Chapter 1344: Sun and Moon Palace Pays a Visit

The Ten Thousand Swords Sect presented numerous valuable gifts, including rare materials for refining artifacts, concocting pills, and setting up formations, which even Wang Changsheng found quite tempting.

The guests present showed envious expressions. Wang Changsheng secretly thought, "Such unprovoked generosity usually has an ulterior motive; I hope I'm merely overthinking this."

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan truly hadn't expected the Ten Thousand Swords Sect to present such precious gifts.

"This junior is an envoy from the Ouyang family. We congratulate Senior Wang on advancing to the Nascent Soul stage and present ten sections of thousand-year Fiery Sun Bamboo, a bottle of thousand-year Spirit Turtle essence blood, and a piece of ten-thousand-year Fire Qilin Wood. We wish Senior Wang a lifespan as long as the heavens and profound mastery of the Dao."

The Ouyang family and the Wang family were in-laws. As Wang Youwei and Ouyang Mingyue advanced to the Core Formation stage, cooperation between the two families grew even closer.

The Ouyang family possessed a ten-thousand-year-old Fire Qilin Tree, which served as the core of their protective clan formation. Their willingness to present a piece of this ten-thousand-year Fire Qilin Wood clearly demonstrated their high regard for Wang Qingshan.

"This disciple represents the Grand Unity Immortal Sect. We congratulate Martial Uncle Wang on advancing to the Nascent Soul stage and present a bottle of Grand Unity Divine Water, two sections of a fourth-tier demon core, and a Three-Origin Heart Protection Pill."

"This junior represents the Zhang family of Green Carp Island. We congratulate Senior Wang on successfully forming his Nascent Soul and present two thousand-year clam pearls and one complete fourth-tier beast hide."

Representatives from various forces offered their congratulatory gifts, with those possessing Nascent Soul cultivators being the first to present.

Powers from all corners of the land came to congratulate Wang Qingshan: from the South Sea, the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, the Ouyang family, and the Zhang family of Green Carp Island; from the East Wilderness, the Grand Unity Immortal Sect, the Tang family, and the Myriad Flowers Sect; from the Northern Frontier, the Qianyang Immortal Couple; and from the Central Plains, the Great Yan Dynasty. The Wang family cultivators felt immense pride.

"This old man is Huang Fugui. I congratulate Fellow Daoist Wang on forming his Nascent Soul and present a pair of arms from a fourth-tier puppet beast."

A loud male voice echoed from the distant sky.

"Huang Fugui!"

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan exchanged glances. They hadn't known Huang Fugui's whereabouts, so they hadn't invited him, never expecting him to show up uninvited.

A yellow streak of light appeared in the sky and, with a few blinks, landed on the bluestone plaza. It was indeed Huang Fugui.

The fat on his face squeezed his eyes into narrow slits. In his hands, he held a yellow brocade box, about three feet long.

"Huang Fugui! This is Martial Brother Wang's Nascent Soul Ceremony! How dare you try to pass off junk as a gift? What is the meaning of this?"

Meng Tianzheng said with a frown. The Carefree Sword Sovereign was not in the East Wilderness, so he had sent Meng Tianzheng to attend Wang Qingshan's Nascent Soul Ceremony.

Huang Fugui was very well-known in the East Wilderness; high-tier cultivators all knew him to be timid and fond of peddling junk.

Normally, it wouldn't matter, but for Wang Qingshan's Nascent Soul Ceremony, Meng Tianzheng simply couldn't tolerate Huang Fugui offering junk as a congratulatory gift.

Huang Fugui wasn't angered. He offered an embarrassed smile, revealing a set of yellow teeth, and explained, "Fellow Daoist Meng, you jest. This Huang has quite a good personal relationship with Fellow Daoist Wang; how could I possibly send junk as a gift to him? These arms are from the Puppet Emperor of the Northern Frontier and were retrieved from the Myriad Puppets Palace. I, Huang Fugui, never deceive anyone."

He opened the brocade box, and a large burst of golden glow emanated from it.

Two gleaming golden metal arms lay inside the brocade box, their surfaces covered with intricate, faintly shimmering spirit runes.

Wang Changsheng's eyes lit up. He had obtained a damaged fourth-tier puppet beast from True Monarch Blazing Flame's secluded cave but hadn't found suitable materials to repair it. Since this pair of puppet arms came from the Puppet Emperor, they would certainly be suitable for repairing a fourth-tier puppet beast.

"Fellow Daoist Huang, you are truly considerate. It would be impolite for me to refuse. Thank you for traveling such a great distance to attend my Nascent Soul Ceremony. Please, have a seat and enjoy some wine."

