Chapter 3752: Plentiful Rewards (No More Today)

Over two million years ago, True Monarch Heavenly Beast responded to the call of the Bright Moon Alliance, journeyed to the Chaos Continent to exterminate chaotic beasts, and achieved great merit. He acquired a large territory and established the Heavenly Beast Sect in the Golden Coral Archipelago.

Heavenly Beast Island, the main headquarters of the Heavenly Beast Sect, is heavily guarded.

The Heavenly Beast Hall, a forbidden area of the Heavenly Beast Sect, is accessible only to True Immortal cultivators.

A spirited old man in red robes sat in the main seat, his gaze gloomy and his brows tightly furrowed.

Tan Hu, a mid-True Immortal, was the new Sect Master of the Heavenly Beast Sect, as the previous Sect Master had died on the Chaos Continent.

Tan Hu spoke with a frown, stating that the Wang and Xia families had joined forces to attack their Heavenly Beast Sect's territory. Many important islands had fallen, and seven True Immortal cultivators had already perished. Having just taken office, he was already facing a crisis that threatened the sect's survival, putting immense pressure on him.

A medium-built, silver-robed man, Ye Ting, a mid-True Immortal and a Protector Elder of the Heavenly Beast Sect, expressed his confusion. Junior Brother Liu and the others had all died at the hands of the Wang family cultivators, and they had no idea how the Wang family had infiltrated Heavenly Toad Island, used the teleportation array to travel to other islands, and exterminated the True Immortal cultivators there. He noted that the Xia family's achievements were far less significant than the Wang family's.

A voluptuous young woman in a white dress, Fan Xue, a mid-True Immortal and the head of the Heavenly Beast Sect's Intelligence Hall, analyzed the situation. Xia Sibling had directly attacked islands garrisoned by True Immortal cultivators, so it was normal that they couldn't conquer them. She added that the Nine Immortal Sect had likely conscripted the Xia family's True Immortal cultivators, as they hadn't seen some familiar faces, and all the True Immortal cultivators from the Xia family who had appeared were new faces.

Ye Ting said with a frown that even if the Xia family's elite True Immortal cultivators were conscripted by the Nine Immortal Sect, the Wang family's achievements were still too significant. He wondered if they possessed late-True Immortal cultivators, or experts who had opened four or five apertures, or perhaps powerful treasures or secret talismans. Most importantly, he stressed, how they had infiltrated Heavenly Toad Island must be clarified.

If this isn't clarified, the Wang family's True Immortals who infiltrated Heavenly Toad Island could also infiltrate Heavenly Beast Island.

Fan Xue looked troubled as she admitted they didn't know much. The Wang family had suddenly appeared in the White Deer Archipelago, and after extensive inquiries, they only knew that True Master Taihao was an ascended cultivator. As for the Wang family cultivators' divine abilities, treasures, dispositions, spirit beasts, and skills, they understood very little.

The Heavenly Beast Sect had contended with the Xia family, Bai family, and Water Siren Clan for many years, thus possessing a certain understanding of them. However, they knew almost nothing about the Wang family.

The unknown is the most terrifying. The Wang family could learn about the Heavenly Beast Sect through the Xia family, but the Heavenly Beast Sect had no one to learn about the Wang family from, suffering a huge setback right away.

Tan Hu commanded them to first consolidate their forces and strengthen the defenses of the main headquarters. He stated that he had already requested assistance from the Xu and Xie families and that reinforcements would arrive before long, instructing them to hold firm and await aid.

Even forces with hundreds of thousands of years of heritage have allies and in-laws, let alone the Heavenly Beast Sect with over two million years of heritage. Ye Ting and Fan Xue acknowledged the order and departed.

On Golden Gull Island, the sky was ablaze with flames, and numerous bodies, mostly Heavenly Beast Sect disciples, could be seen.

In Golden Gull Hall, Xia Sibling sat in the main seat, her delicate brows tightly furrowed.

Xia Tianxiong and Xia Qiyao stood to the side, their faces filled with shock.

According to their plan, the Wang family was to tie down the Heavenly Beast Sect's True Immortal cultivators while the Xia family's elite forces advanced towards Heavenly Beast Island.

Now, the situation had changed. The Wang family had captured multiple important islands and slain several True Immortal cultivators, directly disrupting their plan.

