Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 251: Seizing the Body (asking for monthly tickets)

Shen Yuan carefully observed the operation of the spirit-gathering array in Shen Xiubai's dantian and subsequently discovered the problem.

His divine sense slowly withdrew, and he frowned and pondered for a moment before saying, "The formation that is created within the body by borrowing external objects is ultimately not your own. This formation has a major flaw."

The problem with the dantian formation was revealed in a single sentence, and Shen Xiubai looked somewhat surprised.

"Great-grandfather knew about these things too?"

The younger generation of the Shen family, all of whom had the character "Xiu" in their names, did not know much about Shen Yuan.

In their eyes, this patriarch of the Shen family rarely showed his face and often stayed alone in the pavilion of the Blackwater Pool, researching something.

More importantly, as the patriarch of the family, Shen Yuan's cultivation level was not high.

They all thought that the ancestor was respected by the clansmen simply because he had lived a long time and was an elder.

"Ha ha……"

Upon hearing Shen Xiubai's words, Shen Yuan chuckled.

"My great-grandfather knew a little about everything, but he wasn't an expert in anything."

"Not as good as you little guys."

Changing the subject, he pondered for a moment and then said, "Xiu Bai, although your great-grandfather just discovered the flaw in your dantian formation, don't be discouraged."

"This move is already a huge step forward. You should study it carefully and improve it. You might even become the pioneer of this path in the future."

"In addition, you have a talent for array formations and have also inherited array formation knowledge from Fellow Daoist Fu Yang. You cannot neglect normal array formation comprehension."

"The achievements of my Shen family in the art of array formations are all thanks to you."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xiubai respectfully cupped his hands and said, "Grandfather, rest assured, Xiubai will certainly not let you down."

This time, I successfully set up a spirit-gathering array in my dantian with the help of the essence of the Dui Ling Jade. Although there are still many flaws, I don't have to worry about it until I reach the Qi Refining Perfection Realm.

It takes at least ten years to go from the third level of Qi Refining to the peak of Qi Refining.

There's no need to worry about his own cultivation. Shen Xiubai has already made up his mind. He will spend this time studying array formations to lay a solid foundation for his family's achievements in this field.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing your great-grandfather has to give you."

As Shen Yuan spoke, he took out a storage bag from his pocket and handed it to him.

Shen Xiubai took the storage bag and asked curiously, "Great-Grandpa, what's inside...?"

Shen Yuan sighed slightly and said, "This was sent by an old friend of my Shen family some time ago."

“My great-grandfather has already taken some of the spirit crystals and rare treasures. What remains are some clues about the ‘True Seal of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms’.”

"The True Seal of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Revolving in the Heavenly Cycle"?
Shen Xiubai opened the storage bag with some curiosity and found that it was indeed full of ancient books and old stone slabs.

"Great-grandfather, what is this 'True Seal of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Cycle'?"

The Daoist jade carving is considered one of the Shen family's core secrets.

Among the many members of the Shen family, not many knew about the Daoist Jade Carving, and Shen Xiubai had never even heard of it.

Shen Yuan gestured for him to sit down in front of him, and then said, "The Twenty-Four Solar Terms Cycle of True Seals is also known as the Dao Seal Jade Carvings."

"This is a celestial technique composed of twenty-four true methods."

"The twenty-four true methods correspond to the twenty-four solar terms. Now, my Shen family has mastered three of them: White Dew, Cold Dew, and Frost's Descent."

"My great-grandfather carefully examined the contents of the storage bag and guessed that these things should point to the jade carving of the Daoist inscription 'Autumn Equinox'."

After a slight pause, Shen Yuan continued, "The autumnal equinox divides day and night equally, signifying the separation of yin and yang."

"Although my great-grandfather could not comprehend the complex array patterns on it, he could roughly guess that this [Autumn Equinox] Daoist jade carving should be located in the area between the Laishui River and the Xuhe Corridor Grand Array."

"Specifically, it requires you to use your knowledge of array formations and the general trend of heaven and earth to determine it."

Having said that, Shen Yuan said solemnly, "There is one thing you must remember: if you need to investigate the trend of the world, you must tell your uncle or great-grandfather."

"Never go alone."

Shen Xiubai is now the precious son of the Shen family, bearing the heavy responsibility of pioneering the array path. If anything were to happen to him, it would be a huge loss for the Shen family.

"Xiu Bai will keep in mind his great-grandfather's teachings."

Shen Xiubai respectfully cupped his hands and spoke.

Shen Yuan nodded with a smile.

"Go ahead, and come to Blackwater Pavilion to find your great-grandfather anytime if you need anything."

