Protect Our Patriarch-Chapter 108Book 5: : Is the leader of Wang’s Clan out of his mind?

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The Great Qian.

Qingluo Garrison.

As the first light of dawn broke...

The brilliant morning light pierced through the morning mist, spilling over the shimmering sea surface.

At this time, the mist on the sea had not completely dissipated, yet the sea base was already bustling with activity.

Spring was the season for spirit fish to spawn, a time that required extra attention. Recently, the entire sea base had been extremely busy, often starting work before dawn.

At this moment, a group of Qi Refining Realm employees, having completed the water quality check of the spawning area, were chatting and laughing as they walked back along the floating boards.

Suddenly.

In the distance, shadows appeared in the morning mist.

The employees were puzzled, wondering what was happening, when they saw the mist ahead suddenly dispersed by an overwhelming force.

On the sea surface, a gigantic Dragon Whale appeared.

The Dragon Whale was enormous, its high back rising like a small mountain on the sea, glistening coldly under the sunlight.

However, that wasn't the most astonishing part.

The most astonishing part was that behind this Dragon Whale, it was dragging a massive island.

The island was clearly protected by formations, with the faint glow of the formations visible in the morning light.

It looked like a gigantic sea ship, riding the waves swiftly under the Dragon Whale's pull.

Along the way, countless sea beasts and spirit fish were startled, darting in all directions.

Huge waves surged behind the island, leaving a long white trail, with the roaring white waves sweeping across the sea, making the entire sea surface turbulent.

From a distance, the scene was truly spectacular.

Even the floating boards under their feet became unstable under the sudden waves.

What, what, what is this situation?

An island, actually being dragged along?

The employees' eyes widened in disbelief, their mouths agape, feeling like their eyes and brains couldn't process what they were seeing.

One of the employees was so frightened that he dropped the instrument in his hand.

The commotion on the sea was too great, and too many people saw it. It wasn't long before the Celestial Realm managers stationed at the sea base were alerted and flew up one after another.

In just a short moment, the news spread rapidly like it had wings, quickly reaching the Wang Clan.

Needless to say, this island was naturally the one where the True Lord of the Mysterious Pill's relic was located.

As for the gigantic Dragon Whale, it was naturally the Lingxu Realm Dragon Whale King, Dragon Jingjing, who had a good relationship with the Wang Clan.

Upon receiving the news sent back by Wang Shouye, Wang Shouzhe entrusted Dragon Jingjing, Emperor Longchang, and Jiang Zhencang, three Lingxu Realm powerhouses, to go to the Ghost Sea of Reefs and move the entire island back to the Great Qian.

The Dragon Whale was the overlord of the sea, and with Dragon Jingjing leading the way, Emperor Longchang and the others crossed the ocean directly, reaching the Ghost Sea of Reefs much faster than taking a detour by ship.

Now, after more than half a year, the island had finally crossed the stormy, iceberg-filled Northern Storm Ocean, reaching the territory of the Great Qian.

After passing through Qingluo Garrison, some time later, Dragon Jingjing and the Dragon Whale group dragged the island to the eastern sea of the Great Qian, stopping near the estuary of the An River.

Here, Dragon Jingjing's task was considered complete.

Emperor Longchang and Jiang Zhencang then took over the subsequent work.

One of them used major divine abilities to raise the seabed's earth veins, while the other controlled the island to slowly sink, and with their cooperation, it took just over an hour to fix the island in the predetermined position.

Then, they also placed the spiritual veins extracted from the Ghost Sea of Reefs into the seabed, connecting them with the island's formations.

Such a massive island, under the major divine abilities of two Lingxu Realm powerhouses, moved according to their will. Although the process was somewhat laborious, it went smoothly according to plan.

This was the power of Lingxu Realm powerhouses, capable of moving mountains.

After all this fuss, Wang Shouzhe naturally received the news early on.

Seeing the island stabilized in the sea, Emperor Longchang and Jiang Zhencang withdrew their hands, and Wang Shouzhe flew up to greet them.

"Thank you, Senior Dragon Whale King, Your Majesty, and Holy Master Jiang." He raised his hand in salute to the three, expressing his gratitude.

"No need for formalities, Master Wang Shouzhe." Jiang Zhencang waved his hand with a smile, "The Wang Clan having such an opportunity is truly a blessing for our Great Qian. Even without a reward, I would have been happy to make this trip, not to mention that you were so generous."

