Great Song Dynasty, Ningzhou.

Ping'an County is one of the seventy-two counties in Ningzhou, the territory is mostly mountains, rivers and hills, sparsely populated, Lotus Island is the only lake island in Ping'an County.

Lotus Island is named after the shape that resembles a blooming lotus flower, and there are many lotus flowers planted on the island.

In the early morning, a round of scorching sun rises from the east and reflects on Lotus Island, bringing a touch of warmth to Lotus Island.

In the center of the island, there is a very large courtyard, pavilions, and garden cloisters.

In the middle of the courtyard, there is a small lake dug by hand, and a large white fog covers the entire lake, and it is difficult to see the situation inside.

Over time, the white fog gradually dissipated.

There is a large piece of cyan lotus growing in the lake, there is a lotus-shaped stone platform in the center, there is a two-storey cyan pavilion on the stone platform, above the entrance of the pavilion, there is a long cyan plaque hanging, the dragon flying and the phoenix dance are written with three golden characters of "Qinglian Pavilion".

In a room on the second floor of Qinglian Pavilion, a young man in a blue shirt of eighteen or nineteen years old sat cross-legged on a cyan futon.

The blue-shirted young man has eyebrows like a sword, clear eyebrows, and black hair and shawl, giving people a very comfortable feeling.

The blue-shirted young man closed his eyes slightly, his breathing between his noses showed a certain sense of rhythm, and as he swallowed and breathed, a little blue light appeared around him, and a faint blue light enveloped his body.

Time passed little by little, and blue light dots poured into his body.

The blue-shirted young man opened his eyes, and his eyes shot a gleam.

"Finally advanced to the fifth layer of qi refining. ”

Wang Changsheng exhaled lightly, and a smile appeared on his thin face.

"Uncle Nine, breakfast is ready. ”

A respectful man's voice came from outside.

Wang Changsheng smiled slightly and said, "Qiusheng, bring breakfast in!"

Wang Changsheng pushed the door and walked out, walking downstairs.

A young man in a blue shirt in his twenties pushed the door and walked in, holding a cyan tray in his hand.

A bowl of white rice, a plate of cabbage and a plate of tofu are placed on the tray, and the aroma is fragrant and appetizing.

"Uncle Jiu, this is the breakfast that Qiu Yue made for you, let's see if it suits your appetite. ”

Wang Qiusheng set the meal and stood aside, looking extremely respectful.

Wang Changsheng frowned slightly, and said, "Didn't I say it, let's have breakfast together, why did you only send my share?"

"My father told me again and again that Uncle Nine is an elder, and the grandson must serve carefully, and not neglect Uncle Jiu, and the grandson will never dare to eat at the same table with Uncle Nine, and I hope Uncle Nine will understand. ”

Wang Qiusheng's face tightened, and he explained cautiously.

Wang Changsheng sighed lightly, shook his head, and said, "Forget it, you go down to have breakfast! ”

"The grandson obeyed. ”

Wang Qiusheng immediately agreed, and after giving a deep salute, he retreated out of the Qinglian Pavilion.

Five hundred years ago, Wang Yuangang, the ancestor of the Wang family, dragged his family to settle in Changping County, Ningzhou.

At that time, the Wang family was only a family of seven, but under the protection of the two foundation building monks, in less than a hundred years, the population of the Wang family increased more than ten times, although only a few lucky people had spiritual roots, but it also laid the foundation for the later Wang family.

After hundreds of years of development, the population of the Wang family has doubled, and the number of immortal cultivators has continued to increase, so far, the Wang family has one hundred and forty-five immortal cultivators, and there are more than 100,000 clansmen without spiritual roots.

The Wang family's family is located in Qinglian Mountain in Changping County, and most of the Wang family with spiritual roots live in Qinglian Mountain.

Qinglian Mountain originally had a first-order high-grade spiritual vein, but with the efforts of the ancestors of the royal family in the past dynasties, the first-order spiritual vein has been cultivated into a second-order lower-grade spiritual vein, which can provide enough spiritual energy for the foundation building monks.

As for the hundreds of thousands of Wang family members who have no spiritual roots, they are distributed in the three counties in Changping County, namely Ping'an County, Qingyun County, and Qingzhu County.

The current head of the Wang family is Wang Mingyuan, who is also Wang Changsheng's father, Wang Mingyuan is the four spiritual roots, and his qualifications are not good, but he is fair and modest, and he was elected by most clansmen as the head of the Wang family, responsible for taking care of the family's affairs.

Wang Yaozong, the foundation building monk of the Wang family, rarely showed up on weekdays, and practiced in retreat all year round.

Wang Changsheng's mother, Liu Qing'er, is a casual cultivator, a three-spirit root, and her qualifications are a little better than Wang Mingyuan.

At that time, Wang Changsheng's grandfather Wang Yaozu did not agree with Liu Qing'er to enter the door, because Wang Yaozu planned to let Wang Mingyuan marry the daughter of the Zhao family in Guangyang County to strengthen the relationship between the two families.

