Protect Our Chief-Chapter 533 - 30: Turbulent Times! Wealth Moves Hearts_2

Everyone was puzzled for a moment.

However, this was ultimately a good thing, and soon everyone stopped dwelling on it and began to ponder the reason. Soon, Wang Ping’s entire profile appeared before Liua Ruolan, Ancestor Longyan, and others.

This child was tested on the Wang Family’s Spirit Testing Platform at the age of eight, with an initial talent assessment of Lower Grade C, neither good nor bad among the household generals’ seedlings. His cultivation speed was also average, having just reached the mid-stage of the First Layer of the Qi Refining Realm.

His academic performance in the Clan Academy was merely average.

As for his appearance, he wasn’t handsome, and he looked a bit naive. Yet this seemingly ordinary child passed the test...

The child’s only advantage was that starting from his great-grandfather, they had always been tenant farmers of the Wang Family; their background was undoubtedly clean.

In fact, even this advantage wasn’t really an advantage.

In the current cultivation system for household generals in the Wang Family, having a clean background is the primary requirement.

Most who become household generals are from the Wang Family’s collateral branches, household servants, tenant farmers, or civilians under their jurisdiction, with at least three generations traceable...

Wang Ping’s inexplicable success made Wang Shouming and the others deeply dissatisfied.

Could it be that this inconspicuous household general seedling was more excellent than them? Furthermore, this boy was dark-skinned and naive, lacking any natural talent aura. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

The "pitiful" household general seedling Wang Ping had no idea what was happening and was whisked away.

It was his first time meeting the "lofty" Mrs. Wang Liua Ruolan and the legendary Ancestor Longyan, so he was trembling with nervousness, his legs shaking continuously, keeping his head down without uttering a word.

Moreover, the young masters and mistresses in the family cast unfriendly glances at him, seemingly quite dissatisfied with him.

"Wang Ping, do not be afraid," Liua Ruolan said softly, "Since you have entered the Wang Family’s household general register, you are part of the Wang Family, not an outsider."

"Yes, madam."

Seeing Liua Ruolan’s gentle demeanor, Wang Ping relaxed a little.

The Wang Family household generals are trained from a young age; not only must they cultivate the cultivation technique, but they also receive rigorous cultural education in the Clan Academy, treated equally with the Direct Lineage and even the Direct Lineage, making their abilities quite comprehensive.

Though young, once relaxed, Wang Ping could advance and retreat gracefully, acting thoroughly, already showing some of the traits of the household generals’ elders.

"You managed to open that Artifact Refining Jade Box, revealing you must have unique qualities. Reflect carefully, do you have anything different from others?" Liua Ruolan casually asked, "It’s okay if you cannot recall, there’s no need to force it."

After pondering deeply for a while, Wang Ping’s expression remained bewildered: "Begging madam’s pardon, my brightest moment was passing the household general test, making the neighbors very envious. Beyond that, there isn’t anything else."

No sooner had he finished speaking.

Suddenly.

A "buzzing" sword sound resonated in the air, and a sword light shot toward him like lightning. Even at High Tier of the Qi Refining Realm, its speed was difficult to catch.

But Wang Ping’s eyes widened, instinctively stepping back, his complexion instantly turning ashen.

The purple electric gleaming magical treasure swept past half a foot before him and swiftly flew back, nestling again into the sword scabbard at Wang Longyan’s waist.

Everything unfolded in the blink of an eye.

"Ancestor, what is..." Wang Shouming was startled, hurrying to bow and plead, "Though we view Wang Ping unfavorably, he is ultimately faultless. Ancestor, please calm your anger."

The other young ones also hurriedly spoke up to plead.

Although Wang Ping indeed looked somewhat foolish, making them feel indignant, it wasn’t his fault. Their moral beliefs, shaped by the Wang Family’s clan culture since childhood, were quite upright, and they didn’t wish to witness Wang Ping’s misfortune...

"You needn’t worry," Liua Ruolan smiled gently, "Our ancestor is not one to act without discernment. That was merely a test. Now, I understand, Wang Ping seems ordinary, but his instinctive reactions are remarkably swift, and he has already condensed a trace of Divine Sense. No wonder he, seemingly ordinary in all other aspects, could pass Senior Tian Yezi’s test."

A trace of Divine Sense?

Wang Shouming and others were all amazed.

This boy Wang Ping is only eleven, in the First Layer of the Qi Refining Realm... and already possesses a trace of Divine Sense?

Another name for Divine Sense is Spiritual Sense, although different in names, they mean the same.

Black Tortoise Cultivators in the Qi Refining Realm tend to focus on refining blood and tempering body and meridians to strengthen themselves and generate more high-quality Profound Qi.

Throughout this process, though Black Tortoise Cultivators’ physical condition strengthens and they gradually condense a trace of Divine Sense, the Qi Refining Realm isn’t particularly focused on fortifying Divine Sense, therefore, most Qi Refining Realm cultivators have relatively weak Divine Sense.

Only upon breaking through to the Spirit Platform Realm and activating the Spirit Platform does the Divine Sense soar.

At this stage, Black Tortoise Cultivators can wield spiritual artifacts in combat. Without the gradual coherence between Divine Sense and spiritual artifacts, even sharp artifacts can only be used as mere potent weapons.

Having a trace of Divine Sense in the First Layer of the Qi Refining Realm indicates Wang Ping likely has significant potential in Divine Sense. Artifact refining often requires a keen Divine Sense to perceive changes in temperature and manipulate objects’ shapes, among other things.

It’s not that those with weak Divine Sense can’t practice artifact refining, but clearly, Tian Yezi pursued higher quality "skip-generation disciples" by deliberately setting higher thresholds.