On the bustling streets of Tianyun City.
An eight-bearer bridal sedan chair led the way, followed by a massive wedding procession. Beating gongs and sounding drums along the way, they marched forward with grand momentum.
"It seems Ancestor Chen is taking another wife!"
"Yes, I heard this time he is taking the Third Miss of the City Lord's estate. The Third Miss is barely eighteen years of age, with city-toppling beauty. She is the number one beauty in our Tianyun City."
"It really makes one envious. That Ancestor Chen is already almost two hundred years old, right? To think he could still marry such a beauty!"
"Ancestor Chen is a true mighty figure. If he stomps his foot, Tianyun City would tremble three times. How could ordinary mortals like us compare to him?"
On both sides of the street, countless passersby discussed animatedly upon seeing the wedding procession.
Under the gaze of the crowd, the wedding procession finally arrived at its destination: the Chen family estate of Tianyun City.
At this moment, the Chen family was filled with jubilation. Various major factions came to offer their congratulations one after another.
Many bigwigs of Tianyun City looked at the City Lord, who was grinning from ear to ear, unable to hide the envy in their hearts.
Ordinary people might not know, but among the major factions of Tianyun City, who didn't know that Ancestor Chen had very likely broken through to the Golden Core realm?
One must know that a Golden Core expert, even in the entire cultivation world of the Great Yan Nation, had already entered the ranks of the strong.
Let alone in a small place like Tianyun City.
The strongest person in Tianyun City was merely the City Lord, Lu Shanhe, who was only at the seventh level of Foundation Establishment.
It could be said that as long as Ancestor Chen wanted to, he could single-handedly sweep through the entire Tianyun City.
Therefore, for Ancestor Chen's wedding this time, all the major factions of Tianyun City came to the Chen family to congratulate him. While offering heavy gifts, they also brought along their outstanding female disciples, hoping they might catch Ancestor Chen's eye and allow them to climb the high branch of the Chen family.
The commoners of Tianyun City were also extremely happy. After all, every time Ancestor Chen took a wife, he would host a free, continuous banquet for three days and three nights across the whole city. This was a time for them to feast to their hearts' content.
Many commoners wished Ancestor Chen would get married every day. After all, as ordinary people, rarely eating meat once a year was the norm.
The Chen family estate covered a vast area, occupying nearly a hundred acres right in the central district of Tianyun City. Yet today, it was already packed with people and extraordinarily lively.
The higher-ups and direct descendants of the major cultivation families and sects were all gathered in the Chen family's inner estate. Ordinary cultivators and commoners could only offer their congratulations in the outer estate.
"Father, the Lu family is the overlord of Tianyun City. The entire city belongs to them. Is it really necessary to marry the Third Miss of the Lu family to Ancestor Chen?"
In a corner of the inner estate, an exceptionally dressed young man looked indignantly at the middle-aged man beside him and asked in a low voice.
Hearing this, the middle-aged man said coldly, "Put away those petty thoughts of yours. Since the Third Miss of the Lu family has already married Ancestor Chen, even your father will have to treat her with a great deal of respect when I see her in the future."
As the number one beauty of Tianyun City, the Lu family's Third Miss, Lu Ling'er, naturally had countless suitors in the city. His own son was one of them.
He understood his son too well. The boy spent all day drinking and womanizing. If he didn't warn him now, he would probably cause some trouble later.
"You brat, you must behave yourself today. Ancestor Chen has already broken through to the Golden Core realm. Do not bring a fatal disaster upon our Zhang family!"
The young man's eyes widened upon hearing this. "What! Golden Core!"
He had thought that since the Chen family was ranked alongside the other three major families as the Four Great Families of Tianyun City, the so-called Ancestor Chen should be just like the ancestors of the other three families—merely a Foundation Establishment expert.
Now, hearing such a secret from his own father's mouth, he couldn't help but be shocked. The last trace of desire he had for Lu Ling'er was completely snuffed out in his heart.
After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he looked at the young girl beside him and said gently, "Lian'er, you must perform well later. If you catch Ancestor Chen's eye, our Zhang family will soar to greatness."
