Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 194 The Showdown of the Great Evolution Path

Above Hidden Dragon Mountain, two figures rode the wind forward.

"Brother Tuan's true spiritual power is truly enviable."

Shen Chongming looked at Zhao Tuan beside him and smiled as he spoke.

Zhao Tuan now has a beard, wears a loose gray robe, and has a wooden hairpin casually inserted into his hair bun.

Although his cultivation level was only at the late stage of the fifth level of Qi Refining, his aura was extremely profound, and his true essence and spiritual power were completely at ease, far surpassing other cultivators of the same level.

"Young clan leader, you flatter me."

Upon receiving Shen Chongming's praise, Zhao Tuan smiled slightly and said with emotion, "I have cultivated for thirty years and have only reached this level. I am truly ashamed."

Today, the difference in cultivation speed between cultivators with spiritual roots and those without has become quite obvious.

The Zhao family controls Anyang City, and cultivation supplies are distributed according to the standards of major clans.

Now, apart from Zhao Tuan, only his youngest son Zhao Tianqiu has embarked on the path of cultivation in the entire Zhao family.

The father and son enjoyed the cultivation resources provided by the entire clan. If Zhao Tuan had a spiritual root, even if it was the lowest quality low-grade spiritual root, given his dedication to cultivation, his cultivation level would probably have reached the eighth level of Qi Refining by now.

"Is the young clan leader about to reach the perfect state?"

Zhao Tuan turned to look at Shen Chongming, and speaking after sensing the pure spiritual energy emanating from him.

Shen Chongming nodded.

Before going to Qixian Mountain, his cultivation level had already reached the mid-stage of the ninth level of Qi Refining. While comprehending the "Secret Record of the Five Thunder True Method of Shenxiao Jade Palace" in the secret realm of Qixian Mountain, his physical body and soul were baptized by the Thunder Pool.

After his spiritual power was refined, it had reached the late stage of the ninth level.

It won't be long before I reach the perfect state. At that time, I will only need to absorb that wisp of high-grade innate spiritual energy to achieve the embryonic breathing state.

A hint of envy flashed in Zhao Tuan's eyes, then he shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I have heard that a person without spiritual roots needs five strands of innate spiritual energy of the same quality to break through to the embryonic breathing stage."

"With such incredibly harsh conditions, I'm afraid I have no hope of continuing to follow the young clan leader in this lifetime."

Shen Chongming smiled faintly upon hearing this: "Brother Tuan, don't be discouraged. Who can predict the future?"

The two chatted for a while and soon arrived at the mountain camp.

Two Shen family cultivators on lookout duty spotted them and immediately rode the wind to meet them.

Upon seeing that it was them, the two quickly bowed.

"Young clan leader, Lord Zhao."

Shen Chongming nodded slightly and landed with the two in front of the wooden house in the camp.

"Where is Chonghong?"

Looking around, Shen Chongming asked.

One of the cultivators cupped his hands and said, "Young Master has gone to find Senior Centipede."

Shen Chongming nodded, then looked at Zhao Tuan and said, "Brother Tuan, let's go find Chonghong and ask him about the situation first."

Zhao Tuan nodded, and the two rode the wind toward the poisonous miasma forest.

Before the pervasive poisonous miasma, Shen Chonghong was talking with the centipede leader.

"No! No!"

He said something, and the centipede leader shook his head like a rattle drum, repeatedly saying, "No."

Seeing this, Shen Chonghong frowned and said, "Instead of passively defending and waiting for the other side to attack us again and again, we should take the initiative and use offense as defense."

"At least this way, the initiative is still in our hands."

The centipede leader shook his head again and said, "I can sense that there are powerful beings among those demonic beasts. If we really charge in, we will definitely be tricked!"

"Kid, you're not as composed as Shen Chongming. Impulsiveness won't get you far."

"you……"

“The giant centipede is right.” Just as Shen Chonghong was about to speak, Shen Chongming’s voice came from afar.

He and Zhao Tuan rode the wind to the front and bowed slightly to the centipede leader.

Zhao Tuan, who was standing next to him, also respectfully called him "Senior".

Upon seeing Shen Chongming, the centipede leader was clearly very happy.

Of all the Shen family members it had met, Shen Chongming was its favorite, followed by Shen Li, whom it had only met once.

"It's been a long time since you last visited me," the centipede leader said with a hint of excitement in his voice.

Shen Chongming nodded, then turned to Shen Chonghong and asked, "Are you planning to take the initiative?"

Shen Chonghong cupped his hands and said, "Brother, the current situation is extremely unfavorable for our Shen family. If we only passively defend, once the other side discovers that our Shen family's strength is weak..."

