Chapter 4446: The Fortune of the Plundering Clan

On the Chaos Continent, in Qinglian City, Wang Qiulin, Wang Qingbai, and Ye Haitang were sitting in a blue stone pavilion on Jiugong Peak, discussing something.

“Qiulin, are these materials enough?” Ye Haitang took out a black storage bracelet and handed it to Wang Qiulin. She and Wang Yidao had changed their appearance to travel to Jinxiao City to trade with Luo Shan, successfully acquiring the materials Wang Qiulin needed.

Wang Qiulin swept his divine sense over them, nodded, and said, “It's enough. However, Aunt Haitang will need to help set up the formation. We’ll wait until Mengbin returns.”

“You’re going to set up a formation in Qinglian City?” Wang Qingbai asked.

“No, let's return to the Sky Morning Sea Region. That would be safer,” Wang Qiulin said. There were too many high-level immortals on the Chaos Continent; for safety, returning to the Sky Morning Sea Region was preferable. With the escape speed of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, they could reach the Sky Morning Sea Region in less than half a month.

“With Mengbin and Zongyun working together, there shouldn't be any major problems,” Wang Qingbai said. He took out a communication disk glowing with green light, cast a spell, and Wang Mengbin's voice sounded: “Ancestor Qingbai, we're back, and we've succeeded.”

“We're at Jiugong Peak. Come over here!” Wang Qingbai said.

“Alright, we'll be right there,” Wang Mengbin replied.

Wang Qingbai put away the communication disk and said with a smile, “Now it's up to Qiulin.”

Soon after, Wang Mengbin and Wang Zongyun arrived. Wang Mengbin took out a small, silver-glowing pagoda and handed it to Wang Qingbai. “He's trapped inside this treasure and can't escape,” Wang Mengbin said. They had ambushed a Frost Fang Clan merchant caravan and captured a Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

“Alright then, let's return to the Sky Morning Sea Region! Father, I'll leave this place to you,” Wang Qiulin said. Wang Qiulin, Wang Mengbin, and Ye Haitang left Qinglian City and returned to the Sky Morning Sea Region. Wang Qingbai sealed off the information, so outsiders were unaware of their departure from Qinglian City.

Myriad Treasure City was bustling, with buildings as dense as a forest and a constant flow of traffic. On a nine-story golden pavilion, the words "Golden Moon Pavilion" were written on its plaque, and its doors were tightly shut.

Murong Bing, Sun Hai, Tang Long, and a brawny man in a golden robe were seated around a blue tea table, engaged in conversation.

“According to the clues we have, Soul Severing Divine Lord emerged alive from the Immortal Fallen Valley in the ancient battlefield some time ago. He is a suspect. Heavenly Witch Lady helped curse and kill Lady Snowflake, but the curse failed, causing her to suffer a backlash. This target is also a suspect. Fairy Qianhua was searching for treasure with a friend in Immortal Fallen Valley. Someone saw them activate a restriction, and Fairy Qianhua emerged unscathed afterward. She is also a suspect,” Tang Long said slowly. The twelve great tribes of Chaos Beasts were stirring, and the immortal side had also dispatched many experts. Both sides were searching for treasures, and Yama Palace naturally wouldn't miss out.

“You will each be responsible for investigating these three individuals. See if that treasure is on any of them, and notify me immediately of any new developments,” the brawny man in the golden robe instructed. Qian Yiming, a Grand Unity Golden Immortal at the Great Perfection stage, had taken over Han Rong's position but had not yet achieved any significant merits. A new official aims to make an immediate impact; without solid achievements, he wouldn't be able to hold his position securely.

“Yes, Fellow Daoist Qian,” Murong Bing and the other two readily agreed and then split up.

In the Sky Morning Sea Region, on Dongli Island, in the central part of the island, there was a massive valley surrounded by mountains on three sides. Within it was a large silver formation, encircled by twelve thick silver stone pillars.

A white-robed young man with a weak aura stood in the center of the formation. Twelve thick silver chains bound his body and limbs, making it impossible for him to break free. All his immortal power was suppressed, rendering him a living target.

Wang Qiulin stood outside the formation with a solemn expression.

