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Chapter 252 Immortal Mountain Spirit
Possession!?
No wonder the white jade tortoise shell gave such a strong warning!
Once Shen Chongxu is possessed, it is not only equivalent to his death and annihilation, but even his memories will be exposed.

At that time, the being who possessed him could easily find the Shen family by following his memories!
Shen Yuan's heart sank when his gaze fell upon the Netherworld Furnace on the desk in the bedroom!
The strange, dark purple stove on the desk instantly reminded him of the eerie scene he had seen earlier.

In the scene, after the mountain giants killed the invading enemy, the giant race's priest used the enemy's skull to carve a strange vessel!

The dark red furnace in front of me looks exactly like the vessel crafted by the giant shaman!

At this moment, Shen Yuan finally understood why he saw those images when he used the power of the Great Evolution to deduce them.

"You little bastard, where did you get such a weird and evil thing?"

While cursing inwardly, Shen Yuan also knew that now was not the time to delve into these matters.

His divine consciousness gazed solemnly at the blood cocoon before him.

Sensing the slow change in Shen Chongxu's aura within the blood cocoon, Shen Yuan suddenly frowned slightly.

"Chongxu, what is your current level...?"

After some thought, Shen Yuan suddenly asked Shen Chongxu about his current state of mind.

Although Shen Chongxu was puzzled, he still gave an answer.

"Late stage of fetal breathing..."

After receiving the answer, Shen Yuan frowned and pondered.

A moment later, he suddenly let out a cold laugh.

"It was just a wisp of will clinging to life..."

At this moment, he finally understood why the possession in front of him seemed so strange.

If the scene was deduced using the power of the Great Evolution, then whether it was the shaman of the giant race or the owner of the skull who possessed Shen Chongxu's body, once they made their move, they would not leave Shen Chongxu any room to resist.

After all, they were too powerful, far beyond what Shen Chongxu, a cultivator in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, could withstand.

But the possession that was happening before them was very gentle and slow.

This made Shen Yuan realize instantly that over the endless years, most of the other party's soul and will had probably been erased.

The so-called possession is nothing more than a fragment of will trying to seize Shen Chongxu's body.

Thinking of this, Shen Yuan, who was far away in the Blackwater Pavilion of Yunshui City, immediately manipulated the white jade tortoise shell and, through the blood connection between the grandfather and grandson, forcibly sent his divine sense into Shen Chongxu's sea of ​​consciousness.

In an instant, a figure radiating milky white spiritual energy suddenly appeared in Shen Chongxu's sea of ​​consciousness.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, Shen Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the distant spiritual platform.

At this very moment, Shen Chongxu's soul, which stood on the spiritual platform, was tightly enveloped by a dense cloud of blood-red mist.

As if sensing that an uninvited guest wanted to ruin his good deed, the blood-red mist suddenly split into several blood-red chains, which attacked Shen Yuan, who had just appeared!

Seeing this, Shen Yuan showed no fear on his face, slowly raised his right hand, and gently waved it.

The next moment, a milky white character "御" appeared in front of me.

After the character "御" appeared, it instantly transformed into four jade shields that looked like white jade, blocking the area around the body. No matter how the blood-red chains attacked, they remained unmoved.

After doing all this, Shen Yuan slowly walked towards the spiritual platform in the center of his sea of ​​consciousness.

With each step he took, the righteous energy within his divine consciousness rapidly increased!
In the blink of an eye, Shen Yuan's spiritual body gradually transformed from the size of a normal person into a giant tens of feet tall!
The righteous aura surrounding his body was like a full moon in the night, radiating a bright but not dazzling halo.

Under the intense, righteous light, the crimson mist enveloping Shen Chongxu's soul seemed extremely uncomfortable.

After a surge, all the mist abandoned Shen Chongxu's soul and transformed into a blood-red figure, standing in the center of his sea of ​​consciousness, staring at Shen Yuan.

At this moment, Shen Yuan finally knew who this wisp of remnant will that wanted to possess his grandson was.

Judging from the figure formed by the crimson mist, the owner of this fragmented will should be the strange figure in the picture that invaded the mountain giant race.

In other words, the mountain giants' priests did not completely erase this person's will back then.

After a brief standoff, the illusory figure formed from the crimson mist seemed quite wary of Shen Yuan and did not launch an attack.

However, Shen Yuan did not want to delay any longer.

This is Shen Chongxu's sea of ​​consciousness. He must quickly defeat his opponent, otherwise, if the fight continues, even if he eventually defeats his opponent, it will still damage Shen Chongxu's sea of ​​consciousness and soul.

Thinking of this, he slowly raised his right hand.

