Chapter 3210: Establishing Authority

"Ancestor, the foreign tribes' offensive is quite strong, but I strengthened our defenses early, so the losses are not significant. We only lost some islands. The Qin and Song families have also sent people to assist," Wang Moshan reported.

Zhao Yunxiao and Qin Tianxue personally rushed over to provide support and also ordered other affiliated immortal cultivation families to dispatch personnel to the front lines to fight the foreign tribes. They believed the foreign tribes would soon be repelled.

Ultimately, this conflict was initiated by True Monarch Heavenly Corpse and Revered Celestial Fiend. Wang Chuanming's ambush and killing of Huoguang was merely a catalyst.

Putting themselves in the shoes of the foreign tribes, if foreign cultivators were to rampage through human territory, humanity would certainly hold the foreign tribes accountable.

Without significant gain, and with Zhenhai Palace already involved, these races would undoubtedly withdraw their forces.

A dazzling silver lightning ball flared, and Wang Mengbin appeared, looking content.

"Mengbin, did you catch them?" Wang Ruyan asked.

"Yes, they're dealt with. His Water Escape is powerful, but my Lightning Escape is faster," Wang Mengbin said with a confident expression, taking a seat closer to the front.

"Regarding this war, I'd like to hear your thoughts," Wang Ruyan encouraged her clansmen to express their opinions freely.

"Revered Celestial Fiend and True Monarch Heavenly Corpse started this. There's no significant gain, so let's just let it go! End the war as soon as possible.""Exactly! We're not afraid of these races, but if the war escalates, our losses will be even greater. Let's just drop it!""Absolutely not, if we let this slide, there will be a second time. If we let them off easy, next time if a Soul Transformation cultivator goes overseas to hunt demonic beasts and kills a foreign Soul Transformation cultivator, will they also blame our Wang Family?""Precisely, we must teach them a painful lesson, otherwise they'll think our family is easy to bully. They must be severely punished."

The Wang Family elders were divided into two factions: one advocating for peace, hoping to end the war quickly and minimize losses, and the other advocating for war, wanting to severely punish the other races.

Both sides had their arguments, with the pro-war faction being slightly larger.

"Which tribe made the first move against us?" Wang Ruyan asked.

"The Snow Clam tribe, the Fire Dolphin tribe, and the Greattooth tribe made the first move. However, the Greattooth tribe belongs to the Golden Scale tribe, while the Snow Clam tribe and the Fire Dolphin tribe belong to the Silver Shark tribe," Wang Moshan reported.

"According to our intelligence, the Snow Clam tribe currently has two Soul Transformation cultivators, and the Fire Dolphin tribe has more Soul Transformation cultivators," Wang Chuanming added. The Dark Hall had informants within both the Snow Clam and Fire Dolphin tribes, though their cultivation levels and positions were not high.

"Moshan, Yihong, Chuanming, Yidao, and Mengbin, stay. Everyone else, you may withdraw! Qingcheng, lead our clansmen to repel the invading enemies," Wang Ruyan commanded.

Wang Qingcheng and the others acknowledged and left one by one, while Wang Moshan and the other four remained.

"Yidao, Mengbin, you two will make a trip to Snow Clam Island. Take the Spirit-Breaking Shuttle and eliminate the Snow Clam tribe's Soul Transformation cultivators. Moshan, gather our elites and wipe out the Snow Clam tribe in one swift strike," Wang Ruyan stated in a deep voice.

One must pick the softest persimmon to squeeze. They could only target the Snow Clam tribe. The Wang Family currently lacked the power to eradicate all three races, and even if they did, they wouldn't, as there was no significant gain, nor was it a mission assigned by Zhenhai Palace. Doing so would offend both the Golden Scale tribe and the Silver Shark tribe simultaneously. If it escalated into a racial war, the Wang Family could not withstand the wrath of both tribes.

The Wang Family had severely damaged the Snow Clam tribe before. This time, eradicating the Snow Clam tribe would both establish their prestige and avoid triggering a full-scale racial war. Even if it did, they would only be facing the Silver Shark tribe.

The Golden Scale tribe was an old and deeply entrenched race. For nearly thirty thousand years, they had no major conflicts with humanity. Humanity, however, had engaged in several major wars with the Spirit Fire tribe and the Yaksha tribe.

Under these circumstances, provoking the Golden Scale tribe would be unwise. The Silver Shark tribe was a newly risen race with shallow foundations, making them relatively easier to handle.

