Chapter 2427: Cooperation and Win-Win

Qinglian Mountain Range, Qinglian Valley.

In a secret chamber, Wang Qingshan sat cross-legged on a green meditation mat, his eyes closed. Above his head, a gigantic illusory sword flickered gently, emitting loud sword cries.

A moment later, a sound transmission talisman flew in and hovered before Wang Qingshan.

Wang Qingshan seemed to sense it. The illusory sword above his head immediately dissipated, and he opened his eyes.

He flicked two fingers, and a streak of green light shot out, hitting the talisman. The talisman spontaneously ignited, transforming into a crimson fireball. A joyous male voice instantly rang out: "Ancestor Qingshan, your grandson has acquired some Silver Adamantine Crystals."

"Silver Adamantine Crystals?"

Wang Qingshan's eyes lit up. These were materials crucial for forging his Dharma Idol.

He strode out and saw Wang Lihe standing at the entrance.

"Where are the Silver Adamantine Crystals? Where did you get them?"

Wang Qingshan pressed for details.

Wang Lihe took out a green storage ring, handed it to Wang Qingshan, and briefly explained the situation.

The Silver Adamantine Ore mine controlled by the Peng family indeed contained Silver Adamantine Crystals, though not in large quantities. This was still excellent, as these were materials for forging Dharma Idols.

After taking control of the Silver Adamantine Ore mine, Wang Lihe mobilized manpower to excavate it. They successfully extracted a considerable amount of Silver Adamantine Ore. In return, three-tenths of the excavated ore went to the Peng family. Additionally, the Peng family received a substantial amount of cultivation resources, enough to cultivate several cultivators at the Soul Transformation stage. If the Peng family's cultivators proved diligent, it wouldn't be an issue for five or six Soul Transformation cultivators to emerge.

"Well done. You've earned a merit point."

Wang Qingshan praised him and accepted the storage ring.

Just then, Wang Qingshan took out a shimmering green spell disk, channeled a spell into it, and a clear male voice suddenly rang out: "Ancestor Qingshan, your grandson has obtained a box of Celestial Sound Sand and wishes to present it to you."

"Celestial Sound Sand? This is a material Ninth Aunt needs to collect! Come in quickly."

Wang Qingshan instructed, his face beaming with joy.

Soon after, Wang Gonghu entered, holding an exquisite jade box, which he handed to Wang Qingshan.

Wang Qingshan opened the jade box and saw that it indeed contained Celestial Sound Sand.

Wang Gonghu recounted how he obtained the Celestial Sound Sand. Wang Qingshan nodded in approval and said, "You did well. You've earned a merit point."

"It's what your grandson should do."

Wang Gonghu replied modestly.

Another sound transmission talisman flew in and landed before Wang Qingshan.

Wang Qingshan crushed the talisman, and a pleasant female voice suddenly spoke: "Ancestor Qingshan, your granddaughter has discovered a secret realm and needs to report to you in person."

"A secret realm! Three auspicious events in one day! Lijiao, come in and report!"

Wang Qingshan called out.

Soon, Wang Lijiao entered. She was slightly surprised to see Wang Lihe and Wang Gonghu but didn't dwell on it, proceeding to explain the entire situation.

"A secret realm left behind by Mount Heavenly Beast!"

Wang Qingshan nodded, his gaze sweeping over Wang Lihe and the other two, a look of satisfaction on his face.

His clan members had grown up, contributing to the family's achievements and strengthening it.

"I understand. Lijiao, you'll accompany me. Lihe, return to the Peng family. Gonghu, guard Qinglian Valley well, and send a message to the Qunyang Sect: 'What's past is past. The Peng family is now our Wang family's in-laws. Handle it yourselves.'"

Wang Qingshan instructed.

"Yes, Ancestor Qingshan."

Wang Lihe and the other two assented in unison, then each went to fulfill their respective duties.

Wang Qingshan, accompanied by Wang Lijiao and a team of Wang family cultivators, departed from Qinglian Valley.