A stream of milky-white spiritual energy instantly condensed in his palm, transforming into a tortoise shell resembling white jade.

The tortoise shell in his palm was not the original white jade tortoise shell, but a portion of the power that Shen Yuan had borrowed.

"law?"

But then, the white jade tortoise shell emanating a mysterious aura appeared in Shen Yuan's palm. The blood-red figure let out a muffled but surprised sound, and then suddenly dissipated, turning back into a large amount of blood-red mist that rushed towards Shen Chongxu's soul!
Clearly, he knew he was no match for Shen Yuan, and his plan was to use Shen Chongxu's soul as a hostage to make Shen Yuan hesitate to act rashly.

But why would Shen Yuan give him that opportunity?
The moment the white jade tortoise shell appeared, a purple sword beam suddenly flew out from the shell!

In an instant, countless purple sword energies swept over Shen Chongxu's soul, forming an impenetrable sword energy shield!
boom!
The crimson mist crashed violently into the sword energy shield and instantly dispersed!

It immediately condensed into a human form in another corner of the sea of ​​consciousness.

Having his scheme exposed and unable to get close to Shen Chongxu's soul, the blood-red figure became noticeably impatient.

A red light flashed rapidly on its body, then suddenly transformed into a rapidly spinning spike that shot upwards toward the top of the sea of ​​consciousness.

"Want to run?"

Upon seeing this, Shen Yuan instantly transformed into a white beam of light and rushed forward.

Bang!
The enormous fist slammed into the rotating spikes formed by the blood-red figure, shattering it into a large amount of blood-red mist.

However, it was obvious that after being hit by Shen Yuan's attack, the blood-red mist underwent a significant change in both color and quantity.

Having experienced the terror of Shen Yuan, the crimson mist dared not condense into a solid form any longer, and instead split into dozens of strands, fleeing in panic within Shen Chongxu's sea of ​​consciousness.

Seeing this, Shen Yuan stopped in his tracks and suddenly waved his sleeve.

Suddenly, a red and white vortex appeared in front of him.

As the red and white vortexes appeared, the blood-red mist that was swirling wildly in Shen Chongxu's sea of ​​consciousness was sucked into the vortexes one after another.

Just as the last wisp of crimson mist was sucked away by the red and white vortex, Shen Yuan vaguely heard a scream and indistinct words.

However, the voice was too faint and the tone was very strange, so Shen Yuan did not hear what the other person said before dying.

After cleaning up this wisp of fragmented will, he searched Shen Chongxu's sea of ​​consciousness for a long time to ensure there were no hidden dangers before transforming into his normal form and coming to Shen Chongxu's soul.

“Chongxu”.

As he spoke, Shen Yuan also unleashed a pure and gentle stream of divine soul power.

Stimulated by this divine power, the unconscious soul suddenly emitted rays of light.

Not long after, Shen Chongxu's soul awoke.

"grandfather?"

Looking at the figure in front of him, radiating a soft glow and smiling with his hands behind his back, Shen Chongxu exclaimed in surprise.

"Kid, it's okay."

Shen Yuan spoke with a smile.

Shen Chongxu looked around and suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "This is... my grandson's sea of ​​consciousness!?"

"Grandpa, you..."

His soul fell into a deep sleep, and he had no recollection of the brief battle that had just taken place.

At this moment, he was wondering how his grandfather, Shen Yuan, had appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness.

“You and I are blood relatives, so Grandpa naturally has a way to enter your sea of ​​consciousness with a wisp of divine consciousness.”

"Chongxu, the furnace you obtained is an extraordinary thing. You need to use it with caution in the future."

Changing the subject, Shen Yuan said in a deep voice.

The Netherworld Furnace was clearly forged from the skull of that mysterious powerful figure.

Although the last vestige of the mysterious powerhouse's will has been destroyed, this thing still involves the mountain giant and the power behind the mysterious powerhouse.

"Grandpa, I..."

Shen Chongxu then realized that he had made a mistake.

When he learned the specific function of the Underworld Furnace, he thought that with his strong will, he could resist the influence of this demonic artifact.

Unexpectedly, I overestimated myself in the end.

Now, he was almost possessed by the incomplete will within the Furnace of Darkness and Evil.

Fortunately, Grandpa intervened in time.

"It doesn't matter."

Shen Yuan smiled and waved his hand.

"Grandpa's wisp of divine consciousness has been greatly depleted and cannot last much longer."

"You have your own ideas, and it's not appropriate for Grandpa to say much."

"Chongxu, your grandfather hopes you will remember your identity as a member of the Shen family. Yunshui City will always be your home."

"Whenever you want to go back, you can go back and visit..."