The Heavenly Beast Sect was forced to abandon many strongholds and strengthen the defenses of Heavenly Beast Island. As a result, their plan had fallen through, and they had no choice but to change it.

Xia Tianxiong exclaimed in surprise at how powerful the Wang family was. They had slain so many True Immortal cultivators, and the Azure Lotus Immortal Couple hadn't even acted yet.

Xia Sibling's voice was heavy as she suggested that the Heavenly Beast Sect had likely requested aid from its allies. She proposed that they meet up with the Wang family first, and since the Wang family was so powerful, they should join forces and advance into Heavenly Beast Island together.

Plans couldn't keep up with changes. With the situation altered, they had no choice but to adjust their strategy.

Xia Qiyao asked if they should contact True Master Taihao, reasoning that if he lent a hand, invading Heavenly Beast Island would be easier.

Xia Sibling stated that they needed to guard Azure Lotus Island to prevent enemy sneak attacks, and the Wang family's foundation was still far weaker than their Xia family's.

The Xia family had over thirty True Immortal clan members in the White Deer Archipelago, not including True Immortal-stage retainers and True Immortal cultivators from allied forces.

They quickly cleared the battlefield and rendezvoused with Wang Qingshan and others.

Purple Rainbow Island, an island controlled by the Changyuan Clan, was named for the numerous purple rainbow wood trees planted there. The island was in disarray, with many bodies visible, and a team of cultivators was clearing the battlefield.

Bai Yilong, Tong Ruoshui, and over ten other True Immortal cultivators stood atop a high peak, discussing something.

The Wang family currently had only three islands with first-tier immortal veins and few important resources, so they didn't need to station too many True Immortal cultivators. The Bai family and the Water Siren Clan were different; they had long legacies and controlled many important resources, needing to station True Immortal cultivators to guard them, which made it difficult to spare many True Immortal cultivators.

A refined young man in golden robes, Bai Yibin, an early-True Immortal, exclaimed in surprise that the Wang family had captured four important strongholds of the Heavenly Beast Sect.

In terms of foundation and overall strength, the Wang family was weaker than them. The Bai family and the Water Siren Clan, working together, had only conquered three islands and suffered significant losses.

There was no way around it. The two sides had been at loggerheads for many years, understood each other's tactics well, and common methods were ineffective.

Tong Ruoshui nodded, confirming that it was absolutely true and that the Wang family had no reason to deceive them. She stated that they must accelerate their efforts, estimating that the Changyuan Clan's reinforcements would arrive soon. She advised seizing as much benefit as possible before their arrival and then withdrawing.

Tong Ruoshui explained that it was very difficult to exterminate the Changyuan Clan and that they could only annex some of their territory and plunder more cultivation resources. Bai Yilong then proposed exterminating the Changyuan Clan to draw more True Immortal cultivators from the rear. Tong Ruoshui tactfully refused, explaining that such a move would leave their rear vulnerable. She argued it was safer to be cautious, suggesting they acquire more cultivation resources now and cultivate more True Immortal cultivators later. As their strength grew and the Changyuan Clan's waned, she concluded, they would eventually be able to exterminate them.

Hearing this, Bai Yilong did not object.

Fire Toad Island contained an active volcano, and many fire-attribute spirit herbs, spirit fruits, and spirit trees were cultivated there.

In Fire Toad Hall, Wang Qingshan sat in the main seat, while Chen Yueying and over twenty other True Immortal cultivators sat nearby, their faces beaming with smiles.

This major battle yielded significant gains. Over five hundred immortal trees, each 200,000 years old, were acquired, which could be used for artifact refining and array formation, along with other cultivation resources such as immortal fruits, immortal medicines, and immortal herbs.

The pockets of Chen Yueying, Gongsun Yang, Li Tianhe, Ni Tianlong, and others also swelled, as they seized multiple immortal artifacts and other cultivation resources from the enemies, including materials for advancing immortal veins.

Wang Qingshan announced that Madam Tong had already arrived to rendezvous with them and intended to join forces to attack Heavenly Beast Island.

Ni Tianlong said with a frown that attacking Heavenly Beast Island, the Heavenly Beast Sect's main headquarters, would not be easy to conquer.

Li Qinghuan stated his opinion, suggesting that "where there's a will, there's a way." They could give it a try, and it would be fine if they didn't succeed.