Chapter 4204: The Lord of the Tianci Sea Region

Chapter 4202

Lord of Tianchen Sea Domain

Seven days later, a piece of news quickly spread throughout the entire Tianchen Sea Domain. The Murong family had colluded with Chaos Beasts, aiding evil, and the Wang family, under Cao Mingguang’s command, annihilated the Murong family.

As soon as the news broke, all major powers were in an uproar. Since the Wang family was acting under the banner of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, it was certainly not fabricated. Other forces dared not object, nor were they qualified to express opinions. Even the Murong family couldn't withstand the Wang family, let alone them.

Wang Changsheng did not exterminate them all, not because he dared not, but to maintain the stability of the Tianchen Sea Domain. The Wang family was already the master of the Tianchen Sea Domain. The Wang family occupied most of the territories of the Murong and Qian families, with the remainder handed over to affiliated forces such as Zhenhai Palace, the Lan family, the Ni family, the Li family, the Wang (Wāng) family, the Zhou family, the Xia family, and the Myriad Spirit Sect for management.

On Green Lotus Island, at Green Lotus Peak, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan sat in a stone pavilion, as Wang Yongqian reported on the situation.

“Ancestors, representatives from the Beast Spirit Sect, the Bright Moon Alliance, the Azure Cloud Palace, and the Lin family have all arrived, stating that they respect our Wang family and will obey our family’s commands,” Wang Yongqian said excitedly.

“You can meet them,” Wang Changsheng instructed. “As long as they sincerely surrender, they can retain their heritage. Additionally, close other markets; only three markets need to remain in the Tianchen Sea Domain. Other forces can do business in these markets, and we will grant them a certain number of shops and send people to manage them.”

Since the other forces were sensible, Wang Changsheng could spare them. Otherwise, labeling them as accomplices of the Murong family would be enough to eliminate them. Of course, he also considered the existence of Cao Mingguang. The Cao family wouldn't object to the elimination of the Murong and Qian families. However, if it led to a massacre and internal strife, that was not what the Cao family wanted to see. The Wang family was already the nominal master of the Tianchen Sea Domain, so there was no need for a massacre. A policy of appeasement would slowly assimilate other forces.

“Yes, Ancestors,” Wang Yongqian agreed and departed.

“Unfortunately, we haven’t found any trace of Fairy Luo Shui and others. This is a hidden danger,” Wang Ruyan said, frowning. They had searched the souls of the Nascent Souls of Murong Yunfeng and several other Golden Immortals, but none of them knew Fairy Luo Shui’s whereabouts. Murong Yilong had long prepared for this day, forbidding his clansmen from inquiring about the whereabouts of Fairy Luo Shui and others. Fairy Luo Shui and over fifty other clansmen had taken away a large sum of cultivation resources. Their current hiding place was unknown, and the Immortal Realm was vast, making it quite difficult to find over fifty cultivators.

“Just let Chuanming handle this,” Wang Changsheng said. “As long as they dare to show themselves, we’ll eliminate them.”

The Murong family had a long heritage and had accumulated considerable wealth, but these items were not particularly valuable to Wang Changsheng, merely abundant in quantity. There were no origin artifacts, dao techniques, grandmist spirit treasures, high-grade immortal artifacts, or time and space materials. The more valuable materials included a Seven-Star Golden Marrow Divine Crystal, over a dozen Nine-Lang Divine Crystals, over a thousand Chaos Beast hides (mostly from True Immortal stage beasts), some Primordial Stones, over three hundred sets of low-grade Chaos Armor, and two sets of mid-grade Chaos Armor. With these more than three hundred sets of low-grade Chaos Armor, the Wang family’s Immortal Armor Army could expand again. Murong Yilong had visited multiple immortal domains and dangerous lands, leaving behind maps. Too many generations separated Fairy Luo Shui and Murong Yilong, making it impossible to use Murong Yilong’s Nascent Soul to curse Fairy Luo Shui to death.

Wang Ruyan nodded and said, “Fairy Luo Shui should receive the news soon. If she isn’t too foolish, she’ll hide as far away as possible and only consider revenge after advancing to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage.”

