Chapter 3761

Disciples of the Heavenly Beast Sect scattered in all directions, but Xia Sibing gave them no chance. With a flick of her sleeve, a large swathe of white light shot out.

Accompanied by a series of screams, a large number of Heavenly Beast Sect disciples were killed, falling into pools of blood.

Xia Tianxiong also moved to slaughter the Heavenly Beast Sect cultivators, and the screams were incessant.

Wang Mengbin did not pursue Ye Ting; as they were both lightning cultivators, catching him would not be easy. Instead, he flew towards the northwestern corner of the island.

He landed in front of a magnificent golden pagoda. On the pagoda's plaque, the three large silver characters "Heavenly Beast Pagoda" were inscribed.

According to the intelligence provided by Wang Ruyan, this was where the Heavenly Beast Sect's scripture repository was located.

What the Wang family needed now were cultivation techniques and classics. They had made arrangements with Xia Sibing beforehand: all classics, except for high-level aperture-opening secret techniques, would belong to the Wang family. If there was only one mid-grade immortal artifact, it would go to the Xia family.

The gates of the Heavenly Beast Pagoda were tightly shut. Wang Mengbin casually released a thick silver lightning bolt, which blasted open the gates, and he walked inside.

Xia Tianxiong brought out a golden scroll. He cast a spell into it, and the scroll illuminated with golden light, releasing thousands of Xia family cultivators who scattered to collect cultivation resources.

Wang Qingshan also brought out a spatial treasure, releasing thousands of his clansmen, instructing them to collect resources.

Xia Sibing held a gleaming golden short sword in her hand, her expression one of excitement.

The Xia family had lost three True Immortal cultivators, and a defensive low-grade immortal artifact was rendered useless. Fortunately, they had captured Heavenly Beast Island, otherwise the losses would have been immense.

With the Immortal Breaking Mirror as a treasure, the Xia family would find it much easier to deal with other forces that only possessed first-tier immortal formations in the future.

Wang Qingshan flew over, and Xia Sibing put away her golden short sword.

"Fellow Daoist Wang's divine abilities are truly vast," Xia Sibing praised, "it's truly an eye-opener for me."

Wang Qingshan, Gongsun Yang, Wang Qingfeng, Ni Tianlong, and others joined forces to slay the Three-Headed Frost Dragon, which was sufficient proof of their strength.

She suspected that all four of them, including Wang Qingshan, had opened three apertures; otherwise, slaying the Three-Headed Frost Dragon wouldn't have been so easy. As for Wang Qingshan opening a fourth aperture, she didn't consider that possibility.

True Immortals in the early stage opening a fourth aperture was a privilege only afforded to core disciples of major forces like the Nine Immortal Sect. The Wang family had only been established for a short time, and even the Xia family had fewer than five True Immortal cultivators who had opened four apertures.

With Wang Qingshan and the others having opened three apertures, and with the aid of treasures and sword formations, they still had a chance to slay the Three-Headed Frost Dragon.

Even two fists cannot contend with four hands; no matter how strong the Three-Headed Frost Dragon was, facing several times its number in enemies, it could still be killed.

"Madam Xia, you flatter me," Wang Qingshan said. "As agreed, all the immortal fruit trees belong to us."

Wang Ruyan used the Immortal Communication Plate to transmit information to him, which allowed them to obtain a lot of crucial intelligence. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy to capture Heavenly Beast Island.

Information was also a cultivation resource, and Wang Qingshan and Xia Sibing confirmed the division of assets.

"I am true to my word," Xia Sibing said with a smile. "There will be opportunities for cooperation in the future."

Wang Qingshan nodded. As he looked at the devastated Heavenly Beast Island, a terrifying thought involuntarily surfaced in his mind: if an enemy were to attack Green Lotus Island with a treasure similar to the Immortal Breaking Mirror, could Green Lotus Island withstand it?

The Heavenly Beast Sect used a mid-grade immortal artifact as a formation core, unleashing sword qi accumulated over millions of years. It easily destroyed a defensive low-grade immortal artifact, shattered the attacks of over a dozen True Immortal cultivators, and even killed three True Immortals.

This reminded him of the sect-protecting formation of the Taiyi Immortal Sect in the lower realm. With the Taiyi Sword as its formation core, Sword Burial Peak accumulated sword qi, unleashing a sword formation against enemies in times of crisis.

