Chapter 4471: Developing New Territory

Ten thousand years had passed.

Dongli Grassland, formerly known as Hada Grassland, was renamed after the Wang family eliminated the Hada tribe. They established two earth-tier cities, Dongli City and Xuanyang City, along with 157 profound-tier cities and 2,335 yellow-tier cities. Spirit medicine gardens, fishing grounds, and immortal timber forests also began to appear consecutively.

After the Wang family eliminated the Geluolu tribe, the Geluolu Mountain Range was renamed Xuanling Mountain Range. They established one earth-tier city, Xuanling City, accompanied by 65 profound-tier cities and 1,135 yellow-tier cities.

Following this major conflict, the Wang family gained three earth-tier cities, over two hundred profound-tier cities, and more than three thousand yellow-tier cities. Their territory expanded fivefold, significantly increasing their dominion. This allowed them to collect more cultivation resources and nurture a greater number of immortals.

In Qinglian City, the streets teemed with people, and the sounds of bustling carts and horses filled the air.

In a secluded estate, Wang Yixin, Wang Qingcheng, and Sun Yuejiao were seated in a blue stone pavilion, leisurely sipping tea and chatting.

The major conflict between the Golden Worm King Tribe and Tianwu City had ended. Nearly thirty Grand Luo Golden Immortals from both sides perished, reportedly in a struggle for a supreme-grade immortal artifact refined with a Primordial Spirit Treasure.

The Golden Worm King Tribe had infiltrated the Witch Tribe with several pseudo-immortals. One of them unexpectedly discovered that True Monarch Xuanli had obtained the Heavenly Illusion Treasure Wheel, a supreme-grade immortal artifact refined with a Primordial Spirit Treasure, from an ancient battlefield. True Monarch Xuanli was known to be close with a Taiyi Golden Immortal from the Golden Roar Race, with whom he frequently interacted.

Upon receiving this intelligence, the Golden Worm King Tribe immediately mobilized a large force to attack Golden Roar City and its subordinate cities, slaughtering a vast number of immortals. The two earth-tier cities controlled by the Snowfang Tribe, which were under Golden Roar City, were completely wiped out, with no survivors. True Monarch Xuanli, however, narrowly escaped but has since disappeared.

After a period of fighting, the Golden Worm King Tribe had still not located the Heavenly Illusion Treasure Wheel. Consequently, they refused to withdraw their forces and instead escalated the conflict, simultaneously searching for True Monarch Xuanli. They vowed not to cease hostilities until the Heavenly Illusion Treasure Wheel was recovered.

As the conflict expanded, other major tribes lent their support to the Golden Worm King Tribe, while both the Monster Race and the Human Race dispatched experts to aid the Witch Tribe.

Through the covert investigation of the pseudo-immortals, the Chaos Beasts successfully located True Monarch Xuanli. A Grand Luo Golden Immortal-stage Chaos Beast, which had undergone four mutations, personally intervened, eliminating True Monarch Xuanli and seizing the Heavenly Illusion Treasure Wheel. Only when the Witch Tribe subsequently uncovered the pseudo-immortals did they learn the true sequence of events.

With the Heavenly Illusion Treasure Wheel already seized by the Golden Worm King Tribe, continued fighting became pointless. Both sides tacitly agreed to a ceasefire. This conflict resulted in significant losses for both parties, with nearly thirty Grand Luo Golden Immortals perishing in total. Some experts also rose to prominence in this battle; for instance, Taiyi Golden Immortals like Demonic Lord Xuanfu, Immortal Maiden Wandu, and Divine Lord Xuanwu each single-handedly slew nine-colored Chaos Beasts.

Heavenly Venerable Xuanling, Murong Bing, and Master Xuanji also performed commendably, each capable of single-handedly eliminating seven-colored Chaos Beasts at the Taiyi Golden Immortal stage and even wounding eight-colored ones.

The most significant military contributions, however, were made by Immortal Lord Yulei, Immortal Maiden Leifeng, Immortal Lord Qinglong, Immortal Venerable Huolin, Immortal Maiden Tianchen, and Immortal Venerable Tianle. Each of them had single-handedly slain nine-colored Chaos Beasts at the Grand Luo Golden Immortal stage. Immortal Maiden Tianchen was especially unique; as the Palace Master of Yama Palace, she possessed mid-Grand Luo Golden Immortal cultivation and wielded the Law of Time.

The other five individuals hailed from Dao Ancestor-level powers: Immortal Lord Yulei was a disciple of Dao Ancestor Kunlun, Immortal Maiden Leifeng belonged to the Heavenly Phoenix Race, Immortal Lord Qinglong originated from the Dragon Race, Immortal Venerable Huolin came from the Qilin Race, and Immortal Venerable Tianle was from Happy City.

