Chapter 746: Coincidence

Wang Qingjun picked up the red talisman from the ground and took away the belongings from the large man in red.

A quarter of an hour later, Wang Qingjun released an azure flying boat, carrying all his clansmen away from the area and disappearing into the horizon.

Coral Sea, Yellow Dragon Island.

True Monarch Huanglong was conversing with a middle-aged man in his early thirties. The man's expression was respectful, and True Monarch Huanglong's left arm was missing.

"Nephew-disciple Li, how did that matter go?" True Monarch Huanglong's tone was flat.

"To answer you, Senior Martial Uncle Huang, the disciples of the Hailan Sect have already obtained the inheritance seashell. I believe the Hailan Sect cultivators will soon go treasure hunting. Junior Martial Brother Su is leading people to guard the vicinity of the so-called ancient cultivator's cave. As soon as the Hailan Sect cultivators go treasure hunting, Junior Martial Brother Su and his team will surely discover them."

True Monarch Huanglong nodded in satisfaction. During the great war several years ago, he had followed other Nascent Soul cultivators to attack the Hailan Sect's main headquarters. Who would have thought they would fall into an ambush? It turned out the Hailan Sect had already prepared defenses. True Monarch Huanglong, believing victory was assured, suffered a significant loss, and his left arm was severed by an enemy.

Harboring resentment against the Hailan Sect, he sent people to set up the first half of the cultivation method from the "Nine Nether Celestial Illusion Treasury" as an ancient cultivator's cave, ensuring Hailan Sect disciples would find it.

He renamed the "Nine Nether Celestial Illusion Treasury" to "Grand Illusion Law" and claimed it was the inheritance of Elder Tianhuan. Elder Tianhuan appeared over a thousand years ago; he was a Nascent Soul cultivator whose cultivation method also involved illusionary arts. The chances of the Hailan Sect cultivators falling for the trick were very high.

Unless the Hailan Sect obtained Elder Tianhuan's primary cultivation method, it would be difficult to distinguish.

True Monarch Huanglong had considered this: the Red Moon Sea was far from the Coral Sea. Even if people from the Nine Nether Sect investigated the Hailan Sect, they wouldn't be able to trace it back to Yellow Dragon Island. Many forces had fallen out with the Hailan Sect during the war years ago.

Of course, his actions could easily implicate the Zhang family, but True Monarch Huanglong didn't care. After annihilating the invading enemies, Zhang Wuchen had surprisingly refused to join them in attacking the Hailan Sect's headquarters. True Monarch Huanglong had found this strange from the start. Zhang Wuchen had claimed they needed to defend Green Carp Island, and the reason was sound. The problem was, the Zhang family had two Nascent Soul cultivators and could have easily sent one.

If they had captured the Hailan Sect's headquarters, they would certainly have acquired great wealth. Yet Zhang Wuchen didn't go. Afterwards, Zhang Wuchen repeatedly explained, but True Monarch Huanglong said nothing aloud, though he believed Zhang Wuchen knew insider information, which was why he hadn't participated.

True Monarch Huanglong analyzed the situation repeatedly. The Zhang family benefited the most from this war. Ostensibly, the Zhang family suffered many casualties among their Core Formation cultivators. The problem was that the Hailan Sect and Whale Gate suffered even greater losses, and the other three forces also incurred significant damage.

The Zhang family had originally controlled limited territory, as their rise was too recent. However, after the great war, the other five forces lost a large number of personnel and were forced to abandon some less important territories to recover. The Zhang family seized this opportunity to expand.

Through this battle, the Zhang family had firmly established itself in the Red Moon Sea. If anyone were to propose attacking Green Carp Island to deal with Zhang Wuchen again, it was unlikely any Nascent Soul cultivators would respond.

The Zhang family, though suffering heavy losses themselves, was ruthless towards enemies and even more so towards themselves.

"Good, remember this: you must personally witness the Hailan Sect cultivators going treasure hunting."

