Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 236 Inheritance
A sudden downpour struck the vast mountains.

Lightning flashed and thunder roared as a figure darted swiftly through the jungle in the torrential rain.

Despite the steep cliffs and thickets of thorns, Dong Yunhu walked on them as if they were flat ground.

He had already quietly passed through the Void Harmony Corridor Formation and arrived at Yangnao Land, as instructed by Shen Chongxu.

However, this area is often frequented by cultivators from various Golden Core forces in the Southern Frontier, so Dong Yunhu dares not fly openly on the wind, and even when running wildly through the mountains and forests, he dares not raise a spiritual energy shield to resist the torrential rain.

As evening approached and the rain subsided slightly, Dong Yunhu appeared on the opposite bank of the rushing Laishui River.

Through the pervasive mountain mist, he could vaguely see the magnificent city on the opposite bank.

Dong Yunhu wiped the sweat from his face, a slight smile appearing on his resolute features.

"Who dares to covet Yunshui City?!"

Just as he was about to cross the raging river in front of him, a woman's sharp shout suddenly came from afar!
Dong Yunhu's heart sank. He immediately mobilized the spiritual energy within his body and looked in the direction from which the sound came.

In the distance, a beautiful woman dressed in a dark green dress, wielding a long whip that shimmered with magical light, appeared in the forest, supported by a spiritual energy shield, and walked through the air.

Behind him, on the ground, a young man wielding a long spear and exuding a strong aura of bloodlust was rushing towards them.

With each step, his body could leap more than ten zhang!
The two men arrived and blocked Dong Yunhu's path from the left and right.

"Perfected Qi Refining?"

Holding a magic whip, Shen You frowned slightly after seeing Dong Yunhu's cultivation level.

Even if some rogue cultivators from the Southern Frontier were to sneak into the Shen family's territory to plunder blood offerings, they would never dare to be so reckless as to come to the vicinity of Yunshui City.

If he were a spy from one of those Golden Core factions, then his cultivation at the Perfect Qi Refining Realm would indeed be quite high.

If it gets exposed, it could result in a significant loss.

Dong Yunhu sized up the two people in front of him, then bowed slightly to Xu Zhan, who was holding a long spear: "May I ask your honorable surname, fellow Daoist?"

Xu Zhan was on high alert, intending to stab this sneaky fellow to death with a single shot, but he never expected Dong Yunhu to be so polite.

But as the saying goes, one doesn't hit a smiling face, and since the other party had asked so politely, he immediately clasped his hands in greeting.

"Xu Zhan".

Is your surname Xu?

Upon hearing this, Dong Yunhu frowned slightly, and his spiritual power surged instantly!

The sect leader, Shen Chongxu, specifically instructed him to find a cultivator surnamed Shen.

Although he didn't open the storage bag to look inside, he knew that the contents must be very important and could not possibly have fallen into the hands of others.

The woman wielding the long whip magic weapon exuded a faint spiritual pressure, clearly indicating that she was already a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator.

This body cultivator surnamed Xu was even more terrifying, with a rich blood aura, likely having already passed the third realm.

Dongyun Hu knew that his chances of escaping this time were slim, but he still decided to give it his all.

Suddenly, he unleashed a terrifying fire dragon at Shen You and Xu Zhan, then forcibly burned the essence blood within his body, transforming into a streak of light and flying away into the distance!

"Hey! What a cunning fellow!"

The Dong Yunhu who was politely bowing to Xu Zhan just a moment ago suddenly attacked. Xu Zhan immediately rushed forward, sweeping his white bone spear horizontally. The domineering power directly smashed the fire dragon into sparks all over the sky!

But Shen You is even faster!

The moment Dongyun Hu transformed into a beam of light and fled, they had already given chase.

As a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage, Shen You would be too ashamed to let a Qi Refining Perfection stage cultivator escape from her grasp.

But Dong Yunhu ahead was clearly burning his life essence, only thinking about escaping for his life.

Shen You's lips curled up, and she immediately swung out the long whip magic weapon in her hand!
After the whip was flung out, it swelled in the wind, like a wildly growing vine, moving rapidly through the rain!
"Oh no, this female cultivator has a water-attribute spiritual root..."

Seeing that the long whip behind him could actually take advantage of the heavy rain to strike quickly, Dong Yunhu was secretly alarmed, and then felt his body tense up!
A transparent rope formed from rainwater had bound his body.

As he fell from the air, Shen You and Xu Zhan arrived just in time, their sharp spears pressed against his face.

"This person is rather strange. Take him back and interrogate him thoroughly."

Shen You glanced at Dong Yunhu and spoke in a deep voice.

Xu Zhan immediately put away the bone spear.

"Yes, senior sister."

They picked up the subdued Dong Yunhu and returned to Yunshui City, where they ran into Shen Chongming.

