Chapter 3729: The Tribe Crosses the Ninety-Nine Thunder Tribulations

Sixty years later, the door of the secret chamber opened, and Wang Changsheng emerged. He had successfully mastered the secret technique, Aperture Fusion Art, and now intended to travel to the Golden Star Archipelago.

Upon arriving in the courtyard, Wang Changsheng saw Wang Ruyan, Wang Qingshan, Wang Qingcheng, Wang Qingfeng, Wang Qingxiao, Wang Mengbin, and Wang Chuanming sitting and chatting in the stone pavilion.

"Wife, Qingshan, what are you all chatting about?" Wang Changsheng asked casually.

"The Heavenly Ghost Gate and the Sun family of Golden Egret Island sent True Immortal cultivators to operate within the territory of the Nine Immortals Sect, their purpose unknown," Wang Ruyan replied. "The Zhang family and the Ice Mackerel clan sent True Immortal cultivators to encircle and suppress them, leading to a major battle among multiple True Immortal cultivators."

The Heavenly Ghost Gate and the Sun family are powerful affiliated forces of the Bright Moon Alliance.

"Dozens of Mahayana cultivators have perished," Wang Chuanming added. "There are rumors that the Heavenly Ghost Gate and the Sun family were searching for the reclusion cave of Immortal Seven Stars, while other reports suggest they were looking for a secret aperture-opening technique."

Immortal Seven Stars was a late-stage True Immortal cultivator who possessed a set of low-grade immortal artifacts.

Wang Mengshan was responsible for gathering intelligence on the Nine Immortals Sect and its affiliated forces, while Cui Yao focused on the other eight major powers and their affiliates. They would collect information and report it to Wang Chuanming, who would then relay it to Wang Changsheng and the others.

The Sky Morning Sea region is teeming with various forces. Top-tier powers are overseen by Golden Immortal cultivators, while the most powerful individuals in smaller forces might only be Soul Transformation cultivators. There is a constant flow of information, a mix of truth and falsehood, making it difficult to discern.

The incident occurred far from the Golden Star Archipelago and would not affect Wang Changsheng's plans.

"Wife, Qingshan, Qingjing, prepare yourselves," Wang Changsheng said. "I will take you out of the market to a safe place, where you can peacefully undergo your Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation. Qingcheng, Qingfeng, we will be away for a while. Please look after the clansmen and do not leave the market."

Wang Ruyan and the others agreed and split up to make preparations.

A short while later, Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, Wang Qingshan, Wang Mengbin, Liu Hongxue, Bai Yuqi, and Wang Qingjing gathered in the courtyard.

Wang Changsheng summoned the Myriad Spirit Map and had them enter it. He then put away the map and left his residence.

After leaving the market, Wang Changsheng summoned his Spirit-Crossing Flying Chariot and stepped onto it. He performed a hand seal, and the chariot flew rapidly towards the southeast.

Wang Yang had already advanced to the late Mahayana stage; once he passed the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, he could ascend to True Immortal. However, his true form was a Three-legged Golden Crow, and using it as transportation would be too conspicuous.

Wang Changsheng had refined a flying immortal artifact, the Jadeite Boat, from Azure Jade Immortal Wood, but he kept it for life-saving purposes and did not use it for travel.

Most True Immortal cultivators used flying profound-heaven treasures for transportation, but Wang Changsheng intended to keep a low profile. His cultivation was still too low; he would use a flying immortal artifact for travel only after his cultivation improved.

In the Sky Morning Sea region, cases of murder and treasure seizure were endless. He certainly did not want to reveal his wealth and be targeted by rogue cultivators.

In a certain expanse of blue sea, Zhang Zhifeng stood high in the sky, holding a miniature Nascent Soul in his hand.

A gigantic red octopus floated on the sea surface, a massive bloody hole on its head. Blood flowed profusely, dyeing a large area of the sea red.

A blue light flew from the distant horizon. Not long after, it stopped, revealing a colossal blue roc with two pairs of golden fleshy wings on its back. A gaunt old man in a red robe and a beautiful young woman in a blue dress stood upon the roc.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, what were they doing in the Nine Immortals Sect's territory?" the red-robed old man asked.

Yang Shuo, a mid-stage True Immortal and a former rogue cultivator, intended to establish his own sect and thus required territory.