Beyond these individuals, several other Grand Luo Golden Immortals also performed commendably, though their achievements were not as prominent.

On the Chaos Beast side, several immensely powerful Grand Luo Golden Immortals also emerged, having either undergone four evolutions or mastered a Supreme Law. However, Grand Luo Golden Immortal-stage Chaos Beasts that had both mastered a Supreme Law and evolved four times had not yet appeared.

Chaos Beasts that had both mastered a Supreme Law and undergone four evolutions were all being groomed as successors by the major tribes and were not readily deployed in battle.

“I wonder if the Chaos Beasts can upgrade the Heavenly Illusion Treasure Wheel into a Dao artifact,” Sun Yuejiao said with some concern. “If they succeed, that would be problematic.”

“Dao artifacts aren't that easy to cultivate,” Wang Qingcheng replied. “It's merely a supreme-grade immortal artifact refined with a Primordial Spirit Treasure. If it were a supreme-grade immortal artifact refined with a *mutated* Primordial Spirit Treasure, that would be a different story. If that were truly the case, we wouldn't let it go easily.”

Theoretically, any immortal artifact refined with a Primordial Spirit Treasure possesses the potential to be upgraded into a Dao artifact, especially supreme-grade ones, which are just one step away. However, immortal artifacts refined with *mutated* Primordial Spirit Treasures hold even greater potential for such an upgrade.

If the Heavenly Illusion Treasure Wheel had truly been refined with a mutated Primordial Spirit Treasure, immortals would certainly not have given up. Should Chaos Beasts obtain such a treasure, they would likely hand it over to the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda to be absorbed, thereby increasing its own power.

Naturally, some also suspected that the Heavenly Illusion Treasure Wheel had been refined with a mutated Primordial Spirit Treasure, granting it immense potential for elevation into a Dao artifact.

As for the truth of the matter, Wang Qingcheng and the others were unsure; it was not their concern. Such enormous matters were for those of higher stature to handle.

This conflict fully demonstrated the immense value of high-tier immortal artifacts refined with Primordial Spirit Treasures, proving that even the twelve major Chaos Beast tribes would attempt to seize them.

Naturally, following this battle, the Nangong Immortal Clan expanded its territory, gaining a vast area and substantial cultivation resources. The Wang family also profited, and relying on their Immortal-Slaying Cannons, Immortal-Slaying Arrows, and Chaos Armor, their status grew increasingly prominent. Their independent control of four earth-tier cities was an exceedingly rare feat among the heavenly cities under the jurisdiction of Kunlun Immortal City.

Other factions did not find this arrangement improper; they would have done the same if the Wang family had chosen to align with them.

The earth-tier cities belonging to the Jinchen Clan, Tianming Clan, and Yang family came under attack. During the fierce conflict, several more of their Taiyi Golden Immortals perished, leaving them severely weakened. After receiving a compensation payment from the Nangong Immortal Clan, they temporarily withdrew from the Chaos Continent. Qin Zhaoming, who performed admirably by single-handedly severely wounding a Taiyi Golden Immortal-stage seven-colored Chaos Beast, took control of Jinchen City. With the support of the Wang family, the Mayfly Clan then assumed control of Yujian City.

The Mayfly Clan had been recuperating and developing over the years, gaining two new Taiyi Golden Immortals. Coincidentally, this conflict, which led to the temporary withdrawal of the Jinchen Clan, Tianming Clan, and Yang family from the Chaos Continent, allowed the Mayfly Clan to regain an earth-tier city.

Of course, many factions had their eyes on the earth-tier cities. However, with the Wang family's intervention and the Mayfly Clan's history of continuous development on the Chaos Continent, the Nangong Immortal Clan finally consented.

This seemingly minor incident underscored the Wang family's current standing. After the conflict, the Divine Armament Hall of the Wang family tripled its workforce, rushing to produce Immortal-Slaying Arrows, Immortal-Slaying Cannons, and Chaos Armor. These items were then sold to other factions in exchange for cultivation resources that the Wang family either lacked or were in short supply of.

“Elder Ancestor Qingcheng is right,” Wang Yixin said, curious. “Speaking of which, the Old Ancestor has been gone for many years; has he not resolved his bottleneck yet?”

“Perhaps soon!” Wang Qingcheng speculated.

After chatting for a while, they each returned to their homes to attend to their affairs.

At the Golden Cicada Pavilion in the Vermilion Bird Market of the Barren Immortal Realm.

In a certain secret chamber, the Four Seasons Painting hung on the wall. A blue light emanated from its surface, and Wang Changsheng emerged from it, a smile gracing his face.

He had successfully cultivated the Eight-Armed Vajra, mastering this Dao technique.