Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 230 Sword Intent
But then the Shen family encountered the Fushan Kingdom, and Lan Jue slowly withdrew the blood-red mist, holding the last jade ball in his hand.

"Gentlemen, in this great harvest, we all know our opponents, right?"

Everyone remained silent. Lan Jue smiled faintly and continued, "Then let's begin."

"I hope you all have a good experience."

The eight people present silently returned the jade ball to Lan Jue and then left.

In the void outside the capital city, Luo Yao looked at Shen Chongming beside her and said, "Does the Shen family intend to destroy the Fushan Kingdom's forces in Yangnao Land this time?"

After a moment's thought, Shen Chongming said, "It's not certain yet, but I'm more inclined to cripple the Fushan Kingdom."

Yangnao has become a grand chess piece in the world, and over the years, he has had a gut feeling about it.

All the forces currently existing in Yangnao Land are pawns. If any one of them is destroyed, the person in charge behind the scenes is very likely to bring in another pawn to maintain the current situation.

The various factions currently existing in Yangnao Land have been coexisting for nearly twenty years and have a fairly good understanding of each other.

There's no need to create unnecessary trouble at this time by introducing an unknown opponent.

"Luoxia Mountain needs to be extra careful this time."

"That Canaan Temple is not so easy to deal with."

Changing the subject, Shen Chongming looked at Luo Yao with a somewhat solemn expression and spoke.

Canaan Temple is widely recognized as a formidable force, with powerful and unpredictable cultivators. It seems that Luoxia Mountain will not have an easy time facing them this time.

"Don't worry, my master had already made the worst-case scenario plan before I came here."

"Although this time it won't be as easy as dealing with the Yin Corpse Sect before, Canaan Temple shouldn't expect to gain any advantage either."

Shen Chongming nodded slightly.

After all, Jiang Xiuqi was in Yunzhong County, which could protect Luoxia Mountain.

"In that case, I shall take my leave."

After the two parted ways, Shen Chongming returned directly to Yunshui City.

……

At the entrance of the manor, Shen Wenxing and the others, fully armed, stood quietly waiting at the gate.

Upon seeing Shen Chongming arrive, Shen Chonghong, who was standing nearby, hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Brother, how are you?"

"Which force is our Shen family facing this time?"

Beside Shen Chonghong, the other younger members of the Shen family and the cultivators in the clan also looked over with burning eyes.

Meeting their gazes, Shen Chongming bowed slightly to Shen Wenxing and said, "This time, the Shen family's opponent is... the Fushan Kingdom."

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback, then overjoyed!

"Is it the Fushan Kingdom in Yingchuan Commandery!?"

Shen Chonghong spoke with surprise.

“Great. Yingchuan County borders Anyang City. In addition to Yingchuan, Fushan Kingdom also controls Sanshan County and Xiang County.”

"If we can reclaim Yingchuan and the three mountains and two counties this time, we will not only gain a large number of spiritual fields, spiritual mines and cities, but more importantly, we can also take over the Seven Sages Mountain Secret Realm."

The Seven Sages Mountain Secret Realm is arguably the most important secret realm in the entire Yangnao Land.

Before the invasion from the south, the Three Mountains Prefecture was occupied by the Qi Sect from Danzhou.

Back then, cultivators from Yangnao Land could enter the Seven Sages Mountain Secret Realm to try their luck after paying some spirit crystal fragments.

After the invasion of the Southern Frontier, the Fushan Kingdom occupied the lands of Sanshan and Yingchuan, and the Seven Sages Mountain Secret Realm has not been open to the public for nearly twenty years.

Shen Chongming's target this time is also Sanshan County.

After all, he himself had obtained the complete Thunder Cultivation inheritance in the Seven Sages Mountain Secret Realm.

But besides the true method "Secret Record of the Five Thunder True Method of Shenxiao Jade Palace", he also missed the thunderous creature in the secret realm and the stone carving where he had first comprehended the "Secret Record of the Five Thunder True Method of Shenxiao Jade Palace".

He had already obtained a true technique after visualizing the stone carving twice, but his divine sense failed to approach the Thunder Pool within the stone carving.

If one's divine sense can reach the edge of the Thunder Pool in the future, one may obtain even better things.

“The forces in the southern border regions especially value blood offerings, and Yingchuan and Sanshan County are the places with the most people under the rule of Fushan Kingdom.”

"If we want to take over both prefectures in one fell swoop, we will probably face the fiercest resistance from the Fushan Kingdom."

Hearing the two brothers' words, Shen Wenxing said in a deep voice, "Moreover, the current strength of my Shen family is not enough to completely occupy the two prefectures."

In the Yangnao region, there are several large prefectures in the Central Plains, each with about thirty cities.

