Chapter 695 - 488: Expelled from the Family Registry, Banished from the Ancestral Hall (Part 2)

"Master Zhang married a woman from the Wang family, and they have three sons and a daughter, all possessing spirit roots. The eldest son has a mid-grade spirit root and took the surname Wang from his mother.

Even someone like Master Zhang could meet a bad end someday, so how could I, who isn’t even a formal alchemy apprentice yet, be a match for you?"

"Enough, enough, what use is it to resist fate today?

Apart from Master Zhang, even Master Liu, who draws talismans, Master Chen, who understands the art of spirit plants, and other teachers knowledgeable in arrays, are of no value in your eyes."

Zheng Yi continued his calm provocation, aiming to escalate the situation, involving as many people as possible.

If he didn’t teach these pig-headed fools a harsh lesson, they would surely come back looking for trouble, and he wasn’t interested in wasting his energy playing these petty games with them.

"Exactly."

"In this Wang family, we are like heavenly kings, and others are worse than pigs and dogs, amounting to nothing!"

The two echoed each other with extreme arrogance.

A burst of self-mocking laughter echoed from outside the Alchemy Pavilion.

"Master Chen, it seems that my years of devoted service to the Wang family have been deemed worse than pigs and dogs."

Master Zhang’s voice came through, carrying a chill.

"Master Zhang! Didn’t those two from the Wang family make themselves clear enough earlier?

I have contributed to the Wang family by drawing talismans, and although I haven’t shed blood on the battlefield, it’s still a contribution, yet I end up in such a miserable state."

Master Liu also spoke, his tone filled with disappointment.

Just then,

Elder Wang arrived.

"Elder Wang, don’t you owe us ’beasts’ an explanation?"

The three late-stage Qi Refining teachers spoke slowly, with half-smiles on their faces. Although they didn’t adopt an aggressive stance, if they weren’t given an explanation today,

they might really leave the Wang family.

Faced with their questions, Wang Lei felt a burning anger inside.

He had come with a good mood, only to encounter these unhelpful troublemakers.

He could only hold back his complaints, stepping forward slightly and saying, "Today, I will certainly provide you teachers with a satisfactory explanation and give the Wang family a proper account."

Wang Lei said this while activating the Wind Chasing Palm in his hand.

Layered spiritual power coated his palm, and with a series of sharp slaps, it landed harshly on Wang Bu’er and Wang Mei.

This was not the end.

He then yelled at the nearby trembling alchemy apprentices, "Why aren’t you quickly getting the people from the Law Enforcement Hall? In the Wang family, what is the punishment for defying superiors and insulting teachers?

What are you waiting for? Just go!"

The alchemy apprentices finally snapped to their senses and rushed off overwhelmed.

They knew well that this matter had blown up completely.

The people from the Law Enforcement Hall quickly arrived and apprehended Wang Bu’er and Wang Mei.

Only then did,

the two seem to realize the situation, starting to shift blame like dogs biting each other.

"Master Zhang, Master Chen, those words weren’t from me, they were all this wench’s doing!"

"I’m a wench?

I wonder who it was that used to lick my toes, saying they were like ginseng and reishi; kissing my lips, saying they were better than a hundred-year vermilion fruit, which even an alchemist couldn’t exchange for.

Now I’m a wench?"

"Hahaha."

"Crazy woman, you’re a crazy woman!"

Wang Bu’er pointed at Wang Mei and cursed viciously.

"At worst, we’ll die together!"

Seeing the chaotic scene, Wang Lei’s eyes almost popped out of his head in anger, shouting at the Law Enforcement Hall people, "Take them away!

Aren’t you ashamed enough of the Wang family today?"

The Law Enforcement Hall people hastily gagged the two with cloth, finally putting a stop to the escalation of the situation.

Wang Lei turned around, only to find that Master Zhang, Master Chen, Master Liu, and the other teachers had already left in a huff, and Zheng Yi had long since departed this place of trouble.

He didn’t want to become the next target of Wang Lei’s wrath.

"What a mess!"

Wang Lei stood there alone, full of helplessness and regret.

...

A few days later, those two Wang family members were directly expelled from the family registry, thrown out of the family temple, their cultivation abolished, left to fend for themselves outside.

