Chapter 3702: Fifth-Ranked Spirit User

Over two hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.

On Qinglian Island in the Xuanyang Realm, within a secret chamber on Qinglian Peak, Wang Changsheng sat cross-legged on a cushion. His gaze was fixed on the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron before him, which was engulfed in a snow-blue flame.

After a moment, Wang Changsheng flicked his sleeve, withdrawing the snow-blue flame. He then cast a spell, causing the cauldron lid to fly open, and a short, silver-glowing blade shot out, emanating astonishing spiritual energy.

"It's finally successful!" Wang Changsheng exclaimed, delighted.

The Spirit-Breaking Blade, a damaged Xuantian treasure, had been upgraded. Wang Changsheng had obtained another large piece of Spirit-Breaking Divine Crystal from the Immortal Realm fragments. He refined it into the blade, along with some rare materials, finally elevating it to the status of a damaged Xuantian treasure. Even as a damaged Xuantian treasure, it could easily break through the protective arrays of most clans or sects in the Eastern Xuangzhou Realm Cluster. It was a potent tool for breaching formations and one of the Wang family's heirloom treasures.

Wang Changsheng put away the Spirit-Breaking Blade and exited the chamber. Upon entering a quiet courtyard, he saw Wang Ruyan and Wang Qingfeng sitting in a stone pavilion, chatting leisurely. Wang Qingfeng's face was full of excitement, as if there was good news.

"What are you two talking about? You seem so happy!" Wang Changsheng asked casually.

"Father, we've acquired an immortal cultivation technique, the 'Immortal-Slaying Tome'," Wang Qingfeng replied with a smile. It was a blade cultivation technique.

With the increasing number of Mahayana cultivators in the Wang family and the expansion of their influence, the Wang family had stationed personnel in multiple realms to gather cultivation resources.

"How did you get your hands on the 'Immortal-Slaying Tome'?" Wang Changsheng asked curiously.

"The Xu family from the Qianguang Realm exchanged it with us for a Qiankun Demon-Suppressing Talisman," Wang Qingfeng explained. The Xu family was a newly risen cultivation family in the Qianguang Realm, currently boasting three Mahayana cultivators. The Xu family had a heritage spanning over 100,000 years, but due to suppression from major powers and insufficient opportunities, they had never truly flourished. When the True Spirits caused chaos, many major powers suffered significant losses, allowing the Xu family to seize the opportunity to rise. They produced three Mahayana cultivators within three millennia and gained some renown in the Kunlun Realm.

As the Wang family grew stronger, they also needed allies and kin. Adhering to the principle of making many friends and few enemies, the Wang family actively fostered good relations with human forces in neighboring realms, especially powerful cultivation families. Great clans, such as the Medicine Clan or Stone Cocoon Clan, besides their own formidable strength, also had powerful clan allies. This was a crucial reason for their enduring existence. Just as no person can stay well for a hundred days, and no flower can bloom red for a hundred days, no one knows what the future holds. The Wang family needed to seek powerful allies and kin to enhance their own strength and influence.

"Where did the Xu family get it from, if they exchanged it with you?" Wang Changsheng pressed on.

"Fellow Daoist Xu said they seized it from a Mahayana cultivator of an alien race. We don't know if that's true, but the cultivation technique itself is fine, and the Xu family didn't keep a copy," Wang Qingfeng explained.

Wang Changsheng nodded. He then recalled something and asked, "Has Qingbai not come out of seclusion yet?" After he took the Nine-Turn True Spirit Pill and cultivated with Wang Ruyan, she gave birth to a son, named Wang Qingbai. Wang Qingbai possessed the Myriad Woods Physique, making him a born spiritual plant cultivator with a strong affinity for spiritual plants. He was the fifth Spirit Body possessor in the Wang family, and the youngest son of Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan. The number of cultivators in the Wang family had already surpassed a million. Wang Qingbai's birth meant that a million Wang family members now had an additional ancestor, Ancestor Qingbai.

"Not yet," Wang Ruyan said with a smile. "He said he's going to attempt to break through to the Soul Transformation stage, so he should be out of seclusion soon."

Wang Changsheng turned his head to look at the sky, nodding. "He's currently undergoing the Soul Transformation breakthrough. It has already triggered a celestial phenomenon, so passing the Five-Nine Thunder Tribulation shouldn't be a problem."