The Qinyuan Mountain Range stretched for millions of miles. The spiritual energy here was sparse, vegetation scarce, and high-level cultivators rarely appeared.

A streak of green escape light appeared on the horizon. Before long, the green light halted, revealing a shimmering green flying boat. Wang Qingshan and over a hundred Wang family cultivators stood upon it, with Cao Yihong also among them.

"Senior Wang, this is the place."

Cao Yihong respectfully pointed towards a certain high-altitude area.

Wang Qingshan nodded, looking up at the sky. He said, "Someone's approaching. There's a Void Refinement cultivator; it must be someone from the Heavenly Blade Sect."

He had cultivated the Grand Void Divine Forging Art to the fourth level, making his divine sense stronger than that of ordinary Void Refinement cultivators.

A golden light appeared on the horizon, rapidly flying towards their location.

After a while, the golden light stopped, revealing a shimmering golden flying shuttle. Over a hundred cultivators stood upon it, led by Lu Shisan, the new sect master of the Heavenly Blade Sect.

Lu Shisan had previously sparred with Wang Changsheng; he was currently at the early Void Refinement stage.

Upon learning that the Wang family had gotten involved, the Qingyang Temple and the Jiang family dared not be careless. They contacted various other forces and eventually approached the Heavenly Blade Sect.

It's worth mentioning that if the Qingyang Temple, Jiang family, and Cao family had put aside their prejudices and cooperated to open the secret realm, they could have slowly plundered its cultivation resources. However, human hearts are unpredictable; they all wanted to monopolize the realm, preferring to benefit others rather than their rivals.

"I've long admired Fellow Daoist Wang's reputation; I'm finally meeting the real person. I am Lu Shisan, and I'm an old acquaintance of True Monarch Taihao."

Lu Shisan cupped his fists and said this. He didn't want to clash with the Wang family; not only did he know Wang Changsheng, but the Heavenly Blade Sect and the Wang family didn't have a mortal enmity, so there was no need to oppose them.

Why not pursue a win-win situation? He wondered what Wang Qingshan thought.

Wang Qingshan smiled faintly and said, "Fellow Daoist Lu, you flatter me. Ninth Uncle has also mentioned you to me. Fellow Daoist Lu, you're here for the secret realm, aren't you? How about we cooperate to explore it?"

"No problem, that's exactly what I was thinking."

Lu Shisan readily agreed.

According to the Cao family's intel, this secret realm was primarily for training Nascent Soul cultivators, and only those below the Soul Transformation stage could enter.

Lu Shisan and Wang Qingshan negotiated and finally reached an agreement: the Wang family would send sixty Nascent Soul cultivators, and the Heavenly Blade Sect would send forty. As for how many cultivation resources each group could acquire, it would depend on their individual abilities. Even if they fought within the realm, neither side would be held accountable afterward.

"Young friend Cao, I'll give you fifteen slots. How many cultivation resources you can obtain will depend on yourselves."

Wang Qingshan instructed. Since the Cao family was cooperating with the Wang family, the Wang family naturally wouldn't treat them unfairly. This would encourage more forces to pledge their allegiance in the future.

Cao Yihong was both surprised and delighted, repeatedly expressing his gratitude and agreeing to the terms.

Wang Qingshan and Lu Shisan each took out a shimmering, long, conical token. When brought together, they formed a circular jade disk. With a flash of spiritual light, patterns of spiritual beasts, insects, and birds appeared on the disk's surface.

Amidst a series of loud beast roars, the jade disk emitted a thick beam of spiritual light that struck a certain area of the void. The void rippled, and a gigantic azure light gate suddenly appeared, from which a surge of pure spiritual energy gushed forth.

One hundred Nascent Soul cultivators successively entered the azure light gate to search for cultivation resources. What they would find depended entirely on their luck.

After the last Nascent Soul cultivator entered the azure light gate, the gate vanished.

Wang Qingshan and Lu Shisan each retrieved their tokens. They landed on a low hill and began to chat.