Chapter 4055: 霸刀仙经

Money Island, viewed from above, resembles a giant golden copper coin floating on the sea, hence its name. This is the ancestral land of the Qian family.

Money Hall, a vital stronghold of the Qian family.

Qian Xueting sat in the main seat, her face pale and her aura weak. A tall, thin elderly man in a blue robe and a shapely young woman in a white dress were reporting to Qian Xueting, their expressions grave.

"Patriarch Yifeng and Patriarch Yushuo's soul lamps have not yet extinguished," the blue-robed elder said, his face filled with worry. "It's likely their physical bodies were destroyed and their nascent souls captured."

Qian Guanghai, head of the Qian family, was a late-stage True Immortal. Qian Yifeng and Qian Yushuo were high-ranking members of the Qian family, privy to many of its secrets.

"They all have restrictions planted to prevent soul-searching," Qian Xueting said, her expression grim. "Fairy Bailing is only a Golden Immortal cultivator; forcibly searching their souls would only trigger the restrictions. She won't uncover our Qian family's secrets. The current problem is, when did the Wang family produce such a powerful Golden Immortal cultivator?"

The formidable strength of the Azure Lotus Immortals was one thing, and the Azure Lotus Sword Sovereign's power was also considerable. Now, yet another formidable figure, Fairy Bailing, had emerged.

"Grand Ancestor," the young woman in the white dress, Qian Guangbing, said cautiously. Qian Guangbing, a late-stage True Immortal, was the head of the Qian family's intelligence hall. "According to our intelligence, Fairy Bailing is a spirit controller. Before she advanced to the Golden Immortal stage, she was unremarkable; we haven't heard of her achieving any notable victories. Could it be due to her cultivation technique?"

"Humph," Qian Xueting said with a tone of lingering fear, "Other spirit controllers merge with only one spirit beast at a time to unleash its divine abilities. To use the abilities of other spirit beasts, they need to merge with them separately. Her simultaneously merging with three spirit beasts is simply incredible. If I hadn't fled quickly, I might not have survived."

"Merging with three spirit beasts simultaneously?" Qian Guanghai asked, utterly shocked.

"I suspect that not all three spirit beasts are at the Golden Immortal stage," Qian Xueting analyzed, her face full of apprehension, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have made it back." Since Wang Qingling had been continuously merged with her spirit beasts, Qian Xueting couldn't determine their specific cultivation levels.

"In that case," Qian Guangbing said in surprise, "if all three of her spirit beasts were at the Golden Immortal stage, wouldn't her strength be even greater?"

"I'm more concerned about this cultivation technique," Qian Xueting said with a dark expression. "Perhaps it's a secret art. Just one Fairy Bailing is so formidable; if there were a few more like her, wouldn't they be even harder to deal with?"

The Wang family's strength was too great; it already posed a threat to the Qian family and also represented a certain threat to the Murong family.

Qian Xueting took out a golden Immortal Transmission Mirror and cast a spell into it. Murong Yunfeng's face appeared on the mirror.

"Madam Qian, how are things?" Murong Yunfeng asked. "Have you dealt with the Wang family cultivators?"

Qian Xueting shook her head and briefly explained what had happened.

"What?" Murong Yunfeng exclaimed, his face filled with disbelief. "You weren't a match for Fairy Bailing either?"

"The secret art she used was too powerful," Qian Xueting said, her face full of apprehension. "She can't kill me yet, but it's hard to say what will happen once she grows stronger."

"In that case," Murong Yunfeng said, "Fairy Bailing is indeed a potential formidable opponent. We originally thought the Qi family was the strongest, but now it seems the Wang family is our greatest concern."

"Fellow Daoist Murong," Qian Xueting said, her face full of expectation, "if you were to act, you could deal with Fairy Bailing, couldn't you?"

"Fairy Bailing is nothing," Murong Yunfeng replied. "The problem is the Azure Lotus Immortals. This matter requires careful consideration. By the way, do you know whose secluded abode that was?"

"I don't know," Qian Xueting said, her face filled with regret. "By the time I arrived, Fairy Bailing had already broken through the restrictions and taken the contents."

