Chapter 4079

Hundreds of Chaos Beasts were attacking Chiyan City. They couldn't get within a thousand feet of the city, and many of them fell into pools of blood, their bodies piling up like mountains.

On the city walls were forty Immortal-Slaying Cannons, five of which were mid-grade. Over twenty Immortal Armored Soldiers were working together to eliminate the Chaos Beasts. Murong Zhengxian stood on the city wall, holding a formation disk shimmering with green light. He cast a spell, and the five mid-grade Immortal-Slaying Cannons fired simultaneously, targeting Chaos Beasts at the Golden Immortal stage.

Outside Chiyan City, in an open area, a golden giant ape and a graceful young woman in a green dress were battling a six-colored Chaos Beast. The six-colored Chaos Beast was covered in wounds, its aura weak.

The golden giant ape let out a deafening roar and unleashed a golden sound wave that swept over the six-colored Chaos Beast's body, but the beast remained unharmed.

The young woman in the green dress formed a sword seal. Six black-glowing flying swords emitted a piercing hum, their light intensified, and they instantly converged into one, striking the six-colored Chaos Beast.

With a clang, a shallow gash appeared on the six-colored Chaos Beast's body. Its body trembled slightly, and it let out an extremely pained roar. Five thick beams of light shot over, striking the beast, leaving multiple new bloodstains on its body from which blood flowed incessantly.

The golden giant ape swung its right fist, smashing it towards the six-colored Chaos Beast.

With a thud, the six-colored Chaos Beast was sent flying backward, crashing heavily onto the ground.

A dazzling golden light surged from the golden giant ape's body, countless golden electric arcs emerged, and it transformed into a gigantic golden roc, its entire body enveloped in golden electric arcs.

The golden roc flapped its wings gently and vanished from its spot.

The next moment, the golden roc appeared above the six-colored Chaos Beast, opening its mouth to unleash an immensely thick golden electric arc that struck the beast. Blinding golden lightning engulfed the six-colored Chaos Beast.

The golden roc's talons plunged into the golden lightning, followed by a dull thud, and a black-glowing colossal sword shot forth, also entering the golden lightning, from which a miserable shriek emanated.

As the golden lightning dissipated, the six-colored Chaos Beast lay motionless on the ground, its life extinguished.

A dazzling spiritual light emanated from the golden roc, transforming it into a burly man in a golden robe, his eyes bright and piercing.

This was Murong Tianbao, a late-stage Golden Immortal. He was a Spirit Master and also a top-tier True Spirit, skilled in transformation arts and possessing extraordinary divine abilities. "Soul-type immortal artifacts are truly different," he remarked. "Otherwise, it would be quite difficult to kill this beast."

The young woman in the green dress said with a smile.

This was Murong Tianya, a mid-stage Golden Immortal and a sword cultivator.

They collected the six-colored Chaos Beast's body and proceeded to eliminate the remaining Chaos Beasts. In less than fifteen minutes, all the Chaos Beasts were slain.

Murong Tianbao and Murong Tianya returned to Chiyan City and, along with Murong Zhengxian and other Golden Immortal cultivators, went to a secluded manor. They all sat in a cyan stone pavilion, sipping tea and chatting.

"Tianbao, your divine abilities have become even stronger since you advanced to the late Golden Immortal stage," Murong Zhengxian said with a smile.

"It's a pity I've only opened my sixth aperture," Murong Tianbao said with a tone of regret. "If I had opened the seventh, my strength would have increased significantly." He had already failed twice and still needed to gather more cultivation resources to attempt opening the seventh aperture. "Opening seven apertures isn't easy," Murong Zhengxian said. "Even our ancestor only succeeded after three failures. You will succeed eventually."

There were no fewer than forty Golden Immortal cultivators in the Murong family, but only a handful had opened their seventh aperture.

"On that note," Murong Tianya sighed, "if we had a second secret technique for opening seven apertures, our success rate might be higher."

"It's already a stroke of great luck that our family obtained one secret technique for opening seven apertures," Murong Zhengxian replied. "It won't be easy to acquire another one, or an even higher-tier aperture-opening secret technique."

"The Qiankun Ruins should have them, shouldn't they?" Murong Tianbao said.

"Certainly," Murong Zhengxian agreed. "But even Grand Unity Golden Immortals can die in the Qiankun Ruins, let alone Golden Immortals. You should consider how to cultivate to the peak of the True Spirit realm; that will enhance your strength."

Murong Tianbao nodded. Then, recalling something, he asked, "I heard True Master Taihao is also a top-tier True Spirit. How are his divine abilities?"

"I'm not entirely sure," Murong Zhengxian replied. "He rarely acts in front of others, so he definitely has trump cards he doesn't easily reveal. The Wang family's rise has been too rapid; while they are a notch below us, there's still a significant gap between their overall strength and our Murong family's."

Murong Zhengxian's face was filled with pride. He then mused, "Speaking of which, thanks to Tianyan's divination and prognostication, our family has avoided several major disasters and minimized losses. Otherwise, we might have met the same fate as the Nine Immortal Sect and the Hao Yue Alliance."

"If we work together, our family will eventually unify the Tianchen Sea Region," Fairy Luoshui stated gravely.

Unifying the Tianchen Sea Region was the goal of all Murong family members, and they had always strived towards it. "I heard that Fairy Bailing of the Wang family cultivates a spirit-controlling secret art, and her divine abilities are formidable," Murong Tianbao recalled.

"According to Madam Qian's description, it is indeed very powerful," Murong Zhengxian cautioned. "However, do not seek trouble with Fairy Bailing or the Wang family. At our current rate of development, a Grand Unity Golden Immortal will emerge in our family sooner or later. By then, the Wang family will have to act according to our will."

Murong Tianbao nodded and said nothing more.

In Xuanyu City, there was a secluded manor.

Wang Qingshan, Liu Hongxue, Wang Yingjie, and others were seated in a cyan stone pavilion, discussing something.

"Ancestor Qingshan," Liu Hongxue said, "Young friend Chen and the others wish to exchange their merit points for Azure Lotus Spirit Transformation Pills."

The Azure Lotus Spirit Transformation Pill shared similar miraculous effects with the Nine-Turn Glazed Pill; it could assist cultivators in becoming True Spirits. Liu Hongxue was already capable of refining it, and Wang Xianzong and others had indeed cultivated into True Spirits after consuming the Azure Lotus Spirit Transformation Pill.

Chen Yueying and the others naturally wished to become True Spirits, which was why they sought to exchange for the Azure Lotus Spirit Transformation Pill.

"If they want to exchange for them, let them," Wang Qingshan said. "It would be good for us if they could cultivate into True Spirits."

Liu Hongxue nodded in agreement.

"Oh, and by the way," Wang Yingjie recalled, "a late-stage Golden Immortal cultivator was asking about the Ancestor's whereabouts."

"Asking about the whereabouts of Ninth Uncle and Ninth Aunt?" Wang Qingshan asked, frowning. "What's this person's background?"

"It's the Golden Immortal cultivator we encountered last time when we went to Hulan Mountain Range," Wang Yingjie explained. "He was besieged by Chaos Beasts then, and I didn't expect him to survive."

"Do you know his identity or background?" Wang Qingshan pressed.

"I'm not sure," Wang Yingjie replied. "I haven't heard of him. Perhaps he's not showing his true appearance, or he might be from another place."

"Tell the family members to be careful when they go out," Wang Qingshan instructed. "Someone might be targeting our Wang family, and it's always better to be safe than sorry."

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan had not yet returned, and no one could guarantee that enemies wouldn't cause trouble during their absence. "Yes, Ancestor Qingshan."