Though they were alchemy apprentices,

they were ordinary members of the Wang family, with only low-grade spirit roots.

Ordinarily, people turned a blind eye to the nasty things they said behind others’ backs.

But they just had to brazenly boast in front of the teachers; if not dealt with sternly, the reputation of the Wang family on Piaomiao Mountain would become a laughing stock among the major families.

The interests damaged would be unimaginable.

...

The moonlight was like water, and the courtyard was decorated in silver.

Zheng Yi came to Wang Qing’s courtyard.

The couple did not immediately retire for the night, as even between husband and wife, some romantic atmosphere was needed.

"I heard those people troubled my husband before.

They deserved to die; in my view, the family elders were too kind, they should have just beaten them to death directly."

Wang Qing said.

"They have already been stripped of their cultivation and thrown into the mortal world, they pose no threat.

Besides, the Wang family erased all their memories related to the Wang family’s cultivation techniques from their minds; their future will be muddled, much like being already dead."

The elders of the Wang family were very cautious, as Zheng Yi and Wang Qing realized.

Wang Bu’er and the others had lived in the Wang family for many years and knew many of the Wang family’s secrets, which might not matter under usual circumstances, but at a critical moment, these could become vulnerabilities for the Wang family.

The elders would not allow such hidden dangers to exist.

"I shall start refining the Spirit Storage Pill in these two days, and after it is formed, the next will be the Spirit Condensing Pill."

As Zheng Yi started speaking,

Wang Qing gently placed her hand on his lips and said, "Husband’s intentions, I understand fully in my heart, no need to say more."

When sentiments run deep, words are unnecessary.

Wang Qing’s pink lips approached gently.

Soon, love flowed between the two, intense like celestial thunder igniting earth fire.

On this night,

Zheng Yi absorbed Wang Qing’s Pure Yin Qi, gaining substantial benefits.

"Absorb Pure Yin Qi, lifespan increased by twenty."

"Absorb Pure Yin Qi, lifespan increased by twenty-five."

"Absorb Pure Yin Qi, Yin Yang Treasure Mirror spiritual energy increased by seventeen."

"Absorb Pure Yin Qi, Celestial Cloud Technique spiritual energy increased by eleven."

...

After a night of nourishment, Zheng Yi felt a significant improvement in himself.

Upon waking the next day,

the Celestial Cloud Technique automatically began operating, advancing from the entry realm to minor achievement.

The efficiency of absorbing spiritual energy was significantly increased once again.

Zheng Yi slowly opened his eyes, gently patting Wang Qing’s fragrant shoulder, then kissing her on the forehead, speaking softly, "My dear, you truly are my lucky star."

At this moment, Wang Qing was still in a deep sleep.

As a cultivator, Zheng Yi had abundant energy and could recover quickly even after a night of intimacy, but as Wang Qing was mortal, she naturally couldn’t recover as swiftly.

Zheng Yi stepped into the courtyard,

recalling the fatigue lingering in Wang Qing’s eyes.

He knew well that for someone without spirit roots, the path to immortality was utterly unreachable.

In the past, he had no spirit roots and relied on the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror to gain spirit roots, paving the way for his cultivation.

However, the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror was unique and incomparable.

He couldn’t share it with others.

"The Martial Arts Technique might help my wife prolong her life."

Zheng Yi murmured to himself, starting to search through his memories carefully.

Soon, he truly found some relevant content, causing his lips to curve into a smile.

"I must find the right opportunity to bring out these martial arts secret manuals."

After all, they’re just mundane things, even if known by the Wang family.

They wouldn’t consider them important.

No matter how formidable martial arts are, they are nothing against a cultivator’s magic; one Fireball Technique could engulf them, if one doesn’t work, then two or a whole bunch surely would.

That’s the strength of immortal cultivation.

...

Cultivation Area!

Zheng Yi operated the Nine Yin Returning Yang Technique, successfully completing a small circulation.

His body suffered no further harm.

Meanwhile,

the Celestial Cloud Technique began operating. The cultivation technique had reached the minor achievement realm.

After just a few grand circulations, there was a "boom," and Zheng Yi’s first-layer Qi Refining successfully broke through to the second layer.