Chapter 639: Wang Changsheng's Decision

As he spoke, a look of longing appeared on his face.

His mind was now completely filled with thoughts of his wife and children. As long as Wang Changyue and the Ye Haitang siblings were safe and sound, Ye Lin would be content.

Shangguan Wei was too powerful. He didn't believe the Wang family had the strength to help him seek revenge. The grievances of the previous generation didn't need to be passed on to the next; he didn't want Ye Haitang to live for revenge.

As parents, they only wished for their children's safety and health; becoming outstanding individuals was a secondary concern.

Suddenly, the infant boy in Ye Lin's arms began to wail loudly.

“Oh no, Yutong is hungry,” he said. “Brother-in-law, please make yourself at home; I need to go find Changyue.”

Ye Lin greeted Wang Changsheng and quickly walked towards the house.

Wang Changsheng sighed softly, took out his communication disk, and channeled a spell into it.

“Qiufeng, is there still no news of Bingbing?”

“Ninth Uncle, not yet,” replied Qiufeng. “Seventh Uncle has arrived with a group of clansmen.”

Wang Changsheng's eyes lit up, and he instructed, “Qingshan has arrived? Have him come to my residence; I have something to discuss with him.”

Not long after, Wang Changsheng met Wang Qingshan at his residence.

Wang Qingshan had already advanced to the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment, which greatly pleased Wang Changsheng.

“That’s wonderful, Qingshan! I thought you were only at the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment!”

Wang Qingshan shook his head and modestly said, “Thanks to Master’s guidance, otherwise it would take your nephew over a decade to reach this point.”

Wang Changsheng nodded with satisfaction. Neither arrogant nor impatient—that’s the right attitude. He then inquired about the clan's recent situation, especially Wang Qingqi’s.

If there were a third-tier alchemist, Wang Changsheng wouldn't need to look for Su Bingbing.

Wang Qingshan answered truthfully. Upon learning that Wang Qingqi was teaching alchemy to clansmen, Wang Changsheng frowned deeply and sternly rebuked him: “How muddled! Qingkai is too muddled. If I recall correctly, Qingqi was at the sixth layer of Foundation Establishment over ten years ago, and he’s still at the sixth layer now. He must have hit a bottleneck. And Qingkai is still having him teach alchemy to clansmen? It's not as if Qingqi is indispensable to the clan. Foundation Establishment cultivators should prioritize quality over quantity.”

Over the past decade, Wang Qingkai had sent many Foundation Establishment cultivators to the Coral Sea region, but few of them were of significant use. Their cultivation was mostly propped up by pills, making them look good but not truly effective.

“Ninth Uncle, it’s true that the Foundation Establishment clansmen of recent years are not very impressive,” Wang Qingshan said. “However, the family head has no choice. The territories of Wei State and Taoshan, establishing markets, and escorting goods all require Foundation Establishment cultivators. Without a large number of them, it simply wouldn't work.”

Wang Qingshan pleaded for Wang Qingkai. To be fair, Wang Qingkai was still quite capable. The Wang family’s operations were expanding rapidly; the Wei State territory alone required at least ten Foundation Establishment cultivators, and Taoshan needed fifteen, totaling twenty-five Foundation Establishment cultivators.

This time, Wang Qingshan led a team to the South Sea. On the way, he observed the accompanying clansmen. Few of them were promising talents; they merely served to fill the numbers.

The Wang family had many puppet masters. Almost every Foundation Establishment cultivator had a second-tier puppet. After entering the Foundation Establishment stage, cultivators could control several second-tier puppet beasts, quickly forming a fighting force.

In Wang Qingshan's view, the Foundation Establishment clansmen of recent years were more for show than substance. Wang Qingjun, Wang Qingling, and Wang Qiuling were relatively good, but they were tied up helping Wang Mingren search for evil cultivators.

“Credit is credit, fault is fault,” Wang Changsheng declared. “No matter what, Qingkai handled this incorrectly. Immediately send someone back to the Eastern Barrens to bring Qingqi to the South Sea. Also, Qingjun and Qingling—the task of apprehending evil cultivators can be handed over to others. Have them come to the South Sea as well.”