"You don't need to worry about anything. Over a hundred years ago, Ancestor Chen was a famous handsome man in our Tianyun City. Who knows how many favored daughters of heaven wanted to marry him. Although he is now approaching two hundred years of age, he has broken through to the Golden Core realm and enjoys a lifespan of five hundred years. He has certainly restored his youthful appearance by now."
Hearing this, the young girl revealed a faint smile and nodded. "Lian'er understands, Father."
This scene was also taking place in other parts of the Chen family's inner estate.
With Ancestor Chen breaking through to the Golden Core realm, for the next few hundred years, the entire Tianyun City would definitely revere the Chen family as the supreme authority.
Not just Tianyun City, but even the various major cities within a radius of several thousand miles would inevitably be the same, as long as they didn't have a Golden Core expert.
Therefore, after receiving the news that Ancestor Chen wanted to marry Lu Ling'er, the Lu family agreed without the slightest hesitation. They packaged Lu Ling'er up and sent her to the Chen family in a grand and spectacular manner.
Furthermore, all of this was personally handled by Lu Shanhe, the number one expert of the Lu family.
Inside the main hall of the Chen family, Chen Changsheng sat high in the seat of honor, smiling as he accepted the flattering words of the younger generations of various families around him.
At this moment, his mood was naturally excellent. After nearly two hundred years of bitter cultivation, he had finally broken through to the Nascent Soul stage. Even in the entire cultivation world of the Great Yan Nation, he now stood at the absolute pinnacle.
Yes, outsiders thought that Ancestor Chen had only broken through to the Golden Core stage, and that was why he was taking a wife to celebrate.
But in reality, Chen Changsheng had already reached the Golden Core stage a hundred years ago.
It was just that Chen Changsheng was a cautious person. Only after breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage did he reveal his Golden Core cultivation base.
There was a reason why Chen Changsheng was so cautious.
One hundred and ninety years ago, Chen Changsheng transmigrated to this cultivation world and was born into an extremely ordinary cultivation family in Tianyun City, the Chen family.
Just how ordinary was the Chen family? The entire family only had one ancestor at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and he was in a state where his lifespan was about to run out.
In this world, the realms of cultivation were divided into Body Tempering, Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Soul Formation.
The Qi Refining stage was nothing more than a minor role at the bottom of the cultivation world. Fortunately, after he started cultivating, Chen Changsheng discovered that his Spirit Root aptitude was not bad at all.
Spirit Root aptitudes were divided into Low-grade Spirit Roots, Mid-grade Spirit Roots, High-grade Spirit Roots, and Top-grade Spirit Roots.
And Chen Changsheng's Spirit Root aptitude had reached the High-grade level.
Possessing such talent, Chen Changsheng was naturally unwilling to stay in a small place like Tianyun City. Thus, after turning fifteen, he embarked on a journey to seek immortality all alone.
Unwilling to be ordinary and fancying himself a transmigrator, he completely ignored the sects founded by Foundation Establishment or Golden Core experts. It wasn't until he was a young man that he found the Xuanyu Sect, one of the three great sects of a neighboring country to the Great Yan Nation.
Joining the Xuanyu Sect went very smoothly. A High-grade Spirit Root was indeed a very good aptitude.
Back then, Chen Changsheng considered himself extraordinary. He had already broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage before joining the Xuanyu Sect. As soon as he joined, he became a core disciple and even attracted the attention of several elders of the Xuanyu Sect.
However, just when Chen Changsheng thought his path of cultivation would be smooth sailing...
An accident occurred.
Simply because he refused to become a follower for the grandson of a certain Nascent Soul realm Supreme Elder, he was actually directly branded a traitor by the Xuanyu Sect. Furthermore, that very same grandson personally took action and crippled his cultivation foundation.
At the time, Chen Changsheng was left completely numb by the ordeal. He returned alone to Tianyun City in the Great Yan Empire, falling into a deep slump from which he never recovered.
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ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
Cheng's father told him he was getting remarried—to a wealthy woman. Cao Cheng realized his time had finally come: he was about to become a second-generation rich kid. Sure, it might be a watered-down version, but hey, at least he'd have status now, right? The wealthy woman also had four daughters!! Which meant, starting today, Cao Cheng gained four stunning older sisters?? But that wasn't even the whole story... "My name is Cao Cheng—'Cheng' as in 'honest, smooth-talking gentleman'!"