……

Western Wilderness, Flame Lake City.

After their wedding, He Chongyi and his wife Zhang returned to this place.

Also accompanying them was Shen Chonghong, who had previously been intercepted and killed by the monk Huikong of Canaan Temple.

Since being ambushed by Huikong in Huaisang and forced to burn his immortal embryonic foundation, Shen Chonghong spent a full year in seclusion to recover from his injuries.

After learning from his father, Shen Wenxing, that his cultivation would likely not improve in the future, Shen Chonghong's resolve was indeed greatly shaken.

Fortunately, he has a cheerful personality and did not become discouraged because of this.

Since He Chongyi and his wife Zhang were coming to Flame Lake City, Shen Chonghong asked his father for permission to come and visit Flame Lake City together.

On one hand, it was to clear my head, and on the other hand, it was to visit my son, Shen Xiuyun.

He Chongyi returned to Yunshui City to get married, and the little guy has been staying here all by himself for several years now.

Shen Chonghong decided to come here for an even more important reason.

As my third uncle Shen Wen'an mentioned before, there is a strange "life force" in Flame Lake City now, which is of great benefit to cultivators.

He himself happens to have a fire-attribute spiritual root, so he is not afraid of the fiery energy of the earth veins in Flame Lake City.

If the "life force" of Flame Lake City could help with the injury to his Immortal Embryo Foundation, he planned to bring his wife, Xiao Hongxiu, over as well.

It just so happens that all three members of the family have fire-attribute spiritual roots, making settling down in Flame Lake City an excellent choice.

"Father!"

A group of Shen family cultivators, carrying the luggage of He Chongyi and Zhang Shi, followed Shen Chonghong and the others to the city gate of Flame Lake City.

Upon receiving the news, Shen Xiuyun had already brought his men to wait at the door.

Upon seeing his father arrive, Shen Xiuyun rushed forward with a broad smile.

Seeing that his son had grown taller and become much stronger, Shen Chonghong smiled.

Shen Chonghong gently punched his son's broad, muscular chest and chuckled, "You brat, you're even stronger than your dad!"

Shen Xiuyun rubbed his chest and grinned, then his expression turned serious: "I heard Father was injured, how is he now?"

Shen Chonghong paused for a moment, then smiled and shook his head: "It's fine now."

He didn't tell his son the truth, not wanting him to worry.

He Chongyi, who was standing to the side, understood his brother’s meaning and took the opportunity to interrupt the father and son, saying, “Alright, Xiuyun, we have traveled a long way with Brother Chonghong, and you didn’t even arrange for us to rest, but just blocked us at the city gate?”

Shen Xiuyun then realized what was happening and hurriedly invited everyone into the city.

Inside the room, the three sat together.

"Now that Brother Chonghong is here, I'll leave the affairs of Flame Lake City to you for now."

"Xiuyun and I will now devote ourselves to studying the art of weapon crafting, and strive to craft more magical artifacts for the family as soon as possible."

He Chongyi spoke with a smile.

Shen Chonghong nodded slightly.

He came here to relax and see if he could use the city's "life force" to heal his injuries.

There was nothing else to do, and the cultivators and commoners of Flame Lake City numbered only a few hundred, so there was basically nothing to worry about.

"You guys refine your weapons on weekdays, and when I have nothing to do, I cultivate on the lotus platform in that lava lake."

"If you need anything, just have someone call me."

Shen Chonghong spoke in a deep voice.

He had already sensed the [Power of Life] in Flame Lake City. Since stepping into the city, he could vaguely feel that this power was truly amazing, and the gloom that had been hanging over his heart due to the damage to his Immortal Embryo Foundation had instantly dissipated.

"My third uncle once instructed that no one should go deep into the bottom of the lava lake. Brother Chonghong should be careful."

He Chongyi gave instructions upon hearing this.

"Oh?"

What's at the bottom of that lava lake?

Shen Chonghong asked out of curiosity.

Shen Xiubai, who was standing to the side, explained, "Third Grandfather said that there is a powerful being at the bottom of the lake."

"He didn't tell his son or Uncle Chongyi what it was exactly."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chonghong looked at He Chongyi, and seeing that he nodded, he did not ask any further questions.

“Alright, this time I will only cultivate on the lotus platform in the lake and will not risk diving into the magma.”

After chatting for a long time, Shen Chonghong went directly to the edge of the lava lake. Among the many lotus platforms that had been built, he chose one that stood in the center and then leaped over it.

As Shen Chonghong sat cross-legged on the lotus platform, he instantly felt a rich earth fire essence mixed with a faint but very pure [life force] surging continuously from the magma below!
However, after these rich earth fire essences entered his body, not much of them were converted into fire-attribute spiritual power.

