NOVEL WEB Chapter 16: The Wang Family
They are truly delicious, juicy, sweet, and rich in divine essence, adding depth to one's being with every bite—a rare and precious find.
Leaving behind a few seeds, Wang Heng walked out of the secret chamber without looking back.
Though these seeds are also a rare treasure, he hasn't yet figured out how to consume them; otherwise, not even a single seed would have been left.
In the dim passageway, Wang Heng stepped forward. He hadn’t walked far when the feeling of being watched appeared once more.
However, this time was different. After undergoing a profound transformation by consuming three entire Immortal King-level Channel Severing Pills, his constitution, foundation, and spiritual perception all experienced a qualitative leap.
His intuition became so sharp that he could trace back the direction of the gaze to its source.
Suddenly, he stared at an oil lamp. It burned silently, its flame motionless as if everything was normal. But Wang Heng knew the obsession within this lamp was more venomous than a serpent, its gaze so ruthless it sent shivers down one's spine—far more terrifying than the flaming face that roared earlier.
He stood in front of the oil lamp for a moment, and it seemed his unusual abilities were recognized by the other party, who could trace the gaze back to its origin.—“Heh, it seems the Wang family has raised a fine son.”
A raspy voice echoed, chilling and dreadful, like the utterance of a malevolent specter from a millennium past.
“Sadly, the fate of the Wang Family is sealed. I see death shrouding you, approaching soon...”
With these words concluded, the void began to tremble, as though something horrific was about to descend.
Wang Heng felt his blood start to boil, coursing rapidly like a roaring river.
In the next moment, a small black sword appeared in the void, simple and unadorned, yet it commanded a profound silence upon the world.
The entity sealed within the oil lamp witnessed this scene and could no longer maintain its calm, emitting a terrifying growl.
The small black sword seemed alive, swaying slightly a few times, then darting straight towards the oil lamp.
“Puff!”
After a soft sound, there followed an eternal, heartrending wail.
Evidently, the fragmented obsession within the oil lamp was struck, sustaining grievous harm.
"Wang Geng! You are destined for a life of emptiness. The Celestial King's path will become obsolete, and as for the young scion of the Wang family, you are doomed to wither halfway, leaving no place for your burial."
Wang Heng stared impassively at the boiling oil lamp. When these words were uttered, he felt an invisible force attempting to alter fate to make these events come true; fortunately, it did not succeed.
There was no doubt that this was the handiwork of the being within the oil lamp. Even sealed and turned into lamp oil, it still possessed such capabilities. One could hardly imagine its power at its peak, at least that of a starting Celestial King.
"You will be disappointed. I will live on, even if this ancient world collapses and withers away. I shall remain and will undoubtedly stand atop the celestial path," Wang Heng declared calmly before striding away.
He ignored the roaring face of flames and made his way to the entrance of the passage, pushing open the heavy stone door and exiting the place.
As anticipated, the true Celestial King Wang Mian had been waiting outside for some time.
Noticing the changes in Wang Heng, Wang Mian was overjoyed; the effects of the three Celestial King-grade Meridian Severing Elixirs were more astounding than he had imagined.
"Congratulations, young master, on achieving a perfect foundation and the flawless planting of the Dao; it's only a matter of time."
Without further ado, Wang Mian took Wang Heng directly to the Dao Seed Sealing Grounds at the Wang family's residence.
There, it bore a name, the Sea of Dao Seeds.
As the name implies, it is an ocean of Dao Seeds.
The Wang Family is a celestial lineage of immortal kings. Although the direct line of the Immortal King is represented only by Wang Heng, there are numerous other Wang surname cultivators.
When these descendants embark on the path of cultivation, they require a significant number of Dao Seeds, which led to the Wang Family constructing a repository for storing Dao Seeds for familial use.
Among these Wang lineage cultivators, some, like Wang Mian, have no blood relation to the Wang Family but willingly adopted the surname in gratitude. Others possess a genetic connection to the Wang Family's Immortal King.
Although they are not direct descendants, they share a partial bloodline affinity.
In truth, the origins of the Wang Family do not lie in the primal ancient realm but trace back to the Celestial Domain.
Generations ago, the current Wang Family's Immortal King parted ways with the main family, embarking on his journey alone. Ultimately, his path to greatness led him to achieve the status of Immortal King, establishing roots in the primordial ancient realm and founding the celestial estate.
It must be understood that an Immortal King is a supreme existence in any realm, whereas the most powerful being in the original celestial Wang lineage is merely a quasi-Immortal King.
Upon discovering that Wang Geng, who left the Wang Family, had achieved Immortal Kinghood, the Wang Family from the Celestial Domain sought to reclaim this estranged kin.
However, the rift between them was irreparable, making a return to past relations impossible.
Wang Heng's father, Wang Geng, resolutely refused the overtures from the Celestial Domain's Wang Family, insisting on maintaining his independence and severing ties with the past.
The Celestial Realm's Wang family had no choice but to compromise, sending the branch of the family closest to Wang Geng to the Ancient Primal World, so they could merge with the Wang family there.
Although Wang Geng was somewhat displeased, because they were descendants of his lineage, he couldn't bring himself to ignore them. Thus, this branch naturally integrated into the Wang lineage.
Under the protection of the Immortal King, the descendants of this branch gradually grew stronger, developing considerable power.
Claiming the status of the rightful Wang family in the Ancient World, they had always considered themselves the legitimate lineage.
However, everything changed with the birth of Wang Heng. As the direct descendant of the Immortal King, Wang Heng naturally became the undisputed legitimate heir and the sole successor of the Wang family.
Despite the emergence of numerous geniuses within this branch, enough to make a name in the Ancient World, their brilliance was overshadowed by Wang Heng, becoming dim in comparison.
Walking along the path, as they passed a towering great hall, three or five beings approached them. Among them were youths of extraordinary demeanor, much like Wang Heng, and inscrutable true immortals like Wang Mian.
Wang Heng naturally did not recognize the youthful stranger, yet the latter couldn't take his eyes off Wang Heng's face.
For some reason, Wang Heng felt there was something peculiar about the way the stranger looked at him, as if something was hidden within that gaze.
As the two parties drew closer, the youth and the true immortals on the opposite side approached with smiling faces, paying grand respects to Wang Heng.
“Greetings, Elder Heng.”
Regardless of age or strength, each of these beings addressed Wang Heng with the title "Elder Heng," giving Wang Heng the feeling that he was ancient, having lived through incredibly long eons.
Yet, he had anticipated this, knowing that as the son of the Immortal King, he was only one generation younger than an Immortal King himself.
(End of Chapter)
