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In this familiar water area, the Red-Scaled Eel was rare and hard to encounter, and even if one was lucky enough to come across it, ordinary fishing nets would be torn apart, and catching one required both luck and strength.

Of course, if one ventured into the dangerous and uncultivated areas of the marshes, the Red-Scaled Eel would not be so rare. However, in such places, who knew how many dangerous creatures were hidden, and even those who had reached the Lingtai Realm would be at risk of losing their lives if they recklessly entered.

With the catch of Wang Dinghai’s Red-Scaled Eel, the atmosphere reached its peak, and the fishermen quickly repaired their nets and continued to enthusiastically fish.

Meanwhile, Wang Dinghai personally led Wang Shouzhe and Gongsun Hui, sailing back to the Dingpu Ferry and joining the remaining family generals before returning all the way to the main house.

It was already late, and after washing up, they went to bed to rest.

That night, Wang Shouzhe groped his way into the Xuanwu cultivation state. Due to the fusion of memories, he only had a slight familiarity with it before he entered the right track of cultivation.

The technique Wang Shouzhe was practicing was the “Wang Clan’s Profound Origin Technique,” a Qi refining technique that was said to have been passed down by the ancestors.

The Qi produced by this technique was balanced and moderate, without any outstanding advantages or fatal flaws. However, the more one cultivated it, the more profound its subtleties became.

The Qi refining realm!

It was the process by which Xuanwu practitioners cultivated their Qi and continuously strengthened their bodies. The pure Xuan Qi flowed through the meridians and acupoints, stimulating each acupoint in turn. The acupoints produced an invisible energy wave with a peculiar rhythm, which spread throughout the body and caused the Qi and blood to vibrate.

The more meridians the Xuan Qi flowed through in the body, the stronger the Qi and blood vibration became, until all twelve acupoints were connected in a closed loop by the Xuan Qi, and the consumption of Qi reached its peak, causing the vibration of Qi and blood to reach its peak.

Suddenly!

A cool sensation spread from the tailbone to the whole body in an instant. Wang Shouzhe felt his scalp tingle, and his soul seemed to want to float out. A misty Qi rose from the top of his head.

The whole process lasted for about ten breaths. The intense Qi and blood vibration in his body receded like the tide, turning into an invisible energy and converging towards his lower abdomen.

He exhaled a breath of impure Qi, and a new Xuan Qi emerged from the empty Qi sea like a spring, quickly filling it up.

At this moment, Wang Shouzhe could vaguely feel that the new Xuan Qi in his Qi sea was slightly stronger than before. His tired energy seemed to have recovered somewhat, and he seemed to have become stronger.

This completed one cycle of the “Profound Origin Technique.” The cultivation of Xuanwu practitioners was a very long and cumulative process, and all strong practitioners were accumulated bit by bit.

However, during this process, the consumption of Qi and blood was huge, and Xuanwu practitioners had to replenish their Qi and blood with food, pills, and other methods. Otherwise, such cultivation would not only be of no benefit to the body but would also cause the depletion of Qi and blood and the breakdown of the body.

The higher the level of cultivation, the greater the demand for food and nutrition, which is why Xuanwu practitioners established clans and seized wealth and abundant resources to supply themselves.

Fortunately, Wang Shouzhe had been well-nourished recently and had abundant Qi and blood that had not been refined.

According to his physical condition, he immediately began the second cycle…By the time dawn arrived, Wang Shouzhe had completed four cycles of cultivation in about two hours. At this point, he felt very energetic, as if he had endless vitality within him. He could clearly feel that his cultivation had progressed slightly, although much of his qi and blood had been consumed, leaving him feeling a strange and distinct hunger that was different from the usual sensation of an empty stomach.

At the same time, he felt a soreness and discomfort in his acupoints and meridians. Based on his experience, he knew that he couldn’t continue cultivating even if his qi and blood were still abundant. He needed to let his overburdened acupoints and meridians recover naturally.

However, despite this setback, the progress he had made was still encouraging. Based on his memories and experience, Wang Shouzhe felt that if he could continue to make such progress every day, he would have a chance to break through his current level and reach the seventh level of Qi Refinement within three months.

Unfortunately, achieving such an ideal state was extremely difficult under normal circumstances. After consuming so much qi and blood, it was difficult to replenish it with ordinary food. He needed a large amount of spiritual rice and spiritual food to supplement his cultivation.

Even though Wang Shouzhe was the top priority for the clan’s cultivation resources, he could only receive five catties of white jade spiritual rice, five catties of spiritual fish meat, and five catties of spiritual ox meat per month. These high-energy ingredients could only provide him with five meals at most, and it took an average of six or seven days to replenish his qi and blood.

In addition, as the clan’s top priority for cultivation, he also received one “Small Cultivation Pill” per month. This pill was a more advanced cultivation resource than spiritual food, but it was extremely expensive, costing ten gold coins per pill. Only those who were about to break through their current level of cultivation could apply to the clan for one.

If he could eat spiritual food every day and take a small cultivation pill every day, Wang Shouzhe estimated that his cultivation speed could soar…

“Clan Leader, your breakfast is here.” Wang Gui knocked on the door from outside.

“Come in.”

Wang Shouzhe got up from the bed, and when Wang Gui came in, he put the breakfast aside and first brought him water to wash his face and brush his teeth. Then he opened the food box and arranged the contents one by one.

“Huh? A big pot of white jade spiritual rice porridge, steamed spiritual fish, and pickled fish?” Wang Shouzhe looked at the dazzling array of breakfast items with some surprise. In addition to two precious spiritual foods, there were also some pastries, side dishes, and other items.

He knew that this breakfast was not a regular configuration. While eating spiritual food every day could quickly replenish his qi and blood and maximize his cultivation progress, there was a principle of diminishing marginal utility involved. Eating spiritual food every day would inevitably lead to a lot of wasted nutrition, reducing the ratio of cost to benefit.

The Wang Clan was too poor to afford such a luxurious cultivation method, and there were rules within the clan that even the Clan Leader could not freely consume the blood of other clan members.

“Clan Leader, this was sent by Miss Xia He, who works for Madam Gongsun,” Wang Gui answered honestly. “She said that Madam Gongsun personally made this breakfast after getting up early. She also brought a message, saying that since you are currently in a critical period of advancing to the later stage of Qi Refinement, you should not be sentimental.”

Sure enough!

Wang Gui’s words confirmed Wang Shouzhe’s guess. This was food that Madam Gongsun had saved from her own rations to give to him. Especially the message about not being sentimental, it blocked Wang Shouzhe’s attempt to refuse.Never mind, never mind, don’t let madam’s kindness go to waste.

And he believed that the future of the clan would only get better. At least, with his efforts yesterday, the profits of the fishing and hunting team on Wang Dinghai’s side would increase by more than double, which would greatly alleviate the clan’s resource shortage.

After eating a spiritual meal, the slightly deficient blood was immediately replenished, and the digestion and transformation of the food would make the blood more abundant.

After eating and drinking enough, Wang Shouzhe planned to go and inspect other industries of the clan. Whether he liked it or not, he was already completely tied to the Wang’s Clan of Ping’an.

As the Clan Leader steering the ship, he naturally had to be familiar with every aspect of the clan. Only in this way could he consider everything and find a way to revive this declining clan.

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