"What's there to be confused about?" Auntie said with a smile. "Zhengzheng is good-looking, so going to the Hehuan Sect is always the right choice for him."
Second Aunt nodded in agreement: "I heard that the famous cultivation family next door, the Zhou family, produced a girl who was also from the Hehuan Sect. I wonder which master she married? Once her husband became a god, she and her family benefited a lot."
After the two aunts started, the women also began to praise the Hehuan Sect.
"Thank you all, aunts and uncles, but Zhengzheng really doesn't have the talent to cultivate the Hehuan Sect, so I'm afraid it's impossible." An Zhengzheng couldn't help but feel a headache when she thought about the Hehuan Sect's dual cultivation between men and women.
"It's fine if you don't cultivate the Joyful Union Sect. Your uncle has heard from your father that you are a hard worker. You should become a pill cultivator. Pill cultivators are rich. You can earn spirit stones easily. Tell me, which cultivator doesn't need pills?"
My uncle has a son who went to cultivate immortality a few years ago, choosing this path: "When you pass away, your cousin can still take care of you."
An Zhengzheng silently shook her head.
Seeing this, other uncles and elders who cared about An Zhengzheng also joined the conversation.
"Then why not become a weapon cultivator or a talisman cultivator? Although they can't earn as many spirit stones as the alchemy sect, they are more stable and can provide some assistance to their families after marriage."
The meaning of "assistance" is to forge magical artifacts and talismans to help one's husband and children cultivate. Most female cultivators in this world do this, dedicating themselves in this way, and can be called virtuous wives and good mothers.
"If Zhengzheng still doesn't like it, it's good for her to go to the Beast Taming Sect. Once she gains experience, it will be easier for her to take care of children. Nowadays, some male cultivators really like girls from the Beast Taming Sect."
Everyone chattered and discussed, and soon all the clansmen had arrived.
An Yirou secretly tugged at An Zhengzheng's little hand: "Sister, do you have a crush on someone?"
It's no wonder An Yirou asked that question; there really are female cultivators in this world who abandon their cultivation for men, even the storybooks say so.
For example, there was once a girl who was about to embark on her path of cultivating immortality, but she fell in love with a man and abandoned her path at the last minute.
For example, there was a girl who devoted herself to cultivating Taoism and achieved remarkable results, but when she reached a certain age, she had no choice but to find a man, get married, have children, and abandon Taoism.
There are also girls who are determined not to marry, but insist on becoming the number one immortal cultivator. However, rumors and gossip are everywhere, forcing them to return home in disgrace to be a wife and mother, abandoning the path of cultivation.
Even if they continue to cultivate Taoism after marriage, they will either use all their knowledge to help their husbands and children, or exchange it for spirit stones to help their husbands and children.
Looking at An Yirou's sincere and concerned eyes, An Zhengzheng silently shook his head: "No, it's just that the path I want to cultivate is a bit special."
An Yirou asked again, "Does my sister intend to perform a ritual?"
The Dharma Sect is wealthy and possesses powerful techniques, resulting in many people achieving godhood; most men cultivate this path.
An Zhengzheng continued to shake her head, remained silent for a while, and then said, "I want to cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness."
Ruthless Path!
These words were spoken calmly, but they instantly caused an uproar throughout the ancestral hall.
"You child, I'm telling you to think this through. Why are you teasing the uncles and aunts in the clan?" The eldest uncle, seeing the commotion around him, quickly came out and scolded, "Speak properly, don't be silly."
The so-called "path of ruthlessness" emphasizes remaining unmoved by external things and not being enslaved by emotions.
But ruthlessness means devoid of personal feelings; it means being as cold as ice.
Only by being free from emotions can one achieve impartiality in becoming a god.
Even Anmao and Lin were too busy to greet their guests; they simply couldn't believe their ears.
An Zhengzheng remained resolute: "I'm not being silly, I really want to avenge the Ruthless Path."
"Sister, are you crazy?"
Even the children of the same age around her were shocked. An Yirou couldn't believe it either, and timidly tugged at An Zhengzheng's clothes.
As for the adults' expressions, some found it funny, some shook their heads repeatedly, but none of them supported it.
An Zhengzheng sighed. It wasn't surprising that everyone reacted this way.
The Ruthless Path is the sect that is closest to the Dao of Heaven, but it is also the sect with the fewest members. The reason is simply because the assessment is harsh, and only the three disciples with the best performance are selected each year.
Once you enter the Path of Ruthlessness, you become an inner disciple without even needing to be selected by the sect.
Similar to the college entrance examination-based admission system in my previous life.
The reason this sect dares to set such high standards is that all the disciples who have cultivated the Path of Ruthlessness over the years have successfully ascended to immortality.
Every single one, without exception, with a 100% ascension rate.
“Zhengzheng, you’re young and don’t know how difficult the Path of Ruthlessness is. Don’t speak of it so easily,” Auntie couldn’t stand it anymore.
This also prompted admonitions from other members of the tribe.
Second Aunt said, "Yes, Zhengzheng, you still have feelings for love, and the seven emotions and six desires will inevitably torment you. Since you have no talent, why bother torment yourself?"
The uncle sighed and said, "The young girl cultivates the path of ruthlessness. I'm afraid she will have difficulty finding a partner in the future, and her lineage will also be cut off."
Some relatives whom I didn't recognize in my memory also chimed in.
"In the cultivation of the Path of Ruthlessness, there has never been a precedent of a woman ascending to immortality. You are still young; do not regret it too late!"
“I’ve heard that most cultivators who follow the Path of Ruthlessness are born without any emotional roots or with only shallow emotional roots. If our An clan had a child with such talent, we would have nurtured him long ago…”
As everyone talked more, it became quite noisy.
"Uncle, uncles, aunts, do you think the ruthless path is so easily rewarded? Weren't the requirements supposed to be very high?"
The girl who spoke was An Qinghuan, the eldest uncle's daughter. An Zhengzheng had just heard her eldest uncle mention that An Qinghuan planned to report to the Hehuan Sect.
She was looking up at An Zhengzheng when she realized that her aunts had just said her cousin was pretty, and she was upset about that.
After An Qinghuan said that, the adults realized what was going on and started laughing and trying to smooth things over.
"That's right, the results haven't come out yet, why are you all talking so excitedly?"
"Yes, look at us, we really are..."
In this world, it has been nearly a thousand years since any female cultivator has ascended to immortality. The most recent one was Jian Lin, a disciple of the Siyue Sect with five spiritual roots, who lived a thousand years ago.
After her, no woman ever became a goddess.
Thinking of her, someone suggested, "Why don't you let Zhengzheng become a medicine cultivator?"
The Medicine Sect is not exactly in decline now; it has been greatly promoted and expanded by the Medicine Sect True Men, led by True Man Qingxu.
This statement garnered even more support, as many believed it was far better than actually cultivating the path of ruthlessness.
An Mao was initially frightened by his daughter, but after thinking about it, he realized that even gaining the qualification to cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness was extremely difficult.
Perhaps this daughter doesn't understand yet.
As a father, he was afraid that his daughter had spoken too boldly and would be laughed at later, so he quickly tried to make amends: "Zhengzheng is young, and I guess she has read too many stories, which is why she wants to cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness."
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