Chapter 938: Goodwill?

Wang Changsheng hadn't expected Fairy Ziyue's figure to be so curvaceous. He subconsciously took a second look, only for Wang Ruyan to nudge him with her elbow, prompting an awkward smile from him. After many years of marriage, Wang Changsheng naturally understood Wang Ruyan's unspoken meaning.

The three bowed to Fairy Ziyue and, in unison, congratulated her: "Juniors congratulate Senior Tian on successfully entering the Nascent Soul stage." The cultivation world operated on a strict hierarchy, and with Fairy Ziyue having achieved the Nascent Soul stage, Wang Changsheng and the others dared not presume familiarity.

Fairy Ziyue smiled charmingly. "Senior Brother Wang," she said, "you're being too formal. You are already at Core Formation Layer Nine, and you cultivate the Zhenhai Sect's foundational technique, so your chances of reaching the Nascent Soul stage are quite high. Please address me as you used to! Otherwise, I'll feel quite unaccustomed. Qingqing, I owe you for taking such good care of the Cloud Sea Sect all these years; it allowed me to cultivate in peace."

Hearing this, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan simultaneously let out a sigh of relief. Honestly, if Fairy Ziyue had turned hostile and attempted to leverage her new power to control the Wang family, they would have been truly helpless, given that she had already formed her Nascent Soul. All indications suggested that Fairy Ziyue was not power-hungry, but rather focused entirely on cultivation.

"Senior Tian, you jest. Since you've formed your Nascent Soul, how could we possibly—" Wang Changsheng was cut off by Fairy Ziyue. "Senior Brother," she interjected, "if you continue to speak that way, I'll get angry. You should know that I don't care for such formalities. When my great-grandfather was alive, we addressed each other as senior brother and junior sister. Now that he's gone, our relationship remains unchanged. The Sun-Moon Palace is our common enemy; that will never change."

Wang Changsheng offered a bitter smile. "Then I shall presume to be informal," he said. "Junior Sister Tian, congratulations on forming your Nascent Soul."

"Qingqing," Fairy Ziyue instructed, "go calm the disciples and prevent them from approaching this area. Do not reveal that I successfully formed my Nascent Soul. If necessary, discreetly announce that I failed." Fairy Ziyue gave these instructions because the appearance of a Nascent Soul cultivator in the Cloud Sea Sect would naturally disrupt the existing balance. If the Cloud Sea Sect continued to coexist peacefully with the Wang family, it would easily arouse suspicion from outsiders.

"Yes, Martial Aunt Tian," Wang Qingqing replied. Wang Qingqing agreed and turned to leave.

"Senior Brother Wang, Senior Sister Wang," Fairy Ziyue said with a smile, her gaze falling on Wang Changsheng, "you two must also be preparing to attempt the Nascent Soul stage soon!"

Wang Changsheng nodded. "Almost," he replied. "We emerged from seclusion a few years ago and traveled to perfect our Dao hearts. We were originally preparing to enter seclusion to attempt Nascent Soul formation, but we unexpectedly encountered your breakthrough. Junior Sister Tian, could you tell us about your process of forming your Nascent Soul?"

As Fairy Ziyue had just entered the Nascent Soul stage, her insights into Nascent Soul formation would undoubtedly be useful. Fairy Ziyue smiled and nodded, then detailed her experience of forming her Nascent Soul. She felt that the most challenging part was overcoming the inner demons. The Nascent Soul thunder tribulation was manageable; with a few more defensive magical artifacts, one could get through it. However, the trial of inner demons relied solely on oneself.

"It seems inner demons are quite terrifying," Wang Changsheng said with a bitter smile. "We arrived a step too late. We just acquired a Three-Essence Spirit Stabilizing Incense, which has a miraculous effect against inner demons. We originally intended to give you half a stick, but we didn't expect you to have already triggered the Nascent Soul phenomena." Wang Changsheng said this with a bitter smile because it was indeed his thought. The Three-Essence Spirit Stabilizing Incense was quite long, more than enough for two people. Wang Changsheng possessed a Golden Amber Jade Buddha Pendant, which was even more effective than the incense, so he could spare half a stick for Fairy Ziyue.

