Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 175 Transformed Demons
Handing the jade bottle to Wei Qiuling, Shen Wenxing smiled and said, "This was obtained by Wen An from that ruin. They say it has some kind of spiritual energy, but we don't understand it either."

"Wen'an just said that this thing would be useful to Fairy Wei, so I brought it here."

Reiki?

Upon hearing this, Wei Qiuling felt a surge of excitement and immediately looked at Shen Wen'an.

Shen Wen'an's expression stiffened slightly as he nodded and said, "It was the innate spiritual energy I found in those ruins."

"Senior Sister Wei, please check if it's a good fit."

Upon receiving his affirmation, a look of joy appeared on Wei Qiuling's face, and she immediately pulled off the stopper of the jade bottle slightly.

In an instant, a pure aura of innate Yi wood essence emanated from the bottle!

Wei Qiuling was so frightened that she quickly put the stopper back on the bottle, her eyes filled with astonishment and barely concealed joy!
"Senior sister, is it the innate essence of Yi wood!?"

Yu Jin, who was standing nearby, also sensed the aura emanating from the bottle and leaned forward in disbelief to ask.

Wei Qiuling nodded slightly, then looked at Shen Wen'an with a complicated expression, before glancing at Shen Yuan and Shen Wenxing, and handing the porcelain bottle back to him.

The three men, father and sons, exchanged suspicious glances upon seeing this.

"What, does Fairy Spirit Guardian not need this?" Shen Yuan asked in confusion.

Shen Wen'an said that Wei Qiuling has a wood-type spiritual root, so the innate wood essence should be very compatible with her spiritual root.

Is there something they don't know about this?
Wei Qiuling gave a wry smile and spoke softly.

"Does Patriarch Shen know how precious this wisp of innate Yi wood essence is?"

"Its value... if it were taken to Qishan Market..."

Before she could finish speaking, Shen Yuan interrupted her with a smile, saying, "Fairy Wei, don't talk about the value of this innate spiritual energy. Just tell me whether this thing is useful to you."

Wei Qiuling was stunned for a moment, a sudden pang of guilt rose in her heart, and then she nodded.

Upon seeing this, Shen Yuan nodded and said, "If it's useful, then this item is a gift for Fairy Wei."

Shen Wenxing chimed in with a laugh, "Fairy Wei, please don't reveal its value. It would break the hearts of my father and me."

“This…” Wei Qiuling hesitated.

Without hesitation, she would have been willing to enlist the help of the sect's elders to intercept and kill anyone who possessed this innate Yi Wood essence if it were in someone else's possession.

But now the Shen family is giving it away for free, and Wei Qiuling feels like she's dreaming.

Although the cultivation world classifies innate Yi Wood essence as mid-grade to high-grade, not reaching the level of high-grade innate spiritual energy, it is only because innate Yi Wood essence, unlike high-grade innate spiritual energy, cannot significantly improve the quality of spiritual roots, nor can it allow cultivators to defy fate and improve their cultivation aptitude when forming an immortal embryo.

However, this innate Yi Wood essence, as a superior-grade innate spiritual energy, also possesses an extremely heaven-defying ability.

That is the immortal embryo formed from it. As long as it is not directly destroyed, it can always be restored to its original state after some time, without leaving any hidden ailments.

This characteristic is enough to make all cultivators envious.

In battles between cultivators of the same realm, it is common for the immortal embryo to be injured.

As a cultivator specializing in embryonic breathing, each time the immortal embryo is damaged, it requires precious pills and a great deal of time to slowly repair it.

If the injury is slightly more serious, without an extraordinary stroke of luck, it will definitely leave a hidden ailment that will affect future cultivation.

This explains why, when rumors circulated that Shen Wen'an had suffered severe damage to his sword embryo during his battle with four Nascent Soul cultivators from Hundred Beast Mountain, she specifically retrieved the treasured Earth Origin Pill from her sect and delivered it to the Shen family.

Luoxia Mountain hopes that Shen Wen'an can become a sword immortal. If his sword embryo has a hidden ailment, he may not be able to break through to the sword immortal realm and will stop at the perfect embryonic breathing stage.

Wei Qiuling really wanted to accept this wisp of innate Yi wood essence, but accepting it would incur too much of a favor.

It was so big that she didn't know how to repay it.

Throughout her years with the Shen family, although she had always been sincere, she had also always calculated the gains and losses in everything she did.

Of course, there's nothing we can do about it.

As a future candidate for sect leader, the future of the entire Luoxia Mountain rests on her shoulders.