If the True Immortal cultivators sent by the Heavenly Ghost Gate and the Sun family were dealt with, Gao Shuyao could help him secure territory to establish his sect under the protection of the Nine Immortals Sect.

"Rogue Cultivator Xuanyue killed the clan sister of True Monarch Golden Cauldron's Dao companion and then fled into our Nine Immortals Sect's territory," Zhang Zhifeng explained. "The True Immortal cultivators from Heavenly Ghost Gate and the Sun family pursued him, successfully killed Rogue Cultivator Xuanyue, and were preparing to take his head back to report their mission when we intercepted them."

"How audacious of Rogue Cultivator Xuanyue, daring to kill the clan sister of True Monarch Golden Cauldron's Dao companion!" Yang Shuo exclaimed in surprise. True Monarch Golden Cauldron was a key cultivation target of the Bright Moon Alliance, rumored to have a high chance of advancing to the Golden Immortal stage. Moreover, True Monarch Golden Cauldron's Dao companion, Qian Yuqian, hailed from the Qian family, which had True Immortal cultivators overseeing it.

Zhang Zhifeng nodded. "They sent four True Immortal cultivators," he said. "We only managed to kill two True Immortals from the Sun family. The two True Immortals from Heavenly Ghost Gate escaped using a secret technique. We must split up and pursue them; don't let them escape back to the Bright Moon Alliance's territory."

"This is an opportunity to gain merit, not to be missed." With those words, Zhang Zhifeng summoned a gleaming golden flying boat, clearly a flying immortal artifact. He stepped onto the golden boat, performed a hand seal, and it transformed into a golden streak of light, piercing through the air.

"He certainly didn't tell the whole truth," the young woman in the blue dress analyzed. "Rogue Cultivator Xuanyue dared to kill the clan sister of True Monarch Golden Cauldron's Dao companion, likely coveting immortal artifacts or rare materials. The True Immortals from Heavenly Ghost Gate must have obtained these items. We absolutely cannot let them escape back to the Bright Moon Alliance's territory; if we can obtain these items, establishing our sect will be much easier."

Lin Deng, a mid-stage True Immortal, was Yang Shuo's Dao companion.

Yang Shuo nodded, performed a hand seal, and the colossal blue roc flapped its wings gently, flying in another direction.

A large number of True Immortals were mobilized to encircle and suppress the Heavenly Ghost Gate True Immortals who had intruded into the Nine Immortals Sect's territory.

In a vast expanse of boundless blue sea, a blue light appeared on the distant horizon.

Not long after, the blue light stopped above a desolate island a thousand *li* in circumference. The escaping light receded, revealing the Spirit-Crossing Flying Chariot with Wang Changsheng standing upon it.

He had been away from Ziwei Market for half a year, successfully reaching the Golden Star Archipelago to search for a suitable island.

His divine sense quickly swept across the entire island, detecting no aura of cultivators above the True Immortal stage.

Wang Changsheng took out formation flags and a formation disk to set up a formation. Once the formation was complete, he struck several incantations into the formation disk, causing a large amount of white mist to emerge and envelop the entire island.

He then summoned the Myriad Spirit Map and brought out Wang Ruyan and the others.

"This place is very safe; you can undergo your Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation here!" Wang Changsheng said.

Wang Ruyan and the others assented and each found a place to settle down.

An hour later, multicolored spiritual light surged forth from the void. Fierce winds raged, and lightning flashed with booming thunder as a massive thundercloud appeared above the desolate island.

Wang Changsheng arrived at the top of a high peak and sat down cross-legged.

Defensive profound-heaven treasures, an eighth-rank formation refined from East-Yi Divine Wood, and an eighth-rank lightning-nullifying grand array were not considered rare for True Immortals. Wang Changsheng had already made all the necessary arrangements.

With no external interference, Wang Ruyan and the others could peacefully undergo their Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation.

A deafening thunderclap echoed as a thick bolt of silver lightning tore through the sky, striking a certain mountaintop.

Wang Ruyan stood at the mountaintop, enveloped by a faint silver light barrier with a lightning pattern on its surface. It was an eighth-rank lightning-nullifying grand array, into which an eighth-rank lightning-absorbing pearl had been incorporated.

The silver lightning struck the silver light barrier, causing it to ripple as the lightning vanished. Soon, the second bolt of tribulation lightning struck.