Chapter 4736: Teng Xiao's Helper

The door of a secret chamber on Green Bamboo Peak opened, and Wang Qingshan emerged, a smile on his face.

He had consumed the Snow Amber Ice Ganoderma Pill, which contained a ten-colored crystal core, and had cultivated in seclusion for millions of years, successfully advancing to the late stage of Grand Unity Golden Immortal. Other Grand Unity Golden Immortals would still be in the mid-stage.

Chaos Beasts had also learned their lesson; ten-colored Chaos Beasts rarely appeared, and even if they did, a Dao Ancestor might be following close behind.

With the existence of the Ruyi Gate, high-level Chaos Beasts were now afraid to venture out alone, and even smaller groups of Chaos Beasts traveling were equally cautious.

Before this, if immortals ventured into dangerous areas to seek treasures, even if they had a "golden body" on the Legacy List, if killed by a Chaos Beast, they could only accept their misfortune. Now, things were different: if a high-level Chaos Beast was found alone, the Wang family could be notified, and they would arrange for experts to intercept and kill it. Even a ten-colored Chaos Beast was no match for the Wang family's Grand Unity Golden Immortals.

Wang Qingshan took out a Communication Mirror, which glowed with a faint green light. He cast a spell, and Wang Yixin's face appeared on the mirror's surface.

He asked, "Yixin, have Ninth Uncle and Ninth Aunt come out of seclusion?"

"They came out once, but went back into seclusion shortly after," Wang Yixin replied.

"So quickly? Did something major happen?" Wang Qingshan asked, puzzled.

"A Dao field of the Ten Directions Dao Ancestor was discovered. The Old Ancestor personally led a team to the Northern Nether Immortal Realm to search for treasures and found many good things. Does Ancestor Qingshan need them for something?" Wang Yixin asked.

"No, nothing specific. Just asking," Wang Qingshan replied.

"Oh, Ancestor Qingshan, we just received news that someone discovered high-grade Thunder-Binding Wood in the Wind and Thunder Ruins in the Wind and Thunder Immortal Realm. However, the restrictions there are very powerful; even Grand Unity Golden Immortals struggle to go deep," Wang Yixin informed him.

"Then how did this person discover it?" Wang Qingshan asked, curious.

"This person accidentally trespassed there and was killed by the restrictions. However, he had a golden body on the Legacy List, so he notified his clansmen, who then reported it to our family," Wang Yixin answered.

The He family's offering of a top-grade mutated Primordial Spirit Treasure, in exchange for four top-grade Chaos Armors and four bottles of fourth-tier immortal pills for cultivating a supreme immortal body, along with a marriage alliance with the He family, had long spread throughout the realm. Furthermore, any faction or individual providing significant information to the Wang family received substantial rewards, naturally attracting more imitators.

"The Wind and Thunder Immortal Realm, you say! I'll make the trip!" Wang Qingshan volunteered. He had defeated Supremes of the same cultivation level, earning the chance to be resurrected, and he also had a golden body on the family's Legacy List.

With his current strength, he had nothing to fear, as long as he didn't encounter a Dao Ancestor.

"I'll come over right away and give you the information on the Wind and Thunder Immortal Realm," Wang Yixin said.

Wang Qingshan nodded and walked out. Bai Linger and Wang Qiuting were sitting in a stone pavilion, sipping tea and chatting.

Wang Qiuting had already advanced to Grand Unity Golden Immortal, currently in the early stage.

"My dear, Qiuting, what are you two discussing?" Wang Qingshan asked casually.

Wang Qiuting replied, "Father, there's a blank period in the history of the Immortal Realm. We've recently collected a large number of ancient texts, some of which clearly record the existence of certain Dao Ancestors. However, they are absent from the orthodox cultivation history. There are two possibilities: one is that they were intentionally erased, which is less likely. The other is that the Immortal Realm experienced a dark period at some point, during which most immortals were killed, with only a few survivors."