What did you two go about?

"This is……"

Shen Chongming frowned slightly when he saw the Dongyun Tiger that Xu Zhan was carrying.

"Brother, Xu Zhan and I caught him on the other side of the Laishui River. This guy was acting suspiciously, and we don't know what he's up to."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongming carefully examined Dong Yunhu and asked, "A cultivator from the Southern Frontier?"

Dongyun Hu did not speak.

"Which faction do you come from?"

Shen Chongming asked again.

His intuition told him that this person was probably not a cultivator from one of the six major Golden Core factions.

After all, the six major powers have been in Yangnao Land for almost thirty years. There's absolutely no need for a Qi Refining Perfection cultivator to wander around Yunshui City and be captured by the Shen family for nothing.

He was more worried that Dongyun Hu's appearance might be related to the person behind the game, so he wanted to find out as much as possible.

However, Dong Yunhu's silence was giving him a headache.

"Fine, no matter where you come from, if you dare to covet my Shen family, you will not be let off lightly."

"Xu Zhan".

As Shen Chongming spoke, he looked at Xu Zhan beside him.

"Senior brother." Xu Zhan respectfully cupped his hands.

"Take him..."

"Wait a minute, you said this is the Shen family's residence?"

Dong Yunhu on the ground looked at Shen Chongming with some surprise.

Shen Chongming was taken aback by his question.

This person is quite strange. He doesn't even know this is the Shen family's residence. What is he sneaking around spying on?
"Is your surname Shen?"

Dong Yunhu struggled to his feet, his expression somewhat agitated as he looked at Shen Chongming.

He thought he would fail in this mission, and even if he died to atone for his sins, he would not be able to get the cult leader to take care of his younger brother.

Unexpectedly, this person in front of me said that this was the Shen family's residence!
"I am Shen Chongming, the head of the Shen family."

Seeing that he was finally willing to speak, Shen Chongming thought for a moment and then gave his name.

Upon hearing this, Dongyun Hu suddenly grinned.

The three people in front of him were somewhat bewildered by his sudden smile.

"Fellow Daoist, could you please release me from my restraints?"

Dong Yunhu put away his smile and looked at Shen You respectfully.

Shen You frowned slightly.

Dong Yunhu added, "The strength of the three of you far surpasses mine. Even if I wanted to escape, I would have no chance against you."

Upon hearing this, Shen You glanced at Shen Chongming, and seeing him nod, she directly waved her hand to remove the restraints from Dong Yunhu's body.

After regaining his freedom, Dong Yunhu hurriedly took out a storage bag from his pocket and handed it to Shen Chongming.

"I was entrusted to deliver this item to the Shen family in the clouds and give it to a cultivator surnamed Shen."

Shen Chongming looked at the storage bag in his hand but did not take it directly.

"Whom have entrusted you with this task?"

Dongyun Hu shook his head.

Shen Chongxu specifically instructed me not to say too much before I came.

"The goods have been delivered. Please leave them for my return and report back to the nobleman."

Dong Yunhu bowed again and handed the storage bag to him.

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongming reached out and took the storage bag, opened it, and was immediately surprised.

The storage bag was filled with rare and precious materials, herbs, and spirit crystals.

In addition, there were three crystal-clear jade slips, which clearly contained some kind of information.

"elder brother?"

Seeing Shen Chongming's surprised expression, Shen You curiously approached and asked, "What's in here?"

Shen Chongming didn't say anything, but handed the storage bag to her directly.

Shen You also invaded the storage bag with her divine sense and immediately saw what was inside.

Seven hundred and eighty-one spirit crystals, one hundred and thirty-three spirit crystal fragments, and various spirit herbs and ores were all neatly arranged, with three jade slips placed to the side.

"This……"

Shen You's face was full of confusion.

If an old friend really sent something to the Shen family, aside from anything else, the amount of spirit crystals alone should be a whole number, right?

It could be 700 spirit crystals, or 750, or even 780.

However, the spirit crystals in this storage bag were in various sizes, including whole pieces and even fragments.

This looks exactly like a keepsake!

Shen Chongming looked at Dong Yunhu in front of him with a complicated expression.

Upon seeing the contents of the storage bag, he had a rough idea of ​​who had entrusted this person with this task.

"Is he... alright now?"

After a moment's thought, Shen Chongming spoke in a gentle voice.

Dong Yunhu was slightly taken aback, but felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

It seems my guess was right.

Knowing this secret, given the cult leader's personality, he probably wouldn't survive if he went back.

However, as one of the earliest cultivators to follow Shen Chongxu, Dong Yunhu also understood Shen Chongxu's temperament.

He would definitely make up for what he owed himself by giving to his younger brother, Dong Yunbao.

