Family Cultivation: My Ancestral Home Gets Infinite Upgrades

As soon as the New Year was over, the weather got warmer day by day.

The frozen soil in the fields has long since thawed, and tender green shoots are emerging from under the weeds.

To see what progress Yue'er and Shi Tou had made in their martial arts training over the entire winter, Jiang Fu'an specially chose a fine, sunny day.

I took my two children to the grassy area by the field ridge, intending to let them try hunting.

Yue'er has been lazy ever since winter started, and she won't get out of bed until the sun is high in the sky every day.

Jiang Fu'an had no choice but to force her to learn a technique called "Lingyun Step" for escaping and protecting herself.

Therefore, she had no enthusiasm for the hunt her father had arranged, and felt even more uncertain about it.

The stone, however, is completely different.

He had been itching to try for a long time.

He practiced martial arts diligently from dawn till dusk every day, and finally had a chance to use his skills. He walked with great vigor and his eyes were shining.

When they arrived at the field, Jiang Fu'an saw his daughter's listless appearance and came up with a solution.

He took a package of oiled paper from his basket, waved it in front of the two of them, and laughed:

"Yue'er, Shitou, you two have a competition today to see who hunts more wild animals."

"The winner gets to keep this bag of candied fruit."

The paper was wrapped neatly in oil paper, and a faint sweet smell wafted out.

Yue'er's eyes, which had been half-closed, suddenly lit up.

She loves sweets the most.

But just as her excitement was building, she glanced at her energetic younger brother beside her, and her heart immediately began to pound:

Stone has been practicing diligently these days, and he has even mastered the "Wind and Thunder Blade Technique" quite well. How could I possibly be his match?

She immediately pouted and started yelling:

"That's not fair! Stone knows knife skills too, how can I possibly win!"

Jiang Fu'an raised his hand and lightly patted her on the forehead:

"Why don't you say you're a year older than your brother?"

"If you don't compete, even if you forfeit, I'll just give the candied fruit to Shi Tou."

Hearing this, Yue'er had no choice but to shut her mouth in a huff.

Jiang Fu'an then pointed to the open meadow ahead and instructed:

"Stay within this grassy area, and don't wander too far."

The fields in this world are free of pesticides, and the wild ecosystem is well preserved.

The grassland is teeming with small wild animals such as rabbits, foxes, and field mice, making it a perfect spot for the two of them to practice.

No sooner had Jiang Fu'an finished speaking than the stone shot out with a "whoosh".

He carried an unsharpened longsword and strode into the bushes, using the back of the blade to push aside the clumps of grass blocking his path as he went.

After walking a few steps, a brown fox was startled and jumped out of its burrow, fleeing in panic.

Stone's spirits lifted, and his pace suddenly quickened as he unleashed the "Soaring Cloud Step," his speed almost matching that of the fox.

In a few leaps and bounds, he caught up with the fox.

Just as the fox was about to leap over a clump of tall grass, he swung his arm and the blade struck the fox's two hind legs with precision.

"squeak--!"

With a short, pitiful howl, the fox tumbled and fell into the bushes.

The knife was not sharpened; it only broke the hind leg, but did not kill it.

Without hesitation, Stone took two quick steps forward, slammed his wrist down, and slammed the back of his knife heavily against the side of the fox's head.

The fox twitched twice and then stopped moving.

A smug look appeared on Stone's face. He grabbed the fox by one of its hind legs, turned around, and ran towards his father, shouting as he ran:

"Father! I caught one!"

Before he could finish speaking, Yue'er's cheerful voice rang out from the other side:

"Dad! I caught one too!"

Yue'er was seen carrying a plump gray rabbit high as she ran out of the grass, her face beaming with excitement.

Jiang Fu'an smiled as he accepted the prey offered by the two men, weighed it in his hand, and exclaimed:

"Good job, you two did a great job."

He paused for a moment when he said "very good".

The reason was simple: Yue'er's hunting process left him speechless.

It turned out that Yue'er's "Soaring Steps" were not very fast, and she was originally unable to catch up with the rabbit.

Unexpectedly, the rabbit was so startled that it crashed headfirst into an old poplar tree at the edge of the meadow, knocking itself unconscious. Yue'er then picked it up.

This luck is just too good.

The two children, emboldened by the praise, eagerly returned to the meadow to continue their search.

After that, Yue'er did find several more traces of wild rabbits and field mice, but she wasn't so lucky again.

None of the wild animals dared to bump into the tree again, and her footwork was still rusty; she could only watch them slip away after chasing them several times.

On the other hand, Stone, relying on his solid skills, hunted three more wild animals in one hour.

As the sun gradually set, Jiang Fu'an looked at the harvest in his basket and felt that the competition was about to come to a close.

Just then, from deep within the distant grass, came Yue'er's high-pitched shout:

"Father! Come quick!"

Jiang Fu'an was puzzled, but he didn't slow down. He quickly parted the grass and ran towards the direction of the sound.

Yue'er was squatting by a pit, craning her neck to look down.

The bottom of the pit was covered with dry grass, and inside were six round little piglets huddled together, whimpering.

Jiang Fu'an was taken aback—this wasn't the season for wild boars to give birth.

He crouched down and examined it carefully.

These piglets were much larger than ordinary wild boar piglets, and their pinkish-white skin had a faint golden sheen in the sunlight. Their fur was also much softer and smoother than that of ordinary piglets.

"Could this be a half-spirit beast?"

A thought suddenly popped into Jiang Fu'an's mind.

A half-spirit beast is the offspring of a spirit beast and an ordinary wild beast.

They cannot cultivate themselves and are far less powerful than true spirit beasts, but they contain spiritual energy within their bodies.

While its meat is not as potent as that of a pure spirit beast, it far surpasses that of ordinary wild animals.

What's even better is that they are relatively docile and have low aggression, making them suitable even for ordinary people to keep as pets.

He had tasted the meat of a mythical beast at a banquet held at the Wang family's residence before the Lunar New Year.

The taste and the nourishing power are more than ten times better than ordinary animal meat.

The spiritual energy contained within the meat left a deep impression on him, but unfortunately he didn't know how to cultivate, so he could only let the spiritual energy dissipate in his body on its own.

If these piglets are indeed half-spirit beasts, then this is truly an unexpected windfall!

Jiang Fu'an had long considered raising semi-spirit beasts, but unfortunately, these creatures could not reproduce and could only be obtained by mating with wild beasts.

But where can ordinary farmers find mythical beasts?

That idea remained unresolved.

"father!"

Yue'er's clear voice interrupted his thoughts:

"These six piglets are all my prey! I won the contest, give me the candied fruit now!"

Jiang Fu'an, however, looked at the litter of squealing piglets and began to have doubts:

The white rabbit crashing into the tree could be considered a coincidence.

In this vast meadow, they found a well-hidden wild boar's den, which happened to contain a litter of cubs that appeared to be semi-spirit beasts...

This probably cannot be explained by the word "coincidence".

It must be Yue'er's "lucky star shining brightly" destiny that has been working in secret again.

"Sis, that doesn't count!"

Stone, who was listening nearby, was unconvinced.

He wasn't very interested in candied fruit, but he valued winning and losing extremely much.

"You got all that by chance, it's not based on real skill, it doesn't count!"

Upon hearing this, Yue'er's eyebrows shot up, and she raised her hand and smacked the stone on the head:

"What do you know! Luck is also a part of ability!"

Stone, who is usually as stubborn as a little bull, shrank back after being hit and yelled at by his older sister, and ultimately did not dare to argue anymore.

This is probably the innate bloodline suppression that an older sister has over her younger brother.