Chapter 1260: Leaving the Northern Frontier

They hadn't flown far when an extremely sharp roar rang out. The Sea-Quelling Ape unleashed its Spirit-Quelling Roar again, and after this, it became listless and drowsy. It had little demonic power left; repeatedly using the Spirit-Quelling Roar had significantly depleted its energy.

Lei Yiming and Fang Sisi slowed down, and the white light blades reached them. A dazzling white light suddenly flared, enveloping an area of ten miles around. Fierce winds swept backward, and a powerful shockwave leveled the tops of over a dozen mountain peaks. Vegetation within a ten-mile radius was swept high into the sky by the shockwave, and dust billowed.

To escape, Wang Changsheng self-destructed his spirit treasure, the Chilling Light Blade. He felt deep regret, but there was no other way; ordinary magic treasures could not generate such immense power even when self-destructed. Seizing this opportunity, their escape light flared brightly, and they flew into the river.

Not long after, Lei Yiming and Fang Sisi flew out of the white light. Lei Yiming's upper body was bare, covered in cuts and bloodstains, with a little blood at the corner of his mouth, and his face was slightly pale. Fang Sisi's clothes were torn, barely covering her, and she was dripping with blood. Had the Sea-Quelling Ape not intervened, they would not have been so severely injured.

They exchanged glances, not daring to pursue. A cornered dog would bite, and the opponent had even self-destructed a spirit treasure to escape; who knew what other trump cards they might have. The Sea-Quelling Ape was a water-type spirit beast, and they certainly wouldn't dare to fight it in the water.

From the current situation, it seemed the opponent had been hiding their true cultivation. Throughout the fight, they rarely used spirit arts, relying only on magic treasures, and were even able to produce a spirit treasure. The Sea-Quelling Ape was the guardian spirit beast of Zhenhai Sect. Logically, the Zhenhai Sect had already been destroyed, so how could the Sea-Quelling Ape appear now?

The perpetrators were most likely from the South Sea and held a grudge against the Nine Nether Sect. The South Sea was rich in cultivation resources, and the Nine Nether Sect had always wanted to get involved. However, centuries ago, internal strife had greatly weakened the Nine Nether Sect, and it had only gradually recovered its strength in recent years. But in the past few years, three Nascent Soul cultivators from the Nine Nether Sect had gone missing. Such a significant loss was unacceptable to the sect.

Fang Sisi took out a palm-sized golden magic disc, its surface covered with profound runes. She infused it with a magic incantation, and countless golden runes surged out, transforming into a golden miniature sword about a foot long. The miniature sword spun and pointed towards a certain location. As the foremost sect in the Northern Frontier, the Nine Nether Sect had a legacy spanning tens of thousands of years, possessing countless divine cultivation techniques and secret arts.

"I just cast the Golden Sword Spirit-Seeking Art, leaving a special mark on them," Fang Sisi said. "With this Golden Light Disc, unless they instantly travel a million li away, this disc will be able to track their location. Unfortunately, the mark only lasts for three years." She said with some regret that she had already considered the possibility of the opponent escaping, which was why she had cast the Golden Sword Spirit-Seeking Art to plant the mark. Unless a God Transformation cultivator intervened, this mark could not be removed within three years.

"Excellent!" Lei Yiming said coldly, his eyes filled with killing intent. "Immediately instruct disciples to return to the sect and dispatch personnel. We'll offer a reward of ten million spirit stones for their capture. I refuse to believe they can escape the Northern Frontier cultivation world."

One hundred thousand li away, at a large lake, the calm surface suddenly burst apart, and Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan flew out from the bottom. Their skin was torn and raw, their aura was weak, and they appeared to be severely injured. To be honest, had they used their innate divine abilities, even if they couldn't win, they wouldn't have sustained such severe injuries.

The opponents recognized the Sea-Quelling Ape and connected it to the Zhenhai Sect, which made Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan even more reluctant to use their innate divine abilities. There were not many Nascent Soul cultivators specializing in sound cultivation to begin with, and a pair where the woman used sound-based cultivation methods and the man used water-based cultivation methods was unique; in the entire South Sea, only the Azure Lotus Immortal Couple fit this description.

If they had used their innate divine abilities and failed to eliminate the opponents, the Wang family would have to face two super sects: the Nine Nether Sect and the Sun Moon Palace. By not using their innate divine abilities, at most, they would be suspected by the Nine Nether Sect. This was assuming the Nine Nether Sect had indeed sent people to destroy the Wang family's three strongholds. But what if it really was the Nine Nether Sect? If the Wang family attacked the Nine Nether Sect, it would confirm that the Wang family knew about the destruction of their strongholds. If the Wang family pretended not to know, they wouldn't launch an attack.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan had already instructed Wang Qingling and Wang Qiuming to evacuate the Northern Frontier cultivation world. Wang Mingren and Ximen Feng had returned to the Eastern Wasteland. The only one who knew about the situation was Wang Qingjun, but in recent years, the situation had been too tense, so Wang Changsheng also had Wang Qingjun leave. Thus, the chances of the Wang family being exposed were small. However, to be cautious, Wang Changsheng needed to prepare some contingencies.

He glanced at the golden miniature sword mark on his left shoulder, frowning slightly. During the recent fight, the opponent had left a mark on them. This mark was likely a tracking mark, and generally, such marks have a range limit, often exceeding a million li. "Let's leave this place first!" Wang Ruyan said weakly. "They shouldn't be able to catch up in a short amount of time." They had set up a teleportation array somewhere at the bottom of the river, instantly teleporting tens of thousands of li away. Because of the mark, they had to immediately leave the Northern Frontier cultivation world and couldn't return to the South Sea. Otherwise, the Nine Nether Sect might follow the clues and find the Wang family. Given the Central Plains' commercial prosperity, they decided to head there.

A blue light simultaneously lit up on Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan's bodies, and the two transformed into a blue rainbow light, streaking through the sky. Not long after, they vanished into the horizon. The escape speed of low-level cultivators naturally couldn't compare to that of Nascent Soul cultivators. The Nine Nether Sect offered a reward of ten million spirit stones for the capture of the rogue cultivators; however, not long after the bounty notice was posted, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan had already left the Northern Frontier.

In the Central Plains Cultivation World, within the Great Yan Dynasty, Golden Bamboo Valley was located in the northwestern part of Youyue Province and was the largest market city in Youyue Province.

Inside Golden Bamboo Valley, thousands of cultivators gathered in a large bluestone plaza. A fair-faced middle-aged scholar and an elegantly dressed daoist nun in a green skirt sat cross-legged on two raised bluestone platforms. Wang Qingling stood in the center of the bluestone plaza, sharing her insights on raising spirit beasts. The Central Plains cultivation world was teeming with talent and frequently held various exchange events.

Wang Qingling and Wang Qiuming were ordered to leave the Northern Frontier. As they were stuck at a bottleneck, they traveled to the Central Plains cultivation world. Upon arriving in the Central Plains cultivation world, Wang Qingling immediately took a liking to it. The cultivators here were relatively gentle, emphasizing propriety in all matters. Cultivators in the Central Plains enjoyed making friends, sparring with each other, and exchanging cultivation insights.

"These are my insights into raising spirit birds," Wang Qingling stated earnestly. "Ultimately, it requires more thought and effort to cultivate them. Whether spirit birds or spirit beasts, they also experience emotions. You cannot simply treat them as slaves. If you treat them sincerely, they will also be sincere towards you." She only explained the basics, as she would not easily reveal the truly core content to outsiders.