Chapter 4355: Taking Blood Infant Jade Apricot Pill

In an underground cave within the Chahar Mountains, runes flickered on the stone walls, emitting strong restrictive fluctuations. Qin Man was respectfully reporting to Qu.

“River Sword Sect, Wang family! Is the news true?” Qu asked.

“The news came from our spy in the Myriad Beast Palace,” Qin Man replied. “According to his investigation, the River Sword Sect and the Wang family discovered Blood Infant Jade Apricot Fruits in the Immortal Spirit Tomb. Three Taiyi Golden Immortals from the River Sword Sect entered the Immortal Spirit Tomb to search for them and never came out. However, their soul lamps haven’t extinguished. Before their disappearance, Wang Yingjie and Ye Haitang appeared in Yuyang Market in the Immortal Spirit Sea. The River Sword Sect suspects the Wang family is responsible and has reported this to Yang Qing.”

In the short term, the Chahar Tribe wouldn't directly attack the Wang family, but they could use others to do their dirty work. Ordinary forces were no match for the Wang family; without significant benefits, major powers wouldn't move against them.

“Yang Qing is a disciple of the Myriad Beast Palace. Will she go after the Wang family for this?” Qu asked, perplexed.

“Chen Ying is Yang Qing’s aunt,” Qin Man explained. “Yang Qing’s parents died young, and Chen Ying took great care of her, visiting her often. They have a very close relationship. Before Yang Qing ascended to Taiyi Golden Immortal, Chen Ying frequently provided her with cultivation resources. If Chen Ying died at the hands of the Wang family, Yang Qing would certainly not let it go.”

“Heavily reward that spy with a set of mid-grade immortal artifacts. Tell him that if he makes another great contribution, he’ll be rewarded with a Two-Element Golden Amber Pill,” Qu instructed. His tone then shifted. “Now, tell me your plan!”

“We can escalate the feud between the River Sword Sect and the Wang family,” Qin Man proposed. “If members of the Wang family kill core disciples of the River Sword Sect, or vice versa, their conflict will intensify. I plan to send people to impersonate River Sword Sect disciples and ambush Wang family cultivators.”

“Unsuitable. If those carrying out the mission are captured, the Wang family won’t believe any further schemes we try,” Qu instructed. “Instead, set up a genuine ancient cultivator’s cave dwelling, arrange for both the Wang family and the River Sword Sect to discover it, and let them fight over the treasure. That way, they’ll never suspect us.”

“What kind of treasure would make Taiyi Golden Immortals fight over it? A Daluo Golden Immortal’s meditation cave? A complete set of high-grade immortal artifacts?” Qin Man looked troubled. Grand Sovereign Taihao was skilled in artifact refining, so the Taiyi Golden Immortals of the Wang family weren’t lacking in ordinary treasures.

“It doesn’t necessarily have to involve Taiyi Golden Immortals,” Qu said. “Set up a Taiyi Golden Immortal’s meditation cave, and it will be enough to lure Golden Immortal cultivators to fight. Just place two high-grade immortal artifacts inside.”

“A Taiyi Golden Immortal’s meditation cave? Wouldn’t the core disciples of the River Sword Sect or the core members of the Wang family personally get involved?” Qin Man asked, puzzled.

“There’s no need for core disciples or core family members to act. Our goal is to slowly escalate the conflict between the River Sword Sect and the Wang family – Rome wasn’t built in a day,” Qu instructed. “Additionally, send people to investigate the truth behind Chen Ying’s disappearance. If evidence can be found that Chen Ying died at the hands of a Wang family cultivator, the reward will be a bottle of Two-Element Golden Amber Pills and two high-grade immortal artifacts. If this can provoke a life-or-death struggle between the River Sword Sect and the Wang family, the reward will be a mid-grade immortal artifact refined with a Primordial Spirit Treasure. In short, whoever can incite high-level immortals or major forces to act against the Wang family will be heavily rewarded.” For tens of millions of years, the Chahar Tribe had confiscated numerous high-grade immortal artifacts from immortals, storing them in their treasury. These were not only given to pseudo-immortals for use but also served as rewards for those who made significant contributions. Generous rewards encourage bravery; deterrence alone was not enough, and the Chaos Beasts were willing to invest heavily.

“Yes, Lord Qu, I’ll arrange it immediately.” Qin Man agreed, then turned and left.

Seasons passed, and a millennium went by. Within Qinglian City, buildings stood like a forest, and people flowed like a tide.

On Qinglian Peak, the door to a secret chamber opened. Wang Changsheng and Grand Sovereign Xuanling emerged, Grand Sovereign Xuanling looking pleased.

