Chapter 4260: South Palace Immortal Clan's True Plan

Wang Changsheng wore a pensive expression. His ability to comprehend the Law of Divine Soul was partly due to the "Heavenly Soul Tome" and significantly to the Enlightenment Fruit.

He certainly couldn't tell them he had eaten an Enlightenment Fruit! Who knew if the Nangong Immortal Clan would believe him. If they suspected he possessed extra Enlightenment Fruits, a peaceful approach would be fine, but he feared a forceful one, which might even expose the existence of the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron.

"Speak boldly, say whatever you want. With me here, even if he has a high-grade immortal artifact for lie detection, he won't discover your deceit."

Qing Xuan's voice echoed in Wang Changsheng's ear.

Hearing this, Wang Changsheng no longer hesitated and began to explain: "Initially, I cultivated the 'Heavenly Soul Tome,' then consumed a first-grade Dao Pill, spending a lot of time comprehending the Law of Divine Soul until I grasped it. After advancing to Golden Immortal, I consumed a second-grade Dao Pill and continued to comprehend the Law of Divine Soul with the help of the 'Heavenly Soul Tome,' and then..."

He omitted the part about consuming the Enlightenment Fruit, but otherwise told the truth.

Nangong Changqing and Nangong Yuexue humbly sought advice. They asked very detailed questions about the process of law mastery, from beginner to minor achievement to major achievement. Wang Changsheng patiently answered all their queries. As for whether they could comprehend the Law of Divine Soul, that was up to them.

Their conversation lasted three days and three nights. During their casual talk, Wang Changsheng learned that Nangong Changqing had mastered the Law of Space and humbly asked him for insights into comprehending it.

According to Nangong Changqing, it was best to possess high-level spatial cultivation techniques, as comprehending the Law of Space through them would be relatively easier. Next were high-level spatial treasures, the more advanced the better. Following that were external aids such as Myriad Wisdom Immortal Talismans, Time Arrays, Nine Aperture Immortal Brews, and Natal Spirit Beasts.

"Thank you for the guidance, Fellow Daoist Wang. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now."

Nangong Changqing rose to bid farewell.

"I'll see you off."

Wang Changsheng personally escorted them out.

After seeing them off, Wang Changsheng returned to the stone pavilion, where Wang Ruyan was seated.

"You actually talked for so long," Wang Ruyan said with a smile.

Wang Changsheng took out a blank jade slip, recorded Nangong Changqing's insights on cultivating the Law of Space, and handed it to Wang Ruyan, saying, "These are Fellow Daoist Nangong's insights on cultivating the Law of Space. My dear, please make a copy and then store it in the family treasury!"

"Did Senior Nangong not ask anything else?" Wang Ruyan asked casually.

Wang Changsheng briefly recounted their conversation. Wang Ruyan exclaimed in surprise, "They actually offered ten seven-colored pure crystal cores as compensation! The Nangong Immortal Clan is so generous."

"Rather than generosity, it's more like an act of goodwill," Wang Changsheng said. "Who knows, perhaps one day the Kunlun Dao Ancestor might summon me."

If he had known there was a possibility of being summoned by the Kunlun Dao Ancestor, Wang Changsheng would not have publicly displayed the Law of Divine Soul. He was concerned about exposing the existence of the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron.

He had inquired beforehand and hadn't heard that the Kunlun Dao Ancestor would summon immortals who had comprehended Supreme Laws. This wasn't because Wang Changsheng's information was incorrect, but because such news simply wouldn't be widely circulated; one couldn't access it without reaching that specific level.

Fairy Liuyun and the others didn't recognize Nangong Changqing. If Wang Changsheng hadn't publicly demonstrated the Law of Divine Soul, Nangong Changqing probably wouldn't have approached them, let alone the fact that Nangong Changqing had been summoned by the Kunlun Dao Ancestor.

"Don't worry," Qing Xuan's voice sounded in Wang Changsheng's ear. "Even if the Kunlun Dao Ancestor summons you, it's not certain they'd discover my existence. Besides, a Dao Ancestor wouldn't have that much free time to summon a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, would they?"

"That may be true, but the disparity is too great, so we still need to be careful," Wang Changsheng said with a solemn expression.

The Nangong Immortal Clan truly has many talents. Nangong Yueshuo cultivated laws to perfection during the Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage, while Nangong Changqing comprehended the Law of Space. As expected of an Immortal Clan, Wang Changsheng estimated that the Nangong Immortal Clan also had some hidden experts they hadn't publicly announced, to allow them to grow smoothly.

