Chapter 864: 化蛟雷劫

In the refining room, Wang Changsheng sat cross-legged on a futon. A verdant flying sword hovered before him, emitting crisp hums. This azure flying sword was the Azure Glaze Sword, Wang Qingshan's lifebound flying sword.

For the past five years, Wang Changsheng had set aside his cultivation, focusing entirely on refining artifacts. Practicing with numerous first-tier magic tools, his refining skill had significantly improved, allowing him to successfully upgrade the Azure Glaze Sword to a low-grade second-tier artifact. Of course, the materials used to refine the Azure Glaze Sword were relatively rare, and Wang Changsheng later added many fourth-tier materials. This is how he managed to upgrade the Azure Glaze Sword to a low-grade second-tier. If a fourth-tier artifact refiner had undertaken the task, they could likely have upgraded it to a mid-grade second-tier magic tool. To put it plainly, the Azure Glaze Sword was forcibly upgraded to a second-tier artifact by incorporating various fourth-tier refining materials. Most of that Golden Adamantite Crystal had been used up, which made Wang Changsheng feel a pang of regret.

He spent five years solely to help Wang Qingshan upgrade the Azure Glaze Sword to the second tier. Of course, his refining skill had also improved considerably, but he still had a long way to go before becoming a fourth-tier artifact refiner. Speaking of which, Wang Changsheng had spent a lot of time helping Wang Qingshan refine this flying sword, but he did not complain. Wang Qingshan was the most promising member of the clan and preferred to stay with the clan rather than join the Taiyi Immortal Sect, so Wang Changsheng naturally couldn't treat him poorly.

Wang Changsheng only refined magic tools for Wang Qingshan and Wang Ruyan; Wang Qingqing did not receive this special treatment. There was nothing he could do, as refining magic tools took a considerable amount of time, ranging from six months to several years. The higher the grade of the magic tool, the rarer the refining materials, and the longer the time required.

"After the Azure Glaze Sword is upgraded to a second-tier artifact, it will definitely unleash greater power in Qingshan's hands," Wang Changsheng muttered to himself, his face beaming with joy. His own lifebound magic tool was a set of artifacts, the refining difficulty of which was much higher than that of the Azure Glaze Sword, and his Mountain Sea Bead remained a first-tier artifact.

A sound transmission talisman flew in, hovering before him. Wang Changsheng grabbed it with one hand. The talisman flew into his grasp, and as he crushed it, Wang Qiuhong's voice suddenly rang out: "Grandfather, the Immortal Suppressing Pagoda has appeared! It's in the Golden Toad Sea Domain. Tianqi and I are outside your cave dwelling."

Hearing this, Wang Changsheng's face lit up with joy. He held an Immortal Suppressing Token, which allowed him to enter the Immortal Suppressing Pagoda. He opened the door to his secret chamber and walked out. Just then, Wang Ruyan also emerged from her own cultivation chamber.

"Huh? Wife, how did you reach the eighth layer of Core Formation?" Wang Changsheng exclaimed, slightly stunned. After five years apart, Wang Ruyan's cultivation was even higher than his. This cultivation speed was astonishingly fast!

Wang Ruyan smiled sweetly and briefly recounted her fortuitous encounters in the Eastern Desolate Lands. She had consecutively consumed over a dozen Millennium Fire Flame Dates and spent five years refining their immense medicinal power. This was how she managed to advance to the eighth layer of Core Formation; otherwise, it would have taken her several more decades.

Wang Changsheng understood after hearing Wang Ruyan's explanation. He smiled and said, "Wife, this is great news! It's only been a few years, and your cultivation has surpassed mine. Oh, Tianqi just sent word that the Immortal Suppressing Pagoda has appeared in the Golden Toad Sea Domain."

"The Immortal Suppressing Pagoda has appeared? That's wonderful!"

Not long after, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan met Wang Qiuhong and Wang Tianqi. The Intelligence Hall had been repeatedly expanded and now had over seven hundred members, most of whom were Wang clan members, with a small portion being orphans or cultivators from minor families. They were responsible for gathering all kinds of information, with the Immortal Suppressing Pagoda being a top priority.

The news of the Immortal Suppressing Pagoda's appearance in the Golden Toad Sea Domain quickly spread. When Wang family cultivators received the news, they immediately notified Wang Tianqi, who traveled day and night without rest, rushing back to Silver Serpent Island to report to Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan.

"Qiuhong, has Qingshan come out of seclusion?"

"Replying to Grandfather, Seventh Uncle has already emerged from seclusion. Oh, and Cousin Haitang advanced to the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment two years ago and is currently in seclusion attempting to break through to the Core Formation stage. Fourth Uncle is also attempting to break through to the Core Formation stage."

Wang Changsheng nodded. Just as he was about to speak, a low horn sound emanated from his person. He took out a blue conch, injected a magical incantation into it, and Fairy Ziyue's voice suddenly rang out: "Senior Brother Wang, the Immortal Suppressing Pagoda has appeared. Are you interested in venturing inside?" Silver Serpent Island and Cloud Sea Sect had a direct teleportation array, which allowed Fairy Ziyue to teleport to Silver Serpent Island and then use the communication conch to contact Wang Changsheng.