"As agreed, the three million immortal crystals I owe you are considered settled this time." Emperor Longchang was excited, rubbing his hands, "Shouzhe, hurry up and have someone enter the island to inventory and tidy up. I saw on the way that there are quite a few good things in the island's medicinal garden. Our Wang Clan has really hit the jackpot this time."

"Oh right, this is the list Shouye gave me. He said there are some spiritual herbs in the medicinal garden that need to be reserved for Pill Cauldron Master and his fellow disciples. Make sure to pay attention during the inventory and don't forget."

Saying this, Emperor Longchang handed a list to Wang Shouzhe.

"Of course. Since it's Seventh Brother's promise, our family naturally cannot break our word." Wang Shouzhe took it, glanced over it, and had someone copy it to give to the younger clan members who came with him.

Settling the island in the Great Qian was just the first step. Next, they needed to measure the island's area, officially register it, repair the island's formations, manage the medicinal garden, inventory the spiritual herbs... there were quite a few things to handle.

However, these trivial tasks didn't require his personal attention. Nowadays, many of the younger generation in the Wang Clan were capable of taking on major responsibilities independently. As long as he delegated the tasks, the clan members would handle them properly.

"Speaking of which, the Mysterious Pill lineage of our Lingyun Holy Land is also the inheritance left by this True Lord of the Mysterious Pill. Who would have thought, after all the twists and turns, the place of his inheritance would end up in the hands of the Wang Clan." Jiang Zhencang couldn't help but feel emotional when he thought of this, "If the True Man of the Mysterious Pill knew about this, his expression would probably be quite interesting."

Wang Shouzhe also chuckled.

If they really had to discuss seniority, it would be hard to sort out.

Speaking of which, Shouye really gave him a surprise this time. He originally thought that getting the treasure book was already quite satisfying, but he didn't expect Shouye to also gain a massive medicinal garden and an island for free.

This would indeed facilitate his next plans.

Next, he planned to use this island as the core to create an alchemy holy land, following the model of the Wang Clan's industrial park.

Pills were essential for the cultivation of Basalt cultivators, with a huge daily consumption.

To achieve universal Qi Refining, besides improving qualifications with Enlightenment Pills and blood refining pills, the daily consumption of cultivation pills was also an unavoidable issue.

When promoting universal Qi Refining in the southern six garrisons of Longzuo Commandery, he already felt the shortage of alchemists.

Even though the Wang Clan had been working hard to cultivate their own alchemists over the years, there was still a significant talent gap in the field of alchemy.

But with such an alchemy holy land, and with Shouye, a peerless prodigy, leading the way, in the coming years, the number of cultivators choosing to become alchemists would definitely see an explosive growth.

It wouldn't take many years for the number of basic-level alchemists to skyrocket.

In this way, the foundation for promoting the "Universal Qi Refining Plan" throughout the Great Qian would be established.

Looking at the island ahead, Wang Shouzhe's mind was filled with thoughts, as if he could already foresee the arrival of an era of universal cultivation.

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Leaving aside the Wang Clan's acceptance of the island for now, almost simultaneously.

In the imperial city of Northern Zhou, Muxian City.

This was an imperial city with a longer history and more grandeur than Guilong City of the Great Qian.

Nearly twenty thousand years ago, the then-prosperous Ji's Clan of Cold Moon sent a branch to this wilderness to establish a nation, enduring hardships to lay the foundation of the Northern Zhou Empire.

With the strong support of the Ji's Clan of Cold Moon, Northern Zhou once flourished, successfully supporting the Northern Zhou Golden Age, almost becoming the hegemon of the Muzhen Continent.

But the good times didn't last long. After the mysterious fall of the first ancestor of the Ji's Clan of Cold Moon in a foreign world, losing a treasure book and a personal dao artifact, the Ji's Clan's fortune took a sharp downturn, gradually declining over the long era.

Until now, the once-renowned Ji's Clan of Cold Moon had fallen to a second-grade family, unable to even maintain the Void inheritance, and the Ji's Clan branches within the Immortal Dynasty were all lackluster, with none achieving anything significant.

This also led to the fact that the strongest branch of the Ji's Clan today was instead the Northern Zhou royal family, which had long been separated.

However, as the saying goes, "every family has its own difficult story," and the Muzhen Continent was not peaceful either.

To compete for human territories and influence, the Red Moon Demon Dynasty vigorously supported two demon nations opposing the Immortal Dynasty on this continent, leading to constant conflicts and eventually sparking a war between immortals and demons.

