Chapter Eighty-six: The Calm Tai Family

  "Wenjia secret realm, relic of the gods! Five years later..." Wu Yeru flipped over on his bed and tossed the sign into storage space, his heart filled with expectation.

  "Since it's a divine relic, there must be plenty of good stuff inside. Even if the Wen family has possessed it for many years, only a few insignificant people can enter. It's basically impossible to thoroughly search and collect all the good things in the secret realm. When the time comes, I'll also go take a look around. Even if I just find a few divine artifacts, it would be better than nothing. After being here for so many days, not even getting my hands on any divine artifacts is really embarrassing for a transmigrator like me."

  Wu Yeyu rubbed his forehead and smiled slightly, and couldn't help but think of another thing he had asked Old Yu.

  "I heard that after the imperial family divided the assets of the DanTai clan, not only were the family members sent to all corners of the empire, but even the storage ring of the head of the DanTai household was snatched away by various forces. The family's traditional skills were lost in the end, and it's really a pity that such a great family fell. Wu YeYu shook his head and sighed, then asked without noticing the subtle changes on the other two people's faces."

  "I wonder, previously as a prominent family of the world, the Han Tai family's hands held those divine relics, were they also divided among other forces?" Although he knew that asking this was somewhat inappropriate, since it concerned his own mother's family matters, he figured the more he asked, the better.

  "Alas...! The Dantai family, the Dantai family isn't so easily destroyed." Old Yu seemed to have been stirred up by some memories, and his words became a bit incoherent.

  After a moment of silence, Old Yu slowly raised his head and looked at Wu Ye Yu. Although he was somewhat puzzled as to why the young man in front of him would suddenly ask about the Dantai family, since the younger generation had already asked, he couldn't hide anything either. After all, they had already talked about many things today, so it wouldn't hurt to add one more thing. Since this kid wanted to know, telling him wouldn't be a problem. So, after calming down, he said: "Wanting to become a great family or clan, especially becoming a top-notch one, isn't that easy."

  After finishing, he put the teacup in his hand on the table and leaned back against the backrest, as if his whole body had relaxed. "Strength, wealth, talent, resources, foundation, and connections - none of these can be lacking. No matter which one is missing, it will not be recognized by other major families. Among them, strength is the most critical and decisive factor."

  "Since the establishment of the Langya clan, it has been at least a few thousand years. It is one of the most powerful families in our Great Xia Empire, even compared to my own family, the Wen family. Its strength, influence, and connections are truly unshakeable. Although now, due to backing the wrong faction, they were dismantled by the imperial family, their resources were seized by other powers, and their descendants were scattered, the imperial family did not completely destroy them, nor could they afford to. The clan's true foundation remains, its underlying strength is still there, so although this time was a disaster, it's not impossible for them to return to that circle again."

  "Huh? The foundation of the family, the underlying strength? Can we still return to the circle? Hmm~ Is Old Yu saying that the divine legacy of the Dantai clan hasn't been divided by other forces?" Wu Yeyu listened and felt a bit puzzled, so she couldn't help but ask.

  For his words being interrupted by Wu Ye Yu, Old Yu was not at all concerned and continued to explain, "Hehehe, of course it's still there, and no one can take it away. Think about the depth of the澹台 family's heritage after thousands of years in the human race. The older generation of masters in the family are even more powerful, and they are among the top seniors in the entire human race, not something that we can imagine."

  "This time the family was split up, it was also because they overextended themselves and were punished by the royal family. But in fact, wasn't anyone from the Tan Tai family executed? The older generation of experts in the Tan Tai family knew that the fault lay with their own family, so they didn't intervene, even when the family's resources and territory were being divided up. However, things related to the rise and fall of the family could not be leaked out, so no matter what, whether it was the family's secret realm or storage equipment, they were all controlled by the older generation of experts in the Tan Tai family. As long as those older generation experts were around, the Tan Tai family would never truly perish, and one day they would return to their original position."

  Lao Yu said, "Actually, our Wen family and the Dan Tai family have a lot of connections through marriage, but this time because of the Dan Tai family's affairs being implicated, it's not convenient for us to lend a hand either."

  However, the misfortune of the Dantai family that time was indeed taken advantage of by many forces to muddy the waters and steal a batch of good things. The most valuable among them is the Dantai family's traditional martial art "Xuanxu Sword Classic", but at that time the situation was too chaotic, and in the end it was not known which family stole it away. Alas! However, it is a profound swordsmanship that must be used in conjunction with the Dantai family's "Xuanxu True Classics" to exert its full power. It is said that the "Xuanxu True Classics" were not stolen, and at that time the old ancestor of the Dantai family arrived in time and exterminated all the offenders.

  The old man said up to this point and stopped talking, continuing to savor the tea with some aftertaste.

  Wu Ye Yu seemed to have understood, his own mother's family was not truly extinct at the moment, the situation was a bit like the special period of the previous life of Hua Guo, where many powerful families were exiled and sent to various places, some were put in cowsheds, others were forced into labor reform, whether they could hold on until the Reform and Opening, depended on how much they could endure. However, it was clear that his own mother, Dan Tai Ming Yu, had not held on, and would not live to see the day of her vindication.

  Compared to the special period in the previous life, the situation here is also different and can even be said to be more complicated than before. The leader of the Tantai family's power center is still there, continuing to hold office, but for a while, they are unable to lend a hand, which is better than before. However, it will be much harder for the Tantai family to return to its former glory because there are more people left in the power center than before, and only the Tantai family was exiled. It seems that it won't be easy to make those people spit out what originally belonged to the Tantai family either.

