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“Thank you, Ancestor, for your protection.” Wang Xiaohan reined in his excited emotions and respectfully bowed to Ancestor Long Yan.

“No need for formalities.” Ancestor Long Yan’s voice also carried a hint of excitement as she said, “You should thank Shouzhe instead. He risked his life to bring back the Heavenly Spirit Pill.”

“Of course.” Wang Xiaohan turned to Wang Shouzhe and deeply bowed, “Shouzhe, I never dreamed in my life that I could advance to the Spirit Platform Realm. Thank you, Shouzhe!”

“Sixth Grandfather, you mustn’t. You are my elder, how can you bow to me? You’ll deplete my good fortune.” Wang Shouzhe quickly supported his arm, smiling, “We are all family in the Wang’s Clan, we should support each other. What’s there to thank? Besides, with Sixth Grandfather becoming Ancestor Xiaohan, the burden on my shoulders has lightened. I don’t need to borrow other people’s ancestors anymore.”

Even if the relationship with other people’s ancestors is close, they still belong to others.

Take Ancestor Meng for example, he naturally would like to be close to Wang Shouzhe and occasionally willing to help. But he can’t always be relied upon, after all, Ancestor Meng also has to guard the Gongsun’s Clan.

“Haha, you always have a way with words.” Ancestor Xiaohan laughed heartily, “In any case, from now on, Sixth Grandfather will be your sword. Wherever you want to strike, Sixth Grandfather will strike.”

At this moment, Wang Lici also rushed over, knelt down and hugged Wang Xiaohan’s thigh: “Lici pays respect to Ancestor Xiaohan, may your cultivation continue to rise, and ascend to the realm of Celestials.”

“Oh, Lici, your flattery is so comforting.” Wang Xiaohan laughed and ruffled her hair, as if he saw through her little scheme, “Could it be, you’ve upset your Fourth Uncle again?”

“No, no, I’m genuinely happy for Ancestor Xiaohan.” Wang Lici said seriously, “Fourth Uncle loves Lici so much, how could I upset him?”

Wang Shouzhe’s mouth twitched, you’ve upset me, and not just a little bit.

“By the way, Sixth Grandfather.” Wang Shouzhe asked, “Where did this girl Lici get her little tiger beast?”

“That? You’ll have to ask her.” Wang Xiaohan laughed, “This girl came to the farm not two days ago? She sneaked off to play in the mountains. By the time I found her, she had that little tiger with her. I’ve been busy recuperating recently, so I haven’t had time to question her in detail.”

“Roar? Roar.” At this moment, the little tiger Hua Hua jumped out, roaring and rolling around on the ground to draw attention, as if to say it was the one being talked about.

“You sneaked off into the mountains again, don’t you value your life? Have you forgotten the lesson from last time…” Wang Shouzhe scolded with a stern face, but he stopped halfway, why did he say ‘again’?

Memories flooded back, it seemed that this girl had done this before. It was more than two years ago, she picked some unknown wild fruits in the mountains and even shared them with her two younger sisters.

As a result, all three of them vomited and had diarrhea for seven or eight days, nearly losing their lives.

The incident caused a huge stir at the time, and Wang Lici was grounded for three months. The family also forbade underage children from playing in the mountains.

While Wang Shouzhe was pondering, Ancestor Long Yan spoke up: “Girl, come here and let me take a look.”

Wang Lici was very good at currying favor. Hearing the Ancestor’s call, she hurriedly ran over, bowed to the Ancestor, and then threw herself into Ancestor Long Yan’s arms, acting coquettishly: “Ancestor, Lici missed you.”

“I’ve also heard about your situation. Your Fourth Uncle is doing this for your own good. You should listen to him more in the future.” Ancestor Long Yan seemed to be in a very good mood. Then, she grabbed Lici’s wrist and a tiny strand of mysterious energy entered her body.

“Hiss, it’s so cold.” Wang Lici shivered, her face turning pale.

“Ancestor, what are you…” Wang Shouzhe’s heart tightened. The Ancestor’s mysterious energy inherently carried a powerful ice attribute. Now that it had gradually refined the Yin Sha energy, a hint of Yin Sha was mixed in the ice attribute.

“Don’t worry.” Ancestor Long Yan said calmly, “Shouzhe, didn’t you notice? This child’s vitality is too strong.”

“Eh?” Only then did Wang Shouzhe carefully observe Wang Lici’s energy. To his surprise, her vitality was indeed overly vigorous, “Could it be that this naughty girl has been eating spiritual food for every meal?”

Previously, Wang Shouzhe had noticed that her vitality was somewhat vigorous, but he thought it was because she had been living a carefree life recently, eating to her heart’s content every day. However, upon closer inspection, her vitality was excessively vigorous.

