Chapter 3559: Storm Approaches

Wang Qingshan frowned as he performed soul-searching on Xun Yan's nascent soul.

It turned out that the two hundred million agate stones, which were aperture-opening materials, were found in the Sky Rainbow Grotto-heaven. Xun Yan had been using the Yin-Yang Agate Stones as rare refining materials.

The Xia Clan possessed two realm-breaking treasures, and Xun Yan had visited multiple realms, including the Xuanyang Realm.

This discovery saved Wang Qingshan a significant amount of time. He could now follow Xun Yan's route back to the Xuanyang Realm, but first, he had to meet up with Ye Yuhuan.

The path they came from was certainly no longer safe; there might be ambushes.

They successfully opened the Xia Clan's treasury, revealing hundreds of tall shelves before them.

The Lizard Clan and the Fire Spirit Clan combined were not as wealthy as the Xia Clan. There were over 200,000 supreme-grade spirit stones alone, and sixty-five high-grade heaven-reaching spirit treasures, of which one was defensive, five were auxiliary, and the rest were offensive.

Among the treasures were three pages of the Sky Void Jade Scroll (their content unknown), three Yin-Yang Agate Stones, a set of eighth-tier formation arrays, one Yuanji Stone, and two Taiyi Gold Crystals.

They also found five 80,000-year-old Blood Fungus Grasses, over three hundred 50,000-year-old spirit herbs, five Ten-Thousand-Catty Fruits, eleven Tan Yuan Fruits, two bottles of eighth-tier elixirs, and four eighth-tier talismans, all of which were offensive.

There was no East Yi Divine Wood, but there were some 100,000-year-old Blood Corroding Wood and a considerable amount of eighth-tier refining materials.

Wang Qingshan received over 100,000 supreme-grade spirit stones, thirty-five high-grade heaven-reaching spirit treasures, three Yin-Yang Agate Stones, two pages of the Sky Void Jade Scroll, a Taiyi Gold Crystal, three 80,000-year-old Blood Fungus Grasses, two Ten-Thousand-Catty Fruits, five Xian Yuan Fruits, one bottle of eighth-tier elixir, two eighth-tier talismans, and the hide of an eighth-tier Golden Glazed Beast. He also acquired many other items, including eighth-tier refining materials, Dharma Idol materials, and seventh-tier Lightning Absorption Pearls.

As the saying goes, "People cannot get rich without unexpected wealth, nor horses grow fat without night fodder." Wang Qingshan's gains this time would enable the Wang family to cultivate several more Mahayana cultivators, significantly increasing the number of high-tier cultivators within the clan.

Chen Yueying also gained a considerable amount: a Realm-Breaking Ruler, one page of the Sky Void Jade Scroll, over 100,000 supreme-grade spirit stones, and a Taiyi Gold Crystal. The most valuable item was the Yuanji Stone, which she could use to ask the Ye family for help in upgrading their spirit veins.

The Heavenly Xia Mountain Range had multiple spirit medicine gardens; some were ancestral property, others private. They plundered thirty-two large spirit medicine gardens and took the valuables from the deceased Xia Clan cultivators before leaving the Heavenly Xia Mountain Range. Not long after they departed, Mahayana cultivators from the Oblivion Clan arrived. Seeing the devastated Heavenly Xia Mountain Range, the Oblivion Clan Mahayana cultivators were enraged. They mobilized more Mahayana cultivators, intending to eliminate Wang Qingshan and Chen Yueying.

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Jinlong Continent, Tianming Mountain Range.

In a space rich with spiritual energy, a giant, accessible valley was being struck by thick silver lightning bolts tearing across the sky.

As the silver lightning approached the giant valley, it transformed into countless tiny silver electric arcs.

Inside the valley, there was a hundred-zhang-wide circular stone platform with a hundred-zhang-tall golden tree growing in its center. The soil was silver and emitted faint silver electric arcs. Hanging from the tree were over fifty soybean-sized silver fruits, which were crystal clear, shimmering, and quite extraordinary.

The leaves of the golden tree were diamond-shaped, shimmering with silver light, like a treasure. Tong Shan, Jin Lan, and Chi Huan stood before the large tree, their gazes fervent.

Tong Shan stepped forward, took out a cyan jade bottle, and inverted it. Some light cyan liquid flowed out, falling onto the Thunder Apricot Jade Immortal Fruit Tree.

The cyan liquid emitted pure wood spiritual energy fluctuations; it was indeed Creation Jade Dew.

The Creation Jade Dew was absorbed by the Thunder Apricot Jade Immortal Fruit Tree at a speed visible to the naked eye.

An astonishing scene unfolded: the silver fruits visibly grew larger, expanding slightly, and the Thunder Apricot Jade Immortal Fruit Tree sprouted more branches and leaves.

