Protect Our Patriarch-Chapter 82Book 5: : Promotion! Wealth and power reveal divine abilities

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"This is Ancestor Lici of our family," Wang Fugui introduced to Yun Mengyu with some trepidation. "This is Ancestor Yingxuan, and this is Sister Wan'er, who also studied at the Wang's Clan School."

Yun Mengyu hurriedly stepped forward to greet each of them and then introduced herself, "Greetings to Ancestor Lici, Ancestor Yingxuan, and Sister Wan'er. I am Yun Mengyu from the Northern Territory Wang Mansion."

"Oh? Yun Mengyu?" Lan Wan'er blinked in surprise, "Are you the newly appointed little princess of the Immortal Dynasty, Yun Mengyu?"

After returning to the Immortal Dynasty, they had directly detoured to Suiyun Prefecture and stayed with the Lan Clan of Suiyun for a short while. Only after Lan Wan'er completed her family's true inheritance did they come to the Immortal Palace.

Lan Wan'er had also heard from her family that a new little princess with extraordinary talent had emerged in the Immortal Dynasty in recent years.

She never expected to meet the little princess Yun Mengyu here.

This was one of the most illustrious figures in the Immortal Dynasty, and Lan Wan'er never dreamed she would have any interaction with her.

After everyone had exchanged greetings, Wang Lici patted Wang Fugui's shoulder with a look of satisfaction, "Fugui, you really are something, managing to bring the little princess here without a word. Your Ancestor Lici is poor and doesn't have much to offer, so here, take this as a meeting gift for the little princess."

With that, she flipped her fair and tender hand, revealing a dragon crystal of a ninth-grade Yi Wood Green Dragon in her palm.

In the sunlight, the dragon crystal gleamed with pure and translucent light, exuding a rich and pure Yi Wood dragon aura.

Not far away, the two seventh-grade Yi Wood Green Dragons widened their eyes in shock, their claws curling up in fear as they trembled in place.

Dragon crystals are the essence of a dragon's being, useful in alchemy, crafting, and as a treasure to aid wood-element Basalt cultivators in their cultivation, with countless other uses.

Wang Fugui broke out in a cold sweat.

He had vaguely heard that Ancestor Lici had made a fortune by prying into the ancestral land of the Yi Wood Green Dragon clan, but he didn't expect her to casually present such a treasure.

If auctioned, this item would likely fetch over a million immortal crystals.

"Thank you, Ancestor Lici."

Yun Mengyu blushed happily as she accepted the treasure.

Given her family background, such a treasure, while precious, wasn't particularly rare. But as a meeting gift from Fugui's elder, it held a completely different significance.

"I don't have as much money as Auntie Lici, but to support Fugui, I'll do my best too." Wang Yingxuan also began to rummage through her storage ring.

As an elder, she naturally had to support her family's Fugui in pursuing a girl.

After some picking and choosing in her storage ring, she finally took out a top-grade spiritual stone. The top-grade spiritual stone contained abundant and pure spiritual energy, useful for assisting in cultivation, breakthroughs, and even as currency.

In terms of the Immortal Dynasty's currency value, a top-grade spiritual stone was also worth about a million immortal crystals or over a billion gold coins. The only two top-grade spiritual stones she had were earned by her master, Jiang Zhencang, working for the Wang's Clan over the years.

Now she took out half of them in one go, showing how much she valued Fugui.

"Thank you, Ancestor Yingxuan." Yun Mengyu thanked her and accepted it, her cheeks slightly flushed with embarrassment.

Subsequently, Lan Wan'er also presented a treasure worth over ten million Top Gold, indicating that this little aunt was quite generous now.

After receiving the gifts, Yun Mengyu began to look eagerly at her own True Lord Yuling.

Although she always called her "sister," Jiang Yuling was actually her elder.

And while Wang Lici and Wang Yingxuan were called "Ancestor" by Wang Fugui, they were actually still young juniors. Since they had given gifts to the junior Yun Mengyu, how could True Lord Yuling, as the "old elder," not show something? Wouldn't that weaken the reputation of the Jiang or Yun clans?