As he finished speaking, Shen Yuan's figure gradually became illusory and eventually completely disappeared from his sea of ​​consciousness.

"grandfather!"

Shen Chongxu shouted hurriedly, but Shen Yuan's wisp of divine consciousness had completely dissipated and did not respond.

Shen Chongxu, looking melancholy, stood quietly for a long time before letting his consciousness return to his body.

In front of the bed in the bedroom.

The blood cocoons on its body surface slowly disappeared after Shen Yuan erased the remaining will of the mysterious expert.

When Shen Chongxu opened his eyes, Wu Qianrou, who had been guarding him, suddenly rushed over in surprise!

"Owner!"

With Wenxiang in his arms, Shen Chongxu wanted to push her away, but in the end he didn't.

He gently patted Wu Shi Qianrou's back and said in a deep voice, "It's alright now."

With tears in her eyes, Wu Shi Qianrou quickly stood up from his embrace and said apologetically, "Master, please forgive me, I... I was too excited."

Shen Chongxu stood up, stretched his limbs, and then felt that his current strength had reached the perfect state of embryonic breathing.

His previous state was not only due to his inner desire for power, but also largely influenced by the fragmented will within the Dark Furnace.

Now that his broken will has been erased by his grandfather, his heart is no longer as restless as before.

"Did you know beforehand that a fragmented will was hidden within this Netherworld Furnace of Impurity?"

After regaining his composure, Shen Chongxu suddenly turned to look at Wu Qianrou and asked.

Wu Shi Qianrou is the spirit of the Mingxu Huiye Furnace, and also the blood demon clone he condensed with his own soul seed and essence blood.

Otherwise, the first thing Shen Chongxu would have done upon waking up would have been to eliminate her.

"Remaining will?"

Wu Shi Qianrou asked with a puzzled look, "This servant does not know..."

"The Underworld Furnace has devoured countless lives over the years, and there is too much residual will and resentment inside."

"My slave..."

Seeing that Wu Shi Qianrou didn't seem to be lying, Shen Chongxu understood that she might really not know about the existence of that fragmented will.

After all, the Underworld Furnace is a demonic artifact, and countless living beings have been devoured and absorbed by it over the years.

If that fragment of will wanted to hide, even if Wu Shi Qianrou was the spirit of the artifact, it would be difficult for her to detect it.

"Now that I have reached the Great Perfection of the Embryonic Breathing Realm, you should begin preparing for the Core Formation."

“This…” Wu Shi Qianrou’s expression changed slightly.

However, Shen Chongxu spoke up again: "There's no rush this time, we can take our time."

"I have enough patience to wait."

Upon hearing this, Wu Qianrou was slightly taken aback, but then overjoyed.

She thought Shen Chongxu was going to break through the limits again, just like before, without considering the consequences.

"Master, rest assured, given enough time, I am extremely confident that I can help you successfully break through to the Golden Core realm."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongxu nodded without saying anything.

……

Inside the Blackwater Pavilion in Yunshui City.

Shen Yuan was pale-faced and sat cross-legged on a futon.

His divine sense traversed thousands of miles to fight against that fragmented will, and for him, it was not as easy as it seemed on the surface.

By cultivating the Great Evolution Path, his divine soul is stronger than that of ordinary cultivators.

However, Yunshui City is thousands of miles away from where Shen Chongxu is. If it weren't for the white jade tortoise shell, it would be unrealistic for him to send his divine sense there, let alone fight against that incomplete will in Shen Chongxu's sea of ​​consciousness.

Just as I told Shen Xiubai before.

He can do a lot of things, but he's not particularly proficient in anything.

When fighting against that fragmented will, whether it's literary arts and spells, swordsmanship and sword intent, or even physical martial arts, any one of them can easily defeat the opponent.

However, he wasted a great deal of his spiritual power.

"Great-grandfather!?"

As Shen Yuanzheng was pondering to himself, Shen Xiubai suddenly arrived at the second floor of the Blackwater Pavilion.

His face was full of surprise when he saw Shen Yuan's pale face, and he suddenly came to his side with concern.

"Great-Grandpa, what's wrong?"

Shen Yuan opened his eyes, smiled, and shook his head.

"Great-grandfather is alright."

"How's the research on the 'True Seal of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Cycle' going?"

Shen Xiubai cupped his hands slightly and said, "I was just about to tell my great-grandfather."

"Xiu Bai followed his uncle Xu Zhan to survey the terrain of that area and has roughly determined the location of the [Daoist Jade Carving]."

"However, that area is close to the Void Harmony Corridor Formation, and many cultivators from the Southern Frontier come and go there."