Spiritual food is a good thing, it can quickly replenish vitality. But if one eats too much and doesn’t have time to cultivate and refine it, it can cause irreversible damage to one’s organs.

Even with Wang Shouzhe’s current level of cultivation, he wouldn’t dare to eat spiritual food for every meal. It’s best to eat it once every one or two days.

“Strange, this girl’s cultivation level…” Wang Shouzhe wondered, “It seems to have reached the peak of the second level. It’s only been a month.”

A month ago, this girl hadn’t even reached the middle stage of the second level. Even if her vitality was vigorous and she practiced diligently every day, she couldn’t have progressed this quickly. This girl’s talent was tested when she was seven or eight years old, and it was only of lower third-grade quality.

With such a cultivation speed, even Wang Shouzhe couldn’t have achieved it in his youth, even if he had abundant resources.

“It’s not because she ate too much spiritual food.” Ancestor Long Yan’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, “Her vigorous vitality contains a natural spiritual power of fire attribute. It’s as if she has taken a high-level fire attribute spiritual pill, or some kind of fire attribute heavenly treasure.”

Wang Shouzhe was startled. Either of these two things was not something one could casually consume. Immediately, he sternly asked, “Girl, what did you eat in the mountains?””I, I don’t know either, just some wild fruits.” Wang Lici, her legs trembling with fear, was on the verge of tears, “Also, when I found Hua Hua, I saw a beautiful red fruit tree with a red fruit on it. It looked delicious…”

“So you ate it?” Wang Shouzhe sighed, feeling exhausted. How could this girl be so reckless, daring to eat wild fruits without even knowing their names?

“Hua Hua wouldn’t let me eat it, so we fought.” Wang Lici said weakly, “I couldn’t beat it, so I traded half a fruit for some dried fish. I swear, I only ate half.”

Wang Shouzhe sneered secretly, guessing that her “half” was probably more than that.

Wang Xiaohan, standing nearby, also looked serious, “The red fruit tree is beautiful, and the fruit is of fire attribute, and there’s only one fruit. Could it be the legendary heavenly treasure, the Vermilion Fruit?”

“Most likely.” Ancestor Long Yan said solemnly, “The Vermilion Fruit is a high-grade heavenly treasure, usually used as the main ingredient for refining fifth-grade fire spirit pills. Girl, quickly enter the Qi refining state and try to break through to the third level of Qi refining. I will help you control the fire.”

“Wuuu~” Wang Lici knew she was in trouble and quickly followed the instructions, sitting cross-legged to cultivate. Meanwhile, Ancestor Long Yan used her mysterious ice and a trace of Yin Sha Qi to neutralize the overly vigorous fire spirit power in her body.

Wang Shouzhe and Wang Xiaohan moved away to avoid disturbing them.

Seeing Wang Shouzhe’s serious expression, Wang Xiaohan comforted, “Shouzhe, don’t worry. With Granny here, the girl is actually blessed in disguise.”

“Sixth Grandpa, I’m not worried about that.” Wang Shouzhe said helplessly, “I’m afraid that Lici, this girl, will still eat things indiscriminately. This time Ancestor saved her, but what if Ancestor can’t save her next time?”

“It shouldn’t be that bad.” Wang Xiaohan said, “Although the Vermilion Fruit is a fire spirit fruit, its nature is relatively mild. Even without Ancestor’s intervention, as long as she cultivates diligently, she should be fine. It’s just a waste of the Vermilion Fruit…”

Wang Xiaohan was also speechless. The Vermilion Fruit was the main ingredient for a fifth-grade spirit pill. A fifth-grade spirit pill was worth at least tens of thousands, if not more! The famous “Heavenly Spirit Pill” was a type of fifth-grade spirit pill.

This treasure, in the hands of a pill refining master, would be considered a precious item. But it was eaten by a little girl and a little tiger.

There were only four words to describe it.

A waste of heavenly resources!

“Sixth Grandpa.” Wang Shouzhe pondered for a moment and said, “The Vermilion Fruit tree should be a perennial spirit fruit tree. And such a high-grade spirit fruit tree must grow in a treasure land.”

“That’s right. If we can find where the Vermilion Fruit tree grows, it’s very likely to add a solid foundation to our family.” Wang Xiaohan also thought of this, suppressing his excitement and doubt, “There must be a rare fire spirit vein there. But the Ancestor Zuo Xuan had checked the surrounding mountains before and didn’t find such a treasure land. I also occasionally go to the mountains, but I’ve never found this place…”

“It’s probably very hidden, or there’s a hidden world.” Wang Shouzhe speculated, “The girl is only at the second level of Qi refining, and she doesn’t move fast. It should be within a range of twenty to thirty miles.”

After that, the two stopped discussing this topic and waited patiently.

In less than half an hour, Ancestor Long Yan and Wang Lici finished their cultivation.

