Chapter 4495: Qingfeng's Resurrection

Fifty thousand years had passed, seasons turning.

In the Savage Immortal Realm, on the Yunchuan Continent.

The Feiyun Mountain Range, stretching for trillions of miles, was the ancestral land of the Ning family. During their prime, the Ning family boasted five Grand Unity Golden Immortals, but those days were long gone; now, not a single one remained.

In the northwest corner of the Feiyun Mountain Range lay a vast bluestone square, home to an Ascension Platform.

A medium-built youth in a golden robe sat cross-legged beneath the Ascension Platform, eyes slightly closed, his body enveloped in a golden glow.

The Ascension Platform suddenly shook violently, and countless runes emerged.

The golden-robed youth swiftly ended his practice, stood, and pulled out a blue-glowing dharma plate. He channeled a spell into it, causing a thick blue light barrier to materialize and envelop the entire Ascension Platform.

A thick spiritual light shot up into the sky. As the light dissipated, a tall youth in a blue robe appeared.

The golden-robed youth took out a golden jade, handed it to the blue-robed youth, and gestured for him to place the golden jade on his forehead.

The blue-robed youth placed the golden jade on his forehead; the golden jade glowed brightly, and countless profound characters poured out, flying into his forehead.

“My name is Shen Long, what may I call you, fellow Daoist?” the blue-robed youth said courteously.

“My name is Ning Yuxin. This is the Yunchuan Continent of the Savage Immortal Realm. Fellow Daoist Shen, from which realm did you ascend? This is just a routine inquiry,” the golden-robed youth said.

“From Cangnan Realm, part of the East Xuan Continent Cluster. By the way, Fellow Daoist Ning, do you know of the Azure Lotus Wang family?” Shen Long asked.

“Azure Lotus Wang family? I haven’t heard of them. They shouldn’t be a force from the Savage Immortal Realm, right? I’ve heard of all the stronger forces in the Savage Immortal Realm, but not the Azure Lotus Wang family. What is your connection to the Wang family?” Ning Yuxin asked curiously.

“Divine Machine Immortal Monarch of the Azure Lotus Wang family is my master!” Shen Long said with a serious expression.

He was originally just a mortal who made a living by fishing. Because the Divine Machine Immortal Monarch's statue manifested, guiding him in cultivation, he ascended to the Immortal Realm in less than sixty thousand years, becoming a True Immortal.

“Divine Machine Immortal Monarch! I haven’t heard of them. Our Ning family is quite influential, with several Golden Immortal cultivators residing here. Fellow Daoist Shen, you can choose to join our Ning family or remain independent; we respect your choice,” Ning Yuxin said.

Shen Long pondered for a moment, then said, “I have just ascended to the Immortal Realm and am unclear about many things. Could you give me some time to consider?”

“No problem. I’ll take you down to rest first.” Ning Yuxin agreed and led Shen Long away.

***

Northern Sea Immortal Realm, Azure Lotus Island.

On the martial arts arena, Wang Yongqian presided from the main platform, while various foreign guests sat nearby, observing the Wang family's grand competition.

The Wang family held a minor competition every hundred thousand years and a grand competition every million years. Currently, it was the million-year grand competition.

The grand competition involved challenging the Li Fire Illusionary Demon Pagoda. The Li Fire Illusionary Demon Pagoda could conjure nine-colored Chaos Beasts of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage to attack challengers.

Wang Dinghai and Shangguan Bing were currently undertaking the challenge. They were both at the late Golden Immortal stage.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan had departed from Azure Lotus Island nearly a million years prior. Before leaving, they had held an ancestral ceremony, during which they selected Wang Dinghai and Shangguan Bing from among the numerous clan members. They had arranged for them to reside on Azure Lotus Peak and personally guided their cultivation for a time before setting off.

Both Wang Dinghai and Shangguan Bing were spiritual body cultivators. The Wang family had invested immense resources into their training, resulting in their rapid cultivation speed and formidable strength. They served as squad leaders in the Immortal Armored Army.

