Chapter 1875: First Transcendent Spiritual Treasure Nine Yang Ruler

At the Mystical Spirit Sect's main altar in the Thousand Gourd Realm.

A certain mountain peak suddenly shook violently, and a dazzling red light shot up into the sky. A large number of cultivators rushed over. Suddenly, a majestic male voice rang out: "There's nothing amiss. You may all withdraw!" The cultivators bowed in unison and returned to their posts, resuming their duties.

Inside a secret chamber, Wang Changsheng sat cross-legged on a meditation mat, his expression filled with excitement. A completely red jade ruler floated before him, its entire body pulsing with spiritual light and emitting a frightening surge of fire spiritual energy.

This was the Nine-Yang Ruler, a Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure. It was the first Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure Wang Changsheng had refined.

After the main forces of the Wang family arrived in the Thousand Gourd Realm, they extensively searched various secret realms and forbidden areas, acquiring numerous valuable refining materials.

For the past thirty years, Wang Changsheng had been dedicated to refining artifacts. He had created many spirit treasures, and the Nine-Yang Ruler was the first Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure he successfully created.

"Finally, it's a success!" Wang Changsheng muttered to himself, his eyes brimming with joy.

Suddenly sensing something, he took out a blue communication disk and cast a spell into it. Wang Ruyan's voice came through: "Husband, Qingshan still hasn't been found. It's already time for our appointment with the artifact spirit. We need to set off for the East Fence Realm."

"I understand. Gather the high-ranking members in the Mystical Spirit Hall. I have something to tell them," Wang Changsheng said in a deep voice.

"Alright, I'll give the order immediately." Putting away the Nine-Yang Ruler, Wang Changsheng walked out.

In the Mystical Spirit Hall, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan sat on the main seats, while dozens of high-level cultivators sat on either side, their expressions solemn.

Order in the Thousand Gourd Realm had been stabilized. The Wang family had established a branch in the Thousand Gourd Realm and extensively forged marriage alliances with major forces. The Heavenly Azure Sect, Myriad Sword Sect, and Myriad Beast Island had also successively established their branches. Regrettably, only the Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure, the Seven-Colored Glazed Pearl, could maintain the stable existence of the inter-realm passage. If secret talismans or other treasures were used, lower-level cultivators would suffer significant losses when crossing. For this reason, the Heavenly Azure Sect held significant sway in the Thousand Gourd Realm, occupying the largest territory and controlling the most cultivation resources.

The Thousand Gourd Realm currently had only two Spirit Transformation cultivators, who held little influence. It was already good enough for them to protect their own small territories. How could they dare to ask cultivators from the Heavenly Azure Realm and East Fence Realm to withdraw from the Thousand Gourd Realm? To be precise, they hadn't even considered such a thing.

Currently, there were over five thousand members of the Wang family in the Thousand Gourd Realm, and tens of thousands of cultivators served the Wang family.

Wang Youwei was the patriarch of the Thousand Gourd Realm branch, managing all matters of the Wang family in that realm. In comparison, Wang Changsheng had higher hopes for Wang Mengbin and Wang Qingshan, but regrettably, both of them had gone missing.

"Youwei, Mingyue, the Thousand Gourd Realm is now entrusted to you," Wang Changsheng instructed. The agreed-upon time with the Suppressing Immortal Pagoda's artifact spirit had arrived, and they needed to depart for the East Fence Realm.

Over the years, Wang Changsheng had refined more than ten Underworld Moon Pearls. The Wang family's branch in the Thousand Gourd Realm received five of them. Additionally, there were seven fifth-tier spirit talismans and five spirit treasures given to them to secure their position.

"Yes, Honored Ancestor, please rest assured! We will take good care of the family. Oh, and Honored Ancestor, this is a piece of Nine-Colored Glazed Stone collected a while ago, a fifth-tier refining material," Wang Youwei said. As he spoke, he took out a pale golden jade box and handed it to Wang Changsheng with both hands.

The Wang family had prospered through artifact refining, and there were many refiners within the family. Wang Changsheng was a fifth-tier refiner. After arriving in the Thousand Gourd Realm, the Wang family made great efforts to collect various refining materials, especially high-tier ones.