If they conquer two prefectures in one fell swoop, they will have fifty or sixty cities under their control.

With such a vast sphere of influence, the Shen family simply couldn't muster enough manpower to govern it in a short time.

After the great harvest is over, those cities with little defense will inevitably become targets for plunder and attack by surrounding forces.

"What Father means is..."

After hearing this, Shen Chongming pondered for a moment and also felt that the matter was somewhat troublesome.

Once territory is seized, it inevitably requires expending energy and dividing forces to defend it.

The Shen family's current foundation is insufficient, its power is too scattered, and it is facing too many forces at the same time, so it will only be slowly eroded.

"Let's fight first. We'll inevitably have to make a deal with the Fushan Kingdom later."

After careful consideration, Shen Wenxing offered his advice.

The eight major forces have fought to this point, and their relationship is no longer entirely based on hatred.

If there are sufficient interests involved, it's not impossible to negotiate.

Shen Chongming nodded, then turned to Shen Chonghong beside him and said, "Prepare the map, and let's discuss a specific route of advance as soon as possible."

……

Yingchuan County City.

After Wu Shi Ao returned from the capital of Zhili, many generals of Fushan Kingdom gathered together.

"Your Highness, where should we attack this time?"

Among the many generals, Li Songyan, dressed in red-tasseled armor and with a robust physique, spoke in a deep, resonant voice.

The remaining generals also looked intently at Wu Shi Ao, rubbing their hands together, ready for a great battle.

Wu Shi Ao glanced at everyone and shook his head slightly.

"This time, I'm afraid you generals will be disappointed."

Upon hearing this, the generals below, all at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm, looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Our Fushan Kingdom's opponent this time is the Shen family of Yunshui."

Wu Shi'ao paced back and forth, his face grave, and said, "You have all heard of the Shen family's strength."

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure over ten feet tall, exuding a strong aura of menace, spoke up from among the generals before him:

"What is there to fear from a small, powerful family?"

"Please give the order, Your Highness! This humble general is willing to lead my Xuan Kui Army to the front lines and smash that turtle shell of Yunshui City!"

Although the person's voice was somewhat rough, it was clearly a woman.

However, his physique and height are extremely inconsistent with his gender.

"Please give the order, Your Highness. We are not fools like those from Mount Dawu. Today we want to see just how strong the Shen family really is."

As soon as the commander of the Xuan Kui Army finished speaking, someone else stepped forward, clasped his hands, and volunteered.

These people were all commanders of the army of Fushan Kingdom, and their cultivation levels were all at the perfect stage of the embryonic breathing realm. They simply did not believe that the Shen family's strength was so great that they dared not take the initiative to attack.

Upon seeing this, Wu Shi'ao's expression shifted slightly.

The Fushan Kingdom also obtained some intelligence regarding the Shen family's previous attack on the territory of Dawushan.

According to intelligence, the reason why Mount Dawu failed to stop the Shen family's offensive was mainly because the Shen family's genius swordsman single-handedly blocked several powerful demons from Mount Dawu, including Lan Jue, who were at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.

However, the anticlimactic breakthrough in Yunshui City two years ago seemed to indicate that the genius swordsman from the Shen family had failed in his breakthrough.

If one achieves perfect embryonic breathing but fails to break through to the Golden Core stage, there is a high probability that one will die and perish.

Even those who miraculously survive are merely clinging to life...

In that case, it seems that the Kingdom of Fushan does have a chance.

Thinking of this, Wu Shi'ao even felt that the attitude of Shen Chongming, the head of the Shen family, during the meeting in the capital of Zhili, was somewhat strong on the outside but weak on the inside, and that he was deliberately trying to scare everyone.

He paced back and forth in deep thought, unable to make a decision for a long time, causing many of the generals below to look anxious.

"Report!"

A sharp shout broke the silence in the hall.

As Wu Shi Ao suppressed his thoughts and slowly turned around, a soldier hurriedly entered the hall.

"Your Highness, generals, news has come from the front lines that two large armies have been spotted in the direction of Anyang and Yunshui!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Shi Ao's brows furrowed instantly!
"The Shen family actually took the initiative?"

During the last major harvest, the Shen family and Luoxia Mountain relied on the city's protective formation and retreated into a defensive posture.

This time, they actually took the initiative to attack them?

Do they think the Kingdom of Fushan is easier to bully than those beasts of Mount Dawu?

"Your Highness, give the order!"

All the generals present bowed in unison.

After a moment's thought, Wu Shi'ao understood whether the Shen family was all bark and no bite or truly powerful; the hearsay information was no longer of much use.

Only by actually touching it can one know.

"Generals, obey the order!"

Having made up his mind, he immediately glanced at everyone present and said, "Xuan Kui, the Xuan Hu army will proceed to the west side of Yingchuan to meet the enemy."

