Chapter 3199: Wang Chuanming's Harvest

Wang Mengbin captured the Skyhowl Tribe's stronghold and obtained numerous ancient texts, including a "Record of Exotic Beasts" which listed various strange demonic beasts.

Some powerful demonic beasts roam between realms. Theoretically, an eighth-tier demonic beast should only be able to move between mid-tier realms like the Profound Sun Realm. If it died, its body wouldn't typically fall into a lower-tier realm unless a major upheaval occurred.

Wang Mengbin thought of the sudden loss of contact between the Dongli Realm and the Profound Sun Realm. Cultivators in the Dongli Realm could only ascend to the Profound Sun Realm after reaching the late stage of Spirit Transformation. Could the appearance of that demonic beast's corpse in the Heavenly Wave Realm be related to this upheaval? Or perhaps it was connected to the Waters of the Underworld?

The Fallen Immortal Lake in the Heavenly Wave Realm was formed by the Waters of the Underworld, which are unique to the Underworld. Was there a connection between the presence of the Waters of the Underworld and the eighth-tier demonic beast's corpse in the Heavenly Wave Realm?

Wang Mengbin had many conjectures, but lacking evidence to prove a direct connection between the two, he didn't bother to dwell on it.

Previously, his cultivation was too low, so he dared not use this Lightning Attractor Orb to set up formations for cultivation.

Seventh-tier Lightning Attractor Orbs were already rare, let alone eighth-tier ones. If word got out, even Mahayana cultivators would be tempted. Moreover, the corpse of that eighth-tier demonic beast was also incredibly valuable.

Besides setting up a lightning-attracting formation for auxiliary cultivation, this eighth-tier Lightning Attractor Orb could be used to deploy the Ten Thousand Thunder Soul Annihilation Array, which possessed immense power. However, the Ten Thousand Thunder Soul Annihilation Array was an eighth-tier formation, something the Wang family could not set up on their own.

Wang Changsheng had asked Xiao Wentian for help to set up a seventh-tier Heavenly Thunder Soul Annihilation Array, whose power depended on the grade of the Lightning Attractor Orb used.

Wang Changsheng was a body cultivator, and it was not surprising that he used a seventh-tier Lightning Attractor Orb to set up a formation and guide heavenly thunder to temper his body, thereby strengthening his physical power.

Placing an eighth-tier Lightning Attractor Orb into the Heavenly Thunder Soul Annihilation Array could significantly enhance its power. The eighth-tier Lightning Attractor Orb could be considered one of the Wang family's trump cards, with fewer than ten family members aware of its existence.

To prevent leaks, the sea area within a hundred thousand li radius, centered on Amethyst Island, was placed under strict martial law. Numerous family members patrolled and guarded this area, prohibiting anyone from approaching.

Wang Mengbin intended to guide heavenly thunder, hoping to attract a unique form of lightning energy.

He took out a nine-sided formation disk that shimmered with silver light. A lightning bolt pattern adorned its surface, flickering continuously with spiritual energy. He injected a spell into it.

Beneath Wang Mengbin, the silver platform surged with countless enigmatic runes, subtly forming a lightning-like pattern. Similar lightning-shaped runes also appeared on Wang Mengbin's body.

A rumble of thunder echoed as a massive silver lightning bolt tore through the sky, leaving a thick, long white streak in the void.

Piercing thunderclaps continued, and numerous massive lightning bolts appeared high in the sky, creating an astonishing display.

Collecting unique lightning energy was somewhat related to the grade of the Lightning Attractor Orb, but precisely what kind of thunderous power could be collected was hard to say.

In the Azure Glaze Sea, there once appeared a Thunder Cultivator at the Integration stage, the Nine Thunder Lord. Using a seventh-tier Lightning Attractor Orb, he managed to collect a seven-colored divine lightning, which he then used to eliminate multiple powerful enemies at the Integration stage.

As time passed, the lightning energy descending from high in the sky became increasingly dense. However, it was all ordinary lightning, though vast in quantity, which even Integration stage cultivators dared not directly withstand.

More than half a day later, seven arcs of different colored lightning appeared high in the sky. After swirling for a moment, a thick, long seven-colored lightning spear descended from above, striking towards Wang Mengbin.

"Seven-colored divine lightning! Not bad."

Wang Mengbin nodded. With a change in his spell, the lightning aura on his body surged, emitting a silver glow. When the seven-colored lightning spear touched the silver glow, it seemed to sink into a mire and halted.

