Chapter 4051: Heroes and Golden Immortals

The Tianchen Sea was swept by a brisk sea breeze. A golden light appeared on the distant horizon, stopping after a single flash. The light receded, revealing a shimmering golden flying boat. Aboard the vessel stood four individuals: Wang Yi'er, Wang Yong'an, Wang Yunyue, and Wang Zongyun. Wang Yi'er and Wang Zongyun were both late-stage True Immortals.

"This is the place," Wang Yunyue announced, holding a blue beast hide inscribed with text. Following her gaze, they observed a desolate island, a thousand li in circumference, covered in lush vegetation and rolling mountains.

"I hope this truly is Godly Monarch Cangyue's cultivation cave this time, and not another trap," Wang Yi'er remarked. Previously, they had discovered what they believed to be Godly Monarch Cangyue's cultivation cave, only for it to be a trap. Fortunately, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan proved more skilled; otherwise, they would have faced significant trouble. After obtaining new clues about the cave, they had searched for several decades before finally arriving at this location.

"This is Qian family territory, so we should still be careful. I'll set up a formation first; if we encounter a powerful enemy, we can teleport away," Wang Yong'an suggested, always prioritizing safety. Their strength was considerable, but who could guarantee that their enemies would be weaker? Safety was paramount. Wang Yi'er nodded in agreement. With a hand seal, he directed the golden flying boat to descend towards the desolate island.

The golden flying boat landed on the desolate island. Wang Yong'an retrieved formation flags and plates and began setting up a formation. Wang Yunyue flicked her sleeve, sending eighteen blue, glowing talismans flying out to hover in mid-air. With a hand seal and a low cry of "Disperse!", the talismans instantly flared with blinding blue light and scattered in all directions. These were warning talismans; it was best to be cautious when searching for treasure in Qian family territory. After flying fifty thousand li, the eighteen blue talismans plunged into the seabed and vanished.

After Wang Yong'an finished setting up the formation, the four of them moved to an open area, near a vast lake. "According to the map, it's at the bottom of the lake," Wang Yunyue said. She flicked her sleeve, unleashing a vast expanse of crimson flames imbued with the power of laws, which surged directly into the lake. The lake water instantly evaporated, generating a large amount of white mist. A gust of wind blew, dispersing the mist and revealing numerous low-level demonic beasts at the bottom of the lake. The crimson flames engulfed their bodies, reducing them to ashes. After a moment, Wang Yunyue changed her hand seal. The crimson flames dissipated, and the lake transformed into a massive, smoke-billowing pit.

Wang Zongyun summoned a yellow giant ape puppet beast, a True Immortal-grade puppet. With a hand seal, she directed the giant ape puppet to stride into the massive pit and slam its right fist forcefully onto the ground. A resounding boom echoed, and the ground trembled slightly, but the lakebed remained completely unharmed, without even a single fist mark visible.

"As expected, there's a problem. Let's attack together," Wang Yi'er said. They each conjured their treasures, unleashing attacks that flooded the lakebed with various spiritual lights. Almost half an hour passed, yet the lakebed remained unscathed. "It's at least a Tier 2 Immortal Formation! Yong'an, it's up to you," Wang Yi'er instructed.

Wang Yong'an nodded, retrieving formation flags and plates to break the formation. After setting up the counter-formation, each of them held a yellow dharma plate and cast a hand seal into it. The ground began to shake violently, turning earth into sand, as a massive yellow stone figure emerged from beneath the surface. Its features were indistinct, formed entirely by the formation. Yellow light erupted from the stone figure's body, and it grew to ten thousand zhang tall. Wang Yong'an changed his hand seal, causing the formation plate to glow with blinding yellow light. The yellow stone figure's right fist slammed forcefully towards the lake. Amidst the resounding boom, Wang Yunyue and the other two were not idle; they controlled their puppet beasts to attack the lakebed.

In less than fifteen minutes, the entire island shook violently as if struck by an earthquake, sending large quantities of debris rolling down from the mountains. A thick silver light shot skyward, ascending towards the high altitude. Wang Yong'an changed his hand seal, and a transparent light screen immediately appeared, blocking the silver light. An silvery-white light screen then appeared at the bottom of the lake, its surface adorned with seven golden light points arranged in the pattern of the Big Dipper constellation. "It's the Big Dipper Heavenly Gang Formation! This is a Tier 2 Immortal Formation with extremely strong regenerative capabilities. If we can't break it quickly, it will slowly recover, making it difficult even for Golden Immortal cultivators to breach. What we just broke was merely the outer restriction," Wang Yong'an explained.