In the dog-eat-dog world of cultivation, if one is not adept at scheming and does not care about gains and losses, Luoxia Mountain will sooner or later be devoured by other immortal sects, leaving not even bones behind.

She could tell that the Shen family's previous donations of relics, Qingling Stone veins, and even the later Shuiyan Stone veins were all mixed with matters of profit and loss.

But this time, the innate Wood essence...

Thinking of Shen Yuan's words just now, Wei Qiuling felt a little ashamed.

I still remember when I fought fiercely with my fellow disciples and finally climbed to the top position in the sect, my master once said something like that.

"We cultivators fight against the heavens, against the earth, and against all living things."

"What we are fighting for is the opportunity to reach the pinnacle of the Dao."

"In the cultivation world, even fathers and sons, brothers and sisters, might turn against each other for a chance encounter. The most reliable relationship between people is one of using and being used."

Over the years, although she has not fully agreed with her master's words, she has developed her own unique insights into this "struggle".

But ultimately, when interacting with others, we still habitually calculate gains and losses.

More than ten years ago, when the Xu family in Anyang City was wiped out and the Huang family was attacked, she knew through the Radiant Shadow Technique that the attackers were disciples of Qiyun Valley, but she did not expose them. She felt that it was not worth antagonizing Qiyun Valley for the sake of two mortal families.

"Sister?"

Seeing her holding the jade bottle containing the essence of innate Yi wood, her thoughts wandering, and her hand unconsciously tightening its grip, Yu Jin, who was beside her, quickly spoke up.

They were afraid she would crush the jade bottle and waste this precious wisp of innate spiritual energy.

When Wei Qiuling came to her senses, she realized that Shen Yuan and Shen Wenxing had already left, and only Shen Wen'an was still standing in front of her with his sword.

"I heard from my father that Senior Sister Wei once mentioned that Luoxia Mountain considers the Shen family to be true friends."

"If that's the case, then Senior Sister Wei should accept this innate spiritual energy."

"Senior Sister Wei, come with me."

After Shen Wen'an finished speaking, he turned and walked towards the side room in the backyard.

Wei Qiuling glanced at the jade bottle in her hand, then at Shen Wen'an's back, and followed him with a complicated expression.

Shen Wen'an led her to a secluded room in the backyard.

"No one will disturb you here, so Senior Sister Wei can rest assured and heal her injuries here."

"Once the other injuries are healed, one can refine the innate spiritual energy, forge an immortal embryo, and achieve the realm of embryonic breathing."

Shen Wen'an pushed open the door.

The room in front of me was very quiet and tidy.

Wei Qiuling nodded slightly but did not express her gratitude, intending to wait until after her breakthrough.

……

The Fire Sect launched a powerful attack, storming into Yunzhong County. Not only were members of the He family of Yunzhong slaughtered, but disciples of Luoxia Mountain also suffered heavy casualties.

Such a major move naturally caused a stir throughout the entire Yangnao region.

Since the Immortal Sect descended, there have been constant frictions between various forces, but this is the first time that such a shameless act of sending a Nascent Soul Realm expert to slaughter the juniors of other Immortal Sects has occurred.

When Luoxia Mountain and Vajra Sect joined forces to seize the spirit mines of Hundred Beast Mountain, Qi Dashan and Luo Yao accompanied them only to deal with the possible appearance of a Nascent Soul Realm expert from Hundred Beast Mountain.

The sudden and unprovoked attack by the Suihuo Sect has puzzled many immortal sects, while also making them feel a sense of danger.

In a short time, various immortal sects dispatched cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage to Yangnao Land, ready to deal with any possible changes from other forces.

More than a month.

Luo Yao, who had rushed back to Danzhou, also brought two cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage and many disciples from Luoxia Mountain to Yangnao Land.

The He family in Yunzhong suffered a severe blow, and the entire county town was also severely damaged.

After the disciples of Luoxia Mountain arrived here, some stayed in the county town to deal with the mess, while others, led by two Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, went to the border between Yunzhong County and Jinghe County to garrison.

Now that the entire Jinghe County has been annexed by the Yingchuan Zhang family under the rule of the Suihuo Sect, Luoxia Mountain can only temporarily defend Yunzhong County. After the reorganization is completed, they will consider seeking revenge against the Suihuo Sect.

Luo Yao arrived at the Shen family manor in a flying shuttle and encountered Yu Jin, who was teaching Shen You and Shen Chonghong cultivation in the courtyard.

Elder Luo.

Upon seeing Luo Yao, Yu Jin came forward to greet her.

"How is your senior sister?" Luo Yao asked with a solemn expression.

"It's fine, cultivating in the backyard," Yu Jin said with a smile.

