Chapter 4164: Opening the Heavenly Secret Box

Wang Changsheng has been a Golden Immortal for over 300,000 years. This cultivation speed is faster than that of most Golden Immortals. Besides his personal opportunities and the cultivation resources from Cangli Island, it is largely due to the Wang family controlling eight Xuan Cities.

All eight Xuan Cities possess second-tier immortal ore. Members of the Divine Weapon Hall use these ores to refine immortal artifacts, exchange them for other cultivation resources, or sell them, leading to continuous growth and prosperity.

Furthermore, Wang family members can visit Yunlang City to exchange goods and cultivation insights with other immortals.

"Yingjie, you've advanced to the mid-Golden Immortal stage. Well done," Wang Changsheng praised, taking a sip of spirit tea.

Wang Ruyan emerged from a side courtyard; she was still at the mid-Golden Immortal stage. She had already opened eighty immortal apertures. With four more, she would reach the late Golden Immortal stage. The higher the cultivation, the more difficult it became to open an immortal aperture. However, opening immortal apertures is different from breaking through a bottleneck; as long as they are not stuck, Golden Immortal cultivators can open all eighty-four apertures and advance to the late Golden Immortal stage with sufficient time and practice.

"Grand Ancestor, this is the Heavenly Oracle Box presented to you by the Mermen," Wang Yingjie said, taking out the Heavenly Oracle Box and handing it to Wang Changsheng.

"Presented by the Mermen? Where did they get it from?" Wang Changsheng asked curiously.

Wang Yingjie recounted the entire incident, including his own ambush.

"Are their Nascent Souls still on them?" Wang Ruyan asked.

"Yes, they are. I was concerned about triggering a restriction that might destroy their Nascent Souls, which would alert others, so I haven't performed soul-searching on them yet." Wang Yingjie took out three jade boxes of different colors and handed them to Wang Ruyan.

"You did very well. Release Yu Lang and the others; I have something to say to them," Wang Changsheng instructed, putting away the Heavenly Oracle Box.

Wang Yingjie took out the Mysterious Fish Pearl and cast a spell. The pearl emitted a dazzling golden light, and Yu Lang along with over a hundred Mermen flew out, landing on the ground.

"Greetings, Senior Wang and Senior Wang," Yu Lang, showing good judgment, bowed respectfully. The other Mermen also bowed in succession, looking nervous.

"Yingjie has told me everything. Protecting your Merman race is not an issue, provided you harbor no ill intentions. We do not mistreat our own; Zhenhai Palace, the Ni family, the Zhou family, the Li family, and the Lan family are all proof of this," Wang Changsheng said slowly.

Yu Lang knelt down and kowtowed three times, stating, "I swear by my inner demons that I will serve the Wang family loyally. If I ever betray this vow, may I be struck down by heaven and earth, my cultivation regress, and may the Heavenly Dao reject me."

The other Mermen also swore by their inner demons, vowing never to betray the Wang family. They had already discussed this thoroughly within the Mysterious Fish Pearl. Their only recourse now was to align themselves closely with the Wang family; if even the Wang family could not accommodate them, the Merman race would likely become extinct.

"Yingjie, take them away. Have Yixin arrange their settlement properly and heavily reward Yu Lang," Wang Changsheng instructed.

"Yes, Grand Ancestor," Wang Yingjie replied, accepting the order and leaving with Yu Lang and the others.

Wang Ruyan opened the three box lids and found a miniature Nascent Soul in each, with a talisman affixed to its body. She picked up one Nascent Soul, and a cluster of black ethereal light emerged from her palm, enveloping the miniature Nascent Soul. The miniature Nascent Soul let out a shriek, and countless mysterious blood-colored runes appeared on its surface. With a muffled thud, the blood-colored runes transformed into blood-red flames, engulfing the miniature Nascent Soul, which then vanished into ashes.

Wang Ruyan frowned and said, "This is a restriction set by a Grand Unity Golden Immortal. I couldn't extract any information. It seems these two Nascent Souls will be the same."