"It seems this truly is a Golden Immortal cultivator's cultivation cave, though we don't know if it belongs to Godly Monarch Cangyue," Wang Yunyue said with a smile. She took out a talisman from her embrace, its blue light flickering erratically. With a muffled "poof," the talisman spontaneously combusted, turning into ash. "Oh no, someone has triggered the warning talisman," Wang Yunyue said, frowning.

Wang Zongyun took out a golden, shimmering orb and injected immortal essence into it. "There are eight Qian family cultivators flying towards us; their cultivation levels are unknown," Wang Zongyun said, frowning.

"Let's withdraw from here first, then notify the family patriarch," Wang Yi'er decided immediately. He couldn't determine the enemies' cultivation levels. If they were Golden Immortal cultivators, the group certainly couldn't escape. If they were True Immortal cultivators, the Qian family cultivators would arrive if the enemies managed to delay them for a while. The best course of action was to retreat first.

They put away their treasures and landed on a teleportation formation, which Wang Yong'an had set up, a habit he had developed. Wang Yong'an cast a hand seal, and the teleportation formation trembled slightly. A dazzling spiritual light shot skyward, engulfing their figures.

As the void rippled, a gigantic golden hand materialized out of thin air and swatted towards them. With a resounding boom, the golden hand shattered the teleportation formation. A golden streak of light flew from afar, stopping with a flash above the desolate island. It revealed a shimmering golden shuttle with six men and two women standing aboard. The leader was a burly man in a golden robe, possessing cultivation at the Grand Perfection stage of True Immortal.

"So decisive!" the burly man in golden robes muttered, frowning. "Ancestor Yiyu, look quickly, it seems to be a restriction," a Qian family cultivator said, pointing at the silvery light screen. "Immediately inform the family patriarch and send more people here," Qian Yiyu ordered. This area was originally Cangyun Palace territory. When Cangyun Palace's power significantly declined, they abandoned many territories, allowing the Qian family to expand here. The Wang family's territory was not far from this location. "Understood, Ancestor Yiyu." The Qian family cultivator took out a Celestial Transmission Mirror to contact the clan elders.

On Dongli Island, Wang Qingling and Wang Qingxiao stood atop a high peak, gazing at the six-colored thunderclouds in the sky. Wang Yingjie was attempting to break through to the Golden Immortal stage. Having consumed a Comprehension Fruit and a first-grade Dao Pill, and having achieved minor mastery of the laws, the power of his lightning tribulation was considerable. Bursts of colossal thunder echoed as thick, six-colored immortal lightning bolts successively struck a dimly glowing five-colored light screen.

Wang Yingjie sat cross-legged within the five-colored light screen, clad in thick five-colored battle armor and holding a five-colored formation plate. His face was pale, indicating excessive consumption of immortal essence. The six-colored immortal lightning exploded, and dazzling six-colored lightning submerged the five-colored light screen. A powerful shockwave spread outwards, filling the air with smoke and dust.

After a while, the six-colored thunderclouds churned and surged, and a colossal six-colored lightning python emerged, its body wrapped in countless six-colored electric arcs. The six-colored lightning python swooped down from high altitude. As it approached a hundred zhang from the ground, an incredibly massive five-colored giant palm flashed forth and slapped against the lightning python's body. The lightning python's body trembled slightly, then transformed into a massive ball of six-colored lightning that enveloped a large area. Multiple peaks were leveled, but the island's restrictions were activated, minimizing the impact. "With the mid-grade Chaos Armor, Yingjie passing the lightning tribulation won't be a problem," Wang Qingxiao commented.

No sooner had he spoken than Wang Yingjie flew out of the lightning, landing before them. His face was pale, and he wore the Chaos Armor, which showed some minor cracks on its surface. "Excellent, Yingjie! Our family now has another Golden Immortal cultivator," Wang Qingling exclaimed, overjoyed. "Has Hongxue advanced to the Golden Immortal stage?" Wang Yingjie asked, his voice sounding somewhat weak. "She's still in seclusion; it's hard to say when she'll trigger an anomaly," Wang Qingling replied. She took out a white, shimmering Celestial Transmission Mirror, cast a hand seal into it, and Wang Yongqian's face appeared on its surface. "Ancestor Qingling, Ancestor Yi'er and his group suspect they've found Godly Monarch Cangyue's cultivation cave. When they were breaching the restriction, they attracted Qian family cultivators. For caution's sake, they immediately retreated and reported it. What do you think?" Wang Yongqian's tone was grave.