Although the immortal-demon war, which lasted over two thousand years, ended six thousand years ago, it left the Muzhen Continent in a state of four-way contention, with constant friction and conflict to this day.

However, due to its long history and strong national power, the families of Northern Zhou were overall much stronger than those of the Great Qian, with as many as six second-grade ducal families.

In addition, Northern Zhou had something that the Great Qian had not yet seen—a non-royal king, the "King of Wei."

And the "King of Wei's Mansion," where the King of Wei resided, was the only first-grade family in Northern Zhou besides the royal family, with strength only slightly inferior to the Northern Zhou royal family.

Among them, the "Duke of Cheng's Mansion," one of the six major ducal mansions of Northern Zhou, was located in the eastern part of Muxian City.

The eastern city was one of the core areas of the imperial city, and the Duke of Cheng's Mansion, located here, covered a vast area, full of spiritual energy. Although it appeared somewhat ancient and weathered due to historical reasons, it exuded a majestic and domineering aura.

This showed that, after enduring the years, one of the founding heroes not only did not show signs of decline but instead was steadily rising, still prosperous.

At the south gate of the Duke of Cheng's Mansion.

A carriage, decorated with understated luxury, was being pulled by two fifth-grade Silver-scaled Horned Horses, speeding out of the mansion gate, racing towards the street.

"Farewell, Young Duke."

The gate guards only had time to bow in salute before the carriage disappeared at the corner at high speed.

The guards couldn't help but look at each other.

The usually gentle and elegant Young Duke, why was he so impatient today?

Guard A knew some inside information and sighed with regret: "Alas~ ever since the Young Duke narrowly lost to the 'Lonely Sword Saint' Wang Anyuan from the Eastern Qian delegation at the 'Seeking Phoenix Tower' a few days ago, his temper has become somewhat irritable and impatient. It seems he was indeed affected."

"Today, I heard it's the peerless battle between the 'Little Holy Master' Jiang Yuanwu, who returned from the Holy Land, and the 'White-clothed Phoenix King' Wang Ningyu from the Duke of Jing's family. Could it be that the Young Duke has realized a new move and is preparing to defeat the White-clothed Phoenix King Wang Ningyu before Jiang Yuanwu, to wipe away his shame?" Guard B speculated.

"It's not impossible. Our Young Duke is such a person, how could he be willing to accept a careless defeat?"

While the guards were discussing.

The Silver-scaled Horned Horse carriage had already raced onto the avenue.

Inside the carriage, a handsome young man in brocade robes looked helplessly at the woman beside him: "Sister, my dear sister~~ haven't you always disliked watching fights since you were young? Why are you so enthusiastic this time?"

This handsome young man in brocade robes was the direct descendant of the Duke of Cheng's Mansion, Chen Taiqing.

Due to his intelligence and talent from a young age, he was quite favored by the current Duke of Cheng, who often said he would pass the duke's title to him in the future, hence he was known as the "Young Duke," and was considered one of the notable young talents in Muxian City.

As for the well-dressed and dignified noblewoman beside him, she was his elder sister, Chen Yixuan.

As the esteemed direct daughter of the Duke of Cheng's Mansion, she was still unmarried, waiting for a suitable match.

"This time is different. This is the peerless battle between the Little Holy Master Jiang Yuanwu and the White-clothed Phoenix King Wang Ningyu." Chen Yixuan's eyes sparkled with excitement, "A few days ago, I saw a portrait of Wang Ningyu in the hands of that girl Jiang Liyue from the Duke of Jing's family. That face is truly 'dragon-like and phoenix-like,' 'extraordinary,' especially with that cold and frosty temperament, it's like an immortal from the Ice and Snow Kingdom descended to the mortal world, no less than our Northern Zhou's young generation Jiang Yuanwu."

"What 'Little Holy Master,' 'Great Holy Master,' what 'White-clothed Phoenix King,' 'Black-clothed Phoenix King,' all these titles sound impressive, but aren't they just the same?" Young Duke Chen Taiqing sneered, "Besides, in terms of looks, I don't think I'm any worse than Jiang Yuanwu and Wang Ningyu."

"Your looks aren't worse, but your temperament is far inferior, like a frivolous playboy." Chen Yixuan glanced disdainfully at her brother.

After all, being siblings, they were very comfortable with each other, showing no restraint.