True Lord Yuling rolled her eyes, almost driven to anger by this little aunt.

You happily accept gifts from others, but why should she be the one to return the favor?

I, a True Immortal, am... so lacking in money...

"Sister Yuling?"

Yun Mengyu blinked, tugging at her sleeve, her eyes clearly hinting: You've been enjoying the resources of our Wang Mansion for years, don't let us down at this critical moment.

"Alright, alright."

True Lord Yuling had no choice but to reluctantly start preparing a return gift for Yun Mengyu.

After all, she was a Void True Lord, and couldn't be stingier than a Purple Mansion Realm cultivator, right?

Reluctantly, she gave Wang Lici and Wang Yingxuan each a life-saving talisman called the [Void Escape Talisman].

With this talisman in hand, if faced with a life-threatening crisis, one could use it to tear through space and escape like a Lingxu Realm powerhouse.

Such life-saving talismans are rare and difficult to make, usually crafted by royal families or major clans for their most important descendants as a safeguard.

In a recent auction, a [Void Escape Talisman] had fetched a price of 1.3 million immortal crystals.

As for Lan Wan'er, she gave a seventh-grade [Heavenly Vein Holy Pill], worth about two to three hundred thousand immortal crystals.

In total, True Lord Yuling ended up giving away treasures worth about 2.8 to 2.9 million immortal crystals, while Yun Mengyu's received gifts were worth only about 2.2 million immortal crystals.

"Thank you, True Lord, for your generosity."

Wang Lici and Wang Yingxuan, being quite clever, immediately expressed their thanks and swiftly put away the gifts, their actions surprisingly adept.

True Lord Yuling didn't want to stay in this place any longer.

Fortunately, at that moment, the Purple Mansion Realm gatekeeper finally returned to report.

"True Lord Yuling, the Enlightenment Senior has agreed to meet with you. However, he mentioned that if you pluck his tea leaves again this time..."

"Don't worry, don't worry, we're just here to learn about seedling cultivation this time," True Lord Yuling impatiently interrupted. "Fugui, Mengyu, let's go."

Having been metaphorically skinned alive, her mood was anything but pleasant.

"Ancestor Lici, Ancestor Yingxuan, and Sister Wan'er, you all carry on," Wang Fugui also felt relieved, repeatedly bowing to the three women in farewell. "I have some matters to attend to at the Immortal Palace, so I can't stay long. Please feel free."

With that, Wang Fugui hurriedly followed True Lord Yuling and the others into the Ascending to Immortality Gate.

Yun Mengyu hesitated for a moment, looking back worriedly, "Fugui, Ancestor Lici and Ancestor Yingxuan are so bold, they might easily provoke public anger. I'm a bit worried, maybe you should advise them."

"Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Wang Fugui thought to himself, these two ancestors are known for being fierce in their family. Instead of worrying about them, you should worry about the Immortal Palace.

Meanwhile, behind them, Lan Wan'er's voice rang out again, "Come one, come all, East Qian's prodigies have come to challenge the disciples of the Immortal Palace, anyone capable..."

Apparently, after the three had been causing a ruckus for so long, someone finally couldn't stand it anymore. This time, before she could finish her sentence, another voice rang out, "I am Yao Zhenye, a core disciple of the Immortal Palace's Gui Zhen Holy Land. Who dares to cause trouble in the Immortal Palace? Get off the Holy Emperor Mountain now!"

Immediately followed by the sounds of energy clashes, "Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Ten breaths later.

Yao Zhenye's voice sounded again, but it had changed from a confident reprimand to a tearful plea for mercy, "Auntie, I was wrong! I surrender, I give up..."

"Huh? With your level of skill, you represent the Immortal Palace? Doesn't that mean we can sweep the floor with everyone?"

"I am Yan Wujiao, a core disciple of the Immortal Palace's Purple Void Holy Land. Young lady, your strength is impressive, but you're too arrogant..."

"Yingxuan, stop, you had your fun earlier, now it's my turn, Wang Lici, to enjoy."