"The Xuanlin Army provides support from the center."

"The Yaoshan Army marched swiftly along the Laishui River. After approaching Yunshui City, they sent out a vanguard battalion to attempt an attack. I personally led the Fengwu Army, ready to respond at any time."

"Once Yunshui City has little resistance left, the armies of Xuan Kui and Xuan Hu will hold off the Shen family cultivators as much as possible, while the Xuan Lin army will flank them. With the three armies working together, we will wipe out the two armies of the Shen family cultivators, and then we will meet up outside Yunshui City!"

"Yes!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the generals below immediately cupped their hands and responded in unison.

……

As the massive army set off from various parts of Yingchuan County, Shen Wen'an, dressed in a blue robe and holding a long sword, stood proudly in the void.

His mount, the White Wolf King, did not follow.

In terms of combat strength at the Perfected Nascent Soul Realm, the Shen family only has the White Wolf King besides him.

This proactive attack means that someone needs to defend against the powerful cultivators at the Perfected Nascent Soul stage in the Fushan Kingdom.

His main goal was decapitation.

Killing Wu Shi Ao would be ideal; if not, then kill a few more cultivators from Fushan Kingdom who are at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.

Only when there are no cultivators at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage can the Shen family cultivators fight freely on the front lines.

As the autumn breeze of September gently caressed him, Shen Wen'an crossed his arms and unabashedly scanned the mountains and rivers below with his divine sense.

"Ok?"

In an instant, a hint of doubt flashed across his face, then his eyes narrowed slightly, and his figure instantly transformed into sword light and disappeared into the void.

Below, on the ground, a massive army of thousands of cultivators, clad in standard armor and led by a general at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm, were using their Divine Speed ​​Technique to rush forward at top speed.

This army of cultivators belonging to the Fushan Kingdom is the Xuanhu Army, one of the Five Armies.

The full-strength Xuanhu Army originally numbered eight thousand, with two deputy generals on the left and right, whose cultivation had reached the late stage of the embryonic breathing realm.

Below the deputy general, there is also a commander of a thousand men, whose cultivation level is also in the middle to late stages of the embryonic breathing stage.

Having been in Yangnao Land for nearly twenty years, I have witnessed a great harvest and had many clashes with other forces, resulting in some losses in the number of troops in my five legions.

The Xuanhu Army now has a strength of over six thousand men.

The general who led the Xuanhu Army was named Hou Tianhu, and he had reached the Perfected Stage of the Fetal Breathing Realm.

Hou Tianhu was thin and over six feet tall. He was skilled in movement techniques and an expert in assassination and surprise attacks.

Hou Tianhu, who was leading his soldiers at the front of the army, suddenly seemed to sense something and glanced at the sky to his left.

A streak of azure light streaked across the sky, hurtling towards them at incredible speed!

"Enemy attack!"

Hou Tianhu narrowed his eyes slightly and took a deep breath.

In an instant, the Xuanhu Army soldiers, who were still running wildly, changed their formation. In just a few breaths, the more than 6,000 Xuanhu Army soldiers were divided into six square formations based on 1,000 men each.

Under the guidance of the late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, the cultivators in each formation circulated their spiritual power, forming strange arrays.

Amidst the cyan sword light, Shen Wen'an was slightly surprised to see this scene.

This situation reminded him of the origin of the formation that his master, Pei Zhao, had told him when he was in the Hidden Cloud Courtyard in Qiyun Valley.

Pei Zhao said that the earliest formations originated in the ancient barbaric era. In order to resist those powerful evil spirits and monsters, the ancestors of the human race explored the ability by using the power of heaven and earth and the terrain.

This thing was originally used for coordination, and therefore it was also called a battle formation.

In the early days, when Danzhou was still in the Immortal Dynasty era, there were battle formations specifically created for the army of cultivators.

With the help of battle formations, some low-level cultivators, if they cooperate well, can trap or even kill higher-level cultivators.

Clearly, the army of cultivators from the Fushan Kingdom below is using a battle formation.

Let's test the power of this battle formation first.

An idea popped into his mind, and Shen Wen'an flicked his finger, sending out a sword beam that pierced straight into one of the six square formations below.

When the thousand cultivators and soldiers in the formation saw the sword light approaching, they all unleashed their spiritual power.

These spiritual energies strangely merged together, forming a huge spiritual energy shield above the thousand people!

boom!
The sword beam pierced the spiritual energy shield, producing a terrifying explosion!

Although the spiritual energy shield was shaken and flickered, it successfully withstood the attack!
"interesting……"

"A late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator plus more than ten early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, along with hundreds of Qi Refining cultivators, were actually able to withstand a single attack from a Nascent Soul Perfection cultivator."

