Chapter 4167: Li Canghai's identity exposed

The door to a secret chamber opened in Qinglian City, and Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan emerged, their faces beaming with smiles.

Using the bones and vital blood of two Grand Unity Golden Immortal-level Chaos Beasts, they had forged twelve mid-grade Immortal Vanquishing Arrows. These arrows were certainly more powerful than the mid-grade Immortal Vanquishing Arrows they had previously refined.

With these twelve mid-grade Immortal Vanquishing Arrows, they could return to Qinglian Island with peace of mind.

Wang Ruyan took out a blue-glowing magic disk, infused it with a spell, and said, "Yixin, please come to Qinglian Peak. We have something to tell you."

Wang Yixin agreed.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan went to the stone pavilion and sat down. Not long after, Wang Yixin arrived.

"These ten Immortal Vanquishing Arrows are quite powerful," Wang Ruyan said. "They should be able to kill Golden Immortal-level seven-colored Chaos Beasts. Deploy one in each Xuan City, and store the remaining two in the treasury, to be used when needed."

Wang Ruyan took out ten Immortal Vanquishing Arrows and handed them to Wang Yixin. They planned to deploy the remaining two Immortal Vanquishing Arrows on Qinglian Island.

Wang Yixin agreed, her face showing delight. Mid-grade Immortal Vanquishing Arrows capable of killing seven-colored Chaos Beasts were indeed crucial artifacts for defending cities.

Wang Yixin took out a golden-glowing magic disk, infused it with a spell, and said, "Ancestors, Ancestor Qingshan and Ancestor Haitang have arrived. They have important matters to report to you."

"Let them come in!" Wang Changsheng instructed.

Wang Yixin nodded and made some gestures.

Not long after, Wang Qingshan, Ye Haitang, and Wang Chuanming walked in. "Uncle," Ye Haitang said, "the Chaos Beasts might be planning something."

Ye Haitang recounted the entire incident.

Wang Changsheng frowned, looked at Wang Chuanming, and asked, "What about the Golden Immortal cultivator who gave you the information?" "He has disappeared, possibly silenced," Wang Chuanming replied, his face full of self-reproach. "It's all my fault; I didn't see through his sinister intentions." A wave of lingering fear washed over him.

He had originally held onto a sliver of hope, thinking it was a coincidence, but only when he couldn't contact the Golden Immortal cultivator who provided the information did he confirm that he had been deceived.

"When Chuanming went to break the formation alone, the Chaos Beasts didn't act," Wang Qingshan analyzed. "They probably deemed his status not high enough. Only when Haitang went did the Chaos Beasts make their move. The Chaos Beasts likely intended to capture them alive and force them to become false immortals."

If they had wanted to kill a Golden Immortal of the Wang family, they would have directly attacked Wang Chuanming. Once captured alive by the Chaos Beasts, they would either be killed or forced to defect and become false immortals.

"Their target might not have been me, but rather Uncle and Aunt," Ye Haitang added. "The Chaos Beasts might not only be targeting our Wang family, but other forces as well. Sun Yixing might have been subverted by the Chaos Beasts in this way."

Wang Changsheng frowned. With such an incident occurring, they temporarily could not return to Qinglian Island.

It seemed that the growth and expansion of the Wang family had also attracted the attention of the Chaos Beasts. If they could set a trap to lure and capture a Golden Immortal of the Wang family this time, then in the future, if a Chaos Beast tide erupted, they would very likely send mutated seven-colored Chaos Beasts to attack the Wang family's Xuan Cities. In that case, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan returning to Qinglian Island would undoubtedly give the Chaos Beasts an opportunity.

Fighting alone, Wang Qingshan and the others were still unable to kill mutated seven-colored Chaos Beasts.

"This cannot be blamed on Chuanming; you have already done very well," Wang Ruyan said. "With this incident, you must be extra careful. My concern is, are the Chaos Beasts doing this because they plan to launch a Chaos Beast tide? Are they arranging internal spies in advance?"