"Uncle Xu Zhan's idea is that it is not advisable to have a conflict with those cultivators from the Southern Frontier, so as not to expose the existence of the [Dao Seal Jade Inscription]."

Shen Yuan nodded and said, "There is still more than a month until the autumnal equinox. It's not too late to go when it's closer to the autumnal equinox."

"You should focus on your cultivation these next few days."

Shen Xiubai respectfully cupped his hands, then asked with some concern, "Great-Grandpa, are you really alright?"

He could clearly sense that Shen Yuan's spiritual aura was somewhat weak, and even his eyes had dimmed considerably.

Shen Yuan nodded: "It's really nothing, Great-Grandpa just needs to rest for a while."

"Go."

Seeing that he said that, Shen Xiubai did not ask any further questions, cupped his hands and left Blackwater Pavilion.

……

Huaisang County.

After Shen Chonghong was attacked, Shen Chongming considered the matter carefully and finally decided to send Shen Chongxuan to Huaisang to continue to lead the search for the Three Immortals Mountain.

Shen Chongxuan's current mastery of literature has surpassed that of Lu Zhiyuan during his lifetime, reaching the level of the three apertures of literary mind.

Back then, Lu Zhiyuan obtained the literary tradition left by Shen Wenyan. After refining and improving it, he finally established the prototype of the literary tradition.

The mind can generate nine orifices, and each orifice can nurture a wisp of righteous energy, thereby giving rise to different natal characters.

The nine apertures of the literary mind are each three apertures comparable to a major realm of immortal cultivation.

That is, four orifices correspond to the Golden Core, seven orifices are comparable to the Purple Mansion, and nine orifices, when fully mastered, are no weaker than a Nascent Soul Realm expert.

Shen Chongxuan, who is currently at the Wenxin Three Apertures Realm, is comparable to the late stage of the Fetal Breathing Realm. If he can successfully condense his third natal character, he will have the strength of the Fetal Breathing Perfection Realm.

When Shen Chongxuan arrived in Huaisang, he also brought with him the sea map and some ancient books about the East China Sea that Shen Chonghong had obtained from that cave.

Late that night, Shen Chongxuan was engrossed in reading a book called "Shan Hai Bo Wu Jian Wen Zazhi" (A Magazine of Observations on Mountains and Seas) when a cultivator hurriedly came to the door and knocked.

"Come in."

Shen Chongxuan put down the book in his hand and spoke.

Liu Gui, a cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining, pushed open the door and entered, respectfully cupping his hands and saying, "Young Master Chongxuan, something has happened to the cave in the mountains."

The mountain cave he mentioned was the one he had explored with Shen Chonghong last time.

The owner of the cave dwelling, Situ Jing, was originally a cultivator from the Great Chu Immortal Dynasty. After returning from his sea voyage, he witnessed the fall of the Great Chu Immortal Dynasty and hid in the deep mountains of Huai Sang, where he built a cave dwelling.

"What happened?"

Shen Chongxuan asked curiously.

He hadn't visited that cave dwelling yet, but he knew that all that remained inside was a giant cauldron, a pill-making furnace, and a strange little tree.

Liu Gui cupped his hands and said, "A few days ago, we discovered that a few wild animals had broken into the cave in the mountains."

"Everyone thought that the wild animals had wandered in by mistake, and after killing them, they didn't think much of it."

"But in the past two days, a number of intelligent and Qi-cultivating demonic beasts have entered the cave one after another."

"They seem to be attracted by something."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongxuan narrowed his eyes slightly, slowly stood up, pondered for a moment, and said, "Take me to see."

Liu Gui cupped his hands in greeting and gestured, "Young master, please follow me."

Under the moonlit starry sky, the two transformed into streaks of light and flew towards the cave.

Before they even reached the cave, they heard the sounds of a fierce battle coming from afar.

Judging from the intense fluctuations of spiritual energy around them, both sides in the battle were quite strong, having reached at least the eighth or ninth level of Qi Refining.

"Young master, another monster must have broken in!"

Liu Gui's expression changed slightly, and he spoke in a deep voice.

Shen Chongxuan didn't say anything, but suddenly accelerated and rushed directly towards the place where the battle was taking place.

When he arrived at the battlefield, there were already more than a dozen slain monster corpses lying around him.

There were still six or seven ferocious demonic beasts left, fighting with the Shen family cultivators who were guarding the cave.

These six or seven demonic beasts were mostly at the eighth or ninth level of Qi Refining. Relying on their thick hides and strong defenses, they withstood the bombardment from the Shen family cultivators and desperately tried to rush towards the cave.

Upon seeing this, Shen Chongxuan flashed a light in his hand and directly took out a green bamboo longsword.