Thinking of this, Dongyun Hu suddenly felt relieved.

"The employer instructed me not to say too much."

"If Patriarch Shen is mindful of my contribution in delivering the gifts, then please refrain from further questioning."

Shen Chongming nodded upon hearing this.

"Someone, bring some tea and spiritual fruit."

He ordered someone to bring tea and spiritual fruit, and after thinking for a moment, Shen Chongming said, "Fellow Daoist, please rest for a while."

After saying this, he left in a hurry.

While Shen Li and Xu Zhan were sitting with Dong Yunhu in the side room, Dong Yunhu suddenly looked at Shen You and said, "This fellow Daoist is also surnamed Shen, right?"

Shen You nodded: "My name is Shen You, and that was my brother."

Upon hearing this, Dongyun Hu shook his head with a wry smile: "If I had asked you first, I wouldn't be in such a sorry state."

After eating two spiritual fruits and drinking some spiritual tea, Shen Chongming returned.

Dong Yunhu quickly stood up and clasped his hands in greeting.

After returning the greeting, Shen Chongming handed him a letter, saying, "Since he instructed you not to speak carelessly, I will not make things difficult for you."

"There is a letter here. Please take it to him personally."

Dongyun Hu stared at the letter, his expression hesitant.

But in the end, he reached out and took it, putting it in his pocket.

"Don't worry, Patriarch Shen, I will definitely deliver it."

"Patriarch Shen, fellow Daoists, farewell."

Shen Chongming nodded: "You'er, Xu Zhan, escort this fellow Daoist to the front of the Void Harmony Corridor Formation."

……

In the southern borderlands, atop a lush, verdant mountain peak, the Mingxu Huiye Furnace, now transformed into Wu Shi Qianrou, sat cross-legged atop the mountain.

Suddenly, her beautiful eyes slowly opened, looking towards the direction of the Void Harmony Corridor Formation.

"Come back so soon?"

With a soft chuckle, she transformed into a streak of light and flew towards the direction of the great array's sky curtain.

Above the vast mountains, Dong Yunhu had just returned from Yangnao Land and had only been flying for a short while when he noticed a streak of light rapidly approaching.

When the stream of light arrived and transformed into the figure of Wu Shi Qianrou, Dong Yunhu was slightly taken aback, and then he realized that this woman must have been controlled by Shen Chongxu using some kind of secret method.

"Is everything done?"

Wu Qianrou chuckled softly.

Dong Yunhu cupped his hands slightly and said, "I have completed the task assigned by the sect leader. Are you here to kill me on orders?"

Wu Qianrou said with a smile, "You are very smart. It would be a pity to kill you."

“But I dare not disobey his orders.”

"Any last words?"

A sorrowful smile appeared on Dong Yunhu's face. Just as he was about to speak, he remembered the letter in his arms.

"I didn't leave any last words, but I have a letter on me that I need to deliver to the leader in person."

As he spoke, he took out the letter from his pocket.

Seeing this, Wu Qianrou frowned slightly and said, "Just give the letter to me."

Dong Yunhu shook his head slightly: "The employer said that the letter must be delivered to the sect leader in person. If I cannot see the sect leader, I can destroy the letter directly."

Upon seeing this, Wu Qianrou's face flashed with a hint of annoyance.

After a moment's thought, she smiled faintly and said, "Fine, I'll let you live a little longer."

Before he finished speaking, he waved his hand and unleashed a blood-red streak that swept away Dong Yunhu's body.

Yangquan Mountain is a huge mountain that borders the territory of the Fushan Kingdom.

Compared to the surrounding blessed lands and sacred mountains, the spiritual energy here is not particularly abundant.

Therefore, there was only one fourth-tier sect stationed there before.

After Shen Chongxu led Bai Xuanjiao's core members away from Qingding City, they arrived here.

After eliminating the small immortal sect on the mountain, Bai Xuanjiao settled down there.

The main hall of the church.

Shen Chongxu was meditating cross-legged when a streak of blood-red light suddenly appeared before him.

Shen Chongxu slowly opened his eyes and saw Wu Shi Qianrou in front of him and Dong Yunhu beside her. His eyes narrowed slightly.

Wu Shi Qianrou hurriedly bowed and said, "Master, please forgive me, he..."

Dong Yunhu immediately bowed respectfully, holding the letter in both hands and said, "Master, please calm your anger!"

"I have a letter here that I need to deliver to you personally."

letter?
Shen Chongxu glanced at the letter in his hand, his expression blank, a strange melancholy flashing in his eyes.

He reached out and caught the letter in his palm.

But when he saw the four large characters written on the envelope, his heart skipped a beat!
Dear Brother,

Stroking the handwriting on the envelope, Shen Chongxu was filled with countless thoughts, and finally opened the envelope with trembling hands.

