Chapter 707: Making Friends Widely Wang Qingling

The Purple Cloud Pavilion suffered a significant loss and certainly won't be back anytime soon. With two Core Formation cultivators dead, they won't let this go easily. We can't constantly guard Red Lotus Island, and Sea Cucumber Island also needs defending. Husband, I actually have a proposal: withdraw the personnel from Red Lotus Island back to the Coral Sea region. Firstly, this would ease our pressure, freeing up resources for development. With our current strength, guarding two islands is quite challenging.

Wang Ruyan proposed this, explaining that with only three Core Formation cultivators in the Wang family, defending two islands was very difficult. Should conflict arise, one Core Formation cultivator would be unable to hold an island. If Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan hadn't been present this time, and only Wang Qingshan had been there, he certainly wouldn't have been able to defend it.

Consolidating the manpower from both islands would save on labor costs and benefit the family's overall development.

"No, that won't do. Although Huang Fugui can serve as a scapegoat, it doesn't guarantee our safety. If the Sun Moon Palace were to uncover the truth someday, our family could easily be wiped out. While guarding two islands is indeed strenuous, it significantly reduces our risk. Once Qingshan returns, we'll have him guard Sea Cucumber Island, while we remain stationed at Red Lotus Island."

Wang Qingshan has always used a disguise, which can fool most cultivators of the same rank. As a registered disciple of the Free-spirited Sword Venerable, and with the significant influence of the Taiyi Immortal Sect in the Coral Sea region, it would be better for Wang Qingshan to be stationed at Sea Cucumber Island.

Wang Changsheng had met the Twin Azure Carp Sisters a few times and had once helped Zhang Zhiqin eliminate an evil cultivator, thus establishing a certain level of acquaintance. Furthermore, Fairy Ziyue was also in the Red Moon Sea region, which could offer some assistance. It would be better for Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan to remain and develop in the Red Moon Sea region.

Ultimately, the Wang family had too few Core Formation cultivators. If they had two more, the family's pressure wouldn't be so immense.

"By the way, what cultivation level has Qingjing reached?"

After the deaths of Mo Caiyun and Zhao Zheng, Wang Qingjing became the highest-level Foundation Establishment cultivator and a key focus for the Wang family's cultivation efforts.

"Before I came to Red Lotus Island, she was already at the eighth level of Foundation Establishment, not far from the ninth."

"I hope she enters the ninth level of Foundation Establishment soon. It would be great if she could reach the Core Formation stage."

Wang Changsheng sighed. He had three sons and one daughter, and Wang Qingjing was the most promising. After Qi Shanshan left, Wang Qingzhi focused all his energy on cultivation techniques. He himself wasn't enthusiastic about cultivation and lacked much experience, making it very difficult for him to reach the Core Formation stage.

"I hope so! Speaking of which, if my cultivation level hadn't been so low, even if I had mastered a spiritual spell, he wouldn't have escaped."

Wang Ruyan spoke with some regret. She was only at the first level of Core Formation and hadn't mastered any spiritual spells, which prevented her from stopping Ye Yunhai.

"Wife, you performed admirably. Once your cultivation level is higher, I doubt many cultivators of the same rank will be able to stand against us when we work together."

Wang Changsheng consoled her, admitting that Wang Ruyan's performance had greatly exceeded his expectations. If her cultivation had been higher, she certainly would have been able to stop Ye Yunhai. Additionally, Wang Ruyan did not possess a nascent spiritual artifact, which was another crucial factor.

Core Formation cultivators typically store their nascent spiritual artifacts within their bodies and nourish them with dan fire to enhance their power.

Wang Ruyan had been in seclusion for years, but Wang Changsheng had always kept in mind the need to refine a nascent spiritual artifact for her. He had sent people to collect a bundle of silk spun by third-tier mid-grade Golden Jade Silkworms. As for spirit wood, he had recently acquired an entire Thunder Apricot Spirit Fruit Tree; a section of its wood would be enough to craft a zither-type artifact.

The Thunder Apricot Spirit Fruit Tree requires growth in areas with abundant lightning, which are rare. Establishing a lightning-attribute formation with it would incur excessive resource consumption, and the Wang family did not possess the financial means for this.

Due to this limitation, Wang Changsheng could not plant the Thunder Apricot Spirit Fruit Tree on Red Lotus Island.

