Seventy thousand years had passed in the blink of an eye.
A team of Wang family disciples was on patrol, led by a handsome young man in a red shirt.
Wang Benguang, an early-stage True Immortal, was Wang Benwei's cousin.
The Wang family was currently flourishing, their strength growing with an increasing number of True Immortal cultivators.
"Someone is approaching," Wang Benguang said, gazing at the distant horizon.
A silver streak of light appeared on the distant horizon, swiftly flying towards them. The silver light flickered and then stopped, receding to reveal a gleaming silver flying boat carrying Wang Mengbin, Wang Qingling, Wang Qingxiao, Wang Yingjie, and Liu Hongxue.
"We're finally back," Wang Qingling said with a joyful smile.
All four, including Wang Qingling, had cultivated to the Grand Perfection stage of True Immortal. The Chaos Continent had experienced another beast tide, though fortunately, its scale this time was not as large as the last.
A six-colored Chaos Beast led an attack on Haoyang City but was vanquished by the combined efforts of Wang Qingshan and Wang Mengbin. Other Yellow Cities possessed low-grade Immortal Exterminating Cannons, and Xuanyu City had its Immortal Armored Army, ready to reinforce other cities at any time. The beast tide was repelled smoothly, and many Chaos Beast crystal cores were obtained.
After the beast tide, Wang Mengbin returned with Wang Qingling and the other three. The four of them planned to go into seclusion to attempt to break through to the Golden Immortal stage.
"Greetings, Elder Qingling, Elder Qingxiao, Elder Yingjie, Elder Hongxue, and Elder Mengbin," Wang Benguang and the others respectfully greeted, their expressions solemn.
Wang Mengbin nodded, formed a hand seal, and the silver flying boat glowed with dazzling silver light before vanishing from its spot.
Not long after, they returned to Green Lotus Island and found Wang Yongqian.
"Elder Qingling, it's wonderful that all of you have reached the Grand Perfection of True Immortal!"
Wang Yongqian was overjoyed, sensing the powerful aura emanating from Wang Qingling and the other three.
In the battle over seventy thousand years ago, the Wang family had acquired a vast amount of cultivation resources, leading to rapid development. Currently, the number of True Immortal cultivators in the Wang family exceeded two hundred, with five Golden Immortal cultivators.
"Are Ninth Uncle and Ninth Aunt in seclusion?" Wang Qingling asked.
Wang Yongqian nodded and replied, "They went into seclusion shortly after returning. Do you need to see them? Our family has quite a few Tier-2 immortal elixirs similar to the Nine Marvelous Profound Origin Elixir, which you can take to help you open all thirty-six immortal apertures and attempt to break through to the Golden Immortal stage. However, you will need to consider the lightning tribulation."
"It's nothing urgent. Ninth Uncle already provided us with information, so we're well aware," Wang Qingling said.
Wang Qingshan had exchanged Golden Immortal stage Chaos Beast crystal cores for two Nine-Yang Thunder Transformation Talismans, which, along with mid-grade Chaos Armor, were sufficient for the four of them to attempt their breakthrough to the Golden Immortal stage.
"Family Head, these are the cultivation resources Elder Qingshan asked me to bring back. By the way, where are Elder Qingcheng and Elder Qingbai? Elder Qingshan entrusted me with something for them." Wang Mengbin took out a silver storage bracelet, handed it to Wang Yongqian, and asked.
"They have cultivated to the Grand Perfection of True Immortal and are currently in seclusion, attempting to break through to the Golden Immortal stage," Wang Yongqian explained.
Wang Mengbin suddenly understood. Recalling something else, he asked, "What about Yidao?"
"He recently led a family trade caravan to the Scarlet Sun Sea Region to purchase cultivation resources, intending to head to the Chaos Continent," Wang Yongqian replied.
The Wang family had multiple trade caravans, mostly operating in the Sky Morning Sea Region, but also conducting business on the Chaos Continent.
Times had changed. Now that the family had Golden Immortal cultivators, distant trade caravans needed a Golden Immortal cultivator to oversee them to deter opportunistic villains.