Upon hearing that Wei Qiuling was unharmed, Luo Yao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "For more than a month, your master, several senior uncles, and I have left Qishan and visited various markets, but we have only found a wisp of low-grade Wood Sprout Pure Qi."

"Qiu Ling has a very high aptitude, but she was forced to use this low-grade innate spiritual energy to break through, which is truly unfair to her..."

A hint of sadness flashed in Luo Yao's eyes.

Although there are rivalries and competitions among the peaks of Luoxia Mountain, they are not as lacking in overall considerations as Qiyun Valley. When it comes to matters of principle and the interests of the sect, the peaks of Luoxia Mountain are very united.

In order to help Wei Qiuling purchase a piece of innate spiritual energy, the peak masters of each peak went to great lengths, traveling to almost half of Danzhou's markets.

However, innate spiritual energy is very precious, and no one would be willing to sell it unless absolutely necessary or if they really don't need it.

"Elder Luo, it seems you, your master, and all your senior uncles will have worked for nothing this time," Yu Jin said with a slight smile.

Luo Yao was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, and then her expression changed drastically!

"Didn't your senior sister use innate spiritual energy to create an ordinary immortal embryo?!"

"Why couldn't this girl wait a few more days?!"

Luo Yao spoke angrily.

Without innate spiritual energy as a foundation, an ordinary immortal embryo, if forged in this life without other opportunities, will find it almost impossible to even reach the late stage of embryonic breathing, let alone the Golden Core Dao.

If Wei Qiuling has truly created an ordinary immortal embryo, then the candidate for sect leader of Luoxia Mountain will likely have to be replaced.

"Elder Luo, please don't be in a hurry."

"What Senior Sister forged is no ordinary immortal embryo."

"However, I promised my senior sister I wouldn't talk nonsense. You should ask her yourself after she breaks through."

Luo Yao looked puzzled, but seeing that Yu Jin had already walked towards Shen You and the others, she could only suppress her doubts.

Time flies, and another half month has passed.

Because of the need for careful defense of the water smoke stone mine, Luo Yao only stayed at the Shen family's residence for two days before leaving in a hurry.

On the floating bridge at the entrance of Blackwater Pavilion, Shen Wenxing stood with his hands behind his back, quietly gazing at the lake.

Only when a powerful surge of spiritual energy emanated from the attic did he turn around and walk in with a joyful expression.

On the first floor of the Blackwater Pavilion, Shen Yuan slowly gathered his spiritual energy fluctuations and slowly opened his eyes.

"Congratulations, Father, on breaking through to the seventh level of Qi Refining."

"Congratulations my ass." Shen Yuan chuckled as he stood up, poured himself a cup of iced tea, gulped it down, and sighed, "Your old man has cultivated for twenty years and only reached the seventh level of Qi Refining, and you're asking for congratulations..."

When do you plan to attempt to break through to the third stage of Body Refinement?

Setting down his teacup, Shen Yuan looked solemnly at his son.

Breakthroughs in body cultivation often involve great risks.

Over the years, Shen Wenxing's cultivation level has reached the peak of the second realm of body cultivation, but he has been hesitant to attempt to break through to the third realm.

"Let's wait two more years."

"Wait until Chongming is older and married before I try to break through."

"Even if we fail then..."

"Humph!"

Shen Yuan snorted and interrupted him, saying, "What, you're just going to accept your fate after failing to break through, leaving this mess for your father and son?"

Shen Wenxing chuckled and changed the subject.

"Father, Fairy Wei has been in seclusion for two months and hasn't broken through yet. Could something have happened to her?"

Shen Yuan sighed and said, "Whether it was unexpected or not, we don't know."

"But as the chief disciple of the Immortal Sect, and having stayed at the Qi Refining Perfection Realm for more than ten years, there shouldn't be any problems. Just wait patiently."

Shen Wenxing nodded, then thought for a moment and said, "Father, there's something I've been thinking about for a long time but haven't figured out yet."

"This innate Yi Wood essence is clearly very compatible with Fairy Wei's spiritual root and cultivation method, so why did she refuse it in the first place?"

Shen Yuan turned to look at him meaningfully and said, "Perhaps this matter has shattered some of her preconceived notions."

"Alright, let's get to the important thing you've come here for."

Although he was breaking through, he could sense that Shen Wenxing had been standing on the floating bridge outside the pavilion for more than an hour, so he must have something important to say.

Shen Wenxing cupped his hands and said, "Chongming sent someone with a secret letter the day before yesterday."

"They said they discovered what appeared to be a spirit mine in the mountains using the vein-finding technique."

