Protect Our Patriarch-Chapter 774 Book 6: 48: Wang’s Clan’s Great Killing Weapon Arrives at the Holy Domain

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The next day.

Just the next day.

In the small courtyard filled with immortal aura, temporarily allocated to Wang Shouzhe by the Jiang's Clan, a few more guests had arrived.

In the pavilion, a round table made of spiritual wood was laden with a variety of exquisite dishes, the rich aroma wafting throughout the courtyard.

At the table, an old man and a young man were devouring the food as if they hadn't eaten such a feast in ages.

The old man, wearing a dirty Taoist robe and with squinty eyes gleaming with a cunning light, was none other than Cai Youdao.

The young man, however, was a well-dressed young gentleman, bearing a slight resemblance to Wang Shouzhe. This young gentleman was Wang Baoguang, who was supposed to be in the Shenwu World.

It was unclear how these two had come together, but their demeanor was surprisingly similar at the moment.

After several tables of food, Cai Youdao wiped his mouth with his dirty robe, satisfied, and said, "Working with Young Master Shouzhe, life is indeed good."

Wang Shouzhe ignored him, instead looking at Wang Baoguang with a slightly complicated expression.

This rascal, how did he end up in the Holy Domain?

"Ancestor..."

Wang Baoguang was about to speak but was stopped by a sharp look from Wang Shouzhe.

"Come to the study to talk."

Under the intimidating presence of his Ancestor Grandfather, Wang Baoguang followed him into the study, his eyes flickering as he explained, "Ancestor Grandfather, I came to bring you something."

"Aren't you working at the Zhenmo Protectorate?" Wang Shouzhe asked, frowning deeply.

"Well..." Wang Baoguang's expression was evasive, "I felt the Zhenmo Protectorate was too small in scope, so I wanted to come to the Holy Domain to see the big world."

Wang Shouzhe's face darkened, "Tell the truth."

Wang Baoguang shivered instantly, his body going limp with fear, and he hurriedly swallowed and confessed, "I was fired, and Great-Grandfather told me to go back to the family and reflect."

"Heh~" Wang Shouzhe laughed in anger, "What did you do that was so bad that even your direct Great-Grandfather had to expel you?"

"Ancestor Grandfather, I'm innocent." Wang Baoguang was almost in tears, "Recently, there's been a monthly magazine selling well called 'The Hidden Secrets of Big Figures,' which talks about various celebrity anecdotes and gossip."

"The latest issue featured Great-Grandfather, talking about his youthful admiration for a pretty female classmate during his time at the Clan School, and it's sold over a billion copies. Great-Grandfather thinks I published it to smear him, so he expelled me to reflect."

"So you feel wronged?" Wang Shouzhe's expression softened slightly, "Did you find out who published that magazine? Who's smearing your Great-Grandfather?"

Though Wang Shouzhe was in the Holy Domain, he never lost touch with the family, especially regarding the series of things Wang Baosheng did, which he knew well.

However, Wang Shouzhe didn't stop Baosheng's development, only asked the family to keep an eye on it, allowing Baosheng's Cultural Entertainment Office to grow smoothly.

"The magazine is indeed mine, with official approval from the Cultural Entertainment Office, and I've paid taxes according to the law." Wang Baoguang said indignantly, "But I didn't smear Great-Grandfather. The subtitle of that issue was 'A Tribute to Beautiful and Pure Youth,' and Great-Grandfather did like that female classmate. I even sent someone to interview her. Though she's very old now, she still remembers Great-Grandfather fondly, and I even have a copy of Great-Grandfather's love letter as solid evidence!"

"Enough! Let's stop this topic here." Wang Shouzhe's eyelid twitched, "The fact that Anrui didn't kill you outright shows his good temper. What did the family send you to deliver?"

Wang Baoguang looked around, then hurriedly took out a small glowing green bottle from his storage ring, "Here, it's this little green bottle. Ancestor Grandmother said..."

Before Wang Baoguang could finish, the small green bottle broke free from his grasp and flew into Wang Shouzhe's arms, snuggling up to him and whining, "Master, Xiaoyi missed you so much."