"No wonder we didn't encounter him. If Elder Qingling and the others can also advance to the Golden Immortal stage, our family's strength will become even greater," Wang Mengbin said with a smile.
After a brief chat, Wang Mengbin departed.
Wang Yongqian instructed Wang Changming to retrieve eight Tier-2 immortal elixirs from the family treasury and hand them to Wang Qingling and the other three. Each received two Tier-2 elixirs, which were not of the same type but both capable of assisting True Immortal cultivators in breaking through to the Golden Immortal stage.
Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, and the other five who attempted the Golden Immortal stage also consumed two types of Tier-2 immortal elixirs, which were sufficient to open all thirty-six immortal apertures. Some True Immortals could achieve this with just one type of Tier-2 immortal elixir.
Wang Qingling and the other three were overjoyed. After chatting for a while, they returned. Wang Yongqian dispatched people to set up formations on relevant islands to assist them in their breakthrough to the Golden Immortal stage.
With the aid of immortal elixirs, immortal formations, immortal artifacts, and immortal talismans, whether they could advance to the Golden Immortal stage would depend entirely on themselves.
Some True Immortal cultivators, even after consuming two types of immortal elixirs, were unable to open all thirty-six immortal apertures, and thus naturally could not advance to the Golden Immortal stage.
At Scarlet Swallow Market, the streets teemed with people, bustling with activity.
In an estate filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, Murong Yunfeng and Fairy Luoshui sat in a green stone pavilion, sipping tea and chatting.
"There are no clues whatsoever; I can't divine anything. It seems we are not fated to find Cangli Island," Fairy Luoshui said.
After Murong Zhengde and Murong Yurong were killed, she swiftly returned to the Sky Morning Sea Region to perform divination and deduction, hoping to locate Cangli Island or the culprits, but found nothing.
"What I care more about is who killed Zhengde and Yurong. Since the destruction of the Li family, our Murong family has never suffered such a significant loss in the Sky Morning Sea Region," Murong Yunfeng said with a grim expression.
The fact that the other party dared to kill Murong Zhengde and Murong Yurong indicated a complete disregard for the Murong family.
"To be able to eliminate Zhengde and Yurong in a short time, one would either need a high-grade immortal artifact, a cultivation at the Grand Perfection of Golden Immortal, mastery over soul laws—like a descendant of the Li family—or Tier-3 immortal talismans or multiple mid-grade Immortal Exterminating Cannons. A peak True Spirit cultivator could also achieve it," Fairy Luoshui analyzed, noting that the range of potential culprits was too broad to pinpoint the true perpetrator.
"I'm more inclined to believe this person is a Grand Perfection Golden Immortal. Even with soul laws, they aren't fools who would directly withstand the opponent's attacks. I suspect it was Azure Moon Divine Lord. He has a mid-stage Golden Immortal cultivation, is a top-tier True Spirit, and hasn't appeared for millions of years. There's a high possibility he's cultivated to the Grand Perfection of Golden Immortal," Murong Yunfeng said with a frown.
Azure Moon Divine Lord was one of the Ten Rogue Immortals of the Sky Morning Sea Region and had some past grievances with the Murong family.
"That's impossible! We invited Madam Wu to use curse laws to curse and kill him. With Madam Wu's abilities, it's impossible for her to fail. We personally watched her cast the spell to curse Azure Moon Divine Lord," Fairy Luoshui shook her head, refuting the guess.
"Even if his main body died, we cannot rule out the possibility of a clone. Don't forget, he only cultivated into a top-tier True Spirit after leaving the Qiankun Ruins, so he must have obtained a considerable amount of cultivation resources. Millions of years have passed; it's entirely possible for a clone to cultivate to the Grand Perfection of Golden Immortal. He has both the strength and the motive. If we assume he's dead, we've never found his ultimate resting place. It's better to be safe than sorry; we must be prepared," Murong Yunfeng analyzed.
"If that's the case, we must indeed take precautions. If he advances to Grand Unity Golden Immortal, our Murong family will face extermination. I will personally go to Madam Wu, and you send people to search for Azure Moon Divine Lord. Be discreet; don't let anyone know about it." Fairy Luoshui said.
Murong Yunfeng nodded in agreement.
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