“Immortal Lord Jiugong, our Frost Fang Clan has no deep animosity with your Wang family, does it? Release me quickly, or our Frost Fang Clan will pursue your Wang family relentlessly to the death!” the white-robed young man shouted loudly.

“Your Frost Fang Clan has always harbored animosity towards humans. Is that not reason enough?” Wang Qiulin's expression remained calm.

Ye Haitang had already interrogated this person using an illusion formation. The Frost Fang Clan had no legacy records, nor had he left a soul fragment anywhere, meaning that eliminating this person would be an untraceable case.

Wang Qiulin took out a silver-glowing formation disk and cast several spell arts into it. The formation shook violently, countless array patterns lit up brightly, the world changed color, and numerous profound array patterns surged forth, swirling around before gradually adhering to the white-robed young man's body.

A silver halo emanated from Wang Qiulin's right hand, quickly sweeping over the white-robed young man's body.

The white-robed young man felt no discomfort, but then he realized something and exclaimed, “The Law of Fate, the Jiugong Fortune Gathering Array! You're gathering the fortune of our Frost Fang Clan onto me! How ruthless you are! We don't harbor animosity towards all human factions, and we haven't even targeted your Wang family!” The Frost Fang Clan had a long history and had destroyed many human factions, but they had no conflict with the Wang family! He couldn't understand how he had offended them.

Wang Qiulin formed a hand seal with his ten fingers and softly commanded, “Gate of Fate, open for me.”

As soon as his words fell, a brilliant silver light radiated from his body. Ripples appeared in the void behind the white-robed young man, and a colossal silver light gate materialized. Its surface was covered with profound patterns, and it slowly opened, unleashing a powerful suction force.

Wisps of silver light surged from the white-robed young man's body, uncontrollably pouring into the Gate of Fate.

Wang Qiulin utilized the Jiugong Fortune Gathering Array to converge the Frost Fang Clan's fortune onto the white-robed young man, then invoked the Law of Fate to plunder the Frost Fang Clan's destiny and enhance his own fortune. Of course, the plundered fortune would incur losses, as it wasn't his own and had some conflicting properties, which would consume a considerable amount of fortune. Nevertheless, augmenting the caster's fortune was not an issue.

Besides plundering others' fortune, Wang Qiulin could also borrow from his own future fortune. If he did so, his fortune would be excellent in the short term, but he would suffer great misfortune in the future.

Of course, even with mastery over the Law of Fate, one couldn't casually plunder a clan's fortune. Firstly, the target's cultivation must not exceed the caster's by a major realm; otherwise, the caster would suffer severe backlash. Secondly, a high-level cultivator from that clan was required as a medium to gather the clan's fortune onto that individual, after which the caster could activate the Law of Fate to plunder the clan's fortune. Thirdly, the caster would suffer backlash afterward; the more fortune plundered, the greater the backlash, but the higher the caster's cultivation, the smaller the backlash.

Ye Haitang had interrogated the white-robed young man using an illusion formation. The Frost Fang Clan had no Grand Zenith Golden Immortals nor any rare treasures to prevent fortune usurpation, which was why Wang Qiulin dared to act. The Frost Fang Clan's patriarch, Ai Feng, was only a mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and most other Grand Unity Golden Immortals were at the early stage. A Grand Unity Golden Immortal was necessary as a medium to gather the Frost Fang Clan's fortune onto this person, and then Wang Qiulin could cast the Law of Fate to plunder the Frost Fang Clan's fortune and strengthen himself. If the Frost Fang Clan had multiple late-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortals among its members, Wang Qiulin would not dare to use the Law of Fate to plunder their fortune, as the backlash would be too severe.

Wang Qiulin changed his spell art, and the silver light gate closed, then blurred and reappeared behind him. The silver light gate opened, and a large amount of silver light flew out from it, pouring into his body.

Wang Qiulin's face turned beet red, he spat out a mouthful of vital blood, and his complexion became pale. He quickly took out a blood-colored medicinal pill and swallowed it. Being a mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal, the backlash he experienced was not severe. If he had merely plundered the fortune of a single Grand Unity Golden Immortal, there would have been no backlash at all.

Wang Qiulin turned and walked out. Someone else would deal with the white-robed young man; he needed a period of rest and recovery.