Wang Changsheng opened the jade box to look. Inside was a glazed crystal with nine distinct patterns, appearing incredibly vibrant.

"Remember, you must send people to search for Qingshan and Mengbin. We need to see them alive, or find their bodies if they are gone," Wang Changsheng instructed, his voice heavy.

If it weren't for his appointment with the artifact spirit, Wang Changsheng would not have wanted to return to the East Fence Realm at this time. They had tried many methods but still hadn't found Wang Qingshan. After much thought, Wang Changsheng wondered if the Suppressing Immortal Pagoda's artifact spirit might have a solution.

"Yes, Honored Ancestor. We will find them, whether alive or dead," Wang Youwei agreed, his expression solemn.

Wang Changsheng gave a few more instructions, then, with Wang Ruyan and a group of family members, he left the Mystical Spirit Sect.

***

Azure World, Thousand Spirit Mountain, Zhong Family.

In a valley surrounded by mountains on three sides, a massive thundercloud hovered high above, crackling with lightning and rumbling with thunder. Thick silver lightning bolts struck down periodically, disappearing without a trace into the valley as if swallowed by the earth or the sea.

Wang Mengbin sat cross-legged atop a silver stone pillar, his entire body enveloped by countless silver electric arcs, like a thunder god.

Thick silver lightning bolts descended from the sky. As soon as they neared the eighteen silver stone pillars, they were immediately absorbed into them. Then, fine silver electric arcs flew out from the silver stone pillars and surged into Wang Mengbin's body.

A short while later, an astonishing spiritual pressure burst forth from Wang Mengbin. A thick silver lightning bolt shot up into the sky, piercing the clouds and illuminating the surrounding area.

Wang Mengbin opened his eyes and exhaled a large breath of turbid air.

The Azure World truly lived up to its reputation as a direct realm capable of communicating with the Spirit World. It was abundant in cultivation resources and countless rare treasures.

By chance, Wang Mengbin had rescued Zhong Yunxiu, a leading figure of the Zhong family from Thousand Spirit Mountain. Out of gratitude, Zhong Yunxiu invited Wang Mengbin to join the Zhong family as a guest elder.

Considering his own cultivation path, Wang Mengbin joined the Zhong family.

The Dry Thunder Spiritualization Formation was provided by the Zhong family. It could guide heaven and earth's lightning to accelerate Wang Mengbin's cultivation speed.

In addition, the Zhong family also supplied miraculous elixirs to aid Wang Mengbin's cultivation.

Wang Mengbin was now at the late Nascent Soul stage. He could now attempt to break through to the Spirit Transformation stage.

"Fairy Zhong, since you're here, there's no need to hide," Wang Mengbin said in a deep voice, looking toward the outside of the valley.

A red light lit up in a certain patch of void, revealing a round-faced maiden in a red dress. She had a white sash tied around her waist, bright, large eyes, arched eyebrows, and skin as fair as snow.

It was none other than Zhong Yunxiu, a leading figure of the Zhong family.

"In just a few decades, Daoist Wang's cultivation has progressed significantly. Congratulations!" A hint of apprehension flashed in Zhong Yunxiu's beautiful eyes. Wang Mengbin's cultivation speed was far beyond the Zhong family's imagination.

"If it weren't for your Zhong family providing cultivation resources, I wouldn't be where I am today. One trains for a thousand days for use in a single moment, and now it's time for me to act for the Zhong family. Fairy Zhong, feel free to speak your mind. Since I joined your Zhong family as a guest elder, I anticipated this day," Wang Mengbin's voice was calm.

"Daoist Wang, you've misunderstood. There's nothing I need you to do at the moment. It's your two friends who have come to call. They are currently in the discussion hall," Zhong Yunxiu said with a smile. She had tried to probe him multiple times but couldn't ascertain Wang Mengbin's origins. One thing was certain: Wang Mengbin's strength was formidable, far surpassing that of ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators.

"Daoist Cheng and Daoist Zheng have come to call?" Wang Mengbin's expression became agitated. Being a stranger in a foreign land, he had asked the Zhong family to help search for Cheng Zhenyu and Zheng Nan, but there had been no news for years. He hadn't expected them to come seeking him out.