Wang Qingshan instructed Wang Mengfen to accept the pair of puppet beast arms and arranged for Huang Fugui a prominent seat.

"Ancestor, the Sun and Moon Palace has sent representatives. Oh, and the Skywind Merchant Alliance and the Huangfu family are here too."

Wang Mengfen's spiritual message to Wang Changsheng carried a serious tone.

Wang Changsheng was slightly startled. The Skywind Merchant Alliance and the Huangfu family were one thing, but the Sun and Moon Palace sending people to congratulate Wang Qingshan? The Wang family had no ties with the Sun and Moon Palace; in fact, strictly speaking, there was a feud between them. Was the Sun and Moon Palace here to avenge Yellow Dragon Island?

"Let them in! Go personally to greet them; don't be rude."

Wang Changsheng pondered for a moment before transmitting his instructions.

Green Lotus Island was teeming with guests. Even if the Sun and Moon Palace intended to cause trouble, they surely wouldn't choose this moment.

A guest is a guest; there's no reason to turn them away.

Wang Mengfen acknowledged and turned to leave.

"This old man is Xue Qingzhong of Azure Crow Island. I congratulate Senior Wang on successfully forming his Nascent Soul and specially present one thousand-year Purple Flame Bamboo, two high-grade third-tier demon cores, fifty catties of gold essence, and ten third-tier beast hides."

Xue Qingzhong held a string of green storage beads in his hands and spoke respectfully.

To gather these items, the Xue family had practically sold everything they owned. The Xue family was willing to spare no expense, as long as it pleased Wang Qingshan.

At this moment, dozens of streaks of light flew from afar and landed on the bluestone plaza.

The Sun and Moon Palace sent True Monarch Yaori, Li Jiong. The leader of the Skywind Merchant Alliance was a kind-faced old man in golden robes, and the leader of the Huangfu family was Huangfu Rui.

The Huangfu family and the Wang family did not have a mortal feud; at most, there were some misunderstandings. The Huangfu family had initially hesitated about whether to attend Wang Qingshan's Nascent Soul Ceremony, especially since they hadn't received an invitation. However, upon learning that many major forces were sending representatives, the Huangfu family still put aside their pride and sent Huangfu Rui to lead their delegation, using this opportunity to mend their relationship.

Both the Great Yan Imperial Family and the Grand Unity Immortal Sect had sent representatives to Wang Qingshan's Nascent Soul Ceremony. Even the Qianyang Immortal Couple from the Northern Frontier cultivation world had sent representatives. If the Huangfu family continued to maintain their pride, they would be irredeemably foolish. Even if they couldn't be friends, they shouldn't become enemies.

"Why are people from the Sun and Moon Palace here? The Wang family's influence is truly immense!"

"If I'm not mistaken, that's Senior Sun from the Skywind Merchant Alliance, isn't it? Why has he come?"

"Tsk, tsk, and the Huangfu family too. The Wang family's network of connections is truly vast."

Many guests whispered among themselves, their faces filled with curiosity as they observed Li Jiong and the others.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, Madam Wang, you two are truly something. We have, after all, fought side by side before. Your nephew is holding his Nascent Soul Ceremony, yet you didn't invite this old man. This old man came uninvited; you won't blame me, will you?"

Li Jiong let out a hearty laugh and said with a chuckle.

"Fellow Daoist Li, you jest. You are a busy and important person; we simply didn't want to disturb you. For you to honor us with your presence, we are overjoyed and could not be more welcoming! Please, quickly take a seat. Fellow Daoist Huangfu, Fellow Daoist Sun, please also take a seat."

Wang Changsheng gestured for them to sit, his tone warm and cordial.

Wang Mengyang had also arrived, which was something Wang Changsheng hadn't anticipated.

"The Sun and Moon Palace congratulates Green Lotus Sword Sovereign on forming his Nascent Soul. We present ten catties of Sunlit Glaze Sand and one fourth-tier demon core."

"The Skywind Merchant Alliance congratulates Green Lotus Sword Sovereign on advancing to the Nascent Soul stage. We present five thousand-year spirit herbs and two fourth-tier beast hides."

"The Huangfu family congratulates Fellow Daoist Wang on advancing to the Nascent Soul stage. We specially present one thousand-year Golden Light Bamboo, one Tidal Moon Crystal, and a bottle of Azure Mulberry Divine Water."

The three forces each presented their congratulatory gifts. Wang Qingshan offered his thanks, and Wang Mengfen accepted them all.