"The next attack will definitely be one that we will find difficult to withstand."

As soon as he finished speaking, the centipede leader said, "Since last time, I have been having the children keep a close eye on the movements in the Southern Frontier."

“These monsters are different from those in Hidden Dragon Mountain.”

After hearing this, Shen Chongming looked at it with great interest and said, "Big centipede, now that things have come to this, shouldn't you reveal some things related to the Southern Frontier?"

He had long suspected that the centipede leader knew something about the Southern Frontier, but it hadn't explained it in detail during their last meeting.

Upon hearing this, the centipede leader hesitated slightly before saying, "Alright."

"Actually, I don't know much either; I just have some fragmented memories in my mind that I don't know where they came from."

It twisted its body and continued, "The Southern Frontier originally belonged to the Yangnao Land, but it was forcibly separated by a powerful figure using a great formation."

"That great formation is called the Void Harmony Corridor Formation. It can autonomously draw power from the spiritual veins of heaven and earth and operate endlessly."

"Logically speaking, with the existence of the Void Corridor Formation, it is impossible for the two sides to be interconnected."

"But for some reason, the Void Harmony Corridor Formation seems to be malfunctioning."

"That's why the demons and cultivators from the southern border came here."

The centipede leader's eyes were filled with confusion. It didn't know where these memories came from, nor could it explain the details.

It seems that these scattered thoughts suddenly popped into my mind ever since I broke through to the Fetal Breathing Realm.

"Do you have any knowledge about the power and strength of the forces in southern Xinjiang?"

Shen Chongming frowned and spoke.

Having followed Shen Yuan since childhood, the phrase he heard most often was, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle."

Cultivators and demonic beasts from the Southern Frontier have invaded the Shen family's territory several times, yet they know very little about the entire Southern Frontier. This is not a good thing.

The centipede leader shook his head: "I don't know much about it. I only vaguely know that there are many powerful demons in the southern border. They gather many demon beasts and form demon caves."

"The rest seem to include some immortal dynasties formed by humans, and all sorts of cultivators..."

"In short, the situation over there seems to be more complicated than it is here."

The centipede leader spoke haltingly, as if his memories were in disarray, and kept shaking his large head.

“Strength… Southern Xinjiang should be stronger.”

"A great war broke out here back then, and the spiritual veins of heaven and earth were destroyed, and many traditions were wiped out..."

"There shouldn't be any of these problems over there."

Upon hearing this, the people in front of them all turned serious.

The centipede leader's statement on this point is likely true.

Decades ago, the Yangnao Land had virtually no lineage of immortal cultivation, and people even regarded immortal cultivators as beings from myths and legends.

Later, the Hundred Beasts Mountain and a group of immortal sects plotted against the Purple Mansion Perfection Realm dragon in Hidden Dragon Mountain. Unexpectedly, the dragon underwent tribulation and transformed into a Nascent Soul, which seemed to trigger some changes, causing the spiritual energy of Yangnao Land to gradually recover.

Decades have passed, and although Yangnao now has many cultivators, if we exclude the people from the Immortal Sect, the strength of the native cultivators of Yangnao is so weak that it can be almost ignored.

Aside from Shen Wen'an, a special case, it seems that no cultivators at the Nascent Soul Realm have appeared among the various families in Yangnao Land.

With such strength, it is indeed no match for Southern Xinjiang.

"The one that attacked this time must be a demon cave bordering the Southern Frontier and the Shen family. They were the first to discover the loophole in the Void Harmony Corridor Formation and came to plunder its prey."

"That's a demon cave, home to demon generals at the Nascent Soul stage, demon kings at the Golden Core stage, and possibly even stronger beings."

"Isn't taking the initiative to attack just courting death?"

The centipede leader said in a trembling voice.

Although Shen Chonghong felt that its words were somewhat outrageous, he was also clear in his heart that the other party's strength was indeed greater than that of the Shen family.

"Brother, what should we do now?"

He looked at Shen Chongming and asked.

After frowning and pondering for a moment, Shen Chongming glanced at Zhao Tuan beside him.

"What do you think, Brother Tuan?"

Zhao Tuan cupped his hands slightly and said, "There are many strange things about this matter; it is not as simple as it seems on the surface."

He pondered for a moment, his eyes deep as he analyzed: "If what Senior Centipede said is true, that the demon cave contains a large number of demon generals at the Nascent Soul stage, and even demon kings at the Golden Core stage, then they could completely wipe out our Shen family with swift and decisive means."

"Why did you send some Qi Refining Realm demonic beasts to harass us?"