This Green Bamboo Sword was originally the sword of the sword immortal Huang Lingshan in her early years. Its body was made from the Tongtian Sword Bamboo on the top of Yin Sword Peak in the Green Vine Sword Pavilion, and it contained a wisp of Green Bamboo Sword Intent.

When Shen Chongming went to Danzhou, Huang Lingshan gave him this as a gift for self-defense.

Having learned from Shen Chonghong's experience, Shen Chongming instructed Shen Chongxuan to bring this long sword with him when he came to Huaisang this time.

After drawing the Green Bamboo Sword, Shen Chongxuan flashed and charged directly into the midst of those frenzied demonic beasts.

A series of cyan sword beams flashed, and the scales on those demonic beasts that could withstand the bombardment of the Shen family's Qi Refining Realm cultivators were easily pierced by the Green Bamboo Sword, and one by one the demonic beasts were decapitated.

After slaying these demonic beasts, Shen Chongxuan sheathed his sword and looked at the crowd, saying:

"Is everything alright?"

"Is anyone injured?"

The dozen or so Shen family cultivators sized each other up, and noticed that several of them had bloodstains on their bodies, indicating that they had suffered some minor injuries.

“Young master, these beasts are very strange.”

"They came rushing out of the mountains and forests one by one, without caring about anything, just rushing towards this cave. We couldn't stop them. We don't know what was going on."

One of the cultivators frowned and spoke. Another cultivator beside him chimed in, "That snake demon had half its body cut off by my men, yet its remaining upper body was still wriggling and crawling into the cave. It's truly bizarre!"

Listening to the cacophony of voices, Shen Chongxuan turned to look at the monster corpse on the ground, and then at the cave.

"Come on, let's go in and take a look."

He was also curious as to why these monsters were so fearless in trying to enter the cave.

The group followed him to the fork in the road leading to the cave.

Liu Gui pointed to the road on the left and respectfully said, "Young master, the alchemy furnace is located at the end of this road."

"The end of this middle path is where the strange little tree we were talking about is located."

"There's nothing at the end of this road on the right; it should be an empty stone chamber now."

Shen Chongxuan nodded, and after a moment's thought, said, "Let's go take a look at that alchemy furnace first."

The group followed him toward the fork in the road on the left.

Before long, they arrived in front of the huge alchemy furnace.

"Um!?"

As soon as the group arrived in front of the alchemy furnace, the many Shen family cultivators accompanying them noticed something was wrong!

"what happened?"

Seeing the confusion on everyone's faces, Shen Chongxuan asked curiously.

"Young master, this alchemy furnace... seems to have shrunk!"

It's gotten smaller?
Shen Chongxuan frowned slightly as he approached, examined it closely, and then turned around and asked, "Are you sure it has shrunk?"

The group exchanged glances and nodded in affirmation.

"Reporting to Young Master, I am certain that the alchemy furnace has shrunk!"

“When I came in with Young Master Chonghong last time, this alchemy furnace was definitely more than ten feet tall.”

"But now..."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongxuan looked at the alchemy furnace in front of him, which was only a little over eight feet tall, and his expression became somewhat solemn.

Has anyone from your area been here recently?

The group looked at each other, then all shook their heads.

They were merely ordered to guard the entrance to this cave. Inside the cave was that eerie little tree that could kill without a trace, and normally no one wanted to come in.

Seeing this, Shen Chongxuan's suspicions deepened.

It sounds quite bizarre that a furnace that has been sitting here for who knows how many years can shrink on its own without being touched.

More importantly, he did not sense any spiritual energy fluctuations from the alchemy furnace.

As Shen Chongxuan slowly approached the enormous alchemy furnace, he was about to reach out and touch it when the several cultivators beside him were instantly alarmed and rushed forward.

"Master, be careful."

"This alchemy furnace is too strange; it's best not to touch it."

Shen Chongxuan smiled faintly: "It's alright, I just want to see the material of this alchemy furnace."

The alchemy furnace in front of me was completely black, and it was impossible to tell what material it was made of.

"Since you wish to see, young master... I shall go first!"

Seeing this, Liu Gui gritted his teeth and placed his palm directly on the surface of the alchemy furnace.

Seeing that nothing unexpected happened, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Chongxuan approached the alchemy furnace and gently touched its body.

Then he knocked again.

The sound was dull and seemed metallic, but it was still impossible to confirm.

This alchemy furnace can block divine sense, making it impossible for people to see the materials inside.

Just as Shen Chongxuan was about to withdraw his hand, he suddenly felt a very subtle fluctuation emanating from inside the alchemy furnace.