To be honest, Wang Changsheng was somewhat dissatisfied with Wang Mingren. Apprehending evil cultivators was never an easy task and required a lot of time. Wang Qingling and others had been helping Wang Mingren apprehend evil cultivators for over twenty years, which must have delayed their cultivation.

Wang Changsheng agreed with Wang Mingren's desire to become one of the Five Prodigies of Taiyi, but he did not approve of Wang Mingren’s methods. After more than twenty years, he had only found five Foundation Establishment evil cultivators. If Wang Mingren knew the whereabouts of the evil cultivators and asked the family for help in apprehending them, that would be one thing. But continuing to waste time like this would definitely affect Wang Qingling and Wang Qingjun's cultivation.

In the vast sea of humanity, the small number of people in the Wang family was simply not enough. Wang Mingren had chosen the wrong approach.

Furthermore, Wang Changsheng also didn't particularly like Wang Mingren’s tone of voice. He spoke to Wang Changsheng with the tone of an elder.

Wang Mingren was an elder and a disciple of the Taiyi Immortal Sect, so Wang Changsheng found it difficult to openly show displeasure. If it weren't for the fact that Wang Mingren had once helped Wang Changsheng form his core, Wang Changsheng wouldn't even have asked for help.

Wang Mingren’s current actions were affecting Wang Qingjun and Wang Qingling’s cultivation, so Wang Changsheng naturally wouldn't agree to them.

Wang Qingling and Wang Qingkai were both relatively outstanding clansmen of the 'Qing' generation. With Wang Mingren's strength, he could handle Foundation Establishment evil cultivators even without the help of Wang Qingling and Wang Qingjun.

“Ninth Uncle, we can transfer Qingjun and Qingling here,” Wang Qingshan suggested, “but we should find a suitable reason! Uncle Mingren is an elder after all, and he is already at the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment. His success rate for forming a core is quite high.”

Wang Qingshan suggested that if Wang Mingren advanced to the Core Formation stage, he could provide even greater assistance to the Wang family.

“The situation in the South Sea is quite chaotic, and we are short-handed—that’s the reason,” Wang Changsheng stated firmly. “It’s not easy to find promising talents, and we can’t let them spend all their time searching for evil cultivators. The world is vast; if an evil cultivator finds a place to hide, how easy do you think it is to find them? Besides, the family cultivates them to contribute to the family, not to serve Uncle Mingren alone. They have already cultivated to the fifth or sixth layer of Foundation Establishment and are the backbone of our family; they should contribute to the family. The affairs of Taoshan can be managed by Qiuling. With Qiufeng and others helping, nothing will be delayed.”

“Yes, Ninth Uncle,” Wang Qingshan replied. “I will tell Qiufeng shortly to immediately send people back to the Eastern Barrens to bring Fourth Brother and the others here.”

Wang Changsheng’s mind was made up, and Wang Qingshan naturally wouldn't object. In fact, his attitude was the same as Wang Changsheng's.

Spending a lot of time looking for so-called evil cultivators was less effective than diligently completing tasks to accumulate contribution points. Although the contribution points for apprehending evil cultivators were high, catching only five evil cultivators in over twenty years was too inefficient.

A sharp, urgent whistling sound rang out. Wang Changsheng took out his communication disk and channeled a spell into it. Wang Qiufeng’s voice suddenly resounded: “Ninth Uncle, we’ve found Cousin Aunt! She’s at the Spirit Turtle Market. Our people have already made contact with her.”

For Wang family members of the 'Qiu' generation, according to seniority, Su Bingbing was their paternal cousin aunt.

“Excellent! I’m going to the Spirit Turtle Market immediately,” Wang Changsheng announced. “Qiufeng, send a few people to accompany me. Also, have them return to the Eastern Barrens to bring Qingqi and the others here.”

“Yes, Ninth Uncle, I’ll select the personnel right away.”

Wang Changsheng put away his communication disk and instructed Wang Qingshan: “Qingshan, while I’m away, you’ll be in charge of the family. If you encounter any major problems that cannot be resolved, go to your Aunt Changyue’s residence and follow her instructions.”

“Understood, Ninth Uncle.”

Wang Qingshan nodded and agreed.

The next day, Wang Changsheng, accompanied by over a dozen clansmen, departed from Sea Cucumber Island and flew towards Spirit Turtle Island.