Qing Country, Black Hawk Mountains.
This was a branch of the Wang Family, with Wang Youshan as its family head.
Under normal circumstances, Wang Youshan remained in secluded cultivation. The clansmen would not disturb her lightly, and three clan elders would discuss and settle clan affairs.
Inside a secret chamber, Wang Youshan was cultivating, a Blue Water Curtain enveloping her entire body.
After a while, the Blue Water Curtain dispersed. Wang Youshan opened her eyes and let out a long breath of turbid air.
"Finally, I've advanced to Core Formation Layer 6."
Wang Youshan beamed with delight. After more than a decade of secluded cultivation, she had finally reached Core Formation Layer 6.
She rose and walked outside. Just then, a string of urgent shrill cries rang out. Wang Youshan took out a palm-sized azure array plate and injected a hand seal into it. A delighted man's voice abruptly sounded. "Old Ancestor, wonderful news! The family is going to rebuild Azure Lotus Estate."
"What? Rebuild Azure Lotus Estate?"
Wang Youshan froze at first, then excitement filled her face.
As a clanswoman who had narrowly escaped disaster back then, she yearned even more to rebuild Azure Lotus Estate and return to their ancestral homeland.
"That's right. It's Old Ancestor Qingshan's order. Old Ancestor has ordered all of us to move back to Azure Lotus Estate, our ancestral homeland. What do you think?"
"Gather the clan elders at once to discuss this. Move the entire clan as soon as possible," Wang Youshan instructed solemnly. She had dreamed of this day.
"Yes, Old Ancestor."
Skywind Commerce Alliance, atop an emerald peak planted with exotic flowers and rare grasses.
Within a sprawling courtyard, Wang Mengyang was playing chess with a plump, well-rounded green-skirted woman.
Wang Mengyang had joined the Skywind Commerce Alliance under