Chapter 3739: 3720 Million Years (Gone Today)

Wang Changsheng's gaze swept over Wang Yuyu and the others, who appeared excited.

"From today forward, our Wang family is established in the Immortal Realm," Wang Changsheng announced. "I hope everyone can unite and work together to make the family prosper more and more. Can you do that?"

Wang Changsheng's voice, though not loud, carried across the entire square.

"Yes!" Wang Yuyu and the others responded in unison, their voices shaking the heavens.

Wang Changsheng nodded and said, "From now on, Qingcheng and Yongqian will serve as acting family heads, assisting me in managing the family. Everyone else should perform their respective duties and carry out their responsibilities."

Simply put, Wang Changsheng would be responsible for giving orders, while Wang Qingcheng and Wang Yongqian would be responsible for executing them. Below them, elders would handle specific affairs.

"Understood," Wang Yuyu and the others replied.

After a few more instructions, Wang Changsheng dismissed them, telling them to attend to their respective tasks.

The three islands with first-grade immortal veins were Qinglian Island, Dongli Island, and Xuanyang Island.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan resided on Qinglian Island; Wang Mengbin and Bai Yuqi on Dongli Island; and Wang Qingshan and Wang Qingjing on Xuanyang Island. Wang Qingcheng and other Mahayana cultivators were dispersed across thirty-six islands.

As the family had just been established, with only over ten thousand cultivators, it was impossible to control a thousand islands. Most islands remained uninhabited, with only a small number having family members stationed on them.

The Wang family's top priority after its establishment was to increase the number of cultivators within the family and completely take control of the thousand islands.

Wang Yingjie had dispatched people to conduct a survey, and the combined area of these thousand islands was larger than that of the thirty thousand islands in the Xuanyang Realm.

There were too many islands in the Tianchen Sea, and major forces like the Nine Immortal Sect simply disregarded smaller islands or those with sparse spiritual energy.

Among the thousand islands, even the one with the weakest spiritual energy possessed a fifth-grade spiritual vein. The smallest island measured two thousand li from east to west and over eight hundred li from north to south.

The White Deer Archipelago had numerous forces, including foreign races, immortal cultivation sects, families, and rogue cultivator organizations, all varying in strength. Stronger forces were overseen by True Immortal cultivators and had pledged allegiance to the Xia Family, Bai Family, or Water Siren Tribe, operating under their jurisdiction. Weaker forces were managed by Spirit Transformation cultivators, and could potentially be wiped out by a minor beast tide or the emergence of a seventh-tier demonic beast.

The Wang family could absorb smaller forces as affiliated groups, but Wang Changsheng had no immediate plans to do so. Being new to the area, he had not yet fully understood the situation in the White Deer Archipelago, and rashly taking in smaller forces could easily lead to spies being infiltrated.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan arrived at a towering, thirty-thousand-zhang-high peak. Its slopes were steep, and at its foot stood a golden stone tablet over a hundred zhang tall, inscribed with the three silver characters "Qinglian Peak," which shimmered with spiritual light.

Qinglian Peak, the area with the most abundant spiritual energy on Qinglian Island, also served as Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan's residence.

At the summit was a vast estate featuring green brick and glazed tile architecture, wisteria, emerald bamboo, small bridges, gardens, and rugged rock formations. Wang Changsheng entered a secret chamber, which contained a blue jade bed about a zhang long, emanating terrifying water spiritual energy fluctuations.

The stone walls were carved with numerous blue runes, shimmering continuously.

He sat cross-legged on the blue jade bed, a blue jade slip pressed against his brow, his divine sense immersed within it.

He intended to comprehend the power of laws and cultivate water-attribute techniques. Naturally, the first law he would strive to comprehend was the Law of Water.

Once he had mastered the basics of the Law of Water, he would then proceed to comprehend other laws.

In another stone chamber, Wang Ruyan sat cross-legged on a jade bed adorned with intricate musical notes. The stone walls were carved with numerous profound musical symbols, emanating waves of immortal melodies.

