Chapter 2238: Two Hundred Years

Two hundred years passed quickly.

In a desolate stretch of ocean, gusts of sea wind blew as a flock of green gulls soared high above.

Tens of thousands of feet beneath the surface, two massive golden whales were chasing a blue sea serpent. The sea serpent had silver patterns on its body, but many of its scales had fallen off, and it was bleeding profusely.

The golden whales were hundreds of feet long, with pale blue patterns on their bodies and eyes glowing with golden light.

One golden whale opened its massive maw, and a barrage of golden light shot out, striking the blue sea serpent repeatedly. The sea serpent let out painful roars as more of its scales detached.

Suddenly, a strange beastly roar echoed from a distance, and a streak of crimson light appeared on the distant horizon, flying rapidly towards them.

The two golden whales abruptly stopped and swam far away to avoid it.

Soon after, the crimson light surged forward, revealing a mountain-sized crimson shark. A row of sharp fangs protruded from its mouth, its eyes were blood-red, and it had golden patterns on its back.

The crimson shark was incredibly fast. The blue sea serpent, sensing danger, accelerated its escape. The crimson shark missed its target. The void vibrated and distorted as something unseen blocked its path ahead.

Inside one of the golden whales, Sun Sihai’s expression was grim and filled with doubt.

With the Wang family's help, the Sun family had officially been established and now numbered over a hundred members. However, their income was too low, and they still owed the Wang family a large sum of spirit stones.

To increase the family's income, Sun Sihai had paid a high price to purchase two fourth-tier sea beast puppets from the Wang family, which he used to hunt demonic beasts.

There were many demonic beasts in the sea, but fortunately, the sea beast puppets were highly deceptive, allowing them to slip through undetected multiple times and avoid powerful fifth-tier demonic beasts.

Sun Sihai knew his limitations and specifically hunted fourth-tier demonic beasts in areas with fewer fifth-tier ones. He never expected to encounter a fifth-tier demonic beast here.

Could there be an ancient cultivator's dwelling here? Or a special mineral vein?

A wave of excitement washed over Sun Sihai at the thought.

However, his excitement quickly faded.

A male and a female Nascent Soul cultivator descended from above. Each was encased in a blue light barrier, slowly drifting downwards.

“It’s someone from the Song family of Golden Gull Island!”

Sun Sihai recognized their origin. The Song family of Golden Gull Island was a cultivation family with a heritage spanning over two thousand years. Strictly speaking, the Song family was a subordinate force of the Wu family of Red Tortoise Island, and the Wu family had marriage ties with the Liu family.

“It’s a fifth-tier demonic beast! Go back and report to the Old Ancestor immediately.”

Feeling the powerful aura of the crimson shark, the two Song family disciples quickly moved towards the surface.

Sun Sihai pondered. As far as he knew, the Song family had five Soul Transformation cultivators, and their stronghold was tens of millions of miles away. Why would Song family disciples be here for no reason? Could there be a fifth-tier mineral vein here? Or a spirit stone mine?

“Regardless, I must leave immediately and report this to the Wang family. If there's something good here, it'll be a great achievement.”

Sun Sihai muttered to himself. The golden whale immediately turned around and moved away, with the other golden whale quickly following suit.

Green Lotus Island, Green Bamboo Peak.

Wang Lihe and over a dozen other Wang family cultivators stood at the foot of the mountain. All of them carried flying swords on their backs; they were sword cultivators.

“Old Ancestor Qingshan hasn't come out of seclusion yet, let's just go back!”

Wang Lihe sighed. Wang Qingshan had been in seclusion for over two hundred years. He had many questions to ask Wang Qingshan, but since Wang Qingshan hadn't emerged, there was naturally no response.

“I wonder if Old Ancestor Qingshan will directly attempt to break through to the Void Refinement stage. If he reaches the Void Refinement stage, our family's strength will be even greater.”

“Are you joking? Old Ancestor Qingshan is only at the late Soul Transformation stage. Attempting to reach the Void Refinement stage in just over two hundred years might be possible by consuming a large number of pills, but such a method is not advisable; in the long run, the disadvantages outweigh the benefits.”

As they chatted, they flew on their sword-lights. They hadn't flown far when Green Bamboo Peak suddenly began to shake violently, and a dazzling green light shot up into the sky, piercing the clouds.

The next moment, Wang Lihe's and the others' flying swords all soared skyward, completely out of their control.

Wang Lihe and the others were dumbfounded, and a deafening peal of thunder interrupted their thoughts.

