Chapter 4012: Ghost Sect

He Liang nodded and said, "With Fellow Daoist Wang's assurance, I feel relieved. I heard True Monarch Taihao can refine mid-grade Chaos Armor. If I provide three sets of materials, can True Monarch Taihao make a set of mid-grade Chaos Armor for me?"

"I don't know about that. I can ask Ninth Uncle for you and let you know if there's any news. I've been in the Tianchen Sea Area for so many years, but I haven't heard of Fellow Daoist He."

Wang Qingshan asked curiously.

"I've always been active in the Chiyang Sea Area, so it's normal for Fellow Daoist Wang not to know me," He Liang explained.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, Fellow Daoist He is the Sect Master of the Ghost Spirit Sect. The Ghost Spirit Sect has two Xuantowns on the Chaos Continent and is affiliated with the Cao family."

Qi Tongguang said. After the Qi family acquired a Xuantown, they began seeking more allies for stronger alliances, and the Ghost Spirit Sect was one of their new allies. Wang Qingshan suddenly understood and nodded.

"I heard the Vice Sect Master of the Ghost Spirit Sect is a Demon cultivator," Madam Yuzhu asked curiously.

"That's true. She ascended in our Ghost Spirit Sect's territory and joined us. This isn't uncommon; members of major forces don't all come from a single race. Whether it's the Witch Race, Demon Race, Human Race, Ghost Race, or others, no matter their origin, the Chaos Beasts are our greatest enemy."

He Liang said.

Wang Qingshan nodded and chatted with Qi Tongguang and the other two.

Qi Tongguang took out a spiritual light-flashing magic disk, imbued it with a magic art, and frowned. "What's wrong, Fellow Daoist Qi?"

Wang Qingshan asked.

"Fellow Daoist Ning of the Nine Immortals Sect has arrived,"

Qi Tongguang said. Since Ning Hao had personally come to Golden Crocodile Market, they couldn't pretend not to see him. "Since Fellow Daoist Ning is here, let's go meet him!"

Wang Qingshan said.

Ning Hao was a late-stage Golden Immortal, while they were only early-stage Golden Immortals. The power gap was significant, so it was appropriate to show deference.

The Wang, Qi, and Zhang families now had the capital to contend with the Nine Immortals Sect, but they did not intend to break ties with them. Having more enemies was not good. Qi Tongguang nodded, acknowledging that formalities still needed to be observed.

He greeted Madam Yuzhu and He Liang, then went with Wang Qingshan to the entrance of a nine-story azure pavilion. The plaque above the door read "Nine Immortals Pavilion" in large characters.

Two Nine Immortals Sect disciples stood guard at the entrance. Seeing Wang Qingshan and Qi Tongguang, they did not dare to be negligent and quickly said, "Senior Wang, Senior Qi, the Sect Master said that if you arrive, you can go straight in."

Wang Qingshan and Qi Tongguang nodded and walked inside.

Ning Hao was seated in the main seat, smiling.

"Fellow Daoist Wang has advanced to the Golden Immortal stage, congratulations!" Ning Hao said with a smile, showing approval.

Qi Tongguang and Wang Qingshan coming in person showed that they still respected the Nine Immortals Sect and at least weren't openly opposing them, which was good since they weren't enemies. "I only recently advanced to the Golden Immortal stage and didn't plan a grand celebration, otherwise I would have informed Fellow Daoist Ning."

Wang Qingshan said.

Ning Hao nodded, invited them to sit, and they began to chat.

"By the way, we received accurate intelligence that the Haoyue Alliance, Beast Spirit Sect, Lin family, and Cangyun Palace have dispatched Golden Immortal cultivators to the Chaos Continent twice consecutively, around the time of the Chaos Beast Tide."

Ning Hao said. Times were different now. If they wanted the Wang and Qi families to act, they had to consult them, unlike before when a single command would suffice for the Wang and Qi families to obey.