"We cannot rule out that possibility," Wang Changsheng said. "We temporarily cannot return to Qinglian Island. Strengthen our defenses comprehensively, and transfer some Immortal Armored troops from the rear. Have Qingling and Qingxiao come over."

The Wang family's Immortal Armored troops were training in Tianchen Seacity, then tempered themselves on the Chaos Continent to improve their strength.

"In that case, Qinglian Island's defenses will be weakened," Wang Yixin said.

With the Murong family as an enemy, the Wang family must have powerful cultivators stationed on Qinglian Island.

"Just let Yidao go back," Wang Changsheng instructed. "Have him take the two Immortal Vanquishing Arrows with him. Qingling has been in the rear for a long time; it's time for her to come and gain some experience. Bring the Enlightenment Pagoda, and select elites to cultivate laws in the Enlightenment Pagoda."

Wang Yidao's strength was considerable. With the addition of the mid-grade Immortal Vanquishing Arrows, even if the Murong family caused trouble, he could handle it.

Wang Yixin agreed and left to carry out the order.

After chatting for a while, Wang Qingshan, Ye Haitang, and Wang Chuanming left.

"After the last battle, the Hulan Tribe was severely crippled. Do they still dare to start a war?" Wang Ruyan was perplexed.

"The Chahar Tribe governs ten tribes; it might not necessarily be the Hulan Tribe," Wang Changsheng said. "It could be the Hada Tribe. It's better to be careful."

Wang Chuanming returned shortly after leaving, and gravely said, "Ancestors, Mengshan has made a discovery."

"Li Canghai has mastered the Divine Ability 'Soul Extinguishing Finger' and used it against Chaos Beasts," Wang Chuanming reported.

"Soul Extinguishing Finger! How did Mengshan discover this?" Wang Changsheng asked, puzzled.

"Li Canghai was hunting a Golden Immortal-level five-colored Chaos Beast and used the Soul Extinguishing Finger, which was witnessed by a Golden Immortal cultivator from the Murong family," Wang Chuanming explained. "This is information sent back by our informant within the Murong family."

"Could Li Canghai be a descendant of the Li family?" Wang Ruyan mused. "Or did they accidentally obtain the Heavenly Soul Tome?"

"It's unclear; we'll only know once we find Li Canghai," Wang Changsheng said. "Give orders to find Li Canghai as soon as possible and protect him. The person the Murong family wants to kill, our Wang family will protect."

If Li Canghai truly was a descendant of the Li family, Wang Changsheng could protect him. After all, the Wang family had obtained many cultivation resources from Cangli Island, and there was no deep enmity between them and the Li family. More importantly, if Li Canghai were captured by the Murong family, Murong Yilong might be able to comprehend soul laws using the Heavenly Soul Tome, which had to be prevented.

Wang Chuanming agreed and left to carry out the order.

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Chiyan Island, a beautiful manor filled with the scent of flowers and the songs of birds.

Murong Yilong sat in a green hexagonal stone pavilion, listening as Murong Zhengxian reported to him.

"Soul Extinguishing Finger, Heavenly Soul Tome! Are you certain?" Murong Yilong's eyes lit up.

"Absolutely true; many clan members witnessed it," Murong Zhengxian confirmed. "After Li Canghai succeeded, he quickly left. Li Canghai is very close to the Wang family. Perhaps the Wang family has already acquired the Heavenly Soul Tome, or even more likely, the Wang family are descendants of the Li family, and their ascension from the lower realm was just a pretense."

"That possibility cannot be ruled out," Murong Yilong said. "Issue orders to find Li Canghai and his group, locate their whereabouts, and do not alert them. I will personally take action. The Heavenly Soul Tome must belong to our Murong family." He explained that if a Murong family immortal could comprehend soul laws with the help of the Heavenly Soul Tome, their strength would significantly increase, and they might even have hope of escaping the control of the Chaos Beasts.

Murong Zhengxian agreed and left to carry out the order.