The fluctuation was so subtle that it would have been impossible to detect with divine sense or perception alone if his palm had not been still pressed against the furnace.

"Ok?"

Sensing this slight fluctuation, Shen Chongxuan suddenly frowned in surprise.

Upon seeing this, the other Shen family cultivators beside him felt their hearts leap into their throats again, all staring at him nervously, fearing that something unexpected might happen.

"It seems... to have shrunk again!"

After carefully sensing it for a long time, Shen Chongxuan finally spoke with some uncertainty.

After the slight fluctuation appeared inside the alchemy furnace in front of them, it seemed to shrink by a tiny bit.

This change was difficult to see with the naked eye, but he could feel it in his palm.

Upon hearing this, everyone present looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Is this thing alive?"

Is there something inside?

"I think this thing might be one of those celestial artifacts that has already developed self-awareness!"

Upon hearing Shen Chongxuan's words, many Shen family cultivators began to whisper among themselves, speculating about what this alchemy furnace actually was.

Shen Chongxuan was also unsure of what the alchemy furnace in front of him was all about.

But his gaze was drawn to the intricate patterns on the surface of the alchemy furnace.

These patterns look like they were carved by hand at first glance.

However, upon closer inspection, one will find that these patterns give a sense of perfection and contain endless mysteries.

The more Shen Chongxuan looked at them, the more amazing they seemed. He immediately waved his hand to stop the discussion and began to study the patterns carefully.

Everyone remained silent. Seeing him staring at the strange patterns, they all gathered around the huge alchemy furnace to observe it as well.

boom!
puff!
Just as everyone was in this state of enlightenment, the dark alchemy furnace suddenly unleashed a supreme and magnificent power!

In an instant, everyone around the alchemy furnace was thrown back by the force, flying nearly ten feet away and crashing heavily into the stone wall, spitting out blood.

The group struggled to their feet, clutching their chests and lower abdomens, and came to stand behind Shen Chongxuan.

"Sir, are you okay?"

Shen Chongxuan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stared solemnly at the dark alchemy furnace.

The power that had just erupted from the alchemy furnace was like the might of heaven. Although it was not strong, the supreme feeling it gave left a deep impression on his heart.

The other Shen family cultivators were clearly the same; their gazes toward the alchemy furnace were filled with horror!

"This thing must be a celestial artifact!"

"That force just now made me feel like an ant gazing at the sky..."

A cultivator from the Shen family murmured.

The rest of the group seemed to share this feeling, and unusually, no one objected.

Is it a celestial artifact?
Shen Chongxuan thought to himself, and even began to believe that this thing was indeed a celestial artifact.

But his intuition told him that this dark alchemy furnace didn't seem to be a real alchemy furnace.

even……

Shen Chongxuan had a strange feeling that the alchemy furnace in front of him was not a physical object!

Just as he was pondering this with doubt, a slight tremor suddenly came from the ground beneath his feet.

"not good!"

"Those beasts are here again!"

Liu Gui's expression changed slightly, and he immediately rushed out of the cave.

The rest of the group realized what was happening and rushed out as well.

When the group arrived outside the cave, they indeed saw ferocious beasts with bloodshot eyes charging out of the jungle under the moonlit starry sky!

"That's a spider demon at the Nascent Soul stage!"

His gaze fell upon a giant spider in the jungle, the size of an adult bull, its body covered in black fuzz. Shen Chongxuan frowned slightly and immediately charged forward.

He knew that if this thing got close, there would definitely be casualties among the Shen family cultivators behind him.

As Shen Chongxuan charged forward with his sword, the spider demon cried out, raised its head, and flicked its wrist, sending a shimmering spider silk flying towards Shen Chongxuan.

Swish!
Shen Chongxuan remained calm as he swung his green bamboo sword to sever the spider silk, while simultaneously pointing his other hand into the air.

As his fingers danced, a character for "axe," composed entirely of righteous energy, suddenly formed in the air.

Then, a large amount of literary energy surged around, and in the blink of an eye, the character "axe" transformed into a giant axe and cleaved down towards the spider demon below!

boom!
Before the giant axe of literary energy even fell, its terrifying pressure had already forced the spider demon to the ground, rendering it unable to move.

As the giant axe fell, the spider demon screamed in terror, but still could not escape the gruesome fate of being torn in two.

After defeating the spider demon, Shen Chongxuan helped the group kill the other monsters one by one.

"Wait a moment."

Just as the last wolf demon was about to be surrounded and killed by several Shen family cultivators, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in Shen Chongxuan's mind.

Upon hearing this, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked over in confusion.

“Spare his life and let’s follow him to see what’s attracting these monsters.”

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up, and they immediately made way for each other.