Shen Wen'an stood in the void above the Xuanhu Army, observing the many cultivators below with great interest.

His attack just now was roughly equivalent to the attack of an ordinary cultivator at the peak of the Fetal Breathing Realm.

Although the attacking thousand-man formation was successfully blocked, the cultivators within the formation had clearly suffered some minor injuries.

Many of the soldiers, especially those at the Qi Refining stage, had blood spilling from the corners of their mouths.

Shen Wen'an estimated that this battle formation could only withstand three or four attacks like the one just now at most.

However, this is already quite good.

It should be understood that without a battle formation, this thousand-strong force would be slaughtered if they encountered a cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.

We'll have to think of a way to get our hands on this battle formation later.

In an instant, this thought popped into Shen Wen'an's mind.

Over the years, he has developed a habit of trying to get his hands on anything that could be of help to the Shen family.

At the front of the Xuanhu Army, Hou Tianhu saw that Shen Wen'an had launched an attack without warning, and he realized that the other party must be a member of the Shen family.

The Shen family uses swords...

Hou Tianhu looked at Shen Wen'an suspiciously and asked, "Are you the fellow Daoist from the Shen family who broke through to the Golden Core Realm two years ago?"

Shen Wen'an remained silent, which was taken as tacit acceptance of his identity.

Hou Tianhu was even more puzzled.

"How can this be!?"

"Your Excellency failed to break through to the Golden Core stage, so it's highly unlikely you would still possess such a smooth and profound aura..."

Hearing his murmurs, Shen Wen'an smiled faintly and said, "Want to know?"

"In the next life."

As soon as he finished speaking, a milky white sword light flashed and disappeared.

Hou Tianhu originally wanted to resist.

But the spiritual energy shield around his body disappeared the instant it rose.

His stunned expression froze on his face, and all his vitality vanished in an instant.

"General Hou?"

The two lieutenants beside Hou Tianhu, who had reached the late stage of fetal breathing, looked at him with suspicion, as if they did not understand what had happened.

But the next moment, Hou Tianhu's body crashed to the ground.

"Dead...dead!?"

Both lieutenants wore expressions of horror!

As a general of the Xuanhu Army, Hou Tianhu is a cultivator at the peak of the Fetal Breathing Realm!
He was instantly killed in a single exchange!
The key point is that the two of them only vaguely saw a flash of white light, and did not feel any other movement!
After killing Hou Tianhu with a single sword strike, Shen Wen'an pondered for a moment, and then nine cyan Tai Xuan sword energies suddenly appeared behind him!

After nine sword energies appeared around him, long sword phantoms formed from the sword energies flew out continuously from each sword energy!

A dense barrage of longswords rained down indiscriminately upon the Xuanhu Army below!

Before the two subordinate generals, both at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, could figure out how Hou Tianhu had died, they were forced to retreat by the overwhelming sword energy.

In an instant, the mountains and forests below were cut and shredded by the sharp sword energy!

When faced with such a terrifying sword aura attack, the Xuanhu soldiers, who relied on the battle formation to create a spiritual energy shield, experienced numerous ripples in the shield above their heads, rapidly draining the spiritual energy from their bodies.

In just a few breaths, the formation among the six formations of the Xuanhu Army that had previously been struck by Shen Wen'an's sword was the first to give way.

Bang!
A cyan sword aura shattered the spiritual energy shield, and the remaining sword swept through the thousand cultivators like a sword dragon!

In an instant, including the thousand-household cultivator whose cultivation had reached the late stage of the embryonic breathing realm, all the cultivators had no chance to fight back and were instantly killed on the spot by countless sword qi!

The remaining formations also did not last long, and were subsequently wiped out one after another.

Finally, when all the sword energy and longswords converged around the two junior officers at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, it meant that their deaths were imminent.

After slaughtering more than 6,000 cultivators in one fell swoop, several strange scarlet auras slowly emerged from Shen Wen'an's body.

This strange, scarlet aura was formed by the resentment of the dead mixed with the karmic force of heaven and earth.

The reason it can manifest is because Shen Wen'an's physical body is constantly radiating an invisible "sexual light".

With a thought, he instantly gathered the surrounding crimson auras together, forming a dark red bead that floated in his palm. Looking at the dark red bead floating in his palm, Shen Wen'an initially intended to shatter it into the world.

After all, if this thing is left unattended and allowed to absorb some of the impurities and spiritual energy of heaven and earth, it is very likely to turn into a bloodthirsty demon, which would be troublesome to deal with.

However, he suddenly remembered a body cultivation technique that his elder brother Shen Wenxing had mentioned before.

It is said that his apprentice Xu Zhan accidentally obtained the inheritance, which is related to the existence at the bottom of the Laishui River.

It seems that the "Nine Fiends Body-Gathering Technique" can absorb this power to temper the physical body.

