Chapter 4777: Wang Lingyin's True Identity

A blue storage bracelet, threaded onto a black iron chain, hung from the neck of the Ten-Colored Chaos Beast.

The two storage bracelets combined contained over 25,000 pieces of fifth-tier immortal materials, three mid-grade Dao artifacts (a blood-red small pagoda, a white long blade, and a tattered blue cloak), twelve low-grade Dao artifacts, three sets of fifth-tier immortal formations (including one Five-Element Immortal Transformation Formation), seven fifth-tier immortal talismans, and five bottles of fifth-tier immortal pills.

Wang Changsheng soul-searched the nascent souls of Shu Feng and Cai Yun, discovering that the Chaos Beasts had a system of rewards and punishments. When pseudo-Dao Ancestors achieved significant merit, the Chaos Beasts would bestow cultivation resources such as formations, immortal pills, Dao artifacts, immortal talismans, and immortal wine. These resources, however, were all plundered from other Dao Ancestors.

Controlling immortals with immortals – this was a long-standing and highly effective policy of the Chaos Beasts.

“It seems this fellow isn't rich either. I'll take these two mid-grade Dao artifacts and one bottle of fifth-tier immortal pills; the rest can be yours!” Seven Rainbow Dao Ancestor said, picking out the blood-red small pagoda and the blue cloak.

“Please take a few more items! We wouldn't have been able to eliminate the Ten-Colored Chaos Beast and the Witch Tribe Dao Ancestor without your help this time,” Wang Changsheng said sincerely.

Wang Changsheng had cultivated three fundamental laws, two of which were supreme fundamental laws. Seven Rainbow Dao Ancestor had cultivated five fundamental laws, but none were supreme. In terms of fundamental laws alone, Wang Changsheng was not inferior to Seven Rainbow Dao Ancestor. This time, it was thanks to Seven Rainbow Dao Ancestor's assistance that Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan were able to deal with their enemies.

“I don't need the other items. How about this: you help me repair this mid-grade Dao artifact,” Seven Rainbow Dao Ancestor said, taking out the blue cloak. This was a flying Dao artifact, very convenient for travel or escape.

Wang Changsheng agreed. This was not difficult for him; while he wasn't confident in crafting complete sets of mid-grade Dao artifacts yet, making or repairing individual mid-grade Dao artifacts was not an issue.

“Why don't they gather together? Wouldn't their power be greater?” Wang Ruyan asked, puzzled.

“While gathering together certainly offers safety, the efficiency of collecting cultivation resources wouldn't be as high. They don't possess treasures like the Ruyi Gate. Your clan members are all concentrated in the Azure Lotus Immortal Realm; how many cultivation resources can you collect?” Seven Rainbow Dao Ancestor replied.

“In that case, there are special messengers among the Chaos Beasts responsible for liaison and communication,” Wang Changsheng analyzed.

“Indeed there are. However, to my knowledge, these messengers have cultivated at least six fundamental laws, and it's highly probable they possess supreme fundamental laws, making them beyond our capabilities to handle. I hadn't expected both of you to have cultivated two supreme fundamental laws. If you were to cultivate four fundamental laws, or I were to cultivate a sixth, perhaps we could deal with a messenger,” Seven Rainbow Dao Ancestor stated.

“Perhaps? Are the messengers truly that powerful?” Wang Ruyan asked, perplexed.

“A messenger isn't necessarily alone; several Dao Ancestors might be gathered together. Furthermore, a messenger's base of operations would likely have a grand formation, with pseudo-Dao Ancestors helping to control it, making it far from easy to eliminate a messenger,” Seven Rainbow Dao Ancestor slowly explained. He seemed to recall something, then continued, “After this battle, the Chaos Beasts might become suspicious of you. I'll take responsibility for this matter. You should try to refine as many mid-grade Dao artifacts as possible to enhance your strength. We can then join forces to eliminate sleeping Chaos Beasts, knowing that powerful Chaos Beasts will also move against us.”