The wolf demon in front of them, barely alive after being beaten, dragged its wounded body and limped into the cave.

Shen Chongxuan and a group of Shen family cultivators followed at a distance.

When the wolf demon reached the fork in the road, it suddenly stopped.

He looked at the middle, then at the left, seemingly unable to make a decision.

Just as everyone was getting impatient, the wolf demon finally made its choice and walked straight toward the passage in the middle.

Shen Chongxuan and the others followed it to the middle stone chamber, where they saw that the wolf demon had already come to the small tree and was lying down devoutly and respectfully not far away.

"He is cultivating..."

After watching for a while and sensing the demonic energy circulating within the wolf demon's body, Shen Chongxuan spoke in a low voice.

Did these monsters charge in fearlessly just to cultivate in front of the sapling?

"Kill it."

After observing carefully for a while, Shen Chongxuan waved his hand and turned to walk out of the cave.

He decided to start from scratch and thoroughly study the cave to see if he could find any clues.

Standing before the stone tablet at the cave entrance, Shen Chongxuan carefully stroked the tablet that had been unearthed but had not yet been sent away.

Unlike Shen Chonghong, as a cultivator of literature, he had a certain understanding of the Great Chu Immortal Scripture.

Through the inscription on the stone tablet, Shen Chongxuan actually found some clues.

It turns out that the black cauldron and the small tree in this cave were brought back by Situ Jing from a desolate island.

According to Situ Jing's description, when he obtained the black cauldron, it was only the size of a palm and did indeed resemble a pill furnace, but it could not be used to refine pills.

When he brought the sapling back, it only had one leaf on it.

"This cauldron and this tree must be more than they seem..."

After deciphering the contents of the stone tablet, Shen Chongxuan pondered to himself, and then said, "Liu Gui, I will write a letter later. You should immediately send the letter to Yunshui City and give it to the family head."

Liu Gui bowed and waited quietly for Shen Chongxuan to take out paper and pen and write the letter.

"Be careful on the road. After delivering the message, stay in the city for a few days and spend time with your family."

These monks in Huaisang haven't returned for over a year. Now that Liu Gui is going back, let him spend some quality time with his family.

"Thank you, sir."

Liu Gui gratefully clasped his hands in thanks, and then rode the wind towards Yunshui City.

Three days later, Liu Gui handed the letter written by Shen Chongxuan to Shen Chongming.

Upon opening the letter, Shen Chongming's brows furrowed instantly.

After a moment's thought, he headed down the mountain.

Inside Shen Wen'an's residence.

Shen Chongming handed the letter in his hand to his third uncle, Shen Wen'an.

"Chonghong also mentioned the black cauldron and the small tree."

"Chongxuan's idea is to invite you, Third Uncle, to Huaisang to take a look at those two things."

After glancing at the letter, Shen Wen'an nodded and said, "Since I have nothing else to do, I'll go to Huaisang tomorrow to see what that thing is."

"One more thing."

Putting down the letter in his hand, Shen Wen'an pondered for a moment before speaking: "Chongzhen's path of swordsmanship is different from mine."

“If the family needs to go to war in the near future, you should take him with you.”

Shen Chongzhen plans to follow the path of ancient sword cultivators who "reach the divine through their skills." This path requires a lot of life-and-death battles to hone his swordsmanship.

Now that his cultivation has reached the eighth level of Qi Refining and his swordsmanship is superb, it's time for him to hone his skills.

Shen Chongming nodded and said, "It just so happens that I am preparing to send someone to attack Puling City of Fushan Kingdom in the next two days. I will take Brother Zhen with me."

……

The following morning, a sword light flew out from Yunshui City, heading east.

Yunshui City is nearly ten thousand miles away from Huaisang, and it would take an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator several days to arrive by flying.

But this distance is nothing to Shen Wen'an, who is at the Golden Core Sword Immortal realm.

In less than an hour, the sword light appeared in the sky above Huai Sang County.

With a sweep of his divine sense, Shen Wen'an easily located the cave dwelling where Shen Chongxuan and many other Shen family cultivators were located.

But as the sword light descended, it transformed into Shen Wen'an's figure. Shen Chongxuan hurriedly stepped forward and bowed in greeting:

"Uncle Three."

Behind him, a group of Shen family cultivators also bowed to Shen Wen'an with some excitement and shouted in unison, "Third Master."

Their cultivation level was only considered above average in the Shen family, and they were not qualified to meet the legendary sword immortal of the Shen family who was at the Golden Core stage.

Seeing Shen Wen'an up close this time will be a great opportunity to brag about to the other members of the clan when I return.

Shen Wen'an nodded slightly, his gaze turning to the cave behind them.