To the northwest of Green Lotus Island, a massive thundercloud suddenly appeared high in the sky. Lightning flashed and thunder roared, with lightning snakes writhing wildly and fierce winds howling through the air.

At Green Bamboo Peak, Wang Qingshan looked at the hole in the bamboo house's roof, a smile spreading across his face.

He was still at the late Soul Transformation stage, but his aura was significantly stronger than before. Most importantly, he had cultivated the "Myriad Spirit Sword Scripture" to the fifteenth level.

According to the jade slip records, the "Myriad Spirit Sword Scripture" was created by a Mahayana cultivator. The cultivation method Wang Qingshan possessed allowed one to cultivate up to the Integration stage; the parts beyond Integration were missing. This was already quite impressive.

When cultivated to its peak, the "Myriad Spirit Sword Scripture" allowed everything to be used as a sword. Flowers, plants, trees, stones, and even water droplets could transform into flying swords to harm enemies. Additionally, it included several powerful sword formations.

“I wonder how Mengbin is doing.”

Wang Qingshan muttered to himself and walked out of his residence.

He saw a large number of weapons suspended high in the air, smiled slightly, and with a flick of his sleeve, these weapons all descended from the sky.

At the foot of the mountain, Wang Lihe and the others exchanged bewildered glances as their flying swords landed back in their hands. They weren't sure what had just happened, but they knew it was related to Wang Qingshan.

Wang Qingshan descended from the sky and landed before them.

“Good, you've all formed your Nascent Souls. Come, let's go up and talk; I'll give you some pointers.”

Wang Qingshan was in a good mood and led them up the mountain.

He hadn't walked far when he suddenly took out a shimmering communication plate. After imbuing it with a spell, Wang Qingcheng's voice rang out: “Seventh Brother, Daoist Sun reported that the Song family seems to have discovered a mineral vein or an ancient cultivator's dwelling. If you're free, please come to the discussion hall.”

“I have something to attend to. You all go back and cultivate for now; I’ll find you later.”

Wang Qingshan instructed them, then transformed into a green rainbow and streaked away.

Not long after, Wang Qingshan arrived at the discussion hall, where Wang Qingcheng, Wang Mengbin, and Sun Sihai were talking.

Wang Qingcheng had already advanced to the mid-Soul Transformation stage. Sun Yuejiao, Wang Qingfeng, and Dong Xueli were all in secluded cultivation, as their cultivation levels were too low to be of much help during a beast tide outbreak.

Wang Mengbin had already changed his cultivation method and mastered many new divine abilities. He had consumed the Golden Amber Jade Ganoderma Pill and cultivated with Bai Yuqi, who successfully gave birth to two sons and one daughter. All of them had already formed their Core. Among them, Wang Jilan possessed dual water and wood spiritual roots and was also a formation master.

“Qingcheng, Mengbin, what exactly is going on?”

Wang Qingshan went straight to the point, his gaze falling upon Sun Sihai, whom he did not recognize.

“Seventh Brother, Father rescued Daoist Sun from the Liu family and helped him establish his family. The Sun family now works for us. Daoist Sun, please tell Seventh Brother what you know!”

Wang Qingcheng gave a brief introduction, then instructed.

Sun Sihai did not dare to delay and recounted the entire incident in detail.

“The Song family. You didn't investigate further? What's there?”

Wang Qingshan frowned. The place Sun Sihai mentioned was quite remote and rarely visited.

“No, I did not. My cultivation is low, and I am no match for other Soul Transformation cultivators. I dared not delay and immediately rushed back to report. The Song family disciples mentioned ‘Old Ancestor,’ so there must be Soul Transformation cultivators there. As for what cultivation resources there are, I truly don't know.”

Sun Sihai answered honestly. He valued his life greatly, so he wouldn't dare to investigate the true situation.

“It's a good chance to stretch my muscles. I'll go there myself!”

Wang Mengbin stretched lazily and said carelessly.

Wang Qingshan shook his head and said: “Don't be careless. Who knows if the Wu family is involved? How about this: I'll go with you, and we'll figure out the situation first.”

No one mentioned informing Wang Changsheng. Before confirming that Void Refinement cultivators were involved, there was no need to notify Wang Changsheng. If they had to notify Wang Changsheng about every little thing, what would be their purpose?

“Be careful. If things become unmanageable, prioritize your own safety.”

Wang Qingshan nodded, released the Golden Horned Thunder-Qilin Beast, and jumped onto it. Wang Mengbin and Sun Sihai followed closely.

The Golden Horned Thunder-Qilin Beast flapped its wings powerfully, transforming into a streak of light that shot through the air and vanished into the horizon.