Chapter 2095: Meng Bin Temporarily Joins the Han Family, Wang Changsheng Emerges from Seclusion

"So it's Fellow Daoist Wang and Fairy Jin. This place is tens of trillions of miles from Profound Spirit Continent, isn't it? Soul Transformation cultivators who wish to go to Profound Spirit Continent need to use large-scale teleportation arrays, but they can't directly reach it. It's still very dangerous for Soul Transformation cultivators to travel such a great distance. May I ask, if you don't mind, which realm did you ascend from? I mean no harm; it's just routine. It's perfectly fine if you choose not to answer."

Han Changsheng asked politely. If there were rare cultivation resources in the lower realms, the Han family wouldn't mind sending people down to collect treasures, provided it was worth the effort.

"We ascended from the Azure Expanse Realm. Fellow Daoist Han, do you happen to have a sea chart of this vicinity?" Jin Yu asked directly. She didn't trust humans. It would be terrible if they killed her and used her corpse for artifact refining.

"Fairy Jin, there's no need to be nervous," Han Changsheng said sincerely. "Regardless of their race, anyone who ascends from a lower realm is an honored guest of our Han family. Our Han family has over ten Body Integration cultivators. Above the Soul Transformation stage are the Void Refinement, Body Integration, and Mahayana realms. Our Han family holds considerable influence in the Azure Glaze Sea Region. You two might consider staying with our Han family. It wouldn't be too late to make your plans after understanding the situation in the Azure Glaze Sea Region."

"No need. I'm used to traveling alone." Golden light erupted from Jin Yu's body, and a pair of shimmering golden wings appeared on her back. With a gentle flap of her golden wings, a strong gust of wind arose.

Seeing this, Han Changsheng didn't press the matter. He took out a blue storage ring, handed it to Jin Yu, and said, "This contains a sea chart of the surrounding billion miles, a million spirit stones, and a bottle of Dust-Cleansing Pills. Dust-Cleansing Pills can remove the aura of the lower realms. Otherwise, a minor heavenly tribulation will be triggered every hundred years, and its power will increase with each occurrence."

Both Jin Yu and Wang Mengbin were somewhat surprised. Was the Han family truly so generous?

"Our Han family is a large and prosperous one; these items are nothing to us," Han Changsheng explained. "After our ancestor ascended to the Profound Sun Realm, they relied heavily on the help of other fellow daoists. Otherwise, our ancestor would have perished long ago. After establishing the Han family, our ancestor continued this act of kindness." These items were insignificant to the Han family, but for cultivators who had just ascended to the Profound Sun Realm, they were a significant gift.

"Thank you very much. If the opportunity arises in the future, I will repay your Han family's great kindness." Jin Yu put away the storage ring. With a gentle flap of the golden wings on her back, she transformed into a streak of golden light and flew towards the sky.

Han Changsheng called out loudly, "Fairy Jin, if you change your mind, you are always welcome to come to our Han family at any time!" He took out a shimmering formation plate, cast a spell into it, and deactivated the island protection formation, allowing Jin Yu to leave. A forced melon isn't sweet. Since Jin Yu didn't wish to stay longer, there was no need for him to compel her.

"Understood. Fellow Daoist Wang, we shall meet again if fate allows." Jin Yu's voice drifted from the horizon. Soon after, Jin Yu vanished into the distance.

"Fellow Daoist Han, could you tell me about the Azure Glaze Sea Region?" Wang Mengbin asked politely. He knew little about the Profound Sun Realm and was completely bewildered.

Han Changsheng nodded and said, "The Profound Sun Realm is mainly divided into seven parts. The Azure Glaze Sea Region is one of them, and the Profound Spirit Continent you mentioned earlier is also one. Generally, only cultivators at the Void Refinement stage and above travel such great distances. If you insist on going to the Profound Spirit Continent, you might encounter disaster before even reaching it. The Azure Glaze Sea Region has three human Mahayana cultivators. Our Han family controls over a hundred thousand islands, and we have many masters, including over ten Body Integration cultivators..."

