Chapter 752: Wang Qingqing Forming the Core

In the world of cultivation, time is boundless; ten years passed in the blink of an eye.

On Sea Cucumber Island, at the martial arts arena, the Wang family's Qi Refining cultivators were participating in their quinquennial clan competition. Rewards awaited the top ten.

Wang Qiuling sat on the main platform, observing the younger generation of the family honing their combat skills.

In recent years, Wang Qiuling had vigorously promoted childbirth, cultivated good relations with neighboring cultivation families, and integrated rogue cultivators and members of smaller families. As a result, the number of cultivators had steadily grown.

Sea Cucumber Island now boasted over three hundred cultivators; most were at the Qi Refining stage, with eighteen at Foundation Establishment and one at Core Formation.

The family's primary source of income was now hunting demonic beasts. By utilizing puppet formations, the Wang family had significantly increased hunting efficiency and minimized casualties. Consequently, the Wang family had become somewhat renowned in the Coral Sea. Wang Changqing, with a cultivation of Foundation Establishment Layer Five, was currently in charge of leading these beast hunts.

The 'Qiu' generation had already aged. The family members of the 'Tian' and 'You' generations were relatively unremarkable, which was a normal occurrence. It was impossible for every generation in a cultivation family to produce outstanding members; gaps were an inevitable part of their development.

In contrast, the 'Qing' generation boasted more exceptional members, including Wang Qingqi, Wang Qingshan, Wang Qingling, Wang Qingjun, and Wang Qingjing. They had matured amidst conflict, witnessed bloodshed, and fought on battlefields. The 'Tian' and 'You' generations, however, had grown up in peaceful surroundings with limited opportunities to prove themselves, making them appear more unremarkable compared to the 'Qing' generation.

The 'Meng' generation now formed the family's backbone. Under the family's dedicated nurturing, they had matured and begun contributing to the clan.

The previously clear sky abruptly became overcast. Fierce winds began to howl, and a massive dark cloud suddenly appeared over Sea Cucumber Island, accompanied by flashes of lightning and rumbling thunder.

Most of the Wang family members looked bewildered by this sight. However, a select few, including Wang Qiuling and Wang Changqing, seemed to grasp what was happening: Wang Qingjing was attempting to break through to the Core Formation stage.

Wang Qingjing had been in seclusion for over a decade, and this was her last chance to attempt Core Formation.

"No one is to approach Eighth Aunt's residence. Violators will be severely punished."

Wang Qingjing resided in a tranquil valley, where a two-story blue pavilion stood. A massive dark cloud hovered above the valley, as fierce winds howled, kicking up vast amounts of sand and stones.

Inside the pavilion, Wang Qingjing sat cross-legged on a meditation mat, her expression noticeably tense.

She had spent over a decade in seclusion to attract this lightning tribulation. This was primarily because she had diligently cultivated day after day, meticulously purifying her spiritual power. The purer the spiritual power, the greater the chance of successfully advancing to Core Formation—a lesson she had learned from her parents.

She retrieved a yellow formation disc and cast a spell into it.

Countless yellow mists emerged within the valley, enveloping the entire area.

A tremendous thunderclap resounded, and a thick bolt of silver lightning shot out from the dark clouds, vanishing instantly into the yellow mist without a single sound.

The lightning tribulation startled the cultivators on Sea Cucumber Island. Wang Qiuling immediately instructed her family members to refrain from approaching Wang Qingjing's residence.

As time slowly passed, thick silver lightning bolts continuously shot out from the dark clouds, disappearing into the yellow mist. The constant flashes of lightning, rumbling thunder, and raging winds created an intimidating spectacle.

The yellow mist gradually dispersed, eventually vanishing completely.

A few moments later, a deafening roar resounded as several thick silver lightning bolts shot out from the dark clouds, striking the blue pavilion.

The blue pavilion was shattered to pieces. A light blue barrier of light enveloped Wang Qingjing, as the silver lightning struck it, surrounding her in a vast expanse of silver electric light.

