Family Cultivation: My Ancestral Home Gets Infinite Upgrades

"Come on, this way, yes, move it a little further in!"

In the spacious and bright hall, Jiang Fu'an was waving his hand, directing the Xu brothers to arrange the newly made furniture.

The house, which cost him nearly a thousand taels of silver and took him eight months to build, was finally completed.

The entire residence is divided into five independent courtyards, one of which, a slightly smaller courtyard, was given to Uncle Xu and his brothers to live in.

Jiang Fu'an's family members lived in the most spacious courtyard in the middle.

There are a total of thirty rooms, big and small, which is more than enough to accommodate everyone.

Now we can finally set aside a room and properly decorate it as a "shrine".

The remaining three courtyards are currently empty.

When their children grow up and have children of their own, they will naturally be able to come in handy.

"Father, Lord Sun and the Horse Immortal have arrived!"

Stone came running in from outside to deliver the news.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Fu'an immediately turned and walked towards the gate of the house, giving instructions to Shi Tou as he went:

"Shitou, go to the kitchen and urge Cuihua and the others to hurry up and get the dishes ready."

Sun Xiuyuan and Ma Ping were specially invited by him.

Firstly, it was to celebrate this housewarming;

Secondly, every time they met over the past few months, the two of them were the ones who hosted the event.

This time, it's his turn to organize a meal.

At the gate of the house, the two men stood with their hands behind their backs, looking around at the brand-new house.

Upon hearing footsteps, Sun Xiuyuan turned around first, a smile immediately spreading across his face. He cupped his hands and said:

"Brother Fu'an, congratulations! Your new house is finished, it's truly magnificent!"

Ma Ping also turned his head, his eyes revealing undisguised envy, and clicked his tongue, saying:

"Brother Jiang, your house is really nice, spacious and respectable."

Jiang Fu'an quickly waved his hand, his tone sincere:

"Brother Ma is joking. My place is just a humble little courtyard, how can it compare to the grandeur of the Wang family's mansion?"

Ma Ping shook his head and sighed:

"Hey, no matter how nice that house is, it's not mine. Unlike yours, every brick and tile was earned by yourself."

He was genuinely envious.

In the past few months, he had thought about doing something to make the Wang family take him seriously, but things are never that easy.

His situation is not much better than before.

Seeing his expression, Jiang Fu'an understood, but didn't say anything more.

Right now, the only way he can make money is by hunting in the mountains, so he can't offer much help.

He led the two into the main hall.

On the central octagonal table, a plate of dark reddish-brown pork knuckle was already laid out, its skin glistening with oil, and steam rising from it, carrying a fragrant aroma.

"Brother Ma, Brother Sun, please have a seat. Try this braised pork knuckle; it's from our own pig, just slaughtered."

Jiang Fu'an gestured for him to sit down.

Ma Ping looked closely and exclaimed "Eh!" with a look of surprise on his face:

"Brother Jiang, this...could it be a half-spirit pig? Where did you buy this piglet?"

Jiang Fu'an smiled and explained:

"I didn't buy them. I went hunting in the mountains a while ago and luckily found a litter of piglets, so I brought them back to raise."

These are the six piglets that Yue'er found back then, and now they have all grown up to be plump and strong.

Today, there were many guests, including Mr. Sun and Mr. Ma, as well as the craftsmen who helped build the house and Mr. Xu and his family. So he simply slaughtered one so that everyone could have a taste.

As they were talking, the maid brought over several more dishes on a wooden tray.

The meat was either from semi-spirit beasts or from fierce wild animals hunted in the mountains, piled high on platters and bowls.

When a braised bear paw, cooked until tender, was served, Ma Ping couldn't help but gasp in amazement:

"Brother Jiang, your hunting team is truly remarkable. You even managed to hunt such a dangerous black bear."

Speaking of hunting, Jiang Fu'an has indeed made considerable progress these days.