"Big Aunt Lici, I haven't even warmed up yet... How about we decide with rock-paper-scissors?"

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"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Amidst the sounds of fighting from outside the Ascending to Immortality Gate, Wang Fugui and the others entered the interior of the Immortal Palace.

With the isolation of the formation, the world suddenly became quiet.

Wang Fugui finally breathed a sigh of relief, the heat on his face dissipating slightly.

The elders in his family were just too adolescent, and their lines were filled with inexplicable embarrassment. Even someone as steady as him found it hard to bear.

The battle outside the Ascending to Immortality Gate was lively, but it was just a side episode, so we'll skip over it for now.

Under the "guidance (surveillance)" of several gatekeepers, Wang Fugui and the others took the flying carriage designated for passengers within the Immortal Palace, heading towards the [Enlightenment Tea Garden].

The [Enlightenment Tea Garden] is a spiritual plant garden specifically established for the Enlightenment Tea Tree, occupying a vast area and the best spiritual soil and veins within the Immortal Palace.

The importance the Immortal Palace places on the Enlightenment Tea Tree is evident from this.

Following the planned route, they flew forward, and before they even got close to the [Enlightenment Tea Garden], Wang Fugui and the others could see the legendary [Enlightenment Tea Tree] from afar.

As a twelfth-grade peak quasi-immortal tea tree, its size was incredibly massive, with a towering trunk almost as majestic as a mountain, and a wide canopy spreading like an umbrella, appearing lush and translucent under the sunlight.

Unlike Wang Lixian, whose leaves were broad and had numerous aerial roots, the Enlightenment Tea Tree's leaves were regular boat-shaped, slightly wider in the middle and pointed at both ends. Its canopy was not as dense as Wang Lixian's but had a more open structure, with slender branches stretching towards the sky, basking in the sunlight, exuding vigorous vitality.

Golden sunlight penetrated the sparse canopy, casting dappled light spots on the ground, creating an illusionary, dreamlike atmosphere.

It was Wang Fugui's first time seeing such a gigantic tea tree, and he was amazed.

Seeing his expression, the gatekeeper who brought him over also showed a proud look.

This was a twelfth-grade quasi-immortal tea tree, whose strength was equivalent to a peak Lingxu Realm powerhouse among humans. Even across the entire human civilization, there were only a few of this level of powerhouses.

In the realm of spiritual plants, this level was akin to an ancestor, and excluding the Myriad Demon Nation, there was no second tree of this kind in the entire human civilization.

While Wang Fugui was observing, the flying carriage had already stopped at the entrance of the Enlightenment Tea Garden. The group disembarked and walked into the tea garden.

From a distance, the tree's grandeur was already palpable, and now standing at the foot of the Enlightenment Tea Tree, this feeling became even more pronounced.

Compared to the Enlightenment Tea Tree, humans seemed as insignificant as insects, quite inconspicuous.

"Enlightenment Senior."

True Lord Yuling was evidently an old acquaintance of the Enlightenment Tea Tree. Not seeing anyone around, she directly shouted towards the sky, "We've come all this way, can't you show yourself quickly?"

"Oh dear~ Jiang Yuling, you cheeky girl, you're getting more and more disrespectful to me."

A disdainful voice came from above.

Everyone instinctively looked up to see a branch slowly descending from the tea tree.

While still in mid-air, the branch emitted green light, transforming into an old man in a green robe who gently landed in front of them.

The old man was slender, with deep-set eyes and long white hair casually tied into a bun with a twig, exuding a carefree and unrestrained aura.

His green robe was also quite unique, with a light green base embroidered with a tea tree branch, dark green leaves spreading freely, and wisps of spiritual mist swirling around, giving him an ethereal and otherworldly appearance.

He seemed like a reclusive master living in a secluded valley, untouched by worldly affairs, with even his robe exuding a clear tea fragrance, standing apart from the world.

For tens of thousands of years, the Enlightenment Tea Tree had contributed countless precious Enlightenment Teas to the Immortal Palace and the Immortal Court, nurturing generations of leaders, with countless human cultivators benefiting from it.

