Chapter 2340: Mid-stage Refining Void

On Qinglian Island, at Qinglian Peak, the door of a secret chamber suddenly opened. Wang Changsheng stepped out, his aura significantly stronger than before, having clearly advanced to the middle stage of the Void Refinement realm. This progress was thanks to five Water Glaze Fruits; otherwise, it would have taken Wang Changsheng another thousand years to reach this level. After his advancement, both Wang Changsheng's magic power and divine sense had improved.

As Wang Changsheng emerged from his residence, a small mound rose from the ground, and the Dual-Pupiled Rat burrowed out from beneath. It was still a high-grade fifth-tier beast, but noticeably plumper. The Dual-Pupiled Rat quickly scurried onto Wang Changsheng's shoulder, chirping as if chatting with him. Wang Changsheng stroked its small head, musing that he had expected the rat to have advanced to the sixth tier. He realized that without a special fortuitous encounter, merely relying on a few sixth-tier demon cores wouldn't be enough for it to easily reach that level. He understood that it wasn't easy for spirit beasts to advance to the sixth tier; it was a significant hurdle, much like cultivators entering the Void Refinement stage. Some cultivators smoothly advanced, while others couldn't, depending on the individual. If merely consuming a few sixth-tier demon cores could lead to advancement to the sixth tier, other Void Refinement cultivators would have long since cultivated a cohort of sixth-tier spirit beasts. Wang Changsheng then took out a pale yellow fruit and fed it to the Dual-Pupiled Rat. The Dual-Pupiled Rat quickly ate the fruit, emitting joyful chirps.

Wang Changsheng frowned, unable to sense the Golden-Swallowing Ant Queen's presence. He wondered if something had happened to it. A woman's voice, filled with pleasant surprise, announced his emergence from seclusion. Wang Ruyan walked out; after Wang Qingshan led the expedition, Wang Ruyan had been in charge of Qinglian Island. Wang Changsheng frowned, asking his wife if something had happened to the Golden-Swallowing Ant Queen. Wang Ruyan nodded, explaining that it had failed to advance to the sixth tier. However, she added, the Qilin Turtle had successfully reached the sixth tier. She also mentioned that foreign tribes had attacked the border city, prompting Zhenhai Palace to issue a conscription order. Qingshan, along with over a hundred clan members, including Qingfeng and Xueli, had gone to the front lines to participate in the battle.

Wang Changsheng's brows furrowed tightly as he processed the news: foreign tribes attacking the border city and a conscription order. This was not good news. Wang Ruyan began to explain that the foreign tribes might attack from the sea and that the large-scale beast tide had yet to erupt. Before she could finish, she took out a shimmering spirit disk from her embrace, injecting a magic art into it. Wang Qingcheng's frightened voice then sounded, reporting that something terrible had happened: the beast tide had erupted, and it was even larger than the last one. "A large-scale beast tide!" Wang Changsheng scoffed with confidence, proclaiming that he would see how much stronger it was than the last one. As long as he didn't encounter a seventh-tier demon beast, he was confident he could retreat safely. Ordinary sixth-tier demon beasts were no match for him, especially with the Qilin Turtle and Wang Ruyan to assist him. The Dual-Pupiled Rat seemed to understand Wang Qingcheng's words and burrowed back into Wang Changsheng's embrace. Wang Changsheng informed his wife to stay and guard Qinglian Island while he went out to check the situation. He greeted her, then transformed into a blue escape light and flew out of Qinglian Peak.

Not long after, Wang Changsheng appeared above a massive lake. He whistled, and the Qilin Turtle suddenly surfaced from the lake, letting out an excited roar, countless blue electric arcs appearing on its body. Wang Changsheng called out, announcing it was time for a feast. As he flew away from Qinglian Island, the Qilin Turtle's body erupted with blue light, transforming into a blue rainbow that pursued him. At the same time, alarms blared loudly on Qinglian Island, and numerous clan members rushed out of their residences. Wang Ruyan's voice resounded throughout Qinglian Island, announcing that a large-scale beast tide had erupted. She instructed clan members not in seclusion to head to the assembly hall immediately, prepare to support other islands at any time, and clear out areas to accommodate retreating cultivators. Hearing this, all the clan members began to act in an orderly fashion, each fulfilling their assigned duties.

Tianzhu Island, one of the Wang family's seven satellite islands, was under the command of Wang Qiushui, who had already reached the middle stage of the Soul Transformation realm. A pale blue water curtain enveloped the entire island. There was a massive city on the island, with city walls over five hundred zhang high, constructed from colossal blue stones. There were thousands of puppet beasts on the city walls, mostly third-tier, but also five fifth-tier ones. Compared to the last large-scale beast tide, Tianzhu Island's defenses had been strengthened several times over. However, according to reliable intelligence, this beast tide was even larger than the previous one; over two hundred islands had already been breached. Women, children, and the elderly were being transported back to the rear via teleportation arrays, while the able-bodied fought on the front lines to buy time. Wang Qiushui stood on the city wall, gazing towards the distant horizon.

Someone shouted, announcing the arrival of the demon beasts, addressing the ancestor. Numerous black specks appeared on the horizon, so many that it made one's scalp tingle. Giant waves rose from the sea, revealing a multitude of demon beasts: whales, sharks, rays, and more. Wang Qiushui gasped, recognizing five sixth-tier demon beasts, his expression growing tense. After a thousand-zhang-long blue whale let out a strange roar, a giant wave, over a thousand zhang high and ten thousand zhang long, rose from the sea, creating an astonishing spectacle. Nascent Soul cultivators hearing this sound felt their bodies weaken, while Core Formation cultivators fainted. The colossal wave, carrying immense power, crashed towards Tianzhu Island. Just as the massive wave was about to crash upon Tianzhu Island's island-protecting formation, a majestic male voice suddenly commanded it to stop. As soon as the words fell, the colossal wave instantly halted, unable to move. The next moment, the colossal wave exploded, dissolving into countless sprays of water. A sky-shattering roar echoed as the sea violently churned, and a one hundred and fifty thousand zhang large blue giant turtle suddenly surfaced. Wang Changsheng stood with his hands clasped behind his back on the blue giant turtle's shell. From afar, Wang Changsheng appeared as if he were standing on a patch of land. Wild winds howled past, making Wang Changsheng's hair sway in the breeze.

Wang Qiushui and the others were overjoyed to see Wang Changsheng and the Qilin Turtle, their confidence soaring. They exclaimed their delight at the arrival of the Qilin Venerable and the Ancestor. They expressed certainty that with the Ancestor's arrival, they could definitely stop this wave of demon beasts, even promising Lord Qilin Venerable delicious treats later if it killed more demon beasts. The Qilin Turtle's size surpassed any of the invading demon beasts; in its presence, they were like ants. The Qilin Turtle let out an angry roar and spat out a dazzling blue light from its mouth, which shot towards the sky. The blue light exploded upon reaching high altitude, transforming into a thousand-li-wide blue thundercloud. Countless blue electric arcs were visible within it, creating an astonishing spectacle. After a rumbling thunderclap, the blue thundercloud churned violently, and thousands of millstone-thick blue lightning bolts tore through the sky, striking down at the demon beasts below. Demon beasts below the fifth tier were instantly disintegrated into ash and dust when struck by the blue lightning, vanishing without a trace. Even fifth-tier demon beasts would let out a shriek when hit by the blue lightning, and horrifying bloody gashes would instantly appear on their bodies. The Qilin Turtle unleashed not ordinary lightning power, but the Divine Water Aether Lightning. Thunder continued to roar, and thick blue lightning bolts struck down, reducing low-tier demon beasts to ashes.