Chapter 724

But in today's Wudan City.

A Purple Mansion realm cultivator?

Just a passerby one could see anywhere, that's all.

And at this moment, beside the ancestral residence of the Cangwu Jiang family.

The Prefecture Lord's manor had been built right here!

Within it, in a certain pavilion.

A middle-aged man in splendid robes sat cross-legged on the ground, an overwhelming aura radiating from his entire body!

As his qi surged in a wave.

Boom—!

He broke through in an instant!

Ding Xuan slowly opened his eyes, brilliant light shooting from his gaze.

And on his face, an inexpressible joy was showing.

He lowered his head, looked at his own two hands, and murmured: "Never would I have thought that I, Ding Mou, would have such a day. Indeed, clinging tight to the clan leader's thigh was the wisest choice of my life......."

Looking back on the experiences of these past days, he often found them hard to believe.

The more he thought about it, the more it felt like a dream, unreal!

First, a few months ago, riding on the clan leader my lord's coattails, he was fortunate enough to be valued by the imperial court and promoted to Tiandou Prefecture Prefecture Lord.

Then, because of the great backing of the Cangwu Jiang family, he gained the favor and friendship of many factions.

It was no exaggeration to say that he only needed to stay in his manor, and every day people would take the initiative to deliver gifts to his door.

And relying on the large amount of cultivation resources these factions delivered.

Even though his talent was not especially high, he had still smoothly broken through to the ninth level of the Yuanhai realm!

Now, he only needed a bit of opportunity and insight.

And he could hope to take that long-dreamed-of step, reach the Star Wheel realm, and be honored as a True Person!

"Things having come to this, it's time to make a trip......"

Ding Xuan slowly rose to his feet, lifted his head, and gazed into the distance.

A few days ago, using his identity as Tiandou Prefecture Lord, he had learned a piece of news from the Xuanshui Guard.

That was, after many years, the Nangong family where his wife and children were had finally lifted its mountain-sealing order!

When he first received this news, although he very much wanted to immediately head to the Nangong family's residence.

Because he was the Prefecture Lord, with many matters in the prefecture still unarranged.

He had therefore not gone.

But now, he had already arranged the affairs of recent days properly, with no more concerns.

"I just don't know, after all these years, how you've been doing? If you learned I've become Prefecture Lord, you'd probably be so shocked your jaw would drop......."

Ding Xuan smiled.

Now, he very much wanted to prove himself to those old fogeys of the Nangong family.

To prove that the once-nothing self of those days now had an incomparably bright future!

And was about to become a Star Wheel realm cultivator!

One must know that before the mountain-sealing, the strongest of the Nangong family was only at the ninth level of the Star Wheel realm.

With his own ninth-level Yuanhai realm cultivation base, naturally he would no longer be looked down upon by them!

By then, he could even borrow his identity as Prefecture Lord to bring mother and son out to enjoy life.

After all, he clearly remembered that his wife and children had privately expressed dissatisfaction many times—dissatisfaction with those extremely strict, unreasonable, and ossified family rules in the clan, and had even said that staying in the family was like being shackled, no different from being in a cage!

If only he had achieved today's accomplishments earlier.

He would probably have brought mother and son out many years ago.

How could it have caused the suffering of so many years apart?

Ding Xuan's heart surged with emotion.

He then turned his head and looked to his side.

There stood a burly man clad in battle armor.

This man's name was Lin Xing, the second commander under the previous Prefecture Lord Sima Nan!

Originally, the man had only the cultivation base of the eighth level of the Star Wheel realm.

But since he took office and gave him many resources.

He had now luckily reached the first level of the Moon Wheel realm!

Besides that, he had also reported to the imperial court not long ago, and secured for Lin Xing the appointment notice for Vice Prefecture Lord of Tiandou Prefecture!

Precisely because of all these acts of heavy reliance, and combined with the Cangwu Jiang family behind him.

This Lin Xing had been completely won over by him, loyal and devoted, without a second thought!