As a result, his status in the entire Han Yue Immortal Dynasty was very high, with even the Immortal Sovereign and Immortal Emperor being his juniors and holding him in great respect.

Due to his immense contributions, he was conferred the title of [Enlightenment True Lord] by the Immortal Court two thousand years ago, enjoying the same treatment as human leaders.

"Fugui, Mengyu, greet Enlightenment True Lord."

Wang Fugui and Yun Mengyu wouldn't dare to be as casual as True Lord Yuling. Upon seeing the Enlightenment True Lord, they respectfully greeted him.

"You two young ones don't need to call me 'True Lord,' just like Yuling, call me 'Enlightenment Senior,'" the Enlightenment True Lord said kindly, looking at the two children with an affectionate gaze, "Such talented and exceptional bloodlines, I'm truly gratified to see more outstanding children among the human race in our Immortal Dynasty."

After some pleasantries, he asked excitedly, "Where's the Seven-Colored Treasure Gathering Tree sapling? Quickly, let me have a look."

That was a semi-immortal plant with potential equal to his. Not just in the Immortal Dynasty, but worldwide, there were very few spiritual trees with such potential, let alone a legendary Treasure Gathering Tree.

While the Enlightenment True Lord would be happy to see outstanding human children and would try to support and nurture them, he would be even more delighted if an excellent spiritual plant emerged, otherwise, he wouldn't have taken the risk to let True Lord Yuling in.

However, Wang Fugui didn't immediately take out the Seven-Colored Treasure Gathering Tree. Instead, he apologized, "Enlightenment Senior, please wait a moment. I can't control it anymore. Seeing your majestic presence just now, I felt as if I glimpsed the Dao. I'm about to break through to the Lingtai Realm."

What kind of talent did Wang Fugui have?

As an innate spiritual body, since he began cultivating at the age of eight, his cultivation had advanced rapidly, and by the time he took the college entrance exam, he had already reached the ninth level of the Qi Refining Realm.

Now, nearly a year later, his cultivation had reached the peak of the Qi Refining Realm. However, since he was still young and not in a hurry to advance, he intended to hone his skills and solidify his foundation.

Unexpectedly, the opportunity came, and it was unstoppable.

"Breakthrough to the Lingtai Realm?"

The Purple Mansion Realm gatekeeper who brought them in looked at Wang Fugui in confusion. This child was just over ten years old, and at this age, he was already about to break through to the Lingtai Realm?

Did he hear it wrong, or did he not recognize the world anymore? Were geniuses so abundant these days?

Yun Mengyu and True Lord Yuling were not as surprised as the gatekeeper.

Yun Mengyu was slightly surprised but quickly regained her composure. It was just a breakthrough to the Lingtai Realm, not a big deal.

True Lord Yuling, however, checked Wang Fugui's cultivation and said, "This child's Lingtai is already half-open, and he is indeed about to break through."

"Very well..." The Enlightenment True Lord could also see Wang Fugui's state and stroked his beard with a smile, "Since it's fated, you can break through under my tree."

"Thank you, Enlightenment Senior."

Wang Fugui didn't decline and immediately sat cross-legged under the Enlightenment Tree to begin his breakthrough to the Lingtai Realm.

Seeing this, True Lord Yuling smiled and winked at Yun Mengyu, "This boy's luck is really good. Breaking through under the Enlightenment Tea Tree will make it easier to comprehend the Dao, and after advancing, he will likely gain many benefits. Are you envious?"

Yun Mengyu, however, smiled without taking the bait, "Fugui's benefits are my benefits, I'm just happy. Besides, I'll be breaking through to the Lingtai Realm in at most a month. Then I can share my experience with Fugui."

As they spoke, Wang Fugui's aura began to transform, a majestic energy rising and growing stronger.

Seeing this, Yun Mengyu and True Lord Yuling fell silent.

About a quarter of an hour later, Wang Fugui's aura had undergone a complete transformation, advancing to the Lingtai Realm.

However, his changes didn't stop there.

