mtlumby2d Chapter 495: Conversation between Dongfang Wan and her son
Chapter 495: Conversation between Dongfang Wan and her son
Wang Xiunian hurried to his mother Dongfang Wan.
"Mother, I have something important to tell you!" Wang Xiunian's voice was filled with obvious anxiety.
In the past, he was young and only knew how to bury himself in cultivation.
It wasn't until today that he suddenly realized there was a huge problem with the power structure within his family - his mother actually had no real power at all! How could this be?
The cultivation resources provided by the Wang family are indeed much richer than those of other families, and their father Wang Bin also cares deeply for them.
But the family's population is about to expand! Today, my father waved his hand and distributed so many rewards.
There are more than a dozen new monks in the family at once, plus the policy of encouraging more births... It can be predicted that the number of monks will only increase in the future.
When there are too many people, no matter how abundant the resources are, they will definitely not be as abundant as they are now when they are distributed to each person.
Wang Xiunian took his mother's hand and quickly returned to the courtyard where she lived.
He carefully opened the barrier in the yard, isolating it from outside observation, and then anxiously asked, "Mother, have you recently... has father been treating you badly?"
"No?"
Dongfang Wan looked at her son with a confused expression. "Your father is very good to me. He has provided me with a lot of cultivation resources. He even arranged everything I need to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage long ago."
Wang Bin treated her well indeed. Not only did he give her a life-saving sword energy, he also gave her a few drops of precious dragon blood, specifically for her to use when she was striving to reach the Nascent Soul stage.
Seeing his mother's completely unaware and even somewhat naive look, Wang Xiunian became even more anxious.
"Mother! Haven't you noticed? You have no share in the important power of the family!"
He counted on his fingers: "Du Juan is in charge of the entire Baiyun City, Liu Yiyi is in charge of Wang's Plaza and Wang's Auction House, and Chu Tianqing is in charge of the Baiyun City Guard.
You also saw today that Chu Tianqing and Liu Yiyi even took over the family's vital communication system and were able to appoint positions!
Du Xiaoyue is in charge of all planting affairs in the secret realm.
Even Qin Wenjun and the others were helping to manage the family school.
It's just you and Aunt Chu Qingluan, looking like you have nothing to do.
Especially you! You were the first to follow my father, and your cultivation has reached the middle stage of the Golden Core. You also have an exceptionally gifted single-attribute wood spiritual root, and you are the legitimate daughter of the Dongfang family! How come you can't gain any real power in the family?"
He continued his analysis in a hurried tone: "You may not lack cultivation resources yourself, but you still have a son like me!
There will be grandchildren and great-grandchildren in the future! What will happen to their cultivation resources?
The family's population has exploded, and resources are inevitably diluted! I'm worried about you just watching.
Look at how many good things Father distributed today. Prince Yu and Prince An are just two ordinary people.
Their father actually promised them that as long as they completed the task, he would help them reach the Nascent Soul stage, and even promised to help Prince Yu reach the Spirit Transformation stage!
No matter how many resources the family has, treasures at the Nascent Soul and Transformation God levels are definitely rare and limited in quantity! If you don't fight for it, then the good stuff won't be ours!"
Wang Xiunian proposed a sharp hypothesis, trying to enlighten his mother: "For example, if you and Aunt Liu Yiyi both reached the critical moment of breaking through the Nascent Soul stage,
There's only one Nengying Pill left in the family warehouse... Who do you think Father will help break through in the end?"
"This……"
The relief on Dongfang Wan's face disappeared, and she was speechless for a moment after hearing her son's question.
Reason told her that Wang Bin would most likely choose Liu Yiyi.
If it were her, she would probably make the same decision - but this realization made her feel extremely uncomfortable, and an indescribable sense of loss and panic quietly rose.
She subconsciously resisted this answer, but she didn't know how to refute it, let alone how to respond.
"Alas! You know the answer in your heart, right?" Wang Xiunian sighed, his tone filled with helplessness and worry.
"My father has always been wise and decisive, never acting on emotion.
Aunt Liu Yiyi...is indeed more valuable than you.
She has a special physique and is a top-level third-level formation master. She is involved in half of the formations in the family.
Her business talent is even more outstanding, and she runs Wang Plaza and the auction house very successfully.
As you saw today, she also improved the communication array! Her abilities are comprehensive and powerful, and she is crucial to the family.
