Chapter 3380: Wang Mengbin's Plot (None Today)

Xuanyang Realm, Qianling Continent.

In the Qingling Mountain Range, Long Qingfeng and Wang Xiangrong stood atop a high peak, gazing solemnly at the five-colored thunderclouds in the sky.

The rumble of thunder echoed, and the five-colored thunderclouds churned violently, revealing numerous five-colored lightning snakes slithering continuously within them. A massive bolt of five-colored lightning struck down, heading straight for a small valley.

Wang Ruyi stood in the valley, holding a yellow-glowing formation disk in her hand. An earthy-yellow light barrier enveloped her, and she was also covered by a silver light barrier.

The five-colored lightning struck the earthy-yellow light barrier, producing a dull thud. Dazzling five-colored lightning engulfed the entire small valley, completely shrouding Wang Ruyi's figure.

Soon after, a second bolt of five-colored lightning struck, followed swiftly by a third.

The rumbling thunder continued, and the five-colored lightning grew even more dazzling. The ground beneath them began to subtly tremble.

After the fifth bolt of five-colored lightning struck, the five-colored thunderclouds churned violently, transforming into a massive five-colored lightning python, as thick as a human's waist, which plunged down from the sky.

When the five-colored lightning python was still about ten zhang from the ground, a loud sword hum resonated. A vast expanse of sharp red sword energy swept forth, shattering the five-colored lightning python into pieces.

With a deafening roar, a dazzling burst of five-colored lightning shot skyward. Several streaks of light flew in from afar, seemingly drawn by the brilliant lightning.

"Leave this place immediately, or I won't be merciful!" Long Qingfeng roared, and with a flick of his incantation, a shimmering azure true dragon phantom appeared high in the sky.

He had already consumed diluted True Dragon essence blood, strengthening his own bloodline.

The azure dragon phantom swayed its head and tail in the sky, letting out a dragon's roar that echoed through heaven and earth.

The streaks of light retreated at an even faster speed, vanishing swiftly.

In Qianling Continent, instances of murder for treasure were countless. Without Long Qingfeng and Wang Xiangrong guarding her, Wang Ruyi would not have been able to safely attempt to break through to the Integration Stage.

Long Qingfeng flicked his incantation again, and the azure dragon phantom dissipated.

A long red rainbow flew out from the lightning. After a flicker, it landed in front of Wang Xiangrong; it was indeed Wang Ruyi. She had successfully advanced to the Integration Stage, though her face was pale and her magic power heavily depleted.

"Excellent, you've advanced to the Integration Stage!" Wang Xiangrong praised. "Let's go! We should head back."

Wang Xiangrong then left with Wang Ruyi and Long Qingfeng, returning to Qinglin Valley.

Upon returning to their residence, Wang Daofeng came to greet them.

Wang Xiukun had returned to the clan to report, so Wang Daofeng had taken over his duties, responsible for gathering intelligence.

"Is there any news of Qingshan and Qingxiao?" Wang Xiangrong asked.

"Not yet," Wang Daofeng replied. "However, the Nine Yuan Merchant Alliance has issued a hefty reward for a female cultivator named Su Jianjia. Here is information about her."

Wang Daofeng took out a cyan scroll and handed it to Wang Xiangrong. He then took out a cyan jade slip and handed it to Long Qingfeng.

"Su Jianjia! Late Integration Stage!" Wang Xiangrong said with a frown.

"According to reliable intelligence," Wang Daofeng continued, "this woman is the sole descendant of the Nine Yuan Merchant Alliance's Vice Alliance Master. She suddenly disappeared, and the Nine Yuan Merchant Alliance has issued a massive reward for her. Many factions have dispatched personnel to investigate. Oh, and there's one more thing: rumors outside are saying that we obtained the Seven Flames Golden Peach."

As Wang Daofeng finished speaking, his expression turned grim. Wang Qingshan and Wang Qingxiao had gone to search for the Seven Flames Golden Peach, but they had not returned, and there had been no news of them since.

"The innocent will naturally clear their names, and we didn't obtain it anyway," Wang Xiangrong instructed. "Tell the clan members to heighten their vigilance, be cautious, and avoid being ambushed."

Wang Daofeng assented and left to carry out the order.