"Creation Jade Dew can indeed ripen the Thunder Apricot Jade Immortal Fruits, but unfortunately, the quantity is too small," Tong Shan said slowly, his gaze fixed fervently on the silver fruits.

"We only managed to snatch back two bottles of Creation Jade Dew. The rest should be in the hands of the Ye family, the Stone Cocoon Clan, and the Luo family." Chi Huan's gaze was grim.

Tong Yao flew over from a distance and landed before them.

"Latest news: Fellow Daoist Jin from the Oblivion Clan has eliminated Ye Yuhuan, but she didn't have Creation Jade Dew on her. It should be with Ye Yunfei. Wang Qingshan and Chen Yueying should not have Creation Jade Dew either, as they did not participate in attacking the Myriad Grass Mountain Range. Given how precious Creation Jade Dew is, it's unlikely it would have been given to them. They invaded the Heavenly Xia Mountain Range, eliminated a Mahayana cultivator, stole a large amount of the Xia Clan's wealth, and their whereabouts are currently unknown. The Oblivion Clan is sending people to apprehend them."

Their losses were also considerable; in pursuing Ye Yunfei and his four companions, they lost ten Mahayana cultivators, though most of them were from minor clans.

"This way, the Ye family has lost five Mahayana cultivators, severely weakening their vitality. This is the best time to eliminate the Ye family. As for the Stone Cocoon Clan, we can incite the Yin Charm Clan to deal with them, as they are mortal enemies," Chi Huan suggested, her face filled with killing intent.

"It's not easy to incite one major clan against another," Jin Lan said with a frown. "While it's true that the Yin Charm Clan and the Stone Cocoon Clan are mortal enemies, they won't simply attack the Stone Cocoon Clan just because of a few words from us."

"As long as the benefits are great enough, nothing is impossible," Tong Shan said in a deep voice. "I've already contacted several major powers and asked them to act against the Stone Cocoon Clan, the Ye family, and the Wang family. I offered them an Aperture-Opening Secret Art that can open one aperture, and they have agreed to take action. As for the Yin Charm Clan, a secret art that opens two apertures would likely be required." He had already contacted his clan members in the Immortal Realm. They had attempted to split their souls and descend to the lower realm, but failed several times, losing many soul fragments. There was no immediate solution, so they instructed him to acquire the Qiankun Bottle at all costs.

Aperture-Opening Secret Arts also vary in quality. For ordinary powers, opening one aperture is sufficient.

Aperture-Opening Secret Arts cannot be cultivated haphazardly. If one changes to a different Aperture-Opening Secret Art, they must dissipate their cultivation, undo the previously opened apertures, and re-open them using the materials required by the new secret art. Because different Aperture-Opening Secret Arts require different materials, this is a very time-consuming process and drains cultivation resources. Therefore, a high-grade Aperture-Opening Secret Art can save much unnecessary effort and is as valuable as a clan's foundational cultivation technique.

"The Wang family is merely a minor clan; do we really need to send people to deal with them?" Jin Lan asked, puzzled.

"Latest news: the Daoist temple of Heavenly Venerate Xuanling has appeared on the Xuanyang Continent," Tong Shan said slowly. "The array-breaking treasure in Wang Qingshan's possession likely came from that temple. The Wang family might possess even more powerful array-breaking treasures. Wang Qingshan managed to gain initial mastery of a Spirit Domain in the early Mahayana stage. I don't believe he did so without some extraordinary fortune. Relying solely on one's own comprehension to master a Spirit Domain might not even lead to initial mastery in ten thousand years. If it were that easy, all the Mahayana cultivators in our major clans would have mastered Spirit Domains by now." He suspected the Wang family possessed the Myriad Spirit Dao Fruit or an even more potent array-breaking treasure, which convinced a major power to act against the Wang family.

"We will use their own methods against them. They attacked our ancestral land, so we will attack theirs. Tooth for a tooth, blood for blood," Chi Huan said in a deep voice. She had little interest in the Wang family; after all, they had shallow foundations. The Ye family and the Stone Cocoon Clan were much stronger than the Wang family, and their cultivation resources were certainly much richer.

"They have few Mahayana cultivators left in the Heavenly Dome Realm," Tong Shan said confidently. "We will first go to the Xuanyang Realm to deal with the Ye family and the Stone Cocoon Clan. Someone else will handle the Wang family. I've asked them to send multiple mid-Mahayana cultivators, including those who have achieved minor mastery of Spirit Domains. Taking down the Wang family won't be a big problem."

They left the area, emerging from a circular golden jade pendant into a secret chamber.

The circular jade pendant was a spatial treasure, possessing its own space where the Tong Clan stored vast amounts of cultivation resources.

They walked out, preparing to head to the Xuanyang Realm for an attack.