Upon seeing this, his brows furrowed instantly.

Seeing this, everyone held their breath.

Shen Chongxuan cautiously approached and cupped his hands in greeting: "Third Uncle, is there something wrong?"

Shen Wen'an pondered for a moment and said, "It is indeed a bit strange, but... let's go in and take a look."

He had just sensed an aura in this cave that was somewhat similar to that of Flame Lake City!

However, this aura was clearly different from that of Flame Lake City, as if it had an indescribable charm.

"You guard the cave entrance."

After giving the order, Shen Chongxuan led Shen Wen'an to the cave.

The two first went to see the strange black cauldron.

"Third Uncle, please look, this is the black cauldron I mentioned in my letter."

"This thing is very peculiar; it can change size on its own without being touched."

Inside the stone chamber, Shen Wen'an stared intently at the black cauldron, as if he hadn't heard Shen Chongxuan's words beside him.

"Spirituality?"

After observing carefully for a long time, he suddenly murmured something.

At this moment, he finally understood why this cave had given him a sense of familiarity.

The faint aura emanating from the black cauldron before them was clearly similar to that of the stone egg at the bottom of the lava lake in Flame Lake City!

This is enough to prove that the black cauldron in front of us is actually a manifestation of a spirit!
However, there are still some differences between this black cauldron and the stone egg.

Shen Wen'an pondered for a moment, his brows furrowing.

“My nephew saw on the stone tablet left by the owner of this cave that this cauldron was brought back by the owner of the cave from a deserted island at sea.”

"A small tree was also brought back along with the black cauldron, and it was placed in another stone chamber."

"and……"

Shen Chongxuan hesitated slightly before saying, "Third Uncle, I feel that this cauldron is not a physical object."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wen'an nodded slightly and said, "Your feeling is correct."

As he spoke, he slowly stretched out his hand and pointed a finger at the cauldron.

The next moment, the black cauldron in front of them rippled, twisting like water waves.

"this!"

Shen Chongxuan was stunned when he saw this.

He only sensed that the black cauldron was a bit strange, but he never expected that it was actually not a physical object!
"Third Uncle, what is this?"

Shen Wen'an shook his head and said, "Let's go take a look at that sapling first."

Suppressing his suspicions, Shen Chongxuan led him to the stone chamber where the little tree was, and also told him about the situation Shen Chonghong had encountered and the wolf demon from a few days ago.

When Shen Wen'an saw the sapling, a look of shock flashed across his eyes once again!
The aura emanating from this small tree in front of me is clearly that it is another manifestation of a spirit!
This……

How could there be two objects that are manifestations of spirits inside a small cave?

More importantly, he could clearly sense that the two things formed from spirits were distinctly different from the stone pebbles at the bottom of the lava lake in Flame Lake City.

In an instant, a thought flashed through his mind!
This black cauldron and the small tree... are definitely not spirits from the Yangnao Land!

"You just said... that the black cauldron and the sapling were brought back from a deserted island at sea by the cave's owner?"

Turning to look at Shen Chongxuan, Shen Wen'an asked in a deep voice.

Shen Chongxuan nodded: "That's what Situ Jing wrote on the stone tablet she left at the door."

"I wandered aimlessly, not knowing which way was up or down, until I came across an island, which was extremely desolate. I obtained a black cauldron on the island, but after searching for it without success, I found a strange tree on the shore of the abyss as I was leaving. It was the only sapling on the deserted island..."

Shen Chongxuan recited the words that Situ Jing left on the stone tablet.

After listening, Shen Wen'an pondered for a moment and said, "I cannot tell you exactly what these two things are."

"But one thing is certain: this thing must be related to the Three Immortals Mountain."

Back then, at the Golden Elixir Ceremony, Xu Xiu had the old man in the bamboo hat, who was at the Nascent Soul True Monarch realm, deliver something about the Three Immortal Mountains.

The Three Immortal Mountains mentioned above are three powerful immortal sects.

Each immortal sect possesses a supreme treasure of the Dao source.

As the Shen family has come to understand the Dao Source over the years, Shen Wen'an has been able to conclude that the so-called Three Immortal Mountains should be a powerful force that, like the Underworld and the Calamity Fire Sect, controlled the complete Dao Source in ancient times.

The deserted island that Situ Jing unexpectedly discovered may be one of the Three Immortal Mountains.

Feng Changyou once said that spiritual matter generally does not manifest itself on its own.

But the spiritual matter of this immortal mountain in the Three Immortal Mountains not only manifested itself on its own, but also transformed into a strange state, which was taken to Yangnao Land by Situ Jing, which is very strange!

(End of this chapter)