Chapter 3410: Meng Bin Searching for a Way Out

After chatting for a while, Wang Ruyan left Qinglian Island and headed for the family's inland stronghold to cultivate in seclusion.

Wang Changsheng took out a communication disk glowing with green light, contacted Wang Qingcheng, and asked him to come to Qinglian Peak.

Not long after, Wang Qingcheng appeared before Wang Changsheng.

Wang Changsheng asked, "Qingcheng, how many cultivators have ascended from the lower realms over the years? Are there any promising talents among them?"

"In the past ten thousand years, fifty-eight people have ascended from the lower realms. Forty-nine are our clansmen, and nine are from other forces. All of them have joined our Wang family. Lun Yan and Lun Shuo are quite good. Lun Yan has a fire-attribute Heavenly Spiritual Root and is proficient in artifact refining, while Lun Shuo has a metal-attribute Heavenly Spiritual Root and is a formation master. Both have already advanced to the Void Refinement stage. Among the ascended cultivators with different surnames, Shen Hu is more outstanding; he is a body cultivator and has also advanced to the Void Refinement stage."

Wang Qingcheng reported truthfully.

"Are there no Spirit Physiques?" Wang Changsheng asked doubtfully. The Wang family controlled over a dozen realms, and after so many years, a Spirit Physique should have appeared by now!

Wang Qingcheng shook his head and said, "Not at the moment. We currently have five Flying Spirit Platforms that can receive ascended cultivators from multiple realms. If any promising talents ascend, your son will report to you immediately."

Wang Changsheng nodded and continued to ask, "Still no news of Mengbin and Yuqi?"

"No, not yet. True Monarch Wanhai sent some Integration stage cultivators to search for them, but found no clues. Their Vital Soul Lamps haven't extinguished either. According to fellow Daoist Li Qinghuan's analysis, they might have been caught in a spatial storm and drifted to another place. This kind of thing has happened before."

After Wang Changsheng's Mahayana celebration, the Li family of Golden Crow Island and the Han family of Heavenly Gourd Island joined forces, dispatching multiple Integration stage cultivators to search for Wang Mengbin and Bai Yuqi, but found nothing. They investigated the situation at the incident site, guessing that Wang Mengbin and Bai Yuqi might have been caught in a spatial storm and drifted to other places. Previously, cultivators from other areas had also drifted into the Azure Glaze Sea Region.

"A spatial storm, drifted to another place..."

Wang Changsheng frowned. After a moment's thought, he continued to ask, "Yong'an is about to advance to the Integration stage, right?"

Wang Qingcheng nodded, saying, "He's in seclusion attempting to reach the Integration stage. There shouldn't be any major problems."

Over the years, many clansmen have attempted to reach the Integration stage. However, their essence, qi, and spirit couldn't unify, preventing them from advancing to the Integration stage. Regardless of how much external aid clansmen use when attempting to break through major realms, there will always be failures. While external aid makes it easier, it doesn't guarantee a 100% chance of advancement. In addition, some Void Refinement stage clansmen got stuck at bottlenecks, unable to cultivate to the Grand Completion of Void Refinement, and died under the Great Heavenly Tribulation.

"Has the Ye family's Ice Lion still not arrived?" Wang Changsheng continued to ask. The Wang family had an increasing number of Integration stage cultivators, so they could send some to Thousand Spirit Continent to gather information and cultivation resources, and also inform them that Wang Qingshan and Wang Qingjing were in the Heavenly Demon Realm, to prevent them from continuing their search.

"Not yet, but it should be soon! When it arrives, I'll have Yingjie and the others go to Thousand Spirit Continent!"

Wang Qingcheng reported truthfully, stating that the new generation of Integration stage cultivators had matured, allowing the older generation of Integration stage cultivators to travel or explore other places to seek opportunities.

"Send more Integration stage cultivators there! A few won't be enough." Wang Changsheng instructed.

