Chapter 751: Dark Current

“Treasure Art? It’s just a spell, no need to make such a fuss, right?” Lin Yuzong’s tone carried a hint of suspicion.

Zhang Wuchen scoffed, explaining, “Hmph, what do you know? This Treasure Art is said to have been used by Immortal Lord Bingyue. Over ten thousand years ago, a Monster Saint appeared in the demon race, commanding them to launch a massive attack on our human race. The humans in the South Sea were almost wiped out. Immortal Lord Bingyue performed a great divine ability, slaying tens of thousands of demonic beasts and injuring the Monster Saint. Only then did humans and monsters sign a contract. The status of the ten major sects in the South Sea was established in that great war. Nascent Soul cultivators are not allowed to attack demonic beasts, and demonic beasts above the fourth rank are not allowed to deal with cultivators. In recent years, the demon race has been restless. If we had a Treasure Art in hand, the demon race would be apprehensive.”

“Your Sun Moon Palace has been established for over ten thousand years, and you don’t have a Treasure Art?”

Zhang Wuchen rolled her eyes at Lin Yuzong and retorted in an ill-tempered manner, “Who would ever complain about having too many Treasure Arts? Do you think just anyone can create a Treasure Art? It’s said that only powerful beings from the Spirit Realm have the ability to create one. The value of a Treasure Art is no less than that of a Heaven-reaching Spiritual Treasure. However, to wield a Treasure Art, one must have at least a seventh-level Nascent Soul cultivation.”

Lin Yuzong secretly nodded and said nothing more.

On the other side, Wang Changsheng left Green Carp Island with his clansmen.

Besides a Core Formation spiritual item, he also requested three types of artifact refining materials: silk from a four-grade Gold Silk Silkworm King, Xuanhuang Crystal, and eight-hundred-year-old Heavenly Sound Bamboo. Gold Silk Silkworms above the fourth grade only produce silk once every few decades, making it an excellent material for refining ancient zither magic treasures. Xuanhuang Crystal is usually found thousands of feet under deserts and can be used to refine earth-attribute magic treasures. Heavenly Sound Bamboo is a superior material for refining musical magic treasures. Wang Changsheng planned to refine several more magic treasures for Wang Ruyan to enhance her strength.

Upon returning to Silver Serpent Island, Wang Changsheng called Wang Qingjun and said, “Qingjun, you’ve done very well. Don’t reveal anything about the cultivating cave of the ‘Heavenly Illusion Elder’. You’ve already reached the eighth level of Foundation Establishment. Once you reach the ninth level, the family can provide you with a Core Formation spiritual item. In addition, you’ll be rewarded with a large sum of merit points and a considerable amount of cultivation resources.”

For a family to develop and grow, rewards and punishments must be clear. Since Wang Qingjun proactively reported the existence of the cultivating cave, Wang Changsheng naturally wouldn’t treat him unfairly.

“Yes, Uncle Nine,” Wang Qingjun replied with a happy expression. He suddenly remembered something and spoke, “By the way, Uncle Nine, Tianqi sent good news: a lightning spiritual root cultivator has appeared among our clansmen in the Monster Taming Kingdom. Should we bring him here?”

Wang Changsheng’s eyes lit up upon hearing this. He asked, “A lightning spiritual root cultivator? Is that true?” He had just obtained a high-grade lightning attribute cultivation technique, and combined with the geographical environment of Silver Serpent Island, having a lightning spiritual root cultivator in the clan would be ideal.

“It’s true. Qiu Ming and You Wang tested repeatedly and confirmed it; he is indeed a lightning spiritual root cultivator.”

Wang Changsheng pondered for a moment, then instructed, “Qingjun, you’ll make a trip back to the Eastern Barren and personally bring that lightning spiritual root cultivator to Silver Serpent Island. Make sure to guarantee his safety.”

“Yes, Uncle Nine.” After giving a few more instructions, Wang Changsheng dismissed Wang Qingjun. He trusted that Wang Qingjun would successfully complete the mission.

