Chapter 3505: Returning to Green Hills

Seasons changed, and over five hundred years passed.

On Xuanyuan Continent, in Tianqin City, the streets were bustling with people and noisy with carriages and horses.

Lan Fukong walked down the street, followed by more than ten young disciples from the Lan family, who gazed with curiosity at the shops on either side.

Tianqin City was holding a large-scale auction featuring items such as Lightning Transformation Talismans, Five-Thunder Spirit Pills, Green Lotus Pendants, and Eight-Treasure Glazed Brew. The Green Lotus Pendant was actually a Sky Lizard Pendant, just renamed; the Wang family had acquired its crafting method and could produce it once the materials were found. These four items were extremely helpful for Integration-stage cultivators undergoing Grand Heavenly Tribulations, especially the Lightning Transformation Talisman, which could be used multiple times. The Five-Thunder Spirit Pill, Green Lotus Pendant, and Eight-Treasure Glazed Brew were all single-use items. These items were not auctioned with spirit stones but were offered for barter. To acquire them, one had to offer valuable goods in exchange. While similar items could be obtained with top-grade spirit stones at auctions held by the three major clans, this was Xuanyuan Continent, and traveling to either Qianling Continent or Qianyuan Continent was not easy.

This large-scale auction attracted many factions, and Lan Fukong personally led his group. Lan Fukong had the fortune to enter a training ground to seek treasures, acquiring many cultivation resources. He exchanged some for spiritual elixirs with the Wang family to aid in breaking through to the Integration stage. The Lan family now boasted six Integration-stage cultivators, making them the strongest in-law family of the Wangs. Both the Wang family (汪家) and Taiyi Immortal Sect each had three Integration-stage cultivators, and the strength of Zhenhai Palace and Xuanqing Sect had also increased significantly. The Lizard and Fiery Essence races were successively annihilated, providing humanity with vast territories and cultivation resources. After years of assimilation and development, the strength of the human race further increased, with the number of Integration-stage cultivators exceeding two hundred.

"Ancestor, what is that?" a Lan family disciple asked, pointing to the sky.

Lan Fukong looked up and saw a golden giant ship over a hundred zhang long. It had a pair of golden bird wings on each side, and its hull was covered in profound runes, emanating astonishing spiritual energy. On the sail, two large silver characters, "Nine Yuan," were visible, shimmering with spiritual light and very conspicuous.

"A Trans-Spirit Treasure Ship!" Lan Fukong, being well-informed, recognized it as a Trans-Spirit Treasure Ship from its size and the astonishing spiritual energy it emitted.

Wang Qingshan, Bai Ling'er, and Wang Qingxiao stood on the deck, their faces showing joy. A slender old man in a green robe stood beside Wang Qingshan, showing no signs of magical power fluctuations. This was Luo Feng, an early Mahayana cultivator and one of several vice-leaders of the Nine Yuan Business Alliance. He personally piloted the Nine Yuan, which allowed them to arrive at Xuanyuan Continent so quickly.

"We're finally back," Wang Qingxiao said with a smile.

The appearance of the Nine Yuan drew the attention of many cultivators. Wang Moxian had already entered the Integration stage and immediately flew out of the city. Upon seeing Wang Qingshan and Wang Qingxiao, he bowed with joy and said, "This grandson greets Ancestor Qingshan."

"Greetings, Ancestor Qingshan," the Wang family disciples said in unison, their expressions respectful.

The Nine Yuan landed by the shore. Wang Qingshan said amiably, "Fellow Daoist Luo, please come with me to Green Lotus Island. Allow our Wang family to extend our hospitality."

Luo Feng nodded and replied, "Very well. Xue'er, I'll leave things here to you."

"Yes, Ancestor," a graceful young woman in a white dress assented.

Wang Qingshan and the three others left the Nine Yuan and headed for Green Lotus Island.

"The Green Lotus Sword Sovereign has advanced to the Mahayana stage? Am I seeing this correctly?!"

"I remember he hadn't appeared for tens of thousands of years. He actually advanced to the Mahayana stage! If so, wouldn't the Wang family have three Mahayana cultivators now?"

