Just as Yulian had expected, Wang Qian, who had been cultivating in seclusion all this time, heard the young disciple mention the Earth Cave Sect's Fourth Realm quota during a break and was immediately tempted. Part of it came from the psychological suggestion Wang Ping had planted in him, and part from the instincts Wang Ping had endowed him with when his consciousness took form.
Over the years, Wang Qian had used Old Daoist Wu's network of connections to continually inquire about the Earth Cave Sect's Fourth Realm quota. He had also listed his competitors and sent spies to gather intelligence around them, but so far, he had gained nothing.
Worth mentioning was that Wang Ping spotted a familiar figure in the intelligence Yulian had gathered: Wu Quan, whom Zi Luan had introduced to him when he advanced to the Third Realm. Wu Quan had since made his way to the northwest to cultivate, and after several centuries of effort, his prestige among the Earth Cave Sect's Third Realm cultivators was second only to Liu Shuibin's.
He remained on Central Continent Star, overseeing the Earth Cave Sect's logistics. Over the past several decades, he had been conscientious and diligent, ensuring that no issues arose with the sect's logistics. He had also used his former connections in the Southern Cultivation World to purchase quite a few Thousand Wood Temple flying ships, supporting the construction of the Earth Cave Sect's outer-space Ecological Zones.
When Daoist Bai Wan announced that all Earth Cave Sect Third Realm cultivators were eligible to advance to the Fourth Realm, he had been among the first cultivators to make arrangements. He quickly called upon his Demon Race connections and found a mountain peak in the Duantian Mountain Range where Earth Vein power was stable and abundant. By now,