Chapter 4718: 如烟闭关冲击道祖

"It's nothing! Everyone has their own path; ours are just different," Qing Xuan said.

"By the way, I still don't know your name," Meng Kun asked politely.

Qian Xiao, Meng Kun, and Yan Yinuo were equally matched in strength. Qing Xuan was stronger than Qian Xiao, and naturally also stronger than Meng Kun and Yan Yinuo. However, the three of them always fought together against their enemies.

"Qing Xuan!" Qing Xuan replied truthfully.

"So it's Fellow Daoist Qing. Was that Aperture Opening Secret Art passed on by you to the Wang family?" Qian Xiao asked curiously.

"Yes, I passed it on. As for how I obtained it, I'm not entirely clear myself. I only remember starting as a stone and absorbing many rare treasures to reach this point," Qing Xuan said.

"The three of us also came into existence this way. The Aperture Opening Secret Art you passed on to the Wang family is much more powerful than other such arts in the Immortal Realm."

The Wang family immortals, while going through the trials, mastered the Aperture Fusion Art at the True Immortal stage, whereas other Aperture Opening Secret Arts require opening ten apertures before one can merge laws.

"It's nothing, just an Aperture Opening Secret Art," Qing Xuan dismissed it.

"That may be true, but this Aperture Opening Secret Art can greatly enhance the power of immortals below the Dao Ancestor realm, making it much easier to deal with Chaos Beasts," Yan Yinuo said.

"Fellow Daoists, I hope you won't spread the news of my advancement to Dao Ancestor. When I return, I'll teach them a lesson," Wang Changsheng reminded them, his face filled with killing intent.

"Of course! To achieve Dao through the Supreme Law, tsk tsk, the first person in the Immortal Realm! You can help us deal with the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda now," Meng Kun said excitedly.

For so many years, they had been suppressed by the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda. With Wang Changsheng and Qing Xuan, the situation would change.

"Let's discuss it later! Don't rush into action. The longer we delay, the more advantageous it will be for us," Qing Xuan reminded them.

"That's our plan, but it's not up to us; it depends on the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda."

They couldn't defeat the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda, so they wouldn't initiate conflict. If the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda started a war, however, they would have no choice but to fight.

"It shouldn't recover that quickly; we need some time. Also, for the next five million years, don't appear in public. I don't want others to know about the uniqueness of the Wang family's Aperture Opening Secret Art," Qing Xuan said.

All the Wang family members who came for the trial this time had mastered the Aperture Fusion Art. If the Qiankun Pagoda were to appear again, other trial-takers would notice something unusual, and there was a chance the news would reach the False Immortals.

"Five million years! No problem, we also need time to gather cultivation resources," Qian Xiao agreed. They collected cultivation resources from various parts of the Immortal Realm, using them as rewards or selling them to immortals. While there were many valuable items in the ancient battlefields, low-level immortals couldn't access them. This didn't deter them; they would go to the ancient battlefields or certain forbidden areas to collect cultivation resources, which were then used as trial rewards or sold at the One Word Hall.

"You've encountered many Dao Ancestors, right? How difficult is it to open a second Fundamental Law?" Wang Changsheng asked curiously.

"No matter which law you use to achieve Dao, when opening a second Fundamental Law, the power of the lightning tribulation will increase. Assuming you achieve Dao with an ordinary law and then open a special Fundamental Law, the lightning tribulation's power will be more than twice that of the first. The Supreme Fundamental Law is unclear. Many Dao Ancestors have appeared in the Immortal Realm, but few have successfully opened a second Fundamental Law, and the highest achieved was opening a special Fundamental Law."

"The lightning tribulation for opening a second Fundamental Law is that powerful?" Wang Changsheng exclaimed in surprise.

"The path you are on has never been trodden by anyone else, so be cautious when opening a second Fundamental Law. Since ancient times, many Dao Ancestors have failed to open a second Fundamental Law and were struck dead by the lightning tribulation. You have achieved Dao through the Supreme Law, so unless another Dao Ancestor also opens a Supreme Law, no Dao Ancestor will be your match in a one-on-one fight. Of course, I'm referring to the Dao Ancestors among the Chaos Beasts."

