Chapter 3868: Chen Yueying's Request (No More Today)

Wang Lihe, Wang Xiuling, and Wang Xiulong have trained for many years and are highly coordinated; they can serve as captains.

"Has Qiuting returned?" Wang Changsheng asked. "Speaking of which, I haven't met her yet."

Wang Qiuting, Wang Qingshan's daughter, grew up in Haoyang City, and Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan had not yet met her.

"She has returned," Wang Yongqian truthfully replied. "Ancestor Mengbin and Ancestor Yingjie have also returned; they are currently purchasing items in the market and will return to Green Lotus Island later."

Wang Changsheng inquired about the family's development over the years, and Wang Yongqian provided a truthful account. The Wang family had developed well and was thriving. Gao Shuyao and Lu Chuan had both advanced to the Golden Immortal stage, and the Nine Immortals Sect was slowly recovering its strength.

The Nine Immortals Sect had lost several Golden Immortal cultivators over the past 200,000 years, but fortunately, their abundant reserve forces allowed them to slowly recover their strength.

Wang Ruyan looked outside and said, "Mengbin, come in! I have something to ask you."

After taking the Eight Desolations Divine Nurturing Pills, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan were able to continue cultivating the *Grand Void Divine Forging Art*. They mastered a new divine sense secret technique, the Cage of Divine Will, which could be used to trap enemies. Having been in the Immortal Realm for so long, the Wang family had also collected some divine sense cultivation methods. They obtained several divine will techniques from the Heavenly Beast Sect and the Changyuan Clan, though most were of ordinary quality. While cultivating them would increase divine sense, the growth was not significant. On the other hand, these divine sense techniques required little external aid, could be cultivated by anyone, were not high-level, and typically ceased to be effective after reaching the True Immortal stage.

Wang Ruyan's divine sense was more powerful than before; with a mere thought, an area spanning 100,000 *li* was under her surveillance.

No sooner had she spoken than a clap of thunder echoed, a ball of silver lightning flared, and Wang Mengbin appeared. His aura was significantly stronger than before.

"How are Qingshan and Ling'er doing?" Wang Ruyan asked.

"They are all doing well," Wang Mengbin truthfully replied. "Occasionally, they face attacks from chaotic beasts, but they have resolved all of them. Ancestor Qingfeng, Ancestor Ling'er, Ancestor Xueli, and Ancestor Haitang have all advanced to the mid-True Immortal stage."

Wang Qingfeng, Dong Xueli, Liu Hongxue, Wang Yingjie, Bai Ling'er, Ye Haitang, and others had successively advanced to the mid-True Immortal stage, which was considered a normal cultivation speed.

Wang Changsheng inquired about the situation in Haoyang City, and Wang Mengbin provided a truthful answer.

Wang Qingshan, Wang Yidao, Chen Yueying, Ni Tianlong, and others possessed great strength. Over the past 100,000 years or so, chaotic beasts frequently attacked Haoyang City. The most challenging occasion involved over 300 chaotic beasts assaulting the city. However, after Wang Qingshan cultivated into a True Spirit, his strength greatly increased, and with the assistance of Liu Hongxue, Wang Mengbin, Chen Yueying, Ni Tianlong, and others, they quickly repelled the chaotic beasts.

The three low-grade Immortal Exterminating Cannons left by Wang Changsheng played a crucial role. The Meng family was not so fortunate; over 300 chaotic beasts attacked Jinhong City, and they only had one low-grade Immortal Exterminating Cannon, which proved insufficient to defend against the onslaught. Their losses were heavy, rendering them unable to hold Jinhong City any longer, and it was subsequently reclaimed by the Nine Immortals Sect.

The Qi family dispatched Golden Immortal cultivators to guard their city, and since there were no Golden Immortal stage chaotic beast attacks, Golden Alligator City and the other three "Yellow" cities remained safe and sound.

Wang Mengbin elaborated on the changes in Haoyang City over the years. After more than 100,000 years of development, Haoyang City had gained eighteen new True Immortal cultivators; the majority were from the Wang family, and a minority came from the Ni family, Zhenhai Palace, the Lan family, the Wang family, the Li family, and the Taiyi Palace.

Wang Changsheng nodded and said, "Qingshan, Qingfeng, Yidao, Haitang, and the others have done well. As long as Haoyang City is defended, that's what matters."