Shen Chongming nodded slightly: "I suspect that the reason they are acting this way is because the Void Harmony Corridor Formation has not completely disappeared, and those so-called Golden Core Realm Demon Kings are probably under some kind of restriction and cannot descend yet."

Zhao Tuan nodded in agreement with this conjecture.

"I actually have another concern."

"The other side clearly has enough strength, but they keep dragging it out. Could there be some other conspiracy?"

As soon as he said this, everyone present fell silent.

After a long while, Shen Chongming looked at the centipede leader and said, "Big centipede, there is something I need to trouble you with."

The centipede leader turned to look at him.

Shen Chongming continued, "Let your descendants venture deeper into the southern border regions and spread out throughout."

"If those monsters attack again, there's no need for them to defend themselves; all we need to do is get the message through as quickly as possible."

The centipede leader nodded: "This is easy, leave it to me."

Shen Chongming bowed and thanked them, and the three of them left the poisonous forest and returned to their mountain camp.

"Young Clan Chief Shen."

When the three arrived at the mountain camp, they happened to run into Xiao Hongxiu, who was instructing several Shen family cultivators on their magical practice in the open space in front of the wooden house.

Upon seeing Shen Chongming, Xiao Hongxiu bowed slightly in greeting.

The remaining cultivators from the Shen family also bowed and paid their respects immediately.

Shen Chongming glanced at Xiao Hongxiu with suspicion, then turned to look at Shen Chonghong and asked, "Did you bring Miss Xiao here?"

Shen Chonghong scratched his head awkwardly.

Seeing this, Shen Chongming looked at Xiao Hongxiu and cupped his hands, saying, "Please forgive me, Miss Xiao. My younger brother is ignorant and has troubled you to take the risk."

Xiao Hongxiu waved her hands repeatedly and said, "No...no."

"Young Clan Chief Shen, I... I have something I'd like to discuss with you."

After a slight hesitation, Xiao Hongxiu spoke with a resolute look in her eyes.

Shen Chongming looked at her, hesitated for a moment, and then extended his hand, saying, "Miss Xiao, please come in."

Xiao Hongxiu nodded and followed him into the wooden house to sit down.

"Miss Xiao, please speak frankly."

Seeing her holding the teacup with a conflicted expression, Shen Chongming smiled and spoke.

After putting down her teacup, Xiao Hongxiu mustered her courage and said, "I... I would like to discuss the alliance with Young Master Shen on behalf of Hundred Refinement Valley."

Alliance?

Shen Chongming paused slightly after hearing this, but did not reply.

Over time, he had gained a fairly good understanding of the strength of Hundred Refinement Valley.

The strongest person in the sect is an ancestor at the late stage of the Fetal Breathing realm, and there may be a few elders at the early to mid-stages of the Fetal Breathing realm.

On this side of Yangnao Land, the Hundred Refinement Valley only has two elders at the early stage of the Fetal Breathing Realm stationed in Xiang County.

Besides those two, the strongest is Xiao Hongxiu's father, Xiao Yin, the chief of Hundred Refinement Valley, whose strength is at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

With such strength, the Shen family would not only gain no help by allying with them, but would also be creating trouble for themselves.

Shen Jiaming's strength is much greater than that of Bai Lian Gu. He was very curious whether Xiao Hongxiu could not see this.

Noticing Shen Chongming's strange expression, Xiao Hongxiu's face flashed with embarrassment, and she quickly explained:

"Hundred Refinement Valley can forge equipment for the Shen family's barbarian soldiers free of charge to enhance their strength!"

This is the only trump card that Hundred Refinement Valley can play.

However, Shen Chongming remained silent.

Clearly, the offerings from Hundred Refinement Valley were of no interest to him.

The barbarian soldiers under the Shen family's command were only basic forces. Even if Hundred Refinement Valley provided them with standard equipment, the improvement would not be significant.

A hint of disappointment appeared on Xiao Hongxiu's face, and she thought to herself:

"As expected, the Shen family members are all very shrewd..."

"Now, I'm afraid there's only one way left."

Xiao Hongxiu turned her head to look at Shen Chonghong, who was talking to Zhao Tuan outside the house. After struggling for a moment, she said, "Young Clan Chief Shen, please forgive me. I was presumptuous."

"Hongxiu takes her leave."

Standing up, Xiao Hongxiu slowly left the wooden house.

Seeing her come out, Shen Chonghong glanced at her, smiled, and shook his head.

"Brother Tuan, go in first. I'll talk to her."

Zhao Tuan nodded and walked towards the wooden house.

As Shen Chonghong approached Xiao Hongxiu, he smiled and asked, "What did you say, brother?"

