Chapter 3514: Impact on Mid-Stage Mahayana

On Qianling Continent, in the Yinmei Mountain Range, lay the ancestral land of the Yinmei Clan.

In a fragrant manor filled with birdsong, Guan Yunxiao and a robust young man in purple were conversing in a cyan stone pavilion.

The young man in purple was broad-shouldered and stout, exuding terrifying spiritual pressure; he was clearly a Mahayana cultivator.

This was Guan Yulong, the newly advanced Mahayana cultivator of the Yinmei Clan. He cultivated both magic and body, was proficient in poison techniques, and possessed a powerful physical body.

"This is a bottle of Ten-Thousand-Ton Pills, which can strengthen your physical body," Guan Yunxiao said, taking out a porcelain bottle and handing it to Guan Yulong.

The Yinmei Clan is one of the three major clans in the Xuanyang Realm, with profound foundations, naturally possessing Ten-Thousand-Ton Fruits. However, the growth cycle of these fruits is too long, and each yield is small, so taking them in pill form yields better results.

"A whole bottle of Ten-Thousand-Ton Pills? Why so many?" Guan Yulong asked in surprise. Even though he had advanced to the Mahayana stage, a full bottle as a reward seemed overly generous!

"Things might be changing. You should enhance your strength as much as possible; this is also beneficial for our Yinmei Clan," Guan Yunxiao explained. The Yinmei Clan had allocated significant resources to increase the cultivation of Mahayana cultivators. Two individuals had failed in their attempts to reach the Mahayana stage, but Guan Yulong succeeded. This was not enough; the Yinmei Clan needed to cultivate more Mahayana cultivators and had significantly increased the number of Integration cultivators, expanding their forces in preparation for war.

"Changing? What kind of change?" Guan Yulong was slightly taken aback.

As Guan Yunxiao was about to reply, he took out a black, shimmering dharma plate and cast a spell. A low female voice sounded: "Elder Guan, the Yinmei Disc has detected the emergence of a Profound Heaven Treasure in the northern part of the Xuanyang Realm."

The Yinmei Disc was the Yinmei Clan's treasured artifact, used to guard the clan. It could detect the emergence of any new Profound Heaven Treasure in the Xuanyang Realm, whether cultivated through formations or later refined, immediately upon its appearance. However, it could not detect already refined treasures brought from other realms.

This was a testament to the clan's profound heritage and served as a benchmark.

"The northern Xuanyang Realm, the Northern Cold Ice Plains, the Ye family!" Guan Yunxiao frowned. The Ye family was closely associated with the Stone Cocoon Clan and had a poor relationship with the Yinmei Clan. The Ye family possessing a Profound Heaven Treasure was not good news for the Yinmei Clan.

"Understood." Guan Yunxiao put away the dharma plate, took out a shimmering golden small mirror, and cast a spell. The mirror surface blurred, revealing a beautiful young woman in a golden dress. "The Yinmei Disc has detected the emergence of a Profound Heaven Treasure in the northern part of the Xuanyang Realm, likely belonging to the Ye family. Take out some Ephemeral Origin Fruits and Mahayana spiritual items to cultivate more Mahayana cultivators!"

If the Ye family grew stronger, they might ally with the Stone Cocoon Clan against the Yinmei Clan. The Yinmei Clan had to cultivate more Mahayana cultivators to prepare for any unforeseen circumstances.

"Understood. Should we use the inter-realm communication array to contact Fellow Daoist Tong?" the young woman in the golden dress asked.

As a major clan, they naturally possessed inter-realm communication arrays, which was another testament to their profound heritage.

"No need. We don't have much Ethereal Divine Crystal left in the storeroom; let's conserve them. I was planning to visit Fellow Daoist Tong anyway, so I will inform him personally then! Send more personnel to other realms to search for materials to refine Profound Heaven Treasures," Guan Yunxiao instructed. The Yinmei Clan possessed a Profound Heaven Treasure, but it was an auxiliary type; their offensive Profound Heaven Treasure had been destroyed by a powerful enemy years ago.

Without an inter-realm war, using their damaged Profound Heaven Treasure would be enough to deter enemies with the Yinmei Clan's current strength. But that wouldn't work now; an inter-realm war might break out, and the Ye family now possessing a Profound Heaven Treasure was a grim development.

"Understood, I will arrange it immediately," the young woman in the golden dress agreed.