"That's because you've seen too much of me." Young Duke Chen Taiqing protested, "I, Chen Taiqing, have quite a reputation outside, with countless noble ladies crying and begging to marry me..."

"Enough, with your half-baked skills, you couldn't even last a stick of incense against the Lonely Sword Saint Wang Anyuan, losing so miserably that I was laughed at by my friends for days." Chen Yixuan said disdainfully, "If you continue to be so frivolous and neglect your cultivation, don't blame me for ignoring you."

"Let me off, I want to get off! I won't watch today's battle, go by yourself." Chen Taiqing, looking humiliated, pretended to jump out of the carriage.

"Don't you dare jump! If you jump, who will explain the exciting battle process to me? Their speed is too fast, my eyes can't keep up." Chen Yixuan grabbed her brother and called to the two maidservants and guards, "Xiao Hong, Xiao Lu, help me hold him down!"

"Yes, Miss!" The two maidservants, both trained in body cultivation, rolled up their sleeves and looked at Chen Taiqing with bright eyes, "Young Duke, just listen to Miss."

Seeing this, Chen Taiqing instantly cowered.

He didn't dare to go against his sister, so he could only roar in frustration: "Jiang Yuanwu, Wang Ningyu, and that damn Wang Anyuan, I, Chen Taiqing, am at odds with you!"

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"Seeking Phoenix Tower."

This restaurant was specially built for the selection of a husband for Princess Luojia, not only covering a vast area but also luxuriously decorated, showcasing a grand national style.

Inside, there were numerous pavilions for the delegations from various countries to reside in, and it was also equipped with a well-defended arena for public competitions of Basalt Battle Techniques, showcasing the national strength and style of each country.

As the young talents from various delegations varied in age, from a hundred to two hundred and fifty years old, the restaurant had two ranking lists: the "Celestial Talent Battle Power List" and the "Purple Mansion Talent Battle Power List."

These battle power lists not only considered the actual achievements of the young talents but also adjusted the weights based on the age difference and results of the opponents, with comprehensive scores given by seven Divine Realm judges to ensure fairness and justice.

For example, if a hundred-year-old Celestial Realm cultivator fought against a two-hundred-year-old Purple Mansion Realm cultivator, the odds of losing were naturally high. But if they could last a stick of incense or even longer before losing, and the battle process was fair and exciting, the younger Celestial Realm cultivator might score higher, while the older Purple Mansion Realm cultivator might even lose points depending on their performance.

In just two months, countless battles had taken place on the Seeking Phoenix Tower's arena, with some becoming a laughingstock and others gaining fame and soaring to new heights.

For example, the two young talents from the Wang Clan, Wang Anyuan and Wang Ningyu, both ranked in the top three of the Celestial Talent List.

Today was the scheduled battle between the third-ranked "White-clothed Phoenix King" Wang Ningyu and the "Little Holy Master" Jiang Yuanwu.

Since the two were of similar age, if Wang Ningyu won this match, his score could potentially reach the top of the Celestial Talent List! But if Jiang Yuanwu won, he would directly take the third place on the list without having fought a single match, and Wang Ningyu would drop to fourth.

It was clear that the "Eastern Qian Double Kings" were too prominent, prompting someone to invite Jiang Yuanwu, who had been in seclusion in the Holy Land of Northern Zhou, to return, naturally to suppress the momentum of the Eastern Qian Kingdom.

Such a high-profile battle naturally attracted countless spectators.

Even before the scheduled time for the battle, the outside of the Seeking Phoenix Tower was already packed with people. Many, even if they couldn't enter the tower, still wanted to experience the battle atmosphere outside.

After multiple rounds of battles, both Wang Ningyu and Jiang Yuanwu had gained many supporters, who were now outside the tower, holding banners and signs to cheer for them.

Amidst the crowded throngs, the Silver-scaled Horned Horse carriage struggled to reach the outside of the Seeking Phoenix Tower, only to be told that all the viewing boxes were fully booked.

"Chen Taiqing, aren't you known as the 'Little Overlord of Muxian City,' one of the 'Four Playboys of the Imperial Capital'?" Chen Yixuan again made an unreasonable demand of her brother, "No matter what means you use, immediately, right now, get me a top-notch box with an excellent view."

Young Duke Chen Taiqing was almost infuriated to death.

In the past, when he was being a playboy, he was often scolded by his sister. Now, for that "White-clothed Phoenix King," she wanted him to throw away his dignity and fight for a box. Was he still her brother?

