Chapter 469: Taiyi Secret Realm Opens

"This magic treasure is worth 150,000 merit points. Qingyuan, bring Uncle Mingjiang's widow to my residence; I have something to discuss with them. Also, bring out all the materials for the magic treasure." A short while later, Wang Changsheng met Wang Mingjiang's widow at his residence.

Wang Mingjiang's household included two wives, four sons, and three grandchildren. His eldest son, Wang Changyang, was at the seventh level of Qi Refining and responsible for refining ore.

Wang Changsheng's gaze fell upon Mo Caiyun, and he said kindly, "Auntie, you've been through a lot. Uncle Mingjiang is gone, but you can rest assured and stay here in the Wang family. This is your home. With me here, you and Changxin will not suffer any injustice."

Upon hearing this, Mo Caiyun's anxious heart immediately settled.

"Uncle Mingjiang has passed away, but he left behind a substantial amount of merit points. I hope you will all remain united and not allow this to create rifts among you. Qingyuan, how many merit points did Uncle Mingjiang leave behind?"

Wang Mingjiang had previously brought back a piece of inheritance jade, which was also converted into merit points.

"A total of 214,321 merit points."

Hearing this amount, Mo Caiyun and the others were greatly astonished.

Mo Caiyun had truly been unaware that Wang Mingjiang had brought back a magic treasure. At the time, she had only focused on healing him and hadn't thought about anything else.

The large sum of merit points Wang Mingjiang left behind was enough to exchange for more than ten Foundation Establishment Pills.

"Harmony in the family leads to prosperity in all things. I don't want you to quarrel over the merit points Uncle Mingjiang left behind. I will decide: each of the two aunts will receive 20,000 merit points, each of Uncle Mingjiang's children will receive 10,000 merit points, and each grandchild 5,000. As for the remaining merit points, whoever contributes more to the family will receive a larger share. Changyang, you are already at the seventh level of Qi Refining; cultivate diligently and strive to reach Foundation Establishment as soon as possible." Wang Changsheng said earnestly.

Mo Caiyun and the others agreed in unison. Wang Changyang was particularly excited; with these merit points, his cultivation speed would undoubtedly increase.

Wang Changsheng inquired about the living conditions of Mo Caiyun and the four children. Wang Changxin possessed a three-spirit root and cultivated water-attribute techniques. Wang Changxin (昕) had a four-spirit root and was learning to refine talismans, and Wang Changqing possessed a three-spirit root and cultivated wood-attribute techniques.

Less than half an hour later, Mo Caiyun and the others took their leave, and Wang Changsheng did not try to keep them.

Entering his cultivation chamber, Wang Changsheng took out a yellow gourd. More precisely, it was the Nine-Curved Divine Sand Gourd.

He opened his mouth and spat out a stream of blue Danfire, which enveloped the Nine-Curved Divine Sand Gourd.

A month quickly passed.

Wang Changsheng sat cross-legged on his meditation cushion. A huge yellow gourd floated before him, emitting astonishing spiritual energy fluctuations.

He made a hand seal, and a loud whistling sound erupted as countless yellow sand grains flew out of the gourd, swirling around him erratically.

Wang Changsheng changed his hand seal, and the yellow sand grains spun rapidly, transforming into a massive yellow shield that blocked his front.

Flying sand-type magic treasures are both soft and hard, integrating offense and defense with unpredictable changes. Of course, this treasure's offensive capabilities are not as strong as other magic treasures of the same rank, nor are its defensive capabilities.

Wang Changsheng already possessed two magic treasures, but he still lacked a water-attribute one.

Before this, Wang Changsheng had planned to refine the Black Flood Dragon Banner into a magic treasure and cultivate it as his innate magic treasure. He had no choice back then, being too poor. Now that he had three sets of materials for refining magic treasures, his intentions had changed.

As a body cultivator, heavy-type magic treasures were suitable for his use.

He opened his mouth, and the Black Flood Dragon Banner flew out, emitting an astonishing spiritual energy fluctuation.

Wang Changsheng intended to refine the Black Flood Dragon Banner into a prototype magic treasure for combined use.

An innate artifact, when further refined, becomes a prototype magic treasure, and only after further refinement does it become a true magic treasure.

You can't get fat with one mouthful. If Wang Changsheng wanted to refine a magic treasure, he first needed to refine a prototype magic treasure.