True Monarch Huanglong earnestly instructed, his tone stern.

"Yes, Senior Martial Uncle Huang. This disciple understands. As soon as there's any news, I will report immediately."

Red Moon Sea, Silver Serpent Island.

Wang Qingjun held a pale silver seashell in his hand, muttering, "An inheritance seashell, of all things? Am I really this lucky?"

After returning to Silver Serpent Island, Wang Qingjun habitually sorted through his belongings. Among the storage beads on the man in red, he discovered an inheritance seashell.

According to the information within the inheritance seashell, this was the location of Elder Tianhuan's immortal's cave.

Wang Qingjun specifically went to the family's Scripture Pavilion to investigate and finally found information about Elder Tianhuan.

Elder Tianhuan possessed the Hundred Illusions Physique and was originally a disciple of an immortal cultivation sect, practicing illusionary arts. It seemed that due to a power struggle, after advancing to the Core Formation stage, he betrayed his sect. The sect placed a heavy bounty on him, and Elder Tianhuan's whereabouts became unknown. Everyone believed he had died. Who knew that hundreds of years later, Elder Tianhuan reappeared, already in the Nascent Soul stage? Single-handedly, relying on his powerful illusionary arts, he destroyed the very sect that had nurtured him, then disappeared again.

The inheritance of a Nascent Soul cultivator had unexpectedly fallen into Wang Qingjun's lap, leaving him feeling somewhat disoriented.

He greatly desired Elder Tianhuan's inheritance but was worried it might be a trap set by demonic cultivators. To prevent any clansmen from repeating Mo Caiyun's mistake, Wang Changsheng had repeatedly warned his clansmen that demonic cultivators enjoyed setting traps, luring low-level cultivators to seek treasure, and then using their vital blood essence for cultivation.

Additionally, Wang Changsheng had introduced a new rule: if a clansman discovered an ancient cultivator's cave, they should report it to the family. Half of the treasures within the cave would belong to the clansman who discovered it, while the remaining half would be handed over to the family. Treasures submitted to the family would be converted into merit points.

Going treasure hunting alone carried certain risks, whereas reporting to the family posed less risk. One could keep half the treasures, and the other half, converted into merit points, effectively meant nearly all the treasures belonged to the clansman who discovered the ancient cultivator's cave.

Wang Qingjun, having grown up in the family, possessed a strong sense of collective responsibility. After pondering deeply for an entire night, he decided to report it to the family. The rewards from reporting to the family were also substantial, and going it alone meant bearing all the risks himself.

"Elder Tianhuan's immortal's cave?"

When Wang Qiuhong learned of this, his breathing quickened.

An immortal's cave belonging to a Nascent Soul cultivator would undoubtedly contain considerable wealth. The question was, could it be a trap? If it were a trap set by a Core Formation stage evil cultivator, they would have no way to escape.

"Uncle Qingjun, I will report this matter to Grandfather and see what he thinks."

Wang Qingjun let out a long sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Good, if Uncle Jiu steps in, that would be most appropriate."

After seeing Wang Qingjun off, Wang Qiuhong hurried to Wang Changsheng's cultivation chamber. He took out a voice transmission talisman, but before he could activate it, the chamber door opened automatically, and Wang Changsheng stepped out, a wide smile on his face.

He had spent five years refining several magic treasures: two Mountain Sea Orbs and five Jade Void Flying Swords. With these, he now possessed a complete set of Mountain Sea Orb magic treasures. Due to his limited refining skill, they hadn't reached the second tier, but complete sets of magic treasures were inherently powerful, so he believed few Core Formation cultivators would be his match.

The five Jade Void Flying Swords were refined for Wang Qingshan. Due to the materials and his refining skill level, Wang Changsheng could only refine five Jade Void Flying Swords, which should still be sufficient for Wang Qingshan.

"Oh, Qiuhong, why are you here? Has something happened?"

Wang Qiuhong dared not delay and recounted the entire matter.

"Elder Tianhuan's immortal's cave?"