Currently, there are quite a few clansmen suitable for Core Formation: Wang Qingqing, Wang Qingqi, Wang Qingjun, and Wang Qingling. Core Formation spiritual items are severely lacking. Core Formation spiritual items are controlled by the ten major sects of the South Sea, making them relatively difficult to acquire. He could only look to large-scale auctions.

Wang Changsheng took out his artifact refining materials, preparing to refine a life-bound magic treasure for Wang Ruyan. The silk from the four-grade Gold Silk Silkworm King, combined with a thousand-year-old lightning-attribute spiritual wood, would surely produce a powerful magic treasure.

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Coral Sea Region, Yellow Dragon Island.

True Lord Huanglong’s expression was cold. Two men stood before him, their expressions fearful. “Useless, all of you are useless! Didn’t you say the inheritance shell was obtained by a Sea Mist Sect disciple? How did an unknown Core Formation cultivator suddenly appear? None of the Sea Mist Sect’s Core Formation cultivators use complete sets of heavy-type magic treasures.”

True Lord Huanglong was furious. He had invested millions of spirit stones into this plan, not only to retaliate against the Sea Mist Sect but also to expand his territory in the Red Moon Sea Region. Now, a strange Core Formation cultivator suddenly appeared. Needless to say, the other party would surely take everything inside the cave. True Lord Huanglong had originally intended to set a trap for the Sea Mist Sect but ended up losing more than he gained. As a result, the “Nine Nether Heavenly Illusion Treasure Manual” had been leaked again, making it difficult to frame other forces.

“Uncle-Master Huang, we did indeed let a Sea Mist Sect cultivator obtain the inheritance shell. He couldn’t possibly not seek treasure. Perhaps he leaked the news, and someone killed him to seize the treasure. It’s highly likely that the one who obtained the ancient cultivator’s treasures is from a subsidiary force of the Sea Mist Sect. If worst comes to worst, we can investigate the identity of the person by tracing the magic treasures they used.”

True Lord Huanglong frowned, his gaze falling on the white-robed elder. He asked in a deep voice, “Are you sure you didn’t embezzle funds and deliberately fabricate an excuse?” His suspicion wasn’t unreasonable; assets worth millions of spirit stones would tempt even Nascent Soul cultivators, let alone Core Formation cultivators.

The white-robed elder’s face changed, and he replied with a bitter smile, “Uncle-Master Huang, this disciple wouldn’t dare! This disciple simply doesn’t know what was inside.” To prevent embezzlement, multiple Core Formation cultivators had divided the work, and aside from the cultivator responsible for placing the treasures, no one else knew what was inside the cultivating cave.

What was done was done, and blaming his disciples further would be meaningless. Thus, True Lord Huanglong could only think of other ways to try and recoup some losses.

“Send someone to investigate the force that attacked you. This can be done, right?” True Lord Huanglong said with a grim face and stern tone.

“No problem, this disciple will ensure it’s done.”

After the two men withdrew, True Lord Huanglong took out a communication plate, cast a spell, and instructed, “Yuxu, how is it? Is there any news about that girl Ziyue?”

“No, she ran off somewhere. Grandfather, could she have discovered something?”

“Impossible, right? Did you reveal any clues?” True Lord Huanglong asked with a frown.

“No, Junior Sister Li rarely contacts Immortal Fairy Ziyue proactively, so Immortal Fairy Ziyue couldn’t have discovered anything. Even if they did discover something, without Junior Sister Li, they wouldn’t be able to open the Zhenhai Sect’s restrictions. If they could open the restrictions, they would have already gone in to seek treasure.”

“Have Junior Nephew Li try to contact Immortal Fairy Ziyue. That matter cannot be delayed any longer. Delays can lead to complications.”

“Yes, Grandfather, your grandson understands.”

True Lord Huanglong put away the communication plate, his eyes filled with ruthless intent. He muttered to himself, “If I weren’t considering your status as a descendant of Zhenhai Sect, I would have wiped you out long ago. If only I had known, I would have used soul-searching on you last time; it wouldn’t be this much trouble.”