Chapter 4132: Family Updates

Qinglian City, Chaos Continent.

The streets were wide and clean, bustling with people and the clamor of carriages. Two clusters of three-colored thunderclouds floated above the south and north of the city, indicating someone within the city was attempting to break through to the True Immortal stage.

Qinglian City was vast; breaking through to True Immortal, or even Golden Immortal, posed no issue. However, it required prior registration with the Wang family, who would then arrange a suitable location. At Qinglian Peak was the residence of Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan.

Inside a secret chamber, Wang Changsheng sat cross-legged on a blue futon, his eyes slightly closed. His body was enveloped in a soft blue glow, and the chamber was filled with numerous blue light particles. As Wang Changsheng inhaled and exhaled, these blue particles continuously streamed into his nose and mouth.

After a while, the blue glow around Wang Changsheng's body dissipated. He opened his eyes and slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

He observed his internal Law Space, clearly seeing seven Law Trees. He had opened seven orifices and mastered seven laws: the Laws of Strength, Water, Ice, Soul, Earth, Yin-Yang, and Malevolence.

At the same cultivation level, the Law of Yin-Yang could neutralize law-based attacks of the same tier, with the exception of supreme laws. Naturally, if an enemy was too powerful, the Law of Yin-Yang would also be unable to neutralize their attacks.

When Wang Changsheng fought against others or hunted Chaos Beasts, his body would accumulate malevolent energy. If this malevolent energy became too dense, it would erode an immortal's consciousness, slowly transforming them into monsters driven only by slaughter. Some cultivators, prone to excessive killing, would have their minds corrupted by malevolent energy, leading them to unleash destruction everywhere, making them intolerable to the wider cultivation community.

By mastering the Law of Malevolence, Wang Changsheng could turn this malevolent energy into a valuable asset, using it against his enemies.

A small, black, glittering lock, a mid-grade immortal artifact called the Soul-Suppressing Lock, hung on his chest. With this treasure, when Wang Ruyan played the Soul-Suppressing Melody, Wang Changsheng's susceptibility to its effects was lessened, though not entirely eliminated.

After forging this treasure, Wang Changsheng entered seclusion to cultivate the laws.

All seven of his Law Trees had grown to sixty zhang. Wang Changsheng had conversed with other Golden Immortal cultivators; most of their Law Trees had not exceeded thirty zhang, with only the better ones reaching fifty.

Having consumed Enlightenment Fruits, Wang Changsheng found cultivating the laws considerably easier. Other Golden Immortals who had opened their seventh orifice had not comprehended a law this quickly, let alone grown their Law Trees to sixty zhang.

Wang Changsheng stood up and walked out.

He entered the courtyard and found Wang Tun Tian seated in the stone pavilion, feasting on a table laden with fine wine and delicious dishes.

Wang Tun Tian had already advanced to the Golden Immortal stage, and others like Wang Yang, Wang Lin, Wang Chan, and Wang Mengli had also successively reached Golden Immortal. All four Mystic Cities possessed second-tier immortal ore veins, which the Wang family had mined for a hundred thousand years, refining them into immortal artifacts for sale in exchange for other cultivation resources. Their development was thriving.

“Master, you’re out of seclusion! Would you like a few drinks? This is Snow Fluffy Brew, a new product from Drunken Immortal Hall,” Wang Tun Tian said enthusiastically, picking up a wine pot and smiling genuinely.

“Enjoy it yourself!”

After saying this, Wang Changsheng walked away.

Leaving Qinglian Peak, Wang Changsheng arrived outside a vast valley surrounded by mountains on three sides. The valley was shrouded in a yellow mist, obscuring the view within.

Just as Wang Changsheng was about to send a voice transmission talisman, the yellow mist churned and rolled, and Wang Qingcheng flew out, a smile on his face.

“Father, why did you come yourself? If there’s anything, just send me a message, and I’ll come over,” Wang Qingcheng said.

Wang Qingcheng, Chen Yueying, Ni Tianlong, and other newly advanced Golden Immortals had been cultivating laws in the Enlightenment Pagoda forged by Wang Changsheng, making relatively quick progress. They had already progressed their laws from basic comprehension to minor mastery, which was a significant advancement.