The reason for this is that his foundation of immortality was severely damaged.

It's like a towering tree, with most of its roots buried deep underground rotten.

No matter how abundant the nutrients in the soil are, the roots alone cannot absorb and transform much of them.

Sensing this, Shen Chonghong felt a sense of dejection.

Fortunately, the effects of the [Power of Life] gave him renewed hope.

After the [life force] mixed in with the rich earth fire essence entered his body, it began to slowly repair the hidden injuries in his meridians and quietly improve the strength of his meridians.

As the hidden injuries to his meridians were repaired, the strength of his meridians gradually increased, and a small amount of the [Life Force] slowly flowed into his dantian.

At that very moment, Shen Chonghong's severely damaged immortal embryonic foundation, upon contact with that faint wisp of [life force], was like parched land suddenly receiving a gentle drizzle.

A faint, pleasant sensation washed over him, instantly filling Shen Chonghong with joy!

effective!
This [Power of Life] is indeed effective in treating the injuries to the foundation of the Immortal Embryo!

At present, the effect is not strong, but as long as I persevere, I still have hope of recovery!
Suppressing his excitement, Shen Chonghong immediately focused his mind and began to concentrate on absorbing the continuous flow of earth fire essence and the [life force] mixed within it.

……

Inside a side room in Yunzhong County.

Shen Chongming sat with Luo Yao and Old Man Jin from Tiantan Mountain.

The old man Jin looked at Shen Chongming with a smile and said, "Patriarch Shen, before our ancestor left, he said that he had already spoken with the Sword Immortal Senior. As for the three counties of Canaan Temple, do you think... could you give me a part of Tian Tan Mountain?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongming looked at him with a half-smile: "Did Senior Feng already speak with Third Uncle?"

He knew his third uncle, Shen Wen'an's, personality; he was too lazy to bother with family matters.

Besides, if he really agreed, he wouldn't have done so without telling me first.

Old Man Jin smiled somewhat awkwardly: "Our ancestor did indeed speak with Senior Sword Immortal..."

Shen Chongming understood this vaguely, but he didn't say it out loud.

He had already roughly selected the three prefectures of Canaan Temple, and the Shen family had already selected the more prosperous territories with spiritual fields and mineral veins.

Some time ago, Shen Li had already sent the assessment results of the many families under her jurisdiction to the Clan Court, waiting for the results to be assigned later.

The Shen family had no interest in managing the remaining territories, nor did they have enough manpower.

During this tripartite meeting, he originally intended to give some more of these territories to Luoxia Mountain and Tiantan Mountain, in order to gain favor and also exchange some benefits.

"Since Senior Feng has already spoken to Third Uncle, how much does Tanshan intend to ask for that day?"

"Senior Luo, should we also expand the territory of Luoxia Mountain?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Yao and Old Man Jin exchanged a glance, both seeing the joy in each other's eyes.

"Please wait a moment, I will have someone fetch a map."

After Luo Yao spoke, a disciple from Luoxia Mountain who was standing nearby hurriedly brought over a map.

"The territory was conquered by the Shen family. The Shen family will make the first choice, and the remaining territory will be divided between me and Fellow Daoist Jin."

Luo Yao smiled faintly and spoke.

The investments that Luoxia Mountain made in the Shen family in the early years have begun to yield returns in recent years.

The last time, the Fushan Kingdom had seven cities.

This time there were even more, and Luo Yao suddenly felt a surge of admiration.

This admiration was naturally directed at Wei Qiuling.

Back then, it was she who strongly advocated for befriending the Shen family and spared no effort in supporting them.

Without her persistence, how could Luoxia Mountain be what it is today?
"Yep!"

"Head of the Shen family chooses first."

Old Man Jin also spoke up with a smile.

He knew the Shen family would definitely choose the most prosperous place, with the most spiritual fields and minerals.

But it doesn't matter.

What Tian Tan Mountain needs is blood offerings, but as for cultivation resources, they have a vast territory in the Southern Frontier, so they certainly don't lack them.

Shen Chongming didn't stand on ceremony with them and directly circled the location the Shen family had chosen on the map.

"Of these three prefectures, my Shen family only wants twelve cities and these mineral veins and spiritual fields."

"In addition, my third uncle specifically instructed that a place be reserved for Qiyun Valley so that Senior Pei could rebuild Qiyun Valley in Yangnao Land."

"At that time, we will need Tiantan Mountain and Luoxia Mountain to take good care of us."

Upon hearing this, both of them thought of Pei Zhao and his daughter, who had been forcibly moved there by the old man in the bamboo hat with his supreme power on the day of Shen You's wedding.

