68: Chapter 68: The Heritage of a Large Family

Wang Bin and Chu Tianqing both listened with great interest, completely immersed in the story Chu Wu was narrating.

The winding and bizarre plot unfolded slowly before their eyes like a splendid yet thrilling scroll, every minute detail gripping their hearts.

When Chu Wu posed his question, Chu Tianqing immediately looked scared. Her nimble eyes darted around, like two crystal-clear gems sparkling in their sockets, and it was hard to tell what novel ideas her clever little head was concocting.

Wang Bin, on the other hand, remained calm and composed, as if everything was within his expectations. He had heard too many of these old-fashioned, dramatic stories before, he just couldn't show it. Nevertheless, he answered Chu Wu's question very seriously.

"What is there to be afraid of? If one's own strength is insufficient, then one certainly wouldn't dare to try easily.

But if one truly reaches a Cultivation Bottleneck and their Lifespan is about to run out, then one must fight for it. Even if facing a powerful True Dragon, one must go up and get some of its blood. Of course, Hall Master Chu, this Disciple is just speaking casually, hehe!"

Wang Bin responded neither obsequiously nor arrogantly. His words contained both a clear understanding of the current situation and an innate courage and tenacity.

"Not bad, not bad. In fact, on the path of Cultivation, besides relying on Aptitude, diligent effort is also indispensable.

Of course, one must also have unwavering conviction to press forward, otherwise it's easy to fall into a state of complacency, leading to the Cultivation path being abandoned halfway.

Alright, your Aptitude has been tested. Let Ninth Grandpa formulate your subsequent Cultivation plan.

Rest assured, the fact that our Chu Family occupies an extremely important position in this Four Seas Commerce League is not only due to our powerful strength, but also the good reputation accumulated over thousands of years.

As a member of the Commerce League, we must never damage the reputation of the Four Seas Commerce League."

Chu Wu, seeing that the time was right, began to systematically arrange Wang Bin's affairs.

"Qingmu (Little Friend), I have handled many similar cases to yours, so there's no need for me to consider it carefully again.

You have Three Spiritual Roots, and your most outstanding Wood Spiritual Root is only Medium Grade. Your other Spiritual Roots are even worse.

Even in a Family like our Chu Family, with your Aptitude, you are not worth the Family's Focus on training.

Of course, if the elders in the Family decide to Cultivate you themselves, the Family will not interfere.

Since the Chu Family has already agreed to help you Core Formation, then I will directly state my plan."

Ninth Grandpa's gaze was gentle yet held a hint of seriousness as he slowly spoke. His head of white hair was as pure as snow, radiating a sacred light under the faint illumination, as if it were the embodiment of wisdom accumulated over the years.

"According to your current situation, your bone age is already one hundred and twenty-two years old.

According to the Cultivation plan, you should attempt your first Core Formation Breakthrough at one hundred and forty years old. If this attempt fails, you will rest for five years, then try again, and the last attempt will be the same.

You are currently at Foundation Establishment Stage seven. According to our Chu Family's understanding, the Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core Realm all have a total of nine stages. Once you Cultivate to Foundation Establishment Stage nine, you can begin preparations for Core Formation.

As for the widely circulated saying of Foundation Establishment Completion outside, it is actually a misunderstanding by most Cultivators.

At Foundation Establishment Stage nine, it only means that the Cultivator's spiritual power has reached the ninth stage, but their Physical Body strength and Divine Sense have not yet reached the limit of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

At this time, the Cultivator will vaguely sense that immediate Breakthrough would be life-threatening, so they will subconsciously continue to Cultivate their spiritual power.

As the Cultivation Technique operates, the spiritual power will slowly nourish their Physical Body and Sea of Consciousness, indirectly strengthening the Physical Body and Divine Sense.

Theoretically speaking, if every Foundation Establishment Cultivator could Cultivate their spiritual power, Physical Body, and Divine Sense to Perfection, and then thoroughly prepare for overcoming the Golden Core Heavenly Tribulation, they could basically all successfully Core Formation.

As for why the actual situation is not like this, the reason lies in the very limited Cultivation resources, the varying quality of Spiritual Roots, the limited Lifespan of each Cultivator, plus the various selfish desires in people's hearts causing trouble.

Alas! Time spares no one. I actually said so much nonsense today.