  Thinking of this, Wu Ye Yu unconsciously smacked his lips, turned over and let out a light sigh, "Forget it! What's the point of thinking so much now? Is it something I can control? Time to practice!"

  After finishing speaking, a flash of movement entered the home system. As soon as he came in, he saw a big black dog playing with a plump little loli. The little loli, wearing a fitting green dress, somehow got a flying disc and threw it far away with her small hand. The big black dog was very obedient, stretching out its tongue and running towards the distant flying disc with excitement in its eyes.

  "Damn it! This stupid dog really runs like a dog! Deserves to be beaten!" Wu Yeyu stood with her hands on her hips, looking somewhat displeased at the stupid dog that had already run far away, muttering to herself.

  It seems that the cheap dog is still a cheap dog, but the loli is actually a virtual housekeeper that came with the system upgrade last time. It's kind of like an artifact spirit or a virtual butler of the system.

  However, this little loli has a physical body and is as intelligent as humans. She specializes in helping Wu Ye Yu, the host, manage the system space. Compared to Wu Ye Yu, this little loli is obviously much more professional. Although she has only been around for a short month, the various spaces of the system are already much better than before.

  Under Wu Ye Yu's authorization, Xiao Loli has already filled up the entire planting system with herbs. Under the system's magical time flow, the herbs have been harvested several times and are stored in the warehouse as reserves.

  The homestead system also has a forest of fruit trees, and the valley is now full of fruit. There are peaches, mangoes, strawberries, watermelons, and everything else you can think of, and they taste incredibly good, even better than the purely natural wild fruits from outside. Every time Wu Ye Yu comes in, he can't help but eat a batch.

  As for other system spaces, Xiao Loli's role is not that great after all. It's something that requires the host Wu Ye Yu to cooperate with. Take the decomposition system as an example, you can't rely on Xiao Loli to go outside and find discarded weapons or iron tools, right? So in the end, these things still have to rely on Wu Ye Yu himself.

  However, under the urging of Xiao Loli, Wu Yeyu, this lazy guy, has started learning basic alchemy. After a month of continuous practice, some basic dan medicines can barely be refined by Wu Yeyu, although the success rate is a bit low and the quality is mostly rough. But for Wu Yeyu, a newcomer, it's already not bad, and because of the sufficient materials, Wu Yeyu doesn't worry about wasting them.

  "There's a planting system anyway, no big deal, just let Xiao Luoluo plant some later, it won't take long, and the seeds won't consume much energy either." Wu Yeyu thought.

  In fact, it was indeed the case. Although Xiao Loli did a lot of things, she actually spent less than 10,000 energy points on Wu Ye Yu, which was very cost-effective.

  Wu Ye Yu looked at the fruit trees that had grown into a forest in his home, the bamboo forests swaying in the wind on the mountain slope, and the occasional glimpses of cute little beasts under the shade. He thought about the warehouses full of mature medicinal materials, Wu Ye Yu felt a sense of satisfaction, thinking to himself, this little loli is indeed very useful.

  Now Wu Yeyu can already refine basic pills like the Basic Qi Gathering Pill, as well as other types of medicinal pellets and powders such as the Basic Qi and Blood Pill, the Basic Internal Energy Powder, the Basic Miasma Dispersing Powder, and the Basic Anesthetic Powder. The complexity and sheer number of these medicinal concoctions are truly beyond Wu Yeyu's imagination.

  When this guy first saw the long dropdown menu of basic dan medicine and the bundled formulas, he had an impulse to die immediately, thinking that he would find a brick to knock himself to death.

  But after Xiao Loli's explanation, Wu Yeyu was overjoyed again in an instant, because Xiao Loli told him that as the system host, as long as his alchemy level improved, he could skillfully refine various elixirs. When the time comes, just put the required elixir into the crucible, and control it like usual when refining dan, the method of refinement will automatically enter the host's mind, making it very convenient to refine.

  But despite this, the system seems to operate in a somewhat idiot-proof manner.

  But when Wu Ye Yu truly began to refine the elixir, he felt the difficulty within. Not only did he need to use his powers to stimulate the flames of refinement, but he also had to be prepared at all times to welcome the failure of refinement due to insufficient power, which would cause the fire to stop midway. He had to carefully control the fire timing, repeatedly refining the essence of the medicinal materials, and in this process, if his power output was slightly off, it would ruin the entire furnace of medicinal materials, requiring him to start refining again.

  The control of the internal energy is extremely demanding, not a bit more or less is allowed, it can only be done strictly according to the system's standards, and the steps cannot have any slight errors, otherwise it will all end in failure. It's worth noting that basic alchemy skills are only granted when the practice is successful...

  It wasn't until halfway through the month that Wu Ye Yu barely adapted to the harsh requirements of the alchemy system, and a few days ago, he successfully refined a furnace of extremely poor-quality Introspection Pill, but its effect was no different from the original version. He also successfully obtained his first point of proficiency in alchemy, which made him ecstatic for a while.

  "After all, it's better to save if you can. Last time I gave Wu Zongyue that dan medicine, it cost me over a million energy points! It's too expensive, even if I'm rich, I shouldn't spend like this. I must master this technique, asking others is not as good as asking myself!" Wu Yeru seemed to have thought of something and muttered to himself, with one hand still holding a mango, taking a bite from time to time."

  "Ah! Master, you're here! Finally came to see me, Xing Cai has been thinking of you for a long time!" At this time, the little loli also saw Wu Ye Yu, and with open arms, she rushed over to him with great excitement.