With the advancement of his cultivation, the bloodline that had awakened to the fourth level also broke through, awakening to the fifth level.

The surging bloodline power surged within him, and a Dharma Aspect appeared behind him.

It was a lush green tree.

Unlike ordinary trees, this tree's canopy was slightly smaller in proportion, with leaves mostly concentrated in the upper part, while the trunk was round and plump, resembling a big belly, looking quite unique.

As waves of bloodline power surged, the Dharma Aspect gradually solidified from its illusory state, its outline becoming clearer.

Overhead, the massive Enlightenment Tea Tree swayed gently, and the golden sunlight filtered through the sparse canopy, casting dappled light on Wang Fugui, making him appear as if he were sitting amidst starlight.

Wang Fugui felt as if a vast presence enveloped him, with the Yi Wood energy around him being incredibly obedient, and his understanding of the laws of heaven and earth progressing smoothly.

Unconsciously, he became immersed, slowly falling into an epiphany.

It was unclear how much time passed before golden light burst from his forehead, and a mysterious mark slowly emerged from the light, exuding a mystical aura.

"A divine ability imprint?"

Yun Mengyu blinked.

Wasn't this the phenomenon that appeared when one comprehended a minor divine ability?

A divine ability imprint is essentially a mark. When a cultivator uses a divine ability, triggering the laws of heaven and earth, a phenomenon naturally appears on their body.

From minor divine ability imprints to major divine ability imprints, and then to the Dao imprints of Lingxu Realm cultivators, the essence is similar, only differing in the degree of understanding of the laws, and thus the complexity of the imprint.

Fugui, as an innate spiritual body, would awaken his bloodline to the fifth level upon advancing to the Lingtai Realm, possessing a dao body, theoretically capable of comprehending his own minor divine ability. However, it usually wouldn't happen so quickly, typically taking years of contemplation and understanding to reach the level required for a minor divine ability.

And to master the use of a divine ability would take even more time.

Even Yun Mengyu, who had great confidence in Wang Fugui, didn't expect him to directly comprehend a minor divine ability so quickly.

The Enlightenment Tea Tree's effect on assisting in comprehending the laws was unexpectedly strong.

"Thank you, Enlightenment Senior, for your protection."

By now, Wang Fugui had awakened from his epiphany. He gathered his strength and gratefully bowed to the Enlightenment True Lord.

"Good, good, you are truly remarkable. Such comprehension is rare," the Enlightenment True Lord praised, "You will surely become a great asset to the human race, a blessing to Han Yue."

"This boy..."

Even True Lord Yuling was slightly surprised.

Even she, after breaking through to the Lingtai Realm, took nearly a month to comprehend her own minor divine ability. This was with the help of the Enlightenment Senior.

This child seemed even more extraordinary than she was back then.

After a round of admiration, the emotions stirred by Wang Fugui's advancement finally subsided.

Wang Fugui didn't delay further, and with a swipe of his chubby hand over the Earth Bracelet on his wrist, a colorful sapling resembling a glazed treasure tree appeared before everyone.

It chirped and rubbed against Wang Fugui, seemingly expressing its affection and perhaps a bit of grievance for being kept inside for so long.

This Earth Bracelet of Fugui's was also a Wang Mansion item, with abundant spiritual soil and top-grade spiritual veins, comparable in value to a Divine Spirit Artifact.

Since Wang Fugui didn't lack Divine Spirit Artifacts, he chose the Earth Bracelet as his "reward for solving the case."

"Indeed, it's a Seven-Colored Glazed Treasure Tree!" The Enlightenment True Lord was both surprised and delighted, "I have only seen the Treasure Gathering Tree in memory fragments of inheritance. I never expected our Immortal Dynasty to have one. Fugui, where did you get this Treasure Gathering Tree?"

"It originally belonged to the Northern Territory Wang Mansion. According to the Northern Territory Wang, the spiritual seed of the Treasure Gathering Tree was found by an ancestor of the Northern Territory Wang Mansion during an adventure in a foreign land. At the time, no one could recognize the spiritual seed or knew how to cultivate it, so it was stored in the treasury," Wang Fugui explained the background, "Bao Cai must have been nurtured by the invisible aura of treasures in the treasury, gradually sprouting and growing."

