Chapter 3070: Mixed Origin True Man, Golden Pigeon Immortal Child

In a certain sea area in the southeastern Qianyuan Continent, on a deserted island over a hundred li in size, a thundercloud floated high in the sky, with lightning flashes and thunderclaps. Thick silver lightning bolts struck down, heading straight for a small valley in the island's northeastern part.

Wang Mengbin, Wang Yingjie, Bai Yuqi, Liu Hongxue, and a tall, thin young man in a green shirt stood on a steep peak, gazing at the thundercloud high above. Their expressions were solemn.

Wang Zongyun was undergoing a Great Heavenly Tribulation, and they were protecting him.

Piercing thunderclaps echoed in their ears. A fierce gale raged, and large amounts of flying sand and loose stones were swept away by powerful air currents.

Wang Yingjie's brows were tightly furrowed. In his early years, he had acquired a sixth-grade mid-level lightning absorption bead, which he had refined into a formation. Using this formation, he and Liu Hongxue found it relatively easy to overcome Great Heavenly Tribulations. Passing the fourth Great Heavenly Tribulation was not an issue, but the fifth Great Heavenly Tribulation would be difficult.

If it were a sixth-grade high-level lightning absorption bead, its effectiveness against lightning tribulations would certainly be better.

Their journey to Qianyuan Continent this time was not only to search for the Ephemeral Yuan Fruit but also to find high-grade materials for tribulation transcendence or spirit elixirs like the Water Immortal Apricot Fruit.

They couldn't possibly place all their hopes on the Ephemeral Yuan Fruit; that wouldn't be realistic.

The thundercloud grew smaller, with nine more lightning tribulations remaining.

"It's not an issue for her to pass this Great Heavenly Tribulation, but it will be difficult for me to pass my next one," the young man in the green shirt said with a frown.

He was a remnant soul from an avatar of Hunyuanzi, having taken over a body. Strictly speaking, he wasn't Hunyuanzi; he had given himself the daoist name True Immortal Hunyuan.

When a cultivator's physical body is destroyed and their soul attaches to a Soul-Shattering Bead, after taking over a new body, Heavenly Tribulations are calculated based on the original timeline. A soul in its spiritual form wouldn't attract a Great Heavenly Tribulation; otherwise, it would have been struck down by lightning long ago.

In over two thousand years, he would face his third Great Heavenly Tribulation. This was a third Great Heavenly Tribulation for a Body Integration cultivator, far more powerful than a third Great Heavenly Tribulation for a Void Refinement cultivator.

This meant he had to cultivate to the Body Integration stage within two thousand years or acquire high-grade tribulation-transcending treasures; otherwise, it would be extremely difficult to survive his third Great Heavenly Tribulation.

Even if the Wang family invested massive amounts of cultivation resources, and despite his own cultivation experience, it would still be hard for him to reach the Body Integration stage within two thousand years. Even if he did reach Body Integration, tribulation-transcending treasures would still be a problem.

Therefore, when high-level cultivators take over a new body and resume cultivation, they face numerous difficulties. Most of them only enjoy a few thousand years of freedom before dying under a Great Heavenly Tribulation.

Wang Mengbin had already promised that if True Immortal Hunyuan helped them acquire the Ephemeral Yuan Fruit, they would help him find materials to pass his third Great Heavenly Tribulation.

True Immortal Hunyuan had no other choice but to believe them, and he couldn't afford not to believe.

To prevent True Immortal Hunyuan from playing tricks, Wang Mengbin had planted various restrictions on him, limiting his cultivation. In addition, True Immortal Hunyuan had taken the Thousand Poison Pill, a secret concoction of the Wang family, and needed to take an antidote periodically to delay the onset of the poison.

There was no other way; True Immortal Hunyuan was originally a Body Integration cultivator, and they dared not allow his cultivation to become too high, lest he lose control. Most importantly, True Immortal Hunyuan had attempted to take over their bodies, though he hadn't succeeded.

When True Immortal Hunyuan had just taken over the new body, Wang Mengbin had intended to control him, search his soul, and uncover the whereabouts and secrets of the Ephemeral Yuan Fruit.

True Immortal Hunyuan knew his value; once his soul was searched, he wouldn't be far from death. He had already prepared for this. He claimed to possess a secret technique that would allow him to self-detonate even if Wang Mengbin controlled him. If Wang Mengbin didn't believe him, he could try.

