Chapter 695: True Treasure Shanhai Pearl

In a secret chamber within Qinglian Mountain Villa, East Wilderness.

Wang Ruyan sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, her eyes slightly closed. Numerous hazy blue musical notes, as if formed from water vapor, floated around her.

Wang Ruyan's breathing was rhythmic. As she inhaled and exhaled, thousands of blue musical notes emitted various sounds, subtly forming a melody.

After a while, dazzling blue light emanated from Wang Ruyan's body. The thousands of blue musical notes spun rapidly around her, arranging themselves in an orderly fashion.

A celestial melody rang out, as the thousands of blue notes produced distinct sounds, coming together to form a captivating piece of music.

After the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, the celestial melody faded, and the thousands of blue notes dissolved into specks of blue light, vanishing completely. Wang Ruyan opened her eyes, a hint of joy in their beautiful depths.

She had spent nearly thirty years, finally cultivating the Heaven Sound Overturning Sea Art to the seventh level. However, she had not yet mastered its spiritual technique.

The Heaven Sound Overturning Sea Art is a musical cultivation method that can kill without a trace, provided the practitioner has enough time to play the complete melody.

Unlike other cultivation methods, the Heaven Sound Overturning Sea Art relies on listening. Practitioners must observe the full spectrum of life – birth, aging, sickness, death, joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness – listening to various sounds and experiencing myriad human conditions, then expressing them through their melodies.

There are two main cultivation philosophies in the immortal cultivation world: materialistic cultivation and idealistic cultivation. Materialistic cultivation emphasizes external objects, often relying on aids like elixirs and magic treasures. Idealistic cultivation, on the other hand, prioritizes enlightenment, with most cultivation relying on understanding and insight. The Heaven Sound Overturning Sea Art leans towards idealistic cultivation, not heavily relying on external objects. If it weren't for this, Wang Ruyan might not have cultivated it to the seventh level so quickly.

"I wonder how my husband is doing in the South Sea, and Qingqing and the others," Wang Ruyan murmured to herself. She then took out a communication plate, performed a magical incantation, and spoke into it, "Qingkai, how has the family developed over the past few years? Is there anything unusual happening in the South Sea?"

Wang Qingkai recounted everything he knew without any concealment.

Upon learning of the attack on Sea Cucumber Island and the heavy losses suffered by the Wang family, Wang Ruyan's elegant brows furrowed in concern.

Wang Changsheng was shouldering the entire family's burden alone in the South Sea, and it was a heavy responsibility. Wang Ruyan decided to go to the South Sea to assist him. As for the spiritual technique, it wouldn't be too late to cultivate it later.

The Heaven Sound Overturning Sea Art and the Kui Water True Scripture were complementary cultivation methods. Even without the spiritual technique, she should have no problem dealing with ordinary Core Formation cultivators.

"Qingkai, select ten family members to accompany me to the South Sea."

"Yes, Ninth Aunt. Oh, by the way, Ninth Aunt, our family recently acquired a new defensive spiritual technique called Glazed Golden Body. Would you like to take it with you to the South Sea?"

Wang Qingkai was unaware that Wang Changsheng had already contacted Wang Qingqing, and thus the Glazed Golden Body had not yet been taken to the South Sea.

"A defensive spiritual technique? Make a copy for me to take."

Three days later, Wang Ruyan departed for the South Sea with ten members of the Wang family.

In an inn in Xuanying Market City.

A certain guest room shook violently, as if someone inside was practicing a powerful secret technique.

Wang Changsheng's face showed delight. A massive blue orb floated before him, and a pile of refining materials lay scattered on the ground.

The blue orb was crystal clear, revealing famous mountains and rivers within it, seemingly forming its own miniature space.

"It's finally forged," Wang Changsheng exhaled softly, his expression filled with excitement.

He had spent a year finally forging the Mountain Sea Orb, largely thanks to the assistance of the Profound Nether Black Lotus Flame. Without this elemental spiritual flame, it would have taken him three to four years to refine even one such orb.