Luo Yao couldn't help but sigh.

Fortunately, Pei Zhao was there in Qiyun Valley.

If it weren't for his master-disciple relationship with the Shen family, the lineage would probably have been wiped out.

With the support of the Shen family, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Qiyun Valley might have a chance to regain its former glory.

"Since it was ordered by the Sword Immortal Senior, Patriarch Shen, you can rest assured."

Looking at the map in front of him, Old Man Jin pointed to a piece of land in the middle of the three counties and said, "In my opinion, this land is just right for Qiyun Valley."

"Surrounded by our three families, there will be no external enemies to disturb us. There are also spiritual fields and mineral veins around, making it suitable for focused development."

Shen Chongming nodded slightly.

He thought so too.

Qiyun Valley currently has almost no foundation, so finding a place where it can develop in peace is the most important thing.

"The rest of this area..." Old Man Jin pointed to a large area connected to their Northern Prefecture, and looked at Shen Chongming somewhat awkwardly.

Tian Tan Mountain needs blood offerings, so the larger the territory, the better.

But the area he had his eye on occupied nearly half of the three counties.

In this way, they feared that the Shen family would think that Tian Tan Mountain was too greedy.

Meeting his gaze, Shen Chongming smiled faintly and said, "Fellow Daoist Jin should ask Senior Luo about this matter."

"After all, the remaining territory is to be divided between your two families."

Upon hearing this, Old Man Jin immediately looked at Luo Yao.

But at this moment, Luo Yao's brows were furrowed.

The area chosen by Old Man Jin did indeed exceed her expectations.

Now that Qiyun Valley has been destroyed, the gate of Luoxia Mountain, located in Qishan, is also in grave danger.

If something happens over there, this Yangnao land will be the only remaining root of Luoxia Mountain.

Luoxia Mountain needs disciples and needs to grow stronger.

Since highly qualified disciples are hard to find, a large number of ordinary people are needed as a foundation for the sect to recover its vitality more quickly.

Seeing Luo Yao frowning and remaining silent, Old Man Jin was about to speak when Shen Chongming spoke first.

“Fellow Daoist Jin, let’s not rush the matter of the territory. I have another matter to discuss with you.”

"If Tian Tan Mountain can agree to this, then the territory you desire is not out of the question."

Upon hearing this, Luo Yao looked at him with some confusion.

Old Man Jin's eyes lit up slightly, and he urged repeatedly, "Please speak, Patriarch Shen."

Shen Chongming said in a deep voice, "Tian Tan Mountain needs blood offerings, and Luo Xia Mountain needs disciples with good spiritual root quality for my Shen family."

"What I want to say is that this territory includes the northern counties and other counties occupied by Tian Tan Mountain. Among all the common people under its rule, I hope that Tian Tan Mountain can spare any ordinary people with good spiritual roots and allow them to join Luo Xia Mountain or the Shen family."

"In this way, the three of us can each get what we need."

Upon hearing this, Old Man Jin showed a troubled expression.

Although both are forms of blood-eating food, there is actually a significant difference between those with cultivation and those without.

If all the common people under the rule of Tian Tan Mountain who possess spiritual roots are taken by the Shen family and Luo Xia Mountain, wouldn't they only be able to get the most ordinary ones?

Shen Chongming seemed to see through his thoughts and said with a faint smile, "Fellow Daoist Jin, rest assured, I am not asking Tian Tan Mountain to select all those with spiritual roots."

"For Luoxia Mountain and the Shen family, only disciples with spiritual roots of medium grade or above are worth cultivating."

"So, there aren't many people each year, are there?"

Upon hearing this, Old Man Jin's expression softened slightly.

If it's just spiritual roots and immortal seedlings of medium or higher quality, there aren't many of them in the territory under the jurisdiction of Tian Tan Mountain each year.

After all, even if the spiritual energy of the entire Yangnao Land were to fully recover now, on average, only one immortal seedling with spiritual roots could be born for every thousand common people.

The vast majority of these immortal seedlings are of medium to low grade spiritual roots.

As for immortal seedlings with mid-to-high grade spiritual roots, it would be difficult for even one in 100,000 people to appear.

The territory occupied by Tian Tan Mountain is located in the northern part of Yang Nao Land. It is a vast and sparsely populated area with only thirty to forty million people under its rule. The number of high-grade immortal seedlings born each year can be counted on one hand.

"If that's the case, then Lord Rat agrees!"

After thinking about it for a moment, Old Man Jin felt that this request would not be a loss for Tian Tan Mountain.

"What did Fellow Daoist Luo say?"