This little green bottle was the Yi Wood Creation Bottle.

Before Wang Shouzhe could inquire, the spirit artifact Lu Xiaoyi emerged from the bottle, chattering about how she had diligently nurtured various spirit rice seeds and spirit herbs over the years, but after exhausting the young master's life essence, the nurturing speed slowed down tenfold.

Lu Xiaoyi had never felt her nurturing speed was slow, but after getting used to the joy of rapid nurturing, she found she couldn't go back.

It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.

"Young Master, let me stay by your side and help you nurture some superior-grade spirit herbs in your portable cave mansion." Lu Xiaoyi's small face was tearful, looking pitiful, "I find I can't live without you anymore."

"Alright, though you're not very useful." Wang Shouzhe pondered briefly, "This way, it can free up my labor."

"Thank you, Young Master, sob~" Though Lu Xiaoyi was despised, she was still full of joy.

She now fully understood why the young master despised her back then. Even she despised herself, so how could the young master not despise her?

Wang Shouzhe smoothly took back Lu Xiaoyi, then glanced at Wang Baoguang, "I've received the item. After staying for a night, pack up and head back."

"I'm going back already?" Wang Baoguang was taken aback, "But Ancestor Grandmother said my personality is too lively and asked me to stay by your side for some tempering. She also said you need someone to serve you."

"Is it your Ancestor Grandmother's idea?" Wang Shouzhe frowned.

Baoguang, this thing, keeping him by his side is like having a big bomb~

"I have her letter." Wang Baoguang hurriedly took out Liu Ruolan's handwritten letter to prove his innocence.

Wang Shouzhe scanned the letter, dazed for a moment, then said, "In that case, you can follow me for now. But..."

Saying this, Wang Shouzhe gave him a meaningful look.

"I understand!" Wang Baoguang immediately patted his chest and promised, "I will never leak a word about Ancestor Grandfather's privacy."

"Heh~" Wang Shouzhe didn't believe him at all, sneering, "Your Ancestor Grandfather conducts himself with integrity, what privacy is there to hide?"

"Of course, of course!" Wang Baoguang flattered, "I've admired Ancestor Grandfather since I was a child."

"Alright, get out first, go find Muxian to settle you in." Wang Shouzhe waved him away disdainfully, "Remember, from today, you're a junior of my clan. Don't let it slip."

Wang Baoguang accepted the order and left the study cheerfully.

Two days passed.

Still in Wang Shouzhe's study.

Wang Shouzhe summoned Jiang Muxian, informing her of the intention to enhance her bloodline and have her participate in the Small World competition. He added, "Your bloodline is only Peerless C-grade. To elevate it to the Heavenly Daughter level, you must take a tenth-grade Ascending to Immortality Pill. Normally, your bloodline would require a True Immortal to expend great effort to protect you, with a success rate of less than thirty percent. Even with a Holy Venerable's protection, the success rate would only slightly increase."

"Failure could result in backlash like Jiang Yunxuan, leaving you barely alive if you're lucky, or dead on the spot if you're not."

Jiang Muxian's face turned slightly pale, and she said softly, "I am the young master's maid, naturally I will follow the young master's decision."

"This matter is extremely risky, but the rewards are great if successful, so consider it carefully." Wang Shouzhe said seriously, "Your life is your own, only you can decide."

Jiang Muxian pressed her lips tightly, her expression solemn.

To say she wasn't tempted would be a lie. But the risk was indeed great, and she couldn't make up her mind for a while.

She had witnessed Uncle Yunxuan's failure with the Manifestation Pill firsthand, leaving him barely alive, almost beyond saving.

However, if she gave up this opportunity, she feared she would be stuck at the Void Realm for life.

Such cultivation might not catch the young master's eye.

If she succeeded this time, she would have a Heavenly Daughter bloodline in the Purple Mansion Realm, and upon reaching the Divine Realm and inheriting the Immortal Scripture, her bloodline would surpass ordinary True Immortal Seeds, with potential to reach the mid to late True Immortal Realm.

Only then would she be qualified to stay by the young master's side and become a maid he truly recognized~

Most importantly, since the young master proposed this plan, he naturally wanted her to take a chance. If she hesitated and was timid, wouldn't that betray the young master's intentions?

