Chapter 755: Departure

"Qing'er, when the time comes, I'll take Li Xin to the destination. You take Junior Martial Brother Wang and the others; take a few detours. It's fine if we meet up a little later."

Tian Jiong instructed with a grave expression, looking as if something significant was about to happen.

"Grand Uncle, do you suspect Li Xin? Or Junior Martial Brother Wang?"

"It's hard to say. Better safe than sorry; be cautious. The Wang family has been established in the Eastern Barrens for hundreds of years, with their own property and business, so Junior Martial Brother Wang should be fine. Li Xin is a rogue cultivator, and they might pose a problem. This is just my personal analysis. When the Zhenhai Sect was powerful, it could contend with the Sun and Moon Palace, so there must be many treasures at the Zhenhai Sect ruins. The closer we get to finding the treasures, the more vigilant we must be."

Tian Jiong's tone was heavy, and his face was grim.

Coral Sea, Yellow Dragon Island.

In a secret chamber, True Monarch Yellow Dragon was speaking with a man and a woman.

The man was naturally Huang Yuxu, and the woman was a blue-robed woman in her thirties.

Huang Yuxu was at the sixth layer of Core Formation, and the blue-robed woman was at the seventh layer.

"Did they agree to go treasure hunting? Excellent! Junior Martial Niece Li, you and Yuxu go on this trip. I will follow behind."

True Monarch Yellow Dragon said, somewhat excited.

"Martial Uncle Huang, they instructed this disciple to head to Shark Market City. From their stance, they intend to use large-scale teleportation arrays to circle around."

The teleportation range of large-scale teleportation arrays exceeds millions of li. At this distance, even with tracking artifacts, it might be impossible to follow. Keep in mind, a single sea region spans tens of millions of li. If Immortal Fairy Ziyue takes them through several sea regions, even a Soul Transformation cultivator, let alone a Nascent Soul cultivator, would be unable to track them, even with specialized tracking artifacts.

True Monarch Yellow Dragon's brows furrowed slightly as he asked, "Where do you analyze the Zhenhai Sect ruins to be?"

If he knew which sea region the Zhenhai Sect ruins were in, he could go there in advance and wait for them to arrive.

"Given the vast power of the Sun and Moon Palace, they must have sent people to investigate. We can first rule out the location of the Zhenhai Sect's main headquarters, as it was thoroughly searched by the Sun and Moon Palace. This new location must be extremely secretive. A medium-sized island being teleported would undoubtedly cause a significant disturbance, so only a hidden place would escape detection by other cultivators. There are many such places, but I believe the most likely location is the Nine Stars Sea Region. Since the Nine Stars Sea Region is the Sun and Moon Palace's main base, they surely wouldn't expect it there."

Huang Yuxu nodded and praised, "Indeed, 'darkness under the lamp,' that's a possibility. But could it be in other sea regions? For example, the Heavenwind Sea Region, the home base of the Myriad Sword Sect, or the Blazing Flame Sea Region, the home base of the Myriad Fire Palace? Both the Myriad Fire Palace and the Myriad Sword Sect are rivals of the Sun and Moon Palace, so we cannot rule out those suspicions."

"There are too many suspicious sea regions; it's impossible to investigate them all."

True Monarch Yellow Dragon pondered for a moment, then took out two strings of storage beads and handed them to Huang Yuxu and the young woman in blue. He said, "These contain several exotic treasures that can enhance your strength, and each of you will receive one fourth-tier offensive talisman. Use them sparingly, depending on the situation. If necessary, secure the treasures first, and we'll settle accounts with that girl Ziyue when we return."

"Yes, Grandfather (Martial Uncle Huang)."

More than four months later, Silver Serpent Island.

Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, and their daughter Wang Qingqing were chatting. Wang Qingqing had arrived at Silver Serpent Island after receiving a message from Wang Tianqi.

