After a period of tangled discussion, both Ding Yun's grandfather, the head of the Liu family, and the elders present felt that this was indeed the most profitable deal.
They just didn't know if the other party would be interested.
Therefore, they finally decided to send someone to inquire first, to see if True Monarch Yang Xiao was still in need of concubines.
If so, they would then inquire about the other party's preferences.
Then, they would seize the opportunity to cultivate Ding Yun.
As for whether Ding Yun was willing, that was completely outside their consideration, nor did they think she would be unwilling.
Moreover, even if she was unwilling, so what?
They had plenty of ways to control her.
...
At this time, Ding Yun was unaware of her family's plans. After registering her cultivation, she returned to her courtyard with peace of mind and told her mother the good news.
Although her original body's mother was only a concubine, she had given birth to a child with spiritual roots, so her treatment was still good. At least, as long as Ding Yun was alive, her treatment would not be too bad, which was a common practice for all major families.
Of course, this was the treatment for giving birth to a child with spiritual roots. If she never gave birth to a child with spiritual roots.
And then, after a long period of not being able to conceive again.
She would only be sent away like those children who tested negative for spiritual roots, given a few acres of land to fend for themselves.
Or have their grown children pick them up.
In short, the family did not support idlers and useless people.
"Silly child, why are you so stubborn, insisting on breaking through to the middle stage of Qi Refining? Although you won't have to marry if you break through to the middle stage of Qi Refining, have you seen the great aunts in the family who gave up marriage for cultivation?
None of them succeeded in building their foundation in the end. Although they weren't destitute in their old age, they had no children, and in their old age, they didn't even have any close juniors.
In my opinion, even if you break through. Big Wind Novel Network
You should still find a family to marry. Cultivation without building a foundation can't extend your lifespan by a few years, so why bother? Being the mistress of a household isn't a bad choice either."
Mrs. Qin listened to Ding Yun's good news. Although she was happy, her happiness was limited, and she advised.
She had learned a lot about the Liu family and cultivation over the years. It was precisely because she understood that she felt that those with poor aptitude who were destined not to build their foundation really didn't need to cultivate desperately. Getting married and having children was also a good choice, as they wouldn't live past a hundred anyway.
Why work so hard?
If they really pursued cultivation, remained unmarried their entire lives, and at old age, had neither built a foundation nor had offspring.
No one would even mourn for them after death.
It felt like a loss no matter how you thought about it.
As for why female cultivators had to remain unmarried and childless, while males were not greatly affected, it was mainly because women had to bear and raise offspring after marriage.
If the offspring had poor aptitude, it was fine; at most, their cultivation would not advance during pregnancy, or even regress by one or two levels. But if they were unlucky enough to conceive a child with good aptitude, they could even regress from the Golden Core stage to the Qi Refining stage, let alone being in the Qi Refining stage to begin with.
For example, the original body's legitimate mother. Before she became pregnant, she was at the fourth level of Qi Refining. After pregnancy and giving birth to her daughter,
Her cultivation directly dropped to the first level of Qi Refining.
It took her more than ten years to regain the fourth level of Qi Refining.
In this way, which female cultivator who wanted to achieve success in cultivation would be willing to get married and have children? As for just getting married and not having children, what was the point of getting married?
Unless it was true love!
But if it was true love, who knew if in the heat of the moment, they would think of leaving a crystallization of love for their true love, so it was better not to get married in the first place.
This way, there was hope for success in cultivation.
"Auntie, you know as well as I do that my greatest dream in this life is to achieve success in cultivation. And this time I broke through, it feels like cultivation isn't that difficult.
Perhaps my cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds in the future.
I think I had an epiphany this time!
From now on, it will be smooth sailing."
What Ding Yun said was naturally false, mainly to preemptively set the stage for her future breakthroughs.
It was also to change the subject, as she didn't want to be pushed into marriage.
Who would have thought that she, who was cultivating,
Still had to be pushed into marriage by her own mother?
Her mother, Mrs. Qin, looked at her helplessly: "Be serious, don't always try to derail the conversation.
You're not a genius, nor have you had any fortunate encounters, and yet you expect your cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds. Have you dreamed about it or what? Dreams can't be taken seriously. Alas, I saw your great aunt a few days ago, and she specifically asked me to advise you.
She said that she also thought she could achieve success in cultivation back then.
She even thought she was special and might have some fortuitous encounters or epiphanies, but what was the reality in the end? The reality was that she was over eighty years old and still hovering at the twelfth level of Qi Refining. Without a Foundation Establishment Pill,
She couldn't possibly succeed in building her foundation on her own.
She regretted it, you know?
She told me with regret that if she had known, she should have gotten married and had children back then. Perhaps giving birth to a child with good spiritual roots could have helped her. Even helping her get a Foundation Establishment Pill would have prevented her from regretting it for the rest of her life!"
"Auntie, Great Aunt regrets not being able to build her foundation successfully, not regretting not being able to get married and have children. If she had succeeded in building her foundation, she definitely wouldn't have regretted it so much!"
"And you think you can build your foundation successfully?"
"Of course I can..."
Ding Yun's confident answer directly choked her mother. Then, she looked at Ding Yun's face with surprise, wondering inwardly when her daughter's skin had become so thick, without any self-awareness!
Had her cultivation gone astray, damaging her meridians and her brain?
Or was there some other reason?
After a long while, Mrs. Qin cautiously probed again:
"Yan'er, did your breakthrough go smoothly?"
Her unspoken meaning was obvious: she wanted to ask if Ding Yun had injured herself during the breakthrough, causing some problem with her brain, or in simple terms, are you alright?
Is your brain diseased?
"Auntie, can't you think in a positive way?
Well, how should I put it? I'll tell you the truth, I've had some fortuitous encounters. Can you understand this? But these fortuitous encounters are not something to be shared with others, I'm afraid of being robbed.
Because I had fortuitous encounters, I am confident that I can definitely build my foundation, and even becoming a Golden Core True Monarch is not out of the question. However, this matter cannot be too publicized. We need to accumulate wealth in silence and talk about it when we have enough strength.
You wouldn't understand the specific opportunities if I told you.
In any case, it's a good thing!"
Considering that the original body had a very good relationship with her mother, and also not wanting to be incessantly pressured into marriage by her mother, Ding Yun revealed some information appropriately to reassure Mrs. Qin.
As expected, after she said this.
Her mother, Mrs. Qin, understood.
Fortuitous encounters were not uncommon in the cultivation world, and there were many rumors among the populace. If she had the confidence because of fortuitous encounters, then Mrs. Qin could indeed understand.
The next second, she quietly admonished:
"With fortuitous encounters, you need to be even more cautious. Look, your attitude now is significantly different from before.
I can see the problem, right?
So you still need to keep a low profile..."
"I've seen some novels where having fortuitous encounters is very dangerous. If you're lucky, you can keep it; if you're unlucky, you might lose your life. You still need to be careful!
Don't go out these few days. Stay home and stabilize your emotions. Be as low-key as possible. Perhaps you can still choose to get married, just without having children. No one will pay too much attention to a married female cultivator, so wouldn't that seem even more low-key and inconspicuous?"
Good heavens, she had even revealed that she had fortuitous encounters.
Her mother still wouldn't let her off.
This showed how deep her obsession with her daughter getting married was!