"Bao Cai?" The Enlightenment True Lord looked puzzled.

"In our family, the 'An Ning Fu Bao' generation is the 'Bao' generation. Since he is a Seven-Colored Glazed Treasure Tree, I named him [Wang Bao Cai], and when we return, he will be added to the family register," Wang Fugui explained.

"Good, very good."

The Enlightenment True Lord was extremely satisfied with Wang Fugui's approach.

Although exotic spiritual plants possess intelligence, they are still fragile in their youth. Throughout history, countless exotic spiritual plants have perished at this stage. Even he himself went through many hardships before being fortuitously discovered by the first-generation master of the Immortal Palace.

However, even within the Immortal Palace, which has a good environment, not every cultivator treats intelligent spiritual plants as equals or even family.

Meeting a contractor willing to treat him as family shortly after birth, this sapling was truly fortunate.

With this in mind, the Enlightenment True Lord was even more patient and meticulous in guiding Wang Fugui, imparting not only the techniques for cultivating spiritual plants and some special cultivation methods for the Seven-Colored Glazed Treasure Tree but also additional details on using one's life-bound spiritual plant to aid in cultivation.

Wang Fugui also patiently absorbed the knowledge.

After a long while, he finally returned to his senses from absorbing knowledge and posed a prepared question, "Enlightenment Senior, if a sapling of a Tree of Fortune has been long-term deprived of its essence by evil methods, resulting in a depleted essence state, do you know how to remedy it?"

His main reason for coming to the Immortal Palace today was the Tree of Fortune, with the Seven-Colored Glazed Treasure Tree being only part of the reason.

"What did you say?" The Enlightenment True Lord's previously kind face turned cold, "A Tree of Fortune? Where did it come from? Who dared to drain its essence, and where did you hear this? Tell me everything!"

"Please calm down, Senior. Here's what happened," Wang Fugui began to explain, "My grandfather, Wang Anye, went to participate... the Tree of Fortune... eventually... Now that poor Tree of Fortune's essence is severely damaged, and my grandfather has never encountered such a situation, nor does he have a good way to save it. Alas, the Tree of Fortune is truly pitiful."

Draining essence is akin to extracting bone and marrow for spiritual plants. Such actions are utterly unforgivable!

Fury!

An uncontrollable rage surged within the Enlightenment True Lord, "Such audacity, such vile actions!"

The Enlightenment True Lord, usually a calm and kind-hearted elder, was now trembling with anger, his face flushed, as if he were about to burst into flames.

Indeed, there is no explicit law in the Immortal Dynasty prohibiting the mistreatment of spiritual plants.

But that doesn't mean they can be bullied and exploited at will!

If he didn't show his wrath today, those aristocratic families might really think the spiritual plant lineage is easy to bully!

Suddenly.

The massive trunk behind the Enlightenment True Lord began to shake violently. The ground beneath rumbled, and the entire tea garden started to quake.

In an instant, several large hills rose from the flat ground of the tea garden, followed by a loud boom as a thick tree root burst from the soil.

Countless clods of earth were flung into the air, scattering everywhere.

Wang Fugui and Yun Mengyu, with their lower cultivation levels, were almost buried by the soil lifted by the tree root.

Fortunately, True Lord Yuling, standing beside them, reacted quickly, grabbing the two and flying into the air, avoiding being buried.

"Jing'an Wei Clan!" The Enlightenment True Lord's eyes blazed with fury, his anger so overwhelming that he couldn't care about anything else, his voice like thunderous roars, extremely intimidating, "I, Enlightenment, am irreconcilable with you."

His rage shook the entire Immortal Palace.

True Lord Yuling glanced at Wang Fugui.

This kid is something else~ With just a few words, he subtly dug a pit for the Wei Clan, and what's more terrifying is that this is just the beginning!

Poor Wei Clan, they might not even know who set them up until they're stripped bare~

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