Chapter 4324: Three Hundred Thousand Years

Three hundred thousand years passed in the blink of an eye.

In Qinglian City, the streets were wide and clean, lined with numerous shops. The city buzzed with the clamor of people and the din of carriages, and many members of the Wang family could be seen.

After repelling two counterattacks from the Chaos Beasts several hundred thousand years ago, Qinglian City had not been attacked again. However, the subordinate Huang City occasionally encountered harassment from Chaos Beasts, which were quickly dealt with. Xuan City also experienced occasional raids by Chaos Beasts, but these were infrequent and involved small numbers of creatures.

The Wang family's Immortal Armor Army grew steadily. Whenever Chaos Beasts appeared near Qinglian City or its subordinate cities, the Wang family dispatched the Immortal Armor Army to eliminate them, using these encounters as training exercises. Over time, the Chaos Beasts learned their lesson and stopped sending harassing forces, avoiding unnecessary sacrifices.

Inside a sprawling estate, complete with waterwheel corridors and exotic flowers and rocks, Wang Xianzong, Wang Yinyin, Liang Qiuyun, Wang Yunlong, Wang Xinghai, Lan Fukong, Gongsun Yang, and over thirty other Golden Immortal cultivators were gathered in a green stone pavilion, enjoying tea and conversation.

Lan Fukong had recovered his previous cultivation and was now a mid-stage Golden Immortal, while Wang Xinghai had successfully advanced to the Golden Immortal stage.

Relying on the immortal mines, immortal wood, and immortal water from the Qinglian Mountain Range, the Wang family purchased cultivation resources, nurturing more Golden Immortal cultivators. Simultaneously, they produced a large quantity of Chaos Armor, and the Immortal Armor Army was repeatedly expanded. The number of Golden Immortal cultivators in the Lan family, Zhenhai Palace, Ni family, and Myriad Spirit Sect had also more than doubled within these three hundred thousand years, showing increasingly robust development.

The Wang family acquired cultivation resources from affiliated forces like the Lan family, Zhenhai Palace, Ni family, and Myriad Spirit Sect at prices above market value. They then refined these resources into finished products for sale. This approach not only helped the auxiliary forces with their sales but also increased the Wang family's income and strengthened their relationships with these affiliated powers. Affiliated families by marriage, such as the Ye, Shangguan, Chu, and Cao families, conducted business with the Wang family and also purchased Immortal Extermination Arrows from them. With these two strategic materials—Immortal Extermination Arrows and Chaos Armor—the Wang family was able to collect vast amounts of cultivation resources, including Primordial Stones and Chaos Beast corpses. Even the Five Immortal Sects and the Fire Moon Clan purchased Chaos Armor and Immortal Extermination Arrows from the Wang family. To their relatives by marriage and affiliated forces, the Wang family sold larger quantities of Chaos Armor and Immortal Extermination Arrows. Other factions faced limits and were required to trade high-level materials for them.

The Wang family also conducted business with other land cities. The cultivation resources acquired were refined into finished products by the Trade Hall, which then transported them to various sea regions for sale. From these regions, unique cultivation resources were purchased and transported back to the Chaos Continent, earning a profit from the price difference.

"This auction actually put up ten pieces of mid-grade Chaos Armor, attracting many factions to participate," Gongsun Yang said with a smile. The Wang family's robust development benefited the Myriad Spirit Sect as well. Among other things, while other forces found it difficult to obtain Chaos Armor and Immortal Extermination Arrows, the Myriad Spirit Sect could purchase unlimited quantities from the Wang family—provided they could afford them.

The Wang family had once again teamed up with multiple forces to host a large-scale auction, this time targeting Grand Unity Golden Immortals.

"Ten pieces of mid-grade Chaos Armor are nothing," Lan Fukong said, his face beaming with pride as if the items were his own. "I heard there are also third-tier immortal talismans and high-grade immortal artifacts. However, these require rare materials for exchange, or items of equivalent value."

"We'll be busy for a while," Wang Xianzong said with a smile. "We need to properly host the immortals coming to purchase cultivation resources." He was currently a mid-stage Golden Immortal, having cultivated into a peak true spirit, and served as a captain in the Immortal Armor Army.