They first collaborated on refining high-grade immortal artifacts. After successfully crafting several and achieving a high enough success rate, Grand Sovereign Xuanling then brought out his Primordial Spirit Treasure and innate immortal artifact. Through their efforts, the Primordial Spirit Treasure was successfully integrated into Grand Sovereign Xuanling’s innate immortal artifact, significantly boosting its power.

“Many thanks, Fellow Daoist Wang. Without your help, I would surely have failed if I tried refining it myself,” Grand Sovereign Xuanling said gratefully. During the artifact refining process, they frequently exchanged knowledge on the art of refining. Wang Changsheng’s refining skill was far superior to Grand Sovereign Xuanling’s.

“It was merely a small effort, Fellow Daoist Xu. No need to be so polite,” Wang Changsheng said.

“My offer still stands: if you ever need my help, don’t hesitate to ask,” Grand Sovereign Xuanling said solemnly.

Wang Changsheng nodded and escorted Grand Sovereign Xuanling off Qinglian Peak. He took out a blue, shimmering communication disk, cast a spell into it, and the voice of Wang Qingbai came from the disk: “Father, you’ve emerged from seclusion.”

“Qingbai, have the Blood Infant Jade Apricot Pills been refined?” Wang Changsheng asked. He had given Wang Qingbai two pure eight-colored crystal cores to refine into the Blood Infant Jade Apricot Pills. According to the pill formula, refining Blood Infant Jade Apricot Pills with seven-colored crystal cores already yielded excellent results.

“They’ve been refined. I’ll bring them to you right away,” Wang Qingbai said.

Wang Changsheng put away the communication disk and went to sit in the stone pavilion. Soon after, Wang Qingbai arrived. He took out an exquisite green jade box and handed it to Wang Changsheng.

Wang Changsheng opened the jade box and saw two blood-red pills inside. A blood-red halo enveloped the surface of each pill, making them appear quite extraordinary.

“These two Blood Infant Jade Apricot Pills were refined with eight-colored crystal cores, so their body-tempering effect will definitely be excellent,” Wang Qingbai said excitedly.

“Qingbai, did you only refine two Blood Infant Jade Apricot Pills?” Wang Changsheng asked, puzzled.

“Not exactly. There are other Blood Infant Jade Apricot Pills, but they were refined with seven-colored crystal cores. Integrating eight-colored crystal cores into pills is quite difficult. From two eight-colored crystal cores, I only managed to refine these two Blood Infant Jade Apricot Pills,” Wang Qingbai said with a regretful expression. He successfully refined seven-colored crystal cores into Blood Infant Jade Apricot Pills without much trouble, but the first attempt to refine eight-colored crystal cores failed. The second attempt succeeded, yielding only these two Blood Infant Jade Apricot Pills. These two pills had the best body-tempering effect, so naturally, they were meant for Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan.

Wang Changsheng nodded. He still had a good number of Blood Infant Jade Apricot Fruits, so he could have Wang Qingbai refine more Blood Infant Jade Apricot Pills later. “Good. Distribute the other Blood Infant Jade Apricot Pills among the Taiyi Golden Immortals in the clan. Of course, you can keep a few for yourself,” Wang Changsheng said. He knew well that while consuming Blood Infant Jade Apricot Pills refined with seven-colored crystal cores wouldn’t enable Wang Qingling and others to cultivate immortal bodies, it would certainly strengthen their physical power, thereby enhancing the might of their Qiankun Three Fingers.

“Understood, Father,” Wang Qingbai replied.

After chatting for a while, Wang Changsheng dismissed Wang Qingbai. He went to the entrance of a stone chamber and sent a sound transmission talisman to Wang Ruyan. After waiting for more than half a quarter of an hour, Wang Ruyan still hadn’t emerged, presumably busy. He took out a blue jade box, placed one Blood Infant Jade Apricot Pill inside, left it at the entrance, and entered a secret chamber.

Wang Changsheng sat down cross-legged, took out a Blood Infant Jade Apricot Pill, and put it into his mouth. The pill dissolved instantly upon entering his mouth. Wang Changsheng felt a surge of powerful energy rising in his abdomen, and his body grew slightly warm. Soon after, Wang Changsheng’s skin turned blood-red, his entire body felt feverish, and a massive surge of energy coursed wildly through him, seemingly on the verge of tearing him apart. He quickly activated his cultivation technique to refine this immense energy. A dazzling blue light emanated from Wang Changsheng’s body as he closed his eyes.