"The Wang family has three Mahayana cultivators. How wonderful it would be if our family had three as well!"

Some cultivators, sensing the astonishing spiritual pressure emanating from Wang Qingshan, began to discuss animatedly.

"What's strange about that? I once fought alongside the Green Lotus Sword Sovereign. Senior Wang's divine abilities are extraordinary; cultivators of the same rank rarely stand a chance against him," Lan Fukong boasted. This time, all the cultivators agreed, and no one questioned Lan Fukong's words. Lan Fukong was also a prominent figure on Xuanyuan Continent; no one dared to call him the "Great Cowardly True Monarch" anymore.

Wang Qingshan, naturally unaware of these discussions, returned to Green Lotus Island and settled Luo Feng in the reception hall. Wang Qingshan found Wang Yongqian and asked about Wang Changsheng's whereabouts.

"Ancestor Qingshan, the Patriarch went to the Thousand Butterfly Secret Realm over five hundred years ago and hasn't returned yet," Wang Yongqian replied truthfully.

"The Thousand Butterfly Secret Realm? Is Aunt Jiu available? Luo Feng, the Vice-Leader of the Nine Yuan Business Alliance, has arrived. Befriending him will be beneficial for our family's future development," Wang Qingshan said in a deep voice.

"I'll send someone to inform the Patriarch! You should entertain Senior Luo first," Wang Yongqian suggested.

Wang Qingshan nodded and agreed. Wang Yongqian dispatched Wang Yihong to the Thousand Butterfly Secret Realm to notify Wang Changsheng.

Inland, in the Thousand Butterfly Secret Realm, within a secret chamber in the Thousand Butterfly Hall.

Wang Changsheng sat cross-legged on a blue futon. The Green Lotus Creation Cauldron was placed before him, and three stone walls each had a carved Qilin head, each spewing a stream of crimson flame that gathered at the bottom of the cauldron. After a moment, Wang Changsheng took out a red-glowing formation plate, cast a spell, and the flames from the Qilin heads dispersed and vanished. He cast another spell; the cauldron lid flew open, and a blue-glowing guillotine flew out. Its surface was engraved with a lifelike Qilin pattern, emitting astonishing spiritual energy fluctuations.

"Finally, success!" Wang Changsheng's face showed joy. He had spent over five hundred years, gathering high-level artifact refiners within the clan to successfully forge multiple top-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasures. These included the Trans-Ocean Thunderboat, Green Lotus Shuttle, Golden Toad Wheel, Qianyan Demon Suppressing Peak, Spirit-Breaking Blade, and Qilin Guillotine. The Qilin Guillotine had the remnant soul of a Black Qilin refined into it. When Wang Changsheng obtained the True Spirit Origin, he also acquired the remnant soul of a Black Qilin, which he had kept unused until now, refining it into the Qilin Guillotine.

The Trans-Ocean Thunderboat was crafted primarily from Thunderwood, and the Green Lotus Shuttle from Qinyun Stone. They also used Qianjin Yan Jing to craft a treasure, into which they refined the essence soul of an eighth-tier Golden Toad Beast, allowing it to transform and attack. The Qianyan Demon Suppressing Peak had a large amount of Qianjin Yan Jing refined into it, and the Spirit-Breaking Blade was made from Spirit-Breaking Divine Crystals excreted by an eighth-tier Sky Fei Beast, offering better formation-breaking effects than the Spirit-Breaking Shuttle. The Illusory Moon Mirror had a batch of illusion-related materials refined into it, elevating it to a top-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure.

Without the large number of high-level artifact refiners within the clan, it would have been impossible to forge multiple top-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasures within five hundred years. The Green Lotus Creation Cauldron also played a significant role. Using the Green Lotus Creation Cauldron for artifact refining resulted in a higher success rate and less time consumed.

The Sky-Shattering Hammer, Soul-Quaking Gong, Myriad Soul Banner, Heaven-Shaking Spear, Blood-Transforming Bowl, Golden Crow Lamp, Vermilion Bird Vase, Heavenly Buddha Bell, and Soul-Devouring Blade were currently mid-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasures due to material limitations, but they might be upgraded to top-grade ones if suitable materials were found in the future.