Chapter 1347: Sixty Years

Sixty years had passed in the blink of an eye, like a white steed flashing past a crevice.

The Five Dragon Sea Domain, the Fire Dolphin Sea Domain.

Above a desolate island, over a hundred cultivators were battling in mid-air. Based on their attire, they were clearly divided into two factions.

One group wore uniform golden robes and mostly wielded sabers. Their leader was a square-faced middle-aged man, who held a gleaming golden ring-hilted saber. The other group wore uniform red magic robes, led by a plump and graceful young woman in a red dress. She held a red short ruler, which, upon closer inspection, showed several fine cracks on its surface.

The middle-aged man swung the golden ring-hilted saber in his hand towards the void, which emitted a low hum. A golden blade of light, over a hundred zhang long, shot out and instantly appeared before the young woman in the red dress. The red short ruler in her hand flared with crimson light as she raised it to block above her head.

With a dull thud, the red short ruler shattered. The young woman in the red dress stumbled backward, her left arm severed.

The middle-aged man was overjoyed and was about to continue his attack on the young woman when an astonishing heat wave rushed down, and the sky suddenly darkened.

A crimson fiery palm, over ten zhang in size, descended from the sky. Even before it landed, the void seemed to ignite.

The middle-aged man quickly swung the golden ring-hilted saber in his hand towards the void. A golden long rainbow shot out, shattering the crimson fiery palm into countless crimson flames. These flames landed on the Foundation Establishment cultivators, who screamed and vanished into thin air.

By this time, the young woman in the red dress was already a thousand zhang away, her escape speed incredibly fast.

“Golden Saber Sect disciples, heed my command! Leave no one alive!”

The middle-aged man gave the order, then transformed into a golden streak of light and pursued the young woman in the red dress.

The young woman in the red dress frowned deeply. She was severely wounded, and it was only a matter of time before she was caught.

Not long after, dozens of streaks of light appeared ahead.

“Fellow Daoist Sun, you’ve finally arrived!” the young woman in the red dress shouted. “Quickly, help me kill him! He is the Golden Saber Sect’s Enforcement Elder. He killed Junior Brother Sun and Junior Brother Li!”

Not long after, dozens of red streaks of light stopped, revealing dozens of gigantic, crimson-bodied crows. Flying at the very front was a two-headed crow, on whose back sat a tall, red-robed man with an indifferent expression.

The red-robed man was a Core Formation cultivator at the eighth layer, while the others were Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The middle-aged man stopped, his gaze filled with surprise and uncertainty.

“We are disciples of the Wang family from Green Lotus Island,” said the red-robed youth. “We will not get involved in your grievances.”

The red-robed youth, Wang Qingjun, spoke with an indifferent tone.

Wang Qingjun was responsible for overseeing the Northern Frontier cultivation world. Sixty years prior, when Wang Qingshan held his Nascent Soul formation grand ceremony, numerous forces came to offer congratulations, including the Immortal Couple Qianyang themselves, granting the Wang family immense prestige.

From then on, the Wu family greatly assisted the Wang family in expanding in the Northern Frontier cultivation world. Wang Qingjun and other Wang family members directly benefited, and Wang Qingjun's cultivation speed increased accordingly. He had now reached the eighth layer of Core Formation, and with the continuous increase in the number of Core Formation cultivators in the Wang family, Wang Qingjun no longer had to constantly guard the Northern Frontier cultivation world.

This time, he had returned to the South Sea to escort a batch of cultivation resources, primarily ores.

He took out a square green token. The green lotus pattern on its surface lit up, and after a mechanical sound, the token transformed into a palm-sized green lotus. This was the emblem of the Green Lotus Wang family, unique to the South Sea.

Seeing the green lotus, the middle-aged man’s eyes filled with apprehension, while the beautiful young woman in the red dress was instantly overjoyed.

“Fellow Daoist Wang,” the young woman exclaimed, “this humble one is a disciple of the Liu family from Red Cloud Island. Our two families are connected by marriage! I’m not lying to you; my grandniece’s husband is Wang Huaxing. Last year, I even visited Green Lotus Island and paid my respects to your Wang family patriarch.”

Hearing this, the middle-aged man inwardly cried out, “Not good!” He swung the ring-hilted saber in his hand towards Wang Qingjun and his group in the void. A golden blade of light, over a hundred zhang long, swept out, heading directly for them.

Wang Qingjun remained unperturbed. He conjured five gleaming red flying daggers, which transformed into a giant crimson blade to intercept the golden blade of light.

With a dull thud, the golden blade of light shattered into pieces, transforming into specks of golden light that vanished.

“Form the array, face the enemy!”

With a soft command, Wang Qingjun lightly flicked his five fingers towards the middle-aged man. Five streaks of red spiritual light shot out, heading directly for him.

Dozens of Wang family cultivators conjured their second-tier flying crane puppet beasts, which spat out multicolored beams of light from their mouths. Over a hundred of these beams converged, forming a nine-colored light column three zhang in diameter, which, with an ear-piercing whoosh, struck towards the middle-aged man.

This was a puppet array. The Wang family's mastery of puppet beasts was becoming increasingly proficient, and their power was growing stronger.

The middle-aged man’s spiritual sense keenly detected five astonishing spiritual energy fluctuations attacking from behind. He quickly brandished his ring-hilted saber, striking behind him, and a golden long rainbow, several dozen zhang long, shot out.

Boom!

A deafening roar resounded as the five red lights collided with the golden long rainbow, unleashing a powerful wave of air that caused ripples to spread across the seawater below.

An incredibly thick nine-colored light column shot over, instantly striking the middle-aged man’s protective spiritual light.

He flew backward like a kite with a broken string, continuously spitting blood. His magic robe faintly emitted a golden light; if he hadn’t been wearing inner armor, he would likely have died.

A loud whoosh filled the air as several faint, almost invisible red lights pierced through his limbs. He let out a shriek.

A red light flashed, and a small, gleaming red pagoda suddenly appeared above the middle-aged man’s head. The pagoda’s body was engraved with several lifelike crow patterns.

“Caw!”

The small red pagoda emitted a brilliant red light and swelled in size, transforming into a crimson giant pagoda over a hundred zhang tall. The giant pagoda shot out a streak of red escape light that enveloped the middle-aged man, pulling him inside.

The crimson giant pagoda rapidly shrank and flew back into Wang Qingjun’s hand.

Six faint, almost invisible red lights flew back with it, disappearing into his sleeve.

The young woman in the red dress was dumbfounded, her eyes filled with envy. Wang Qingjun not only possessed a set of magic treasures, but also flying needle magic treasures and enemy-trapping magic treasures. The Core Formation cultivators of the Wang family were simply too wealthy!

“I am Wang Qingjun. Fellow Daoist, please come with me to Green Lotus Island,” he said. “There are some things I am not clear about. If you are truly a relative by marriage to our Wang family, I should save you. If you are not, you know the consequences.”

Wang Qingjun said with a faint, unreadable smile. He was already at the eighth layer of Core Formation and possessed several powerful magic treasures. He could have killed the Golden Saber Sect cultivator just now, but he chose not to. Having spent most of his time in the Northern Frontier cultivation world and only returning occasionally, he was not fully aware of the family's current situation, so naturally, he wouldn't simply trust the young woman in the red dress’s one-sided story.

The young woman in the red dress nodded and agreed. The group then flew towards Green Lotus Island.