After much consideration, Wang Mengbin still decided to keep True Immortal Hunyuan. Given the matter of the Ephemeral Yuan Fruit, True Immortal Hunyuan was to be kept for the time being.

"As long as you haven't lied to us, we will naturally help you. If you do lie to us, you know the consequences," Wang Mengbin said coldly.

He frowned, turned his head to look high into the sky, and said, "A Void Refinement cultivator is approaching. You all stay here and guard; I'll go take a look."

Being in a foreign land, they dared not be careless.

Countless silver electrical arcs surged from Wang Mengbin's body, transforming into a silver lightning streak that vanished.

The next moment, Wang Mengbin appeared in the void a hundred li away. A streak of green light flew rapidly from a distance.

Wang Mengbin's gaze sharpened. He clearly saw the true form of the green light: it was a massive green monstrous bird with a head resembling a crow, extraordinarily long tail feathers, and a pair of shaggy yellow beast claws. Judging by its aura, it was clearly a sixth-grade high-level demon bird.

Wang Mengbin formed a hand seal. A deafening thunderclap came from the void above his head, and a huge thundercloud appeared high in the sky, flashing with lightning and roaring with thunder.

"Fellow Daoist, don't harm it. My spirit insect is inside its body," a hurried female voice came from high above.

Hearing this, Wang Mengbin did not attack the green monstrous bird.

The green monstrous bird let out a pained shriek, its body trembled, and it rapidly shriveled into a mummified corpse before their eyes. Its essence soul also failed to escape, and the corpse plummeted from the sky.

A streak of golden escape light appeared on the distant horizon, flying rapidly towards them.

Before long, the golden escape light stopped, revealing a massive golden pigeon with four wings on its back and golden eyes.

A curvaceous young woman in a red dress stood on the back of the massive golden pigeon. She had an oval face, cherry lips, a slender waist, and a shapely rear. Her aura was slightly stronger than Wang Mengbin's.

"Fairy Jinjiu!"

Wang Mengbin recognized the young woman in the red dress.

Fairy Jinjiu was a descendant of Granny Jin'die, one of the Nine Sages. Granny Jin'die was a spirit master who raised many exotic birds and beasts. She kept a seventh-grade Golden Phoenix Butterfly as her life-bound spirit insect.

Fairy Jinjiu reached out with one hand, and the monstrous bird's corpse flew towards her. A gash opened in the belly of the large monstrous bird, and a massive Dragon-Devouring Ant crawled out. It was clearly a sixth-grade high-level creature.

"A Dragon-Devouring Ant!"

Wang Mengbin's expression hardened. Wang Yingjie's Dragon-Devouring Ant had already transformed into human form, but its grade wasn't high, only sixth-grade low-level.

"My name is She Yuling. Pleased to meet you, Fellow Daoist," the young woman in the red dress introduced herself, glancing at the thundercloud high above.

"I am Wang Bin. I have long heard of Fairy She's great name; it's a pleasure to finally meet you in person," Wang Mengbin said courteously.

"It's all thanks to my ancestor's glory. I know all the Void Refinement lightning cultivators in this sea area. Fellow Daoist, you look unfamiliar to me," She Yuling said meaningfully.

"I have been in secluded cultivation until now, so it's normal that Fairy She hasn't seen me before," Wang Mengbin naturally wouldn't tell the truth.

A thunderclap that shook heaven and earth came from afar.

She Yuling glanced into the distance, seeming to recall something. She said, "Our meeting is fate. In a hundred years, our Golden Butterfly Villa will host the Myriad Spirits Convention. If Fellow Daoist Wang has time, you are welcome to attend. I won't disturb you further."

Having said this, the massive golden pigeon gently flapped its wings and returned the way it came.

Before long, she vanished into the horizon.

Wang Mengbin withdrew his hand seal. The thundercloud dissipated and disappeared. Countless silver electrical arcs surged from his body, transforming into a silver lightning streak that vanished.

When he returned to the deserted island, Wang Zongyun had already completed his Great Heavenly Tribulation. Aside from being a bit pale, he was unharmed.

"Let's go! We'll return to the market city to recuperate for a while," Wang Mengbin summoned a silver flying boat, and carrying Wang Yingjie and the other five, they departed from the area.