Dazzling silver light emerged from Wang Mengbin's palm as he reached out and grasped the seven-colored lightning spear. Innumerable seven-colored electrical arcs surged from the spear, engulfing Wang Mengbin's hand.

Any other Integration stage cultivator would not dare to directly receive it. However, Wang Mengbin was a Thunder Cultivator who had mastered a secret art for collecting lightning energy. Absorbing a single seven-colored divine lightning was no problem for him; he would only be wary of Nine Heavens Divine Thunder.

He exhaled a stream of silver light, shrouding the seven-colored lightning spear and refining this seven-colored divine lightning.

On Azure Lotus Island, in the Seven Lotus Hall, were all the Wang family's teleportation arrays that connected to the seven subsidiary islands.

Wang Chuanming emerged from the Seven Lotus Hall. His aura was weak, and his face was pale. He needed to find a place to continue healing his injuries.

Upon returning to his residence, Wang Chuanming removed his clothes, took out topical wound medicine, applied it to his body, and ingested a healing elixir. He then circulated his energy to refine the medicinal properties and heal his wounds.

Half a month later, Wang Chuanming opened his eyes and slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

This time, he had nearly lost his life. He hoped that what he gained would not disappoint him.

Wang Chuanming changed into a new set of clothes and took out a cyan storage ring. With a gentle flick of his wrist, a large expanse of cyan glow swept past, revealing a sizable pile of items on the ground.

Wang Chuanming's gaze fell upon a string of five identical cyan beads, each adorned with enigmatic spiritual patterns.

"Dongxuan Beads!"

Wang Chuanming's eyes burned with excitement as he picked up the string of cyan beads.

There were over three thousand high-grade spirit stones, three sets of Dharma Idol materials, two mid-grade Spirit-Through Heaven Treasures, eight low-grade Spirit-Through Heaven Treasures, various artifact-refining materials, and a Heavenly Illusion Divine Stone.

It was absolutely impossible for a Void Refinement cultivator to possess such vast wealth. While the other items were significant, the Heavenly Illusion Divine Stone was one of the Ten Great Divine Stones and an excellent material for setting up illusion formations.

Wang Chuanming conjured a small golden pagoda. He injected a spell into it, and the pagoda rapidly expanded in size. He then strode into it; He Guang's nascent soul was inside the golden giant pagoda.

After a while, Wang Chuanming emerged, his expression excited.

He had performed soul-searching on He Guang's nascent soul and learned the origin of these items.

He Guang's friend had discovered an ancient cultivator's cave dwelling but couldn't break its restrictions. He invited several of his clansmen to help breach the defenses.

The ancient cultivator's cave dwelling was protected by a high-grade illusion formation crafted with the Heavenly Illusion Divine Stone. They fell into the illusion, fighting each other. Fortunately, He Guang had obtained a Nine Palaces Illusion-Breaking Talisman early in his life, so the illusionary art didn't affect him significantly. He eliminated his clansmen who were trapped in the illusion and acquired the ancient cultivator's treasures.

According to the jade slip, the cave dwelling's owner was named Daoist Tianhong. He was a Void Refinement cultivator who had explored the immortalization cave of an Integration stage cultivator with his companions. They fought fiercely over the treasures, and he managed to seize some items and escape the encirclement, but he was afflicted by a strange poison. Having previously undergone soul possession in his early years, he eventually succumbed to the poison and died.

The string of beads was refined from 30,000-year-old Dongyi Divine Wood, forming a set of low-grade Spirit-Through Heaven Treasures that were very effective at resisting lightning tribulations.

The two mid-grade Spirit-Through Heaven Treasures were a Soul-Seizing Orb and a Heavenly Buddha Pendant.

The Soul-Seizing Orb could mesmerize and seize an enemy's soul, thereby controlling them, though it couldn't control cultivators with higher cultivation levels. It shared similarities with the Seven-Star Spirit Control Talisman, but unlike the talisman which became useless once its power was expended, the Soul-Seizing Orb could continuously control its target.

The Heavenly Buddha Pendant was an auxiliary treasure, effective against attacks like soul confusion and enchantment.

The haul was quite substantial. With the Dongxuan Beads, Wang Chuanming would have a much easier time undergoing grand heavenly tribulations, and the Soul-Seizing Orb would be beneficial for his intelligence work.