"But the spirit mine is extremely deep, and the main vein is guarded by a group of powerful boar demons. The group did not dare to go deep and could not confirm what kind of spirit mine it was."

"I came here to ask Wen'an to go and take a look."

"Because of the sudden move by the Flint Sect, the situation in Danzhou is currently very tense."

"We need to identify some allies as soon as possible."

Shen Yuan nodded: "You handle it as you see fit. I'll go out and take a look."

“These past few days, Chongxu and those newly discovered fairy seedlings have been cultivated under the guidance of the Fish Fairy. We can’t keep troubling her.”

After Shen Yuan finished speaking, he left Blackwater Pavilion with his hands behind his back.

Upon arriving at the front yard of the manor, Shen Yuan hadn't even entered the gate when he heard a series of shouts of fighting coming from the training ground.

As he curiously stepped across the threshold, he suddenly felt a fluctuation of spiritual energy coming from the training ground, followed by Shen You's angry shout!
"Shen Chongxu, are you out of your mind?!"

Shen Yuan frowned and hurried to the training ground, where he saw Yu Jin hurriedly helping Shen Chongxu up and checking his arm.

Shen You, standing to the side, pouted, her body still pulsating with spiritual energy.

Upon seeing Shen Yuan, the little girl rushed over with tears in her voice.

"Grandpa, I don't want to cultivate with him anymore..."

Shen Yuan smiled slightly, wiped away the tears on her face, and came to her side.

"Uncle Shen."

Yu Jin looked up apologetically: "It was just a dislocation. I just used my spiritual power to fix it."

Shen Yuan cupped his hands and said, "I've caused trouble for Fairy Fish."

"Go on, everyone, rest for a while, go have some fun."

After dismissing the children from the training ground, Shen Yuan approached the silent Shen Chongxu and asked, "Tell me, what happened?"

The little guy grinned and shook his head: "It's okay, Grandpa, I'm going to play."

Watching his retreating figure, Yu Jin said with a complicated expression, "Uncle Shen, Chongxu, he..."

For a moment, she didn't know how to evaluate this four-year-old child.

So he could only briefly recount what had just happened.

"Shen You had already suppressed him, but he... he twisted his own arm out of place and used it to punch Shen You, forcing her to even use her spiritual energy shield..."

Yu Jin sighed slightly and shook her head as she finished speaking.

She couldn't understand how a four-year-old child could have such perseverance and such a ruthless heart.

What happened just now was merely a friendly sparring match between siblings.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan's gaze deepened, and he sighed slightly, "That brat has always been like this. Don't be fooled by his mischievous and harmless appearance."

"When he gets vicious, he's a wolf cub."

"Fairy Fish, I have already broken through, so I won't trouble you with the next few children."

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin sensed Shen Yuan's seventh-level Qi Refining realm and immediately smiled, "Congratulations, Uncle Shen."

Shen Yuan waved his hands repeatedly: "My aptitude is poor. I don't even know if I'll ever have the chance to touch the threshold of the Fetal Breathing Realm in this lifetime."

"The hope of the Shen family still rests on the younger generation."

Yu Jin nodded: "This has always been the case with aristocratic families and immortal sects. The older generation risks their lives to fight and struggle, just to secure better resources and opportunities for the younger generation."

"Uncle Shen probably doesn't know that there are almost no elders in my Luoxia Mountain who have completed the final stage of cultivation."

"When those elders and seniors realize that there is no hope of breaking through, they will leave the sect and venture into various secret realms and dangerous places. In addition to fighting for a chance to defy fate for themselves, they will also try their best to collect more cultivation resources for the younger generation of the sect."

"It is thanks to the efforts of those predecessors that Luoxia Mountain was able to rise to the forefront of the major immortal sects in Qishan in just a few hundred years."

Shen Yuan nodded.

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, realizing that it was precisely this spirit of inheritance and dedication that made Luoxia Mountain so powerful.

"Now that Uncle Shen has broken through, I'll leave them all to you. I'm going to check on my senior sister." Yu Jin bowed and walked towards the backyard.

The front line at Yinlong Mountain.

When Shen Wen'an arrived, Shen Chongming and the other three were gathered together drawing a blueprint.

Before the arrival of the Immortal Sect, the Yu Kingdom did not have a clear map of Hidden Dragon Mountain. During the time Shen Chongming was at the front line, he explored and patrolled every day, hunting down cultivators from the Western Wilderness tribe in the mountains. He felt that this vast mountain range needed an accurate map.

Having received his request, the tribal soldiers would habitually record the surrounding terrain during their daily patrols, giving it symbolic names based on the terrain to facilitate future communication and location tracking.