Ancestral Dragon, Primordial Phoenix, Prime Qilin, and Ferocious Roarer all possess Dao Artifacts and are relatively powerful. In every Immortal-Chaos War, they were able to fight against superior numbers. Among them, Ancestral Dragon was the strongest, capable of fighting three opponents without being at a disadvantage.

"With Fellow Daoist Qing helping, any Dao Ancestor who hasn't opened a Supreme Fundamental Law definitely won't be your match," Yan Yinuo said.

"Do you still have any mutated Grandmist Spirit Treasures similar to the Two-Principle Lightning Transformation Pearl?" Wang Changsheng asked.

"No, in tens of millions of years, we've only collected one. Grandmist Spirit Treasures are very difficult to mutate, and the grade of the mutation is not fixed. I have a mutated Grandmist Spirit Treasure, the Lightning Transformation Shield, but it's only a mid-grade immortal artifact, and it's too difficult to upgrade it to a top-grade one."

"You must have a method for cultivating mutated Grandmist Spirit Treasures, right?" Wang Changsheng continued to ask.

"Yes," Yan Yinuo said, "but cultivating a mutated Grandmist Spirit Treasure is a probabilistic event; we cannot guarantee 100% success, and the grade is uncertain." He then flicked his sleeve, and a golden jade slip flew out towards Wang Changsheng.

"Can Dao Ancestors be resurrected? Or reincarnated?" Wang Changsheng then asked.

"Currently, we haven't found any evidence that Dao Ancestors can be resurrected or reincarnated."

"What does that mean?" Wang Changsheng frowned.

"We aren't omnipotent; who can know what the future holds? From the day we were born, we've been fighting against the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda. Who would have thought that a powerful innate Dao Artifact like Fellow Daoist Qing would be born, or that there would be an Aperture Opening Secret Art that allows True Immortals to merge laws?"

"Talented individuals constantly emerge in the Immortal Realm. Things currently thought impossible might not be so in the future," Meng Kun said. "The same goes for Chaos Beasts; currently, they can mutate a maximum of five times, but who can guarantee they won't mutate again in the future, or that the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda won't devour other Dao Artifacts, gaining new functions or strengthening Dao Ancestor-level Chaos Beasts?"

"That's true, I've learned something," Wang Changsheng nodded.

Wang Changsheng chatted with Qian Xiao, Meng Kun, and Yan Yinuo, who were eager to answer his questions.

More than an hour later, all the family members had completed their trials.

Wang Changsheng left with them. Wang Qingbai used pure crystal cores to purchase many cultivation resources from Yan Yinuo.

Upon returning to Qinglian Immortal Island, Wang Changsheng called a meeting of his family members.

"I plan to go into secluded cultivation to attempt breaking through to Dao Ancestor. I hope I succeed," Wang Ruyan said.

"Mother, please go into secluded cultivation with peace of mind! We will stay here and guard you," Wang Qingfeng said.

Wang Changsheng nodded and said, "Once my wife has completed her breakthrough to Dao Ancestor, we will go back."

After half an hour of casual conversation, the family members left one by one. Wang Ruyan went to a spiritual land on Yunhang Continent to undergo secluded cultivation and attempt to break through to Dao Ancestor.

Wang Changsheng entered a secret chamber. He flicked his sleeve, and a silver-glowing formation flag flew out. The flag had several small holes on its surface, and there were some cracks on its pole.

The main formation flag of the five-tier immortal formation, the Lightning Confinement Grand Formation, had sustained some damage. Wang Changsheng intended to refine five-tier immortal materials with lightning attributes into it to repair the main flag. He also planned to refine a Grandmist Spirit Treasure into it to enhance the main flag's power, thereby increasing the power of the entire formation, before using it to help Wang Ruyan undergo her tribulation.