"Perhaps they received news and specially sent reinforcements to strengthen their defenses. Who would have thought the Chaos Beast Tide would be so massive, causing heavy losses? They could only dispatch Golden Immortal cultivators to the Chaos Continent again. There's nothing strange about that."

Qi Tongguang offered his opinion.

"That may be true, but those veteran Golden Immortal cultivators, such as Lei Hong and Yue Feng, did not appear during the Chaos Beast Tide. This is information transmitted by our internal source, and it's absolutely reliable."

"Fellow Daoist Ning, you mean they met with an accident before the Chaos Beast Tide, either gravely injured or dead?" Wang Qingshan said. Wang Ruyan had returned once and told Wang Yongqian the whole story, asking her to relay it to Wang Qingshan.

"Exactly. If that's the case, their current strength is weak, and this is our opportunity to expand our influence."

"What if it's false information, and we rashly start a war? We wouldn't gain much benefit," Qi Tongguang said.

"Even if it's false information, if our Nine Immortals Sect, Hundred Refinements Island, Snow Crystal Clan, Qi family, and Wang family unite, we won't fear the Haoyue Alliance and Beast Spirit Sect. As long as we make a move, I believe the Murong family will also act against the Lin family and Cangyun Palace. Opportunities like this are rare. When the Li family was severely weakened years ago, we seized the chance to act and ultimately destroyed them."

"Fellow Daoist Ning, will Hundred Refinements Island and the Snow Crystal Clan also take action?"

Wang Qingshan asked. If they could expand their territory and strengthen the Wang family's influence, that would be good.

"Would I joke about something like this? The Wang and Qi families have developed, but our Nine Immortals Sect doesn't have a mortal feud with you, right? The Haoyue Alliance and Beast Spirit Sect are different; they've been our sworn enemies for many years."

Ning Hao said solemnly.

"Fellow Daoist Ning, do you plan to deal with the Haoyue Alliance and Beast Spirit Sect now?" Qi Tongguang asked.

"Of course not now. We plan to first ascertain their internal situation. Knowing yourself and your enemy ensures victory in every battle. I came here this time to ask for your opinion."

Qi Tongguang and Wang Qingshan exchanged glances and nodded to each other.

Qi Tongguang said, "We are willing to help, but any territory we conquer will be ours."

Previously, when the Nine Immortals Sect launched wars, the Qi family had to hand over a portion of their conquered territory to the Nine Immortals Sect. Now that the Qi family had grown strong, they were naturally unwilling to give up any part.

"No problem. I will inform you when we decide to act," Ning Hao said.

Wang Qingshan and Qi Tongguang agreed. After chatting for over half an hour, Ning Hao left Golden Crocodile Market. Three days later, the auction officially commenced, with a large number of True Immortal cultivators flocking to the venue to participate in the bidding.

Wang Qingshan left these matters to the younger generation and returned to Green Lotus Island, as he didn't need to interfere. As soon as he arrived back at his residence, Wang Yidao and Wang Lihe came over.

"Lihe, Yidao, why are you back?" Wang Qingshan asked, surprised.

"Grand Ancestor sent me back to escort a batch of supplies and to train the Immortal Armor Army. Yidao is back to enter seclusion and try to break through to the Golden Immortal stage," Wang Lihe explained.

Wang Changsheng had refined several sets of low-grade Chaos Armor, and the Immortal Armor Army was beginning to expand, which required more True Immortal cultivators.

The Immortal Armor Army selected talent from the entire clan, and Wang Lihe was a key figure. This time, he had returned to train new Immortal Armor Army members, and once they were trained, he would take them to the Chaos Continent.

Wang Yidao had already cultivated to the True Immortal Great Perfection stage, just one step away from the Golden Immortal stage. Wang Qingshan understood, nodded, chatted for a few moments, and then dismissed them. He entered a secret chamber, sat down cross-legged, and began to cultivate.