Thinking of this, Shen Wen'an took out a jade box from his storage bag and sealed the dark red bead in his palm with his sword energy into the jade box.

After doing all this, he glanced at the blood-soaked battlefield below, and with a flash of light in his hand, he took out a sound transmission stone.

He directly sent a telepathic message to his father, Shen Yuan, asking him to send a cultivator from the clan with the centipede leader and Shen Li's two spirit beasts to clean up the battlefield. At the same time, the three demon beasts could devour the corpses of these cultivators and improve their cultivation.

After waiting for about half an hour, a golden streak of light shot out from the distant horizon!

After the golden light landed, it was the Golden Toad, whose cultivation had recovered to the mid-stage of the Fetal Breathing realm.

I still remember that this guy was a great demon in the late stage of the Fetal Breathing Realm. But because Shen Wen'an cut off one of his bodies, his realm dropped directly to the early stage of the Fetal Breathing Realm.

After being taken in as a spirit pet by Shen Li, it has only reached the mid-stage of the embryonic breathing stage after so many years of recovery.

The main reason is that over the years, Shen Li has strictly forbidden him from consuming blood food.

"Third Master!"

After landing, the golden toad first took a delighted sniff of the rich, bloody scent in the air, then called out obsequiously to Shen Wen'an.

As Shen Wen'an nodded, another dense cloud of multicolored poisonous miasma swept in from afar.

The centipede leader's enormous body emerged from the multicolored poisonous miasma, its aura already reaching the late stage of the embryonic breathing realm.

The reason why his cultivation level was able to surpass that of the Golden Toad was mainly due to the poisonous herb that grew from the incomplete Golden Core that the Golden Core Poison Dragon had absorbed.

With Shen Wen'an's help, the centipede leader not only refined the entire poisonous herb, but also absorbed all the energy of the remaining golden core of the poisonous dragon, and successfully reached the late stage of the embryonic breathing realm.

"Squeak..."

When the centipede leader removed the poisonous miasma, the slightly smaller silver-threaded centipede crawled down from behind him and politely came to Shen Wen'an, letting out two low, strange cries.

Shen Wen'an looked at this guy, and after a moment's thought, he waved his hand and unleashed a stream of spiritual energy, pulling the slain Hou Tianhu's corpse to his side.

"This corpse of a cultivator at the peak of the embryonic breathing realm is yours."

"After you absorb and refine it, it should allow you to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm."

Seeing this, both the golden toad and the centipede leader were filled with envy.

The blood food of the Perfected Nascent Soul Realm cultivators would greatly benefit both of them after consuming it.

"Alright, you two don't need to be envious. The remaining corpses of these cultivators are all yours."

"Remember to keep all the spoils they carry so that their people can take them back."

The leaders of the golden toad and centipede nodded vigorously.

"Don't worry, Third Master, I'll make sure everything is taken care of."

As he spoke, dozens of cultivators from the Shen family arrived on the wind, led by a boy of about fifteen or sixteen years old.

The young man wore a light gray brocade robe, had a handsome face, and held a long sword with a red tassel fluttering in the wind.

"Xiu Zhuo pays his respects to Third Grandfather."

This young man was Shen Chongming's eldest son, Shen Xiuzhuo.

At the age of fifteen or sixteen, his cultivation had reached the seventh level of Qi Refining, and his talent was considered average.

Shen Wen'an nodded with a smile and said, "After the battlefield here is cleaned up, immediately lead your men back to Yunshui City. Do not linger outside."

It is currently harvest season, and the entire Yangnao region is fraught with danger.

"I understand, Third Grandfather."

After respectfully bowing, Shen Xiuzhuo immediately ordered the group of cultivators behind him to begin looting all the spoils of war from the Xuanhu soldiers.

"Golden toad, giant centipede, protect them well."

After giving one last instruction, Shen Wen'an transformed into a sword beam and flew off into the distance.

……

Hushan City was a large city in Yingchuan County, adjacent to Anyang City. It was named after Hushan Mountain outside the city, which resembled a giant tiger lying on the ground.

On the plains at the foot of Tiger Mountain, the Xuan Kui Army from Fushan Kingdom was engaged in a fierce battle with the Shen family cultivators.

In the void, the White Wolf King's body swelled to over ten zhang in size, single-handedly dragging the Xuan Kui Army's general and two lieutenants.

The general of the Xuan Kui Army was that strange woman who was over ten feet tall.

Although both were at the peak of the Fetal Breathing Realm, the Snow Wolf King was significantly weaker than the female general of the Xuan Kui Army.

If it weren't for its thick skin and the constant interference from Shen Chongming's arrows from below, the Snow Wolf King would probably have been defeated long ago.