"Eradicate the Snow Clam tribe?" Wang Yihong and the other three were somewhat surprised. Wang Yidao's expression remained calm; for him, whatever the Ancestor told him to do, he would do, without needing to overthink it.

"Ancestor, wouldn't doing this anger the Silver Shark tribe? What if it triggers a racial war, and our losses are even greater?""Indeed! Last time, the Fire Dolphin tribe caused trouble, and we didn't wipe them out. Isn't eradicating the Snow Clam tribe now going too far?" Wang Moshan and Wang Yihong expressed their concerns.

This time, humanity had initiated the trouble. The incident was caused by Revered Celestial Fiend and True Monarch Heavenly Corpse. There were no significant conflicts of interest, and Zhenhai Palace had not assigned any mission. If the Wang Family eradicated the Snow Clam tribe, it could easily trigger a racial war.

Wang Ruyan also knew that this action might trigger a racial war. She had made the decision to eradicate the Snow Clam tribe after careful consideration from multiple perspectives.

Wang Changsheng was currently assisting the Xuanqing Sect in refining a Transcendent Spiritual Treasure Ship. Although he wasn't officially conscripted by Xuanqingzi, Wang Changsheng was still working for humanity. Given that foreign tribes were now harassing the Wang Family, it was entirely reasonable for the Wang Family to retaliate.

Both publicly and privately, the Xuanqing Sect had no reason to stand by idly. Even if the Xuanqing Sect did remain neutral, it was unlikely that the Silver Shark tribe would wipe out the Wang Family.

Humanity now possessed three Grand Ascension cultivators, and the Silver Shark tribe was at odds with the Golden Scale tribe. If a racial war erupted, it was not certain that the Silver Shark tribe would gain the upper hand.

If the foreign tribes were not given a painful lesson, then in the future, anyone wanting to target the Wang Family could simply send experts to foreign territories and massacre them. That would be too convenient. Why didn't these foreign tribes attack Zhenhai Palace? Isn't it because Zhenhai Palace has Grand Ascension cultivators?

"If we directly wipe out the Snow Clam tribe, the Silver Shark tribe definitely won't let it go. If we can drag the Golden Scale tribe into this, that would be much better. Do we have informants within the Golden Scale tribe? Can they be put to use?" Wang Ruyan looked at Wang Chuanming and asked.

"They can be put to use. How about this: We arrange for cultivators from the Golden Scale tribe to 'kill' some of our Wang Family's core disciples, then frame the Snow Clam tribe for it, and ensure that cultivators from the Silver Shark tribe happen to discover it. This way, our retaliation will be fully justified, and the Silver Shark tribe will also vent their anger on the Golden Scale tribe," Wang Chuanming suggested. Of course, they wouldn't actually let the Golden Scale tribe kill core Wang Family disciples; instead, Wang Mengli would use illusion techniques to deceive the Silver Shark cultivators.

This way, the Silver Shark tribe would also be somewhat apprehensive.

"Let's do it this way! This is your task, Chuanming. I'll have Mengli assist you," Wang Ruyan instructed.

Wang Chuanming agreed and left to carry out the order.

Wang Ruyan gave a few more instructions, then dismissed them.

She arrived at a quiet estate, where Zhao Yunxiao and Qin Tianxue were seated in a green bamboo pavilion.

"How are things, Junior Sister Wang? Is everything resolved?" Zhao Yunxiao asked.

They had assisted Wang Ruyan in eliminating Revered Celestial Fiend and obtained his storage ring, which contained five mid-grade Heaven-Piercing Spiritual Treasures, all of them offensive. Zhao Yunxiao felt embarrassed to take them all and intended to only keep a small portion, but Wang Ruyan was generous and gave them all to Zhao Yunxiao and Qin Tianxue.

It was commendable that they rushed to support the Wang Family as soon as they received the news. As for a few mid-grade Heaven-Piercing Spiritual Treasures, Wang Ruyan didn't value them highly and considered them as their reward.

Revered Celestial Fiend's nascent soul fell into Wang Ruyan's hands. Wang Ruyan knew what possessions Revered Celestial Fiend had, and since there was nothing particularly valuable, she simply did them a favor and gave all of Revered Celestial Fiend's valuables to Zhao Yunxiao and Qin Tianxue.

If Green Lotus Island were attacked again, they would be happy to come and assist.

Furthermore, if the situation escalated into a full-blown racial war, they would also need to speak favorably on their behalf before Chen Yueying.

"It's resolved. They couldn't get far. Thank you, Senior Brother Zhao and Senior Sister Qin, for your hard work this time," Wang Ruyan said gratefully.