“Murong Yilong knew to arrange contingency plans, so we should also make our own preparations and be cautious,” Wang Changsheng said. All eggs shouldn’t be put in one basket. Back in the Dongli Realm and Xuanyang Realm, the Wang family always prepared contingency plans, settling some clan members in other locations to avoid being completely wiped out. This was a common practice for many clans and cultivation families, though difficult for cultivation sects to replicate. Clans and families rely on bloodline inheritance; no matter how far apart or how many years pass, the blood connection remains unbroken. There are many examples of families being rebuilt or clans being revived. In contrast, if a sect suffers several major disasters and its high-level members are mostly wiped out, it will generally disappear into the river of history, with few examples of sects being rebuilt.

“We do need to be cautious. Just let Yongqian handle it,” Wang Ruyan said.

Wang Yongqian returned and said, “Ancestors, Fellow Daoist Li Canghai has come to visit. He claims to be a descendant of the Lai family.”

“Li Canghai? He’s been in the Tianchen Sea Domain all this time? The most dangerous place is indeed the safest,” Wang Changsheng said, somewhat surprised, and nodded, saying, “Please invite him in!”

“Yes, Ancestors,” Wang Yongqian agreed and departed.

Not long after, Wang Yongqian returned with Li Canghai. Li Canghai’s expression was respectful. After his identity was exposed, he had been hiding in Green Lotus Market in the Tianchen Sea Domain.

“This old man, Li Canghai, greets Fellow Daoist Wang and Madam Wang. Thank you both for eliminating the Murong family,” Li Canghai bowed respectfully, his expression solemn. He had wanted to rely on his own strength to avenge his annihilated clan, but the difficulty was too high. Had the Murong family not colluded with Chaos Beasts, Li Canghai would probably have had no hope of revenge. Murong Yilong could have eliminated him with minimal effort.

“We also unexpectedly discovered Murong Yilong’s collusion with Chaos Beasts and reported it to Senior Cao. Senior Cao then reported it to Senior Nangong. After Senior Nangong verified it, Senior Cao instructed us to eliminate the Murong family as a warning to others. This is the fate of those who ally with Chaos Beasts,” Wang Changsheng explained. Dao Ancestor Kunlun Immortal Lord had issued a decree: those who allied with Chaos Beasts would be executed without mercy. Murong Yilong, as the Murong family’s ancestor, colluded with Chaos Beasts, which led to the extermination of his family. If it had merely been a True Immortal stage Murong family cultivator or an ordinary Golden Immortal cultivator who allied with Chaos Beasts without causing significant losses to the immortals, the Murong family would not have been annihilated. A force so large inevitably has a few bad apples; one cannot simply wipe out an entire force because of a few rotten elements. If that were truly the case, the Immortal Realm would be in chaos. Ultimately, it came down to strength. If the Murong family had a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, even if Murong Yilong and two others had allied with Chaos Beasts, the Grand Unity Golden Immortal could have righteously eliminated them to protect the clan, and the Murong family would not have been wiped out.

Li Canghai suddenly understood and said, “So that’s how it is. Regardless, by eliminating the Murong family, you have helped our Lai family avenge ourselves. If you two fellow Daoists don’t mind, this old man and my clansmen are willing to follow the Wang family’s lead and go through fire and water without hesitation.” With the Murong family annihilated, Li Canghai could finally resume his true identity.

“Fellow Daoist Li, do you possess the ‘Heavenly Soul Grimoire’?” Wang Ruyan asked.

“Only the cultivation methods for the first four layers,” Li Canghai replied. “Our lineage managed to escape disaster back then.”

“We can accept you,” Wang Changsheng said, “but you must continue to live under false names and disguise yourselves. There are rumors that your clan possesses high-grade soul cultivation techniques, so if you openly reveal yourselves, it will cause significant trouble. Of course, you can leave behind some clansmen who haven’t cultivated the ‘Heavenly Soul Grimoire.’ I will grant you a territory to rebuild the Lai family, and you can join our family’s Dark Hall to assist Chuanming in locating Fairy Luo Shui and others who are currently hidden. How does that sound?”

“No problem,” Li Canghai said, his face filled with murderous intent. “Many thanks to Fellow Daoist Wang for making this possible. I hope we can find Fairy Luo Shui and the others; this old man wishes to personally kill them.” Only if he could personally slay Fairy Luo Shui and the others would they truly avenge their annihilated clan.

“Good. Yongqian, I’ll leave this matter to you. Grant them a territory to rebuild the Lai family,” Wang Changsheng instructed.

Wang Yongqian agreed and took Li Canghai away.