With this thought, she finally made up her mind, "Young Master, Muxian has decided to give it a try."

"You do have some courage, I didn't misjudge you." Wang Shouzhe nodded slightly, satisfied with her courage, and casually revealed, "Since I let you try, the success rate is naturally not just thirty percent."

Saying this, he flipped his hand and took out the small green bottle.

A vigorous and vibrant aura instantly spread out, filling the entire room.

"This is our family's inherited holy artifact. The essence of heaven and earth it collects can help you increase your success rate of breaking through your bloodline by an additional thirty percent." Wang Shouzhe introduced casually.

What? Increase the success rate of breaking through bloodlines?

Lu Xiaoyi was dumbfounded.

When did I, the Yi Wood Creation Bottle, have such an effect? If she could help people break through bloodlines, wouldn't her value skyrocket a hundredfold? She, Lu Xiaoyi, could walk sideways.

"Thank you, Young Master, for your kindness." Jiang Muxian, unaware of the details, felt the aura of the holy artifact and immediately believed it, gratefully bowing.

For her, the young master even used the family's inherited holy artifact, so the essence of heaven and earth absorbed must be extremely precious.

A sixty percent success rate compared to thirty percent is a world of difference.

If everyone taking a higher-grade pill to enhance their bloodline had a sixty percent success rate, many would be willing to risk it at critical moments.

"This is a ninth-grade Boundless Pill, take it as a base." Wang Shouzhe first gave her a pill, then had Yun Tiange come in to protect her.

The ninth-grade Boundless Pill was meant for Purple Mansion Realm cultivators, posing no danger to Jiang Muxian. The downside was that the bloodline increase was minimal. After taking the ninth-grade pill, her bloodline aptitude only improved from Peerless C-grade to Peerless B-grade, and that was just the initial stage of B-grade.

Such a bloodline barely qualified her to inherit the Immortal Scripture, provided the family had one available for inheritance.

It showed that Jiang Muxian's original bloodline aptitude was already considered "very high," no wonder she was quite famous among the younger generation in Tianrui Holy City, with many young talents viewing her as a "goddess."

If she were willing to marry, only the direct descendants of strong Immortal Grade families with True Immortal Seeds would qualify to marry her.

Even marrying the "heir" of a powerful Immortal King Mansion in the Tianrui royal family, becoming the heir's wife, she was fully qualified. Once the heir inherited the Immortal King position, she would naturally become the wife.

However, under normal circumstances, if Jiang Muxian's bloodline advanced to this point, she would hit a bottleneck.

To safely advance to Peerless A-grade, those inherited clans would have to use some precious family resources.

Such resources, even strong Immortal Grade families or Holy Clans, generally wouldn't use lightly, as these resources, unlike pills with stable production channels, could be directly purchased, often being used up with no replenishment, or extremely difficult to cultivate.

Usually, families would only use them as a trump card when nurturing family heirs.

However, for Wang Shouzhe, it was much simpler.

Wang Shouzhe had Lu Xiaoyi drip a bit of green liquid from the small green bottle, mixed with a tenth-grade Ascending to Immortality Pill, and handed it to Jiang Muxian.

Jiang Muxian smelled the pure life essence in the green liquid, trusted it without doubt, and immediately took it.

Once the pill entered her stomach, a vast and mighty force exploded within her.

Yun Tiange stepped forward, gathering immortal spirit energy to envelop her, and delivered a strike to her jade pillow bone, sealing her brain and Purple Mansion with a shockwave.

Jiang Muxian immediately went limp and fainted in Yun Tiange's arms.

"Young Master Shouzhe, I have knocked Muxian out." Yun Tiange smiled at Wang Shouzhe, her tone suggestive, "It's your turn to do whatever you want with her."

"......"

Wang Shouzhe really didn't want to engage with her, immediately signaling Yun Tiange to support Jiang Muxian upright, then stepped forward to assist Jiang Muxian in resolving the immense medicinal power of the tenth-grade Ascending to Immortality Pill. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

A night passed.