Wang Xiao, Wang Xiuluo, and Wang Naluo had all advanced to Grand Unity Golden Immortal and served as captains in the Immortal Armored Army. Chen Yueying, Ni Tianlong, Lan Fukong, and others held positions as deputy legion commanders, while Wang Qingshan, Wang Mengbin, and Wang Yingjie were legion commanders. The size of the Wang family's Immortal Armored Army was expanding rapidly. Other factions found their success rate in refining Chaos Armor to be exceedingly low, making it more cost-effective to directly exchange four sets of materials for mid-to-low-grade Chaos Armor from the Wang family. This arrangement allowed the Wang family to produce a vast quantity of Chaos Armor.

The Wang family's Immortal Armored Army already exceeded sixty thousand, forming an Immortal Legion, along with a Demon Guard Legion, a True Spirit Legion, and a Puppet Legion.

Wang Dinghai and Shangguan Bing challenged the pagoda together. The couple cooperated skillfully, both having cultivated to become peak True Spirits.

As the Wang family's power grew, the criteria for core clan members became increasingly stringent. Only True Immortal cultivators who had achieved minor mastery of laws and cultivated into top-tier True Spirits were recognized as core members. For Golden Immortal cultivators, the requirement was major mastery of laws and cultivation into peak True Spirits. These core members alone were granted access to cultivate the "Heavenly Soul Treasure Codex" and the "Profound Infant Enlightenment Grand Method," and were permitted to consume Dao Pills for law cultivation.

Beneath the core members were the elite members. A True Immortal cultivator who had achieved minor mastery of laws or cultivated into a top-tier True Spirit qualified as elite. Similarly, a Golden Immortal cultivator with major mastery of laws or who had cultivated into a peak True Spirit was considered an elite member. Elite members held high-ranking positions across the family's various halls. All of the Wang family's standards adhered to those of an Immortal Clan; they were merely one Grand Luo Golden Immortal away from being recognized as a legitimate Immortal Clan.

Even six-colored Chaos Beasts of the Golden Immortal stage were no match for them. If they utilized the Aperture Fusion Art, eliminating seven-colored Chaos Beasts of the Golden Immortal stage would be no problem.

“Tsk tsk, Immortaless Wang, these two young friends possess extraordinary strength. Even six-colored Chaos Beasts of the Golden Immortal stage are no match for them. If they advance to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage, they will be another formidable force,” Cang Feng exclaimed in wonder and praised them.

He had already advanced to Grand Unity Golden Immortal. Thanks to the Wang family's support, the Ephemeral Race had regained a ground city. The relationship between the Ephemeral Race and the Wang family had deepened, and whenever either clan held major celebrations, they would invite the other to participate.

“Indeed! Perhaps they will be the second pair of Azure Lotus Immortals,” Shangguan Feiyu said.

The Azure Lotus Immortal Couple had not appeared for many years, but their legends persisted in the Northern Sea Immortal Realm.

To be honored as the second pair of Azure Lotus Immortals was an exceptionally high compliment.

Wang Yongqian smiled slightly and said, “You two fellow Daoists flatter them. They still have much to learn, and catching up to our ancestors won’t be easy…”

Before Wang Yongqian could finish her sentence, a deafening dragon roar echoed, followed by a phoenix cry.

A gigantic golden true dragon circled continuously above Azure Lotus Island, with a red phoenix following closely behind. They circled above Azure Lotus Island, emitting joyful calls.

“Dragons and phoenixes celebrate together! A Golden Immortal revived!” Shangguan Feiyu exclaimed in surprise. Being well-traveled and knowledgeable, he recognized the origin of this phenomenon.

A Golden Immortal cultivator of the Wang family had revived, which was why this auspicious phenomenon appeared.

Wang Yongqian stood up and instructed, “Changming, please entertain our fellow Daoists for me. I’ll be right back.”

With that, Wang Yongqian transformed into a streak of light and flew towards Azure Lotus Peak.

***

Within the Legacy Tablet, Azure Lotus Hall.

In a secret room, a statue of the Divine Machine Immortal Monarch could be seen.

The Divine Machine Immortal Monarch statue emitted a dazzling golden light, and large layers of stone fell away, revealing Wang Qingfeng’s figure.

“Finally revived!” Wang Qingfeng muttered to himself, a joyful expression on his face.

He had waited for nearly two million years for this revival; it was far too long.

“I wonder how Mother and Father are doing.” Wang Qingfeng muttered to himself again as he walked out.