After reading the letter word by word, a smile finally appeared on his gloomy face.

In the letter, Shen Chongming told him about the recent situation of the Shen family, as well as his son Shen Xiubai and his brother Shen Chongxuan's marriage.

At the end of the letter, he was also given special instructions to take good care of himself and to return to Yunshui City at any time if he encountered any danger.

After silently reading the letter twice, Shen Chongxu carefully put it into his storage bag.

Seeing this, Dongyun Hu knew that his death was imminent.

"Master, I know what to do. You don't need to do it yourself."

"I only hope that you will treat Ah Bao kindly."

As he spoke, he channeled his spiritual energy into his palm and slapped it against the top of his head.

call!
Shen Chongxu suddenly waved his hand, a stream of spiritual energy interrupting his actions. He then turned to Wu Qianrou and asked, "Do you have any way to erase his memory?"

Wu Qianrou shook her head slightly.

"To erase memories without harming one's soul, let alone something I cannot do, even a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage would find it difficult."

"Unless one has an extremely profound understanding of the Dao of the Divine Soul, only a Golden Core Realm cultivator with powerful Divine Soul strength can achieve this."

Shen Chongxu felt somewhat regretful after hearing this.

Dong Yunhu knows too much. He went to Yunshui City, met his elder brother Shen Chongming, and received this letter. He must have already guessed his identity.

Although he also felt that this subordinate was loyal enough and would not betray him.

However, cultivators have many methods, such as soul searching, illusions, and mind manipulation, which can easily make him reveal his secrets.

“Master, I cannot erase his memories, but... I can extract his ‘earth soul’.”

Wu Qianrou suddenly spoke up.

Earth Soul?

Shen Chongxu frowned slightly.

Wu Shi Qianrou explained: "A person has three souls and seven spirits. The three souls are divided into Heaven, Earth, and Man."

"The Heavenly Soul, also known as the Fetal Light, governs spirituality, controls the essence of life, is connected to the Great Dao, and is the key to cultivation."

"The Earth Soul is the Spirit of Refreshment, which governs wisdom, controls memory, and bears the karma and destiny of cause and effect."

"The human soul, the 'spirit,' governs desires and symbolizes humanity; its loss leads to murder and madness."

“After extracting his earth soul, he will lose all his memories since birth, but at least his life can be saved, and if he is lucky, he may even retain his cultivation.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongxu looked at Dong Yunhu standing to the side.

"It's your choice."

"In any case, from this day forward, I will treat Ah Bao as my own younger brother."

Upon hearing this, Dong Yunhu gratefully cupped his hands in thanks.

“I have been inseparable from Ah Bao since childhood, and I do want a quick death.”

"But if my earth soul is extracted but I can still retain my cultivation, I might be able to fulfill the responsibilities of an elder brother."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongxu's expression became somewhat complicated.

The members of the White Prophecy Cult, including himself, are all wicked, and their behavior is no different from that of the legendary heretical cultivators.

Someone like Dong Yunhu is truly an anomaly in the White Propaganda.

"Since that's the case, I, the leader, will grant your wish."

"Let's do it."

Upon hearing this, Wu Shi Qianrou bowed slightly and came to Dong Yunhu's side, reaching out to summon the true form of the Mingxu Huiye Furnace from within her body.

A dark purple incense burner was placed over Dong Yunhu's head, and beams of light emanated from it, enveloping Dong Yunhu in its glow.

As a faint suction force emanated from the Netherworld Furnace, Dongyun Hu's expression gradually became more pained.

A phantom figure was slowly peeled away from his body, struggling to be sucked into the Netherworld Furnace.

Dong Yunhu let out a muffled groan and immediately fainted.

……

Yunshui City.

Inside the Blackwater Pavilion, Shen Chongming hurriedly went up to the second floor with the storage bag.

"grandfather."

After bowing slightly to Shen Yuan, Shen Chongming respectfully handed over the storage bag.

"It was sent by Chongxu."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan quickly took the storage bag.

"Did that kid say anything?"

Shen Chongming shook his head and said, "They just brought these things. The person who came seemed to be very afraid of him and didn't dare to say anything."

"Looks like that brat still isn't planning on coming back."

Shen Yuan didn't say anything, but waved his hand and took out all the items from the storage bag.

But seeing the spirit crystals and fragments, some whole and some broken, his heart trembled slightly.

"This kid is a bit of a scoundrel, but he still cares about the Shen family."

"What's inside the jade slip?" Shen Yuan asked in a deep voice as he saw the three jade slips beside him.

Shen Chongming's expression was strange.

"Some parts are mixed together, and when pieced together, they seem to be most of the memories of a princess of the Fushan Kingdom."

"It contains some of the cultivation techniques, magic and secret arts of the royal family of Fushan Kingdom, as well as some alchemy insights, etc."

