Cultivators above the Void Refinement Stage were not restricted by lifespan, so it was perfectly normal for them to enter secluded cultivation for years at a time. None of the cultivators found it suspicious.
"Junior Brother Wang and Junior Sister Wang are devoted cultivators. I estimate that the next time they appear, their cultivation will have advanced another level."
Qin Ming praised them with a beaming smile.
"Breaking through the Void Refinement Stage is hardly that easy. The higher one's cultivation, the harder it is to break through. If one could advance simply by cultivating in seclusion, many Void Refinement Cultivators wouldn't have been stuck at that stage for years."
Song Yunwu said this dismissively before changing his tone. "Fellow Daoist Wang, I've heard that the Wang Family's cultivators excel at Puppet Arts. I brought some juniors with me and would like them to witness your family's Puppet Arts. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Wang might oblige us?"
Generally speaking, whenever the major powers held a celebration, they would offer some rewards as a prize and let the younger generation compete, both to share in the festive spirit and to see how strong each side's juniors were. If the younger generation performed exceptionally well, the families might even arrange marriages.
The Wang Family's Puppet Beasts had made a name for themselves. All the cultivators in this sea region knew that the Wang Family's disciples liked to control Puppet Beasts in battle. By coordinating with one another, they could set up a Puppet Array, making them extremely troublesome to deal with.
"Indeed! I've long heard of the Wang Family's famous Puppet Array. This old man would like to witness it as well."
Han Changfeng chimed in, his face full of curiosity.
The Wang Family had developed quite well over the years,