After chatting for the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, Wang Changsheng dismissed Wang Qingcheng. He then entered a secret chamber, sat down cross-legged, and took out a yellow beast hide. It depicted mountains and rivers, with some areas marked with text, clearly indicating it was a topographical map. The beast hide bore the characters "Profound Spirit." This was a map Wang Rumeng and others had found in the Myriad Spirit Ruins, said to be a partial map of Heavenly Venerable Profound Spirit's cultivation grounds. Heavenly Venerable Profound Spirit's cultivation grounds last appeared on Profound Light Continent nearly twenty thousand years ago. Calculating the time, the cultivation grounds would definitely appear within the next ten thousand years. As for where it would appear, that was hard to say; it was entirely a matter of probability.

Wang Changsheng put away the map and meditated to regulate his breathing.

The Vast Sea, Vast Sea Island.

On Vast Sea Island, within a manor spanning a hundred mu, Wang Mengbin, Bai Yuqi, Vast Sea Immortal, Jin Yuyan, a corpulent old man in a green robe, and a tall, slender young man in a red shirt sat in a green stone pavilion, sipping tea and chatting.

The old man in the green robe had a round face and small eyes, a fair complexion, and a benevolent expression, giving off an approachable impression. Lin Qing, a late Integration stage cultivator, was the second late Integration stage cultivator of Vast Sea Sect and a seventh-tier alchemist. The young man in the red shirt had flame-like patterns on his face, clearly indicating he was from the Essence Fire Tribe. Jin Yan, mid Integration stage.

The Human race and Essence Fire Tribe had united the Vast Sea, integrated resources, and gained many masters. The high-ranking members of both the Human race and the Essence Fire Tribe were well aware that they had to leave the Vast Sea. Otherwise, over time, as the number of high-level cultivators increased, cultivation resources would become insufficient, and a major war between the Human race and the Essence Fire Tribe would inevitably break out.

"We've already refined multiple defensive mid-grade Sky-reaching Spirit Treasures, along with several flight-type mid-grade Sky-reaching Spirit Treasures. We can now consider leaving the Vast Sea." Jin Yuyan said in a deep voice. The artifact refiners of the Human race and Essence Fire Tribe had jointly refined treasures to prepare for their departure from the Vast Sea. They brought with them the few high-grade Sky-reaching Spirit Treasures available in the Vast Sea, hoping for a smooth departure.

"Madam Jin, have you made all the arrangements?" Vast Sea Immortal asked.

Jin Yuyan nodded, "Yes, all arrangements are made. We can leave at any time."

"We've also made our arrangements. There's no time to lose; we should depart immediately. We hope to leave the Vast Sea smoothly." Vast Sea Immortal's face was filled with anticipation.

They had found some maps from the treasuries of the Mysterious Crane Tribe, Barbarian Tribe, and Chimera Tribe. These were obtained by the Integration stage cultivators of the three tribes at the cost of their lives, and the dangerous areas were clearly marked on them. With these maps, they could avoid some dangerous routes and take fewer detours.

Vast Sea Immortal had already passed his fourth Great Heavenly Tribulation. He was not confident he could pass the fifth Great Heavenly Tribulation. High-grade tribulation-crossing materials were the most sought-after items in the Vast Sea, which was also why the five tribes could not unite. The high-ranking members of the five tribes had proposed uniting to leave the Vast Sea, but they kept squabbling. Harangtai hoped the Essence Fire Tribe would provide defensive treasures for him to pass the Great Heavenly Tribulation. The Human race hoped the Mysterious Crane Tribe would hand over rare spirit herbs for alchemy. The Mysterious Crane Tribe, in turn, hoped the Human race would provide healing pills. Other items might be negotiable, but defensive treasures were extremely precious in the Vast Sea, not to mention seventh-tier lightning-absorbing pearls, which were enough to trigger a full-scale war among the five tribes. Integration stage cultivators in the Vast Sea faced Great Heavenly Tribulations primarily relying on defensive treasures, seventh-tier formations, and seventh-tier defensive talismans. Very few were able to withstand the fifth Great Heavenly Tribulation.

Jin Yuyan nodded. With a flick of her right hand, a red light flew out. It was a red-glowing flying boat, adorned with flame patterns on its hull, and radiating astonishing spiritual energy. They stepped onto it one by one. Jin Yuyan formed a hand seal, and the red flying boat transformed into a crimson streak, soaring through the air.

Vast Sea Immortal and Jin Yuyan could wait no longer. They had to leave the Vast Sea, or they would perish under the Great Heavenly Tribulation.