Ye Lin had suggested that it would be best to find an island rich in lightning energy where the Thunder Apricot Spirit Fruit Tree could be planted. A lightning-attribute formation could then be set up, with a thousand-year-old Thunder Apricot Spirit Fruit Tree serving as its core.

Ye Lin highly advocated for lightning-attribute formations, and Wang Changsheng had already instructed his clansmen to look out for related formation materials.

"The Purple Cloud Pavilion remains a persistent threat. Once Qingshan returns, we'll see if we can eliminate them."

This time, the Purple Cloud Pavilion sent three Core Formation cultivators to attack, and fortunately, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan repelled them. The outcome might not be the same next time.

"Let's discuss it once Qingshan is back. The Purple Cloud Pavilion suffered such a heavy loss, they certainly won't let it go. However, I'm not worried about the Purple Cloud Pavilion; I'm worried about Qingshan. The Zhang family rarely holds large celebrations, and this is Zhang Wuchen's first birthday banquet. I can't shake the feeling that something is amiss, though I hope I'm just overthinking it."

Wang Changsheng sighed, a hint of worry appearing in his eyes.

The Zhang family held a birthday banquet for Zhang Wuchen, and then three Core Formation cultivators from the Purple Cloud Pavilion launched an attack. Could there be a connection? Was the Red Moon Sea region on the verge of significant change?

Wang Changsheng instructed Wang Qiuhong to restrain their clansmen and discourage them from going out, while also sending someone to inform Wang Tianqi to pay close attention to any news regarding the Purple Cloud Pavilion.

Azure Carp Island, Zhang family.

A private room in a certain teahouse.

More than a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators sat together, drinking and chatting, with Wang Qingling among them.

The Zhang family had tamed many spirit beasts and had built their foundation on spirit beast taming. Consequently, most Zhang family members were skilled in taming spirit beasts, which was relatively rare among other cultivation families.

Beast-dueling was prevalent among the Zhang family's younger generation. For Zhang Wuchen's birthday banquet, the Zhang family specifically set up an arena for guests to participate in beast battles.

Wang Qingling had tamed numerous spirit beasts, spirit birds, and spirit insects, astonishing everyone with their sheer variety.

She defeated two Zhang family disciples using her Golden-Spotted Flame Worms, and through this friendly competition, they became friends.

The dinner gathering today was organized by a Zhang family disciple. All the cultivators present had either tamed spirit beasts, spirit insects, or spirit birds.

They discussed topics related to beast-taming, ranging from the cultivation of spirit beasts to their combat techniques.

Wang Qingling's face was full of smiles. This was her first time meeting so many cultivators who shared her passion for spirit beasts and spirit birds, and she benefited greatly from the exchange.

Beast tamers in the Eastern Wilderness primarily raised land-based spirit beasts, such as large creatures like lions, tigers, and leopards. In contrast, those in the South Sea mainly raised sea-dwelling spirit beasts, like Sea Lion Beasts and Ice Fish Beasts.

Aside from the different types of spirit beasts, South Sea beast tamers placed great importance on the bloodline of their spirit beasts.

Cultivation resources in the Eastern Wilderness were relatively scarce, so cultivators were fortunate just to be able to afford to raise spirit beasts and weren't overly picky. However, the South Sea had more abundant cultivation resources, and beast tamers there prioritized the bloodline of their spirit beasts. They wouldn't even consider raising spirit beasts with inferior bloodlines. Of course, this applied to wealthy cultivators; for most ordinary cultivators, simply being able to support themselves was already a significant achievement.

The only notable spirit creatures Wang Qingling possessed were her Golden-Spotted Flame Worms and Ice Wind Python. The Golden-Spotted Flame Worms were ranked 125th on the Heavenly and Earthly Peculiar Worms List and fed on artifact-refining materials. Unlike the Gold-Devouring Ant Queens, Golden-Spotted Flame Worms were picky eaters; they wouldn't consume discarded refining materials. Moreover, their reproduction rate was slow; after decades of raising them, Wang Qingling only had several hundred Golden-Spotted Flame Worms, whereas Wang Changsheng already had tens of thousands of Gold-Devouring Ants.

Gold-Devouring Ants, on the other hand, were not choosy; they would consume any artifact-refining material without hesitation.

The Ice Wind Python was a dual ice and wind attribute spirit beast, which Wang Qingling had purchased at a high price from a rogue cultivator. Dual-attribute spirit beasts were quite rare.