"Grandson is worried that the brat might have captured a princess from the Fushan Kingdom and obtained these things through some kind of evil soul-searching magic."

While listening to his words, Shen Yuan used part of his divine sense to invade the jade slip and read its contents.

"Such detailed memories cannot be obtained through soul searching."

"The contents of the jade slip seem to be more like the princess of Fushan Kingdom willingly replicating her own memories."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongming said with a worried expression, "When Chongxu left back then, he only had the cultivation level of the seventh level of Qi Refining."

"Now, in just a few short years... my grandson is worried that he has gone astray."

Dong Yunhu's cultivation level is at the peak of Qi Refining.

The fact that he could be wary of Shen Chongxu, and that he could use unknown methods to make a princess of Fushan Kingdom willingly copy all of his memories, proves that Shen Chongxu's current strength is definitely not low.

To rapidly increase one's strength in a short period of time, one needs either an extraordinary stroke of luck or the methods of evil cultivation and demonic practices.

After hearing this, Shen Yuan pondered to himself.

The white jade tortoise shell now displays clusters of light reflecting the insights gained by several direct descendants of the Shen family during their breakthroughs.

The only one missing was Shen Chongxu.

He was also somewhat confused about this situation.

However, judging from the current situation, Shen Chongxu does not seem to have any major problems.

"He still cares about the Shen family and retains his humanity, so there's not too much to worry about."

"I will sort through the contents of these three jade slips later and pick out the useful ones."

"Take the rest of your things."

After nodding, Shen Chongming took his other belongings and left Blackwater Pavilion.

A side courtyard of the manor.

On a sweltering summer day, in the pavilion in the courtyard, the tall, white-haired Mu Yan was curiously examining a square block of ice in front of him, emanating a chilling aura.

Beside the ice block, a handsome young man dressed in brown brocade robes looked at the surprise on Mu Chang's face and smiled, "Grandpa Mu, how is it?"

Mu Yan nodded in agreement: "Amazing, truly amazing!"

"How did Young Master Xiu Bai manage to do that?"

This young man was Shen Chongxu's son, Shen Xiubai.

Shen Xiubai is now eight years old. Although his cultivation level is only at the second level of Qi Refining, he has shown extremely high talent in the art of formations.

Just like the ice block in front of us, which exudes a chilling aura, it was created out of thin air using the principles of array formations.

"Grandpa Mu, come with me and take a look."

Leading Mu Chang to a corner of the courtyard, Shen Xiubai pointed to the spirit ore that exuded a rich fire-attribute spiritual energy.

Then they went to check out the other corners of the courtyard one by one.

He had placed spirit ores of different attributes in every corner of this small courtyard.

"The five elements generate and restrain each other, and yin and yang coexist."

"There must be yin within extreme yang, and there must be yang within extreme yin."

"Similarly, the Great Heat is the hottest time of the year, and Xiu Bai used this small courtyard as a base to define a small area where the Five Elements circulate."

"Then, using this, we can find a wisp of extremely cold air amidst the extreme heat and guide it into the pavilion."

The two returned to the pavilion, and Shen Xiubai pointed to the block of ice in front of them and said, "That's how we got this."

"Grandpa Mu, is it cool?"

Seeing the little guy's confident and eloquent manner, Mu Chang was filled with indescribable surprise.

"Did the young master glean all of this from 'An Introduction to Formations'?"

"Introduction to Formations" is a basic book on formations that Pei Zhaoqin left for the Shen family when he visited Yangnao.

The original intention was to ensure that the Shen family members had some understanding of formations, so that they wouldn't be clueless when facing formations in the future.

In the past two years, while teaching Shen Xiubai the way of cultivation, Mu Yan had also read "An Introduction to Formations" when she had nothing to do. She understood that it was just a basic explanation of formations, which explained the relationship between formations and natural phenomena such as the Five Elements, terrain, and stars.

But Shen Xiubai was able to comprehend such a miraculous ability without any guidance, which truly surprised him.

As an elder of the Shen family, Mu Yan also knew that the Shen family possessed a crystal for inheriting the Dao of Array Formation.

Shen Xiubai's current display of talent in array formations stirred a certain impulse within him.

"Young Master, please continue your cultivation. I'll be going out for a bit."

Shen Xiubai nodded obediently, then sat cross-legged in the pavilion and began to meditate.

Near the floating bridge over Blackwater Pool.

Mu Yan bowed slightly towards the Black Water Pavilion in the pool: "Ancestor, Mu Yan requests an audience."

A moment after his voice faded, Shen Yuan, dressed in a loose gray robe, pushed open the door and came out.

"Ancestor."

Mu Yan bowed slightly.

"I humbly request that you come to the residence, Ancestor."

