Transforming from one person into two.

The days didn’t change much.

But outside, it’s already been oceans turned into mulberry fields.

Six thousand years have passed, because Wang Wu packed and took away all the residue from the ruins of Great Wilderness City, turning the place into a pit a thousand miles in circumference, which later became a basin, and then transformed into a large lake.

The East Shore of the lake is a fertile land, already inhabited by mortal smoke and fire.

The western and northern areas are towering mountains where beasts roam, and thousands of years ago, occasionally descendants of the Mang Mountain Ancient Bear would come here, weeping as they worship, and some elderly bears near the end of their lifespan would bury their bones in the pit.

But now, time has erased all traces of that, and faded the memories of old. The prosperity of the past is distilled into a few words, buried in the pile of old papers, even if someone reads it, they are just a fleeting visitor.

Time is ruthless indeed.

Before Frost Monarch arrived, Wang Wu was indifferent to changes outside.

After Frost Monarch came, they owned a very, very small island.

A few miles in circumference, with a small mountain, a clear spring, dozens of miscellaneous trees, two thatched cottages, even the appearance was appropriate.

Inside one cottage, five small stone statues are worshipped, one left by Frost Monarch’s mother, and the rest are occupied by the Four Clowns.

Initially, Frost Monarch packed Hao Mao Monarch along with those five, sending them to the Great Wilderness Sin Prison Tower, but later, Qingxue brought them back. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Frost Monarch was right, she sent away ambition and wild desire, leaving only tenderness for Wang Wu.

That’s why Qingxue left so decisively, without any attachment.

But when the Four Clowns and that mother-in-law returned, Wang Wu had no use for them, nor did Frost Monarch, so they could only be worshipped as five stone statues, without worrying about any secrets leaking.

In the future, when there are children, they could still be the golden finger.

But that really would take a very long time.

Even though Frost Monarch transferred most of the power to Qingxue, she remains the main body, with the Taiyi Eighth Tier power, recovering isn’t difficult as long as there’s enough time.

And she only raised Yang Thunder to 9999 points, so her lifespan wasn’t reduced much, still having ten thousand years of life to squander.

Anyway, both she and Wang Wu are quite relaxed.

No need to speak love words, even sitting quietly together watching the scenery, they wouldn’t feel bored.

Moreover, Frost Monarch enjoys brewing wine, infusing it with sincerity path’s flavor. Whenever dusk falls, or night draws in, they bring out the five stone statues, having a complete family, tasting wine and chatting, discussing ancient events and current affairs without hiding even cultivation matters.

To the point that sometimes, the mother-in-law would warn, "Wise son-in-law, your current mindset is very good, but it’s already different from your path of deceit. If you continue like this, I worry one day, you’ll also become the path of sincerity."

"Mother-in-law’s words are indeed true. Tomorrow, I shall change to practice the path of sincerity."

Wang Wu doesn’t mind at all, Frost Monarch only smiles silently, with occasional rippling glances, all words are unnecessary.

As for the Four Clowns, they remain quiet, merely focusing on drinking wine and sipping tea, speaking an extra word is unnecessary unless necessary.

Because they already find it hard to see through Wang Wu.

"Tired, suit yourselves!"

The mother-in-law pulls on Four Clowns, swallowing a jar of immortal wine, and retreats.

Actually, they appear only once every three months.

The rest of the time belongs entirely to Wang Wu and Frost Monarch.

"Have you considered further transformations for your Ancient Bear Bloodline?"

"Haven’t thought of it yet, do you have any suggestions?"

"No suggestions. If it were the past, hunting for a Cyan Dragon secretly from the Cyan Dragon Race, extracting its dragon sinew, taking its dragon blood and heart, would be easy. Now, however, the Cyan Dragon Race has vanished in the Cultivation Realm."

Frost Monarch spoke casually and lightly, and Wang Wu smiled; it wasn’t so easy in the past. He didn’t continue the topic, "When do you plan to deploy the Tier Four Foundation Establishment Array? Do you need my help? I have everything ready here."

"Let’s wait a bit longer. You shouldn’t activate this Miniature Sin Prison Tower frequently. It’s not good if it’s sensed by the All Heavens Immortal Realm. Do you know the twelve Celestial Laws issued by the twelve Daluo to the Cultivation Realm? What you’ve done has violated each of them."

"How long do you need to wait?" Wang Wu was quite concerned about this. Frost Monarch’s talents are certainly not lacking, and since he has recovered now, it’s time to deploy the Tier Four Foundation Establishment Array.

"At least five thousand years. Wang Wu, I’m not joking. Last time you activated the Miniature Sin Prison Tower to gather Yin and Yang Qi, it was a very dangerous act. In fact, I even want to suggest that you never activate it again. As long as you don’t, the All Heavens Immortal Realm simply can’t know of our existence. Even if I don’t deploy the Tier Four Foundation Establishment Array, with some effort in the future, I can still cultivate to Taiyi Ninth Tier. My lifespan may be shorter than yours, but I can accompany you for 150,000 years."

"I quite like these comfortable and relaxed days now. Isn’t it nice this way?"

Frost Monarch spoke very earnestly. Well, his ambition is gone, isn’t it?

