Spring passed and autumn came, and three hundred years quickly slipped by.
Azure Lotus Island was decked out with lanterns and streamers everywhere, suffused with a festive air. Strange peaks stood side by side across the island, while winding corridors, slanting reds, layered greens, and rugged odd rocks made it seem like a paradise on earth.
At the mountain top of Welcoming Guests Peak stood a Bluestone Plaza spanning ten thousand mu. More than two thousand cultivators had gathered there, drinking and chatting, their faces wreathed in broad smiles.
Wang Qingcheng, Wang Mengbin, and Bai Yuqi sat in the seats of honor, all wearing smiles.
Today was the wedding day of Wang Ye, a descendant of Wang Mengbin. Wang Changsheng had traded with Liu Yumei for a Golden Amber Jade Mushroom Pill. After Wang Mengbin took it, he consummated his marriage with Bai Yuqi, and they had a son with a Fire Spirit Root—Wang Jiye.
Wang Jiye cultivated the Li Fire True Scripture and had already reached the Spirit Transformation Stage. He had learned Artifact Refining Art from Wang Qingfeng and was the Wang Family's second Fifth Order Artifact Refiner, proficient in Puppet Technique.
During the Large Beast Tide more than three hundred years ago, the Wang Family had slain three Sixth Order Demon Beasts. The Azure Lotus Couple had consequently risen greatly in fame, and the Wang Family's losses had not been severe. The other forces had not been so lucky, especially the Liu Family, which had suffered grievous losses.
After the Large Beast Tide, Wang Mengbin had taken a large quantity of Demon Beast Material to Snow Goose Market, selling most of the goods to Han Changfeng in exchange for a great deal of Cultivation Resources while establishing a cooperative relationship.
The Wang Family's Puppet Beasts had performed