Shen Yuan was curious, but didn't ask any further questions.

"Let's go."

The two walked slowly to the courtyard, and under Mu Yan's guidance, Shen Yuan stepped into the side courtyard.

Upon entering the courtyard, his expression suddenly froze.

He had read all the books in the Shen family's library, and he had studied "An Introduction to Formations" countless times.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Shen Yuan sensed that the five elements within the courtyard seemed to have been artificially altered, creating a self-contained system.

"This was... done by that little Xiu Bai?"

Shen Yuan spoke in a deep voice.

Mu Yan cupped his hands and smiled, "It was arranged by Young Master Xiu Bai."

“Look there, Ancestor.”

Pointing to the block of ice in the pavilion that was emitting a chilling aura, Mu Yan roughly repeated what Shen Xiubai had just said.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan's eyes gleamed.

"You want me to give that array inheritance crystal to this little guy?"

Mu Yan cupped his hands and said, "To be honest, ancestor, I believe that apart from Young Master Xiu Bai, no one in the Shen family is qualified to inherit that formation."

"Young Master Xiu Bai's talent in the art of formations is truly rare."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan looked intently at Shen Xiubai, who was sitting cross-legged in the pavilion.

"This child certainly has talent in the art of formations, but he still lacks something in cultivation."

Mu Yan also sighed slightly, "Young Master Xiu Bai's spiritual root quality is indeed not high."

"But the Ancestor should know that cultivation level can be improved by relying on rare and precious materials or other opportunities, but talent in array formation is different."

Shen Yuan nodded.

"Let's go and take a look."

The two arrived at the pavilion one after the other and waited quietly.

After Shen Xiubai circulated his spiritual energy for one cycle, he opened his eyes and saw Shen Yuan and Mu Yan beside him.

He hadn't seen this great-grandfather for eight years, so he felt somewhat unfamiliar with him.

But somehow, the connection between their bloodlines made him feel a sense of warmth towards the dignified old man before him.

"Young master, this is your great-grandfather."

Mu Yan quickly introduced the situation.

Upon hearing this, Shen Xiubai's face stiffened, and he quickly bowed respectfully.

"Xiu Bai greets Great-Grandfather."

Shen Yuan nodded with a smile.

"Child, come here."

Shen Yuan beckoned Shen Xiubai to come to him, gently took his hand, and after a wisp of divine sense circulated within him, he sighed inwardly.

Although Shen Xiubai possesses a water-attribute spiritual root, its quality is indeed extremely poor.

Back when Shen You and He Chongyi were seven or eight years old, they had already reached the fourth or fifth level of Qi Refining.

The Shen family was not as wealthy back then as it is now.

Shen Xiubai now has far more resources for cultivation than his parents did when they were young, but his cultivation level has only just reached the second stage of Qi Refining.

"Great-grandfather, Xiu Bai has disappointed you."

Shen Xiubai seemed to understand that he had wasted a lot of cultivation resources, but his cultivation level was still not up to par.

"It doesn't matter."

Shen Yuan chuckled and patted his head.

"Child, tell your great-grandfather, do you like formations?"

Upon hearing the mention of formations, the little guy's gloomy expression vanished, and his eyes turned sharply to Shen Yuan, saying, "I like it!"

Shen Yuan nodded and said, "The path of array formation is tedious and mentally taxing. If your great-grandfather were to give you a chance, would you be confident that you could create an array formation system for the Shen family and carry it forward?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Xiubai did not reply immediately.

With a solemn expression, he pondered for a long time before bowing and saying, "Great-grandfather, Xiu Bai is not as good as his peers in the clan in terms of cultivation, and I cannot guarantee his future realm."

"Grandpa Mu said that cultivators who practice Qi cultivation have a lifespan of two hundred years, while those who practice embryonic breathing have a lifespan of no more than four hundred years."

"Xiu Bai dared not guarantee to his great-grandfather that he would definitely make the Shen family's array formations flourish."

"Xiu Bai can only promise his great-grandfather that if I only practice Qi cultivation, I will spend the rest of my two hundred years cultivating the Dao of Arrays."

"If they are lucky enough to achieve embryonic development, they will surely leave behind a foundation for the Shen family's array formations over the next four hundred years."

Looking at the little guy's serious expression, Shen Yuan seemed a little dazed.

After a long pause, he suddenly smiled.

"picture……"

"It really does look like it."

"Just like your grandfather's resolute determination when he devoted himself to literature."

grandfather?

Upon hearing this, Shen Xiubai's face flashed with a hint of curiosity, but also with a touch of sadness.

He had never met his grandfather or his father.

In the Shen family today, the only person he feels closest to is Aunt Liu, who has taken care of him since he was a child.

Besides that, there was my uncle Shen Chongxuan and that fox demon grandmother.