Xiao Hongxiu remained silent, her delicate hands rubbing together in front of her until they turned white.

She suddenly stopped and looked at Shen Chonghong, saying, "If I... if I marry you, will the Shen family help Hundred Refinement Valley if it is in trouble?"

Shen Chonghong was slightly taken aback, then smiled and nodded: "Of course."

Having received an answer, Xiao Hongxiu leisurely said, "Then I agree to marry you..."

After saying these words, she suddenly felt a sense of relief, and even a little bit of anticipation.

"In terms of status, this guy is the biological son of the head of the Shen family. Although he is not a candidate for the future head of the family, his status in the Shen family is not low."

"In terms of strength, he possesses spiritual roots and is already at the sixth level of Qi Refining before the age of twenty. The Shen family is currently at its zenith, so it will definitely be no problem to help him obtain a wisp of innate spiritual energy and break through to the embryonic breathing stage in the future..."

"Sometimes I can be annoying, but my character isn't too bad, and I'm quite good-looking..."

After deciding to marry him, Xiao Hongxiu lowered her head and fidgeted with the hem of her clothes, lost in thought, so much so that she didn't hear what Shen Chonghong said later.

"What are you thinking?"

Shen Chonghong bent down and looked at her silly grin with a puzzled expression.

"Hmm... Ah!?"

Xiao Hongxiu suddenly came to her senses, took a step back in a panic, and waved her hands repeatedly: "No... I wasn't thinking about anything!"

Seeing her guilty look, Shen Chonghong shook his head slightly.

Did you hear what I just said?

Xiao Hongxiu opened her mouth slightly and shook her head awkwardly.

Shen Chonghong sighed helplessly and said, "Do you want to tell your father about this now?"

Xiao Hongxiu nodded repeatedly and said, "I...I'll go and send a message to Father right away."

"And you can ask about the standard equipment as well. If it's acceptable, consider it your dowry. I won't mind."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hongxiu frowned slightly and said with great dissatisfaction, "Don't you know how to speak? What do you mean by 'you won't find it disgusting'?"

"Those things may not be considered magic artifacts, but they're still very sought after among low-level rogue cultivators!"

Seeing her puffed-up face, Shen Chonghong felt inexplicably happy for some reason.

……

Lincang Prefecture.

This is the place where Lu Zhiyuan took Shen Wenyan on his study tour back then.

Lincang is located in the Central Plains and borders Zhili Prefecture, where the former capital of the State of Yu was located. It has long been known as "nine rivers encircling its borders and three mountains standing as its screen".

Before the arrival of the Immortal Sect, Lincang Prefecture was already a densely populated and culturally rich place, the most prosperous area in Yangnao.

The immortal sect that now occupies Lincang County is none other than Tingfeng Valley, the most skilled at intelligence gathering among the twelve immortal sects.

In the magnificent mansion of Tianzhang City, disciples of Tingfeng Valley of all kinds come and go at the gate.

Among these disciples of Listening Valley, some were dressed in coarse linen clothes, resembling farmers; some were dressed in brocade, looking like merchants; and some were beggars, smelling foul and dressed in tattered rags...

These people traveled to every corner of Yangnao Land, secretly gathering a large amount of intelligence for Tingfeng Valley with their superb disguises and special magic.

In the backyard of the mansion, melodious zither music drifted from a three-story building. The music carried a peculiar rhythm, like a young girl sitting alone in her boudoir, longing for her lover but unable to be with him.

In front of the back gate, a middle-aged man holding a token walked quickly through layers of checkpoints to the top of the small building.

"Sister."

The middle-aged man approached the blurry figure behind the screen, respectfully cupped his hands, and called out.

The music from behind the screen stopped abruptly, and a languid voice slowly drifted out.

"What's the matter?"

The middle-aged man looked embarrassed and said, "I lost him. That kid seems to have spotted me and is on guard now."

The woman behind the screen let out a soft laugh.

"I told you before, don't underestimate the Shen family."

"Now you know, right?"

The middle-aged man cupped his hands again and said, "Please forgive me, Senior Sister."

The woman behind the screen stood up, her graceful figure reflected in the screen, and spoke:

"Never mind, I'll just be more careful next time."

Any other interesting news lately?

The middle-aged man pondered for a moment and then cupped his hands in greeting: "It seems that the Fire Sect made a big move a few days ago, sending three experts at the Nascent Soul stage westward, heading straight for Hidden Dragon Mountain."

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, the woman seemed to become somewhat interested.

"Have you found out their purpose?" The middle-aged man shook his head slightly and said, "There is no further news yet, but... I guess those guys are planning to launch a sneak attack on Luoxia Mountain or the Shen family."