"That strange woman at the peak of the embryonic breathing realm is too strong. My arrows can only affect her, but cannot injure her..."

"We need to figure out how to deal with those two late-stage Nascent Soul generals first!"

In the distance, Shen Chongming held the Silent Guest magic weapon, his eyes fixed on the chaotic battle in the void, pondering to himself.

His cultivation level has now reached the peak of the mid-stage of the Fetal Breathing Realm, but compared to the frontal battlefield, he can better unleash his strength by launching sneak attacks in the dark, thanks to the characteristics of the Silent Guest magic weapon.

Having made up his mind, Shen Chongming slowly raised the white bone bow in his hand and aimed at a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator who was making hand seals to bombard the White Wolf King's side.

His lightning-attribute spiritual power surged wildly within him, and this time he directly used the Crimson Flame Arrow again.

This arrow was the very one Huang Lingshan had given him years ago, and Shen Chongming named it "Red Flame".

The [Purple Lightning Breakthrough] secret technique was activated, and a large amount of lightning-attribute spiritual power slowly gathered at the sharp tip of the Crimson Flame Arrow, forming a rice-grain-sized azure gem.

Shen Chongming narrowed his eyes slightly and loosened his grip a little.

The crimson arrow vanished instantly!
"Fang Yuan, watch out!"

At the same time, the strange woman who was fighting with the White Wolf King strangely sensed Shen Chongming's attack. With a loud shout, she waved her hand and sent out a gust of wind to block the side of the deputy general who was in the late stage of the Fetal Breathing Realm!

Upon hearing the reminder, the lieutenant named Fang Yuan hurriedly mobilized his spiritual power and poured it into the spiritual power shield on his body!
boom!
The strange woman's gust of wind successfully blocked the crimson arrow!
The azure gemstone at the tip of the arrow, which contained the secret technique of [Purple Lightning Breaking Limit], exploded instantly!

A massive amount of lightning power tore the gale apart and also struck the spiritual energy shield on Fang Yuan's body!

Upon seeing this, the strange woman's expression changed slightly.

The moment the gale was torn apart by the lightning, she could clearly feel that the attack power of this arrow was terrifying, and it was something that an ordinary late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator could not withstand.

Seeing that the exploding lightning almost tore apart Fang Yuan's spiritual energy shield, and that a crimson sharp light was rushing straight towards Fang Yuan's head from the raging lightning, the strange woman immediately tried to rush to his rescue.

"Ouch!"

The Snow Wolf King would never give her a chance to rescue him!
A deep wolf howl rang out, and a hazy halo instantly appeared on the Snow Wolf King's body.

These halos quickly condensed into crescent moons radiating a clear, cold light, and flew towards the strange woman!

This crescent-shaped cold light belonged to the Snow Wolf King's own divine power and was also his strongest attack. Naturally, the strange woman dared not underestimate it and could only turn around to defend herself.

And it was in this brief delay that the crimson light from the raging thunder instantly pierced the head of the lieutenant named Fang Yuan!
The power carried by the Crimson Flame Arrow shattered Fang Yuan's soul and returned to Shen Chongming's hand.

"You little beast, you deserve to die!"

After punching away the Snow Wolf King's Crescent Moon Cold Light, the strange woman sensed that Fang Yuan's life force had been cut off and his soul aura had dissipated. She immediately roared and waved her hand, throwing out more than a dozen wind blades that rushed towards Shen Chongming below!
These wind blades are incredibly sharp and extremely fast!

Several Xuan Kui soldiers and Shen family cultivators who were fighting each other along the way were instantly shredded by the wind blades before they could even react!

Wind-attribute spiritual roots are also a type of mutated spiritual roots. At the same cultivation level, mutated spiritual roots are generally much stronger than normal five-element spiritual roots.

But as the several wind blades locked onto him and rapidly approached, Shen Chongming sensed an immense crisis.

Just as he was about to fight back with all his might, a dark light suddenly flew over!
The dark light precisely shattered several wind blades, then changed direction in the void and flew towards another late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator in the void!

puff!
Before the late-stage Nascent Soul general could react, a thin bloodstain appeared on his neck!
After the dark light disappeared, its head suddenly rolled off its neck.

"General, save me!"

The severed head even let out a cry!

Upon seeing this, the female general of the Xuan Kui Legion immediately summoned a whirlwind in an attempt to catch the falling head.

"You can barely save yourself, yet you want to save others?"

As a calm voice rang out, Shen Wen'an strode over from the distant void!

With each step he took, a cyan longsword phantom appeared in the void beneath his feet!

One after another, those long sword phantoms shot out, all targeting the female general of the Xuan Kui Army.

"Third Uncle, this person is a mutated wind-attribute spiritual root cultivator. It would be a pity to kill him."