Wang Changsheng's expression was very emotional. If Wang Qingqing couldn't advance to the Core Formation stage, he would experience the pain of losing both a son and a daughter in a little over a decade, as Wang Qingqing and Wang Qingzhi were twins.

He and Wang Ruyan had already endured the grief of losing two children, and they did not wish to suffer such pain again.

"Qingqing, your mother and I are going out for a while. Silver Serpent Island is now entrusted to you. If you encounter anything you can't handle, go to your paternal aunt's husband and consult him. Here are three flying dagger artifacts for your use. Congratulations on reaching the Core Formation stage."

Wang Changsheng advised earnestly, taking out three gleaming blue flying daggers and handing them to Wang Qingqing.

Wang Ruyan gave Wang Qingqing two third-tier demon cores as her Core Formation gift.

Wang Qingqing accepted them without ceremony, expressing her thanks.

"Father, Mother, rest assured! I will take good care of Silver Serpent Island. Please be careful on your journey."

Wang Qingqing didn't know where Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan were going, but she was certain it wasn't for leisure. Wang Changsheng had his reasons for not telling her.

Wang Changsheng gave a few more instructions, then departed Silver Serpent Island with Wang Ruyan.

They hurried to the Azure Carp Sea, where they used a large-scale teleportation array to leave the Red Moon Sea and travel to the Five Dragons Sea.

More than a month later, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan arrived at Golden Dragon Island, which was as bustling as ever.

Pedestrians flowed like water through the streets, and shouts of vendors echoed continuously.

As soon as they appeared on the street, a middle-aged man in his thirties quickly walked up to them and respectfully asked, "Are you Senior Wang? This junior has been sent by Martial Uncle Zhao to invite Senior Wang for a talk."

"Where is Immortal Fairy Zhao?"

Wang Changsheng asked with a touch of wariness, as Immortal Fairy Ziyue hadn't mentioned sending anyone to contact them.

"She's at the teahouse just ahead. Senior Wang, please follow me."

"Lead the way."

Before long, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan met Immortal Fairy Ziyue in a private room at the teahouse. Tian Jiong was not present.

"Junior Martial Sister Tian, where is Senior Martial Brother Tian?"

"Grand Uncle had something to attend to. I will personally escort you, but let's stay on Golden Dragon Island for a few days first."

Wang Changsheng understood clearly that Immortal Fairy Ziyue was making them stay on Golden Dragon Island because she was worried they might collude with others.

"Very well, then we will stay here for now. Junior Martial Sister Tian, please call us when it's time to depart."

Wang Changsheng found an inn and settled in.

He suddenly sensed something. With a flick of his wrist, a golden light flew out from his spirit beast pearl; it was the Soul-Devouring Golden Cicada.

After consuming a bottle of Spirit Nurturing Pills, it successfully advanced to the third-tier.

Wang Changsheng felt the powerful aura emanating from the Soul-Devouring Golden Cicada and showed delight. Having devoured thousands of demonic beast souls and consumed third-tier Spirit Nurturing Pills, it had finally advanced to the third-tier.

It let out a strange chirp and circled above Wang Changsheng's head, appearing somewhat agitated.

Wang Changsheng smiled, knowing that the Soul-Devouring Golden Cicada was hungry.

He took out a black porcelain bottle and released over a hundred second-tier demonic beast souls. The Soul-Devouring Golden Cicada immediately pounced, spitting out a large golden mist that enveloped the souls, consuming them all.

Before long, all hundred second-tier demonic beast souls were completely devoured by it.

Having advanced to the third-tier, the Soul-Devouring Golden Cicada might possess new divine abilities. Wang Changsheng communicated with it via divine sense, prompting it to display its new powers.

The Soul-Devouring Golden Cicada let out a strange chirp, opened its mouth, and spewed a finger-thick stream of golden flame that struck the table, reducing it to ashes.

"Golden flames?"

Wang Changsheng speculated that since the Soul-Devouring Golden Cicada had once devoured a Ghost King, its divine ability might be effective against demons, devils, and ghosts.