Especially after discovering that Yue'er's "lucky star" constitution was very helpful for hunting, he often took the little girl with him when going into the mountains.

Seeing that they returned with almost full loads every day, the Xu brothers were envious for a long time. After hesitating for a long time, they finally joined in.

With the two of them taking the lead, several strong men in the village also mustered up their courage and volunteered to join.

Gradually, it grew into a team of more than ten people.

Now the entire hunting team works together more and more seamlessly, and they are confident that they can kill even a black bear with a strength of a thousand pounds.

After several rounds of drinks and a few dishes, Ma Ping suddenly put down his chopsticks and looked around.

Seeing that there was no one else in the hall besides the three of them, they lowered their voices and said:

"By the way, Brother Jiang, there's something I'm afraid I'll need your help with."

Seeing his serious expression, Jiang Fu'an also straightened his posture:

"Brother Ma, please speak."

Have you heard the news of the massacre of the Miao people in Zhushan?

Jiang Fu'an was taken aback, then shook his head with a wry smile:

"To be honest, Brother Ma, let alone the fact that my entire family was wiped out, I've never even heard of the name 'Zhushan Miao Family' before."

Sun Xiuyuan, who had been listening quietly, then interjected with a smile:

"Hehe, it seems that Brother Jiang's knowledge of the power of our Song Kingdom's cultivation world is indeed limited."

"Brother Ma, why don't you explain things to him first?"

As he spoke, he stood up, walked to the door himself, gently closed the two carved wooden doors of the main hall, and carefully bolted them shut.

Seeing the two of them acting this way, Jiang Fu'an knew that what they were about to discuss was no small matter, so he also became extremely attentive.

Ma Ping cleared his throat and said slowly:

"In our Song Kingdom, the number one cultivation force is naturally the 'Mysterious Pill Valley,' which needs no further explanation."

Below it are the four major sects, each with several Golden Core cultivators in charge. The Wonderful Sound Sect is one of them.

"Next, there are the seven major cultivation families. Each of these families has at least one Core Formation cultivator guarding its foundation."

"And the 'Zhushan Miao Family' I just mentioned was one of these seven families in the past."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Fu'an was suddenly jolted.

How could a family with a Core Formation cultivator as its leader be wiped out so easily?

The world is more dangerous than he imagined.

Ma Ping continued his narration:

"With the fall of the Miao family, several cultivation families within the Song Kingdom that relied on them suddenly lost their backing."

Among them was a family called "Que Lin Rong Jia".

"His family now only has one cultivator at the late stage of Qi Refining to maintain appearances, but he occupies a first-order spiritual vein."

"Right now, our Wang family is planning to take its place."

As he said this, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes:

"If I can make a significant contribution in this battle, I will surely impress the Wang family, especially my wife."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Fu'an's heart skipped a beat, and he knew something was wrong.

Could it be that Ma Ping wants to drag me into fighting the Rong family?

Sure enough, Ma Ping's next words confirmed his guess:

"According to the intelligence we have gathered, the Rong family has fewer cultivators than our Wang family, so victory should not be a problem."

"But the tricky part is that the Rong family has a large number of ordinary martial artists under their care."

"If left unattended during the battle, these warriors will cause considerable disruption to our cultivators."

"Therefore, the Wang family also plans to recruit a group of reliable mortal martial artists as reinforcements."

He looked intently at Jiang Fu'an:

"I have witnessed the skill and teamwork of your hunting team, Brother Jiang, and they are quite impressive."

"How about we bring them along to participate in this?"

"I, Ma Ping, hereby guarantee that the reward will be absolutely generous upon successful completion!"

Sun Xiuyuan, who was standing nearby, added at the opportune moment:

"I can find a way to provide military-grade crossbows and a batch of specially made arrows."

"If Brother Jiang's team can be equipped with these items, their combat strength will be greatly increased."

"We'll be even more confident in dealing with those martial artists from the Rong family."