In her novel "Evil Emperor", on the Wangu Continent, everyone can cultivate.
A small group of people are born with talent, possessing Spirit Roots in their bodies, able to connect with nature; the strongest can summon wind and rain and stand atop the pyramid.
Those without talent can also forge their physique through cultivation and become the strongest, although their path is much harder.
Spirit Roots are based on the Five Elements: Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.
Some people, due to certain coincidences, develop mutated Spirit Roots in their bodies, like Ice Series, Thunder, and so on.
Su Ye belongs to an Alchemist family, inheriting her old man's legacy, and her body carries both Wood Spirit Root and Fire Spirit Root.
In the cycle of the Five Elements, Wood gives birth to Fire, hidden warmth nurtures Fire.
With dual Spirit Roots, Su Ye was basically born to be an Alchemist's ingredient.
Too bad, relying on her innate Divine Power, she got away without cultivating and no one dared mess with her, so she ended up wasting her potential.
Su Ye lowered her head and looked at her own hands.
After dealing with the Spring-Welcoming House business, she ought to think about her own cultivation journey.
After all, more power is always more security.
Being a bit stronger never hurts.
Just as she was thinking, Xing came running from afar, panting heavily.
"Miss, City Lord, City Lord's back, he's right in your courtyard."
Su Ye immediately looked up, surprised.
"Back so soon?"
Xing nodded quickly, then hesitated for a moment, lowering her voice.
"City Lord heard you were clearing out the City Lord Mansion to buy a male prostitute, quitting the family business, and came back furious."
Su Ye, hearing that, instantly hurried out of the garden and headed toward her own courtyard.
As she walked, she could still hear the chained wolfdog howling behind her
"Woof woof woof!! Woof woof woof!!"
It was fiercely barking at the flower bud.
Su Ye left the garden and returned to her own courtyard.
As soon as she stepped inside, she heard a crack—right at her feet, a teacup crashed down.
Su Ye stopped in her tracks.
The spilled tea splashed onto her brocade clothes.
Next, she saw her old man clutching his chest with one hand, while the other pointed straight at Su Ye's face
In a fit of rage
"You you you! How could you do something so stupid?!"
Su Ye looked up at the man.
Dressed in brocade clothes, a bit short, chubby.
A small tuft of beard, and his eyes glaring so wide with anger.
This was Su Ye's father, Su Jiuguo.
Xing was already kneeling on the floor.
Su Ye saw her so-called father so worked up, smiled, and tried to explain
"Um, Father, I really had no choice······"
She hadn't finished her sentence.
Her short, chubby old man stepped right on the shattered teacup, making a crisp sound.
Then, angrily said
"No choice? I think you just got bewitched by that troublemaker, to the point of clearing out our whole family!"
Su Jiuguo was just talking out of anger.
But after he said it, he thought about it and his eyes instantly turned red with fury.
This daughter of his really did clear out the house for that troublemaker!
Su Jiuguo stood about as tall as Su Ye, pointing his chubby fingers over and over at Su Ye's shoulder
Getting so angry he was practically blowing his beard and glaring
"What do you want me to say about you? You already have so many servants in your courtyard, still lacking people? You have to keep running to the brothel every few days—messing around?
You let yourself get bewitched by a troublemaker and lost your mind. Look at you, up and down, where do you look anything like a Young City Lord?!
One hundred thousand taels of gold leaf, just giving it away!
At this rate, sooner or later, you'll wind up selling your old man too!"