If I were the patriarch, I would definitely give priority to her training and meeting her needs.
What's more, she controls several core departments of the family and has enormous power.
Whenever scarce resources appear in the future, she will definitely be given priority."
Wang Xiunian frowned, and made another discovery that made him even more uneasy:
"Also, I increasingly feel that my father... doesn't particularly value traditional spiritual root talents.
It seems that my dual spiritual roots are not as valued as I imagined."
This realization made him feel a surge of panic in his heart.
Before today, he had always relied on his good talent, his mother being a Jindan cultivator with a single spiritual root, and his grandparents being Yuanying powerful people. He could get whatever he wanted in the family and there was never a shortage of resources.
It was not until this moment that he realized that things were not that simple - his talent, in his father's eyes, did not seem to be the irreplaceable key.
This made him feel an unprecedented sense of crisis. What made him even more worried was that although his mother's status in the family was respected, it was like a castle in the air and she did not hold any substantial power.
The usual smile on Dongfang Wan's face completely disappeared, replaced by deep worry and a tight frown.
"Alas...a few years ago, your father did persuade me to learn a secondary profession."
She recalled with regret, "He even asked me to try to manage the earthworm cultivation project in Huludao for a while.
But I really have no interest in those things... I always find them boring and all my attention is focused on poetry and songs.
Later... as you know, I gradually let it go."
She spread her hands helplessly, "Who could have imagined that the family would develop so quickly and the situation would change so drastically."
She tried to comfort her son and herself, "But you don't have to worry too much. Your father did make very thorough preparations for my Nascent Soul breakthrough and gave me many life-saving treasures.
Your cultivation resources will definitely be sufficient in the short term." She paused, acknowledging her son's reasonable concerns.
"But... you're right. The family will grow in number; this is the general trend.
Chu Qingluan, Liu Yiyi and the others are both pregnant now. No matter what their children's talents are or whether they have spiritual roots, they will definitely do their best to cultivate their children's cultivation in the future.
If this continues, within a hundred years, the number of cultivators in the Wang family will probably exceed one hundred!
We, mother and I, really should plan carefully for ourselves and our descendants.
Otherwise, it will be extremely difficult for your sons and grandsons to obtain the best cultivation resources in the future!"
Thinking of Wang Bin's unfathomable and still rapidly growing strength, she spoke in a more serious tone, "Also, at your father's cultivation speed, breaking through to the Spiritual Transformation Realm is almost certain.
That means, I, your mother, will have the hope of achieving the Divine Transformation Realm in the future!"
This thought made her feel both excited and stressed.
"What should I do? I must find a way to control an important department in the family, so that I can have my own say and the ability to allocate resources!"
Wang Xiunian felt anxious and helpless when he heard his mother's words which seemed to have "come to her senses" but still seemed somewhat passive.
As a cultivator, my mother used to indulge in poetry and songs, which were "leisurely pursuits", and wasted a great opportunity.
Even though her father gave her a chance, she was useless!
This has led to the current situation of being marginalized from the core of power.
Fortunately, my father was nostalgic after all and treated my mother very well. He even paved the way for her to become a Nascent Soul.
This also shows that the father does have deep feelings for the mother.
Now, the only way to squeeze back into the core circle of family power is to "caterize to their interests."
Wang Xiunian recalled his father's actions and words in the square today. His intention was very clear - he wanted to use the knowledge called "physics", "chemistry" and "biology" and combine it with the existing formations, refining, alchemy, array patterns and other means in the world of immortal cultivation to innovate the existing magic weapons, formations, and elixirs, and create new things that have never been seen in the world of immortal cultivation!
Only by creating unique and high-value things can we gain an advantage in future resource allocation.
"Looking at this situation," Wang Xiunian analyzed, "the 'physics', 'chemistry', and 'biology' knowledge that my father advocates is likely not native to our world. I really don't know from which ancient secret realm he unearthed these treasures."
In fact, he had memorized this knowledge thoroughly a long time ago, but he always felt that some of the theories were absurd, and some even had obvious errors. He thought they were of little use, so he put them aside and concentrated on improving his cultivation.
But now, the success of Aunt Liu Yiyi and others has proved with ironclad facts the tremendous power and value of this knowledge!
"We must catch up now!" Wang Xiunian said firmly, "The key is to choose a breakthrough point, a direction that can not only leverage the advantages of your Wood Spiritual Root, but also quickly produce results and prove our value!"