Seeing Shen Wen'an make a move, Shen Chongming below immediately focused his voice and transmitted a message.

Upon hearing this, Shen Wen'an frowned slightly and pointed with his finger.

The cyan sword phantom that had been attacking the strange woman shifted slightly before piercing through her shoulders and legs!
Having reached the half-step Golden Core realm, Shen Wen'an could not do what Huang Lingshan did back then, where a single breath could overwhelm a Nascent Soul cultivator.

However, when facing a cultivator at the peak of the embryonic breathing realm, he could still easily decide life and death.

After the cyan longsword phantom pierced through the strange woman's shoulders and limbs, it left a large amount of powerful sword energy in her body!
These sword energies violently rushed into her body's meridians, halting the flow of her spiritual energy.

In an instant, the strange woman's spiritual energy and true essence were restrained, and she was reduced to an ordinary person, falling directly from the void.

Seeing this, Shen Wen'an flicked his finger and sent out a sword light to catch her, preventing her from falling to her death on the spot.

“Cultivators who can reach this level generally have a very firm Dao heart and will not easily give in.”

Seeing that Shen Chongming had already ordered his men to take the strange woman away, Shen Wen'an spoke in a deep voice.

Although this female general from Fushan Kingdom possessed a mutated wind-attribute spiritual root and had reached the perfected stage of fetal breathing, human cultivators and demon cultivators were different.

Moreover, it's possible that the ruler of Nafu Mountain didn't make his soldiers sign some kind of oath to bind them.

Shen Chongming cupped his hands in greeting, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes, and said in a low voice, "Third Uncle, I have other uses for her."

"If they can submit, that would be best. If they don't submit... then we must find a way to pass on their mutated spiritual root."

inherited?

Shen Wen'an was slightly taken aback, but then he understood what he meant.

He never expected that his nephew would come up with such a method.

"If your grandparents find out about this, they'll probably give you a good scolding."

"If word gets out, it will probably affect the reputation of my Shen family."

Shen Chongming's eyes were resolute as he cupped his hands and said, "I will bear this infamy. Of course, I will also strictly select the appropriate candidates. Please rest assured, Uncle."

After pondering for a moment, Shen Wen'an didn't say anything more.

"The strongmen on this battlefield have all been killed, so there shouldn't be any major problems. You and your men should handle this carefully."

“Your grandfather sent a message saying that a large army from the Fushan Kingdom has reached the outer defenses of Yunshui City along the Laishui River. Your third uncle has gone back first.”

Before parting, Shen Wen'an hesitated for a moment before taking out the Azure Origin Sword Nourishing Gourd from his storage bag.

"Take this with you for now. If you encounter other cultivators at the Perfected Nascent Soul stage in Fushan Kingdom, this magic weapon, in conjunction with the Snow Wolf King, should be able to kill them."

Shen Chongming cupped his hands and took the Qingyuan Sword Nourishing Gourd into his hands.

"Owner."

The Snow Wolf King had already arrived.

Seeing the numerous wounds on his body and the blood-stained hair, Shen Wen'an's expression softened slightly as he said, "Thank you for your hard work this time."

Upon hearing this, the Snow Wolf King felt a warmth in his heart.

Before becoming Shen Wen'an's mount, he served the Heavenly Fox Demon King of Mount Dawu for over two hundred years, yet he never received a single kind word in return.

It seems that in the eyes of the Heavenly Fox Demon King, there is not much difference between these great demons who have reached the Perfection of the Fetal Breathing Realm and those lesser demons who have reached the Qi Refining Realm.

If you're injured, you're injured; if you die, you're dead.

"You can devour all the enemy corpses on the battlefield if you wish."

"Remember, the corpses of Shen family members are not allowed."

After a moment's thought, Shen Wen'an spoke.

Upon hearing this, the Snow Wolf King nodded repeatedly, watching him transform into a sword beam and fly away into the distance.

……

Inside the main hall of Yingchuan County.

Wu Shi Ao paced back and forth with a solemn expression.

Cultivators who have reached the perfect state of embryonic breathing will experience some degree of connection with the heavens and man as they get closer to the Golden Core Path.

Wu Shi Ao now sensed a bad omen in the darkness.

"Still no news from the various armies?"

Suddenly stopping, Wu Shi Ao spoke in a deep voice.

The two guards at the door shook their heads, somewhat puzzled as to what was wrong with their lord today.

He hadn't been this anxious during the last big harvest.

"Report!"

Just as the two were wondering, a figure came riding the wind from afar. Before the person even arrived, the voice had already resounded throughout the entire hall square.

Hearing the slightly panicked tone in the voice, many of the guards protecting the main hall and the Phoenix Army cultivators waiting quietly outside felt a sense of foreboding.