After agreeing to the matter, he looked at Luo Yao again.

After a moment's thought, Luo Yao also felt it was feasible.

Shen Chongming is right. With the territory currently under the control of Luoxia Mountain, there are still quite a few immortal seedlings with medium to low quality spiritual roots that can be born every year.

However, disciples with such spiritual root quality can only be outer disciples in the eyes of Luoxia Mountain.

As for cultivating core strength, it still depends on disciples with above-average spiritual root quality.

"So, it's settled then?"

"If Fellow Daoist Jin discovers a celestial seedling of superior spiritual root quality, please do not hide it or secretly use it to refine blood pills."

Shen Chongming spoke with a half-smile.

Upon hearing this, Old Man Jin immediately retorted, "What are you saying, Patriarch Shen?" "We've known each other for quite some time now. Is Master Rat that kind of person?"

"If you're still worried... do this!"

"Later, Lord Rat will have people set up a base in various places under the jurisdiction of Tian Tan Mountain to recruit disciples and test spiritual roots for the Shen family and Luo Xia Mountain."

"How about you two choose who gets tested?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongming was secretly delighted.

This was exactly the result he wanted.

However, the three families currently have a fairly good relationship, and he cannot bring it up himself, for fear that such distrust would cause resentment in Tian Tanshan.

Unexpectedly, after only slightly provoking Old Man Jin, he actually blurted it out himself.

After exchanging a glance with Luo Yao, Shen Chongming immediately cupped his hands and said, "Since Fellow Daoist Jin says so, then I will trouble Tian Tan Mountain."

Upon hearing this, Old Man Jin chuckled and waved his hand, saying, "It's nothing, it's nothing."

"If you two have nothing else to do, I will go back and have someone prepare."

Seeing his hurried appearance, Shen Chongming understood that the old man was anxious to take over those territories, fearing that if he was delayed too long, the surrounding Yin Corpse Sect and Huangsheng Sect and other forces would take the opportunity to seize the blood food from that land.

The two rose and bowed, and Luo Yao said slowly, "Fellow Daoist, please take care. I won't see you off any further."

Old Man Jin waved his hand again: "No need to see me off, no need to see me off, Master Rat is leaving."

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into the city of Yunzhong.

After they left, the two sat down again.

After a moment's thought, Luo Yao spoke slowly.

"The entire prefecture has been given away just like that. Shouldn't the Shen family take this opportunity to demand more benefits from Tianjing Mountain?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongming sighed and shook his head.

He had already asked for the benefits.

The Shen family did not have enough power to govern that vast territory.

He had just selected twelve cities, and also chosen some mineral veins and spiritual fields in other places.

When Tian Tan Mountain takes over those territories, it will inevitably help the Shen family protect the mineral veins and spiritual fields, which is equivalent to acting as a free bodyguard for the Shen family.

Thus, including the demands that were made later, it amounts to two major benefits.

Besides, the fact that such a huge benefit was given to Tian Tan Mountain at once naturally made the favor even more important.

After all, even if the Shen family governs the three prefectures of Canaan Temple themselves, their ultimate goal is only twofold.

Immortal seedlings and cultivation resources.

If they were to govern themselves, they would need to expend a large amount of manpower to manage those cities and protect the safety of the common people.

Now that we've handed it over to Tian Tan Mountain, we can still get the immortal seedlings and cultivation resources without having to worry about them. That's the biggest advantage.

Luo Yao was unaware of the Shen family's plans, so she did not continue to persuade them.

The two chatted for a while longer, and then Shen Chongming changed the subject, mentioning his son, Shen Xiuzhuo.

"My son has now come of age, but the rascal is indifferent to family matters and doesn't care much about them."

"This junior would like to ask Senior Luo to find a suitable female cultivator within the sect for him to become a Daoist couple. Perhaps this will calm his heart and stop this junior from worrying about him."

Knowing son Moruo father.

As Shen Xiuzhuo's father, he knew his personality better than anyone else.

In the past two years, he had intended to entrust some family matters to Shen Xiuzhuo, but the results were unsatisfactory.

Shen Chongming has decided that if his son's personality remains unchanged after marriage and childbirth, he will replace him with another candidate for family head as soon as possible.

The Shen family has no rule of "appointing the eldest son over the virtuous".

If the eldest son isn't suitable, then the second son will be; if the second son isn't suitable, there are others. In short, the next head of the family must be a member of the clan who can lead the Shen family to continued strength.

Otherwise, the accumulation of three generations and hundreds of years of their lives cannot be wasted in the hands of one person.

Luo Yao smiled faintly after hearing this and said, "There's no need to rush this matter."

