Wizard: Building a Cultivation Family from Scratch

Sure enough, there was a skeleton inside.

……Um?

"what……"

"Wait, don't call her that! That's your great-great-great-great-great-grandmother!"

Seeing Orianna's terrified expression, Gordon quickly interrupted.

Oh yes, in the time of our ancestor Lord Gordon, it was true that he would be buried with his wife, and both names would be written on the tombstone.

Orianna breathed a sigh of relief upon confirming that the tomb contained the skeleton of a much smaller woman.

"I'm sorry... Ancestor, I was just too scared."

Orianna quickly lowered her head and spoke with a mixture of nervousness and awe.

Gordon touched his smooth forehead.

He began to worry about his life going forward.

"What's your name?"

"Oriana, Oriana Roland... Ancestor."

The girl had her doubts, but the situation before her forced her to choose to believe.

Orianna?

Gordon immediately recalled the "current head of the family" that had just appeared on the system panel.

This little girl is actually the current head of a family that has been passed down for thousands of years?!

Although I was mentally prepared for it.

But he never imagined that the family had declined to this extent.

  

"What about the rest of the family?"

Orianna was still reeling from the shock of her ancestors' resurrection.

Upon hearing Gordon's question, she hurriedly and nervously replied:

"My ancestor... our family, our clan now only has a dozen or so blood relatives left."

The previous head of the family, Uncle Cade, passed away just three days ago.

Therefore… as his sole heir, I inherited the position of head of the Roland family.”

Orianna was very nervous when she said this.

After all, at its peak, the Roland family had direct and collateral relatives all over the kingdom.

Private territories are nearly one-twentieth of the territory of the Kingdom of Rune!

But now it has deteriorated into this state...

If she were Gordon, she probably would have been tempted to dig up all those unfilial descendants lying in the graveyard and whip their corpses one by one...

Sure enough, after she finished speaking, there was a long silence.

Orianna lowered her head, not daring to look at Gordon.

She felt cold sweat constantly sliding down her forehead.

Finally, just when Orianna was about to give up, she heard a soft sigh.

"Well, since things have come to this, let me go home and rest for a bit."

At this moment, Gordon felt very insecure and was unwilling to stay in the wild for long.

Moreover, he discovered a very serious problem:

Not only did he lose his cultivation from his previous life, but he also lost his physical body!

It is important to know that the most important thing in the path of cultivating immortality is to "observe the changes of heaven and earth, observe the gathering and dispersing of spiritual energy, and use the methods of cultivating immortality to guide the energy into the body".

Although there are countless methods of cultivating immortality, and the "qi" in the world is also different and can catalyze different supernatural powers, the underlying principles are basically the same.

Without a physical body, the foundation for "drawing qi into the body" is lost...

Therefore, it's best to hide as much as possible until you figure out how to restore your cultivation.

Upon hearing Gordon's words, Oriana immediately stood up.

She walked over timidly, reached out to take the other person's hand, and started walking towards the grave.

"...Where are you taking me?"

"Didn't you say you wanted to go home and rest...?"

"I meant going back to the castle!"

"..."

The Roland family's castle is located in the Blackwater Valley.

This castle has a long history and has been repaired countless times. Now it looks rather old and dilapidated, with some parts even in ruins, and it has been abandoned there.

Outside the castle are several manors and villages, also belonging to the Roland family's territory.

The total number of the inhabitants is more than 2000.

It is considered to be of lower-middle level among the baronies of the Kingdom of Rune.

Blackwater Valley is located in the remote province of León, but it is a scenic spot and the place where the Roland family started their rebellion.

That's why, even after experiencing unstoppable decay, this place has been preserved.

Two lord's manors, a woodland, a river, three mills, ten warhorses, fifty professional soldiers, and one full-fledged knight...

This is all the Roland family's "family property" now.

The situation was so horrific that even Gordon could hardly bear to look.

"Actually, we used to have another caravan, but in recent years the province of Leon has been frequently attacked by bandits and monsters, so Uncle Cade sold it to Baron Hoover next door and exchanged it for two sets of enchanted armor."

On the third floor of the castle, in a dimly lit study.

Gordon was sitting behind his desk, listening to Oriana's narration.

To avoid being recognized, Gordon did not show his true face, but hid behind a large black cloak.

As he listened, he extended two slender, bony fingers and flipped through a thick book.

Noticing Orianna stop, he couldn't help but look up, his empty eye sockets gleaming with blue soul fire.

"Hmm? Why did you stop? Continue the introduction."

Orianna looked at the "ancestor" before her, feeling as if she wanted to cry but had no tears.

In fact, even now, she has not been able to fully accept the idea that "her ancestors crawled out of their graves".

She desperately wanted to seek help from the outside world, but had no one to confide in.

Uncle Cade is dead.

Now, she is the one in charge of this castle...

"My ancestor, is there anything else you would like to know?"

Orianna looked nervous, like a child who had made a mistake.

"For example, this one."

Gordon closed the book and patted the thick cover.

Orianna tiptoed and carefully looked at it, and found that it read "Detailed Explanation of Basic Potions".

This is a book she bought a year ago.

Oriana recognized her immediately.

As a girl who had lived in the countryside for a long time, she naturally harbored the dream of becoming a wizard since childhood.

Wizards! They are the most awe-inspiring group of extraordinary beings in the world!

Although people often use words like "mysterious," "dark," and "crazy" to describe them.

But in Orianna's eyes, the wondrous wizarding world was filled with a deadly allure!

"I bought this from a female knight who was passing by last year."

Oriana said, "She is also very interested in the mysterious wizarding world, and her travels seem to be in search of wizards."

wizard……

Gordon fell into thought.

As time went by, he actually gained some of the original owner's memories from her previous life.

However, due to the long period of time since death, these memories have become fragmented and chaotic.

He only vaguely remembered that different groups of extraordinary individuals existed in this world.

For example, knights, clergy, and wizards.

The original owner of Gordon's body was one of the most powerful legendary knights in the Kingdom of Rune a thousand years ago.

Even so, compared to those mysterious wizards, he was still not considered powerful.

Gordon made a rough estimate.

If the pinnacle of warriors—legendary knights who have awakened their true names and "sacred domains"—is equivalent to a "purple mansion stage cultivator" in my previous life, then for those high-ranking grand wizards and legendary wizards, they might possess the strength of a "golden core" or even higher...

interesting.

Gordon immediately devised a plan.

He looked at his "former granddaughter" and suddenly asked seriously:

"Then tell me, Oriana."

Do you crave power?

Oriana was stunned by Gordon's sudden question.

However, what she didn't know was that a text message was currently displayed in front of Gordon's eyes:

[Current overall goal: To make the family great again!]

Current stage goal: Cultivating successors

As the patriarch of your family, you have emerged from seclusion, but you now face both internal and external troubles.

Please cultivate a successor for the current family lineage as soon as possible to help the family regain its glory!

Family member: Oriana Loren

Cultivation level: Not yet entered

Aptitude: Fourth-grade spiritual root

Destiny: Understanding ten things from one (Medium Grade)

[Task: Guide Orianna to her first "Qi Induction"]

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