"Speaking of which," Gongsun Yang said, wondering aloud, "it's been a long time since the Chaos Beasts invaded. It's quite rare for them to be so well-behaved!" For millions of years, the Chahar Tribe and the Nangong Immortal Clan had never experienced such a prolonged period of peace. Previously, Chaos Beasts would at least attack Xuan City, but now, after several hundred thousand years without a single beast tide, they were somewhat unaccustomed to it.

"Heh heh," Lan Fukong chuckled, proudly adding, "Everyone knows the Wang family excels at artifact refining. They have a significant number of Immortal Extermination Arrows and Cannons. Perhaps Senior Wang has even refined high-grade Immortal Extermination Arrows." Unlike other land cities, where acquiring one or two high-grade Immortal Extermination Cannons was already considered excellent, the Wang family had at least five high-grade Immortal Extermination Cannons mounted on Qinglian City's walls alone—and that was just the publicly known number, with undoubtedly more in reality. The Wang family also possessed a Yellow-grade immortal warship, a testament to their power, which was second only to the Nangong Immortal Clan. Qinglian City's defenses far surpassed those of other land cities, contributing to the Chaos Beasts' reluctance to invade.

"High-grade Immortal Extermination Arrows aren't so easy to refine," Wang Xianzong explained. "The materials are hard to find; they primarily require the corpses of Nine-Colored Chaos Beasts. Furthermore, two of the crafting processes require the combined efforts of an immortal artifact master and an immortal talisman master." As the Wang family's status rose, he had the opportunity to interact with Golden Immortal cultivators meticulously trained by major forces, thus broadening his knowledge and horizons. The scarcity of high-grade Immortal Extermination Arrows was not only due to rare materials but also significantly to these two complex crafting processes. Even the Nangong Immortal Clan possessed only a limited number of them.

"What are two crafting processes?" Lan Fukong boasted. "Senior Wang and Senior Wang are no ordinary Grand Unity Golden Immortals. They can certainly refine high-grade Immortal Extermination Arrows; it's only a matter of time." His gaze then fell upon Wang Xinghai, and his tone shifted: "Fellow Daoist Wang, at such a young age, you've already comprehended the Law of Stars and possess extraordinary divine abilities. You'll definitely catch up to Senior Wang and Senior Wang in the future."

The news of Wang Xinghai's duels and sparring with other Golden Immortal cultivators, where he utilized the Law of Stars against his opponents, had long since spread and was no major secret. Living on Qinglian Peak, he was a key family member nurtured by the Wang family and also the Golden Immortal from the Wang family whom Lan Fukong particularly praised.

"Fellow Daoist Lan, you flatter me," Wang Xinghai said modestly, a look of yearning on his face. "I'm only in the early Golden Immortal stage; it's not so easy to catch up to the ancestors."

"Not easy doesn't mean impossible," Lan Fukong insisted, his face beaming with triumph as if he were the one destined to advance to Grand Unity Golden Immortal. "I'm very good at judging people; you will definitely advance to Grand Unity Golden Immortal."

Wang Xinghai took out a shimmering silver dharma plate and activated a spell. Wang Changsheng's voice then rang out: "Xinghai, where are you?"

"Ancestor! I'm here discussing the Dao over tea with Ancestor Yunlong and the others!" Wang Xinghai replied truthfully.

"It's nothing urgent," Wang Changsheng said, "but return to Qinglian Peak immediately. I have something for you."

"Yes, Grand-disciple will return at once," Wang Xinghai agreed, putting away the silver dharma plate.

Wang Yunlong and the others looked on with envy. After Wang Changsheng advanced to Grand Unity Golden Immortal, it had become difficult for them to meet him. Only Wang Xinghai had the good fortune to see Wang Changsheng frequently.

"See, what did I tell you?" Lan Fukong said, his face full of sycophancy. "Fellow Daoist Wang is truly highly regarded by Senior Wang; he'll definitely advance to Grand Unity Golden Immortal."

"I'll take your auspicious words, Fellow Daoist Lan," Wang Xinghai said with a confident smile. He clasped his hands towards Wang Yunlong and the others, politely adding, "Ancestor Yunlong, Ancestor Yinyin, I must go now. Let's gather again later."

Wang Yunlong and the others naturally didn't stop him, rising to see him off.