“We cultivators have hundreds of years of cultivation, and the age of coming of age is just the beginning.”

"He should feel better once he calms down a bit."

Shen Chongming sighed heavily.

"hope so."

"I'll leave this matter to you, senior. I'll take my leave now."

Upon returning to Yunshui City from Yunzhong County, Shen Chongming saw a thin figure standing at the entrance of his courtyard.

"Xiubai?"

"Why don't you go in?"

Shen Chongming approached and smiled as he looked at Shen Xiubai, who was holding a scroll in his hand.

Upon hearing the voice, Shen Xiubai hurriedly turned around, and like a student seeing a teacher, respectfully bowed and said, "Uncle, Xiubai has come to see you about something."

Upon seeing this, Shen Chongming shook his head inwardly.

"You……"

"Your uncle told you that we're all family, so there's no need to be so formal and polite."

"come in."

When Chen Youran and Mu Lingxun were chatting in the pavilion, Chen pushed open the gate and led them into the courtyard.

"Auntie, Aunt Mu."

Upon seeing the two approaching, Shen Xiubai immediately bowed and greeted them.

"Go prepare some tea; Xiu Bai and I have something to discuss."

After Shen Chongming spoke, the two sisters tactfully left the pavilion.

"sit down."

The two sat facing each other, and Mu Lingxun brought them tea.

"My great-grandfather gave me some things a while ago, saying he was looking for the [Taoist Jade Carving]."

"After studying these past few days, my nephew is preparing to survey the overall situation of heaven and earth to find the exact location of the [Daoist Jade Inscription]."

"My great-grandfather said that when we go to investigate the general trend of heaven and earth, we should tell my uncle."

[Taoist Jade Carving]! ?

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongming was somewhat surprised.

"Where did Grandpa get his hands on the information about the Daoist jade carving?"

He vaguely remembered that there were three pieces of "Taoist script jade carvings" in his home, which contained the true teachings and were extremely precious.

The Shen family was able to possess three [Daoist Jade Carvings] because they joined forces with Luoxia Mountain to destroy the Hundred Beasts Mountain, which occupied the Western Wilderness, and seized [Cold Dew] and [Frostfall] from them.

Ultimately, it was shared with the Qingluo Sword Pavilion in Danzhou, and the Qingluo Sword Pavilion also contributed a piece of jade carving called "White Dew".

The three families thus essentially possessed three pieces of Daoist jade carvings simultaneously.

"My great-grandfather said it was sent by an old friend of the Shen family a few days ago."

An old friend... a few days ago...

After a moment's thought, Shen Chongming realized that the old friend his grandfather mentioned must be Xu Xiu, and that the secret of this [Daoist Jade Carving] was sent by the powerful True Monarch who guarded the barrier of Danzhou.

"Where do you plan to go to investigate the grand scheme of things?"

Shen Xiubai handed over the scroll in his hand.

"Uncle, please look."

"This is the approximate location that my nephew confirmed from those materials, but the exact location of the [Daoist Jade Inscription] still needs to be determined by the trend of the world."

"My great-grandfather guessed that this jade tablet might be the Autumn Equinox. It's currently the end of summer, so if we can find it before the Autumn Equinox, we won't have to waste another year."

Shen Chongming nodded.

"Uncle has some things to attend to these days. This area is close to the Void Harmony Corridor Formation, and there are many cultivators from the Southern Frontier and unknown dangers..."

"How about this, let your uncle Xu Zhan bring some cultivators from the clan to accompany you."

Xu Zhan's cultivation has reached the peak of the fourth realm of body cultivation. As long as he doesn't encounter a Golden Core realm cultivator, he shouldn't have any problems.

Shen Xiubai naturally had no objection to this.

When do you plan to go?

"The sooner the better."

Shen Xiubai is clearly someone who dislikes procrastination.

Upon hearing this answer, Shen Chongming stood up and said, "In that case, you should go with your uncle."

The two walked out of the courtyard gate and headed towards Xu Zhan and Shen You's small courtyard on the other side.

……

Southern Xinjiang, Yangquan Mountain.

Inside the empty palace hall, a figure in a dark red robe huddled in front of the bed, his body trembling violently.

"Owner!"

"Master, are you alright!?"

Seeing Shen Chongxu's pained state, Wu Qianrou, whose hands were glowing with a bloody light, spoke urgently, but dared not stop what she was doing.

"I... am fine!"

"continue!"

Shen Chongxu squeezed out a few words through his teeth, enduring the excruciating pain that felt like a thousand insects were biting him, and sat down cross-legged.

At this moment, his eyes were bloodshot, his face was covered in bulging veins, and he looked like a bloodthirsty beast, exuding an extremely dense aura of bloodlust.