If it were a normal day, it might be fine, but in this situation, everyone in the top boxes was surely not someone to be trifled with. If he rashly provoked them, who knew what trouble it might cause.

However, as the saying goes, "an elder sister is like a mother," what could he, as a younger brother, do?

Helpless, Chen Taiqing had to get out of the carriage and squeeze into the tower, peeking into each box to see who was inside.

Moments later, he returned with a bruised face: "Sister, I ran into Miss Jiang Liyue from the Duke of Jing's Mansion. She's willing to share a box with you."

"What happened to your face?" Chen Yixuan asked with concern.

"Don't mention it, I ran into that tigress from the Duke of Hui's family. I just poked my head in, and she hit me." Chen Taiqing grumbled with resentment.

"Serves you right for not doing good deeds and getting on her radar." Chen Yixuan said, exasperated, as she got out of the carriage, "Come on, Xiao Hong and Xiao Lu, lead the way, let's go share Jiang Liyue's box."

After some commotion, Chen Yixuan and Jiang Liyue finally met up.

However, Chen Yixuan didn't expect that one of the protagonists of the scheduled battle, the Little Holy Master Jiang Yuanwu, was also in the same box as Jiang Liyue.

Jiang Yuanwu politely cupped his hands towards Chen Yixuan: "Greetings, Miss Yixuan."

As for Chen Taiqing, he merely glanced at him, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, seemingly disdainful.

Jiang Yuanwu was a genius who had joined the Holy Land from a young age, determined to dedicate his life to the human race, unlike Chen Taiqing, a playboy who only knew how to enjoy life.

"Greetings, Miss Liyue."

After greeting, Chen Taiqing found a place to sit. Naturally, he wasn't fond of Jiang Yuanwu and wouldn't go up to him to make a fool of himself.

Chen Yixuan and Jiang Liyue were part of the noblewomen's circle in Muxian City. As for their relationship, well, the relationships among noblewomen were naturally very intricate.

The two held hands affectionately and exchanged greetings, just about to speak when they heard a commotion outside: "The White-clothed Phoenix King is out! Wang Ningyu is out! Oh my, he's so handsome, so charismatic."

The two women hurried to the window to take a look.

They saw a young, handsome man in white descending from the Eastern Qian guest building.

His expression was cold as ice, and every step he took seemed to be on an invisible but tangible surface, with ripples seemingly spreading in the air.

At the same time.

Pure, flawless snowflakes fell from the sky, swirling and drifting, forming the illusion of an ice phoenix spreading its wings, accentuating Wang Ningyu's extraordinary temperament.

Truly.

"Petals fly, washing away the mundane, water cuts through jade, intoxicating the Phoenix Tower. Exquisite ice phoenix with a thousand layers of feathers, like an immortal from the heavens."

Among Wang Ningyu's supporters, mostly noblewomen, their eyes sparkled, cheeks flushed, reciting poems praising Wang Ningyu.

Meanwhile.

In the top-floor box, Princess Luojia, in disguise and incognito, watched this scene, her eyelid twitching.

This young man, although handsome, had such a flamboyant entrance, clearly influenced by various storybooks.

Unfortunately, those inexperienced noblewomen were just into this kind of thing. With such a flashy entrance, countless women below screamed for him...

However, more than this indescribably flamboyant behavior, Princess Luojia was more concerned about another issue: "Ling Nanny, I heard that the recently prominent Wang Anyuan and Wang Ningyu are both from Eastern Qian?"

"That's right, they're now collectively known as the 'Eastern Qian Double Kings.'" Ling Nanny checked the list, "Oh, both are from a family called the 'Changning Wang Clan of Eastern Qian Longzuo'..."

"Changning Wang Clan?" Princess Luojia's delicate body trembled slightly, her eyes revealing a complex expression.

Sure enough, they were "his" clan members. Judging by their age, they should be his juniors, right?

"Oh, this family is only fifth-grade?" Ling Nanny seemed to have discovered something incredible, exclaiming, "No wonder the prefix is so long. Impressive, impressive, for a small fifth-grade family to produce two young great prodigies at once, they must be on the rise."

Fifth-grade family?

The corners of Princess Luojia's mouth twitched under her veil...

From what she knew, this family already had one peerless, two great prodigies, not to mention that before entering the relic, she clearly encountered a Divine Realm powerhouse outside the relic. Is this what you Eastern Qian call a fifth-grade family?

Does the clan leader of the Changning Wang Clan have a problem with his head?

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