Chapter 43: We greet the ancestors.

The morning passed quietly within the Chen Family grounds. As usual, the family had already begun its daily routine.

The younger members gathered at the training grounds, practicing their techniques beneath the guidance of older cultivators.

Some were practicing body techniques, such as the Nine Circulation Body Tempering Art, while others sat cross-legged beneath the trees and circulated spiritual energy through their meridians.

The spiritual herb fields were already being tended to, with several family members carefully inspecting the plants and removing weeds from between the rows.

Further away, servants moved between the buildings, carrying food, water, medicinal herbs, and other necessities.

Elders handled the family's ordinary affairs while the outer family members went about their own work in the surrounding residences and territories.

Nothing seemed particularly unusual.