Profound Fire Island, the ancestral land of the Meng family.

The island was rich in fire spiritual energy and cultivated vast quantities of Profound Fire Bamboo. Over a hundred thousand stalks of Profound Fire Bamboo were arranged to form the Profound Fire Grand Formation, serving as the Meng family's protective array.

A fifty-thousand-zhang-high red peak stood prominently, with a massive golden stone tablet at its foot clearly displaying the three characters "Profound Fire Peak." This was a forbidden area for the Meng family.

At the summit was a secluded red estate. Inside a red stone pavilion sat a plump, red-robed elder with a round face and small eyes. A flame pattern on his forehead emitted a terrifying spiritual pressure.

This was Meng Yilong, a late-stage True Immortal and the Meng family member with the highest seniority and cultivation.

Meng Tianrui and Meng Tianxue stood respectfully by his side.

"They've been snatched away; they've pledged allegiance to the Gao family!" Meng Yilong said, frowning.

"Indeed," Meng Tianrui said with a tone of regret. "Had we known this, we would have directly eliminated them back then."

"Hmph, they were able to kill a mid-stage True Immortal cultivator from the Heavenly Ghost Sect, so they aren't easily dealt with," Meng Yilong instructed. "This time, the Gao family was just lucky. Send someone to inform the Bai family. The Bai family won't sit idly by and watch the Wang family grow stronger, as that would affect their interests." He then added, "I heard that the Cao family in the Scarlet Sun Sea is holding a large-scale auction, with elixirs capable of helping one break through to the Golden Immortal stage for sale. I plan to lead a team there. All family miscellaneous affairs will be left to your discretion. Do not cause trouble. If I can advance to the Golden Immortal stage because of this, then all these other matters are trivial."

"Yes, Ancestor," Meng Tianrui and Meng Tianxue replied.

After a few more instructions, Meng Yilong dismissed them.

Spring turned to autumn, and ten thousand years passed.

Tianchen Sea, White Deer Archipelago.

In the meeting hall, Wang Yongping sat in the main seat, flanked by a hundred clan elders, all with solemn expressions.

The immortal cultivation resources in the Immortal Realm were incredibly abundant. Wang Qingcheng, Wang Qingfeng, Sun Yuejiao, Dong Xueli, Wang Yingjie, Wang Yulan, and others successively cultivated to the late Mahayana stage, successfully passed the Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation, and advanced to the True Immortal stage.

"Ancestor Yongping," a clan elder reported, "our family currently has over two hundred thousand cultivators, no fewer than twenty True Immortal cultivators, and a hundred Mahayana cultivators."

The Wang family had been established for over ten thousand years. The number of cultivators within the family had grown from over ten thousand to over two hundred thousand, which was not considered a rapid growth rate.

However, the number of Mahayana cultivators in the Wang family had grown relatively quickly, thanks to the abundant cultivation resources in the Immortal Realm.

"Our family has as many as ten shops in Ziwei Market," another clan elder reported. "Our business scope is extensive, with immortal pills, immortal artifacts, immortal arrays, and immortal talismans being the most profitable ventures."

Liu Hongxue could refine and sell immortal pills; Wang Qingfeng, Wang Jiye, Wang Ruyi, and Wang Zongxue could craft artifacts; Bai Yuqi and Ye Haitang could set up arrays; and Wang Rumeng and Wang Yulan could refine and sell immortal talismans. This diversified skill set alleviated much of the family's financial pressure.

Wang Huanyu utilized his spatial divine ability to create a small world, where he cultivated rare spiritual herbs and nurtured exotic birds and beasts. He named this world the Qinglian Realm.

Thanks to the cultivation resources obtained from the Immortal Realm fragment, Wang Qingfeng and others benefited, no longer having to worry about raw materials, and could boldly engage in artifact crafting, pill refining, array setting, and talisman making.