"The chief guard of Luoxia Mountain, Qiu Ling, has been back in Yunzhong County for quite some time. Seven days ago, the head of the Shen family, Shen Wenxing, also went to Yunzhong County to ask for help because of the invasion of demonic beasts from the Southern Frontier."

The woman pondered for a moment and then said, "Do you think the Flintfire Sect is planning to ambush or kill the head of the Shen family or Wei Qiuling?"

The middle-aged man remained silent.

He understood the woman's temperament; when she asked him such a question, it was probably because he had misjudged the situation.

“Those guys have bigger plans. Unless there’s something more important going on, they would never have made a move against Luoxia Mountain and the Shen family.”

"Whether it's the head of the Shen family or the chief of Luoxia Mountain, if either of them has a problem, it's tantamount to declaring war on both families."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man's face showed a hint of realization.

The Suihuo Sect had some grudges with the Shen family and Luoxia Mountain. After the attack on Yunzhong County City, Luoxia Mountain took revenge by forcefully killing a Nascent Soul Realm elder of the Suihuo Sect, and also killing the head of the Zhang family of Yingchuan under the jurisdiction of the Suihuo Sect.

Despite such a huge loss, Wei Chengyu, the chief of the Suihuo Sect, endured it.

If Shen Wenxing or Wei Qiuling are indeed intercepted and killed, it will be a heavy blow to the Shen family and Luoxia Mountain.

However, this move would do more harm than good. After all, losing these two people would not only prevent the Fire Sect from gaining any substantial benefits, but would also provoke the two families to fight to the death.

"Please enlighten me, Senior Sister."

The middle-aged man bowed slightly.

The woman behind the screen nodded slightly and said, "You may leave now. I will have someone deliver the prophecy to you later."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man respectfully bowed and withdrew.

……

The Shen family, Blackwater Pavilion.

After eating the white jade fruit that Shen Chongming brought from the Seven Sages Mountain Secret Realm, Hu Yufen's body received a large amount of vital energy nourishment, and she regained her youthful appearance.

After Shen Yuan's persuasion, she finally understood and decided to stop doing worldly things in her spare time and spend more time on cultivation.

Seeing that his wife had changed, he gradually felt relieved and returned to the Blackwater Pavilion to begin his cultivation again.

On the futon on the first floor, Shen Yuan, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly frowned.

Then he slowly withdrew his cultivation and sank his consciousness into his sea of ​​consciousness.

But the spiritual energy on the white jade tortoise shell was shimmering slightly, as if giving a warning.

Shen Yuan hesitated for a moment, then immediately began to manipulate the white jade tortoise shell to perform the deduction.

“Chongming…”

After only a brief deduction, he realized that the reason for the warning from the white jade tortoise shell was Shen Chongming.

Shen Yuan's expression was somewhat solemn.

"This kid should be in Hidden Dragon Mountain right now. Could he be in some danger?"

After pondering for a moment, he dared not delay and immediately began to mobilize the spiritual energy on the white jade tortoise shell to try to deduce Shen Chongming's recent fortune and misfortune.

at the same time.

On the top floor of the three-story building in Tingfeng Valley, Tianzhang City.

After fiddling with the lottery tickets in front of her for a while, she began to perform hand seals.

A mysterious aura of spiritual energy flowed through his fingertips, gradually forming several strange, shimmering inscriptions.

The woman extended a finger and gently touched the inscriptions in front of her. The inscriptions spread out, as if some words were about to emerge in front of her.

But at that moment, a profound and immense power suddenly emanated from the void!
After that aura of power appeared, it spontaneously formed a red and white vortex in front of it!

The vortex slowly rotated, directly sucking in the divination and prophecy that was about to form in front of it!

The owner of the delicate hand paused for a moment, then a slight smile appeared on her lips.

"I ran into a fellow professional..."

A lazy voice appeared, and his hands immediately waved in front of him, causing the six tokens on the lower table to float up.

In an instant, it surrounded the red and white vortex.

the other side.

Shen Yuanzheng was using the white jade tortoise shell to deduce Shen Chongming's fortune when he suddenly sensed another similar power of the Great Evolution Path also spying on Shen Chongming!

"Heh... How dare you covet my grandson?"

A cold smile crept into Shen Yuan's heart. He immediately manipulated the white jade tortoise shell, following that mysterious connection, and probed towards another mysterious being who was spying on Shen Chongming.

When the red and white vortex appeared, Shen Yuan had already seen the other person's face.

She was a woman with snow-white hair, but a very young and beautiful face that was breathtaking.