If a Golden Immortal cultivator were careless, they might also be killed by the Heavenly Beast Sect's grand formation. Fortunately, this was a one-time attack.

Besides sword artifacts, other immortal artifacts could also be used as formation cores. If some forces didn't have mid-grade immortal artifacts, they would use a set of low-grade immortal artifacts to arrange an immortal formation against their enemies.

The Golden Geng Metal Immortal Annihilation Formation could unleash sword qi accumulated over many years. Other immortal formations had different attack methods: perhaps fire, wood, lightning spells, or drawing upon the power of the stars to eliminate enemies.

Generally, formation cores were not moved casually. Now that most of the Heavenly Beast Sect's high-ranking members had been annihilated, Xia Sibing had taken the Geng Metal Spirit Annihilation Formation and its setup tools. This formation could be brought back to the Xia family, but it would take at least hundreds of thousands of years for it to regain its full power.

"Madam Xia, how will the captured island be handled?" Wang Qingshan asked. "We've paid a significant price; we won't just leave, will we?"

Xia Sibing smiled and said, "There's no reason to spit out something you've already eaten. The Heavenly Beast Sect still has some True Immortal cultivators, but they are not to be feared. They can't even pose a threat to our Xia family, let alone your Wang family."

Ten True Immortal cultivators attacked Green Lotus Island and were completely wiped out, which shows how powerful the Wang family is.

Frankly, Xia Sibing was delighted. With the Wang family as a strong ally, the Xia family would have greater influence in the White Deer Archipelago in the future and could disregard the Bai family.

"We need to report this to the Nine Immortal Sect, don't we?" Wang Qingshan asked.

"Of course, this matter cannot be hidden from the Nine Immortal Sect, and there's no need to hide it," Xia Sibing said. "For conquering territory, we will also receive rewards, but we'll have to hand over some of the territory; that's the rule." Xia Sibing continued, "According to the Nine Immortal Sect's regulations, when affiliated forces expand their territory, the Nine Immortal Sect will take back a portion of the land as compensation. The affiliated forces will receive rewards, such as artifact refining materials, immortal artifacts, immortal pills, immortal formations, and so on."

"Oh, by the way, Fellow Daoist Wang," Xia Sibing reminded, "regarding the existence of the Immortal Breaking Mirror, I hope you won't spread the word. If the news gets out, it won't benefit us."

If the Nine Immortal Sect were to learn of the Immortal Breaking Mirror's existence, the Xia family might not be able to keep it. Wang Qingshan nodded; he also understood the value of the Immortal Breaking Mirror.

Besides the Geng Metal Spirit Slaying Sword, the Heavenly Beast Sect had three other mid-grade immortal artifacts. Two were auxiliary, and the other mid-grade immortal artifact was severely damaged.

The Wang family received two mid-grade immortal artifacts: one auxiliary immortal artifact and one severely damaged immortal artifact.

News of this battle quickly spread, astonishing the affiliated forces of both the Nine Immortal Sect and the Moonbright Alliance.

The Xia family and the Wang family declared that they had paid a heavy price to capture Heavenly Beast Island.

The outside world's focus was on the Xia family. This was quite normal, as Xia Sibing was a late-stage True Immortal cultivator and the Xia family had a long heritage. For this capture of Heavenly Beast Island, the outside world believed that the Xia family had put in most of the effort, while the Wang family had merely played a minor role.

Neither the Wang family nor the Xia family denied this. The more the outside world underestimated the Wang family, the more advantageous it would be for them.

With the fall of the Heavenly Beast Sect, the Longyuan Tribe felt their own precarious position. Upon learning of this, the Longyuan Tribe relocated their entire tribe billions of miles away. Their affiliated forces also migrated with them. Spatial treasures were not rare in the Immortal Realm, making it convenient to relocate an entire family or race.

In addition, the Longyuan Tribe sought assistance from the Moonbright Alliance. The Moonbright Alliance dispatched affiliated forces to support the Longyuan Tribe. The Wang family and the Xia family took over most of the territories of both the Longyuan Tribe and the Heavenly Beast Sect. The Bai family and the Water Charm Tribe only received a small share, but they were quite satisfied, as their losses were negligible.

When the Nine Immortal Sect learned of this, they sent Gao Yunhai and Jiang Tianming to investigate the matter. After confirming the details, they reclaimed some territories and rewarded Xia Sibing and others with various items.