The four people, including Shen Chongming, are currently drawing the map of the place that was discovered some time ago and is suspected to contain spirit ore.

Because a group of powerful boar demons lived deep inside, they dared not venture further. Instead, they first mapped out the surrounding terrain and then analyzed the direction of the mineral veins beneath the area based on the earth vein aura they found using the vein-finding technique.

"Young clan leader, Third Master has arrived."

A tribal soldier hurried into the cabin to report. Upon hearing this, all four of them stood up and looked towards the door.

"Third Uncle!?"

Shen Chongming happily ran over.

The others also bowed with their hands clasped in greeting.

Shen Wen'an nodded slightly and walked into the wooden house. He glanced at the blueprints on the desk and said, "Is this where those pig demons gather?"

Shen Chongming nodded.

"This place is thousands of miles away from the camp. Because there are many huge black pine trees growing within a radius of hundreds of miles, we call it the Black Pine Forest. It was discovered by the offspring of the giant centipede."

“Tuan and I went to check it out, and we can confirm that there is spirit ore underground in this black pine forest, but perhaps the spirit ore is buried too deep, or perhaps it is because it is on the outer edge of a vein.”

"It cannot be determined at the moment."

Shen Wen'an nodded: "Later, Third Uncle will deal with those pig demons. You take some people to the outer perimeter. After the pig demons are dealt with, have the clansmen bring back the corpses of those pig demons."

The flesh and blood of demonic beasts and their cores are not only excellent materials for body-refining cultivators to temper their bodies, but also good for ordinary people to temper their bodies.

With just a few herbs added, the soup can be made into a dish comparable to medicinal cuisine.

"Third Uncle, those pig demons are very powerful."

Shen Chongming said with a solemn expression, "Two of the children under the giant centipede who were at the sixth level of Qi Refining once ventured into the Black Pine Forest, but they did not put up much resistance and then completely disappeared."

"Oh?" Shen Wen'an's interest was piqued immediately upon hearing this.

He had a general idea of ​​the strength of those centipede demons.

As a venomous insect that has become a demon, its hard armor and potent poison make it difficult for ordinary cultivators of the same level to deal with.

Now, two centipede demons at the sixth level of Qi Refining have broken into the pig demon's territory and have been dealt with without even putting up a fight?

"It's alright, I'll go take a look first."

"Take your men and hide somewhere a little further away, and wait for my message."

Shen Chongming nodded and looked at Zhao Tuan: "Brother Tuan, go and gather a hundred elite tribal soldiers and have them prepare."

Zhao Tuan bowed and left.

Shen Wen'an arrived outside the wooden house, summoned the Dragon-Slaying Sword, and immediately rode the sword toward the black pine forest.

The lush green forest beneath his feet rushed past, and after flying on his sword for a short while, he saw the black pine forest that Shen Chongming had mentioned.

When viewed from the air, the black pine forest was indeed very conspicuous, standing out clearly from the surrounding lush green jungle.

Shen Wen'an lowered his flying sword and landed on the outer edge of the Black Pine Forest.

"Array?"

After standing on the outskirts of the black pine forest and taking a moment to observe it, Shen Wen'an suddenly frowned.

There were some remnants of a magic array in this strange black pine forest!

Although he was not proficient in formations, he had been a disciple of Qiyun Valley and often heard his fellow disciples discussing formations when he was in Yinyun Academy. Occasionally, he would be invited by his fellow disciples to test the strength of some formations, so he had a certain understanding of formations.

The array in the black pine forest before us clearly shows signs of human intervention and is by no means naturally formed.

After a moment of confusion, Shen Wen'an slowly walked into the interior of the black pine forest.

After traveling several miles, he finally saw some broken array plates exposed on the ground.

These array plates are damaged, and the array patterns on them have been destroyed and corroded. The marks of time are very obvious, indicating that they were set up a long time ago.

Ignoring the array plates, Shen Wen'an continued for another ten miles or so, and then rustling sounds came from the dense black pine forest.

Amidst these rustling sounds, one could occasionally hear wild boars grunting and squealing.

Looking closely, in the distance, amidst some collapsed ruins, several wild boars as large as oxen were frantically digging at the soil in front of them with their sharp tusks, as if searching for something.

Shen Wen'an did not disturb them, and quietly concealed his presence as he continued to venture deeper.

More and more pig demons are appearing in sight.

These pig demons have progressed from the outermost Qi Refining level three or four to the current Qi Refining level seven or eight, and occasionally there are even some that seem to be at the Qi Refining level nine!

