Chapter 3411: The Situation of the Netherworld Family

The Golden Killifish Mountain Range is located in the southwestern part of the Qianling Continent. It stretches for over a hundred million miles, featuring countless treacherous peaks and strange formations, shrouded in miasma. This area is rich in monster beasts and boasts several rare spiritual medicines and trees not found elsewhere, attracting many cultivators who come here to hunt.

Deep within the mountain range, in a vast red bamboo forest, loud booming sounds occasionally echoed, causing the ground to shake slightly. In an open clearing inside the bamboo forest, Wang Ruyi and Long Qingfeng were jointly attacking a red spider. The spider had a relatively small head and a swollen abdomen, giving it a somewhat comical appearance, with a pair of golden fangs protruding and golden eyes.

Wang Ruyi and Long Qingfeng collaborated to attack the red spider. A massive phantom of a spider hovered above the red spider's head, spewing forth flames. A small, red-glowing umbrella floated above Wang Ruyi's head. In her hand, she held a small golden-red mirror, which, after its surface shone brightly, unleashed a thick beam of golden lightning that shot directly towards the red spider. The spider phantom spewed a jet of crimson flames, dispelling the golden lightning.

Long Qingfeng's right hand transformed into a dragon claw. With a single grab towards the void, a misty green dragon claw materialized and swiped at the spider phantom. Just as the spider phantom was about to cast a spell to retaliate, a loud female shout rang out. The spider phantom's reaction slowed, and it was struck by the green dragon claw, shattering into pieces. The red spider let out a shrill shriek, its body trembling slightly. A thick beam of golden lightning shot over and struck the red spider. With a thunderous roar, the golden lightning engulfed the red spider.

Long Qingfeng's body glowed with a bright green light, transforming into a misty green tornado that merged into the golden lightning. When the golden lightning dissipated, the red spider's head had a bloody hole. Long Qingfeng held a miniature spider in one hand; its legs were mostly undamaged, making it suitable for artifact refining. He placed the miniature spider into a green jade bottle, then collected the red spider's corpse and handed both to Wang Ruyi.

Long Qingfeng was stuck at a cultivation bottleneck. He and Wang Ruyi had left the Yue Clan's territory to travel around, hoping to overcome this obstacle.

"Ruyi," Long Qingfeng suggested, "let's rest for a bit. Once our spiritual power recovers, we can go ahead and see if we can find some good materials for artifact refining."

"Alright," Wang Ruyi agreed.

Long Qingfeng said nothing, deeply moved. Wang Ruyi always stood by him in front of others. No matter what Long Qingfeng wanted to do, she would accompany him, supporting him silently from behind without a single complaint. Since childhood, only Wang Ruyi had treated him this way. With such a wife, what more could a man ask for? Long Qingfeng secretly vowed to break through his bottleneck as soon as possible, advance to a higher realm, and provide Wang Ruyi with a better cultivation environment.

They rested for most of the day, adjusting their condition to optimal, and then continued forward, disappearing into the vast mountains.

***

In the Demon Realm, on the Sky Eagle Continent, the Green Pigeon Mountain Range stretches for tens of millions of miles. The spiritual energy here is not abundant, and cultivators of the Integration stage rarely visit.

A golden streak of light cut across the sky. After several flashes, it landed outside a small valley surrounded by mountains on three sides. White mist filled the valley, obscuring the view inside. The light faded, revealing Wang Lei's figure. As soon as Wang Lei appeared, the white mist churned violently, revealing a passage. He walked inside, passed through the white mist, entered a cave, and arrived at a cavern about an acre in size.

Wang Qingshan stood in the cavern, where the stone walls glowed with a faint yellow light, clearly a restrictive barrier.

"Did you get the items?" Wang Qingshan asked.

"I visited several large market cities and spent a fortune to acquire a defensive mid-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure!" Wang Lei replied. As he spoke, he took out a green storage ring and handed it to Wang Qingshan.