I treat others as they treat me. Fairy Ziyue had meticulously guided Wang Qingqing without any reservations or desire for power, and Wang Changsheng would similarly not neglect Fairy Ziyue.

Wang Ruyan took out a green wooden box. Opening it, she revealed half a stick of purple sandalwood incense. "Senior Brother Wang," Fairy Ziyue thanked them, smiling, "you are very thoughtful, thank you. I've already formed my Nascent Soul, so I don't need it. Please keep it for yourselves."

"Junior Sister Tian," Wang Ruyan asked with concern, "where will you cultivate after forming your Nascent Soul? The Cloud Sea Sect's spiritual vein is only a third-tier high-grade, so cultivating here would be slow." Wang Ruyan spoke with concern, knowing that only third-tier spiritual veins that had existed for over a thousand years had a certain chance of advancing to the fourth tier. Upgrading to a fourth-tier spiritual vein required a large amount of materials, which even the Wang family could not gather.

"I've considered that," Fairy Ziyue said meaningfully. "First, I will cultivate secret arts and divine abilities; a third-tier high-grade spiritual vein is sufficient for that. Senior Brother Wang, after you form your Nascent Souls, you should be able to sense the location of the Zhenhai Sect's ruins, right?" Fairy Ziyue said this meaningfully, as these words had been passed down by her ancestors.

Wang Changsheng hesitated slightly, then nodded, tacitly agreeing. "That's good then," Fairy Ziyue said, her eyes burning with a hint of eagerness as she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "Once you form your Nascent Souls, we can find the ruins together. The Zhenhai Sect's main altar has a fifth-tier spiritual vein. Cultivating on a fifth-tier spiritual vein will surely make our cultivation speed very fast."

"A fifth-tier spiritual vein!" Wang Changsheng was secretly astonished; he had not known that the Zhenhai Sect possessed a fifth-tier spiritual vein.

Fairy Ziyue smiled confidently. "Exactly," she said. "In the meantime, you two can focus on your seclusion to attempt Nascent Soul formation, while I diligently cultivate secret arts and divine abilities. Neither will delay the other." Wang Changsheng nodded and informed Fairy Ziyue about the potential chaos in the South Sea cultivation world. Fairy Ziyue, however, seemed quite excited upon hearing the news. Being a lone individual, the more chaotic the South Sea became, the more opportunities she would have for revenge.

After chatting for nearly half an hour, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan departed, not wanting to disturb Fairy Ziyue's serene cultivation.

Back on Silver Snake Island, Wang Ruyan suddenly spoke. "Husband, I feel that Junior Sister Tian has feelings for you. Are you really not considering it? If she were to become family, we would all feel at ease. Otherwise, with another Nascent Soul cultivator of the opposite sex, I'd be a little uneasy. After all, you never truly know what's in someone's heart, but with our own people, there won't be this problem."

Wang Changsheng was slightly stunned, then gave a bitter laugh. "Feelings? My dear, where did you get that idea?"

"I'm a woman; my intuition is very accurate," Wang Ruyan said meaningfully. "Look at how shy she looked just now. If she didn't have feelings for you, scolding you would have been a mild reaction, considering you looked at something you shouldn't have."

"Uh..." Wang Changsheng didn't know how to refute her. He himself had some good feelings for Fairy Ziyue, but he wasn't sure about her attitude. Most importantly, Fairy Ziyue's cultivation was higher than his, which made Wang Changsheng somewhat uncomfortable.

"Never mind," Wang Changsheng said. "Let's discuss this later. First, let's call Haitang and go break the cave dwelling's restrictions together." Wang Changsheng took out his communication disk and contacted Ye Haitang. Not long after, Ye Haitang appeared before Wang Changsheng.

Wang Changsheng briefly described the restrictions of the ancient cultivator's cave dwelling. Ye Haitang pondered for a moment and said, "Uncle, this formation can be broken with more time, but we don't have enough people. Please bring Cousin Qingling along! An extra person means extra strength." Wang Changsheng nodded in agreement.

Fifteen minutes later, a massive white flood dragon flew out of Silver Snake Island, carrying Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, Ye Haitang, and Wang Qingling on its back. The white flood dragon was incredibly fast, and soon, they disappeared into the horizon.