Chapter 2677: Fusion Ceremony

"The Myriad Spirit Abyss is so vast, who knows where to find Celestial Nether Stone? Tens of thousands of years ago, two Integration cultivators from our Zhenhai Palace went deep into the Myriad Spirit Abyss to search for treasure. They encountered two late-Integration stage ghost creatures and were ambushed by the Fiery Essence and Yaksha tribes. Only one returned alive; the other perished."

Song Yuchan's face showed an expression of lingering fear. From childhood to adulthood, she had experienced very few life-or-death battles. Given her status and talent, she had no need, nor opportunity, to engage in such fights with others.

After her spiritual body talent was discovered, two Void Refinement cultivators were constantly by her side, providing close protection, and another Void Refinement cultivator protected her from the shadows. All of them were her protectors.

Her protectors only withdrew after she advanced to the Integration stage. However, she was self-aware: although she was an Integration cultivator, she had a significant gap in combat experience compared to those like Wang Changsheng, who had fought their way up from the lower ranks.

She currently practiced with sixth-tier demonic beasts and occasionally sparred with other Integration cultivators. It wouldn't be too late to seek Celestial Nether Stone in the Myriad Spirit Abyss after gaining more combat experience and improving her cultivation.

Everyone has their troubles. Cultivators with ordinary talents envy spiritual body cultivators, who never lack cultivation resources and cultivate remarkably fast. Conversely, spiritual body cultivators envy those with ordinary talents, who can travel freely without a large entourage.

Wang Changsheng suddenly understood, saying, "So that's how it is."

Wang Qingshan and others also encountered an ambush while searching for Nine-Leaf Golden Sandalwood Grass in the Myriad Spirit Abyss. Fortunately, Wang Qingshan detected the enemies in advance, or the consequences would have been dire.

They chatted idly, exchanging insights on artifact refinement. Wang Ruyan, meanwhile, returned to Qinglian Peak, dug up ten ten-thousand-year spiritual herbs, and placed them into individual jade boxes.

Back in the reception hall, Wang Ruyan handed the ten jade boxes to Song Yuchan, smiling as she said, "We were unable to attend Martial Uncle Song's Integration Ceremony. This is a small token of our appreciation; please don't take offense."

For Integration cultivators, ordinary ten-thousand-year spiritual herbs are not rare at all. Given Song Yuchan's status and talent, she certainly didn't lack such herbs; this was merely a gesture from Wang Ruyan.

The Vagrant from Douluo

Relationships require reciprocity to endure; any connection based on one-sided giving will not last long.

Song Yuchan tried to decline but eventually accepted.

After chatting for over an hour, Wang Qingcheng led Song Yuchan to rest and arranged her accommodation.

Wang Changsheng took out several pieces of Celestial Nether Stone, a thoughtful expression on his face.

Judging from Song Yuchan's words, Celestial Nether Stone was likely a seventh-tier artifact refining material.

He arrived at a gigantic valley shrouded in white mist. He lightly shook a token, and a beam of green light shot out, disappearing into the mist. The mist churned violently, revealing a passage.

Wang Changsheng walked inside. A colossal demonic beast skeleton appeared before him. He had obtained this skeleton from the Myriad Thunder Sea in the Sky Azure Realm.

With his current knowledge, he couldn't identify what kind of demonic beast it was. He had inquired with Gongsun Yang, Su Yuntao, and several other Integration cultivators about thunder-attributed demonic beasts, and while they listed many types, none matched.

This demonic beast skeleton might even belong to an eighth-tier demonic beast, but he was unsure of its exact species.

The Wang family's legacy was not particularly ancient. Over the years, the family had been collecting various ancient texts, and they might have found some clues.

Wang Changsheng arrived at the Scripture Repository. A tall, thin elderly man in a golden robe quickly came to greet him: "Your grandson, Wang Yifu, pays his respects to the Ancestor."

"I want to look through the ancient texts regarding wondrous insects and exotic beasts, specifically those with thunder attributes," Wang Changsheng said casually. Wondrous insects and exotic beasts were also categorized by their divine abilities and habitats.

