Chapter 2672: Visiting Wang Mengshan

JinHu Valley is a market town established jointly by GuangYuan Sect, the An Family, and TianHu Gate. It primarily sells spiritual medicines and spirit beasts, with occasional sixth-tier materials appearing. Business is quite good.

Within a secluded small courtyard with blue tiles, stood an azure pavilion and a golden stone gazebo.

Wang Mengshan sat in the stone gazebo, holding an azure teacup, his expression uneasy.

Among the three factions, GuangYuan Sect was the weakest. Whenever a conflict arose with QianYuan Gate, both TianHu Gate and the An Family would push GuangYuan Sect to the front lines, effectively making them cannon fodder.

Inferior in strength, they could only endure. Fortunately, this region lacked rare resources, so conflicts were usually minor skirmishes that didn't require Wang Mengshan's personal intervention.

Sensing something, Wang Mengshan took out a light-blue communication disk. After casting a spell and making some gestures, his face brightened with joy as he instructed, "Bring them in!"

Shortly after, Li Yu entered, escorting an ordinary-looking middle-aged man and a slender woman in a blue dress.

"Master," Li Yu said respectfully, "these two fellow cultivators say they have important matters to discuss with you."

"Understood, you may leave!" Wang Mengshan waved his hand, dismissing Li Yu.

The middle-aged man raised his right hand, and a command flag, shimmering with blue light, shot out. After circling high above, it transformed into a dense blue water curtain, enveloping all three of them.

The features of the middle-aged man and the woman in the blue dress blurred, revealing their true forms: Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan.

After leaving Wanling Gate, they arrived at a market town operated by their family. They instructed their clansmen to return independently, as they intended to visit GuangYuan Sect.

"Grandson greets Old Ancestor!" Wang Mengshan bowed respectfully.

He had already received instructions from Wang Moshan that high-ranking family members would be visiting him, but he hadn't anticipated it would be Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan themselves. He had never met Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan in person, only seen their portraits since childhood.

"Moshan has told us everything," Wang Changsheng said with a satisfied expression, "You've done very well; you've worked hard."

Wang Changsheng wore a look of satisfaction. The Wang family had sent out numerous clansmen for external development, and Wang Mengshan had achieved the most success. Not only did he manage a sect, but by a fortunate turn of events, he had also made contact with Su Qingheng and was now working for the Cold Flame Sect.

Though ostensibly working for the Cold Flame Sect, he was essentially cannon fodder; it was likely the Cold Flame Sect didn't even know of Wang Mengshan's existence.

"It is my duty to work for the family," Wang Mengshan said earnestly.

"Merits are recognized, and shortcomings acknowledged," Wang Ruyan said. "Here is a Seven-Star Spirit Control Talisman, a Heavenly Thunder Spirit Transformation Talisman, a Nine-Origin Concealment Talisman, and a Nine-Xiaoyao Shadow Evasion Talisman. The Seven-Star Spirit Control Talisman can control cultivators below the Integration stage, though it's most effective to first injure the target before using it. The Heavenly Thunder Spirit Transformation Talisman can be used to transcend tribulations. The Nine-Origin Concealment Talisman allows for self-concealment, and the Nine-Xiaoyao Shadow Evasion Talisman is for evasion techniques."

Wang Ruyan took out a green jade box and handed it to Wang Mengshan. Wang Mengshan had left the family during his Nascent Soul stage, and prolonged absence could diminish his sense of belonging, even if short-term issues were manageable. As his Old Ancestors, they felt it necessary to show care and reinforce his connection to the family.

Wang Mengshan gasped, his expression clearly agitated, and he accepted the jade box with both hands.

"We heard that the An Family and TianHu Gate have been making things difficult for you, always pushing you to the front lines when trouble arises," Wang Changsheng asked with concern. "Do you need our help to weaken their strength?"

"No, thank you," Wang Mengshan replied seriously. "That would be too obvious. Your grandson can handle it."