Over the years, he had been urging Wu Qianrou to break through to the perfect state of fetal breathing as quickly as possible.

Although Wu Shi Qianrou's main body, the Mingxu Huiye Furnace, was made in imitation of an ancient demonic artifact, demonic cultivators are not exempt from following any rules and can forcibly improve their cultivation.

According to Wu Shi Qianrou, she only needs to wait another four or five years, and she can help Shen Chongxu achieve the Great Perfection of Fetal Breathing in the gentlest way and at the lowest cost.

However, Shen Chongxu was unwilling to wait.

As a spirit of the artifact, Wu Qianrou naturally dared not disobey his orders.

The reason Shen Chongxu is in such pain now is because he has made Wu Qianrou do whatever it takes to help him break through to the perfect state of fetal breathing.

Seeing Shen Chongxu sit down again and the pain in his expression gradually lessen, Wu Qianrou's worries eased slightly. She then continued to transfer the blood-fiend energy from the Netherworld Furnace into his body little by little.

Time passed, and Shen Chongxu, who was sitting cross-legged in front of the bed, mysteriously disappeared, replaced by a huge blood cocoon glowing with a scarlet light!
The blood cocoon seemed to have a life of its own, pulsating slowly.

Such a bizarre scene left Wu Qianrou, the spirit of the Underworld Furnace, completely bewildered!
At this moment, she had stopped injecting blood demonic power into Shen Chongxu and stood helplessly to the side, her eyes fixed on the blood cocoon.

"How could this be?"

"Simply breaking through to the perfect state of embryonic breathing shouldn't cause such a strange phenomenon..."

"Where did something go wrong?"

Wu Shi Qianrou murmured anxiously.

She could sense that at this very moment, Shen Chongxu's aura within the blood cocoon was undergoing a strange change.

This strange change gave her a bad feeling.

In fact, Shen Chongxu's situation at this time was indeed not optimistic.

His original intention was to have Wu Qianrou use the Underworld Furnace to help him break through to the perfect state of embryonic breathing.

But as he endured the excruciating pain of being devoured by countless insects, his consciousness gradually became blurred.

When he woke up again, he found that his consciousness had somehow appeared in a blood-red space.

Looking around, the entire space was filled with decaying limbs and remains!

A nauseating odor permeated the surroundings.

Standing alone in this strange space, Shen Chongxu frowned deeply.

He didn't know where he was, how he got in, or how to get out.

The entire space was completely silent.

After looking around for a long time, he cautiously took his first step, preparing to find a way out.

He had been walking in this blood-red space for an unknown amount of time, yet the scenery around him remained unchanged, as if the entire space was the same.

Shen Chongxu's expression was very solemn.

After pausing for a moment, his gaze fell upon a humanoid corpse that resembled a mountain range to his left front!

After a slight hesitation, he suppressed the tremor that came from the depths of his soul and slowly walked over.

The location of the mountain corpses didn't seem far, but Shen Chongxu felt that he had walked for at least an hour before the mountain corpses had grown slightly larger, and were still very far away from him.

Gritting his teeth, Shen Chongxu did not stop and continued to walk towards the corpses.

This time, after walking for an unknown amount of time, the corpse in front of them had become like a real mountain range, lying across the dark red earth!

Shen Chongxu slowly raised his head, looking at the huge body in front of him that was filled with endless pressure, and his mind trembled violently!

He used all his strength to try and take another step forward.

The oppressive aura emanating from the corpse was like a mountain pressing down on him!
Shen Chongxu felt that this step was as difficult as crossing a whole new world.

After trying for a long time, he was unable to take that step and could only sit cross-legged in place, looking at the corpse a hundred feet away.

The corpse must have been at least a thousand feet tall when it was alive!
Such a terrifying height, yet so similar to that of a human, made Shen Chongxu feel somewhat incredulous.

Humans, towering thousands of feet tall, were clearly beyond his comprehension.

The head of the corpse in front of them had been smashed, and the skull fragments were rotten and scattered not far away.

He was facing the back of the corpse.

The corpse's bronze skin was covered with strange totem patterns, and several horrific wounds ran from its chest to its back, through which its internal organs could be seen.

After carefully examining the remains, Shen Chongxu found nothing unusual and decided to go around to the front of the corpse to take a look.

In the desolate, blood-red space, Shen Chongxu stepped over the scattered bones and quickly arrived at the front of the corpses.

The terrifying pressure still prevented it from getting within a hundred feet, and it could only watch from afar.

Just as he was feeling bored, a faint mist suddenly rose from this blood-red space.

