A short while later, Yang Fengtian and his daughter Yang Tianjiao returned and put Wang Xiaoqiang's family back onto Hanging Mountain. The Members of the Wang Family came out and all let out a long breath of relief.
Wang Xiaoqiang and Wang Xiaogang flew up to Hanging Mountain to comfort their parents. At the same time, they released the few women they had previously taken in from the Storage Ring, letting them live together with their own families. Wang Xiaoqiang's harem got another round of expansion.
Having taken out the Snow Wolf King, Wang Xiaoqiang and Wang Xiaogang were both extremely happy, so they set up a banquet right on Hanging Mountain to celebrate. The dining hall had over a dozen tables laid out. Wang Xiaoqiang's entire family took their seats. Wang Xiaoqiang's parents and his father-in-law and mother-in-law sat at the head, below them were his older brother and sister-in-law, and then his women.
Wang Xiaoqiang's women made up a huge portion of the family members, followed by his sons. Each of his sons had already grown up, some even had sons of their own, and the grandsons alone filled two tables.
Looking at the entire clan, old and young, four generations under one roof in such a joyful, harmonious atmosphere, Wang Xiaoqiang was finally content. Once he let go, he really let go—drinking hard and fast.
Life is short, so you should drink while you can be happy. After everything he'd been through, after roaming across several Planes, Wang Xiaoqiang decided to take a break, relax those nerves that had always been strung tight, have a proper meal, drink his fill, and then just collapse into sleep and get a real rest.
As a result, Wang Xiaoqiang got drunk, slept soundly, and even had a dream. In his dream, there was no war, no battles, no blood, no death. In the dream he returned to Earth, back to his old home, back to Sanmiao Village, back to the old courtyard, back to his parents' side…
When he woke up, his face was covered in tears. After so much, after experiencing life's drastic ups and downs and unimaginable splendor, what he still yearned for in the end was that simple farmer's life. Unfortunately, that ordinary farm life was gone and would never return.
He didn't even know if Earth still existed. Would he ever be able to go back to that old kind of life again?
The next day, Wang Xiaoqiang called Wang Xiaogang, Yang Fengtian, and his older brother Wang Dali together to discuss what to do next—that is, where they should go from here, and how to survive on this perilous Ancient Continent…
Originally, after Wang Xiaoqiang became the Son-in-law of the Divine Kingdom, his family could have followed him into the Divine Kingdom and lived a safe and comfortable life. But after all, he was only the Divine Kingdom Consort.
Even though the Divine King and Queen valued him greatly, they might not care about his family that much—especially since Wang Xiaoqiang had over a hundred wives. If he brought them all over, the truth would definitely come out, and once the Divine King got angry, he'd probably punish Wang Xiaoqiang right along with them.
So relying on the Divine Kingdom for survival just wasn't a viable path.
Besides, Wang Xiaoqiang didn't want to depend on any power to live. To put it bluntly, he didn't want to live off anyone else; he wanted to survive on his own strength.
In theory, with his and Wang Xiaogang's strength, living on this Ancient Continent no longer carried too much danger to their lives.
But the two hundred Great Powers under the Snow Wolf King had really scared them out of their wits, making them understand that in this world nothing was impossible. If something like that happened again, how were they supposed to deal with it? They couldn't just cling to the Divine Kingdom forever…
After a round of discussion, they still hadn't reached a conclusion.
Wang Xiaoqiang thought it over and said, "A person, born between Heaven and Earth, ultimately has to rely on himself. I have to raise my Cultivation Base as fast as possible and make myself stronger. The Divine Kingdom attacking the Snow Wolf Kingdom is a great opportunity. Wherever there's war, there are casualties; where there are casualties, there are corpses, which makes it easy for us to cultivate and absorb… Little Gang, I'm entrusting my family to you. I'm going to join the war… and reap the spoils…"
Wang Xiaogang said, "Mm, that's the only way. But big brother, I'm not going to let you risk your life alone. I want to fight by your side…"
"If you take good care of my family, big brother will never be able to thank you enough," Wang Xiaoqiang said.
The Ancient Demon said, "Big brother, we made a pact—we'd conquer the world together. At a crucial time like this, I can't drop the ball…"
Wang Xiaoqiang said, "But little brother, your movements aren't exactly convenient."