Seeing this, Shen Wen'an frowned deeply.

How could these pig demons be so strong?!

The spiritual energy revival in Yangnao Land has only been around for a little over ten years. Poisonous centipedes and the Panshan python we encountered back then were able to reach such high levels so quickly because of the existence of rare and precious materials.

But the group of boar demons living in the Black Pine Forest were not only numerous, but each of them was also ridiculously powerful.

Along the way, he roughly estimated that he had encountered over a hundred monster-level boar demons.

Leaving aside those below the fifth level of Qi Refining, there must be more than a dozen of them just above the eighth level of Qi Refining.

Three of them have already reached the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Furthermore, Shen Wen'an could sense that these three Qi Refining Level 9 boar demons were not the strongest beings in the Black Pine Forest!

Could it be... there's a boar demon at the Nascent Soul stage here?!

Shen Wen'an squinted as he looked deeper into the black pine forest.

There seemed to be some relatively intact building remains there.

The broken array plate, the ruins of the building... all these signs indicate that someone must have lived here a long time ago.

This sign reminded him of the Dragon Tamer's mansion.

This black pine forest in front of us may have some connection with the ancient Dragon-Raising Clan.

Having made up his mind, Shen Wen'an continued on his way.

When they arrived deep in the black pine forest, several dilapidated stone houses came into view.

Shen Wen'an stood behind a thick black pine tree, his eyes slightly narrowed, quietly looking at the largest stone house in the middle.

On a collapsed stone slab in the center of the stone house, a figure covered in thick black hair, with a pig's head and a human body, was fast asleep.

Beside him was a giant spiked club that emitted a faint spiritual light!

Transformed monsters...

Shen Wen'an pondered to himself, his brows furrowed.

No wonder Shen Chongming said that after the two poisonous centipedes at the sixth level of Qi Refining under the giant centipede broke in, they were killed almost without any resistance.

The pig demon in front of us has already transformed into a human form and even knows how to use magical artifacts, proving that it is at least a demon at the Nascent Soul Realm.

If there were other opportunities, it would be fine, but if it really relied on cultivation to reach this level, Shen Wen'an felt that he might not be its match.

After all, if this pig demon had transformed into human form purely through cultivation, its strength would have to be at least at the late stage of the Fetal Breathing stage, or even the perfected Fetal Breathing stage.

He is currently only at the early stage of the embryonic breathing stage. He might not lose in a fight, but killing him would be almost impossible.

While sensing the aura of the pig demon leader, Shen Wen'an considered whether or not to make a move.

At this moment, the pig demon leader, who was fast asleep on the stone slab in the stone house, slightly opened his eyes.

A cunning glint flashed in his eyes, but the snoring continued unabated.

It was obvious that it had sensed Shen Wen'an's arrival, but it was still pretending to be asleep.

"A powerful two-legged beast king..."

"Hehe... This two-legged beast king would never guess that I've already discovered him!"

"If he dares to ambush me later, I'll flip him over, kick him away, then turn around, grab my precious treasure, and smash his head into a bloody pulp!"

"This two-legged beast king is incredibly powerful; its flesh and blood are definitely a great tonic!"

The pig demon imagined the scene of killing Shen Wen'an, its huge snout slightly parted, revealing its snow-white teeth...

"Hmph!"

Just as the pig demon leader was waiting for Shen Wen'an to launch a sneak attack, a huge wild boar suddenly looked up and noticed Shen Wen'an hiding behind the black pine tree. Its eyes flashed with ferocity, and it charged over with a snort!

This commotion also instantly alerted the other pig demons in the vicinity!
Shen Wen'an's figure suddenly rose into the air, and streaks of azure Tai Xuan sword energy flew in front of him. One of them flew towards the Qi Refining Level 8 pig demon that was rushing up!

puff!
The sharp sword energy pierced directly through the head of the pig demon at the eighth level of Qi Refining!

Its massive body, propelled by inertia, slammed into several thick black pine trees, kicking up clouds of dust!
Seeing this, the other pig demons all gathered around Shen Wen'an.

"Bah!"

"You brainless idiot, you've ruined my plans!"

At this moment, the pig demon leader could no longer keep up the act. With a somersault, he stood up from the stone slab, grabbed the spiked club next to him, jumped out of the stone house, and stood on a huge blue stone, cursing fiercely.

It originally planned to pretend to be asleep and wait for Shen Wen'an to launch a sneak attack, then catch him off guard and kill him directly.

Who would have thought that the pig demon under his command, who was at the eighth level of Qi Refining, would ruin his plans?

"A talking demon..."