Wang Ruyan took out a shimmering blue spell disk and cast a spell into it. Wang Yongqian's voice then resounded: "Ancestors, the Luo family from the Kunlun Realm has come to visit. Luo Shijie and Luo Shixin are leading them and wish to see you."

"Luo Shijie! Please invite him to Qinglian Peak!" Wang Ruyan instructed. Ordinary guests were, of course, received in the reception hall, while guests with some existing ties were entertained on Qinglian Peak. They had met Luo Shijie at a gathering on Qianling Continent before they had even reached the Mahayana stage, and hadn't seen him since.

The Ye family had a good relationship with the Luo family. When dealing with the Ming clan previously, the Luo family had also participated, and that battle had significantly weakened them. After Bi Yan and others escaped from the Immortal Realm fragments, they jointly attacked the Luo family's ancestral land. The Luo family suffered heavy losses and had not yet recovered their vitality.

"Yes, Ancestors," Wang Yongqian acknowledged.

Not long after, Luo Shijie and Luo Shixin arrived at Qinglian Peak, accompanied by Wang Yongqian. After many years, Luo Shijie was now a mid-Mahayana cultivator, and Luo Shixin was an early-Mahayana cultivator.

"Long time no see, Fellow Daoist Luo and Immortal Luo," Wang Changsheng greeted them with a faint smile.

"It has indeed been many years. Fellow Daoist Wang and Madam Wang are now top experts in the Xuanyang Realm. Nowadays, when the 'Azure Lotus Immortals' are mentioned, everyone knows who they are," Luo Shijie said courteously. What he said was true; the news of Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan jointly killing Tong Shan had spread across dozens of realms. With the True Spirits causing chaos and many forces suffering severe losses, the fact that the Wang family had not been attacked by the True Spirits spoke volumes.

"Fellow Daoist Luo, you flatter us," Wang Changsheng said. "Is there anything our Wang family can help you with on this visit?"

"We are looking to collect these materials, and we'd like to ask for your help, Fellow Daoist Wang. We can offer something in exchange," Luo Shijie said, taking out a green jade slip and handing it to Wang Changsheng. He had already opened one aperture and was collecting materials to open his second. His main purpose in visiting the Xuanyang Realm this time was to strengthen his relationship with Wang Changsheng.

Wang Changsheng scanned it with his divine sense, nodded, and handed the jade slip to Wang Yongqian, instructing her to find the items in the treasury. Wang Yongqian accepted the order and departed.

"Have the True Spirits not been apprehended yet, Fellow Daoist Luo?" Wang Changsheng asked curiously.

"I'm not sure, but perhaps soon!" Luo Shijie speculated. "They attacked Tianming Island, and the Bloodfiend Clan also took action." The Bloodfiend Clan and the Tianming Clan were allies, both being super-clans. Like lips and teeth, when one is lost, the other is cold. Tianming Island being breached by the True Spirits had enraged the Bloodfiend Clan. The Cao family, the Nangong family, and the Bloodfiend Clan joining forces to encircle and suppress the True Spirits should ensure quick success.

On Seven Rainbow Island in the Azure Rainbow Realm, a deafening roar echoed from deep within the island, and a massive ball of five-colored lightning shot into the sky, visible from a great distance, with smoke and dust billowing. Deep within the island, more than twenty Mahayana cultivators, including Cao Yuzhen, Ye Xuanxian, and Cao Yufeng, stood in the sky, their expressions varied. A tall young man in a golden robe held a miniature Nascent Soul in his hand, his expression indifferent. This was Nangong Yulong, a mid-Mahayana cultivator, who possessed the Azure Dragon Physique.

"Two True Spirits are trying to open their second aperture! If they succeed, they will be even harder to deal with," Nangong Yulong said with a frown.

Cao Yufeng used the True Spirits' essence blood for divination and ascertained that Che Huang and others were in the Azure Rainbow Realm. They eventually located Seven Rainbow Island and engaged in a fierce battle with Wu Feng and his group, slaying two True Spirits and the Five Heavenly Fiend Saints. The victory was glorious. Die Wei then used her spatial divine ability to escape with Wu Feng and the others.