"A dark period in the Immortal Realm?" Wang Qingshan exclaimed in surprise.

Wang Qiuting nodded and continued to explain, "That's right. Most of the existing forces and beings in the Immortal Realm were born later, which explains this historical void. If they had always existed, there would be records in the ancient texts. Regarding the era of primordial chaos, there are only a few brief mentions."

"Ninth Uncle personally ordered people to collect ancient texts recording the history of the cultivation world," Bai Linger added.

Wang Qingshan nodded and said, "I need to go to the Wind and Thunder Immortal Realm for something. My dear, would you like to come with me?"

"Of course," Bai Linger agreed.

"Father, I'll go too," Wang Qiuting volunteered.

"Your father and I are enough. Qiuting, please continue organizing those ancient texts! Ninth Uncle and Ninth Aunt might want to ask you about the records of this blank period of history. We'll be back soon," Bai Linger said.

"Indeed! We'll be fine. You stay here," Wang Qingshan added.

Wang Qiuting agreed and said no more.

Not long after, Wang Yixin arrived.

She took out a silver jade slip and a piece of green beast hide, handing them to Wang Qingshan, and briefly explained the situation in the Wind and Thunder Immortal Realm and the dangerous area.

"Ancestor Qingshan, please don't be careless. About a hundred million years ago, three Grand Unity Golden Immortals entered this place to seek treasures and perished," Wang Yixin warned.

Wang Qingshan nodded in acknowledgment.

He and Bai Linger arrived at Green Lotus Peak, where they saw Wang Tunian gorging himself in a stone pavilion.

Wang Qingshan chatted briefly with Wang Tunian, then walked towards Green Lotus Pavilion. The high-ranking members of the Wang family knew how to use the Ruyi Gate and could activate it if needed, without requiring permission from Wang Changsheng.

Thunder-Binding Wood was one of the Ten Great Immortal Woods, used for setting up formations and assisting high-level immortals in transcending their tribulations.

Wang Changsheng had once obtained a set of fifth-tier grand formations, the main array flags of which were refined from Thunder-Binding Wood.

Wang Tunian led them to a secret chamber where the Ruyi Gate was located.

"I'll send you to the Wind and Thunder Immortal Realm; please be very careful," Wang Tunian said, as he cast a spell into the Ruyi Gate. The Ruyi Gate immediately burst forth with dazzling immortal light.

Wang Qingshan and Bai Linger walked towards the Ruyi Gate, passed through it, and vanished.

After a brief blur, Wang Qingshan and Bai Linger appeared in a vast, endless azure sea.

"Let's first contact our clansmen in the Wind and Thunder Immortal Realm, gather information about that dangerous area, and then venture deeper to search for the Thunder-Binding Wood," Wang Qingshan said.

They flew off into the distance, quickly disappearing into the horizon.

In a vast, boundless crimson mountain range, the sky itself was red. The air was filled with a pungent sulfurous smell, and volcanoes erupted intermittently.

There was a massive valley, accessible from all directions, filled with dense red mist, obscuring the view within.

A black light flew from afar and landed outside the massive valley, revealing a towering pagoda — the Mother Pagoda of the Ten Directions Parent-Child Pagoda. Teng Xiao emerged.

"Why are you here? You shouldn't be," a somewhat weak male voice resounded.

"I understand your concerns, but rest assured! Any living beings who encountered me have been eliminated. If it weren't an urgent matter, I wouldn't have come," Teng Xiao said.

"What's so urgent? Those Ancestral Dragon fellows couldn't possibly defeat you. Have they cultivated to the mid-stage?" the man asked, puzzled.

"They are no threat to me. It's the Azure Lotus Immortal Couple. They achieved Dao through Supreme Laws, making them extraordinary figures even in the Chaos Era. What's more terrifying is that they possess a Dao Artifact that, like me, can grow stronger by devouring rare treasures, immortal artifacts, and Dao Artifacts. One of my sub-pagodas was swallowed by this artifact," Teng Xiao explained.