At the Taiyi Immortal Sect, in an exceptionally spacious hall, ninety disciples of the Taiyi Immortal Sect stood in neat rows. Wang Mingren and Zhao Wuji were among them.

Six identical bluestone platforms were built around the hall, encircling the ninety disciples.

On each bluestone platform stood two Core Formation cultivators.

With a rumbling sound, a tremendous roar echoed as the hall doors slowly opened. A tall middle-aged man, wearing a golden jade crown, walked in. His eyes were sharp and gleaming, and his every movement exuded an air of natural authority, inspiring awe without needing to show anger.

The middle-aged man calmly walked to the front of Wang Mingren and the other disciples.

"Greetings, Martial Uncle Master (or Martial Ancestor Master), Sect Master!" Everyone bowed in unison and spoke respectfully.

The middle-aged man was Zhang Zhanfeng, the Sect Master of the Taiyi Immortal Sect, a Nascent Soul cultivator at the sixth level.

Since the Taiyi Secret Realm was about to open, Zhang Zhanfeng naturally had to be present.

"All of you who have been selected to enter the Taiyi Secret Realm to search for spirit herbs are elite disciples of our sect. Cultivators are defying destiny. Some of you are entering the realm under the sect's orders to gather spirit herbs, which this Sect Master understands. However, you must remember: fellow disciples must be respectful, humble, and friendly. You must never kill each other. If anyone harms a fellow disciple for the sake of competing for cultivation resources, this Sect Master will show no mercy!" Zhang Zhanfeng's gaze swept across the face of every disciple as he spoke sternly.

"Yes, disciples understand!" Wang Mingren and the other Foundation Establishment disciples replied in unison.

"The Taiyi Secret Realm will be open for one month. Each of you has a teleportation jade talisman. Although there are no third-tier demonic beasts, there are many powerful second-tier demonic beasts. Each time the realm opens, many disciples still perish within it. If you encounter danger, crush your jade talisman, and you will be automatically teleported out. If you lose your talisman, you can travel to Sanyuan Mountain, where there is a teleportation array that can also transport you out."

Wang Mingren and the other disciples promptly agreed upon hearing this.

"Very well. Since you are all ready, let's open the Secret Realm." As Zhang Zhanfeng finished speaking, eight Core Formation cultivators each took out a round token. The eight round tokens immediately burst with light, merging into one to form a massive Tai Chi symbol.

"Taiyi Secret Realm, open!" Zhang Zhanfeng took out a silver command flag and gently waved it towards the Tai Chi symbol. A large swath of silver light flew out.

Ripples spread across the surface of the Tai Chi symbol, revealing a massive white glowing portal, from which a surge of pure spiritual energy gushed forth.

"Hurry! In groups of fifteen, enter the Taiyi Secret Realm one after another to collect spirit herbs." The ninety disciples of the Taiyi Immortal Sect flew towards the white glowing portal in batches.

Wang Mingren felt a blur before his eyes and suddenly appeared in a valley filled with exotic flowers and rare herbs.

He took a deep breath, feeling the abundant spiritual energy in the air, and his expression became somewhat exhilarated.

A clear bird chirping sound came from Wang Mingren's embrace. He took out a shimmering silver jade plate, on the surface of which was carved a lifelike small bird.

The Taiyi Immortal Sect possessed profound heritage and extensive experience in exploration.

The Taiyi Immortal Sect encouraged its disciples to cooperate and unite rather than flaunt individual prowess. Wang Mingren and Zhao Wuji had already agreed to form a team to gather spirit herbs.

This Flying Bird Plate was a sensing artifact. The plate reacting indicated that Zhao Wuji was within a three-thousand-li radius.

Wang Mingren made a hand seal, casting a spell onto the Flying Bird Plate.

With a clear cry, the small bird on the Flying Bird Plate seemed to come alive, rotating continuously, its beak pointing towards the southeast.

Wang Mingren released a massive azure hound and leaped onto its back.

It was a second-tier Spirit-Seeking Hound that Wang Mingren had bought at a great cost, specifically for finding spirit herbs and for transportation.

After letting out a strange howl, the azure hound flew towards the southeast.

Large numbers of demonic birds and insects lived in the Taiyi Secret Realm, and flying with artifacts easily made one a target.

Before long, he disappeared into the dense forest.