My overall meaning is, as long as no unexpected situations occur, helping you Core Formation should not be a problem."

Ninth Grandpa's voice was slightly hoarse, yet it was full of the vicissitudes and richness of time, every word seemingly containing endless wisdom and experience.

"Considering your current Aptitude, I suggest you continue to Cultivate the Green Wood Art for spiritual power.

If you were to switch to another Cultivation Technique now, it would take several more years.

Although the Green Wood Art is not a top-tier Cultivation Technique, its advantage is that it is gentle and stable. As for its weak combat ability, it doesn't really matter much. If Spells are insufficient, they can be completely compensated for by equipment!

Besides, you don't need to go out and fight others at the moment. It's not too late to switch to a more powerful Cultivation Technique after reaching the Golden Core Realm.

Moreover, there are still nearly twenty years to go from Foundation Establishment Stage seven to nine, which in my opinion, should not be a problem.

With spiritual power taken care of, Physical Body Cultivation is also not difficult; just learn a body-refining Cultivation Technique. As long as resources are abundant enough, coupled with your current foundation, twenty years is also enough to Cultivate it to Perfection.

In reality, the most troublesome aspect is Divine Sense Cultivation. Cultivation Techniques specifically for Divine Sense are extremely precious and rare, and resources that can accelerate Divine Sense Cultivation are also very precious and scarce, so most Cultivators in the Cultivation World do not specifically Cultivate Divine Sense.

This is also why the Heart Demon Tribulation within the Golden Core Tribulation is so difficult.

However, our Chu Family can still provide you with a Cultivation Technique for training Divine Sense.

It's just that it's almost impossible to Cultivate Divine Sense to Perfection within a short twenty years, so you can only try your best to train your Divine Sense as much as possible.

When the time comes to attempt the Golden Core Breakthrough, our Chu Family will lend you a special Magic Treasure to protect your Sea of Consciousness.

This way, your spiritual power, Physical Body, and Divine Sense will all be protected.

Finally, you just need to prepare a few Golden Core spiritual items just in case.

As for the final Golden Core Lightning Tribulation, there's no need to worry too much. Our Chu Family has specialized Formations, specialized Spiritual Artifacts, and specialized auxiliary Medicinal Pills.

As long as you follow our arrangements, your chances of Core Formation are still very high. What do you think? Are you satisfied with this plan?

After listening to Ninth Grandpa's detailed explanation, Wang Bin couldn't help but ponder to himself that many of the common sense facts about the Cultivation World he had gained from Qingmu's memory seemed to be problematic.

A Foundation Establishment Stage Ninth Grandpa of the Chu Family could actually guarantee with great certainty that he could Core Formation. Although he didn't say it would definitely succeed, this completely overturned his previous understanding and imagination.

Is this the unique profound heritage of a great Family? In contrast, it's simply too difficult for a Loose Cultivator to make a name for themselves.

No wonder in his previous life, children from those great Families could easily enter top domestic universities as long as they wished. It was just that they might have had high standards and looked down on local universities, so they were sent abroad for further study.

Whereas for ordinary students to enter a top university, it was truly like thousands of soldiers crossing a single-plank bridge, a struggle of one in ten thousand.

That was a war without smoke, where countless students with dreams struggled desperately on that narrow path, yet only a very few could succeed and enjoy the glory of a top university.

Alas! Wang Bin sighed deeply in his heart. At that very moment, he silently vowed in his heart that he must make his Wang Family a great Family like the Chu Family in the future.

As the future Old Ancestor of the Family, the responsibility he bore was significant and long-term.

He seemed to see the glorious scene of the future Wang Family, with Family Disciples spiritedly advancing on the Cultivation path, their reputation spreading far and wide, becoming a dazzling star in the Cultivation World.

He even had a strange thought suddenly flash through his mind, thinking that after he returned, he must make the Wang Family procreate more descendants.

What if Qin Wenjun and the others gave birth to children, and he awakened a System for having many children and blessings? Wouldn't he then not have to work so hard?

Although he knew in his heart that this possibility was extremely small, deep down he still held that sliver of hope and expectation.

However, even though his thoughts were wandering, his body movements did not slow down at all. He quickly bowed and said respectfully, "I will follow all of Senior's arrangements!"