"That's good then," Wang Changsheng instructed. "We will increase our support for QianYuan Gate. Your pressure will be considerable, but we will ensure QianYuan Gate is restrained and doesn't attack you easily, allowing you to cultivate in peace." Wang Changsheng advised him, explaining that with the Heavenly Thunder Spirit Transformation Talisman, Wang Mengshan would have an easier time transcending the grand heavenly tribulation, unlike the Void Refinement cultivators from QianYuan Gate and TianHu Gate. With this shift in power, over time, the Void Refinement cultivators of QianYuan Gate and TianHu Gate would undoubtedly find themselves at a disadvantage. While this was Wang Changsheng's plan, it was difficult to say whether events would unfold precisely as he envisioned.

Wang Mengshan repeatedly affirmed his understanding and accepted the instructions.

After chatting for the duration of a teacup, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan altered their appearances and departed from JinHu Valley.

After flying for over a hundred million li, they appeared above a boundless emerald mountain range. Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan restored their true forms, intending to visit Duan Tongtian.

Wang Changsheng flicked his sleeve, summoning the Azure Luan Boat, and he and Wang Ruyan stepped aboard. He cast a spell, and the Azure Luan Boat immediately glowed with a dazzling azure light, soaring skyward.

They hadn't flown far when a massive explosion echoed, and a prominent red mushroom cloud bloomed high in the sky. Wang Changsheng performed a hand seal, bringing the Azure Luan Boat to a halt.

A streak of red light, moving with incredible speed, flew towards their location. Soon, the red light resolved into a colossal, entirely red eagle. Its left wing seemed unnatural, and its body was covered in fresh blood.

A loud whoosh pierced the air as a blue rainbow shot forth. The colossal red eagle attempted to dodge, but its reaction was a beat too slow, and the blue arc struck its abdomen. The red eagle shrieked mournfully, flapping its wings as it flew towards Wang Changsheng.

From the void, countless blue water mists surged forth, coalescing into a hazy blue giant hand. Like scooping the moon from the sea, it seized the red eagle. A series of whooshing sounds followed as four blue arcs of light shot forth, all striking the red eagle. One of them hit the eagle's head.

"Four Seas Spirit Extinction Finger!"

Wang Changsheng frowned; this was a unique divine ability from the "Four Seas Spirit Forging Art." The "Four Seas Spirit Forging Art" was a cultivation method Chen Yueying had given to Wang Changsheng, which, according to her, she had obtained through an exchange and possessed only the upper half. Wang Changsheng was surprised to encounter a cultivator practicing the "Four Seas Spirit Forging Art" here. After Wang Changsheng advanced to the Integration stage, he either had to switch cultivation methods or find the complete "Four Seas Spirit Forging Art." Finding the subsequent parts was incredibly difficult; it was highly unlikely to stumble upon the complete method just by discovering a few ancient cultivator's caves, unless the former occupant of such a cave also practiced the "Four Seas Spirit Forging Art" and thus might have possessed the full text.

A blue rainbow flew from a distance, stopping in mid-air to reveal a broad-shouldered, burly man in a blue shirt, exuding a palpable murderous aura.

"The Ximen Family!"

Wang Changsheng frowned. The Ximen Family was one of the three great families, with Integration-stage cultivators among its ranks. He was surprised that the Ximen Family possessed the "Four Seas Spirit Forging Art," though he didn't know if it was the complete version. As he rarely operated in the inland regions, he didn't know any Ximen Family cultivators and was naturally unaware they possessed this cultivation method.

"Junior Ximen Lang greets Senior," the burly man in blue said, bowing. In the world of cultivation, strength dictated respect, and he certainly didn't dare to put on airs.

Wang Changsheng nodded without a word. He then formed a hand seal, and the Azure Luan Boat flared with brilliant azure light, transforming into a streak of green rainbow that pierced through the air and vanished.