The fog spread from all directions, and by the time Shen Chongxu realized something was wrong, he was already enveloped in the thick fog.

The strange fog gradually changed from its initial normal color to pale red, and then showed signs of evolving into blood red.

Surrounded by the fog, Shen Chongxu could sense something strange, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

There was only one intuition that I had to escape this fog, or I would be in great danger!
Meanwhile, on the second floor of the Blackwater Pavilion in Yunshui City.

Shen Yuan sat cross-legged, his divine consciousness in his sea of ​​consciousness staring solemnly at the white jade tortoise shell before him.

Just now, the white jade tortoise shell suddenly issued a warning without any warning.

He hadn't seen such a strong warning in a long time.

The last time the white jade tortoise shell gave such a warning was when the second son, Shen Wenyan, encountered a life-or-death ordeal in Danzhou.

Looking at the white jade tortoise shell radiating a bright red light in front of him, Shen Yuan pondered for a moment before directly mobilizing some of the Great Evolution Power to attach to the tortoise shell.

In an instant, a large number of bizarre and terrifying images appeared before his eyes!

The scene depicts a vast and ancient land, with countless magnificent buildings constructed from giant stones standing amidst the mountains and rivers.

Even though it was just a phantom image, the overwhelming ancient aura still shocked Shen Yuan.

Above this vast land, a terrifying figure stood in the void.

The figure was surrounded by countless strange and dazzling ribbons, looking both holy and evil, which was very eerie!
Below, on the vast earth, countless enormous figures, as large as mountains, wielded various primitive bone spears, bone knives, and crude bronze weapons, looking up at the strange figures in the void as if roaring in anger.

The chaotic images flickered, and Shen Yuan could only vaguely see that a terrible war seemed to have broken out between the two sides, and in the end, the figure that seemed like a god was defeated.

Its body was smashed by those mountain-like figures, and its head was sculpted and polished into a strange vessel by a figure dressed as a priest within the race of mountain giants.

The image became even blurrier and more chaotic after that.

Shen Yuan held his breath and concentrated, urging on a large amount of Great Evolution Power, but he could only vaguely see that, through the changing times, the shaman would occasionally use a vessel made from that head to continuously collect the blood of other living beings.

Whenever a vessel is filled with blood, the priest uses some kind of secret technique to infuse that blood into the body of one tribesman after another.

The mountain giants who receive that blood will undergo a strange transformation in their bodies amidst pain...

Shen Yuan was filled with suspicion. He didn't know what the scene he was seeing had to do with the warning from the white jade tortoise shell.

After a moment's thought, he immediately withdrew his divine sense from the white jade tortoise shell and used his deductive power to see which member of the family had encountered danger.

After some deduction, he suddenly opened his eyes.

"Chongxu!?"

This was the last thing he wanted to see.

Because Shen Chongxu is currently far away in the southern border region, and his family does not have a specific location for him.

Even if we want to go to the rescue, we have to find him first.

Feeling as if a huge rock was pressing on his heart, Shen Yuan once again immersed his consciousness into his sea of ​​consciousness.

"Can you help this old man?"

"In the end what happened?"

He wanted to see if the white jade tortoise shell could provide some clearer guidance and whether it could help Shen Chongxu escape danger.

The white jade tortoise shell in his sea of ​​consciousness continued to flicker with red light, seemingly oblivious to Shen Yuan's words.

Seeing this, Shen Yuan once again used the power of the Great Evolution to deduce a solution to the problem on his own.

This time, as soon as his divine sense touched the white jade tortoise shell, he felt a long-lost sense of spatial teleportation.

After the bizarre and fantastical scene disappeared, he found himself in an empty bedroom.

As the camera panned, Shen Yuan noticed a strange blood cocoon standing in front of the bed in the bedroom!

The surface of the blood cocoon emitted an eerie red glow, which was extremely malevolent!

Not far from the blood cocoon, there was a beautiful woman wearing a red dress with gold patterns. She was looking at the blood cocoon with a face full of anxiety and worry.

"grandfather……"

A faint, almost imperceptible fluctuation of divine soul energy suddenly touched Shen Yuan's consciousness.

"Chongxu?"

Although Shen Yuan, in his divine consciousness state, was surprised that Shen Chongxu had sensed him, he knew that now was not the time to delve into the matter, and immediately responded in a deep voice.

"Grandpa, is it really you!?"

Shen Chongxu's soul rippled with excitement and joy, but then he cried out in terror, "Grandpa, run!"

"An evil being wants to possess my grandson!"

"My grandson can sense you, and so can his!"

Upon hearing Shen Chongxu's exclamation, Shen Yuan's heart sank!
(End of this chapter)