Chapter 4210: Closed Door Intensive Cultivation

Cao Jingxia approached and said, "If they can advance to the Taiyi Golden Immortal stage, it will be of great help to the development of our Cao family. However, it's not easy to become a Taiyi Golden Immortal."

The immortal medicines and elixirs that aid Golden Immortals in advancing to the Taiyi Golden Immortal stage are very precious. The Cao family cultivated a Taiyi Immortal Fruit, but relying solely on it wasn't enough. Cao Mingguang traded with other Taiyi Golden Immortals to acquire three Qianyuan Immortal Cloud Pills.

Three members of the Cao family had cultivated to the Golden Immortal Grand Perfection stage. Two of them were Cao Yuanxing's elders. They successively went into seclusion to attempt advancement to Taiyi Golden Immortal. Unfortunately, only Cao Yuanxing succeeded; the other two family members failed to open all 108 immortal apertures.

Whether it's an immortal elixir or an immortal medicine/fruit, they only serve as aids. Ultimately, achieving Taiyi Golden Immortal status depends on the individual. After one failure, the Cao family would no longer provide Qianyuan Immortal Cloud Pills and Taiyi Immortal Fruits for free. With limited resources, they couldn't invest everything into a single person.

Cao Yuanxing nodded and said, "If they have opened the seventh aperture, their success rate will be higher."

According to the experiences of past Taiyi Golden Immortals in the Cao family, the more abundant one's immortal power, the higher and easier the success rate of opening immortal apertures.

Cao Yuanxing himself had opened the seventh aperture, and with abundant immortal power, he successfully opened all 108 immortal apertures and advanced to Taiyi Golden Immortal. Of course, even with the seventh aperture opened, failure is possible, but Golden Immortals who have opened the seventh aperture have a higher success rate when advancing to Taiyi Golden Immortal.

"Madam is already at the Golden Immortal Grand Perfection stage; it's time for her to consider attempting to reach Taiyi Golden Immortal," Cao Yuanxing stated.

Cao Jingxia nodded, indicating she also planned to go into seclusion to attempt advancement to Taiyi Golden Immortal.

Five Immortals Island, the main stronghold of the Five Immortals Sect.

Five Immortals Peak, a forbidden area of the Five Immortals Sect, accessible only to a select few elders.

Inside the Five Immortals Hall, Lin Tianba sat on the main seat, while a stout, golden-robed old man reported to him.

"Martial Uncle Lin, the Azure Lotus Immortals are guests on Yunlang Island, and the Cao family seems to value them highly. Should we use this opportunity to eliminate them?" the golden-robed old man inquired.

Lu Shan, a Golden Immortal at the Mid-stage, was the head of the Five Immortals Sect's Intelligence Hall.

The Wang family was the Cao family's most powerful affiliated force. If something were to happen to the Azure Lotus Immortals, the Wang family's strength would be significantly weakened.

Lin Tianba was somewhat tempted. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Never mind. Cao Yuanxing recently advanced to Taiyi Golden Immortal, and the Azure Lotus Immortals came to congratulate him. If anything happened to them, the Cao family wouldn't let it go. Increase the training intensity of the Immortal Armored Army. I hope they achieve significant gains during their trip to the Myriad Immortals Continent."

The relationship between the Cao family and the Five Immortals Sect was strained but hadn't escalated to open conflict. It wasn't worth provoking a full-scale war between the two major powers over the Azure Lotus Immortals. Lin Tianba wasn't afraid of the Cao family; he simply had more important matters to attend to and deemed it unsuitable to engage in a direct confrontation with the Cao family at that moment.

"Yes, Martial Uncle Lin," Lu Shan assented.

"By the way, have Martial Nephew Feng and the others not come out of seclusion yet?" Lin Tianba asked.

Four disciples of the Five Immortals Sect were in seclusion, attempting to reach Taiyi Golden Immortal. The Five Immortals Sect had suffered heavy losses during the last Chaos Beast tide and had not yet fully recovered.

"Not yet! Do you want them to also go to the Myriad Immortals Continent?" Lu Shan reported truthfully.

"No need. Let them focus on their seclusion and attempt to reach Taiyi Golden Immortal! I already have arrangements," Lin Tianba instructed.