"Great-grandfather, can you tell Xiu Bai about your grandfather and father?"

Shen Xiubai suddenly cupped his hands and spoke.

Shen Yuan smiled faintly and said, "When there is an opportunity in the future, your great-grandfather will tell you."

"There are also records about your grandfather and your father in the clan's history. You can take a look when you have time to cultivate."

"Now, your great-grandfather is going to give you something."

As he spoke, a flash of light appeared in Shen Yuan's hand, and he directly took out the inheritance crystal left behind by Fu Yang back then.

"This is the culmination of a lifetime's work by a master of array formations."

"This item is extremely important to the Shen family, and your great-grandfather is giving it to you today."

"I hope you will not let that senior down and will carry on his life's work."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xiubai gazed excitedly at the crystal, about the size of a fingernail, that emitted a strange luster.

"Thank you, Great-Grandpa!"

"Please rest assured, Great-Grandfather, Xiu Bai will never let you and that senior down."

Shen Yuan nodded, waved his hand to activate his magic, and directly sent the inheritance crystal into Shen Xiubai's sea of ​​consciousness.

The vast and profound knowledge of array formations caused Shen Xiubai to fall into a coma.

It must take him quite some time just to fully accept and digest this information.

"Commander Mu, this child is now in your hands."

Shen Xiubai sat cross-legged in the pavilion, and Shen Yuan spoke in a deep voice.

Mu Yan respectfully agreed.

"Rest assured, Ancestor, I will protect Young Master Xiu Bai every step of the way from now on."

……

Hidden Dragon Mountain, the residence of the dragon tamer.

On the boulder, Shen Li sat cross-legged, constantly channeling the spiritual energy within her body to nourish the Heavenly Capital Grass Sword Worms that parasitized the flesh and blood of her arm.

She didn't know how many years this little thing had lived, but she vaguely guessed that if it had grown normally over such a long period of time, this Heavenly Capital Grass Sword Insect would at least be in a mature state, even if it didn't reach the fully grown stage, and would possess extremely strong strength.

Instead of being in its current state, not only still in the larval stage, but also so weak that it could die at any moment.

With the infusion of abundant spiritual energy, coupled with the nourishment from Shen Li's own Gu Spirit Saint Body blood, the Heavenly Capital Grass Sword Insect has finally survived and has become much more active.

Through the puppet centipede, it can be seen that the two sides in the stone hall in the valley are still in a standoff.

Whenever Ye Minghuang and his companion moved more than a zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) away from the broken stone statue, the three mutated demonic beasts would immediately attack.

Since the two sides inside the stone hall did not fight, and Shen Li was not absolutely confident that she could defeat the five opponents with the strength of the perfected embryonic breathing realm, she could only continue to guard this place with the Snow Wolf King.

The best opportunity for them to strike is when one side can no longer hold on and both sides are severely weakened.

Inside the stone palace.

Ye Minghuang was in a very good mood. He simply jumped onto the statue whose upper body had been cut off and sat cross-legged to meditate.

In contrast, the cultivator named Zhou Ji clearly did not have such a good mindset.

At this moment, Zhou Ji was constantly taking out some ancient bamboo slips and books from his storage bag and searching through them.

These books and bamboo slips were materials they had collected about the Dragon Tamer's residence before they came here.

Unlike Ye Minghuang, a genius who possesses the Douling Xuan Body.

At most, Ye Minghuang will be reprimanded for failing this mission; the sect will not punish him in any way.

But Zhou Ji was different.

Although he was a cultivator at the Great Perfection of Fetal Breathing, being nearly two hundred years old at the Great Perfection of Fetal Breathing did not grant him much privilege in a powerful force that possessed several Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

If the mission fails, punishment is inevitable.

Zhou Ji also hoped that he could complete the mission this time, gain contribution points, and then exchange them for a Heaven-Mending Pill from the sect, thereby increasing his chances of advancing to the Golden Core stage.

"The Evil Dragon Platform!"

"Junior brother, we've found it!"

Zhou Ji, who was anxiously flipping through a large number of bamboo slips, suddenly cried out in surprise.

He hurriedly handed the ancient bamboo scroll in his hand to Ye Minghuang and said, "Junior brother, take a look quickly."

Ye Minghuang jumped down from the statue, took the bamboo slip, glanced at it, and said, "So, this stone platform is the legendary Evil Dragon Platform?"

"Is this the place where the Dragon-Taming Clan used to slay those disobedient dragons?"

Zhou Ji nodded repeatedly and said, "No wonder there is such terrifying dragon soul resentment here."

“Those unruly dragons were lawless in life, and after they were killed, they naturally harbored a great deal of resentment.”

"Junior brother, we've come to the wrong place."

"The Dragon-Suppressing Heaven-Reaching Mantra could not possibly be placed here."