The woman glanced at the red and white vortex, her lips parted slightly as if she were saying something, and then she cast a spell to block the vortex from prying her way.

Shen Yuan felt no fear as he sensed a strange power rapidly invading his consciousness from the distant void.

With a slight thought, the small purple sword on the white jade tortoise shell vanished instantly!

"puff!"

On the third floor of a small courtyard in Tianzhang City, a white-haired woman was confidently looking forward to meeting her fellow practitioner who also cultivated the Great Evolution Path.

Suddenly, a small purple sword appeared in her mind and struck her soul!
As the purple sword slashed down, a strange bronze piece with an aura of vastness suddenly appeared on the surface of his soul!
After the purple sword's attack was blocked, it immediately vanished without a trace.

Although the sword did not directly strike the woman's soul, it still greatly shocked her sea of ​​consciousness, causing her blood and qi to surge, and she couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

The white-haired woman endured the piercing pain in her soul, gently wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth, a hint of confusion appearing on her exquisite face.

"How could there be such a bizarre cultivator who can use the Great Evolution Dao to attack from a distance?"

The woman chuckled and shook her head, then picked up a pen and wrote the three characters "Shen Chongming" on a piece of paper beside her.

Once the ink had dried, she stuffed the paper into the bamboo tube beside her.

A gurgling sound came from inside the bamboo tube.

At the entrance of the three-story building, a middle-aged man was waiting anxiously when a young girl suddenly came out of the house holding a note.

"Senior Brother Huo."

The middle-aged man cupped his hands in greeting, took the note, glanced at it, and his eyes lit up instantly.

With a flash of spiritual energy, he burned the note to ashes and then hurriedly left the courtyard.

……

Inside the Blackwater Pavilion, Shen Yuan stood up with a solemn expression.

After some hesitation, he still resolutely went to the second floor of the Blackwater Pavilion.

"father?"

On the second floor of the Blackwater Pavilion, Shen Wen'an heard the noise, slowly opened his eyes, and called out.

"Did the breakthrough succeed?"

Shen Yuan was slightly surprised, as he had thought he would be forced into a corner this time, which would delay his breakthrough.

"I reached the mid-stage of the embryonic breathing realm yesterday. Now I'm consolidating my realm and also trying to comprehend a sword move."

Shen Wen'an spoke up.

"Did Father want to see me about something?"

But seeing a hint of seriousness in his father's eyes, Shen Wen'an changed the subject.

"Yes, I foresaw that Chongming was in danger. The prophecy indicated that he would be burned by fire, which must be related to the Fire Sect."

Upon hearing this, a murderous glint flashed in Shen Wen'an's eyes!
Where is Chongming now?

Shen Yuan replied, "They should be dealing with the demonic threat at Hidden Dragon Mountain. Be careful on your journey."

He had already deduced the demonic calamity of Hidden Dragon Mountain a few days ago, but he did not come up with any specific prophecy. It seems that the demonic calamity is not simple.

"Father, don't worry. As long as I don't reach the state of perfect embryonic breathing, I should be safe."

Shen Wen'an said a sentence, and then his figure transformed into a sword light, flying out of the window and flying towards Hidden Dragon Mountain like a shooting star.

……

Mountain campsite.

Inside the wooden house, Shen Chongming paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, his expression somewhat solemn.

Not long ago, while he was cultivating, he suddenly felt a force in the dark spying on him!

Before he could react, another force appeared.

These two forces were extremely mysterious and obscure, leading him to believe that there was something wrong with his senses.

However, when a cultivator reaches his level, their senses are already extremely sharp.

He was certain that he had no misperception; there was something in the dark watching him.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard he searched, he could not find the other party.

There is only one possibility for this situation.

That means the opponent's strength far surpasses his!

"Could it be that the demon generals the giant centipede mentioned are about to make their move?"

As Shen Chongming muttered to himself with a solemn expression, he suddenly sensed a familiar aura rapidly approaching from afar!

"Third Uncle!?"

A hint of surprise appeared on his face, and Shen Chongming quickly pushed open the door and went outside.

A sword beam pierced through the jungle and appeared before him in an instant.

"Uncle Three!"

Shen Chongming excitedly cupped his hands in greeting: "You've broken through?"

Shen Wen'an nodded and then looked around.

"Your grandfather predicted you were in danger. Has something unusual happened to you recently?"

Shen Chongming was about to shake his head when he remembered the two strange forces that had been spying on him earlier.

"When I was cultivating just now, I seemed to sense two hidden forces lurking in the shadows, but after searching carefully, I found nothing..."

Is someone spying on us?