Several True Immortal cultivators from the Xia family were also in Haoyang City, but they did not have their own cities. They assisted the Nine Immortals Sect disciples in defending the city. Even if there were scattered chaotic beast attacks, the Nine Immortals Sect's True Immortal cultivators quickly formed teams to eliminate them. Since the Xia family's True Immortals contributed little effort, they naturally did not obtain many cultivation resources.

"Ancestor Qingfeng and the others have refined Immortal Puppets to assist in defending the city, and the results are quite good," Wang Mengbin said with a smile.

Wang Qingfeng could refine True Immortal stage puppet beasts to defend the city. Immortal puppets were quite resilient; it didn't matter if they were destroyed, as they could simply be refined again.

The Chaotic Continent was rich in cultivation resources, especially mineral resources, making it convenient for Wang Qingfeng to collect materials for refining True Immortal stage puppets. With his superb puppet-making skills, he had gained some renown among the Nine Immortals Sect's subordinate forces, and some True Immortal cultivators even paid high prices to purchase Immortal Puppets from him.

Wang Changsheng nodded with satisfaction; knowing that the clan members had all grown up and were capable of taking on significant responsibilities, their minds were at ease.

Wang Mengbin took out a green storage bracelet, handed it to Wang Changsheng, and said, "Ancestor, these are the chaotic beast crystal cores we collected; most of them are single-colored."

By spending more immortal essence stones, one could purchase single-colored crystal cores, but three-colored ones were difficult to find. Four-colored ones were almost exclusively bartered for, and five-colored ones were extremely rare, quickly traded away if they appeared. This was for crystal cores that had not had their bloodthirsty nature removed; pure crystal cores would fetch at least several times the price.

Wang Changsheng took the storage bracelet, swept his divine sense over it, and nodded with satisfaction. He possessed many chaotic beast crystal cores, mostly single-colored, which could be purified using the Green Lotus Creation Cauldron. However, he had not yet sold any purified crystal cores—not because he didn't want to, but because he didn't dare.

Pure crystal cores were rarely seen on the market, mainly because purifying them was too difficult and time-consuming. Major forces rarely sold purified crystal cores externally.

Wang Changsheng planned to sell the crystal cores in larger sea regions in the future to exchange for cultivation resources. After a brief chat, Wang Mengbin and Wang Yongqian departed.

Wang Changsheng entered a secret chamber. The Green Lotus Creation Cauldron floated above a formation. He placed the crystal cores inside the cauldron, activated the formation, and allowed it to provide energy for purification.

When he exited the secret chamber and came outside, Wang Ruyan said, "Husband, Senior Sister Chen has arrived, and I've invited her in."

Chen Yueying had also returned with Wang Mengbin and the others, but she had immediately gone back to Zhenhai Palace. Her swift arrival at Green Lotus Island surprised Wang Changsheng somewhat.

The cultivation methods Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan practiced in the lower realms came from the Zhenhai Sect. Upon arriving in the Xuanyang Realm, it was again Chen Yueying who provided them with cultivation methods. This debt of gratitude was considerable, and the Wang family had provided significant support to Zhenhai Palace over the years.

Not long after, Chen Yueying entered with Wang Yongqian.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Chen Yueying got to the point: "Junior Brother Wang, I have an impolite request. Could you please ask your descendant to divine an opportunity for me?"

Wang Qiulin had performed a divination for Cheng Zhenyu, which allowed him to discover an ancient cultivator's cave dwelling, and Chen Yueying was also aware of this matter.

"Divination!" Wang Changsheng was slightly taken aback; he had thought Chen Yueying was merely here to catch up!

Chen Yueying nodded, took out a three-colored crystal core, and said, "This is a three-colored chaotic beast crystal core from the early True Immortal stage. It is the most valuable item I possess."

"Senior Sister Chen, there's no need to be so polite," Wang Changsheng replied. "I can ask Qiulin to perform the divination for you. However, I hope you will not spread this information externally, as I do not wish to attract the attention of the Nine Immortals Sect."

"I understand," Chen Yueying explained. "Please don't blame Junior Brother Cheng; it was only after I pressed him repeatedly that he told me. In Zhenhai Palace, the only ones who know are me, Junior Brother Cheng, and Junior Sister Zheng."