Wang Mingyuan just didn't agree, and with a posture of not marrying Liu Qing'er, the angry Wang Yaozu locked Wang Mingyuan up for three years.

Liu Qing'er waited for Wang Mingyuan near Qinglian Mountain for three years, and moved Wang Yaozu, so Liu Qing'er came to meet him.

Liu Qing'er has worked in a refining shop for ten years and is a refining apprentice, Wang Yaozu learned about this, so he happily agreed to this family business.

Wang Changsheng is an only son, ranked ninth in the same generation, he is the three spiritual roots of gold, water and earth, the main spiritual root is water, the sensitivity of the water spiritual root reaches sixty, the qualification is in the same generation, it is considered medium, and he cultivates the ancestral "Cloud and Rain Jue" of the Wang family.

This exercise is a Huangpin first-order exercise, which can be cultivated from the first layer of qi refining to the ninth layer of qi refining, this exercise is stable, there are few bottlenecks, and it is very easy to break through.

Wang Changsheng entered the preaching hall at the age of five, read and read, and was taught the knowledge of cultivating immortals by the clan elders.

He began to practice at the age of eight and received ten catties of first-order spiritual rice every month.

At the age of thirteen, Wang Changsheng advanced to the fourth layer of qi refining, and he could receive three catties of first-order middle-grade spiritual rice every month.

When Wang Changsheng was sixteen years old, he was only at the fourth level of qi refining, according to the clan rules, there was no need to do things before the age of eighteen, and the family provided resources for cultivation, if he failed to cultivate to the fifth level of qi refining at the age of eighteen, he had to contribute to the family in exchange for cultivation resources.

The Wang family is now unable to make ends meet, and Wang Mingyuan can only let the younger generation come out two years in advance to do things, open sources and reduce expenditure.

This decision was opposed by some clan elders, who believed that the younger generation was the future of the family and should let them cultivate until they were eighteen years old, and the clan elders were willing to take out their monthly income and subsidize it to the younger generation.

Wang Mingyuan thought that this was not a solution to the family's predicament, and in order to persuade the opposing clan elders, he invited Wang Yaozong out and held a clan meeting.

Wang Mingyuan, as the head of the family, set an example and sent his son out to Ping'an County to serve as a heavenly master for four years.

Ping'an County is the worst county among the three counties controlled by the Wang family, Wang Mingyuan led by example, coupled with Wang Yaozong's approval, the opposition disappeared.

Because of this matter, Liu Qinger complained about Wang Mingyuan in private, saying that Wang Mingyuan only had the Wang family in his heart, and did not have his own small family.

At the age of sixteen, Wang Changsheng left Qinglian Mountain and came to Ping'an County with the five catties of spirit cakes that his mother had made overnight under his mother's reluctant gaze.

Ping'an County is relatively barren and sparsely populated, inhabited by tens of thousands of Wang family members, scattered in the county seat and villages and towns near the county seat.

Wang Changsheng's mission is to protect the mortal people of Ping'an County from evil demons and monsters.

Although the royal families who live in the secular world do not have spiritual roots, their ancestors have spiritual roots, so there is a high chance that the descendants of these people will have spiritual roots.

For this reason, the Wang family sent immortal cultivators to garrison the three counties under their control to regularly test the spiritual roots.

For hundreds of years, there have been more than a dozen people from the Wang family who live in the secular world who have spiritual roots, and Wang Yaozong's parents are mortals.

Because of the living example of Wang Yaozong, the Wang family attaches great importance to the clansmen who live in the world, of course, the Wang family also attaches importance to other people, although the probability of the descendants of mortals appearing immortal cultivators is very small, but the Wang family treats everyone equally, and the Wang family sends people to the secular every once in a while to test whether the newborn has a spiritual root, so as to replenish fresh blood.

The county order of Ping'an County is appointed by the imperial court, and the Wang family will not interfere with the county order to deal with government affairs.

The Wang family members who do not have a spiritual root, or are engaged in business or politics, the Wang family will not interfere, but if their descendants have spiritual roots, they must be sent to Qinglian Mountain.

Wang Changsheng has been in Ping'an County for three years, and he lives on Lotus Island on weekdays and rarely leaves Lotus Island.

There is no spiritual vein on Lotus Island, the spiritual energy is weak, and the cultivation here is very slow, he has been in Ping'an County for three years, but he has only been promoted to a small realm, this is still the case that he has taken a lot of spiritual valleys, if there is no spiritual valley, Wang Changsheng may not be able to advance to the fifth layer of qi refining in five years.

The price of the elixir is relatively expensive, and Wang Changsheng is shy in his pocket, so he chooses to eat the spirit valley.

He is now in the middle stage of Qi refining, and he is suitable for eating the first-order mid-grade spirit valley, and the first-order mid-grade spirit valley is ripe every two or three years, and the price is around one or two spirit stones.

There is almost no chance of meritorious service as a heavenly master in Ping'an County, and the pound of Linggu bought by a piece of spirit stone every month is quickly eaten, and there is no way, he can only take food without spiritual energy.