Upon hearing this, Shen Wen'an instantly unleashed his unique divine sense, which belonged to the mid-stage of the embryonic breathing realm!

Several miles from the mountain camp, on an ancient tree, three figures dressed in Flintfire Cult cloaks were using a concealment technique to hide in the tree canopy.

"I originally thought that among the Seven Masters of Yangnao, Zhang Tiansu's inheritance was the least likely to be obtained by anyone."

"I never imagined that this young man from the Shen family would possess such a rare mutated lightning-attribute spiritual root; his luck is truly extraordinary..."

From within the tree canopy, an elderly man with a thin face, snow-white eyebrows that droop to his chin spoke in a deep voice.

Another pale-faced, beardless man beside him nodded and said, "Fortunately, our disciples had left a backup plan in the Seven Sages Mountain secret realm."

"We must eliminate this Shen family brat as soon as possible before he grows up."

"We must not allow her to become the second Zhang Tiansu!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the third old woman in the cloak chuckled and said, "In my opinion, the people in Zhongzhou are being too cautious."

"Throughout history, geniuses have been as numerous as carp crossing a river, but how many can truly leap over the dragon gate and achieve the Golden Core Dao?"

"If Zhongzhou is truly worried about these things, they should immediately send people over to destroy the Seven Sages Mountain secret realm..."

Upon hearing this, the long-browed elder shook his head and said, "Junior Sister Hu probably doesn't know, but that demonic dragon is keeping a close eye on us. How could the elders in the sect dare to make any rash moves?"

"Besides, if they take action, wouldn't that just confirm their betrayal of the Great Ying Immortal Mansion back then?"

The man scoffed and chimed in, "Those adults cherish their reputations so much, yet they dump all the dirty and tiring work on us."

"This behavior is truly disgusting."

"Junior Brother Qiu, be careful what you say!"

Upon hearing this, the old man with long eyebrows changed his expression and was about to say something when he suddenly felt a divine sense sweeping across the tree where the three of them were hiding!
In an instant, all three of them tensed up and hurriedly fell silent, not daring to make a sound.

After the divine sense had dissipated, the long-browed elder said with a suspicious look, "Judging from the strength of that divine sense, it should belong to a cultivator in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm..."

"The three of us have avoided everyone on our way here. Who is this cultivator at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm?"

"Have we been exposed?"

The old woman frowned and spoke.

The man without a beard shook his head and said, "No..."

"No, get out of here!"

Before the man could finish speaking, a terrifying sword beam slashed down from the void above his head!

The long-browed old man shouted!
The three of them instantly transformed into streaks of light and scattered in all directions as they fled!

boom!
Just as they dodged, the large tree they had been hiding in was instantly cleaved in two by the sword's edge!

The earth was cleaved into a terrifying ravine by the sword's edge!

The three of them flew in mid-air, quietly watching the distant sky, when a figure stepped through the void.

"It's that swordsmanship genius from the Shen family!"

With each step Shen Wen'an took, a phantom of a long sword appeared beneath his feet, and the old man with long eyebrows spoke with a solemn expression.

"Mid-stage of Fetal Breathing... How could this kid break through so quickly!?"

The middle-aged man frowned as he looked at Shen Wen'an, who was dressed in a blue robe and holding a long sword.

"A sword cultivator at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm is not easy to deal with. What should we do?"

The old woman spoke with some hesitation.

Clearly, she had no desire to fight a sword cultivator.

The old man with long eyebrows had a gloomy expression, and his eyes flashed as he said, "With this person around, we're afraid our mission will be very difficult to succeed."

"For now, we must not reveal ourselves. The two of you should not speak."

The old man gave a few instructions, then rode the wind slowly towards Shen Wen'an.

"Why did you suddenly attack, fellow Daoist...?"

Whoosh!
Before he could finish speaking, Shen Wen'an in the distance waved his hand and sent two cyan sword beams flying, attacking his body from the left and right!

"you!"

The long-browed old man was furious upon seeing this!
He hadn't expected that Shen Wen'an would not even give him a chance to speak, and instead chose to attack again.

"Go together!"

Knowing that the matter could not be resolved peacefully, the long-browed old man roared angrily and erected a fiery red spiritual energy shield in front of him!
Bang!
Bang!
Two cyan sword energies slashed at his spiritual energy shield, stirring up sparks, but only creating ripples on the shield.

The remaining two took this opportunity to immediately circulate their spiritual power and form hand seals.