Shen Wen'an landed slowly and looked at the pig demon leader on the huge blue stone, who was holding a spiked club and wearing a tattered cloth around his waist. His eyes narrowed slightly.

The moment the pig demon leader flew into a rage, his aura was fully revealed.

Shen Wen'an sensed it and estimated that its strength had not yet reached the late stage of fetal breathing.

This proves that the pig demon leader was able to transform into a human through chance, not through sheer strength.

A treasure that can enable a mid-stage Nascent Soul demon beast to transform into human form ahead of time and refine a transverse bone that can speak human language is definitely not bad.

"Two-legged creature, this is my territory, you have crossed the line."

"Leave quickly, I am magnanimous and will not make things difficult for you."

The pig demon leader tapped the bluestone beneath his feet with his spiked club, his eyes gleaming cunningly as he spoke in a deep voice to Shen Wen'an.

If Shen Wen'an had directly attacked it and been killed in retaliation, it would naturally be very happy to enjoy the flesh and blood of a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator.

But now that it was time for a direct confrontation, it sensed Shen Wen'an's aura and naturally didn't want to fight him to the death.

There are good things in this place. It only needs to cultivate peacefully and avoid fighting with beings of the same realm.

Upon hearing its words, Shen Wen'an coldly replied, "If you want me to leave, hand over the treasures here, and I will turn around and leave immediately."

"treasure?"

What treasures could there be here?

"It's just an abandoned spirit mine."

The pig demon leader avoided eye contact and repeatedly denied the allegations.

Shen Wen'an smiled.

"So it's a spirit ore..."

"I want this spirit mine. You can leave this place with your descendants, and I won't make things difficult for you."

Upon hearing this, the pig demon leader was instantly enraged and roared, "Two-legged beast, don't think that just because I haven't made a move, it's because I'm afraid of you!"

"If you don't leave now, I'll smash your head with this club. You'll regret it!"

Shen Wen'an dismissively summoned the Dragon Soul Sword from his dantian.

"We're going to have to fight sooner or later, so why all the nonsense?"

When the pig demon leader realized that he couldn't scare Shen Wen'an away, he understood that the situation was now a matter of life and death.

He immediately let out a strange cry.

"Men, kill him!"

Upon receiving the order, the pig demons that had been eyeing them covetously rushed forward in a swarm!
Some of these pig demons stirred up large amounts of sand and dust, forming a vortex around their bodies that resembled a tornado as they rushed towards Shen Wen'an. Others unleashed two sharp tusks, which shot out streaks of dark light!

Among them were two boar demons whose strength had reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, standing in place with their huge mouths open, spewing out a large amount of black mud-like substance!
Various strange attacks instantly overwhelmed Shen Wen'an.

Seeing this, Shen Wen'an frowned slightly.

He vaguely sensed that these pig demons must have received some kind of inheritance, otherwise they would never have so many strange attack spells.

Most monsters attack based on instinct, but some with powerful bloodlines gain special abilities from their bloodlines.

The fact that these pig demons knew how to control the wind and use body parts for attacks was clearly not driven by instinct.

Understanding this, a cyan sword energy shield suddenly appeared on his body, blocking all the attacks while sharp Tai Xuan sword energies scattered in all directions!
Each Tai Xuan sword aura seemed to possess its own consciousness, precisely slashing towards the pig demons around it!

puff!
puff!
……

For a moment, the sounds of sharp weapons slicing through flesh echoed throughout the arena.

Facing a Qi Refining cultivator, the Nascent Soul Realm cultivator is already a one-sided massacre, let alone a sword cultivator in the Nascent Soul Realm.

These pig demons might be a bit arrogant when facing human cultivators of the same cultivation level, but when facing him...

In just a few breaths, all of the hundreds of pig demons in the arena were slaughtered.

The sight made the pig demon leader on the boulder twitch!

"So cruel!"

"That two-legged creature is so ferocious!"

As the pig demon leader roared inwardly, a fleeting thought of escaping also arose within him.

Unfortunately, Shen Wen'an had already killed all its descendants and was now quietly watching it.

"You're the only one left."

The three-inch Dragon Soul Sword spun rapidly in front of him. As Shen Wen'an spoke, the Dragon Soul Sword transformed into a golden light and flew towards him!
Clang!
The pig demon leader's pupils contracted slightly, and he hurriedly swept out a large patch of dark light with the spiked club in his hand!

The Dragon Soul Sword was knocked away, but it leaped in the air and changed direction again, swooping down!
The pig demon leader could only dodge in a sorry state. When he could no longer dodge, he would activate the demonic energy within his body and sweep out a large area of ​​dark light to defend himself.