The Ancient Demon's Demon Body was huge, and moving really was inconvenient. Every time it moved, it would kick up a typhoon-like gale and trigger an earthquake. Like that, every place it went would be devastated, stirring up local powers. Drawing too many enemies was not a good thing.
"Big brother, don't forget how I roamed the Ancient Continent tens of thousands of years ago. Sure, with my current speed I definitely can't manage it, but my Phantom Movement Technique can move me quickly. Because I was sealed for tens of thousands of years, this technique has fallen into disuse. Once I cultivate it again, I'll be able to Teleport, and my speed won't be much slower than Sky Manipulation…"
Wang Xiaogang added, "And I've got another Sky Manipulation Technique, called the Art of Moving with Wind and Clouds—coming and going like the wind, following the clouds like the wind, as fast as lightning… it's even a bit faster than the Sky Manipulation Technique of Great Power experts…"
As soon as Wang Xiaoqiang heard this, his eyes lit up. "Oh? That's really great. But how long will it take you to master these two Spell Techniques?"
Wang Xiaogang said, "The Phantom Movement Technique will be quicker—about a week. The Art of Moving with Wind and Clouds will be slower—around a month…"
Wang Xiaoqiang said, "All right, I'll stay put here for a week. Once you've mastered the Phantom Movement Technique, we'll take my family and move together."
With that, the plan was set. Over the next week, the Demon Spirit returned to the Demon Body, and the Ancient Demon threw himself into Cultivation, focusing wholeheartedly on the Phantom Movement Technique.
The Ancient Demon's Phantom Movement Technique not only created phantoms but could also move instantly. His Demon Body, as vast as a mountain range, could turn ethereal, or change into other shapes or colors for disguise, and could Teleport a thousand meters in an instant. This speed really wasn't much slower than Sky Manipulation.
During that week, aside from cultivating morning and night, Wang Xiaoqiang spent every day sitting on Hanging Mountain, looking down at the Ancient Demon below, watching him practice the Phantom Movement Technique. The Ancient Demon was very diligent every day, training from morning to night and night to morning, barely resting. His enormous Demon Body was extremely hardy. When he got hungry, he'd stick his head toward a mountain range, open his mouth, and inhale; countless Barbarian Beasts and birds would be sucked straight into his mouth to be devoured and absorbed. When he got thirsty, he'd aim at a great river and inhale, and an entire river's worth of water would pour into his belly to meet his bodily needs.
Although these Barbarian Beasts and birds weren't as delicious as human flesh, devouring humans was obviously not a long-term solution. The Ancient Demon had to get used to eating other things.
A week later, the Ancient Demon's Phantom Movement Technique reached Dacheng. He could shift into over a dozen shapes, change into seven different skin colors, and Teleport a thousand meters in an instant.
Wang Xiaoqiang knew that Wang Xiaogang had cultivated so hard purely so that he could act without worries, and he was deeply moved. Once the Ancient Demon finished cultivating, Wang Xiaoqiang decided to take him out for some fun and sent him a summons.
Wang Xiaogang emerged from the enormous Demon Body and flew up to Hanging Mountain, asking, "Big brother, where are you taking me?"
Wang Xiaoqiang grinned and said, "To celebrate you successfully relearning the Phantom Movement Technique, big brother's taking you to pick up women."
Hearing this, Wang Xiaogang's face turned shy, and he even got a bit nervous. "B-big brother, are we r-really going?"
Wang Xiaoqiang put an arm around Wang Xiaogang's shoulders and said, "What's wrong, you chickening out? You mean picking up women is scarier than fighting two hundred Great Power experts?"
Just then, one of Wang Xiaoqiang's grandsons—who specialized in cultivating the Heavenly Eye and Earthly Ear Technique—heard him. The kid ran over and asked curiously, "Grandpa, what does 'pick up women' mean?"
Wang Xiaoqiang knew this grandson had the Heavenly Eye and Earthly Ear Technique. Not only could his eyes see far, his ears could hear far as well, so he had heard what was just said. Wang Xiaoqiang broke out in a cold sweat. If this grandson found out his grandpa was going off to pick up women, he'd definitely get a reputation for being an old man without any shame. So he picked the boy up and brushed it off, saying, "Picking up women just means going to soak in the bathhouse… 'picking up women' is what we call it in our local dialect. You're still young, you don't understand yet. When you grow up, you'll understand everything…"
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