When Jiang Muxian woke up again, her bloodline had completely transformed, leaping from the seventh major Great Saint Body bloodline to the eighth major Spirit Embodiment.

Although her bloodline was only at the initial stage of the eighth major, she was already a genuine "Heavenly Daughter."

She was currently only a "Heavenly Daughter D-grade," but this was without inheriting the Immortal Scripture, starting much stronger than ordinary True Immortal Seeds.

Feeling the transformation of her bloodline, Jiang Muxian gradually calmed from her surprise, only to find that Young Master Shouzhe had long disappeared. In the room, there was a bathing tub made of fire-type spiritual wood, filled with warm immortal spring water.

Blushing, Jiang Muxian bathed, dressed neatly, and prepared to go out to thank the young master for his great kindness.

As she stepped out, she saw Wang Baoguang waiting in the courtyard.

"Fairy Jiang, my Ancestor Grandfather has gone to visit someone and asked me to practice some combat with you." Wang Baoguang explained.

He looked at Jiang Muxian with a complex expression, filled with countless questions, desperately wanting to ask what the relationship between this Fairy Jiang and Ancestor Grandfather was, but he dared not touch Ancestor Grandfather's bottom line.

He had almost rotated through all the family industries, and if Ancestor Grandfather expelled him again, Wang Baoguang would really have to rely on his magazine to get by.

Ancestor Grandfather?

Hearing this title, a hint of doubt flashed in Jiang Muxian's beautiful eyes.

But she quickly figured it out.

A person like Young Master Shouzhe was likely a direct descendant with a high status in the family. Not to mention Young Master Shouzhe, even she occasionally had juniors who couldn't figure out the seniority call her "Great Aunt."

To live up to the young master's expectations, Jiang Muxian went with Wang Baoguang to the Martial Training Ground protected by formations to practice.

Before starting, she suppressed her excitement, ready to showcase her skills.

However, her bloodline aptitude had now reached the "Heavenly Daughter" level. Although her cultivation level hadn't changed, her combat power would soar. She decided to go easy on the young master's junior, not to embarrass him.

Yet.

In the first match, Jiang Muxian lasted only a stick of incense before losing to Wang Baoguang.

"Fairy Jiang's combat ability is lacking." Wang Baoguang frowned, surprised by the result, "Judging by your moves, you probably don't fight much, your combat style is too flashy and impractical. This won't do, let's have another match."

In the second match, Jiang Muxian fared worse, not even lasting a stick of incense.

Jiang Muxian looked at Wang Baoguang in horror.

Was the young master's family so terrifying that even a random junior was this fierce? Too scary...

She was immensely grateful she hadn't said anything about going easy, or her face would be burning with embarrassment now.

In truth, she had no idea about Wang Baoguang's background.

Though Wang Baoguang's "reputation" in certain aspects wasn't great, his talent and strength were top-notch. Before the Holy Domain opened, the family's only tenth-grade Ascending to Immortality Pill was exchanged by him.

Jiang Muxian's process last night, Wang Baoguang had already gone through once. Moreover, his foundation was much stronger than Jiang Muxian's, and after a series of bloodline enhancements, his bloodline had reached Heavenly Son C-grade.

Now, over two hundred years old, his cultivation had reached the pinnacle-level Purple Mansion Realm. After Princess Huari advanced to the Divine Realm, he naturally became the new number one on the Purple Mansion Talents Ranking.

Most importantly, the Shenwu World was highly competitive, and Wang Baoguang had fought countless battles since childhood, being beaten numerous times due to his personality.

Especially his aunt, Princess Huari, who loved to beat him. Other elders also enjoyed "sparring" with Baoguang.

Jiang Muxian, whether in bloodline aptitude or combat ability, was far inferior to Wang Baoguang, who had been fighting since childhood.

"Fairy Jiang, this won't do." Wang Baoguang said seriously, "Ancestor Grandfather entrusted me with a task, and I absolutely can't let you lose in the Four Corners Competition. Come on, let's continue combat training. Rest assured, before the competition, I'll make sure you undergo a complete transformation and greatly enhance your strength."

This was the first task Ancestor Grandfather had given him, and he had to complete it beautifully.