"Junior Sister Tian, come to my dwelling to discuss this," Wang Changsheng said. Then he instructed Wang Qiuhong, "Qiuhong, go invite Qingshan over and tell him I have important matters to discuss."

"Yes, Grandfather," Wang Qiuhong replied, then agreed and turned to leave.

Not long after, Wang Qingshan and Fairy Ziyue appeared before Wang Changsheng. Fairy Ziyue was still at the eighth layer of Core Formation, while Wang Qingshan was already at the sixth layer of Core Formation.

"Junior Sister Tian, how did you know the Immortal Suppressing Pagoda had appeared?" Wang Changsheng asked curiously. Fairy Ziyue smiled slightly, flipped her jade-like hand, and two sparkling tokens appeared in her hand. They were precisely Immortal Suppressing Tokens. The Immortal Suppressing Tokens emitted piercing hums, seemingly presaging something. The Wang family possessed four Immortal Suppressing Tokens, all stored in the family treasury, so it was normal that Wang Changsheng hadn't noticed any abnormalities.

"The Immortal Suppressing Pagoda has appeared; this is our opportunity," Wang Changsheng declared. "Let's head to the Golden Toad Sea Domain immediately."

Just as Wang Changsheng finished speaking, a tremendous peal of thunder echoed.

"What's going on? Is someone undergoing tribulation? Qingqi or Haitang?" Wang Changsheng was slightly stunned. Wang Qingqi had consumed a Longevity Fruit and taken time to enter the Illusionary Demon Pagoda for training to gain combat experience. He was already attempting to break through to the Core Formation stage, but it was impossible for him to attract heavenly lightning tribulation so quickly! Ye Haitang had only been in seclusion for two years; she wouldn't attract heavenly lightning tribulation so soon either!

They flew high into the sky and saw dark clouds gathering densely over Wang Qingling's dwelling, with strong winds raging.

"This is... Qingling practicing a secret art?" Wang Ruyan murmured, her face full of disbelief.

Inside Hundred Spirits Valley, Wang Qingling stood near a towering tree, her face filled with worry. A massive white python was coiled at the top of the tree, flicking its forked tongue. The heavenly lightning tribulation was brought about by the Ice Wind Python. After consuming a bottle of Dragon Transformation Pills, it had attracted the tribulation, and it was uncertain if it could evolve into a Flood Dragon. This Ice Wind Python had been raised by Wang Qingling since it was young and was her lifebound spirit beast. She cultivated the "Spirit Taming Secret Manual," which required her to choose a spirit beast as her lifebound companion. The higher the spirit beast's cultivation, the more she would benefit. However, if her lifebound spirit beast died, she would suffer a severe backlash, and in severe cases, it was even possible for her to drop an entire major cultivation realm. In addition to this, she could also utilize her lifebound spirit beast to cast certain secret arts.

Rumble!

A tremendous peal of thunder sounded, and an arm-thick silver lightning bolt shot out, striking the Ice Wind Python precisely. The Ice Wind Python shrieked miserably in pain. The thunder continued relentlessly, as one silver lightning bolt after another descended from the sky, striking the Ice Wind Python.

Wang Qingling took out a yellow formation disk, injected a magical incantation into it, and countless yellow mists surged from the ground, enveloping the Ice Wind Python. She had asked Ye Haitang to help set up two sets of third-tier formations, so the Ice Wind Python should be able to evolve into a Flood Dragon.

A quarter of an hour later, the two formation disks in Wang Qingling's hands successively shattered. A silver lightning bolt as thick as a millstone descended from the sky, striking the Ice Wind Python fiercely. A large expanse of silver lightning enveloped the Ice Wind Python's body, and powerful air currents kicked up a large cloud of dust. Wang Qingling flicked her sleeve, and as the dust approached within ten zhang of her, it immediately dispersed. At this point, the heavenly lightning tribulation also disappeared.

A few breaths later, the lightning dissipated. The Ice Wind Python lay sprawled on a charred tree, its body completely blackened, as if dead. With a muffled "crack," the blackened Ice Wind Python split in two, and a snow-white Flood Dragon emerged from the python's shed skin. The white Flood Dragon's size was similar to its original form, but its mouth was significantly larger, with a long whisker on each side of its mouth and a pair of crystalline white dragon horns on its head.

The Ice Wind Python successfully advanced to an Ice Wind Flood Dragon. With her lifebound spirit beast's advancement, Wang Qingling herself also benefited, her aura surging as she advanced from the second layer of Core Formation to the third layer.

The Ice Wind Flood Dragon flew down before Wang Qingling, looking like an obedient child. Wang Qingling beamed with joy, a pair of cute dimples appearing on her face. She took out a deceased azure fish demon and fed it to the Ice Wind Flood Dragon. The Ice Wind Flood Dragon ate the azure fish demon and let out an excited roar. Wang Qingling wrapped her arms around the Ice Wind Flood Dragon's head, affectionately rubbed its head, and said with a smile, "Little White, you're such a good boy."