At this time, Wang Lici was radiant, and there was an aura around her that had not yet dissipated.

It was very clear that she had broken through to the third level of Qi refining this time.

Moreover, her vitality was still very vigorous… Obviously, the potential effect of the half Vermilion Fruit had not been fully digested. It was no wonder, the Vermilion Fruit was a high-grade spirit fruit that could refine a fifth-grade spirit pill.

One had to admit, this lazy and silly girl was incredibly lucky. It gave Wang Shouzhe the illusion that she was the protagonist.

As expected, Ancestor Long Yan said, “Girl, you must cultivate diligently by my side in the near future, don’t slack off, strive to break through to the middle stage of Qi refining as soon as possible.”

“Yes, Ancestor.” Wang Lici knew she had caused trouble, and was especially obedient at this time.

“Girl.” Wang Shouzhe said, “Do you remember how to get to that fruit tree?”

Wang Lici thought hard, her eyes blank, and shook her head, “I don’t remember. I was just wandering around, then I felt there was something delicious over there, so I went.”

As expected!

Even though he had anticipated this, Wang Shouzhe still had the urge to pull her ears. All she thought about all day was eating.

“Maybe, Hua Hua remembers.” Wang Lici’s eyes lit up, and she pointed at the little tiger.

The poor little tiger, Hua Hua, looked blank under everyone’s gaze, looking left and right, not knowing what to do. It seemed to be expressing, I’m just a little cub… Don’t expect too much from me, okay? The pressure is too much.

“Sixth Grandpa, let’s start from where we found Lici last time and search carefully.” Wang Shouzhe said helplessly, both the girl and the pet seemed unreliable.

“We can only do that.” Wang Xiaohan nodded in agreement.

In the following days.

Wang Shouzhe took Wang Lici and began to search the mountain. Wang Xiaohan and Ancestor Long Yan also joined in, turning every corner.

They had no choice, they had to find this fire spirit vein. It was too important for the family. In the long run, it was as significant as adding an Ancestor in the Spirit Platform realm.

Finally, on the fifth day.

When they searched the area for the third time, they found a hidden entrance in a small mountain hollow.

As soon as they entered the entrance, which was only about ten meters wide, they could faintly feel a hot aura.

“Yes, yes, I remember now, it’s here.” Wang Lici said excitedly, “Just go a little further in.”

Wang Shouzhe glared at her irritably, “You only remember this now? Your sense of direction and tendency to get lost are unparalleled.”

“Everyone, be careful,” Ancestor Long Yan said calmly, “Most treasure lands are guarded by fierce beasts. There’s a good chance this place is the territory of Hua Hua’s mother.”

Upon hearing this, everyone became nervous.

Wang Xiaohan was even more terrified. If there was a third-order fierce beast hiding in this place, it would be a huge threat to the thriving farm. Fortunately, third-order fierce beasts are highly intelligent and dare not enter human territories casually.

Too close!

Fortunately, they had two ancestors with them now. Even if they encountered a third-order fierce beast, they wouldn’t be afraid. Even if it was a fourth-order fierce beast, they could always retreat safely.

This was the advantage of having two ancestors in the family.

If they encountered an opportunity, they would dare to actively strive for it.

Otherwise, they would have to borrow an ancestor from another family. In that case, they would inevitably have to share the benefits.

It was best to have complete control over the treasure land on their own territory.

They wound their way in, covering a distance of only about a hundred feet, when a wave of heat hit them. The dim scene suddenly became bright. Inside the mountain wall, there were faint red spiritual lights flickering, as dazzling as a red glow, and the heat waves were pressing.

In the middle of the cave, where the red light was the strongest, there was a red treasure tree about a meter high. It was like red coral, with a red jade-like texture, as if there was some red liquid circulating inside.

“A medium-grade fire spirit vein!”

“A Zhu fruit spirit tree!”

Both ancestors in the family couldn’t help but exclaim in a low voice, unable to hide the excitement and joy in their tones.

Such a spiritual treasure land was extremely valuable and precious! Even among the celestial families, such a foundation was rare.

Wang Shouzhe suppressed his excitement, his eyes scanning the fire spirit vein cave. Suddenly, he saw a lava fire pond, in which there seemed to be a bone-like object lying amidst the swirling flames.

Ancestor Long Yan, holding the Long Yan sword, stepped forward to check briefly, then sighed in relief, “It’s a set of tiger bones that are about to be incinerated. I’m afraid this place is ownerless.”

Ownerless!

Wang Shouzhe was overjoyed. An ownerless place was the best. His biggest fear was that this treasure land had hidden dangers. What if, after a long time of operation, the big tiger came back?

Ancestor Xiaohan had just advanced to the Spirit Platform realm, and the family had added another treasure land. It was indeed a double happiness.

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