Wang Qingshan was preparing for secluded cultivation to break through to the Mahayana stage, which required defensive treasures. Humans were not popular on the Sky Eagle Continent, so he had sent Wang Lei to collect treasures from market cities established by the demon race to avoid unnecessary trouble. Wang Qingshan swept his divine sense over the items, nodded with satisfaction, and instructed, "You stand guard here and protect me. I'm going into secluded cultivation."

"Yes, Master," Wang Lei replied, bowing as he retreated.

Wang Qingshan took a deep breath and murmured to himself, "Ling'er, once I advance to the Mahayana stage, I will definitely take you away." He took out a blue-glowing shield and began to refine it.

***

In the East Fence Realm, South Sea, Green Lotus Island, over a hundred clan elders sat gravely on either side of the council hall. Not long after, a beautiful, fair-skinned young woman in a green dress entered. A powerful spiritual pressure emanated from her. This was Wang Pinqing, at the Mid-Stage of Spirit Transformation. She was the head of the Wang family in the Lower Realm, a three-spirit root cultivator, and a Spirit Tamer who had raised a fifth-tier Dark Phoenix. It was difficult for a fifth-tier flood dragon to appear in the Lower Realm, and the Wang family in the Lower Realm could not cultivate one.

The Wang family now controlled twelve realms. The cultivators in the Lower Realm exceeded three million, with over a hundred Spirit Transformation cultivators and tens of thousands of Nascent Soul cultivators. In each realm, the Wang family had a Spirit Transformation cultivator serving as its head, responsible for managing all matters big and small in that realm. The heads of the eleven other realms were nominally under Wang Pinqing's jurisdiction. Wang Pinqing's ability to manage the clan members across twelve realms stemmed not just from her high seniority, but from her strength, which truly convinced the Spirit Transformation cultivators of the other realms.

"Greetings, Elder Pinqing!" the clan elders exclaimed, rising and bowing.

Wang Pinqing took her seat at the head of the table, and only then did the clan elders gradually sit down.

"Have there been no spirit-body cultivators in the clan yet? Not in our family, or in the other realms?" Wang Pinqing asked. The clan members from the Xuanyang Realm had specifically instructed them to look out for spirit-body cultivators in the Lower Realm.

"Our family has not yet produced any spirit-body cultivators. As for other forces, we are unsure," a ruddy-faced elderly man in a green robe reported. If other forces produced spirit-body cultivators, they would certainly prioritize their cultivation and might not send them to the Wang family. If other forces did not report them proactively and intended to conceal them, it would be difficult for the Wang family to know.

"Send more people to keep an eye out. Has the Green Lotus Cavern Heaven been established yet?" Wang Pinqing asked.

Thousands of years ago, a massive earthquake suddenly struck the Northern Borders, revealing a huge abyss. At the same time, an unknown spatial anomaly appeared in the South Sea, and several other realms also experienced unusual phenomena, such as tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, or earthquakes, all on the same day. They contacted their clan members in the Xuanyang Realm but received no reasonable explanation.

The Wang family in the East Fence Realm dispatched experts to transform this space, naming it the Green Lotus Cavern Heaven. They planted spiritual medicines and trees, and released monster beasts, insects, and birds within it. It was opened once every few centuries to train the younger generations, a matter of great benefit to their descendants. Besides the East Fence Realm, the other eleven realms were doing the same. Without major wars, the Wang family could consolidate resources from all twelve realms to transform secret realms or unknown spaces, opening them periodically. Otherwise, with the increasing number of cultivators in the Lower Realm and the growing demand for resources, they would eventually exhaust their supplies. Besides secret realms, the Wang family had established multiple large spiritual medicine gardens and spiritual beast gardens, and released monster beasts into the sea.

The green-robed elder nodded, "It's almost finished. Construction is nearing completion."

"Work harder and complete it as soon as possible," Wang Pinqing instructed. "This is a matter that benefits future generations. If conditions permit, build a few more. Since there are no major wars, various materials are just sitting idle; it's better to use them to build secret realms and spiritual medicine gardens to benefit our descendants."

"Yes, Elder Pinqing," they all replied.

Wang Pinqing gave a few more instructions, then dismissed them to attend to their tasks.