"Keep these two Nascent Souls for now. If soul-searching doesn't work, there will be other ways to investigate their origins," Wang Changsheng said.

Wang Ruyan nodded and put away the other two Nascent Souls.

"It shouldn't be the Fire-Eared Race. If they had a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, they would reveal it directly to elevate their status and expand their territory. Could it be the Golden Star Race?" Wang Changsheng mused.

"But Yingjie didn't find anything related to the Golden Star Race in their storage bracelets, not even a map of the Skyfire Sea Domain. It must be another force, and their target was likely the Heavenly Oracle Box," Wang Ruyan analyzed.

Wang Changsheng took out the Heavenly Oracle Box. A black halo, embodying the Law of Divine Soul, emanated from his right hand. The black halo swept over the Heavenly Oracle Box, which immediately glowed with a black light. The black light shattered like a bubble, and the Heavenly Oracle Box opened automatically, revealing a golden storage bracelet.

Wang Changsheng picked up the golden storage bracelet, and as his divine sense swept over it, a flicker of surprise appeared in his eyes.

"It seems to be the relic of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal. But according to Yu Lang's account, they didn't find it in a Grand Unity Golden Immortal's meditation cave!" Wang Changsheng said, bewildered.

"Are the contents very valuable?" Wang Ruyan asked curiously.

"There are many materials for refining high-grade immortal artifacts, even core materials for high-grade Immortal Extermination Cannons, and quite a number of Chaos Beast corpses. I'll enter the Myriad Spirit Map to take a clear inventory," Wang Changsheng said.

Wang Changsheng put away the golden storage bracelet and entered a secret room where the Myriad Spirit Map hung on the wall. His body radiated blue light as he entered the Myriad Spirit Map, appearing in an empty clearing. With a slight sway, a golden glow swept past, and a large pile of items appeared on the ground: millions of Immortal Essence Stones, many materials for refining high-grade immortal artifacts, and a good number of Chaos Beast crystal cores.

There were over a hundred Chaos Beast corpses, mostly six-colored Chaos Beasts, with fifty-two seven-colored ones. Wang Changsheng cut open the abdomens of the seven-colored Chaos Beasts and extracted their seven-colored crystal cores. Among the fifty-two seven-colored crystal cores, the energy from the mutated Chaos Beasts' cores was very strong and easily distinguishable. There were ten mutated cores, and two were from seven-colored Chaos Beasts at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage.

There were no high-grade immortal artifacts, no Primordial Spirit Treasures, or primordial origin items. However, there was a core material for refining immortal ships: Xumi Divine Crystal, a spatial material. Besides refining immortal ships, Xumi Divine Crystal could also be used to refine immortal islands, but unfortunately, there was only one piece. In addition to refining immortal ships and islands, Xumi Divine Crystal could also be used to refine spatial immortal artifacts. Xumi Divine Crystal is a third-tier immortal ore, of very high grade. If refined into a spatial immortal artifact, Wang Changsheng estimated it could hold all cultivators from the Sky Morning Sea Domain. Space-type Profound Heavenly Treasures like the Myriad Spirit Map and the Azure Lotus Pearl were not enough.

It would be a pity to use it solely for refining a spatial immortal artifact. The storage bracelet also contained three pieces of Seven-Star Golden Marrow Divine Crystal, a core material for high-grade Immortal Extermination Cannons, enough to refine three such cannons. Wang Changsheng was not yet able to refine high-grade immortal artifacts, so naturally, he couldn't refine high-grade Immortal Extermination Cannons. However, he was confident that he would be able to do so eventually.

He found a piece of green beast hide with three large golden characters "Immortal Fall Valley" written on it. The hide depicted mountains and rivers, with some areas marked by text; it was a map.

"Immortal Fall Valley!"

Wang Changsheng remembered clearly that during his journey to the Nine-Star Immortal Domain, he had the good fortune to hear two Grand Unity Golden Immortals preach, and they had mentioned a place called Immortal Fall Valley.