If the messengers can't contact this Ten-Colored Chaos Beast, they might suspect the Wang family. With Seven Rainbow Dao Ancestor taking responsibility, the Wang family's pressure would be reduced.

“Many thanks, Fellow Daoist Jin,” Wang Changsheng said gratefully.

“My Dao companion and clan members all perished at the hands of the Chaos Beasts. Being able to eliminate Chaos Beasts with you brings great satisfaction to this old man's heart. It is I who should thank you; with my strength alone, I wouldn't have been able to kill it,” Seven Rainbow Dao Ancestor said, a look of reminiscence on his face. The vendetta for his wife's death and his clan's destruction was irreconcilable; he would absolutely never reconcile with the Chaos Beasts.

They thoroughly checked the area, and after confirming nothing was overlooked, they departed.

Half a month later, Seven Rainbow Dao Ancestor appeared in large markets in several nearby immortal realms, informing the immortals that a mid-stage Dao Ancestor Chaos Beast had been hiding there and had been eliminated by him. Seven Rainbow Dao Ancestor also took the opportunity to eliminate some subordinates of pseudo-Dao Ancestors, warning the immortals not to assist tyrants, or they would be killed without mercy. This news spread rapidly, and Seven Rainbow Dao Ancestor's reputation grew accordingly.

On Azure Lotus Immortal Island, within the Chaos Continent, at Azure Lotus Peak, Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, Ye Haitang, Wang Qingbai, Wang Qingfeng, and others were seated in a blue stone pavilion. Wang Yixin and Wang Lingyin stood respectfully before them.

“Lingyin, how were you so certain there was a trap there?” Wang Changsheng asked.

“Your grandchild just felt it was too much of a coincidence and decided to be extra careful. Thankfully, Ancestor Haitang intervened, otherwise, we would have been in grave danger,” Wang Lingyin replied modestly.

Wang Ruyan flipped her right hand, and a shimmering blue Dharma plate appeared in her palm, its surface adorned with an azure lotus pattern.

“Do you need me to use a Dao artifact for interrogation?” Wang Ruyan asked, her tone gentle.

Wang Lingyin had questioned the matter from the beginning, but that alone wouldn't have made Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan suspicious. However, she had previously appeared near one of Talisman Moon Dao Ancestor's hidden arrangements, precisely where Wang Yi'er and others were searching for treasure. This made Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan somewhat suspicious, though they lacked conclusive evidence.

“No need for such trouble; I knew you would find out,” Wang Lingyin said.

“Who exactly are you?” Wang Changsheng asked.

“Wang Lingyin! Strictly speaking, I inherited Talisman Moon Dao Ancestor's memories. You could consider me Talisman Moon Dao Ancestor reborn,” Wang Lingyin stated.

“You are Talisman Moon Dao Ancestor?” Wang Qingbai asked in surprise.

They had successively discovered four of Talisman Moon Dao Ancestor's hidden arrangements, never imagining that the Dao Ancestor's reincarnation was right there within the Wang family, and a core member at that.

“You can think of it that way. I am Wang Lingyin; I am myself. I merely inherited her memories; she cannot control me,” Wang Lingyin said earnestly.

“You believe you are Wang Lingyin?” Wang Changsheng asked.

“Of course. I grew up on Azure Lotus Mountain, cultivating the Wang family's techniques. If I'm not Wang Lingyin, then who am I, Talisman Moon Dao Ancestor? To some extent, you could say I received Talisman Moon Dao Ancestor's core legacy, nothing more,” Wang Lingyin replied.

“You never thought of leaving the Wang family? Of finding the arrangements you left behind to advance to Dao Ancestor?” Wang Ruyan asked.

“All the arrangements I left behind have already been discovered. Besides, why would I leave the Wang family? There might be some hidden sects and reclusive Dao families in the Immortal Realm, but what do they have to do with me? It's good to seek shade under a big tree. I am a member of the Wang family, and there's nothing wrong with enjoying the shelter of this family's big tree,” Wang Lingyin said dismissively. She had grown up in the Wang family, believing herself a Wang family member to her very core. Furthermore, the Wang family was very powerful; only a fool would abandon it.