Wang Yifu acknowledged, took out a pale golden Dharma disk, and after some gestures, handed it to Wang Changsheng.

Wang Changsheng examined it carefully, occasionally scrolling through the Dharma disk, feeling somewhat disappointed.

He returned the Dharma disk to Wang Yifu and went back to Qinglian Peak to meditate and recuperate. Over the next month, guests arrived successively at Qinglian Island, including Gongsun Yang, Zhao Yunxiao, Ye Tianxue, Long Yunxin, Ning Lan, and others.

Early that morning, just as dawn broke.

At Welcoming Immortal Peak, the Wang family's guest reception area.

The mountaintop featured a massive square spanning a hundred thousand mu, where tens of thousands of cultivators gathered, including four Integration cultivators and nearly a hundred Void Refinement cultivators.

Wang Changsheng had not yet arrived, and the guests were chatting idly, networking, making friends, and expanding their social circles.

"The first time I met True Monarch Taihao, I could tell. Senior Wang possesses the potential for the Mahayana stage. In due time, Senior Wang will become the third human Mahayana cultivator on the Profound Spirit Continent. Of course, Madam Wang is no slouch either; her advancement to the Integration stage is only a matter of time. And then there's the Azure Lotus Sword Sovereign and True Monarch Zixiao—the Wang family is full of capable individuals," Lan Fukong boasted, clearly pleased with himself.

Judging by his expression, one might have thought he was speaking about himself.

"Fellow Daoist Lan, your remarks at True Monarch Tianji's Integration celebration seemed quite similar!" a Void Refinement cultivator teased.

"The Wang family will become the second True Spirit family. I, Lan, am very good at judging people. Once Senior Wang advances to the Mahayana stage, he will lead us humans in expanding our territory and sweeping away the Lizard Tribe." Lan Fukong's face was beaming with pride.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Lan, if only you mastered the great divine ability of 'Word is Law,' then you'd truly be formidable."

"Speaking of which, the Lizard Tribe has been quite docile for the past tens of thousands of years; there's been no news from them."

"Not exactly. We were attacked by the Lizard Tribe when we went treasure hunting in the Myriad Volcano Range. They just aren't participating in large-scale racial wars."

The cultivators chatted lively, laughing and talking. Lan Fukong praised every single cultivator present, leaving no one out, which made everyone feel very comfortable.

Lin Tianfeng was secretly astonished. He hadn't realized the extent of the Wang family's influence until he attended the celebration, seeing Integration cultivators from both Taiyang Sect and Myriad Spirit Sect present.

Resounding dragon roars echoed, reverberating throughout Qinglian Island.

"Please welcome the Ancestor!" Wang Moshan shouted. All the cultivators looked up towards the sky.

A beam of green light rapidly flew in from the horizon.

Soon, the green light appeared above the Bluestone Plaza, revealing a colossal azure lotus platform. Wang Changsheng was clad in a blue long robe, and Wang Ruyan wore a blue palace dress.

All the cultivators rose to their feet. Lin Tianfeng and other lower-tier cultivators bowed and saluted, "Greetings, True Monarch Taihao!"

The sound echoed to the heavens, reverberating across ten thousand miles.

Witnessing this scene, Wang Chuanming felt a surge of excitement, thinking, "This is what it means to be a cultivator! One day, I too will host an Integration Ceremony, even grander than the Ancestor's."

Wang Changsheng performed a hand seal, and the azure lotus platform descended onto the main platform. He and Wang Ruyan stepped onto the ground, retracting the azure lotus platform.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan took their seats, and only then did the other cultivators gradually sit down.

"Zhenhai Palace congratulates True Monarch Taihao on advancing to the Integration stage and presents one mid-grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure, the Sea-Calming Staff, twenty ten-thousand-year spiritual herbs, and two thirty-thousand-year Golden Light Bamboos."

"Master congratulates True Monarch Taihao on advancing to the Integration stage and presents one drop of Profound Nether Heavy Water, a hide from a seventh-tier Sea-Flipping Whale, and twenty ten-thousand-year spiritual herbs."