Red Moon Sea Region, Azure Carp Island.
More than a dozen Azure Lotuses flew through the sky. At the forefront stood a tall, upright blue-robed youth and a graceful Blue-dressed Woman. The blue-robed youth was Wang Tianhai, responsible for overseeing Silver Serpent Island, while the Blue-dressed Woman was Wang Tianqing.
Wang Tianqing had married into the Zhang Family. Over the years, the exchanges between the Zhang and Wang Families had grown ever closer. Whenever the Zhang Family held any celebration, the Wang Family would send people to attend.
Today was the hundred-day banquet of Wang Tianqing's seventh great-grandson. She had sent word to Wang Tianhai, inviting him to Azure Carp Island for a visit and a small gathering.
Silver Serpent Island was not far from Azure Carp Island. Wang Tianhai had nothing pressing to do, so he brought some people along to visit Azure Carp Island.
Just then, a tremendous boom came from a high peak planted with strange flowers and exotic herbs, and the entire mountain shook violently.
Wang Tianqing's heart jolted. She came to a halt, while Wang Tianhai and the others stared in stunned disbelief.
Wang Tianhai had visited Azure Carp Island many times. If he remembered correctly, Zhang Wuchen's cave dwelling seemed to be on the peak where the explosion had come from.
A group of cultivators flew over from afar, led by Zhang Zhiyang.
"No one is to approach Wuchen Peak. Get back to whatever you were doing."
Zhang Zhiyang shouted.
Wang Tianqing gave it no further thought and led Wang Tianhai and the others toward her own cave dwelling.
Wuchen Peak. At its summit stood an azure palace built of green bricks and glazed tiles. The plaque bore the three large characters, "Wuchen Palace." This was Zhang Wuchen's residence.
Inside a secret room over