105: Yan Xiao from the Yan family, a waste stuck at the third level of Qi Refining?

Wang Huohuo reviewed her memories and gained a basic understanding of the Murong Family.

Before discussing the Murong Family's status, one must first talk about the Great Jiang Imperial Dynasty, which is above the Murong Family.

In a Xuanhuan World, nations are very fragile entities, utterly defenseless against Cultivators. Any Qi Refining Cultivator can overthrow a throne, so nations are forced to rely on Sects for protection, which makes emperors appear even more subservient before Sect Cultivators.

A king or emperor of a nation might seem very dignified, but in front of a Personal Disciple, they can only bow and scrape. Even when encountering new Cultivators who have only just begun their cultivation, they might have to offer up their throne and even their imperial harem for the other party to enjoy themselves.

In such circumstances, once a Spiritual Root child appeared in a Family beneath the nation, they would be sent to a Sect, eventually becoming a Sect Family, further looking down on the royal Family and imperial Family.

But in the Great Jiang Imperial Dynasty, this situation was entirely different.

An imperial Family with Cultivators was a true imperial Family; an Imperial Dynasty with a Golden Core Cultivator was a true Imperial Dynasty.

The Great Jiang Imperial Dynasty was precisely such a true Imperial Dynasty. Although there were Sects within its borders, they were all Sects managed by the imperial court, their status completely different from Sects in other nations.

And the various Families within the Imperial Dynasty all relied on the imperial Family. Cultivators from each Family would seek official positions, or even lead armies into battle, completely unlike the Families under Sect rule.

The Murong Family of Gamma City was a Family that guarded the frontier for the imperial Family. It had over a dozen Foundation Establishment Cultivators and even an Immortal Foundation Old Ancestor. Family members held high positions in both the imperial court and the army, making their influence extremely vast.

More importantly, there were originally some other Families near Gamma City, all with Foundation Establishment Cultivators who had joined the Tiger Wolf Guard, receiving imperial protection, which curbed the Murong Family's expansion and caused them great discomfort. However, not long ago, during the Golden Core Tomb event, the Tiger Wolf Guard, led by Old Potato, was completely annihilated.

These Families immediately lost their important Foundation Establishment Old Ancestors and could only retreat, allowing the Murong Family to seize the opportunity to annex many of their properties.

'This means that the Murong Family is currently at its peak. Surrounding threats are being removed one by one, and the clan's desire for expansion is higher than ever... In that case, proposing to annul the engagement now shouldn't be a problem.'

Wang Huohuo then checked on her fiancé's situation.

Her fiancé was also a member of a small Family, but not in Gamma City, but in the more remote and secluded Wu Ta City.

Even in that remote small city, they weren't even a dominant powerful Family, merely one of the "Three Great Families of Wu Ta City," the "Yan Family."

The strongest members of such small Families were merely Qi Refining Cultivators, let alone Immortal Foundation Cultivators; they didn't even have a Mortal Foundation.

The strongest Family Head of the Yan Family had been at the Qi Refining Ninth Level for many years and didn't even dare to attempt a Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment.

Moreover, due to a lack of Spiritual Root children in the Family, many miscellaneous Spiritual Roots would be invested in cultivation, often requiring decades to Breakthrough from Mortal to Qi Refining. Therefore, they creatively proposed a transitional Realm, [Spirit Nurturing], specifically referring to "Cultivators" who had embarked on the path of cultivation but had not yet successfully entered Qi Refining.

Murong Shusu's fiancé, Yan Xiao, was once a Genius who quickly passed through Spirit Nurturing and achieved Qi Refining. At a young age, he Broke through to the Qi Refining Third Level, even attracting the attention of Families around Gamma City.

But this Genius quickly stagnated, and many years passed, yet he remained at the Qi Refining Third Level, unable to Breakthrough. The Cultivators who once considered him a Genius all expressed that they had misjudged him and no longer held any hope.

Even the Yan Family members often mocked him, ridiculing him during the annual spiritual energy tests.

"A good-for-nothing, worthy of being my fiancé? What a joke!"

Wang Huohuo's eyes widened immediately.

Having an engagement was already annoying enough for her, but this fiancé was actually just a good-for-nothing at the Qi Refining Third Level. How could he be worthy of the Murong Family's Young Miss?

"This engagement must be annulled!"

Wang Huohuo's expression was resolute, but she then discovered a problem.

This engagement was arranged by the previous generation. The elders of the Yan Family had indeed died, but her Murong Shusu's grandfather, who was also the strongest member of the current Murong Family, was very loyal and would never annul the engagement.

Fortunately, he was currently in seclusion, so Wang Huohuo still had some room for maneuver.

She searched her memories and quickly found a way to resolve the situation:

It turned out that Murong Shusu possessed exceptional talent and had joined the Lan Yun Guard, which was overseen by the Twelfth Princess. She was chosen as a personal bodyguard and even cultivated as a Personal Disciple, destined to be the next Lan Yun Guard Captain.

'Since the Twelfth Princess likes Murong Shusu so much, and Murong Shusu had previously mentioned the idea of annulling the engagement to her, wouldn't it be simple for me to ask her for help?'

Thinking of this, Wang Huohuo immediately smiled.

With the Twelfth Princess stepping forward, it represented the face of the Great Jiang Imperial Family. The small Yan Family naturally couldn't refuse, and the powerful Murong Family could only nod in agreement. Even if her grandfather came out of seclusion, he would be powerless in the face of a fait accompli.

Without further ado, Wang Huohuo adapted to her identity, confirming with maids, clan members, and guards that she hadn't failed in her impersonation, before going to request an audience with the Twelfth Princess.

Things went unexpectedly smoothly. It was said that the Twelfth Princess had just lost a disobedient pretty boy and was in a very bad mood towards men. Upon hearing that Murong Shusu wanted to annul the engagement, she directly took out a Foundation Establishment Pill and dispatched two Qi Refining Ninth Level guards to accompany her to the Yan Family to annul the engagement.

Wang Huohuo took the Foundation Establishment Pill, thought about it, and quietly put it away.

'Are you kidding? This is a Foundation Establishment Pill. I don't know how much money it could fetch if sold. If I use it when I need to Breakthrough, it will be an incredibly precious treasure.

'To use such a treasure as compensation for an annulled engagement? What a joke!'

Wang Huohuo originally intended to find a cheaper gift as compensation, but after the two Qi Refining Ninth Level Cultivators stated that they would obey her commands and resolutely complete the annulment, she immediately had ulterior motives.

'The Xuanhuan World can also be considered an ancient society. In ancient society, annulling an engagement doesn't actually cause much harm to the man; instead, it causes great harm to me.

'Whether it's my reputation or my wasted youth, those are significant losses.

'Plus, with these two Qi Refining Ninth Level Cultivators present, and the prestige of my Murong Family, perhaps we can truly make the Yan Family fork over some compensation.

'After all, it was Yan Xiao who couldn't cultivate and became a good-for-nothing, which led to the annulment of the engagement. No matter what, it's his problem, and compensation is only right...'

The more Wang Huohuo thought about it, the more she felt it was plausible.

Although her identity as the Murong Family's Young Miss and the Twelfth Princess's Personal Disciple granted her many cultivation resources, more cultivation resources were always better; every bit she could get was a bonus.

Having understood this, she took the two Qi Refining Ninth Level eunuchs from the imperial palace and, empty-handed, headed towards the frontier Wu Ta City.