Incense Divine Dao and divine worship, also known as the Deity Immortal Dao, to protect all living beings, gather Fortune, and unite the masses in cultivation!

"Within the empire, especially in some large cities, the Spiritual Qi becomes extremely docile and easy to control. However, their combat strength is weaker than that of us Cultivators because their Spiritual Power is too gentle. This gives them a great advantage in the Hundred Arts of Cultivation, but they lack the destructive power in actual combat."

"My grandson has also looked into this matter and even discussed it with several Daoist Friends from the Zhang family, the Duke of Ying Zhang Household. According to them, the Sun-Moon Empire divides its territory according to Lineage rank."

"The lowest-ranking Lineage, the ninth rank, can only control a village. The highest-ranking family, the first rank, is only one step below Imperial Clan and can control a province!"

"If my Yang Household were in the Sun-Moon Empire, we would at most be a mere fifth-rank Lineage!"

"Lineage are divided into nine ranks, with the Imperial Clan at the top! They govern all spirits, gather people for cultivation, bestow titles upon City Gods, and enfeoff local deities... This is the way of the Heavenly Emperor!" Yang Haoyu sighed softly, his gaze deep.

"Heavenly Emperor? Even the Immortals and Gods dare not call themselves Heavenly Emperor. These Four Great Empires, though thousands of times stronger than our Yang Household, are nothing more than fireflies compared to the Nine Heavens’ Immortals and Gods."

"If the Heavenly Emperor truly exists, he could easily send out a few Heavenly Soldiers and Generals to destroy the Four Great Empires ten or eight times over!" Yang Tianyou chuckled, his tone laced with mockery.

"That's true!" Yang Haoyu shook his head and chuckled. "Anyway, it has nothing to do with my Yang Household. We Cultivators walk the path of defying fate, the path of Heavenly Immortals, which has nothing to do with the Deity Immortal Dao!"

"However, some of the methods used in the Myriad Nations Region are worth learning from, especially those concerning Lineage Fortune and ancestral blessings. We don't need them, but some Lineage members who lack talent could benefit from them!"

Yang Tianyou's eyes flickered as he thought of his parents.

The Deity Immortal Dao doesn't consider talent; it depends entirely on the intensity of Incense Power.

If there is enough incense offering and Fortune, one can even become an immortal on the spot!

Of course, to achieve that level, it would probably require unifying the entire Lu Wu Realm.

However, using Incense Divine Dao to improve one's cultivation and prolong life, while waiting for oneself to mature, and then seeking other methods, is indeed a good idea.

Yang Tianyou's thoughts raced.

Yang Haoyu glanced at him and knew what his grandson was up to again, so he didn't bother him and just sipped his tea.

Time flies, and five months later, we are still on the Purple Moon Mountain.

A small Spiritual Qi Vortex formed, and snowflakes and ice crystals fell on the mountaintop, while a pressure from the Foundation Establishment Realm slowly emerged.

Boom!

A powerful aura rose into the sky, and amidst the vast Yun Hai, a beautiful young woman with exquisite features emerged from the Bamboo House.

It was Yang Xuanyun.

After nearly ten years of cultivation, Yang Xuanyun, who is not yet sixteen years old, has successfully advanced to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

"Alright, alright, Yun'er, come here and let your Old Ancestor take a good look at you!"

Yang Haoyu sat on the stone bench, gently waving his hand with a doting smile on his face.

Speaking of which, ever since Yang Xuanyun's Spirit Root was detected, the head of the Academy Yang Tianxue, and the Old Ancestor Yang Haoyu, have taken turns taking care of her and guiding her cultivation.

As they spent more time together, Yang Haoyu, who had no children of his own, naturally began to treat Yang Xuanyun as his own granddaughter, doting on her far more than he did on Yang Tianxue.

"Old Ancestor!"

Yang Xuanyun smiled sweetly, revealing two adorable dimples on her smooth, snow-white skin.

Upon reaching Yang Haoyu's side, Yang Xuanyun grabbed her hand and shook it incessantly.

Her pink lips pouted slightly, "Old Ancestor, your granddaughter has now broken through to the Foundation Establishment, and can go out to gain experience now, right? You and Fourth Aunt don't let me show my face in public all day long, and even when I went to the Academy before, I had to wear Concealment Jade Pendant."

"We can't even attempt the Trial Tower. They say that if we expose our Ice Spirit Root aptitude, we'll be vulnerable to enemy ambushes. But does our Lineage really have that many enemies?..."

The girl seemed to have been suppressing her feelings for too long; her face showed grievance, and she said a lot of things.

However, these points can be summarized into two main points.

First, I want to go out and gain experience.

Second, the incomprehension regarding the concealment of identity.

Yang Haoyu let her finish speaking, then smiled and patted the girl's head, saying, "Our Lineage doesn't have any major enemies on the surface for the time being. But you must understand, in the Cultivation World, there are countless people who want to nip danger in the bud. Therefore, we must always be prepared and have a backup plan!"

"You have the aptitude of Ice Spirit Root, so it's almost certain you'll Golden Core Formation Pill. Once this news gets out, your Lineage won't do anything, but your life will be in danger."

Too many Hyenas lurking in the shadows will target you. They will use all sorts of unpredictable methods to crush you when you are weak!

After saying this, Yang Haoyu looked at the girl's indifferent expression, tapped her delicate forehead with annoyance, and asked, "Do you know your Nineteenth Uncle's Spirit Beast, Black and White?"

"Know!"

The girl nodded, and an image of a black raven with cold eyes and an aura of Ill Omen appeared in her mind.

"That Spirit Beast is most skilled in Curse Law Technique. If it obtains a strand of your hair or blood and casts Curse upon you, even with your current strength, you wouldn't be able to withstand it, let alone when you're at the Qi Refining stage."

"Our Old Ancestor isn't afraid of open attacks, but he fears attacks from the shadows. If someone kills you when you're weak, what good is revenge? You won't be able to come back!"

At this point, the young girl Yang Xuanyun finally understood the good intentions of her Old Ancestor.

But then she asked pitifully, "Old Ancestor, when will I be able to move around freely?"

"Foundation Establishment Late Stage, I suppose!" Yang Haoyu replied with a smile.

"Ah?..."

On the mountaintop, the girl's lament carried far, far away!