Without the Enlightenment Pagoda, it would have taken them at least hundreds of thousands of years to achieve minor mastery of a law. If their comprehension was inferior, it might have taken them over a million years, or they might not have achieved it at all.

After they achieved minor mastery of their laws, Wang Yidao and several other Golden Immortal cultivators personally escorted the Enlightenment Pagoda back to Qinglian Island. This allowed Wang Zongyun and other newly advanced Golden Immortals to comprehend laws within the pagoda.

It was only a matter of time before they achieved minor mastery of their laws. Wang Tun Tian, Wang Lin, Wang Chan, and others were still at the initial stage of law comprehension; when they returned to Qinglian Island later, they could enter the Enlightenment Pagoda to cultivate their laws.

“I came to see you and have a chat,” Wang Changsheng said with a smile.

Wang Qingcheng invited Wang Changsheng inside. Within the valley was a sprawling estate with pavilions, towers, gardens, and rockeries. Sun Yuejiao had already received the news and was preparing tea in the stone pavilion, where she had also brought out immortal fruits.

“Father, you’ve arrived! These are Blood Racoon Fruits, unique immortal fruits from the Bloodvine race, known for strengthening vital blood,” Sun Yuejiao said, pointing to the crimson fruits on the table.

Through the Wang family’s research and exchanges with other powers, they discovered that immortals with strong physical bodies found it relatively easier to cultivate into True Spirits compared to ordinary immortals.

The Wang family procured numerous immortal medicines and fruits that boost vital blood, refining them into immortal pills and wine. True Immortal stage clansmen regularly received a pot of immortal wine or a bottle of immortal pills, laying a foundation for them to cultivate into True Spirits.

This was also why the Wang family was thriving, and the welfare of its clansmen was continuously improving. When the family was first established in the Immortal Realm, the Wang family had been impoverished, and individuals like Wang Qingshan did not enjoy such benefits.

“Blood Racoon Fruit!”

Wang Changsheng nodded, picked up a Blood Racoon Fruit, and took a bite. The flesh was sweet and juicy, and he quickly finished the fruit. He felt a slight warmth in his body, but it soon returned to normal.

Wang Qingcheng and Sun Yuejiao were somewhat surprised; even as True Spirits themselves, consuming a Blood Racoon Fruit was not this effortless for them.

“Qingcheng, how is your cultivation of the Immortal Slaying Arrow Manual progressing?” Wang Changsheng asked.

“I’ve successfully cultivated it. When combined with law manipulation, its power is considerable. If a Chaos Tide erupts, I can provide even greater assistance,” Wang Qingcheng said with a confident smile.

“Report to me on the status of the Immortal Armored Army and the True Spirits. The more detailed, the better,” Wang Changsheng instructed.

Wang Qingcheng nodded and said, “Our clan currently has three hundred Immortal Armored soldiers. Of these, two hundred and eighty are True Immortal stage Immortal Armored soldiers, and twenty are Golden Immortal stage Immortal Armored soldiers. The entire clan has fifty-five True Spirits, though this number does not include Fellow Daoist Lan, Fellow Daoist Ni, and others, who are counted within the Immortal Armored Army.”

Had the Wang family not exchanged mid-grade Immortal Vanquishing Arrows for Primordial Chaos Stones with the Cao family, they wouldn't have been able to forge so many Chaos Armor sets.

“Three hundred! Isn't that too fast for expansion? Their combat strength will be affected,” Wang Changsheng said with a frown.

“Among the three hundred Immortal Armored soldiers, one hundred are new recruits who haven't experienced fierce battles and are mostly training in the Heavenly Dawn Sea Region. The Immortal Armored soldiers on Chaos Continent are mostly experienced veterans. Fellow Daoist Ni and others regularly lead their subordinate Immortal Armored soldiers to hunt down isolated Chaos Beasts,” Wang Qingcheng said.

Most of the Immortal Armored Army came from the Wang family, followed by affiliated forces such as Zhenhai Palace, the Wang family, the Zhou family, the Ni family, and the Xia family.

Chen Yueying, Ni Tianlong, Li Qinghuan, Lan Fukong, and others were all captains of the Immortal Armored Army, each leading a squad. Wang Qingshan, Wang Mengbin, Wang Yingjie, and others also each led a squad. Each squad had one main captain and two deputy captains, totaling three.