From Wang Mengbin's questions, Han Changsheng surmised that Wang Mengbin had likely offended a major power in the Profound Spirit Continent. This was even better; Wang Mengbin joining the Han family would be most suitable. No matter how powerful the major forces in the Profound Spirit Continent were, they couldn't exert control over the Azure Glaze Sea Region.

After more than an hour, Han Changsheng changed his tone and asked, "Fellow Daoist Wang, our Han family greatly values ascended cultivators. What have you decided?"

"Fellow Daoist Han, please take care of me in the future." Wang Mengbin bowed respectfully and said politely. The Han family was vast and powerful; it was good to shelter under a big tree, so he naturally wouldn't refuse. Once he established himself in the Azure Glaze Sea Region, he would then find a way to help Cheng Zhenyu, Zheng Nan, and the clan members from the Eastern Glaze Realm ascend to the Profound Sun Realm.

Whether he could actually help was one matter; his desire to help was another. Wang Mengbin hadn't forgotten his clan members from the Eastern Glaze Realm. However, he couldn't return to the Eastern Glaze Realm, so he could only ascend to the Spirit Realm first and then make further plans.

"Haha, of course, of course!" Han Changsheng laughed heartily. He took out a pale blue conch from his embrace and cast a spell into it. A pleasant female voice suddenly rang out, "Changsheng, the Flying Spirit Platform you're guarding has reacted. Has a cultivator ascended from a lower realm?"

"Seventh Aunt, two Soul Transformation cultivators have ascended from a lower realm," Han Changsheng replied truthfully. "One of them is a demon race member; she didn't wish to stay here, so I let her go. The other, Fellow Daoist Wang, is willing to join our Han family."

"Open the formation; I'll take him back." Han Changsheng acknowledged, then cast a spell onto the formation plate. A streak of blue light descended from the sky. It was a blue peacock with wings spanning over a hundred zhang. A woman in a blue dress, with exquisite features and skin as white as snow, stood on the peacock's back. Judging by her spiritual energy fluctuations, she was clearly a late-stage Soul Transformation cultivator.

"I am Wang Mengbin. Greetings, Fairy Han." Wang Mengbin clasped his hands and said politely.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, you are too polite. My name is Han Yuyan," the woman in the blue dress said with a smile. "Fellow Daoist Wang, please come back to the Han family with me! Our Han family highly values cultivators who ascend from lower realms and will certainly not treat you unfairly."

Wang Mengbin acknowledged, and his body erupted in lightning, causing him to vanish from his spot instantly. The next moment, a silver light appeared behind Han Yuyan, revealing Wang Mengbin's figure.

"Lightning Escape Art! A lightning cultivator!" Han Changsheng exclaimed in surprise, his eyes filled with joy. The stronger the ascended cultivator, the greater his merit.

Han Yuyan's beautiful eyes were also filled with delight. The blue peacock beneath her let out a joyful cry. With a spread of its wings, it flew back the way it came, quickly disappearing into the horizon.

***

Profound Spirit Continent, Profound Moon Mountain.

Inside a secret chamber, Wang Changsheng sat cross-legged on a blue meditation mat, his eyes tightly closed. A dazzling blue light enveloped his body, which continuously emitted muffled crackling sounds. In front of him lay a palm-sized blue gourd.

After a while, the spiritual light on Wang Changsheng's body dissipated, and he opened his eyes. A sharp gleam shot from his eyes. He exhaled a long breath, and his eyes showed deep joy.

After cultivating in seclusion for over three hundred years, he successfully advanced to the late Soul Transformation stage. This was thanks to the assistance of fifth-tier spiritual water; otherwise, it would have taken him several more centuries to reach the late Soul Transformation stage. The Azure Moon Flat Peach was too precious; he was reluctant to consume it, saving it for his breakthrough to the Great Completion of the Soul Transformation stage.