Cultivation Prodigies, Foundation Establishment Aptitude!

Yu Ke was utterly shaken when he heard this.

A True Phoenix rising from the ashes to serve as a Dao protector—this was simply "beyond belief."

He could not help but guess that the strange bird perched on Cai Yingzhao's shoulder might be a True Spirit!

A True Spirit's strength was no weaker than that of a cultivator who had stepped into the realm of a Grand True Person.

If a Grand True Person stood guard over a lineage, that lineage could swiftly rise to become one of Great Zhou's influential aristocratic houses, even blessing several generations to come.

The Yu Family was precisely such a case.

At that thought, Yu Ke recalled how fiercely he had bargained over the rent. Had he perhaps pushed too hard? What if Cai Yingzhao had become displeased because of it...

Chen Jingqiu saw Yu Ke's concerns from the side and explained:

"Junior Brother Yu, there is no need to be overly surprised. True Spirits protecting one's Dao are rare, but there are many particulars involved."

Yu Ke was somewhat at a loss. He came from a humble background; one's seat determined one's view. He could not compare to these flourishing cultivation clans born of millennium-old noble houses.

Chen Jingqiu continued:

"True Spirits of this world have cultivated for hundreds or thousands of years. How could they so easily submit themselves beneath a newborn infant?"

"Would they not be happier roaming freely between heaven and earth?"

"Most True Spirits protect someone's Dao because their lives are already nearing their end, leaving them no choice. They cultivate their lives in tandem with another's; this is a gamble from the start. If their chosen person dies midway, the True Spirit will perish with them."

Chen Jingqiu said solemnly, "If the one under their protection can soar