Chapter 769: Chapter 5: I, Shouzhe! Am also a Great Celestial Pride!
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Today seems destined to be an unsettled day.
Changning had barely managed to smooth things over with "Liua Ruoling" and hadn’t had a chance to catch his breath when Wang Zongchang returned from the Outer Domain and immediately sought out Changning to report.
This time Zongchang’s mission was quite important, and Changning was highly attentive to it.
In the study, Changning met with Wang Zongchang.
"Fourth Uncle," Wang Zongchang said apologetically, "Some time ago, during exploration in the Outer Domain, I was delayed by some matters, and thus couldn’t make it back in time for the family’s ascension ceremony."
Although Zongchang was a member of the "Zong" generation, he was actually only five years younger than Changning, and he was now in his early eighties.
Having been the first to awaken the Xunfeng Wind Element Bloodline through the Wedding Robe Blood Gu, he had always been Changning’s right-hand man, one of the pillars of the family.
With his repeated accomplishments and rich practical experience gained from his long-term exploration and battles in the Outer Domain, Wang Zongchang’s cultivation speed had always remained in the family’s second sequence.
In fact, he had successfully ascended to the Celestial Human Realm several years ago.
However, due to Changning’s special arrangements, Wang Zongchang remained very low-key, almost like an invisible man, with few of his achievements spreading outside. As a result, many unfamiliar noble families did not even know that the Changning Wang Family had someone like Wang Zongchang.
It was precisely because Wang Zongchang was familiar with the Outer Domain and his Xunfeng Wind Element Bloodline allowed him to move swiftly, excelling in stealth, that Changning entrusted him with the most important task.
For the Wang Family, many things were important. But when it came to matters related to the Outer Domain, one of the most significant was undoubtedly the issue of the [Divine Martial Army Headquarters Training Point].
Many years ago, Changning had been searching for information within the Academy, investigating maps, and combining them with the map provided by the Artifact Spirit of the Trial Ground, to finally pinpoint the approximate location of the [Divine Martial Army Headquarters Training Point].
Regrettably, the region identified was no less than ten thousand miles away from the Wang Family’s location in Ping’an Town.
Ten thousand miles in the Outer Domain was entirely different from ten thousand miles within the Daqian Kingdom.
The Outer Domain was sparsely populated, densely packed with Fierce Beasts, and for every few hundred miles ventured deeper, various risks would increase tenfold or even a hundredfold.
Fortunately, the family was growing stronger by the day, and with Wang Zongchang, the best at exploration and stealth, advancing to the Celestial Human Realm, his safety in the Outer Domain was greatly enhanced.
Changning could no longer suppress his interest in the Divine Martial Army’s training site.
After forcibly equipping Wang Zongchang with a pile of life-saving items and stealth-type magical treasures, he drove him out of the house on a scouting mission.
"Fourth Uncle." Wang Zongchang took out a stack of detailed sketches and spread them across the desk and floor, "Over the past two years, I’ve been progressively expanding our exploration areas. These cover maps within five thousand miles of our Xin’an Town."
Unveiling a map.
Changning vaguely recalled that, in games he used to play, clearing the fog was always necessary. Originally, he thought that design was burdensome, but now, facing reality, he was more enthusiastic about unveiling maps than anyone else.
The reason was simple: without unveiling maps in advance, rashly plunging into the Outer Domain relied solely on luck—good fortune might mean no harm; bad luck might lead directly into a Great Demon’s lair, resulting in not only his own demise without a burial site but also potentially triggering beast tides and other catastrophic consequences.
At that time, the Changning Wang Family, bordering the Outer Domain, would definitely be unable to escape adversity.
To Changning, family members weren’t NPCs within a game; once dead, they were truly gone. Each one was a part of the family’s bloodline, living beings, and all of them were Changning’s kin.
He couldn’t bear any mishap befalling any of them.
"Little Xue, help Zongchang input the maps into the system," Changning instructed, "and proceed with correction and repairs."
"Dingdong! Yes, Master." With pigtails flowing, the family’s Artifact Spirit Xiaoxue materialized as a projection and greeted Wang Zongchang, "Hello Zongchang Elder, two years apart and you’re only a bit tanned, still so handsome."
"H-hello, Little Xue."
Wang Zongchang awkwardly diverted his gaze, hesitantly stuttering a greeting.
After all these years, he was still not accustomed to Xiaoxue’s image and was reluctant to gaze at her impudently.
After all, there were family rumors that Xiaoxue’s form might be related to his clan leader fourth uncle’s secret past. Avoid improper looking. Avoid improper looking.
With the collaboration between Wang Zongchang and Xiaoxue, the newly explored maps were swiftly inputted into the system.
Subsequently, Wang Zongchang undertook a detailed correction. Soon, a beautiful map was projected before the uncle and nephew.
This map covered about one thousand five hundred miles outside Xin’an Town, encompassing the full landscape.
The map was clear and detailed, with mountain ranges, rivers, canyons, forests, wetlands, and lakes depicted comprehensively.
Even every dangerous area was marked on the map; several red-marked points indicated locations where Tier Five Ferocious Beasts were known to dwell. Additionally, there were dozens of blue or green marks denoting notable mineral veins or rather good spirit veins.
Indeed, in the Outer Domain, most spirit veins and Ferocious Beasts were located in the same area.
The more powerful the Fierce Beast, the better the spirit vein they occupied—many being middle to upper-grade spirit veins. This invaluable map required significant investment of manpower and resources from the Wang Family.