Guan Yunxiao put away the golden mirror and told Guan Yulong, "You've heard it; the Ye family now has a Profound Heaven Treasure. Take the Ten-Thousand-Ton Pills as soon as possible to enhance your strength. The Xuanyang Realm is about to undergo a major change, which is a great opportunity for a reshuffle of powers. Our Yinmei Clan absolutely cannot be eliminated."

"Understood," Guan Yulong agreed, put away the porcelain bottle, and turned to leave.

Guan Yunxiao looked north and murmured to himself, "Is it a Post-Heaven Profound Heaven Treasure? Or a Pre-Heaven Profound Heaven Treasure?"

He took out a cyan dharma plate, cast a spell, and instructed, "Tong Jiang, immediately gather a group of clansmen and follow me to the Qianguang Realm. Assemble at my residence tomorrow."

"Yes, Elder Guan," a respectful male voice came from the cyan dharma plate.

Putting away the cyan dharma plate, Guan Yunxiao entered a golden pavilion.

The Ye family's possession of a Profound Heaven Treasure directly disrupted the Yinmei Clan's arrangements, forcing them to send more people to search for materials to refine Profound Heaven Treasures and also prompting them to intensify their efforts in cultivating Mahayana cultivators.

***

On the Xuanling Continent, Green Lotus Island.

At Green Lotus Peak, Wang Changsheng was sitting in a cyan stone pavilion, and Wang Yongqian was reporting to him.

Both Gongsun Yang and Immortal Jade Talisman had advanced to the Mahayana stage, holding Mahayana celebration ceremonies and inviting the Wang family to participate. Wang Changsheng and two others were all cultivating their spiritual domains, so Wang Yongqian had Wang Qingcheng and Wang Guangqi lead teams to attend their respective Mahayana celebrations.

This time, the Ye family's Mahayana cultivators did not come to offer congratulations, only sending Integration cultivators instead.

The Ye family had no particular connection with Gongsun Yang, but Xuan Qingzi was an old acquaintance of the Ye family. For Immortal Jade Talisman's Mahayana celebration, the Ye family's Mahayana cultivators didn't even attend, implying they must have been preoccupied with important matters.

"How has the Yaksha Clan been in recent years?" Wang Changsheng asked.

"The Yaksha Clan has been very quiet; Luo Xiao rarely appears. However, our spies among the Witch Clan in the Azure Glass Sea reported that the Witch Clan's Mahayana cultivators haven't appeared for years, their fate unknown," Wang Yongqian replied truthfully.

"Send people to monitor the situation at Nine Dragon Palace, especially news regarding Long Shuo, the Mahayana cultivator of Nine Dragon Palace," Wang Changsheng instructed. If Long Shuo had died, he would consider supporting Long Qingfeng to take control of Nine Dragon Palace; Long Qingfeng's vital soul lamp had not yet extinguished, meaning he should still be on Qianling Continent.

Wang Yongqian agreed and withdrew.

Wang Changsheng entered a secret chamber and sat down cross-legged.

He had spent over two millennia, yet his spiritual domain had only just begun to manifest. This was even after consuming the Myriad Spirit Dao Fruit; without which, it would have been even more difficult.

It was impossible for Wang Changsheng to cultivate his spiritual domain to a minor completion in a short period. He had been in the Mahayana stage for over nine millennia, yet he was still in the early Mahayana phase.

He planned to enter seclusion for a period of intense cultivation, hoping to advance to the mid-Mahayana phase.

Xuan Qingzi had been stuck in the early Mahayana phase for tens of thousands of years, only barely managing to advance to the mid-Mahayana phase. Heavenly River Sword Venerable had entered the mid-Mahayana phase even earlier than him. Wang Changsheng hoped he could advance to the mid-Mahayana phase as soon as possible.

Wang Changsheng had calculated that if he consumed one Jade Sandalwood Immortal Fruit and twenty-two Golden Mulberry Fruits, it should save him ten millennia of arduous cultivation and enable him to advance to the mid-Mahayana phase.

If an inter-realm war truly broke out, advancing to the mid-Mahayana phase before the war would allow the Wang family to better overcome this difficult period.

He took out a Jade Sandalwood Immortal Fruit, took a bite. It was fresh, tender, and juicy, and the pulp melted in his mouth.

Soon, he finished the Jade Sandalwood Immortal Fruit. His abdomen felt slightly warm, and a massive surge of spiritual energy rose within it. He quickly circulated his cultivation to refine this spiritual energy.