"Our Noble Family emphasizes two main points: one, to ensure the legacy continues for ten thousand years, and two, to strive for a higher tier so that clan members live better."

Everyone present, being from Noble Families, found Wang Zong’an’s words quite grounded, and the members of the Shangguan Family nodded in agreement.

"To achieve those two objectives, we cannot neglect one word—’money.’ With money, we can buy the Infinite Treasure Pill, we can procure higher-tier Heavenly and Earthly Treasures from the Immortal Dynasty, and we can even spend whatever it takes to buy a Divine Power Spirit Treasure." Wang Zong’an smiled gently, his demeanor warm like jade, "Why is it that a typical Fourth-Grade Noble Family fails to nurture a Great Celestial Pride? Everyone knows that cultivating a Great Celestial Pride into a Divine Power Realm strong individual takes at least six to seven hundred years, during which the resources consumed, when converted into Qian Gold, range from two billion to five billion."

"Even for a family as strong as the Shangguan Family among Fourth-Grade Noble Families, and with a manager like Elder Zhenhai, nurturing one Brother Yun Que probably requires tightening the belt, doesn’t it?"

The expression of the Shangguan Family members turned a bit stiff and unpleasant upon hearing this.

Wang Zong’an was correct that nurturing a Great Celestial Pride to the Divine Power Realm is an immense systemic challenge and the consumption monumental.

Don’t be fooled by Shangguan Yunque’s current status, which hasn’t reached the Purple Mansion Realm yet—the costs now seem "manageable." However, without a preset plan to accumulate the vast funds needed for his future advancement, significant problems could arise once he reaches the Purple Mansion Realm.

After all, even a Great Celestial Pride only has a higher likelihood of successfully advancing to the Divine Power Realm. If resources are insufficiently supplied, there’s a high chance he won’t advance successfully before his lifespan runs out.

And once the cultivation to the Divine Power Realm fails, the family’s tremendous resource investment becomes a waste, plunging the entire family into despair.

Especially for Shangguan Yunque, his expression grew increasingly somber.

Lately, as his consumption increased, while the family supported him fully without a word, he knew the family had to hold back resources from other clan members, especially the Purple Mansion realm ancestor, who voluntarily reduced her resource consumption.

All of these sacrifices are paving the way for Shangguan Yunque’s future, leaving him uneasy.

This is the root of why most Fourth-Grade Noble Families aspire to rise to the Third Grade but are hesitant—their foundations aren’t solid enough to make the push!

"Furthermore, after achieving Divine Power Realm, one must consider the issue of Divine Power Spirit Treasures," Wang Zong’an sighed. "The gap between a Divine Power Realm Cultivator with and without a Divine Power Spirit Treasure is quite significant. But obtaining such a treasure comes at a price that needs no elaboration from Zong’an."

Shangguan Yunque’s face darkened.

He glared at Wang Zong’an, his gaze unkind.

Why are you bringing up what’s best left unsaid? If I had a Divine Power Spirit Treasure, even at the Celestial Human Realm, despite being unable to fully exercise its power, I wouldn’t have been beaten up by your sister...

Wang Liyao has a Divine Power Realm master who broke the bank to get her a Divine Power Spirit Treasure, while Wu Zhixing received one from Emperor Longchang. Poor Shangguan Yunque’s family is too impoverished to buy a Divine Power Spirit Treasure.

It’s heart-wrenching even to think about.

Shangguan Zhenhai and Shangguan Liyan also showed slight embarrassment. Initially, they felt quite good about themselves, but the more they listened, the more uncomfortable they felt.

Wang Zong’an accurately described the Shangguan Family’s situation.

Considering their family’s current finances, cultivating someone to the Divine Power Realm within the next five to six hundred years seems somewhat difficult, giving a sense of struggling to make ends meet.

Currently, they can still allocate resources from other clan members to supply Shangguan Yunque. When he eventually advances to the Purple Mansion Realm, maintaining this rapid cultivation speed will likely require selling family assets.

As for Divine Power Spirit Treasures...

They might as well forget about it unless they sell significant portions of their ancestral heritage, which is hard to bear.

Lady Bilian, standing nearby, secretly rolled her eyes.

This Young Clan Leader Zong’an seemed honest and straightforward normally, yet unexpectedly inherited his father’s gift for eloquence. This kid indeed hid his true abilities well.

In the realm of Fourth-Grade Noble Families, the Gui Long Shangguan Family is actually considered a fairly wealthy family, but the way Zong’an depicted it made them seem like paupers.

"Young Clan Leader Zong’an, are you here to mock the Shangguan Family or to boast about your sister having both Academy support and early possession of a Divine Power Spirit Treasure?" Shangguan Yunque looked at Wang Zong’an, his tone unsatisfactory.

"To boast? Haha, I certainly don’t have the leisure for that." Wang Zong’an, with a calm demeanor tinged with pride, said, "I’m Wang Zong’an, currently sixty-five years old, and though I lack talent, I am also a Great Celestial Pride."

"I’m here to bring prosperity to everyone."

Before anyone could react, a vast, pure wave of Wood Profound Qi surged from him, instantly transforming into a forceful aura sweeping out.

Third-Layer of Heaven-Human Realm!!!

Such age, such cultivation, undeniably marks a Great Celestial Pride!

Lady Bilian stood beside him, her eyes wide open. Was Zong’an also a Great Celestial Pride?

This was indeed hidden too deeply~ Moreover, Shouzhe, that rascal, was remarkably capable; both of his children were Great Celestial Prides, indicating an exceptionally powerful bloodline.

For a moment, Lady Bilian’s gaze became a bit dazed, unconsciously licking her lips, feeling a strong longing.

If the chance arises...

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