"Ruyi, you should first go into seclusion to consolidate your cultivation," Wang Xiangrong instructed. "In the future, when we search for Qingshan and Qingxiao, we will need your help."

Wang Ruyi acknowledged, entered a secret chamber, sat down cross-legged, and began cultivating. They had not given up on searching for Wang Qingshan and Wang Qingxiao. Now that the Wang family had four Integration Stage cultivators in Qianling Continent, the search would be easier.

Vast Ocean, Vast Ocean Island, the Vast Ocean Sect's main headquarters.

In the northeast corner of the island stood a mountain peak that soared into the clouds. At its base was a ten-mu bluestone plaza, where a massive thousand-zhang silver formation lay, surrounded by seven thick silver stone pillars.

Wang Mengbin sat cross-legged in the center of the formation, his body enveloped by countless silver electric arcs.

A deafening rumble of thunder came from high in the sky, as streaks of silver lightning tore through the heavens, striking down towards Wang Mengbin below.

As soon as the silver lightning approached within a hundred zhang of Wang Mengbin, it dispersed completely, as if encountering its bane.

After a while, the silver lightning in the sky vanished, and the spiritual glow of the seven silver stone pillars dimmed. Wang Mengbin opened his eyes and slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

He had consumed a Tan Yuan Fruit and successfully advanced to the late Integration Stage. To reach the Grand Completion Integration Stage, he still had a long way to go.

A late Integration Stage cultivator was considered a top master in the Vast Ocean. Wang Mengbin planned to assist the Vast Ocean Sect in unifying the Vast Ocean, integrating its resources, and then leaving the Vast Ocean.

Wang Mengbin seemed to sense something. He took out a silver-glowing magic disk and channeled an incantation into it. A low male voice spoke: "Fellow Daoist Wang, are you available now? Something major has happened. Please come to the Vast Ocean Hall for a detailed discussion."

"Understood, I'll be right there." Wang Mengbin assented and put away the silver magic disk.

He arrived at the Vast Ocean Hall, where Vast Ocean Elder and Jin Yuyan were already present.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, you've advanced to the late Integration Stage!" Vast Ocean Elder exclaimed, his voice filled with both surprise and joy.

Jin Yuyan sensed the terrifying spiritual pressure emanating from Wang Mengbin, and her face was filled with shock. Wang Mengbin's cultivation speed was simply too fast! Even for a spiritual body, and with the cultivation resources of the Vast Ocean, to cultivate from the mid-Integration Stage to the late Integration Stage in less than three thousand years—this cultivation speed could be called the best in the Vast Ocean.

"The cultivation technique I practice is rather unique," Wang Mengbin said, attempting to deflect. "Vast Ocean Elder, what major incident has occurred?"

"The Profound Crane Clan suddenly gained a late Integration Stage expert," Vast Ocean Elder explained. "They have launched another war, aiming to unify the Vast Ocean, and several strongholds have already been captured by them. Now that Fellow Daoist Wang has advanced to the late Integration Stage, we have a certain chance of repelling them."

"Repel them? Hmph," Wang Mengbin scoffed, declaring with soaring ambition. "Shouldn't *we* be the ones to unify the Vast Ocean?"

"Unify the Vast Ocean!" Vast Ocean Elder sighed, looking troubled. "There are at least three late Integration Stage cultivators among the Profound Crane Clan, the Barbarian Tribe, and the Chi Tribe. It's already quite good if we can repel them; annihilating them would be quite difficult."

He certainly wished to unify the Vast Ocean. However, Wang Mengbin had not been in the late Integration Stage for long, and Vast Ocean Elder felt that repelling the enemies would suffice for now. Once the human race grew stronger, unifying the Vast Ocean then would have a greater chance of success.

"They don't know that I've advanced to the late Integration Stage," Wang Mengbin stated firmly. "If we plan properly, we might have a chance to eliminate one late Integration Stage cultivator."

"Fellow Daoist Wang is right," Jin Yuyan concurred. "If we plan properly, there really is a chance." She also wished to annihilate the Profound Crane Clan, the Barbarian Tribe, and the Chi Tribe, and unify the Vast Ocean.

Vast Ocean Elder pondered for a moment, felt there was some merit to the idea, and assented. The three then began to discuss their plans, preparing to deal with the Profound Crane Clan, the Barbarian Tribe, and the Chi Tribe.