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"By the way, where's Grandpa?" Meng Jingzhou had waited quite a while and still hadn't seen his grandfather, who doted on him the most. If Grandpa were here, his dad definitely wouldn't have dared to beat him like that.

"He's in seclusion, and there's no set date for his return."

Then Meng Potian added, "Well, Jingzhou coming home is a good thing. I've had a meal prepared. Let's have a family gathering."

In Meng Potian's words, 'family' also naturally included Lu Yang, who had just joined them.

The Meng Family, as the number one influential family in the Cultivation World, had astonishing wealth. The scrumptious dishes on this table were made with precious ingredients, many of which even Lu Yang couldn't identify.

"Come on, eat up, don't be shy. All these dishes aid in cultivation," Meng Potian invited Lu Yang to enjoy the meal without reserve and to treat this place like his own home.

"This is considered delicious? Let this Fairy show the Meng Family a trick or two," Fairy Eternity said, rolling up her imperial robe sleeves to demonstrate her prowess, but Lu Yang quickly stopped her.

"Your Majesty has a body more precious than gold; it's been unheard of for an emperor to cook," Lu Yang said.

"Oh, that's a bother," Fairy Eternity muttered, considering whether she should simply abdicate her throne to let Xiao Yang take over as the next Bean Emperor.

But upon further thought, she felt that Xiao Yang was too young and inexperienced, and it wasn't yet the time for him to inherit the throne.

"It's the Meng Family's loss for not witnessing my culinary skills."

After calming down Fairy Eternity, Lu Yang finally focused on savoring the meal.

He didn't know the Cultivation Level of the Meng Family's Spirit Chef, but this was the first time he had tasted Spirit Food this delicious. One bite of the venison warmed his body through and through, and upon careful reflection, he could feel his cultivation level slowly advancing.

In fact, the benefits of the Spirit Food on the table went beyond that. Lu Yang possessed a high talent for cultivation and had not yet encountered any bottlenecks.

If a cultivator who had been stuck at a bottleneck for a long time consumed this meal, their bottleneck would vanish without a trace, allowing them to smoothly advance to the next realm.

Meng Jingyu, who must have heard other stories about Lu Yang from her brother, was extremely curious about his experiences. Even during the meal, she couldn't help but continuously ask Lu Yang.

"Brother Lu Yang, can you tell me about how you joined the Eternity Sect?"

"Brother Lu Yang, I've heard that you formed your Golden Core faster than my brother. What kind of Golden Core did you form?"

"Can you really help someone shave their head?"

Lu Yang felt that he had been too lenient when he had helped Meng Jingzhou's father teach him a lesson earlier.

"Has Sister Xiaoyu already started the Qi Refinement?" Lu Yang noticed the spiritual essence fluctuation in Meng Jingyu. Although she was not yet sixteen, starting the Qi Refinement a few months early was not a problem.

"I'm already at the Qi Cultivation Stage," Meng Jingyu proudly said, smiling. Among her peers, she was the first one to start the Qi Refinement. According to popular sayings, she was at the second level of Qi Refinement.

After the banquet was over, Meng Jingzhou's father arranged a small courtyard for Lu Yang to stay in, next to Meng Jingzhou's and then next to Meng Jingyu's.

Clearly, this was not where the guestrooms were located, but a place where only Meng Family Members were qualified to live.

"Your little courtyard is quite clean," Lu Yang said with a smile. After six years away from home, Old Meng's courtyard was still immaculate, showing how much the Meng Family cared for Meng Jingzhou.

"Of course, how can it not be? I'm the eldest son, after all. This place is definitely cleaned every day," Meng Jingzhou said, laughing as he walked into the courtyard, only to be repelled by a force.

"What's going on?" Lu Yang was surprised. Was the Imperial City so dangerous that even in the Meng Family, one could be attacked?

"Damn it, who cast a Dustless Charm in my yard?" Meng Jingzhou was furious. This was obviously the effect of a Dustless Charm, meant to repel any foreign objects from the courtyard.

Foreign objects included the very owner of the courtyard as well.

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Even this Old Monster at the Replenishing Infancy stage was able to drive away, which speaks to the high quality of this Dustless Charm.

Meng Jingzhou tore off the Dustless Charm stuck at the entrance and successfully entered the courtyard.

The place where Lu Yang lived was seemingly cleaned by someone daily. It was not only clean but also free of any Dustless Charms.

Having confirmed the place of residence, Meng Jingzhou took the initiative to offer Lu Yang a tour around the Meng Family estate.

"This is the Martial Arts Hall, where both direct and collateral members of the Meng Family can cultivate," he said.

On the platform, one cultivator after another sparred with magic skills and Divine Abilities. Although they were no match for Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou at the same realm, within their own realm, they were quite remarkable.

"These people are the future of the Meng Family. We've put in great efforts to ensure they have fruitful cultivation."

"Once they have made some achievements in their cultivation, they can get involved in the family's various affairs, such as lending and collecting debts, and so on."

"I heard that my father and uncles cultivated in the Martial Arts Hall too. All the instructors here are at the Body Integration Realm," Meng Jingzhou remarked.

"This is the Academy. Remember how I knew a lot about cultivation before joining the Seek Dao Sect? I learned it all here," he explained.

Within the Academy, the sound of reading aloud resonated. Through the window, Lu Yang saw Meng Jingyu nodding and swaying as he read, deeply engrossed in his studies.

Then there were the Refining Pills Chamber, Refining Implements Chamber, and the Finance Office - the Hundred Skills of Cultivation could all find a place to be practiced within the Meng Family, its comprehensiveness on par with the Seek Dao Sect.

"I can't take you into this mountain, I can't even enter it myself," Meng Jingzhou said, as he brought Lu Yang to the foot of the mountain. The peak soared into the clouds, rivaling Lu Yang's own Sky Gate Mountain.

"It's said that all the Great Powers of our Meng Family live on this mountain, though I'm not sure how many are at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage."

Before Meng Jingzhou began his cultivation, he only knew that the Meng Family's Great Powers resided on the mountain without understanding their Realms. Now that his horizons had broadened, he had a clear understanding that the Meng Family was the first influential family, and he believed there were multiple cultivators at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage living there.

Otherwise, it would be tough for the Meng Family to establish a footing in the Imperial City, let alone in the Cultivation World.

"Although I can't take you there now, rest assured, once I become the family head in the future, I'll make sure to take you up the mountain for a visit," Meng Jingzhou confidently promised.

Lu Yang hesitated as he looked at Meng Jingzhou,"Can a person with a Single Body Spiritual Root even become the family head?"

A family head without a wife or heir—how selflessly impartial would that be?

Meng Jingzhou was very confident, "What are you talking about? Once I become an Immortal, what would this Single Body Spiritual Root even matter?"

"A Single Body Immortal Root?"

"Get lost."

"Speaking of which, your father's name is pretty domineering. Did your grandfather name him?" Lu Yang recalled that among the people he knew, no one had such a commanding name. They were either called Yellow Bean or Sha Meless, neither of which sounded like the name of a strong person.

"It was indeed my grandfather who named him, but the meaning behind the name may not be what you're imagining," replied Meng Jingzhou.

"How so?" asked Lu Yang.

"My grandfather told me that on the day my father was born, the Imperial City experienced a rainstorm that only came once every hundred years, and my grandmother had a difficult labor delivering my father."

"My grandfather couldn't help at all; he could only pace in the courtyard. It was also raining, so he was in a very bad mood and cursed, 'What rotten weather this is!'"

"As it happened, right after my grandfather finished cursing, my father was born."

"To commemorate that moment, my grandfather named my father Meng Po Tian (Meng Break the Heavens)."