"We should find the priest's temple of the Dragon Tamer clan."

Upon hearing this, Ye Minghuang glanced at three monsters exuding a ferocious aura dozens of feet away.

“These past few days, some resentful dragon soul energy has been emanating intermittently from beneath the Dragon Platform, but it has all been absorbed by these three beasts.”

"If we don't solve these problems, let alone find the 'Dragon Suppressing Heavenly Mantra,' it will be difficult for the two of us brothers to even get out of here."

Zhou Ji also looked grim.

"I wonder how Senior Sister Bai is doing?"

"If their matter can be resolved smoothly, they can come over to help us as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Ye Minghuang shook his head slightly and said, "We can't place our hopes on them."

"As Du Tianjun also said, besides that old codger guarding the barrier, there must be other Nascent Soul Realm True Monarchs in Danzhou."

“Especially that old fellow from Tianjun Mountain who has mastered the ‘Hidden Heaven Technique’ is elusive and unpredictable, so even the Heavenly Emperor dares not make a move rashly anymore.”

Zhou Ji nodded, then changed the subject, saying, "We can count on the East China Sea."

"The Suihuo lineage left some backup plans over there to find the Three Immortal Mountains. Could we borrow their strength?"

Ye Minghuang remained silent.

Possessing the Douling Xuan Body and being a disciple of a True Lord, he truly couldn't bring himself to ask other forces within the sect for help.

Zhou Ji seemed to have seen through his thoughts, and said with a smile, "Junior Brother, you don't need to get involved in this matter. I will contact Uncle Wei Chengyu."

As he spoke, he took out a sound transmission stone.

Outside the stone palace.

With its keen sense of smell, the Snow Wolf King seemed to have sensed the fluctuations of the sound transmission stone.

"Miss, did they call for help?"

Shen Li did not open her eyes, but nodded slightly and said, "This group has accomplices in the East China Sea."

She knew everything that happened inside the stone palace through the puppet centipede.

They also learned many secrets they had never known before.

For example, there's the Nascent Soul True Lord of Tianjun Mountain in Danzhou, the "Three Immortal Mountains" in the East China Sea, and the relationship between the Suihuo lineage and this group of people.

What exactly are these guys plotting?
Shen Li was very curious and hoped that the two of them could talk more about things she didn't know in the stone hall.

……

Yunshui City.

In the vibrant courtyard, Zhan Taiyujing was nearing her due date.

Inside the pavilion, Shen Chongxuan excitedly performed a series of hand seals.

A milky white light suddenly emerged from between his eyebrows, and upon landing, it transformed into a phantom figure dressed in a white scholar's robe with white hair and beard.

Upon seeing the illusory figure, Shen Chongxuan respectfully cupped his hands and said, "Grandmaster."

Lu Zhiyuan, who had already turned into a spirit, chuckled and said, "You fool, just let this old man return to the underworld, why do you insist on keeping me here?"

Shen Chongxuan smiled happily, and then quickly helped Zhan Taiyujing, who was standing to the side, to his side.

"Master, this is Yu Jing."

Zhan Taiyu was six months pregnant, so she couldn't perform a proper bow. She could only lower her head slightly and say, "Greetings, Master."

Lu Zhiyuan nodded with a smile, his gaze noticing her protruding belly, and said, "Not bad, you're going to be a father."

"It's a pity that I won't be able to send you and your husband a congratulatory gift then."

Shen Chongxuan chuckled and said, "You've done more than enough for the Shen family."

Lu Zhiyuan nodded, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Speaking of congratulatory gifts, I do have something suitable for this unborn little one."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongxuan was taken aback at first, then seemed to realize something and quickly cupped his hands, saying, "Grandmaster, you mustn't."

"The key is your innate talent and wisdom. If you strip away your talent and wisdom, you will probably never be able to advance further."

As a fellow cultivator of literature, he naturally understood that Lu Zhiyuan, who was already in a divine soul state, could only offer his literary wisdom root.

The Root of Literary Wisdom is similar to the Foundation of Immortal Embryo of a Taoist cultivator, but unlike the Foundation of Immortal Embryo, the Root of Literary Wisdom can be actively separated and given to others.

The greatest benefit of this item is that it can greatly enhance the recipient's comprehension, and it is even more effective for unborn infants.

"I'm already in this state, so I don't really expect to improve."

"With your current strength, I can't be of much help when you encounter enemies."

"Let's make the best use of this wisdom and pass it on to this little guy."

As Lu Zhiyuan spoke, a strong halo suddenly emanated from his soul, which then slowly gathered into a pale golden ball of light on his forehead.

After the ball of light formed, it emitted a soft golden light and slowly flew towards Zhan Taiyujing's abdomen before finally disappearing.

(End of this chapter)