Shen Wen'an was not in a hurry; he simply used his divine sense to control the flying sword and launch continuous attacks.

The pig demon leader struggled to defend himself, but gradually fell into a disadvantageous position, his body already covered in bloody scratches from the flying swords.

That's how troublesome sword cultivators are; the speed of a flying sword depends entirely on divine sense.

In theory, the speed of a flying sword can be as fast as the thought itself.

Therefore, a powerful swordsman can control a flying sword to take the enemy's head from a thousand miles away in the blink of an eye, making it impossible for the enemy to defend against.

Although Shen Wen'an couldn't do that yet, dealing with the pig demon in front of him, who was only one level higher than him, was more than enough.

There are only two possibilities for this pig demon to defeat him.

Firstly, it is faster than the Dragon Soul Sword.

Secondly, it possesses absolute strength, capable of severely damaging the Dragon Soul Sword in one fell swoop, or having the ability to limit or withstand the Dragon Soul Sword.

Otherwise, it can only passively defend and has no chance to counterattack.

"Two-legged creatures, stop fighting!"

"I am willing to give this place to you!"

Chased by the Dragon Soul Sword, the pig demon leader leaped and jumped, his fur slashed open by the flying sword, and he shouted loudly, panting heavily.

Shen Wen'an smiled faintly: "It's too late to beg for mercy now..."

Having killed the offspring of a powerful demon in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, he had already incurred the enmity of the demon.

If we let it go now, there's no guarantee it won't hold a grudge and seek revenge on the Shen family.

He always preferred to nip all potential dangers in the bud and would never let one go unpunished.

"Two-legged beast, if you continue to press this on, I... I will fight back with my life, and you will not get the better of me!"

The pig demon leader became anxious when he saw that the other demon still refused to give up.

"Then you try."

Shen Wen'an replied, and suddenly pointed his sword finger!
The three-inch-long Dragon Soul Sword suddenly split into three in mid-air, attacking the pig demon from three different directions!
This technique is the Tai Xuan Dividing Light Sword, which comes with the Tai Xuan Sword Scripture. When cultivated to the highest level, it can split into ten thousand sword beams!
Each sword beam possesses attack power equal to that of the natal magic sword.

Upon seeing this, the pig demon leader's pupils constricted sharply!

Just now, it was only a flying sword, and it was already difficult to defend against it, leaving them in a sorry state.

The sudden appearance of two more made it sense something was wrong.

"Two-legged beast, you forced this upon us..."

"You forced me to do that!"

Seeing the three golden rays coming from three directions, the pig demon roared angrily, and its demonic energy exploded out of its body!
In an instant, the scarlet demonic energy burst forth with a terrifying aura, directly repelling the three golden rays, while the head of the pig demon leader suddenly grew dozens of times larger!
A muffled, angry roar resounded, and its enormous head suddenly opened its maw, forming a vortex several meters long within it, filled with crimson demonic energy!

The vortex spun rapidly, and terrifying suction forces completely enveloped the area hundreds of feet in front of it!
In an instant, the pebbles, leaves, and the corpses of the pig demons on the ground were all swept up by this suction force and flew towards the scarlet vortex!
When Shen Wen'an tried to slip away, he found that the suction force had already locked onto his body!

The vortex's suction force grew stronger, tearing at his body and slowly pulling him forward.

Amidst the swirling sandstorm, Shen Wen'an remained calm, wondering whether the pig demon leader's move was instinctive or evolved from some kind of magic.

Seeing that his body had already been dragged forward several feet, he did not intend to continue to feel the power of the pig demon leader's move. He immediately made a hand seal, preparing to use the Dragon Soul Magic Sword to give the pig demon a fatal blow.

However, at this moment, Shen Wen'an suddenly discovered that he was unable to activate the Dragon Soul Sword while being pulled by the vortex!
"Ok?"

Sensing this, Shen Wen'an's brows furrowed instantly.

This familiar scene reminded him of the time he killed four disciples of Hundred Beasts Mountain at Dragon Pan Mountain.

Among those four, one of the disciples from Hundred Beasts Mountain, riding a blue ox, had a similar phenomenon when he took out a strange bronze fragment and activated it with his blood essence when facing the attack of the Dragon Soul Sword.

However, the bronze fragments activated by the disciples of Hundred Beasts Mountain could only affect the Dragon Soul Sword, but did not completely isolate it.

The move used by the pig demon in front of him had completely severed his connection with the Dragon Soul Sword.

Shen Wen'an frowned slightly and slowly drew the Dragon Slayer Sword from his waist, which had never been drawn before.

(End of this chapter)