After a brief chat, Wang Changsheng entered a secret chamber. With a flick of his sleeve, the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron flew out and landed on the ground.

He opened the cauldron lid and looked at its inner wall, seeing many characters.

The inner wall of the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron recorded the methods for opening nine apertures in the "Profound Infant Aperture Opening Great Art"; the content for the tenth aperture had not yet appeared.

To open the eighth and ninth apertures, two types of third-tier immortal talismans were required: the Profound Aperture Immortal Talisman and the Jade Aperture Immortal Talisman. These two talismans could assist Grand Unity Golden Immortals in opening the eighth and ninth apertures, and needed to be refined with pure eight-colored and nine-colored crystal cores, respectively.

Wang Changsheng and Nangong Yuexue had killed the Falcon; according to their agreement based on contribution, he took the eight-colored crystal core, while Nangong Yuexue received the corpse.

Given that it involved the "Profound Infant Aperture Opening Great Art," he didn't plan to seek outside help. He would wait for Wang Ruyan to advance to Grand Unity Golden Immortal before having her refine these two immortal talismans.

With his current strength, seven apertures were sufficient. If he encountered a strong enemy, he could simply use the Sky-Treading Steps to escape.

He took out a blue jade slip and placed it on his brow. The slip contained the "Eight Desolations Immortal Slaughter Fist" technique. This technique had nine forms; the stronger the law mastered and the higher its level, the greater its power.

On a vast, boundless green grassland, traces of Chaos Beasts could be seen.

As the void rippled, a powerful spatial force materialized out of thin air. The bodies of the Chaos Beasts burst open one after another, turning into a sky full of blood mist, with not even their spirits escaping.

Ripples spread across the void, revealing giant spatial holes. Powerful currents sucked the blood mist into these holes, obliterating all traces, and then the holes healed.

A green, flickering banner broke through the earth. After circling above a certain mound, it emitted countless wisps of green mist. A yellow flying boat, over a thousand zhang long, emerged from underground and landed on the mound. Nangong Changqing and over ten thousand cultivators stood aboard, including more than twenty Grand Unity Golden Immortals like Lin Tianba, Fairy Liuyun, and Yan Yu.

"Quickly set up the formation! We don't have much time," Nangong Changqing instructed.

A large number of cultivators busied themselves, either setting up formations or deploying high-grade immortal-slaying cannons and immortal-slaying arrows. It appeared they were preparing to ambush an enemy.

Fairy Liuyun and the other Grand Unity Golden Immortals were utterly confused. Nangong Changqing had suddenly summoned them, saying he would take them on an important mission, and there were over ten thousand soldiers from the Immortal Armored Army alone.

"Fellow Daoist Nangong, which tribe of Chaos Beasts are we ambushing?" Lin Tianba asked.

Nangong Changqing had mastered the Law of Space, making his strength extraordinary.

"The Chahar Tribe," Nangong Changqing replied, his face filled with murderous intent.

The Nangong family launched a lightning strike to seize the Hulan Tribe, expecting retaliation from the Chahar Tribe. They established Hulan City in the Hulan Mountain Range to lure Chaos Beasts into attacking it.

According to Nangong Yuwei's plan, when Chaos Beasts attacked Hulan City, the immortals would suffer heavy losses. Then, the Nangong Immortal Clan would deploy powerful weapons to eliminate some Grand Unity Golden Immortal-stage Chaos Beasts and continue to defend Hulan City. The Chahar Tribe would likely send reinforcements, and Nangong Changqing and his group were precisely there to ambush these reinforcements.

The Chahar Tribe's reinforcements were the Nangong Immortal Clan's true target. Of course, if the Chahar Tribe didn't send troops to participate, that would be even better; they could then focus on dealing with the Chaos Beasts attacking Hulan City.

For this plan, the Nangong Immortal Clan deployed Nangong Changqing, a Supreme Being, and also used a large number of high-grade Immortal-Slaying Arrows, aiming to annihilate the Chahar reinforcements.

Wang Changsheng's arrival at the battlefield nearly disrupted the Nangong Immortal Clan's plan. Fortunately, events still unfolded within Nangong Yuwei's scheme.

Wang Changsheng's presence made Hulan City even more tempting, allowing for more Chaos Beasts to be mobilized to attack it, thus increasing the likelihood of the Chahar Tribe sending troops.