After the cultivators and soldiers who had arrived on the wind landed, they stumbled into the main hall and knelt down in front of Wu Shi Ao with a thud.

"Your Majesty!"

"Something bad is going to happen!"

"News from the front lines indicates that the Shen family cultivators have successively captured the cities of Hushan, Jinyuan, and Yingcheng, and are currently advancing towards Quancheng, north of the county seat!"

Three cities lost in quick succession!?
Upon hearing this, Wu Shi Ao's face instantly turned ugly.

"Isn't the Xuan Kui Army leading the attack from the direction of Tiger Mountain City?"

"Where are the soldiers of my Xuan Kui Army and General Fu Feng?"

The cultivator shook his head with a mournful face and said, "This subordinate does not know, but... but judging from the battle reports from the front lines, General Fufeng and the Xuan Kui Army are probably..."

He didn't dare to finish his sentence.

The Xuan Kui Army is the strongest of the five armies of the Fu Shan Kingdom in the Yang Nao region.

General Fu Feng, who commands the Xuan Kui Army, is a cultivator at the Perfected Nascent Soul stage whose strength is no less than that of Wu Shi Ao.

"Report!"

Another urgent sound came.

"Your Highness, news has come from the Xuanlin Army scouts that they have lost track of the Xuanhu Army and the Xuankui Army!"

At that moment, Wu Shi Ao felt a great sense of impending doom!
"Quickly send a telepathic message to Yaoshan Army, telling them to withdraw immediately!"

When the great harvest began, he gave the Yaoshan Army an order to launch a surprise attack on Yunshui City.

These past few days, he has been waiting for news from Yaoshan Army. As long as he can confirm that Yunshui City is weak, he will immediately lead the Fengwu Army, which is stationed in the county city, to attack Yunshui City.

Now that the Xuan Kui Army and the Xuan Hu Army have disappeared without a trace, and the Shen family's cultivator army has broken through three cities in succession, it means that the Xuan Hu Army and the Xuan Kui Army are very likely to have been wiped out.

In an instant, Wu Shi Ao panicked.

……

Yunshui City, South Gate.

A large army of cultivators, numbering over five thousand, hovered outside the Renshui Concealing Spirit Formation, riding the wind.

On the city wall inside the great formation, Shen Yuan stood with his hands behind his back in the center of the city tower, looking calmly at the vast enemy forces in the distance.

Beside him stood Wei Qiuling and Hu Meier on either side, followed by a group of younger members of the Shen family.

"Grandpa, what do these people mean by neither attacking nor retreating?"

Shen Chongzhen, sword in hand, looked at the Yaoshan Army cultivators above him who resembled heavenly soldiers, and spoke with some annoyance.

"They are testing the strength of Yunshui City."

Shen Yuan smiled faintly and said, "No need to worry, they won't be able to tell anything."

The Yaoshan Army, consisting of several thousand cultivators, had been blocking the south gate of Yunshui City for several days, but only Shen Yuan and a dozen or so members of the Shen family and their female relatives remained on the city wall.

In the void, the general of Yaoshan Army, who was at the peak of the Fetal Breathing Realm, could clearly see that the group of old, weak, women and children on the city wall below were all calmly confronting his side.

This confident and fearless demeanor aroused his suspicion, making him hesitant to make a move.

"Report!"

"General, the Prince has issued an urgent order for us to withdraw our troops immediately!"

Outside the Yaoshan Army's main formation, a cultivator rushed over and spoke.

"Withdrawal?"

Upon hearing this, the general of Yaoshan Army frowned slightly, then waved his hand without hesitation and said:

"As the king commands, retreat!"

Upon receiving the order, the more than 5,000 cultivators behind him immediately changed direction and flew away into the distance on the wind.

Before they could get very far, a streak of azure light streaked across the sky from afar!

The cyan light moved extremely fast, passing over the Renshui Yinling Formation of Yunshui City in the blink of an eye, and chasing after the Yaoshan Army formation.

"It's Third Uncle!"

"It's Third Grandfather!"

In the city below, the younger generation of the Shen family saw the blue light and shouted excitedly!

It seems that as long as Shen Wen'an is around, there is no enemy that the Shen family cannot defeat!
The same applies to the monks in the city.

Their worship of their master, "Third Master," had reached a blind level.

But the blue light quickly caught up with the cultivators of Yaoshan Army.

A calm voice suddenly rang out in the void.

"Since you're here, let's all stay."

The instant that sound rang out, nine towering azure sword energies shot straight into the sky!

The next moment, the sky above Yunshui City seemed to be covered by a vast lake, and ripples spread across the void!

One by one, tender green lotus plants, full of vitality, grew out of thin air, climbing higher and higher, and in the blink of an eye, they formed flower buds ready to bloom.

(End of this chapter)