"Yes, Martial Uncle Lin," Lu Shan assented and departed with his orders.

A month later.

On Yunlang Island, in a quiet manor, Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, Cao Yuzhen, and more than a dozen other Golden Immortal cultivators sat in a green stone pavilion, enjoying tea and discussing the Dao.

After the celebration, Wang Changsheng and the others stayed on Yunlang Island. Cao Yuzhen and other Cao family members hosted them warmly. The Cao family's immortal artifact masters sought Wang Changsheng's advice on crafting Chaos Armaments.

Wang Changsheng naturally offered careful guidance, but he would not impart the Azure Lotus Artifact Forging Technique, as it was a crucial asset for the Wang family's foundation.

Wang Ruyan humbly consulted with the Cao family's second-tier immortal talisman masters about talisman crafting. The Cao family's talisman masters had long received orders to guide her diligently.

"Madam Cao, we have imposed for many days; it's time for us to take our leave," Wang Changsheng bid farewell to Cao Yuzhen.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, why not stay a while longer?" a handsome, red-robed young man said enthusiastically.

Cao Yuanhong, a Golden Immortal at the Mid-stage.

He was an immortal artifact master, skilled in artifact forging. During this period, he had humbly sought Wang Changsheng's insights into crafting mid-grade Chaos Armaments. Thanks to Wang Changsheng's guidance, he had benefited greatly.

"We still have many matters to attend to within our clan, so we won't stay any longer. Fellow Daoist Cao, if you encounter any difficulties crafting mid-grade Chaos Armaments, you can contact me via the Immortal Transmission Mirror or consult with Qingfeng on the Chaos Continent." Wang Changsheng said.

"Since Fellow Daoist Wang has matters to attend to, we won't press you to stay. I happen to be going out for some errands, so I can escort you part of the way!" Cao Yuzhen said.

"Excellent, then we'll trouble Madam Cao," Wang Changsheng expressed his gratitude.

"It's no trouble at all. Fellow Daoist Wang, please go back and pack your belongings. I'll come to your residence in half an hour," Cao Yuzhen said.

Wang Changsheng nodded in agreement, and he and Wang Ruyan rose to leave.

"Yuzhen, what business are you going out for?" Cao Yuanhong asked curiously.

"No specific business, just escorting Fellow Daoist Wang and his companions part of the way," Cao Yuzhen explained.

She was concerned someone might target the Azure Lotus Immortals, so she personally escorted them to demonstrate the Cao family's stance and, at the same time, strengthen her relationship with Wang Changsheng.

Wang Changsheng had already chosen a family for a marriage alliance: his descendant would marry one of Cao Yuzhen's descendants, with the wedding to be held in a hundred years.

Cao Yuanhong suddenly understood and nodded.

Half an hour later, Cao Yuzhen arrived at Wang Changsheng's residence, where Wang Changsheng had already gathered his family members.

Cao Yuzhen conjured a colossal, golden, shimmering ship, topped with an eighteen-story golden pavilion. Cao Yuzhen flew onto the deck, followed closely by Wang Changsheng and the others.

"Let's go!" Cao Yuzhen formed a hand seal, and the golden colossal ship emitted a dazzling golden light, soaring rapidly into the distance.

Cao Yuzhen escorted Wang Changsheng and the others out of the Scarlet Sun Sea, then let them return on their own.

Wang Changsheng also thought of something and deliberately took a detour back to the Tianchen Sea.

To his relief, they encountered no attacks and returned safely to Azure Lotus Island.

Wang Changsheng summoned Wang Yongqian and instructed, "Pass on the order to strengthen vigilance. Additionally, transfer a group of elite clan members to other sea regions; no one is to inquire about their whereabouts. I hope we won't need to use them. Also, our Wang family will be allied with the Cao family through marriage, so you are responsible for preparing the wedding! Prepare a generous dowry."

"Yes, Ancestor," Wang Yongqian assented and departed with his orders.

"Cao Yuzhen personally escorting us might just be a courtesy, right?" Wang Ruyan said.

"I hope so! It's best to be prepared for contingencies," Wang Changsheng said.

After chatting for a while, Wang Changsheng entered a secret chamber, sat down cross-legged, and began cultivating.

Not long after, a blue light mist emerged, enveloping Wang Changsheng's entire body.