Before the silver electric light could fully disperse, several more silver lightning bolts struck, and the electric light intensified greatly.

After a short while, the dark cloud dwindled to a few dozen feet in size. It churned and surged, transforming into a silver lightning bolt roughly ten feet in diameter, which then struck downwards.

Boom!

The silver light flared intensely, sending shattered rock flying in all directions.

After a moment, the silver electric light dispersed.

Wang Qingjing remained seated on the meditation mat, her aura somewhat weak, her clothes tattered, and her exposed skin slightly charred. Yet, her entire being exuded a powerful aura, having clearly advanced to the Core Formation stage.

After cultivating for nearly two hundred years, Wang Qingjing had finally advanced to the Core Formation stage, and her heart swelled with profound excitement.

The excitement of first embarking on the path of cultivation, the joy of reaching Foundation Establishment, the happiness of marriage, the thrill of motherhood, and the profound grief and indignation from her husband's murder—all these memories of the past swiftly flashed through her mind.

"I've finally reached the Core Formation stage."

Wang Qingjing let out a long breath. Having used two Core Formation spiritual items, she had fortunately managed to advance to the Core Formation stage.

In truth, her success was largely due to the family's expansion into the South Sea. Had she remained in the East Barren, she might never have reached Core Formation. Acquiring even a single Core Formation spiritual item was arduous in the East Barren, whereas in the South Sea, with its dozens of sea regions, large auctions were held periodically, significantly increasing the chances of obtaining such rare items.

Wang Qiuling flew over on a spiritual artifact, her face beaming with joy, and offered her congratulations: "Niece congratulates Eighth Aunt on reaching Core Formation. Heaven truly blesses our Wang family!"

"Qiuling, I've been in seclusion for so long. Has Seventh Brother emerged from his seclusion? Have there been any major events in the family?"

"Seventh Uncle hasn't emerged yet, but everything is well within the family; nothing major has happened. Ninth Uncle and Ninth Aunt will surely be delighted when they hear this news."

Wang Qingjing smiled and nodded, then instructed, "Send someone to contact Tianqi and have her inform Father and Mother of my advancement to Core Formation."

"Yes, Eighth Aunt."

After advancing to Core Formation, Wang Qingjing had two priorities: to swiftly increase her strength and to avenge her husband's murder.

She had never dared to forget her husband's murder for a single day.

"Yellow Dragon Island!"

A fleeting murderous intent swiftly flickered in Wang Qingjing's beautiful eyes.

Meanwhile, on Silver Serpent Island in the Red Moon Sea Region.

In a secret chamber, Wang Ruyan sat cross-legged on a meditation mat, surrounded by mysterious, glowing blue musical notes.

As Wang Ruyan breathed in and out, the blue musical notes lit up, forming a cheerful melody.

After a while, all the musical notes slowly vanished, and Wang Ruyan opened her eyes. Sensing the changes within herself, her face lit up with joy.

"Core Formation Layer Three!"

She had spent fifteen years in seclusion, advancing to Core Formation Layer Three. By common standards, this might seem a slow pace. It is widely known that as one's cultivation realm increases, the difficulty of practice rises, and the speed of advancement naturally slows. Thus, taking fifteen years to reach Core Formation Layer Three was, in fact, relatively sluggish.

In fact, Wang Ruyan's cultivation speed was not slow at all. Besides elevating her cultivation to Core Formation Layer Three, she had also successfully mastered the defensive spiritual art, Lapis Lazuli Golden Body. All of this was thanks to those two bottles of low-grade tier-three elixirs.

The two bottles of low-grade tier-three elixirs alone were valued at over five hundred thousand spirit stones; without them, she could not have achieved such progress.

Wang Ruyan seemed to sense something. With a flick of her wrist, a white light flew out from her spiritual beast bead, revealing a three-foot-long white ice silkworm. Its eyes were emerald green, and two rings of golden spiritual markings adorned its head.

The Emerald-Eyed Ice Silkworm, after years of nurturing by Wang Ruyan, had successfully advanced to low-grade Tier Three.