The Mountain Sea Orb is a heavy-type magic treasure; the more orbs there are, the greater their power.

Wang Changsheng had only forged one Mountain Sea Orb so far, but it was sufficient for now.

With a single-handed gesture towards the Mountain Sea Orb, it spun and flew back to his hand, causing his arm to sink slightly from its weight.

This Mountain Sea Orb weighed tens of thousands of catties. If a cultivator were struck by it, survival would be difficult. Patriarch Ming Shui had spent over a hundred years gathering three sets of materials to forge Mountain Sea Orbs, but unfortunately for him, they had now benefited Wang Changsheng.

Magic treasures used by Nascent Soul cultivators were incomparable to those used by Core Formation cultivators.

He opened his mouth, and the Mountain Sea Orb transformed into a blue light, flying into his mouth and disappearing.

Wang Changsheng put away the refining materials on the ground, took out his communication plate, performed an incantation, and said, "Brother-in-law, I've forged my intrinsic magic treasure. We can depart now."

"Alright, I'm outside now, waiting for you at the market city's exit."

Less than a quarter of an hour later, Wang Changsheng met Ye Lin at the market city's exit.

Ye Lin had a faint smile on his face, seemingly delighted about something.

"What's the matter, brother-in-law?"

Ye Lin smiled slightly and replied, "I found a few trinkets. Changyue and Haitang will surely like them."

Wang Changsheng was slightly taken aback, then smiled faintly. No matter where Ye Lin went, he always thought of Wang Changyue and Ye Haitang. Wang Changyue had indeed married the right person.

"Let's go! Once this matter is resolved, we'll head back."

Leaving the market city, Wang Changsheng released a blue flying shuttle, which carried them high into the sky.

Over a month later, they appeared deep within the Myriad Ghosts Sea.

The surroundings were shrouded in vast expanses of black yin qi, filled with the loud wails of ghosts and gusts of chilling wind.

"Be careful," Ye Lin suddenly warned, a faint golden light flashing in his eyes. "There's a restriction about a hundred zhang ahead. Go around to the left."

Wang Changsheng dared not be careless. He spread his divine sense but found nothing. Nevertheless, he followed Ye Lin's instruction and went around to the left.

A dull "buzzing" sound echoed as a swarm of spectral entities flew from a distance and crashed into the spot Ye Lin had mentioned.

A flash of silver light, and a silver lightning bolt as thick as a water vat descended from the sky, striking the spectral entities precisely.

Moments later, the lightning dissipated, and the spectral entities vanished.

Wang Changsheng swallowed. If Ye Lin hadn't warned him, he truly wouldn't have noticed the restriction. It was no wonder the Myriad Ghosts Sea was one of the seven most perilous places in the South Sea.

Along the way, they encountered several more restrictions, but fortunately, Ye Lin detected all of them, ensuring their journey remained uneventful.

Rumble!

A deafening roar came from ahead, and a dazzling silver mushroom cloud suddenly rose, starkly visible in the dark Myriad Ghosts Sea.

Wang Changsheng's heart sank. Had the Thunder Apricot Spirit Fruit Tree been discovered by others?

"There are no restrictions ahead for now," Ye Lin reminded. "Proceed without worry, but don't fly too fast."

Wang Changsheng nodded and propelled the blue flying shuttle forward.

Not long after, a huge island appeared before Wang Changsheng and Ye Lin. Multicolored spiritual lights from magical techniques illuminated the island, revealing numerous figures.

Someone had found the Thunder Apricot Spirit Fruit Tree and cultivators were currently fighting over it.

A deafening roar erupted, accompanied by a series of miserable screams.

Wang Changsheng clearly saw a colossal black python open its gaping maw and swallow three Core Formation cultivators whole.

The black python had a pair of enormous black fleshy wings on its back, a millstone-sized black fleshy crest on its head, and three eyes. This was a Class 3 Upper-grade demonic python.