Murong Yunfeng's face was filled with disappointment. He said, "Then let it be. You should strengthen your defenses. In the short term, avoid direct conflict with the Wang family. It's easy to guard against an obvious attack, but difficult to guard against a hidden one."

"I understand," Qian Xueting replied, "Thank you for the reminder, Fellow Daoist Murong."

Qian Xueting agreed and put away the Immortal Transmission Mirror.

"You all heard," Qian Xueting instructed. "Try to avoid direct conflict with the Wang family and strengthen your defenses."

"Yes, Grand Ancestor," Qian Guanghai and Qian Guangbing replied.

Qian Xueting gave a few instructions and dismissed them. She then entered a secret chamber and took an immortal pill to heal her injuries.

***

Azure Lotus Island, Bailing Peak.

Wang Qingling and Wang Qingjing sat beside a green tea table. Liu Hongxue had already opened thirty-six immortal orifices and advanced to the Golden Immortal stage. Many items were placed on the tea table: chaos beast crystal cores, immortal pills, immortal herbs, ores, immortal essence stones, and more.

Wang Qingling held a golden jade slip in her hand and muttered to herself, "Immortal Saber Scripture!"

That cave abode was Divine Monarch Cang Yue's secluded retreat, or more accurately, one of his hiding places. He had offended the Murong family and had previously left two split souls, intending to use them to refine avatars. However, before he could do so, he was killed by a curse art, as recorded in one of the jade slips.

Divine Monarch Cang Yue had obtained several valuable items in the Qiankun Ruins, and the Immortal Saber Scripture was one of them. It consisted of two volumes, upper and lower; the jade slip contained the upper volume, which allowed cultivation up to the mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal. The lower volume was nowhere to be found.

There was also a secret art called the "Five Elements Heaven Escape Art," a high-level escape technique divided into four realms: rudimentary, minor accomplishment, major accomplishment, and perfection. The rudimentary stage was easy, but minor accomplishment was difficult, let alone perfection. Divine Monarch Cang Yue spent a million years cultivating this secret art to minor accomplishment. The Murong family sent several Golden Immortal cultivators to hunt down Divine Monarch Cang Yue. He used this escape technique to get away, but unfortunately, he was ultimately killed by a Golden Immortal cultivator who mastered the Law of Curses.

Wang Qingjing held a green parchment scroll in her hand. It was a map showing Divine Monarch Cang Yue's route into the Qiankun Ruins, with many places marked. Besides the map, a jade slip recorded his specific experiences entering the Qiankun Ruins.

There were also two mid-grade immortal artifacts: the Soul Nurturing Lock and the Soul Annihilation Blade. The former was an auxiliary immortal artifact that could slowly strengthen a wisp of a split soul stored within it. When worn, the Soul Nurturing Lock could also gradually strengthen the wearer's divine soul. The Soul Annihilation Blade was a divine soul immortal artifact, specializing in harming divine souls.

In addition to Divine Monarch Cang Yue's relics, Qian Yushuo and Qian Yifeng also had considerable wealth. Their immortal essence stones totaled over 200,000, and they possessed three mid-grade offensive immortal artifacts. There were also over a thousand chaos beast crystal cores, including four from Golden Immortal-stage chaos beasts.

"The Immortal Saber Scripture is suitable for Yidao," Wang Qingling said with a smile, "and the Five Elements Heaven Escape Art is very suitable for Yingjie. We can also cultivate it."

The treasure hunt this time yielded significant gains. According to the jade slip's records, the "Immortal Saber Scripture" was a cultivation technique passed down from the ancient Myriad Immortals Sect, though its authenticity was unknown.

Wang Qingjing nodded and said, "Yi'er and the others did well; they really found Divine Monarch Cang Yue's secluded abode. If Ninth Uncle and Ninth Aunt knew, they would definitely be very happy."

"Considering the time," Wang Qingling said, "the Ye family's Golden Immortal grand ceremony hasn't been held yet, so I estimate Ninth Uncle and Ninth Aunt are still traveling. I wonder where they are now."

She put away the items on the table. After chatting for a few moments, they entered a secret chamber to cultivate in seclusion.