"All right, then let’s not take risks. But could you try another method? By observing and recording the Twenty-Four Solar Terms, you can evolve the Nine Extremes and then deploy your own Miniature Sin Prison Tower. In this scenario, at the instant of successful deployment, capturing Yin and Yang Qi can provide the standard for your Tier Four Foundation Establishment Array."

Wang Wu proposed a new method.

Deploying the Tier Four Foundation Establishment Array requires the irradiation of Yin and Yang Qi.

It’s like building a road; measurements must be made.

Otherwise, any slight deviation, who knows what consequences it might lead to?

In the past, deploying the Five Elements Cat Array or the Heaven and Earth Needle was so easy for Wang Wu because the Great Wilderness Sin Prison Tower provided signal transmission for the Yin and Yang Qi.

The higher the stage in cultivation, the more crucial it is to have the right direction.

Random cultivation can easily lead to self-destruction!

Hearing Wang Wu’s suggestion, Frost Monarch sighed and shook his head, "I know this method, but I can’t do it. I don’t have your Spirit Essence Perception, and my Divine Soul is too interfered with, so it’s hard to achieve by myself."

"But it shouldn’t be. I feel your Divine Soul’s strength is not weaker than my Spirit Essence Perception." Wang Wu was somewhat puzzled. Frost Monarch’s Divine Soul was indeed powerful. After splitting off a sub-spirit Qingxue, the current strength of his Divine Soul still exceeded Wang Wu’s by three times, with a total of 1580 strands of Divine Thought!

"So this has to bring up the influence of your Ancient Bear Bloodline. Do you know what standard the cultivation of all beings relied on before Yin and Yang Qi was discovered?" Frost Monarch suddenly asked.

"It seems... something called Witch Blood." Wang Wu vaguely remembered a bit since he glossed over it in the past.

"Then do you know why the Nine Demons like Cyan Dragon, Phoenix, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, Ancient Bear, Qilin, etc., are called Ancient Blood Divine Beasts? Why don’t other Demon Races have this designation?"

"It’s precisely because their blood can point the way."

"Ancient Cultivators once used these beast blood to explore bit by bit, slowly correcting until they found Yin and Yang Qi. In fact, even today, although most cultivators in the outside world don’t know this secret, within the families of the Ancient Blood Demon Race, the ancient witchcraft using ancient blood as a standard to guide the future cultivation direction still exists."

Saying this, Frost Monarch’s expression grew serious, "I’ve always worried you’d follow those Taiyi to the All Heavens Immortal Realm precisely because your ancient blood is very pure. It’s not purely in a narrow sense, nor the purity you cultivated bit by bit through acquired effort. Instead, it’s a fruit nurtured in a special enclosed environment with a few kinds of Spiritual Qi, over hundreds of thousands of years like one day."

"And you come from the Great Wilderness Sin Prison Tower. Do you really think the Great Wilderness Sin Prison Tower is just for imprisoning Criminal Prisoners?"

"Actually, another reason is to filter very pure ancient blood."

"I happened to learn this secret, and six thousand years ago, if I dared to tell you this, I, like my mother, would be silenced. But now it doesn’t matter anymore."

"Don’t you find it strange? Your Spirit Essence Perception is a bit too useful. You can use it, plus some coincidental opportunities, to comprehend and build a Miniature Sin Prison Tower yourself. I’d bet that the Cyan Dragon Race would be startled to see it! Their Perceptive Talent is surely stronger than yours, but in some aspects, you’re clearly superior to them."

"So, don’t mention me; even if you let a Taiyi Cyan Dragon do it now, it couldn’t comprehend and build a Miniature Sin Prison Tower itself in six thousand years."

"Because your ancient blood has a sense of direction! It has the effect of pointing the way, something the Cyan Dragon Race’s perceptive bloodline divine techniques fundamentally lack."

"Of course, each race will reserve and cultivate such pure ancient blood, and not just one but usually a large group, reserved generation after generation. Such pure ancient blood among the Demon Race is usually called Great Witch Priest. You know the Great Witch Priest of the Ancient Bear Race, right? The Cyan Dragon Race has them too, as do the Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, White Tiger, Qilin, and the Ancient Blood Nine Demons."

"And among the Human Race, the ancient blood humans whose bloodlines have a sense of direction are called Prophets, or Observatory, or other hidden titles like Goddess, Saint Heir, or something. In short, I’m not sure."

"Back in the Great Wilderness Sin Prison Tower, when I connected with you with my clone, I found your blood was pure but not outstandingly so. In the Mang Mountain Ancient Bear Race, someone like you could only be a reserve Witch Priest. But I must say, you’re fortunate, and so am I. You helped me, and I helped you by using Yin and Yang Qi to refine your ancient blood once."

"But this situation is hard to replicate, so basically, that’s how it is."

"Six thousand years ago, if you had gone to the All Heavens Immortal Realm with the Ancient Bear Daluo, you might have become one of his Great Witch Priests. Each Daluo has a group of Great Witch Priests, including the Human Race’s Daluo, who also prefer using ancient blood Witch Priests. They seem to have a hard time using Yin and Yang Qi to point the way, so they have to choose other methods."

"I don’t know how these Great Witch Priests point the way. Perhaps they won’t die, but who knows?"

"That’s why I’m so happy, really happy for you too, that we can stay peacefully in the Cultivation Realm, without going anywhere, right?"