In an instant, a large amount of fire-attribute spiritual energy rapidly gathered in the sky behind the three of them!
Looking into the distance, the sky seemed to be on fire!
The beardless middle-aged man seemed to be skilled with a sword as well. He slowly drew his long sword and slashed out a fiery sword beam that flew towards Shen Wen'an!
Upon seeing this, a cold smile crept into Shen Wen'an's mind.

Using a sword in front of a swordsman?
This guy is really interesting.

He drew his Dragon-Slaying Sword and waved it gently in the void.

The next moment, the sound of rushing water echoed in the sky in front of them, and waves of water formed from sword energy swept towards the three of them like a torrent.

After witnessing this move from Chu Yuanfeng at the Qingluo Sword Pavilion, Shen Wen'an found himself growing to like the Tide Sword Technique more and more.

Over the years, whenever he had free time, he would try to perfect this technique.

Over the years, his understanding of this move has surpassed that of Chuyuanfeng.

The towering waves crashed towards the three of them, engulfing the sword light of the beardless middle-aged man, and then grew even stronger.

When the middle-aged man saw this and was about to swing his sword again, the long-browed old man quickly stopped him.

"Junior Brother Qiu, don't be impulsive!"

"This boy's Tide Sword technique has already captured a sense of all-encompassing meaning; all sword techniques could potentially become its nourishment."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man surnamed Qiu immediately sheathed his longsword in a huff, and instead made a hand seal, summoning a sky full of fireballs that hurled at the waves!
The old woman among the three waved her wooden staff, and large swaths of fire-attribute spiritual energy swirled around her, quickly forming a fire dragon several meters long!
"go with!"

The old woman gave a low shout and pointed her wooden staff into the air!
The fire dragon roared and charged forward!
As its body flew toward the surging waves, it continuously absorbed the fire elemental energy in the air, and in the blink of an eye, it swelled to a hundred feet!

boom!
boom!
The two attacks collided violently, creating huge energy ripples in the void!
Firelight and steam filled the air, and scattered spiritual energy swept indiscriminately towards the four people on both sides.

Shen Wen'an frowned slightly, waved his hand to create a sword energy shield in front of him, and withstood the impact of the energy ripples.

On the other side, the three members of the Flint Sect seemed to be a beat behind.

The three of them were instantly thrown back dozens of feet by the energy ripples!
The old woman staggered, and just as she was about to steady herself by making a hand seal, a bolt of lightning suddenly shot out from the jungle below!

The lightning bolt was extremely fast and silent. By the time the old woman noticed it, it had already passed through the water mist in front of her and arrived right in front of her!
puff!
In the blink of an eye, before she could even activate her spiritual energy shield, the lightning pierced through her shoulder!

Blood spurted out, and the old woman let out a muffled groan as she hurriedly used her spiritual power to protect the wound on her shoulder!
"Who launched the sneak attack!?"

The old man with long eyebrows had eyes that flashed like lightning as he instantly looked down into the jungle.

In the dense jungle, a figure wielding a large white bone bow flashed a few times and disappeared!
"It's that Shen Chongming!"

The long-browed old man frowned and sneered, "Lightning attribute is supposed to be upright and honorable, but I never expected this little beast to be so insidious!"

After Shen Chongming shot the old woman with an arrow, he immediately hid at a distance.

He knew very well that this kind of battle between late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators was something he was not capable of participating in.

The best way to help Uncle Shen Wen'an right now is to interfere with the three of them as much as possible without causing him any trouble.

"Squeak..."

Shen Chongming was hiding behind a boulder, preparing to find another opportunity to launch a sneak attack, when he suddenly heard a "squeak" sound behind him. When he turned around, he found that it was a poisonous centipede at the seventh level of Qi Refining.

The poisonous centipede seemed to have come to deliver a message; its enormous body writhed and twisted toward the south while making strange noises.

Upon seeing this, Shen Chongming frowned and said:
"Are the demonic beasts from the southern border attacking?"

The poisonous centipede nodded repeatedly.

Seeing this, Shen Chongming felt somewhat anxious.

It's truly a case of misfortunes never coming singly. On one hand, three late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators from the Fire Sect are plotting something sinister, while on the other hand, demonic beasts from the Southern Frontier are taking advantage of the chaos to plunder.

He glanced at the four people fighting in the air, knowing that he had to deal with the three members of the Flintfire Cult first before he could focus all his efforts on fighting the southern border monsters.

As Shen Chongming slowly raised his longbow, preparing to launch another sneak attack on the three members of the Suihuo Sect, he suddenly glanced at the poisonous centipede beside him, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

He immediately took out several arrows from his storage bag and placed them in front of the poisonous centipede, saying:

"Little centipede, give me some poison!"

"Yes, give me more!"

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(End of this chapter)