"......"

Jiang Muxian was almost in tears.

She never expected that the first time someone criticized her lack of strength would be after she became a Heavenly Daughter.

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In the blink of an eye, several days passed.

The vast Tianrui Holy City was divided into five parts: east, west, south, north, and center, based on the region. Each part was further divided into ground, underground, and sky sections, with the best areas naturally being in the sky.

Among them, the central sky area was the most valuable and bustling region in the entire Holy City.

Being in the sky and a gathering place for top forces and industries, it was frequented by noble families and had a nickname among the Holy Domain's people, "Lingxian Market."

The Drunken Immortal Pavilion was located in this Lingxian Market.

It was a centuries-old renowned restaurant, one of the most famous in the Tianrui Holy Dynasty, always catering to high-end clientele.

The restaurant was not only intricately designed and elegantly decorated, but even the chefs were from long-standing culinary families, creating immortal dishes and spirit delicacies far superior to ordinary taverns. Of course, the most famous were the spirit wines and immortal brews, said to be recipes from a fallen ancient family in Central China, a unique feature of the dynasty.

Additionally, the Drunken Immortal Pavilion offered excellent privacy.

The entire pavilion was a vast heavenly palace on clouds, centered around a central kitchen and divided into separate palace pavilions.

Each pavilion was meticulously designed, either luxurious and dreamy, exquisite and elegant, or grand and imposing, with different styles.

The distance between pavilions was considerable, with spirit plants and trees in between, and each pavilion had its own soundproof formation, turning the interior into a separate small world when activated.

Because of this, many top family young masters and ladies preferred to gather here privately.

Prince Wenyu was also a frequent visitor.

For convenience, he even rented one of the pavilions for five hundred years.

The Cuiwei Residence.

This was the pavilion Prince Wenyu rented long-term.

Situated atop a small hill, the pavilion was not large, about ten feet square, with an elegant and graceful style, surrounded by green spirit bamboo, occasionally accompanied by the chirping of spirit birds, creating a tranquil and serene atmosphere, perfect for sitting alone with tea or private meetings.

This day was the day Prince Wenyu and Wang Shouzhe had arranged to meet.

To show his importance, Prince Wenyu arrived early, accompanied only by two trusted aides.

Wang Shouzhe also arrived as scheduled.

Today, he had clearly dressed up a bit, wearing a jade crown, a jade belt, and a white robe, looking handsome and dashing, accompanied by Yun Tiange, presenting the image of a noble and charming young master.

"Young Master Shouzhe."

Prince Wenyu's eyes lit up, and he approached with his aides.

With an elegant demeanor, he raised his hand in salute, his posture calm and composed, exuding a remarkable presence, "I've long heard of Young Master Shouzhe's unparalleled excellence. Meeting you today is a great honor."

Though he spoke such words, he couldn't help but think to himself.

This young man indeed had a good appearance, but his gaze and steps seemed a bit frivolous, lacking steadiness.

But that was normal, fitting his reputation for being "charming."

The information he gathered mentioned that this Young Master Shouzhe was surrounded by a group of beautiful subordinates, had a stunning maid at the mid-True Immortal stage, was close with Yao Yumei, had taken in Jiang's Clan's Jiang Muxian, and there were even rumors of several private meetings with the Saintess of Shuiyue.

Of course, what he envied most was Wang Shouzhe having a mid-True Immortal stage maid by his side...

Even in the Tianrui royal family, True Immortal stage experts were second only to the Holy Emperor, holding significant power and status, and he had to show them respect.

At most, he had a mid-True Immortal stage elder secretly accompanying and protecting him. If he dared to demand a True Immortal stage maid to serve him daily, the Tianrui Holy Emperor would likely see him as an irresponsible wastrel and banish him.

"Your Highness Wenyu." Wang Shouzhe praised with a slightly "flirtatious" tone, "I've long admired your literary and martial prowess, standing out among the princes and princesses, earning my deep admiration."

While speaking such casual compliments, his gaze "uncontrollably" drifted to a valiant female general behind Prince Wenyu, scanning her from head to toe in a few breaths.

The female general's face changed, showing a hint of anger.

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